Big Brother 22 – Tuesday News and Notes

Good afternoon, everyone!

Before I begin the talk of Big Brother today, I want to address the question I’ve received a lot, and that is about Nickie (NKogNeeTow). She has updated me but I was waiting to get permission to post any details. I saw she made a comment about her status after I made my post yesterday so I am adding it to today’s post.  There is no easy way to say it, so I’ll just copy and paste her comment so it’s not buried in the comment section of a post:

I’m just doing a final check in for the year. I have cancer for the 2nd time in 5 months and this time it’s not nearly as nice. I’ve been trying to keep up with the board but I always seem to be running a week behind and half the time I don’t have the energy to even sit at the computer. 2020 has been a bitch and I can’t wait for next year to get here. I’m going to beat this thing again so don’t think you’ve gotten rid of me that easy. Lol. Hopefully this time next year, I’ll be back to normal, BB will be back to normal and I’ll have my beloved BBAD back.

I’d like to thank all who pitched in and filled in on the late nites. You guys are the greatest! I look forward to seeing you all again next year, and I mean that sincerely. Until then, take care, be well and remember I hold you all in the highest regards.

I just don’t know how to react to this news as Nickie, as well as so many others here, have become part of an extended family and to learn about this is devastating. That said, Nickie is extremely strong and I know she’s going to beat this. If you could say a prayer to whatever you believe in, I’m sure she would appreciate it. Her illness keeps her away from her computer, but I will keep trying to get updates for you guys. But we fully expect to see Nickie back next season. I wish I had better news to share, but I’m sure I will at some point soon.

Alright, no real way to transition this into Big Brother so I’ll just start rambling about the show and pretend all is right in the world.

A few days ago, I briefly touched on the human piece of trash that is Dani’s biological father and his words during an interview with Rachel and her sister Elissa.  If you want to see the clip, here it is (warning, racist language)

Dani’s father went on to do a fake apology tour which was apparently enough to win over Jodi from BB14.  That bothered Bayleigh, so the pair had an exchange on Twitter:

I want to touch on a few things here:

• To answer Jodi’s question, what we could do is simply ignore him. He’s a troll. Before he blocked me, I’d see him rail on so many former houseguests like he was the king of the show. He’s not. He has relentlessly bashed people like Andy and Paul who – despite what you feel about their game – appear to actually be good people.  He is extremely jealous of Will, Derrick, and Dan because fans actually respect those players and it kills him. He tries to remain relevant by being the Big Brother guru constantly repeating any rumor he hears no matter how wrong it is. He looked like a complete idiot when he guaranteed Dan would be on the show and then cried when Dan brilliantly used those rumors to promote his Twitch channel. Well, I guess he is down to saying really controversial shit in his career to keep anyone talking about him. So, to repeat the answer, the community can just ignore him like we do other trashy former players.
• Btw – He blocked me over that Dan thing. I told him that he was upset because Dan played him for a fool and they weren’t even in the house so he got butthurt.
• Is he racist? I don’t know and don’t care. I do know he knowingly touched the third rail and should be canceled.
• Regarding the article Jodi referenced, it’s unfortunate that Rachel and Elissa were caught in the crossfire. If you’ve been around, you’d know I’m no fan of either, but they deserve some slack. Elissa looked mortified and Rachel called him on it. And when you’re hosting a show, you’re never prepared for someone to come on and say something like that so they likely just had no clue how to react. I’m not trying to make excuses for them, but I do know many people get tongue-tied and confused when they’re caught up around someone saying something awful. You’re almost more shocked than anything and just don’t know how to react, and that’s clearly what happened here with those sisters.

I really hate touching on race and I would have left it alone, but I wanted to mostly chime in to defend Rachel and Elissa here because Rachel even deleted her Twitter over it, and Bayleigh also deleted her Twitter as well.  We should all just have agreed what Dick said was shitty and shunned him from the Big Brother community. Now we have people deleting Twitter left and right and I don’t even know what’s going on.

Moving on….

The biggest news from inside the actual Big Brother 22 house is that Nicole peed herself while laughing yesterday.  It’s not really news, I just thought it was funny.

The other thing I wanted to talk about was the episode last night…

• I absolutely love that HoH competition and wish they’d do more of that. I love endurance comps because it shows how badly people want it. Trivia is okay as it tests the memory of people. The one HoH I really don’t like are just the carnival games where it’s mostly luck. The only redeeming thing about the golf HoH was the money temptation. Other than that, I hate those games to determine the weekly power.
• I see a lot of people wondering if Enzo made a mistake in not working with Cody.  The answer is: No.  While it would have been a mistake under normal circumstances, the fact is Cody was taking Nicole to the final 2 no matter what happened and all this did was just give Cody an excuse he could use. If Nicole wasn’t in the picture and Enzo decided to go lone wolf over there, yes that would have been a mistake. But it wasn’t the case.
• The Christmas dancing thing was so awkward and I was twisted in my mind. Mostly because I would have had the same exact mindset as Cody in that situation, but also because I genuinely felt bad for Christmas just trying to socialize and keep busy in a super boring house.

That’s enough rambling today, I may start a live update thread but I’m not going to update this post with updates. It’s already way too long. Have a good day!