BBCan3 Recap Episode 2 (Week 1) Eviction The Game is Afoot or Maybe Abreast

FINALLY, we get to see some of the activity in the house besides the boring intros and the nasty nomination twist that Arisa dropped on the houseguests. You might say the game is now afoot. But what you should really be saying is - the game is now abreast...

Risha is still in the bathroom trying to compose herself. She has a plan. Flirt her way to safety. She also has a secret weapon. She leaves the bathroom. Here she finds her first victim...Kevin. She has game, but it's waaay too obvious. She's overworking it. Shameless hussy!

Oh look, it's Zankie. Ummn, Kevnny???

The living conditions are still like a combination of Gilligan's Island and Survivor. The only convenience is the bathroom and a massive supply of clean towels which they can use for blankets and pillows. Johnny is crushing on Kevin and manages to find his sleeping spot right next to him. Kevin either doesn't mind or is just willing to work it. It's kind of like a Zankie thing, but way less annoying. But I think Johnny is getting way more out of this relationship than Kevin.

The first morning in the house will not be a day of leisure. Arisa calls them all to order. Here's the deal. If they want their stuff back, they are going to have to work hard for it. In the backyard are 5 huge red balloons. Inside each is one number, and the five numbers form an access code for the vault. I am getting the feeling this vault will be the source for a lot of grief this year. The catch is the houseguests must hold the balloon off the ground for 5 hours.

As the task gets underway, Sindy Withaness decides she should jump into the game. I don't mean the

balloon game. No, I mean HER game. She rambles over to Pilar, who is busy holding up one of the balloons, and starts to comfort the poor girl who is up for eviction. Pilar falls for it, calling Sindy Withaness a nice girl. NO SHE'S NOT PILAR! Geesh. While this is going on, Kevin is called to the Diary Room. There on the table is 1,000 bucks and an offer to sabotage the game: break the balloon, and the money is his. Kevin is torn, but not for long. The idea of this being an entertaining stunt for Canada (and winning our hearts) outweighs the threat of being discovered. He trusts his ability to lie and bluff. He's going for it. He heads to the kitchen where, for some strange reason he finds a selection of random earrings on the counter. He takes a blue one and embeds it in a towel. Hey, the way I figure it, if he was outed, he could have always blamed the girls for leaving their stuff around and one got stuck in his towel. He can't fail.

Zordan, Master of the Universe

He waits for just the right moment. The deed is done, the balloon pops and he thinks he's gotten away with it. The task continues and the last balloon is finally popped by Johnny.

Johnny: I killed a balloon with a spear.

Oh, oh. Seems Sarah is highly suspicious and talks to Britnee about her belief in karma, stuff and things. And those things were mostly about balloons and a possible saboteur in the house. She has already noticed some mischief and pegs Kevin as the nasty scoundrel who popped the balloon. Meanwhile, Zach and Jordan are in the storage room where they make a fast Final Two alliance with each other. Seems they both scoped each other out when they entered the house and saw each other as fellow BB superfans.

Hot tub Badonk-a-donks. I hate floaters in Big Brother.

Elsewhere, Risha must have suddenly realized that Eviction Day is drawing near and decides to shift her campaigning into high gear. It's time to release her secret weapon. Actually weapons, you know...with an S. But where can she...oh wait! There's a hot tub in this house! And wouldn't you know it? Kevin, Bobby and some girl are out there. Risha unleashes The Bouncing Bettys much to the shock of Kevin and Bobby. Best line of the episode goes to Kevin, "I've seen enough over-inflated balloons today." Soon, Godfrey and some other girl show up. Risha must have thought she had this vote in the bag.

The houseguests must recombine the 5 digits (1,2,6,8 and 9) to open the vault. Johnny is delegated to

No measily access code can defeat the Mighty Zordan.

lead the attempt. He tries, again and again, only to be flashed with "Access Denied" on the screen. Just when he is at his wit's end, Kevin relieves his tension with a backrub. Johnny is immediately rejuvenated. Miss Sindy Withaness says they've been at it for 30 hours and she needs her bed. After all, beauty queens never sleep on floors. Sounds like this one could feel a pea at the bottom of 18 mattresses. Better get The Brick on that. Just when things start to get ridiculous, and everyone is down-hearted, Zach and Jordan (shall we call them Zordan???) give the code a try. Bingo,,,Access Granted. But Big Brother has one more trick to throw at them. There is a diagram showing where all the furniture goes and if they get it all moved into position correctly - in 45 minutes, they will get dinner. Don't worry, they beat the clock and get fed.

Time for the Eviction Vote and Arisa breaks the bad news to the houseguests. They will not be voting to evict. It was Canada's Vote all along. Risha looks like she could kill a puppy. All that hard work her girls did for a week, and for what? She knows this just isn't going to end well. Arisa tells Risha and Pilar to go to the vault. There they find two keys and must find their lock boxes, retrieve the envelope and return to the living room. For some reason, Pilar can't find hers, which it right beside Risha's and clearly labelled - even after Arisa tells her where to go. They return to their spaces and are told to open the envelopes.

Pilar is safe and Risha is evicted. Seems her over-inflated balloons couldn't keep her afloat, after all. Her only regret, she later tells Arisa, is she wore her high heels into the house. It made her look imposing. Got news for ya Risha, when you're short, a 6'1" woman in flats, (and with boobs like those) is kind of terrifying. Period. The heels had little to do with it.

Oh, but don't worry, fans of Risha - there is a way for Risha and her boobs to get back in the game. Risha will be put back into sequester where she will be joined by 4 other evictees. Arisa clearly said the first five evictees will face a difficult challenge to re-enter the house. Okay, whenever I hear the words "First Five" I get kind of nervous.

Bobby: I don't need no stinking rope.

The first HoH competition is called Wall to Wall. The task at hand is a test of endurance: they must stay up on a strip of plexiglass (so thin, you can't even call it a ledge) with the assistance of a rope that is height adjusted for each houseguest. This sounds like a job for Superman a rock-climber. And why do I get the feeling these guys are in for an added bonus like a blast of cold water? The catch is the first 8 out will compete in the Have-Not comp. Oh, this shit just got real.

The next episode is Sunday at 7 PM Eastern, covering the completion of the HoH comp and the first real nomination ceremony.

Big Brother Canada 3 Week 1 Eviction: Pilar or Risha?

The fans are in control of the first eviction this year. With no Live Feeds until after tonight's show, we have been asked to vote based on first impressions alone. All we have to go by is the one hour premiere episode, brief written bios and videos shot while the houseguests were in sequester.

The houseguests have been in that house since last Thursday, and have already formed friendships, sized up the competition and planted seeds for alliances to form. They think THEY are voting tonight, based on those alliances. When you watch tonight, look for any houseguests who may have anticipated this twist.

Then there are the nominees themselves. Pilar and Risha think they have been campaigning with their fellow houseguests, when in reality they haven't been able to campaign with anyone. Even if they suspected it was "Canada's Vote", playing it up to the camera would have fallen on deaf ears.

So, how did the fans vote?

Pilar is a pretty, young athletic girl. I think her introductory video was badly edited to emphasize her supposed Talla-like qualities. She seemingly laughed for no apparent reason. Other than that, there was practically no further information on her. She was given little airtime in the premiere episode, but what we DID see was nothing like the girl who was promised to us. She seemed quiet and reserved. Sindy with an S said she nominated her because Pilar didn't talk to her. After she was named as the replacement nominee, she went to the group for consolation. There is no doubt that Pilar is a bright, perky and attractive young girl, from a great family and has a lot of supporters. I just have the feeling that we have seen enough young 20-somethings, and the superfans out there recognize this.

Risha came across as mature, with more of a backstory, and with incredible sex appeal. Sure she's a cougar but at least she went in the house with a strategy in mind. She came across exactly like we expected from her bio and video. After the PoV Ceremony, she immediately separated from the group and went up to the bathroom to be alone. Normally this would have been a bad thing to do, but it would have pulled on the heartstrings of many a fan out there. I think the fans want to see more diversity in the houseguests, and will want to see the mix that a middle aged woman with game can add to the cast.

The major thing to consider with the Canada Vote is fan voting influence, and casual fan vs. superfan. Voting influence is the factor that your vote has and depends on the points you have earned on the official site. The casual fan only signed up after the premiere and have earned few points. At best, they have a 2X influence. The superfans signed up as soon as the official site relaunched - well over a week ago and have already reached 5X the influence (maybe more?). Oh, and one more thing...if you think it's just Canada voting, you are sadly mistaken.

There has been a lot of campaigning on social media, mostly Twitter for both Pilar and Risha. The apparent winner of this is the Save Risha camp. By apparent, I have to consider the fact that these numbers and Twitter's "Reach" stats has been seriously skewed by a few ardent fans who have been tweeting relentlessly, and some well known alumni.

My prediction?

I am leaning toward Pilar to be walking out of the door to meet Arisa and be the first guest on Side Show. But who really knows? No Live Feeds really suck.

Leave your thoughts in a comment...come on, don't be shy. I'm nice, really.

Big Brother Canada 3 Premiere Recap: Time and Space and Doctor Who

Season 3 of Big Brother Canada finally arrived - with a BANG. The new house looked even better than all the promo photos and house tours. Of course there was a lot of added special effects and CGI manipulations added in to make us go oooh and awww. We were even treated to an holographic Arisa, who explained the decor with the phrase "Represents Time and Space like never before". Oh Arisa...you know that's not true. Unless the house is really the Tardis, and Doctor Who is inside...oh wait. There IS a doctor in the house.

I guess The Doctor is really a woman.

I will definitely need to re-evaluate my pre-season picks. As far as the promised HUGE twists go...all the rumours proved true for a change.

Twist #1:
NO food, NO furniture, NO personal belongings. Kind of like Gilligan's Island. The main bedroom, the HoH bedroom, the backyard - all in lockdown. The houseguests will have to earn it all back. They did not look pleased when they found out.

The super-duper power rises from the floor.

Twist #2:
The Have-Not room, a cross between a ship's brig and a dungeon, ALSO holds a SUPER POWER, that when unleashed, will "bring the house down." We don't know what it is, but I think it's the ultra twist sponsored by....KFC. And is this the twist thats never been done before, ever, in any BB version?

Arisa finished the high tech introduction saying this year, the houseguests will learn who's boss. Good. No more accidental eating of candy when you're a Have-Not. The fans, the audience, went wild with excitement especially Arlie, Jon and Neda.

Twist #3:
All the houseguests are the HoH this week. They each had to go to the Diary Room and name two people for nominees for eviction. The two who received the most votes went on the block: Risha and Sindy with an S. She must have pissed off a lot of people right off the bat with that schtick. This is the vote:

Vote Tally:
Sindy 8
Risha 5
Pilar 4
Bruno 4
Bobby 2
Godfrey 2
Sarah 2
Zach 2
Ashleigh 1
Kevin 1
Naeha 1
Britnee 0
Graig 0
Johnny 0
Jordan 0
Willow 0

Yep, it looks like Sindy with an S really ticked off a lot of Houseguests. She got a strong reaction in the Twitter-verse too. The best line to date came from Evel Dick (of course) who said he took a &#!+ with an S. I wonder if it was painfully annoying and it told him it was pretty?

Seriously, Miss Sindy Withaness has to go. I remember saying the same thing with Sabrina last year. Crap, let's hope this one doesn't become this year's pawn. Love her or hate her, at least Sabrina was entertaining. For me, she was the one I loved to hate. I'm not getting the same feelings for Sindy...at all. She would be the one I hate to hate.

The show moved very quickly and jumped right into the PoV Challenge. The players were Risha,

Kevin...making Sindy with an S look good.

Bobby, Kevin, Sindy with an S, Zach and Naeha. Dressed in pseudo-steampunk/bondage gear, they had to solve a puzzle: retrieve puzzle pieces one at a time by crawling over a net; then randomly enter a 3 digit code to open a safe for the last piece. Lets just say, these people were either trying to throw the comp or they really suck at this, because Sindy with an S won, narrowly beating out Kevin...Godamnit. I am sure she THINKS she's good at this. The odd thing - Kevin looked like he was really trying. He conquered the first part and even knew there were only 64 possible combinations for the lock. Did it seem to you that he slowed down a bit here? Looking around a bit too much? Was this the start of his "elevating comp throwing to an art"?

The new PoV necklace, a heavy one to bare.

Anyway, Sindy with an S saves herself and names Pilar as the replacement nominee. Her reason? Pilar didn't hug her during the introductions. Translation...Pilar didn't praise the ground Sindy with an S walked on. Canada votes to evict...based solely on first impressions. With no Live Feeds until after the first eviction on Wednesday, I call this a curve ball for the fans. Tsk, Tsk. The best part is, the house doesn't know it's the fans who are voting. It should lead to some interesting interactions, bonding and a few preliminary alliances.

Got to wonder what is going on in that house.

Oh and don't be too worried about the lack of food, furniture and personal belongings. Take a close look at the Diary Room confessions when and if you re-watch the premiere. Notice anything with Jordan in that bit at the end? Yep he's wearing different clothes. I really don't think this twist will go far. One...Big Brother can't let them starve in there. Two...The Brick is the major sponsor....furnishings will arrive shortly, I am sure.

Make sure to vote. There are huge movements afoot on Twitter to #saverisha and #savepilar. As I write this, the Save-Rishers are 525 and on the rise, while the Save-Pilarers are 492 and have bottomed out. Not trying to influence you, just stating the facts. Of course, this could change before the 24 hour cut-off for the vote.