Big Brother

VIEW FROM THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Jee and Amanda have a tough week ahead as they face possible eviction. After Nathan's nominations are announced, the HouseGuests react in a variety of ways. But are the HouseGuests' reactions for real? Erika admits that her tears after the nominations were for strategy's sake. Meanwhile, Scott's love confessions continue as he consoles Amanda outside. Once again he reaffirms his feelings for her, even saying, "you hate me and I love you." Despite their earlier fights in the House, Scott doesn't want Amanda to go, telling her she must "fight to stay in." Meanwhile, the other nominee, Jee, is vote-counting with Justin in the hammock. After considering how each HouseGuest might vote, Jee concludes that the eviction votes "could be a little tight."

Will Jee's botched haircut win him any sympathy votes? After Scott gives Jee a horrendous "bowl" cut, Alison and Amanda make a few attempts to fix it, finally calling in the Army Ranger David to finish him up with an Army-style buzz cut. Although Jun assures Jee that his hair looks good, she later admits in the Diary Room that she thinks it "looks horrible." But Scott's influence on the House extends beyond bad haircuts. Word gets back to Dana that Scott has been calling her a "Man Troll" behind her back, and although she says she's "just going to let it go," she later says she wants him out of the House.

AGENT JACK INVESTIGATES THE HOUSE
Erika may be cleaning the House clad only in an itsy-bitsy polka-dot bikini, but retired F.B.I Agent Jack keeps his government-trained brain on the game, noting, "this is a three-month surveillance." Jack assesses each HouseGuest, saying Nathan is his strongest asset, Dana could be a double agent, Jun is a "liability," Justin is the strongest player, and Michelle is "good eye candy."

But has Agent Jack's government training prepared him for a new twist in the game? The HouseGuests learn that the Power of Veto will be "Golden" this season, meaning that the HouseGuests who are up for eviction have the chance to win the power and save themselves. This twist, of course, comes as a welcome change to nominees Amanda and Jee.

THE HOUSEGUESTS GET "KNOTTY"
The Power of Veto is up for grabs, and the HouseGuests head outside for a Competition called "Feeling Knotty." Each HouseGuest wears around his/her waist a belt with a rope attached to it; the other end of the rope is tied to a pole. Equidistant from each HouseGuest is a post with the Golden Veto Medallion on display. The ropes that tether the HouseGuests are shortened with a series of knots, preventing them from reaching the post for the Golden Veto. The object: to use their hands and bodies to untie and work themselves through the knots, until the rope is long enough to reach the post. First person to place their Veto on the post wins.

In a split-second finish, Dana wins the first Power of Veto. Amanda is amazed at how quickly Dana finished, and Jee is disappointed, but Dana is not surprised at her victory, saying she is "competitive" and that she "wanted to win."

PICK-A-LITTLE, TALK-A-LITTLE
Is a romance heating up between Nathan and Alison? It depends on whom you ask! Although the two have flirted and cuddled (in the privacy of Nathan's HoH Room), Alison insists that she is using coquetry as strategy: "Nathan is just somebody I'm flirting with to win $500,000." But Nathan has taken her actions at face value, and believes that Alison is waiting for him to "make the first move."

Meanwhile, Alison, Jun and Dana are passing the time with what they call "girl talk." Gossip topics include in-depth critiques of Michelle's body, Erika's body and Amanda's body. But it's another subject that has all the HouseGuests talking. Scott's behavior in the House seems to be on everyone's minds, and Jun, Robert and Dana plot for Dana to use her POV to save Jee and put Scott up instead. In Jun's words, "Jee off, Scott on, Scott gone."

After Dana, Jun and Alison pay a visit to the HoH Room to talk to Nathan about their idea, Nathan heads over to Erika and Jack, whom he suspects are in an alliance with Scott. Nathan explains that despite the fact that everyone has "tried to get along with him," Scott's behavior is getting on the HouseGuests' nerves. Jack agrees, reminding Nathan of his leadership role as Head of Household.

SCOTT LEAVES THE HOUSE
As pressure from the game and the "X Factor" builds, Scott is feeling the effects of living in the House with the ever-present cameras, which make him feel like a "circus animal." While his housemates are aware that Scott is having a hard time, they are caught off guard when he starts throwing chairs from the Dining Room. When producers of the show interrupt to call him into the Diary Room, he replies with "come in here and get me." Amanda says that she isn't sure if he was joking around or if he was serious, and Scott says he is "just blowing off a little steam. Amanda tries to console Scott, but he tells her that he's "a loose cannon right now."

Scott holds a meeting with all the HouseGuests to explain his behavior, telling them that he is struggling with the fact that Amanda has "been able to go on with her life" and he hasn't. He goes on to apologize for his behavior. Acting as House Spokesman, Nathan tells Scott that people in the House feel "threatened" by his behavior, and tension arises between Jun and Scott. Soon after the meeting, Scott enters the Diary Room, and doesn't return to the House. Amanda reacts to his departure with the hope that he will "realize that life does go on."

Source: CBS.com