Big Brother

After the usual recaps, the HouseGuests react to Chima's nominations of Russell and Lydia. Lydia believes Chima's true target is Russell, but that he could easily charm Chima into pulling him off the block should someone in her alliance (her, Jessie, Natalie) wins the PoV.

When Jeff is called to the Diary Room, Jessie suspects that Jeff "has the power" and tells this to Natalie and Chima. Jessie says he needs to win the PoV as only the current HoH and PoV holder are safe from the mystery power.

Russell then talks to Jeff and tries to move in on his alliance with Jordan. Jeff says that if he wins the PoV that he will pull Russell off the block, but if that happens, Russell will have to be "on his team (with Jordan)."

In the backyard while playing pool, Russell tries to make amends with Michele, but they end up fighting and then Michele runs to the HoH room and complains to Chima and Natalie about how Russell needs to go. Michele comes back downstairs and Russell and Michele continue to argue. Russell's beef was that Michele was a liar.

It was then time to pick players for the veto competition and they were Chima, Russell, Lydia, Natalie, Jeff and Kevin. When Russell picked Jeff as his "HouseGuest's Choice," it exposed his alliance with Jeff and Jessie stated that it was the end of the road with him and Russell.

Onto the competition in the backyard where the veto players were dressed as chickens, players had to thread eggs up a chickenwire fence and through the fence near the top. Then the players had to collect the eggs and the first with 11 eggs collected would win the PoV. The competition came down to Russell and Kevin and Kevin eked out a win by a second over Russell.

After the break, Kevin tells Lydia that he is contemplating not using the power of veto on Lydia. His rationale is that Chima does not want Lydia to go home so Lydia is well protected. In the pantry, Russell tries to convince Jessie to talk to Chima and have her put up Jeff if the veto is used by Kevin to save Lydia. Russell reasons that because Chima has control of the girls, Jessie's only shot at getting close to winning is by getting Jeff up on the block although Jessie is skeptical of this and tells Russell he is still worried about the mystery power.

Cut to the bathroom where Jessie talks to Jeff about what Russell said to him. Jessie says that Russell is trying to get Jeff up on the block if the veto is used. The reason Jessie is even blabbing to Jeff is because he thinks that Jeff has the mystery power and he wants to indicate to Jeff that using the power on Russell is not worth it because Russell is busy selling out Jeff to Jessie just to save his own hide. Quickly thereafter, Jessie tells the same story to Jordan.

Out in the backyard, Jordan and Jeff talk about how Jessie is being nice to them because he "needs their votes to evict Russell."

Then there is a huge blowout between Russell and Chima, who called Russell a "terrorist" because he is terrorizing everyone in the house. The argument seems fake as both of them were half smiling as they were screaming at one another.

The winers of the Luxury Competition got to view The Goods as the others spent time in the backyard sunning and just lounging around.

Then Lydia and Russell are discussing the upcoming veto ceremony and whether or not Kevin will use the veto on Lydia. Kevin comes to the backyard and asks Lydia if she told Russell that he was planning on not using the power of veto and she says "yes." Kevin was upset at this, takes Lydia inside and says that he is planning on not using the power for Lydia's long-term benefit. If he uses it, he puts a target on himself and Lydia, but she rationalizes that she already has a target on her back since she's been on the block three times now.

After the commercial, in the final scene of the episode, a few HouseGuests discuss what they believe Kevin will do at the veto ceremony. Chima wants the HoH's wishes to be respected (or else Kevin will not be her friend) and Lydia wants it used because Kevin is her "sugar bear" and "loves him."

At the ceremony, Kevin decided to not use the power of veto and Lydia is quite upset.