23x34 - Episode 34

[bunniefuu]

- Julie: xavier is the head of household

And he holds the golden power of veto.

But the one power he does not hold

Is the sole power to evict.

And that will be determined tonight live

Right here on "big brother".

- Announcer: previously on "big brother":

The men of the cookout agreed to go to the end together.

- One thing I'm not really trying to do

Is have either of your names in my mouth.

- I agree with that.

- Announcer: but there were multiple final two deals

Amongst the trio.

- We can make the deal and then we can revisit it.

And be like, "hey, time to check in. How are you?"

- Yes, I like that.

- We equally need each other to make it

To the final two chairs.

- I want to and I think you want to.

- Announcer: after the first two cookout members

Were sent packing,

The guys and azah were all that remained.

- Final four. Congratulations, everyone.

- Announcer: and big d let his bestie know

About his other deals.

- Me and x had a final two from day one.

Week two, when ky was h.o.h., I made a deal.

- I've known pretty much about all of big d's plans

Up until this moment.

I'm honestly at a loss for words.

- Announcer: with xavier punching his ticket

To the final three...

- Congratulations, xavier,

You are the new head of household.

- Announcer: he made his nominations...

- I have nominated you, azah, and you, kyland.

- Announcer: knowing that the real power

Was with the veto.

- These nominations are different

Because the veto holder this week determines

Who makes it to final three and who goes home.

- Announcer: wanting kyland gone,

X tried to get derek onboard.

- I think both of us could beat azah in any combination.

I'm trying to persuade big d

And to get him more comfortable with the idea

Of potentially voting kyland out.

- Announcer: but big d was on the fence

About who needed to go.

- This girl sat in her room the whole season.

- And made it to the final two.

- Even though kyland has been shady as hell lately,

I do want to honor our final three deal.

- Announcer: at the final power of veto competition

Of the summer, xavier once again dominated.

- Winning this means I am in full control

To try to put myself in the best position

To win $,. Better buckle up, america.

- Announcer: feeling nervous,

Ky tried to get assurances from x.

- It's just a vulnerable moment

So I think reassurances help so that's why, like,

To not get them instantly has my worry amplifying.

- Announcer: but the lawyer was intent

On sending kyland to jury.

- Now that I've won the power of veto,

I need to ensure that kyland goes home.

Getting big d to vote out kyland would be epic.

Will big d follow through with the plan?

That's the big question.

- Announcer: tonight, will xavier keep nominations

The same, forcing big d to choose between azah and kyland?

Who will be evicted and who will make it to the final three?

Plus...

- What's up, losers?

- Announcer: tiffany and hannah hit the jury house.

- There's a double eviction.

- What?

- Announcer: all this right now live on "big brother"!

- Are you done?

- Uh uh.

[Upbeat music]

♪♪♪

- Julie: good evening, I'm julie chen moonves.

Welcome to "big brother".

It's day inside the "big brother" house,

And by the end of the hour,

We will know the final three who will make it

To finale night for the chance to win "big brother"

And the $, grand prize that goes with it.

So will the veto be used?

And will kyland fall victim

To the biggest blindside of the summer?

It all unfolds live tonight.

But first, big d has a big dilemma.

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- I'm stressed.

- Why are you stressed?

I mean, I get where you're coming from.

I know your stress is different than mine,

But we're all stressed.

With xavier having all the power this week,

There is a possibility that he can use

That power of veto or not,

Which means I could end up on the block

Or I could end up casting that solo vote

To evict one of the houseguests.

And that's a lot of pressure.

It's a very awkward time,

And all emotions are high right now.

I think you have nothing to worry about,

Unless he decides to use the veto on azah.

- I don't think he'll do that.

- I really don't know where his mind is at.

- Having had the opportunities

To make different decisions,

I did make those different decisions.

So, like you or x can't say,

"I wonder if he would have done this last week to me

"If he had the opportunity?" You know?

I did and I didn't.

Unfortunately, it's not the same reversed.

It's hard.

- No, I get that. It is hard.

You're the most vulnerable. Got that.

I'm giving you the same advice that I gave azah,

Which is we don't know how this is going to play out.

You know, she expects me to be her ride or die.

I've been with her since-- longer even before you.

- Yeah.

- And I'm over here like, girl,

There's a possibility I might have to send you--

Like, send you home.

- I know, for me, it's like she's done less.

We're not the same.

Derek telling me about how difficult it is for him

To potentially have to send azah home, like, yo,

Welcome to the club.

This is what the cookout's been doing all summer long,

All of us, except for you.

I get it. It's your first time.

But, like, this is what we've got to do.

And, you know, I'd appreciate the follow through.

- I'll try my best to be there for you.

I'm trying to be there for myself.

I'm trying to be there for her.

- Emotionally right now, you can be there % for azah,

As long as decision-wise, you're there for me.

- I'm in a tough position.

You know, I have my best friend, azah,

Who I have been on the same team with

And working with since the beginning.

And then I have my showmance/friend kyland.

So I don't know which deal I'm going to break.

Like I said, decision-wise, I'm still--

You know, I'm sticking to what I said.

- Thank you.

- I'm still where I said I was going to be.

♪♪♪

- You don't think there will be

An eviction tomorrow, do you?

- Please, stop. Please. Please.

I'm begging you. Don't stress me out like this.

- If x leaves nominations the same,

If I'm the vote, I don't know what I'm going to do.

It's just hard because we're talking about

My best friend in this game, who I love so much,

And then we're talking about the person

That I've literally been dealing with.

It's just that he looks at me, literally, like,

"I trust you so much with everything."

- Kyland is a gamer.

Ever since big d told me he has deals

With both xavier and kyland,

It's had me's little nervous about

Where his vote is going to lie this week.

We've literally been together since day one.

And it kind of makes me feel some kind of way

That he is struggling so much with this decision.

- Here's my thing.

I know if he wants to do the whole batman,

Superman thing, if he wins final h.o.h.,

He'd probably take me. That benefits me.

But I know you aren't there if he wins.

- Correct.

- And she might have more incentive to take you than me.

- Correct.

- You know, if you don't want to go back on a deal,

You know, x can use the veto on me,

And I'll make that decision real easy for you, honey.

Like, I don't mind.

I ain't got no deal with that...

I ain't got nothing.

- Big d is letting his personal relationship with kyland

Conflict with game decisions that he should be making.

No matter how it plays out this week,

Kyland is going home.

The question is, do you want to be the person

To take the shot, or is it gonna be azah?

He needs to think more with his game mind than his heart.

- I'm just trying to look at this jury and how they think.

- You've got to decide on what you want.

If you want to be the person at the end who says,

You know, "I kept the deals that I was supposed to make,"

Then let me do it.

- Think about what type of "big brother" player

You want to be.

Because that's what that kind of comes down to.

- I think the hard part is that this would be

The first time I'm actually going back on something,

Which looks bad on my resume. 'Cause he could go back and say,

"Me and d had an understanding since week two

"That we wouldn't vote each other out."

- Don't let him game you.

- I'mma have a whole breakdown.

- Brah! You have two people who have told you

They are taking you to final two.

You are guaranteed final two either way,

And this is such a hard decision for you.

I have no problem coming off the block

And sending kyland out.

I've been wanting to send him out since week six, okay. Boom!

- I'm only doing this because I want us in those chairs.

- I do, too. And I don't have a choice.

- This is gonna have to be another blindside

Type of situation. - I know.

♪♪♪

- Do I listen to people?

- Yeah, you do.

Any time we've had a discussion about anything

Regarding the cookout, we go back and forth,

And usually we come down to the same conclusion.

- Big d doesn't agree.

- You guys probably have different conversations

Than you and I have. - Thank you.

- No, I listen.

- No, azah, we are done talking

For the rest of the season until we watch

The season back and then we can discuss.

There are so many things I literally planned

Behind your back that you don't even know about.

Me and azah have had a few conversations

Since making it to top four,

Going over our stats and what we have done to get here.

I have been able to get myself here,

And also help you get here and stuff like that.

- And vice versa.

We both pulled the same weight.

- Take me out of the equation. - Uh-huh.

- Do you think that you would have been able to get--

- Take anybody out of the equation.

We wouldn't have been able to get here--

- No.

- So if you feel you dragged me to get here, that's you.

- I didn't say "dragged you to get here."

- No, but hold on, it comes across sometimes

In what you say.

- Azah, I love you, but if it was not for me,

You would not be here.

There was multiple times people wanted

To actually come for you,

And I said, "don't put her on the block. Use me."

I did all that for the sake of her game,

But she doesn't know that.

- Maybe from you it looks like I sat on my a*s

This whole time.

- That's not what I said. - I'm going up.

- But when you make it come across like that,

When you say, "I've carried you this whole time,"

Of course someone's going to be defensive.

- Okay.

You always say you want real,

So I'm giving the real of what it looks like.

- Okay, cool. Huh!

I don't-- fine. Whatever.

You've done more than me in this game.

I find it incredibly hurtful

That big d is implying that I have not played this game.

I got that final five h.o.h.

And secured my spot in the final four.

Nobody carried me here.

- What are you up to?

- Just got done arguing with azah.

- Okay.

- Do I think that azah would have made it this far

If it wasn't for me lying and manipulating,

Covering her a*s? I don't think so.

Azah doesn't like the fact that I said

That I carried her this season.

So let me use other words.

Um...

I definitely backpacked azah this season.

I definitely suitcased azah this season.

Grocery bagged azah this season.

So those are words that I would use,

Other than the word "carry".

- He really feels like he carried me here.

And the fact that I have to keep on, like, you know--

- Explaining yourself and defending yourself.

- Yeah. Bruh, you can talk about your accolades

Without putting other people down.

- I don't think that she gets

That she's been an emotional burden on me

This whole season.

I'm very over it at this point.

- You know what you've done to get here, right?

- Yeah.

- It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

- It's whatever.

♪♪♪

- Oh, that's you? - What.

- Damn! - What about me?

- You smell really good.

- Thank you, sir.

- Also, can I say this? - What?

- Azah.

- What about her?

- Get on my last nerves.

Me having these conversations with azah,

She's just being very annoying,

And I just never seen someone

Who can't just move on from something.

- This is her first time being on the block.

We got to cut her some slack.

- I get that. But it's very frustrating

Because I feel I have been there for her,

And now that she's at the end,

It's like, you know how people used to say--

Your parents used to say,

"What are you, smelling yourself now?"

That's how I feel now. Because you got to the end,

Now you want to be all cute all of a sudden?

How can i...

I want you to stay, but girl, you're making it really, like--

Which I have to look out what's best for me.

It's about my solo decision.

But it's just frustrating. - Yeah.

- I'm just like if we're going to be

Like those type of conniving b*tches,

Then I can be a conniving b*tch, too.

You know, the petty sh-- that azah's doing

Doesn't work for me.

I should keep her around

But her running her mouth makes it very difficult

Because I would rather keep somebody

Who's a competitor, and someone who I might lose against,

Than someone whose gonna get my last nerves

For this last home stretch sitting here.

I'm not even going to talk to her because I'm just,

I'm over it.

- Yeah.

♪♪♪

- Bruh, I don't trust that he is going to do

What needs to get done.

Which is why I am now considering

Taking azah off the block.

Because big d, I just don't trust you anymore.

Big d, if you're going to be in your feelings,

That's fine, and that's cool,

But then I'm going to do what needs to get done.

I want kyland to go home.

And I think come this eviction night,

We will see the biggest blindside this summer.

♪♪♪

- Julie: up next, tiffany,

The first member of the cookout, faces the jury.

Then kyland and azah currently sit on the chopping block,

But what will xavier do at tonight's live veto meeting?

Trust big d or put the decision in azah's hands

On his quest to send kyland to jury?

Stay with us.

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[Upbeat music]

- Julie: welcome back to "big brother."

As if being evicted wasn't enough,

Tiffany must now come clean to those

Whose fate she sealed.

♪♪♪

- I don't know, guys.

I mean, I don't think hannah's coming.

I don't think she's going to be the first one.

I feel like she's definitely getting jury--

- I like chaddha, but I think she's coming here.

- I think ky would keep tiffany before he kept chaddha.

- It depends on h.o.h., Too.

It's a bunch of different variables.

I'm very excited to see who the next jury member's gonna be

Now that we know about the secret alliance.

Us five have so many questions,

So many parts of the puzzle we want to figure out.

- I'm ready to see kyland.

- What's up, losers!

[Yelling]

- No!

- Getting evicted from the "big brother" house,

It was disappointing at first.

However, I do take it as an honor

Because they viewed me as a threat.

And they should have.

- Oh, my god! Y'all. It was such a crazy week.

I am a little nervous to enter the jury house

As the first member of the cookout.

I have a lot of responsibility

To convey our mission to them

And hope that it is well received.

I'll show you.

- Yay!

- You ready? - I'm excited.

[Bell rings]

- Derek f ties it up with his second lever.

[Cheering]

- This is big d's comp!

- Congrats, ky.

- Congratulations, kyland,

You're the new head of household.

- Thank you.

- Oh!

- I can't believe this!

- Three h.o.h.s?

- Who-- who did you want to win this?

- Me or ky.

- So right now you're excited that ky won h.o.h.

- Yes, ky and I had a final two.

- That's why I'm shocked that he got you out.

♪♪♪

- I have nominated you, tiffany, and you, hannah.

- Oh!

- Wow. He just straight up put you up.

- Didn't waste any time

[Laughing]

[Applause]

- B.b. Comics, baby!

- Bikini genie, that does not look like me.

- Sarah beth looks good.

- Mine looks scary.

- I finished with a time of...

Minutes and seconds.

- Oooh!

- Y'all knew.

I have to give ky props at this point.

Him and x are neck to neck,

Honestly, like him competing.

- I don't find winning comps that impressive

If you're making moves that aren't best for your game.

- What if it does--

What if there's something going on that he thinks is best?

- He probably does. - I think he wants to take x

And thinks he can beat big d and azah.

I think he wants to though.

That's his own ego. I think he wants to take x.

- Why not keep tiff to take a shot at x?

- I think here's the idea,

If you leave x in the game,

People would take ky before they would take x.

- I guess...

- I have decided not to use the power of veto.

- He felt that the house wanted me out. And that--

- What--what--

- There's six people.

- There are six people left. There is no more house!

- Well, that's what made me feel that between him and derek,

They had some kind of agreement.

Kyland would have never put me on the block

If he did not know he had the votes

To send me home, period.

- Julie: by a unanimous vote of -,

Tiffany, you are evicted from the "big brother" house.

- I love you.

- I don't know. I--

This was not a good move for ky.

- He gets x out then who is his competition?

- Kyland's gotten a lot of blood on his hands.

He's won a lot of competitions,

But he's pissed off a lot of jurors.

And so I am really trying to think,

Do I want to vote based off

How I personally feel about him

And how angry he's made me,

Or do I respect the game moves that he's done?

- Ky's good-bye message told me,

"Don't feel dumb to not know

"That we were all in an alliance."

- That's exactly what I'm about to complain about.

- Tell us. What is the secret alliance?

- Day one--

- Dang! It was day one?

- Wow! - Day one!

- Well, this is what happened.

I walked in the house.

We all walked in the house, and we looked around.

And I was like, wow, it's a lot of color in this house.

I was like, "well, I personally don't want

"To go after anyone of color

"Because I just know that it's been so--"

We've never had an african american winner

On "big brother."

And I'm like I'm definitely not going to be the one

To take one of them out.

And I don't even we have telepathy but--

- They were all thinking the same thing?

- Everyone is thinking the exact same thing.

So, at first it was just an understanding.

Then I hear later on, like, "the cookout."

I'm like what the hell is that?

And they're like, "that's us. The six of us." The cookout.

- The cookout!

- I was like, "you know what, tiff?

"This is not about the money.

"This is something that has never been done before.

This is something that five other people

"Are agreeing to do along with you.

"You have to try to--

"You have to to do your part."

So, I created what has been referred to

As "the master plan."

- What! They took you out! Oh, my god!

- Tiff, I love it!

- You're so good at this game.

- Tiff, you did the duos?

- You did the duos?

- Hey, we really were chess pieces!

She moved us like chess pieces!

- If you're with a duo,

And you guys wanted to come after us,

Or somebody needed to go after--

I was always supposed to sit on the block next to claire.

Ky was supposed to sit on the block next to you,

You and x, you and chaddha.

- Dang, tiff. If they brought you to the end,

You would have won. You would've won.

- I think that this is iconic.

I think that tiffany

And the master plan will be legendary.

I am so impressed by her.

And I am so glad that she was my number one.

You know, in "big brother,"

Hey, I got outplayed. We all get outplayed.

And, honestly, I'm just happy that it was tiffany

That outplayed me.

- Azah wanted you so bad.

I wanted claire so bad. Hannah wanted you.

X would have kept you.

And ky would have kept you, too.

We all struggled. We all shed real tears--

I'm going to try not to cry.

We all gave up what we really wanted,

Or what we thought was best for our own personal game

With the people who we knew trusted us

And would be loyal to us for the mission

Of the six getting to the six.

I feel a relief to be able to be honest

With the jurors about the master plan

And the cookout's mission.

We definitely respect and value the relationships

We had with them.

But we together had a joint mission

That we put in front of the grand prize.

And we don't want them to take that personally.

So that's how I got here, guys.

One more thing, though.

There's a double eviction.

- No! - What!

- There's a double eviction? - What?

- Back-to-back?

- Yes, somebody followed me out of the house.

I don't know who it is.

- Where are they?

- Julie: up next, hannah surprises the jury.

Then, it's the final veto meeting of the summer,

Which will determine who will make it to finale night.

Stay with us.

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♪♪♪

[Upbeat music]

- Julie: welcome back to "big brother."

With tiffany and hannah out of the game,

The jurors have surprising reactions

To those still in the game.

♪♪♪

- Who do we think is coming, guys?

- If anybody in that house is smart, it will be x.

- It's fine, I'm fine, everything's fine.

[Screaming]

- No! - Baby!

- Hannah, what!

- It's not fine, chaddha. I wish it wasn't you!

- Oh, my...

- Right now, I'm still kind of in shock.

I'm still trying to process

Because everything happened so fast

During that double eviction.

But I am definitely trying my hardest

To adjust to my new reality

And accept the fact that I'm no longer in the game.

- Chaddha, what happened!

Chaddha, I hope it wasn't me.

- It wasn't you.

It was always going to happen this way.

- By hannah following me,

It just confirmed that her and I were interchangeable.

She was always supposed to leave right after me.

And if they could not have gotten me out last week,

It would have been her, and me right after her.

- I have so much to tell you guys. So, so much.

Let's take a look.

- Julie: take your shot.

- Good job, azah.

- Congratulations, azah!

- Julie: congratulations, azah!

You are the new head of household.

[Applause]

You have just a few minutes to strategize

Before nominations.

- I am happy for her. I am.

- I'm glad she won something. I'm glad she won something.

- Unfortunately, x and hannah,

I'm going to be nominating you today.

- She nominated x?

- She didn't nominate ky?

- When ky was h.o.h., Azah said in order for me

Not to go on the block next to tiff,

If I win h.o.h. Next week,

Then I won't put you on the block.

So azah was like that's not the game

I want to be known for.

I don't want to break deals. And I was like girl--

- It's "big brother"! In "big brother," you break deals.

- At that point I would have had to win veto.

Otherwise, I was just going to go home

Because I had my suspicions about

The three guys working together within the cookout.

- All right, let's see who won veto. I am so ready.

- Julie: congratulations, kyland.

You have won the power of veto.

You have just a few minutes to strategize.

Everyone, head inside right now.

- So at that point, I was like my fate is sealed

Because ky's going to use the veto on x,

And both of them are going to keep big d.

- At this time, to take xavier off,

So I'm going to use it on you as I promised.

Hopefully that means something for future time.

- Julie: there's only one option.

That's you, big d. - I'm okay with that, baby!

- Yeah, we know you are! Wow.

- I cannot believe azah fumbled the ball that hard.

She could have put x and ky up there.

Why did she not do that.

Azah, I'm really unimpressed by her.

I think she completely wasted her double eviction.

She finally got power in the game.

Why she didn't take out xavier or kyland

Is a complete mystery to me

Because both of them would blow her out of the water

In a final two and maybe wouldn't even take her.

- It was, honestly, one of the most chilling moments

I think I've ever experienced.

Ky and x would not look at me on that couch.

I was like, "please, guys. Please keep me."

My voice was shaking and everything.

- Julie: by a unanimous vote of -, hannah,

You are evicted from the "big brother" house.

- Oh, chaddha!

- Seeing hannah come into the jury after me,

I am fully convinced that the guys are working together.

If the guys are working together,

I expect the next juror to be azah,

Unless she can pull through some miracle

And stay in the house.

I think x wants to win,

And x is going to position himself to win.

He can win against any of them,

But he is going to take whoever

He can guarantee a win against.

- I'm not going to lie, if it's x and ky in the final two,

I'm not definitely voting for x.

I think ky and x have been playing a very strategic game

But I don't know who deserves to win more.

Is it x, who has also been playing a strong social game?

Or kyland, who has been playing a great competitive game

And winning the things that he need to?

- I think x had better jury management.

X never went above and beyond to make me feel

Manipulated or toyed with.

He never made me cry or hurt my feelings.

These are things that ky did to me that were unnecessary.

- Yeah, that's personal.

- Listen, I am not bitter towards any of these people.

The mission was to get the six of us to final six.

One of them is going to win,

And I'm proud to have been a part of that.

I'm not bitter.

I'm not like, "azah, took me out."

So, I'm still rooting for azah to make it far.

Hopefully her sending me home was not a $, mistake.

- You two should be proud.

- You should be so proud of yourselves.

- I'm so proud of both of you.

- I was rooting for you.

- My little geniuses.

- Julie: when we return, it's the live veto meeting

And eviction, which means anything can happen.

Stay with us.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

[Upbeat music]

- Julie: welcome back to "big brother".

It is time for the live veto meeting and eviction.

Will xavier use the veto,

And if not, what will big d do?

And will kyland see any of this coming?

Let's head to the living room and find out.

Hello, houseguests.

- Hi, julie!

- Julie: well, it is now time for the live veto meeting

And eviction.

Xavier, as the final veto holder,

You must now decide if you're going to use it

On azah or if you're going to use it on kyland,

Or if you're not going to use it at all,

And choose to leave your nominations in place.

So, xavier, please stand, face your two nominees,

And give us all your decision.

- All right. I have decided...

Not to use the power of veto.

- Julie: okay, thank you.

Since xavier did not use the veto,

You know how this goes.

The nominations stay in place.

So, azah, kyland, finale night is less than a week away,

But, unfortunately, only one of you will make it there.

I'd like to give each of you one final chance

To address big d before he casts the sole vote to evict.

So, azah, you're first.

- I first want to give god all the glory, honor,

And praise for plucking a cameroon-american girl

From maryland and putting her here

In the "big brother" house.

To my mom, dad, and my sisters, cathy, mombo frinonga,

I love you. Big d, look at us. Who would have thought?

Underestimated and overlooked,

A pair of jokers somehow managed to cry, cook,

Nap, and laugh their way to final four.

People come in this house looking for many things,

Fame, fortune, and money.

But one thing I'm so happy to have found

Is a true best friend.

Whatever your decision, I love you.

You know on the east coast,

We're going to make memories every single weekend.

But if given the opportunity,

I would love to spend this final six days

Building lifetime memories with you.

Love you, brother.

- Julie: giving the glory to god. Very nice.

Thank you, azah.

Kyland, you have the floor.

- Thank you, julie.

First, just want to send love and appreciation

To all my family and friends.

I could not be here without you.

Derek, I am so thankful, first off, for all of you,

To be in this game with you,

To play in this game with you,

And for us to do what we have done

Is something that I will cherish forever

And truly has meant a lot to my heart.

That being said, I would love to continue out this week

And out the game and move on to finale night

With you all.

So that being said, derek,

It would mean the world to me

If you could keep me in this game.

- Julie: thank you, kyland. Thank you, both.

All right, big d, it is now up to you

To cast the sole vote to evict.

Now, listen up, big d.

You now have the power to send one nominee to jury

While sending the other nominee to finale night.

Just a reminder, when big d casts his vote,

The evicted houseguest will have just a few moments

To say good-bye, gather his or her belongings,

And walk out the front door.

So, big d, please, face the two

And go ahead and cast your vote to evict.

- Let me first say that on a personal level,

I love you, azah. I love you, kyland.

On a game level, I have made it clear

Since the beginning I owe nobody anything.

I played this game solely for myself.

So at this point, I cast my vote to evict kyland.

- Okay.

- Julie: it's official, kyland.

Kyland, you have been evicted from the "big brother" house.

- Sorry, brother.

- Any reason?

- The game.

- What about the game? What about the game?

- You'll find out.

- Huh?

- You'll find out, okay?

- Oh, man, I mean, I just don't understand...notice.

- Kyland, you know as a game point of view,

I can't beat you.

So I'd rather go against azah than you.

- No, I understand.

- From my point of view.

- I'm wondering--no heads up or anything from this guy.

I mean, I kept you in the last week.

And is it just...

- It's just how the game goes ky.

- No, of course, I'm just asking.

I thought-- it was a whole challenge--

- I would have loved to give you a heads up,

But I respect you too much as a player.

Given that he was the solo vote to evict,

I knew if you had time, you probably could've made things

Go another way.

- Yeah, I mean, I thought the whole kobe thing,

Raising him to be a man and face challenges.

- Are you talking about my nephew right now?

- I'm asking. Named after kobe.

Kobe doesn't step down from a challenge. He accepts it.

- I suggest you stop talking about my nephew.

- I think that that's not really up to me,

If your nephew has nobody to look up to--

- Keep talking about my nephew, ky.

- If there's nobody to look up to,

Who is going to figure out how to raise him.

- Kyland-- - julie: kyland, kyland,

I need you to leave right now. Kyland.

- I just think it's important.

He doesn't have a man.

- Walk.

- Julie: kyland, kyland, kyland,

I need you to leave right now. Thank you.

- Is this one mine?

- That's yours.

- Thank you, kyland. Thank you, houseguests.

- Thank you.

- Julie: we have to socially distance.

- Of course.

- Julie: I'm giving you an air hug from here.

- Thank you. - And I invite you to sit.

- You did good.

[Laughing]

- I mean--

- Thank you, guys.

- Absolutely. You deserve it. You deserve it.

- Julie: when we return, I will talk live with kyland.

Stay with us.

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- Julie: welcome back to "big brother."

I am sitting here with kyland,

Who was just evicted from the "big brother" house.

It was big d who cast the sole vote to evict.

The two of you had a final two agreement.

Are you shocked that he evicted you?

- After the first week, I kind of made, like,

A very strong mental commitment in terms

Of not letting myself be shocked by anything

Because I wanted to make sure that, you know,

Seeing myself on the block that first week

Caught me off guard.

I was like, I have to be prepared for that at any time.

And so I definitely had went through my head

A few times as far as you know what?

I have lots of reasons to think it wouldn't happen

But I always knew it could.

- Well, let me ask you this,

Because before the veto was played,

Big d went to you for,

"Are we still good, our final two?"

And it didn't look like

You were giving him any assurances.

Like, "yeah, yeah, we're good." Why didn't you?

- Mostly for me, it kind of came down to

How I wanted to play the game.

I mean, I think that--

- Julie: which is how?

- Which is more up front and kind of--

Which I understand it's "big brother"

And you can do all these things.

But I feel like there's not always a need to do it

If you don't have to.

- Meaning you would have been lying to him.

- Yeah, I would have been lying to him, exactly,

If I told him up front. Because it's just like,

At that time I made it very clear

To everyone in the house.

- Well now that you're sitting here with me,

Be honest, do you wish you had lied to him?

- No, I think I wish I had talked to him

A little bit more than I did as far as, like,

Talk through that after it.

But I think that as far as lying,

Like I think there's an element of, like,

Lying when you have to. And I think that for me

And from I think a lot of people,

You can tend to respect people who only do it

When they have to, as opposed to like doing it

When they don't have to,

Wanting to be a competitor, you know?

- So are you saying that the final two agreement

That you made with xavier, which the two of you named,

The gentlemen, that is the one

You had every intention of honoring?

- That was--because I thought we were both on board

With the name, in terms of being gentlemen,

Because it's like both of us are competitors.

Both of us don't have to kind of make

Some more underhand moves because we can compete.

And of course you can do anything in this game,

But for me, it was just, like, you know,

I didn't want to come in and play kind of--

I wanted to see if-- especially representation-wise.

Like we are the first black winner,

I want them to win with some sort of honor

Instead of just win by any means necessary.

- Well, you saved xavier last week.

- Three times.

- Julie: with the power of veto

And he did not save you tonight.

- Yeah. - Were you surprised

That he did not save you tonight?

- As soon as he didn't use the veto,

I knew what was happening.

Because I was like, "okay, there wouldn't be

"Any other reason for him not to."

And I understand from a strategy mindset.

Like I said, I think it was more

Just thinking in terms of gentlemen,

In terms of a competitor,

In terms of like not just winning by any means necessary,

But winning with some sort of, like, honor and bravery,

And not like a cowardly way.

That's kind of what I was talking about at the end there.

- Julie: but then didn't you think,

"Okay, he didn't save me,

"But I'm going to get saved by big d's vote?"

- No, I thought it was possible.

But for me, given all the conversations,

They wouldn't line up. As soon as it made clear

That he was lying about using the veto,

It was like, okay, he's not going to do that without--

And risk any other repercussions,

Unless it's already been coordinated.

- Julie: how about we watch your good-bye messages?

- That...works.

- Right here. - Thank you.

- Kyland, you have been an incredible competitor

This entire game, and such a great asset to the cookout.

I do love you.

And I do hope that we can continue to be friends

Outside of this house.

- Kyland, I am so sorry. I know we made a deal,

But I have to break that because when I asked you

About the final two, you stuttered.

Does that make me feel safe? No.

But I love you.

I hope that we will continue being friends

Outside of this house.

- Kyland, you always said to be the best player,

You have to beat the best.

Which is why I convinced big d to vote you out.

I've had deals throughout the cookout.

However, the deal I prioritized over all others

Was the final two deal I had with big d.

I hope you respect this decision from a game perspective.

I truly believe you are one of the of best players

Who played this season. I love you like a brother,

We'll always be friends long after this game

And I will see you soon.

- Julie: you are juror number eight.

We will see you back here wednesday night

When you and the entire jury of nine vote for the winner

Of "big brother."

- I hope that's not my only time back.

I really love the game,

And I think that one thing I found out this year

Is I'm pretty decent at it, so I'd love to come back.

- Julie: expect the unexpected.

Stay right there in the meantime.

When we return, I have a very special announcement

About america's favorite houseguests. Stay with us.

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[Upbeat music]

- Julie: welcome back to "big brother".

So, xavier, azah, and big d have made it to finale night.

One will win $,. One will win $,.

And one will be the final member of the jury.

But that's not all.

For the very first time, we are doubling the prize

For america's favorite houseguest.

Whoever you choose will win $,.

Who do you think deserves this special prize?

Here's how to vote:

- Announcer: it's time for america's vote.

The "big brother" houseguests have fought hard.

They've laughed, cried, and played their hearts out.

And now you get to award your favorite houseguest

$, In cash.

The winner of this special prize will be announced

During the live season finale of "big brother"

On wednesday, september .

To pick which player you want to win $,,

Text the houseguest's name to and vote now.

Message and data rates may apply.

Maximum one vote per device per day.

Votes will be accepted until september th,

At am pacific time.

- Julie: tune in friday at :, : central,

For a special episode,

Where after three months in the "big brother" house,

Xavier, azah, and big d will get a chance

To hear from their families for the very first time.

Then on sunday, at :, : central,

Part one of the final head of household competition

Of the summer plays out.

Then, wednesday, at :, : central,

It is the live two-hour season finale of "big brother"

When either xavier, azah, or big d,

Will be the first african-american winner

Of "big brother" and take home $,.

For now, let's eavesdrop on the final three.

From outside the "big brother" house,

I'm julie chen moonves. Love one another. Good night.

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- Ay!

- Too much, too much.

- Okay, okay.

- I'll take the bottle!

- Okay!

- Two jokers and a king.

- Two jokers and a king, baby!

- Top three.

- Y'all doing this like a shot?

- Wooo!

- I love you, guys. - I love you, azah.

I can't get rid of my best friend over a man.

Cheers, kyland! Why not?

You know? Cheers to my showmance.

You did really good this season.

You thought you could run all over me.

But I ran you out of the house.

- I can't...

- That's cute.

- I cannot, I can't, I can't, I can't.

I love you guys.

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