24x25 - Episode 25

[bunniefuu]

-Tonight, everything could change,

as a surprising revelation

forces the houseguests to take a hard look

at the game and themselves.

Welcome to "Big Brother."

-Previously on "Big Brother"...

Kyle speculated about a possible alliance...

-I can't get over the fact that Joseph, Monte, and Taylor

have extremely strong connections

with Indy, Terrance, and Jasmine.

I mean, it looks very similar to the cookout.

-...which left Michael and Brittany feeling uneasy.

-What I'm not gonna do is assume that people

are in an alliance based on race,

or any other factor,

and go after them because of that.

-I completely ,% agree.

-With Turner taking over...

-Congratulations, Turner. -You are the new HoH.

-I am the second two-time HoH of the season.

-...he reunited the Pound Alliance with Monte and Kyle.

-Literally their last interest in this game is the Pound.

[Indistinct]

-The Leftovers are over for me,

and it's all about my dogs in the Pound.

-And they wanted to take out a huge threat.

-I would vote Michael out very easily, if he's up on the block.

And I think everybody would, honestly.

-Yeah, exactly.

-So, a back-door plan was set in motion.

-I've nominated you, Taylor, and you, Brittany.

-Michael is my actual target for the week.

-At a slippery and sloppy battle,

Michael wined and dined on power.

-Congratulations, Michael.

You have won the Golden Power of Veto.

[ Cheers and applause ]

-I was probably going to go home if I didn't win this Veto,

but I saved myself.

Every q*eer kid out there, you are valid,

you are loved, and you matter.

and this is for all of you.

-Brittany and Michael decided it was now time to reveal

what Kyle had said.

After first laying it out to Monte and Taylor...

-He started to talk a little bit more about, you know, like,

the cookout, they all had a unifying goal,

and that really bonds people together.

-I'm like, I'm shaking.

-Soon, the whole house was made aware.

-You just deserve to know.

-Yeah.

-I just wanted to bring this to you

because he is putting your name in it.

-Yeah. That makes me almost emotional.

I hate that a lot.

-And word got back to Kyle...

-They pretty much made it seem like

you were working against Monte, Taylor, Joseph.

-A race thing is what they're pitching.

[ Indistinct whispering ]

-...leaving him worried about the repercussions.

-Race being a factor --

that's a line I would never cross.

-Tonight, a powerful house meeting

will put everything out in the open.

Plus, will Kyle be nominated at the Veto meeting?

And who will be evicted from the house?

Find out right now, live on "Big Brother."

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

-Good evening. I'm Julie Chen Moonves.

Welcome to "Big Brother."

It's day inside the "Big Brother" house,

and the effects of the split house twist

continue to reverberate,

as alliances have changed and allies have become adversaries.

But now that Michael and Brittany have revealed

past conversations with Kyle,

the game could be shifting yet again.

So, who will wind up on the block

when the dust settles?

And who will be the fourth member of the jury?

We'll find out live tonight.

But first, when last we left, Kyle had just discovered that

his theories about the divisions of the house were now

out in the open, and about to change everything.

-Hey, Brittany?

Can I chat with you for a second?

-Yeah. Do you want to talk? -Yeah.

[ Sighs ]

-All right. I'm expecting this.

I knew it was coming.

I have absolutely no idea how Kyle's gonna react.

-So just -- just real quick,

so I'm just curious what all you've told everyone

about possibly me saying r*cist comments,

or trying to form an all-White alliance,

or things like that.

-A lot stemmed from our initial conversation,

when we were out by that hammock.

I believe you had conversations with Michael prior to that,

that he filled me in on.

You brought up -- You said, "Yeah, but the cookout.

You got to be -- you got to --" you know?

-I didn't say that. -Yes, you did, Kyle.

-No. -Yes, you did.

-If I did, that was not my intention,

and the fact that, now, I'm having to play catchup,

and say, "No, I'm not r*cist," like, I'm not that guy.

You guys haven't talked to me about it,

and are telling everyone this.

-Kyle, this is just, like, literally

the hardest thing in the entire world.

I don't think you understand how much I've agonized over this.

-Okay.

I would have loved to have this conversation before.

-I feel like I did go to you separately.

-I'll just tell you right now, if that ends up being the sides,

I can't do that.

-It's just such a fine line after last season,

because it was a dominating force

that was brought together because of some outside factors.

-We just can't assume that that would be the case, though.

-No. -You know what I mean?

Because this transcends game, I would not have said this

if I haven't confirmed in my mind that that's the stance

that you were presenting to me.

Now, whether you recognize that or not is on you.

And I don't know what's going on in your mind,

but that's how it appeared to us,

and we had to pick sides. -Mm-hmm.

-And I wasn't going to pick...

-Yeah. -...that -- your side.

It was based on biases that didn't exist.

-I understand.

Do you think I'm a r*cist?

-No, I don't.

And that's what really...

kills me,

'cause I don't think you're a bad person.

I think it's very complex.

I think you probably said some things that you didn't realize

how they came across.

-Maybe. Yeah.

-I know I'm not the only one who saw it this way.

-I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry, 'cause I don't think you're a bad person.

-Yeah. I appreciate it.

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-So, yeah, today...

has kind of been crazy.

And...

first off, I just want to say I'm sorry,

and I just want to lay out my thought process.

I started to recognize -- I mean, you and Joseph

were obviously very close, from my perspective.

I recognized that Joseph and Taylor

started to get very close, from my perspective.

And to be honest, I lumped you three in

as a possible break in the alliance.

In my mind, when I think about that group, I started to piece

together everyone's why, and I thought Taylor,

a strong African-American woman,

Joseph, with the Middle Eastern exposure,

that's a very strong why.

Terrance, South Side Chicago.

I just thought that group could unify under,

"we all have a core purpose of being here."

In talking about the why, I pieced it back to the cookout

because they had such a strong why.

And inadvertently, like, I realize how bad that looks now.

I'm sorry.

I mean, it's toughest for me, bro,

to be honest with you, 'cause we walked in together.

-Yeah.

-We had the most transparent conversations about game.

Your thought process around me and Taylor having the same exact

relationship, it is a little disappointing.

I'm just looking back on everything, and I'm trying to

figure out, like, how do you deduce that me and her would be

working together at that point?

And I think the thought process

is solely based on race, and that's --

that's the part that's tough.

The whys and why people were working together

just sounds like bull, to be honest with you, bro.

I can't...

Actions speak louder than words.

-I'm gonna speak frankly,

'cause I just can't hold my tongue with this [no audio].

I feel like I've just been played.

You know what I'm saying?

I was told Monte, Joseph, and Taylor

are running the Leftovers.

They are running the Leftovers.

Everything in that backyard sent Joseph in a spiral

that he couldn't understand why he was spiraling.

You've made me pull a trigger.

[Indistinct]

-It should have been you who left, not Joseph.

-I'm sorry.

It was foolish.

Do you have any advice for me in this situation?

-I believe that there's a lot of honor

in admitting when you've done some wrongdoing.

-I hope you use this as an opportunity

to learn more about life, and having relationships,

and the cultural divides that happen.

-I obviously made a huge mistake,

and I need to look at the core reason

at why that was even a thought or a concept in my mind.

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-I couldn't hold it.

I couldn't hold how I felt about the whole situation,

to be honest with you.

So...

-Like...

-I guess that's what I'm trying to get at.

Like, why didn't they blow the whistle on it?

And why did you sit on it for this long?

-Should everyone be involved in a sit-down conversation?

-I think that wouldn't be a bad idea.

-Could just be, honestly, a productive conversation?

-The past few hours have been extremely overwhelming.

We can't be playing Telephone with information this sensitive.

So, I think the best way to go about it

is to call a house meeting, and openly talk with everybody.

-Hey.

They wanted to see if we could just have a family meeting.

They're trying to call everybody really quick.

♪♪

-Up next, Kyle, Michael, and Brittany

must now face their housemates in a house meeting

that is much bigger than the game.

Plus, it's the live Head of Household competition.

With only days before we crown a winner,

tonight's HoH is the most important to date.

Stay with us.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Welcome back to "Big Brother."

Hurt and betrayed, the house comes together

to find out the uncomfortable truth

about what has transpired.

-Hey, everybody.

-So, yeah, I'll start things off.

Like...

honestly, I'm at terms with where my game is at right now,

so I'm sorry if some of the information

that's gonna come out affects each of your games.

So, Michael, could you start things off, kind of how we did?

Would that be okay with you?

-Yeah. -Okay.

I appreciate that. -Um...

So, I know I've talked to some people about this,

but I'll just address everyone.

During my HoH on week five,

Kyle and I had a conversation

where he kind of outlined where he saw divisions in the game.

-Can I jump in there just really quick?

'Cause, again, my thought --

-Anything that doesn't sound right --

-No, it does sound right.

I just want to clarify my thought process

going into conversations like that.

So, early on in the game, Michael, Brittany,

I felt very comfortable with them.

Turner, I'm sorry, but Turner and I had a Final Two.

-Just so we're clear, I had no --

-No, Turner wasn't a part of this.

It was me, Michael, and Brittany,

because, again, I thought that my two closest allies

in the house were Michael and Brittany,

and then Alyssa outside of it.

So, when looking at the group of seven,

I didn't know where I stood with you.

I mean, for me, like, the thought that

a possible cookout situation could happen

was Taylor expressing that she wouldn't want to put up Jasmine

because a strong Black woman.

You guys know I'm kind of a naive person.

I've been living in a bubble.

I've never been to a bar.

Like, I don't have these life experiences.

I don't -- I have these unconscious biases,

which I do acknowledge now.

If you had sat me down in a room,

and just explained, in five minutes,

exactly what you have shared,

instead of beating around the bush --

-I feel like we had that explicit conversation.

-I don't.

-When you and I were alone in the bathroom.

-It seemed like you guys were on board with that --

I mean, with that plan, though.

-That obviously is not something that we agreed to.

-I understand.

And I wish I had done things differently.

I do feel, at the same time,

it's not fair for you to be the one making these comments,

and then say, "Well, why didn't you do something?"

-That is true.

-Your actions are your actions. Your words were your words,

And they were not mine. -Yeah.

-I got a -- I got a burning question

that I got to just go ahead and get off my chest.

I think that you guys are very smart people.

It feels like you guys knew this prior.

Why wouldn't you all come to us,

and tell us about that situation,

knowing that it has % to do with race and game play?

It just looks very strategic.

What he did is [no audio], definitely,

but there's some onus that you guys have to take, too.

-I completely understand that.

I'd rather jeopardize my game, here in this moment.

This is not a smart game move.

No one wins in this situation.

Literally no one in this room wins.

I'm so sorry.

I wish --I wish I could have put myself in your shoes,

and recognized that that would be hurtful,

because that was literally the last thing I was trying to do.

-I've been working with you guys.

You know, everybody knows about the damn Leftovers by now.

If Kyle was saying these things two weeks ago, um...

it feels a little bit hurtful to know that, like,

it wasn't shared then.

That part doesn't sit well with me.

-I understand.

And I wish -- If I could go back and say something --

We went right into the Dyre Fest.

We were split up.

You know, there's a chance Kyle doesn't come back.

If Kyle's out of the game,

I didn't think it was part of the game.

-If I did send Kyle home, it was,

"Well, Kyle's gone.

We don't have to think about that no more.

-Conversations would have been had.

We just -- We were separated by a wall.

-Everything's "would have been."

If I knew what I know right now, in this moment,

it's no way that I could have let Joseph go home.

I have to live with that.

I understand the fact-checking situation,

but it's like a huge disrespectful slap in the face.

-You know, Kyle, I'm not going to...

hate you as a person, or paint you out as a...

intentional villain, r*cist, et cetera, et cetera.

One thing I will say is that, as a Black woman in this world,

I don't get...

the chance or opportunity -- privilege, if you will,

to be sat down and walked through these things.

-Yeah.

-I want you to understand that I can love you and accept you

as a person, but we can also hold you

accountable for unconscious things that...

-Yeah. -...have happened.

-I personally feel like I don't give a [no audio]

about the game right now.

I think this is all about us, as individuals,

getting better, and learning.

In real life, there could be worse implications

for stuff like this, and I think this is where we grow

together, as a people, is by having these conversations,

and talking about stuff that makes us uncomfortable.

-The point of this group discussion, for me,

is it's a moment of love.

-Yeah.

I appreciate that.

-The hard conversations happen,

The ugliness comes out,

but what happens afterwards is what matters.

And I love you, and I trust that you are committed to expanding.

-Yeah.

-The only consequence I want you to feel for this,

personally, would be...

eviction from the house.

but if that's the worst consequence in your life,

then, that's that.

-I'm sorry to all of you.

I feel like I have a personal relationship with all of you

outside of the game, and I appreciate your kindness,

and love, and understanding that, like,

I am an imperfect person trying to get better.

And that's what I hope to do.

Turner, with the Veto, I respect your decision.

I understand where my game is at right now.

I'm going home this week.

I've made a lot of mistakes in the past days.

I hope to take the next few days to get a little bit better,

and the only way I can do that is if I have people

that can help me in doing that.

And I'm sorry.

And I'm sorry about Joseph. I apologize.

I have a lot of growing and work to do as a person,

which I'm coming to terms with.

-All right.

Well...

-Meeting adjourned?

-Y'all got a bunch of good snacks

that I'm about to go through, so...

-They're the house snacks now.

-When we return, now that everything has been exposed,

will the Veto meeting seal Kyle's fate?

And how will the house pick up the pieces from here?

Stay with us.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Welcome back to "Big Brother."

For Kyle, the Veto meeting is nothing

compared to the unknown of moving on in the aftermath.

♪♪

-This is the Veto meeting.

Brittany and Taylor have been nominated for eviction,

but I have the power to veto one of the nominations.

I have decided...

♪♪

...to use the Power of Veto on Brittany.

♪♪

♪♪

Turner, since I have just vetoed one of your nominations

for eviction, you'll have to name

a new houseguest as a replacement nominee.

♪♪

-Kyle.

♪♪

I'm sorry, Kyle.

I just currently think that

this is in the house's best interest.

This is nothing personal. I love you, bro.

♪♪

-This Veto meeting is adjourned.

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-Are we all just hugging? -Yeah.

-We got to share love today.

-Could I take a second, please,

just, like, while we're all here?

Like, I don't know how to go about these conversations

that are gonna be difficult to have.

But, like, isolating myself is gonna be no help to anyone.

I want to use this opportunity

Like, you guys have set the example of being open,

and forgiving, and loving when I don't deserve that.

And so, you know, I want to be an example, as well --

learn, and progress, and get better.

-I understand, man.

-So, hopefully you guys are open to those types of conversations

throughout the rest of the week.

-Definitely.

-Yeah, let me know if you ever want to chat this week, man.

-No, definitely.

-Kyle's actions definitely don't fly

inside nor outside of this house.

-Thank you, guys.

-But he seems pretty remorseful.

He's owned up for his wrongs.

And if he wants to chat with me any time this week,

I'm totally down for it.

-So, yeah.

♪♪

-I literally have spent my entire life

trying to fix grown men, and I can't do it anymore.

-And here I am, just the most broken -year-old.

-Not to make your life even harder than it already is...

I don't think that we should leave this game

in a relationship.

-I hope there's a chance outside of the game

that we can...

explore something without the game.

-I feel like you'd never fall for me, at the end of the day.

Like, you would have picked yourself over me, for sure.

And that's just not somebody that I want to have babies with,

and imagine my life with,

and I just feel like I deserve a little bit better than that.

At the end of the day,

I poured my entire heart and soul into this relationship.

But Kyle continuously lied to me, and I feel like

manipulated me, at some point, for his own game.

And I don't think I can leave this house continuing to be

in a relationship with him.

That being said, I do love you a lot,

and I am very happy that I met you.

♪♪

-This is incredibly difficult for me.

I've never been in this situation before.

-Mm-hmm.

-I...

I'm sorry, bro.

Like, I really am. -It's all right, man.

-There's a different level with you, though, because we --

we've lived the same game from the beginning.

Like, I will never forget, you know, the look that you

and Terrance gave me in that...

[Indistinct]

...of pure disgust.

And your friendship, should it continue, means a lot to me.

And...

from day one, you've done nothing wrong

against me at any point.

And the fact that I would assume things,

or place judgment, was entirely...

my fault.

You can punch me in the face. -No, no.

-Like, that would make me feel a lot better right now,

if you could.

-That's not gonna be helpful.

[ Laughter ]

-I appreciate you apologizing for the conversation we had

in the have-not room, because, you know, I'm not gonna lie,

that was a frustrating conversation for me.

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Yeah, the reason...

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...the reason this is tough for me, man,

'cause high school,

I went to a very prestigious, you know, White school.

And, you know, that first year was rough.

Like, the biggest part of it was, socially, it was tough,

because people just assumed I was there to play sports.

I, like, navigated through it.

I figured out ways to socially, like,

learn more about them and their culture,

but never felt like my culture was appreciated,

or anybody was curious about me.

A lot of the friends that I have from high school,

I don't really have the same relationships with them

because there was always something that was done or said

that just completely ended the trust.

You know?

And it always, sadly, had something to do with my race.

Unfortunately, even throughout my college experience,

I tended to hang out with more people who looked like me

because it was just comfortable.

And it just always felt like I couldn't get to that point

where, like, I could have, like, a White friend who I, like,

completely, like, trusted -- like, a true friend.

-Yeah. -You know what I mean?

I could have accepted anything, bro.

-Yeah. -If you wanted to work with...

everybody but me, I would have been fine with that.

But for it to have been attached to my race,

that's the part that... -Yeah.

-Either way, I don't hate you.

You know what I mean?

I don't even -- it's not even that I dislike you.

I dislike your thought process.

-Yeah.

-But as a person, you know, as a human, I love you, dude.

-Thank you for your kindness.

Again, I don't deserve it, but you it means a lot.

-%, man.

-Really appreciate it. -Let's hug it out, man.

-I appreciate it, dude. I really do.

Thank you. -Of course, bro.

-Appreciate you.

-This week has definitely been an emotional week.

I'm really hoping that Kyle can learn

from this entire experience,

and the house can heal from this process, as well.

And together, we could all move forward,

and get back to playing "Big Brother."

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I'm just wanting to get your headspace on this stuff,

but the timing in which things were shared,

Brittany and Michael keep saying

that it's not good for their game that they shared this.

I don't know how it's not good for their game

to share this at this moment.

Michael and Brittany are smart people.

When we've been in this alliance,

they've always been so calculated

and so thought-out in what they're doing

and why they're doing it.

Decisions were made for reasons.

And everything plays out just fine for them.

So, the assumption is Alyssa and Terrance --

and I'm still fine with that.

If I were the HoH, those are the people going up on the block.

All I'm saying is that, if there's an opportunity --

and I hope that you can trust me --

in this opportunity where Michael does not win

the damn Veto, there is a chance to take a shot.

And if we don't take it, there's no way we're winning.

-I don't disagree.

-So, as long as you're cool with it, I'm cool with it.

-Right now, Michael is running away with the $k.

I mean, he is a caught beast.

Socially, has game has been flawless.

So, if there's a time to take a shot,

then, I think we have to take that shot when it's available.

[ Indistinct whispering ]

-When we return, it's the live vote and eviction.

Is Kyle about to become the fourth member of the jury?

Then, the Head of Household is back up for grabs.

That do-or-die competition starts tonight.

Stay with us.

[ Cheers and applause]

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Welcomed back to "Big Brother."

Kyle and Taylor.

Who will become the fourth member of the jury?

Let's head to the living room, and talk with the two nominees.

Hello, houseguests.

-Hi, Julie.

-Kyle, Taylor, in just moments,

your housemates will cast their votes to evict live.

But before they do, you each have a final chance

to sway their votes with one brief statement.

Kyle, you're up first. -Okay.

I'll try and keep this quick.

Houseguests, I love you so much.

Thank you for this amazing experience.

I've learned a lot from each of you.

Taylor, I've learned about grace and compassion.

And you face adversity with a smile on your face

and a bag of Lay's in your hand.

Brittany, you care about everyone so much,

and I love your for that.

Monte, your friendship means the world to me,

and your loyalty, as well.

Turner, your humor is unmatched,

and you stand for something greater.

I'm going on hours vegetarian.

Let's get it.

Michael, thank you for being so thoughtful

this entire experience.

Terrance, you're a prime example of what a husband, a father,

and a friend should look like.

And I care for you, and appreciate you so much.

Alyssa, thank you so much for being there for me

when others weren't.

You know how much I care for you.

Some may see this as an end of a journey,

but I see it as more of the beginning.

Thank you all have been a part of that beginning of a journey.

And thank you so much.

I love you guys so much. Crush this game.

Let's go. I love you guys.

-Thank you, Kyle. Taylor.

-Houseguests, America, today, like so much of my journey

in this game, I choose strength.

And for me, strength looks like love.

Kyle, you are my friend, and I love you to death,

and I am choosing to support you in your journey to grow

in the same way that we will encourage you

moving forward in this game.

You all know that strength looks like love for me,

and I love this game.

Please keep me here, so I can go forth, and show all of you

all the love that I continue to have.

-Thank you, Taylor. Thank you, both.

All right, everyone, it's now time

for the live voting to begin.

Turner, as current Head of Household,

you are not allowed to vote.

And as always, neither are the two nominees.

One at a time, the rest of you will enter the diary room,

and cast your vote to evict.

Michael, you're up first.

Please go to the diary room.

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Michael made the choice to expose Kyle,

and in doing so,

officially cut ties with his one-time ally.

Hi, Michael.

-Hi, Julie.

-Please cast your vote to evict.

-I vote to evict Kyle.

-Thank you. -Thanks, Julie.

-Alyssa seems to have ended her showmance with Kyle,

but is she really ready to let him go?

Hi, Alyssa. -Hi, Julie.

-Please cast your vote to evict.

-I vote to evict Kyle. -Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Terrance felt extremely hurt and betrayed

by what Kyle said, but he has been debating

extending him some sympathy with his vote.

Hi, Terrance. -Hey. How are you?

-I'm well, thank you. Please cast your vote to evict.

-I vote to evict Kyle.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

-It's official.

With three votes to evict Kyle,

Kyle will leave the house tonight.

But let's see how the other votes fall.

Hi, Brittany. -Hi, Julie.

-Please cast your vote to evict.

-I vote to evict Kyle. -Thank you.

-Thank you. Stephen, love you.

Mwah.

My nieces, Maris and Sophie, love you babies.

Mwah.

-Monte has condemned Kyle's game play,

but has said he forgives the man outside of the game.

Hi, Monte. -Hey, Julie.

We may love Rihanna,

but Julie Chen Moonves is number one in our hearts.

-Oh, now you say that.

Okay. I'll take it, though.

Thank you, Monte. Please cast your vote to evict.

-I vote to evict Kyle. -Thank you.

-Thank you.

[Indistinct]

♪♪

-All of the votes are in.

Let's give the news to the houseguests.

Houseguests, the votes are in.

When I reveal the vote, the evicted houseguest

will have just a few moments to say goodbye,

gather his or her belongings,

and walk out the front door.

By a vote of -, Kyle, you are evicted

from the "Big Brother" house.

-I love you guys. Brittany, love you.

Thank you so much. Get it, guys.

Turner. Miss you, too.

Thank you so much for everything.

-I got you. -Michael, thank you so much.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Listen, you got this.

Stay strong.

You know how much you mean to me.

-I love you. -Love you, too.

All right.

Hey, thank you guys so much.

-Keep that door open. Come on, guys.

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-Hi, Kyle. Welcome.

We have to stay apart, but we do have a lot to talk about.

-We do, yes.

-So stay right there. -Okay.

-Because when we return, I'll talk live with Kyle.

Stay with us.

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-Welcome back to "big Brother."

I'm sitting here with Kyle,

who was just evicted by a vote of -.

Kyle, we clearly have a lot to talk about.

Tonight, sitting here with me, comes as no surprise to you.

It's been an emotional week for everyone.

-Yeah.

-How are you feeling right now?

-Man, it was a very, very tough week.

But honestly, I'm feeling so grateful to have

this experience with all these amazing people.

They shared so much love and compassion

for someone as flawed as I am.

Like, I just feel so grateful to have had this experience,

and to have it with these houseguests.

-Earlier in the game, you had a conversation with Michael

saying that you thought there could be

an alliance in the house

trying to do what the Cookout did last year,

essentially being made up of all people of color

working together in a secret alliance.

And you proposed to Michael that you and he,

plus Turner, Alyssa, and Brittany could work together

in a secret alliance.

Did you consider how that might be perceived by your housemates?

-As terrible as it sounds, at the time,

it didn't click in my mind.

And after looking back, and the multiple conversations

with Michael and Brittany, and the multiple conversations,

you know, this week,

I now realize how terrible that was.

And I should have realized it from the start.

And I apologize to everyone watching,

and everyone in the house.

-When you brought up this suspicion you had

to Brittany in the bathroom, she said --

this is a quote --

"We just can't assume that that would be the case."

After that discussion, did the idea of this secret alliance

possibly existing affect your strategy in the game?

Did it weigh on you?

-It...

At the time, it's hard to describe

how I was feeling, 'cause there's so many

different variables that were going on.

And I think one of the themes that Terrance and I talked about

was just the fact that I was overthinking everything.

So, that probably did weigh into some of my decision-making,

unfortunately.

But I also had some very close relationships

with Turner, Alyssa, Michael, and Brittany

that kind of spurred that hope in working together.

And unfortunately, yes, I think it did play into

some of that consideration, unfortunately.

-When the split house twist happened, you made a bold move

by outing the Leftover alliance,

and turning your back on your ally, Joseph.

-Yeah.

-Did targeting Joseph have anything to do with, again,

maybe you thought that he was in this secret alliance

that was only made up of people of color?

-So, no.

At that point, I thought that Monte's relationship with Joseph

was very tight, and I suspected that Joseph's relationship

with Taylor was very tight, as well.

Going into the, you know, split house,

I felt like I was on the outs of the Leftovers.

I was being left out of multiple decisions

on who the target should be each week.

And then, I was put in a position where

I would have to use the Veto to back-door Alyssa,

which I didn't feel comfortable with.

And so, at that point, going into the split house,

I just felt that, you know, the Leftovers were --

I was kind of on the outs with the Leftovers.

And at that point, Joseph and I

had very similar cards to play, and information,

and I just decided I would rather play that card first

before I had to play catchup there.

-You played a hard-charging game.

In the beginning, you were part of Po's Pack.

You turned your back on them to be part of the Pound.

That expanded to involve more people, called the Leftovers.

You blew that up during the split house twist

for the Afterparty.

How much of this had to do with all to protect Alyssa?

-[ Laughs ]

There definitely was a component, especially late game,

where I just wanted to work with her.

And the split house left me feeling ostracized

from the Leftovers.

And the split house gave me an opportunity

to start fresh with Alyssa and Terrance.

And the Afterparty was formed, and honestly, I felt so happy

to be able to finally work and be honest with Alyssa.

And unfortunately, that was short-lived,

but, yeah, that definitely was something

that I was very excited for.

-We're gonna continue this conversation after the show.

We have a lot more to get to.

So, to see my extended interview with Kyle on "Big Brother's"

official Instagram page, @bigbrothercbs, tomorrow.

-Up next, I have a big announcement

for you at home, America.

Then, the head of household competition kicks off live.

Stay with us.

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-Welcome back to "Big Brother."

Tune in Sunday at :, : Central

for the return of Zingbot.

You don't want to miss his zings aimed at the houseguests.

Plus, who will be nominated for eviction?

Then, on Wednesday, the Power of Veto is back up for grabs.

Who will win, and will it be used

to save one of the two nominees?

Then, on Thursday, it is a special two-hour double eviction

you don't want to miss, as two houseguests

are sent to the jury in one action-packed night.

You can watch the houseguests / on Paramount+.

Go to Paramount+.com/bblf to get the live feeds and more.

Now, it's time for the Head of Household competition to begin.

Free from the threat of eviction,

the HoH must put two houseguests on the chopping block.

Let's head to the backyard, and get things started.

Houseguests, the Power is up for grabs.

Turner, as outgoing HoH, you are not eligible to compete.

This competition is called "Burning Bot."

And let me be the first to welcome you

to Zingbot's festival.

The festivities kick off

with tonight's Head of Household competition,

and I'm sure you'll all be happy to know

that Zingbot himself will be arriving sometime later tonight.

[ Yelling ]

[ Applause ]

Get ready for that.

But this competition kicks off right now, houseguests,

and here's how it works.

On my go, you must transfer your puzzle pieces,

one at a time, to the building platform.

There, you must assemble your Zingbot puzzle.

Note -- there are two sides to this puzzle,

and you must build your puzzle with the front of Zingbot

facing away from your button.

The first houseguest to correctly do so,

and race back and hit their buzzer,

will be the new Head of Household.

Does everyone understand?

-Yes. -Yeah, Julie.

-Excellent.

Then, get ready, because this competition starts...

now.

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