25x10 - Episode 10

[bunniefuu]

- A house divided became a house united

in order to pull off the first blindside of the season.

Welcome to "Big Brother."

- Previously on "Big Brother"...

[cheers and applause]

Hisam took a shot at the Handful alliance

by taking out Reilly.

- You are evicted from the Big Brother house.

[dramatic music]

- But he also started making enemies

on his own side of the house.

- Do you have an opinion of who you think it might be?

- I mean, I remember--

- I think it's Blue and Jag.

♪

Has to be.

- He'll ask and answer his own questions.

And it--it comes across as if

what you have to say doesn't matter.

- After Hisam started courting new allies...

- You are definitely on my list of people

that I want to work with... - Mm-hmm.

- Because I think that you would be

a really strong endurance competitor.

- I just think it's very weird.

I don't really trust him.

- A game of telephone kicked off...

- What he's told me is that he wants

to work with strong players.

[...] basically on his side.

- Oh, my God. - Yeah.

- And the info got back

to Cirie, Felicia, and Izzy.

- The words he used is he was like, yo,

I want to work with people who can win physical comps,

people who can win endurance comps.

- Solidifying the Professors' next target.

- Everyone's already getting sick of Hisam's axe.

And now realizing that he's making alliances

behind our back? No way.

I want to take this shot. - Right, right, right, right.

- I want us to do this. - I do. I agree.

- Screw you.

♪

- With Felicia putting to power...

[bell dinging]

[all cheering] - Congratulations, Felicia!

You are now the Head of Household!

- [shrieking]

Say a word!

- Operation Backdoor Hisam was initiated.

- We might not get another shot at Hisam.

- On your HOH. - On your HOH.

- It really is your time to go.

- So with two pawns on the block...

- I have nominated you, Jag, and you, Cameron.

- Hisam remained painfully clueless.

- I feel so safe with Felicia.

So I'm hoping I don't get picked for Veto.

I've already won enough competitions.

[chicken clucking]

- At an "egg-citing" Veto competition...

- Don't crack under the pressure now!

- Jag c*ck-a-doodle-dominated.

- Congratulations, Jag!

You've won the Golden Power of Veto!

[all cheering]

- But also earned

a clucking costume.

- I may have won the Veto,

but I also got something else.

[chicken clucking]

I'm also c*ck-a-doodle-zoom!

I gotta wear this the whole week.

- With the pieces in place for a perfect blindside...

- I have decided to use the Power of Veto on myself.

- Felicia checkmated Hisam.

- Why take out a knight when you can take out a king?

♪

And with that being said,

Hisam, you're my replacement nominee.

Please take a seat.

- With the doctor's game on life support,

will the house stick to their plan

of saying "bye-sam" to Hisam?

Plus, for years,

fans have demanded the return

of the epic Pressure Cooker competition.

Well, tonight it's back.

All this live on "Big Brother."

- You like what you see?

You could have it all.

[upbeat music]

[cheers and applause]

♪

- Good evening.

I'm Julie Chen Moonves.

Welcome to "Big Brother."

It's day inside the Big Brother house,

and for the second week in a row,

the former Head of Household

could become a former houseguest.

After an HOH reign

that rubbed most of his allies the wrong way,

Hisam now finds his game on the line.

And a house divided seems to have come together

to send him packing.

So should Felicia's backdoor plan play out,

bonds will be tested as alliances have crumbled

and everyone looks to form new ones,

making tonight's Head of Household competition

more important than ever.

But first, feeling hurt and betrayed,

Hisam looks for answers.

But can he handle the truth?

- This Veto meeting is adjourned.

[chicken clucking]

[tense music]

♪

I decided to use the Veto on myself.

This is "Big Brother."

At the end of the day, I don't want

to be on the block when it comes to eviction night.

I know everyone has this plan to send Hisam home,

but plans can change,

and I want to make sure I'm good.

♪

- I'm not exactly excited about sitting on the block.

This week, however,

there's a monumental plan in place

to walk somebody out the front door.

Who else do you call but...

[cracking knuckles] The specialist space cowboy?

Big old plan for me this week?

Same plan as last week.

Keep my head down. Don't ruffle any feathers.

Don't rock the boat.

I think everything's gonna work itself out.

♪

- There's two reasons why I feel good

with Hisam getting backdoored.

Reason one, I know he was campaigning against me.

And then the second reason, revenge for Reilly.

- Come talk to me when you're ready to talk.

We just blindsided Hisam.

He's going out.

Nobody wants to keep him in the house.

And I have to say, a part of me actually

feels bad because he is hurt.

He is visibly hurt.

But it's the game.

♪

- This is painful. It hurts a lot.

I basically had an alliance of seven.

♪

And no one sort of clues me in.

But I will say, like, I am a king,

and you should be able to fight for yourself.

I think that's the noble thing to do.

♪

I am a king.

Let's talk.

[tense music]

♪

- So listen.

I just felt like I had an opportunity

that I will probably never get again.

I see the glare on your face, so I know you're frustrated

and thinking, "You lying B."

- No, that's not what you're seeing.

- Okay.

- What you're seeing is I'm hurt, right?

Because... - Mm-hmm.

- One, it's unexpected. - Mm-hmm.

- We were working with each other.

- Right.

We were working with each other,

but all I heard from so many people

is that you never even saw me as a competitor.

We--I'm just a, you know, we can leave her there

until we--until we-- until we need to,

and then we can get rid of her.

She's not gonna win anything.

She's not gonna do anything.

- That's not what I said.

You know how I have always been, right?

Like, I am an advocate for older--older adults.

I would never have underestimated you.

I thought that we were all working with each other,

and I didn't realize that

that wasn't the case.

- I know it's a blindside.

- Mm-hmm.

- But I knew that if we allowed you

to get up in the chair as a nominee,

oh, you'd win the Power of Veto.

♪

You're a competition beast.

♪

- Okay.

- Now tell me your thoughts.

♪

- You know, honestly, like,

I'm still moving through the hurt.

- Okay.

Do you want to stay up here

for a little while and just think?

- Yeah, that sounds fine.

Thank you.

This is stupid.

As a game play, this is stupid.

But I can't tell them that that's stupid,

'cause no one wants to feel stupid.

I have to put that aside.

I've seen people come back from worse.

Getting out of this situation would be amazing.

That would go down in history.

♪

[tense music]

♪

- You get to be angry.

- I knew.

I knew.

- Yeah, you and Cirie both knew.

♪

- Yeah, yeah.

Yes.

♪

I'm sorry I lied to you this week.

My job was to keep you calm.

My job was to make you feel comfortable.

And I don't feel good about that.

I'm sick right now.

- Yeah, well, you did that.

I trusted you all, right?

I put my whole game in our alliance.

I really did, to try to--

to try to get us all to the end.

That was always my goal.

♪

- But I wasn't here playing your game.

♪

I won't be told what to do.

My intelligence will not be undermined,

and I will not be called a leftover.

I will not be someone that you feel you got stuck with.

I find the manipulating

for someone that brought us together

to be truthful and to be demanding

about not talking or working with other people,

trying to call America your endurance queen...

♪

That's not okay.

- Mm-hmm.

- You did all that.

Hearing that you told America

that you got stuck with us like leftovers...

- I think a lot of people ended up on sides

they may not have wanted to be on.

Does that make sense to you? - Yeah. No, it does.

- But I didn't necessarily want to be on this side.

- Yeah. - So then I was like,

oh, [...].

Like, we are literally left over.

♪

- Hisam, you--you were-- you were the liability.

♪

- When I'm confronted by my behavior

of talking to the other side, I have nothing to do

but admit that that's true

that they felt that they could no longer trust me

because I was having outside conversations

that got back to them.

That made them feel small.

That made them feel like they were left over.

And now they distrust me.

And that is a mistake.

I'm sorry that I made you feel that way.

That was not my intention, right?

I was trying to keep myself safe

knowing that I was vulnerable, right,

and trying to make connections to other people, right,

so that they wouldn't vote me out, right,

so that I could keep working with you all, right?

That was the plan.

Yeah, I guess I made a mistake.

♪

It's too bad.

♪

Yeah, what I need to do is just make amends with everybody.

♪

That will be a good place to start.

♪

- I'm sorry.

- I've actually betrayed the people I love,

the people that were my family.

I betrayed them.

Betrayal begets betrayal.

That part makes it sound like the divide is unfixable.

I realize that this is a big hole.

I have to try to find a way of staying in this game.

I'm sorry too.

I really am.

♪

- Up next, the odds seem stacked against Hisam,

but could a flip be in the works?

A lot has happened in the Big Brother house

in the past hours.

Then it's the live vote and eviction.

Stay with us.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪

[cheers and applause]

- Welcome back to "Big Brother."

Hisam is determined to stay in the game.

The choice before him?

Seek revenge or seek redemption.

[tense music]

♪

- After doing a lot of reflecting,

I have realized that even though they hurt me

by blindsiding me...

♪

And I hurt them with my actions,

these are the people I want to work with.

They are my family.

And I will do whatever it takes

to ask for their forgiveness,

earn their trust

so that we can win together.

♪

[sighs]

- I feel bad because I see hurt in you.

- You really hurt me.

[somber music]

Really hurt me.

Everything I did was to protect us.

And I wasn't making alliances, right?

That wasn't the goal.

The goal was to try getting close to other people,

right, so that we could keep ourselves safe.

- Right. - Right?

That's what I was doing.

- But you're getting close to other people,

and you never told us.

We have to step back from what you want

for the greater good of the group.

- Yeah. It feels very heavy right now.

Right?

It sounds like

people's minds are made up and--

- No, no, no.

You still have a day and a half to shift people's minds.

♪

So I can see that Hisam is genuinely hurt.

I feel good about our conversations.

It was good to see him acknowledge

the error in his ways,

but you reap what you sow.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

- Let me start by saying I really [...] up.

I made so many mistakes with you,

and I'm so sorry.

It feels terrible,

because I was closest to you.

I thought you and I were going to the end.

I believed that.

I trusted you.

I saw you as family.

And I...

I've learned a lot.

♪

If there is forgiveness, please have mercy on me.

Give me a chance to be better.

♪

I would love your vote.

- There's still a lot to think about.

- Of course.

♪

But I will say this.

Whoever saves me,

if there is saving to be had,

like, I can let bygones be bygones.

- I hear you, and I'm not--

I'm not saying yes or no.

- That's better than hearing no.

And that's all I can ask of you.

♪

- Hisam is being super apologetic, and I--

I think it's pretty sincere.

Human to human,

I think he is truly suffering in this house,

and I do think that he has the potential

to be smart enough to be in debt to us.

I appreciate the apology,

'cause I know that's hard,

and I accept.

- Can I hug you?

- Yeah.

♪

[tense music]

- The connection I had with you, Izzy, Mama F...

- Mm-hmm. - Were very real...

- Mm-hmm. - To me.

- It's hard to judge you,

because I'm not in that position,

and I'm not stupid enough

to be holier than thou and be like,

"I wouldn't have done that,"

'cause I don't know what I would do.

- Well, also understand, this comes in the context

of it feeling like a backdoor by a person

that I felt like we're family.

I saw you as family.

[somber music]

But the truth of the matter is, is that, like,

there is a way forward for me. - Mm-hmm.

- Right?

%.

- I think the obstacle that we would have to overcome

is people feeling that you would want revenge.

- If the Professors save me...

- Mm-hmm. - I am with you to the end.

To the [...] end. - Okay.

- And, yes, like, will I go after the other side

aggressively? I sure will.

- Mm-hmm. - Right?

- Mm-hmm. - Am I gonna become

the biggest target in the house?

%. - Okay.

- Right? - Mm-hmm.

- I understand families fight. - Mm-hmm.

- And here's what I'll tell you.

I have always forgiven.

- Okay.

Loyalty is a valuable currency in this game.

In a game that you can't trust anyone,

you have to trust some people,

because you can't play this game by yourself.

So when Hisam is pledging his undying loyalty

for being saved, I have to take it into consideration.

As much as my insides are saying,

no, no, no, no, no,

I believe that Hisam is redeemable.

- You have to trust me in this.

I believe that it's fixable.

♪

[tense music]

♪

- How bad would it be if Cameron went home?

♪

- My only reservation with that

is he is very hurt by the fact that I did it.

- I think he did some stupid stuff,

but I think he was truthful about being loyal.

- But if we were to actually now try

to convince a couple more people not to vote him out,

it would be detriment to our game.

- We haven't flipped anything. - But we haven't

flipped anything yet. - We've been consistent.

- We're just talking to you right now.

- If we save Hisam...

- Right. - Hisam's protecting us.

- Are we sure?

♪

- I don't know.

That's how it would look like to me.

- I want to talk to Hisam again, because I want

to look him in his face. - Yeah.

- 'Cause I can look at people and tell when they lying.

- Yeah. - Why don't I find Hisam?

You stay.

- Find Hisam and bring him, yeah.

[tense music]

♪

- Hey, hi.

- Come sit here.

- Please.

- So I'm just gonna be very straightforward.

My worry is that I'd be fool enough

to flip this thing and then the first opportunity you get,

you say, you gotta go, 'cause I'm pissed at you...

- No, no, darling. - 'Cause you did this to me.

- No, darling, no.

- And that's why-- I--I said, go get him.

I need him to sit right here... - I'll hug you.

- So I can look at him.

- I'll hug you.

I'll hug you.

♪

- You know what resonated with me?

Because I have that family

where we get mad at each other, cuss each other out,

and then we don't talk for a couple months,

and then it's like, oh, we're family, stop all that.

- Right. - And now we have to come

back together... - Right.

- Because we're always gonna be connected.

- You got it. You got it.

- And don't make me your first target. [laughs]

- You would never be my first target, darling.

- If we did this, we would be trusting,

and this would be truly the most solid thing.

- Yep. - I will promise you that.

I will promise you that.

I don't know what the future holds for me

or whether I'll have enough votes to stay.

But if I do, you will see something

unlike anything that's ever been seen on this game before.

I am fiercely loyal and fiercely protective,

and I will do everything I can

to make sure that my family is safe

and that we end up in the end together.

[sighs]

- Now let's think about this.

I think we need Cory, Jared, Meme.

- Mm-hmm.

- I think we can get all of them.

- I agree.

We would need America's vote too.

- Nobody is asking her to align,

and she desperately wants it.

- If she wants to align, this is her opportunity.

- In order to keep Hisam,

we've gotta find at least two other votes.

Bowie Jane has been a floater,

so we're not sure where Bowie stands.

And there's no way Red is gonna vote Cameron out,

so now we gotta look outside the Professors...

♪

In order to make this work.

- If we're gonna do this, we need to think about this.

- Definitely have to do that.

Keeping Hisam has its benefits.

I actually believe when he says

he would be loyal to the end for anyone who saves him,

but is it really worth it?

We're putting all of our necks on the line

and alienating so many others.

♪

It is crucial that we make the right decision in this.

And I still am not sure what we should do.

♪

- Up next, Cameron or Hisam?

Who will be walking out the front door?

Plus, the Head of Household competition kicks off live

with the return of the legendary

"Big Brother" Pressure Cooker.

Stay with us.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪

[cheers and applause]

- Welcome back to "Big Brother."

Will the plan to backdoor Hisam become a reality,

or will Cameron be the one blindsided?

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

Hello, houseguests.

all: Hi! - Hello, Julie!

- Well, everyone, it's time

for the live vote and eviction.

Cameron, Hisam, 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.

Cameron, you're up first.

- Thank you, Miss Julie.

First off, Hisam,

it's been a very interesting week, brother.

It's been a pleasure sharing the block with you.

Stevie Rae, happy birthday, baby.

I love you so much.

I miss you so much.

You'll never understand.

Houseguests, it has been an incredible week.

Just when we thought we couldn't get any closer,

we get closer again.

I love you all, and I trust you so much and respect you.

I hope--I hope we can continue making memories together.

Thank y'all.

- Thank you, Cameron.

Hisam?

- First, love to my mom, family, friends, and Tater Tot.

Being on the block, I've learned a lot of things.

I've had a time to reflect on my time here.

And I have made multiple mistakes,

and I understand why I'm here.

But I also have found a way of asking for forgiveness,

which has been very meaningful for me.

Right now, I'm asking for your vote to stay here.

I'm asking for you to extend kindness,

generosity, and mercy

to allow me to stay in this game.

If you do, I promise to be loyal to you to the very end.

As hard as it gets, always on your side.

That is not something that my competitor Cam can say.

Thank you.

- Thank you, Hisam.

Thank you both.

All right, everyone, it's now time

for the live voting to begin.

Felicia, as current Head of Household,

you are not allowed to vote.

Neither are the two nominees.

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

and cast your vote to evict.

Red, you're up first.

Please go to the diary room.

[tense music]

♪

Red is Cameron's best friend in the game.

Will he vote to keep his buddy safe?

♪

Hello, Red. - Hi, Julie, how are ya?

- I'm well, thank you.

Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- Yes, ma'am.

Shout out Alleymae. Love you, baby.

♪

- Jag used the Veto and saved himself,

paving the way to backdoor Hisam.

Will he use his vote to complete the plan?

♪

Hello, Jag.

- Hi, Julie.

- Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- Happy birthday, Daji.

Love you, miss you.

♪

- Bowie Jane was in on the plan to blindside Hisam

and send him home.

But is she in on the possible plan to keep him?

♪

Hello, Bowie Jane.

- G'day, Julie.

- Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- Shout out Insomnia,

Red and the NoiseHouse crew,

my family in Australia!

♪

- Blue and Cameron have been close allies

from the beginning of the game.

Does she still feel that way?

♪

Hello, Blue.

- Hey, miss girl!

- Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- [speaking Korean]

Mwah, mwah, mwah.

♪

- Currently, the vote is zero votes to evict Cameron

and four votes to evict Hisam.

But Cirie and Izzy have yet to vote.

Have they flipped?

Stay with us.

[cheers and applause]

[tense music]

♪

[cheers and applause]

[tense music]

- Welcome back to "Big Brother."

The houseguests are currently voting to evict

either Cameron or Hisam.

So far, it's zero votes to evict Cameron

and four votes to evict Hisam.

Let's continue with the live voting.

Matt is seeking revenge

for Hisam ending Reilly's game last week.

Will this be payback time?

♪

Hello, Matt.

- Hi, Julie. You look fantastic.

- Thank you so much.

Please cast your vote to evict.

- I choose to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

You can join the others now.

- Love you, Mom, Dad, Steph.

Baton Rouge, miss you.

Bye till then.

♪

- Cirie helped lead the charge to backdoor Hisam.

But did his emotional pleas sway her back to his side?

♪

Hello, Cirie.

- Hi, Julie!

- Please cast your vote to evict.

- I sadly vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- Thank you. Love you, honey.

Blutie, Barb, Show, Jada, Kenzie.

Hold it down, ladies.

Love you, Vonnie, [indistinct], John, Millie, Mama Day.

[giggles]

[laughter]

- It's official.

With six votes to evict Hisam,

Hisam will leave the house tonight.

But let's see how the other votes fall.

♪

Hi, America.

- Hi, Julie. You look amazing.

- Thank you so much.

Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Kenny, Barbara, love you guys.

♪

- Izzy is angry with Hisam

for thinking of her as a leftover,

but took his apology to heart.

Was it enough to earn her vote?

♪

Hello, Izzy.

- Hi, Julie.

- Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Paige, I love you.

♪

- Cory is not close with either nominee tonight.

Who would be best to keep to further his game?

Hello, Cory. - Hi, Julie.

- Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- Love you, Mom and Dad.

♪

- Jared was in on the plan to flip the vote Hisam's way.

His vote should match his mom's.

♪

Hello, Jared.

- How you doing, Julie?

- I'm well, thank you.

Please cast your vote to evict.

- I vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you.

- Kenzo, Trish,

everyone worldwide, love y'all.

- Mecole was all in on backdooring her ally Hisam.

Will she be all in on sending him home?

♪

Hello, Mecole.

- Hi, Julie!

- Please cast your vote to evict.

- I sadly cast my vote to evict Hisam.

- Thank you. - Thank you, Julie.

Love you, Damien.

I love and miss you so much, my husband.

Happy birthday, Elise.

Love you, Mom, and TT and Tasha and everybody.

♪

- 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 belongings, and walk out the front door.

By a vote of to ,

Hisam, you are evicted from the Big Brother house.

♪

[indistinct whispering]

- Good luck.

Good luck, good luck.

- Let me get over here.

- Good luck.

Yeah, of course.

I wish you the best. I wish you the best.

- I'm sorry. - I understand.

[muffled speech]

- I'll see you again.

- Very good. Very good.

Ah, of course.

Very good.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

[speaking indistinctly]

We'll stay that way forever.

- Of course.

- And Bowie.

Of course.

- You go get 'em.

- Thank you so much.

- We love you, Hisam.

- We love you, Hisam! - We love you, Hisam!

[all cheering]

[cheers and applause]

- [laughing]

Ah!

[laughing]

♪

Ahh!

[indistinct chatter]

- Sorry, sorry.

- You're so soft.

- Thank you.

- Oh.

- It went gray.

- My gosh.

- That's three grays.

[electronic warbling]

all: Oh!

- That was scary, huh?

- Wow.

- Scary! - [shrieks]

- It's my twist. - It's a twist.

- Uh-oh.

- Oh!

- I'm not sitting in the chair again.

- I'm not sitting in the chair.

- What now?

- What is this? - Ah!

I'm grabbing this sucker. - Man.

- No!

- Oh, my God.

- Is something dropping?

- It's me, Kaysar.

years ago, I endured a grueling competition

that lasted nearly hours and became legendary...

- No way.

- Amongst "BB" fans:

the Pressure Cooker!

And now it's your turn.

But this time, the Scary-verse has made it

even more challenging.

Good luck.

- Oh, Lord.

- Trust me--

you're gonna need it.

- Oh, my-- - Ooh!

- Oh!

- Wait, what is this?

- What's the Pressure Cooker? - What up, Kaysar?

- What's the Pressure Cooker?

- Cory, America, we need one of you.

- You hold on. - What is it?

- You hold the button. - Press the button.

- You hold the button.

[indistinct chatter]

- You hold a button?

- But didn't they go for hours one time?

- That's what I'm saying.

I told you.

[indistinct chatter]

- Have bugs or something on it, I bet.

[laughter]

- I think they did release mosquitoes

last time or something.

- I'm praising the Lord!

- Right now. - [laughs]

- Stay right there.

When we return,

I'll talk one-on-one with Hisam.

Stay with us.

- [laughing]

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[cheers and applause]

- Welcome back to "Big Brother."

I'm here with Hisam, who was just evicted by...

- Oh, God.

- A vote of to .

- This is too bad. - Hisam?

- [laughs]

- You were blindsided by...

- I sure was.

- A backdoor plan. - Yeah.

- And then, in the last hours, you worked hard...

- Yeah.

- To get votes to stay.

- I sure did.

- But ultimately--

[laughter]

- But here I am.

- But here you are.

Why do you think ultimately

you couldn't secure the votes to stay?

- Yeah, I think that the truth is,

is, like, I'm a really fierce competitor,

and I'm really direct,

and I'm bold, and I'm really honest.

And sometimes people can be intimidated by that.

And I think that what ended up happening

is that I just made too many bad decisions, right?

- Like?

- Like trusting the wrong people.

[laughing]

- It is "Big Brother."

- I know, and I was like,

I'm gonna work on my trust issues

by going into "Big Brother."

And so I was like, these are the people I'm gonna trust,

and then these are the people who backdoor me.

[laughs]

- Your reign as Head of Household

was described by one of your alliance members

as a dictatorship.

- Yeah.

- Can you see why?

- Yeah, I can see why.

I mean, of course.

Like, you know, I think that there's the pressure of being

the Head of Household, and then trying to make decisions,

and then trying to sort of navigate the game.

I was also trying to navigate how all seven of us

made it to the end, right?

And so part of that was trying to strategize,

like, how do we all make it?

And--and sometimes you're just blinded by,

like, what you think is best.

And, you know, outside of this, I'm a doctor,

and I make really tough decisions all of the time.

And I try to get as much feedback as possible.

But in the end, a decision has to be made, right?

And I have no fear about making decisions, as you have seen.

[laughs] Right?

- You're used to being a leader...

- Yeah, and so-- - And making big decisions.

- Yeah, and so, like, part of it was

I was listening to what people had to say,

and I was trying to make decisions

about, like, what was also morally important to me.

And then, you know, it just led to me sort of, like,

being a little bit blinded.

- Well, talk about being blinded.

What would you say if I told you

there is a secret relationship in the house?

- Really?

[laughter]

There's a secret relationship in the house?

- Care to guess?

- Well, there are the obvious ones, right,

which are, like, Blue-- - I'm not talking romantic.

- Oh.

- Pre-existing and not romantic.

- God.

[laughter]

Girl, why?

[laughs]

- Oh, well.

What would you say if I told you

that Cirie is Jared's mother?

- Oh.

[laughter]

I would say that makes sense.

[laughter] Yes.

- Why?

- They look alike, right?

They look alike.

And the truth of the matter is they've done

a very good job of hiding it.

- Yes, they have.

- They've done a very good job of hiding it.

Which also explains, like, why he's like,

I relate to them as my mom,

and sort of, like, why the bombshell that I dropped

on him did not have as much significance

as I would have thought, right?

Which is, like, it happens in a way

of sort of bringing you over, but they were

already together. Good for them.

I hope they go to the end.

- Well, we'll see.

- Yeah, I hope that Mom is at, like--

I hope they win.

- In the event that you were the one evicted tonight,

your housemates taped some goodbye messages.

- Oh, I don't need to watch that, though.

- Well, we're gonna play it, so...

- They have nothing nice to say.

- Let's watch and listen. - [laughs]

- Hisam, I am so sorry

that you are seeing this message.

- I know.

- But you did too much too soon too fast.

- I know.

- I am so sorry that this has happened to you.

But I would love to see you outside of this house.

And love you, Hisam.

Mwah. - Mwah.

- Hisam, this is extremely hard for me to do.

I know I gave you hope, and we really tried.

But ultimately, it is better for my game

if you are not in the house.

- Of course.

- I'm so sorry that this is how it ended.

- Of course.

- Hisam, first, you go after

Reilly, my biggest ally.

Two, you piss off the whole house.

Three, you campaign the entire week against me

and then lie about it to my face.

That's three strikes.

You're out.

See ya, buddy.

- Hisam, I appreciate that you played an honest game,

so let me honestly tell you that I am excited

to get your lying a*s out of this house.

I'll see you hopefully not too soon.

Mwah. - See?

See what I mean, why you don't want to listen to these?

Nothing nice to say.

- Quick final thoughts?

- No, I had a really great time, right?

And I learned a lot.

And I'm so glad I did it.

- Thank you, Hisam.

- Thank you so much.

- See my extended interview with Hisam tomorrow

on "Big Brother's" official Instagram page,

@bigbrothercbs.

Up next, after an -year absence,

the "Big Brother" Pressure Cooker

makes its return.

The battle for Head of Household

begins next.

But first, America,

you have a chance to impact this game.

Want to give your favorite houseguests the chance

to win a game-changing superpower?

It's all in your hands.

Here's how to vote.

- It's time for America's vote.

The BB Comic-verse is going to grant one houseguest

an incredible superpower,

and you get to choose who will compete for it.

The top four vote-getters will battle

in a secret individual competition

for the "BB" Power of Invincibility!

The winner will gain the ability

to save an evicted houseguest

at one of the next two evictions,

and they can even use it on themselves.

Tune in next Thursday, August st,

to find out which four houseguests were chosen.

To pick which houseguest you want

to potentially earn a superpower,

head to cbs.com/bbvote

and vote now.

For online voting, go to cbs.com/bbvote.

Maximum online votes per person.

Votes will be accepted until August , ,

at : a.m. Pacific time.

[cheers and applause]

- Welcome back to "Big Brother."

It's now time for the Head of Household competition.

Free from the threat of eviction,

the HOH must put two houseguests

on the chopping block.

Let's head to the backyard

and get this competition started.

Hello, houseguests.

all: Hi! - Hi, Julie!

- It is now time for the live

Head of Household competition to begin.

Felicia, as outgoing HOH,

you are not eligible to compete.

Houseguests, I hope you're ready,

because as Kaysar has revealed, a new version

of the "Big Brother" Pressure Cooker

has been sent from the Scary-verse.

For this competition, your job is simple:

keep your button pressed.

If you release your button,

you're out of this competition.

The last houseguest standing will become

the new Head of Household.

A few other rules you need to know:

there is no sitting, no kneeling,

but squatting is okay.

You can only leave the box

after three people release their buttons.

Also, there are no bathroom breaks.

And you should know,

whenever you let go of your button,

you must claim a card from the wall.

First to let go claims card number one,

second to let go, card number two, and so on.

The cards contain either something good

or something bad.

Does everyone understand?

- Yes. - Yes.

- Yes. - Excellent.

Then please, everyone,

press your button...

Because this competition starts now.

[eerie music]

And don't be afraid of the dark, houseguests.

- Oh! - Oh, God!

[all groaning]

- Good night, everyone.

- Good night, Julie.

- This is wild.

[tense music]

- Oh, my God. - Oh, my God.

- I can't hear and see now?

- Yeah, that's terrible.

- Okay.

- All right.

- Well, so what's everyone been up to?

- Right.

- Tune in Sunday at :/: Central

to see who becomes the new Head of Household.

But if you can't wait till Sunday,

go to Paramount+ or Pluto TV

to watch it all play out on the live feeds.

Then on Wednesday at :/: Central,

the Power of Veto is back up for grabs.

Will it be used to save one of the two nominees again?

And next Thursday, another houseguest

will be sent packing live.

For now, let's eavesdrop on the ongoing

Head of Household competition.

From outside the Big Brother house,

I'm Julie Chen Moonves.

Love one another.

Good night.

[cheers and applause]

♪

[indistinct chatter]

[eerie music]

♪

[ominous music]

- Anybody else gotta pee?

- Yeah. [laughs] - You hear something?

- I'm sorry, Izzy.

- What happened?

- I kind of jumped you in line.

- What do you mean?

- To go to the bathroom.

- Oh, I know. - It's fine.

I'll pee myself.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, I ain't scared.

- Have people done that before? - Oh, yeah.

- Oh, yeah. - Hell yeah.

We already warned...

- Yo, straight up, probably in the next minutes.

He said he was gonna do it early on.

- Getting sick. - Wow.

- That'll get people--

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