HOUSE "QUACKS" UNDER PRESSURE
Michelle and Erika are reeling from their nominations for eviction, and the House is abuzz over the unpredictable Power of Veto. Meanwhile, the ever-popular game of "Duckball," from BIG BROTHER 3, returns to the House in form of a Veto Competition. Dave proves he knows his way around a rubber ducky, winning the POV. But after threatening to save Erika in hopes that Dana would replace her, Dave opts to keep the nominations in place, after a convincing conversation with HoH Jee.
LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!
Erika is "a little angered" by Jee's nomination speech, in which he told her she made people in the House "uncomfortable." She's wise to Robert's influence on Jee, saying Jee is "like a little puppet," acting on Robert's behalf. Meanwhile, Alison and Dana console a crying Michelle, reassuring her that she is safe. Later, Dana dishes dirt in the Diary Room, admitting that they keep young Michelle on a "need-to-know basis." Misery loves company, and Erika joins Michelle on the hammock to lament their unfortunate situation. Erika reminds Michelle that she is only nominated as a pawn, but Michelle is inconsolable, saying later that she feels "betrayed." But is she jumping the gun when she says she knows she's safe? Jee says of Michelle's possible eviction, "If she goes, she deserves to go, because she's not playing the game."
Flirtatious friends Nathan and Alison decide to duke it out in the backyard for a couple rounds, perhaps out of frustration from the game, or as Dana puts it, "pent-up sexual aggression." Alison holds her own, making Dana "proud" as she fearlessly charges Nathan with ferocious punches and body blows, while southern gentleman Nathan breaks the creed of "never hit a girl," tapping Alison with a few jabs to the face. Meanwhile, Nathan and Dana exchange verbal blows, and Jun adds fuel to the fire by telling Dana of Nathan's agenda against her. Although Jun has acted as Dana's loyal informant, she worries that her connection to unpopular Dana will hurt her chances at surviving in the House.
DANA: A SITTING DUCK?
"Duckball," a sport born of boredom by the HouseGuests from BIG BROTHER 3, makes its return to the House. The game is simple: toss a rubber duck, and aim it towards a bucket; points are awarded for making it in or coming close. Some of the HouseGuests are taking their duck-chucking very seriously, while Jun and Dana are a little less interested. Instead, the twosome spends their time strategizing and theorizing about the game, with Jun continuing as informant to Dana. Dana continues to alienate alliances by displaying duplicity, leaving the HouseGuests to doubt her loyalties. After Jun gives Dana the news that the other HouseGuests are out to get her, Dana immediately heads straight to Robert and Jee to get the scoop and try to secure her position with them.
Robert and Jee reassure her, but then later Jee admits that her paranoia and aggressive playing are "why she has so many enemies." Justin enters the HoH room, and Dana tells him that she knows there's a plot to use the POV and put her up as a replacement. Jee correctly assumes that Jun is the informant, but when he confronts Jun, she concocts a story that implicates Michelle as the culprit. Jun is feeling the heat as Dana's ally, and soon says that she "can't risk" being partnered with Dana.
