Tallus Interruptus

It's been another night of flip flops in the Big Brother house. Emmett and Peter had managed to flip Jillian over to their plan of saving Peter, until Jillian went to Talla to find out whether Peter's arguments held water, which resulted in Jillian flipping back, again.

Hell, as defined by Andrew

So I tuned in right as Emmett and Jillian were engaging in one of their... special strategy sessions. I really do sympathize with the Production staffers who selected this as a punishment for Andrew and Talla, because let us remember, someone is paid to log these feeds all day. 

"I don't really want to talk about my personal life on camera," he said, as he thrust his tongue down her throat.

Tallus Interruptus

Right as Jillian and Emmett were starting to get... comfortable, Talla burst in to complain about Peter's scheming. Emmett was visibly perturbed, to say the least.

Do you love it? Not if you're Emmett

Talla perched on their bed, rambling on and on about how stupid Peter was for not knowing they were closer, and in an alliance, and he was on the outside, and oh by the way, Talla, you were going home only three short hours ago. 

Wishing as hard as he can right now for Talla's eviction

It all boils down to this: 

Emmett is probably better off with Peter in the house, and Jillian is better off with Talla in the house. Each one gets an escape parachute to the Final Two, and whoever loses this battle has to fight that much harder to get to the end.

Both of them seem to sense that, yet Jillian holds the power - the best Emmett can do is force a tie vote, which means nothing if Jillian breaks the tie to save Talla. 

So Talla it is, and if Emmett is unhappy with it, he should have won Head of Household (or, maybe not cheated in the Power of Veto.)

And then maybe his makeout sessions wouldn't be interrupted by this:

Yap yap yap yap yap yap

There's still time for it to flip back, but it seems like Jillian is done with her weekly flip-flop and set, and Emmett is running out of options for persuading her to help his game rather than hers.

Oh, if you're wondering if Emmett ever got his, the answer is no, he was called to the Diary Room. So stay tuned to see if he's ever able to finish that makeout session... or, you know, don't.

Canada's Playas

Showmances, for better or for worse, have become the cornerstone of Big Brother in every incarnation. The real ones, the fake ones, the weird ones, the surprising ones, the wrong ones.

Some last for years, others barely last beyond eviction, but one thing most are too smart to do is to break up inside the house. On Big Brother, when your social standing in the house determines your fate in the game, the last thing you want to do is lose what could be your closest ally - literally.


Which brings us to the first season of Big Brother Canada. There are arguably four interesting showmances operating within the game, with varying degrees of reality:

Alec and Topaz (Topec?)

Alec and Topaz and their self-described "cuddlemance" are getting the most attention from Big Brother fans so far. From almost the moment the feeds went live, it was obvious that both were attempting to play each other, hard. Topaz's number one ally is Gary, and Alec's number one ally (in his mind, anyway) is Peter. Both are openly manipulating each other at this point, and yet, they're so darn cute about it. The relationship is weak, but the attraction is real.

Will these two scheming kids ever knock it off and really open up to one another? Hard to say at this point, and the events of this week have moved both of them up on the target lists of their housemates. The bigger question might be: will they last long enough in the game to unleash the deadly potential they could have if their powers combined?

Tom and Liza (Tiza?)

This one seemed like another fake cuddlemance, with Tom boasting about his sexual prowess and lack of condom use (ew), and Liza snuggling up to Peter in her down time. But with both on the block this week, they chose to curl up in bed and engage in some NC-17 rated action instead of campaigning to their housemates.

Is it possible that two of the least popular houseguests have real feelings for each other? Or are they both that eager to throw their game away for a roll in the hay?

Whatever, as long as it's on the feed I'm not watching, I could care less.

Emmett and Jillian (Jemmett?)

These two crazy kids seem like the prototypical Big Brother showmance. Seems like a genuine attraction. Lord knows Emmett can't keep his hands off, whether or not the cameras are on.

Emmett's got that down-home farmboy swagger going on and Jillian seems fairly bland, so they could emerge as a cat-lady fan favorite if they last long enough in the house. Right now, despite comp wins under their belts, both are laying low enough that it's a distinct possibility. 

Peter and Liza (Piza?)

Oh, poor unrequited Peter. He knew his favorite scheming secret alliance partner was in a cuddlemance, and yet, he still went there. ("Why can't you be Coke?" he exclaimed dramatically to his Pepsi can after his failed attempt at seducing her, above.)

Ever since finding out about Liza's messed-up game, Peter has laid low. It seems like his attraction to Liza remains, but he's much more wary of her now, game-wise. He may not know about her nocturnal trysts with Tom, but he realizes she's not going to be the underground partner he wanted in the game.

In the meantime, Peter was on today's live feeds talking up his desire to find an American woman, preferably in Chicago or New York, to help him secure a green card.

Wait, what? Psst, Peter - call me.