Episode 10

[Big Brother]

Episode 10: "Pot. Kettle. Black."

Four housemates remained in the BBCurve house, and HoH / PoV Holder JJ had just made a bold move by removing Billi from the chopping block in an attempt to backdoor Imogen. But what happened next shocked him...

Billi: The person that saved my life from the eternal fires of hell and the woman that I love more than anything on this planet, just so happens to be Imogen. So as you can see, I cannot possibly evict her from this game, we started this thing together and hopefully we'll be at the end together. I VOTE TO EVICT DAN!
Bianca: Dan, it's official. You are the ninth person to be evicted from the BBCurve house. It's now time to say your goodbyes, I'm coming to get you!

~Billi Bhatti~
So, since JJ took me off the block I had to choose whether to get rid of Imogen or Dan, obviously I had no intention of voting out Imogen and since I had made a deal with JJ to get rid of Imogen last round, I knew that I was going to take a TON of backlash from him and eventually the jury for basically letting Imogen win the game, which at this point is going to happen unless JJ wins HOH next round. So that's where my little story came in, if theres one thing I've learned it's that chaos is a good thing if you can control it, and with three people left in the game and the only person to dispute it being Imogen, I own the chaos that is about to ensue in the jury house.

Despite being obviously disappointed by the outcome of the eviction, JJ took the news of Billi's betrayal rather well.

~JJ Bird~
What a kick in the teeth ;D. This game has been filled with surprise after surprise. I personally am proud of my achievements and regardless of the nauseating love-fest between Billi and Imogen, I think it has been a heart pounding game.

What a brilliant end ... bring on FINAL HOH ... If I win, Brilliant, if I don't, Third isn't too bad after all I'd love to be the last jury member.

Goodbye Dan.. it was never a pleasure.

After Dan officially left the house, Imogen approached JJ for a private conversation.

Imogen: Hey JJ, no hard feelings.
JJ: Well, thank you. It honestly was not personal.
Imogen: Oh, I know. And Billi even told me that his best move should have been to help you get me out, but he and I agreed to help each other get as far as we possibly could.
JJ: I admire his loyalty, I just didn't have it in me. I've played right behind your arse up till now and I needed something to solidfy me as a worthy final competitior and it just so happen to be the best move to try.
Imogen: Since day one Billi and I worked together behind the scenes this whole time. Sorry I had to keep that from you. I know that you and Billi had something going on together in the past few rounds and I dont blame you for that either. I admire the bold attempt.
JJ: I have really enjoyed being in the game with you, like genuinely. Everything apart, I don't want you to see it as sucking up. I'm just being honest.
Imogen: Right, and if I win the final HoH, I honestly don't know who I'll take to the end. I haven't ruled you out entirely to be honest.
JJ: Well that's nice to know. I'm not counting on being a very worthy Final Two competitor, so I wouldn't be gutted coming Third. I'll still try my best in the final HOH obviously.

~JJ Bird~
I had a good chat with Imogen, she was extremely nice about the whole thing. That only makes me think that she is genuinely just one of the nicest people.

She mentioned being aligned to both me and Billi throughout and she predicted one of us turning on her like I did. I still don't feel bad and I wont be made to either (not that she's making me feel bad but you know) I did what I thought I had to do to succeed in the game. As far as I'm concerned, Billi made a completely the wrong decision and will regret it when the time comes. Whether it's Me vs Billi in the Final Two or Imogen vs Billi, he will regret keeping her because she will destroy us in the long run, and the jury will destroy him. Ultimately he's urge to win just wasn't as strong as mine and I don't blame him. Imogen absolutely deserves to be in the Final Three with us but nothing has changed, she still has the best 'End Story'. And I firmly believe that most of the jury will vote with their heads and not with their hearts. At least I stand by that, so we'll see what happens, I might be completely wrong!

With the final eviction scheduled to take place in less than 24 hours, the housemates had no time to waste. It was time to compete to become the final Head of Household. This HoH would have the sole power to evict one of their fellow housemates, thus also deciding who would be sitting next to them in the final two. The competition would play out in three parts. The winner of the first part would move directly to the last, while the two losers would face off in the second part. In the third part, the winners of parts one and two would go head to head to compete to be the final HoH.

~JJ Bird~
Here is a Diary Room entry I did not envision I'd be making at the beginning of this game. I feel like I've come along way and whilst I just got a jist of what first part of the Final HoH is about, I'm not ready to give up completely. It's been a long game and I'm prepared for this final hurdle, we shall see how it all goes.

The first part of the competition was a simple task of endurance. The last housemate hanging onto their key would move on to part three. Imogen had won the endurance HoH a few weeks ago, but she struggled to keep up this time.

~Imogen Thomas~
Well damnit, I just screwed up the first part of the HOH challenge. I was on a roll and was making some pretty good progress when my hand slipped. I had such a groove going! Alas, I was able to go for 38 minutes I think, which could be enough to let me win this part of the competition, but I'm doubting it. On to part 2!

Due to Imogen's mishap, it was Billi that claimed victory in part one. That left JJ and Imogen to compete for part two.

Imogen and JJ then immediately faced off in part two, which required them to piece together a puzzle that, when solved, ordered the evicted housemates in order of their evictions. Imogen beat out JJ, thus earning herself a spot in part three.

~Imogen Thomas~
YES! I won Round 2 of the HOH so now it's me versus Billi for the Final HOH spot. I'm one step away from the F2 and potentially winning this game!

In part three, Billi and Imogen had to guess the endings of statements made by the jury. While it was a close race, Imogen claimed victory, thus becoming HoH for the fourth time in the season.

~Imogen Thomas~
Oh my gosh. I just won the Final HOH! And while it may have been smarter to bring JJ to the end, there's no way I couldn't take Billi with me to the F2. It was our dream from Day 1 and it's finally happened. And, I think I might actually stand a decent shot - I'll hopefully get votes from at least Makosi, Lori, Dan and JJ and maybe I can win some others. Fingers crossed! I'M SO EXCITED!

Imogen wasted no time in casting her vote, as it was fairly obvious what she was going to do.

Imogen: Hi boys! It's been an extremely long journey to the F3 and a nerve wracking final round. But, here we are and now I have the heavy burden of evicting one of my boys. For the vast majority of the game, you both have been super loyal to me and I have been loyal to each of you. Obviously, last round JJ tried to backstab me, but Billi voted to keep me and that's part of why I'm standing here today. So, do I bring JJ with me to the F2 because the jury might think he rode coattails and was an ineffective snake at the very end? Or will the jury see JJ as having threaded the needle of this game near perfectly, being able to rely almost exclusively on social game after not winning any challenges ever until the F4? Pretty impressive. Or do I bring Billi with me to the F2 for never breaking our bond and for voting to keep me in the crucial F4 stage, even though it might make it harder to win the game overall? Maybe he's rubbed enough people the wrong way, but it could be close... I've thought about this decision a great deal today in case I won the final HOH. I love you both and I don't think the three of us would be here without each other (and the rest of the jury), but there can only be a F2. JJ, I'm sorry but I still can't get over your betrayal of me in the F4. Billi kept his word to me in the F4 when he easily could have tossed me out for less F3 competition and now I'd like to return the favor to him. With a saddened heart, I vote to evict JJ. Congratulations, Billi!
Bianca: It's official. The last person to be evicted from the BBCurve house is... JJ! JJ, it's now time to say your goodbyes. I'm coming to get you!
JJ: Thank you Imogen. Well done to you both and good luck.

~JJ Bird~
When Billi chose to evict Dan instead of Imogen I knew that we'd both be in trouble from here on. Imogen won the Final HOH, which was quite difficult until Part Three I felt, she had the power in her hands to then walk to the Final 2 stages. I knew then she would pick Billi because in her eyes I 'Backstabbed' her, even though all the while she had been working with Billi, almost in parallel to when she was working with me (I had no knowledge of this) so you know, Pot.Kettle.Black.

Mark my words though, Imogen will most likely win the game and this is exactly why Billi should have gone with my plan, he could have been on course to possibly winning, now he just seems like cannon fodder to an eventual Imogen Win.

All the semi bitterness off my chest and I can honestly say that I am a happy third though. I've come a long way and I deserve third place and I have had a great time playing in this game, it has been totes fun. There has been some characters and then some and there was no need for any wary twists or turns because the housemates in this game did enough to keep every on their toes. I'm a proud third place and I'm a proud last member of the Jury. Imogen and Billi better buckle up, I envision a thunderous ride (Not per say on my part, I just think lunatics in the asylum might have something up their sleeves).

It was official. With JJ out of the house, the secret final two alliance of Billi and Imogen had been a success and made it to the very end. But only one of them could be the winner, and for the first time in the season, the power was out of their hands.