Warning! The following contains spoilers from the Big Brother live feeds as of Wednesday, August 5th. Stream the feeds with a Paramount+ subscription or on Pluto TV and read at your own risk!
Big Brother is no stranger to controversy and ,while Season 28's first instance involved Angela Murray and comments about the past, this latest one firmly impacts this year. Survivor vets Rick Devens and Dee Valladares are about to turn Haley Thogmartin's Week 4 Head of Household upside down, to say the least. Not only that, but they might've had some help from the show's producers.
After Taylor Brown won the Week 4 veto, the weeks-long plan to blindside Drew Campbell and end The Crossovers alliance was set in motion. Then, after all the votes were set in stone, Dee and Devens got to work reversing course, and those watching Big Brother online can't help but be suspicious about how it went down after one conversation.
Dee And Devens Suddenly Changed Course On Evicting Drew, And The Diary Room Was Mentioned
One of the biggest advantages Dee and Devens had going into this season of Big Brother is that they've been on reality TV before and had the experience of how reality competition television is made. There's always talk of the game within the game, and part of that means dissecting what producers are asking in Diary Room sessions, because they can clue Houseguests in on what storyline they're planning for episodes, or how their in-game decisions may play out.
With that context, I present this clip from @regs_mwah in which we see Devens lean in to whisper something in Dee's ear, not long after she suggested saving Drew to him out of left field. As that happens, Dee says "La la la" and other gibberish into her own microphone, making it impossible to hear what Devens is whispering. Despite that, we catch him saying the following as he pulls away:
I just wanna make sure DR (Diary Room) didn't get in your head.
Clearly, a lot is happening in this conversation we can't pick up on. I'm speculating, however, that Dee and Devens were discussing the fact that Big Brother's production team might've indirectly clued them in that targeting Drew might be a bad idea for the health of their alliance. As live feed viewers know, it's against the rules for Houseguests to discuss Diary Room sessions with each other, which might be why Dee was intentionally making sure no one heard what was said.
Whatever the case may be, it's certainly suspicious that Dee had such a wild change of heart when she's literally been plotting with Angela for a couple of weeks to set up evicting Drew. Now, with it all but assured he'd leave unless he won the BB Blockbuster, she'd rather save him? It's odd, especially with no slow lead-up or conversations suggesting that ahead of this.
Drew Seems To Be Safe From Eviction, Which Is Bad News For Melody And Lyric
Dee's change of heart rallied everyone in the Tool Shed to save Drew, which is greater news for him than he'll ever know. Drew has never believed he's in any real danger this entire week, and he hasn't really been campaigning to stay. It's a non-issue now so he's safe but, now, it seems either Melody Morris or Lyric Medeiros is on their way out.
As for which of the two is more likely to leave, that's still up in the air. There's an argument that taking out Melody would force Drew into continued loyalty to the Tool Shed and stop him from playing both sides of the house. If the goal is to keep Drew loyal, taking out Melody might be the move.
That said, other Houseguests see Melody as a non-factor in Big Brother at the moment, at least compared to Lyric. The latter is gaming hard, has a veto win and is making moves to try and align with the Red Corner. She might be the smarter play for The Crossovers to target, and she doesn't really have anyone on the other side of the house in her corner anymore. She could easily be the one leaving this week, but we'll just have to wait and see.
Big Brother continues on CBS on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ET. I'm personally rooting for a scenario in which both Drew and Melody are safe this week, but it's looking like a long shot at this point.
