Warning! The following contains spoilers from the Big Brother live feeds as of Sunday, August 23rd. Stream the feeds with a Paramount+ subscription, and read at your own risk!
Dee Valladares' second Head of Household week is all over the place, with chaos both caused by the Icons' decisions and by some unexpected happenings. Unfortunately, now that the dust has settled, Houseguests have resorted to bullying tactics toward the house's current target, and it's rubbing a lot of fans the wrong way.
Dee ended up putting Lala Verrett, Taylor Brown, and, surprisingly, Drew Campbell up on the block. Despite putting up an ally, he's not the target of a lot of unnecessary meanness this week from the Icons and others. Before we get into that, however, let's talk about how much further Dee's Week 7 HOH went off the rails.
Lala Won The Week 7 Veto
Those watching Big Brother online were shocked on Saturday when the feeds returned, and we learned Lala had won her first veto competition of the season. It was just as surprising as when she won the wall competition for her first HOH win, and now the house is scrambling once again.
Lala was certainly a popular option for eviction, especially after Dee backpedaled on taking Drew out following his passionate nomination speech. Now the target has shifted to Taylor, and it's gotten off to a really mean-spirited start.
The Icons Are Engaging And Encouraging Others To Bully Taylor, And Many Fans Are Fed Up
With the target firmly on Taylor, and her on the outs with the rest of the house, things got nasty really quickly. The Big Brother Houseguests began sitting up in the HOH room and talking smack about Taylor sitting in bed all day, calling her lazy and saying she's always angry. Angela then suggested they give Taylor an "awful" week, for reasons that she never explained.
Those watching Big Brother's live feeds were quickly fed up with the conversations, especially after hearing Rick Devens and Drew talk smack about her days prior. It's led to accusations of Houseguests using microaggressions, and general discomfort about how the Icons once again look like bullies. Here's what they're saying on X:
- Angela will go down being the Big Brother Karen. - @Ashman_510
- we went from rome & jason who upheld the women in the house, kamu who always protected lala/taylor… hell even always checking up on haley while on her period getting her water/chocolate/medicine to now those rats and devens who bully and make racist jokes we’re in HELL🤮 #bb28 - @forcalona
- Dee doesn’t seem like a very nice person to be so honest #bb28 - @alltoounwe1l
- And then people have the nerve to ask why I don’t root for the “icons" - @melbrown00
- icons truly ruined this game it’s so boringgggg just end the season #bb28 - @zingbct
Taylor spent a lot of Sunday in her bed, and finally came out to try and smooth the waters with Angela and Haley Thogmartin. Unfortunately, none of it is even related to the game, but more their personal feelings toward each other. It puts her at a disadvantage as another eviction nears, as she's forced to mend the fence with others on a personal level rather than campaign to stay another week.
Whether Taylor leaves this week is still up in the air. While Dee decided to back off her plan to evict Drew, she's now considering nominating Mallory Aurichio in an effort to weaken the F.A.P alliance. I'm sure if that happens Mal and Melody Morris will wish they had betrayed the icons when they had the chance.
The good news for Taylor is it'll keep her safe another week if the target flips, and give her another chance to take a shot at the Icons, presumably after they lose F.A.P. due to Dee lying about the true target. The rest of this week could go many directions, though whoever survives it in the end is assured to be one step closer to winning Big Brother's prize money.
Catch Big Brother on CBS on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET. I'm eager to see how the rest of this week plays out, especially with the 1,000th episode on Thursday, and another twist on the way.
