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WEEK FOUR RECAP

Is this the weepiest Big Brother ever? Does BB get a discount on tissues? He had better head off to Costco after this week of tears and misery inside his four walls.

It's been a month, nerves are raw and a profound homesickness has set in. First, Dustin had a good cry in the diary room after he read his letter from home, written by his brother. And Amber had a good cry – tears of joy! – when her BFH (best friend in the house) Dustin became HOH.("I … love … him … so … much!!!")

With Dustin calling the shots for the week, Jen was confident that she would be safe. After all, didn't she make sure that his enemy, Joe, was voted out the week that she was HOH? He owes her, she figures.

But Jen is still a controversial figure in the house because the others think that either she or Nick voted for Kail to leave and for Mike to stay; Nick is under suspicion because he was in an alliance with Mike and Zack and it's known that Zack cast the other vote for Kail, the leader of the misbegotten Mrs. Robinson alliance. Amber, who counts Nick as a friend, was among the first to spread the rumor he was the second vote.

Of course, it was America's Player, Eric, who was following orders when he voted for Kail. He was not a suspect, however and the other houseguests agreed that it was Nick who cast the vote for Kail. Like that was a bad thing.

What is clear to everyone inside the house is that temperatures are rising. Dick and Jen had several blow-ups – one of which ended with Dick pouring iced tea on her head. At the finale show, those two will either come to blows or announce their engagement, a la Rob and Amber.

Daniele, who finally got tired of Jen's constant digs, confronted the Beverly Hills nanny/aspiring model/Jensa Member. Turns out Jen's main complaint about Daniele is that Evel's daughter doesn't want to be her friend.

Kail, in an odd bit of strategy, offered herself up to Dustin to use as a pawn. He can nominate her, she told him, so long as she's not the actual target. Zack will be the actual target, he told her. So, after some thought, he nominated Jen and Kail for eviction. Though she should be used to being a nominee, Jen is still stung by what she sees as a betrayal by Dustin. Jen hid in the bathroom and cried. Oh, and Amber cried, too, but for no particular reason except that it was lunchtime.

Strangely, though Amber is constantly in tears, the perception in the house is that Kail is a fragile basket case. Hello? It makes you wonder, does Amber cry at the drop of a napkin when she's on the job as a Vegas cocktail waitress? "Excuse me, miss, I asked for lemon in my Diet Coke . . . Um, why are you crying? Okay, here's a big tip. Please go away."

Even ED shed some tears as he and Daniele shared a heart-to-heart talk about her and Nick, her and Dick and her in general. And Daniele, a teenaged girl trapped in the body of a woman, couldn't stop weeping over the situation with Nick – she was torn between her boyfriend outside of the house and the man she smooched with under the covers. It's all very Seventeen magazine.

Even the one person who seemed the most clear-eyed and rational, Jameka, revealed her emotional and spiritual side this week. Jameka was selected by Jen to play for her in the POV competition. This, Jameka announced, was a sign from God that if she, Jameka, were to win, that she would have to take Jen off the block, despite what Dustin wanted. Oh, and incidentally, she said, the winner of the game was already pre-ordained by God, which came as kind of a surprise to everyone else.

And so it came to pass that Jameka won the POV, Jen hopped off the chopping block and Dustin lost the respect of his friends, all within a few minutes. Dustin took the lead in the POV competition, which involved finding Big Brother slogans in pieces of bad art. When the show offered prizes in exchange for points, Dustin bought himself a trip to the Caribbean. He regained the lead, then lost it again by "buying" $5000 – even though the other contestants could have done the same thing but didn't to preserve his nominees. Dustin's actions were met with stunned silence. After he purposely lost the lead, Jameka won and gave the POV to Jen.

But who should replace her as a nominee? Why, Zack, which was Dustin's
plan all along, right? Except that Dustin nominated Nick, who thankfully, did not cry, though Amber, who set up his departure, wailed enough for both of them ("I … love … him … so … much!!!").

Rather than shedding a tear, a disgusted Nick gave himself a Mohawk,
not his best look ever. Eric, America's Player, also got a bad haircut and tried to convince the others to boot Kail, but, for the second week, he was unsuccessful. Nick was evicted by a vote of 6 to 2. Among those voting against him: Amber and Daniele, his closest "friends" in the house. They both burst into tears as the door closed behind him. Crocodile tears? Guilt? Pent-up sexual tension? Sheer strategy? We won't find out until it's their turn to leave the house to face Julie's questions.

This just in: Daniele won the endurance contest which began at the end of last night's show for HOH. Just a guess here, but Jen might want to start packing.

[peninsulapar]

I for one am really tired of the abusive foul mouth Evel and his ongoing conduct. It is beneath the dignity and quality of CBS to showcase his excremental posturing. Out with the distractor.

[cindalbee]

I want to share our thoughts with CBS/Big Brother about Eric's task of "Sleep-walking"....I really feel you owe the $10,000 offered to Eric for the task of making someone in the house believe he (Eric) was sleep-walking. America chose Joe. BB said he did not complete the task because he was not "kicked" out of bed by the person America chose (Joe). However, the task was to make the chosen "houseguest" believe he (Eric) was asleep and had been sleep-walking and was unaware he had crawled into someone else's bed and not his own. He most certainly accomplished this task. It was later stated that he was supposed to have been kicked out of the bed. However, that is not the way it was told beforehand. Joe was thoroughly convinced Eric had been sleep-walking. Therefore, his task was accomplished and he should be given the $10,000. On the subject of the tasks given to Eric...It would be really nice if BB would recap the number of tasks assigned and the number of tasks accomplished for America to see how much Eric has won to date for being "America's Player".

On another subject%u2026what is being done to insure the integrity of the game and stopping outside influences as happened with the airplane pulling the banner the evening of the HOH competition this week on Thursday, August 2nd. This has jeopardized Eric%u2019s position as America%u2019s Player.

[gigi112]

We want Nick back! We want Nick back!! We want Nick back!!! I've had about enough of Waaaaaaaaaamber!! And ERIC - what a disappointment.

[gigi112]

PLEASE bring NICK back!!!! Get rid of Jen and Kail and let NICK come back in.

[dgermenis]

Big Brother is the worst show on TV. The program is a huge waste of time.

And Julie Chen, make up your mind - do you want to be in New York on The Early Show or a million miles away in LA to do Big Brother? I don't like it when you're in LA. Get back to the NY studio or quit The Early Show gig. On second thought, just stay in LA.

[kuamane]

nick you stayed under the radar for a little while . but getting mixed up with that dizzy blond was a mestake . i would have played her and jen! its a game .. you let your non pro football skills take over . had you played REAL football here in the U.S you would have still been in the game ... BUT HEY now your BENCHED !!! dummy ...
keep the mohalk its you ... DUMB!!!!

[mike_id45]

Nick you're such an idiot. You played this game with your (GF in the house, fathers name)How could you let a girl play you that way? She used you, then she booted you out. How can you have good feelings toward her an dick? They are rotten people. Dick is an ugly person inside and out. When Dick was young you can see he was goodlooking but his inside ugliness and vile personality came throught to his ouside. Don't let that happen to you.

[ang2ques]

Now that u are out of the house, did u know that a few hours later, everyone know that the decision u made was wrong? And how do u feel about the Banner that was shown at HOH that read AMBER AND ERIC ARE LIARS?

[sadie9101]

Is it me or what? Every time I see Evil Dick on the screen he just looks like a dirty old man trying to re-kindle his youth with those nasty tattoos and piercing and dirty looking hair. He is a poor example of what a person should be like at his age. No wonder his daughter was ashamed of him.

[nukstr-2009]

i think Evil Khail, Dustin, Jamica, and Amber are terrible, they sit on there high horses and laugh at people and JEN needs to stay with this weeks nomination

[peninsulapar]

I resent "ED" running about blowing smoke in the houseguests faces and. His smoking addiction is unspeakably attrocious. It was good to see "smokey Joe" out.

[lilsassy1]

The thing I miss the most is the feed into the new HOH room each week. It was nice to see what the HOH got from home,like the little letter for loved ones and the pictures of family members. Please bring this feed back into the show.

[lilsassy1]

I think evil is sa good of a father as he can be. He can only use what he knows in order to be a good father. When Danni came outside and was crying to him about her feelings towards Nick you could tell his heart was breaking for her and he just wanted to reach out and hug her, but held back because he didn't want to push Danni into something she wasn't ready for. The moment was about her not what Evil wanted and that is what parents do.

[sm81206]

are you serious???

i do not think E.D is a horrible father!!

if danielle put up her father this early, i wouldnt like her as much as i do now!!

hello we all make mistakes and he wants to be apart of her life.. come on people!!

[lillulu11]

I think Evel *** is a nasty father to his daughter. He always is passing the buck oh his sorry fatherhood and blames his daughter instead and how she treats him. Well duhhhhh dad. Its ok for him to not be perfect but her oh no then comes the name calling. He is trying to shame her and blame everything on her. What a piece of work he is always calling people out and berating them for what he thinks isn't so nice--none of his business---geesh!

I feel so sorry for that girl having a stupid dad that can't grow up. This man is mean and abusive and needs to be canned. I hope she wins HOH next time and puts him up for eviction. Time to start fighting back Daniele. Don't let him hurt you any longer.

[mommakay54]

*** made the right choices when he chose Jen & Kale for the block this week. Jen needs to go this week. If I could text, I would text that America's player votes Jen out this week. Also that he takes those stupid shirts Jen wears with her name on them that says stuff. Jen is all about herself.
If anyone out there can text, please text that Eric takes those shirts.....
GET JEN OUT THIS WEEK...

[hmsacca]

I don't believe that it is right to judge a show on being too white, too not, too big, or too hot! Mike can't help it if he's hot! He's genuine, honest, loyal, and to top it off, he cooks and cleans too. I'm in love!
I do expect that there should be a basic amount of intelligence among all the "Houseguests" though!
Janelle may have been gullible, but she was no idiot.
Jessica on the other hand, squawks her way to the top of my annoyance meter with such brilliant revelations as "Did you know that fat tans faster than regular skin?" She definitely isn't the sharpest blond in the bunch. Now that Carol is gone, she can forget about her $5 and leave.
Don't even get me started on Jen! There isn't enough space on this website!

[theworkmom]

I have been fan since the first show, often listening to live feeds to early hours in the a.m. I will miss the bb6 group, they were the best. The thing I miss the most is the weeklong challanges, I think it brought the house together working for a similiar goal. It also made entertainment at all hours of the nite and day. I just loved Curtis. I am a fan no matter what! Dee

[yosbaby]

I'm sure if you took a knife, and cut open jens chest you would find a heart of gold. Even if you didn't, it would be worth it, just to cut her open. She has a great body, and a personality to protect it.

[kcgal3]

Alright! Every summer I count down till BB aires! And why? For a HUGH disappointment!! Where are the "real" ppl? the ones who actually have curves? I Miss chicken George! This is no different from the MTV and the VH1 reality shows, with there model girls and pretty boy guys. And where are the black ppl? Every season BB has no more than 2 (possibly three)Black ppl.And this season only one? Come on!!! I'm absolutly discusted with CBS and am glad that I do not have any t.v. programs with this station that I watch!(excluding BB)