SPOILER ALERT. This covers Big Brother 28 live feed activity from Friday night, August 21 into early Saturday, none of which has aired on CBS. Stop here if you only watch the episodes.
The nomination ceremony ended and the house did not calm down. LaTrice Verrett spent the evening telling anyone who would listen that Drew Campbell is a liar, Drew quietly showed his new power to two people while hiding it from everyone else, and Taylor Brown went and read the rulebook about destroying property. Feeds hit lights out at 12:30am PT.
Drew Told Two People About His Power
Drew won the final BB Time Capsule and picked up the Never Not Pass, and he is not treating it as public information. He told Barrett Pfeiffer and Rick Devens about it in the afternoon and has kept it from the rest of the house since.
The reason is theatrical. He wants to hold it until the house tries to make him a Have Not next week and then produce it in the moment. Barrett is in on the bit, joking Friday night that Drew is going to stand up at the next Have Not picks.
One report also has Drew telling Dee Valladares about it in the HOH room, though only one outlet carries that. Either way the pass is a comfort perk. It exempts him from Have Not status and does nothing about the block he is sitting on.
Keeping it quiet is not working perfectly. Late Friday night Melody Morris mentioned that Taylor believes Drew has won the latest power, and Melody’s own read is that whatever he has is bigger than a Have Not exemption. That guess is wrong in the direction that helps him.
LaTrice Spent the Night Calling Drew a Liar
The loudest thread of the night was LaTrice. She pulled Dee aside right after the ceremony, called Barrett and Drew liars outright, and said she hopes Drew goes home this week and does not slither his way out of it.
Her grievance is that she believes she was made the face of a plan she did not originate. She kept returning to the idea that other people floated going after the veteran players and then let her name carry it, and she told Angela Murray she cannot take responsibility for everybody’s lies.
The Yash Friction Made It Worse
LaTrice also had a run in with Yash Patel that colored the rest of her night. By Taylor’s retelling, Yash told her to shut her mouth and cook, and the tension carried through the kitchen while Haley Thogmartin checked on his salmon.
Yash spent the rest of the evening working a different angle, telling Taylor the house currently thinks LaTrice looks worse than Drew. That is the first real sign of the target moving, and it comes from the person who just bought his way off the block.
By late night she had cooled off. She and Taylor sat comparing notes on how Drew turns red when he lies, then switched to studying days and events, which is what nominees do when they expect to need a comp.
Taylor Is Counting Votes and Hiding a Hairbrush
Taylor’s night was the calmest of the three nominees and the strangest. She told Haley there is no reason for her to be on the block, told Melody she wants nominations to stay exactly as they are, and by her own math thinks she is fine next to either Drew or LaTrice.
She also hid Drew’s hairbrush, then checked the rulebook around 11pm to see where the line is on destruction of property. That detail comes from one outlet.
Dee and Barrett Are Locked In
After the room emptied out following nominations, Dee and Barrett stayed behind and reaffirmed a final two. Dee asked what he thought of the board, Barrett backed the call, and the two of them exchanged commitments.
Devens has noticed, telling Barrett flatly that Dee is into him. Dee spent part of the afternoon telling Mallory Aurichio and Melody that she trusts Barrett completely, which is a lot of confidence to state out loud in a season where alliances have lasted about a week each. Our recap of Kamu’s eviction covers how the last one came apart.
Mallory Is Drifting
The quiet story is Mallory. She told Melody on Friday that she is leaning toward working with Taylor and Yash, which would be a full defection from the group that just ran the house.
She and Melody also cornered Drew Friday evening, not to protect him but to tell him he talks too much. Mallory’s read is that Drew means well and cannot keep his mouth shut, which is a generous framing of someone who told the veterans how the two of them planned to vote.
The Veto Is the Whole Week
No player draw happened before lights out, so picks and the competition both land Saturday. Dee has already asked Devens and Barrett who she should put up if the veto is used, and Barrett expects Haley.
Drew has said if he gets a pick he is taking Barrett, which tells you where he thinks his safety lives. FAP held what the feeds called a rock ceremony just after midnight to prepare.
What to Watch Saturday
Three things decide the week. Whether Drew plays and wins, whether Yash’s line about LaTrice looking worse gains traction, and whether Haley ends up a replacement nominee in a week she has stayed out of.
Eleven remain: Angela Murray, Barrett, Dee, Drew, Haley, LaTrice, Mallory, Melody, Devens, Taylor and Yash. Thursday’s live eviction is Big Brother’s 1,000th episode, a 90 minute show with a Blockbuster competition and returning houseguests picked by fan vote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is on the block in Week 7?
Dee Valladares nominated Drew Campbell, LaTrice Verrett and Taylor Brown on Friday afternoon. Drew is her target, after Yash Patel convinced her Drew had been working against her.
What power does Drew have?
The Never Not Pass, won in the final BB Time Capsule round. It exempts him from Have Not status and cannot remove him from the block. He has told Barrett and Devens and is hiding it from the rest.
Has the veto competition happened?
No. The player draw had not happened when feeds went to lights out at 12:30am PT. Both the picks and the competition are expected Saturday.
Why is LaTrice so angry?
She believes Drew and Barrett lied to her and that she was made the public face of a plan to target the veteran players that she did not originate. She also clashed with Yash Friday evening.
Are Dee and Barrett working together?
Yes. They reaffirmed a final two in the HOH room Friday after nominations, and Dee has told others she trusts Barrett completely. Devens has begun teasing Barrett about it.
What is happening Thursday?
The live eviction doubles as Big Brother’s 1,000th episode, running 90 minutes with a Blockbuster competition, a live eviction, and surprise former houseguests selected by a fan vote.
