BB19 Big Brother *LIVE FEED SPOILERS* Thur July 20 - July 27

The feeds have blacked out, so that's all until tonight, but wait! Not everything's set in stone!

A little while ago, Paul said something to Alex in passing that they should send Jessica home instead of Dom, and that he's seriously thinking about it. He then talked to Matt in the storage room, and Matt said they should totally do that; Jess is a bigger threat, and Dom has already mentally checked out.

Paul moved along to Josh, then to Elena-Ramses-Christmas (who is sporting a zippy new scooter for her leg).

Hmmm.

Wow, Jessica has the Halting Hex temptation!
She can use it tonight, if she chooses.

The Consequence will affect the entire house.

I was super surprised that Jess won; I didn't see that coming! I know some people online were voting for her, just to cause strife in the house and to mess with Paul, but I didn't think there'd be many fans of hers from the tv show.

I figure she's guaranteed a spot next year if she chooses to return, no matter how long she lasts now. Her name keeps popping up more & more, but I suspect she'll get her jury spot (which would be a fabulous way to recover, I would think - the jury house always looks wonderful).

I was thinking, though, when she sat out the veto comp, that's actually useful to the people like Jess & Dom who were trying to win it - it increases their odds of winning. Someone could actually choose her with HG Choice in veto, with hopes that she doesn't play. The comps she can do, like the questions where you choose 'before or after' or name a houseguest or something, I expect her to do well. She's sharp and has made a point to talk to everyone individually.

I'm trying to decide who I want to return.

Today is Friday, July 21.
Show tonight! It's the Battle Back Special Episode at 8p EDT, which Julie promised will be different from last year in some way. Cameron, Jillian, Cody, and Dominique: who will reenter the house?

Inside the house, they may already have a new HOH with nominations to make today. The feeds should resume after the show airs tonight, so hopefully we'll have a more complete picture where this week is heading later.

In the meantime, please continue to enjoy Ramses' vote dance.

Possible spoiler from reddit:

The Battle Back is a three part competition.

Part One - all four competitors together try to get a ball through a maze, by moving the board with a pulley system (sort of like a Survivor challenge).
Cody wins part one (easily); Cameron comes in second.

Those two will face off in Part 2.

For Part 3, the winner will have to face a current HG, selected by the house. If they win, they're in; if they lose, they stay out of the house and do not return.

For Part 3, Julie had the HGs vote individually in the DR to pick their representative. They were not told who had won the battle. Everyone voted for Paul (except Paul chose Alex, as they weren't allowed to vote for themselves).

Paul v Cody in the backyard for the maze.

Cody won and has re-entered the house.

Today is Saturday, July 22.
How quickly things change! After Cody battled his way back into the house, the feeds returned. We learned that Jessica is HOH and back to cuddling with Cody. Josh and Ramses are on the block. Paul & Xmas want Ramses out; I think there have been whispers about Paul as a backdoor option, and I'm not sure if there's anything else afoot. The veto competition should take place today, so a the real target's name should emerge after that.
It's my opinion that Cody did not get a bad edit; he definitely said those things and was a jerk more often than not. The recent Julie interviews have revealed a much more charming guy, so it's possible that he'll "improve" himself, the way Victor did last year, but no, Cody's edit was accurate.