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When Kamu Kirk won the Week 3 Head of Household, it seemed like Big Brother Season 28 could have been set for a boring week, but the follow-up days have certainly proven otherwise. Not necessarily because of any of Kamu's actions, though the consequences of the Week 3 veto were amplified as a nominee saved themselves from the block.
CinemaBlend is watching Big Brother online, and I can confirm someone from the group comprising Jason De Puy, LaLa Verrett, and Lyric Medeiros won the veto. I can also confirm that wasn't even the biggest highlight, with more big moments playing out as we speed toward this upcoming eviction!
Lyric Won The Power Of Veto
Fresh off of her convincing Rick Devens to pull her off the block in Week 2, Lyric has now shown she can win a competition with her first veto win! I feared that once Rome Seymour was gone, she might just become complacent and be an easy eviction for the Tool Shed alliance, but fortunately, she's gone the opposite direction and has her eyes on the prize.
Rick Devens' Diamond Power Of Veto Is Overpowered
Ahead of the veto, we learned that Devens was the latest Houseguest to win America's Vote and play for a power. Unlike Angela Murray, he was able to win and earned what may be the most powerful Diamond Power of Veto in Big Brother history.
For the uninitiated, a Diamond Power of Veto is gifted to players secretly, and it allows the winning Houseguest to save a nominee from the block and then choose their replacement without any input from the HOH. It's already one of the more overpowered abilities in Big Brother, but what makes it wilder this time around is Devens' reveal that he can use it at any point in the next six weeks.
That's a long time to hold a power, and he's essentially able to guarantee himself safety until the late game, provided Dee Valladares doesn't rat him out, forcing him to flush it early. I'm one of the many fans to speak out about the unfairness, especially considering it was obtained via fan vote.
We all know the franchise newbies didn't stand a chance to get public votes early on, and it feels so transparently obvious that the powers that be are attempting to keep the already popular reality show veterans in the game for as long as possible. It's not a level playing ground in my eyes, but we'll see if the newcomers can overcome.
Angela Is Spiraling, And Dee And Devens Are Struggling To Keep Her In Check
Last week, I wrote about how Dee and Angela were contemplating blowing up their alliance, and those discussions have since escalated. All three reality icons essentially see The Crossovers as a defunct alliance, and Barrett Pfeiffer and Drew Campbell are on the outs. Plans are in place to eventually take them out, but that's not enough for Angela, who wants them gone yesterday.
What Rome Told Me About Lyric Possibly Moving On In The Big Brother House
Angela is increasingly paranoid about Drew in particular, and keeps pulling Dee and Devens aside to try and get permission to out him for his sneakiness. Both agreed it was a terrible idea, especially considering doing it now would only alert Drew they're against him and give him plenty of time to take them out. If Angela blew up The Crossovers this week, they could just wind up on the outside of the house.
I don't think it's reached this point yet, but I think here within the next week or so, Dee and Devens are going to have to figure out if remaining aligned with Angela is a hindrance to their games. She's a wild card, as anyone who watched her "crazy eyes" speech will know, and needs constant affirmation from allies to prevent a full-on meltdown against another Houseguest. For now, Angela is calm, but I think it's only a matter of time before her feelings about Drew boil over.
There's so much to keep tabs on, so be sure to keep up to date and tune into Big Brother on CBS on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET. This week may be explosive after all, even if it wasn't quite in the way we were expecting.
