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(S09E09) Will the soulmates inside the Big Brother 9 house find true love? In watching this group, the only couple with any real possibility of even speaking to each other after the season ends would be James and Chelsia. Leading into tonight's show the commercials first focused on romantic possibilities between Ryan and Allison. Over the past few days, the commercials switched to a Joshuah and Allison blow-up.

Tonight was the nominations episode. Who's on the block and what else happened? Read on past the jump!

The show, as most reality shows do, always begins with a recap of previous events mixed with some more recent commentary from the houseguests. You can always tell the past because it's in black and white. So, through the miracles of modern technology, even if you missed the last episode, you can ascertain the recapped material versus newer. Isn't it all simply amazing?

When they worked into the newer material, they gave the background to Joshuah's problems with Allison. Those problems are the lesbian lie with Sheila and the voting change in last week's eviction. He honestly seems more ticked off about the lesbian lie, taking a personal affront since he's gay. He doesn't hold Sheila to the same level of culpability (even though she actually started it all) because he doesn't think she's the one who really played him so much with the lie. Um, okay, Josh.

In a Diary Room segment shared with Sharon, he tells us how he wanted to rip her heart out, take a bite, and throw it all away. He's a bit too gleeful in his description, methinks. I think he's going a bit overboard with the Evel Dick School of Intimidation textbooks. He seems to think he can intimidate Allison by insulting her looks and telling her no one likes her in the house.

As Josh attacked Allison's looks in front of an uncomfortable-looking Sheila, Adam first blew his nose in his t-shirt bottom and then checked out his stunningly creepy looks in the mirror/window for the cameras. Not to digress from the Josh/Allison brouhaha, but you have to watch Adam when he's in the background for these scenes. He's almost always doing something like blowing his nose into his t-shirt or picking at his crotch or butt. I just have to wonder how he gets along with other adults in the real world. He's an odd, odd man.

In ensuing Diary Room segments, obviously tainted with leading questions from the Big Brother staffers, we then heard how James thinks Josh is unstable due to the attacks on both Amanda and Allison. Ryan tells us that he can't respect Josh anymore. But is that how it really is or will stay? Or did they say those things because of steering in the Diary Room?

Matt, who always seems to have his finger in every alliance pie, offered Allison and Ryan his sympathy. But with Matt bragging to us that he's playing everyone in the house, I don't trust him. I don't think Allison trusts him all that much either. She refused a hug from him.

When it came time for the Head of House room reveal, Allison went to bed and missed all of the festivities. I think they might be called fake-tivities because the whole hoopla around the HOH sometimes looks like jealousy on the part of others (they have nothing from home) and usually these folks aren't too happy living together at all. In the photos received, we can see that Allison's siblings all have the same nose and that she has an adorable dog. Josh's family is all very attractive. I think so, anyway. But the prize of the litter is the Princess for a Day tiara sent to Josh from his office. Now he can be Dustin sans the royal robe, right? Oh ... and they gave Sharon a picture of herself with Jacob, just to taunt her. Someone on the staff has a cruel streak!

Joshuah told Ryan all about the lesbian lie and told him Allison was constantly feeding him the lie. Even though Sheila was involved, he was mad at Allison because she kept leading him on about it. Then Chelsia told Ryan pretty much the same story. Ryan apparently lives under a rock in the house and was the only one who knew nothing about the entire lesbian story. So, he confronted Allison telling her it was a very stupid move which alienated the whole house and put a target on them.

She just smiled like a Stepford Wife and told him she can flip Josh back to her side any time she wants. Ryan told her that the house was already leery because she's been so manipulative, but she just smiled a bit more. Perhaps a slightly-possessed-maniacal smile, but a smile nonetheless.

Allison went off to make all peachy-keen with Josh. Hey, she knows she can work him. He's no challenge for her! She apologizes, tells him how much she loves him, and gives him a big hug. He doesn't buy the goods at all. He wants her gone from the house.

But before the nominations happen, they have to have a food competition. Unlike the last one in which they played for food or slop by couples, this one was a team effort. With the girls in silly asparagus unitards and the guys in overall shorts, they faced a backyard which looked more like the produce market. That is if the produce market specialized in asparagus.

Each couple played to win a food group for the house. They had to sit the female half on a platform, then fill another platform with the amount of asparagus which came within 10 pounds of her body weight. They could only judge the wight by picking up and comparing.

James and Chelsia scored beverages and snacks for the week. Adam and Sheila won fruits and vegetables. Matt and Natalie blew the comp and lost carbohydrates and a feast for the house. Ryan and Allison won meats and cheeses for the week. Had the entire house lost, they would have had BB Slop and asparagus all week. But they did well -- no breads, no feast, but no slop for anyone.

Then, in typical out-of-sequence reality, Allison is suddenly trying to provoke Joshuah in the kitchen in front of others again. Sharon was eavesdropping from the upstairs landing as Allison mocked Josh's education and income. He insulted her looks. I call it third grade mocking on the part of both of them. Josh didn't go Evel so much on her, but headed to the HOH where he decided he had to call a house meeting.

A house meeting with everyone except Ryan and Allison, of course. That put the wedge between the two in place even firmer.

In the HOH room, they decided that Allison must go. She must go on the block and she must go home. They touched on who they should put on the block with Ryan and Allison, but that discussion never came to fruition until ... the nominations ceremony.


The first safe couple was Adam and Sheila, then James and Chelsia. Yep, Ryan and Allison are on the block with Matt and Natalie. In the speech, Josh and Sharon said they nominated the strongest couples in the house. Matt is ticked. He thinks that he and Natalie are strong physically, but he hinted to us that he thinks Natalie isn't too bright. Allison is sure she'll work her way out of this and survive.

I guess we'll see what happens. Last week Julie Chen said there would be some shake-ups in the game this coming Wednesday. Will Allison and Ryan be evicted? Will the house turn once again and this time evict Matt and Natalie? Will someone return to the house? Also, I noticed tonight that the "Til Death Do You Part" was missing from the title credits. Hmmm ...

Just an added note -- I'm writing this for JJ Hawkins as the bad weather in his area knocked the show off the air and he's left with weather updates for the evening. Me? I get to watch Dexter! Hang in there and be safe, JJ!