Posted by Dustin on 08.08.2010 at 7:57 pm

Because the last HOH was endurance, much of the first half of tonights show was dedicated to showing how things turned out. Once again, it came down to Matt and Ragan. Matt was pissed that once again his entire alliance failed him and leaves him to do the dirty work. Kathy was the first down, and the only Have Not for the week . . . however she claims she did it so she seems weak and not a threat.

In the end Matt won, and Ragan let him do so because he hoped it would help him skate through again. Rachel meanwhile was not happy that Brendan yet again failed to fight for them, and she knew she and Brendan were going up.

Brendan comforted Rachel, who was clearly cold with him. She told him they would be on the block now, and she would be the one going out the door.

After getting his HOH room, Matt later found Pandora’s box. He was warned he could get something good or bad, and it could happen to him or the rest of the house. Matt was told he could gain the “Diamond Power of Veto” if he opened the box . . . . He opened the box and approached the “Diamond Power of Veto,” which allows him to save himself or anyone else, as well as name the replacement nominee. HE had to keep it a secret and had to use it at one of the next two evictions. Matt was thrilled, thinking he now totally ran the game the next two weeks.

However he soon suspected something bad would happen to the rest of the house, and he had to lie about the box. He then told them about the box and won a whole dollar. Brendan knew that if something good happened to MAtt, then something bad would happen to them. He knew Matt won something. NOBODY was believing Matt that he only got a dollar, and he knew it too.

Ragan later found the invitation to be the new Saboteur for the next two weeks. He was told he had to execute three sabotages, and if he survived the next two weeks then he would win 20K. Ragan pondered whether to take the offer or not, and eventually agreed to do it.

Ragan and Rachel ended up in some huge fight (why I don’t know, I missed it). I think Rachel accused Ragan and Matt of being in an alliance.

Rachel and Brendan talked to Matt, warning him basically that if one of them goes this week . . . not only will the other be after him, but other people in this house will too (I’m not sure why they had this reasoning).

Later the Saboteur appeared in their fuzzy video, thanking Matt for opening the box and releasing them, and their mission was to cruise to the 1/2 million while they stabbed them all in the back. Everyone was upset, and Matt came away looking worse than ever to many.

The nominations occurred and of course Matt did put up Rachel and Brendan.

I do know right after the ceremony, Rachel apparently blew up and said some things that ticked Brendan off, because she made herself a bigger target.

The veto ceremony has been played and the spoilers are up in earlier posts if you wanna know who wins it!