'Big Brother': What a Difference a Day Makes

At first I thought Keesha was going to sway Memphis when she announced that she wouldn't vote for whoever dinged her, and that she'd "do everything in my world to change minds in that jury house, too." But it didn't work. Memphis realized he had a better chance of beating Jerry for the final HOH, so he had to cut her loose. It was a mercenary decision, but one, if he really wanted to win, he had to make. The problem is that it once again left Dan looking like the good guy. He could rush in and soothe her and lie that he was doing everything he could to change Memphis' mind. And he did it so well that when she was dinged, she ignored Memphis on the way out, and made her last speech a paean to Dan and his friendship.

But that wasn't enough for Dan; as she walked out, he gave her a farewell rubber duck with the word "HOT" strangely written into the bottom, and whispered a confession that he'd taken Michelle on the island vacation, so Keesha wouldn't find out later and blame him. And then, with her out the door, he acted indignant over Memphis' decision, yelling, "I really can't believe you did that, man....If you think I'm taking you, you're out of your mind!" I have to assume this was another part of the Renegades' "plan" to keep Jerry confused, but if it was, it will really bite Memphis in the ass. Jerry was already feeling betrayed by Memphis, and now it looks like Memphis double-crosses everyone. How did Dan manage to convince Memphis that a great strategy would be for him to look like a weasel while Dan slowly climbed the ladder toward sainthood?

And after all that, Keesha went to talk to Julie and once again reiterated what a great reader of people she was, but went on to say, "I think Memphis was angry because he thought Dan was going to take me to the end," which rendered her original point moot. This was like going to the movies and saying, "Let me pick what we see because I never fail to pick a quality screening. Hey, good news, Dane Cook's got a new film out!" (By the way, you can hear what other realizations Keesha might have had after a good night's sleep out of the house — PopWatch will have Lynette's interview with the latest evictee later today.)

We ended the episode with the three finalists balancing on top of toy biplanes. And considering the wings were huge and long and wide, it wasn't that precarious a balancing act: This was to walking a tightrope what sitting on a tire swing is to riding a unicycle. But we'll check back in on Thursday to see who won HOH (PLEASE do not post it below for those of us who don't like spoilers), and who will be evicted to leave the final two. And as a pretty good reader of body language, I think the winner will be...Brian. I'm never wrong, people!