Big Brother 2016 Episode 36 Recap: James and Natalie’s Showmance Blows Up
|A few weeks ago in the Big Brother 2016 house, Natalie Negrotti and James Huling were riding high with all the power. They had an alliance with Michelle Meyer, Corey Brooks, and Nicole Franzel. They used their new power to make a move against Paul Abrahamian and Victor Arroyo.
Their plan failed when James evicted Victor, only to have him return to the Big Brother 18 game. Nicole then won the following week’s Head of Household competition. She used her power to bring herself closer to Paul and Victor. She also took out her biggest enemy, Michelle. Nicole, Victor, Paul, and Corey became a tight foursome.
The following week, Victor won Head of Household. Nicole and Corey protected him last week, so he returned the favor by protecting them this week. He nominated James and Natalie. James and Natalie now need to win this week’s Power of Veto, or kiss the other one goodbye.
Will they be able to do it on tonight’s Big Brother episode?
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Everyone reacts to the nominations. Victor talks about being excited about getting his revenge for James, for casting the vote to evict him, like he did with Paulie Calafiore. In the Diary Room, James and Natalie talk about being sad that they’re on the block together.
In the Diary Room, Nicole cries about helping put James on the block.
Paul overhears Natalie talking about how fun it is going to be sitting next to James on the block. Paul then tells the Final Four about how confident Natalie is that she’s not going home.
Later, Natalie talks to Paul and Victor about how she put too much trust into James. This sends red flags to Paul that she knows how to play the game better than she claims, since she’s throwing James under the bus.
Paul then tells Nicole and Corey how Natalie threw James under the bus. Natalie also tells James about the conversation, but makes it seem like she took the blame more for her mistakes.
MacGyver themed Veto
Players must figure out how to escape three different rooms. The player to escape in the shortest amount of time wins the Veto.
They also get to go to the set of MacGyver, tour it, and meet the cast. Natalie’s name was randomly drawn to go first. She sets the time to beat with 9:06. Once she finishes, Natalie gets to watch the competition and eat pizza.
Nicole goes next and doesn’t meet Natalie’s time. She gets blown up and eliminated. Victor goes next. He also fails to beat Natalie’s time. It blows up on him too. James goes next, and also fails.
Corey goes next. He wins the competition in 6:14. He takes the Veto.
Paul is last and he doesn’t even come close to Corey’s time. Corey wins this week’s Power of Veto.
Natalie then mopes about losing the Power of Veto. The Final Four discuss who to evict. They talk about the pros and cons of evicting James over Natalie, and vice-versa. Paul starts to convince Victor that evicting Natalie is the best decision.
Later Corey hints to James that he might be safe. He does this to let James know as a friend, and to have him as an ally in the game when he stays.
Natalie tells James that she knows that she’s going this week. She then starts interrogating him about his game relationship with Nicole and Corey. Natalie then tells him that if he works with Nicole and Corey, she will never speak to him again.
Paul and Victor then tell James how Natalie threw him under the bus. This changes James mind about Natalie. He no longer wants to fall on his sword for her. He wants to fight for his Big Brother 18 life.
Corey decided to not use the Veto.
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The MacGyver themed Veto was awesome, the best one in a very long time maybe ever.
Agreed.
I loved it too! Especially when Natalie beat Ratty. I’d root for the devil instead of Ratty. Seriously can’t stand her game this season.
Natalie did pretty darn good. I agree about Ratty Cat and it’s kind of sad to see how much she has changed definitely not for the better.
It is stunning to me how much Ratty has fallen in my eyes. If I wasn’t watching the show two years ago, I’d think she was a different person. Whereas the first one was likable enough that you (or at least, I) could forgive the nasally whining when she talked, THIS Ratty is completely revolting. She will rank up there in my book as one of the most despised hgs. The Rat Andy takes first place, followed quickly by Frankie-the-fame-wh0re. Ratty comes in a very close third. After that, it’s about a 8- or 9-way tie for a bunch of others – like McRanda and Austin and the Twits. Jozea was annoying, but at least we didn’t have to watch him for long. And at least Paulie wasn’t so bad at first.
I’m about to do that leaving-my-computer-for-a-while thing. But how ’bout you all chiming in? Who are your most reviled hgs of all time??
This is my list, it’s not of all time as requested Lilly as my memory doesn’t go back that far. Frankie, Austin and the twins, Christine, Vanessa, Nicole, James.
I will be out-of-pocket for a large portion of the day, but I’m anxious to hear what you all thought of the Jatalie drama last night. Did she really “throw him under the bus”? If so, was it intentional? What do you think about Natalie’s statement that James can’t talk to her if he works with Nicorey going forward?
Honestly, I think she is ticked about them being on the block and not knowing how to handle her powerlessness. In hindsight, she realizes the whole reason their plan to break up the two most serious threats to a final victory (Pictor) was screwed – aside from the buyback – was because of Nicorey. On paper, actually, I agree with that plan. If you don’t know what we know (that Nicole’s real name is Ratty), then turning on Victor was smart. Nicorey should be easier to beat. The crux of the problem, though, IS the fact that Natalie should have listened to her instincts about Ratty but she didn’t. Her attempt to apologize to Victor, I think, was sincere – and a game move – but clumsily done.
But Natalie is smart enough to sense what we all know: If you are stupid enough to trust and work with Nicorey going forward, you deserve to lose someone’s respect. Of course, James took it personally. And of course, he would never put another person (showmance or not) in that corner.
Just my two cents (or fifteen cents…) on the matter.
Jatalie…where to start. I think the situation with Jatalie is a bit more complicated than it seems. Especially when CBS leaves out a MAJOR portion of the drama. Did she throw James UTB?….no, i don’t think so. I think when she said she trusted the wrong people (people being the key word), she meant Nicorey, not James. She did lay the blame at James doorstep for talking her out of a couple of decisions that felt wrong but she trusted him anyway. And he DID so who can argue with that? I think Pictor just assumed she meant James. And the fact that they misread the situation means they communicated it to James in the most negative light possible. Going by the feeds only, Pictor planned all along to separate the 2. Natalies clumsy speech to them became fodder to accomplish that.
I felt bad for James last night but my sympathy didn’t last long. He has misread Ratty all season. Actually he has misread EVERYTHING this season. He learned nothing from his first rodeo. It’s only by the grace of the BB Gods (and quite a bit of luck) that he will be sitting in F5. As for Natalie saying she won’t speak to him again if he aligns with Nicorey…..i actually agree with that. First of all, she WILL speak to him again once in the jury house and decompressed from all the in-house stress. It was a heat of the moment statement. What CBS DIDN’T show was her apologizing later. Plus they didn’t show James not-so-nice statements to her as well. He blamed her just as much as she blamed him. She did take the blame game a bit too far but later backed off. It was a pity party for James last night. THAT is the story line BB wanted. They got it but at the expense of the truth.
Thanks for the added insights in what I haven’t been watching on the feeds. But I do agree with your assessment. I don’t think Natalie is a mean person – or even very calculating. She was trying to play the game and stay a decent person at the same time. And James … he’s a good guy who has been VERY stupid for the last xxx weeks!
On another note: I have to say, if I were a conspiracy theorist (which I’m not … most of the time), I’d have to wonder why Corey – the NONbraniac – beat out Paul and Victor in that POV comp that most certainly was heavy on the thinking. Seriously, he looked downright genius in that first room. Victor is not only an athletic comp beast, he is VERY smart. Though it’s not inconceivable that the Space Cadet could beat Victor in a comp, that’s NOT one I’d have bet on. Hmmmmm.
It’s funny that you bring it up about Corey winning Veto. I read several comments about that very thing this morning. Enough to make you go hmmmm. Someone pointed out that Corey went straight for the pipes when he entered the room (after closing the door). Honestly, i noticed that as well but really didn’t put much thought into it. Then i read that Nicole mentioned that she couldn’t find the key and didn’t know that it floated until “they” told her. BB has an agenda and it’s not the same as ours.
I read that too and I’m very suspicious about his win now.
Are you really surprised….they know who they want in the end.