Author: Tim

8.16am – Angie is telling some of the other housemates in the bedroom that she really wants to win the task this week because Ray has tantrums when he is hungry and she doesn’t want to have to deal with it. She says she doesn’t want to be in the house next week if they are on rations. Benjamin says that when they were in the Man Cave Ray would delve in to his opinions of the girls and that it was really offensive. He’s decided he’s no longer talking to Ray.

Ray is in the Diary Room. He says that he’s having a hard time dealing with Benjamin and that the other housemates might think it’s weird that the two most friendly housemates can’t get along with each other.

9.32am – Big Brother has given Estelle the details of this week’s Captain’s Quarter task and she’s telling the housemates that they all have to embrace their inner flower child. They’ve been given 70s outfits – mostly tie-dye. The first task is to stand in wind tunnel filled with rubbish – the housemate to collect the most rubbish in 30 seconds wins that round. Ryan collects 22 pieces, Bradley gets 19 and George 21. Stacey’s dress is blowing up Marilyn Monroe style but she doesn’t seem to mind. Angie stuffs her bra with the rubbish, then Zoe follows suit.

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9.56am – The top six scorers from the rubbish round now have to hug trees – the ones who last the longest win. Zoe is first out, followed by Josh, then Michael, then Angie. Ray’s shoes come off and he falls, which makes Sarah the winner of the Captain’s Quarter task. The girls go crazy – Sarah just looks started. She picks Zoe as her First Mate and Big Brother opens the doors to the Captain’s Quarters. On their way out, Stacey whispers to Sarah to steal the toiletries and bring them back to the rest of the house.

Michael’s been called to the Diary Room, where Big Brother asks him “would you like to wear this electric shock suit?”

Michael: “Yes Big Brother… is this legal?”
Big Brother: “Would you like a shock, Michael?”
Michael: “Yes Big Brother…”

In the pool, Bradley is learning about a love triangle with Estelle. He jokingly says that he and Ryan despise each other because of the way the other feels about Estelle.

In the Diary Room, Benjamin is telling Big Brother that his mission this week was to get to know his fellow nominees Bradley and Ryan better. He thinks he’s done a good job with Bradley but it’s impossible to get to know Ryan because he has nothing interesting to say about anything.

Big Brother has delivered Ray’s next meal, which the housemates must cook for him and he must eat all of.

4.36pm – Benjamin is in the bedroom sewing Stacey’s disco pants when Big Brother asks him if he would like to shock Michael. “Yes Big Brother…” Michael writhes on the ground

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4.17pm – Ryan is telling some of the housemates outside about someone he knows who studied Philosophy at uni, and after six years the final question on his final exam was “what is the purpose of life?” He says that his friend drew a question mark and got 100% in that exam. Bradley says he thinks that the purpose is to be happy. George says his is to be successful and help his family. Estelle says hers is to help others find their purpose.

Ryan: “Over the years, when I’ve been at school, a lot of the… smart, intelligent people would look at me as… thinking that I’m stupid, that I can’t hold a conversation, that I can’t hold a strong conversation and ou know what, I hope they’re thinking that ‘Ryan’s actually a smart guy that can have a conversation be it about the purpose of life… or Batman movies or whatever’.” Estelle says that he should just forget about them.

In the kitchen, Angie says that Ray scares her sometimes. Benjamin, mimicking Ray, says over and over: “guys, I don’t wanna go on about it, but I’m getting to eat this food. But I just don’t wanna go on about it, but, I’m gonna get to eat this food.” Layla, Josh and Angie giggle along.

In the garden, Ray is returning fire on Benjamin with George and Ryan.

Ray: “How long is it going to take him to build a bridge and get over it? The thing that I’m concerned about it is that he’s able to turn everyone against me because he’s a very manipulative person. I could tell that his attitude was that he thought he had everyone around his finger and that he would win.”

Back in the kitchen, Benjamin thinks that Ray has clued on to the fact that he calls him Tom Cruise and it’s not because he makes blockbuster movies.

Back in the garden, Ray tells the others that he’s not going to be able to stand it is Benjamin doesn’t go home at the eviction. George agrees. He thinks Benjamin is bullying him. Ryan says “I can’t stop farting, hey.”

Later, Ryan and George are in the kitchen.

George: “How are you going with Estelle? Progressed any further?”
Ryan: “Nah we’re just having fun. Chilling out. I’ll catch up with her outside the house and if things go well you know, you never know, probably… you know, I’ll see how things go. She’s cool man. I’m falling for her I reckon. She’s hot man.”
George: “You got a sparkle in your eyes big boy!”
Ryan: “Nah I like her man. She’s definitely girlfriend material. Yeah. Yeah.”

The girls and Ryan Gosling are in the bathroom when Big Brother tells Ryan that he must go to the naughty corner for wearing his microphone in the pool earlier today. Stacey leaves him in the naughty corner and Big Brother tells him that he must remain silent until further notice. Stacey pretends to get upset and slides down the glass between them.

Later, in the Diary Room, it’s Layla’s turn to be tempted in the Yes/No task. There is a phone on the side table.

Big Brother: Pick up the phone and ask who it is. Do not say anything else at all.

Layla does it – it’s her Aunt in Spain on the other end.

Big Brother: Is Aunty Gail your favourite Aunty
Layla: Yes Big Brother.
Big Brother: Would you like to hang up on your favourite Aunty Gail?
Layla: Yes Big Brother.

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5.19pm. Sarah and Zoe are relaxing in the Captain’s Quarters. They both love each other and hug in the spa. Meanwhile, in the Kitchen, Josh tells Bradley and Estelle that he thinks it’s more relaxed in the house now. They both agree. Bradley says that he thinks Sarah is the Mum of the group, and with her gone they are able to have more fun and “just be kids.” They say they don’t hold it against her but sometimes it’s a bit much.

Stacey and Benjamin are in the bedroom. Benjamin says that he needs to go and have a conversation with Ray and get it over and done with. He says earlier in the week he caught Ray giving people glances when he spoke, and over time he felt alienated from him. He thinks Bradley, Ryan, George and Estelle have a posse and he can’t join because they don’t like him.

Stacey: Don’t let it get to you babe.
Benjamin: I already have.
Stacey: I just thought I would be better at this.
Benjamin: You are really good at it. You’re the only person that kicks up your heels and says “I’ve done something wrong and I need to sort it out rationally.

Later, in the kitchen, the housemates (minus Zoe and Sarah) are eating dinner – chicken mince. In the Captain’s Quarters, Zoe and Sarah are about to start eating when Big Brother asks: “Zoe, would you like to trade your place in the Captain’s Quarters with Ray?” “Yes Big Brother…”

Ray can’t figure out why Big Brother likes him so much. Zoe is shattered that she doesn’t get to enjoy the fillet mignon.

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8.07am – Sarah and Ray are eating – they cheers to Sarah for winning. Back in the lounge room, Zoe says that she just wanted to have a delicious meal. Benjamin thinks that if they could just go in there and have a glass of champagne they would be able to solve all the problems in the world.

Ray: I want to jump up and down but this is just not right… it’s not right.

Later, Ryan Gosling’s punishment is over and Stacey must go and retrieve him from the Naughty Corner. When she collects him, Big Brother tells her to check the hatch – he has left something for her. It’s a pair of scissors and she must cut Ryan up in to exactly 50 pieces. When she’s finished cutting, she tells him that she loves him and she is sorry.

In the bedroom, Josh and Angie are chatting in bed. Sarah and Ray are talking about them in the Captain’s Quarters and whether or not there’s more going on than either of them want to admit to.

Sarah: No matter what ya say, if there’s affection involved there’s emotion involved because you’re human. I can’t go and hug Josh now because I’d get a few looks.

Angie and Layla are called to the Diary Room. There’s a single cup cake on the side table.

Big Brother: Angie, would you like a cupcake
Angie: Yes Big Brother.
Big Brother: Layla, would you like to feed Angie a cupcake?
Layla: Yes Big Brother.

They both can’t stop giggling – Layla looks like she would murder something to be able to eat the cupcake.

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10.15pm – Big Brother tells Ray he must return to the main house and Zoe can go back in to the Captain’s Quarters. He tells Zoe on the way past that he will win a competition and invite her in. When he enters the bedroom, the rest of the housemates boo him.

Angie and Layla are called to the Diary Room. There are three cupcakes on the side table.

Big Brother: Layla, would you like to feed Angie her cupcakes?
Layla: Yes Big Brother.
Big Brother: Angie, enjoy your cupcakes.

11.27pm – Sarah and Zoe are in bed when the lights turn off and a projector screen comes down from the ceiling – they get to watch Pretty Woman.

In the bedroom, George and Layla are having a snuggle. They decide that if they loose the challenge they will eat Surly but won’t tell Sarah because she’d get upset [she’s vegetarian]. The lights go out.

Later in the night, Angie and Layla are called to the Diary Room. “If I have to eat another cupcake I’m going to be off it,” says Angie. In the Diary Room there are four more cupcakes that Angie must eat. Layla squished them in to small pieces and puts them in Angie’s mouth.

Layla: She’s awesome, she’s a machine!
Angie: Layla, I love you. But this is not fun.
Layla: I love you too. This won’t break us. You’re doing real good. The best I’ve ever known anyone to do in the cupcake challenge. I’ve never even known anyone to do it.

They both go back to bed. George giggles on the way in and Angie tells him to shut up.

7.41am – Bradley is called to the diary room, and is asked to play the piano accordion. “Would you like to wake up your fellow housemates with a performance?” … “Yes Big Brother”. The YES board outside lights up, slightly stirring the housemates who are all in bed, still in the dark. Bradley enters squawking the piano accordion really badly. The housemates are all looking dreadful this early in the morning. Even after all HMs are awake Bradley continues until Big Brother tells him “well done, it was a beautiful recital”.

Ryan and Sarah are called to the diary room and asked “would you like to prepare some breakfast or Ray?”. “Yes Big Brother”. Ryan is really not impressed with having to cook a meal for Ray once again. Meanwhile some of the housemates are discussing how they can’t understand Ray because he just “tells you thinks” and doesn’t engage in a two way conversation. Meanwhile Ray is being served his breakfast in bed. Stacey found it weird when Ray earlier described his perfect girl as “one who doesn’t talk”. Layla agrees “what an odd boy!”. Talk then moves to Layla and George’s relationship, which seems to be fizzling out. Layla confides in Stacey that there was no physical affection last night, not even a kiss. George meanwhile is on the other side of the garden telling Ray he doesn’t want what he has with Layla to turn into a full blown relationship. Ray says “you put your foot in it already mate, just be careful.”

There’s a gratuitous shot of Angie showing Layla her bum and asking her to inspect a pimple.

Ray: They’re women, they’re emotional people

11.19am – Some of the boys are talking about who is the hottest girl in the house. Michael says Stacey’s personality puts her up the top right now. “Estelle is naturally there and Layla has other bits that are good”. Josh jokes that if he went solely by looks he’d go for Ben. Ben says “oh yeah!” Josh seriously thinks Sarah in terms of overall package. Big Brother suddenly reminds all housemates of this week’s YES/NO task, then announces “Stacey, would you like to meet Ryan Gosling?” She jumps up and screams, as do all of the housemates. They have to remind Stacey to say “yes Big Brother” because she keeps screaming so much. She is then called to the diary room and everyone chases after her. Stacey quickly runs by the bathroom to check how she’s looking in the mirrors and to put on some makeup.

The doors to the diary room open… inside is a cardboard cutout of Ryan Gosling and Stacey is very disappointed. She says “hello” to the cardboard Ryan Gosling. “You’re so pretty, can I keep him?”.

“Why is Ryan Gosling your favourite celebrity?”

“I think I just like his style of acting and, look I’m going to beat around the bush I just love his really really pretty face. Look at him… look at his little (baby talk)”

“Stacey, you must remain attached to Ryan Gosling until further notice. You must eat with Ryan Gosling. You must sleep in bed with Ryan Gosling (Stacey squeals) you must make Ryan Gosling feel like part of the Big Brother house”.

Stacey is very excited that cardboard Ryan Gosling is double sided. She emerges from the diary room and everyone screams and cheers. “Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like to introduce you to my husband, baby Goose.”

Later in the day George and Layla are lying in bed looking very awkward. Stacey is feeding cardboard Ryan Gosling some canned fruit. George very awkwardly brings up with Layla “what is this?” (in a thousand more words, and very nervously). They agree they are both not looking for anything serious.

1.07pm – The nominees are in charge of the weekly house discussion dinner. This week BB instructs there must also be a chairperson to ensure all topics are covered and every housemate has a chance to speak. Ben, and Ryan paper scissors rock it and Ben wins: “yay, I love hosting”. Outside of the diary room Bradley says “I think it’s best for us all if Ryan hosts”. Ryan moves around the house and announces he will be hosting dinner tonight. Ben explains later to Estelle that he thought it was best since Ryan is quiet and reserved and this would be a chance for him to speak to the other housemates.

Zoe is alone in the bathroom looking at the fish tank when suddenly:

Surly the fish: Hello darling

Zoe: Oh my god!

Surly: It’s Surly here, come down and say hello. Now listen here, you’re up for a secret mission. Now, here’s the rules, you don’t tell anybody about me. Don’t tell anyone I can talk. If you do you’ll be evicted immediately do you understand? Have a look in the drawer next to my tank, take it out.

Inside the drawer is $500 that will be Zoe’s if she passes the secret mission.

Surly: I’ll give you half an hour to go to every male housemate and give them each a story that starts with the words “This one time, when I was in New York”.

Zoe moves to the kitchen and Ryan is her first target: “This one time when I was in New York I met this guy who looked just like you”. Ryan says “well, I was in New York one time”. Zoe has her strategy figured out completely: next is Michael: “You know this one time when I was in New York I met I guy that looked just like Ryan. In a sushi restaurant.” She pulls the same line on Ray immediately after. Michael is suspicious and says “why are you telling people this, this is so silly”. She pulls the same line on Benjamin and convincingly adds “does that sound weird?” onto the end, Ben says no. Zoe immediately goes back to the bathroom: “Surly I did it!”

Surly: You were supposed to tell every bloke a different story you muppet. But, I’ll give you a chance to make up for it. Who do you think the smartest housemate is? Who dresses the best?

Zoe: Um… Ryan?

Surly: Go and get a pair of his shoes, and thrown them over the back wall. You’ve got five minutes. Don’t let anyone know you’re doing it.

Zoe must work around Stacey, Sarah and Benjamin who are doing some tailoring on cardboard Ryan Gosling. She manages to sneak them out without being noticed. There’s a ball game going on outside and Zoe manages to throw the shoes over without the wall without anyone noticing… well almost. Michael sees it: “Zoe just threw two black shoes over the fence”. Zoe throws herself under her doona while Ryan comes to inspect his possessions. She then moves to the bathroom to clean the fish tank while George asks “have you lost the plot?” Ryan does not have an impressed look on his face. Stacey tries to check the situation and asks Ryan “did you upset Zoe?”. He says no but Zoe was acting strange before in the kitchen. He asks Zoe if it was his shoes she threw over the wall, Zoe says “no, I didn’t chuck anything over”.

Ryan comes to the diary room and says “Zoe has been acting extremely weird, I think Zoe threw a pair of runners on the room. I was looking through my clothes and I have a black pair of my shoes missing. And she’s being weird.”

Surly: Zoe, you didn’t do very well did you?

Zoe: What do you mean? I did it

Surly: Yeah but you got busted

Zoe: Yeah but they were all out there!

In the diary room Big Brother suggest that maybe food deprivation has something to do with what has happened in the last 10 minutes. Ryan says “you’re making me think Big Brother, but that’s extreme”.

Surly: Now listen. Open the draw, take the cash and stick it where no one will find it. Don’t tell anyone about me, understand.

6.07pm – Tonight’s family dinner is royal themed in honour of Layla’s secret that she’s related to Polish royalty. Bradley and Ben are cooking dinner and joking about how they don’t like Ryan (while he’s out of the room)

Ben (impersonating Ryan): The secret to tonight’s dinner is timing.

Ben: Well, the secret to tonight’s dinner is you sitting in the corner while I cook it.

Ryan enters the kitchen and Ben asks him, “do you think your friends will like Estelle? What about your parents, do you think they’ll like Estelle? Have you ever introduced your parents to girls before?” He hasn’t. While the nominees cook the girls are in the living room and Layla reports back about George’s “lets cool it”, “I don’t want to lead you on” lines. The girls are pretty appalled, and all agree that Layla is using George rather than him using her. Some of the boys are having the same conversation in the bedroom by the story is way different: “it’s all good and sorted”.

8.29pm – Housemates are all eating their dinner and Ryan introduces the topics which were submitted by the housemates. The first is “if you had a time machine and could travel back in time, what is the one thing you would change in the Big Brother house?”. Josh says he would flirt with Ben a bit more and would have made a move on Angie the first move before he got to friend status. The housemate all cheer but Angie is not impressed. Ben says he would not have thrown a glass of water in Bradley’s face, because he has learnt from the experience that it’s not funny but he’s glad he did it because it made him realise that at 32 he should have grown out of that sort of behaviour. Bradley wishes he didn’t say the comment that caused Ben to throw the glass of water and he feels terrible that it happened “because he may go home”. Everyone cheers. “I love you guys”.

The next topic is “what has the BB house taught you?”. Sarah says she was blown away in the first week, the second week she was “something else again”, but this week “it is all just making sense”. She has learnt that she’s learning and will keep on learning.

9.51pm – Stacey decides to give cardboard Ryan Gosling a lap dance. Ryan is lying flat on a chair while the housemates chant a strip song. Stacey tries to sexily take off her sock and throw it down but it makes cardboard Ryan Gosling slide of the chair and Stacey has to pick him up, to the laugher of the other housemates.

The nominee cooks are fixing up dessert and as soon as Ryan leaves Ben exclaims he’s glad he’s not being bossed around by “that man”. Ben and Bradley agree that Ryan did a good job of hosting and if they didn’t pick him he would have easily faded away during discussion. The hosting duties gave him a chance to shine and “fit in a bit”. Meanwhile inside the housemates are also discussing Ryan but in a different way. Ray says that since finding out he was nominated Ryan had a switch turned on and he’s been bubbly and has a big smile on his face. Ryan enters with ice cream dessert and the housemates all cheer, just before the next topic is discussed: “discuss the pros and cons of developing a relationship in the house”.

Michael suggested this topic and rationalises: there are six people in the house who are in a relationship “two might not know it but yeah”. BB said there are eight: Stacey and cardboard Ryan Gosling. Angie says a positive is that a bit of a cuddle gives comfort and makes her happy. Josh says pro snuggles, con saying people taking it for something it’s not. George says the same, Layla looks pissed.

11.32pm – Stacey is getting cardboard Ryan Gosling ready for bed, and explain which side of him she likes best. She washes him in the shower. Meanwhile in the kitchen Ryan asks Ray what he thinks of Estelle (Ryan’s current squeeze) – Ray says “yeaaaah she’s one of the boys” and “you are one of the luckiest guys”. Ray then goes on to say tonight Ryan really came out of his shell, which makes Ryan really excitable. Conversation then moves on to Benjamin and Ray says Ben “hates me, and George”.

12.29am – Michael has been called to the diary room. He recognised the same black box that George found hair clippers in. Big Brother asks Michael to tell him how his hair defines him as a person. Michael cringes and says “um… I never really had any attention from girls or felt confident and then I started growing it and I guess I started feeling like I fit in with people. It was a source of pride that not only was I a red head but I was something who was stoked being a red head”.

“Michael, would you like to lose the hair?”

“I’m sorry guys, but no I wouldn’t do it, no Big Brother”.

The housemates, who are watching in the lounge room, all cheer. The NO board lights up. Michael is looking very angry. When he emerges, the housemates all hug him better and rub his hair, saying “we don’t care!”.

12.49am – Zoe comes to the diary room. Big Brother asks “what do you think Surly’s playing at?” Zoe is surprised and replies “I think Surly’s maybe giving me missions because lying is not my biggest strength when it comes to serious lies and I was really terrified that people were going to stop trusting me because I acted like a crazy person today and was like ‘Zoe what is the deal?'”.

“Having missions is fun but difficult so who know what Surly’s doing to me?”