Behind the Scenes - Big Brother 9 - 2/22/08

February 22, 2008 was a historic day for Big Brother. Two Houseguests had to be rushed to the hospital for medical emergencies, one of them almost dying. The day was also the day of the big fight over who said what about Shelia's yeast infection.

The day started out as any other normal day in a Big Brother house, with plotting and planning and competitions.

Chelsia and James hatched a plan in the middle of the night which they claim will turn the house upside down. They call this plan "Operation Epic Ruthless," and are only including their closest allies (Josh and Sharon) in their plan. Operation Epic Ruthless is detailed in my article "Operation Epic Ruthless 101" (CLICK HERE).

When everyone wakes up in the morning, it is still raining and nobody wants to compete in the POV in the rain. They had a meeting where they chose from the bag who was going to compete in the competition besides the nominees and HOH. Josh and Sharon were chosen. All the morning conversation was about the competition.

After the POV competition, we learn quickly that Josh and Sharon won. They go upstairs with James and Chelsia to discuss how close the competition was. From their talking, it sounds as if Alex and Amanda were pretty close to beating them. Now, they talk about who has to go. James and Chelsia want Matt and Natalie to go this week. Sharon and Josh want Alex and Amanda to go. Chelsia says that since Alex and Amanda will be on slop for the whole week, they will be weaker and less likely to win the HOH competition. Josh expresses his distrust in Adam. He has a feeling that Adam is up to something. Josh and Sharon tell James and Chelsia that they are not going to use the Veto, but they do not want anyone else to know because they want Shelia to "Sweat."

Prior to dinner, Adam came up to talk to James and asked what Josh and Sharon were going to do. James told him that he did not know. Adam said they should stick to Operation Condor. James told him not to worry about it.

During dinner, they all talked about how cool the competition looked and that it was themed after the CBS show "Jericho."