By: Kimba
Sunday morning dawns and the first HGs to rise are Alie and Jun
in preparation for their early-morning blimp ride. While showering and dressing,
Jun comments that she “so” needs to go on a diet—one of her shirts doesn’t fit
her properly anymore. After making themselves properly pretty for their outing,
the two are called to the DR just as Erika finally makes her way out of bed
(Robert has been up for a little while). At just before eleven o’clock, the two
house-bound HGs escort the lucky blimp-riders to the backyard door through which
Alie and Jun exit the house.
The chatter between Erika and Robert is as
insistent as it is repetitive. Robert is encouraging Erika not to give up—that
Alie trusts her, that she can be worked on, that they can use mean things Jun
has said about Alie against her. At points they both comment how nice and quiet
the house is without Alie there. Robert attacks Jun and says that he “can’t
believe” how she talks about “guys the way she does. That is classless for me. I
wouldn’t look at her for anything other than hooking up.” (Robert, just listen
to yourself for one second and then ask yourself again how she can talk about
men the way she does—not only are you are clear example of why women might
distrust men, but hello? Pot? Kettle and all that?) Erika replies that Jun has
insecurities from having been overweight that she tries to hide and one way to
make herself feel better is to put others down.
The exes’ afternoon:
They apply sunblock to each other’s backs, Robert a little more enthusiastically
than Erika. Erika tells Robert that, if he wins, she wants $20,000 cash to pay
her bills, and he agrees. Erika jokes (and she stresses it is a joke), “Wouldn’t
it be funny if the blimp popped and they fell out of the sky and died?” They
relax and prepare lunch in relative quiet, a quiet unlike that of past days
filled with boredom and tension; today it is a quiet of relaxation and ease.
Around 1:30pm, the exes are treated to a surprise when the Goodyear
blimp makes an appearance over the house. “Erika,” Robert yells. “Oh my God!”
There’s a message scrolling on the side of the blimp, something to the effect
of: “Congratulations to BB4’s Final Four HGs: you’re flying high!” A helicopter
from “Channel 9” is accompanying the blimp, and Erika and Robert eagerly wave
towels above their heads and wonder if Alie is throwing up (Erika says, “Alison
is terrified—she ~hates~ flying!”). The blimp makes several passes over top of
them and the entire time, while eating their lunches and chatting about this
eventful afternoon, Erika and Robert arch their necks and train their gazes on
the sky. At one point, Robert thinks that he can see Alie, but Erika doesn’t
believe him.
More blimp talk: Robert is happy that he didn’t win the
trip now—it looks too nauseating and he wouldn’t have gotten to see the sign if
he were in the blimp. He also thinks that it looks completely unsafe, and Erika
agrees. Robert wonders if Alie and Jun think that they are miserable, but Erika
says that they probably think they are scheming. Robert laughs and says there is
nothing to plan at this point (though you wouldn’t have known it to hear him
talk to Erika this morning). They wonder how long the ride will last; anything
more than a hour seems like it would be too long and become “unfun.”
As
the afternoon rolls along and Erika and Robert wait for Alie and Jun to return
to the house, the conversation wanders among many things. Robert is glad to have
beaten many of the people who thought he was a goner early in the game (for
example, Nathan said “goodbye” to Robert after the original-8 alliance surprised
the exes with evicting Michelle instead of Erika). Both he and Erika
congratulate themselves for doing so well in the last HOH. Robert says that
Alison, Jun and Michelle are all pushing “maximum density”—five more pounds and
they’ll all be fat. Robert insists that he will “push his boys” to vote for
Erika if she is in the final two and he is not. He also tells Erika that she is
the only woman in the house who has any qualities that he can admire or like; as
for the other women, “none of them was worth *****.” Finally, he promises (or
threatens?) to give Erika a “big, long kiss” if they both make it to the final
two.
Just before 4:30pm, Alie and Jun return to the house, blindfolded
and all. The first thing we learn is that Jun got sick; the second is that they
had a “stalker.” Some “fat and sweaty” man, apparently, hid behind some bushes
and trees where they boarded the blimp and took pictures of them. Erika asks if
he was press, but Alie replies, “No! An internet stalker that knew we were
there!” Alie also professes to have seen Jay Leno driving by while they rode in
their limo and insists that he waved at her.
Once in the blimp and up
above the city, the two women saw many L.A. sites over three hours: Merv
Griffin’s mansion, the Playboy mansion, Dodger’s stadium, etc., as well as the
BB compound (obviously). They liken the inside of the part of the blimp in which
they rode to a minivan and said it was a very bouncy take-off. The pilot of the
blimp apparently asked for Alie and Jun’s autographs and taught Alie all about
piloting the craft while Jun rested in the back and complained about the
helicopter getting too close to them.
Other bits of interest heard in
the post-blimp ride enthusiasm: Alie and Jun got to meet the man behind the
BB-voice that wakes them up and calls them to the DR. People (fans?) were lined
up by a fence to see Alie and Jun exit the blimp. Alie quietly makes fun of Jun
for getting so sick, but Jun actually never threw up—she only became nauseated
(Erika and Robert say it was “karma” that Jun got sick). Robert wonders why
anyone would ask for Alie’s autograph: “Everyone in L.A. has been on a reality
TV show. It’s not a big deal anymore.”
By the time evening rolls around,
the step-sisters are napping while Erika lounges in the hammock and Robert plays
with his nose. At seven o’clock, dinner for the night arrives and everyone
rouses to dig into the Cuban food. Though there is not nearly as much excitement
as on other nights (Alie and Jun had taken Dramamine to help them with motion
sickness on the blimp and it has caused a bit of drowsiness), everyone seems to
enjoy the meal, or at least shovels ample amounts of food down their throats.
Happenings/chatterings as the night progresses: Erika comes up with the
plan to tell Alie that evicting Jun, a strong player, would be a good move on
Alie’s part in order to prove to the jury she is a strong player herself—which
may be the only way for Alie to get votes (for they certainly won’t vote for her
for her personality or how she has treated people). When Robert tells Alie to
“go with her feeling,” she professes not to have one: “Whatever I do, someone is
going to be mad at me.” She asks him whom he would vote for in the final two if
Jun were up against Erika; he answers Erika. She then asks him whom he would
vote for were Alie to be up against Erika; he stumbles, he appears flustered; he
ultimately answers that he would be “fair” and tells her, “You against anyone
would win.” Once their conversation is completed, Robert runs to Erika, pats
himself on the back for his “performance” and tells her that he just “saved
(her) life.”
More tidbits to note: Robert asks Erika to promise to take
him to Vegas someday if she is not dating anyone. Erika reminds him that they
broke up in Vegas, but Robert doesn’t really remember (when she asks him if he
remembers their last time in Vegas, he replies, “What, the mirrors on the
ceiling?” She quickly yelps, “No! We broke up!”). Erika asks Robert to stop
picking his nose (for Space Muffin’s sake, it only took 65 freaking days for
someone to finally say something). Alie tells Jun that she is safe. Not only
does Alie think Jun deserves more than Erika to go farther in the game, but she
knows Jun will take her to the end over Robert (since Jun knows she cannot win
against Robert; also Alie determines that Erika would have a better chance
against Robert than against her, so she doesn’t trust that Erika would take
her). Alie wonders if the “stalker” is watching them on the internet right now,
happy that he got to see them. Erika tells the others that, when she complained
in the DR about the lame luxury prizes they’ve gotten (as opposed to cars and
money in previous years), they told her, “This isn’t the Price is Right.”
As ten o’clock rolls around, Alie and Jun get their pictures that they
snapped from their outing and the HGs pour over them in enthusiasm. Alie
mentions that she had hung her body out of the blimp, 1500 feet up in the air,
and Robert exclaims that he had seen her or thought he had—a black spot hanging
out. Alie tells Erika and Robert that the air traffic controller from the
Burbank airport said over the radio, “Tell Alie and Jun we said ‘Hi’!” Eleven
o’clock ticks onto the clock: Erika is curled up on the hammock, Alie is jumping
rope, Jun is making burgers, and Robert is watching the scene while he plays
with his nose. He discusses AA with Erika and admits that he no longer goes to
meetings. He’s doing well, however: “You have to go through ***** to appreciate
things. You can do anything to me. As long as I’m sober, I am happy. You can
take away everything, and I’ll get it back. And I have. I don’t want to do it
again.” Erika tells him that his “baby will thank him later” and Robert agrees
and says his psychiatrist tells him that, too.
Soon enough the HGs get
ready for bed. Just before they do, however, Alie kills a black widow spider and
uses a plethora of bug spray to do so. Robert is smart enough not to want to
smoosh the poor thing with his shoe because he doesn’t want to trail the bug
spray into the house (this is especially important if you have children or pets
at home!). Erika says as she readies herself for bed, “I’m ready to go home.”
Well, Erika, if you can’t pull off a miracle soon, you’ll at least be free from
the BB house soon. Goodnight HGs.
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