Thursday Live Eviction Recap 08/09/07

Eric is facing an eviction vote, but he's as nervous as he might be if he were facing a more popular housemate. "Being up against Kail is a lot easier than being up against a lot of other people," he muses, admitting his safety lies in the hands of Jameka, Amber, Dustin and Jessica. After the emotional roller-coaster of the last few days, Kail is worried that she may go home since "everybody likes Eric," and they will likely vote to keep him. Dick knows his allies have three votes but they still need one more to "get Eric out of this house." Down but not out, Eric seeks out Amber in the backyard. "I am not rolling over," he whispers. Amber is fully supportive of her friend, and swears on her child's life that he has her vote. Elsewhere, Dick approaches Kail and Jen. "Unbelievably, I am saying I want you to stay in the house," he tells Kail as both Kail and Jen laugh. Quietly, Jen makes an astute observation: the other group in the house might get threatened by Kail, Jen, Dick and Daniele teaming up and may vote to evict Kail to ensure their superior voting numbers. Dick nods and sets off to lock in the fourth vote to guarantee Eric's departure. His first stop is Amber. Dick wastes little time in divulging Eric's intention to use private information Amber shared with him to "discredit (her) in the house." Dick informs her Eric is waiting for an opportune time to use it against her. Amber is stunned, trapped by a promise she made to Eric that he has her vote. Dick reinforces his opinion of Eric: "He's a little weasel. He's a sneak." Amber explains she swore on the life of her child she would vote for Eric, and now she is trapped. "Oh my god," she whispers before heading to Dustin to inform him of the news. "How dare he do it," she groans. The Clamber for Amber's VoteLater, out in the yard, Dick and Daniele continue to work on Amber. The Las Vegas waitress is frustrated and wants to take action but can't. Dick asks, "Do you wanna leave him in here so he can pull that out later on you?" Amber is quick to answer, "I want Eric gone!" "So remedy the situation," Dick exclaims. Amber swears Eric will be evicted regardless of her vote as she will get her allies to vote against him. Dick offers to cut Dustin a deal to keep him safe for a week if he votes to evict Eric. Amber is still stressing about giving her word when Dick says, "God will understand. If the God you believe in is a just God…pray about it." Amber takes heart and goes to work on Dustin. Dustin is not keen to take Dick's offer as he wants "Evel" out of the house more than Eric. He tries to calm Amber down: "You are so a psycho right now." Amber counters that she's mad, not freaked out, growling, "I'm going to vote to get rid of Eric." Dustin doesn't want her to break her word, so he promises her he will vote to get rid of Eric as long as she keeps her word.

Later as the HouseGuests chill out downstairs, Amber confronts Eric about his intended betrayal of her to their housemates. "How dare you use something against me…when you know I told you in confidence? What kind of person are you? That's so sick dude, that's twisted!" Eric sits stone-faced, listening to her call him out in front of everyone. He doesn't refute her claims as Amber keeps yelling. "You're a devil in disguise... I hate you!" she screams before storming out. "That felt so good. Thank you god!" Host Julie Chen welcomes the HouseGuests and "house Bunnies" to the live eviction episode. Julia asks Jameka what it was like to be in the room when Amber yelled at Eric. "It was tense…" she sighs but says everything is fine now, although she still regrets giving up the HoH competitions in the PoV game last week. Jen admits she doesn't mind giving up half of the prize money to compete. Julie then reveals that viewers have posed questions to the HouseGuests. Dustin is asked why he wears the same shirt all the time, and while the HouseGuests laugh, Dustin smiles. "It's all about consistency…Staying the same is my mode of operation." Dick's a Pussy CatBack on the Sunset Strip, Dick is very well liked and well known. Refuting Dick's housemates' claims that he is a name-dropper, his rocker buddy Dizzy Reed, keyboard for Guns N' Roses, adds, "Dick's not a name dropper; people drop his name." Another rocker bud, Eric Dover from Alice Cooper's band, says, "Dick is the real deal," and EJ Curse, the lead singer from Silent Rage, adds, "You either love him or hate him." Julian, an old friend of Dick's from the club promotion business, reveals that Dick is as "loyal as a friend can get," adding that even though Dick may hate him for saying, "Dick really is really a sap and a sweetheart of a guy." Julie has a private talk with Daniele about her week as HoH, asking how things have changed between her and her father. "It's a very slow process," she smiles, "It is getting better." Julie asks Daniele her thoughts on what Dick has said to her housemates, and Daniele cringes. "The worst thing about it is people are afraid of my dad and they take out the brunt on me." Somewhere Over the Rainbow, OregonKail's life back home in Rainbow is very different from her BIG BROTHER 8 life. She owns a motel, fine dining restaurant, a grocery store and another smaller restaurant. Her husband Darin is impressed with his wife for playing the game without "the HouseGuests having any idea who she really is." Her hubby doesn't like Dick yelling at his wife, but understands it's a game and that's how Dick plays it. In the diary room, Kail admits she "misses her husband," and wishes she had his advice on how to deal with Dick. Darin is glad Kail has found a kindred Christian spirit in Jameka, but reveals his wife is downplaying her spiritual beliefs. He warns, "If the HouseGuests keep her in too long, they will be in trouble," as his wife might just take home the big prize.

Julie asks the nominees for their final words to the housemates before the vote. Being her third time on the block, Kail stands and repeats her good wishes for her housemates. Eric is next and thanks his allies for their support. The vote begins with Dick who votes to evict Eric. Jen follows with another vote to evict Eric. Jessica is next with a vote to evict Kail. Zach votes to evict Eric, and Jameka casts her vote to evict Kail. Dustin follows to evict Kail as does Amber. Julie makes it official; Kail has been evicted from the BIG BROTHER 8 house. Kail stands to say farewell to her housemates with hugs and smiles. She leaves still wearing her bunny suit with a quick wave. She meets Julie outside the house. Dick starts asking for a show of votes and Dustin swears to him he voted to evict Eric. "We had a deal," he reminds him. Julie asks Kail for her thoughts on Dick's behavior. Kail sighs that Dick's behavior is indicative of his true character. Julie plays the farewells for her. Dick wishes Kail a great life, while Dustin tells her it is time to grow up and see the real world. Jen hopes to see Kail again to go shopping on Melrose. Jameka bids her a fond farewell and Daniele apologizes for the "pawn" scenario not working out. Let's Make a DuelJulie announces the HoH competition, Let's Make a Duel. The backyard is decked out like an old west saloon. The eligible HouseGuests compete head to head in a duel for ultimate power, the HoH. Standing in pairs, the player who buzzes first with a correct answer will eliminate their competitor. The questions will be about things their evicted housemates said in the diary room. The players continue to face-off until there is only one player left. Daniele chooses the first two "duelists" take the podium. Dustin and Eric are up and Dustin is eliminated. Eric chooses the next two: Dick and Zach. When Zach is eliminated, Dick chooses Eric and Jessica, and Eric is eliminated. Jen and Dick then face off and Dick is eliminated. Jessica and Amber face off and Amber is eliminated. The final pair, Jessica and Jen, face off for the HoH title. Jessica guesses the correct HouseGuest and wins HoH. Eric is elated as his closest house friend wins power.