The Lava Starts to Boil on Big Brother 11's Meltdown

We all know what happened in the Big Brother house over the weekend, if you don't then you may want to stop reading this recap now as it spoilers the "meltdown" previewed at the end of the show. Following a LONG recap of the previous show the houseguests reacted to the coup d'etat. Jordan was glad that America gave the power to the "right person" while Natalie and Chima hated the fact that Jessie was gone. Chima began her anti-Big Brother spew by calling the eviction bs, but we didn't actually hear her thanks to a bleep and blurring of her mouth. We also got some post coup and pre-eviction drama as Chima hated on Jeff for using the power. The two quarreled for a bit but the inevitable still happened as Jessie walked out the door.

It then went to the present as Michele won HoH and the power shifted. Chima was not happy with Michele gaining the power but she still felt like things could be ok. She and Michele had bonded during her HoH week and she still wanted Russell out the door. Natalie and Lydia were skeptical though as they felt the house was split with Jordan, Michele, Jeff and Russell all banding together. They did just that as the four sat in the kitchen while the others sat in the red bedroom. The four currently in power discussed Jeff's coup and he explained why he used it. He wanted the power to shift and all three agreed they were happy to finally be in power.

With their "Jessie" gone Chima, Natalie and Lydia cried while Kevin listened. The three were acting like Jessie just died and were very, very dramatic. It was funny to see Kevin's reactions to the whole ordeal as he realized they all SHOULD technically hate Jessie. He nominated Chima, voted for Lydia and didn't care that Natalie will still in the game. The three continued to cry though and their hatred for the people still in the house grew as they did. The other four loved it though and laughed the entire night. They realized they had the power and know that Michele will use it for their good.

Although they should have cut out the have/have not challenge and just showed the Chima exit, they still showed it anyway. The challenge was now back to a normal food competition as they played for food for each day. The idea was to slide down into a mucky pool and taste several casseroles. They then had stations where they had to match different flavors together, getting a match gained food or a prize for that day of the week. Everyone did their best except for Chima and Natalie who didn't care about the challenge. They ended up winning food for each day except for Monday, a BBQ grill and hot showers for the entire week. Too bad Chima won't be there to enjoy ANY of it!

Before the nominations went down everyone had some time to talk to Michele. Her side talked as a group outside where she told them that Chima would be going up. All were happy that Michele made the decision on her own and it made them realize that she was on their side. Chima and Natalie also talked to Michele, separately, and tried to get Russell nominated. Michele wouldn't budge on the idea though as she knew Chima wouldn't take her to the end and therefore she wanted her out. That happened but not according to plan. With Chima and Natalie on the block the two were seen going into the Diary Room where Chima most likely cracked. We all know that Chima has quit the game and why they are waiting to show it, I'm not sure. All I can say is tonight was only a preview as mount Chima is getting ready to explode and that explosion is scheduled for Tuesday!