After Dominic saved his own skin in the Power of Veto competition, Jordan put up Cassi and Shelly for Eviction. This meant yet another newbie would definitely be going home on this week's 'Big Brother' (Thu., 8PM ET on CBS), making the Head of Household competition more critical than ever.

Jordan may not be happy with her decision to stand by her alliance with Rachel and Brendon, but she did, leaving Shelly and Cassi no choice but to fight for themselves. Cassi, however, decided to take the direct approach and talk to Rachel and Brendon about what happened between them.

It was a jam-packed hour of 'Big Brother' (Thu., 9PM ET on CBS) as Julie Chen presented the Houseguests with a message from Evel Dick and put Daniele in an awkward position. And all of this before the live Eviction and HOH competition.

Dick's message didn't offer any more details to what we already knew, which was that he left for a personal emergency not directly involving his immediate family. He apologized to Daniele for not getting to spend the summer with her, saying, "We seem to get along the best when we're on 'Big Brother' playing together, and that's a big loss in my life."

The veterans of 'Big Brother' (Wed., 8PM ET on CBS) were riding high and feeling good after Rachel became the first Head of Household, assuring safety for her and Brendan, and giving them the ability to nominate another couple for elimination.

Outnumbered eight-to-six, they nevertheless put their plan into motion, nominating Keith and Porsche. Even the addition of the Golden Key -- granting the non-eliminated, nominated partner immunity until ten houseguests remain -- did nothing to sway their swagger.

But one call to the Diary Room changed all that.

'Big Brother 13' (Sun., 10PM ET on CBS) settled into its Sunday time slot as the houseguests started aggressively plotting and scheming. With the addition of six all-stars, paired into three couples, there was an immediate divide in the house: veterans vs. newcomers.

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Tonight, the six veterans started plotting how to take control of the game when they are technically outnumbered right now eight-to-six. However, as we saw in another challenge, the veterans' experience is helping them dominate early on.

The producers of 'Big Brother 13' (Thu., 9PM ET on CBS) definitely found a way to make these first few weeks of the season more compelling and interesting. And we're not even talking about the twist of returning houseguests to stir things up.

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In fact, this 13th Season Premiere featured two twists that left the eight new players with eight jaws hanging on the ground. The first twist threw opening strategies out the window, and the second one threw elimination strategies out the window. Now no one really knows what to do.