Tonight on CBS Big Brother airs with an all-new Sunday, August 13, 2025, season 27 episode 17 and we have your Big Brother recap below!
In tonight’s exciting Big Brother season 27 episode 17 called, “PoV & Ceremony” as per the CBS synopsis, “The houseguests compete to win the power of veto; during the veto meeting, the winner of the competition can keep nominations the same or save someone from eviction for the week.”
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On tonight’s Big Brother episode, The power of Veto was up for grabs tonight. Keanu needed it. He always needed it. He’s been the target for several weeks now and not earning Veto or winning BB Block Buster earns him a one-way ticket home. Though that doesn’t change the fact he was up against stiff competition.
Zach was in the gym about the same time as him. Vinny also had a strong social game. Vinny has made so many deals with so many people that it was slowly coming out now. There were just two people he never betrayed. And unfortunately for him, one of them was up on the block right beside him.
Ava went about HOH a little differently. She didn’t want one on ones. She didn’t want to be talked into a decision or so she said and she still got talked into one on Sunday’s episode. She nominated Zach when she really didn’t want to. They were friendly before then.
They might not be so friendly if Zach uses his secret power to save himself. He didn’t just earn ten grand that first night. He was given the chance to use that money to buy himself safety. Yes, he would have to give Ava the ten grand. That money was a surety and the chance at winning nearly a million was merely that – a chance.
Zach soon thought about it. He decided to hold onto the money. He said there’s no way in hell that he’d give his ten grand to Ava. Not when she blindsided him. He wanted to hold onto his money and win Veto. Zach felt sure about it once he talked to Ava. She wouldn’t give him a reason why she went back on her word on him being safe.
He then sought out his friends once he was done with Ava. He heard from them that something was off with Mickey. Mickey was known to be close to Ava. Mickey also didn’t seem fazed by two people she’s aligned with were now up on the block.
It came across as odd to Morgan. Morgan was very close to the guys. She thought Ava was gunning for their alliance by nominating two of their allies. It wasn’t until she saw Mickey interact with Vinny after the noms that pieces started to fit together. Her conversation with the guys confirmed it.
Ava spoke to two people right before noms. She spoke to Ava and Will. Will, like Zach, looked out for Ava since night one. Mickey got close to her later. Mickey and Will were Ava’s closest allies. They convinced her to put both Zach and Vinny up.
Mickey didn’t even offer to speak to ava for the guys’ sake. She talked about the noms like a done deal. Morgan suspected what she did, but she didn’t want to blow up that final two deal. They were each other’s final two until Zach came along. Then Vinny came along. Now, Morgan has been saying final four. It’s why Mickey targeted them in the first place. Morgan was so upset that she mentioned to Will and Ashley that Ava might become a target after this week. Those two told Mickey. Mickey then became really messy. She told Ava what her final two said.
Ava was so upset that she now wants to target Morgan. If Ava happens to win Veto, she was considering taking one of the guys off to nominate Morgan. Morgan was now her target. It was Vinny before. It was now Morgan. It doesn’t matter if it takes the next few weeks. Ava was against Morgan. Morgan was against Ava. Mickey realized she stirred the pot a little too much after the fact because now she regrets telling Ava what Morgan said. They were both allies of hers and she needed the numbers win this game.
The two others fighting it out for Veto tonight happened to be Will and Katherine. Katherine was so happy to have gotten randomly selected. She’s been in the middle for a while now. The only reason she didn’t get nominated last week was because of Rylie. Which didn’t feel right to Katherine. This feminist didn’t want her entire game to be dependent on a man. She likes Rylie. They’ve been kissing and cuddling a lot lately. It just wasn’t enough for either to forget about the nearly million dollar prize.
Off with the Veto competition! It was gave of pure chance because they were pushing a disk onto an empty board. The board lifts up once they’re done and it reveals a score. The first one out was Will. The second one out was surprisingly Keanu. He lost his first veto competition in three weeks. They still won prizes at the end. They could trade those prizes for Veto. Zach was third out. He could have traded his London Trip for Veto. Only he heard that Will always wanted to go there with his wife and so he traded with him in spite Will not having Veto.
Ava was next out. She earned the role of the “butler”. She would have to clean up after everyone and she didn’t want to do that. She got Veto temporarily. She made Keanu be the Butler. The competition came down between Vinny and Katherine. Katherine won. Vinny tried to sell her at the last part not to take Veto from him. Vinny was known as the lip for a reason. Still, Katherine couldn’t do it. She got Veto. He got Hardboiled Detective. He sounded like he was dressing up as an egg detective for a week.
After what Zach did for Will, Will fought for him. He went to Ava. He said Zach didn’t deserve to go home. Ava agreed with him. She never wanted to nominate Zach in the first place. Ava thought about asking Katherine to use her Veto on Zach in the hopes of putting Morgan up to replace him. Zach also got to play in another competition albeit not for Veto and he got to pick a partner. He chose Rachel. Morgan seemed upset by that. She had a few comments to say about Rachel during the live feeds.
Zach and Rachel later played in the “Partners of Crime” game. They had to open a vault and they might get hit by blue dye. They had to find four bags. Until they found the four bags, they couldn’t stop playing. They played for hours. They kept getting hit by the dye. They hated this game and were so happy when it was over. It wasn’t like Vinny’s punishment. He was stuck in an egg costume. Keany was stuck in a suit with a detachable fake butt. Its where he offered pigs in the blanket at all hours of day.
Morgan has also been telling people that Rachel wasn’t making it to jury. One of those people passed on what she said to Rachel. Rachel and Morgan spoke. Morgan underestimated Rachel and she snapped. Rachel told Katherine that Morgan wanted to oust the showmance. She felt threatened by it. Everyone knew by that point that Katherine and Rylie are together. They were the only showmance in the house. Zach just likes to think he has a chance with Lauren. Katherine then talked to Ava about Morgan going up if Katherine uses her Veto to save someone.
Yet, their conversation convinced Katherine to hold onto her Veto. Ava reminded her that she won it fair and square. It was her power to do what she did. And she chose not to play it tonight.
The noms stayed the same!
THE END
