Those of us who've invested countless hours of our summers watching Big Brother over the years can surely remember the moments from the live episodes that had us on the absolute edges of our seats. Despite everything we know from watching the live feeds, we don't always know how things are going to go during Thursday's live eviction episode. It's one of the reasons the show has many of us in such a chokehold summer after summer. For as much as we're spoiled by the live feeds, the Thursday episode can result in some exciting, unexpected moments and nail-biting suspense.
To use a recent example, remember last season, when Mickey, Morgan and Rylie were on the block? Of course you do. Mickey won the Blockbuster, leaving Rylie eligible to be evicted. The people scheming to get him out just needed Vince and Ava's votes to ensure he went, and in the case of Ava, it looked like her decision was made as she was literally saying the words "I vote to evict..."