Day 24 turnover: Bliccy in, Landon back, Kimmee and Suzi out
Bliccy entered as the Season 2 returning fan favorite. Landon re-entered after his Day 23 elimination. Kimmee and Suzi exited on scheduled cameo wraps.
Kimmee and Suzi exit
Both freeloaders walked on scheduled wraps inside the same day.
Bliccy enters as Season 2 returning
Bliccy's schizophrenic-energy presence bonded with the Twins immediately.
Landon re-enters
Landon returned as a freeloader-style entry after his elimination the prior night.
Day 25
Bashir wins Goo Factory access
Bashir won the Total War challenge for access to the locked Goo Factory. Through the door, he and Bliccy first-contacted Burt while Burt cooked goo inside. Mints walked Bashir through the orientation once he was inside.
The house pressures the locked Goo Factory door
Sustained access pressure on the locked door ran for hours before Bashir's win.
Bashir and Bliccy first-contact Burt
Through the door, the first conversation set up Burt's full reveal once Bashir entered.
Mints walks Bashir through orientation
Mints ran Bashir through the ten-container goo-making test with no drains.
Day 25
Vimp betrays Bashir
Vimp betrayed Bashir on Day 25 — the first crack in their alliance. Bashir started mistrusting her after Suzi-related friction earlier in the week.
Steel Panther play a private set
Bam's hair-metal friends Steel Panther played a private set in the house, including a Wipers-on-the-Bus cover and Bliccy's cousin-head song.
Tag challenge
A house-wide game of tag ran as the day's structured competition.
Day 27
Burt mogs Landon
Landon tried to mog Burt and got dominated. Burt's innuendo undercut every wigger-tiger line Landon threw, and the verbal humiliation ran for hours and broke Landon's spirit for the night.
Landon's failed Vimp confession
Landon attempted a bedside confession to Vimp late at night; she quietly rejected him.
Bashir pep-talks Landon
Bashir gave Landon a pep talk after the crashout — a friend-tank reconciliation.
Burt's first solo goo batch
Burt's first solo goo batch went off the rails on consistency; Bashir came back to help.
Day 27
WIRED interviews and the Insult Drill
WIRED magazine interviewed the Fishtank contestants — a major mainstream-press feature that production referenced for the rest of the season. The Insult Drill and the Katamari challenge ran alongside.
James Drake versus Burt confrontation
James Drake and Burt had a physical confrontation that didn't fully resolve.
Katamari challenge
A fish-tank reskin of the rolling-ball video game ran as the day's structured competition.
James Drake learns internet slang
Bashir ran a tutorial on internet slang after Letty's quiz exposed James Drake's complete unfamiliarity.