In the Underworld

**In the Underworld**, also known as just **The Underworld**, is the main twist of DeSales Big Brother 1.

Unbeknownst to the HouseGuests, each evicted HouseGuest lived in the Underworld, where each week they would face off for the chance to re-enter the game.

## Details

### Battle-Back Competitions

The first stage of the twist began on Day 8, when Ashley Mayers became the first HouseGuest evicted. She was informed that she would be entering the Underworld, and that she may get the chance to return to the game. This message would be given to each of the next four evictees-- Aaron Green, Sarah Danner, Emily Barrett and Grace Bowmaster-- upon their evictions. They were also told that in order to get back into the house, they would have to win a series of battle-back competitions against the other evictees, and ultimately a final vote.

On Day 16, the first two evictees, Ashley and Aaron, faced off in a competition called "Hanging in the Balance". After completing a crossword puzzle containing all of the current HouseGuests' names, the players had to balance their clothing hangers on one another in order to make a mobile. Aaron was the first to complete both tasks, and advance to the next round.

On Day 23, Aaron faced off against the third evictee, Sarah, in "Love Letter Laboratory." In 5 rounds, the players had to read a love letter with a fill-in-the-blank, identify the Big Brother term that correctly completes the statement, and rearrange their letters to spell the word(s). The rule was best 3 out of 5. After Sarah took an early 2-0 lead, Aaron won the last three rounds in a row, winning the competition.

On Day 30, Aaron and the fourth evictee, Emily played in the final battle-back competition, "Grow a Tree." The two had to hold the Tree yoga pose and hold their balance for as long as possible. Emily was the first of the two to fall, making Aaron the winner. Aaron was now eligible to return to the house.

### The Underworld Comittee

Finally, on Day 37, all five members of the Underworld met. Grace was the fifth and final person to join the Underworld, and so was automatically eligible to return, along with Aaron. The three Underworld members who lost their face-off duels (Ashley, Sarah and Emily) were told that they were now the "Underworld Committee," and that they had to unanimously agree on which of Aaron or Grace should return to the game. If the person who returns from the Underworld manages to make it to the final two, all of the members of the Underworld will get a small portion of the prize money.

The Underworld Committee got to ask Aaron and Grace questions about what their game strategy would be should they return. After that, the Committee met privately to discuss who should return. Sarah was very adamant about putting Aaron back in the house, citing the fact that he won all three battle-back competitions and that his scheduling conflicts that had hindered his social game had been worked out. Meanwhile, Emily and Ashley both were leaning towards Grace, after hearing that she already had multiple alliances in the house, and that she was evicted during Backwards Week by a sole vote, rather than the whole house voting to evict her. Sarah fought hard for Aaron, saying that he wants to get back in the house so bad and that he deserves it. However, Emily and Ashley were not convinced, and argued that if Aaron goes back in, the house will just evict him again due to this threat level. Ultimately, the Committee came to a unanimous decision to put Grace back in the house.

### The Chosen One Returns

On Day 39, shortly before the Veto competition, Grace re-entered the house, to the shock of all the HouseGuests. The HouseGuests learned about the existence of the Underworld for the first time, and learned how Grace was voted back in. A few of the HouseGuests, particularly Eileen Deisemann and Anna Potson, connected the dots to an ominous photo that had appeared on the ***dsu.bigbrother*** Instagram story a few days earlier.

The HouseGuests were then told that upon returning from the Underworld, Grace has had both a blessing and a curse placed upon her. The curse is that Grace would be ineligible to play in the Week 6 Veto competition. The blessing is that Grace is safe for the week, and has the power to triple her voting power for the Week 6 eviction. If she chooses to use this power, however, Grace will have to cast her vote publicly at the start of the eviction.

### Impact

Upon her return, Grace immediately restored her alliance with Eileen Deisemann, who happened to be Head of Household. Though Fiona Spear and Alex Austin were nominated, Eileen was considering Anna Potson as a possible backdoor target. Eileen got Grace on board for the plan to backdoor Anna. On Day 41, Matt Camardo saved Alex Austin with the Veto, and Eileen nominated Anna in Alex's place. Though Grace considered using her triple-vote power in order to ensure Anna's eviction, she wasn't sure if it would be worth the blowback from voting publicly. At the eviction, Grace chosen not to use her triple-vote power. However, Grace voted along with Matt, Nicole Balistrere, and Izzy Criscuolo to evict Anna, making it a tie 4-4 vote. Thanks to Grace's vote, Eileen was able to break the tie and evict Anna, sending out her target for the week.

Grace would go on to survive the next two weeks of the game, as she had connections with both Sammi Stec and Nicole Balistrere that kept Grace safe during their HOH reigns. However, Grace would eventually be evicted Week 9 after Head of Household Izzy named Grace as the replacement nominee. Though Grace was not Izzy's target, Eileen had stronger connections that were guaranteed votes to keep her. Grace was evicted for the second time on Day 64. She voted for Eileen to win.

## Trivia

* Subjectively speaking, this is arguably the most complicated twist ever employed in a season of DeSales Big Brother.
* It is also the only twist so far to put an evicted HouseGuest back in the game.