Anna Marie Lukban

Aminan time! Feelings get stronger—but more confusing—as Miguel, Eliza, and Marco’s ‘love triangle’ arc thickens in “PBB Collab 2.0”

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Liezel Dela Cruz

<p>We all know &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; is the “teleserye ng totoong buhay,” and the November 13 episode of <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab-v2"><strong><u>&quot;PBB Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0&quot;</u></strong></a> proved exactly why, as it felt like Kuya accidentally hit shuffle on every drama genre ever made. One moment there were action-level scenes, the next moment it felt like a soft-launch of feelings.</p><p>Let’s jump straight into the action! While the housemates were hanging out, Kuya played a video on the living room TV showing a young woman doing firing drills. Everyone started guessing who it was, but over at the corner, Lella Ford was keeping quiet and low-key giggling, trying very hard not to reveal that she was the girl in the clip.</p><p>Inside the confession room, Lella shared that the video was taken three or four years ago during a bonding day at the firing range with her dad. She also revealed that her father was part of a Philippine gun team, which inspired her love for shooting. She even won in a shooting competition last year!</p><p>Next, Kuya played a clip of Anton Vinzon showing him doing martial arts training with his father, actor Roi Vinzon. Anton said his dad is his best friend and real-life hero, and it’s his dream to follow in his father’s footsteps and take on action projects too.</p><p>Just like Anton, housemate Heath Jornales is also inspired by his father,  Michael Roy Jornales, actor and fight director. Heath spilled his fascination with martial arts started when he got to watch his father&#x27;s fight scenes. He used to just play the &quot;action star” with friends until the games turned into serious training, with his dad guiding him along the way.</p><p>A few moments later, Big Brother called Anton, Lella, and Heath to the confession room to inform them that they were chosen as the leaders for the third weekly task—which, by the sounds of it, is going to be action-packed. In the task called “Pinoy Big Bakbakan,” the housemates must create a six-minute action sequence.</p><div> </div><div><iframe width="966" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dp-SHnROMHY" title="Day 20: Lella, Anton, Heath, binida ang action skills | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>Now for the romance trope of the night, presenting: the &quot;brewing love triangle&quot; between Miguel Vergara, Eliza Borromeo, and Marco Masa.</p><p>If you remember, the moment the housemates entered the “PBB” house, it was already obvious that some of them already had existing connections in the outside world. A quick “flashback” scene showed Marco, chatting with Caprice Cayetano, sharing that most of the housemates were familiar faces to him, Miguel included, since they were practically &quot;batchmates&quot; as Kapamilya child stars and they even played brothers in a teleserye. In the middle of Marco and Caprice’s conversation, Eliza casually joined in.</p><p>Because the topic was “connections,” Eliza shared that she and Miguel had also worked together on a project, and then admitted she wanted to grow closer to him and get to know him better inside the house.</p><p>But as the days went by, Eliza and Marco were the ones constantly talking. In one of their recent conversations, when Marco asked, Eliza said she saw “potential partners” among three male housemates—and in the order she mentioned them—Inigo Jose, Miguel, and Marco.</p><p>Even Eliza’s closest girl friends inside the house, Carmelle Collado and Krystal Mejes, have started noticing her closeness with the two boys. Carmelle subtly reminded her that Miguel and Marco are best friends. Eliza responded that she and Marco are best friends too, which made Carmelle react, &quot;Ay, weh? Kailan pa kayo naging maging mag-best friend.&quot; Eliza answered, &quot;Pagpasok dito.&quot; </p><p>Carmelle advised her to be careful, &quot;Hindi ka namin pipigilan kung kanino ka magkakagusto pero, siyempre, mag-ingat. Kasi si [Marco], siyempre, before kayo pumasok dito, hindi naman talaga kayong dalawa.&quot; Krystal then added, “You have to protect your heart. You’re not supposed to give it to everybody. It’s supposed to be pursued. Let them come to you. Huwag ikaw ang lumalapit sa kanila. Because you&#x27;re a woman, and a woman is treasure.&quot;</p><div> </div><div><iframe width="966" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LEHubZQg590" title="Day 20: Eliza at Marco, nagsimulang mapalapit sa isa&#x27;t isa | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>As Eliza’s closeness with Miguel slowly made a comeback, she was also getting a little more comfortable around Marco at the same time. </p><p>In a kitchen &quot;scene,&quot; Marco was cooking while Eliza stood right beside him. When she wiped the table, he said he was supposed to do that but she beat him to it. Eliza shot back, &quot;Tagal mo, eh. Naunahan ka tuloy.&quot; And as if he fully understood the ‘subtext,’ Marco replied, &quot;Naunahan naman na talaga ako, eh. Kaya I know my place.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, in another corner of this, well—how else can we call it—match, Krystal and Carmelle were hyping Miguel up like true ride-or-die teammates. They told him, half-joking but half-serious, that if he wanted to fight for his territory, &quot;bakuran mo,&quot; as the girls put it, then he should go ahead and make his intentions clear to Eliza because they can see she’s genuinely happy whenever she’s with him. They also teased him that he shouldn’t just give her away.</p><p>Miguel admitted he isn’t the showy type, which made Krystal and Carmelle promise they’d help him out, like the certified wingwomen they are! </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="966" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mUITku_3o9k" title="Day 20: Carmelle at Krystal, sinuportahan si Miguel | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>It seemed like Miguel gained a new boost of confidence after his talk with Krystal and Carmelle, as he finally found the courage to clear things up with Eliza and wear his heart on his sleeve. He confessed that being with her inside the house showed him a side of her that made him “feel stronger” for her.</p><p>Eliza, however, was honest about where she stood. “Nawawala na nga kung anuman &#x27;yung nararamdaman ko sa&#x27;yo tapos makikita pala kita araw-araw. Tapos, ako, may nakikilala ako dito, [si Marco]. Parang lahat naman nakakapansin na parang araw-araw may sarili kaming mundo.”</p><p>But Miguel answered with just as much honesty, “I hope I could still have a chance sa’yo because my feelings are stronger for you now, and I’m sure na one hundred percent. I’ll try my best to show it to you.” And then he asked her to talk to him with openness, saying, “I’ll try to make you feel special… You don’t have to do the same thing but I just want you to hear me out and huwag mo ako itaboy.”</p><div> </div><div><iframe width="966" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/__QZK-h_EQg" title="Day 20: Miguel, nilinaw ang nararamdaman para kay Eliza | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>In the final moments of the episode, we saw another deep, one-on-one conversation between Marco and Eliza. During their talk, Eliza admitted that Marco is one of the reasons she feels happy inside the house.</p><p>Some of the housemates had also started noticing how super close the two had become, and they couldn’t help but react. Moments later, Marco seemingly teased Eliza a bit when he invited Miguel to do the laundry with him, and then jokingly told her that it must be Eliza and Miguel doing it together. </p><p>Inside the confession room, Marco told Kuya that he genuinely feels light and comfortable whenever he’s talking to Eliza. But he also acknowledged the special connection between Eliza and Miguel, so he felt it might be time to set some boundaries.</p><div> </div><div><iframe width="966" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hywq6Prj4rw" title="Day 20: Housemates, kinilig sa usapan nina Eliza at Marco | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>Where will this love triangle go from here, and how will the housemates pull off their third weekly task? Catch <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab-v2"><strong><u>“PBB Collab 2.0,”</u></strong></a> online via livestreams on the PBB YouTube Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>iWant.</u></strong></a></p>

<p>Someone pressed the “confess your feelings” button in this episode of "PBB Collab 2.0."</p>

Someone pressed the “confess your feelings” button in this episode of "PBB Collab 2.0."