‘Big Brother’ Eviction: Daniel Durston Addresses Tirade That Brought Taylor Hale to Tears (Exclusive)

*Caution: Spoilers ahead!

Sometimes on Big Brother, it’s better to go down in a blaze of glory than shuffle off with a whimper — and that is exactly how things when down on Thursday’s live eviction night.

In an episode that easily could have been disappointingly predictable, some unexpected moments of last-ditch gameplay and interesting twists spiced things up.

So, who wound up getting sent packing? Scroll down for the big reveal. Otherwise, here’s how everything that led up to and played out during Thursday’s live show.

After last week’s beautifully executed blindside eviction of Nicole Layog, her ride-of-die (who was also accidentally instrumental in her eventual eviction) Daniel Durston realized there was no one in the house he could trust and essentially spiraled.

He got into a very public, wildly passive-aggressive argument with Monte Taylor, whom he accused of manipulating Nicole’s eviction — despite the fact that Monte told him repeatedly not to change the nominations, which Daniel ignored.

The only chance Daniel had to survive was to win the Head of Household competition. The challenge involved running along a thin rail without falling off the fastest. Daniel was up first and put up a fairly impressive time.

Then Michael Bruner went next and immediately beat Daniel’s time, essentially stamping out Daniel’s main chance at survival.

However, he wasn’t done fighting. He tried valiantly to convince Michael not to nominate him for eviction and suggested he nominate Monte instead.