We are at the 1/3 point of the game and its been an insane week inside the Big Brother house. The backdoor plan that has stalled the last 2 weeks looks like it is finally going to happen this week as all signs point to Audrey walking out the door this week.
More on her later – but first… Lets see who gets to chow down on bacon, and who would rather eat slop than the Tofu I will give them.
Shelli Poole – 5 strips of Bacon – Shelli won her 2nd HoH this season and this time did what she wanted to do. Her last HoH she made some enemies by getting out Da’Vonne and that still may come back to haunt her later. But this week by doing everyone’s dirty work and putting Audrey on the block she has pretty much guaranteed her safety for next week (maybe). She came off as convincing in the house meeting even though she was lying through her teeth. As a fan – that’s what we want to see!
Vanessa Rousso – 4 strips of Bacon – last week she was the Tofurkey of the Week – and this week I am giving her the 2nd highest rating? While she has done some damage to her credibility inside her alliance – she did win the Veto & use it to get Shelli to put Audrey up. Perhaps she learned that she could have saved the house a week of agony if she put her emotions aside last week. The “other side” of the house are still looking at possibly breaking up Shelli & Clay / Austin & Twins – so she is not on their radar. Plus she has that side alliance with Steve that could be very dangerous as the numbers inside the house go down.
Steve Moses – 3 strips of Bacon – even though he did a HORRIBLE job throwing the HoH this week – he was never in jeopardy of going home. People still either over or under estimate him – but he is doing a great job collecting information from observing everyone. His quirkiness is still there – but he seems to have it under control and using it to his advantage. I would love to see him accidentally win an HoH to see if he has a meltdown or if the cool, calm, collected Stefan steps up.
Jackie Ibarra – 2 strips of Bacon – last week I gave Jackie some bacon because I wanted her to have some energy and start playing the game. Well, it looks like it worked as she is starting to come out of her shell and is actually talking game to people. She has the potential to be a strong competitor and with Jeff gone, she will have to rely on herself only to get further. Look out – I think she will come alive in the next few weeks and she will be the one who tries to take out the bigger players on the other side of the house.
James Huling – 2 strips of Bacon – James kept his cool after being nominated, and during the Battle of the Block never freaked out despite being so far behind. He proved that you never give up in any competition as him & Jackie came back to win and keep themselves safe this week.
Liz Nolan / Julia – 1 strip of Bacon – at this point in the game, everyone knows about the twin twist in the house, yet she still denies it. They have such a huge target on themselves – but have surrounded themselves with people willing to keep them safe. If they can make it through this week – the rest of the Houseguests will be kicking themselves later when they now have to get 2 people out instead of one.
John McGuire – 1 strip of Tofu – I am still a huge fan of his – but he had a bad week this week – hence the Tofu. I guess since he has thrown so many Battle of the Blocks – he forgot how to win one. But that’s ok, he will come back and win the Veto again right? WRONG! John finds himself having to pack his bag but he will not be leaving just yet. He said in his DR its time for him to stop playing other people’s games & start playing his own. Maybe the reality of being on the block come Thursday will be the motivation he needs to stop letting people walk all over him.
Austin Matelson – 2 strips of Tofu – is Austin turning into Beast Mode 2? His Wantmance with Liz is getting just as creepy as Caleb last season with Amber. I am glad to hear that Liz is playing him to get herself & her sister further in the game – but as long as she/they are in there, Austin’s game is gonna suffer.
Meg Maley – 2 strips of Tofu – another person I am rooting for but questioning her gameplay. Once the rumors of a 5 or 6 person alliance started going around she was so easy to dismiss it when Shelli called the house meeting minus Audrey and denied it. That should of at least got her into game mode – but she just went back to hanging out and enjoying a free summer of room & board.
Jason Roy – 3 strips of Tofu – Jason had 2 chances of keeping himself safe this week and lost both competitions. He got saved Vanessa when she used the Veto on him, and most likely he would have went home if he was still on the block with Johnny Mac. Some weeks its better to be lucky than good. This week is one of them for Jason.
Clay Honeycutt – 4 strips of Tofu – Clay’s “ride or die” Shelli won HoH again but this time instead of turning the tables and running her HoH for her – he is now her lap dog. She treats him like the young boy he is, and now it looks like she is controlling him.
Becky Burgess – 5 strips of Tofu – the floating game does help you get further in the game (just see players like Victoria BB16 and Adam BB13) but at this point you would think that Becky would be at least trying to play the game. We learned this week that she got cast through a dating app – so it’s no surprise she has no idea how the game works – but it’s been 35 days – cmon girl!!
That brings us to the Tofurkey of the Week – and it’s a no brainer this week. #WhenAudreyWentIntoTheDR was trending this week on Twitter as we saw Audrey Middleton have one of the worst meltdowns in the history of the game. The “oh woe is me” act would not have been so bad if she did not put herself in that position weeks ago. She should be looking at the fact that she went this long as a positive and used this platform to show the world how far she has come. It will be sad when she leaves since she has provided plenty of excitement on the feeds & CBS show up to this point. But I lost respect for her when she did not even attend the Veto Meeting. No player is bigger than the game and she now joins the likes of Willie Hantz & Chima as ungrateful houseguests. Yes – she may have had a real mental breakdown – and if so – I hope she gets the help she needs – but outside the house, not in it!
I will give production some bacon this week since I really did enjoy the Battle of the Block challenge. But I am still disappointed they did not bring back Tori Spelling or Neil Patrick Harris who were both getting their start in the 90’s and have come into the house before. Either one of them hosting 90’s week would have been awesome. And they would have actually showed up at the BB House unlike Gronk!
Well – there we have it – week 4 is done – let me know below in the comments section what you think of this weeks rankings. Who do you think deserved bacon or tofu? Next week should be interesting as the number one target in the house will be gone – and if they do not get rid of Liz/Julia – then we will have another player in the game. Maybe this is like a real reset button – and the game will start all over with new alliances getting formed and old alliances breaking apart.
From outside the Big Brother House – I am Adam Poch… have a great day!!!
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