It’s day 63 inside the Big Brother house – and this week was relatively calm after the insanity known as Double Eviction night. Only 8 players have been evicted so far – and one of the evicted jury members will earn their way back in – meaning we still have 8 more evictions to go in the last 35 days.
So while this was a ho-hum week, the rest of the season will be intense. But first, let’s see who had a good bacon filled week, and who will get tofu thrown at them (hope they don’t take me to court for that).
Liz Nolan – 5 strips of Bacon – Liz had all the power this week, winning HoH & POV – and did the smart thing for her game by putting up Becky & John. The HG that stays (most likely Johnny Mac) will not target them right away. She has also seemed to lock up Austin in a real showmance now (not the fakemance that she was doing early on). This only bodes well for her because if she is in the final 2 – she will have 2 guaranteed votes in Julia & Austin.
Steve Moses – 4 strips of Bacon – we are really starting to see Steve transform into Ian Terry – and if he can keep it up, he will also bring home the check like Ian did 3 years ago. Remember how Ian got pulled into an alliance and was able to name it the Quack Pack? Now it’s Steve’s turn with the Scamper Squad. People are still scratching their heads at him going after Jackie & Meg during the Double Eviction – but that played into his perception that he is a “weak” player. His 50% fake tears earned him some sympathy and blinded the other HG’s that he is actually playing them against each other.
Austin Matelson – 3 strips of Bacon – early on in the game we were all appalled by his one way love for Liz. But he is probably the safest person in the game right now – and is starting to show his ability to manipulate some of the other HG’s. He will still probably become a victim of the showmance when someone finally puts him up – but who will dare nominate Judas? (you have to read that last line in Austin’s ‘Judas voice’).
James Huling – 2 strips of Bacon – despite being the leader of the Goblins – he was not nominated alongside of Meg or Jackie during the Double Eviction – and was not nominated this week alongside of John or Becky. This goes to show that despite winning 2 HoH’s and being a beast at the endurance comps, he is not seen as much of a threat because of his great social game. James will win another HoH and will not be afraid to go after a big target again. He has a great BB resume so far, so if he should find a way to get to those F2 chairs, he will win. I can only imagine what his victory party would be like.
Vanessa Rousso – 1 strip of Bacon – last week’s Tofurkey of the week bounced back strong after being saved last week. People gave her too much credit for the house flip to keep her. it was really James that got that ball rolling – but regardless she is there, and still scheming hard. While not as good as Derrick last year at planting seeds in other people’s heads, she has done a great job all season of deflecting negativity against her towards the others. The longer the HG’s keep her safe, the more they will kick themselves later if she gets to the end.
Now on to the Tofu earners & Tofurkey Of The Week:
Meg Maley – 1 strip of Tofu – Sadly Meg’s Black Widow status keeps going up. She saw another one of her closest allies, Jackie, go home during the Double Eviction. She started to get close to Becky & John, now one of them is going home. Only James has figured out a way to be immune to Meg’s poison. But if Meg is sitting next to you on eviction night, don’t even wait for Julie to announce the votes, just walk out.
Julia Nolan – 2 strips of Tofu – Yes, Julia is still in the game, you do not have to adjust your TV’s because it looks like there are 2 Liz’s. I really don’t have much else for her.
John McGuire – 3 strips of Tofu – even though it looks like Johnny Mac will be staying this week – he has not set himself up well for the rest of the game. He did win his 3rd POV during the Double Eviction last week and chose not to use it. That could come back to haunt him later as he did it to save Becky, who is now sitting next to him on the block. I was happy to see him & Steve starting to team up, but he’s basically doing what Steve wants. Early in the game he did what Shelli & Clay wanted. Until he starts playing a game that is truly his, I gotta give my boy Johnny Mac tofu!
That brings us to the Tofurkey of the week – Becky Burgess. She took a big shot last week at Vanessa but it came up short and her pompous attitude is part of the reason she finds herself as the more likely candidate to go to jury this week. Becky fell victim to HoHitis last week – and was unable to use the knowledge that other people shared with her while sitting atop her throne to protect her this week.
Becky dodged a bullet when Steve won HoH during the DE as we have all seen his lack of love for her. Perhaps if she solidified an alliance with Johnny Mac earlier and they were able to bring Steve in – they could have been a power trio running the house. Instead her double agent skills (or lack thereof) in the first few weeks has now bit her on the butt. If she does go, expect her to fight hard when the jurors have the chance to win their way back into the game.
Despite it being a slow game week – the HGs have stepped up their fun levels by doing some silly stuff for the feedsters & After Dark viewers with their “Chopped” challenge & BB Court. James continues to be the prankster keeping the HG’s laughing. I love that kind of stuff. Yes – we love to see the hardcore gaming, but too much gaming gets boring after a while too.
Let me know what you think of my rankings this week – who do you think deserved bacon / tofu? Please respond in the comment section below.
From outside the Big Brother house, I am Adam Poch – have a great day!
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