Who’s got the golden (round trip) ticket? This week we saw the Big Brother 18 house get exactly what a majority wanted, Frank & Bridgette on the Block – but.. depends on who leaves, they may just walk right back in with this newest twist.
I was watching the Live Feeds at the right time on Monday watching everyone scramble around the house looking for clues – and eventually they all got into the secret room and one lucky player has a buy back into the game. But how that will all play out is still to be seen.
There has to be some sort of rules on when this ticket will stop working. If you are the last person evicted (3rd place) and have the RT ticket, does that mean you go back in and the jury will vote for you to win??? We will find out later – BUT FIRST – let’s see who gets Bacon & who get’s Tofu this week!
James Huling – 5 strips of Bacon – James won a long grueling HoH just like he did last year. In the process, he made a promise not to put people up, just like he did last year. He then went on to nominate the people he promised safety to, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. The difference is James was in the minority last year – putting up people in the majority. That started the process that sealed his fate. This year, he is in the majority and put up the 2 people everyone else in the house wanted up. He will go back to the general population next week with the most blood on his hands so far this season (getting Frank out), but there should be no negative ramifications and Natalie & him can go back to laying low for a few more weeks.
Victor Arroyo – 4 strips of Bacon – you gotta give Victor a lot of credit this week, winning 3 rounds of the Battle Back to make his way back into the house – and instead of coming in and causing chaos, he took a page from Paul’s week 2 playbook – and basically sat back and let the others tell him what to do. He is now safe this week, and he is a big threat that could win an HoH soon and lets hope that’s what he shakes things up.
Da’Vonne Rogers – 3 strips of Bacon – as close as Da’Vonne was to going home last week, she took a step back this week and tried to mend fences & starting to see the bigger long term picture on how the game is played. Frank was doing all he could to get her out this week despite having no power, and she did not go off this time. Great damage control week Day – now just stop with the name calling that you were so opposed to when it was done to you.
Michelle Meyer – 2 strips of Bacon – Michelle has a deep rooted hatred towards Bridgette, which we found out was spawned by jealousy over Frank. She went out this week and won the PoV – and as much as she wanted to use it on Frank to guarantee Bridgette gets evicted, she listened to the others and decided it would be bad for her game. She is still a catty mean girl, but gained some confidence by winning that Veto, and could be setting herself up in a good place moving forward. She just needs to be a little more self aware.
Natalie Negrotti – 2 strips of Bacon – Natalie continues to gain the trust of everyone in the house, and they underestimate her as a player. Most of the people think she is harmless, which she is, but as the other bigger player’s games start to implode she will be in a good spot. I would not compare her to BB16 Victoria yet.
Paulie Calafiore – 1 strip of Bacon – this was a decent week for Paulie as he was not as “dictatory” as he was in the past couple of weeks. Perhaps it was because this week was a layup for him & his allies as James did the dirty work they all wanted. Paulie knows after Frank & Bridgette are gone he may become a target, so his great social game this week has helped shrink the target… for now.
Now on to the negative marks side of this week’s player rankings.
These Houseguests disappointed us this week and have earned themselves negative rankings.
Zakiyah Everette – 1 strip of Tofu (and a maxi pad) – Z… really… putting in a maxi pad in the storage room in front of everyone, and then sitting down and eating chips without washing your hands… who do you think you are.. Chef Joe??? All seriousness… no, wait, I cant be serious about her & her game this week after that incident.
Corey Brooks & Nicole Franzel – 2 strips of Tofu each. This showmance is the most awkward one of the 3 this season. Nicole is into Corey WAY more than he is into her. And their spat after the secret room code fiasco was so unbearable to watch (yet, we watched!) Nicole has a problem saying too much to too many people.. and Corey is still so unaware how this game is played. I thought he was coming around last week, but he has fallen back into “Duh mode”
Bridgette Dunning – 3 strips of Tofu – Bridgette put her entire game into Frank’s hands, and became Public Enemy #2. She knew this, yet she has done nothing to try and get back any semblance of a gameplan on how to deal with the house after he is evicted this week. She is setting herself up as the next to go, and seems like she is OK with that. You always need to have a Plan B in the Big Brother House in case Plan A goes wrong.
Paul Abrahamian – 4 strips of Tofu – Paul easily could have been the Tofurkey of the week because of the way he handled the secret room. He was the first to figure it out – but had to go run his mouth & everyone knew he got into the room. For as long as he was in there – he could not come up with a better lie? Paul was doing a great job laying low the last few weeks – but now he thinks he is running the house – and his allies are letting him think he is too. They will cut him as soon as they can. But until then, it’s all “I am calling them out” and “FRIENDSHIP” grrrr!
That brings us to the Tofurkey of the Week – and that would be Frank Eudy! I have made it clear from the start I am a fan of his – and glad he was brought back (even though I do hate them mixing casts). He was in a good spot but started overplaying his game a couple weeks ago. Despite the growing target on him, he still was finding ways to get by. Sure the team twist helped as he had safety the last 3 weeks, but when he put his target clearly on Da’Vonne – he lost all of his allies and in doing so, lost any chance of winning this season.
If Frank does in fact have the golden ticket, it will not take long for them to get him out of the house again. I am pretty sure if he was the first one in the secret room, there would have been only 1 envelope – but with a 1 in 12 chance, I would not count on him returning. He has tarnished his legacy in the Big Brother world, but I do not think that will bother him when he gets out.
There we have it – another week in the books – and more bacon & tofu for the HGs to chew on. Please let me know in the comments section what you think of my rankings this week.
Also – my question of the week is – Does Bridgette stand any chance of resurrecting her game with Frank gone?
From outside the Big Brother house, I am Adam Poch, have a great day!
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