Once we knew who won HoH last night on Big Brother the next question was who would be nominated this week and would the big plan to target Vanessa remain in effect. After a long night of rambling we might not be any closer to knowing.
There was so much talk this past week of getting out Vanessa, but you know, not now now getting out Vanessa, just eventually. Like sometime in October maybe. You can’t rush these things! So would this be the week to do it? There aren’t many options left as we hit Week 9 of Big Brother 17.
Overnight Austin, the new Head of Household, had a lot and I mean a lot of talks. Things started immediately after the endurance comp finished and only ended when Austin and Liz finally stopped making out and closed their eyes for some rest around 5AM.
Whispering in the hallway after coming back in from the comp Liz told Austin she was worried about what he’d have to do with his choices. Austin is in a tight spot because he got a little alliance crazy last week and made deals with everyone. Oops.
Austin made a 5/6 way deal with the Goblins and Austwins plus Vanessa on the side, but it wasn’t too serious about Vanessa being involved because the Goblins thought she’d be the next target. Then Austin made a 5-HG deal with Steve and Johnny Mac with at least John thinking Vanessa would be the next target. Then with Vanessa Austin has had a long running alliance deal. So yeah, good luck Austin.
I really don’t understand why he wanted to win this over James since they were last two in the comp. James would have gone after Vanessa and that would have been it. Austin later said he was nervous that James would have been swayed by Vanessa and having the power themselves was better than relying on someone else. I still think Austin should have let this one go.
Of course the idea I keep going back to is that Austin deep down knows evicting Vanessa would be a huge move for him and I do believe he would like to have that notch on his belt instead of someone else claiming the prize. But does he have the guts to do it?
No matter who goes up, Austin is going back on his deals in one way or another. So what are the options he’s seriously considering? There aren’t many available.
John, Steve, and Vanessa are Austin’s three possibilities and he’s trying to work out the scenarios. Vanessa had been pushing overnight for James and Meg to go up with JMac as the BD, but Austin has resisted calls for a Goblin on the Block.
Overnight Austin was using a story that he made a safety deal with James either just before the comp or during the comp, I couldn’t follow for sure. Either way, it’s not a true story since they had this “Brass Tacks” alliance from earlier in the week and that’s why he’s backing off two of his only five choices.
Now that Austin has his three nomination choices he now has two options: evict Vanessa or Johnny Mac. Break that down again with two more options: Backdoor Vanessa or just put her up.
Austin talked with Steve, John, and Liz around 4AM BBT this morning after a long DR and continued to waffle on targeting Vanessa. He went in to DR with his Judas hat which might be a bad sign for Vanessa since we know what that means. Austin just can’t commit to the idea though.
From that talk Johnny Mac gathered that he’d be going up one way or the other, true, and said he’d go along with it. That means the other spot is open for either Steve or Vanessa.
Alone, Liz campaigned to Austin for Steve and John to be the nominees. She’s been pushing back on targeting Vanessa saying once a Juror returns they’d go after Vanessa, but what if she wasn’t there as a target for them. Considering Liz didn’t go after Vanessa last week when she had full control should be telling of the position she’ll take until forced in to the decision.
As Austin and Liz finally closed their eyes Austin told Liz that he’d have to Backdoor Vanessa. In that case we should expect John and Steve up on the Block. This move would also open the door for Austin backing down on his BD plans and sending John out the door, a choice I’ve been expecting since Austin won HoH, but maybe he’ll surprise me.
The Big Brother nominations will be held later on Friday and we’ll be watching for more talks ahead of the spoilers. Austin will spin his wheels all day going back and forth which is amazing considering he only has 2 scenarios to choose from. What do you think he’ll do?
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