For the third week in a row we’re looking at ten votes on eviction night this week on Big Brother 19 and those votes are starting to fall in to place to deliver what might a blindside elimination.
Jessica had complete control over the nominations and any renom decisions this week but instead of locking down her ideal scenario she let it slip through her fingers. She nearly had a perfect week here. Instead she let Cody and Elena talk her down from the perch of paranoia only to later have Cody start to suspect what she had feared. The house is working against them.
After a few talks yesterday it even looks like Ramses is starting to realize his worst fears of being the pawn could be coming true. Christmas mentioned to him that maybe the votes weren’t quite so locked up as Jessica had been promising. Jessica later suggested to Ramses that he not agree to any pity votes for Josh, but that’s just a cover for anyone saying it.
Out of the ten votes, right now only three are lining up to keep Ramses. Those belong to Cody, Mark, and Elena. Everyone else is against them and in on the plan to take out Jessica’s pawn over her target. That includes Paul, Christmas, Kevin, Alex, Jason, Matthew, and Raven. Even if one of them wavers and votes to keep Ramses it won’t matter. If two of them flip back, say Matthew and Raven, then that’d be enough to go to a tiebreaker and Josh will be out the door. As of now though, Matthew and Raven are committed to the plan.
That couple does have a few concerns here though. They’re worried about becoming a target high on the opposition’s list and they could be right. Cody will take aim at Paul for this, but Mark has been suggesting he’s becoming upset with Matthew and Raven’s game style.
A possible tactic for Matthew and Raven to try would be to draw in Mark and Elena, or Mark and then Elena by association. Mark has suggested he’d go after Ramses next so if they could convince him to take that shot now then he’d be on their side of the vote. However, considering Mark and Josh’s recent backyard blowup last week I don’t know how willing Mark would be to go after Ramses in favor of leaving Josh around.
If the vote were held this afternoon we’d see Ramses leave over Josh, 7-3. So far Paul and company have kept their blindside plans relatively under wraps. Overnight, Cody started to realize what could be going on, but now you’ve got Jessica telling him that he’s the one being paranoid. Either way it’s too late for them to change the noms, but whether or not they want to confront the situation could decide just how surprised they are when Jessica’s pawn walks out the Big Brother 19 front door.
Watch for Ramses to be evicted Thursday night just shy of making Jury and just too late for the Battle Back twist. Ouch.