Nominations are coming tonight on Big Brother 19 and we’ll have the spoilers when they do, but again this week it won’t be as simple as Josh making his picks and preparing to move on. The Temptation Competition stands in the way, giving the house’s top targets a chance at a possible, but narrow escape this week. Oh, and Josh might be ready to rip control away from Paul with a move of his own.
It’s no mystery that once again Jessica and Cody are at the top of the list for getting themselves sent to the Block and there’s no Halting Hex around this time, but they’re not the only targets in the house for Josh as we learned this morning.
Flashback to 8:19 AM BBT 8/4 Cams 1/2 to find Josh and Christmas whispering in the Lounge.
“I want Elena out,” says Josh. Ohh, but what about Paul’s wishes? Josh doesn’t care and he knows that Paul doesn’t see the dangers in Elena that he does. Christmas agrees with Josh and supports this idea that he shouldn’t be doing what Paul wants. She doesn’t like how Paul tells, instead of asks.
Now Josh does say that he’s fine with either Jessica or Cody going this week, but should a window open come Thursday, he wants to shove Elena through it. (My words, not his.) In the meantime he’ll keep things appearing to aim at the showmance couple instead. He doesn’t want to tell Paul about this secret plan and I don’t think Christmas will betray Josh’s trust on this, at least not yet.
Josh believes that Elena is tight with Jessica and Cody as well as with Paul so by taking her out he’s weakening a row of other players. Christmas is supportive of this plan and even suggests Josh work on a deal with Jessica and Cody in exchange for safety if the opportunity presents itself.
As for the open targets, Cody and Jessica are definitely going to be playing in the Temptation Comp, but so is just about everyone else if not the entire house. The majority’s plan there is to up their chances of taking the win from Cody and Jessica. Now in the targeted pair’s ideal scenario one of them would win and if that’s happening then the other should take a hard fall here. Coming in dead last will ensure a spot in the Veto comp so no BD would be possible for at least have their pair.
An interesting twist of that move, going with the scenario of Cody winning the Temptation and Jessica making sure she comes in last, is that Josh would have to pick two other HGs to nominate since one would be protected and the other already on the Block. If that happens then watch for Josh to put Mark and Elena up since that’d play right in to Josh’s secret plan here anyway.
It’s hard to be sure what’s going on in Josh’s mind, but this Elena targeting is a little but of a surprise, but not entirely shocking. Last night Alex was stoking the embers after the HoH competition by telling Josh that Elena and Mark weren’t celebrating Josh’s HoH win. Elena then had a long talk with Josh and I thought it had smoothed things out. I guess not!
If the Temptation doesn’t get in the way then watch for Cody and Jessica to go up. If either wins safety this afternoon then Elena or Mark could end up the alternate.
Last week the Temptation Competition ran from about 3PM ET to 7PM ET and that was with just four competitors. If we get the entire house playing this week then my goodness this could go on all day and I hope production moves up the start time a little bit. Nominations were revealed just after 10PM ET so it’ll be around then or maybe even much later this week.
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