Since passing the halfway point in this game, we are starting to see some strategies fall apart while others come to fruition. As I have said before, the best gauge for me to judge how someone is doing in the game is to watch the feeds and see who is targeting who.
The houseguest that is mentioned the least is obviously in a pretty good spot. Adversely, the person who is talked about a lot, well, let’s just say they better be good at competitions. With that philosophy in mind, lets look at my warriors for the week.
There is nobody in the house that is mentioned less as a target then Meg Maley. Yes, she has no strategy. Yes, She’s not great at competitions. Yes, she has no real beat on what’s actually transpiring in the house. These may sound like flaws but this is why Meg is in no danger of going home.
All the houseguests are fully confident that regardless of whether it’s a mental or physical competition, most of them can beat her. Is this a strategy? Am I saying that Meg is the best player in the house right now? Absolutely not. Don’t get me wrong, I think Meg is a great girl but the reputation that she has built for herself amongst the other houseguest was not by choice.
Although it may not be by design, there are a few things working in Meg’s favor. She currently has a few different “meat-shields” in front of her who will most likely go before she’s even considered. Barring a massive blowup or a huge lie, I would say that Meg should be able to make it to at least the top five before someone gets the idea to vote her out. How does Meg capitalize on this? She needs to embrace her persona and continue to play it up.
If she can convince the house that anyone would beat her in the final two, they might just take her. In the meantime, she needs to pull off a few competition wins and implement some good jury-management techniques. If she’s to accomplish this and the person sitting next to her in the end is disliked because of their gameplay or for personal reasons, she could win. Lets be honest, its been done before.
Going along with the theme of who is mentioned the least; Steven Moses has done a good job of staying on everyone’s good side. Yes, I know he is viewed as a “rat” and a “flip-flopper” but again, most of the house feels that he is alone and can be taken out at a later date. The bigger element to Steven’s game, which is similar to Meg’s, is that there are way bigger targets in the house right now. Although some may not trust Steven, it is too risky to take him out when there is currently a battle going on between two alliances, both with strong players.
Steven needs to do exactly what he is doing, lay-low and only win when he has too. And right now, he is in a position where he may be used as a pawn but will not be the primary target. Also, I must say in defense to Steven’s game, I do believe that not winning comps has been his strategy since day one. Although he is not a strong physical competitor, he is intelligent and has won when he felt the need to.
I do feel that we will start seeing more out of Steven from this point forward. He is savvy enough to know that it would be beneficial to a have few HOH wins on his resume if he wants to take home the money. Now would be the time to kick it into gear, win HOH, and take out a few easy targets. If he can pull this off, love it or hate it, Steven could be your next winner.
As far as who has disappointed me this week, I’m going to keep this short. Shelli Poole has been both a strong strategic and physical player in this game. For the most part, she has also been able to keep her emotions in check. At the beginning of this week, Shelli was NOT the target. Vanessa was. Then Shelli decided it would be a good idea to take Clay’s sweatshirt back from James without telling him. James noticed the sweatshirt was gone and it immediately became apparent to him that Shelli was still mad at him and would most likely target him if she one HOH.
Shelli’s decision to take the sweatshirt, coupled with Vanessa’s decision to divulge some of Shelli’s game moves, has resulted in Shelli now being the target and in danger of going home. Let this be a valuable lesson to everyone who has aspirations of being a houseguest. DO NOT SHOW YOUR EMOTIONS! Especially when you’re on the block! I know Shelli may be able to re-enter the game with the buyback but if that doesn’t work out, that’ll be one expensive sweatshirt…
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