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Nominations have been made in the Big Brother house, and for the sake of those who want to follow the show primarily on TV, I’ll not reveal the noms until the bottom of this post. I’m becoming nice like that in my old age.
In the interim, let’s revive the weekly big-brother-blog.com houseguest rankings. We don’t have a ton to go by although some houseguests have made themselves targets, others are obviously not physical competitors and yet others are staying under the radar nicely.
12. Dan. His alliance with Brian in Week 1 make him a prime target right now, even though he’s essentially a fairly nice guy. A pretty basic, down to Earth fellow. Premature game-play is a killer, though.
11. Angie. Her decision to campaign for Brian in the 11th Hour is not sitting well with the house.
10. Ollie. The first for-sure floater of the BB10 proceedings thus far, his decision to betray Dan and Brian to satisfy his need for survival was a smart short-term play but probably detrimental to him long-term. Furthermore, his burgeoning romance with April will surely be perceived as a threat.
9. April. The problems with a showmance work both ways unless one player is supremely stronger than the other. We’re just not there yet, and while I don’t believe April and Ollie have consummated their showmance, if ya’ know what I mean, the other houseguests haven’t called them out as major threats yet either. It’ll happen though, you wait.
Did Evel Dick have a showmance? Did Baller? I know, I know: Boogie had one with Erika two summers ago, but Boogie had Dr. Will.
8. Jessie. Yes, he’s HoH, but it can only last a week. First, the entire house is pretty much over his physique. I don’t perceive that the women are drueling over him as they might have with Nick. In fact, Jessie might gross them out a tad.
His early conflict with Renny — make that his obsession with hating her — combined with being HoH so early in the season, even if it’s the second week, will make the house consider him both a threat and a nuisance. His upside is that he’s obviously a strong physical competitor.
7. Renny. Four days ago or so, she would have been at No. 12 or 11, but she’s been less acerbic the past few days, making friends with all the chicas. She’s got a mother hen quality, and while she’s as nutty as a fruitcake, the women love having her around. Her fate long-term likely rests on how the producers structure competitions. She needs cerebral ones to have a shot of winning any because she might be nutty, but she moves like molasses.
6. Jerry. He did probably the best he could given that he was elected HoH. Most reasonable, knowledgable players of this game wouldn’t even have tried to win the first HoH because it’s generally a killer, a target on the back of whoever wins it. However, he acquiesced to the house when they insisted on Brian’s nomination, at once a sign of willingness to compromise for the sake of peace and one of weakness.
That sign of weakness, if you will, or a lack of stubbornness could keep him around longer than we expect. Folks don’t see him as a target, and I think that’s just what he wants and needs right now. Renny poking fun of him as “the colonel” though is a hoot.
5. Steven. At this point, I really have to give away the nominations. Jessie put Steven and Dan on the block. While I can see why Jessie would put Dan up, I can’t understand Steven. In fact, Jessie has told Dan that he’s not even the target; Steven is. Of course, if Dan can win the PoV, you have to think Jessie will go after Renny.
I don’t like Jessie. Not that I’m a huge fan of Steven yet, but I’ll give him props on a couple of fronts. First, I don’t feel the need to refer to him yet as “the gay cowboy.” Not that straight players haven’t flaunted their sexuality as much if not more than gay players, but Crazy James and Joshua and Dustin made their sexualities an important component of their game-play and strategy. Now, Steven acknowledged early on that he’d use his to gain favor with the women, but he hasn’t made that an active priority.
He’s way more “regular Joe” than anything else. Very surprised he’s on the block right now, and furthermore, I think he’s a player if he can survive this week.
4. Michelle. She’s a bit sharp-tongued with a potential for emotional, like Amber. Seems to be a ton brighter than our favorite BB8 bawler, and best yet, she’s played pretty much under the radar. When it comes to comps requiring endurance and will, I can see her doing well.
3. Keesha. Aside from her brief spat with April, Keesha has also flown under the radar. She’s made friends with both Renny and Libra, showing her ability to flow between the fun side of the house and the more cerebral. She also possesses the same type of physical make-up that Michelle has, making her I think a strong contender in endurance comps later on.
2. Libra. Smart chica this one. Her ability to sniff out Ollie’s baloney last week was a display of brilliant, out-of-thin-air intuition. Given that she was hyped as the hardcore Obama Democrat, she’s hardly been political at all. In fact, she seems to be the most level-headed of anybody in the house at this point. Can’t tell how she’ll do competitively just yet, but I can’t imagine she’d stink too much. She’s not fat nor feeble, and she hasn’t caused a ton of drama either. Very strong first 10 days.
1. Memphis. I think most folks would place Bobby at the top of the list. Our resident “mixologist” is part bad-boy, part physical competitor and part funnyman. He’s the most likely to call autistic kids “retards” like Adam while coming off like the good guy, a la BB9’s Ryan. The houseguests all believe he’s a threat, but then again, they all thought (and knew) Dr. Will was, too. Didn’t mean they could beat him. To me, Memphis is the clear leader after a week and a half.
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Since I gave away the nominations already, what else has been happening? Food comps are over, and I know that Jerry and Renny are both on slop. However, Renny’s not eating it. I think somehow she’s allowed to eat salsa or pickles or some combo thereof, rendering her super weak for the upcoming PoV should she be picked to play.
The drinks are out again tonight, but it’s not a big party. There’s some pool playing, a little convo between Steven and Angie — the aftermath of nominations made. Angie noted her surprise to Steven that she wasn’t nominated for her role in helping to campaign for Brian last week.
Libra and Keesha are chillin’ on the beds, talking, chit-chatting.
And I think Jerry might be expelling slop. Gross. Or sleeping. Much better.
Before I go, given my infatuation with the crazy side of Renny, I have to show you this clip I just posted to my YouTube channel showing Renny and Michelle talking like gangstas while playing pool. There’s no fighting or backstabbing or making out or game talk.
But there is mild insanity. Enjoy.
So is because she has the power and control this week or is it because she is playing the game in a smart way? I am not sure what it could be. Since she almost won POV last week before losing to Michelle and this week secured the HoH….her week is defiantly all about being in power.
