Big Brother 22 — Janelle Is Trying!

Hi, y’all!

So, right now, Janelle is trying her best to save Keesha. As she was just explaining to Nicole Anthony, she has a feeling that the men are all going to end up joining together (and that Nicole Franzel is going to go along with them) and picking off the women one-by-one. As Janelle explained it, there’s not any chance of any showmances this year so the guys are going to “bro out.”

Janelle’s probably right. Kaysar has shown little interest in working with Cody but Kaysar is playing so aggressively that he’ll be lucky to survive beyond the third week. He’s on almost everyone’s radar right now. So, Janelle wants to vote out Kevin this week and then build up an alliance with Keesha.

As Janelle explained it to Nicole A, all they have to do is convince 7 people to vote against the HoH and keep Keesha. Janelle thinks that she can get Kaysar, Nicole A, Ian, Day’vonne, Baylieigh, and Memphis to join her in voting to keep Keesha.

Nicole A. said that she would consider what Janelle said, which is usually code for “I’ll vote with the majority.” That’s not good news for Keesha. As Janelle and Kaysar are discovering, the game had changed since the last time they played. The tendency now is to go with the majority, vote with the HoH, and not rock the boat. That’s why I think that, despite the fact that Janelle’s making a lot of sense, Keesha is probably still doomed. (It probably doesn’t help that Janelle’s doing all the work and Keesha has barely done any personal campaigning at all.)

In other news: Nicole Franzel had a mini-breakdown last night, out in the backyard. It started because Nicole F. wanted to go to sleep but Janelle kept talking to her. Nicole F. finally left the bedroom, went outside, and started crying to Christmas and Cody that Janelle won’t let her sleep and that Janelle has been refusing to wear her full star costume but that production keeps letting her get away with it. She also said that Nicole A.’s podcasting partner, Eric, hates her and that she’s sure that Nicole A. is plotting against her as a result. It was quite a breakdown and, even though Christmas and Cody seemed to be sympathetic, I don’t know if it’s going to do much to help Nicole F’s game. If anything, it came across as being a bit whiny.

What’s interesting, though, is that Nicole F. also says that she won’t target Janelle if she wins HoH. Nicole’s logic is that the first four evicted houseguests always get a chance to reenter the house and that, if they evict Janelle too soon, America will just vote her back in. Normally, I would agree with Nicole F. but this is season is going to be slightly shorter than previous seasons so I don’t know if anyone’s going to be voted back into the house this year.

Anyway, as of right now, it looks like Keesha is sure to be voted out on Thursday. We’ll see if that changes.

Lisa Marie