I’m not sure why I mentioned Daniele’s vote in the last post. I must be tired. Anyway, thanks to Jer295 for pointing it out correctly.

Kail has Dick and Jen.

Eric has Jameka, Jessica, Amber and probably Dustin, although I think he could be the deciding vote. And I completely forgot about Zach, who is torn between somebody who betrayed him (Kail) and somebody who doesn’t give him the time of day (Eric). Zach has said that he was prone to voting out a female this week to even things up a bit.

Things look even better for Eric. Still a long time to go, but I’m feeling better now. I just hope that if Eric survives that Big Brother will end the America’s Player charade.

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Many of you have commented on how boring the Big Brother house has been the past week, even though Friday and Saturday have been quite interesting. This is the point in the game, annually, in which I think dynamics start to change. Even if players aren’t thinking end-game just yet, the strong, sticky alliances — the ones that will last through the heart of the season — have yet to be made.

With that said, some big changes in my weekly Big Brother 8 rankings:

10. Zach (10).
Well, the first entry this week isn’t much of a change. But while Zach has done nothing to improve his position, the decline and fall of other players could serve to eventually make Mr. Dolphin Crash formidable. Just not yet.

9. Eric (5).
The bullets Eric dodged last week have grazed him this week. Whether these wounds prove fatal shall be seen over the next three days. Many of you out there call Eric the most deceptive player in this year’s game, but I’ll remind you that he’s working at our behest. I still say: Cut him some slack because if he’s gone, our role in this is pretty much cut (outside of those of you with planes flying banners over the house).

8. Amber (4).
She’s Ms. Waterworks, crying more than Tammy Faye on those old PTL broadcasts. To some, it shows some sensitivity, but to others, it’s a dire sign of weakness. If Eric has been uber-deceptive, what has Amber been? She really, really reminds me of Erica, but she doesn’t have a showmance, and even her ties to the LNC weren’t that strong.

7. Kail (9).
Kail will be on the chopping block come Thursday AGAIN, and she can’t compete in the HoH for the next five weeks. Yet, she survives. This Thursday will present the other houseguests with their best opportunity to eliminate her, but will they? The Oregon native has turned into one of Big Brother’s most successful pawns, and a couple more weeks of pawn survival could make her legendary.

6. Dustin (1).
It’s not a giant fall from grace for Joe’s ex-boyfriend, but Dustin did himself no favors in last week’s PoV competition. Furtheremore, like Eric, he’s not afraid to stand up to evel Dick. Dustin’s ability in this game will eventually make him a viable back-door candidate.

5. Jessica (6).
Love Jessica. She’s sweet, adorable and, frankly, hot, even if her voice sounds like a cartoon character’s. Nevertheless, she is playing both sides with success, being serious when she needs to be and light on her feet at other times. If she can prove her abilities in future HoH or PoV competitions, she could stick around to the Final 4. However, Jessica has consistently been the second-worst competitor in these things to date, right in front of Zach.

4. Jameka (7).
Jameka’s faith has carried her thus far, and she claims that the Big Brother 8 winner is already preordained by God. But could it be her? She hasn’t made too many enemies after lifting the nomination noose from Jen’s neck last week, and other houseguests have so far respected her decision to stick by her word. I don’t expect it to last, but notice should be served that Jameka is definitely a player.

3. Jen (10).
Like it or not, Jen is a player. She is nominated time and time again and is able, whether it be through manipulation or otherwise, to save herself. Now, she has a loose alliance going with Dick and Daniele, and in true Chilltown fashion, she acts like it doesn’t bug her or phase her one bit, as if she’s not here to win. More and more, Jen is looking like a brilliant player, yet she’s polarizing enough that she could go anytime. Nevertheless, her stock is way up this week.

2. Daniele (2).
She’s sweet, deceptive and she’s got Dick by her side. But is she pulling the strings or is her father? Daniele is more than capable enough in house competitions to keep a position of power week-to-week, and that combined with no chance she’ll ever be targeted by Dick is enough to make her a real threat to win.

3. Dick (1).
I’ll be real here. In real life, there is no chance I’d give Dick the time of day. He’s a villain through and through, on this show, and I suspect elswhere. Not that I wouldn’t have a beer with the guy, but I doubt I could ever be the man’s friend for a moment.

However, he has so far been a master player, and this Big Brother house is his. It’s his world, and the rest of these guys are just living in it. He’s the dictator, the master, and with his competition-winning daughter by his side, he is the show’s most formidable player.

While he prides himself on being open and calling BS as he sees it, he has been a master manipulator behind the scenes, and his ability to make it seem like his manipulation is nothing more than calling a spade a spade makes Dick Donato the best player going right now. He’s the best player. He’s the best television. He is outright a Big Brother star and, frankly, a reality-show legend in the making.

If you have a comment on my rankings or a list of your own, please post it. Heck, I’d love to feature your Big Brother rankings in one of my posts this week or next!

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Quick update from the Big Brother house …

Jen has truly become the Janelle of BB8, winning the PoV this week and earning her safety for another week. And in a move of delectable deceit, she has entered a pact with evel Dick and Daniele. Now, I don’t think it’s a pact so tight it could be called an alliance, but it’s clear the house dynamics are changing, and it’s clear that Dick and Daniele recognize the player that Jen apparently is — formidable.

As far as the PoV itself, it was a contest in which the houseguests had to give up things along the way. I believe Kail has lost the ability to play for HoH for like the next five weeks, and rumor has it that Jen has given up half the eventual prize money should she win.

Some of the houseguests were “sentenced” to wear bunny suits, and others have been put on slop for the rest of the game. However, the big talk after this week’s PoV was still Eric.

He’s going to be nominated in Jen’s place come Monday.

While I greatly empathize with Eric given that he’s OUR player, America’s Player, I recognize that he’s got to cover some tracks. There was the big argument with Dick on Friday, and since then, it seems the LNC has dissolved.

Dustin, Jameka and Eric are still close, and while you’d think Jessica would be in on that group, she’s really balanced between them and Dick’s group. Finally, Amber hasn’t been a major player in these discussions recently.

However, it’s not looking as bad for Eric this week as it did for Nick last week. First, he seems to have Dustin and Jameka’s support, and I bet that can translate to Amber and Jessica. Sure, if Daniele could vote to evict her showmance, then so could Jessica — but Eric made a solid argument on Saturday that if he should lose a test of character to evel Dick then he should reexamine himself as a person.

Fair enough in real life, but this is the Big Brother house, and while Dick’s deception has been mostly in the open, Eric has deceived as well. The point could be made though that Dick has made his first really deceptive move by aligning himself and his daughter with Jen, if even loosely.

Bottom line: It looks like Eric has the votes right now. Furthermore, according to a conversation between Dustin and Eric on Sunday, Eric will lay it all out on the line if nominated at the PoV ceremony by saying, “You don’t have the votes, and you (Daniele) and Dick have dug your collective graves,” adding to Dustin that he hopes it can fit the both of them so they can continue their “little family reunion” there.

Nevertheless, there is a lot of game to be played between now and Monday. It’s funny from my perspective in that Jen and Kail have survived and survived and survived, while Zach — whom everybody seems to dislike personally — has skated without even a nomination. It could be, and I’m merely hypothesizing, that BB8 could be won again by those who can stay under the radar the longest, ergo Zach, Jameka or Jessica.

Right now, if Eric were to be nominated, the only votes to evict him would come from Dick and Jen. Eric would get Dustin, Amber, Jessica, Jameka and Zach. The problem for Dick is that unless he can work his Dick magic and put so much heat on Eric that the rest of the houseguests feel obligated to evict him, Dick had better hope he gets HoH — otherwise, he’s a shoo-in to be nominated.

My gut hunch though says this is Dick’s house right now, and that still means big trouble for Eric. Let’s see whether a new, stronger, bigger-than-Dick alliance can stick together long enough to make Thursday’s vote a real surprise.

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