Happy fourth of July! When last we left the house Amber and Devin were the new HOH's. Since then they've already gotten their HOH rooms, letters from home, and have even made their nominations. Devin put up Paola and Brittany with Brittany his clear target. Amber put up Nicole and Hayden with the hope that they'll win the Battle of the Block as she's not overly fond of either of them going home. Amber is wisely pinning all four nominations on Devin and he's gladly taking credit for them.
In yet another example of BB's slack enforcement of the rules, Devin told all four that they were going up before the ceremony, but BB still allowed the nominations to go through. According to the rules the HOH can't inform his nominees beforehand, but Grodner has a soft spot for the big dummies she casts, so they let him slide this time. In the past, when it's been a non-favorite of Grodner's who's told a house guest they were going up, the house guest that was told they'd be nominated would be given immunity and someone else would have to go up in their place. I'm guessing since he didn't specify which HOH would nominate which two that Grodner let him slide.
Devin is already pressuring Paola to be sure she throws the Battle of the Block contest so he can stay as HOH and is assuring her that she's safe no matter what. If Devin wins POV he's promising to use it on Paola. Paola's agreeing to whatever he says, but has told everyone she's fighting for all she's worth to be safe no matter what. I really, really hate this Battle of the Block twist. Other house guests are begging Paola to fight for her life as they still want to backdoor Devin. Some pressure will be exerted on Hayden and Nicole to throw the comp so the house can still backdoor Devin. The only hiccup in that plan would be if Devin or Caleb won POV. They'd be unlikely to use it and either Nicole or Hayden would be gone.
If things work out as anticipated and Hayden and Nicole win the Battle of the Block and Paola and Brittany remain the nominees, then there's a move afoot to vote out Paola and save Brittany. Cody, Zach, Christine and a few others want Brittany kept and eased into their alliance so they're more than willing to sacrifice Paola to get it done. We could actually see a split vote and an upset Devin this week if the vote on Thursday comes down to Brittany and Paola.
Later today they're likely to have the Battle of the Block. We have no Have Nots as of yet and with the Battle of the Block today and the POV comp tomorrow there's no real time to hold a comp so chances are the final HOH will be making the call on who the Have Nots are.
I'll post back later today after the Battle of the Block with the winners and who the final HOH is. Caleb and Devin are rooming together in the HOH room for now, but if Paola and Brittany can pull the upset and win the Battle of the Block Amber will move in there instead. (I'm pretty sure without Caleb!)
Fly!!! Eagles!!! Fly!!!
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