Last night's wall comp was a bit of a dud coming to an end in less than an hour. Most of those playing clearly didn't want to win and hopped off prematurely. Taylor just hung on without much apparent effort on her part and got the win. It would have been interesting to see how long Michael would have lasted. I suspect he'd still be up there if need be. This isn't an especially "hang on until you die," group of hamsters this year. It's more of an "I'm bored. Let someone else have it" group.
Taylor as HOH will be interesting. She's not the most strategic player you'll ever find. She told us on camera a day or two ago that she'd love to get Monte out and would have to get Monte out, but will she try to get Monte out? She's also been very vocal about targeting Terrance. At this moment, and it's likely to change, she's saying she'll put up Indy and Terrance with Terrance the target.
She promised the girls (Jasmine, Indy, Alyssa, and Brittany) that she wouldn't target a girl. That put her in a bit of a bind right away as the guys don't want to be pawns, so now she's talking of using Indy as a pawn. Indy won't be happy about that.
If Taylor gets together with Michael and Brittany (her supposed final three) and they're behind her backdooring Monte, things could get interesting. Michael gave it some thought last week but then opted to take out Daniel instead. I don't think they view Alyssa, Jasmine, Terrance, and Indy as huge threats in the endgame, but Monte and Joe clearly are huge threats in the endgame. Getting the votes to evict Monte isn't terribly hard. The four girls (Alyssa, Brittany, Indy, and Jasmine) and Michael are the five votes needed. Getting Terrance, Turner, or Kyle to go along should be doable also.
At this stage of the game, you have to be looking at who's left and who you can and can't beat going forward. Joe, Monte, Michael, and Turner are the biggest threats to Taylor. They're all physical and mental threats to her. I think she won't target Michael this week but won't be opposed to someone else targeting him later in the game. She'll have a chance to take out a big player this week. Will she take the shot? We'll have to see, but probably not. It'll likely be Terrance heading to the jury.
The house-divided twist Julie teased will apparently start next week. I'm not sure how they'll do that with one kitchen, one bathroom, one yard, and no interaction allowed between the two sides. Are they building a second set someplace for half the house to live in? And next week we'll have eleven houseguests, so one side will have an extra player. We have a two-hour show this coming Thursday when the house gets divided then a double eviction on the 25th. Do they not evict someone this week to keep things even? We'll have to see.
It'll be tricky for them to pull it off. A full week with the house divided and no interaction means they can't just plop half into the backyard as they can talk through the door/walls. Even dividing them within the house would be complicated. They pretty much need an alternate set with all of the cameras, microphones, and amenities, but that would all cost money and BB has a notoriously tight budget. Have they built a new BB house for future seasons, and this is how they're transitioning to it? We'll have to see.
Just getting half the house fully packed and moved will be an undertaking. They tend to have stuff spread throughout the house by this point of the season. They'll have to have everyone pack their bags before the show to divide them.
I'll post back later tonight when the noms go down. I don't think the noms will be a shock. Most likely it'll be a pawn (Indy, maybe Turner) with an interim target (Terrance) and then after the POV comp we may see things shift to a bigger target (Monte? Michael?) and the game will be on. She may just stick with Terrance as her target also. We'll have to see. Everyone in there has to go in order to get the win, but when you get a chance to take out a big threat, it pays to take the shot. If you don't, you find yourself in all kinds of trouble later in the game.
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