To no one's surprise, Michael won the puzzle-solving HOH comp last night and is now the HOH. No word on if he did his theatrical snatching of the key from Turner, ala Janelle, that he'd talked about earlier. We'll find out on Sunday.
Zingbot made his visit, and we don't know most of the zings, but apparently, he told Alyssa she was dead weight and Monte that Monte was boring. Michael was called ugly. Taylor has a cold heart. (I would have gone more with her posing and spotlight hogging by dressing up for the live shows then racing to change into her comp clothes while everyone else is dressed in comp clothes the whole time.) Terrance was an unknown DJ. And Turner was smelly. No one seems overly traumatized by their zings. We'll see them all on Sunday.
Michael is planning to put up Alyssa and Terrance with Terrance being his target but may not put up Alyssa as he's afraid the house would vote her out and keep Terrance. Alyssa has told Michael what Kyle told her about The Pound, how it was Kyle, Monte, Turner, and Joseph, and then they brought in Taylor, Michael, and Brittany just as votes, but they were loyal to one another. She also told him that Turner explained the Leftovers to her. I expect the target to move to Monte as Michael hears more about how aggressively Monte has been targeting him. He could still target Turner even though he says he won't. We'll see.
Brittany is worried that they're at the stage of the game where if the house can't get out Michael, they'll take her out to weaken Michael. Well, duh! Of course. This week's double eviction gives them that chance. One of the two should go unless Brittany wins HOH. Put them both on the block and take out Michael if he doesn't win POV or Brittany if he does.
Monte, Turner, and Terrance are saying they'll flip the jury against Michael/Brittany due to them using Kyle's issues as a game move. Eh, okay. Maybe. Who would be flippable and not consider it a smart game move? Could they flip Indy, Joe, or Jasmine? They'll need five votes to win BB. Monte, Turner, and Terrance would be votes for someone else. Kyle and Alyssa might vote against Michael or Brittany. We'll have to see how things shake out as the season goes on. Right now, the safest thing for Michael and Brittany is to stick together as the final two since both played that type of game and made that move together. If it's Michael versus Taylor as the final two, Taylor can use that against Michael. It's kind of ironic that the lever they used to get out Kyle, when they weren't in danger, might end up being what costs them the game.
Later today, Michael will conclude his one-on-ones and tonight the nominations will be made. I would still expect Terrance and Alyssa as the initial nominees, but Alyssa could come down after the POV, and Monte or Turner could become the target. Monte or Turner, and Terrance on the block together would guarantee an enemy of Michael/Brittany would go home. Alyssa isn't really one of their enemies. She's just there.
Can the house get out Michael in the upcoming double? Maybe. The double eviction POV comp is typically the clown shoe one where they have to sort through a pile of something to find something then race back and buzz in to win. Michael would have a very good shot at winning that comp. Bad luck (like Jeff inadvertently throwing out one of his clown shoes) can doom you, but the faster, more physical players tend to win that one.
By Monday night we should know who's going home this week. I would anticipate Michael going after a bigger threat than Alyssa. Turner, Terrance, and Monte are most at risk. Michael needs two votes to guarantee a tie. He has Brittany locked in as one. Taylor would probably vote however she's told. He might save Alyssa on the condition she vote his way also. We'll have to see how it all plays out. With Brittany and Taylor more or less locked in as votes and Michael as the tiebreaker, he can get out whoever he wants this week. He just needs to be sure his target doesn't win POV and both Turner and Monte can't win POV so one of them is likely the goner this week.
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