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We have an Instant Eviction!!! Last season, I was very very very against the twist, as I thought that it went against the whole premise of the game. Bear in mind that I also had just started watching Big Brother at this time, and thought I had the whole game figured out, and then they threw this twist at us.
Of course, the Instant Eviction isn't fair. It gives a lot of power to the current HOH and her alliance, at the expense of one particular Houseguest, who isn't allowed to play for the Veto or even campaign. But I've come to the understanding and acknowledgement that Big Brother Canada is not Big Brother U.S., and these twists are a natural part of the game.
It didn't hurt that Neda was the one who was HOH, and that she used it expertly, blindsiding one of her biggest threats in Allison. I liked that Arisa assured Neda in the War Room that nothing she said was going to be heard by the other Houseguests, because we obviously had that issue with Topaz last season and Ika this season, and we want to be able to hear the Houseguests' unedited thoughts.
As I said, Neda's eviction of Allison was perfect, and she executed it exactly how she should have, giving all the details to her alliance during her nominations speech (which really shouldn't be allowed; it would be more interesting if the HOH was only allowed to give the nominations and say nothing else, so the other Houseguests wouldn't know who the target was) and sending her packing.
Au revoir, Allison...I have to say I'm glad to see you go. I was never as big of a fan as most of the online community was of Allison; they saw a lot of potential in her, but after the first week or two, I lost hope for Allison. So let me take this moment to say: I told you so!
Ok. Neda's second abbreviated HOH reign is over, and I was rooting for Jon to take power, because as Jemmett summarized so nicely this episode, "the more you win, the more you have to win." It's true; Jon and Neda are past the point of no return...gone are the times of throwing competitions and making yourselves look weak. Win, and win a lot!
Alas, Adel wins, which actually works out ok, because Adel has apparently decided to throw the entire game of Big Brother Canada from here on out. First he nominates the Gremlins because he hates Sabrina and Jon/Neda have done an excellent job of pitting Adel against them, and then he bashes them during nominations.
Adel explains his strategy: make the jurors hate him so that the other Houseguests will want to take him to the end, and then use his superior debating skills to overcome the jurors' bitterness and win the game.
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| Neda could outplay either of these boneheads any day. |
Let's talk about Emmett and Jillian. I could tolerate Jillian in season 1, and I liked Emmett enough. Now, seeing them in the War Room with Neda is laughable. These boneheads are trying to give Neda strategy, when she could outplay either of them any day. Neda knows more about Big Brother than either of them will ever know.
Yes, Emmett was a good player. No, Jillian was not, and no, Emmett was not a great player. Their entire strategy consisted of winning competitions. I laughed when Jillian immediately confirmed this for me when the first question she asked Neda was "How many competitions has Jon won?" They're so one-dimensional.
The only good advice Jemmett gives Neda is to be kind and try to sway people in her goodbye messages, which is intuitive and probably something she would have figured out on her own anyway.
So the nominations remain the same, and Rachelle is evicted, which was absolutely the right move for Jon and Neda; keep Sabrina and Adel around so that they'll target each other. Plus, Sabrina most likely won't win anything.
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| Neda's in a great spot right now. |
That's it for the episode this week; I want to spend the rest of the time talking about Neda's game from now until the end, and what she needs to to do win.
Neda is in a great spot right now. Let's run through the scenarios.
#1: If Sabrina wins HOH, she'll target Adel, and since Neda has remained on relatively good terms with Sabrina and saved her over Rachelle this week, could probably sway her to nominate Heather as well (assuming she doesn't want to get rid of Jon yet). If Adel somehow wins Veto, Jon goes up on the block, and Neda and Adel can decide whether to send Jon or Heather home.
#2: If Heather wins HOH, Neda and Jon have a Final 3 deal with her, so Sabrina and Adel will go up for sure. The right move is to get rid of Adel at this stage. If either one wins Veto, Heather and Neda have a Final 2, so Jon will go up as a replacement and again, Neda can decide who goes home.
#3: If Jon wins HOH, he's safe from Neda, and Sabrina and Adel will probably go up (see above).
#4: If Neda wins HOH, she can choose her targets herself, and should probably put up Sabrina and Adel (see above). This is actually probably the worst case scenario, because then Neda can't play in the Final 4 HOH, whereas if she wins next week, she can play the week afterwards as well.
Let's assume that Adel is sent home this week (the best case scenario). He probably feels shocked and betrayed by his alliance, and mad that Sabrina is still in the House.
Next week, Heather, Neda, or Jon wins (yeah, sorry Sabrina). Neda has to decide at this point who she wants to go to the end with. She's said that Heather is the best bet, which I think I agree with. Jon needs to go, and I would pick this point to get him out, so he can't play in the Final HOH.
Neda wants to keep him around until Final 3, so that he'll take her if he wins, but Jon could be a threat to sit next to at the end. I think the best plan is to blindside Jon at F4 and bring Heather and Sabrina to the finale.
This ensures that Neda has a very good chance of winning the endurance challenge and the Final HOH. Sabrina probably won't win, and if Heather wins, well, Neda has a Final 2 deal. If Neda wins, I think she should honor her pact with Heather, because Sabrina has Allison and Rachelle on the jury.
So let's say that Neda and Heather face the jury. How do the votes fall?
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| Showed in the jury house segment this week that he respects strong gameplay. |
Allison--probably Neda's biggest enemy in the House, was blindsided by Neda--votes for Heather
Rachelle--Heather said tonight that they have a poor relationship, and between the two, Neda's probably been nicer to her--votes for Neda
Adel--mad at Neda for getting rid of him (probably Heather too), but has stronger ties with Heather--votes for Heather
Jon--Neda backstabbed her closest friend in this game, and Jon's going to be upset, but I think he wants Neda to win if it isn't him--votes for Neda
Sabrina--understands Neda's decision to get rid of her at F3 and has no real reason to vote for Heather--votes for Neda
Canada--Neda's more prominent on-screen and in the absence of a popular, charismatic guy like Adel or Jon, picks their "second best option"--votes for Neda.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the very abridged, written-late-at-night version of how Neda wins the game. It's nearly midnight PST and I have to go have a conversation about Survivor with Ethan, which I will hopefully have posted sometime tomorrow, so stay tuned!
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