My obsession with Big Brother might be going too far. Let's just say that I had a dream about Eric last night. (Oh yeah!) Before your mind goes into the gutter, it wasn't anything "inappropriate." In fact, I was an invisible House Guest who was sent to get information from Eric regarding his opinion on whether or not his cover as "America's Player" had been blown. Yep, I really care about Eric's safety in the game! And my subconscious convinced myself that I can play a role in protecting him!

Ok, now that I'm awake and out of the Big Brother house, it's time to talk strategy!
Dustin won the Head of Household competition last night after Mike was evicted in a 7 to 2 vote. Amongst the house guests, Zach was the only player expected to be loyal to Mike and vote out Kail - except that America told Eric to vote to evict Kail, too. When the voting results were revealed to the house guests, everyone began speculating who cast the 2nd vote for Kail?

Fingers started pointing at Jen and Nick, but both denied the accusations because, well, they didn't vote to evict Kail. BUT, so far, Eric has fortunately been able to use this situation as a strategic advantage! He is planting seeds of doubt among everyone insisting that it HAD to be Jen or Nick (because Jen had no other alliance and/or because Nick was in on Mike's initial alliance with Zach) which really isn't beyond the realm of the inconceivable.

This isn't good news for Nick, who is trying to prove to Dick and Daniele that he's honest and not loyal to anyone else. BUT, what if Nick and Jen convince everyone that they didn't vote to evict Kail? Will the house smell a rat? Will Eric's cover be revealed? Can he pawn the blame on someone else without seeming malicious? Gosh, I hope so!

If I had to predict the two people Dustin will nominate this week, I am guessing it will be Nick and Zach. These two guys were in a secret original alliance, which has since been exposed. They are also two players who are outside the group of Dustin's friends - and I don't think Dustin's going to be looking to make enemies this week, as it is still relatively early in the game. Nominating Nick and Zach would be a safe (and strategic) move for him.
(*Note that my last week's prediction eventually became true: Dick nominated Kail and Mike for eviction!)

Eric is still listed with the best odds to win the grand prize at 6/1 at Bodog
Next is Daniele at 7/1 at Bodog
Third, is Nick at 8/1
Tied for Fourth is Jameka and Zack at 9/1

However, voter polls say that they think Dustin is the most likely to win the Grand Prize.
Next likely is Jameka.
Then, Daniele, Eric, and Jessica are virtually in a 3-way tie for third place.

Labels: alliance, America's Player, Big Brother 8, Bodog, eric, house guests, Jen., Kail, Mike, Nick., zach

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 10:14 AM

Last night was eviction night in the Big Brother House. And (*potential plot spoiler ahead*) we all said goodbye to Gonorrhea Joe. He was like the "guy" version of Jen (and I use "'s because his masculine status is quite questionable) getting into everyone's business and stirring up things unnecessarily.

After a week of Jen torturing everyone with her inability to make a rational decision as Head of Household, we are still fortunately left with the 2 people she initially nominated for eviction: Daniele and Evel Dick. Thank goodness! I love these 2 and I want to see them reconcile their differences. I sense that Daniele is getting closer and closer to letting down her emotional barriers. Maybe Nick can give her the encouragement she needs - as he's been a good middle man for the situation.

Now that Evel is HOH, can we safely assume that Amber, Dustin, Daniele, and Nick are safe? Will Evel nominate to evict Nick in order to spare his daughter the emotional turmoil that the house is causing her? Nah, I think Evel will play the game a little more strategically than that. Plus, I think Daniele is a strong girl and can roll with the punches for as long as she's in the game!

It would make me EXTREMELY happy, though, to see Jen on the chopping block this week. However, I can definitely see Evel targeting Kail and Mike. Kail, Mike, Zach, and Nick had a good strategy forming an alliance from the beginning, but Kail and Mike have not done a good job of keeping the alliance undercover. Tisk Tisk.

I sense that Evel is going to make this an interesting week for those of us IN and OUT of the Big Brother house! Jameka, Jessica, and Eric have been laying low out of the drama. Will that make them a bigger target or turn out to be a positive strategic move? Time will tell - and I can't wait to hear it!

Labels: Big Brother 8, chopping block, Daniele, Evel Dick, Head of Household, Jen., Nick.

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 12:55 PM