Last night was a live eviction episode of Big Brother 18. Read on for spoilers on who won HoH, which juror returned, and where the Houseguests stand for the week.
Last night was a live eviction episode of Big Brother 18. By a vote of 2 – 1, Victor was evicted from the Big Brother house. After an epic battle of endurance, Nicole won the HoH competition. And Victor won his way back in the house! But before I get to my predictions of the upcoming week, let me discuss the events of the previous week that led to Victor’s second eviction.
Victor: Neither Natalie nor Michelle wanted Victor gone this week. Their original target was Paul, but Paul won the Power of Veto. The backup plan was for Corey to be backdoored when he was put on the block as the replacement nominee. However, they realized that Victor is the best competitor in the house with his numerous competition wins, so they chose to evict him instead. Nevertheless, Victor and Paul came up with a pretty good plan to get the votes to flip in their favor. Paul spent a lot of time with Nicole and Corey to make James, Natalie, and Michelle paranoid. In addition, Paul and Victor staged a fake fight to make it seem like they were no longer allies. Their plan seemed to work too. Hours before the eviction, Michelle and Natalie were pleading to James to vote Corey out. Unfortunately, James was unwilling to make that move, so he evicted Victor.
ALLIANCES
There are three tight duos left in the game: Victor and Paul, Natalie and James, and Nicole and Corey. Michelle is the only one not part of a duo, but she’s close with Natalie and James. James voted to keep Corey and he threw the HoH competition to Nicole tonight. Nicole promised James safety, and Nicole seems to want to target Michelle this week. However, James and Natalie are not entirely safe this week. Victor and Paul will be trying their best to get close to Nicole and Corey this week and assert that they will go after James, Natalie, and Michelle moving forward. Nicole could be swayed one way or another, so it’s not completely clear how this week will play out.
Now onto the Power Rankings. Here are where the Houseguests stand in the house this upcoming week with Nicole as the Head of Household.
WEEK 10 POWER RANKINGS
4. JAMES – Nicole did promise James safety before he hopped off the HoH endurance competition tonight, so that is why I have him ranked here this week. However, James getting evicted this week isn’t completely out of the question. Victor and Paul can be savvy game players, and Nicole could be convinced to go back on her deal and target him anyway. However, if Nicole were to side with Victor and Paul, Michelle would most likely be the target anyway. So even though James leaving this week isn’t out of the question, it is still unlikely.
5. NATALIE – Natalie’s game fell apart this past week. She was in the best position in the house the week leading to Paulie’s eviction. However, she lost two allies after turning on Victor and Paul last week. Due to her wishy-washy HoH reign of changing her mind on whom to target throughout the week, other Houseguests might not find her very trustworthy. Nicole and Corey seemed to be on board with working with her and James, but it’s quite possible they could turn their back on that deal too. If Paul and Victor both survive this week, they are 100% targeting them. Natalie probably won’t be evicted this week, but it’s likely her only ally moving forward will be James if Michelle leaves this week.
6. VICTOR – Victor now has a third chance at the game, but it’s possible he could be walking right back out the door. Victor has an uphill battle if he wants to stay in the house. If he doesn’t win the Veto, he and Paul will have some serious campaigning to do to sway Nicole and Corey to their side. Nicole and Corey already seem willing to work with Paul, so it’s possible Victor could survive eviction this week. However, Victor is once again in danger this week and his best chance at survival is to win the Power of Veto.
7. MICHELLE – Nicole wants Michelle gone. Earlier tonight Nicole told Corey she’s contemplating nominating Michelle and Victor with Michelle as her target. It’s no secret that Michelle wants Nicole gone, so it’s reasonable for Nicole to want Michelle gone too. Unless Michelle wins the Power of Veto, it’s very likely she could be evicted next week. However, it’s not clear how this week will play out. Nicole can be wishy-washy too, so she’ll probably change her mind throughout the week. The only people completely safe this week are Nicole and Corey, but Michelle is currently in the most danger.
So those are my thoughts on the house dynamics this week. Thanks for reading and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.