Big Brother 18: Again, the tide turns…

Hi, y’all!

Well, you should never get too comfortable in the Big Brother House and you should always expect the unexpected.  Usually, I feel a little bit silly saying that because, over the past few seasons, it’s always been pretty easy to predict who is going to be targeted and who is going to be voted out.  It was very easy to expect the expected.

But this season, especially in the last few weeks, has really come alive.  The season may have started slow but here, in the final half, it has finally started to get interesting.  I may not like the majority of the houseguests and I have a feeling that one of my least favorite HGs is going to win this season but that doesn’t matter.  At least things have finally gotten a little unpredictable….

So, yesterday, here’s how the house stood:

Natalie was HoH.  Michelle was co-HoH.

Paul and Victor had been nominated for eviction.

Paul went up to the HoH after the nomination ceremony and laid on the guilt trip so thick that, by the time he left, he was no longer the target.  Suddenly, Natalie and Michelle were talking about using this week to backdoor either Corey or Nicole.

Now, let’s jump forward 24 hours.

The veto has been played and guess who won?

PAUL!

Now, Paul has really emerged as this season’s love-him-or-hate-him player.  There doesn’t seem to be any middle ground when it comes to Paul.  I’m not a huge fan of Paul personally but I do respect the fact that he’s worked his way from being at the bottom of the house to the top.  I’m tempted to announce right now that Paul is definitely going to win this season but the last time I tried to make a prediction, I predicted Paulie would win and then he proceeded to fall apart a week later.

That said, Paul really does seem to want this victory and he’s willing to fight for it.  That’s one thing that distinguishes him from the rest of the house.  In a house where almost everyone is either too laid back or too entitled for their own good, Paul is a fighter.

Anyway, with Paul winning the veto, you would think that this would be a great time to break up Nicorey but no — it appears that Natalie and Meech* have decided to switch the target over to Victor.  I don’t necessarily blame them.  Victor is a challenge threat and the only real enemy he has on the jury is Paulie.  Victor could be tough to beat in a final two situation.

So, now, it looks like Victor is about to be voted out.  What’s funny, of course, is that Victor will again have a chance to re-enter the house.  And considering how good Victor is at challenges, it seems like he has a better chance than most to be the first houseguest to not only be voted out twice but to also return twice!

We’ll see what happens but it’s shaping up to be an interesting week!

Lisa Marie

*Whoops!  My mistake: Meech is not in on the plot to target Victor!