Friday, August 19, 2016

'Big Brother 18' Spoilers: Natalie & Michelle Are Co-HoH, Paul Is Target

Friendship fail! This time last week on "Big Brother 18," if you said Natalie Negrotti would win the next Head of Household competition, we'd be thrilled. We're still happy for her, but sad for ourselves that she and James Huling have turned to the Dark Side of The House and joined with Nicole Franzel and Corey Brooks.

The two remaining showmances have made a final four deal. What a shock, right?

After a long HoH competition, Natalie was revealed to be the winner. We'll see that play out Sunday, August 28. However, just before the comp, Nicole talked to Natalie about targeting Paul Abrahamian, despite the five (James/Nat/Vic/Paul/Michelle) vowing to take out Nicorey and stick together.


It was suspicious timing -- and Natalie had previously mentioned that Nicole only talked to her when her own butt was on the line, like now. But it seemed to work, partly for personal reasons. Apparently Paul was the one who came up with "FT" -- meaning fake t*tties as Natalie's nickname -- which Paulie Calafiore and others used to mock Nat behind her back. (Nicole and Corey were part of the mocking or, at the very least, silently enabling, but apparently that's OK.)

So even before the HoH comp, Nat had it in her head to maybe target Paul. Before Friday's Nomination Ceremony, the next care package arrived, and it went to Michelle Meyer. She is safe for the week (she was anyway) and has the power of co-HoH. So both she and Natalie get to nominate one houseguest.

The plan appears to be to breakup Paul and Victor Arroyo.


On the surface, it's a smart plan. There's no question Paul would win this game, if the finale were held today. Think about how much he's turned his game around. He was supposed to follow Vic out the door when Vic was evicted. Remember his "we blew it" goodbye speech? Paul turned that around masterfully, and even turned Paulie into his clone, then dumped him when he realized Paulie wasn't going to be an equal ally. That was smart. It's also smart to break up the loyal partnership he has with Victor, who is a comp beast but not a strategist. He is Paul's Manchurian Candidate, a weapon he can fire on others whenever. They are truly more powerful together than the showmances.

So why does this feel so icky? Because it helps Nicorey most of all. It's not like Nicole or Corey couldn't win this game -- Paulie is probably arguing for them as we speak -- and the move shows Jatalie can't be trusted.

Also, not sure if this is true, but it wouldn't be a surprise:


This is the ultimate move for Nicorey, and saves their butts. It's the first smart strategic move Nicole has made in this game, and she appears to have pulled it off. So good for her. Or good for production. Plus, a juror will re-enter the game next week, and it could very well be Paulie. That would just give Nicorey and Paulie full power over the house, and of course they'd just take out Jatalie after whoever remains from Vic/Paul. Up to this point, Nicorey have coasted through this game, floating on a cloud of whining, ratting, talking crap, and hiding in bed, while pretending that's not 90 percent of what they do.


Corey didn't even lift a finger to save himself last week, since he knew Paulie was leaving. He is the ultimate floater, but this helps him move forward, potentially past Paul -- who is a threat to win, but at least his win would be deserved -- and Victor, who busts his butt in comps. It's boring to watch people throw comps for "strategy," and just follow "the house," the way Nicole, Corey, and James have done. (Derrick, was this one of your tips to them? Do we need to blame you?)

Everyone can tell that Paul is the best player left in the game, and Victor is the best comp player left in the game. After Paulie left, Paul had to know his number might come up. Well, it's up. Now we have to see who wins the Power of Veto comp on Saturday...

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