Big Brother Shenanigans: BB14: Between a Quack and a Hard Choice

Thursday, September 13, 2012

BB14: Between a Quack and a Hard Choice

With an HoH and the last PoV under her belt, Danielle has the chance to make a couple of power moves this week, but the power lies on whoever is the one off the block. If the nominations stay the same, then Shane will be the sole deciding vote. Should Danielle replace Dan with Shane, she will be doing so knowing he will, more than likely, be the one evicted. Or will he? Remember Ian was his first target before Shane. What is a girl to do? All three of them are threats in her endgame for different reasons (see yesterday's post); but keeping Ian and Dan in the game together is suicidal for her because it also removes a close ally.

Taking all personal feelings aside, Danielle's best bet is Ian's eviction which will eliminate the person who has the most chances of beating her in the final HoH. She is more closely allied with Dan and Shane. Ian is a wild card for her. But will Shane cooperate with her wishes? Is taking Ian out the best choice for him? He knows that keeping Dan in the game will divide Danielle's loyalties should she win the final HoH. It would make more game sense for Shane to evict Dan; however keeping Ian in the game is also a threat.

There's the jury to consider as well. Evicting Dan would be an action that this jury would most respect, at this point. It would be a gamble keeping Ian going into the 3 part HoH, but Danielle and Shane would get the credit for eliminating the last coach. Would the jury respect the power move or will they see this as an act of disloyalty on Danielle's part? There's also the fact to consider that by taking Ian out, Danielle has more chances of winning the last HoH and taking Shane with her over Dan. Truly this is not a win-win situation, making it one of the most difficult final 3 choices in a long time on Big Brother. Whatever Danielle and Shane decide to do, should they make this decision together, expect a lot of back lash from the fans. Oh goodie!

But first... Here's Wil!

Stay tuned! :)

Big Brother Lexicon

There are certain terms that have been used in the course of this show that should be clarified. Here is a list:

Team America: Yet Another tool for production to manipulate the game. Three players will be placed in alliance by "America" and will be given tasks that apparently will change the game. So far, it didn't change Joey's game, first member of Team America slated to be evicted first.

Battle of the Block: The 2 nominees of each of the 2 HoHs will battle each other. The winner duo save themselves and dethrone the HoH who nominated them, throwing them back out of power at risk of being a renom.

AGP: Allison Grodner of Fly on the Wall Productions which is the company that has been hired by CBS to produce the show.

PoV: Power of Veto. This allows the holder to save one of the nominations for eviction. The last PoV of the game is the most powerful, as it determines who will be evicted.

HoH: Head of Household. Along with getting a primo suite, a letter from home, pictures and treats, this person decides who will be nominated and renominated should the veto be used.

Floater: This term is often misused. A "floaters" strategy is legitimate way to get through and win the game. A prime example of this is Jun Song (BB4). This strategy allows the player to switch alliances when necessary, win when necessary, but always work under the wire. It doesn't mean just going with the power in the house (let's call those floppers). It means manipulating the house, ergo having the power. In later years, the term has been misused for players who do not make any moves in the game but work for whoever has the power.

Backdoor: This strategy is used when the true target for eviction is not initially nominated, does not get a chance to play PoV, is subsequently nominated and evicted.

Blindside: When a player is evicted without even suspecting that he/she is the target.

Pawn: This is a person who is nominated but is part of the HoH's alliance and is used as a decoy, to ensure that the other person nominated gets evicted. It has often happened that the pawn has been blindsided.

America's Player: This is a player in the game, chosen by the viewing public, who is told how to act and vote in the house. They do this for a separate monetary reward.

Fast Forward: When there are two evictions in one week. Typically they tape an eviction on Tuesday followed by a quickie HoH. They have nominations later that night, followed by a PoV competition and PoV ceremony the next day. The second eviction and HoH comp for that week happens live on Thursday.

Double Eviction: On the live show on Thursday, there is an eviction (sometimes pre-taped), followed by a quick HoH comp, immediate nominations, a PoV competition, PoV Ceremony, followed by another Eviction, culminating in the second HoH comp which is usually a physical skill or Endurance.