First, a look at the weekly rosters:
|
Scott |
Morgan |
Vince |
|
Will |
Ashley |
Morgan |
|
Amy |
Keanu |
Kelley |
|
Kat |
Ashley |
Morgan |
|
Blake |
Ava |
Keanu |
|
Morgan |
Keanu |
Morgan |
|
Melissa |
Ava |
Keanu |
|
Aly |
Morgan |
Vince |
|
Nickole |
Morgan |
Rachel |
|
Angela |
Ashley |
Morgan |
|
Lia |
Morgan |
Will |
|
Slater |
Keanu |
Morgan |
Second, 5 bonus points to Will, Amy, Melissa, Morgan and
Slater for knowing “One Eternity Later” comes from SpongeBob
Squarepants! Thirdly, 5 secret bonus
points to Morgan for sending me the secret phrase “Murdered Pizza”! That poor pizza didn’t deserve it!
On to the update!
We kick the week off with Kelley’s exit to the jury house (2
points for “Speak in the opening vignette” [Kelley] to Amy!) and are
reminded that Lauren followed her out the door (1 point for “Shown on camera
in gray” [Lauren] to no one!).
Ava only has Ashley left, and they create a Final 2 called
“Will’s Daughters” and realize they control the outcome of any vote that
they’re not part of.
(3 points for “Shown on camera making a Final 2” [Ava] to
Melissa and Blake!)
(3 points for “Shown on camera making a Final 2” [Ashley]
to Will, Kat and Angela!)
(3 points for “Name an alliance” [Ava] to Melissa and
Blake!)
Morgan is psyched that her first HOH resulted in Lauren going to jury despite (or because of) how Vince felt about her (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Vince] to Scott and Aly!). Vince hopes he made the right decision evicting Kelley (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” [Kelley] to Amy!) and knows Keanu needs to go next, but for unknowable reasons the lug head STILL thinks Vince is on his side. I want to like Keanu but…
The Mastermind, who I think is Boston Rob, announces a
unique eviction vote and tells them to be ready at a moment’s notice. Ava and Ashley know this is their time – if
Vince doesn’t win, Morgan needs to go.
The HOH competition is the Pressure Cooker! An iconic
comp! Extra points for having the
winner!
In this pressure cooker, they have to stand on a platform
while pressing a sword against a mask on the altar. Come off the platform, or the mask drops, and
you lose which is something Vince cannot have (1 point for “Mention ‘I need
to win HOH’” [Vince] to Scott and Aly!). Ashley thinks she’s in the best
social position in the house but wants to build her resume (1 point for
“Mention ‘in this game’” [Ashley] to Will, Kat and Angela!).
Ava knows she has no shot and quickly drops. Ashley soon follows her.
Question: Have
there ever been two houseguests who said, “I need to win this competition” and
lost more than these two? EVERY.
SINGLE. TIME.
Anyway, it comes down to Keanu vs. Vince, and the barbarian tries some distraction techniques, chattering away, asking pointless questions, making it tough for Vince to concentrate. He even begins pitching Vince to get rid of Morgan as a resume builder. Unfortunately for Keanu, he’s the only person who gets distracted. Out of nowhere, he loses focus and drops meaning…(5 points for “Win HOH” [Vince] to Scott and Aly!), and (3 points for “Win iconic comp” [Vince] to Scott and Aly!).
Vince is going to build that resume with a big move, all
right, but not the one Keanu wants. Ava doesn’t think this is ideal, while
Morgan sees her path to the end become clear, and Will and Rachel will gag when
they see who was evicted. (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” [Rachel] to
Nickole!), (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” [Will] to Lia!).
Ideally, Morgan wants Keanu gone, then Ava so the Judges
will be the Final 3. Ava thinks America couldn’t make it up that the same guy
will put her on the same block again.
Keanu tells Vince that keeping Morgan safe is a 2nd
place move. Using the same tactic, Ava tries to convince Vince that everyone
thinks Morgan ran his game and the right move is to nominate both Keanu and
Morgan to ensure one of them goes home. That would be PretendPoints
Rule #3 Playing to Win: Mid-to-late game opportunities to dismiss a
stronger player shall not be passed up, even if allied with that player.
There’s only one winner.
But Vince is a spineless weasel and Morgan owns him, so
that’s not going to happen.
At the nomination ceremony, Vince weasels out nominating
Keanu and Ava. (3 points for “Nominated for eviction” [Ava] to Melissa and
Blake!), and (3 points for “Nominated for eviction” [Keanu] to Amy,
Blake, Morgan, Melissa and Slater!).
On Wednesday, Keanu and Ava open the show (2 points for
“Speak in the opening vignette” [Keanu] to Amy, Blake, Morgan, Melissa and
Slater!), and (3 points for “Speak in the opening vignette” [Ava] to
Melissa and Blake!). Vince explains to
us that Keanu could win his way to the Final 2, ignoring the fact that Morgan
has won more competitions. Every reason Vince shares why Keanu should go
applies more to Morgan.
Without a hint of irony, Ava tells us she needs to win Veto (1
point for “Mention ‘I need to win Veto’” [Ava] to Melissa and Blake!). Keanu
tells us that he let up intentionally in the HOH, and while that’s a healthy dose of
Copium, Keanu is pretty angry with Vince. Finally, Ava and Ashley plot
pointlessly about what they’d do when they win Veto.
It’s another iconic Veto competition – Tiny Figures! Extra points for the winner! They need to use tweezers to stack 30 pieces to match the Mastermind’s portrait. And while they fall again, and again, and again, and again I don’t judge. I couldn’t do this in a month. Keanu knows he needs to win (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win Veto’” [Keanu] to Amy, Blake, Morgan, Melissa and Slater!) but that doesn’t stop Morgan’s late-season surge. She takes home her umpteenth Veto in a row! (4 points for “Win Veto” [Morgan] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly, Nickole, Angela, Lia and Slater!), (3 points for “Win an iconic comp” [Morgan] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly, Nickole, Angela, Lia and Slater!) securing her safety (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Morgan] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly, Nickole, Angela, Lia and Slater!). The failure leads Ava to tears (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” [Ava] to Melissa and Blake!) and Ashley to tell us again that she wants Morgan gone.
Keanu is so angry that he threatens Vince with his jury
vote, but Vince is doing what he thinks is best for his game (1 point for
“Mention ‘in this game’” [Vince] to Scott and Aly!) and tries to convince
Ashley that he’d take her to Final 2. Ashley is really considering his pitch (1
point for “Mention ‘in this game’ [Ashley] to Will, Kat and Angela!) when
they get called for the Veto meeting.
Morgan chooses to keep nominations the same and The
Mastermind tells them the vote will be in one hour. Ava decides to be chill, as
Keanu is the target. Keanu makes strong
arguments to Vince, but Vince isn’t listening.
At the vote, trusting the wrong person all season finally
burns Keanu as both Vince and choose to make him Juror #5.
(2 points for “Received vote against” [Keanu] to Amy,
Blake, Morgan, Melissa and Slater!)
(-2 points for “Evicted” [Keanu] to Amy, Blake, Morgan,
Melissa and Slater!)
(2 points for “Jury member” [Keanu] to Amy, Blake,
Morgan, Melissa and Slater!)
When Vince announces it’s time for the HOH comp, Ashley
tells us it’s time for Morgan to go, again,
and Ava tells us she has to win it….again. (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win HOH’”
[Ava] to Melissa and Blake!)
Thursday’s show opens with the eminently quotable queen of the opening vignette, Ava (2 points for “Speak in the opening vignette” [Ava] to Melissa and Blake!). At the HOH comp, they have to move a human sized cube from the inside such that a specific icon ends up on top at the entrance. First to three wins and Ashley can taste how much winning would put her closer to the end.
Competing
against Ava and Ashley is exactly Morgan’s design (1 point for “Shown on
camera in gray” [Keanu] to Amy, Blake, Morgan, Melissa and Slater!) and
she’s 100% correct on why – they are pathetically bad competitors. Morgan
quickly dispatches them, 3-0 winning her 2nd HOH (5 points for
“Win HOH” [Morgan] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly, Nickole, Angela, Lia and
Slater!). That doesn’t stop Ava from
telling us she needs to win Veto to save herself though. Do they even hear themselves? (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win
Veto’” [Ava] to Melissa and Blake!). 5
points if you send me the phrase tone deaf. These points are in addition to
other bonus points.
As Morgan recounts her recent competition dominance to Vince, he finally starts seeing how good her resume looks. Talking with Ava about the Veto, he doesn’t believe Morgan would nominate him. Should Vince win Veto Ava tries to convince him to use it on her, as Morgan will take Ashley to the Final 2. (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win Veto’” [Vince] to Scott and Aly!). Twirling his moustache while considering it makes Vince look like a true villain.
At the nomination ceremony, Ava and Ashley are predictably
put on the block. (3 points for “Nominated for eviction” [Ava] to Melissa
and Blake!), and (3 points for “Nominated for eviction” [Ashley] to
Will, Kat and Angela!).
At the Veto competition, they have to identify what events
took place on which dates. Another iconic comp!
Extra points for the winner!
Ava and Ashley are predictably slow, and while Vince has
good pace and process, Morgan’s process is better, and she moves as if possessed. She quickly dispatches the competition again,
winning her umpteenth +1 Veto (4 points for “Win Veto” [Morgan] to Scott,
Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly, Nickole, Angela, Lia and Slater!), (3 points for “Win
iconic comp” [Morgan] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly, Nickole, Angela, Lia
and Slater!).
While everyone congratulates Morgan, Ashley….REALLY
WANTED TO WIN. I know they get fed
their lines by production but at this point, I’d be for
something….anything…else to say. It’s embarrassing. Ava knows she’s in danger and has
to…trust…Vince. Good luck with that.
Vince channels his inner Keanu while recounting his and
Morgan’s recent good fortune and sticks his foot squarely in his mouth saying
he’d be dominating the 2nd half if she wasn’t here. I’m flabbergasted here. She has the Veto and
hasn’t used it yet! What are you doing????
Ashley positions Morgan taking Vince to Final 2 as a crazy choice, as
Vince never prioritized her and playing to win might mean having to evict
him.
Morgan considers Ashey’s solid argument, thinking she can
beat both Ava and Ashley, but Vince might be the more difficult path. I think at this point Morgan beats everyone
pretty easily, but why take chances?
At the live Veto and eviction, Morgan chooses not to use the
Veto and while Ava doesn’t want to hear from Vince again, Ashley couldn’t be
happier to be here (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Ashley] to Will,
Kat and Angela!). Vince chooses to
evict Ava, and she becomes Juror #6.
(1 point for “Received vote against” [Ava] to Melissa and
Blake!)
(-2 points for “Evicted” [Ava] to Melissa and Blake!)
(2 points for “Jury member” [Ava] to Melissa and Blake!)
Heading into Sunday’s finale, what does this mean for our
scores?
In the shock of the season, Ava led all scorers this week
with 20 points towering over the 12 both Morgan and Vince put up! That’s what creating a Final 2, naming an
alliance, and being nominated twice will do for you!
Melissa led all scorers with 36 points this week, followed by
Blake with 31. Morgan and Slater put up the 3rd most at 28 each.
Will retains a healthy 35-point lead over 2nd
place Morgan with 3rd place Slater one point behind her, and it
looks like Finale night will be a formality. Melissa jumps past me into 4th.
Aly remains in 6th. Separated by only 2 points, Kat, Nickole, and Amy
duke it out for 7th – 9th. Blake’s 10 points back, and 9
points ahead of 11th place Angela as Lia resides in the basement.
Overall player scores:
|
Will |
313 |
|
Morgan |
284 |
|
Slater |
278 |
|
Melissa |
271 |
|
Scott |
260 |
|
Aly |
246 |
|
Kat |
214 |
|
Nickole |
213 |
|
Amy |
212 |
|
Blake |
201 |
|
Angela |
192 |
|
Lia |
180 |
Weekly player scores:
|
Melissa |
36 |
|
Blake |
31 |
|
Morgan |
28 |
|
Slater |
28 |
|
Will |
26 |
|
Aly |
24 |
|
Scott |
24 |
|
Angela |
21 |
|
Kat |
21 |
|
Amy |
20 |
|
Lia |
18 |
|
Nickole |
18 |
Weekly houseguest scores:
|
Ava |
20 |
|
Morgan |
12 |
|
Vince |
12 |
|
Keanu |
11 |
|
Ashley |
9 |
|
Will |
6 |
|
Rachel |
6 |
|
Kelley |
4 |
|
Lauren |
2 |
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