Let the end-game begin (with big gaps in my thought process)

Hindsight is always 20/20. Given the way that the eviction and subsequent HOH competition went it was probably a poor idea to send Rachel home. I understand the reason(s) behind it, and not even Brendan being an insufferable douche could alter the path that the houseguests were on. Now it is apparent that much like a soldier in the cave of the crescent moon, they chose poorly.

If Rachel was still there she would have melted down like an ice cream cone in the mid-summer sun. Unable to even hold herself up, there is no way she would have been able to compete, much less win in a physical competition. I think in the end it would have been too much drama and they all realized it.
Now is where “The Brigade” either proves their mettle, or get shown to be poseurs. Everyone has their own “side-alliances” and the question is raised if these are actually true alliances or are these just false-fronts to make sure they have all of their bases covered.

FOUR DAYS LATER

Sometimes you get distracted and life gets in the way of things like blogging about reality shows. So here we sit, beyond the nominations, beyond the POV, beyond the POV being played and the subsequent replacement nominee. Things are much more interesting now.

Matt is nominated with one of his brigade buddies. Having the diamond power of veto gives Matt a unique outlook on how things are going to go from here to the end. Unfortunately for him he is playing one point incredibly wrong. Knowing that he is eventually safe the best bet for him would be to see how everyone reacts on the outside, but he keeps talking about his hope that there is a power that will save him. Despite this miss-step the rest of “The Brigade” are going to tell him that they are going to vote him out and keep Lane because they can’t beat him in the end.

What should Matt do?

He has two options: stick with “The Brigade” or blow it up from the inside. As it stands now he is playing for 4th place, the first of his alliance to fall once they are forced to turn upon themselves. Beyond those three he has Kathy, Ragan, Britney, and Brendan. The downside of blowing up his alliance is he has at least two people actively gunning for him. The upside is he has three people that have been lied to since day 3 (or so, whenever “The Brigade” was formed. If I were in his shoes I would put up Enzo as a replacement. Tell him that you guys were going to turn on me first so I am turning the tables. I would also flush out “The Brigade”, instilling distrust from Britney (which is a key for Matt to succeed.)

Who is the big winner this week?

Oddly enough Brendan. He went from number one on everybody’s hit list to “someone to take out later.” It bothers me that he will make it further, because he is a huge tool, and not a very good person. If nothing else Thursday should be very interesting, assuming that the diamond POV is played during the live show, with immediate nomination to follow, then eviction. Blindsides baby.

I will put up my end-game predictions after Thursday.