Attack of the confusing drone! Yesterday saw a drone carrying an inflatable doll with the message "JUR8 BBS18 #1" written across its abdomen buzz the backyard of the house. Paul missed the drone because he was inside sleeping, but the most of the rest of the house was in the yard at the time. Michelle screamed and ran inside after seeing the drone. The rest frantically tried to read the message but none were very successful.
BB immediately called the house guests inside and then questioned them one by one in the DR. Each was told not to talk about it, but that had no effect as all anyone talked about was the message they thought they saw. The house divided into two camps. James, Natalie and Michelle gathered downstairs talking about what they thought they saw, while upstairs Paul, Nicole Corey and Victor talked about what they thought they saw.
The upstairs crew initially thought the doll said "trust" someone on it, but couldn't make out the rest. Victor and Nicole didn't have their glasses on and couldn't get a good look. Paul suggested it said "Vote out Nat" but that was quickly dismissed since he was sleeping at the time and no one saw anything close to that. (Some online observers think the message meant to say that "Jokers Updates Rates BB Season 18 #1.") Whoever sent the drone, despite posting images of it prior to launch and while in flight, has not explained what the message meant. The "J" could be for James the "UR" is a common online abbreviation for "you are" or the "U" could be for "you" and the "R" could be combined with the "8" for "Rate." Under that interpretation you'd get "James you rate Big Brother Season 18 #1."
As the upstairs crew disbanded, Nicole and Corey had a private moment and Nicole asked Corey, "What if it's someone telling me not to vote out Michelle?" Corey dismissed that fear, but Nicole was worried. Nicole is likely going to be waffling on who to vote out all week.
Later today we'll have the POV ceremony and I expect the POV not to be used. Then the serious campaigning can start. James is planting little seeds here and there in an effort to be sure Michelle stays and Paul goes. Nicole and Corey wonder why James and company aren't campaigning harder to stay. (It's early being a prime reason. Today's Monday and the vote isn't until Thursday.) Nicole got a bit paranoid and wondered if Victor was really with them and Paul, or if he was actually with James, Natalie and Michelle and only playing them. If James knew Victor was really with him that would explain why James wasn't in a panic over losing Michelle.
Nicole's fears of Michelle staying had her briefly considering using the POV to put up Natalie to be sure Michelle goes. (Nicole's fear of Michelle is a bit overblown as Michelle would target whoever stays of Paul/Victor/Corey and possibly even James before Nicole. And the odds of Michelle winning HOH aren't great.) Then after much discussion, Nicole and Corey came up with an alternate plan. They'll use Corey's bribe to get Victor to vote out Michelle, guaranteeing the two votes they need to get a tie and then Nicole can break the tie. Giving Victor the $5000 locks in his vote, shows they trust him (actually it shows they don't, but why quibble,) and guarantees that Nicole controls who goes on Thursday.
Michelle got a bit overwhelmed with everything yesterday. She was upset about the idea of her sisters going through her boxes of stuff and messing with her clothes. (Michelle has a bit of a hangup about people touching her clothes as Paul learned a week or so ago.) She was upset about pretty much everything and crawled under the blankets in the London bedroom and broke down. Natalie found her and comforted her and assured Michelle that she was a natural beauty and was wonderful. Paul briefly wandered in and Natalie covered for Michelle saying she was feeling sick to her stomach. Paul left and the Natalie pep talk continued and she managed to pull Michelle out of her funk. James came along and the two soon had Michelle laughing and saner again.
So, today the POV ceremony take place. I expect nothing to change. If Nicole uses it, she'd be declaring herself on one side or the other instead of the middle, and she prefers to stay in the middle for now. Then the real campaigning will start. Paul and Victor are glued to Nicole and Corey for now. Corey seems to like the attention, but I get the feeling Nicole is tiring of it a bit. Paul really tries to take over whoever the HOH is and run things and that wears thin after a while. Nicole knows deep down that keeping two strong players at this stage of the game is dumb. She's even admitted that.
My gut still says Paul leaves this week. Nicole keeps thinking about who to keep and has said her parents are screaming at the TV to get rid of the strong players. I just suspect that she'll gradually have more and more doubt about keeping Paul and vote him out. She'll hope to keep Victor on her side with Corey providing her with two meat shields who are bigger targets than she is. (The $5000 bribe will likely be part of her sales pitch to Victor.) Then it'll be a three on three battle next week. Most likely Nicole will make a deal for one week's safety with Michelle. She'll then try to see if Victor would be okay with Paul going. (I suspect he would.) Then Paul will leave by a 3-1 vote or a 2-2 vote with Nicole breaking the tie.
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