This was the second HoH in a row where Courtney almost won but didn't. This time, she lost to Trey, who was the one that she & Carly did not want to get the HoH. On the other hand, this was exactly what Trey, Robynn and Austin needed as they have the chance to split Carly & Courtney up without any interruptions, such as Felicia & Seth blowing up the plan like they did last week. While Trey has his sights set on Carly & Courtney, Kass now wants Felicia out before either of the two as she feels that Felicia doesn't deserve to be here. This made Robynn feel uneasy as Kass' personal grudge against Felicia & Seth is hurting their alliance. However, Trey did consider Seth as a replacement nominee if either of the girls end up winning PoV as Seth was also targeting him during the HoH competition.
Facing the inevitable nominations, both Carly & Courtney did not bother campaigning to Trey as they felt that he wasn't worth their time and that they did not want to resort to sucking up to the HoH to avoid being the target. However, Carly did start "planting a seed" to Natalie & Niki by warning them that if she & Courtney are the next two out, then Trey & Robynn would take control of the house. Once again, Natalie & Niki are in the position to flip should the plan change.
---Nomination Ceremony---
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Robynn, you are safe.
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Kass, you are safe.
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Tony, you are safe.
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Niki, you are safe.
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Austin, you are safe.
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Natalie, you are safe.
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Felicia, you are safe.
(Carly, Courtney and Seth do not have their keys yet.)
The last person safe is...
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Seth, you are safe.
Trey has nominated Carly & Courtney for eviction. This came as no surprise to the house as he saw them as threats while they saw him as a threat as well. This is the second time in a row that Carly & Courtney are nominated together.
There was not much happening strategically following nominations. However, Kass is still feeling very concerned about Felicia. Although she still wants Carly out, she feels that Felicia is very untrustworthy and also very stupid. Kass told Trey that if nominations stay the same, she would vote Carly out. Trey did agree with her, but decided against it as soon as she left the HoH room as the target moves from Carly to Courtney due to the fact that she nearly won HoH twice.
Natalie was a bit confused as to why Carly chose her to compete in the veto competition as she wasn't sure if the girls alliance is still alive. Both Carly & Felicia told her that it was time to start thinking on her own as they did not want her to debate messing up Trey's plan; they just wanted her to do it. On the other hand, Natalie wanted to throw the veto competition as Felicia would be just as effective as she would be.
--Power of Veto Competition--
In this competition, the HouseGuests will be shown a task based on a previous competition, and they have to guess how long it will take them to complete the task. The person with the lowest time will have to face that task. If they succeed, then the person with the highest time will be eliminated. If they fail, then that HouseGuest will be eliminated. The last HouseGuest standing will win the Power of Veto.
Random.org has decided the HouseGuests' positions as well as the times.
Round 1:
Courtney: 2:19
Kass: 1:05
Felicia: 3:44
Carly: 3:46
Natalie: 2:59
Trey: 0:34
Trey is doing the task. Carly is on the bubble.
Trey has timed out and is eliminated.
Round 2:
Courtney: 3:37
Kass: 2:42
Felicia: 1:30
Carly: 1:41
Natalie: 0:57
Natalie is doing the task. Courtney is on the bubble.
Natalie has timed out and is eliminated.
Round 3:
Courtney: 3:04
Kass: 3:34
Felicia: 3:53
Carly: 2:31
Carly is doing the task. Felicia is on the bubble.
Carly has timed out and is eliminated.
Round 4:
Courtney: 2:05
Kass: 1:35
Felicia: 1:06
Felicia is doing the task. Courtney is on the bubble.
Felicia has timed out and is eliminated.
Final Round:
Courtney: 1:41
Kass: 3:09
Courtney succeeds the task. Kass is eliminated.
Congratulations Courtney! You have won the Power of Veto!
Had Kass won the veto, the votes against Courtney would have been set and Courtney would have been out this week. But with Courtney saving herself with the veto, Carly's back is now against the wall and Trey is forced to choose between Felicia & Seth to sit next to her.
Robynn asked Kass about who she would evict between Carly & either Felicia or Seth. Kass then told her that she would much rather keep Carly over Felicia & Seth; the two are her personal targets while Carly is now powerless. This annoyed Robynn as Carly is the one that needs to be evicted and Kass keeps interfering with that by targeting Felicia & Seth. As she tells this to Austin & Trey, they are concerned about whether she would flip. They now view her as the loose cannon as Trey admits that they should not have dropped Tony for Kass. He also admits that maybe he should put her up as he feels that she is very selfish. Had Kass not been so rash with her decision this week, it would have been a no-brainer for Trey to put Seth up.
However, should Trey target Kass instead of Carly, his alliance + Tony would be 4-6 with their fates depending on Natalie & Niki. The safer decision would be to put Seth up, but that would mean banking on not only the votes from Kass, Natalie & Niki, but the viewers as well to evict Carly. Note that none of the HouseGuests are aware of the returning evictee twist as of now.
At the veto ceremony, there was no question that Courtney would use the veto on herself, which she did. Despite Trey's paranoia against Kass possibly flipping, he decided to set it aside for the time being as he nominated Seth for also targeting him in the HoH competition and for being a bigger threat than Felicia.
While Carly's eviction would be inevitable, there is a lot riding on this vote as Trey needs this to take control of the house. However, there are a few critical votes in order to get Carly out over Seth.
Has Carly's game come to an end, or will an 11th hour flip send Seth packing? Plus, who will face off against either Carly or Seth in a duel to return to the house, and who will be the one to return to the game? Find out in the next post!
Public vote: Comment below to evict either Carly or Seth. The nominee with the most public votes will receive an extra vote against him/her in the eviction.
