We're at the halfway point this season and six houseguests have been sent packing. What's most shocking is that this week marked the first male to actually be voted out of the house (Willie was expelled). While the house has been quiet this week with fairly any drama, things may be about to take a turn come the next few episodes.
Last week's eviction of a veteran didn't cause the newbies to band together and evict the coaches. Instead, another newbie was evicted. The current evicted houseguest is Wil, the 24 year old Marketing Consultant from Kentucky.
Let's Meet Wil...
Wil is the aspiring singer and YouTube personality who famously is an American Idol reject. On Day 1, Janelle selected Wil as her first pick to join her team. While Wil has not won either Head of Household (HOH) or Power of Veto (POV), Janelle selected Wil to receive safety in week three. When the coaches entered the game as players, Wil felt tension with his former coach and plotted her demise. HOH Danielle nominated Wil for eviction but choose to save him with the POV to blindside Janelle. The following week after Janelle's eviction, Wil had a vague conversation with Frank (current HOH) and Boogie that led to his nomination. On Day 41, Wil was evicted by a vote of 6-2.
Why Did He Lose?
Wil played the game very personally. Sometimes the cast makes decision based on cattiness; it's no longer about gameplay or threats but getting out someone they don't like. Last week's decision to evict Janelle was a little bit of both. Wil saw the game as high school and himself as the popular clique. He lost sight of the game and made decisions based on personal feelings. During his conversation with Frank and Boogie, Wil didn't approach the situation appropriately to save himself from the block. He got cocky and alluded to something even he said he wasn't 100% sure. Houseguests have plenty of alliances (many of them being secret) and Wil should have known this before discussing the secret alliance to Frank and Boogie. After the chat, his image changed in the eyes of Boogie and Frank and it made himself a bigger target than Joe.
How Could He Stay?
Wil needed to lay low Now that his former coach was evicted. He should have stepped back and watched the game from a distance like Ashley or Jenn. The idea of blindsiding Dan was a great idea and his "alliance" should have fought harder to make it happen. Would it have worked? Probably not, but they should have tried harder.
Last Thoughts...
Wil could have been a threat but it turned out his biggest enemy was himself. He lost focus and made some very poor decisions, especially when talking to the HOH for his safety. I understand the idea of wanting to be your own player without the veterans but it was a decision based from cattiness against Janelle. He lost an ally instead of losing a threat. On top of that, Wil stopped being a competitive player and once he was nominated, he didn't do much in terms of trying to fight. Even if it looks like a houseguest may be leaving the game, they should never stop campaigning until the bitter end.
The first coach has fallen and already the game might be
looking up for the newbies. Who am I kidding?! The eviction was a lucky break
that was mostly spearheaded by cattiness instead of actual gameplay. While
this evicted houseguest is one of my favourites from the previous seasons, I’m
happy to see her go only for the reason that I would like to see a newbie win to
redeem the decimation of last season.
The most recent evictee is Janelle, the 32 year old housewife from Minnesota.
Let's Meet Janelle...
Janelle is the renowned "Queen of Big Brother" and is currently a top fan favourite. Prior to having veteran status, she competed on both Big Brother 6 and Big Brother All-Stars and earning a 3rd place standing for both back-to-back seasons. She returned to Big Brother 14 as a Coach: not an actual houseguest but a mentor who would help to train and guide three houseguests. On Day 1, she selected Wil, Ashley and Joe to join her team. While as a coach, none of her houseguests won Head of Household (HOH) but she herself won two Coaches' Challenges and gave safety to Ashley in week two and Wil in week three. When the coaches entered Big Brother as competing houseguests, Janelle was blindsided when Danielle removed Wil from the block and nominated her for eviction against Frank. On Day 34, Janelle was evicted by a vote of 8-1.
Why Did She Lose?
Janelle's eviction was both shocking and quite expected. She was one of the biggest threats and could have stood a great chance to win the game. Her eviction shocked many for the fact that the houseguests had successfully blindsided Janelle and campaigned for her eviction. As a veteran and coach, Janelle already had a target on her back and was sitting in a good place with the newbies and fellow coaches (with the exception of Boogie, of course). Though, Janelle couldn't escape the one glaring fact that led to her eviction: she's Janelle. Whenever a veteran returns, they're remembered for their notoriety first and gameplay. It's been more than six years since the last time Janelle competed but she couldn't shake her image as a powerful and athletic competitor. The houseguests saw an opportunity to get rid of her (plus a coach) and they took it.
This season saw a new change in Janelle. While she did utilize her floating and competitive qualities, when she was placed on the block, she gave up. Janelle of season's past would have done anything to stay but this time around, she thought there was nothing she could do. Wil and Ashley (her former team) split to vote her out, her former alliance had banded together in a new group that resulted in her being evicted and Boogie (her nemesis from Big Brother All-Stars) had manipulated the current houseguests to make Janelle the target. The end had come and she couldn't talk her way out of it.
How Could She Stay?
Janelle is a cat with nine lives - when you think she's out, she can find a way to save herself. However, her luck ran out this season and she was evicted pre-Jury. Since Janelle wasn't able to compete in the Power of Veto (POV), I think there was only two ways she could have stayed. The first would be to align with the coaches and move the target away from herself. While Danielle was HOH, both Dan and Britney had her ear and if they had talked her out of it, the target would have been moved to Joe, but Janelle hesitated with nominating Joe and caused doubt within the coaches. The second idea would have been to reaffirm connections with Dan and Britney to get Frank out. Frank was, and still is, the biggest threat. He's won countless challenges and is Boogie's personal puppet
Last Thoughts...
Janelle came into the house with a huge target but was sitting pretty. Once she entered the game as a real houseguest, the players couldn't ignore how powerful she could be. Years have passed since the last time Janelle competed and she's no longer the same player she once was. I'm happy that she came back for another season as I still do like Janelle. She didn't do quite well this year but if she does choose to come back (chances depend on the season), hopefully she makes it farther to redeem her standing this year.
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For all the gamers out there reading this post (or even people who like a good crossover parody), this short film might be for you. It's a fan film about the original Left 4 Dead film after the events of The Sacrifice storyline. I've included the video for you all to check out the short ten minute video.
Enjoy!
Time really does fly in the Big Brother 14 house and already the next houseguest is evicted from the game. I know this article is a little late but last week was possibly one of the busiest weeks I've ever had.
This evicted houseguest could have earned a chance to reenter the game. Did anyone really think that her, Kara or Jodi would get the shot when they heard the twist? I didn't (well, only for the first 20 seconds).
This might be the last time we'll hear from this player but for now, the fourth person evicted from Big Brother 14 was JoJo, the bartender from Staten Island.
Let's Meet JoJo...
JoJo is the 26 year old bartender who sparked the first potential showmance of the season. On Day One, she was chosen by season 10 veteran Britney to be mentored and thus was part of the first winning team. Being part of the first group alliance of Britney and Janelle, her group was riding high until Willie (also part of her team) began to cause problems. The house turned against Britney and plotted to evict Willie but when he was expelled, the HOH Frank decided to nominate Shane and JoJo as default replacements. When Shane won Power of Veto (POV), he removed himself from the block and she was now facing against Danielle, Shane's other showmance. JoJo was evicted on Day 20 by a vote of 5-1.
Why Did She Lose?
JoJo was an interesting choice to be the fourth person evicted (second by an actual HOUSE vote). The most obvious and glaring reason is that the power of Willie worked against her. Starting from the first day, she was picked to be on Britney's team and when Willie became the enemy, the house made her entire team as scapegoats. Even though Willie was expelled for fighting, JoJo's name kept coming up as a nominee. Alliances can make or break you and this is a perfect example. Nothing JoJo did would have earned her a nomination and subsequent eviction; instead, the twist worked against her and placed her in a makeshift alliance that she tried to follow in the first week. JoJo listened to Willie by voting to evict Frank and when that didn't work, Frank (then HOH) targeted Willie's closest allies
JoJo (by being herself) didn't help in proving that she should stay. We've all seen an episode of Jersey Shore and the players would make jokes about her. Her main competition to staying was Danielle, who up until that point was a shy and quiet girl who floated. If JoJo had just taken a step back, regrouped after the predicament and calmly whispered about potential game-changing ideas, it may have saved her. However, Big Brother 14 is turning into the season of cattiness. Houseguests are turning on each other for the most inane and petty high school qualities like (for instance) JoJo flirting with Shane who was also flirting with Danielle
How Could She Stay?
JoJo might have been a long-shot to survive eviction. New alliances were grouping against her and Danielle was sitting pretty for the most part. JoJo's only cache to stay was playing the Dan card. Danielle was Dan's only remaining player since both Jodi and Kara were evicted back-to-back in the first week. If Danielle was evicted then Dan would have been eliminated too. She should have regrouped and taken a new approach to people who might have discredited her as player
Last Thoughts...
JoJo's place in the game was determined by the twist. If it wasn't for the makeshift alliance that were drafted on the first day, things might have turned out better for her and she could have floated by along with the others. She was a nice character for the early weeks but I wouldn't have pegged her to win regardless. Past seasons have shown that floaters and models are picked off early before the real threats are targeted. Barring any returning players and veterans, I possibly would have liked to see her (as well as the houseguests this season and Big Brother 13) compete on their own without the influence of a past houseguest.