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[00:00:43] [SPEAKER_03]: Hello everyone and good morning. Welcome to our live feed update for September 26th. I'm your host Taran Armstrong and I'm here today to update you on everything that's happening yesterday, everything that happened yesterday on the Big Brother 26th live feeds. It was day 72 in the house.
[00:01:07] [SPEAKER_03]: The vote has locked in, plans for double eviction are being made and there's plenty to talk about here as I am on my own to give you this update. So feel free to ask some questions at the end. I'll give some answers. But let's talk about it.
[00:01:29] [SPEAKER_03]: Let's talk about what's happening. Of course, MJ the H.O.H. nominated Angela and eventually Leah for eviction, mostly due to the push of Chelsea, the convincing of Cam and the reassurance of Rubina.
[00:01:53] [SPEAKER_03]: And then had a long conversation with Leah where she changed her mind and decided she did not want Leah to go and has been fighting to keep Leah ever since. So Leah had a long conversation with Chelsea where Chelsea indicated that she was willing to potentially keep Leah around, which made MJ happy, made Leah happy.
[00:02:11] [SPEAKER_03]: But that's basically where we start the day here on day 72, the last full day before the double eviction, before Leah is to leave. So Leah kind of starts this day talking to MJ about her conversation with Chelsea, where Chelsea again did heavily indicate that she was willing to keep Leah around.
[00:02:31] [SPEAKER_03]: Leah, however, is a little concerned. She feels like Chelsea might have been lying to her in that conversation because she slipped up a few times. She was like, well, next week if I put up Angela and it's like, wait, but I'm supposed to be here next week, Chelsea.
[00:02:48] [SPEAKER_03]: So she's a little bit concerned about that. MJ, though, is like, well, no, no, I think I think we're still fine. I think that's probably fine. And again, this kind of sets up the whole day.
[00:02:58] [SPEAKER_03]: The idea for Leah is that she needs to convince both Chelsea and Cam have MJ as the tiebreaker. They all go after Kimo and Rubina next week because Kimo and Rubina are taking all the heat for making this push to get rid of Leah.
[00:03:15] [SPEAKER_03]: Primarily this idea that Leah was saying she was a better fit for Matt is the main thing that they feel like came from Rubina and then also Kimo spreading lies.
[00:03:30] [SPEAKER_03]: So. MJ is going to spend a lot of time and I mean, a lot of time trying to convince Cam to keep Leah.
[00:03:42] [SPEAKER_03]: Basically getting nowhere, unlike Chelsea, who is like trying to pretend like she's interested in keeping Leah and then, you know, we'll flip it back around.
[00:03:53] [SPEAKER_03]: Cam is taking a different approach. He's taking the approach of like, no, sorry.
[00:04:02] [SPEAKER_03]: One of his main points against keeping Leah is that while Leah has pitched to both MJ and Chelsea, and it seems like maybe they're both starting to change their minds, she hasn't even bothered to talk to him at all yet.
[00:04:17] [SPEAKER_03]: Leah hasn't talked to Cam at all. So maybe Leah is closer to the two of them, MJ and Chelsea. But where does that leave Cam? Like, how does that benefit him?
[00:04:28] [SPEAKER_03]: And this lasts for a while. Things go back and forth quite a lot. There's a lot of talk about like why it would make sense to keep Leah, why it would make sense to keep Angela.
[00:04:40] [SPEAKER_03]: Cam talks about how, hey, if Leah leaves, then Angela might stick to you and so on and so forth. MJ retaliates and says that she thinks that Kimo and Rubina are a lot less likely to target Angela, so on and so forth.
[00:04:57] [SPEAKER_03]: All the same arguments we've heard all week long at this point.
[00:05:02] [SPEAKER_03]: So Cam does say, listen, I'm not 100% locked in. Like, I'm not just saying no. And MJ says, well, I'm the same. I'm not 100% like trying to push for anything either.
[00:05:15] [SPEAKER_03]: And he does kind of also make this argument that like, you know, Leah, is she actually going to forgive you for doing what you did to her?
[00:05:27] [SPEAKER_02]: MJ's like, yes, I believe her. He's like, yeah, I mean, she's gonna say that now. But like, you put her on the block.
[00:05:40] [SPEAKER_03]: Classic manipulation tactic to convince somebody to betray somebody else and then to be like, oh, they're never going to betray you for what you did or they're not going to never going to forgive you for what you did betraying them like that.
[00:05:58] [SPEAKER_03]: Meanwhile, Chelsea tells the cameras that MJ screwed up this week, that she's not stupid and she's not going to be keeping Leah.
[00:06:06] [SPEAKER_03]: That this is all a ploy. She's just pretending she's willing to. She's not actually thinking about keeping Leah.
[00:06:15] [SPEAKER_03]: She in fact wants Leah to leave and then she expects that they will be taking out Angela. That would be what her preference would be at this point. Leah first, then Angela next week in the double, essentially.
[00:06:28] [SPEAKER_03]: And this is smart, right? For Chelsea, this makes a lot of sense. If Leah leaves this week and then they take out Angela in the double, it gets rid of Angela because Angela is too appetizing of a Final Two contender, even though they are talking about her as a potential winner in the Final Two.
[00:06:48] [SPEAKER_03]: It also keeps MJ, Cam, Rubina, Kimo. She's insulated within three. There's the two outside who are still targeting MJ. It makes a lot of sense for Chelsea to take that shot at Angela next. I think that's the optimal move for Chelsea, which is interesting because there's more stuff that we're going to get to soon.
[00:07:13] [SPEAKER_03]: And it's interesting that that is what Chelsea initially wants here. So Leah is going to continue to try to campaign for the rest of the house. She talks to Kimo, she talks to Rubina. She gets nowhere. These conversations are not really worth diving into too deeply.
[00:07:32] [SPEAKER_03]: Leah tries with Cam, who is the more important person to try to approach here. And he lets her know that he's heard some things. Basically this initial conversation, she really hasn't talked to him since being put up on the block on Monday. It's now Wednesday. She hasn't talked to Cam yet.
[00:07:57] [SPEAKER_03]: Little bit of a mistake there, perhaps, considering she needs two votes. So they start this conversation. He's like, yeah, I've heard that you've said some things about Chelsea, a little bit about me sometimes. And she just flat out denies it.
[00:08:13] [SPEAKER_03]: I never said that. I never said I didn't trust Chelsea. I never said I didn't trust you. And he's like, I mean, I heard it from MJ. I think it was a misunderstanding. Listen, this is on me. It's back to the same old conversation. I should have made it more clear. My actions, I was trying to tell you my actions and I should have made it more clear with my words and so on and so forth.
[00:08:39] [SPEAKER_03]: He also, of course, brings up his conversation, what he was saying about how she hasn't even approached him yet. He's like, you were put up on Monday. The eviction is tomorrow night. You're approaching me at like five o'clock on a Wednesday. Like, what's up with that?
[00:08:55] [SPEAKER_03]: He's like, oh, yes. Sorry about that. I just have bad time management. Bad time management, I think, is the problem there. And he's like, no, come on. It's not time management. It was a choice. You chose to prioritize talking to other people over me. And she's like, no, it's just time management.
[00:09:25] [SPEAKER_03]: Needless to say, this does not go well. And it's fairly clear to Leah and to everyone watching that Cam's probably not keeping Leah. Now, in the meantime, MJ is talking to Angela. And after her conversation with Cam, where again, it was fairly clear that Cam is not going in that direction.
[00:09:50] [SPEAKER_03]: MJ seemingly is going to back down here. She does not have the support of really anybody in the house to keep Leah. She only won HOH and veto. I mean, what? Really? It's not like she has any power this week. Not like she could get whatever she wanted to have happen to happen.
[00:10:23] [SPEAKER_03]: Sorry. Yeah, she's realizing that she can't control this vote and is basically going to back down and concede. She talks to Angela and she's like, hey, I totally want you to stay, by the way. Basically trying to pull Angela in the event that Leah goes, which is looking more and more likely.
[00:10:42] [SPEAKER_03]: She tries pinning all of this on chemo. Hey, chemo is the problem. Chemo is the threat. So on and so forth. She says, and hey, Chelsea and Cam, they're both looking out for you. None of those. They're not going to put you on the block, Angela.
[00:10:58] [SPEAKER_04]: And she's like, whoa, no freaking way. Well, wait, so we're targeting chemo. Who are we targeting after chemo? Well, well, it has to be chemo and Rubina. You have to put both of them on the block. Wow. Interesting. Okay.
[00:11:25] [SPEAKER_03]: And Angela, Angela talks to, tells MJ that she feels like she feels like Chelsea doesn't even like her. And MJ's like, no, no, Chelsea likes you fine.
[00:11:43] [SPEAKER_03]: So there's a lot of conversations with basically everyone now it's kind of starting to spread around the house. This is obviously a locked in vote. Leah is not staying. Angela is staying, which means everybody's talking to Angela and acting like they're Angela's best friend all of a sudden.
[00:12:03] [SPEAKER_03]: I did for the record. Yes. To the question. I think that Angela was playing dumb a little bit in this conversation. I just got the vibe that she was like, oh, oh, so chemo is your target. Who else is your target? Tell me, tell me all of your plans.
[00:12:22] [SPEAKER_03]: But, you know, she is certainly at the whim of what information she's able to get here though. So MJ is going to talk to chemo and say, hey, we're all on the same page. We're taking out Angela next. Right? So she went to Angela and said, we're taking out chemo. Then went to chemo and said, we're taking out Angela. We'll see how effective that is.
[00:12:45] [SPEAKER_03]: The meat of this was the Chelsea and Cam conversation. Chelsea would be a good ship name.
[00:12:55] [SPEAKER_01]: You know, if it existed.
[00:13:00] [SPEAKER_03]: Chelsea and Cam come together, have their conversation. They both agree. Nothing Leah is saying is convincing them of anything. Nothing Leah can say is going to change their minds about evicting her.
[00:13:13] [SPEAKER_03]: Cam says it's just like, even if she was saying something that made sense, it's not worth drawing lines in the sand against chemo and Rubina to keep Leah, which is definitely correct.
[00:13:28] [SPEAKER_03]: He says that he sees that MJ just wants an ally in the final four with her. So it's like MJ and Leah, Cam and Chelsea. Right?
[00:13:41] [SPEAKER_03]: So what makes this conversation interesting is that they both came into this conversation wanting Leah gone. And they kind of have different ideas of who they want out next.
[00:13:58] [SPEAKER_03]: Chelsea wants Angela out next, or at least that's what she seems to have implied. And that's what makes the most sense for her.
[00:14:04] [SPEAKER_03]: Cam has been concerned about chemo, but he also has some other ideas. So he brings up his concern about chemo. But Chelsea thinks that while chemo might actually want Angela out before us.
[00:14:16] [SPEAKER_03]: And he says, that's true, because I do think that chemo could be swayed by this idea of like a bigger purpose. And, you know, a bigger purpose would mean taking, would taking, you know, Chelsea, Cam to the final four with him and Rubina.
[00:14:33] [SPEAKER_03]: And so if that's the case, maybe they don't need to be that concerned about chemo. And it almost felt like Cam like had this ready to go.
[00:14:45] [SPEAKER_03]: Cam has been talking about being worried about chemo for a while, but he has also briefly mentioned before this other idea. And the other idea is taking out MJ next.
[00:14:58] [SPEAKER_03]: And he was talking about this even before the LIA stuff. And I think he's going to approach this idea again, in the same way that he was intentionally bringing up chemo so that they could talk down the chemo option and bring up his real plan, which is he thinks that MJ is the biggest threat to their games after LIA leaves.
[00:15:20] [SPEAKER_03]: And he proposes it in this specific way that like MJ is a threat to our game. If after LIA leaves, MJ is a threat to us. He says, especially, especially now that this LIA stuff happened, right?
[00:15:40] [SPEAKER_03]: Because we convinced MJ to take out LIA. And now they're best friends again, LIA is upstairs in MJ's ear talking all kinds of smack about us. Who knows what, how much of it is sinking in to MJ's head, right?
[00:16:02] [SPEAKER_03]: She's trying to keep LIA. That's concerning. We need to be worried about MJ turning on us because of what LIA has been saying to her.
[00:16:13] [SPEAKER_03]: And it's like, I didn't realize Cam had this dog in him because that's a good argument. It's not really what's happening, but it's a pretty good argument. And he's using this argument to sway Chelsea, who shouldn't want MJ gone.
[00:16:41] [SPEAKER_03]: And I think that Cam even recognizes that. Remember, Cam was just talking to MJ about one of the reasons why he doesn't want to keep LIA is because he thinks LIA will benefit MJ and Chelsea before she benefits him.
[00:16:55] [SPEAKER_03]: And it feels you get the sense that Cam is looking at MJ and Chelsea's relationship and how close they are and how MJ is, you know, she's approaching Cam about this vote days after she approached Chelsea about this vote.
[00:17:10] [SPEAKER_03]: And now here's Cam whispering into Chelsea's ear, Hey, I don't know that we can trust MJ. Isn't she a big threat to us? And it's working. Chelsea's like, well, does that mean we should take her out next?
[00:17:25] [SPEAKER_03]: And Cam says, well, if we're HOH, it might be tough, but like, let's say Kimo and Rubina are HOH. They put MJ up. We can vote MJ out. And Chelsea's like, wow, that makes some sense. I mean, I think that we could get to the end with Kimo and Rubina as the final four.
[00:17:46] [SPEAKER_03]: And what's interesting about this is that that is a much better final four for Cam than it is for Chelsea. Granted, Chelsea's still fine. This is not like a game ending mistake by any means, but like Cam has a much better relationship with Rubina.
[00:18:03] [SPEAKER_03]: And honestly, you know, like even with Kimo, he has a relationship with Kimo that is fine, but he has a much better relationship with Rubina than Chelsea does. And, you know, in a world where like he's able to either beat Chelsea in a final two or just like is willing to cut Chelsea in the end, like this sets Cam up like pretty decently to straight up just win this game.
[00:18:31] [SPEAKER_03]: I mean, it gives him two options to take to the end and potentially win. People who would potentially actually take him to the final two instead of Chelsea and gets rid of his biggest competition, which is MJ right now, who has been talking about Cam would take Chelsea and would lose to Chelsea.
[00:18:49] [SPEAKER_03]: This is kind of a coup here for Cam. I don't know how much forward thinking he is about the actual endgame or if this is just like an MJ moment where he's doing a thing that's good for him in the moment, but like he'll forget about it next week. But like not only is he making this move, but he's like tricking Chelsea into making it for him or like making it with him at the very least.
[00:19:15] [SPEAKER_03]: So definitely interesting stuff by Cam here. And I, you know, you could even maybe say like, well, maybe Chelsea is doing her thing. She's just pretending to be into this plan. She's just placating Cam by saying, oh, okay, that's an interesting plan. Sure, we'll think about it.
[00:19:32] [SPEAKER_03]: I wasn't entirely sure that she would be locked in on this, except for the fact that later in the night, we'll talk about it. She actually starts pushing this plan. So, you know, bottom line, not looking great for MJ and maybe watch out for Cam.
[00:19:51] [SPEAKER_03]: So Cam goes to Rubina right after this conversation. And so he's now, remember, thinking, okay, final four with Rubina and Kimo makes a lot of sense for me. And he talks to Rubina about, hey, I'm not being swayed by Leah. She's just not trustworthy. He brings up the bigger purpose.
[00:20:14] [SPEAKER_03]: If we can get MJ and Angela out, the final four could be the two of us with Chelsea and Kimo. That's something I had talked to T-Core about Rubina. And it's something that I think would be really cool. And like bringing up T-Core's name, like this guy. So I love that. Yes.
[00:20:41] [SPEAKER_03]: I thought about that with T-Core. And this is like, it's actually kind of interesting the way that you can contrast how Cam approaches Rubina here versus how Chelsea approaches Rubina later. Because it really, I think, shows the difference in their play styles.
[00:21:06] [SPEAKER_03]: But we should not say that one is necessarily more effective than the other. But like, it's very interesting. Later in the night, Chelsea approaches Rubina as well, doing the same thing. Hey, I think that we should maybe be looking at MJ soon. Because I think she might be a liar. I think she's trying to keep Leah. I think that maybe MJ should be a target for us.
[00:21:29] [SPEAKER_03]: Versus Cam's kind of more like, hey, I think T-Core talked about a bigger purpose for us and we can get to the final four together. And who does that happen to exclude? Oh, MJ and Angela. Oh, well.
[00:21:48] [SPEAKER_03]: So Chelsea, in the meantime, talks to Angela. She has a very similar conversation with Angela that MJ did about how her, Cam and MJ will be looking out for her and that she should essentially be pointing in a different direction. But don't worry, like they're going to keep her so on and so forth.
[00:22:09] [SPEAKER_03]: Cam also has a conversation with Angela and says, listen, I just want to hear that I'm safe with you. And she's like, I promise that I won't put you up. I won't vote you out.
[00:22:24] [SPEAKER_03]: And worth noting, Angela does like Cam. This felt genuine, like felt like a genuine promise to me. She's had some moments with Cam this week, especially where she's like, I really like that guy.
[00:22:45] [SPEAKER_03]: So it does feel like, because we've been looking at Angela in a double eviction, maybe putting Cam and Chelsea on the block together. The way she just like actively promises him safety made me feel like she might not do that. And then there's a little bit more of a hint later when she talks to Leah that it's possible she's moving in a different direction as well.
[00:23:12] [SPEAKER_03]: So we'll talk about it when we talk about double eviction scenarios. MJ talks with Leah a few times throughout the night, basically commiserating. Leah's going to be commiserating for a bit here because it's not looking great. The conversation with Cam didn't go well. Chelsea hasn't circled back. And MJ is kind of like, I think I might be leaving right behind you.
[00:23:41] [SPEAKER_03]: And it's a lot of that, to be honest. We don't need to get into it too deeply. But MJ is definitely worried. She's primarily worried about Kimo or Rubino winning, which would mean that maybe she ends up leaving, which she would because that's what Cam wants.
[00:24:00] [SPEAKER_03]: And but what she doesn't know is that Cam and Chelsea are like actively pushing for her to leave at this point. And the real worry here is that if Cam or Chelsea were to win each, which they're saying that they would target Angela because they wouldn't want to do MJ on their own.
[00:24:18] [SPEAKER_03]: But if the veto is won in a certain way and the option is available, as usual, it's definitely a possibility that the move gets made. So MJ is a little bit concerned. And Leah's like, yeah, you know, it might happen. Leah tells her stick close to Angela if you can moving forward and watch out for that snake Rubino.
[00:24:50] [SPEAKER_03]: Leah also talks to Angela, basically says the same thing to Angela. And Leah tells Angela she believes that Rubino was the biggest reason that she's on the block. She really thinks that like that Matt rumor and to be fair, it's kind of true.
[00:25:07] [SPEAKER_03]: So like we've been talking a lot about how them blaming chemo for all of this is ridiculous and wild because it is because chemo had very little to do with any of it. However, blaming Rubina is actually a lot more valid. Rubina did bring a lot more information to the table. And similar to Cam, I don't think that this move happens without Rubina's information.
[00:25:32] [SPEAKER_03]: So I do think it's fair to for them to blame Rubina for this. But like blame is a weird word, because how can you blame Rubina for protecting chemo and keeping herself and chemo safe by ratting you out? I mean, that's on you really for giving Rubina that information.
[00:25:50] [SPEAKER_03]: But the issue is that they think that Rubina is making stuff up about this Matt situation and that that's kind of a low blow. So they have their moment. They have a little like pillow fight, the hug. One of them is leaving soon. But Angela's like, I'm so mad at Rubina about that. I'm coming for her is what she tells Leah.
[00:26:20] [SPEAKER_03]: It's kind of a weird thing. Leah's leaving tonight, seemingly looking at Rubina now a little bit more Rubina than chemo, but kind of both of them still as the people that got her out. Goodbye messages obviously could wildly change and influence this perception.
[00:26:42] [SPEAKER_03]: But going to the jury with this perception means a lot in some direction. We don't know exactly what. And it also means for the double eviction, if Angela were to win, who does Angela actually put up? Who does she target? She tells MJ that she thinks that Chelsea doesn't like her. We know that she's been going after Chelsea for a while.
[00:27:05] [SPEAKER_03]: But the idea that Rubina was at fault for this Leah situation might actually have her going in that direction. It's unclear. Angela is a weird one to read in the first place. And so, you know, this idea that she's like actually going after Rubina is a little strange.
[00:27:25] [SPEAKER_03]: You could see a scenario where she puts up Chelsea and Rubina or something like that, which would end up with a Rubina eviction, which, you know, feels like that's hard to achieve. But, you know, I guess it's possible. So that's where they stand. And then again, Chelsea talks to Rubina late in the night. Leah talks more with MJ, so on and so forth.
[00:27:50] [SPEAKER_03]: That's kind of where we are. That is the that is the setup here for the eviction and the then double eviction. So let me know if you have any questions. But in the meantime, I'm going to run through some double eviction scenarios with you real quick here.
[00:28:06] [SPEAKER_03]: Leah's evicted tonight.
[00:28:09] [SPEAKER_03]: Angela wins HOH. This is the one we've just been talking about. Angela is the biggest wildcard. She could theoretically do anything. She could put up Chelsea and Rubina. She could put up Chelsea and Cam. She could put up Rubina and Kimo. She could put up MJ and Chelsea. Like MJ and Rubina. Like, seriously, it could be anyone.
[00:28:27] [SPEAKER_03]: But the trick here is who would actually get voted out depending on the various nomination sets that that Angela could use. Chelsea versus anyone, I believe, I believe would result in the anyone being evicted. So Chelsea versus Rubina. Rubina's gone. Chelsea versus Kimo. Kimo's gone. Chelsea versus Cam. I'm pretty sure Cam's gone. Let's just quickly think about this. Chelsea versus Cam.
[00:28:59] [SPEAKER_03]: MJ votes out Cam. It comes down to Rubina and Kimo. I'm pretty... That actually is a little tough. I don't know exactly what they would do. Rubina definitely has a better relationship with Cam, but like they haven't thought about... Like they've talked a lot about relying on Chelsea. So yeah, I do think it's very possible that they just straight up keep Cam.
[00:29:39] [SPEAKER_03]: Yikes. But like I said, it's possible that Angela doesn't even make that move because she doesn't want to put Cam up. I'm not sure. But yeah, that's an interesting one. That's probably the most interesting one there.
[00:30:08] [SPEAKER_03]: And then let's see. Most other scenarios result in if MJ is on the block, she goes home on an Angela HOH. If Kimo's on the block, he goes home. So I... Okay, here's what I will say. Here's how we'll rank the Angela HOH. Because we don't really know what she will do.
[00:30:29] [SPEAKER_03]: The people who will leave if they are on the block the most. MJ, if she's on the block, is gone over anybody. Kimo on the block is gone over anybody else other than MJ. Then Rubina after that would be voted out over Cam or Chelsea. And then Cam versus Chelsea is perhaps a toss up.
[00:30:54] [SPEAKER_03]: So that's an Angela HOH. A Rubina or Kimo HOH likely would result at this point in Angela and MJ on the block where MJ goes home if she doesn't win the veto.
[00:31:12] [SPEAKER_03]: If she does win the veto, you'd likely see Cam or Chelsea go up as a pawn and Angela go home. Which one of Cam or Chelsea would go up as a pawn? Who really knows? It might depend on which one is HOH. It's again, it's the same thing. Toss up between Cam and Chelsea.
[00:31:36] [SPEAKER_03]: So that's probably the most straightforward double eviction result is a Kimo or Rubina win. If Cam or Chelsea win the HOH, they will likely put up something like Angela and Kimo with the intention of taking out Angela potentially.
[00:31:57] [SPEAKER_03]: But if something happens with the veto, don't discount the possibility that they might just backdoor MJ and send her out. If say Angela wins the veto, I could definitely see MJ going up as the replacement, MJ leaving.
[00:32:17] [SPEAKER_03]: It's possible they could put up Rubina and send out Kimo, but that might depend on who's HOH and how quickly they can have conversations. If say Kimo wins the veto, you could maybe see Rubina just go up as the replacement to send Angela out.
[00:32:34] [SPEAKER_03]: But again, I just feel like if the veto is won and has to be used, I feel like they're just going to want to send out MJ. Because I think that they've locked into this idea of a final four with Rubina and Kimo, and I think they're not going to want to put both of them on the block.
[00:32:48] [SPEAKER_03]: I think that's generally what we're looking at here.
[00:32:58] [SPEAKER_01]: So what I would say is MJ is the most likely person to leave now, I would say, followed by Angela, followed by...
[00:33:12] [SPEAKER_03]: Well, that's discounting her ability to win the veto, by the way, because I do think that she could be a favorite to win a double eviction veto.
[00:33:21] [SPEAKER_03]: But you know, barring that, MJ is the most likely followed by Angela, I would say then followed by Kimo, then Rubina, and then Kim or Chelsea.
[00:33:37] [SPEAKER_03]: Flip a coin, I don't know. I think they're both pretty safe. The only way one of them leaves is if specifically Angela wins and puts both of them on the block and no veto gets used.
[00:33:50] [SPEAKER_03]: So I think that's generally what we're looking at. Okay, let's see what kinds of questions we have.
[00:33:58] [SPEAKER_03]: If MJ goes now, or goes how in danger is Chelsea at the final five? So if MJ leaves in the double, then you have Angela in an interesting place.
[00:34:16] [SPEAKER_03]: I wouldn't say Chelsea's in deep danger, but she lacks the rock solid safety that she would likely have if MJ was still in the house.
[00:34:27] [SPEAKER_03]: Because you have to worry about a few different scenarios now. If say Angela wins and decides to target you and Cam, you are again at the whim of Rubina and Kimo deciding which one of you stays and Cam has a better relationship with Rubina.
[00:34:43] [SPEAKER_03]: Alternatively, you have this scenario where if Rubina or Kimo win HOH, even if they do go after Angela, which they probably would, if Angela wins the veto or something like that,
[00:34:53] [SPEAKER_03]: again, you're at the whim of the two of them to choose between you and Cam. And you just don't want that. There's no world where Chelsea should have to rely on Kimo and Rubina to keep her over Cam when she has MJ as an option.
[00:35:08] [SPEAKER_03]: MJ is not only somebody who would choose her always and win comps for her, but she's also a big shield in front of her for Kimo and Rubina.
[00:35:17] [SPEAKER_03]: Kimo and Rubina choose to keep her over MJ every day of the week. Do Kimo and Rubina choose to keep her over Cam every day of the week? We don't know. That's much more of a question.
[00:35:28] [SPEAKER_03]: And that's why I don't think that Chelsea should want MJ gone. It's not a game-ending mistake, but it really opens so many possible doors for things to go wrong for her.
[00:35:42] [SPEAKER_03]: Which is why I think that she should be working hard to keep MJ and not the other way around. So I wouldn't say she's in imminent danger, but it's just a lot more danger than is necessary, which I guess is pretty standard for the season.
[00:35:59] [SPEAKER_03]: Let's see. I think Cam knows more than he lets on like a Danny Boat, right? I mean, I think Cam has always been a strategic player. Think back to week three when Cedric was HOH and Cam was talking about Quinn.
[00:36:19] [SPEAKER_03]: Cam was very level-headed about that whole situation and navigated it pretty well and managed to stay on the good side of Tucker even after Cedric decided against the Tucker plan. It's just that he's a very low-key player and hasn't always seemed to act in his own self-interest at times.
[00:36:39] [SPEAKER_03]: And for the most part, I think it's overshadowed by Chelsea because she's more overtly strategic and active for what she wants. And primarily because of T-Core, Chelsea seems to have a much better chance to win in the Final Two against him.
[00:37:08] [SPEAKER_03]: Let's see. Last week I said Angela has a story for winning, but you still don't see it happening. Does that still ring true or do I think your odds have increased?
[00:37:15] [SPEAKER_03]: I mean, her odds of winning in a Final Two seat, I think, are still... Like, she I think has a better chance of winning against MJ now. So in some ways, her odds are better, but her odds of getting there are worse. But only better against like one specific person.
[00:37:38] [SPEAKER_03]: Shouldn't Can go to the end with Kimo with five women on the jury vote for a winner. I would not choose Kimo for that reason, personally. I'm not in a space where like, I'm worried. There were tons of women. There was like what, seven women in the Final Nine, something like six women in the Final Eight.
[00:38:05] [SPEAKER_03]: And yeah, it was six women in the Final Eight. And they've chosen to evict like two straight women after that, basically. T-Core and now Leah, and then they're targeting MJ next.
[00:38:24] [SPEAKER_03]: Like, I don't think these women are like that dead set on a woman winning that you'd need to be in the end with a man in order to win. Especially Kimo, who I think would have Rubina and T-Core. And then you have to watch out for like Angela. You have to watch out for Quinn.
[00:38:42] [SPEAKER_03]: Because Kimo just has these connections. For as much as we want to rag on Kimo, he really has developed some strong personal connections. I think people forget that Kimo and T-Core were like a package deal early in the season. And that if anything, Kimo was a little bit more of the active strategic one. It's just that T-Core won that HOH and took more of a leadership role after that.
[00:39:06] [SPEAKER_03]: But Kimo is also a very good social player in the vein of a T-Core. Just, you know, has not as much to show for it. So you cannot discount his ability to win a jury vote if you allow him to get there. He's just one of those players that like he should be easy to take out, but don't take him to the Final Two. I don't think that's worth it.
[00:39:33] [SPEAKER_03]: Should Chelsea want Cam gone soon? Listen, I genuinely think that Chelsea should want Cam gone before MJ. I think that Cam is way more likely to cut Chelsea in the end than MJ is, even though I don't think he will. I think he's also a lot more likely to win a jury vote against her than MJ is, even though I don't think he will.
[00:39:54] [SPEAKER_03]: And he has better relationships with the rest of the house than MJ does. And he has way more options than MJ does. It's just like, there's a lot of reasons why I think Cam is a bigger threat to Chelsea's game than MJ. But she's letting him convince him to take out MJ.
[00:40:12] [SPEAKER_03]: Okay, let's see. Do you think Cam is playing an Xavier type of game? No, I don't think so. I don't really see a lot of similarities between the two of them in terms of the way they've played.
[00:40:24] [SPEAKER_03]: If Angela wins HOH and puts up MJ and Chelsea, and MJ wins Vito, who goes up? Listen, if I could tell you what Angela's gonna do, I would truly be a big brother prophet, I think.
[00:40:43] [SPEAKER_03]: I would imagine it's either Rubina or Cam, if that helps. Couldn't tell you exactly which one.
[00:40:55] [SPEAKER_03]: What do I think about Chelsea's jury management? Listen, I honestly don't love it. We'll see what her goodbye message to Leah is. I think that's gonna be a very key goodbye message for her.
[00:41:07] [SPEAKER_03]: But the rest of the question is, feels like she's banking mostly on the T-Core trio, which I think is fine. I mean, that's the thing. If you have just locked in built-in votes in a trio, good.
[00:41:20] [SPEAKER_03]: But what else do you need to do?
[00:41:25] [SPEAKER_03]: Who is my dream roundtable host? I mean, she's probably on the screen right there. Tonight, Taylor Hale will be joining us for the big brother double eviction recap.
[00:41:37] [SPEAKER_03]: But we don't usually get what we want.
[00:41:44] [SPEAKER_03]: What are the odds of MJ using a veto on Angela? No, she wants Angela gone. I don't think that's super likely, at least not tonight.
[00:41:54] [SPEAKER_01]: Let's see. Any more questions?
[00:42:06] [SPEAKER_03]: Is the best bet to pull back on stocks for the double?
[00:42:09] [SPEAKER_03]: I usually hold for double evictions because there's too many possibilities, but I've accidentally held for a couple of weeks now.
[00:42:22] [SPEAKER_03]: All right. I think that's about what we've got. Thank you all so much for joining me here this morning on the update.
[00:42:29] [SPEAKER_03]: I will be live on Twitch tonight watching the double eviction. Double eviction is always particularly fun to watch live on Twitch because we can really run through the scenarios as we go and react to things in the moment.
[00:42:42] [SPEAKER_03]: Come and hang out with me over there. It's a good time, especially if you like these solo updates.
[00:42:47] [SPEAKER_03]: Twitch.tv slash TarenOption. You can go over there, hit the follow button, you'll be notified when I go live.
[00:42:51] [SPEAKER_03]: And you don't even need to make an account or anything. You just go over there and watch if you want.
[00:42:57] [SPEAKER_03]: So come and join me. It's a good time.
[00:42:59] [SPEAKER_03]: And then of course afterward, as I just said, Taylor will be joining us for the double eviction recap.
[00:43:05] [SPEAKER_03]: So don't miss Taylor tonight on the podcast. And then tomorrow morning, of course, I will be back 11 a.m. Eastern to update you on everything that happens today on the Big Brother 26 live feeds, including what happens tonight after a double eviction.
[00:43:19] [SPEAKER_03]: We'll then have another HOH winner potentially by the morning. So tune in for all of it.
[00:43:25] [SPEAKER_03]: And that's about it. Thank you again for joining me.
[00:43:31] [SPEAKER_03]: I'll see all of you.