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Keesha said it exactly right during Wednesday's episode of summer reality hit, Big Brother. After making the point that you'd have to be completely oblivious if, by now, you didn't realize who is aligned with who, the Hooters' waitress concluded: "It's very divided around here."

Uh, yeah!

On one side, you've got Keesha, April, Libra and Ollie. The other: Angie, Jessie, Memphis and Michelle. The remainders (or "floaters" as one HouseGuest appropriately coined) would be Dan, Jerry and Renny. Locking down at least one, if not two of these unaffiliated persons would break the four-four split among the two main factions and shift the balance the power to one side.

Another way to do it? Become the Head of Household, which none other than golden girl Keesha was able to do live on television. Look out, Jessie and company. She's undoubtedly got you on her radar next week.

Week 2 at a glance

Head of Household: Jessie
HouseGuests nominated for eviction (pre-veto): Dan and Steven
Power of Veto winner: Michelle
PoV used on: No one
HouseGuests nominated for eviction (post-veto): Dan and Steven
HouseGuest evicted live on Wednesday: Steven
Who should have been evicted: Steven
New HoH: Keesha
HouseGuests remaining: 11 (Angie, April, Dan, Jerry, Jessie, Keesha, Libra, Memphis, Michelle, Ollie, Renny)

Funny how things change

One week ago, I wanted Renny and Jessie evicted as soon as possible, and offhandedly stated that Steven's quiet approach could take him far into the game. Well, I've since warmed up to both Renny AND Jessie (mainly due to his strong alliance), and Steven of course is no longer a threat because the HouseGuests unanimously kicked him out. Bye bye, Steven.

So it goes in the Big Brother house, where attitudes, beliefs, alliances and so forth can unexpectedly change on a dime. The big stories last week were cleansing the house of Brian (and anyone that liked him) and perhaps the extended tiff between Renny and Jessie. The house has since gotten rid of the 27-year-old mastermind and Renny and Jessie, for the most part, have resolved their differences (or at the very least aren't forcing the HouseGuests – and viewers at home – to endure more contrived banter).

And now, we even have factions. As outlined above, it's Keesha, April, Libra and Ollie on one side, and Angie, Jessie, Memphis and Michelle on the other. Renny, even, has moved on from one target (Jessie) in favor of another (Libra). More on that in a second.

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