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Keesha: Keesha first put a target on her back when she aligned herself with April, Libra and Ollie. Yes, that team certainly had a good run (they were responsible for evicting Angie and Jessie, you know). But then the Hooters waitress saw the light, realizing the defects of her allies and how beneficial it'd be to seek new blood.

Enter Memphis, who she got talking with this week and likely will strike up some sort of alliance with once the man understands that a partnership between himself and Dan really needs a few extra people.

Memphis and Michelle: I may as well do these two together because they not only work well as a team, but they're currently the two HouseGuests who I'd most like to see make it to the finale. And if forced to choose between the two, I'd definitely go with Memphis. Definitely.

At least for me, Memphis shined this week. First off, the man deservedly has the week's best quote. After working his ass off at the onion PoV competition and earning a Big Brother prize, Memphis learned his reward was dud-tastic: a homemade onion necklace (yes, you read correctly) that must be worn for 24 hours straight. Here's what he had to say: "Being number one on Big Brother is not always the best thing." Then, with perfect dryness, "Obviously, I'm wearing a necklace made of onions."

But what I really liked was the way the man stood up for poor Dan, who relentlessly had to bear Jerry's wrath for the majority of the week after the boy followed America's instructions. Then more HouseGuests attacked not only Dan's character, but his religion too, which didn't sit kindly with Memphis. Memphis and Dan have since struck up a mini alliance that could take the pair far into the game.

And Michelle also finds herself on my good side simply because she's everything that girls like April and (former HouseGuest) Libra aren't. Sure, she's a bit loud, but only when it's warranted. She's down to earth, feisty and a bit spunky, too. She adds a zing to the game by keeping the HouseGuests on their toes.

Ollie: Ollie who? Seriously, he's got to be one of the quietest HouseGuests EVER. Beyond his exposed relationship with April, the 27-year-old preacher's son really hasn't contributed anything to the game, save for how whipped he is, I guess.

The man has yet to earn Head of Household, win Power of Veto or be put on the Chopping Block. Yet he still manages to get by through one simple philosophy: keeping his neck out of random scuttles and long-gestated confrontations. The house blows up around him and all Ollie does is calmly sit and enjoy the fireworks.

I want to say I'm indifferent about Ollie, but his alliance/relationship with April from seemingly day one isn't good. The boy can stay in the game for a few more weeks, but there's no way I'm pushing for Ollie to bag the $500,000 prize.

Renny: Perhaps the best way to put this is that my feelings toward the 53-year-old beauty salon owner are just about opposite that of Jerry. While I basically hated the woman early on in the game (for being loud, obnoxious, a little dumb and what have you), Renny has definitely turned a corner and quietly became one of my favorites in the house. And so much so that I wouldn't mind seeing the girl win the whole thing (if I weren't so attached to Memphis and Michelle).

What I respect most about Renny is the fact that she's this maternal entity within the house for any of the HouseGuests (mostly the females, actually) who need a shoulder to cry on. And she's not just doing it to save herself from eviction, either. She truly means well.

Final thoughts

At the close of Thursday's live eviction episode, Renny earned herself the keys to the house's most powerful position: Head of Household. April is a sure bet for eviction (yay!) because Renny has wanted her out of the house since day one and practically begged Michelle all this week to put her up on the Chopping Block.

It's the woman's second nomination that I can't seem to nail down, because Renny gets along with everyone else in the house (for the most part, now that Libra and Jessie are gone). A safe bet is to assume she'll merely put up any old HouseGuest (in this game, called a pawn) and then focus her energy on getting April to pack her bags.

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