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Big Brother this week was nothing short of absurd. Not only were two HouseGuests evicted from the house live on Thursday (up from the usual one), but Dan's turn as Head of Household was arguably the craziest way to play the game in the series' history.

Let's not waste any time and get right to the recap.

Week 7 at a glance

Head of Household: Dan
HouseGuests nominated for eviction (pre-veto): Jerry and Memphis
Power of Veto winner: Memphis
PoV used on: Memphis
HouseGuests nominated for eviction (post-veto): Jerry and Michelle
HouseGuest evicted live on Thursday: Michelle
Who should have been evicted: Jerry
New HoH: Keesha
HouseGuests remaining: 6 (Dan, Jerry, Keesha, Memphis, Ollie, Renny)

Head of Household: Keesha
HouseGuests nominated for eviction (pre-veto): Jerry and Ollie
Power of Veto winner: Dan
PoV used on: No one
HouseGuests nominated for eviction (post-veto): Jerry and Ollie
HouseGuest evicted live on Thursday: Ollie
Who should have been evicted: Ollie
New HoH: ?
HouseGuests remaining: 5 (Dan, Jerry, Keesha, Memphis, Renny)

Dan: "I made one of the worst deals in Big Brother history, and I couldn't be more excited about it."

As per usual, Dan's entire game is making himself look like a fool. That way, the other HouseGuests don't think much of him and essentially fail to consider him a serious contender for the $500,000 prize. But what's amazing about his risky gameplay is the man still finds himself in the running against the remaining HouseGuests, which at the moment totals a mere five (including Dan).

So what did the Catholic schoolteacher do this week? Well, for starters, he actually tried winning HoH, a contest he typically throws so as to appear like a weakling. However, he didn't claim his new house powers without a compromise. During the endurance challenge for HoH, Dan made an outlandish (and secret) deal with Ollie that basically redirected all HoH power into Ollie's possession. That way, Dan's hands would be presumably wiped clean of any fault if the remaining HouseGuests were to disagree with whom he nominates for eviction.

And the deal went as follows:
1) Ollie gets to nominate one HouseGuest for eviction. (Dan would choose the other).
2) Ollie gets to save one HouseGuest from being evicted. (Ollie chose Michelle).
3) If the Power of Veto is used, Ollie gets to choose the replacement nominee for eviction.

As promised, Dan followed through with his end of the bargain and let Ollie nominate one HouseGuest for eviction. And that's when the risks really started slapping Dan in the face as Ollie elected to evict Memphis, who unfortunately was in an undercover alliance with Dan.

Whoops.

To cover up his tracks, Dan confronted Memphis and told the man that by nominating him for eviction, none of the other HouseGuests could assume that they are secretly working together. Why nominate a friend, no?

Well in Memphis' case, no. "I don't know where his mind is," he would eventually say. "I think Dan's plan is crap."

Ollie: "If (Dan) screws me, I'm telling you hell will be unleashed on him."

Fortunately for Dan, Memphis won the PoV competition, which removed him from the Chopping Block. Unfortunately for Dan, he promised Ollie the opportunity to name a replacement nominee. Even more unfortunate for Dan, Ollie said he wanted to nominate Keesha, the Hooters waitress who Dan was also secretly aligned with along with Renny.

Whoops, again.

That's when the schoolteacher did the unthinkable one more time, even while keeping his word with Ollie. Sure, Ollie could choose the replacement nominee at the PoV ceremony. The catch? So could the rest of the HouseGuests. At the ceremony, all HouseGuests were forced to say whom they wanted to nominate. The vote ended in a tie, so Dan broke it. See ya, Michelle.

Wrong place at the wrong time

Big Brother saved itself a ton of drama by evicting two players from the mix in a single week. As to be expected, Ollie got pissed for getting played. But then, moments later, Keesha earned HoH, nominated Ollie for eviction and then the boy got himself kicked out before he even had a chance to think.

I'm all for double evictions, but not when crazy crap happens through Dan's unbelievably risky gameplay! Given time, Ollie would have found a way to turn everyone against Dan, and the culture inside the house would be completely different from what we're seeing now.

Final thoughts

Because so much was packed into a single live hour of Big Brother - an eviction, an HoH competition, a PoV competition, a PoV ceremony and a second eviction - no competition was held for the house's next HoH.

And it was a decidedly wise decision to make, considering all that running around the HouseGuests did in just 60 minutes. (Especially 75-year-old Jerry and 50-plus Renny, both of whom needed to snag a good amount of air during the latter half of the episode).

If Dan, Memphis or Renny were to win HoH (Keesha can't compete as outgoing HoH), there's a very good chance they'd have their eye on evicting Jerry. At 75, the man isn't much of a threat to any of the remaining HouseGuests, but I just don't see the other four ruining the alliance they struck up between themselves in just the past few weeks.

Now, if Jerry gets HoH, he'll most likely nominate Dan and Memphis. Of course, the boys aren't just major threats to Jerry's game, but they're boys! Why would the War vet keep a Catholic schoolteacher and bartender in the game when the man still has a beauty salon owner and Hooters waitress at his disposal?

Next week: A recap of the week and analysis of the four remaining HouseGuests. Their strengths, their weaknesses and who I think will bag the $500,000!

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