We went from six people to 3 people in a blink of an eye. It got truly rapid fire towards the end of this season, more so than others in recent years - with those looking like they were in for the long haul getting booted, and those no one expected to make it even halfway through the season hanging in there 'til the bitter end.
The bitter end is here. So who will our winner be?
To recap: Last week Julia was sent home over Johnny Mac, Vanessa cut Austin and sent him to the jury house, and Johnny Mac was then sent home over Liz. So that leaves us with Vanessa, Steven, and Liz to compete in the final three-part HOH. Not the remaining trio I expected, I'll be honest.
And about that endurance comp - It lasted about three hours and when it was all said and done, Vanessa was the winner. Part two was a combination of knowledge and speed, with Steve coming out on top, beating Liz by three minutes.
Vanessa and Steven will now face off in part three of the HOH competition and the winner will decide who will join them in the final two.
Meantime, a clip show was haphazardly thrown together, as is the norm. Centering around our trio being treated to a dinner and champagne toast, it was filled with conversation that touched on every major moment of the season.
As the three gorged on the feast laid out before them, Steve and Vanessa ambled towards a hilariously tense discussion about who’s made what deals with whom and whether she intends on actually bringing him to the final two. Vanessa seemingly believed she’s telling Steve everything he needs to hear, while Liz thinks she’s in good with Vanessa to go to the final two.
In short, Vanessa, showed us yet again - except maybe for the first time really - just how adept a puppeteer she's been.
We know that Vanessa wanted Liz to beat Steven in part two. It appears Vanessa is set on taking Liz to the final two with her if she wins. Steven has also said repeatedly that he will take Liz if he wins the final HOH.
Both Vanessa and Steven are playing it up as if they already made it to the end and no matter what happens, they will take each other. Vanessa even went to the extent of telling Steven that he didn’t need to win the final HOH, but he quickly shut her down and told her there was no way he was throwing it.
They have to know that the winner of this season will most likely be determined by the outcome of this final HOH.
In my opinion the final HOH is a coin toss. If it’s similar to previous years, it’s basically a guessing game. If Vanessa wins, she takes Liz and wins 7-2. If Steve wins, it’s not as clear-cut. Best case for him is a 7-2 win but I could see Vanessa and Shelli possibly throwing Liz a vote, making it 5-4. Vanessa could say she was loyal to Liz the entire game and Shelli could throw her vote to Liz just because of the sorority connection.
I'd put my money on Vanessa.
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