‘Big Brother 18’ recap: ‘The final six battle for power in the house’

Day 79 in the house and we are right in the middle of the HOH competition. It is the Final Four against James & Natalie. Natalie knows the odds are stacked against them because we learn that 78 minutes before the live eviction, they found out Corey/Nicole flipped and were voting out Meech. Nicole claims it was strategy and that she isn’t very close to Meech. Meech made a mistake of not campaigning to save her own game. We get to see Meech cry one last time in the BB house.

James and Natalie know if they don’t win HOH they are probably going to be nominated. The HG are struggling through this competition and I can admit I would struggle with this competition as well. Nicole is making the most obvious and annoying egg jokes. Paul’s comments are spot on. Corey and Victor are the first two to knock down a letter. James is not good at this game at all. It is going to be up to Natalie to save them. It comes down to the HG (minus James) for HOH. The Final Four can ensure splitting up James/Natalie if they bring home this HOH. Victor is able to hit his final letter and win his third HOH of the season. (He currently has the most HOH’s this season). The Final Four is celebrating while James and Natalie face the reality of their situation.

James and Natalie are starting to realize what is happening. They know they will be nominated. Meanwhile, Paul is mourning the loss of Pablo (his inflatable pelican) that he was wearing for a while. Meech stole it on the way out of the house. Paul gives a nice goodbye message and hopes to see Pablo soon.

Victor and Paul have been together since the beginning and have a final two deal. #SittingDucks. The Final Four are joking in the HOH room about how Nicole is from a small town and just poking fun at her small town. I admit some of these jokes had me laughing. They are having fun while James/Natalie are upset and regret ever making a final four deal with Nicole and Corey. I knew this was a bad move for their game and now reality has set in. They know they will be nominated. They must battle for the veto. “It’s time to start playing Big Brother,” James says. It is day 79. You should have said this a long time ago.

Corey is freaking me out. He randomly babbles about Harry Potter while he is sleeping. James and Natalie are talking about how much they like each other. I could see this two having a genuine relationship outside of the house. The next morning, James goes to the HOH room to try and make a plea for Natalie’s safety. He tells Victor about the ShowMance alliance in hopes to keep Nat safe. Victor feels that James and Nat used him during his HOH week to get out Paulie and then turned on him. Corey and Nicole realize James is going to throw out their alliance so they go into the HOH room and make it obvious that they were breaking up the chat. James knows this is going nowhere and leaves. Paul thinks if they take out James, Natalie will crumble.

It is time for what should be a predictable Nomination Ceremony. The nominations go as planned. James and Natalie are nominated for eviction. Victor is a straight shooter and tells Natalie she is the pawn and James that he is the target. I knew the second they made the ShowMance alliance, James and Natalie would regret it. James is ready to make sure Nat stays in the game. Very honorable of Captain Camo.

Will the Power of Veto be used to save James or Natalie from eviction?

Tune in Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on CBS to find out!