So much for that plan: nominees are Ashley and Joe. So Malin half-worked his hypnotism tricks -- he was trying to make it look like his goal was to get Danielle (and Dan) out and failed there, but at least his own team is safe for the moment. Of course, this could be a backdoor play by Shane to get Frank out, but there's a lot that isn't under his control, currently known as 'The other five Veto players'.

Not that Shane may be aware of it. Or anything else. Because I quote:

Danielle: "Did you make a deal with Frank, or Boogie's entire team?"
Shane: "I don't know, really."

(Shane also feels Janelle won the CC because of her plastic surgery. What?)

Joe expected his nomination (because Joe thinks he is The Greatest Game Force Ever Created, and all those cooking shows rejected him so he wouldn't win out the entire genre), but Joe did not expect to be a Have-Not, and he's taking it with incredibly poor total lack of grace. Expect whining on the feeds. And yelling. Lots and lots of yelling. The contrast to Ian's 'Thank you, sir or madam, may I have another?' has not gone unnoticed.

(BTW, Have-Not food is cereal (Fruit Loops) and salmon -- the two edible elements from Willie's backyard blowup. Let's pretend the rats didn't even try counting the votes.)

There were prizes involved in the Coach's Competition. So far, we know Britney has a sushi party today (also Wil's birthday) and sickeningly, Malin got $6k. Actually, $10k -- but he had to give four thousand of that away on the spot. Ian got $3k and Jenn got the leftovers.

Janelle has been bashing just about everybody, in partnership with Wil. There are no strong women in this season other than her. They're all just kittens. (Not the term she used.) Endless trashing of Britney for lack of gameplay, lack of effective coaching, and lack of dishwashing. But she's also looking ahead in the script: she thinks the coaches enter the game on Thursday. However, she thinks it's America's Choice and the most popular ones get to fully play. So that's her and Malin. And maybe Dan. But not Britney, because she svcks. Oh, and they hate Frank, because he's stupid, says he wants his women young and dumb, his hair is pubic, and their noses are permanently brown from extended contact with his rear last week. Actually, they just hate everybody. And now Janelle must go out into the house and be nice. Because that's how the game works.

(For what it's worth, if nominations stay stable, Janelle would try to sacrifice Ashley. Even though the entire cage is starting to catch on to 'Joe never keeps his word about anything.' Better the element you can understand, I guess.)

Danielle didn't do well with the nominations: she'd been told she'd have all the power as Shane's Little Swing Vote this week and for now, that promise has been broken. And yet she keeps trying to force herself on him like a stalker whose target is tied to a short leash. And still he won't take her up on any of it. And yet CBS will keep shoving an edited success down our throats. She has been falling on top of him (horizontal, mostly) at least once a day. She had Britney read off her bra size in front of Shane in the hopes that it would interest him. She has openly said that she wants to examine his genitals for size, apparently with him in earshot. The next step up in her campaign of subtle will be a 4:00 a.m. rape.

Wonder if that would get her thrown out of the house.