...unless you really believe Elissa won MVP of her own accord and honest vote count. It's possible, given lingering carryover from her blood ties -- but then again, how many people truly loved her sibling?

Here's the current status: Elissa, as said, won MVP. Because her genes will not permit her to keep her mouth shut, she told McCrae. This moved out to Amanda, and you can probably guess the cascade from there.

The third nominee -- the one Elissa personally picked -- is David. Choose your own motivation.

McCrae won the Veto. The competition was the annual recycling of the sticky mess: honey and bubbles and spelling words and possibly technotronics. To answer a question from Bashers, we had six players: the three nominees, McCrae, Howard, and Elissa. I'm guessing Elissa was an actual random draw or Houseguest's Choice (somehow) and that MVP does not grant a POV player slot: the power may be kept secret at the holder's discretion (which Elissa does not appear to have) and adding that is a giveaway.

The big mystery in the house can now be solved by McCrae -- namely, if he uses the Veto, is he permitted to put Elissa up as the replacement nominee? Does Elissa name the replacement herself, since she named the original? In other words, is there any protection built into this status beyond the dubious power we already know of? And the answer... probably depends on how much the rats want to protect Elissa. However, if McCrae sends Rachel v0.5 out this early, I would almost guarantee Revive-A-Hamster later in the summer.

Meanwhile...

...Elissa claimed that Gisele Bündchen was her sister, mostly as a joke, and something happened with Jeremy which has her calling him a bully and created GiseleGate. (We always get a gate somewhere. None of them ever seem to leave through it.) She's starting to curl up into a quiet shell -- she knows she's on the outs. If she somehow survives this, I expect the next HoH competition to favor her.

...Aaryn doesn't want David talking to Elissa. Wonder why. Those two also represent one of the current showmances. And Aaryn has been 'looping' -- repeating the same things to David over and over. Sound familiar? Don't think about it too much.

...Amanda has been pairing up with McCrae in a major way. We'll see if it lasts beyond his HoH. She's also been a little on the bipolar side. And please don't ask about -- well, see Hamsterwatch, but don't ask about it, okay?

...there are now sixty billion alliances, but this image should give you the most (currently) stable.

http://twitpic.com/czjfz8/full

Interestingly, there's at least a little sentiment around the Internet that much of this group is playing too hard, too early. That can backlash in a hurry if we get sixteen backstabbers. Floaters, grab a key and come on in: we may wind up needing someone we can remotely stand.

Put it this way: the Dingo's current drinking game is to take a shot whenever someone says 'I'm lost' and include yourself.

...the first undercover antics hit the feeds as Jeremy and Kaitlin went at it. Jeremy apologized to Kaitlin's father, perhaps with less than total sincerity.

...no real idea how the cage is leaning for the vote: everything's waiting on the Veto ceremony. That may not take place today simply because it would create the standard incredibly long drag between now and the first eviction show.

...GinaMarie has decided she's the house entertainment. Fashion shows are only the beginning. She has moved on to putting tampons in her nose.

...Nick is being calmer than his pre-show reveal suggested. he also appears to be the most effective verbal counter to David, although that's not necessarily a lot of work.

...yes, it's okay if you already hate them all.