Remember how we generally say HoH is the ability to go home next week?

Elissa's on the block.

McCrae used the Veto on Candice. And sure enough, MVP offers no ability to name your own replacement or keep you from being named yourself. Isn't it nice, having that cleared up so early in the season?

Now normally we could start laughing about yet another Grodner one-week twist right about now, but the current cage plan -- as far as anyone can track one among seventy gazillion alliances is get rid of David. Why? Probably as a physical challenge threat. Sure, let's go with that: it's the only thing which might make a little sense. He also keeps forgetting about the cameras and showing off his genitals to America, but that might be on purpose and it's not much of a reason for a vote, so... David.

(By the way, the Firefox default spellchecker knows 'gazillion')

There's also another theory in play here: that if the voters gave MVP to Elissa once, they're likely to keep doing so and by keeping her around, she'll be so thankful to whoever's HoH that the extra nomination will turn into an adjunct one. Interesting theory, isn't it?

As always, it's too early in the week to tell who's actually going out. Remember, though -- at this stage, the cage hamsters usually go sheep and work as a unit.

Incidentally, the sex count is going up: it looks like Amanada went all Lydia on McCrae. He's been trying to back her off a little (after) by saying some of the physical contact is a mistake and she's bringing her group social game too early. We'll see where Amanda winds up once his HoH is over... it's possible that she truly likes him and will keep things going there, but she might also be one of those hamsters who just cozies up to the current power structure at all costs, generally taken directly from dignity.

Beyond that -- seventy gazillion alliances. Good luck.