Zombie week is over, but Cameron Hardin is still cashing in on his resurrection. After beating Jared Fields and taking back his spot in the house, Cameron won Head of Household (HOH) — his third HOH win thus far this season — and the Power of Veto competition, putting him squarely in power and giving those outside his alliance good reason to fear they might be exorcised.
In Episode 25, Cameron wielded his HOH power by nominating Mecole “MeMe” Hayes and Felicia Cannon for eviction. In his one-on-one with MeMe, Cameron was open about the fact that he was using her as a pawn during this nomination as he targeted someone else (who ended up being Felicia). He was optimistic that MeMe’s place in the house would not be affected. But by the end of Episode 26, Blue Kim told Cameron that Cory Wurtenberger was thinking of targeting him, and Cameron started leaning toward backdooring Cory. However, that move wasn’t fully endorsed by his fellow Fugitive members, Matt Klotz and Jag Bains.
Cameron decided not to use his Power of Veto this week, which means Cory must be feeling grateful for his and America Lopez’s alliance with Jag and Matt. Jag’s reticence to backdoor Cory was flagged by Cameron as suspicious, but it likely kept Cory from being nominated for eviction. Unfortunately for Felicia and MeMe, this means they’re both still in danger — and given that they’re each other’s pick for the final two, this is a bad place for them to be sitting strategically.
Felicia and MeMe stay on the block
If the “Big Brother” livestreams are any indication, Felicia Cannon is doing her best to campaign her way out of eviction, but MeMe Hayes might be in the better position. Cory Wurtenberger told MeMe he’s not voting to save Felicia, which means MeMe has at least one vote in her favor (likely two, given that America Lopez and Cory tend to vote as a package deal). Blue Kim told Felicia that most people want to keep MeMe since Felicia has long been viewed as a strong competitor with a talent for persuading other houseguests.
Felicia does have Cirie Fields (no small feat, considering she’s one of the best “Survivor” contestants of all time) in her corner, but Jag, Matt, Bowie Jane Ball, Blue, and Cameron are all unknowns. That said, Cameron has been actively targeting Felicia this week, but he also has a penchant for creating chaos, so it wouldn’t be out of character for him to go rogue and change up his plans last minute.
Life — and “Big Brother” evictions — come at you fast, but if we had to guess, we’d say Felicia is right to start packing her bags. The Jury of 7 begins next week and if Cameron gets his way, Felicia won’t be in the house to be a part of it.
To find out for sure, check out CBS on Thursday at 9 p.m. EDT to watch the house’s live eviction.