Let’s face it – it’s been a unique week: we had the first double eviction on Sunday, the splitting of the pairs followed by Ipeleng winning Supreme Veto Power, and a guaranteed place in the finale, and an announcement that this will be a non-voting week.
On top of that, Ipeleng will be required to reveal the contents of an envelope on Sunday, which could mean anything. Obviously, fans are worried about what that envelope might reveal. Will Ipeleng be given sole power to nominate housemates or to immunise them from nomination? Even more dramatically, will she be allowed to evict housemates, all on her lonesome? Nobody knows, and anybody telling you that they do is lying.
Day 53 in the house is breaking, and here’s what’s familiar about the housemates’ current situation:
- They’re preparing for a wager task.
- End of list.
That’s literally it. The only thing that’s “situation normal” is the fact that it’s a Thursday and the housemates have a presentation coming up. Everything else about the goings-on in the house is new. For example, the housemates have never wagered 100% of their BBTokens on the outcome of a task. While we can appreciate their confidence, they must be feeling the strain.
Usually, the outcome of a wager task reflects on the qualities of that week’s Head of House. Don’t get us wrong, that’s true of this week, too, but it makes very little difference. Win or lose the wager, Ipeleng is not going to find herself at any risk next week. She’s immune. She’s a finalist.
More to the point, housemates are going to be very careful how they deal with Ipeleng moving forward. Remember, they have no idea what’s in that envelope. All they know is that she wields the Supreme Voting Power, which means she has the ability to single-handedly destroy a housemate’s chances in the game. There are 11 other housemates who would all like a shot at USD$100 000, and she may have a lot of say over who gets that chance.
Ipeleng must be feeling some strain herself. She knows that she’s going to have to make some hard decisions, and we don’t think she’ll relish the opportunity. Ipeleng has never struck us as particularly vindictive, so she’ll probably take the responsibility of wielding that power quite hard. The housemates have been getting along remarkably well this season, so predicting who she’s going to put on the block is tricky.
Usually, we’d try to end with a few words that put all of this into a bit of context. We like to provide clarity. This time, however, we just can’t. We have no idea what’s coming. This is the Wild West. All we can do is suggest that you keep watching but keep your trigger finger at the ready.
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