‘Big Brother 16’ live feed spoilers: The Rationales, and operation keep Christine

The Power of Veto Competition has not started yet on “Big Brother 16,” but there is enough happening on the live feeds right now that it’s worthy of an extra report while we wait.

Let’s start with the end of the Quad Squad, and the birth of the Rationales. Both names are terrible, but the alliance consists of Derrick, Cody, Nicole, and Hayden. This is not really that secure an alliance, but feels a little more like a solid backup plan for everyone involved. It may end up becoming Plan A very soon for Nicole, given that she and others are catching on to what Christine is up to. Her game is starting to get holes in it a little quicker than what we saw with Andy last season.

Also, we are starting to see some major movement in the “keep Zach” camp right now courtesy of Cody and Derrick, who are well aware of the fact that even though he may a crazy person and a loose cannon, he’s their loose cannon and isn’t turning on them anytime soon. Therefore, they want to do everything they can to keep him, and are going to spend the next few days ensuring that Christine is on board. With her and Caleb voting with them, there’s nothing to worry about even if everyone else wants to get rid of the guy. The problem is that this could be a line-in-the-sand week for Christine since she has her pal Nicole in power, and will likely want her to send Zach home.

Ultimately, though, there is still a Veto to go through, and most everyone seems to be more interested in getting rid of Frankie rather than Zach. Depending on who wins Veto, this could be a very interesting week. But people are starting to turn on Frankie, and Zach is suddenly the more honest, loyal option. Who saw that coming?

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