‘Big Brother 17’ live feed spoilers: Vanessa hatches her Julia plan

We know that if Vanessa was to have her way as Head of Household this week on “Big Brother 17,” what she would be doing here is pretty simple: Getting rid of James. However, he won the Veto, and after her conjuring up some conspiracy theories earlier that the show is giving him competitions that he is intentionally good at, she then started to get the wheels in motion for some sort of backup plan.

So what is it for her? Well, let’s just say that it could involve her nominating Julia as a pawn, just to ensure that Meg leaves the game this week. She realizes now that she wants to keep Johnny Mac and Steve in her back pocket as long-term allies, and her goal remains to split up Meg and James. With Julia nominated and Austin and Liz voting to keep her, all she needs to do is secure Steve’s vote … which should be possible, since we’re not sure Steve and Meg have that great of a bond. They’re not in a major alliance together, and Steve is all about keeping targets in the game.

The argument to get rid of Meg is actually a decent one in one sense: She’s a person who is easy to take to the final two. Getting rid of her therefore could benefit everyone who wants to at least get second place in the end; sure, she is terrible at competitions, but what does it matter if her getting strung along means you are evicted?

Of course, the Julia plan is being met with some hesitancy because it’s risky, but it seems to be what Vanessa wants to do … for now. It’s only Saturday, and Johnny Mac really needs to go talk with her.

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