I hate to say it, but I like how it's unfolding.
Vanessa, John and Steve formed an alliance, John and Vanessa made a deal and he dropped. (James and Meg disagree, but it happened per V/J)
Vanessa final 4 with twins/Austin
final 2 with Steve, Austin, and I believe Julia
today James and Meg will be a surprise but are going to be block buddies.
Everyone thinks John will be a backdoor option but not under Vanessa's watch.
Was any of the HOH game on live tv? There is talk of sitting down, from what I gathered it sounds as though 5 h/guest squatted down like James did but their rears touched the apparatus and they were disqualified ? as to who. People are complaining about this game for the returning houseguest, but the jury were all for endurance so I don't see the problem. If Steve would have been sent to jury, Vanessa said that Shelli would have returned. I believe it was Vanessa that said Jackie really swung around and hit into Becky hard, not sure if it caused her fall.
James and Vanessa said Shelli was cold to them when returning jury entered the house. Vanessa, Steve, and John going after Meg and James first, Vanessa figure's it will be easier to get Austin and the twins out next ...honestly it's because of Vanessa's final 2 deals...
James and Meg were approached by Vanessa as one of them going on the block as a pawn, Meg says use her not James, James says use me not Meg, both tearing up...after they leave HOH Vanessa figured if they were that tight tearing up and all that she had to break them up, that was her decision for them to be on the block.