Power Rankings: Week 3

Well, the nominations have been made, so it's time for this weeks power rankings!

1. Spencer (last week: 2) - Tim has to be feeling pretty good this week, because his week one pick is sitting on top of our power rankings! It might not make much sense that the Moving Company is no more, and yet their leader has risen to the top of our ranks, but Spencer continues to demonstrate the qualities necessary to win Big Brother. His instincts (and Helen) told him that it was time to disband his alliance, and he got out without any blood on his hands. That's easier said than done. He's subtle, and he's smart. Fear the beard indeed.

2. Helen (last week: 14) - That is the political consultant we've all been waiting for! In one week, Helen figured out that there was an all-male alliance in the house, convinced two of its members to evict one of their own, and then proceeded to win HoH! It's not always good to win HoH (you'll find last week's winner at the bottom of our list), but Helen seems to be doing a fairly decent job keeping her feet on the ground. Last week we criticized her for only having one friend in the house - Elissa. That seems to have changed drastically. We'll see if it's still the case when she's no longer HoH.

3. Candice (Last week: 6) - Like Spencer, Candice is showing she has the tools to win. She can smile her way through fake apologies. She can demonstrate compassion towards emotional balls of New York angst. She can bite her tongue and she can pick her spots. More importantly, all of her enemies seem to have a very short expiration date in this game, and she's just the type that can sneak to the end. I don't know how long this MVP twist will last, but can you name the two people who would have to be sitting next to her, for her to go home? I can't.

4. McCrae (Last week: 1) - I don't think I've ever smiled so hard, as when McCrae referred to Amanda as his 'Queen'. You can tell McCrae has literally never been in a position to assign a pet-name, but he's swinging for the fences! This season seems more dramatic than most, and McCrae's mellow ways don't seem to yield him much camera time, so it's hard to judge his game. He might have dropped from the top spot, but considering his alliance was abolished, he's doing okay.

5. Amanda (Last week: 13) - Amanda is way up this week. Most of this just has to do with the power swing in the house, and her being on the right side. But she earned all the credit with me she'll ever need when she prophesied for Aaryn what will happen when she leaves the house. You see, we all  know what's coming, because we've seen how the show has been cut, and because...well...we're not delusional, self-absorbed brats. But Amanda hasn't seen the show. Yet, she painted for Aaryn a very accurate picture of what waits for her beyond the Big Brother walls. A storm of opposition against her bigoted ways. And for that, Amanda, I love you.

6. Howard (Last week: 3) - Howard, if this were a list of my favourite people in the house...no... wait...in the world...you would be #1. There is literally nothing I don't love about you. Hopefully the other houseguests feel the same way, and that takes you all the way to the end. But you fell in our rankings because you're a terrible liar, and you pick inopportune moments to lie. That's basically a death sentence in the Big Brother house.

7. Andy (Last week: 4) - Andy has fallen a little bit in our rankings, because people around him are making moves, and he's not. So far, he's an ultimate floater. And usually, around week 4-5, when obvious targets like Aaryn and Kaitlin are gone, people start looking around, saying, "you know who could win this game? Andy!" And when that happens, and nobody has your back, you're done.

8. Elissa (Last week: 15) - Maybe we were a little harsh with you Elissa. Somehow, you aren't the most unlikable person in this house. So points for that. And you definitely get credit for winning MVP every week. But A) Howard is probably going to win MVP soon, because...have you met Howard? And B) If you win a third time, the Big Brother Producers will get rid of MVP. And when that happens, you will need some friends, or the ability to compete.

9. Judd (Last week: 10) - Hello Judd. Other than a comical southern accent, what is it exactly that you do here?

10. Jeremy (Last week: 8) - Maybe the fact that I hate Jeremy is affecting the rankings...But I really hate Jeremy. I'll give him some credit, once Nick walked out the door, Jeremy changed his tune and started sucking up to the other side of the house. He threw Kaitlin under the bus, which was absolutely necessary. But...did I mention I hate Jeremy?

11. Jessie (Last week: 12) - You jumped from one side of the house to the other Jessie. And that's great. I'm glad you feel like your new cohorts 'treat you with respect' and all...But whether you're with the 'good guys' or the 'bad guys', you're on the bottom of the totem pole either way, until you demonstrate some value.

12. Kaitlin (Last week 5) - Kaitlin actually hit the nail on the head this week when she said, "I feel like I'm in high school again but on the other side." You see Kaitlin, that other side is called LIFE! Welcome! Nobody is going to hand you a trophy for painting your eyebrows straight. You're actually going to have to be likeable, or demonstrate some discernible skill.

13. GinaMarie (Last week: 11) - GinaMarie...get ahold of yourself. Maybe you and Nick developed some chemistry while the cameras weren't recording, but the rest of us saw you throw yourself at a dude who wasn't interested at all. And even if he was, he was there for 2 weeks. How attached could you really be? You can't be that emotionally fragile in this game. Not to mention the temper tantrum you threw after his eviction. Do the math. The vote was 7-4. You're swearing vengeance against the people who have the vote. Now is not the time.

14: Aaryn (Last week: 9) - I don't want to waste many words on Aaryn. I'm hoping to leave those for this weeks RIP post. She's the worst player and the worst person. And the two are definitely related.

- Mark