(S12E06) Perhaps it's some shrewd strategy, perhaps it's personal. I tend to think it's a mix of both with a heavy emphasis on the "personal" factor that led Boy George Rachel to put Monet and Britney up for eviction in the 'Big Brother' house. After all, most of the strategic planning in the game will take out hamsters deemed a personal threat.

The catty cheerleaders are on the block. Will one of them win the Power of Veto and save themselves? Will we see a "save the cheerleader, save the world" scenario play out? OK, to be honest, I don't know if they were cheerleaders. It's possible in their state of perfection that they're above all of that.

I'm of two minds regarding Monet and Britney. When they're together, they're catty and mean. They're the terror of every normal girl in the high school hallways. I think both are pretty girls on the outside. However, they're not nice. I really don't like people like that in my life. But in the 'Big Brother' house? They're two of the few providing me any entertainment on the live feeds ... when they're not crying. While the showmances are off under covers, it's Mean Girls and Enzo who keep my interest.

In tonight's episode, it's evident that Britney has some sort of obsession with strippers or, at the very least, using stripper/hooker insults against others. She kept making comments about Rachel being a stripper, which might be true. Rachel is a VIP waitress in a casino in Las Vegas. That might include some "adult entertainment" responsibilities. But who says those things about people, especially when they know they're being filmed 24/7? I don't believe Rachel ever told her she has any stripping in her background. That's just catty.

While Britney is obsessed with stripper insults, Monet tends to threaten violence. Oh, not to the person themselves. She just tells us in her Diary Room sessions. "Punch, slap, hit, kick her ass." Oh my, such nastiness from such a pretty and supposedly poised professional young woman! Actually, I wouldn't mind a cat fight or a brouhaha -- anything to liven up this dismal season. The other hamsters, outside of Enzo who can occasionally make me snicker, are almost non-entities. If I didn't know that Kristen was Hayden's showmance, I don't think I'd realize there's a Kristen on the show. If we played a drinking game on Kristen appearances, we could all be designated drivers!

Matt's just strange. He thinks he's a super-genius. Yet, thinking Andrew is a shoe salesman, he spun this tale about his wife having a disease that will cause her to lose her leg if she doesn't have expensive surgery. Well, the genius doesn't realize he told the podiatrist this lie. Andrew was suspicious right off the bat. Boy Genius Matt seems to be playing the Jonny Fairplay card, trying to gain the sympathy of others so they won't vote him out. Dr. Will also said he had cancer back in 'Big Brother 2.' The card's been played before. It will backfire on him if they find out.

Britney and Monet both need to fight for the veto as they really have no friends in the house. I guess everyone else shuns them because they're jealous. Yeah, that must be it! The picking of partners to play for the veto didn't mean all that much as most (if not everyone) outside of the two nominees would keep the nominations the same if they won. Rachel picked the house choice and chose her love-bunny Brendon, prompting an eye roll from Monet. Britney picked Enzo's name, while Monet got Lane. It doesn't matter -- Lane and Enzo need to protect the Brigade. Neither would change the nominations.

The Power of Veto competition had the backyard decked out as a Wall Street wannabee with dollar-bill-designed stocks in which the hamsters had to stand with their head and wrists locked up. They had to guess when they had been there an hour and drop out at that time. The closest to an hour without going over wins. Well, it's a new comp idea at least, albeit low budget and not exciting to watch. It was cute when little fans slapped them in the face with a dollar bill lousing up their timekeeping. Britney's comment -- "Most dollar bills come from strippers' g-strings." What? Where did she get that one? What goes on in Arkansas that I don't know about? Enzo went 14 seconds over an hour with Britney winning PoV at 52 minutes.

Of course, Britney will save herself. She also wants to keep her only ally, Monet, in the house. What to do? If she can come up with someone likely to be voted out, she might be able to convince Rachel to save Monet! Who? Andrew, the lone wolf in the house, would be perfect! Meanwhile, Rachel really doesn't want to make a decision. She's already been crying about putting Monet and Britney on the block and she doesn't even like them.

The problem with putting Andrew up is that Brendon likes and trusts him and they (Rachel and Brendon) want Monet out. If Andrew goes up, it could give Monet the votes to stay. What? Another development? Matt's volunteering to go up as a pawn? Pawns early in the game often go home. But he's a super-genius and a show fan. He must know that. Oh, but it solves the problem for Rachel and Brendon. They think it's perfect -- they don't make anyone else mad at them and Monet will be going home when put up against Matt. Or will she?

Matt's odd plan with the volunteering also took into consideration that it would make him a hero in the still secret Brigade alliance. Strangely enough, it did. The Doofus Gang bought it hook, line and sinker. What a man to stand up for the Brigade and put his neck on the chopping block! I fear I just don't understand the testosterone factor coming into play with this. I'm also starting to think of Matt as Ronnie Jr. Maybe he's not as obnoxious, but he's full of these off-beat strategies. So, he's on the block (as a pawn -- Rachel even said it at the ceremony) against Monet. We'll see how that works out.