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Dee Valladares was a key piece in the big blindside that turned Big Brother around, and she's already cooking up another big move. With Lala Verrett's Week 5 Head of Household effectively resetting alliances, and Kamu Kirk continuing his stint as a "free agent" after his veto win, Dee sees one Houseguest standing in her way of scooping him up and helping the icons.
Taylor Brown is officially on the Survivor winner's radar, and it's not a good thing. Dee officially sees Taylor as a threat to her game, and as we've seen in recent weeks, she can make things happen. Here's what's going on between the two, and whether Taylor has what it takes to survive a potential showdown with Dee.
Dee Is Coming For Taylor After Recent Chatter Involving Targets
While those watching Big Brother online may confirm this feud's been secretly bubbling for a while, it feels it's really taken off thanks to Drew Campbell. Whether intentional or not, he set Dee on a crusade against Taylor when he said the latter mentioned Dee was one of four people who had yet to go on the nomination block. Drew seemingly made things worse when he admitted he wasn't aware of that until Taylor said it.
Dee immediately took this information to both Angela Murray and Rick Devens, essentially stating that they needed to target Taylor and her growing alliance with Yash Patel and Lala, so they could get Kamu back in their corner. She did say getting out either Yash or Taylor would be fine, but I would assume Taylor would be the best-case scenario for this plan to work.
Can Taylor Overcome A Battle With One Of The Icons?
Taylor's joked that she's been playing Big Brother for two since the start, having to guide Lala for the game, but there's an upside to that. Week 5 was essentially her HOH week, and she capitalized on her pre-existing relationship with Kamu and Yash to form a non-formalized alliance with them and Lala. She's also smart to shift the target for next week onto one of the Icons, reminding all remaining that they have yet to touch the block.
Taylor seems to know all she needs to do to win Big Brother, but can she overcome Dee putting a target on her back? It's going to be her biggest challenge yet, and I think it's going to be one of those situations where the one who wins between them will be the one who can fire the first shot.
It puts some added pressure for both going into Week 6, especially for Taylor. I don't see a ton of people talking about putting Dee on the block, but now Dee's already likely got the other Icons ready to put up Taylor. She's going to need to cross her fingers she gets a friendly face in the HOH next week, or that her growing alliance isn't a short-lived agreement that only lasts as long as either Chuk Anyanwu or Haley Thogmartin walks out the door.
I can't wait to see how this proceeds, and who will win the war between Dee and Taylor on Big Brother. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ET, only on CBS.
