by Gina Scarpa

Who would've though that Aaryn would move from being the top target in the Big Brother house to one of the most key players in the game? Now in her 4th (yes, 4th!) HOH term, Elissa is having a hard time seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. She knows she's going to be a target, so Helen tries her best to lift her spirits.

Meanwhile, Amanda hides behind a garbage can in the storage room to cry out her frustrations. She really is incapable of winning anything in this game! More on that later. McCrae gets her to rally and realize that not winning may be a good thing. Aaryn can make a power move on behalf of them, and they can just sit back and enjoy the ride. They're hoping Aaryn will put up Helen and Elissa together, but considering how close Aaryn and Helen are, it seems like they're going to have to push hard to make that happen.

In the Have Not competition, players are split into two teams and run through a series of pitch black rooms in search of a key. The rooms have slime and all kinds of gross things in it that you wouldn't want to touch in the dark. Or ever. Helen, Gina Marie, Elissa, and Amanda go first and manage to make their way in and out in a little over 7 minutes. Aaryn and the boys go next, and Spencer's technique of crawling on the ground pays off. They finished almost 4 minutes earlier and once again, Amanda comes out on the losing end.

Elissa is so done with the game at this point that she tells Helen that if she goes home Thursday night, she won't even go to jury. She just wants to go home. Helen is so distraught that she won't have her vote that she breaks down in front of the entire house, hysterical that she won't have that vote. She really does assume she's making it there, doesn't she? And she doesn't even hide it!

At the nomination ceremony, Aaryn does what needs to be done and puts Helen and Elissa on the block together. They both leave the table convinced that the other is the target but we'll find out the real story on Thursday night.

Find out who wins the Power of Veto on Big Brother, Wednesday at 9/8c on CBS.

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