The intended target for eviction has basically been set in stone in the Big Brother 18 house, so talk has turned to what to do about next week.

Head of Household: Victor Arroyo

Nominees: James Huling and Natalie Negrotti

Other houseguests: Corey Brooks, Nicole Franzel and Paul Abrahamian

Corey, Nicole and Paul have already decided that Natalie will be evicted from the house this week, so now it's just a waiting game until Thursday night. Their reasoning includes her competition prowess over James and the fact that they just don't like her as much as him.

Even Natalie has the sense that she's going to be evicted and said on Wednesday that she wanted to go out with a bang. She said she wanted to call out Nicole and Corey as being liars and betrayers, and was tempted to reveal that she's a cheerleader just as she's going out the door. It remains to be seen if she will do any of this, or if she'll have a more subdued exit.

In the mean time, Nicole and Corey have already talked about wanting to betray Paul and Victor next. Nicole in particular wants to bring James to the Final 3 with them, thinking they could easily beat him over Paul or Victor. On the other side, Paul and Victor seemed like they were still interested in sticking with the "Final 4" alliance, to the point that Paul even suggested throwing the next HOH competition to let Corey win so they both had a shot at the Final 4 HOH. Victor squashed this idea, stressing to Paul that he had to win.

As for what James would do if he were to win HOH, he had discussions with Natalie about not trusting Nicole and Corey anymore, with Natalie stressing to him that Nicole could win if he doesn't get her out.

Either way, the next HOH competition will be absolutely crucial in deciding how the end of this game will play out.

Big Brother 18 airs another new episode Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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