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People really want to revise Nicole F's game in BB18. It is kind of wild. Let's remove her showmance with Corey from the picture for a second, and discuss how damn bad of a player she was in BB18 (I have nothing really bad to say about her from 16).
I've discussed previously how Nicole F's alliances had more to do with her life outside of the house than in it. She actually did little to hold her alliance down; she had Meech, and let Meech drift away. She had Zakiyah, and let Paulie ruin that relationship.
When people critique Nicole F's actions as anti-woman, it is largely because Nicole was actually GOOD at making initial bonds but never worked hard at them. Her efforts with Zakiyah honestly became downright tragic given how HARD Paulie turned on her for no reason at all.
Nicole was ready and WILLING to go down with Corey and Paulie. She did little to work against that. I cannot stress enough how hard PAULIE, on his way out of the door, worked to secure Nicole's safety.
PAULIE began spreading a lie to James and Natalie. Nicole and Corey just feebly backed it up and since James knew Nicole personally it landed. That's the most devious, game-y move Nicole made beyond winning critical competitions.
Nicole was never that sneaky or diabolical. Her infamous "snake" moniker came from Meech and was 100% unjustified lmao because Nicole never snaked Meech; Meech never made efforts to stay OR work with her.
Nicole F had a massive advantage going into BB18 and nearly threw all of it away. I think her move against Meech is the best move she made that was her doing, and that's not exactly some iconic moment. We all hate Paulie but he was by far the best player of that trio at the end.
