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If Alison does swing back she would target Jon and Neda not Arlie. He's been the one that made an effort out of anyone this week to talk game and work with her and she did say "Gordo said to stick with you Arlie!"
Arlie is a big reason why she's planning on shifting back to the Forsaken side of the house if they win the next two HOHs. She knows he's lying about being a Big Brother superfan (schtick he continues to play up) because of the bobblehead game she played with Scott & Nate in the war room. She also holds him largely responsible for her beloved Gordo's alliance being decimated.
So while you're right that Jon/Neda is still perceived to be the primary force on the other side of the house she's assuming that one of them will get taken out in the Double Eviction (which is the only scenario where she would jump and flip the numbers anyhow). If she throws the DE HOH comp, one of Kenny/Rachelle/Sabrina win, they logically take out one of the power couple... and then if she wins the subsequent endurance HOH, the remnants of Jon/Neda don't strike as much apprehension in Allison as Arlie does due to his shadiness.
I wouldn't over-analyze Allison's game logic too much. She's the worst BB player in that house. And you're correct that using her veto on someone else instead of herself is rather silly. Arlie is one of the few people to talk game with her but she perceives that he wants to use her for his own self-interest (which is largely true) and doesn't value him as a trusted ally.
So while you're right that Jon/Neda is still perceived to be the primary force on the other side of the house she's assuming that one of them will get taken out in the Double Eviction (which is the only scenario where she would jump and flip the numbers anyhow). If she throws the DE HOH comp, one of Kenny/Rachelle/Sabrina win, they logically take out one of the power couple... and then if she wins the subsequent endurance HOH, the remnants of Jon/Neda don't strike as much apprehension in Allison as Arlie does due to his shadiness.
I wouldn't over-analyze Allison's game logic too much. She's the worst BB player in that house. And you're correct that using her veto on someone else instead of herself is rather silly. Arlie is one of the few people to talk game with her but she perceives that he wants to use her for his own self-interest (which is largely true) and doesn't value him as a trusted ally.