First weeks in Big Brother are usually crazy, but few ever reach the level of Celebrity Big Brother 2’s first week. That’s not necessarily a good thing – the week was so jam-packed full of twists that many fans felt it ruined the integrity of the game and unfairly screwed over one of the most promising players. The chaos began not long after the twelve houseguests entered the Big Brother house and got ready for their first Head of Household competition. But they wouldn’t be competing as individuals – they’d be competing as duos.

To complicate things, only ten of the twelve contestants would have a shot at HOH. A schoolyard pick-em soon left Kato Kaelin and Natalie Eva Marie out in the cold – but Julie Chen dropped the second twist of the game by announcing that this meant they were immune for the first eviction. A chaotic balance battle involving transfering “champagne” from a fountain to a container while swinging on chandeliers went on for hours, and while old frenemies Tamar Braxton and Kandi Burress delivered the most comedy, it was athletic team Ryan Lochte and Jonathan Bennett who took home the win.

And that’s when we got to the third twist – as the two new Head of Households were informed that their status was only temporary. They would have to go head to head in a second competition – and while the winner would become Head of Household, the loser would automatically be nominated whether the HOH wanted them to be or not. This, to my eye and lots of others’, was the worst twist in Big Brother history – essentially taking the power away from the houseguests with a diabolus ex machina they had no way to anticipate or prevent. And predictably, when the Cake Wars host did battle with the multiple-gold-winning Olympian, Ryan took victory in a block-smashing competition and Jonathan – by now Ryan’s closest ally – landed on the block.

With Ryan in power and his sole goal to keep his ally safe, he sought to avoid controversy with his first nominations. He and Jonathan quickly formed a six-person alliance with four of the game’s strongest women – athletes Lolo Jones and Natalie Eva Marie, and musicians/drama queens Tamar and Kandi. But behind their back, the four women formed their own pact and quickly decided Ryan and Jonathan might be a threat. Ryan soon nominated oddball comedian Tom Green and White House castoff Anthony Scaramucci alongside Jonathan, and in a cowboy-themed stacking veto competition, former NFL player turned weed activist Ricky Williams won and kept nominations the same. It seemed likely that the Mooch would be heading out the door – and that’s when things got weird.

Big Brother has had a lot of odd twists, but none odder and more suspect than what happened this week. The houseguests were called to the living room and informed that one of them wasn’t a real houseguest – that they were some kind of “mole” there to do…something? It was never made clear. But it was revealed that Anthony Scaramucci had only been in the game for a week and was now out of the house. Whether this was actually planned or not – I suspect he might have quit and Big Brother covered it up – it threw the game for another loop, as Ryan had to pick another nominee. He picked Kandi, hoping her drama with Tamar would send her home. Then came a second veto competition, themed to things the Mooch did or said during his time in the house. It was won by a methodical Kato Kaelin, who used it to save his unlikely ally Tom Green. Up against the wall, Ryan made another iffy move by nominating wild card Joey Lawrence.

For all the twists, this week was dominated by a pair of conflicts that made little sense. First was Kandi and Tamar, where the two hip hop artists had bad blood from before the house that Tamar couldn’t help but dredge up at every opportunity. This resulted in many screaming matches, but it was the second conflict that had bigger impacts on the game. Lolo Jones and Ryan Lochte are friends from the Olympic village, but in the house Lolo quickly became paranoid about how much time Ryan was spending with Jonathan. This led to an ugly explosion that broke up that alliance almost before it began.

In this week of chaos, the only alliance that seemed to actually be lasting was the oddball “Average joes”, Kato Kaelin and Tom Green. Along with Ricky Williams, the three older guys slipped under the radar as the young men and the women went to war, and wound up holding the balance of power. As the countdown to the vote ticked down, they kept their eye on the ball and ruthlessly targeted the biggest threat.

First Person Evicted from Celebrity Big Brother 2 – Jonathan Bennett

Despite being largely liked by the entire house and being the closest ally of the HOH, Jonathan was sent back to Cupcake Wars in a 6-1 vote, leaving Ryan alone in the game. It’s hard to say what Jonathan did wrong – he wound up on the block because of a twist he had no power over, and was evicted for being a threat. It was a mess of a first week, and one can only imagine the game will get more chaotic from here. Many people – myself included – had Jonathan as a favorite to win the season, which shows just how unpredictable this show can be.

The next Head of Household will be revealed on Sunday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother, but feed watchers got to see a chaotic endurance challenge play out life, and saw an unlikely Head of Household crowned.

SPOILERS FOR SUNDAY’S EPISODE OF CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER BELOW:

Week 2 Head of Household – Kato Kaelin

So the oldest houseguest of the season does what fan favorite Kevin never could and takes power in the house. The alliances are still in flux week two, but below I’ll do the first power rankings of the season.

Celebrity Big Brother Week 2 Power Rankings:

1. Tom

Kato’s closest ally, he is in no danger this week barring another bizarre twist and should have a huge say in who goes home.

2. Ricky

While not formally in the core alliance between Kato and Tom, he’s spent a lot of time hanging out with them and should find it easy to get tighter with them this week. Final three pact incoming?

3. Kandi

Despite being the center of a lot of drama last week, Kandi seems to be the easier of the two to get along with. She’s not seen as a threat and is in very little danger this week.

4. Natalie

Natalie is a significant threat in the game, especially as she’s highly athletic. But she’s been lucky to lie deep under the radar this week as Lolo takes all the heat. It would take a lot of things going wrong for her to become a target.

5. Dina

Dina seems to have zero allies and little game skill after Jonathan’s eviction, and she was the only one to vote to keep him. But is anyone going to waste an eviction on the Momager right now? I doubt it.

6. Joey

Joey made the biggest possible mistake in Big Brother last week – turning down an alliance and saying he wasn’t here to play. He’s still a physical threat and could make a very easy target – but Kato has bigger fish to fry.

7. Tamar

There’s only so much drama you can bring into the house before you become a target just by being impossible to be around. If she keeps picking fights, Kato could become the house hero by kicking her out.

8. Lolo

Much like Tamar, her drama queen nature could easily make her completely intolerable soon. Unlike Tamar, she’s a major physical threat in a strong alliance. Kato would be smart to target her and weaken a strong duo.

9. Ryan

No real game sense. Lost his only major ally in his Head of Household week. Clearest physical threat in the game. Unless he can pull off a veto win, Ryan and Jonathan are going to be BFFS again very soon.