BIG BROTHER – 8/1/11

Written by:
Scott Ottersen
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Before I get started on the episode, I wanted to take some time out to address my last blog and some messages I received about “spoiling” the HOH results. First off, I do apologize to those who were upset about it and decided to tell me they were. I didn’t mean to ruin anything for you. I truly felt that most everyone that watches this show does not wait from Thursday until Sunday to find out the HOH results when it’s an endurance competition. I really felt like that was the case, but it’s still not an excuse and I should have put “Spoiler Alert” before I wrote it. That’s my bad. I’ll do my best to not let it happen again.

Now, onto the episode. Another quick note that I enjoyed this episode is how the titles underneath the houseguests names have changed. For example, when they show Jeff, it no longer says “Jordan’s Partner” underneath, it reads “Advertising Salesman.” I got a quick laugh out of some of these, like Brendon’s “PhD Student,” Rachel’s “Event Hostess,” and even Daniele’s “College Student.” I don’t know why it’s funny to see that she’s a college student, but for some reason I laughed at that. But, Rachel’s is probably the most classic. What, they didn’t want to put two “VIP Cocktail Waitress” tags under two contestants’ names?!? Please. And, I highly doubt she’s still doing the “Event Hostess” gig. She’s completely taking advantage of her “fame” and doing lame appearances at dingy night clubs in Podunk towns all across America like the douchebags from Jersey Shore are doing these days. I guarantee you she has an agent (probably Brendon) who makes calls to try and get her on Dancing with the Stars and to see if Amazing Race would be interested in having her and Brendon on for next season. God help me if I have to put up with this woman any longer than the remainder of this season of Big Brother!!

Anyways, the episode begins with the HOH Competition. I have to say that I hate most endurance competitions because they completely favor the women in the house. It’s pure science that the strain placed on muscles in doing these types of competitions have a stronger effect on men than they do women. It’s why Adam was out after only 9 minutes, Lawon after 19, Brendon after 35, then Jeff. The first four out were the only men in the competition. Coincidence? I think not. The only “man” to ever win an endurance competition (that I can remember and that involved more than 5 people) was Dan. And, we already know how I feel about him. But, he was going up against the likes of April and Renny, so don’t get me started on the legitimacy of that “victory.”

Kalia was talking about how everyone was gunning for her and how she needs to win this HOH. Uh, Kalia, I don’t know if you’re paying attention, but nobody in the house is gunning for you. They don’t even realize that you are playing the game. They all want Daniele out. You don’t matter in the game.

As for the prizes handed out, Adam “won” the opportunity to wear an Elf Suit for the week. Later in the episode, they showed him in the costume and it wasn’t all that bad. I’m sure Big Brother had a different suit lined up for different houseguests. Say had Porsche taken that snowball, I’m sure the outfit would have been tighter and skimpier. Nobody wants to see Adam in spandex cut off at the mid-thigh! Lawon, Brendon, and Jordan all chose the Have Not snowballs, while Jeff chose the $10,000. It’s nice to win money in the house, but you never do want to win that money, because the others will use that as an excuse to vote you out if you are ever on the block. But, still, even if you do get voted out, it’s nice to know that you did win something and aren’t going home with only your stipend cash.

The funniest part of the competition is when Porsche was explaining where she was feeling the pain. She said it was in her shoulder, yet was pointing at the inside part of her elbow. Genius. She might as well have been pointing at her boobs.

And, as I ruined before, Daniele ends up winning HOH and relishes in the fact that Rachel had to hand her the key. I did enjoy all the back and forth Daniele had with Kalia about how much pouting Rachel did while it was only Daniele and Kalia left in the competition. Kalia said it best in her diary room visit when she went into how Rachel always acts like such a victim when she’s not HOH and does a complete 180 when she is and acts as if she runs the house. I completely agree and think it’s pathetic the way she acts, whether she’s HOH or not. I like to think that I have the ability to help people understand themselves, but I don’t think I’d ever be able to get through to this one. She just has such a warped idea of herself that nothing is ever going to change her mind. I think the victim ploy would work well if she were nicer to people throughout the season, but since she’s such a b*tch to everyone, nobody gives a damn about her being a victim of anything.

And, Brendon’s display in the kitchen was disgusting. The way he treats women needs to be altered. Kalia did absolutely nothing and I could tell by her tone she was being genuine to Rachel, but Rachel wasn’t having any of it. But, Brendon needs to stop getting involved in every situation that involves Rachel. Him telling her “she’s not worth it” and then going into the whole “she’s nobody” shtick was just sad. As much as I like to make fun of Kalia, I would never demean her in the way Brendon has. Seeing that makes me want to actually stick up for Kalia, even though I’m sure she can do fine by herself. I’m also sure that after this scene, she went into the bedroom and started flicking her water bottle top for another hour or so…

As Jordan was packing her bags to move into the Have Not’s Room, Daniele approached her and told her that her and Jeff were safe this week and that she was not targeting them. Jordan was unsure of this, but I have to say that if the new HOH, who is against you in the game, comes up to you right after winning it and tells you that you are safe, I’d be inclined to believe her, especially when Brendon and Rachel are in the house. Besides, if I were Jeff and Jordan, I would never think I’d be a target based on the fact that we don’t win anything. Sure, Jordan won HOH two weeks ago, but that was more of a mistake than a trend. Those two aren’t known for winning HOH and Veto competitions, whereas Brendon and Rachel seem to win quite often, so Daniele would be smart to put up Brendon and Rachel instead of Jeff and Jordan, to try and ensure at least one of them goes.

Then, we get the “Who wants to see my HOH room” scene. The only one who ended up excited was Lawon, who rocked one hell of an ugly blue rhinestone bandana along with the HOH robe. He’s been upset that no other HOH has worn the robe around the house, but he should know that would just come off as cocky and egotistical and that’s never a good thing in the Big Brother house.

Look, if you didn’t know Lawon was gay from the first time he was shown on Big Brother, then you should have known with the bowtie necklace. But, if you still didn’t get it after that, you should have with the blue rhinestone bandana. But, if you STILL didn’t get it, he finally “came out” on camera while talking to Jordan and Shelly about his coming out moment with his grandma. It always hurts my feelings to hear stories about when gay people come out to parents or friends or whoever and then tell about how they were not accepted. As a father, myself, I can’t imagine having a child and choosing to then love my child less (or as these parents might put it; “not accept”) because they are gay. I know that you can never know what you’d feel until it did happen to you, but I look at my daughter now and I can think of a thousand different things I’d hate for her to tell me before “I’m gay.” You need to love and support your children. They only get one set of parents and to end up feeling abandoned or shamed by your parents is predictably one of the worst feelings a child can have. Love your damn kids, ok.