But, here we go again, Shane in his own diary room session admits he wants to keep Ian safe and spits out Joe’s name as the one he heard it from, originally. What?!? How does doing that make any sense? Why keep Ian safe? At this point, the cat is already out of the bag, The Silent Six is over, Boogie and Frank (or Froogie as one of my followers on Twitter coined them) know they can’t work with you guys anymore, so why keep Ian safe when you’re being made to look like an a-hole, backstabber right now? If anything, this is the perfect time to deflect blame off of yourself and out Ian as the mole. Make him the next target if Froogie stays in the house, which you know one of them will. Just tell Boogie that Ian told Britney and yourself that he told Ian he was going to target Shane/Britney if he won HOH, then tell Boogie to tell Ian that he figured it out on his own, therefore you’re outing Ian without putting THAT blood on your hands, and you can still be a member of The Quack Pack, and you’re safe next week no matter what. Whatever, though, these kids walk into this house having no idea how to play the game, instead they just want to get some fame from being on national television. All of Big Brother is common sense. Of course, I say this from the outside, where we have WAAAY more information than these folks do on the inside, so what do I know?
One last comment on Shane. The kid is NOT a great speaker. It makes me wonder how he talked his way onto the show. I can’t imagine he did the meet-and-greet open casting call and aced that one. Nor, do I think he made a video where he spoke for 2 minutes and sold himself on that. This is another reason why I have to believe these people either know someone at CBS or they are aspiring actors of some sort that have agents who get them on the show. It has to be the case with people like Shane and Ashley, and the past houseguests who were of the same ilk. And, trust me, I’m not saying this to make fun of the kid(s), but just that I can’t get a grip on what it is the casting department is truly looking for when they are casting these shows.
Making matters even worse, Shane, not knowing how to express himself clearly, goes and tells Britney that he actually told Froogie that he said it was HER idea to nominate them!! Priceless. She tries to cover her @ss with Froogie, but they clearly aren’t buying it since it’s 100% obvious that since Shane is her partner in the game, she had to be in on it somehow that they’re up on the block. There is no way he would have made that decision without at least telling her he was thinking about doing it. That point alone is reason enough to not understand why Britney would try and downplay her role in it. They were all in an alliance together and then one of the alliance members goes and puts two other members up, and one of the remaining four wants to try and downplay that she had any part in it? Not so fast, missy. I know she wanted more to downplay that it was her idea entirely, but at this point, what does it matter to Froogie who originally came up with it? They have to know that the other four members signed off on it, so who cares who originally thought it up?
Britney goes and gets pissed at Shane for throwing her under the bus and that she now believes his stupidity is going to cost her the game, while Shane throws my point back at her and how he’s always the one getting the blood on his hands and he’s tired of it. He’s tired of always making the moves they want to make, yet he still makes them, so really he can’t be mad at anybody but himself. But, still, I’m on his side in this argument. He just made a critical error in trying to explain himself to Britney, because he never really completely said (at least not on camera) that it was Britney’s idea entirely, but he just couldn’t express that to her the right way. Instead, he came out sounding like he did put it that way and she, obviously, got upset about it. My head is spinning from typing this stuff over and over again. Good Lord, this isn’t even really dramatic, but they’re sure drumming it up to be. It’s not even a big deal if Froogie think it was Britney or not, because what power do they have anymore?
That’s gotta be the funniest goodbye video we’ve ever seen. Hilarious! Good job Britney entertaining us at home. And even Ian’s message and confession, just to be able to see boogies reaction. I will miss Boogie to because he made things entertaining.
I think the reason why Dan doesn’t seem like a floater is because his intent isn’t to play as a floater. I think the definition of a floater is to never really do anything – no strategic game, no significant social game, no comps. No substance. Thing is that Dan is choosing and strategizing the whole time – constantly thinking about who to talk to, how to talk to them, when to pull, when to push, and if you remember towards the end to his game he won lots of competitions. And I guess the audience is behind him because he tells us everything in the diary room of what he’s doing, and then he does it, and comes across as truthful in the diary room – like a real diary session. So while externally he may look like a floater, he really doesn’t seem like one – b/c real floaters only have a reaction or try to strategize when it’s way too late, like Ashely, Jenn etc.
I’m not sure of Ian either – I kept saying “he IS kaiser soze” a few times too! He’s doing just enough so he doesn’t seem as if he’s floating, but maybe not enough to believe he’s a mastermind yet, but he seems to have potential, and believes he is one – when others say it, it just seems ridiculous, but for some reason when he says it, it feels like it could be true. Maybe it’s because he’s a little nutty. How is what he said to Brit about boogie wanting to vote them out any different than the serendipitous conversation boogie had with Danielle et. al. about getting Janelle out? I guess we’ll have to see what he does when if Frank gets any power he will go after Ian, what he’ll do then.
I was surprised that they voted off Ashley before Joe. That just seems kinda dumb, but I guess it’s fine because Juggles isn’t gonna win this game anyway.
Since I am Team Janelle, I am not a fan of Boogie/Frank, so I was glad to see him walk out the front door. Although I would prefer Frank, since this guy seriously never leaves and has 9 lives.
My stomach kinda turned seeing that POV comp. Jeff is one of my favorites to never win this game and I hated that that clown shoe did that to him! 🙂 I think they need to have a season where Jeff and Janelle are on together; plus bring back some Howie, Kaysar, and throw in some Britney just because she is funny. Plus Rachel because she cracks me up. I don’t care what anyone says, when she fell running…that was so great 🙂
Anyway, I really don’t think Dan has a chance to win this game. I get to spend a lot of time talking BB with you since we’re related and all, and usually agree with you, but he will not win. I just don’t think if he makes it to the final 2 anyone will vote for him. I DO agree with you in the fact that he does NOTHING. Like you said, he gets “lucky” (aligning with the right people, etc.) I don’t hate Dan the way you do, but I just want to see him make a big move one of these days, but that will never happen because he “throws” comps (or so he says-he really just can’t win them).
I think Shane, Britney, and Ian have a good chance at winning this game. Only time will tell.
I have to admit that I was NOT sad to see Boogie go. The vile things he said on Big Brother After Dark (about other contestants and about what he was “going to say” on his way out the door) really ticked me off.
Boogie said that although he will watch the “last couple of weeks” of this BB season (just prior to his eviction), he wasn’t going to watch the whole show, nor was he going to go on the internet, because the stuff people post about him is just nasty. Well, duh, a**hole!
Let’s see – what kind of venom did he spew during his last week on the show? Oh yeah, …
* Joe is a terrible cook (Boogie said he’d actually say this to Chenbot in his “exit interview” on live TV – I’m thinking BB Production put the kibosh on that);
* Danielle has a big ass, and as soon as she hits her 30’s she’s going to balloon up to Michelin-man size;
* Ashley and Jenn are also going to become obese, but probably not Britney because she’s so tiny and barely eats;
* Ashley and Britney are so stupid that it pains Boogie;
* Dan is an a**hole and is running the whole house – and everyone else is too stupid to realize it;
* Shane is Dan’s bitch and barely has a brain cell;
* Ian may be book-smart, but otherwise he’s as dumb as a bag of hammers.
Boogie said that when he got evicted, he’d tell the house guests to just keep their seats EXCEPT for Frank, Ashley and Ian, who were the only people he would “accept” walking him to the door, and that he’d instruct everyone to NOT stand in front of his picture and watch it go grey. (I’m guessing BB Production had some words for him about that, too.)
As for the “Shamrock” HOH competition, I am cynical enough to believe that Big Brother probably placed 15 or 20 of the damn things in Frank’s pit-of-balls to guarantee another HOH win for Frank.
Look … they let Boogie & Frank get away with cheating in the POV draw and they gave Frank a free pass when it was certain he’d be out-the-door by invoking the “America says they want the coaches in the game” conceit.
I swear, if they find a way to bring Boogie back into the game, I will stop watching this season and will boycott the franchise from now on.
Am I pi**ed? Well, perhaps just a little.
Hi Scott,
Let’s just say that if I were cast as a Big Brother houseguest with you, you and I would totally be aligned. I’m telling you this because I 100% agree with EVERYTHING you said about Boogie, Frank, Shane, Ian, and not caring about Jenn being on the block. But one question, which none of us really has the answer –> What was she so angry about?! Ha!
With Boogie being gone, I felt like a piece of myself left from that house. He didn’t win much this season, but his personality, player mentality, and social game had it all going on. I didn’t watch his season, but to me – this season, he was THE man and will truly be missed. Who else would make me laugh by breaking a water basketball hoop??
Frank is my golden boy in this whole thing – he amazes me with all his wins. Has he broken a Big Brother record, yet? He deserves to be there in the end, and if not, he deserves viewers favorite houseguest award.
Let’s not discuss Ian – he pisses me off, and continues to do so with everything that comes out of his mouth.
Shane is glued to Britney’s hoo-ha, and it’s not cute. He’s the real puppet in this game. Oh yeah…..Britney? Are you really starting to like her? I want her out – we might disagree on that little tidbit. I just see her as all talk in this whole thing. She doesn’t do anything, but get in Shane and Ian’s ear. As I’m writing, I’m realizing since she doesn’t do anything, then maybe that is her strategy. Still, she needs to go – as she might be the actual masterminder that Ian says he is. Hmmm.
And last but not least, this veto competition made me CRINGE too because of JEFF! When I seen it, I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach, because all I could think about was when my favorite player last season, Jeff, had lost here. Then I thought the same would happen to my favorite player this season, which is my golden boy….Frank.
Thanks for a great re-cap/blog and all your input that I couldn’t agree with more! Can’t wait for the next one!
Good luck with the job search!