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  1. The thing(s) I liked the most: watching Derrick manipulate the hg's, Caleb's goofy ass once Amber left, Zach's antics, Team America's missions.

    Things I liked the least: the huge early alliance that prevented the other half of the house from making any progress, the constant cuddling & getting in each others' personal space & the fact that the women were ONCE AGAIN unable to form a kickass alliance!! BB needs to cast smarter, athletic women whose #1 priority is to WIN the freakin' game, not stare at themselves in the mirror 24/7! GAWD, I hope to NEVER see another Victoria type on the show!!!

    I also have to mention that Jocasta was / is a most annoying person & I was really disappointed by Donnie's sore loser, holier-than-thou attitude once he was eliminated. I wish Nicole, Zach or Caleb would have won Favorite!!

    All in all, I really enjoyed this season and was VERY happy Derrick won! I hope he throws a little money Cody's way - they really were a good team and I think Derrick owes him.

  2. In your defense, uvp, he DID seem to have a pretty worried look on his face the entire show.

    I think it was the revelation about Derrick that stunned & disappointed him. Poor guy. I know, I know, he's not everyone's cup of tea & he was annoying to some people and God knows he wasn't smart enough to win, but I like him & hated to see him go.

    I thought Cody's DR session about Caleb leaving was pretty cold - it kinda bothered me. Makes me hope Victoria receives Divine intervention and edges him out of the final 2 with Derrick. HEY! Miracles happen! Lol

    Not a mean bone in his body. But you lose, you leave.

     

    He was only a threat in physical comps.

    You're absolutely right!

  3. I agree, minimom. They went overboard on the "tolerance" issue because of the "sins of the past" so to speak. Those guys are definitely earning their money this year.

    Just a little aside on the cuddling thing though. My sister was telling me last night that our niece (who is a freshman in college) and the kids she hangs out with (lots of theatre/music majors) are like the BB house. They all hang all over each other, cuddle on the couch while watching movies, etc., in a strictly platonic way. She said she couldn't get over how similar it was to BB EXCEPT, the hetero-sexual guys don't cuddle other guys. Lol. I'm so old! I just don't get it. I'm a very affectionate person but my personal space is and always has been reserved for my guy, not my girlfriends or guy friends. New trend or is someone gonna tell me my niece and her friends are gay? Lol

  4. True, times have changed in the BB house. I hate the fame-seeking thing but really, I like the fact that they give them things to do (I wish they would give them MORE things to occupy their time) & feed them well, etc. Personally, I would go bat-chit crazy being locked up in there with a bunch of idiots. I don't want to watch a bunch of down-trodden, depressed souls!

    I wish they would stop recruiting people whose main objective is to launch their "celebrity" status, up the prize to 1 mil for first & $250K for second so they would be more inclined to actually PLAY the game instead of obsessing about how much freakin' camera time they're getting or Crushing on someone. I also think they should throw in someone who isn't competing for the prize and is just there to stir the pot so we can enjoy characters like Zach throughout the ENTIRE season.

    As far as the women vs men thing...I don't know if we'll EVER get a season of women who will actually have the intelligence, social skills & savvy to break up a massive guy alliance formed early on. . .which will more than likely be the strategy every year. It's just their nature to view women hg's as weaker pawns first & foremost and #1 targets if they're smarter than a box of hair! Every year I hope we'll get to enjoy the females turning the tables on the boys club...every year I'm disappointed on that front!

    I think it's impossible to come up with a cast that includes enough women who are focused, smart, confident, brave and wiley enough to form an impenetrable all-girl alliance capable of picking off the males one by one. The guys make it look so easy because it IS easy for them. WHY can't the females do it? Million dollar question.

  5. So, what are you saying, arrowhead? Caleb's family hasn't been sufficiently conditioned to believe it's perfectly acceptable for a gay person of the same sex to dry hump you? Lol. You DO realize they would be considered haters by the politically-correct movement if they gave him crap about it, right? Only safe to do so in private - otherwise the "thought police" will crucify you. (Wish I could throw in some emoticons here!)

  6. Do you think he's dangerous, Kywildcat?! If so, I think a good part of the male population should be incarcerated lol.

    I've worked and lived around many guys like him as well as many intelligent, well-educated men. Caleb may be lacking in grey cells but believe me, there are plenty of successful, well-educated men whose egos require a partner who thinks the sun rises and falls on them. They just know how to hide it better.

    Just my opinion but I think he's pretty much harmless. I don't think I would want my daughter to fall in love with him but none-the-less, no more "dangerous" than your avg guy. He just needs to take his mother's advice and learn to be humble. He's young and full of himself right now - he'll figure it out as he matures hopefully!

  7. I don't know why I can't get the quote button to work but gotcha, Slim. I just wanted to know your specific thoughts.

    As others have pointed out, he will/should definitely catch hell over the Amber thing...but probably not too much from friends or family. I'm guessing they are used to his "falling in (& out of) love" quickly. He probably takes crap about it frequently & is used to it. He never tried to pretend he wasn't crazy about her - he just jumped in head first. If he is willing to do that on national television, you gotta figure it's just who he is, for better or worse.

    I think he'll be embarrassed by how completely one-sided the amber affair was when he sees the show but it won't shake his confidence that he's beastmode cowboy & there are plenty of females out there who would love & admire his prowess. Lmao. He's adept at brushing off criticism and moving on so I doubt BB will hold any long-lasting effect in his life. He's not too complicated.

    As for his game play, if he loses, he'll chaulk it up to being out-smarted by physically inferior people - again, probably something he's accustomed to.

  8. Poor Caleb :cry:.  I agree with you, Stray Cat.  He DOES believe his loyalty is to the guys and I think it's against his nature to backstab any one of them.  They have said all along that they won't turn on each other until everyone else is gone.  He's obviously not the sharpest knife in the drawer. . .and regardless of his strutting around and trying to come off as "in control" and the leader, I think he's more than aware of his own deficiencies.  I think the producers can easily manipulate him. 

     

    He knows Derrick & Cody are close but I don't think he realizes just how close they really are.  And it seems like he has gravitated toward Cody this past week and bonded with him somewhat - in that weird way guys bond by insulting each other.  He and Derrick and Cody have had several conversations about back-dooring Frankie (sorry Steve), but I just don't know if he will do it if given the opportunity.  He will be EXTREMELY nervous and wonder if he's doing the "right" thing.  He couldn't even throw the BoB comp without being "honest & forthright" about it to Frankie.  For all his naivety, quirks and obsessive behaviors, I think there is a strong sense of honor and integrity in the boy.  

     

    He knows Frankie's a snake in the game but he's also impressed with Frankie's supposed celebrity status outside of the house and is hoping his "connections" will help him to be "famous" in some capacity.  Even if Cody & Derrick continue to tell him that he can win in the final two against them and there's no way he can win against Frankie, he may be willing to take second place to Frankie.  That way, he'll preserve his chances of cashing in on Frankie's (supposed) connections and still get 50K.  

     

    Normally, I'm repulsed by people who are so hungry for fame but for some reason, I have a soft spot for Caleb.  I don't think he deserves to win the game and I doubt he will ever be a household name but I admire his bravery in service to our country :flags_unitedstates: and think his parents have every right to be proud of their son.  :pleased: :pleased:

  9. Anxious to hear Derrick's diary room sessions tonight because he and Vic were whispering so low last night that I couldn't figure out exactly what was being said. . .other than he somehow has convinced her to pretend that she's mad at him and to not really campaign because she could make things worse for herself (he HAS to be feeling like a complete heel by now for manipulating her so easily the entire game).  God love her, she is dumber than a box of hair!

     

    So after that conversation, Derrick is out in the backyard and again, I didn't understand exactly what he was trying to accomplish because they were all talking at the same time.  Was he trying to keep them from telling her she is going home?  (I used to be able to listen to more than one person at a time but now that I'm old and lacking in estrogen - champion hormone if I do say so myself  :P - I just can't keep up with four people talking fast & all at once.  Anyway, Frankie was looking at Derrick as if to say, "Bitch, please!  Don't insult my intelligence."  I'm thinking Frankie is shrewd enough to see through Derrick's ploys.  And that worries me because at this point, if Derrick doesn't win, I don't care who wins - unless it's FRANKIE!  Ugh, please not Frankie. 

  10. If Derrick or any of the other guys in the house don't try and take Victoria to F2 their f'ing crazy. (you too Frankie). Sitting next to Victoria would be a 9-0 vote in their favor.

    Yes! That's why I'm wondering who he REALLY wants to be sitting next to. He seems genuinely loyal to Cody but if he is final two with Victoria, it's a slam dunk for him. I wouldn't blame him if he chose Vic over Cody but it would be a boring replay of Andy sitting next to what's her problem at the finale.

  11. Marty, I don’t agree with your take, I think that sort of reasoning about the assessments of others may be far too simplistic. That take on fan dynamics also has a ‘reaching for straws’ quality about it, in that it ignores some things we know, minimizes other things that we know, all the while pushing a wholly improbable alternative. 

     

    Do folks like underdogs? Yes, but there are limits. How many weaklings have we seen over the years leave without much fanfare from the fans... We've all seen that once a favorite sympathetic HGs is evicted, fans move on to their next choice. Most likely, all of us has liked an underdog at one point in the game only to drop him/her like a hot potato as the weeks pass. Donny is interesting in that he is and isn't an underdog. He has proven his ability to evaluate the dynamics of the house, take care not to let a slip of the tongue with the wrong HGs happen, go to the 'most' trustworthy(think Hayden) and has also proven to be a competition nightmare. And the's done this without abusing anyone.

     

    Do folks dislike seeing all male alliances? I suppose some few do, but I haven't seen any evidence that their dislike of these is the key feature in their decisions of who to support and who not to support. It's just one more little nugget in a much wider decision making process.

     

    Do folks dislike bullies? Yes, but there are either mitigating factors that are present in the bully’s character or not. Obviously, no person is one-dimensional; we are all complex beings. Some have few redeeming qualities, while others have many. In Zach’s case, Zach is a bully. Zach has chosen to be the house bully. His style is to push the ‘over-the-top’ bully persona as far as he can. Can he be a creative, sympathetic, charming, humorous bully? Yes, at times he can, and that’s his game. He relishes keeping folks off balance. It’s a little reminiscent of a mixture of Dr Will’s outrageous ‘ claims of dislike’ for his fellow HGs and ED’s over the top pot clapping attacks.

     

    Derrick on the other hand, did far more than engage Victoria one time in a ‘stern voice.’ Unless someone is a personal friend or family member, I don't see the need to soften and dismiss his actions. 

     

    Derrick crossed the line into abuse when he continued well after his point was made and his control over Victoria was once again established. He continued to apply more and more pressure even after she had fully submitted, had broken down and was pleading for his approval. He displayed an appalling lack of decency in that exchange that spanned far beyond game play. He also persisted for far too long to pressure an obviously cracking Victoria. What he did had no sympathetic, charming or humorous aspects to it. It was abusive pure and simple. He tried the same thing with Brit after Devin blow up the BS to her but Brit was a stronger person than Vic and was better able to handle his abuse.

     

    This guy is mean for the sake of being mean. How exactly his he any different from Christine other than his mean streak has shown itself more often and for longer periods of time? They are two peas in a pod, both lucky to have been pulled into an alliance because of who they were in a room with when the recruitment began and both have mean streaks a mile wide. 

     

    Instead of scratching for excuses for Derrick, his fans might consider that his game might not be all they have come to believe. Maybe, just maybe, the dislike some have for him isn’t some failure in them to see the good Derrick, but a failure in Derrick himself.

    Really enjoyed this post!

    I've never considered myself a "fan" of any houseguest on BB. Like others have said, I have no reason to invest my undying loyalty to some person I have never met & who will never effect my life in any way, shape or form. I'm a fan OF THE SHOW.

    Every year, I dread the first episode because the majority of the hg's are so over-excited & obnoxious lol. But I make myself sit through it so I can get a first impression of all of the HG's. This year, my first impression of Derek was that he would go far in the game because of his profession. My first impression of Victoria: clueless, self-absorbed, shallow and annoying. (I know that sounds unkind but I'm only human and far from perfect!)

    I'm not A family member or a friend but I didn't perceive Derek's behavior towards Victoria as mean or crossing any line. I think he gets annoyed by her utter stupidity concerning the game and I just can't fault him for that - especially since he's far more patient with her inability to see past the nose on her face than I would be.

    I guess we all have our pet peeves - one of mine is having to suffer the uninteresting, intellectually-lazy (no) gameplay of Bb hg's. Wow, maybe I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning???

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    I have never understood the fascination with "celebrity"!!!

    Soooo with ya on that! It's the curse of our generation!! I would say, "one more irrelevant / white trash/ ghetto / shallow / boring / phony reality show and I'll vomit," but I would die of dehydration in a week. Somebody stop the madness!

    I know, I know big brother is a reality show but at least it's a game with a decent prize and (sometimes) an entertaining study of the human psyche and not some completely useless hour of the Kardashians latest hyped-up "crisis" drivel.

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