Week 3 – The Eviction Show
Welcome back to my thoughts on the week 3 evicition show. If you are a regular reader please read the note I have at the very bottom of this entry. If you aren’t a regular reader you are welcome to read the note as well but it probably won’t bother you as much. And now my thoughts.
This wasn’t a show I was looking forward to because one, I don’t like the eviction shows and two, the game is getting less and less climatic as the weeks go by. Instead of doing an episode recap, I jotted down some thoughts as I was watching the show. Its essentially a recap but not as animated as my earlier ones.
As with every eviction show, the house guests discussed the veto show and I liked Jeff’s analysis. On this past week’s veto show, Jesse nominated Casey but he did it with little class. Backdooring someone is bad enough but he added a little joke before it and when he delivered it he wore sunglasses. If you are going to be an ass, be upfront about it. I used to be very critical of Alexis, owner of trashwire.com, of her endorsement of a past house guest, Evil Dick. I now am really starting to appreciate the guy more and more. Few would argue that he was a cruel man but if he wanted to take a shot at you, he would do it straight to your face. Jesse didn’t do that during the veto ceremony and I am disappointed because I was really rooting for the guy but his attitude continues to disappoint.
The next note I had written down was about CBS abandoning its early season efforts to make Lydia America’s favorite in favor of making her seem like a crazy person. Lydia does have strange tendencies like sneaking into Jesse’s bed to watch him sleep. The idea of a woman sneaking into my room to watch me is sexy but in actuality, I would freak out if I woke up one day to see a strange woman (no matter if I had a thing for her or not) was staring at me. Its creepy. Stuff like that should be kept in your fantasies or reserved for people in established relationships. I know I just took Lydia to task but I’m also taking the producers of the show to task here as well. They air this segment on the night they announce that America has the opportunity to grant one house guest the power to replace nominees at will even if they are not the HoH. After watching that segment about Lydia, who is going to want to vote for her? Lydia has done damage to her reputation since week one but the producers did not need to pile on by airing that segment tonight.
I noted next Casey’s and Kevin’s conversation about getting votes. I respect Casey for reminding his fellow housemate why he should remain in the house but unfortunately the numbers will work against him. I think if they informed the house guests earlier that the teams would be disbanded tonight, things might have turned out differently but timing is everything right? This thought came to mind because in order for Casey to win he would need someone from the athletes to vote for him and the only person I could think of was Russell. As soon as I had that thought written down, Kevin brings up the possibility of recruiting Russell. I thought it was a long shot but it was Casey’s only shot to remain in the house.
Casey would also need Jeff to vote for him and I knew that was unlikely to happen since Jeff is in a shomance with Jordan. If you weren’t sure if he was, Big Brother aired a special segment highlighting it tonight. Yawn. I was hoping the producers would bring how Jeff had a tough decision this week on who to vote out but they did not.
We are brought back to the living room and once again the producers want to discuss the Natalie, Lydia, and Jesse love triangle. Between this dribble and that of the shomance between Jeff and Jordan, I am reminded again why I rarely watch reality, competition based, shows. I am more interested in the competitions but I guess most of the viewing audience isn’t because shows like Big Brother go out of their way to highlight points that have little to do with the competition. These relationships are worth noting but I wish they wouldn’t discuss them in such length.
The eviction ceremony happened next and I applauded Casey’s speech. I have said in the past how I don’t like cheap shots during eviction speeches but Jesse and Ronnie deserved what they got from Casey. They fired the first salvo by their actions this week and second, Casey’s speech really wasn’t just a jab at his two fellow house guests. He took the time to remind his fellow house guests that Ronnie and Jesse have been running the game so far and its time to rise up. I thought that might convince some people to change their votes last minute but it did not and Casey was evicted 7-1. Russell was actually the one person who voted for him and I am curious why but I am sure they will discuss it on Sunday’s show.
We finish the show with the HoH competition but we do not know who is the next HoH because its an endurance competition. I am sure its completed by now but I am a Big Brother tv fan not a Big Brother internet fan so I am not looking for any spoilers. I think Russell has the best shot at winning because he knows how to grapple and seems to have the most upper body strength which will lend well to this competition.
I want to finish off this post with some thoughts on all the house guests.
Kevin – classic floater. Kevin has contributed little to the game and has hid behind Lydia for most of it. I think he tries hard but is rarely ever successful.
Lydia – Crazy. I think she might be bipolar because she is happy one second and then is angry a few minutes later. I was open to rooting for her early in the game but her mental instability has become a real turn off for me.
Natalie – becoming less and less appealing. Game wise, Natalie is on the cusp of greatness. She does well in competitions and is part of the strongest alliance in the house. Personality wise though, I’m not fond of her as I once was. Over the past month her attitude has become more and more abrasive. She isn’t cocky but she often resorts to anger instead of calm discussion and to me that’s a turn-off. You may not see me fawn over her much anymore for the duration of the show.
Michele – my new favorite house guest. This past week Michele really stepped up by winning the veto ceremony and she seems to be the only one in the house, now that Casey is gone, who has a good read on people and doesn’t forget what she learned about them. Ronnie should be out the door but she sniffed out before the veto ceremony that was unlikely to happen. Michele is not a floater but isn’t a very strong player either. She will need some breaks but she could last long.
Chima – floater. I don’t like Chima. I don’t like her attitude or respect her intellect. She has done nothing so far that demonstrates she wants to be in this game.
Ronnie – Great gamer but so obnoxious. Ronnie could go far but he has to stop self inflating his head (either head would do fine here) when things go the way he wants. Even if he makes it to the finals he is likely to lose and I have to believe America is gunning for him to go home so I think Ronnie needs to get himself grounded fast.
Jeff – Jeff isn’t a floater but isn’t a great player either. He is a couple of steps below Michele. Jeff used to be a favorite of mine but I don’t know if he has the mental know how to get through this game. I respect the guy but I am not so sure he will get so far in this game.
Jordan – floater. Jordan should consider this a compliment because just the way she carries herself, she has to work herself up to the level of floater. She isn’t very athletic or bright or creative but as Casey said, luck has a lot to do with this game and so far she has gotten some of that. For her sake though, I hope her luck does not run out.
Russell – Top teir. Maybe its because CBS has focussed less on him this past week but it seems Russell has gotten his emotions back in check. Russell is a classic competitor and thinks like one. He could get very far in the game. I would root for him but there is a dark side to him which makes me hesitant.
Jesse – Top tier but is running into the same trouble as last year. I respect Jesse’s game play and understand why he didn’t send Ronnie home but Natalie selected who he should evict this week and Lydia/Russell selected who he should evict week one. Jesse has gotten his way but always conveniently makes sure its along the same lines as someone else’s way in the house. I haven’t really seen a decision made from Jesse that was all Jesse; so far his decisions have been influenced by outsiders.
That’s it for this week folks! Thanks again for checking out my thoughts. Now for a brief note about the future my thoughts here on trashwire.com.
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I might have mentioned before that I am a student but I don’t think I mentioned that I am a medical student. Anyone who is in graduate school knows, classes start a bit earlier than when you were an undergraduate or even in grade school or high school and for me, the semester starts in a little over ten days. As a result, I am not sure how frequently I will post my thoughts. I am an avid fan of the show but I know what my priorities are and can’t promise to dedicate the three hours a week to Big Brother plus the additional time to write up thoughts. I am pretty sure I will have future thoughts but if the frequency declines, I just wanted to give you guys a heads up why.
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