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Seriously, what the HELL were the Big Brother 10 houseguests thinking? I’m totally confused, angry, and… well… CONFUSED. This episode completely had me scratching my head. Don’t get me wrong — it was a phenomenal episode. From the amazing Jerry fight (above) to Julie’s pointed questions, it was all fantastic. And let’s not forget the Chenbot-Dan smackdown. That’s right: she certainly is married (TO THE HEAD OF THE NETWORK), but “Mrs. Chen” is her mom, DAN.
With all these great elements in play, the only thing that could have topped it all would have been Jessie’s dumb, cocky expression as he got kicked out of the house. Surely it would happen. But NO. No no no no no! The dumb houseguests got rid of Angie, despite a surprisingly articulate and well-stated speech. That’s right. They kept Jessie (who, yes, mentioned respect and being disrespected YET again in his little soapbox moment). Why they kept him made literally no sense. He certainly wasn’t more fun to be around. He’s definitely a threat in competitions. And he does nothing but cause trouble.
Still, the house continued with its tunnel-vision against Angie. Granted, Jessie IS better television; so for us as an audience, this can only mean more reality gold (such as mangling two different attempts at the word “rational”), but this quest to railroad Angie out made literally no sense. Some say it’s because of her old devotion towards Brian — an reasoning that seems more like an excuse than a strategy. Then there’s Keesha’s illogical line that Angie somehow let Keesha take the heat for all this Steven business. It didn’t make sense on Sunday when we saw the nominations, and it still doesn’t make sense now. I like Angie’s take on it: competitiveness with the females — or as I like to call it, bitchy jealousy. The good news for Keesha is that her reign was totally consistent: nonsensical every step of the way.
Oh well. I guess we’ll still have Jessie to kick around. And, more interestingly, Dan too. Yes, he’s America’s Player, which seems about right. If this screws up his game and gets him kicked out, I won’t really mind. I just hope America has him target Jessie, and given the pseudo-alliance they made last week, I’m sure Jessie would more than flip out if he found out Dan’s pushing for his ouster (meanwhile, I’m sure he’d simultaneously forget that he was pushing for Dan to go on the block this week).
As for Jerry. Oh Jerry. What a fight. He’s a cranky old coot, and he does seem to talk at people, rather than to them (a very old man thing to do), but man, the way he stood up for himself in the fight was fantastic. He totally called that group out on their shit — as he should have. They completely didn’t even hear what he had said, played a game of Big Brother telephone, and next thing we knew, it was like he had told Angie that he had ordered a fatwa on Jessie’s head. Surely when they confronted him, they should have known he wasn’t lying to them — he had his MILITARY HAT ON. Nevertheless, I like how they (Michelle in particular) acted as if he started the fight when clearly they had egged him on. Plus, I also enjoyed how Jessie, Memphis, and Michelle shirked the notion that they had all the power last week. Surely they weren’t in control of the household! It’s not like Jessie had some special title called “HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD” or anything. OH WAIT. I actually like Michelle, and I wish she’d move away from the double douchebag alliance of Jessie and Memphis. Sigh.
Anyway, there were like three million other wonderful, notable parts of the episode, but I’m so overloaded that I can’t even remember them. What did you think about the show? What haven’t I touched on yet?
(Photocap to go up as soon as CBS.com posts photos, which may take a while, but in the meantime, be sure to check out this new Big Brother blog at TV Week called “Oh Brother!” My friend Joe Adalian co-authors it, and he’s very funny and observant.)
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The Dan /Julie exchange was pure magic. Julie, you little firecracker, you.
I’ve noticed over the years that Julie can’t handle Improv moments very well, but she came back with that snappy answer so well, Dan was too shocked to SHOUT back in the diary room!
Every year, I wonder WTF are the houseguests thinking. Every damn year. It’s like they are too scared of Jessie to vote him out (even though he will be GONE who cares) or they are gluttons for drama and punishment. maybe Keesha wants him around for her benefit…when she finally decides to go against her alliance, that she hates, yet is extremley loyal to (??)
As much as I hate the guy, I will back him all the way on “Operation Libra Takedown”
Best line of the night: during the HOH comp – Ollie yelling, “Jessie, take your shirt off!”
If Jessie gets evicted, then we won’t get to see his goodbye speeches to the other houseguests. That alone is worth keeping him around. I can’t get enough of his similes and metaphors.
I agree that it was an amazing show. At first, I felt bad for Bland-gie and wanted Capt. Jessie, the workout tool outsted. BUT, then I realized the show would be so less entertaining without him. Did I hear incorrectly, or did he call Libra “the most deviant player in the game”? I assume with Jessie he meant devious, but maybe he was making a simile or analogy or metaphor. Could it be that all this is a ruse to make America think he is stupid. I mean, he did beat the entire house at chess! Of course, beating a BB housemate at chess is a little like beating a 3 year old at tic-tac-toe, to use one of Jessie’s simile/analogies.
BSide – keep the photocaps coming! They are hilarious.
Is there any reason why hats sit several inches off old peoples heads?
Anyway…I’m glad that Jessie wasn’t disrespected and voted out. But it is funny, even after he was threatening Libra and making cracks at Jerry being old.
Did you watch Craig Ferguson again? Julie and Craig were laughing at Jessie for taking his shirt off post-quake.
The best moment was the Chenbot-Dan ownage. Speaking of the Chenbot, she looked FABULOUS.
Angie – “I wore the (fugly) hat because I knew it bothered them.” Way to win those votes Smokestack.
Jessie is the loudmouth moron – Angie was the quiet moron.
When BB revealed the endurance comp with the Earthquake theme – it totally reinforced Keesha’s belief that BB staged the 5.6 we had Tuesday. Ha.
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I think Jessie will campaign to get his shirts evicted. He clearly has a problem with them.
FC, you are so right about the old man’s hat!
Jessie is good tv, but as a houseguest he should have been ousted. Angie really gave a great speech.
Dan being America’s Player (which I hated last year, and still do)has the potential to be funny. Hopefully we can have he disrespect Jessie, get in bed with Ollie and April, and cut Michelle’s hair. Man that woman’s hair is like another houseguest on its own.
For your amusement…
Jessie’s goodbye “message” to Angie
Jessie: I was pushing 110% for ya. And initially, I think that’s the … real truth, uh, of why I’m sitting here with you. You have a rationalized mind and, heh, at least you’re going to be able to communicate with people that … aren’t insane or … don’t have a really poor judgment … of … rationale. Again, I could make more similes … and analogies if you want, but … I think you understand everything that I’m trying to portray right now.
Bless you, Hanto. I needed to relive that. Jessie for Poet Laureate!
Why can’t anyone vote the way they want to? I don’t get why everyone has to go with majority. Like Jerry, Renny and Libra definitely hated Jessie, but didn’t vote against him. It’s stupid that it always has to be a clean sweep, and stupid also that everyone had to get Keesha’s stamp of approval on how they voted. She acted like she was the one deciding who went home. “SOOOOOO frustrating!!”
How much do I love this season? “Yes…Yes–YES! Ahhhh” (Me channeling Meg Ryan in whatever the farkle movie that was…)( or maybe it’s me channeling that wench in the Herbal Essence commercial–I dunno; I lose me frakin’ MIND when i am as titillated as this season makes me!)
DP, I agree it’s extremely annoying that people can’t vote they way they want to. I was so mad that they didn’t evict Jessie last night. Especially because my hatred for him spiked to a new level when he started making farting noises at the other houseguests!
I have to say that Angie’s Eviction speech was the best ever in BB history. She actually FOUGHT to stay in! I hate the same old lame eviction speech that everyone gives: “If it’s my time to go, it’s my time to go, and I understand & respect your decision.” Boooo! No! Fight for your votes to stay!
Hanto… Thank you for posting that.. It’s priceless! His ‘speeches’ always leave me scratching my head. Did anyone else notice how unprepared Jessie looked/felt after Angie gave her awesome speech? LOL too funny.
This is from Josh Wolk (a.k.a. the best and funniest writer EW has and has had for the past eight years):
Last night he [Jessie] also called Libra ”the most deviant person in this house” (meaning ”devious”) and gave Angie the most unintelligible farewell speech since Willy the whale’s goodbye to the little boy who freed him: ”You have a rationalized mind, and at least you’re going to be able to communicate with people who aren’t insane, or don’t have a really poor judgment of rationale. I could make more similes or analogies if you want, but I think you understand everything I’m trying to portray right now.” I love that statement so much, because it has so many layers of misused vocabulary, and cluelessness about his own terms, and it’s all topped off with an enormous cherry of irony. I am so in love with that passage that I want to get under a blanket and bang it.
I read an article via Joker’s that said the reason for the mean girls attitude against Angie was that the guys had made some comments about Angie being the ‘most natural’ beauty in the house. Apparently, that didn’t sit well with Keesha and April resulting in the railroad to get her out.