Here's our Big Brother blogging teams first weekly bumper catch-up blog. Agree with us? Disagree with us? We want to know what you think...
Saturday
Gina
has to be the most Explosive Big Brother character since BB8’s Charley. She had
a tantrum over sharing beds. Immediately started acting up for the cameras. And
got a formal warning Day One for threatening Sallie (all she said was “YOU LOOK LIKE A PROSTITUTE”, come on, it’s a valid point).
It’s
fair to say Gina will be up early for the eviction twist (we’re picking who to
nominate). She’s got all the potential of ‘checking out early’ – if not by us,
because she’s decided The House isn’t high class enough for her tastes.
The Cat
Fight overshadowed everything, but we did start to see the housemates come to
terms with their lack of luxury and hard work for food and water. PC Dan
stepped in to calm the fight using his ex-police tactics (this could get
annoying). For Dan fans can we just point out that he’s the sole reason we get
a five minute delay on any minor live streaming. The police have censored live
action in case he reveals anything from The Savile enquiry (where Dan arrested
Jim Davidson).
In
other news:
Dexter
is hitting on Hazel, unsuccessfully.
No one
can tell twins Jack and Joe apart (unless they tell you who’s gay and who’s
straight).
Cougar
Jemima moved on from ogling Sam in the shower to boxer Daley.
And
oldest housemate Jackie took on the role of house Mother, by adopting The
Twins.
Sunday
Day 4
in the Big Brother house and the gloves are officially off!
Sallie
is definitely a Big Brother problem child who is desperate to come across as
cool, tough and ‘real’. Sallie is the least genuine of the lot to me, you can
almost smell the desperation as she tries to fight her way to ‘top dog’
position and the way that she has been rallying the housemates together to
ostracize Gina is sickening. Gina is not exactly the most savoury of
contestants – her VT probably left a bad taste in everybody’s mouth, but do any
of them have a good VT
Elsewhere
in Sallie-land. Everything has to be about her and if she doesn’t get the
attention that she is craving she will literally just repeat herself until she
does – ‘I’m going to eat the sweets, I don’t want the sweets but I’m just going
to eat them – I don’t want the sweets but I’m going to eat the sweets’ I mean
come on, we get it – you don’t want the sweets but you will eat them to
guarantee a little bit of ~controversial airtime~ She is the louder-mouthed
Regina George of BB and already she has completely exhausted her entertainment
levels.
The
edit wouldn’t have you believe it but there are actually contestants other than
Sallie and Gina who are currently residing the Big Brother house:
Boring
Callum got a nod of approval from me when he showed he wasn’t as much the
wallflower as I first thought by being mature enough to not get involved or
take sides in silly tit-for-tat rows. I hope that Callum will maintain this
integrity throughout the series and become the common sense and voice of reason
that is so often needed during the almighty Big Brother fights.
I am
still a Dexter fan. In Sunday’s show he cut Dan off when he mentioned that he has a
son to ask if he was straight. Obviously as we have seen the VT we know that
Dan is both gay and a father but Dexter intervening like this meant that we got
answers to the questions that no doubt a lot of the audience were thinking. My
first impressions tell me that as Dexter becomes more comfortable within the
house he will waste no time in telling people what he really thinks of them.
Monday
If
there is one thing the new series of Big Brother can’t be accused of it’s being
a slow burner. Less than a week in and the show has exploded to life, with two
main storylines making it blockbuster viewing.
Monday’s
episode saw Michael nominate Gina, Dexter and Sallie face-to-face. While his
acting has been wooden at times, particularly in the diary room, the Irishman
put in his best performance yet when delivering the three names to his stunned
housemates.
Sallie’s
reaction to being put up highlighted exactly why the viewers chose her and was
designed solely for airtime. Given how previously she has been so wary of
potential Big Brother meddling (‘I’m going to eat a sweet, I’m not going to eat
a sweet, I’m going to eat it. Everybody watch me eat it. Cameras, are you on,
watch me eat it’) her lack of thought to how not everything may be as it seems
is curious. However, she is the best actress in the house and could do with
giving Michael some tips.
Sallie
is not alone of being oblivious to Big Brother’s games, with only detective Dan
rumbling him so far. That guy has dealt with liars all his life, weeding out
criminals and making them pay, so this is nothing new to him. More pertinently,
he knows bad acting when he sees it, and boy was that bad from Michael in the
Diary Room.
As if
all that wasn’t enough we had another argument involving Gina and a race row,
which ended up with Jemima getting a formal warning. Any right-minded viewer
having seen the conversation and heard it in context will know that there was
nothing even slightly racist about her comments and for Gina to play to race
card was tactical and extremely underhand. Gina could have sealed her eviction
fate with a particularly riling display while Jemima has clearly emerged as a
follower and seemingly only has a problem with Gina because Sallie does. Get
your own opinions woman. And sort your hair out.
A few
closing thoughts
– What
is the point of Daley? Is to show him fart and then spray the odour clear the
best BB can come up with?
– I’ve never
seen the video for ‘Moves Like Jagger’ and after Jackie’s laboured dance
routine, I’m not too keen either.
–
Loving Dexter’s onesie look. He has to stay.
Tuesday
Sorry
to brag but... called it! I said in the bit that I wrote for the launch that
Dexter would probably break under the pressure and that is exactly what
happened. People like Dexter never last for long in Big Brother with the same
pretence they went in with, life in the house can be a short sharp shock as
they quickly realise just how much Big Brother, as a process, can strip you
back to your bare essentials, both physically and emotionally. It's not been an
easy ride for the Housemates and just five days in, the cracks are already well
and truly visible.
Jemima
woke up to the knowledge that the previous night's argument with Gina was bound
to be shown to the public, as was the resulting conversation she had with Big
Brother in the Diary room where she was told that she had a formal warning
being given to her for potentially offensive remarks she made.
The
rest of the house isn't faring much better, although some are better at hiding
it than others. However, over the next few days I can see Dan losing his rag.
Having the role of house supporter thrust upon you is one thing, but how long
can he cope with the Housemates' ever increasing drama? Sallie too can surely
only hold this tough girl act for so long. Her outburst at Michael today showed
that she is shocked and saddened by his, as she put it, betrayal.
Michael,
for his part, seems to be dealing with the more intense aspects of his task
pretty well. He did very well in the face of Sallie and Dexter – giving as good
as he got as insults were hurled at him. But, again, how long can this go on
for? If rumours of Michael leaving the house on Friday are true, then maybe
it's for the best. Surely, nobody can cause this much upset and not start to
feel somewhat affected by it? With the suspicions and paranoia rife and the
house at breaking point, how much longer can the People's Puppet hold his head
above water?
By @RobInnes87
Wednesday
Sophie
was AGGED because of her dodgy tan, the twins were so ravenous they'd probably
eat Detective Dan (not even joking!) and eye-candy Callum (who it turns out CAN
speak) dances his way into Charlie's heart in a quest to become her man.
Nominees Gina and Sallie turned all pally over Sideboob's hair loss declaring
their brawl as “so last week now!” Stackable shopping is successfully
sabotaged as Michael ensured the oversized grocery came crashing down at the
last second. BAM! Somehow his wiggles and wobbles were overlooked and the
failure was blamed on the wind – not the sunshine or moonlight! ;)
Dreary
Dexter's secret information theories are shot down and so are his high
sex-driven chances with Hazel! She's grossed out that he wants to smell her and
suspects his ridiculous carry-on is a strange shot at stirring something so
he'll stay. Animal whisperer Wolfy was bugged that her critters of housemates
have been ridiculing her gift of gabbing with insects. Yet she has Dan coming
over all Dr Doolittle when a fly teaches him that he is right. This has to be
total crock, mind you I'd rather converse with cockroaches and ladybirds than
the likes of whiner Jemima!
The
live 15 second pleas for their preservation to People's Puppet come as a shock
to all, completely unaware that Michael's choice was in fact down to the
British public. Unsexy Dex confesses to being behind the 'Dan-is-bitchy'
comment in the anonymous suggestions. As usual, another female will be first to
be ousted from the house because Dexter received the lowest votes for eviction
and is spared. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING VOTERS? Sideboobs slams the sssssssly
skin-saver, cussing and hissing about her hatred for him. Can her compassionate
crocodile tears and offer to sacrifice her smurf beanies for Wolfy save her
this week? YOU DECIDE!! And will we ever see dullard Daley do anything more
than fart?
Thursday
We've
not seen much of the twins relationship throughout the show so far but
Thursdays show was different. Everyone thought they were going to get along
really well, but their bickering has begun. I loved how (name the twin) called
himself a hungry fat kid. Seeing Joe peddling the bike for Gina to use the
straighteners was a cracker, he had his arse on display and was moaning because
it was tiring him out.
I'm bored of Daley. He is so boring he's complaining that he's pissed off when he's got it easy in the house. He has his suitcase, he trains outside in the garden everyday. I think he's just missing home and I wouldn't be surprised if he left the house early. Although I will say the prank he pulled at bedtime was showing the real side of him and if he carries on like this he will go far in the house as he is a likeable character.
Charlie's
Diary room talk tonight really intrigued me. She said that if her mum wasn't in
the house with her she could be a little more naughty like when she’s ‘out with
girls’. She was aiming this at the blossoming romance she's kind of having with
Callum. It wouldn't be a completed series without some sort of romance
occurring.
The
most dramatic part of Thursdays show was the Suggestion Box. Everyone knew it
wasn't going to end well. Dexter now nicknamed (ssssssnake) wrote a suggestion
to Dan telling him to stop being so bitchy and leave Michael alone. Dexter only
admitted this when he was trying to save himself from leaving on Friday.
Sometimes
Dans’ honest opinions can come across quite bitchy. Jack & Joe need more
arguments it's entertaining to watch. Sam & Jemima's mother and son
relationship is weird, stop it now! Charlie get it off with Callum this will
help you stay in. Daley keep playing pranks, otherwise leave. And finally,
Wolfy keep being Northern us Northerners love you.
By @Scottaylorr
Friday - Eviction
WOW!
Big brother was pulling all their punches with their first knock out eviction!
High drama on the studio floor as Emma was put to the test managing to keep the
crowd at bay from gobby Sallie.. whilst the taxi came to take her back to FHM
Towers, let’s have a quick look at how the rest of the housemates tackled Big
Brother’s big reveal in “Secrets and Lies”.
The two
housemate pretties Hazel and Dan formed the closest alliance yet, but this is
no bitch fest fun like Brian and Narinda from BB2. If Dan was an early favourite
to win, his conniving and smug face could be his downfall
Big
Brother made the most of Michael The Puppet’s last day, by organising their
cruellest task to date. We loved it. The housemates had to decide who ‘Michael’
would pick as ‘most sexy’ / ‘least sexy’, and Dan put on his best acting face
to look shocked when he got picked as sexy. Wolfy was distraught when she
thought Michael had picked her for least attractive and least hygienic. This
was another genius evil twist from Big Brother
In
other news, Daley is still doing NOTHING. His attempt to stay under the radar
and stay to the end may well work, but we won’t vote for him to win, we’ve
learnt our lessons hard from ‘the Rachel year’.
Gina
got a raw deal when Charlie asked her if she was an escort, but this time
sadly, no sparks flew and Gina laughed it off. We can expect to see A LOT more
of Gina, she’s on her ‘Big Brother’ journey…that’s all I’ll say.
It was
difficult to tell which of the divas the viewers would vote to evict. Had it
been picked earlier in the week it would more likely have been Gina. But Sallie’s
‘speak now and think never’ attitude had us all worn out and she went out to
boos so loud Big Brother had to close the eye and let Emma conduct her
interview in the studio.
Once
Michael was revealed as The Puppet actor, and came out to sit beside her, there
was no holding her back. It was probably the most explosive eviction interview
ever and Emma handled it brilliantly.
Now Sallie has gone we may start to see more of the
other characters coming forward. But her ‘best bits’ showed a cutesy fun side
to Sallie which Big brother’s script failed to show us.
And to
close the show, the remaining housemates were finally united in happiness as
Big brother returned all their ‘shredded’ suitcases. What can we expect next
week…is there a swimming pool under the lawn. Is there a gym hidden upstairs.
Are we getting a NEW housemate? One thing’s for sure, peace will not reign
long. They’ve all got to nominate for the first time on Sunday!
Highlight – Nominations
The
highlight of the show this week for me was nominations, it caused all sorts of
drama from the house, fall-outs and emotional outbursts left right and centre.
Lowlight – Daley and his tears
I think
he’s boring, he keeps himself quiet which you can’t do in the house if you want
to win. He needs participate more in the group and be less withdrawn.
Hero – Dan
He
brought his work in the big brother house as we’ve seen early in the week with
the Gina and Sallie argument he was straight there keeping things as calm as
possible, we’ve seen his detective side coming through with his instinctive
feeling that Michael wasn’t genuine.
Villain - Sallie
I think
she is too honest, she stirs it up which isn’t a bad thing but it can be seen
as being a bitch but I also think the house will miss her.
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