chance
13-06-2005, 10:39
I was not alarmed by Lesley's departure this Friday. The playground bullying tactics employed in the early hours of Monday morning were spiteful, malicious and callous. This was not an isolated incident; Lesley had received two formal warnings for bullying prior to her departure. The two minutes of footage which punctuated Monday evening's episode could barely account for the hours of nastiness which Sam had endured. Lesley is not a significant loss to the house. I would rather watch chewing gum dry to the back of a bus seat on a particularly arduous journey in one hundred degree heat than be subjected to the entertainment value derived from bullying in any form. One wonders how Lesley would feel to be subjected to similar levels of harassment and nastiness.
Truly anxious of a second Jade Goody (whom Big Brother had notoriously prepped to leave via the back exit at one stage), it was not astonishing that a nomination twist was fabricated to enable her a swifter eviction. Anyone who had watched the live feeds for any significant period of time would have noted the development of attempted nomination rigging by Derek to influence five individuals votes, namely: Lesley, Craig, Vanessa, Makosi and Kemal. Had this occurred, the six would effectively have had complete control over the following week's nominees (give or take some improvisation from Dr Big himself). It was therefore critical that this was nipped in the bud at the earliest opportunity. How long would it have been before a Maxwell versus Saskia nomination week?
Vanessa's outright revelation of her nomination choice gave Big Brother an excuse (illogical as it was) to put the *entire* set of housemates up for eviction. The punishment was not proportionate to the (carefully selected) crime but it sent out a direct message to the housemates and allowed for one of the conspirators to be evicted. This is the first year where Big Brother has been genuinely unfair to participants. Even in the initial week of the previous series where BB asserted that they would evict any member of the house they so elected to given the breach of Kitten's third formal warning, it was Kitten, the causal agent, who was ultimately evicted.
Allowing Saskia, in her brief role as Big Brother, to watch the revelation to Vanessa that she had inadvertently caused the nominations of the entire house, was unnecessary and placed further burdens upon both Vanessa (with the viewing public to confess to her housemates) and Saskia (to retain this knowledge or confront Vanessa if she didn't). One wonders whether Saskia genuinely won the counting task last Saturday or whether she was pre-selected, on the back of the developing romance, to win, secure in the knowledge that she would choose Maxwell to interrogate. The housemates, aware that the counting task had been won and the winner awarded, were sent into confusion over who had won and what that award entailed, providing a further contribution to this year's theme. The twist on the evil theme this series appears to revolve around developing a progressively heightened sense of paranoia and distrust amongst the housemates, developed through a series of mind games concocted by the twisted minds of the series producers.
Thus far, Big Brother has done an excellent job in achieving this. The house is designed in a manner which alludes to no single outright theme. Whereas Big Brother 5's house was clearly designed to appear nasty and unpleasant in décor, the simple and aspirational design of this house is such that the housemates were immediately unsure and paranoid as to what to expect having had expectations amalgamated through watching the previous series. The addition of a thirteenth housemates immediately tipped the participants off-balance. The negative connotations associated with that number is also of clear significance. Having made nominations in the first week to be presented with two nominees whom were not even nominated outright by the housemates created further mental disarray and confusion.
More recently, in allowing the housemates to individually hear cheers and boos from the baying crowds on Friday night created immediate unrest and turmoil. Master of darkness from the bubbling cauldrons of Hell, otherwise known as Craig, for instance, was cheered. This week Craig has been portrayed in the edited highlights to be an amusing and entertaining addition to the group. Craig is unaware that his dominant spiteful, bitchy, two-faced, nasty and egotistical character traits have not been exposed to the general public on a recurrent basis. Upon hearing cheers Craig asserted that his spiteful behaviour was being applauded, thus condoning and encouraging what he perceives to be his most dominant characteristics. Craig is set to become evermore bitchy, under the false blanket of security that his behaviour is delighting the viewing public.
Alongside Craig, Science and Roberto have emerged as the most deplorable contestants as we edge into the third week. Poor Maxwell was at the brunt of an aggressive attack by each. Some have determined that Science is an intelligent boy, but I digress. Anyone who truly believes that Big Brother will elevate their music career upon eviction must surely be deluded. One would only need to examine some of the music careers which have materialised from contestants in previous series (some from participants with genuine talent I might add) to know otherwise. Science is unable to voice his views without speaking over others or resorting to shouting. It's always frustrating on the live feeds when a couple of the housemates are engaged in an interesting conversation and Science comes along and disrupts the flow to discuss his rough childhood in the Ghetto (again). The incident with the bin is surely a sign of things to come: Science is a time bomb. In comparison, this year's weapon of mass destruction is destined to be Roberto. The temperature will continue to rise in the house and already Roberto is showing signs of exploding. The most deplorable and aggressive act this series was when he poured food over Maxwell's head during a heated exchange. There is genuine potential for violence here. Its only been TWO weeks!
Humming around somewhere in the middle are Kemal, Sam and Anthony. Has anyone failed to notice that when Kemal is in disagreement with a fellow housemate he goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on until he gets his own way like a petulant child? An irony for someone who proclaims to be the most mature person in the house. His nominations were, admittedly, very entertaining. Anthony meanwhile has provided very little entertainment value to the house. He does seem to be a gentle, simple lad but he's also incredibly bland. Much discussion has been elicited over Sam's inconsiderate and often rude behaviour and remarks towards others in the house. Most of her personality defects, I would suggest, are borne out of insecurity. It would be interesting to learn a little more about her background and some of the events which have shaped the person she's become. Perhaps we will get the chance to see a little more of Sam following Lesley's departure.
At the top of the deck we have Derek, Makosi, Maxwell and Saskia. Despite his nasty and unprovoked outburst at Sam (there have been several of these towards various housemates during the past fortnight but the most heinous was elected to be shown a night before the eviction lines closed) Derek provides some class entertainment in the house. Articulate and witty, his bitching is generally accurate but his sulky, temper tantrums are extremely childish and have proved damaging. Wonderfully quirky entertainment nonetheless. The Maxwell and Saskia will-they/wont-they saga has been a centre point of the show this week and is genuinely quite touching. Current favourites to win, it will be interesting to see how Big Brother elects to edit the couple in the next few weeks. My personal favourite housemate is Makosi who has been fabulously entertaining from the outset, a star which continues to shine brightly in the house. Warm-hearted, authentic and uninhibited, Makosi oozes charisma from every pour. Now, if she continues to play her cards right...
Truly anxious of a second Jade Goody (whom Big Brother had notoriously prepped to leave via the back exit at one stage), it was not astonishing that a nomination twist was fabricated to enable her a swifter eviction. Anyone who had watched the live feeds for any significant period of time would have noted the development of attempted nomination rigging by Derek to influence five individuals votes, namely: Lesley, Craig, Vanessa, Makosi and Kemal. Had this occurred, the six would effectively have had complete control over the following week's nominees (give or take some improvisation from Dr Big himself). It was therefore critical that this was nipped in the bud at the earliest opportunity. How long would it have been before a Maxwell versus Saskia nomination week?
Vanessa's outright revelation of her nomination choice gave Big Brother an excuse (illogical as it was) to put the *entire* set of housemates up for eviction. The punishment was not proportionate to the (carefully selected) crime but it sent out a direct message to the housemates and allowed for one of the conspirators to be evicted. This is the first year where Big Brother has been genuinely unfair to participants. Even in the initial week of the previous series where BB asserted that they would evict any member of the house they so elected to given the breach of Kitten's third formal warning, it was Kitten, the causal agent, who was ultimately evicted.
Allowing Saskia, in her brief role as Big Brother, to watch the revelation to Vanessa that she had inadvertently caused the nominations of the entire house, was unnecessary and placed further burdens upon both Vanessa (with the viewing public to confess to her housemates) and Saskia (to retain this knowledge or confront Vanessa if she didn't). One wonders whether Saskia genuinely won the counting task last Saturday or whether she was pre-selected, on the back of the developing romance, to win, secure in the knowledge that she would choose Maxwell to interrogate. The housemates, aware that the counting task had been won and the winner awarded, were sent into confusion over who had won and what that award entailed, providing a further contribution to this year's theme. The twist on the evil theme this series appears to revolve around developing a progressively heightened sense of paranoia and distrust amongst the housemates, developed through a series of mind games concocted by the twisted minds of the series producers.
Thus far, Big Brother has done an excellent job in achieving this. The house is designed in a manner which alludes to no single outright theme. Whereas Big Brother 5's house was clearly designed to appear nasty and unpleasant in décor, the simple and aspirational design of this house is such that the housemates were immediately unsure and paranoid as to what to expect having had expectations amalgamated through watching the previous series. The addition of a thirteenth housemates immediately tipped the participants off-balance. The negative connotations associated with that number is also of clear significance. Having made nominations in the first week to be presented with two nominees whom were not even nominated outright by the housemates created further mental disarray and confusion.
More recently, in allowing the housemates to individually hear cheers and boos from the baying crowds on Friday night created immediate unrest and turmoil. Master of darkness from the bubbling cauldrons of Hell, otherwise known as Craig, for instance, was cheered. This week Craig has been portrayed in the edited highlights to be an amusing and entertaining addition to the group. Craig is unaware that his dominant spiteful, bitchy, two-faced, nasty and egotistical character traits have not been exposed to the general public on a recurrent basis. Upon hearing cheers Craig asserted that his spiteful behaviour was being applauded, thus condoning and encouraging what he perceives to be his most dominant characteristics. Craig is set to become evermore bitchy, under the false blanket of security that his behaviour is delighting the viewing public.
Alongside Craig, Science and Roberto have emerged as the most deplorable contestants as we edge into the third week. Poor Maxwell was at the brunt of an aggressive attack by each. Some have determined that Science is an intelligent boy, but I digress. Anyone who truly believes that Big Brother will elevate their music career upon eviction must surely be deluded. One would only need to examine some of the music careers which have materialised from contestants in previous series (some from participants with genuine talent I might add) to know otherwise. Science is unable to voice his views without speaking over others or resorting to shouting. It's always frustrating on the live feeds when a couple of the housemates are engaged in an interesting conversation and Science comes along and disrupts the flow to discuss his rough childhood in the Ghetto (again). The incident with the bin is surely a sign of things to come: Science is a time bomb. In comparison, this year's weapon of mass destruction is destined to be Roberto. The temperature will continue to rise in the house and already Roberto is showing signs of exploding. The most deplorable and aggressive act this series was when he poured food over Maxwell's head during a heated exchange. There is genuine potential for violence here. Its only been TWO weeks!
Humming around somewhere in the middle are Kemal, Sam and Anthony. Has anyone failed to notice that when Kemal is in disagreement with a fellow housemate he goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on until he gets his own way like a petulant child? An irony for someone who proclaims to be the most mature person in the house. His nominations were, admittedly, very entertaining. Anthony meanwhile has provided very little entertainment value to the house. He does seem to be a gentle, simple lad but he's also incredibly bland. Much discussion has been elicited over Sam's inconsiderate and often rude behaviour and remarks towards others in the house. Most of her personality defects, I would suggest, are borne out of insecurity. It would be interesting to learn a little more about her background and some of the events which have shaped the person she's become. Perhaps we will get the chance to see a little more of Sam following Lesley's departure.
At the top of the deck we have Derek, Makosi, Maxwell and Saskia. Despite his nasty and unprovoked outburst at Sam (there have been several of these towards various housemates during the past fortnight but the most heinous was elected to be shown a night before the eviction lines closed) Derek provides some class entertainment in the house. Articulate and witty, his bitching is generally accurate but his sulky, temper tantrums are extremely childish and have proved damaging. Wonderfully quirky entertainment nonetheless. The Maxwell and Saskia will-they/wont-they saga has been a centre point of the show this week and is genuinely quite touching. Current favourites to win, it will be interesting to see how Big Brother elects to edit the couple in the next few weeks. My personal favourite housemate is Makosi who has been fabulously entertaining from the outset, a star which continues to shine brightly in the house. Warm-hearted, authentic and uninhibited, Makosi oozes charisma from every pour. Now, if she continues to play her cards right...