Big Brother Shenanigans: BB16: Cry Me a River

Saturday, August 16, 2014

BB16: Cry Me a River

So, Donny won the BoB, miraculously. Apparently, not only did Christine not help Donny but she was helping Cody and Caleb, a fact that the Douchenators want to disassociate themselves from, allowing Christine to take the hit. They couldn't believe that Donny won this competition alone. They said that unlike last week's BoB, it was not as easy to win alone. (Later, they would accuse production of rigging it in his favor, giving him ear bud instructions and night vision and say that it was a "crap shoot") I find it hilarious that two of the biggest braggarts and shit-talkers in the house could not win again the "old man" as they call him.

Anyway. Donny was happy, as were 99% of the fans.

I was waiting for him to gather all the house guests into the living room to tell them that he's Kelly Pickler's older bother, that he's a flower bed mogul and that he's planning on giving all his winnings to a charity that helps grow gardens in the Sahara. Naw. That's not his style.

While he celebrated, the others scrambled, complained, bashed Donny, panicked and were being their general douchy selves. Christine even went as far as comparing Donny to BB10 Jerry. In what universe are these two even remotely alike other than being over 30? Jerry was a supreme misogynist, frequently calling women the c-word, while Donny has been nothing but a gentleman.

Anyway, Derrick was the one most affected because, for the first time, he has no control over his target. Not only that, but apparently, they heard someone from production cheering when Donny won BoB. This did not sit well with this lowly crew of humanity's outcasts. How dare they cheer for Donny? Yes, it was unprofessional but an understandable reaction. Only those dead inside won't cheer for Donny.

Anyway, knowing the way Derrick's mind works, he realized he isn't the top dog in this fight, so he had a meltdown in HoH. This strategic meltdown is no doubt a combination of his frustrations and a ploy to gain fan sympathy. This, along with mentioning his daughter increasingly and talking down to people, is losing him support among the fans. It doesn't help that later in the night, while he and Caleb were talking about/bashing Donny, they came up with a plan to intimidate Donny, should he win the PoV, into using it. Yeah., okay. Good luck with that fools.

Anyway, that did not stop Derrick from playing Jedi mind tricks on the weak-minded like Caleb, tossing out the idea that backdooring Zach is not the worst case scenario. Frankie is HoH and we know that he's already tossed Zach out into the wild on several occasions, but will he go for it this time? Who knows?

Interesting to note, before the PoV players were picked, Donny subtly told Zach that he hoped he would get picked for PoV, implying that Zach would be in danger if he didn't win it. He stressed to Zach that he's alone, meaning they should work together. Even though, that agreement was not made, Zach let no one in on this discussion.

It all depends on PoV and who wins it. Those playing will be Frankie, Cody, Caleb, Donny, Christine and Victoria. Of course "beast mode" won this in his mind already. He and the other Alpha dogs scoff at the idea of Donny or Victoria winning it. These fools will never learn will they?

Stay tuned!

Big Brother Lexicon

There are certain terms that have been used in the course of this show that should be clarified. Here is a list:

Team America: Yet Another tool for production to manipulate the game. Three players will be placed in alliance by "America" and will be given tasks that apparently will change the game. So far, it didn't change Joey's game, first member of Team America slated to be evicted first.

Battle of the Block: The 2 nominees of each of the 2 HoHs will battle each other. The winner duo save themselves and dethrone the HoH who nominated them, throwing them back out of power at risk of being a renom.

AGP: Allison Grodner of Fly on the Wall Productions which is the company that has been hired by CBS to produce the show.

PoV: Power of Veto. This allows the holder to save one of the nominations for eviction. The last PoV of the game is the most powerful, as it determines who will be evicted.

HoH: Head of Household. Along with getting a primo suite, a letter from home, pictures and treats, this person decides who will be nominated and renominated should the veto be used.

Floater: This term is often misused. A "floaters" strategy is legitimate way to get through and win the game. A prime example of this is Jun Song (BB4). This strategy allows the player to switch alliances when necessary, win when necessary, but always work under the wire. It doesn't mean just going with the power in the house (let's call those floppers). It means manipulating the house, ergo having the power. In later years, the term has been misused for players who do not make any moves in the game but work for whoever has the power.

Backdoor: This strategy is used when the true target for eviction is not initially nominated, does not get a chance to play PoV, is subsequently nominated and evicted.

Blindside: When a player is evicted without even suspecting that he/she is the target.

Pawn: This is a person who is nominated but is part of the HoH's alliance and is used as a decoy, to ensure that the other person nominated gets evicted. It has often happened that the pawn has been blindsided.

America's Player: This is a player in the game, chosen by the viewing public, who is told how to act and vote in the house. They do this for a separate monetary reward.

Fast Forward: When there are two evictions in one week. Typically they tape an eviction on Tuesday followed by a quickie HoH. They have nominations later that night, followed by a PoV competition and PoV ceremony the next day. The second eviction and HoH comp for that week happens live on Thursday.

Double Eviction: On the live show on Thursday, there is an eviction (sometimes pre-taped), followed by a quick HoH comp, immediate nominations, a PoV competition, PoV Ceremony, followed by another Eviction, culminating in the second HoH comp which is usually a physical skill or Endurance.