Are Big Brother 9’s Houseguests Actually Starting To Play The Game?
The scene at 9:40 BBT as house guests play pool in the back yard of a very chilly Big Brother house: Adam refers to Crazy James as “JZ,” a play on Jay-Z’s name.
James’ last name is Zinkland.
But Adam is saying things like, “Ahh yeah, JZ. Make that money.”
And I’m thinking, “They have no idea how James makes that paper.”
(Side note: Does James have the worst tattoo in history at the top of his chest, or what? The bolo-tie tattoo is possibly the worst ink in history.)
Alas, the next couple of nights centers on who’s going home: Will it be Alex and Amanda or Matt and Natalie?
So far, it looks like Matt and Natalie will be going home, even though Alex and Amanda were the targets initially. However, proud Alex has refused to campaign, so I wonder if that’s not a killer in the end. But, most of the house guests now realize that Alex actually owns his DJ company, and James mentioned to the group how Alex’ family got money as part of a Sept. 11 settlement.
It’s hard to feel sorry for the rich kid, so I’m at a loss as to what the heck they’ll do.
On the other hand, I’ve noticed a significant difference from last week to this week. The Big Brother game is starting to kick in.
I know, you can boo and hiss and say I’m crazy, and I still don’t like this bunch as much as last year’s. However, as soon as PoV winners Josh and Sharon decided not to use the PoV this week (BTW, Was that a spoiler? I’ll admit it: Once I start getting into the feeds, I pretty much only watch the feeds.), Matt and Natalie went into overdrive, doing anything they can to extend their stay by an extra week.
Furthermore, their campaign comes two days after a marathon argument Saturday night in front of the entire house. Matt went on and on about flirting with every girl in the house, and Natalie maybe said a word every 1,500.
While I know they were arguing about her perception that Matt never pays attention to her, I am not sure that they resolved anything or that Matt once made sense. It still went on for at least an hour, and it was mind-numbing. I suspect they show videos like this at Scientology meetings.
So, I guess what I’m suggesting is that the Big Brother house is moving into that part of the season where the days start to become a little mundane. And the more people leave the house, the more the $500,000 grand prize starts to factor in.
I assure you, these could be the most boring house guests in BB history, but I’m still interested to see what they will do as soon as they can taste it. Frankly, what happens the next 48 hours before the live eviction this week will go a long way in determining whether the remaining house guests are ready to get serious about playing Big Brother or they are content playing house.
My plea to Big Brother: Kill this couples concept right after the live eviction, and let’s play some Big Brother. This house has already proven itself to be full of crazy people, so let them go mano a mano.
