Big Brother: Nominations twist

Karen Dunn

TV Addict

The housemates talk tactics, Luke irritates me and Rex gets my vote...

Monday, 28 July 2008

Rex is currently my favourite housemate. He's arrogant, argumentative and a bit of an arse. However, he’s up front about it, tells people to their faces, is willing to have his opinion swayed and, most importantly, he’s funny about it.

I don’t always agree with his opinion, but at least he has one and he’s not vicious or bitchy like some of the others.

It was a great twist giving the heavenly housemates the nomination pod to talk about the others in. Darnell was right though that they would never actually agree on anything. It did weird me out a little bit with them being allowed to talk about each other so candidly, but I kind of liked it as well.

Maybe tactical voting is the way forward. I imagine, as Mikey put it, that it was very therapeutic being able to say things honestly to one another.

I also love that they got to see the audition VTs, especially Dale’s. Not only did the other housemates get to discover his claims that he would stab them all in the back fro the £100,000 and that he wanted to ‘nail fanny’, but reminded the views of what a prize tosser he is too.

I do, however, feel sorry for Rachel. I don’t think she was that different to her VT. It’s not like she was saying she would shag everyone and have arguments. She was only a bit louder.

I think it’s right that she doesn’t get a chance to be confident in the house. I think she’s just more subdued than outside. You try shouting over the rest of them, especially after Alex shouted her down in week one. I did like Rex’s comment though that he would: ‘swap her for scrabble’. Harsh, but kind of fair.

I’m so bored of Luke moaning on and on about Bex going and blaming everyone other than Bex for her departure. She may have been entertainment, but there was needless nastiness from her too, which made her a really unpalatable character. He’s just a miserable old man. Yes, Bex will be there when he comes out, but just to cash in and not for the deep meaningful relationship he’s obviously secretly hoping for.

His obsession that Rebecca only got 35% of the vote is thoroughly irritating too. 65% Luke, 65%!!!! When he then started claiming that they must have been edited badly I could have killed him. We just didn’t like her, OK?

Meanwhile, now Lisa has some more of her allies in Hell with her she’s getting a bit cockier and is being plain nasty some of the time to Kat. I’d almost forgotten that she went out with Mario, but her behaviour now is reaffirming that they are actually a match made in hell.

Finally, I think Mikey maybe coming back from the dark side. He’ll never be my favourite housemate, but I hope he’s seeing things clearer now about some of his friends. He also rocked at the chilli challenge [my favourite so far] and for that I salute him.

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4 comments

Michel July 29 09:04

First of all, great Blog. I love reading your comments... I don't understand why everyone hates Bex and why she was voted out. Admittedly, I probably wouldn't want to be friends with her, as she'd drive me bonkers with her antics but she was the most entertaining housemate. For purely selfish reasons, meaning viewing pleasure, I didn't want her to leave. She had a lot of characteristics that may be irritating to people (obviously! Since she was booted out with 65% of the vote) but just like Luke and Dale, I simply can not understand how people could vote her out over Mo. What has he ever done to entertain us? His departure wouldn't have changed anything in the house, apart from housemeates having more food to eat, since he chomps away anything in his path like a caterpillar. To his credit though, along with Dale, he was the highlight of the episode with the chilli task. The first time Mo actually stood out and did something that made me laugh out loud. He still irritated me with his over exaggerated playing up to the camera, but he looked like such a loser, that it was dead funny. I love the tasks this year in general. The first task, giving housemates electris shocks in the bum, was hilarious too. And all the mean tasks for housemates from hell to earn their right to nominate each week are pretty cunning, because they are just "slave labor" kind of tasks and absolutely pointless. There seems to be something entertaining about putting housemates through pain. And what does that say about us viewers?

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sarah July 29 09:37

i think rachel rocks she just gets a hard time for being so nice cos everyone else is two faced i would be reserved and unsure with that bunch of cliquey backstabbers i hope she gets to the final

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marcelle July 29 17:02

nobody could have told this better than you,karen, my sentiments exatcly!!

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lily July 30 20:20

good comments on the house m8ts i agree wiv u on most of the things u av said. i WISH PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE WOULD STOP PICKING ON RACHEL SHE IS JUST A NORMAL GIRL AND IT THINK ITS IS HOW SHE ON THE OUTSIDE JUST BEACUSE SHE ISNT BITCHING ALL THE TIME AND MAKEING STUFF UP ABUT HER SELF TO IMPRESS EVERY ONE PEOPLE THINK SHE IS FAKE. ALSO I DO KINDA LIKE REX IN A VERY WERID WAY BUT I WISH HE WUD SHUT UP ABOUT HIS RESTERANUTS YES WE HE IS A CHEIF I MEAN WHAT DOES THE MAN WANT A BLUE PETER BAGE !!! also dale yes he was a ding in he vt but I think he just wanted to get into the house and im so please jen went becuase now its been a few weeks since she has left dale has no a personality and he actully I THINK an alryt guy !! anway KAT TO WIN !!! also i no miky is blind but he so stupied in some of his theroires . sorry for such a long comment had to get it off my chest !!

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