09/06 - The Donato Show

It’s arrived, the double eviction episode of Big Brother 8. Considering how jam-packed this will be, I’ve decided to write my reactions as they enter my head. Let’s begin.

8:01 – Wearing black (to match the color of her heart) the Chenbot introduced the fast-paced proceedings of tonight’s episode: Two evictions. One HoH competition. One veto competition. All in the course of an hour

8:05 – Jameka is playing the game for her nieces, godchildren and practically everyone she’s ever met. Play for yourself, kiddo! Eyes on the prize!

8:06 – Could you see how hard it was for Jess to conceal her excitement when Jameka told her what Dick said? She was practically floating on air at the prospect she’d be safe.

8:10 – The America’s Player twist definitely complicates a completely live show. Eric’s assignments will be coded into Julie’s announcements—how 007!

8:12 – It was disappointing (but totally unsurprising) to see Jess get voted out 2 to 1. Will Eric be able to avenge her early exit? Will he ever forgive himself for not using the veto last week?

8:15 – Whoa! Eric’s goodbye message to Jess ended with “I love you.” This relationship might be the most intimate in Big Brother history. Surely it surpasses that of Erika and Boogie or Drew and Diane. (Although I suppose Dave and Amanda of season four were more intimate in the literal sense of the word.)

8:21 – For the HoH competition, do you think the producers had an extra set of stairs ready in case Jessica stayed? If so, where did they store it?

8:26 – That HoH competition was such a nail-biter, it was a three-way tie going into the final question. But why, oh, why did Dick—my least favorite houseguest in Big Brother history—have to win it?

8:30 – Hey, there’s a commercial for some show called Kid Nation. Gee, I’ve never heard of it.

8:30 – That last comment was sarcasm if you weren’t sure.

8:31 – Speaking of sarcasm, Eric did the best he could to “persuade” Dick to nominate Daniele in the two minutes he had. Of course it was futile, and Dick put up perpetual nominee Jameka and America’s Player.

8:37 – Perhaps I misunderstood the veto competition’s rules, or maybe there were fewer green balls than I realized, but why weren’t any of the houseguests searching on the ground?

8:40 – Julie Chen is a stern taskmaster. Jameka was pleading with her about the rogue blue ball, but Julie didn’t even acknowledge her. Perhaps the Chenbot was experiencing a momentary malfunction. Regardless, Zach won the veto.

8:42 – When we returned from the commercial, Dick yelled out “Hey, Rich!” Is that a secret houseguest or a BB producer hiding behind the walls?

8:44 – Surprising no one, Zach didn’t use the veto, more or less cementing Eric’s exit.

8:51 – America and its player made it pretty far in the game. I see Eric as Big Brother’s version of Rob Cesternino of Survivor: Amazon.

8:54 – Being America’s Player was definitely a handicap at times, but I don’t appreciate Eric using it to justify why he didn’t make it further than fifth place. And hey, getting $40,000 for saying “I’d do that for a dollar” isn’t a bad deal.

8:58 – How lonely must Jameka be feeling now?

9:00 – What a long, strange trip it’s been, but we have our final four: Daniele, Dick, Jameka and Zach. Keep posted for daily updates as we enter the homestretch. It’s gonna be good.