09/16 - Everything Old is New Again

I don’t want to come across as overly critical—Big Brother has been a great companion over the past eight summers—but I can’t tell you how apathetic I was about this clip show.

The first segment illustrated how close Dick and Daniele have become as a result of this experience, although I’m not convinced. Daniele still rolls her eyes every five minutes at Dick’s arrogant and/or idiotic proclamations. And she made it very clear that they’d be taking separate trips with their winnings.

Segment two highlighted how awfully Dick behaved throughout the season, and I fast-forwarded through every second. Call me crazy, but I didn’t feel compelled to see him taunt Jen, mock Jameka, and verbally attack the others. It all just reminds me of how upset I am with the remorseless final two.

Adding to the episode’s nauseating effect was the rebroadcast of Daniele and Nick’s “steamy” affair. Blech! At least Eric and Jessica’s pillow-talk was witty and amusing: I enjoyed watching them debate the merits of Kansas.

Rather than rehash the rest of redundant episode, let’s look ahead and breakdown how the vote will go on Tuesday one juror at a time.

Dustin: Since Dick took to calling him “princess,” I predict Dustin will select the lesser of two evils, Daniele.

Jen: It seems like a cruel and unusual punishment for Jen to have to vote for either of the people who treated her with such disrespect. Still, Jen is the type to reward savvy gaming, and she views Daniele as the smartest player (second to her, of course).

Amber: Unlike Jen, Amber’s vote will be based on emotion rather than logic. That will, however, provide the same result as she votes for the finalist who didn’t accuse her of being an unfit mother, Daniele.

Jessica: Now it gets somewhat trickier to predict. Unlike every other juror, Jessica was never the direct victim of Dick’s tirades. Still, I think Jessica will reward Daniele’s competitive spirit and prowess.

Eric: The America’s Player twist is going to shake up the votes one last time. Based on the CBS.com popularity poll, Dick is likely to receive the bid from America, but will Eric be able to persuade the others?

Jameka: Now that’s she’s out of the house, I no longer hear the prayers between Jameka and God. But, even so, I’m confident the Big Man Upstairs would never instruct his faithful servant to vote for the antichrist. Thus, Daniele gets another vote.

Zach: Second to Jessica, this is the trickiest vote to determine. But seeing as how Daniele was the closest thing Zach ever had to an ally, I think he’ll cast his vote in her favor.

What’s the final tally? By my measure it’s a 6 to 1 victory for Daniele. (Of course it would likely be unanimous if Eric was allowed to finally vote his heart and not the way America instructed.)

Rather than it serving as a wake-up call, Dick will unfortunately view his landslide defeat as a testament to his in-your-face abilities. Good luck Africa and Europe, he’s coming your way.