Surprise! We Hate You!

Ta-da!

Big Brother surprised the Housemates tonight with a mid-week eviction. Now why did none of the dunderheads who work on the show at "Dreamworld on the Gold Coast" think that perhaps the screaming crowd might just alert the Housemates to what was going on? Do none of these people have a brain cell between them?

If they can't bribe or threaten the crowd to be silent, then they shouldn't have the House and the eviction stage / makeshift outdoor 'studio' so close together. I've never been there to see exactly how far apart the two really are, so it may very well be that placing the two complexes further apart is literally impossible. But as every Housemate so far this season (and all the others) has mentioned how the cheers of the eviction crowds can be heard from the House, why did they do nothing about this? Some of us were hoping to see some genuine surprise on the faces of the cooped-up victims Housemates when Big Brother announced the news of the eviction, and although it seemed to be real surprise we were witnessing, we found out later that they'd already worked out what was going on.

In fact, the moment they crossed to the House (before Big Brother had yet spoken), the first thing we heard was Jamie hypothesising that they were "going to do something different tonight", meaning that they knew something was up. It'd therefore be a logical jump to assuming (or even just guessing) that there was about to be an eviction. So that's all very deflating, in terms of the whole thing actually being a surprise.

And the result wasn't much of a surprise, either.




Chris did himself no favours at all when he argued with Camilla in such nasty tones and using such harsh terms the other night. I'm not sure what made him think he was justified in doing so (he was still unapologetic and adament that he was right over 24 hours later, as we saw on tonight's Daily Show as the two of them snuggled in bed), but maybe it was a last-ditched effort to have people keep him in the House for the drama of it all. Unlikely, though. If that's what he thought would work, he's an idiot. He knew Camilla was odds-on favourite to win, so he could have picked a smarter battle if that's what he was after. It looks like he's just plain dumb.

And it looks like he realises now (if he didn't before) just how ridiculous it was to pick a fight with Camilla (of all people), and especially to call her names the way he did. Coupled together with his 'fat chicks with confidence' line, he seems to be quite the social idiot. It's rather a shame that he's probably not going to learn any better, because now that he's a *cough-cough* celebrity, everything he says and does is going to be validated by the hordes of adoring morons who'll be following him around, telling him how great he is.

I'd much prefer that he fade into obscurity nice and quickly, perhaps having a crash course on manners and respecting others along the way, and learning one or two 'life lessons' in that regard before anyone lavished too much praise on him.

And I wish Gretel had asked Camilla if Chris' kissing technique was really "all that". Her inevitable response ('Um, I guess it was okay...") would have been wonderful!!

So fair enough. He's out. It's nothing to get upset about and I'm sure Max (and probably Jamie, although the results of the votes could surprise us, I guess) who'll go on Sunday. My tip is that it'll be David and Camilla who'll remain in the House to the very end, and Camilla's the one who'll be crowned the winner.

I'm more looking forward to seeing what goes down this Friday night on Friday Night Live. The games should be fun to watch, and seeing how much of their lost money they win back will be quite interesting.

I'll be on a plane to Sydney at the time, but will set the tape to record before we leave the house, so we can watch it on Monday when we return to Melbourne.

And then Monday night will be the big one. The finale. The end of the line. It'll free up some space on this blog for other topics I've been wanting to discuss.

In fact, within the next few weeks, most of the shows I review here will finish for the 2006 season. Lost, 24, Big Brother ... it'll be nice to be left only with Neighbours and some of the other shows that appear in the header, above, which I also want to discuss at some point (but haven't had the time recently). And to finish the Big Blogger thing, of course. I hope you'll all stay with me on that one.

Speaking of which, I'm gonna try to post Week 4 of Big Blogger at some point tomorrow, Thursday. In a worst case scenario, it may not be posted until Friday. Just so you know.

Getting back to the topic of this post, however ... Chris is out of the House, and two will go this Sunday. Friday night will see the remaining four Housemates vying for some of their lost winnings being returned to them, and tomorrow Channel Seven apparently has a Big Brother exclusive about some scandal or other. It might be worth tuning in for, and it might not. Don't say I don't give you people the choice. :)


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