It’s summer and the hamsters are back! Big Brother 13 premiered this week, and while I am a long-time fan of the show, I greet each season with a mixture of dread and anticipation. Particularly when we get our first look at the House Guests online. I really didn’t get a good feeling for most of the HGs from their CBS promo videos, but seeing them in action for the first time brought a sense of relief. And then there was the twist … but we’ll get to that in a moment.
A few quick impressions of the HGs — from the promo video to her entrance into the house, Cassi is my favorite. First, she’s gorgeous but she seems to be intelligent and soft-spoken and hopefully won’t turn into a raging lunatic after a week or so. I didn’t like Shelly‘s promo video, but I do like her on the show. She seems warm and friendly, but she could be tough too, especially if the boys start getting out of hand. Porsche … you’re a cocktail waitress, VIP or not, I doubt anyone is going to think you’re extra-special because of that so let’s not get too full of ourselves. Kalia could be trouble if she’s backed into a corner and I expect that she will throw anyone and anything under the bus to get ahead (just don’t throw your mic pack into the jacuzzi).
As for the boys, Dominic is probably going to slide by with his boyish charm, but if he becomes too much of a mama’s boy with everyone, he could find his stay shorter than expected. Adam will probably get on everyone’s nerves with his rock ‘n’ roll persona (and he refers to himself in the third person). Lawon … packed a wig. Will his flamboyance keep him safe, or put a target on his back? Keith is … a minister? Of what faith, exactly? So far, all he’s talked about is going after women on his off time from God, being fruitful and multiplying (umm, without the benefit of marriage?) and forming Keith’s Angels in the house. I buy his story of being an internet dating service provider more than I do his religious background. And what was with that giant flower? I kept waiting for it to squirt someone in the face.
Then came the twist — these eight people had to pair up and play as one, which really screwed up everyone’s strategy and piqued my interest because no one really picked their best partner. But if they get nominated as a pair (which they will), then it will be easier for one to campaign against the other. But how will a show that runs for about 12 weeks sustain itself with only eight HGs? TWIST! Three returning couples entered the house.
I recently wrote how I hate how CBS keeps recycling their reality show contestants on their other show, so I wasn’t too happy with this twist. Especially when Brendon and Rachel were the first couple to walk through the door. UGH! I can’t stand Rachel and that laugh and I’m shocked that she and Brendan are engaged — especially after his own little “Weiner-gate” scandal last year. But no one comes between Rachel and her man! CACKLE CACKLE CACKLE! And, of course, she had to win the first HoH competition, so they’re both safe this week. Second into the house was America’s Sweethearts, Jeff and Jordan. Love them, so they can stay. And last, but certainly not least, Evel Dick and Daniele. I had a love/hate relationship with Dick during his season because I don’t know if he’s really that abrasive or if it’s all an act (an act that one him $500,000). What’s interesting is that he and Daniele haven’t spoken in three years — and the expressions on her face and the body language in the Diary Room was just priceless to watch. But some HGs aren’t quite sure if they really aren’t speaking or if it’s just strategy.
After the first HoH competition, which required the duos to hang from giant bananas while being blasted with chocolate syrup and whipped cream, it came down to Rachel and Dick & Daniele, who cut a deal with Rachel to be safe from eviction. Then …. TWIST! The Chenbot appeared with the news that a duo will be nominated, and the surviving member will receive the brand-spanking-new Big Brother Golden Key which guarantees that person a spot in the Top Ten. They can’t be nominated for the next four weeks, but they can’t compete in competitions either. All they get to do is vote. So now the HoH isn’t so much getting rid of a threat, but deciding who gets to stay. Here’s where it’s going to get interesting this week. Will Daniele ask Rachel to nominate her and Evel Dick so she can get him out of the house? It would certainly be a brilliant move on her part.
I don’t know about you, but with this batch of new and old House Guests and the pretty awesome twists thus far, that sense of dread I had pretty much evaporated! I’m looking forward to a pretty gripping season, and I just hope that people don’t start going off their rockers too soon.
Clacked by Chuck Duncan 
on Jul 07, 2011 @ 23:12 EST5EDT
