Big Brother, Brenchel!

UGH!

I had to stop watching Big Brother because of all the “twists” and manipulations, but I came back again because of my girls. They watch it and discuss it and I want to know what they are talking about. Besides, I was already familiar with some of the old cast members who were brought back to compete against brand new cast members.

I know I blogged about this before and yet I am peeved again. The couple of Rachel and Brendon needed to go from day one. Somehow they always manage to survive. Last week, someone finally got Brendon out of the house. This week Rachel was up on the block. Everything was going my way. But then there is the Big Brother “twist!” The person leaving this week has to compete with America’s favorite cast off to see who comes back to the house.

The worst possible scenario happens. Rachel does NOT get voted off because a “fool” volunteers to go up against her and actually asks to get voted off. He mistakenly thinks he is going to come back to the house with “special powers” and seems to have written his own script. So, no Rachel remains in the house and the “fool” now has to compete with America’s favorite. Guess who that ends up being? Right! Brendon. Brendon and the fool compete for a chance to get back in the game. Brendon wins and he and Rachel are reunited with extra allies in the house. Nice.

How the hell am I going to get through the rest of this season? Those that got them out or tried to, will be targeted and probably be next to go. Brendon and Rachel, as annoying as they are, have nine lives like a cat. Even when they are out, they get back in. I am so tired.

I guess I’ll wait and see how I feel about it by Sunday. I get a kick out of my girls’ reactions, maybe I will just focus on that. Problem is, I just cannot contain my own emotions when things go so wrong. Am I in the minority? What is up with America bringing Brendon back? Ugh!



Big Brother Should Be Called “Oh Brother!”

UGH!

Against my better judgment, I broke down and watched a couple of episodes of Big Brother. I did it because years ago we started watching it as a family. My girls were pretty young back then and we all enjoyed it together. Then, as the show started manipulating things for ratings and adding surprise twists, my interested waned. Their idea of reality shows and my idea of reality shows were very different. They strayed so far from the original concept that I cashed in my chips and walked away, but my girls did not. So, if you can’t beat them, join them, and I did.

This season’s twist is having couples, but not all new people. They decided in their infinite wisdom to have some new people as couples mixed with old couples that had previously been on another season of BB. This led to two alliances being formed, The Newbies” vs. “The Veterans.” Needless to say, it’s not long before people are betraying their alliances to further themselves in the game.

However, my peeve has to do with one annoying couple of veterans that they decided to bring back, Rachel and Brendon, of the “Ain’t No One Gonna Get Between Me and My Man” claim to fame. Rachel’s overused and much abused quote has gotten her an extra 15 minutes of fame and another chance to win the BB competition. If Brendon is annoying, Rachel is like fingernails on a chalkboard annoying.

Last week, when I decided to watch the show with the girls, I said they should go after the Rachel/Brendon couple and get them out of there. It’s not just because they are so annoying either. Rachel happens to win a lot of competitions. It’s not a good idea to keep annoying and successful competitors in the house…but who listens to me? There is a newbie I liked, Cassie, who comes across very smart, and she agreed with me! I was very happy to see how much sense she made as she told Jordan, Head of Household, that she needs to put that couple on the block. I thought finally the right thing is going to happen. Rachel had already seriously upset both Jordan and her man Jeff. So even though both couples are veterans and in an alliance, alliances were meant to be broken!

Needless to say I am peeved today because Jordan decided to keep Rachel and Brendon safe and put up CASSIE and her partner! Oh Brother! I just hate it when people make no sense. I was right to stop watching the show, it’s not good for my blood pressure.