MTN has this really cool advert where they remind us that its through them that we can get rid of the conniving backstabbing SON OF A, then they stop there, lingering, letting us figure it out on our own. Which has been surprisingly hard to figure out given that the two nominees up for eviction are equally deserving of a highlight show outside the house.
Jeff Anthony is not just boring and fat, he is psychic. Something tells me the Teddy Bear from Kenya knows that Africa is losing their collective thumb prints as they try to vote him out!
What’s made voting particularly difficult in this round is the fact that every show needs its underdog, or a character that is loathed and despised by the viewers so badly they keep watching him so they can accumulate more bile and venom. In an ideal setting there’s one character like that in any show. Big Brother however is arranged such that we have at least 11 such characters and that is what forms the basis for voting them out. This week gave us both and we are spoilt for choice. Justice whines a great deal and for a guy that threatened to use his brain to win, he seems to have forgotten to hit the “on” switch.
Jeff Anthony who seemed to have so much promise at the beginning, what with the Orange Carpet he came wearing, seems to have fizzled out. There’s no doubt we want both these guys out, but we certainly need someone inside the house to stir things up.
I’m guessing here, not making some analysis, there’s a 50% chance that Justice is leaving the house first.
In other news Biggie decided the housemates needed to keep fit this week. This is probably good news to many a viewer that had gotten tired of seeing The Michellin Baby’s mother a.k.a Lerato strutting her folds around.
One of these tasks involved sawing through wood as a team. I can’t recall what the team names were, bad reporting I know, but the thought that someone would name a team with something that sounds similar to Odomos is one I try to banish all the time. Tatiana offered her thoughts on the issue saying, “it wasn’t long, but it was hard”. If this were Abby saying that during the diary room session Red Pepper would have a field day. Oh that’s right, they already did.
At the beginning of the show I did not hide my feelings for Bertha. I maintain, she is still a bad-ass. She could easily broker a ceasefire agreement…or so I thought. During the course of the rope climbing course she sustained an injury and as such had to leave the house for treatment. Come on!! This is Jackie Bauer people. Her ligaments are not torn, she tears other people’s ligaments! Anyway, guess this is as close to Gaetano’s living the house deal as she can get.
Speaking of leaving the house, Lerato got treated to some VIP treatment by Biggie when he took them out for food and drinks and LUGAMBO. Not with him, with each other. In case you missed it, there was loads of banter involving Max and his tragedy..strategy, ie mind games! This gossip would have gone well if it didn’t have too many phrases borrowed from Hollywood. If I wanted to hear people say things like, “Oh common Girlfriend, puhlizz!” I’d have tuned in to Movie Magic or Jam Agenda! (I feel compelled to state that I am quoting Charles and not Rachel)
Bertha will probably be nominated again, with one a self righteous housemate saying that they are nominating her so she can be evicted and go home to recover fully. The other nominee will be the survivor from this week.