Welcome to the first blog on Synful Ramblings!
Please bear with me, because I've never actually written a blog before. Please note, that this blog will be all about my opinions. That's the beauty of blogs.
So, what prompted me to start a blog? None other than my Guiltiest Summer Pleasure, Big Brother (heretofore known as BB, hehe). I've been watching BB since Season 7 - All Stars. I blame my sister. She got me addicted. I've gotten a few more people addicted since then. It's a vicious cycle. And there's no better place to get all the up-to-the-minute details about BB than Carolyn's BBDish @ http://bbdish.blogspot.com/ so be absolutely sure to check that out if you aren't a BBDish Addict already.
Alrighty, so let's get to it then.
Season 11 of BB has been a jam-packed season from Week 1. I've never seen a cast so focused on game play from Day 1, than this season. I'm not going to go into everything that's happened this season, just visit BBDish (link above) for all the details. What this blog is going to focus on is the sudden backlash I've seen in regards to the fandom of Jeff and Jordan.
Jeff and Jordan have been fan favorites since around Week 3. Jeff got the power of Coup d’Etat by an overwhelming vote from America. Almost every BB-related website had “Vote for Jeff” campaigns. That speaks volumes about his fandom. The showmance between he and Jordan have been responsible for spreading the “warm and fuzzies” for a whole bunch of people. I’m one of them. I still sit and watch them during their cute moments with a big huge goofy grin on my face. When Jordan won HOH last Saturday, the response was excitement and happiness. Middle-ways through the week, it became evident that Jordan wanted to possibly backdoor Russell. I personally thought it was too soon to do that. And thankfully, Russell did not go up as a re-nom. Then Jeff won HOH last Thursday. As a fan of Jeff and Jordan, I couldn’t have been happier. Even still the majority of the response from BB fans was excitement and happiness. When Jeff came up with the idea to backdoor Russell again, the tide of Jeff and Jordan fans began to shift. And this is where my frustration lies. Yeah, I completely understand that people’s favorites change. But the reasoning I’ve seen behind this is what I don’t understand. Jeff has made a game play. And let’s not forget, Big Brother is a game. And the Houseguests are the Players. If you don’t play, you go home. And yeah, I understand that sometimes the moves a player makes are not always the smartest moves. THIS is where you have to remind yourself that as viewers of the live feeds and the Diary Room sessions, we are privy to a whole lot more information than the Houseguests. The POV Ceremony was held, and Jeff pulled Kevin off the block and replaced his nomination with Russell. Odds are that Russell is going home on Thursday night.
Why is it a good idea for Jeff to get rid of Russell this week?
- Russell has stated that he will go after Jeff next week.
- Russell has stated that if Jeff doesn’t get rid of him this week it would be a mistake.
- Russell is a strong competitor with both HOH and POV
wins. - Russell has lied about his “hinky” votes.
- Russell voted to keep Jessie after Jeff saved him with the Coup d'Etat. Loyalty is a two-way street.
- Russell has made alliances with everyone in the house at one point or another, except perhaps Kevin.
- The likelihood of Russell actually honoring the Final 4 agreement this late in the game is very slim. Especially given his DR sessions in regards to getting Jeff out.
I did have a bit of an epiphany today. Jeff and I are a lot alike. Generally we are good people. But sometimes people make the mistake of putting me up on a pedestal and forgetting that I am indeed, a human. I think that is what has happened with some of the people who called themselves Jeff and Jordan fans, and are now turning their backs on him. I never put Jeff on a pedestal. I respected him as a person. I respected his game play. And I was freakin’ ecstatic that he used the Coup d’Etat and sent Jessie to the jury house. Jessie should have never been allowed back in that house this season. The Coup d’Etat launched Jeff’s gaming into the stratosphere. Which is awesome. For the first few weeks people were saying that they wanted Jeff and Jordan to play the game. Well, people, that’s what they have done. This is them playing the game.
Now some people are saying that Jeff and Jordan are on power trips and egomaniacs. And that they’ve turned things personal and are attacking people behind their backs. Um, I’ve been watching the feeds since they went live. Jeff and Jordan have been talking about people behind their backs the entire time. Week 1 it was Jordan and Lydia talking about the houseguests while they played around in their lingerie. Jeff and Jordan have talked about Jessie and Ronnie. After the Jeff and Russell fight Week 1 (or maybe 2), they both talked about Russell. So why is it all of a sudden shocking that they are talking about Russell? EVERYONE in that house has talked about someone at one point or another. I accused myself of having blinders on in regards to Jeff and Jordan, but I’m seeing now that it wasn’t me that had the blinders on.
egomania
Noun
an obsessive concern with fulfilling one's own needs
and desires, regardless of the effect on other people
According to this definition of egomania, then I don’t fault one person in that house for having egomania. Let me take a moment to remind you all that they are playing a game to win $500,000! Only one person can win that grand prize. Not an alliance of four. Not an alliance of three. One Person.
Being put on a pedestal is not fair to the person being put up there. And I’m speaking as someone who has been put up there. It is impossible to live up to those standards. Everyone has a flaw. Everyone has the potential to be mean-spirited. It takes a very strong person to be 100% nice 100% of the time. There are going to be times when the chinks in your armor shows. You can’t forget that these Houseguests are human, with human emotions. And be sure that you are not being selective in remembering the events that happen in the house (and I'm talking about people suddenly realizing that Jeff and Jordan talk smack about people).
Now I'll spend a minute on Jeff's threats. Jeff said that if someone went back on their word in the Final 4 deal between Jeff, Jordan, Michele, and Russell that he would go after their families. Think realistically here for a minute. If you honestly believed that Jeff would attack someone's family outside of the house, do you think that Big Brother, AGP, and CBS would allow Jeff to stay in the house? Think about it seriously for a minute here. Would AGP and CBS take on the legalities of keeping someone like that in the house? I don't think so.
Now, you may ask yourself if I'm happy about Jeff and Jordan believing the lies of Kevin and Natalie. The answer is "Heck NO!" But at what point have Kevin and Natalie been exposed as liars? They haven't. So forgetting the fact that we know Natalie is almost pathological in her lies, can we fault Jeff and Jordan for falling for them? And was it even a lie for that matter. Russell did make a Final 2 deal with Michele. Jeff was talking to Jordan about not trusting Russell minutes before Kevin first approached Jeff about the "Last Minute Lie" that he, Natalie, and Lydia concocted. It was dumb luck that the LML turned out to be the truth.
I have wanted a Final 3 with Jeff, Jordan, and Michele for quite a while now. That hasn't changed. I want Jeff in the Final 2. I don't have a preference whether Jordan or Michele are in the seat next to him. Gameplay-wise, I think Michele deserves her position in the Final 2. She's had to put up with a whole lot throughout this game, and she's been a strong competitor.
So, with all that, I've said my peace on this issue. I can't spend any more time physically or mentally trying to defend Jeff and Jordan.
In the words of my good friend Genie, "May the best player win."
