Over the past several days of the Big Brother 18 Live Feeds we’ve listened as Paulie Calafiore has threatened to abandon his obligations in the game when it comes to Jury and his recent competition punishments. Will Paulie bail on Big Brother or are these just empty threats?
It’s never fun when something doesn’t go your way, especially when a half million dollars is on the line, but is it ever okay to pick up your toys and go home because you didn’t get your way?
On Saturday night (Flashback to 7PM BBT 8/13) Paulie began telling Nicole how he wasn’t planning to stay in the Jury house if he was evicted this week and there didn’t appear to be a way for him to get back in the game. She tells him that’s a bad idea and isn’t what Cody would want him to do.
Soon Paulie escalates his threat saying he has severe claustrophobia and can’t face the mental challenges of being locked in the Jury house for five weeks. (It’s currently Week 8 for these HGs being in the Big Brother house.) A little while later Paulie suggested his former therapist advised him against being on the show as though he’s suggesting he’s again unable to fulfill his Jury obligations for this reason which hadn’t been an issue before this turn of events.
A few hours later (10:15 PM BBT 8/13) Paulie is now claiming he won’t complete the punishment “prize” he received during Saturday’s Veto comp. Paulie ended up with the “prize” of making an apple pie every time the Zingbot sings on the PA, “oh say can you Zing.” Then Paulie has to wave a Zingbot flag (a small one) for 40 mins while the pie bakes. This punishment was supposed to last all summer, but he’ll likely get a short tenure with it since he’s slated to be evicted on Thursday.
Well guess what. Paulie doesn’t want to bake any pies. He says he’ll take a penalty vote instead, a past punishment reaction from production for breaking the rules.
Jump forward to Sunday at noon as Paulie is talking with Victor trying to convince him to use the Veto on Corey (so Paulie can campaign). In the midst of their discussion Paulie again claims he won’t stay in the Jury house if he’s evicted.
There have been numerous discussions between Paulie and the other HGs about his threats here to quit Jury. James assured him the house was bigger than the Big Brother house and it’d be okay. Another time Paulie told Corey maybe he’d see him there at the house if he’s evicted soon after him, suggesting he’ll only stay for a bit. Paulie is being a very poor sport here as he’s effectively defeated and feels the rules don’t apply to him. Think Big Brother will let him get away with that?
Finally last night Big Brother forced the issue on the pies after going an entire day without a single request for Paulie to, gasp, bake. Both Paul and Corey got their punishment costumes on Saturday night, but it was Sunday evening before Big Brother introduced Paulie’s punishment.
Big Brother finally loaded up the storage room with a stack of pie dishes, apples, crusts, and pie filling. Oh, there was a costume too. Just after 7PM BBT last night we finally found Paulie in the kitchen preparing a pie. Earlier in the day Paulie said he would make just one pie and no more. I didn’t think these punishments were open to negotiations. Paulie must think so though after what happens next…
Paulie’s first apple pie is finished and he is ready to move on. He goes outside and laces up his shoes to run… “OHHHH say can you ZING!” plays through the house. Paulie looks up at the camera and announces to the HGs he isn’t going to do it. (Flashback to 8:18 PM BBT) Paulie gets up and jogs instead. Three minutes later Zingbot sings again. Paulie continues to ignore it. Feeds cut at 8:27 PM BBT. Allegedly one of the producers came over the PA and gave Paulie a personal invitation to get his rear to the DR.
Twelve minutes later the Feeds are back and Corey, dressed in his own punishment costume, is giving Paulie a “look, son” talk. He tells Paulie that he signed up for this. “Of course someone was going to to do this to you. [Target him for eviction.] Did you not think they would?” It’s a tough love talk as Corey tells Paulie this is the game, not everyone wins, but it’s a huge opportunity for them and he needs to play the game he signed up to play.
At 8:51 PM BBT Paulie heads to the kitchen to bake a pie as the next announcement from Zingbot has arrived. While preparing the next pie Paulie complained that no one even ate the first one. Well if you saw him make it you’d know why. Most people at least peel the apples which he instead simply cubed and tossed in the first time.
There wasn’t another pie call until this morning when Paulie was woken for a trip to the oven which he immediately complied with but then basically bailed on the flag waving while either pretending or actually falling asleep in bed holding the flag. Oh well. I guess production settled for Paulie doing at least part of the punishment.
Apparently Paulie doesn’t feel the rules apply to him. He’ll send you to Jury, but no one better expect him to comply with the same set of rules. What a poor sport and a terrible legacy to leave behind on your game. He is proving to be a very sore loser and it isn’t impressing his fellow Houseguests or the fans out there.
Do you think it’d be acceptable for Paulie to walk on being a Jury member because he didn’t get his way? Or should the same expectations be applied to him as everyone else? (Note: All HGs are allowed at will. It’s called a DOR: Drop Out Request.) Considering Paulie ended up blinking in a game of chicken with Big Brother over his pies I’m guessing he’ll do the same with Jury, so why sully your reputation with such threats that you won’t back up?
I’m not impressed but what do you think of this situation?