Big Brother 18 Week 5 has come and gone but it left a lot of things — good and bad — for us to talk about. So let’s not waste any time getting to this week’s Ewws and Awws.
The Best And Worst Moments Of Big Brother 19 Week 5
Ahh. Victor Wins The Battle Back Competition. Victor isn’t the most popular HG or anything, but he earned that chance to re-enter the house. He fought hard and beat Jozea, Bronte and Tiffany. And he re-entered at a perfect time when there are much bigger targets than himself. Well-done, Vic.
Eww. Endurance Competition Not On The Live Feeds. We’ve been begging for a true endurance competition for the past several seasons and last week we got one. But we didn’t get to watch it play out! And it lasted just around six hours! The HGs actually played until the sun came up. Of course it was no BB6 Pressure Cooker or BB8 Final HOH endurance, but it was an important HOH and it would have been nice to watch.
Ahh. Da’Vonne Almost Wins HOH. They say almost only counts in hand grenades and horse shoes, but I’m going to give Day some credit here for almost winning her first-ever Big Brother competition.
Eww. James Wins HOH and Nominates Frank and Bridgette. This is an eww for a couple of reasons. 1. James won an endurance compassion. That’s what he does. No surprise there. 2. James went back on his promise to Bridgette and nominated her. Sure you can “bounce checks in the Big Brother house” but have some integrity at least some of the time. And how predictable a week that was. Who cares what the house wants.
Ahh. Frank Doesn’t Give Up. Frank fought hard all week long to stay in the game. He might have lost veto, but he didn’t lose his nerve. He tried over and over again to shift the target in case veto was used, and when that failed, he tried to stay over Bridgette, all while respecting their relationship. He never threw her under the bus, he just simply tried to get votes to stay.
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Eww. Paulie Running The House. This is nothing new. Paulie has been running the game all season and I don’t know why it’s being allowed. There were four vets in the house and a handful of fans of the show. So why is someone like Paulie being allowed to call all the shots? People even ask “who is Paulie targeting next?” as if he’s the president of Big Brother. It’s absurd. And what’s even more absurd is he’s not even playing a great game. They’re just letting him call the shots for no reason. He’s no Derrick. He’s not even a Cody. It makes no sense to me.
Ahh. The Secret Room. I loved the Secret Room idea. It would have been even cooler had the HGs figured it out without a nudge, but you can’t introduce hidden clues into a game that has been the same static format for years. Overall, the Secret Room was a good idea, I think. And I like that the prize wasn’t a completely unfair advantage. Sorry, but Diamond Powers of Veto or Coup d’etats should never find their way back into the game.
Eww. Frank Didn’t Get The Round Trip Ticket. My thoughts on Frank have yo-yo’d all season. I liked him when he was solid in the 8 Pack alliance and with the vets. I didn’t like how he was treating the girls awfully. I liked him when he apologized. I didn’t like him when he started targeting Da’Vonne and using Bridgette as a puppet. I kind of liked him at the end when he was once again the underdog. I kind of wanted him to go back in the game since he was finally onto someone other than Da’Vonne. Someone needs to shake up the game and show Paulie he’s not President of Big Brother. And I also wanted Frank to send Nicole out the door and over to ABC studios to sign up for The Bachelor.
Bonus Ahh. The Care Package Twist. So this new twist is technically a week 6 thing, but I’m going to go ahead and mention it here. I like this idea a lot. I think it’s one of the best interactive twists they’ve had. America shouldn’t be trusted with too much power. We never get it right, so this is just the right amount of power. Don’t get me wrong, some of the prizes are pretty great (like selecting a Co-HOH), but it’s nothing too out of control.
What were your best and worst moments of Big Brother 18 Week 5?