Reality News: Hypocrisy Reigns in the BB3 Finale
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Reality News: Hypocrisy Reigns in the BB3 Finale
Bmh | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 05:05 pm     Hypocrisy Reigns in Big Brother 3 Finale by O'Sean Aieghlans -- 09/27/2002 ------------------------------------ It seems that the Big Brother 3 houseguests are actually worse on the outside than they ever were on the inside. The finale showed that they were hypocrites and blamed Danielle for their own actions. But in some cases, it was even worse than that… Is it just me, or are the houseguests – for the first time on any Big Brother season – actually worse outside the house than inside? While inside the house, there’s always an excuse for superficiality, or double dealing, or obsessive mania; after all, if you were in that house, wouldn’t you be just bouncing off the walls, too? Unless, of course, you are a Jason clone, that is. The answer is ‘yes.’ But once outside, you’d return back to normal, right? But there seems to be no excuse for the display of LaLa Land superficiality, fake friendship, hugging, and ‘I love yous’ -- not to mention repugnantly blatant, outright hypocrisy -- by the majority of the houseguests on CBS’s much-anticipated season finale on Wednesday evening. Tonya seems to have been waiting with baited breath to be able to say on TV to someone – anyone – of the houseguests: “I love you.” But she just said it to the person who insulted her on national television – and the statement fell as flat as it was hollow. Marcellas is not to blame; he jumped up and hugged her. Marcellas did this after his inevitable queen-out drama turn as someone unable to even sit next to Jason, who said something nice about Danielle. He got up, flapped his wrists in the air and sat on the other side of that infamous puppet, Amy. Danielle, he said, was ‘horrible.’ Why do I think that if he was sitting next to Danielle in the house, waiting for the award announcement, that he would think she was ‘wonderful’? I don’t know… it’s just me, I guess. And Amy. Danielle made fun of her a bit, but at least she didn’t insult her on national TV like Marcellas did. But puppets always love the person who pulls the strings – and Amy’s vote against Danielle and her sycophantic attachment to Marcellas is frightening if not ugly. Of course we all know that the reticent stripclub bartender “Lisa” took the grand prize. Did she deserve this? Far be it from me to say – but we’ve never seen a game like hers before. Maximum profit on the mistakes of others, she came through in a pinch and played a fierce game when challenged: the anti-Eric vote, turning into the ‘princess of darkness,’ voting out Jason. I’m left still wondering: How did she keep from shivering in the pool while holding onto the key? But the unanimity of the vote is suspect. How could someone like Josh, who has praised Danielle for weeks, be persuaded to vote against her? Someone is pulling strings here, and we all know that puppets have strings. Who is the puppet master? I don’t think it’s Julie Chen. At least he threw his key away in disgust. But he didn’t have enough disgust to tell the person who forced him to do it to go jump in the lake. It was clear he didn’t want to vote for Lisa. Roddy hung back, clearly still embarrassed at everything. If this guy could get a dollar for every time he cringed . . . Chiara apologizing had me cringing. He looked sheepish, embarrassed, and ready for the door. At least he didn’t hug anyone or tell someone he loved them. But still, hypocrisy rears its ugly head as he defends his ‘honor.’ I mean, let’s face it – if he had lied – even a lot – would it have been as horrible as he seems to think it would be? Because his grandpa his watching? There’s something rotten in Denmark here, and it ain’t fish. Why doth the houseguest protest so much? It’s amazing to me that Roddy truly still believes that manipulating people’s emotions is actually kindness. I don’t think that sort of behavior is ‘bad’ – not at all; not in a game like this. So why is he so loath to admit it? Whose face is he trying to save and why does he think lying in the game would mean he lost his face? I don’t know. Ask grandpa. We know from reports of live feeds that many more questions were asked of the houseguests than were shown on television. In fact, the questioning scene strongly stank of something rehearsed. We know that Eric told Lisa that 'she screwed him.' We know that Roddy actually told Danielle that ‘many were hurt.’ We didn’t see this interchange on television. Roddy’s question to Danielle was the tip-off. He asked an inane and benign question and Danielle thanked him for it. On top of that, after the questioning and answering session was taped, both the remaining houseguests were basket cases for two days, ending in a drunken binge which had Danielle humping the bed and Lisa crying all night. It’s just strange that Frankenstein and Frankensteinette from BB2 last year – Will and Nicole – appeared totally normal outside the house the instant they came out. How different from this monstrous show of horrors we’re subjected to this year. Each one of houseguests became monstrous upon their exit from the house. Roddy seems truly monstrous outside the house because he is actually still playing the game. Marcellas seems just over the top, that’s all I’ll say. Puppets Amy, Chiara, Josh, and Lori seem like playdough dolls: one with a beauty face, one with a grumpy face, one with a strange face, and one with a clueless face. Jason, in a position of strength inside the house due to this famous virtue he sports, looks bloodless and lost outside the house; ironically he finds himself the only person voting for ‘Evil.’ Gerry and Tonya were the only people who looked half-way normal and if Tonya hadn’t done her LaLa turn as ‘Miss Congeniality Forgiveness’ they both would have been as normal as a deck of cards. Of course, Tonya looks normal when she's fully dressed; it's only when she's wearing a string bikini on television, grasping and manipulating her 'chi-chis,' that she really looks like a monster. It’s sad the last show wasn’t more spontaneous – what a change from BB1, which had Julie entering the house and yukking it up with the guys, whereupon they exited the house to a roaring throng! The show was overscripted, banal, superficial, and, it must be said, an incredible disappointment. Regardless of what you think about the outcome of the vote -- who won the large prize and who won the small prize -- the execution of the show – like most awards shows – was a dismal failure and a lousy fake. CBS moles report that the reunion of the houseguests was designed to be a kind of ‘group therapy’ – in which everyone could process their feelings, get out their hurt and emotions, and then turn all that hurt, anger, and hatred at the two people remaining in the house. There is something psychotic about this. The majority of people who voted against Danielle were guilty of exactly the same thing that she is accused of – and in many cases, they did worse. Without running down the list of everyone’s well-documented faults, let’s just say they blamed Danielle for everything. Kind of like a witch-hunt scenario – or maybe a grade school playground. All the little kids go and ‘tell’ on the one nobody likes and that person is put in the corner. “You’re bad, bad, bad.” Or even: “Bad! Bad, dog!” At least now they are out of the kennel and can run freely to the bank. ------------------------------------- Interesting Article I totally agree |
Adrian | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 05:44 pm     "It seems that the Big Brother 3 houseguests are actually worse on the outside than they ever were on the inside. The finale showed that they were hypocrites and blamed Danielle for their own actions. But in some cases, it was even worse than that… " "CBS moles report that the reunion of the houseguests was designed to be a kind of ‘group therapy’ – in which everyone could process their feelings, get out their hurt and emotions, and then turn all that hurt, anger, and hatred at the two people remaining in the house. There is something psychotic about this. The majority of people who voted against Danielle were guilty of exactly the same thing that she is accused of – and in many cases, they did worse. Without running down the list of everyone’s well-documented faults, let’s just say they blamed Danielle for everything. Kind of like a witch-hunt scenario – or maybe a grade school playground. All the little kids go and ‘tell’ on the one nobody likes and that person is put in the corner. “You’re bad, bad, bad.” Or even: “Bad! Bad, dog!” At least now they are out of the kennel and can run freely to the bank. " Exactly. |
Oregonfire | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 05:59 pm     The writer is not letting anyone off the the hook. Good article. It's a grim assessment, but pretty accurate, IMO. I think there are conflicting realities at war here. I agreed with the anti-Dani article too, so I'm all over the map today! Well, can't two versions of reality be true at the same time? Why do I have to pick just one? |
Wendo | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 06:06 pm     Fascinating article, really. This had me rolling: "Of course, Tonya looks normal when she's fully dressed; it's only when she's wearing a string bikini on television, grasping and manipulating her 'chi-chis,' that she really looks like a monster." LOL! |
Adrian | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 06:11 pm     Oregonfire, You have to pick just one. Pick the one that is more truthful. Truth will indeed all set us free. |
Bmh | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 06:35 pm     Ya I thought it was pretty interesting..but was the honest truth |
Avrey258 | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 06:41 pm     Great article, especially the part at the end about it being a witch-hunt. Exactly. That is why the finale was so boring and predictable. |
Ocean_Islands | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:14 pm     Thanks, you guys: I'm so glad you liked my article! |
Bmh | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:21 pm     Ocean!!..You wrote the article!!..why didn't you say so sooner!..I loved the article you did a great job ..thats why I picked it to post here |
Dottiesue | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:34 pm     Bravo! Wonderful article. |
Shoofly | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:43 pm     Yes, it is a fine, on-point, article. |
Jhezzie | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 08:56 pm     I agree. It's a good, honest article. |
Loriwillwin | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 09:02 pm     >>> Kind of like a witch-hunt scenario – or maybe a grade school playground. All the little kids go and ‘tell’ on the one nobody likes and that person is put in the corner. <<< Witch-hunt? Doesn't this sound like the modus operandi for this group since Day One? Except that the witch keeps changing! Remember who it was on Day One? Marcellus! Then it changed to... Gerry! (I never could quite understand why.) Later on... Amy, who couldn't even get one vote. (Sound familiar?) Ultimately, Danielle. Ugly, senseless demonization is what "Big Brother 3" was all about. |
Sanfranjoshfan | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 09:11 pm     " in which everyone could process their feelings, get out their hurt and emotions, and then turn all that hurt, anger, and hatred at the two people remaining in the house." Sounds like that writer would rather that CBS had just given them all guns and let them shoot it out on live tv. Of course, we all know where the first 9 shots would have gone! LOL |
Sanfranjoshfan | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 09:12 pm     "Witch hunt"? Hunt?....she was right out in the open on the live feeds and on national television! |
Watching2 | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 09:52 pm     Just wondering where this article was published? |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 10:57 pm     Lol, Ocean. I was wondering if you were going to fess up. |
Oregonfire | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:20 pm     Dang! O'Sean Aieghlans=Ocean Islands! Of course. Ocean, you got me. Still, the writer did a nice job. |
Ocean_Islands | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 04:33 am     This was published on Reality News Online at RNO |
Missy2 | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 06:16 am     FINALLY THE TRUTH. |
Ginger | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 06:20 am     Ocean, I love the article. Very on point, very intelligent, very critical, but also fair. Great job! Write more! |
Breezy | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 06:30 am     O'Sean, you're IRISH!! |
Adrian | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 09:19 am     WOW! Way to go Ocean (O'Sean)! Thanks. Are you a writer like Roddy j/k Write more, please. |
Cricket | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 10:36 am     LOL, Ocean err..O'Sean, while reading this article I was saying..see..that's exactly what we've been saying at this forum. This was a GREAT article and I especially liked the part where you discussed CBS scripting the last episode. The more they manufacture these shows, the more boring they become. I agree these fools are just as bad outside the house as inside; most of them anyway. Who wants to place bets that Chiara and Amy will get more DUI's? Sheesh, you hit the puppets on the head too and OMG, I loved the part about Marcellus. That was so disgusting to watch. Thanks for posting this wonderful article Bmh. |
Woodpecke® | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 12:41 pm     Nice article Ocean. I knew someone from here could do a better job. Kudos! |
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