What's the deal with the Chenbot's expression?

Order seemed to be restored moments later when Julie executed a pitch perfect fake laugh. The degree of difficulty was high - at least a 9.9, and her dismount was beautiful. It was clearly a gold medal performance.

I was convinced the Chenbot was back up to speed, but then seconds later, she veered off the teleprompter and made an improvised remark about Adria. This was followed by a series of flubs that surfaced until the end of the program. I can just imagine the Chenbot control room turning into a den of chaos: "We're losing control! She's thinking on her own!" Oh, and in my fantasy world of the Chenbot control room, Clint Howard is so the lead technician. Of course, Julie Chen doesn't really have a team of scientists controlling her in real life; so our only explanation for her behavior was booze - and lots of it.

Anyway, all this Chenbot activity almost overshadowed Adria - who was still talking. During the exit interview, she was complaining that no one had walked in her shoes and understood her struggle. Yes, I almost forgot that most derided of minority groups: twins, or double-births, I should say. How could I forget all those grade school lessons about the great twin marches of the 1960s Civil Rights movement?

Well, Adria will be reuniting with her long lost twin, Natalie, at the jury house soon, which should mean life in the tropics will be getting even more catty than it was already. Tonight we got to see the much anticipated Will/Natalie reunion. It started off with some silly staging. Instead of Will waiting by the door to see who would open it, he stood with his back to a staircase which Natalie descended, ultimately tapping him on the shoulder. I don't know. I'm sure tapping on the shoulder can be really cool and exciting on PAX, but this is CBS. We want a door!

Anyway, Natalie and Will had a nice, superficial reconciliation. Will said he'd take the high road with Natalie, which meant obnoxiously bashing her to America behind her back. That's okay though. She got her revenge when she lovingly compared him to Charles Manson. Uh, yeah. That's a beautiful compliment. Meanwhile, Will kept his stupid karma boomerang saying alive and kicking. Now, it's a neat catch phrase, but I've really had some issues with its logic. I mean, Karma is like a boomerang - what goes around comes around. Will should have really said "If Karma exists, I'll be seeing you real soon" or "If fate is a boomerang, I'll be seeing you real soon". Okay, I'm a dork. I feel like I may have lost my audience. Here, look at this image of Julie Chen and the Karma Boomerang. Now you're back.

Anyway, on the mainland Drew managed to win his second Head of Household competition, which was all wonderful until Julie dropped the bomb on him that the next eviction would occur in two days. This promptly caused Drew's brain to explode again as he muttered out a few "But... whoa... wow..." comments before his head flopped backwards into a vegetative state. Chenbot strikes again!

With Drew at the helm, it will be difficult to gauge who he'll target, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Nakomis or Marvin on the chopping block. The question is whether or not Drew will remain Head of Household after Saturday's eviction. Who am I kidding? The real question is will the producers be so kind as to devote an hour to the cat fights that are sure to erupt in the jury house? Oh I hope so...

Posted by B-side on September 3, 2004 2:15 AM