As you might of guessed by reading some of our other posts, we here in the TVGasm offices really like episodes that feature Julie Chen, even if the Chenbot is subject to certain malfunctions. So when we heard there was to be another eviction Saturday, there was an audible cheer, as we all wondered how Julie would be able to outdo herself when it comes to the post-eviction interview. You can imagine our satisfaction when we saw that Julie had fashioned yet another outfit from her discarded six-pack plastic rings. Last time she the plastic rings were in the form of a red dress. This week, the plastic rings appeared in the form of a black blouse. Next week, perhaps a white skirt? Only Julie and her wardrobe person know.

Drew won HoH on Thursday, and he had the unenviable position of having to make his nominations in the space of just three hours. We have watched all season how Drew's head goes into explosion mode whenever he has to make a difficult decision. He stops, stares, and his eyes seem like they are going to roll back into his head and explode. Drew is thoroughly upset with Diane and Marvin over their intense relationship, which was culminated in a kiss that wouldn't have passed the gossip test on a kindergarten playground. The obvious question on everybody's mind was how would Nakomis and Karen handle being on the block, because it would clearly be in Drew's best interest to nominate the strongest player in the house and her biggest ally. Drew was thinking something similar, but he believed Marvin is the strongest player in the house and his biggest ally was Diane, as evidenced by their smooch, so they got the nominations.

Now, I have been decrying the moves some of the house guests have been making lately. Everybody was in such a tizzy to get rid of Adria and Natalie, it seems that everybody forgot that, at this point in the game, you need to be even better looking two or three moves ahead. The person who has done this the best is often the person who ends up winning. Marvin, who was clearly the most entertaining contestant this year, had not mastered that art. You could see it early on when he hitched his wagon to Scott and Jase, and later managed to get himself nominated three times in a row. Early on, I could see how it would be difficult to go against Scott and Jase. But this week, Marvin had a chance to look a few weeks ahead. He nominated Adria, who everybody wanted to get rid of, and Michael, a person who has not liked Marvin's actions for a long time. Hindsight is always wonderful, but Marvin made a stupid play. Nakomis and Karen are the power couple, and Diane has proven in the last couple of weeks that when the chips fall, she is with the girls and not Drew. Marvin could have secured Adria's allegiance by keeping her off the block, since she was offering a deal to anybody who would listen. Adria was evicted, eliminating Marvin from a possible position of control with Adria. Adria would have been enough to convince Michael, and they could have a chance at keeping Drew in their alliance. Instead, Michael is upset with being nominated and to top it off, he kissed Diane, which the pissed off Michael went and told the now pissed off Drew. That leaves Marvin with exactly no allies in the game, not an enviable position to find yourself.

Posted by J-Unit on September 6, 2004 1:28 PM