Anyway, with Marvin as HOH, the household was understandably nervous. Adria snacked away on a box of Cheez-Its (she's eating Holly!!!) while Nakomis regaled Drew with stories of fetish parties and dominatrixes and body piercings. The poor guy looked like a deer in the headlights. I really do fear that his brain will explode one day.
As far as the nominations were concerned, Marvin cut a deal with Diane and her crew and promised them safety if they would look out for a brotha the next week. It might have been an effective strategy had Diane not blabbed about it to her whole posse. I guess Marvin should have hitched his wagon onto the Adria/Cowboy train and tried to pull Drew along too because I don't seriously think he'll be safe next week, and now he won't have the numbers if the Nakomis group turns on him. Oh Marvin. Maybe you should spend less time making your head look like a chalked up Etch-A-Sketch and more time thinking strategy.
Luckily Marvin was relatively brief during his nomination ceremony when he put Adria and Michael on the hot seat. He gave some BS reason for nominating Adria by saying that he respects her so much that he wants to see her fight her way off the block. I guess he just doesn't respect the others very much, so he'll ensure that his disdain for them will be rewarded by another guaranteed week in the house.
In a mild rehash of last week, Adria went and bullied someone into being her veto partner. Karen was the lucky victim this week which was really fortuitous for Adria because the New Jersey portrait artist actually won the veto! Oh wait, but she didn't use it. There was no surprise on that front actually. Adria did seem to be rocking the challenge, which was a creative ice melting game that proved to be extremely exciting for me. Michael and Drew furthered their occasional caveman reputations by trying to chip away at ice with the weak plastic heel of a Super Soaker instead of using more common methods such as warm water or even body heat. At the end of the day though, it was Karen who stunned everyone by winning the competition.
It was sweet Big Brother irony that Karen wound up with the golden power of veto. No one really expected her to use it, but I felt happy for her that she finally officially won a competition. I guess Christmas came early for Karen this year. Literally. Just before the end of the show we glimpsed a shot of her sitting in a green knit sweater that just seemed to say "To Karen, Merry Christmas! Love, Grandma".
Adria's days seem to be numbered, which means the jury house will continue to be the most increasingly awkward getaway in the tropics. It looks like Will's Karma boomerang might just be coming 'round for a second trip.
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Comments (14)
I can always count on these recaps to make me laugh so hard I pee my pants. Thank you.
1 of 14 | Posted by Pat | Posted on September 1, 2004 7:26 AM
I, sadly enough, was feeling kind of sorry for Michael last night. Basically, I don't think he is at all suited to deal with being on a reality show, and more than likely would never have been chosen if it weren't for the stupid assed "Project DNA'.
So he is put in this situation he is definitely not equipped to handle, so I can forgive his idiocy....sometimes.
2 of 14 | Posted by danya | Posted on September 1, 2004 7:28 AM
is the do not assume thing (it's so cheesy, I can't bring myself to type the actual title of the concept) over? Because if it is, it really sucked. Or maybe we should just assume it's over?
3 of 14 | Posted by andrew | Posted on September 1, 2004 7:56 AM
when Karen was getting close to getting her veto, i was so excited, squeezing her little hand in there to pull it out, im glad she won something, good thing Julie Chen wasnt there to declare Michael or Marvin the winner!
4 of 14 | Posted by robert | Posted on September 1, 2004 10:07 AM
I totally think Marvin said that to Adria, about wanting to see her fight, blah, blah. Because that's what she said to him when she put him up.
Is there anyone who can stand up to Adria when she's asking them to do something they don't want to do? They always start rubbing their forehead like they have a headache.
5 of 14 | Posted by Genevieve | Posted on September 1, 2004 11:37 AM
The sweater actually belongs to Cowboy, and Karen begged to borrow it because she was tired of her sweatshirt. Yeehaw!
6 of 14 | Posted by Julie Chen | Posted on September 1, 2004 1:31 PM
Geez, who knew cowboys could be such pussies?
Wait a minute--Michael Ellis isn't a 'cowboy.' He's a rent-a-cop. You know--the guys who sit behind desks in ill-fitting uniforms reading porn all night for seven bucks an hour. About the only things Michael has in common with real cowboys are bad teeth and a bad hat. The cowboy from the Village People could kick this guy's ass. I can sympathize with his hard-luck, white trash background, but christ, even the guy's wife thinks he's acting like a freakin' douchebag.
But we finally got to meet April, and it seems pretty clear who wears the pants around that double-wide (as if there was ever any question). And there's at least one clear explanation for all the boo-hooing--you'd cry too if you had to come home to that battle-axe after a long night's work beating off in some used car lot.
Here's an idea for a reality show: Michael 'Cowboy' Ellis alone in a house full of chaw-spittin', ass-kickin', hard-livin' bullriders from a Montana cattle ranch (a working ranch, not one of those places that hires rich college kids on summer vacation to guide their parents' rich friends around on 20-year old nags). That would be entertaining.
Where's John Wayne when you need him? Oh yeah--he's in New York with Jesus and God, protecting the righteous, patriotic Republicans from all those mean and nasty queers, immigrants, and anti-American pinko-liberals who won't let them shop at Sak's and see 'The Lion King' in peace.
7 of 14 | Posted by jack | Posted on September 1, 2004 1:43 PM
AWESOME RECAP!!! I'M LOVING JACK! THE COMMENTS WERE HI-LARIOUS!!!
8 of 14 | Posted by CHICA MONTEZ | Posted on September 1, 2004 2:06 PM
am i stoned or did the title change?
possibly both?
i thought i saw something with "BOO" in it earlier?
going thru BB5 wds......
GO KAREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wonder what mall Karen hangs out at?
ALL OF THEM!!!!!!
9 of 14 | Posted by richard | Posted on September 1, 2004 4:16 PM
i am from texas and we pretty much dislike anything that has to do with OU, but watching Cowboy, he is giving OU a bad rap to the national viewing audience.......
10 of 14 | Posted by robert | Posted on September 1, 2004 4:20 PM
The title did change. It used to be a Black-Eyed Peas quote, but I didn't think it was funny enough. Good eyes...
11 of 14 | Posted by b-side | Posted on September 1, 2004 4:50 PM
i want that sweater!
12 of 14 | Posted by alan | Posted on September 2, 2004 1:08 PM
Wait, so they never address the HOH error?? What's up wit dat???
13 of 14 | Posted by huh? | Posted on September 2, 2004 1:17 PM
I really did pee my pants while reading the song lyrics and Cowboys phone call. Damn, now I have to take a shower before I can read some more.
14 of 14 | Posted by Sheila | Posted on September 26, 2004 12:37 AM