We are now approximately one week into this year's Big Brother experience, and once again, the rest of the United States get an insight into what people in Los Angeles and New York thought was cool last year. And for an example, do I need to go any further than Scott and Jase this year with their bandanas? The Project DNA hype is kind of deflated a little bit as Michael lets the cat out of the bag. Finally, Scott and Jase are making a lot of wrong moves if they think they are going to win this thing at their current pace.
First, I must take Scott and Jase to task. Oh God, where do I start with those bandanas they are wearing? It is much more than just a simple fashion statement. Right now, there is nothing that says "suburban white kid who listens to hip hop, but possesses absolutely no street cred" more than a bandana around the head(as if there isn't enough gel in their hair to keep it up). Jase and Scott accessorize with a bandana like almost nobody else can. Unfortunately, there are too many people out there that will see these good looking guys wearing these things and think it is a trend. Now, Holly is from LA, so I know she is not falling for it, but I wonder if these two are going to be too much and convince the rest of the guests. My only worry is that Marvin, in an attempt to suck up to these two, starts wearing a bandana and gives these guys some justification in what they do. I guess it is better than seeing trucker caps. I am not saying that nobody can wear a bandana and still look cool. Nobody is telling 50 Cent, Young Buck or Lloyd Banks they can't pull it off, but they do actually have the aforementioned street cred to attempt such an endeavor.
Now that all of you think I am a little OCD, let's get on with the rest of the show. The big news, of course, was Project DNA. I think that CBS had envisioned that Project DNA would at least give them a couple of weeks of contreversy to stoke the early season ratings, but the plan went a little askew. As housemates were discussing their last names, Michael discovered that he and Nakomis(aka Jennifer) shared the same father, but neither know it. Michael (or Cowboy as he is known) took the knowledge well and was not forthcoming about it. Even though he was not so covertly asking Jennifer all sorts of questions about their father, it seemed he was going to let things stay as they were and see how things played.
That was not the case as, Michael opens up to the guys he trusts the most in the house, the current Head of Household Jase and Scott, his bandana brother in arms. Michael, completely naive and perhaps unsettled having to hold this information, was probably looking for a little moral support, but got none from either of the two, who were concerned more with how it was supposed to affect the game than how well Michael was dealing with it. After the brain trust spoke for a few minutes and consulted some other housemates, they confronted Jennifer, and finally the rest of the housemates with the news. The producers then pulled the two aside and gave them explanatory letters from their father(who had obviously been made aware beforehand), which they read aloud to their housemates. The girls were for the most part feeling tear eyed, and Adria was bawling. Everybody was concerned except for our heroes Scott and Jase, bother wearing bandanas, and the latter not having bothered to put on some pants after his shower.
Overall, the first step in Project DNA was a little bit of a dud. There is a human interest story about family reunion and such, but Jennifer being so far off the Richter in terms of personality from the rest of the guests, that there is little that either can affect each other right now. Jase, showing how well he reads people, said he was glad it came out early, saying that if Jennifer had worn a cowboy hat, the two half siblings would have been at it. The idea that Michael, an Oklahoma boy with a fiance would cheat on his wife on national TV is about as ludicrous as believing that Jennifer and all her earthy goodness would find Michael so charming as to get with him in public. I'm waiting for more deep insights from Jase throughout his tenure this summer.
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