Originally Aired Sunday, August 27, 2006
Episode Overview: Erika is the new Head of Household, Danielle is angry all the time, and the HouseGuests compete in a food competition.
Episode Rating: *** (three out of five stars)
Episode Highlights:
- Danielle is beyond angry with James' eviction.
- Will makes love to a camera.
- The food competition puts George in skin-tight spandex; the apocalypse nears.
Recap:
James and his whiny ways are gone from the house and, again, the HouseGuests seem mildly devastated about it. George salutes the man and Danielle is beyond pissed off. Infuriated, she talks to Boogie about the whole situation and, admirably, keeps her emotions in check. She vows to take out Will, who publicly takes the onus for the last three evictions. Sometimes, Will's arrogance is awe-inspiring.
Erika has won the Head of Household (for reals this time) and she immediately lets Danielle know that she's safe. Erika begins contemplating her nominations and the only one that is for sure is, of course, Janelle. Will and Janelle talk shop. Will tells Janelle she should go buddy up with Erika before nominations. Janelle doesn't want to because she has a hard time acting “fake” with people. That's a weird thing to say for someone with fake hair and fake...you know.
The remaining HouseGuests sit down for a friendly game of Texas Hold 'em, using M&Ms as poker chips. Although Boogie fancies himself a poker expert, Janelle completely dominates the game. She had never played before.
Erika shows everyone her HoH room, which is decorated with a bunch of flowers. Or, as Will said, “It looks like a florist had an epileptic seizure.” Will also is appalled by the universal ugliness of the Big Brother 4 cast, as seen in a cast picture.
Danielle and Erika talk in the Head of Household room about James' eviction. Danielle is still held up on why Janelle voted to oust James. She just doesn't get why. Has she met Will?
Chicken George belly-flops in the pool. Somehow, this is a five-minute segment.
Danielle talks to Will, and again manages to keep her anger veiled. Will, I'm amazed at his ability to read people, picks up on her anger and is impressed with Dani's constraint while talking with him.
Janelle and Will are flirting. CBS, let's talk. WE GET IT. Unless you have something new to tell us, we don't need any more montages of the two of them playing grab ass in the pool or talking about each other's crushes. We've seen the same footage over and over and over. Stop it, CBS.
Boogie and Erika continue the most aesthetically displeasing relationship in reality show history this side of Flavor of Love with some HoH alone time. Erika admits that she wants to put up Will, and then puts Boogie on the spot, wanting to know his true allegiance. Boogie never answers directly, but seems to convince her that they need Will for a little while longer.
The food competition is here and, well, it's pretty damn silly. Boogie and Will put on bee costumes. Danielle and Janelle are birds. Erika is wearing a skin-tight outfit, as is George. George's is less flattering; his package is on full display, prompting me to throw up in my mouth.
The Comp: The birds and bees must jump into a pool of “nectar”, then run onto a “flower” where George or Erika must jump on them, forcing the nectar to drain from the flower, through a tube and down into different buckets. There are a number of buckets and each of them have different food/prizes. They do well enough; George wins a slop pass, the group receives a trampoline for a day, and they get beer for the week.
Will makes love to one of the backyard cameras. I'm at once amused and disturbed.
Will plants some seeds in Erika's mind while in the HoH room about Danielle's prowess. Erika seems receptive.
Nomination time. Erika puts Janelle and Chicken George on the block, with Georgie as the pawn. We'll see.
-Oscar Dahl
