Wave bye-bye to that £100,000, Darnell. I never thought you'd win BB9 with that huge chip on your shoulder, but now I'm not even sure you'll be in the final 4! The albino grump sealed his fate by making spiteful, rude remarks to Aussie Sara. He "jokingly" estimated she'd slept with 63 men, called her an "ugly bitch" and inferred to the other housemate she's a slut. What a guy!
Now, in all fairness, I can understand why men would suspect Sara's "been around the block", shall we say. She does have a trashy, promiscuous air about her. Of course, you can't judge a book by its cover, so I'd never claim to know that was the case. And even if I did, I wouldn't be so ungentlemanly to call someone a slut to their face -- even on the shaky grounds of "having a laugh".
What's distressing about BB9 this year is how dominant characters trample all over their fellow housemates, and nobody sticks up for the harassed. As Darnell continued to bait Sara to the housemates on the sofas (suggesting she'd definitely be the one to flash her breasts for £1 million), Kat looked on in shock, Lisa's face never changed expression (surprise), and Rachel just looked bewildered that someone could even be that rude.
Did anyone stick up for Sara, or tell Darnell to shut up? No. In the house this year, people get away with awful behaviour and housemates are left to huddle together for post-row support in the bedroom or ashtray. While it was nice of Kat to lend Sara a shoulder to cry on in the walk-in wardrobe afterwards, it's a shame she lacks the courage (and, let's face it, vocal clarity) to fight her friend's corner when she needs the back-up.
But I expect Kat and Rachel to sit in silence, really. Both are in cloud cuckoo land half the time and never want to cause problems, or get involved in squabbles. But Lisa? A tough, brassy, northern bodybuilder who once stood up to Rex and silenced him? Where was she? It seems she's just too loved-up over getting engaged to Mario to really care now, as the finishing line approaches.
From Sara's discussion with Big Brother in the Diary Room, it sounded like the producers were ready to issue Darnell (and Rex and Mo for that matter) a formal warning over their spiteful comments. I don't think Sara realized that offer was being made, or maybe she was too proud to take it. She strikes me as the kind of girl used to fighting her own battes. But I hope Big Brother has a quiet word to the guys, anyway...
Isn't it strange how often BB housemates start showing their "true colours" in the final weeks, though? They'd do well to keep up whatever "act" they've managed to settle into for months. Darnell was quite a perceptive, intriguing "outcast" in the early days. Yes, he was always highly-strung and loudmouthed -- but not really malicious. How times change. I think he carries a lot of baggage around with him. He has issues.
Okay, it's pseudo-psychology time: maybe Darnell's so used to being a pariah (because of his albinism) that he's comfortable being a shunned outcast. Consequently, he'll happily attack Sara on national TV to get himself hated by housemates and viewers. It's easier for him to ostracize himself and not have to deal with the house "bullshit", because the alternative is opening up to people properly. I feel sorry for him. It all stems from him being "shunned" by Sara for Stu weeks ago, but he's a grown man -- so that's no excuse. He should definitely be evicted this week. As Sara said to Kat shortly after the argument, once Darnell's outside, watches the VT, and get unbiased feedback from viewers, he'll hopefully apologize for his bad attitude.
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Now, in all fairness, I can understand why men would suspect Sara's "been around the block", shall we say. She does have a trashy, promiscuous air about her. Of course, you can't judge a book by its cover, so I'd never claim to know that was the case. And even if I did, I wouldn't be so ungentlemanly to call someone a slut to their face -- even on the shaky grounds of "having a laugh".
What's distressing about BB9 this year is how dominant characters trample all over their fellow housemates, and nobody sticks up for the harassed. As Darnell continued to bait Sara to the housemates on the sofas (suggesting she'd definitely be the one to flash her breasts for £1 million), Kat looked on in shock, Lisa's face never changed expression (surprise), and Rachel just looked bewildered that someone could even be that rude.
Did anyone stick up for Sara, or tell Darnell to shut up? No. In the house this year, people get away with awful behaviour and housemates are left to huddle together for post-row support in the bedroom or ashtray. While it was nice of Kat to lend Sara a shoulder to cry on in the walk-in wardrobe afterwards, it's a shame she lacks the courage (and, let's face it, vocal clarity) to fight her friend's corner when she needs the back-up.
But I expect Kat and Rachel to sit in silence, really. Both are in cloud cuckoo land half the time and never want to cause problems, or get involved in squabbles. But Lisa? A tough, brassy, northern bodybuilder who once stood up to Rex and silenced him? Where was she? It seems she's just too loved-up over getting engaged to Mario to really care now, as the finishing line approaches.
From Sara's discussion with Big Brother in the Diary Room, it sounded like the producers were ready to issue Darnell (and Rex and Mo for that matter) a formal warning over their spiteful comments. I don't think Sara realized that offer was being made, or maybe she was too proud to take it. She strikes me as the kind of girl used to fighting her own battes. But I hope Big Brother has a quiet word to the guys, anyway...
Isn't it strange how often BB housemates start showing their "true colours" in the final weeks, though? They'd do well to keep up whatever "act" they've managed to settle into for months. Darnell was quite a perceptive, intriguing "outcast" in the early days. Yes, he was always highly-strung and loudmouthed -- but not really malicious. How times change. I think he carries a lot of baggage around with him. He has issues.
Okay, it's pseudo-psychology time: maybe Darnell's so used to being a pariah (because of his albinism) that he's comfortable being a shunned outcast. Consequently, he'll happily attack Sara on national TV to get himself hated by housemates and viewers. It's easier for him to ostracize himself and not have to deal with the house "bullshit", because the alternative is opening up to people properly. I feel sorry for him. It all stems from him being "shunned" by Sara for Stu weeks ago, but he's a grown man -- so that's no excuse. He should definitely be evicted this week. As Sara said to Kat shortly after the argument, once Darnell's outside, watches the VT, and get unbiased feedback from viewers, he'll hopefully apologize for his bad attitude.
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