As much as I’ve been against the veterans
returning to the house, especially after the
annoyance last season with Rachel crying every
other day, I have to say two people made BB14
very fun to watch this summer. Those people
were Mike Boogie or Dan Gheesling, both
veterans. Due to the manner in which they
returned, this allowed for them to bond with
newbies instead of instantly forming a power
alliance from day 1. It also didn’t hurt they
chose people like Boogie and Janelle who had a
negative history together.
I want to sympathize with the newbies and say
they had an unfair advantage, but they didn’t.
In BB13, they easily had a huge unfair
advantage from day 1, but Dan has been near
the exit more times than I can count on one
hand, yet nobody pulled the trigger. Dan could
have been gone before the coaches even
entered as players, but he somehow dodged
that bullet a few times. He was a target of
Frank’s for weeks, and even when Dan was
hanging from the ledge of a cliff, Frank decided
to pull him up and give him another shot. If
and when Dan ends up bringing Ian to the final
2 despite multiple promises to bring Danielle,
she’ll be the fool, not him. I don’t care about
swearing on things, I think that’s completely
overblown and I bet half the people who
complain about it would piss away their dignity
for a legitimate shot at life changing money as
well. (look at what people have to subject
themselves to on fear factor for a much smaller
prize)
Now that I’m off my high horse, it’s back to the
question at hand. If Dan ends up making it to
the finals (which is very likely), will the season be
considered a failure if he does not win the grand
prize? I know it will certainly leave a bitter taste
in my mouth to see the jury hand $500k to
either Danielle or Ian if Dan is sitting next to
them. Don’t get me wrong, Ian is probably
second deserving in the house and has been
since Frank left, but there is nobody this season
that has been able to manipulate people and
control the flow of the game the way Dan has.
Not even close. Every HoH that wasn’t Franks
was basically run by ObiDan, and even Frank’s
final one was controlled by him.
What are your thoughts on the season if Dan
doesn’t win it all?
Moving on, I’m sure many are wondering where
the house stands right now. Well, Dan actually
convinced Danielle to drop during the
endurance competition last night and will
automatically advance to the final part in the 3-
part HoH competition. Next up, Ian will face
Danielle most likely tomorrow in a physical
competition, and the winner of that will square
off against Dan during the live 90 minute finale
on Wednesday. On that night, the HoH winner
will then pick the person he wants to sit next to
in the final 2, and the jury will likely vote for Dan
to win it all.
