I thought it was going to be a very dull week in
the Big Brother 14 house, because typically the
final week is. Granted, they have been doing that for the most part,
however occasionally Danielle flares up like the
house hemorrhoid and unloads on Ian with
rage. She rants about how hard she’s had it in the game from
day 1 (riding Dan’s back isn’t hard), and how
much she’s done for the alliance (nothing), yet
downplays Ian’s season. This makes her either
completely delusional or dumb… While Dan has
played a phenomenal game this season, one of
the key reasons the “quack pack” made it as far
as they did was Ian’s willingness to play the
‘villain’ role of the season. Without him
completely turning on his coach and friend,
there is 0% chance the final four would have
been made up of their alliance.
By Ian playing the mole and Dan taking the
punishment for it, this completely took any heat
at all from the remaining houseguests and
allowed them to target Boogie while they had
the numbers. The only thing Danielle did the
entire season was be a puppet to Dan whenever
she won HoH, and to keep going back to a
person who lies to her over and over. Is it Ian’s
fault that Dan couldn’t trust her enough to warn
her about the ‘funeral’ in advance? No, it’s just
that Danielle is a pretty mediocre player who
happened to get lucky and ride the back of a
strong player and good alliance.
Danielle is this season’s Porsche, and because
she pretty much did nothing in the house, she
may actually wind up with 2-3 votes if she made
the F2. She’ll earn the votes of those who are
too bitter and butthurt to vote for the better
player (either Ian or Dan), but luckily I don’t
think there will be as many this season as BB13.
I know this is a pure opinion piece, but watching
Ian talk to himself for quite some time on the
hammock after the wrath of Danielle finished
got annoying and I’ll be glad when he doesn’t
have to suffer her any longer.
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.
