Okay, so I was on vacation and finally caught up with the episodes and I have a LOT to say on the subject, but limited time at the moment. These are my initial thoughts, but I will expand on the episodes themselves this weekend:
1. Elissa was in a no-win situation from the beginning, so I don't know why the idiots are targeting her for not revealing she was Rachel's sister on the first day or whatever. They were going to target her anyway for BEING Rachel's sister, which is why she didn't reveal it initially to everyone. Their BS excuses (especially Aryan's comment about Elissa "stirring up drama" or whatever it was) only highlight their stupidity.
2. Elissa proves to be quite cunning, yet so far, MUCH less annoying than Rachel. Targeting her for being a good player is one thing (she made two smart moves in the replacement nominees), but targeting her as a "fembot" based on being Rachel's sister is willful ignorance.
3. I think Aryan is in for a very rude awakening when she gets evicted (hoping that Helen drops her like a hot potato now that she's HoH), but like so many others of her ilk, she simply won't care. She'll go back to a place where she can surround herself with like-minded bigots where they can practice their sociopathic behavior openly as they eat their chicken-fried young with a side of honey-mustard. The look of terrified disappointment on her face during the eviction this week helped make up for the hideous crap we've had to hear from her, but only a little.
4. From the first day, Nick was playing too hard, too fast, and getting WAY too comfortable. The only surprise was that enough of the non-Moving Company houseguests picked up on it and acted so quickly. Elissa and Helen are playing the game I've been waiting to watch for many many years.
5. Jeremy is still standing strong as the runner-up for most vile person in the house. I'm sure he thinks his awesome manliness will be well-respected, if not downright inspiring, by the American male population. And I suppose there is a subculture of the population for which this is true. I'm just glad I'm not a part of it. Spencer is definitely catching up to Jeremy in vileness in comments, but he's lacking in grotesque bravado. Ginamarie trails only because her idiocy is almost amusing. Her insane breakdown was as funny as her delusions of a relationship with Nick. Ginamarie makes Jessie look downright MATURE. But Ginamarie is definitely working on honing her racism, so she may catch up to Aryan yet.
6. This is the first I've heard of Andy's comment, but to be fair, it does sound like something Mitchell Pritchett would say about Lily.
7. Whatever happened to Judd? Is he still in the house?
8. I'm hoping Candice's earrings win POV.
9. Amanda is growing on me week by week.
10. I liked Howard until he brought in the whole Christian thing. I really don't want to watch any more of that.
11. Hooray for CBS and Julie for highlighting the crap that's going on in the house. I'm glad the producers are finally taking a stance on the subject rather than leaving the opinions to bloggers and tabloids.
12. I thought Helen was shrewd from the start, but unless it was just to save herself for the week, she needs to distance herself from Aryan and focus on strengthening her ties with Elissa (who could get MVP every week for as long as she's in the house if she doesn't start acting foolish) and McCrae.
13. I forgot about Kaitlin, but I remembered that I don't care.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
