Big Brother's Back!

So why aren't you watching Big Brother? I mean, that guy on the right there is one of the contestants! And while he's yet to wander around in his tighty-whities, he does appear to be allergic to shirts. Every year I watch the first episode with every intention of hating it and not watching any more of them. And every year, I get sucked right back in. Sigh.

This time it only took me until the second episode to declare my love. This season is already off to a great start. The grandpa was Head of Household, but Will-wannabe Brian decided to use his superior cell-phone selling skills to try and manipulate him into nominating the people he wanted up for eviction. And when Grandpa went along with the plan, Brian smiled smugly. But in the second episode, Brian went a little too far with his scheme. He started going to everyone in the house and promising them safety if they did his bidding. Like he can promise safety! And naturally, all it took was for a couple houseguests to put their heads together and compare stories. And very quickly the situation snowballed and the majority of the house basically cornered Grandpa in his HOH room to tell him that he had to put Brian up on the block or else. Well, maybe not as blatantly threatening as that, but very nearly.

Grandpa felt bad about going back on his word to Brian, but clearly Brian's word wouldn't be nearly as reliable down the line, so this was probably his best move. Especially since 80% of the house promised Grandpa safety if he helped them get rid of the snake in the grass. Brian was completely blindsided, and it's going to be very interesting to see if he's able to manipulate his way out of being the first idiot sent packing.

I'm hoping he won't, because the other person up on the block is Renny, who is the most awesome broad this show has ever cast. She pretty much acts crazy or drunk all the time, and nobody can understand half of what she says. Oh, and she wears awesome mumus and wigs. And turbans! With '60s mod sunglasses! Seriously, it's like having a Southern Gloria Swanson in the house! She's a little annoying, so it looked like people would've been happy to get her out, but it seems like this batch might be smart enough to vote out a possible threat instead of the awesome Renny. She'll never win, but I want her in the house as long as possible, simply for the entertainment value of her insanity!

So what are you waiting for? Tune in, then head over to the forum thread and discuss!