I hate writing about BB on a saturday, as the update still shows the departed contestant doing thing. I mean, it’s not so bad today, because Hera barely does anything anyway, but the rest of them are just moaning fucking minnies at the moment. Bea moans, Marcus moans, everybody discusses gameplans – and they act like they don’t have gameplans of their own, which is so annoying – and I’m just meh. Here at BB Towers, it actually came up yesterday – in the ether, in the form of a text message – that the best, funniest and most challenging thing that Big Brother could do this year would be to cancel the show mis-series. Who’d miss it? I’ll bet you would miss us here more, frankly. At least we’re occasionally amusing, unlike most of this bunch of twunts.
Oh no! Wait! Rodrigo has said something funny (albeit unintentionally): “He completely wet my bed, and tried to take me by using the force.” He’s talking about Charlie’s actions of the night previous.15 minutes through, now, and I’ve had to watch 4 of those Lucozade adverts. I hate them. I think they’re worse than any of the O2 ads we’ve had in previous years. They’re hateful, dreadfully written, utterly charmless. They’re putting me off Lucozade, and I LOVE the stuff. Liquid amber, it is. Was. They’re not as bad as those adverts before Channel 4 comedy – I’ve spoken about those before. Can you believe that that guy is a real stand-up? He must be hating his life right now, staring at his bank balance, but watching it dwindle as a nation exposed to his ‘comedy’ realise how unfunny it is. Unless he didn’t write those ads, in which case he’s just a bit of a shill. I don’t know. Hang on, Bea is justifying her existence in the house. Apparently, she should stay because she hasn’t been in the house long.
Also, Siavash predicts that Hera will leave in the eviction, and Freddie argues that Lisa will go. Siavash got it right, which is interesting, right? Next we see David and his 32inch waist in the bath. Brilliant. This is fucking thrilling. My elbow hurts, and I’m really slumped down on the sofa, and the laptop is now starting to burn my legs. I remember reading something a few years ago about laptop heat cutting down on sperm counts. I suspect that was a lie, like the one about menthol cigarettes. I wonder if any of the housemates are sterile? That would be an interesting revelation, right? Maybe. Rodrigo might be. I wouldn’t be surprised to discover that he had female genitalia. He still looks just like Sharleen Spiteri, and I’m not going to let that one lie. He and Charlie argue in the kitchen about who is more aggressive, and the most interesting thing about the entire conversation is the revelation that their cheese grater is the exact same one that lives in my kitchen cupboards. It’s really sharp – I cut the tip of my finger quite badly on it once – and I wonder how easily it would slash through the thin skin that covers the arteries in the wrist.
Then, it’s nearly all redeemed. At the smoking area, Freddie and Lisa start making drum noises and whines, and then make a big song together. It’s a rare moment of absolute harmony, and they have loads of fun. David tries to sing along and can’t, so leaves, and then they finish their song and grin at each other. It’s quite nice, really. Lisa leans back, lights her cigarette, takes a puff, and then, with nary a hint of irony, says, “Ahh, fresh air.” Then we cut to a Lucozade promo and all goodwill is lost, and then we come back and watch Hera get evicted. “That is bullcrap!” Marcus shouts, and Siavash asks if everyone is as surprised as he is, when we know that he isn’t surprised at all.
Some other things: Marcus snaps a bowl with his hands as he’s eating cereal. Freddie forces his body as close to Bea’s as physically possible whilst they sleep. Rodrigo and Charlie whisper something before they go to bed, and then pull the covers over their heads and either have a kiss or make kissing noises. Either way, they clearly want to be bumming. AND THAT’S THE END OF THE SHOW FOR THE DAY.