One of the brighter sides of the writer strike was the promise of a winter version of Big Brother; sadly this has turned into fool's gold. Big Brother: Til Death Do Us Part is the weakest installment of the perennial summer guilty pleasure and the blame lands squarely on this year's failed twist. By partnering up players as soul mates Big Brother has taken out half the fun of the game…shomance. These forced pairs are awkward and unneeded. Filling the house with relatively attractive single people would have been enough to ensure some hook ups and break ups. On top of the failed concept the producers needlessly added another twist by placing an ex couple and a current couple in the house. Again this was boring and pointless. Sure you could blame Ryan and Jen for misplaying their advantage but truth is there wasn't much of an advantage to be played. Likewise it was no shock that the ex couple was the first to go. Some of the folks are interesting but are overshadowed by the burden of this bizarre twist. Thankfully the pairs twist does make for a shorter season but one hopes this terrible season doesn't ruin the future of the show which hopefully includes an upcoming summer season.
While Big Brother has fallen on the sword of their twist, Survivor has once again excelled at making minor adjustments to keep the show fresh. Instead of doing another All Star installment the show has struck gold with their Fans vs. Favorites concept. Truth is there probably weren't enough ex-players to constitute an entire show of All Stars so the Fans idea seems like a natural UNFORCED progression. Of course that wasn't the only twist up the producer's sleeves although the failure of the second falls squarely on the player. By sending opposite tribe members to Exile Island the show laid the groundwork for an incredible competition of wits and strength. Unfortunately Kathy from the Fans showed no interest in finding the idle after her first of FOUR TRIPS, and has decidedly become a fair weather fan. Credit goes to the Fans not losing every challenge and actually managing to hold their own in terms of tribe drama. Last night's vote was another shocking ouster much like their previous trip. The Favorites are truly an intriguing bunch with the exception of Cirie. I truly hate these reality folks that spend all their time talking about how good a person they are and then don't back it up with actions. Once she's gone I think a case can be made for any of the favorites being truly favorites, even sex pot in her own eyes Pavarti. Next week looks like another twist as the tribes get shaken up and just like the show I expect both tribes to keep on keeping on.
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