Big Brother 8: Season Highlights

(S08E32) We're one episode away from discovering who will win this season of Big Brother, but first, we've got to make it through the obligatory "highlight show".

I'm not typically a big fan of recap shows, but this one was a little bit easier to endure because at least half of the sequences shown involved Dick belittling a house guest in one way or another.

While I wasn't a big fan of Dick's underhanded tactics, I have to admit that it made for some interesting, albeit uncomfortable television. Had Dick been eliminated early in the competition, this season would have ranked among one of the worst and judging from the comments in the posts this season, quite a few of you agree.

Dick was a polarizing figure from day one. You either loved to hate him or you hated to love him. There was no real in between. Regardless of what you thought about him, the fact that so many of the flashbacks involved him was a testament to how important he was to this season of the show.

Anyhow, because I think it would be completely redundant to do a recap of a recap show, let's take a look at how I think the voting ceremony will go down on Tuesday's episode.

Dustin

Dustin appeared to get along with both Dick and Daniele until we hit the point where the LNC alliance began to crumble. Dick then became a relentless tormentor of the chest baring, self proclaimed "king of the Big Brother house" and it was brutal.

I'm positive Dustin will take the pot banging incident and all of the homophobic comments Dick made (in the live feeds anyways) into account when he casts his vote. He won't be able to forgive Dick for his transgressions, strategy or not, and will probably reluctantly vote for Dick's passive aggressive demon seed. Score: Daniele 1 - Dick 0

Jen

Dick and Jen got off to a rocky start from the get go after Jen requested that Dick keep is grubby old man hands off of her during one of he early challenges. The relationship got worse from there, hit a climax with the whole tea pouring incident, then leveled out a bit when Dick decided he needed Jen as an ally. Of course, that alliance exploded when Jen lost her mind and bleached Dick's entire stock of cigarettes.

Jen's relationship with Daniele was only slightly less tumultuous than her relationship with Dick. However, Daniele never called Jen a bitch (to her face anyways) and she never purposely burned Jen with a lit cigarette. For those reasons alone, Jen's vote will probably be for Daniele, although if given the choice, she'd rather not vote for either of them. Score: Daniele 2 - Dick 0

Amber

Hmmm, lets think of all the ways that Dick chastised Waamber this season. He called her an "ugly bitch", he ridiculed her constant crying fits, he made fun of her drug problem, he called her a bad mother, he mocked her occupation, and he called her every defamatory word in the book.

I think the chances of Amber casting a vote in favor of Dick rests somewhere between Hell freezing over and Amber getting a modeling contract with CoverGirl. In other words, it ain't happening. Consider this another vote for Daniele. Score: Daniele 3 - Dick 0

Jessica

Although Jessica seemed to have a decent enough rapport with Daniele she also seemed to have a good relationship with Dick. In fact, not counting the people who were eliminated before Dustin, I think Jessica was the only member of the house that never received an Evel assault.

While Jessica could hold a grudge on behalf of her house guests (particularly, her love troll, Eric), I think there's a slight chance she could respect Dick's tactics and give him a vote. While it's a bit of a stretch, let's say she'll be the first person to cast a vote in his favor. Score: Daniele 3 - Dick 1

Eric

Dick actually considered Eric his consigliere for the first half of the season so it was a surprise to see Dick turn on him after the Nick eviction.

Although Eric may harbor some ill feelings toward Dick, Eric more than anyone is a student of the Big Brother academy and just might have the ability to look at Dick's evilness in the context of the game. I also never got the impression that Eric thought very highly of Daniele, and as a result, there's a fair chance he could cast his vote in favor of Daddy Donato. Score: Daniele 3 - Dick 2

Note: I completely forgot Eric's vote belonged to America. That said, I think America will reward Dick for his gameplay this season so we'll continue to consider this a vote in his favor. Score remains: Daniele 3 - Dick 2 - Thanks to the commentors for pointing this out.

Jameka

Jameka had some beef with Daniele early in the game, but it was quickly squashed when Daniele gave her whiny but heartfelt plea as to why her actions should be separated from those of her father. After that, Jameka and Daniele found one another copacetic.

On the other hand, Dick and Jameka never really saw eye to eye on any issue. On top of that, Dick constantly made fun of the "magic ping-pong ball", consistently called Jameka a hypocrite, and all but denounced her religious beliefs. Jameka will vote for Daughter Donato. Score: Daniele 4 - Dick 2

Zach

Zach got along with Dick and Daniele for most of the game and only found himself on the receiving end of Dick's hate speech when he put the two of them up for eviction. Although Dick was absolutely cruel to him during phase one of the final HoH competition, I'm pretty sure Zach let most of it bounce off of his skin.

While Zach "didn't agree with Dick's tactics", as he frequently said, I think Zach respects the way that Dick played the game. While Zach also respects the way Daniele played, my gut tells me he's going to vote in favor of Dick. It won't really matter though because Daniele will have won by a vote of 4-3.

And with that, Daniele will be $500K richer, will dump her dopey boyfriend, and will travel with NIck around Europe for the next few years while making obscenely attractive, little blonde headed, blue-eyed, hyper-sensitive emo babies.

One last thing before we wait for the finale. Does anyone else get the impression that if Dick wins, he intends to share his winnings with his daughter - but that if Daniele wins, she'll take all of the money and get out of the country as fast as humanly possible? I don't even think she'd end up paying her dad back the money she borrowed from him. Just a hunch because Daniele seems bratty like that.

I also can't wait to see the contestant's reaction when they find out how Eric was handicapped by the whole America's Player thing. Should be an interesting show this Tuesday. See you after the finale.