When Sharon was paired with Jacob, I thought it was very unfair to her. She had next to no chance of winning when they did that. At least in the past when they had couples, it was several to make it play out more fairly. Also, I thought it very tactless to have a gay couple. Whose to say they wanted to all of America to know they were gay....and possibly if they were quiet about their orientation, they already had a partner. I'm guessing Neil objected and wanted off the show and Sharon objected so they put her back on...all to avoid litigation or bad press, or possibly payoffs.

How did it never cross Jen's mind in the three years that she's been apparently auditioning for BB that she might actually have to vote for or evict Ryan? How did it never cross her mind even once she knew they were going into the house together? They've said they talked about their "secret alliance" but it never came up that they'd vote for each other or possibly evict each other?

The other HGs seem to think they have an advantage over everyone else, but I don't see it. If the only strategy they discussed was being a secret team together, that's pretty much out the window and they don't seem to be adapting very well on the fly.

How convenient that the guy who as a family emergency is the guy that was paired with the only bisexual guy... What would be the chance of that? I was gonna watch for the gay couple, but now... Forget about it, I'm not waisting 3+ hours a week on this!

As a big fan who has seen every episode, I can honestly say this season is BY FAR the worst yet. The cast of characters is the biggest compilation of trash I have ever witnessed. The trailer park queen atop this mountain of white trash is Sharon. I was initially overjoyed and relieved when they gave her nasty ass the boot. That joy quickly turned into sour disappointment and bitter hatred when the skank was brought back. She is better suited for an episode of Maury or the Jerry Springer show. Her ghetto language, endless sassy neck rolls, and obsessive hand talking are already making me want to shut the television off. Again, as someone who has been a religious viewer of Big Brother, I can honestly say I might not make it through this season if some of these ghetto rats aren't gone soon. Please lord, don't let this happen!!!

I'm thrilled BB is back-but disappointed in the whole "love" premise. It's way too high schoolish for me. I sure do wish that BB and CBS would read some of the blogs on the net and listen to the fans just a bit. The reason the earlier seasons were so much better is because the house guests were a variety of ages and personalities and some of the earlier houseguests actually had a brain-and played the game. These people are all just kids-except for the middle-aged hooker type broad-and they seem to have all decided that this is the place to come to get drunk, have sex and for the women, a place to meet Mr. Right-who frankly, does NOT exist in this house!!!!!! I enjoyed BB because of the strategies and the alliances and the game play-that's why I was a huge Evil Dick fan-like him or hate him, he PLAYED THE GAME! I sure hope it gets better and I surely hope that the summer show is better than this! But, as always, THANK YOU Jackie for the great job of keeping us in the loop :)))))))

great post Jackie! Great to be back and reading your oh so entertaining take on things!!!

I watched last night and thought to myself, this may be the worst season to date.

Like mentioned elsewhere, it's more Real World than Big Brother.

The whole Sharon thing...well honestly, I think something made Neil leave and I don't think it was Big Brother. It looks suspicious, yes, but it's too suspicious to be real. Also, I thought they gave Josh the option of which one to bring back, and he said Sharon as opposed to Jacob. And also, he then proceeded to cry like a baby after Niel left.

Also, Sharon has basically defended Jacob, and discussed their relationship, and seems to miss him, with, of all people, Parker.

as for v-day, Ryan and Jen had sex in the bathroom. happy valentines day! lol. It was oh so creepy.

I would think that, because it wasn't a live eviction that they would have sequestered Sharon and Jacob at a hotel, with no interviews, etc. until the show with the eviction aired. So, I don't think that necessarily proves planning of Neil leaving. I was only watching because of the gay "couple" thing, so probably won't pay much attention past this.