And the BBOTT doldrums have set in. The house is on cruise control now as everyone knows what will happen between now and Tuesday and there's little to no suspense. Yesterday saw Kryssie and Jason still appalled that Justin thinks he can win and now in full on Justin bashing mode, believing they carried Justin all the way through the game. Morgan spent the day doing nearly everything she and Shelby had planned for her to do to kill time. She sunned, went over days/statements with Jojo (Shelby's pet pinata,) played pool with Jojo, did her nails, worked out, and also served as the house counselor as everyone was coming to her with their problems. Jason and Kryssie came to her to tell her how horrible Justin was and Justin came to her to tell her how horrible Kryssie and Jason were. The only thing Morgan didn't do was bake, but she was busy eating the leftovers from Thanksgiving, so there was no need. That'll be coming soon however.
Tonight Jason will announce who he's taking to the final three with him and unfortunately there's no suspense. There could be, probably should be suspense as there's all kinds of potential here, but Jason isn't thinking about his options all that much and just chose Kryssie. This is where you miss players like Shelby and Alex at this stage of the game. They could have Jason's head spinning. Morgan's trying a bit, but she's not as good as the other two would be. Here's how I'd envisioned them working on Jason.
A/S: "So, have you decided who you're taking to the final three with you?"
J: "It'll be Kryssie."
A/S: "That's very brave of you."
J: "Why do you say that?"
A/S: "For all you know she could be the most popular person in the house. She has a record deal. She has a band. She's been featured on YouTube. She won the first Care Package. America never nominated her."
J: "But she only won one comp and should be easy to beat."
A/S: "True, but knowing the twists in this game and knowing Kryssie, are you sure there isn't another big twist that favors her in some way? Is she the daughter of a famous rock star? Maybe a famous wrestler? Getting a record deal isn't easy. Getting on the show isn't easy. She's not the typical house guest by any means. She was willing to walk away on multiple occasions and leave the money behind."
J: "True, but who would you take if you were me?"
A/S: "Well, I wouldn't take Justin, that's for sure. With his personality and having a restaurant in New Orleans, chances are he'd win over any of us. America's doing the voting so you don't want to take anyone overly popular with you. America voted on stuff all year so those favored by America would be the worst people to take."
J: "America voted my way most of the year."
A/S: "Or were they voting Kryssie's way and you just happened to benefit? What if she is the daughter of a famous rock star, wrestler, or has some other connection that she's hiding? She could have a fan base many times the size of a grocery store clerk from Massachusetts who's only known for being on a reality show. You have thirty thousand followers? What if she has three hundred thousand?"
J: "Do you think I should take Morgan?"
A/S: "She's a 22 year old kid who just graduated from college. She's probably the easiest of the three to beat in a popularity contest. If you'd rather take your chances against Kryssie, who could be the daughter of someone famous and possibly the reason you're still here, or Justin the Creole King, then fine, but both of them would scare me. You're going to have to face one of them in the finals, but the danger of facing both of them would have me taking someone else. But, that's just how I'd look at it. Maybe you're right. Maybe Kryssie's band deal, record contract and her ability to make this show mean nothing. Maybe her appearance on YouTube is nothing. Maybe her never being nominated by America means nothing. Maybe her getting the very first Care Package means nothing. All I know is that whenever our side was targeting someone other than Kryssie, America gave us a chance. If we mentioned Kryssie as a nom, the Care Package and America's Nominee favored her side."
In the right hands, this type of ceremony could be manipulated and spun to make the HOH a confused mess. Unfortunately, we lost the real gamers who could use it in such a manner and we're left with Jason and the Ugh-o-nauts. Morgan's trying to play the game, but lacks the expertise we'd see from Alex or the cunning and savvy of Shelby. They could have poor old Jason's little rat-like mind spinning at a hundred miles an hour if they were still in the game. Handled right, a ceremony like tonight's could have the HOH tied up in knots and wishing they'd never won HOH. Unfortunately, Jason's just cruising along without having to think about it. Pity.
Expect another quiet day today, tomorrow and Monday as we crawl towards Tuesday's big final showdown.
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