I'm so torn! Half of me is ecstatic I never have to listen to Rachel's fake valley girl speech and annoying laugh again, but the other half is wondering where I'm going to get the quotes to title these posts with. Has there ever been a more delusional couple in the history of reality TV? I wondered for a brief moment if it was all an act. I mean, nobody is stupid enough to believe they are that deeply in love with a person they met three weeks ago on a reality television show. I also found it hard to believe that Brendon is as bad at all these challenges as he's been. He seems to be a pretty athletic guy, but he keeps getting beaten by all these, "three foot nothing" girls. I thought, just maybe, he was throwing competitions so he could act like Rachel's protector but have no power to do anything, saving face in front of both her and the rest of the house. But then he uttered the sentence, "given a choice between love and money, I choose love." Brendon, nobody gave you that choice, you idiot! I'm pretty sure Big Brother never said you can't talk to anyone in the house if you win the money. If you are both in as much love as you say, she's still going to be there when the game is over. The money on the other hand, won't. This is your one chance, buddy. Go get the girl after you take a real shot at half a million dollars.
This brings me to my major point at this juncture in the game. There are two important rules you need to follow when playing Big Brother if you want to win the money. Two rules that most players ignore. Two rules that my two favorite players this season don't seem to know. Rule One is: Never Over Think The Game. The minute you try to come up with elaborate plans or lies or schemes you're asking for things to go wrong. Matt, like many smart players before him, is over thinking the game. Big Brother isn't a game of chess, like players in the past have suggested, the rules change to often for that to be the case. It's more like Machiavelli's The Prince. Lay low, keep the numbers in your favor, talk others into doing all the dirty work, don't give people reason not to trust you.
Rule Two is: Never Let Personal Feelings Trump Game Play. The minute you start to get involved in personal vendettas and vote with your heart instead of your head you lose control of the game. Along with Brendon, of course, this is Brittney's biggest sin. I really want her to win this thing, but I think she gets to caught up in her hatred of Rachel and Brendon. She should have thrown the veto competition. She was in a position to play both sides of the house. For whatever reason, probably just out of necessity, Rachel and Brendon wanted to side with her. If she didn't win, the Brigade doesn't get mad at her because the nominations don't change and Rachel and Brendon don't get mad because she doesn't choose not to take one of them off. At this point in the game, the halfway mark, you have to start thinking about the jury and if you have Rachel kicked out thinking you might be on her side, that's one more vote you have at the end of the game. It also keeps Brendon on your side if you need to have numbers against the Brigade. But she went and won and pissed off the couple and is now at the mercy of the Brigade.
I hope neither of these two have shot themselves in the foot. I would love one of the two to win, but at this point I'm a little scared of their game play. Right now I think Enzo has played the best game. He has numbers, he's done nothing to stick out, he's looked bad in competitions making him not a threat. I'd say he's the odds on favorite at the moment.
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