Big Brother's Full Moon Meltdown

Nathan has been very busy, re-enacting the Roman Empire. Caesar he is, this Nathan-boy, attended to by a bevy of barely-clad maidens waiting on him hand and feet, stroking his golden locks and whispering softly in his ear in darkened corners. Here is the spherical bed laden with silken sheets, strewn with careless and scantily clad girls with perfectly manicured fingernails. Can the fall of Rome be far behind? Do one of the stately Senators bear hidden in the folds of a toga the knife-in-the-back which will be Caesar's downfall? For Nathan's downfall is foretold by the Oracle, because he is definitely not the One. Nobody could be so stupid as to take a position of power and corrupt it by the love of sycophantic girls except ... oh must we delve into presidential history so soon? Okay, let's skip it then.

Everyone agrees that Jee and Amanda are really great – and they are! They are both interesting and nice – if not intriguing – people. So of course they are both nominated and everyone hopes they are out soon.

Some have compared Jack to "Weekend at Bernie's" – the cadaver that wouldn't go away. While we are used to seeing celebrities live out their lives in other decades (Liza Minnelli, Merv Griffin, and Diana Ross stuck in 1977, Michael Jackson and Demi Moore stuck in 1985, Jennifer Aniston stuck in 1997), it always comes as a shock to see someone like that in real life. Jack needs to leave 1976. It was a good year, but there you have it. Let's move on.

There are some great people on this show, it's clear. Among them are Amanda, David, and Jee. They aren't so easily understood. But they are very easily dismissed ... but aren't we all. And while it's easy to call David "Gomer Pyle" – that is just a joke.

Jun might be great, but it's unclear. She is certainly funny, that's true. It is also true that American audiences do not usually respond to irony. And Jun is ironic, through and through. She also might be evil, it's hard to tell. That might be an act. Check back in later to see what we learn of Jun.

Michelle and Alison are also easily dismissed. They are blond bodies with no minds. Of course that's unfair! But tell me ... where are their minds? I want to know! Stay tuned, because they may yet be found. At least, the possibility exists ...

Amanda is a curious hybrid of all kinds of things. She is clever, devious, playful, and spontaneous. She might not be around long enough for us to learn who she is. But she has more to offer than is readily apparent. She and David had a long conversation, admittedly a weird conversation, about whether they were being 'real' with each other. It was kind of a joke. But then again, maybe not. David is a joke trying to be a real person – and he is going to get there. Amanda is a real person trying to be a joke. And she can't quite pull it off.

Erika and Jack are very serious. They do not joke around. They are playing the game. But they need to lighten up, fast. Erika seems nice, and she does have emotions. But among those emotions is not 'have fun.' She needs to have more fun or leave. She realizes this, since on Monday she talked about leaving. Counselors were summoned. Now she is not leaving. {Wipes brow} Phew! The only forty-something and she wants to just take off and leave! Erika is someone who might blossom. But she might not. Remember Karen from BB1? She blossomed but the flower that appeared was not what we expected.

And what about Robert? Robert is an ex. He's got lots of dirt to shovel. My suspicion is that the less said about Robert the better. One cannot suffer fools gladly, after all. I feel the same way about Dana. In fact, the two might make a great couple.

And Scott. Scott might be known from now on as the werewolf. Because the full moon came out ... he transformed ... and he was gone, lickety split. Well it's another four weeks until the next full moon, so we have some time to prepare for any other monsters that might show up. In the meantime, onward!

This article was written by O'Sean Aieghlans, a critic-at-large of the overall reality television scene. He can be reached at ocean_islands@yahoo.com.

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