| BIG BROTHER 4 EPISODE
SUMMARIES 09/09/03: Episode 28 |
By: PaulyAceIV
In Case You Missed It:
As was the cast throughout most of Big
Brother 4, it seemed the houseguest in the most dire of circumstances shines
through. This week, Robert Roman, the Los Angeles former restaurant manager, was
under the gun. In what had to be a must win situation, he defeated his ex,
Erika, after a tiebreaker to take a dramatic Head of Household competition.
In a position of strength, the choice as to who should be put up in the final
nomination ceremony was his. He pulled out Erika's key, sparing her, but placing
Alison and Jun to that position they know so well: being on the block, one step
away from their exit.
As things stand now, Erika has the power to make the decision of who to include
in the final three. But, unlike last year, Big Brother will have the final
"Power Of Veto" competition in this round. Can Alison or Jun win POV and throw
Robert's best laid plans into chaos?
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
After Robert's nominations, the plotting resumed. When Robert and Erika went
outside in one clip during the first segment, the girls talk about how much
Erika and Robert lie in the house, as if they haven't sold snake oil themselves.
In the early moments of the second segment, the houseguests all agree to take
some well needed nap time to recharge the batteries. Jun gets up to use the
bathroom, but Erika follows her to try to talk to her. Shortly after that,
Alison meets up with the both of them. Thirty minutes later, this standoff comes
to an end, with Erika not given the chance to get her points across.
It was then time for the very last Power of Veto competition. But this would be
no other POV, as this contest came with powers unprecedented in the show's
history. This contest for the "Diamond POV", a transparent colored veto medal,
had to do with the tandems that were nominated during each week. Each week
represented a step on a platform, one platform for each of the four houseguests,
each leading to a pedestal on the top with a diamond. The first houseguest to
put both hands on the diamond would become the veto winner.
The contest was neck and neck between Alison and Jun. But the fateful moment
came on Jun's eighth step. Instead of choosing the person who left in the eighth
round, which was Jee, but Jun, for some reason, placed her own name on the
eighth step. Alison, not knowing of Jun's miscue, quickly got the nomination
tandems correct and took the Diamond POV crown, again saving herself from a
possible eviction.
Ten minutes after that competition, Erika is already mockingly begging Alison to
save her. Alison, in the private room, wasn't wild about the depths Erika was
sinking to, even if for fun.
The houseguests were then told about this weeks America's Choice. This week's
winner gets a three minute T-Mobile cellular phone call. Each houseguest hopes
they get this call, since it would boost their personal spirits a bit.
But first, it was time for this week's luxury competition. An obstacle course
was set up, and, with ball and chain on one foot, the quickest two houseguests
to go through the course get the prize. And what a prize it was. The two winners
receive a Goodyear blimp ride above the Los Angeles area. After slow runs by
Robert and Erika, it was Jun and Alison, the two nominees, that made the cut
through chain link fences and crawling thru mud to win the rides.
Back inside, the T-Mobile phone, with it's trademark ring, was heard going off.
Someone had a phone call. After brief hesitation, Robert picked it up, since he
was in the 818 area code. His decision proved to be wise, as his daughter Elena
was on the other end, and on the TV screen. When Robert's voice is heard, Elena
immediately begins crying. Robert, calling her daughter "Mama", calmed her down,
and told her he'd be back home in a couple of weeks.
In the final segment, Jun and Ali get their blimp ride. To augment the
experience, Big Brother gave both disposable cameras to take pictures of the
breathtaking metropolis of Los Angeles. The highlight came when the blimp went
above the Big Brother house on CBS's Studio City compound. Robert and Erika
waved to the blimp, which had a message about the "final four".
After returning, Jun and Ali share an abs class. One point is made clear, that
Erika, in their minds, didn't deserve to be here at this point in the game.
But, in the show's closing moments, Ali makes it clear to the Diary Room that
everything will be looked at.
Analysis:
For the umpteenth time, I am wondering why there is an America's Choice
competition if the legitimacy of the contest cannot be proven. Even though they
provide the show's most tender moments, I do think we'd be better off without
them, unless the producers can show, conclusively, which houseguest and which
option got what percentage. I can't remember a time where the percentages have
been shown in all of BB2, BB3, or BB4.
So it looks like either Robert or Jun will win this game. Alison can't really
win it at this point, no matter what she does tomorrow, or whether or not she
captures HOH in the round of 3. Robert would be the oldest person to win the Big
Brother game in America, Jun would be the oldest woman to win.
Assuming Alison exercises her veto powers tomorrow night, she will have voted
eight times in nine rounds, tying Lisa Donahue of BB3 for the most votes cast by
a houseguest in Big Brother. No matter who she chooses, seven times out of those
eight, the person she voted for has been evicted.
And finally, Big Brother has brought us "The Dinner Party From Hell", "The
Clambake From Hell", and the "Live Show From Hell". With the strong
possibility
of Erika departing tomorrow, they now have a sequel: "The Final Three From
Hell". The weaknesses of casting BB4 should shine through in the next few weeks.
Instead of most fans hoping a houseguest goes all the way, many will no doubt be
asking if it is September 24th yet, the date of the finale.
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