Big Brother 2006 Week Three

14 May 2006
While Michael sucks Ashley in with the story of his son, the rest of the house is preoccupied with Jaimie and Katie. Outside the house Katie says she's "I'm not very commitment person" but inside, as a joke she's getting married to Jaimie. She may get cold feet though, and if she does it looks like Anna is ready to move straight on in there. Jaimie and Katie have a conversation about it, but it's quite painful to watch. They can't have a "relationship relationship" says Jaimie but what does that mean asks Katie. Good point. Still they go through with a mock wedding, but will they consummate it? It will make good telly for the Adults Only show if they do!

13 May 2006
In last night's office games, Michael was the ultimate winner, taking runner up Ashley into the rewards room with him. Poor Claire though didn't get to play thanks to the odd numbers. When the housemates pair up at the beginning she's the one who has no one standing beside her. She gets sent back to the house where she has to sit on a chair alone until the games are over. In the second round the housemates, in large office worker suits, get tied together in their teams of four and have to make it through a course. The result is of course hilarious. The third round was a poor idea, with the housemates having to sell products to the eliminated housemates who then score it. So really it comes down to who they like more and who they want to win.

12 May 2006
The team easily win the dam task, with plenty of water still in the task. Overnight though while the guys are the guys are minding it, Gaelan, Dino and Jaimie make fun of the girls and Michael. Michael gets a reward of chocolate biscuits but he has to eat them all in the house without getting caught. He goes outside, telling the housemates that he needs some time alone, and scoffs them down. The other housemates find his behaviour odd, particularly Dino. Krystal blames it on him finding out about her and her mum. Michael finally comes out with his story, telling David about his eight year old son Reuben who may not actually be his son thanks to a recent paternity test. David buys it completely.

11 May 2006
Camilla and Anna are up early holding the leaking water at bay and Anna's ready to give up after ten minutes. As the day progresses the housemates keep those at the tank company. Talk goes to who the housemates find attractive physically and emotionally. These leads to comments about Karen and David who are perceived as arrogant and think they are too mature to join in the fun with the rest of them. Claire gives more weight to the idea that Gaelan is actually more likable then comes through on the show. Michael decides that he can get nominated if he convinces the others that he wants to leave. He brings it up at the family dinner, claiming that there was some family issues before he came into the house. The others don't press him on details but it seems to work, except on Jaimie who sees right through it. He doesn't see it as an insider task, but has doubts about the authenticity of it all. He's brighter than he looks.

10 May 2006
David's given the odd task of telling the housemates that they have to collect every rubber duck from the house and that they can not sit or lay down until further notice. Karen's sent to the punishment room for sitting down during the collection and has to stare at a dot until further notice. She struggles losing $10,000 in seconds but then manages to stick it out for ten minutes. The ducks are put into a tank for the new challenge which involves them keeping the water from getting out by daming the holes.

For failing the task last week insider Michael is given the reward of special food. He gets five minutes to dine on pasta, bread, deserts and beer, but being minutes out of bed he's not quite ready for. Meanwhile this is contrasted by the housemates talking about wanting food, and Katie noticing the smell of food 'just like the rewards room' near the bedroom.

9 May 2006
When Ashley loses the house their dinner by tasting it which prompts Camilla to lead the housemates in protest to Big Brother, but it falls on deaf ears. Dino and Michael are getting to the girls. Perhaps in order to gain some power the girls realise they need to take down the two alpha males down a peg? Michael proves to be too tough an opponent for Krystal to argue with. Dino, worried or paranoid, confronts, in his laid back manner, the girls about the Friday games. It's not quite the huge war the ads suggest, but it gets more intense when Michael joins in. It will probably work to his advantage given his new insider task of getting himself nominated.

8 May 2006
The aftermath of the eviction of Elise and Tilli is interesting. The girls seemed to be worried about being outnumbered. Given that a week ago they were in the same situation, with two girls gone forever as far as they knew, this is odd that it's a worry. Unless, of course, last week it was an issue. If it was it never came through in the daily shows.