Parallel Reality

Yeah, one thing I've seen from Simone is I actually think she has quite an innocent way about her - I literally think she just wants to impress her friends and make people laugh. What she says and does isn't always right but I think she just gets carried away - or plays up for attention. It would make sense after what she said in her interview anyway. I hope she somehow manages to deal with everything that's happened to her. Stuff like that can have a life lasting impact. :(

01 (04) Isabelle (4-1-1-3-3-4-1) She's shown herself to be both a lovely person and great entertainment this series. 02 (05) Simone (5-7-5-2) I think she's TV gold. 03 (01) Deborah (10-9-5-6-4-6-5-3-4-1-1-3) 04 (02) Sue (7-5-2-4) 05 (07) Chanelle (3-11-4-4-3-2-2-4-6-6-7-5) 06 (03) Hannah (4-10-8-5-2-3-4-5-2-4-3-6) 07 (06) Raph (1-1-1-2-1-1-3-2-1-2-6-7) 08 (08) Charlotte (6-4-3-3-7-10-7-8-8-8-8) -- 09 (09) Kieran (11-7-10-8-6-7-6-6-10-9-9-9) 10 (10) Tom (16-16-13-13-10-12-11-10-14-12-10-10) 11 (12) Andrew (9-11-12-11) 12 (13) Ellie (13-12-9-11-9-11-10-9-12-13-13-12) 13 (11) Sam (11-10-11-13) -- OUT: Mandy (8-2) - Evicted Arthur (7-5) - Walked Imran (5-13-7-7) - Evicted Sukhvinder (2-3-2-1) :cry: :cry: - Walked Kayleigh (15-14-14-14) :D - Removed Rebecca (9-6-11-9-5-5) - Evicted Lotan (13-8-6-12-8-9-12) :dance: - Removed Savannah (8-9-11) ^_^ - Evicted Joe (15-14-12-11-11-13-8-8-13) - Evicted

That was a really good episode tonight! So many moments.

'Summer Bummer' is seriously so good. Oh my god. The first time I heard it I was like "Yeah, it's ok" and the second time I was like "THIS IS SO SO GOOD AND SO SMOOTH". 'Groupie Love' is good too but 'Summer Bummer' is just amazing. :cheer:

I absolutely love the whole dog situation too :lol: "She's got 456 different barks..." AND THE EARRING FALLING OFF. Both Simone and Sue have spoiled us the last few days. I'm going to miss the days when they get trashed on the sofa every night.

I really enjoyed it on first listen and am 100% here for the sass.

I don't think I can watch it if Bear is in it again. Awful.

If housemates used their brains, they would evict either Chanelle or Isabelle depending. They're not in competition with the second chance housemates.

I know right. 4 HUGE characters up that all bring a lot to the series. I think I would have preferred almost anyone else to go over these four (apart from Deborah)

I really don't like Andrew as a housemate at all. He does have a right to be annoyed (of course) but I just couldn't help but :lol: at his face whilst he was angrily filing his nails. Shame he's going to be the one who will probably win the money. Simone is a complete mess, sometimes she makes me wince but over all, I think she's great to watch. She's so unpredictable. And the ending of the show was something else. :lol: Sue has just kinda gone "Ah well, this house is gone to sh*t, f**k it" but she's a good character, just not likable. Isabelle, Hannah and Deborah came across as the best from tonight's show, I think. Charlotte did okay too.

I agree, she's a rare diamond.

Track list confirmed on Lana's website Love Lust For Life (ft. The Weeknd) 13 Beaches Cherry White Mustang Summer Bummer (ft. A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti) Groupie Love (ft. A$AP Rocky) In My Feelings Coachella – Woodstock In My Mind God Bless America – And All the Beautiful Women In It When The World Was at War We Kept Dancing Beautiful People Beautiful Problems (ft. Stevie Nicks) Tomorrow Never Came (ft. Sean Ono Lennon) Heroin Change Get Free

'Woman' is going to be the big single, isn't it? :D

I think it'd have been more daft had she ignored her mum's advice and continued to be under the radar - it is a gameshow after all. Though, the thing is, from the hourly live feed a week, she is quite vocal, just not in an argumentative way and I think it's definitely down to the editing rather than Charlotte herself. The producers just think we want to see conflict and cheap drama all the time, rather than getting to know many of the housemates on a personal level. The tasks have been awful as well.

She has received the 'edit of death' so far this week but we'll see.

I literally cannot rate Kesha singles. They are ALL so good. 'TiK ToK' would probably be at the bottom and either 'Take It Off' or 'WRWWR' at the top. 'Blah Blah Blah' was so underrated when it was released.

I agree with this. The issue is, nobody else has really made much drama/put him in a situation for him to overcome. Joe did to some extent but not enough, and whenever Raph spoke to him afterwards Joe was always like "fair enough" haha. I think the Andrew situation possibly bothered him more but I don't think it's really a situation that he'd need to overcome. Like, he could have played on it more but if it genuinely didn't bother him that much, the viewers would probably see through it anyway. We just need to see more of the vulnerable side. I relate to him though, I'm not especially emotional either. Kieran is better than Alex for sure, he started off with some momentum with Rebecca, and then Isabelle coming in and he does have some genuine chemistry with Deborah. Charlotte definitely has a personality (from the hourly live feed a week), it's just not as out there and as showy as a lot of the others who get the air time - She doesn't compete for attention. I hope she's going to be involved in some type of drama because she (on the edited shows) is pretty faceless. A lot of it is down to the producers. Every night the HMs are given alcohol to try and create some cheap drama (that nobody will care about the next day). Housemates like Charlotte, Raph and Isabelle would probably be at their best during tasks, but most of the tasks this series have been woeful. We need to see the end of "Who said this quote" tasks too, again, put in to cause cheap drama. That said, Isabelle has been fantastic on every task she's done.

Indeed. As a super fan, if Raph does want to win, I hope he's aware that winners often "go through a journey" in the house, and grow whilst they're in there. This does mean exposing your weaknesses to everyone. Nearly every BB winner has done this to some extent. Jason, Chloe, Helen (even though I loathed her), Luke A and Aaron from the C5 series... We got to know a lot about them all on a personal level in the lead up to them winning. I still don't really know much about Raph, and I don't feel like (outside of the BB fanbase) he'll have that much support. I think Chanelle or Deborah would be most likely to win, factoring this in. Ellie might still have time to rebound but I think she's played it so wrong. Had Arthur stayed, he would have been the underdog and would have done very well too. That said, I do really like Raph, I just don't think he's doing enough to gain support.

Ok, so I'm not just going to rate who "I think is a nice person" like I usually do, I'm going to base my rate more on 'entertainment value' now. 01 (01) Deborah (10-9-5-6-4-6-5-3-4-1-1) Everything has naturally happened for Deborah this series. She was under the radar slightly to start with, and then kind of arrived with some strength but now she just appears in a lot of the fun scenes. She comes across as someone strong but kind, balanced but honest. I think she's grown the most of all housemates. I just hope she stays exactly as she is and doesn't get dragged down because I think she'd make an amazing winner. If it was a C4 series, she'd be a safe bet. CAN WE MAKE IT HAPPEN PLEASE?? 02 (05) Sue (7-5-2) Love Sue or hate her, she's been fairly central to the house since she's come in. She's been responsible for causing and partaking in many arguments, and although her "reading every situation and housemate" is likely to get a bit tiring, I usually find myself agreeing with her. I think she's the best out of the 2nd chance housemates and I think she's still going to try and cause some chaos. She's already interfered with Sam and Ellie, I wonder if she is going to tackle another pair that have a close relationship next, I think she was testing the water between Chanelle and Raph tonight. She's going to strike at somepoint. 03 (04) Hannah (4-10-8-5-2-3-4-5-2-4-3) I think Hannah is the most underrated of all the housemates to be honest. I think she's got a brilliant work ethic from all the cooking and cleaning she does, but I think she's also very entertaining too and it's nice to see her out of serious situations. It shows she only blows her top when someone is being rude to or attacking her. She seems to have time for all the housemates and I think that's genuine. It's always nice to care for the people you're around and actually listen, she's certainly done herself proud the last couple of weeks and it's lovely to watch. 04 (03) Isabelle (4-1-1-3-3-4) I absolutely love Isabelle as a housemate. She's entertaining without being too much and she's someone I would probably naturally form a friendship with in an everyday situation. The best of Isabelle is when she's kinda left to her own device or on a task. The highlights this series from her are: 5 - Pouring a drink and sun cream all over Kieran within 2 days of her entering the house. 4 - Those Xtina vocals. 3 - Poking herself in the eye, trying to make herself cry and then crying when being rewarded with fake tan. :lol: 2 - The 'sexy dance'. I howl every time I see her walking on the inside of her wedges in the garden. And of course 1 - Acting as a catalyst for the Lotan situation. She's a reality show queen and also an interesting person. 05 (07) Simone (5-7-5) Simone seems to have divided opinion a lot online over the last couple of days, but one thing she's done is got people talking about the show. She's caused a lot of drama with other housemates with some reactions being more bizarre (Andrew) than her actual behaviour. I think she's fabricated a lot of situations in her head before she went in and how she would act, which is no bad thing - It is a game after all, and as long as she plays within the rules. I don't think she'll last too long which is a shame as she has some moments when she comes across as very genuine and relatable. That said, she kind of has dug her own grave. Either way, this week would have been boring without her. 06 (02) Raph (1-1-1-2-1-1-3-2-1-2-6) Ah, Raph. I think he switches between playing the game and just being himself, which is probably more healthy than just playing a game the entire time. He comes across as a likeable and levelheaded guy but I get the sense he's become somewhat overwhelmed since the four new housemates have come in. His genuine friendships with some of the others are lovely to watch. The thing is, we're over half way into the series now, and I was kind of hoping for a little more from him? Like he seems a really nice person but as a BB superfan, I'd like to see him involved with a little more drama. I studied Psychology at university too and it'd be interesting to see his reactions. With the Andrew situation, it was very much 'shutdown' which I really don't blame him for tbh. 07 (06) Chanelle (3-11-4-4-3-2-2-4-6-6-7) I think she's suffered from some bad edits recently. She is still giving a lot to the series which is good, I just struggle to work out when she's joking about something and when she's being serious? She seems quite fragile sometimes so the smallest incident gets completely blown out of proportion. She is very funny and when she's UP, she's fantastic to watch. I think she's quite a complex and sensitive soul too. She kind of reminds me of someone I used to be friends with, well, a nicer version of them anyway but that's enough on that matter for now. 08 (08) Charlotte (6-4-3-3-7-10-7-8-8-8) Charlotte is an example of a housemate that just coasts through. She's basically forgotten but not hated, so she'll never be at the bottom and evicted, unless very few people are up and all those that are, are popular. She's probably the most normal in there and she does have a witty sense of humour and dramatic dance moves. I feel like we needed to see her around her mum, Mandy a bit more - I think that would've been the only time we would have possibly seen her involved in an argument. I don't think she's necessarily playing it safe, I think she's just being her. 09 (09) Kieran (11-7-10-8-6-7-6-6-10-9-9) Kieran was always the most likeable of the 'lads' in the house. I get the impression he listens a lot, but he doesn't actually add much to the series at all, and in a few years, along with Charlotte, I'd probably be quite hard pressed to remember who he is. 10 (12) Tom (16-16-13-13-10-12-11-10-14-12-10) Tom, to me, hasn't quite grown up and still acts like he's a child. He reminds me of Swansea's answer to Donald Trump. He is a reactor who doesn't really contribute anything on his own to the show. He's been lucky and has always been put up for eviction with housemates worse than he is. 11 (10) Sam (11-10-11) Forgive me for being cautious about someone when they partake in a showmance TWO DAYS after they enter the house. The reason he's higher is because I don't think he's as contrived as Ellie, and I actually think Ellie could be using him instead. He isn't key to the series, and I probably wouldn't even notice if he climbed over the wall onto the roof and left. He is also one half of surely the worst/most pathetic showmance in TV history?? 12 (11) Andrew (9-11-12) I think there's something definitely a bit off with Andrew, and I'm not sure what it is. He does try too hard. He is a bit contrived. He does make me cringe. I'm not too sure why - I just don't trust him at all. He is a diva which isn't a bad thing, but somehow in a really irrelevant way. It would have been so easy to make Simone look bad in that situation but he just took it too far and it was ridiculous. He's a bit weird around Raph too. He just reminds me of someone from a horror movie or something who lives in a huge creepy haunted house and walks around with a crow on his shoulder or something. :lol: Perhaps whilst making voodoo dolls. 13 (13) Ellie (13-12-9-11-9-11-10-9-12-13-13) Oh dear GOD. I can't remember the last time I felt so BORED when a housemate is on the TV. It's like my body hears 'Ello' and I automatically just zone out. She's so boring. Contrived. Probably fake. Sleep inducing. Needy. Unlikable. Tiring. Paranoid. Uninteresting. I'm exhausted at the thought of people spending money to keep her on the show. This is why people with fanbases already shouldn't go in. The showmance stuff is pathetic. The diary room moments are awful. Even her voice is killing my soul. She's on the wrong show. Did she mean to audition for another show and still hasn't realised? She is trying to be every single 'BB reality star' stereotype going and I can't. I just can't. OUT: Mandy (8-2) - Evicted Arthur (7-5) - Walked Imran (5-13-7-7) - Evicted Sukhvinder (2-3-2-1) :cry: :cry: - Walked Kayleigh (15-14-14-14) :D - Removed Rebecca (9-6-11-9-5-5) - Evicted Lotan (13-8-6-12-8-9-12) :dance: - Removed Savannah (8-9-11) ^_^ - Evicted Joe (15-14-12-11-11-13-8-8-13) - Evicted

If that happens then bye Simone! :lol: It would be even more messy if it's the second chance housemates choose between them to evict a normal housemate. Whatever happens, I'm down for the drama.

I actually find Simone pretty interesting. I can't tell if she knows exactly what she's doing or if she is just off her face. One thing she is doing though is getting people to talk about the series. The whole thing with Andrew was so weird though. He completely overreacted and she didn't even look bothered when he was running around screaming and crying.

Enjoyed reading that rate Jay! My friend referred to Ellie as "the human potato" yesterday.:lol: :lol:

That whole episode felt a bit odd and disjointed. Isabelle poking herself in the eye trying to make her self cry though, and thinking of all her dead pets, but actually crying when being rewarded with fake tan. :lol:

If it's intended as a buzz single, it's certainly creating a buzz. I wonder if she's planning to release 'Woman' a week for so before the album.

At this point in the show, I'd be very happy with a Deborah win. It's quite rare to get to this point in the show and have so many female housemates remaining!