Big Brother Around the Web

Before dissolving into an argument about the PC terminology for black Canadians(*), the Survivor Sucks thread had some interesting posts overnight. I recommend starting with this page and maybe skipping the couple after it.

The enigma continues

Among the talking points that raised my eyebrows:

-Alec feels emasculated by Topaz and both loves and hates her
-Topaz is both the reason why Alec ditched Tom, and a proxy for his inner geek issues
-Topaz is a new kind of showmance, not doing whatever the man says
-Alec is jealous of Emmett and his subservient showmance
-Alec should have showmanced Talla, and AJ is in love with Topaz
-Topaz + Alec = Sophie + Kris (BBUK)

Based on what we've heard about the Diary Rooms ("Please stop talking about Production!" -Polite Canadian Big Brother), I expect the cracks in the showmance to be featured for the first time probably on tonight's episode. Hello, iPodgate! Very curious to see what both Alec and Topaz are telling the Diary Room, compared to what they're telling their friends in the house.

It did seem like Alec was flipping back to protecting Topaz again in some of his conversations with the boys last night, as if he's still giving off the impression he's willing to cut her, while actually encouraging the others to keep her around longer.

Does that mean he's over his butthurt about the iPod? Or is he coming off slop brain and back to his strategic senses, realizing that he should be trusting Topaz much more than Andrew or Emmett at this point? It just makes no sense to want to cut the girl who's honest to a fault with you, over the guys who are clearly holding back information and are also far more likely to beat you in the end.

(*)I'm not an expert on this myself, but I was surprised when I heard people in the house referring to Topaz as African-American, which I guess isn't wrong, but "black" seems to cover it, too.