Originally Posted by mmpfb:
“To expand, I posted earlier this evening about how James was now kicking Austin to the kerb now that he's got everything he could out of him. I didn't expect it to be confirmed quite so conclusively quite so quickly.
The bromance served him well and was always going to benefit James more than Austin, But now he's positioned nicely for the final he's more than happy to let Austin struggle and show himself up to be rather too emotional and somewhat immature. It helps, of course, to ease Austin into his meltdown by pulling the friendship-rug out from beneath him, distancing himself with full awareness it's going to leave Austin floundering without anyone else to turn to other than the equally as duplicitous Jenna.
Meanwhile James gets to act all high and mighty. He gets lots of little opportunities to deliver vote-winning speeches about how he's needed mentors in his life, how lovely his grandfather is/was, how he treats everyone with respect (presumably discounting the men he assaulted in that pub) and just smother us all with his lovely fuzzy-wuzzy humility. Hey everyone, he's grown out of Austin now (that he's helped initiate his meltdown), there's your winner folks!
I liked James early on. I thought he seemed measured and a decent sort and the bromance was fun. But the last few days has shown he's really ruthless and more of a gameplayer than anyone I can quite remember in any recent series, quite prepared to throw his friend under a bus to further his own end (and I'm not just talking about the nomination, I include his major part in precipitating the behaviour he now gets to conveniently denounce).
Yes, Austin's been an arse the last few days. But his biggest fault isn't even his hot-headedness. It's that he's been unable to spot that the *biggest* manipulator in there wasn't Janice, wasn't even Jenna, but was the chap closest to him all along.”
I don't agree with much of that summation. I think that James liked Austin and was naturally drawn to him or rather drawn to Austin's fun side ( I have never liked Austin btw) They are of similar age, both fairly confident and within the confines of the house it suited them both to have a special bromance. I think that it has been clear for quite some time that James has had issues with the way that Austin treats and speaks to people and has tried hard to warn him and temper is hot headedness while all the time still being his mate.
The last two weeks Austin has upped his aggression and anger towards other housemates especially Chloe and Janice to levels quite off the scale, he never lets up and holds grudges and worst of all he has now turned his wrath and anger towards James for having the temerity to have a mind of his own. Austin wont't listen and has no wish to learn......he is cosying up with Jenna and she has done a brilliant job of coming in between them and is supporting Austin against James. First of all she tried to get James against Austin but it didn't quite work because although James would tell Austin off he still held out a hand of friendship.
Jenna is the poison in that house and has been all along, she and Austin are ganging up against James and continually questioning him and pushing him to conform to their views and opinions, it won't work because James is strong minded himself and not pliable to what he sees is wrong. I do not think anyone can say hand on heart that James has not been trying to help and temper Austin in that house, he has had many convo's with Austin about how he speaks to others and now Austin has turned on James and thrown his friendship back in his face.
So though I have no problem with James nomming Austin because I think he deserves it and because I cannot stand the guy I do think in terms of BB it is a wrong move. And it is a basic and simple rule that no real
''Gameplayer'' would break, nomming a friend at this stage is a no no and virtually suicide within the game...that is why I do not see him as a gameplayer .....it is real and James must have reached the end of his patience to do it. The only outcome that I can now see is a win for the two headed monster that is Chlovie....Ughhhh maybe that is what the producers have been working towards all along. It dosen't bear thinking about really
Austin is the user.....if you don't agree with him and hold the same views he will harrass and torture you verbally until you either give in or tell him to eff off. He is a nightmare, aggressive, petulant,self absorbed and controlling with a nasty mouth.............what's to like?
, was the nominations showed to the house,for him to know?
