Originally Posted by nagel84:
“Ideally I'd like Darnell to be evicted tomorrow. Sara's touchy feely relationship with him can't possibly do her any good IMO and in fact I thought last night's HL show contained an extremely negative edit towards her.
I think the fact they chose Rex as narrator only shows the slant they're going with and it isn't favouring Sara. They could easily have asked Rachel for her more laid back opinion, ie. it's good to see them getting on again and how much happier Darnell seems. But instead they chose to give it the "Sara is leading Darnell on again" spin.”
“Ideally I'd like Darnell to be evicted tomorrow. Sara's touchy feely relationship with him can't possibly do her any good IMO and in fact I thought last night's HL show contained an extremely negative edit towards her.
I think the fact they chose Rex as narrator only shows the slant they're going with and it isn't favouring Sara. They could easily have asked Rachel for her more laid back opinion, ie. it's good to see them getting on again and how much happier Darnell seems. But instead they chose to give it the "Sara is leading Darnell on again" spin.”
Yes, and then in tonight's edit (Monday's) they showed Rex winding up Sara by saying she'd said Stu's name when she hadn't, thus bringing all of the Stu stuff back to viewers' minds.
Meanwhile, they left out some fun things that happened during the task, such as the boys insisting that Sara needed a sling after cutting her finger. (For the sling story, see one of my posts above.) On the other hand, maybe it was good that they left out Darnell, Sara do flirty role-play.
Still, it was clear that Sara and Kat enjoyed the task - enjoyed cooking the meal, dressing as waiters, and so on - and that Sara drew a line re how far she'd go with putting fake tan on Darnell, despite the usual suspects trying to make her go further.
It's hard for me to tell how such things will seem to ordinary and casual viewers, but I don't think there's been anything that would turn hordes of new people against her. Unfortunately, there also has been anything that would win her hordes of new supporters.
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“I think they want to somewhat rehabilitate Darnell in the eyes of the public, while simultaneously seeking to defuse what remains of the outcry over the "bullying" of Sara by Rex and Darnell. Thus they are making the most of Sara's tactile response to Darnell to help neutralise what sympathy there was around for her as a result of last week.”
“I think they want to somewhat rehabilitate Darnell in the eyes of the public, while simultaneously seeking to defuse what remains of the outcry over the "bullying" of Sara by Rex and Darnell. Thus they are making the most of Sara's tactile response to Darnell to help neutralise what sympathy there was around for her as a result of last week.”
You could be right. Tonight's HLs seemed to be showing a fun Darnell; and the whole thing with Kat could also help him.
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“IMO she is on very dangerous ground with the viewing public when it comes to her relations with Darnell. I'd have much preferred if she had just kept him at arm's length.”
“IMO she is on very dangerous ground with the viewing public when it comes to her relations with Darnell. I'd have much preferred if she had just kept him at arm's length.”
I agree, but perhaps she wouldn't be Sara if she did. I mean I'm not sure Sara would have the qualities we like if she were someone who'd keep him at arm's length.
Anyway, re BB's intentions, the pessimistic way to look at it is to note that, with HMs going to bed so early, Sara not drinking (at least not much), and conflicts breaking out among other HMs, there hasn't been much that could be used against Sara -- yet BB seems to be using what there is.
However, Sara's problematic relationship with Darnell has been one of the bigger stories in the recent part of BB 9, and the story continued into a final week that was looking like it might not have much else, so BB might be running with it just because it makes the show more interesting, rather than out of any desire to harm Sara's chances.
I'm hoping BB's realised that Sara's been a good HM, has given them a lot that might interest viewers, and is in that way one of their more successful late additions. I'm hoping BB's realised that and would like to keep her a bit longer ... well, 'till Friday anyway.
her enthusiasm with the task was also endearing. 
), I've got my fingers crossed for tonight and will vote a few more times throughout the day. I'll try and get my friends too, as well! I am worried despite the polls and the odds, but hopefully she'll be okay!
