I swear the editors of Big Brother deserve an Emmy. The poor people who only watch the show were probably as confused as all get out that April and Jerry were the ones who were nominated.

First, they were shown how that awful old man named Jerry kept following April and Ollie around and wouldn't let them have any privacy. (BTW, did you catch that eye roll April gave Jerry when he came into the living room?) Poor April even said in the diary room that there's never a moment that it's just her and Ollie without Jerry showing up within three minutes.

Then the viewing audience saw some of the lovey dovey stuff between the cute couple. Kissy kissies and even a proposal of marriage. How cute! You did catch the part though where Ollie asked April if she's ever been in love right? Too bad Big Brother didn't cut to a clip of April talking about her three-month marriage that was annulled followed by a quick clip of her asking Ollie to, um, release his seed on her. Oh but that would have ruined April's good image. And we all know how much April thinks America loves her. Because she's such a nice person. Why she even told us that in one of her diary room clips tonight. Gag.

Sweet April, who is always willing to take one for the team, even excused her vegetarianism to eat a couple of pig ears. Those strong beliefs she's held since the age of thirteen are awe-inspiring. And what about poor Ollie? He's afraid of birds and was practically attacked in the backyard by them. I get that Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds created many a case of ornithophobia but come on. He looked like a little sissy boy jumping up onto the backyard couch and then slinking along the wall to make it back inside. Only if the birds had begun pecking at his eyeballs could he have garnered more sympathy tonight.

In addition to the almost hour-long Ollie and April show, we were treated to bits of Renny's weirdness. What was up with the way she was acting before and during the food competition? I'm sure Big Brother told her to act excited but come on! She looked and sounded like an idiot. And of course, her behavior in the HOH room asking people if they would be willing to be a pawn on the block was astronomically crazy.

Did she really expect any of them to agree to that? And Renny acted honestly surprised when Memphis told her that the pawn usually goes home. Wha? In her defense I guess, she's probably so used to the house doing what the HOH wants (well except for April's reign) that the thought never entered her mind. What a lame excuse she gave to Jerry for his nomination though. She could have at least brought up his behavior in the house rather than just the fact he nominated her the first week.

So what did you think about the show tonight? They're certainly setting up the viewers for a Jerry eviction aren't they?

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