Blog - ETTDR MS41/2007

Erk to the Diary Room (Episode 41 - HM's on Patrol, Eviction 8 Review, Noms 9 Preview)

G'day and welcome to episode 41 of Erk to the Diary Room. I'm Erk (in case you missed it). And this is episode 41 of Erk to the Diary Room (in case you missed it).


Now let's get to know one another better by taking a leisurely stroll around the campus. MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!


Of course, the HM's were in the middle of their Police recruit task but I hope there won't be 6 more sequels of it. As is usually the case, the BB producers decide to show us on Sunday if the HM's failed the task or not despite showing FNL and Friday night Up Mike with Late since the task is finished in time for FNL.


The HM's had to run an obstacle course and ATB played the role of Captain Harris (it was a Police Academy task, after all) and had to lead her recruits. They did a benchmark run of the obstacle course and the HM's naturally thought that BB said that they had to improve their times. After all, that's what they'd want you do to in a real Police Academy. A Police Academy isn't all dancing at the Blue Oyster Bar, you know..........


But no - the world of BB isn't fair as former HM Tim Brunero keeps reminding us in his podcasts. Actually what BB wanted the HM's to do was to go slower but improve how they did stuff like sit ups and push ups but because they didn't (they did improve), they failed and ATB failed her secret task and is up for automatic nomination this week. Had they passed, she would have been immune. They also failed the stakeout task but did earn $25K for the prize pool because ATB got the HM's to do enough push ups.


So we have 4 boys up for a double eviction tonight. Ian Thorpe, Mr HTB, BTB and Rove are facing the public bullet. And as I said previously, I don't really care who goes. Gretel is dressed like a bloke in a suit tonight. Is that because it is man boot out night tonight?


JTN revealed to the house that he saved himself (gee, what a surprise!) and put Rove up instead but all the possible evictees got told to say goodbye and they are leaving. Leaving to a holding room, maybe? We haven't had that........this year.


So the four evictees are in the departure lounge and they still don't know that there will be two passengers on the plane instead of one. And oh my god, Gretel just used a variation on that line while talking to Ian Thorpe's sister but I hasten to point out that I am not one of Gretel's writers.


Now they are doing the eviction but are announcing a person to stay (for the first time this year) and savee (is that a word?) #1 is Rove. So Rove is back in the house amid lots of squeals from Intruder 69. Evictee #1 is Mr HTB and he is fired up, possibly for the second time this season. He got 24% of the merged vote to evict and the next person was 22% to evict and then the last two were to save, 23% and 31% (Rove??). Mr HTB looked confused at the graph and then Gretel said to him that she's been working there for years and doesn't understand the graph. Mmmmmm, interesting.


So remaining in the departure lounge is BTB and Ian Thorpe. Mr HTB goes on stage and HTB joins him after a while. Then what happens is interesting. The HM's in the house and those in the departure lounge see Gretel on screen and she says "It's time to go.............."


......... to a commercial break via a black screen. Has someone been fuddling wuth the swutch or has Gretel been to the Eddie McGuire school of suspense? Was it a blunder, another f**k up or just part of BB's plan?


Back from the break and Ian Thorpe thought it was no accident and is evicted immediately. I can't say I am shocked or disappointed. BTB is saved and goes back to the house.


Now for noms. Don't forget that DanYELLa has the FNL Super Power and that ATB is up for nomination because of the Police Academy task. Intruder 69 will be nominated for sure - she better be able to nominate and be nominated this week, BB! Zacho could be nom'ed but he seems to have fit in well from what little we have seen of him. Zoltan and JTN could be up alongside Intruder 69 along with DanYELLa but I predict there will be at least one stupid HM who will be dumb enough to nominate her even though she has the FNL Super Power.





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Stand Up Update: Nothing to report.
BB Update: Mr HTB and Ian Thorpe out.
Erk Pod Update: About to record another ep after this blog