"Why did you guys do this to me?" Natalie gasped repeatedly and painfully. The "boys" weren't saying much and Sheila was looking on smugly. Adam attempted to console Natalie more than the others — hugs! — even going so far as to silently mouth the words, "I voted for you" to her while still sitting on the couch. He remained the good Christian.

by David W. Taylor (Email The Author)
Reality Reel Media
04.22.08

As Natalie rose from her seat her twisted face was littered with tears and posted an expression of shock at this swift betrayal. She grabbed her bag and meekly waved as she sneaked out the door. Team Christ had become Team Satan. Ryan had seen to that. The only incongruity for the moment was Natalie's micro-miniscule "hooker" garb — it was almost impossible for her to look like she was in mourning.

What a difference it would have made if Natalie had kept up her HOH fight in that suspended plexiglass box...letting Sheila's middle-aged torso crumble under the building skeletal pressures. Sheila would have soon dropped to earth like an acorn and Natalie would have been in the Final Four, sitting pretty. It just goes to show you...you NEVER give up in the Big Brother game. Deals made during duress are usually short on conviction. Just ask Kaysar. You can now ask Natalie.

Unlike the "free spirit" James, Natalie did not tell Julie Chen that she "hated" anyone but was merely sad that the "boys" had spilt their votes. Natalie even acknowledged that she may have been largely to blame for the shift in loyalties. For the most part she was just deflated and stunned. She may have also been slightly embarrassed knowing that soon she would be meeting her Matty; and although she had accomplished most of her avenging mission, alas, she also knew she had squandered a total victory.

Adam flubbed, again! He let his emotions run rampant, again (good god, he cried when Ryan read a letter from Jen). He felt so sorry for the anxious Natalie that he was caught by Ryan secretly mouthing words to her just before the Vote announcement. Adam was so rattled at being caught red-handed in his little dalliance that he completely became discombobulated during the HOH Challenge. His fear-filled eyes were as big as satellite dishes. He probably wasn't even listening to the questions...

He later escaped nomination but not Ryan's suspicion and scorn. Adam rightly suggests that he still is in danger and his upcoming POV fight will be a serious one. (Adam isn't the greatest player in Big Brother history but he is extremely honest with us. He admitted he blew it with Ryan and added, "...it could really affect my game right now." Adam knows he's on thin ice with just about everyone.)

Adam also continues to receive hostile flak from Sheila which is getting rather tiresome. She begs Adam to remain loyal to her, dangling the elusive Final Two trophy in front of his nose. Adam almost ignores her now. "Don't look at the Bible, please talk to me..." Sheila squawked. Always demanding, always condescending. For Sheila, twenty-four-hours alone with the big guy, while Ryan and Sharon go to a movie premiere, will be a slice of hell: "I'm going to be shackled to Adam for 24 hours!" But somehow she "loves" him.

Sheila again fails to win a Challenge. This time she explains her huge inspiration to win a chance to watch an insipid new Cameron Diaz movie called What Happened In Vegas by calling herself a "movie buff." But even this monumental passion fails to stir the flames of victory. But, really, she won't be missing much. Unless one thinks watching Ashton Kutcher urinating into a kitchen sink is pretty cool. Gosh, the stuff they think of nowadays. Where is the writer's strike when you need it?