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Purple - Joy Blue/Green - Erica

So, being the the Big Brother junkie I am, I decided to give what people are calling the "Brother Brother rip off" a shot.  While not as much as a Big Brother rip off as other fans may claim it to be there is still an unmistakable similarity.  However, there are enough differences where I'm able to see this show as it's own show.  For example, it appears that these contestants are allowed photos from home, they make use of Twitter, they get "Fanswers" where fans vote their answer to a contestants question, the viewers choose who their least favorite contestants are and one those people are guaranteed to go to "Limbo," and the viewers ultimately choose who goes back in the glass house from Limbo.  The captain who wins the challenge is free from the threat of Limbo and someone from the losing team is voted into Limbo by the contestants.  (Get the contestants bios here.)

The show is supposed to last for ten weeks and it's currently on week four.  Ratings wise it's not doing very well because so many people see it at a Big Brother rip off, so those people refuse to watch.

This episode starts out with Joy and Kevin arguing with each other.  For those who didn't watch last week (aka 99.9% of the world), police man Kevin and "she-who-loves-the-booze" Erica got really drunk and made out with each other.  It was actually funny with the slurred speech and Kevin freaking out because he has "no game" (his words). (Watch Episode 3 Here)  Anyway, Erica being part of the losing team was the one voted to be sent to Limbo.  Joy was angry at Kevin because she believed that Kevin only voted for Erica to go into Limbo because he was regretting the drunken make out session, and he kind of did regret it, but I don't think that's why he voted the way he did.  Unkind words were exchanged and then the part of the episode came where the contestants and viewers alike got to find out who America chose to save from Limbo.

Like a puppy.

America decided that they liked Erica more than Robin.  Erica's first comment was "please tell me you saved me booze."  Then the divisions in the house that began, almost a little too rushed and forced, last week started to become wider and more obvious.  Joy clung to Erica's side like a lost puppy (which she acknowledged).  Then it was time to get ready for the competition part of the show.

Week four saw Holly and Ashley (surprise, surprise) being put as captains.  Going into unfortunate, offensive stereotypes, Holly is the pretty girl no one likes because once she messed up it unleashed the rabid lions, so everything is held against her, and Ashley...well, she just doesn't stand out.  This weeks challenge saw the contestants try to put a ball in a tube.  It had to go through the triangle hole and they had to move the ball on that giant, heavy disk object in order to get it into the tube.  Yellow team won which means Holly, the hated pretty girl, is guaranteed safety.  This means Ashley's exit pass was handed to her.  The contestant from the losing team sent to Limbo was Kevin.

The thing with Ashley is I don't think she's the least favorite contestant she just doesn't stand out enough order to get the votes to stay out of the bottom two three weeks in a row.  I feel pretty confident when I say there are contestants people like less than Ashley because they're off-putting.  However, with being a hated contestant comes a loyal and rabid fan base that will vote repeatedly to save that hated person.  Ashley wasn't loved or hated enough to develop that rabid fan base.

The showmance between Joy and Gene was not played up this week which makes me question the whole thing, and Gene is being played out as this lone wolf character that is working both sides.  This show's editing has me very confused.  I don't know who the "good guys" are, I don't know who is in what alliance, overall, this show isn't explaining enough to me.  All I know is that Holly is easily used, Stephanie makes Kevin and Mike paranoid, and Ashley is going home.  I want to pick a side and root for it; that's half the fun of these shows, however, The Glass House isn't giving me enough in order for me to want to pick either side.

Overall, this show is very easily forgettable, and I don't want to re-watch in order remember details.  The show as whole so far is 5/10.  The Spooning Song on the live feeds definitely provided me enough amusement to say this show is at least average, but it's not anymore than average.  If it's back for a season two...it'll only be because it's reality television and can provide a nice filler.

Nighty-night blue jays!