THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

Friday, 5th September 2008

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

So today sees the end of life as we've known it for over 13 weeks. It is strange to think that after tonight we won't have to panic about catching the highlights programme, or seeing live feed, or any of the spin off BB programmes. Are we that will miss it sad or mad? Or maybe both! Who cares, lots of us have had good fun watching the hms come and go all summer and many of will miss at least some of the hms.

Of course within weeks most of us will have moved on and all but forgotten the majority of them. With the exception of our favourites no doubt. I think for me, Darnell will always be the best hm ever. I have really enjoyed him from about the second week onwards. Yes, he has his ups and downs ~ but he's human so why wouldn't he? But his intelligence and gentle understanding of others and his refusal to let people behave in a cruel way is what makes him so special.

I really hope Darnell leaves the BB house tonight as the winner, but even if he is not the actual winner of BB9, he will always be a winner to many of us.

So, who will win?

The bookies favourite is between Mikey and Rachel but this will fluctuate madly all day today I think. Many Mo fans are now backing Darnell which will do him nothing but good. I really can't see how Rachel can win. Yes, she is a nice girl but boy has she become tedious. Her babying of Mikey is driving lots of us mad! And I can't see how it is possible that Rachel could be more popular than ANY of the remaining hms.

Rex will more than likely leave in the last three and possibly one of the last two. For the most part I have enjoyed his wittiness, although the Rex we watched when Nicole was in the house was not a winner. Still, he has redeemed himself somewhat and can shine at times. Rex fans will mostly pass their votes to Darnell if Rex is evicted before him which is great for Darnell of course. Darnell fans will do likewise and pass their votes mostly to Rex. Their genuine friendship will benefit them both in ways they don't even realise!

Mikey has been funny at times and I would like to see him in the last 3 but the winner? No, not for me. He has been better since Mario and Lisa are no longer spewing spite into his ear, but that time spent with them put a lot of us off him. But you have to hand it to Mikey, he has no bones about shouting down louder hms such as Rex.

Sara should most definately not win. I'm put off by the way she wheelded around the male hms since she came into the house and her constant loving/hating Darnell thing wore very thin. She is all over him again like some toxic rash, knowing as she does that he was very popular as she entered the house weeks after the originals. Yes, she seems fun and a bit crazy but that does not make her the winner imo.

So, we BB addicts will spend today hoping (and voting for those in the UK) that our favourite in the final 5 will sail into the winner's enclosure tonight. Darnell for me.