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How Would You Choose The Winner? Part 2
Yesterday, I broke down Dick and Daniele's competition wins throughout this season and some important aspects of their gameplay in the house. Why? I wondered how I and all of you would vote to determine the winner of Big Brother 8 based on gameplay. By the time I'd finished writing I'd determined that my vote based on gameplay would go to Dick quit handily. While many of you agreed with me, those of you who chose Daniele seemed to do so primarily because she won more competitions than her father. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Today in Part 2, I'd like us to take a look at Dick and Daniele's behavior, their attitudes, their chi, their spirit, and their personalities in general throughout the season. Imagine you're a juror and you have to vote for one of the Donatos to win the big moolah. Like yesterday, I'm going to ask that you make a decision as to who you would vote for on this alone.
Before I really begin, let me just say that this is a hard post to write. I don't have a dog in this fight. I don't particularly care for either Dick or Daniele so looking at things yesterday in an objective manner wasn't that difficult. The competitions they won and how it affected their respective weeks were a given. I needed to write them down though so that I would be forced to take a long hard look at what they'd really done instead of letting just my emotions get in the way. Reading through your comments on that post I realized that many of you were unable to evaluate, or had a very hard time evaluating, their gameplay as well. Today should be much easier for y'all.
Dick oh Dick. Where should I begin with him? I may as well start a with good personality trait. He cares for his daughter very much and at least that much came through very early on. How many times did we see him crying in the backyard due to his daughter shutting him out when he tried to talk to her? While it seems he never was or never will be 'Father of the Year' material at least he was trying with her. He also didn't just give up or throw in the towel when it came to communicating with her on a personal level - but that might be because he was stuck in the house with her. Who knows if any of their personal talks would have happened outside the house but at least he tried in the house. Daniele didn't.
Dick could also be a very likable guy when he wanted to. He was fairly good at just chillin' with most of his fellow houseguests, swapping life stories, and joining in with activities. While sometimes he overshared (not as much as Amber usually thank goodness) and came across as a know-it-all, what would you expect? He's a 44-year-old man and has more to share largely due to his being on this planet longer than the others in the house. More living means more stories so to all of you young twentysomethings out there, remember that when you're Dick's age and suddenly find yourself telling all of your stories to your children's friends etc.
Now let's be serious. Dick was a dick when he wanted to be and that was a lot of the time. I understand that certain moments of his dickness were game-related but many weren't. There was no need for him to pour tea over Jen's head. Daniele was the one arguing with Jen and Daniele seemed to have been holding her own just fine. She didn't need any help from her daddy.
Dick was (what's the term) rude, crude, and socially unacceptable. I'm no prude at all and I have no problem with some down and dirty gameplay, but was it really necessary for him to be so nasty when he went off on people? Kail, Jen, Dustin, Amber, Eric, Zach? While it was exciting for some (myself included) to watch such a different kind of hamster on the feeds at first this season, it quickly got old. Very old. And let me tell you something, if he'd have poured a glass of anything over my head like he did Jen's, I wouldn't have stood there and taken it as well as she did. And I can guarandamntee you that I'd be pouring crap over his head right back. But the houseguests basically accepted his behavior and never really called him out on it so that's their fault.