'Big Brother 11' The retrospective

There is only one more episode left on 'Big Brother 11', which can mean only one thing: it's time for a retrospective.

The most recent development is that Kevin won part 1 of the HoH battle, after Jordan dropped from the spinning log and he struck a deal (that he has no intention of keeping, thank goodness) with Natalie. Part 2 of the competition has Natalie losing again, to Jordan this time. Breaking Big Brother tradition, the HGs are told that all 3 of them will remain until the final night. Kevin admits that at first, he just wanted the competition over with, but the more he thought about it, the more he realized that if his plans worked out, this would give Natalie far less time to work against him in the Jury house.

The rest of the episode is the standard luxury meal and "Hey, remember that time..." conversation, ending with the remaining HGs walking from room to room, talking about all those who have already been eliminated. Big brother promises never before seen footage, but to be honest, the pickings are rather slim. We get to see lots more of Casey in the banana suit, Ronnie weeping to Chima about how Kevin hurt his feelings (and I don;t recall ever seeing Kevin get so angry as he did in that confrontation), and Michele's disturbing sleep noises, that range from the erotic to the frightening.

The funniest moment is when Jordan asks Jeff if he could be any animal, what animal he would want to be. Jess predictably answers an eagle, because they can fly "and they look cool", before turning the same question back around on Jordan. Who answers that she would like be a Koala. Or a "pretty fish" - not a "gross shark". Or, maybe even a squirrel or a dog - as long as it was "an inside dog". Aim high, Jordan!

There is, of course, a whole segment devoted to Jessie...or rather, all about how devoted to himself Jessie is. The best moment is when he is telling Lydia and Michele, in the middle of the night, how "Aaaaammmmmazzzing" this grand slam he once hit was...and they both fall asleep in the middle of the story. He consoles himself by reminding himself that he is just a caterpillar, not yet a butterfly. The segment is bookended by Kevin asks Natalie to admit that her, Lydia and Chima's tears over his eviction was over dramatic - a fact that she denies. Because she can never ever admit to doing anything even remotely wrong.

The rest of it is all just a recap of what we've seen this season: drunken Lydia, crazy Chima, plotting Ronnie, mousy Michele, gardener Jeff and irritating Russell.  Were these three - one from each of the original cliques - the most unlikely to end up at the end? Perhaps. The only relevant question now is, who do you want to win?  Honestly, I am hoping for Kevin, though I would be just fine with Jordan taking it too. As long as Natalie doesn't win, I'll be happy.