Omar's Comin'

So here's my take on the game so far. For the more cultured television aficionados you may be familiar with the HBO series "The Wire." If not, you might as well stop reading this post because it will make little sense. I believe that this season of Big Brother is much like the first two seasons of The Wire so far. Now let me justify that egregious statement.

David, the first player evicted, is Brandon. Now for those of you who haven't recently watched The Wire, Brandon is Omar's boyfriend in season one.  Brandon was a nice kid, maybe a little simple-minded and careless, but nice. He was simply looking for love, but got mixed up in the game. He was taken out ruthlessly early on and without warning, sending a message to all those around him, leaving his boyfriend to clean up the mess.

David's partner, Aaryn (Omar), tried to protect her boytoy, but the game is the game. Aaryn understands this, but she feels the way they did David was excessive and sadistic. Now she's out for revenge. Anyone who had anything to do with David's execution is a target. She has two soldiers in her sights now, Elissa (Stinkum) and Helen (Wee-Bey), she'll only take out one, but wound the other.

This makes the Barksdale crew nervous. McCrae (Avon), had power early on. He ran the game briefly, but now he's powerless. He's left impotent on the outside looking in. Jeremy (Stringer) is forced to step up and take the game in his hands. But Jeremy is not only worried about Aaryn, he's also worried about who McCrae has aligned himself with, namely Amanda (Brother Mouzone). This gives Jeremy an idea, make his two enemies fight each other. But who is crazy enough to go after Amanda? Well, Jeremy approaches the craziest person he knows, a person who seemingly has no interest in the game, just revenge. He manipulates Aaryn into believing Amanda was the real mastermind behind how David was done. That she took it too far. That she went beyond the game.

Now is where the game will get really interesting. I believe it will continue to play out like The Wire in that Aaryn will come after Amanda only to discover Jeremy deceived her. This will form a tentative alliance between the two leading to Jeremy's inevitable execution. But remember, it's all in the game, yo.

*Bonus* Here are some supporting characters that are also making appearances:
-Candice (Bubbles); she's in the game, disenfranchised by circumstances beyond her control, but she's wise to the inner-workings.
-Spencer (Bodie); He hasn't had to step up quite yet, but when he does heads will roll.
-Howard (D'Angelo);  He's a big player, but he hasn't decided if he's prepared to get blood on his hands. I believe he will become a liability for the Moving Company and be taken out early on.
-Andy (Marlo); Andy hasn't really even shown up yet, but I think after some of this dust settles down he could be a big threat.
-Judd (McNulty); One word, four syllables; alcoholic.
-GinaMarie (Marla Daniels [Cedric's wife]); I don't have much justification for this one other than they both really annoy me.


-Matt