12.24pm, for today's task HM's will be taking part in a wheelchair basketball match. BB has allocated Steve the role of coach and provided HM's with basketball kit. Ben asks Steve if he'll be using his own chair; Steve informs him that they'll have special basketball wheelchairs. Shabby vows to do Coach Steve proud; he's looking forward to it.
One
of Steve's artificial legs is on loan, for Steve to purchase one
himself it would cost in excess of £20,000. Josie suggests that
£20,000 is taken out of the prize pot so that Steve can buy this
artificial limb. Dave agrees this would be great. Shabby doesn't
think it would be any imposition at all for the money to be taken out
of the prize fund right now - as if Steve won they'd know what he
spent the £30k on.
DAVE: Let's buy a man a leg! (He and Shabs high five on what they thought was a done deal for the Baron)
1.15pm, Steve has been coaching the HM's for 41 minutes. Coach takes them through some basic training and instructs that they'll do some ball passing. When they catch the ball they have to shout 'ball' and when they want it they are to call 'outlet.' Steve is looking to see chest passes and high passes.
A small court has been outlined on the grass and the HM's are vigorously put through their paces at passing. The wheels of their chairs race into motion as the hot wheelers cry havoc over the court.
Steve blows his whistle and hollers for them to hold it there, as they can't play basketball like they're sitting in an armchair watching Coronation Street in the middle of the garden.
STEVE: You have to move your bottom and your arms with your wheels!
This means you, Ife Kuku! They carry on but this time they must move their wheel chair instead of remaining immobile. John takes a tumble to the ground but Baron is on hand to help him back on his feet. Ben, the snake in the garden, sneers with a hostile hiss to Josie that John is a show off!
A small court has been outlined on the grass and the HM's are vigorously put through their paces at passing. The wheels of their chairs race into motion as the hot wheelers cry havoc over the court.
Steve blows his whistle and hollers for them to hold it there, as they can't play basketball like they're sitting in an armchair watching Coronation Street in the middle of the garden.
STEVE: You have to move your bottom and your arms with your wheels!
This means you, Ife Kuku! They carry on but this time they must move their wheel chair instead of remaining immobile. John takes a tumble to the ground but Baron is on hand to help him back on his feet. Ben, the snake in the garden, sneers with a hostile hiss to Josie that John is a show off!
Josie tries to call over to John through her unquenchable giggles 'yeah, cos you're so good at this John!' He looks over and takes the banter in the good spirit it was intended, returning a wide smile to Josie.
Again Ben the endless nightmare, attempts to bad mouth John to Josie over how hugely competitive John is.
BEN: (Signalling himself and Josie who he feels don't try hard not to be a loser) We don't care.
(Ad break) 3.18pm, Ben and Dave are in the bedroom talking about the HM's plan to spend some of the prize money on Steve's leg. Ben would of course give Steve a leg, not that he thinks he would win but actually he has his family to think about 'as do you.' Dave's first priority is to set up an orphanage in India if he wins as it's something they've always wanted to do. If he won the money £50,000 would go straight on that and then if there's any left over..(trails off)
Ben thinks that's right and totally respects that. He bets everyone will have some altruistic cause that they believe in very strongly and want to support - a charity, a family member, a loved one or something like that. So basically he thinks to apply a blanket statement on behalf of everyone is wrong. Dave derides that he'd be the only one not to consent to this. Ben's not disagreeing with it but just considers it would have been courteous to have discussed these plans with everyone beforehand.
Again Ben the endless nightmare, attempts to bad mouth John to Josie over how hugely competitive John is.
BEN: (Signalling himself and Josie who he feels don't try hard not to be a loser) We don't care.
(Ad break) 3.18pm, Ben and Dave are in the bedroom talking about the HM's plan to spend some of the prize money on Steve's leg. Ben would of course give Steve a leg, not that he thinks he would win but actually he has his family to think about 'as do you.' Dave's first priority is to set up an orphanage in India if he wins as it's something they've always wanted to do. If he won the money £50,000 would go straight on that and then if there's any left over..(trails off)
Ben thinks that's right and totally respects that. He bets everyone will have some altruistic cause that they believe in very strongly and want to support - a charity, a family member, a loved one or something like that. So basically he thinks to apply a blanket statement on behalf of everyone is wrong. Dave derides that he'd be the only one not to consent to this. Ben's not disagreeing with it but just considers it would have been courteous to have discussed these plans with everyone beforehand.
Corin would be as useful as a fart in a hurricane in any quiz or on a general knowledge gameshow. She chats with Mario about how mad it is that massive massive dinosaurs were on the Earth. Mario equates the length of time (in terms of 1 hour to represent all of history) dinosaurs have been on the planet to 16 minutes compared to humans who have only existed for 16 seconds.
CORIN: (the teensiest feather could knock her in the gutter) You're joking?!!
He estimates that in all probability dinosaurs have outlasted humans by 250 million years. Corin knows it's a ridiculous question but asks if Mario thinks there might be somewhere in the world where dinosaurs still live. Mario sees no reason why that's not possible and parallels the plausibility with the Loch Ness Monster - which is believed by some to be a breed of dinosaur which didn't die out.
The Einstein of the clan, conceives that the Loch glens are connected to the sea so the Plesiosaurus may have come to Loch Ness to raise their young, before returning to sea. Corin wants to know how big the Loch Ness monster is; Mario admits that nobody has ever seen it but enumerates that it'd be about 20/30 metres long. He thinks it would be incredible to discover! She imagines walking down the road and being passed by a Tyrannosaurus Rex!!
4.14pm, for today's wheelchair basketball task - 4 HM's have been allocated the role of cheerleaders. While cheerleaders Ife and Caoimhe are practising in the living room, (their chant is: Warrior warrior what's your name? You're so tough you're gonna win the game!) Ben and Josie are fine-tuning their routine in the kitchen. In comparison to the slick, well-rehearsed dancing pros, Josie and Ben's choreography is in such shambles!
Poor Jose landed the short straw with Ben and as she tries to show him the leg-switching hoppety step move 'forward back forward back forward back, got it?' He just stands on staring with bemusement and swivels his hands in the air. Jose pulls out some of her signature grooves complete with booty shaking and the booby bounce.
But for all her buckets of bubbly enthusiasm with her shuffle, she cannot encourage Ben to spring into action! Jose pretty much has a few things up her sleeve but if they don't get picked they can have a nice night together. Ben doesn't mind as he's never been one of these people who have to be included with everything.
BEN: And if I'm not at the party, I'm not at the party!
All Josie knows is that she's got a wicked amount of respect for wheelchair basketball players now. Ben sings 'when there's no getting over that rainbow and the smallest of dreams won't come true' he wants to go to the bedroom. Jose is too into her shimmy shimmies along with some 'pow! Move to the beat!' to take a rest, she wants to practise really. Ben has her biscuit-whipped, bribing her 'I'll give you a jaffa cake!'
JOSIE: Alright. (follows him now she's on a promise)
4.40pm, while most of the HM's are training in the garden, Ben is in the living room. He crunches a carrot as though he were Bugs Bunny; they have no chance of getting him involved without a magic wand and some sort of fairy dust! Surely he knew that humiliation was part of the package when he signed onto a show like BB.
Dave complains that Ben puts in no effort at all; John comments 'he's just sat there eating his carrot!' Dave oi's through the window to Ben and when Ben comes over, Corin rambunctiously announces 'It's Elvis Presley! The King is back in town!!'
DAVE: It's Shakin' Stevens! Come on out, Shakey!
John asks Benny if he has to wear his t-shirt during this task; Ben lies that he does so John questions 'why?' Ben bluffs that BB told him to. GRRRRRR I could just grab him by his Elvis Presley hair!!
JOHN: No they didn't. No they did not tell you to wear my t-shirt! Oi.. can you take it off? Can you take it off?
Ben shrugs and supposes he could but he's just going to leave it on, he really enjoys crossing the line. John is asking him to take it off but Ben boofrickin'hoos for John to stop giving him a bl**dy hard time!
JOHN: You're wearing my t-shirt! How am I a pain in the arse?
Ben sizes up for battle that he doesn't sweat - which considering he rarely showered must be false and he'd have to kinda smell like an unwashed dude. John scoffs but Ben continues 'don't give me a hard time, Johnny. I'm wishing you well and good luck!'
JOHN: (starting to get SHIRTY) Is it possible to take that shirt off or what? Do you have to wear it, seriously? Seriously, seriously.. I'm being serious.
Josie tells John not to be tight and Ben doesn't want to go in and b*gger around with it. He promises not to get it dirty because he's a very 'clean' person, John chortles at this revelation in a way that suggests he finds Ben to be mentally deranged!
BEN: I'm not going to sweat in your t-shirt!
JOSIE: You didn't share your toys growing up, did you? (John returns that he was an only child) That's what it is.
JOHN: Is it possible for you to take it off, seriously?
Ben refuses to do so and tells John (in a tone of voice indicating derision for him) he can go and complain to Big Brother as this is ridiculous. John is just asking Ben as his mate 'I've lent you my t-shirt, can you please take it off during this?'
Again, Ben outright rejects John as he doesn't have any others to wear (not being in possession of his suitcase courtesy of the Tree's wrath) 'don't give me a hard time!' Josie shakes her head in disbelief at what she sees as John's tightness.
JOHN: I'm just getting angry cos you said no now! Seriously, can you take it off please? Please, I'll give you another t-shirt.
Ben has got more front than Southend, still turning John down because he's had to put a wig on etc. and offers to wash the top for him! Josie calls John tight once more; John can't believe Ben is saying no like it's his t-shirt. Benny gives him his word that he will wash it for him tomorrow 'I do not sweat! I am not a dirty person!'
JOSIE: Sometimes John, you really surprise me!
JOHN: (the physical anger can be seen in his face) If you knew how much that t-shirt cost.. I just didn't want him to do a cheerl.. I'll let him wear it, I just don't want him to do a cheer leading routine in my t-shirt. I don't think you understand how fussy I am with my clothes, Josie. (She exclaims 'it's tie dye!') Regardless of what you think of it, that shirt was expensive!
Ben is so full of crap - everybody perspires and it is so obnoxious of him to not do the gracious thing, after how kind John was to let him borrow it. Josie may have been trying to settle the argument but she was agitating John further by siding with the freeloader!
5.04pm, all of the HM's are in the garden. For today's wheelchair basketball task, Steve the coach has chosen 2 teams of 3. The Wheelchair Warriors consist of: Nathan, Corin and John James. The Growlers are made up of: Shabby, Dave and Mario. Ife, Caoimhe, Ben and Josie are the cheerleaders.
The girls surround Ben singing Genie in a bottle while rubbing (the right way!) him with their golden tinselled pom poms. Cheerleader Ben is all over the place like soap in a shower while the babes BRING IT ON!!! :)
The basketballers get a wheelchair lap dance from the temptresses wielding their sparkles! Ben gets more than he bargained for when Nathan grabs a cheekful of his bum. Josie enjoys shaking what her Mama gave her in Corin's face!!
BB calls for the teams to take to the centre of the garden and will play two halves of ten minutes each. In the event of a tie, the teams will play a sudden death shoot out.
The song 'Playing with the boys' by Kenny Loggins from the famous volleyball scene in Top Gun is used during the game montage. And this just happens to be a film that John and Jonno like very much :D Both teams play to the best of their ability and are cheered on loudly by their cheerleaders.
It is hard for me to keep track of who is winning the game with this edit as it isn't in any real order and the sharp shooting gets fast. From what I can gather, every player scores at least 1 basket during the match. Ben and Josie are both particularly impressed with one of Mario's hoops and yodel his name to the tune from The Sound of Music.
Ben's piercing pitch is worrisome as he becomes so shrill that anyone would think he'd caught his manhood in his zipper! Ife and Caoimhe cheer 'Yellow and blue are now a draw, who's gonna get the final score?'
The klaxon sounds to indicate that the game is over. The Wheelchair Warriors won by 11 points to 9. Their team, Steve and their favourite cheerleader will be treated to an evening of games and fast food. OMG CORIN'S LOVIN' IT!!!! But when isn't she? Nathan announces that Ife is the cheerleader they have chosen and she is elated.
8.01pm, the winning team of today's wheelchair basketball task have been provided with a party consisting of burgers, pizza, games and booze. All the HM's are in the bedroom waiting for the party to start.
John and Josie are cozied up together in bed with their eyes closed, looking so content and peaceful. He mentions that they always send in new HM's at this time; Josie agrees they might do 'what do you reckon it will be 6 weeks in?' John doesn't think it will be that late as it is usually week 4, Josie realises they are on week 4 so John yawns that it will be at the next eviction.
JOHN: So there'll be 1 more eviction and they'll bring 2 in.
He is near on scarily accurate except 3 HM's were flown in on their spaceship. Josie thinks BB need to put in a hot girl, having no inkling that SHE was the one who held the key to John's dreams and heart.
JOHN: (warm and husky, he had no desire for a hot girl to be put in as he already had his in bed next to him ) Who for?
JOSIE: (doesn't want him to get any fancy ideas) You and Nath. Don't you go running off with no Sheila, mind. (they chuckle) But if you run off with some other Sheila, I won't have a snuggler will I?
BEN: (whispering to Mario scornfully) What do John and Josie always talk about?
Mario answers that they just talk about their evictions; they can both shut their asses! BB interrupts to announce that the bedroom door is now open for Steve, Nathan, Corin, John James and Ife to enjoy their party. Ben moans that he won't be able to have a shower now and Whiffy wails that she's not even dressed! All other HM's are to remain in the bedroom, John has sat upright in Josie's bed but is uncharacteristically quiet. Does he not want to be parted from his Josie Jo and have to party without her?
What was so beautiful about John and Josie was their tiptoeing courtship.. they didn't shack up in bed straight away and start getting jiggy. They weren't in it for monetary gain or any reasons by which they would benefit greatly.. for how could they have known the enormity of what they were getting into? Their intense closeness was neither per-meditated or superficial.
Some find it hard to see past Josie's tough exterior but John dug through her barriers and found her big, gooey emotional centre. Both had reservations about starting a romantic relationship inside the house but Josie was always more fearful of losing him to some other 'Sheila.' Little did she know, John only had eyes for the Gibson so she was in no risk of having her snuggles cut off. Were cosmic forces at work? Or did they just meet someone by accident, who blew them away?
He manages to tear himself away from their love lair and his tune changes when Corin reveals they have McDonald's!!
JOHN: (tidings of great joy brought to his ears) Bullsh*t! Get that pickle out!!
The losers are bored in the bedroom and just to really rub salt in the wound, BB opens the curtains so they have to watch all the fun of the party. Queen's 'We are the champions' is also played into the house in cruel irony.
JOHN: (feels guilty) Oh that's rude, that is!
John would have been more into the party if everyone was able to attend; Shabby and Mario press their faces against the glass so John tells them he'll try to bring back some food. Shabby is most pained to see 'they have a table of hats!' Josie observes that they (the partiers) look like they're having a really crap time.
SHABBY: We're having a better time looking at them!
Corin is the only one who can't keep it to a dull roar and cannot believe they've got swing ball! Shabs tows herself away from the window as she can't even look at them anymore 'they make me feel sick!' Ben laughs that the only thing worse than being at a depressing party is having to watch it. Shabby feels that they have some nice stuff there if they wanted to make a go at it. Monk offers round chocolate digestives but most of them are alright on the biscuit front and pass him up.
Corin remarks that John James is not drinking. A mischievous Josie suggests that they all get their t*ts out; Mario spurs them on to go for it.
CAOIMHE: Yep! Shall we? Actually? Like bare? Okay! (giggly)
The strip tease commences as Shabby and Caoimhe didn't take much convincing whatsoever. Shabby might just take all her clothes off but Dave doesn't want to look so averts his eyes as they begin to unbutton their blouses. Caoimhe lasciviously cries out 'OH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!' then swings her top around bawdily.
Steve applauds and laughs on seeing what they are threatening to do. John faces their direction while drinking his beer; the flashers hold their chests and countdown. The plug is pulled on their indecent exposures because this HL's episode was broadcast at 8pm, pre-watershed showing.
But John's eyes popping out of his head at their unexpected nudity is a priceless picture! They dart around bugged out like a cartoon character with raised eyebrows (as we later learn he only really got a good look at Josie's) he blinks them shut and shakes his head.. but I think he was liking what he saw ;) This exhibitionism is not one of Josie's more charming attributes and was one of her 'bad girl' moments in the house. John being a man, probably welcomed the opportunity to have a gander at Josie's treasure chest!!
8.20pm, it's been 19 minutes since BB provided the HM's with a party. The losing team must remain in the bedroom. Ife is rocking out to Tina Turner's Proud Mary and flips her long wig off revealing her bald head. Shabby and Caoimhe are watching on through the window and smirk in her general direction, that it's like watching people in a GCSE drama play!
SHABBY: Is Nathan really finding that funny?
Going off the grin and look of liveliness in Nate's eyes I would say that he was. Shabby and Caoimhe are actually really embarrassed (on Ife's behalf) and motion through the glass to Ife that they are cringing! Ife notices and dances over to them and then gestures 'whatever' as the song finishes.
Keevil and sidekick Shabby call this really 'cool' but just because they aren't exactly having an evening of awesomeness, doesn't mean they have to mock Ife for letting her hair down .. literally!
Ife goes into the garden with Corin to cool down and account that she's not someone who's a boaster or show off at all. But that song came on and she felt so alive so just went for it and wasn't even thinking 'look at me!' She just wanted to dance like she does in her bedroom any day.
IFE: (taking the words out of viewers mouths) This is what they said to me 'cringe, cringe, cringe!' They're f**king b*tches!
John, Nathan and Steve have now come out to rally round her under the carousel. Ife is officially annoyed and the rant begins - she has given them the benefit of the doubt time and time again but they're little b*tches! She doesn't care what anyone thinks and is going to put them in their place 'I'm going to put them down a few pegs or two!'
JOHN: Ife, just do what you wanna do.
NATHAN: If you wanna shock out like no one's watching, you shock out!
She hadn't even thought about it because she loves that song; the others assure her she's done nothing wrong and to stay true to herself. Ife believes that for the past 3 weeks she's been a proper d*ck. John comforts her that she hasn't and to relax but Ife can't let it go because she was oblivious to Skeeva being like that.
Shabby relays to her roomies in the bedroom the remarks she'd made to Caoimhe about the partygoers being like watching a school play. It was when Ife was doing her crazy dancing and Nathan was basically having the most fun she's ever seen anybody have, she was transported back to school.
CAOIMHE: (takes the chance to say something snotty) It's like a 12 year old disco!
Back outside, Ife feels so stupid - everyone tells her not to but she starts to get very upset. As she cries, John and Corin are straight by her side to console her and urge her not to get wound up. Nathan shouts that there are no tears on his team! Corin puts an arm around her and bucks her up to keep doing what she's doing as she's a fantastic little character.
John advises her not to worry about anyone else but concentrate on making herself happy. 'And if you made a wrong decision, that's fine - everybody does it Ife!' Ife didn't even realise what she was doing and felt like she was in her bedroom, as she tranced out all over the living room floor. Corin cajoles that it was mint and made the full party; she wishes she had the balls to throw her wig on the floor and join her.
For Ife it wasn't about getting attention; John tells her to seriously not worry about that sh*t 'you had fun and that's all that matters!' They all boost her spirits for making them all laugh.
JOHN: (had been practically comatose through boredom before the flash and Ife's dancing) Exactly! If you hadn't done that, I'd still be sitting there like a stale bottle of p*ss so don't even worry about it.
This cheers a smile out of her as she wipes away her tears.
8.55pm, most of the winner's are in the garden. Nathan near strangles himself as he whacks the swingball so hard it falls and wraps around his neck like a Burmese python! The losers are in the bedroom. Josie is laying in her bed buried by the blankets assembled upon her by the other losers. Ben asks if they are going to climb on her; Shabby replies that they are going to finish her off! Caoimhe calls this a fun game 'and then we'll climb on her, yeah?'
In the Diary room John is asked if he's been enjoying the party. John answers that it has been good and they're all appreciative of it, of course but it would be good if the other housemates were a part of it.
JOHN: Um I was wondering if you could let the other HM's out? (TRANSLATION: I miss Josie. I'm not having fun without her. Let her come party with me!)
While he's in there those in the bedroom are shown building up their hill of bedsheets and Josie is at the very bottom of it all. BB is glad that John is enjoying the party but will be reunited with his fellow HM's in due course. He sighs with disappointment and is then free to leave the Diary room.
On his way out, he hears a scream from Josie's lungs so ear-splitting it could wake the dead, as they pile up on her! Instantly perturbed, he bangs on the window to try and get Davo's attention. Shabby sees his silhouette and goes over to speak to him; he fills her in that he tried to get BB to let them all out but they won't be released yet.
SHABBY: Well we're gonna wreck the bedroom!
JOHN: (aghast that they would pull a stunt like this) Go easy on my bed, I just tried to get you out of there!!
Dave has hoisted John's mattress over Josie and Ben who are sandwiched inside. He then flips another over them as John warns wearing his game face 'I'll remember this!' Josie shrieks with pain as she is crushed by her companions in the bedroom once more.
John marches out to the garden P.O'd that he'd tried to get those f**kers out, only to find that they've destroyed the bedroom. Some people were amazed that John didn't lash out at their fooling around. "I'm not surprised that JJ didn't kick off. He's pleased with the progress with Josie that is a direct result of him checking that funkyass temper." (ValerieRenee)
JOHN: There's mattresses just everywhere!
9.31pm, It's been 36 minutes since the losers stripped the bedding from the beds. Ben loves that it has become the battle between those who are having a genuinely good time and those pretending to, when they're not. Josie realises that they look p*ssed off with them.
Ife is still irate that Sheeva get on their high horse and say how real they are, when they are being so insensitive, rude and think they can shout out whatever they like.
IFE: You think you're being 'real' because you can throw a table? No, that's you being 12!
Shabby discerns that Nathan looks well p*ssed! Corin demands that they put her right pillow back on her bed. Josie and Dave are re-making the beds while the others stand idly by.
CORIN: (She's not buzzin' and not lovin' it) NOT 'APPY! NOT FUNNEH!! WATCH THEM WIGS!
Ben beholds that they're generally not happy; Corin uses a Parton quote to illustrate the extent of her vexation 'in the words of John James, I'm getting angry now!' this makes him snicker. Steve seethes for Benny boy to put his stuff back on his bed 'you're gonna cop it!' Caoimhe is now helping Josie put on a bed sheet but Ben simply waves back at Steve, who shouts that he ain't happy!
SHABBY: Why are you getting bullied for this, Ben?
Ben substantiates that it's John's way of getting back at him because he didn't give him back his t-shirt. Maybeeeee if you used more showergel, John wouldn't have had a problem with you wearing it!! And of course Benjawhinge takes any circumstance to really do a number on John, when John wasn't even firing up!!
Corin is eagle-eyeing the clean up and yells that she didn't have a bottom sheet just a quilt cover.
NATHAN: Were that worth even f**king smashing the bedroom up?
Corin is still hovering overseeing the operation and commands for something she's pointing at, to be put straight as well. Seahorse spurs on Cozzie bear, unfazed by the murderous looks she is aiming through the window! Her voice squeaks as her outrage surges.
CORIN: (the Senior Vice President of being p*ssed off) Well I'm sorry but.. don't mess about with my things.. anyone!
A cowardly Mario doesn't want to face their fury so suggests they hide in the wardrobe now. Corin fumes that she wouldn't mess with anyone's things and doesn't want her sh*tty, crappy hair getting more mangled than it is.
Caoimhe lets the rest know that Corin wants her hair pieces moved back. They take exception to this believing they didn't touch anybody's stuff.. um what about throwing around their duvets and mattresses?? Dave calls upon them all to chill out.
Corin is spitting chips that they wouldn't go in there and throw Mario's thousand pound jumper around and jump on top of it. While hers might be only a £14 hair piece, but she doesn't want people stepping over her hair with their shoes 'just for 10 minutes of a laugh.. it might only be bedding but don't get it mangled up in dirty clothes!'
NATHAN: I drool on my pillow and I've now got someone elses pillow that they've drooled on!!
Dave doesn't know what they're moaning at because all their beds are made. Caoimhe beseeches the lads that it was just a bit of fun and for them to relax. Ben and Dave distinguish that the bedroom looks a lot tidier now!
9.42pm, Shabby eggs Josie on to shout for John, who has parked himself on the window ledge right outside the bedroom. Shabby and Caoimhe holler at John, who turns around to see Josie, Shabby, Caoimhe and Dave meanly mimicking him crying.
JOHN: (has the 'who cares?' look in his eye) Oh, we'll see .. we'll see who's crying, don't worry about that!
Then Caoimhe imitates a tearful John 'Josie called me Crab Eyes!' but he doesn't rise to the baiting from Dopey and Mopey. The laughter bubbles up out of Dave's belly! John faces back to join the conversation in the living room, he expresses that Corin will get over it pretty quickly.
JOHN: (so restrained) I won't but she can.
Corin is in the Diary room wittering on about how she can barely speak she's that angry! Over them lot deciding to pull everyone's covers and pillows off the bed and throw them on the floor. There's a fight to keep their own towels because they stink and now people have been trampling over them!
She now has another HM's pillow which could be giving her spots! She is incensed that the carpet is that dirty she doesn't want her pillow (that she is going to sleep on) to be dragged back and forth on the floor.
CORIN: (she could sling for them!) Like don't mess about with not only my things but other people's things! Steve, do you know what I mean? Why are you pulling the mattress off Steve's bed?!
Ben colludes under covers with his compatriots, overwrought that with John's temper his retaliation might be worse. He can't set aside his personal antagonism as he forms his little union, wanting them to all go for anyone who attacks them. Dave adds for them to not confess anything. No good can come from this.
JOSIE: The worst thing to do to John, would be to ignore him.
There's no way any of them are going to allow Ben to be picked on or ganged up on. Ben thinks they should actually ignore them all. What I don't like about this, is that they are adamant to remain unified in protecting Ben .. but are ready to ostracise JOHN, the man who would jump through hoops for his friends.. and had petitioned with BB for their release, so they could come to the party. It seems so vengeful to isolate and hurt him in the way they knew would be most tormenting for John. :(
STEVE: My 5 year old twins don't behave like that!
Ife and Shabby walk over to chat through the glass; the reason she is p*ssed off is nothing to do with the bedroom but due to the 'CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE!' Shabby replies that they were joking and turns on her heels to chronicle to Caoimhe that it is over them saying Ife was cringey.
CAOIMHE: We were taking the p*ss! We were just joking, she knew we were!
With Keevil in tow, they join forces to return and insist to Ife that they were joking. But she won't have them talking smack about her when they know that she doesn't want to feel cringed or awkward.
IFE: After you two have seen me have a good time and just let myself go, and then I look over at my friends and you're going 'cringe cringe!'
Upon contemplation, Shabby decides that Ife was okay with it until what happened with the bedroom. Ife gets those in the lounge to back her up, Nathan shouts that she wasn't and had been outside crying! It was the fact that she'd looked over at her 'friends' after having a wicked time, letting go and forgetting about her inhibitions, to see them cringing.
Caoimhe cries out that they were messing and Shabby more seriously tells her she knows they wouldn't have meant anything horribly. She didn't expect that from her friends and the point is she didn't find it funny.
SHABBY: Then why didn't you say so?
Ife responds that they are separated through a wall and she had to walk away. Shabby doesn't accept that because she's speaking through the wall now; Ife is only doing so now because she is answering their questions. Caoimhe sneers 'letting your inhibitions go? Did you not let them go when you walked through this house?'
Ife is especially upset at the cringing because they know how she feels about being cringey and awkward. Caoimhe isn't having it that Ife laughed in their faces and then went but Shabby tries to silence her. Ife recognises that at least Shabby hadn't seen her gesture but is not so forgiving of Keevil 'forget you!'
She re-emphasises that it had nothing to do with the bedroom 'is that how you treat a friend?' Shabby is just saying she didn't mean anything by it, so Caoimhe goes along likewise 'neither did I!' Ife and Shabby walk away but Caoimhe doesn't want to speak to her through the window, so will talk to her after.
IFE: (in the mood to do a little yelling) Leave it, leave it. I ain't saying sh*t to them. (Censored) Little b*tches! Mean girls, that's what they are!! Feel sorry for all their other friends if that's what they're like!
"Ife actually (although admittedly MISTAKENLY) thought those two were her allies and friends. That's why them expressing disgust at her good time was so hurtful. I completely understand why Ife's upset. She looked over a lot of things they did in the past, but everyone explodes after a certain threshold of annoyance has been reached." (MiamiPush2theLimit)
The public was torn between viewing Ife as being truly heroic standing up to the mean girls and playing the victim card. Personally, I found her to be sincerely distraught by the spite and malice shown to her. (ad break)
10.52pm, BB has just allowed the losing team out of the bedroom. Josie apologises to the winners, if she had have thought that it would have upset them that much, she would never have done that.
JOSIE: But I just got a bit carried away, I was having a laugh.
Ife has come to the Diary room. She enunciates that she has just had a complete wake up call. With the bedroom stuff, she thinks they should have just said 'we were idiots, sorry guys. Didn't realise it would annoy you this much!' But because they hadn't and said it was only for fun and they were joking, that to her is just a slap in the face.
IFE: And it's actually become apparent now that Caoimhe and Shabby are the mean girls from school!
She's kicking herself for not having the sense to stay away from girls like that!
In the bathroom, JJJ and Mario do some washing and John challenges Josie if it was her idea to rip all the mattresses out. Before she can even draw a breath, Mario wards him off accounting that it wasn't anybody's idea 'we all just decided at the same time.'
JOSIE: Do you think if I'd have thought it was that bad, do you think I would have done it? (flings Mario a laundered garment)
JOHN: How do I know?
Josie is sorry they reacted the way they did but otherwise she was having a good time. John just didn't think there was a need for it because Ife had started crying and sh*t before it. Josie asks why Ife had been crying so John lets her know that Shabs and Caoimhe had a go at her.
JOHN: She was really upset. I felt sorry for Ife.
Mario doesn't know what's going on with those 3. John fills him in that apparently they'd called her 'oh I don't even know the word.. cringe or something like that. I don't know what it f**king means.' He felt the gist of it was them insulting her looking like a kn*b-end while she was dancing.
Josie doesn't think they would do that (in a mean-spirited manner) but John witnessed their confirmation although they'd said they were joking. He just felt sorry for Ife 'like who wouldn't feel sorry for Ife, she doesn't do anything - do you know what I mean, Jose? Ife's not got a nasty bone in her body!' Josie knows and wasn't saying that she has.
11.50pm, some of the HM's are in the bedroom. Dave laughs at Ben for living on another planet but Ben believes he is still Dave's favourite.
DAVE: You're my favourite toff in the world, mate!
This is a kick in the sprouts for Ben as he doesn't see himself as a toff! Caoimhe and Mario are in the bathroom. Caoimhe hopes Ife's not making out that they bullied her; Mario is going to talk to her but wants 'no rowing tonight.'
CAOIMHE: No, if I have a piece to say, I will say it!
Shabby comes in as Ife leaves the toilet and calls her name but Ife doesn't want to speak to either of them. Shabby doesn't think this is fair at all so Mario promises to go after her and calm her down. Think he wants to work some of that Dr Phil crap on her!
Dave is telling Ben how strange he is and that he doesn't even realise this. Ben asks 'what do I do that's strange?' Dave picks him up on how he has a group of friends, all of which who provide a service for him, to make his life easier.
BEN: (chews his head off) That's not remotely true, I do a lot for my friends.. and they do a lot for me.
This is what Dave deems to be more 'to the flippin' point!' Outside, Caoimhe contests to Ife that she has no idea what's going on here. Ife is fine with that but the way she is feeling - she knows she has anger inside her and her heart is beating really fast. For Ife to feel better, she cannot talk to either Caoimhe or Shabby 'so let me have that.. let me have a little bit of dignity.'
Caoimhe wants the chance for her and Shabby to talk to her and defend themselves. Ife disputes that they have to defend themselves because she doesn't want to speak to them right now and it's up to her! Shabby has come out and cross-questions as to what they've actually done.
IFE: (how she restrained herself from socking them in the kisser I'll never know) I don't want to talk to either of you!! Can you understand that? I don't want to talk right now. When I want to talk to you, if you two don't want to talk to me.. then I'll wait until you want to talk to me.
Caoimhe doesn't think she has anything to say to Ife now. So Ife proposes that they don't talk then; Caoimhe says this is fine.
IFE: Perfect.
There are a few moments of silence before Shabby puts across to Ife that she did try to apologise to her. Ife is aware of that; Caoimhe tries to manifest that she had as well. This is when something dark, angry and increasingly nasty bubbles over in Ife and Caoimhe.
IFE: (in a blind rage) Dude, Caoimhe.. do you NOT understand that I DON'T want to talk to you? What else do I need to say?
CAOIMHE: (pointing a threatening finger at Ife and woulda gone all Dublin on her ass) Don't you dare raise your voice at me! Don't you dare raise your voice at me. No, do not raise your voice at me, Ife!
Weirdly, I remembered Caoimhe as snarling more menacingly when I watched this live but it now doesn't seem as evil as I'd originally thought. So now Ife questions if Caoimhe wants to talk to her.. but I get the impression this is one of those altercations that not even alcohol could solve. Caoimhe had wanted to sort it out and see what was wrong but Ife insists that she doesn't want to talk to her. Keevil's response is not family-friendly as it is beeped over and she storms off.
Ife doesn't understand why it's so difficult that she doesn't want to talk.
CORIN: (the teensiest feather could knock her in the gutter) You're joking?!!
He estimates that in all probability dinosaurs have outlasted humans by 250 million years. Corin knows it's a ridiculous question but asks if Mario thinks there might be somewhere in the world where dinosaurs still live. Mario sees no reason why that's not possible and parallels the plausibility with the Loch Ness Monster - which is believed by some to be a breed of dinosaur which didn't die out.
The Einstein of the clan, conceives that the Loch glens are connected to the sea so the Plesiosaurus may have come to Loch Ness to raise their young, before returning to sea. Corin wants to know how big the Loch Ness monster is; Mario admits that nobody has ever seen it but enumerates that it'd be about 20/30 metres long. He thinks it would be incredible to discover! She imagines walking down the road and being passed by a Tyrannosaurus Rex!!
Poor Jose landed the short straw with Ben and as she tries to show him the leg-switching hoppety step move 'forward back forward back forward back, got it?' He just stands on staring with bemusement and swivels his hands in the air. Jose pulls out some of her signature grooves complete with booty shaking and the booby bounce.
But for all her buckets of bubbly enthusiasm with her shuffle, she cannot encourage Ben to spring into action! Jose pretty much has a few things up her sleeve but if they don't get picked they can have a nice night together. Ben doesn't mind as he's never been one of these people who have to be included with everything.
BEN: And if I'm not at the party, I'm not at the party!
All Josie knows is that she's got a wicked amount of respect for wheelchair basketball players now. Ben sings 'when there's no getting over that rainbow and the smallest of dreams won't come true' he wants to go to the bedroom. Jose is too into her shimmy shimmies along with some 'pow! Move to the beat!' to take a rest, she wants to practise really. Ben has her biscuit-whipped, bribing her 'I'll give you a jaffa cake!'
JOSIE: Alright. (follows him now she's on a promise)
Dave complains that Ben puts in no effort at all; John comments 'he's just sat there eating his carrot!' Dave oi's through the window to Ben and when Ben comes over, Corin rambunctiously announces 'It's Elvis Presley! The King is back in town!!'
DAVE: It's Shakin' Stevens! Come on out, Shakey!
John asks Benny if he has to wear his t-shirt during this task; Ben lies that he does so John questions 'why?' Ben bluffs that BB told him to. GRRRRRR I could just grab him by his Elvis Presley hair!!
JOHN: No they didn't. No they did not tell you to wear my t-shirt! Oi.. can you take it off? Can you take it off?
Ben shrugs and supposes he could but he's just going to leave it on, he really enjoys crossing the line. John is asking him to take it off but Ben boofrickin'hoos for John to stop giving him a bl**dy hard time!
Ben sizes up for battle that he doesn't sweat - which considering he rarely showered must be false and he'd have to kinda smell like an unwashed dude. John scoffs but Ben continues 'don't give me a hard time, Johnny. I'm wishing you well and good luck!'
JOHN: (starting to get SHIRTY) Is it possible to take that shirt off or what? Do you have to wear it, seriously? Seriously, seriously.. I'm being serious.
Josie tells John not to be tight and Ben doesn't want to go in and b*gger around with it. He promises not to get it dirty because he's a very 'clean' person, John chortles at this revelation in a way that suggests he finds Ben to be mentally deranged!
BEN: I'm not going to sweat in your t-shirt!
JOSIE: You didn't share your toys growing up, did you? (John returns that he was an only child) That's what it is.
JOHN: Is it possible for you to take it off, seriously?
Ben refuses to do so and tells John (in a tone of voice indicating derision for him) he can go and complain to Big Brother as this is ridiculous. John is just asking Ben as his mate 'I've lent you my t-shirt, can you please take it off during this?'
JOHN: I'm just getting angry cos you said no now! Seriously, can you take it off please? Please, I'll give you another t-shirt.
Ben has got more front than Southend, still turning John down because he's had to put a wig on etc. and offers to wash the top for him! Josie calls John tight once more; John can't believe Ben is saying no like it's his t-shirt. Benny gives him his word that he will wash it for him tomorrow 'I do not sweat! I am not a dirty person!'
JOSIE: Sometimes John, you really surprise me!
JOHN: (the physical anger can be seen in his face) If you knew how much that t-shirt cost.. I just didn't want him to do a cheerl.. I'll let him wear it, I just don't want him to do a cheer leading routine in my t-shirt. I don't think you understand how fussy I am with my clothes, Josie. (She exclaims 'it's tie dye!') Regardless of what you think of it, that shirt was expensive!
Ben is so full of crap - everybody perspires and it is so obnoxious of him to not do the gracious thing, after how kind John was to let him borrow it. Josie may have been trying to settle the argument but she was agitating John further by siding with the freeloader!
The girls surround Ben singing Genie in a bottle while rubbing (the right way!) him with their golden tinselled pom poms. Cheerleader Ben is all over the place like soap in a shower while the babes BRING IT ON!!! :)
The basketballers get a wheelchair lap dance from the temptresses wielding their sparkles! Ben gets more than he bargained for when Nathan grabs a cheekful of his bum. Josie enjoys shaking what her Mama gave her in Corin's face!!
BB calls for the teams to take to the centre of the garden and will play two halves of ten minutes each. In the event of a tie, the teams will play a sudden death shoot out.
It is hard for me to keep track of who is winning the game with this edit as it isn't in any real order and the sharp shooting gets fast. From what I can gather, every player scores at least 1 basket during the match. Ben and Josie are both particularly impressed with one of Mario's hoops and yodel his name to the tune from The Sound of Music.
The klaxon sounds to indicate that the game is over. The Wheelchair Warriors won by 11 points to 9. Their team, Steve and their favourite cheerleader will be treated to an evening of games and fast food. OMG CORIN'S LOVIN' IT!!!! But when isn't she? Nathan announces that Ife is the cheerleader they have chosen and she is elated.
John and Josie are cozied up together in bed with their eyes closed, looking so content and peaceful. He mentions that they always send in new HM's at this time; Josie agrees they might do 'what do you reckon it will be 6 weeks in?' John doesn't think it will be that late as it is usually week 4, Josie realises they are on week 4 so John yawns that it will be at the next eviction.
JOHN: So there'll be 1 more eviction and they'll bring 2 in.
He is near on scarily accurate except 3 HM's were flown in on their spaceship. Josie thinks BB need to put in a hot girl, having no inkling that SHE was the one who held the key to John's dreams and heart.
JOHN: (warm and husky, he had no desire for a hot girl to be put in as he already had his in bed next to him ) Who for?
JOSIE: (doesn't want him to get any fancy ideas) You and Nath. Don't you go running off with no Sheila, mind. (they chuckle) But if you run off with some other Sheila, I won't have a snuggler will I?
BEN: (whispering to Mario scornfully) What do John and Josie always talk about?
What was so beautiful about John and Josie was their tiptoeing courtship.. they didn't shack up in bed straight away and start getting jiggy. They weren't in it for monetary gain or any reasons by which they would benefit greatly.. for how could they have known the enormity of what they were getting into? Their intense closeness was neither per-meditated or superficial.
Some find it hard to see past Josie's tough exterior but John dug through her barriers and found her big, gooey emotional centre. Both had reservations about starting a romantic relationship inside the house but Josie was always more fearful of losing him to some other 'Sheila.' Little did she know, John only had eyes for the Gibson so she was in no risk of having her snuggles cut off. Were cosmic forces at work? Or did they just meet someone by accident, who blew them away?
He manages to tear himself away from their love lair and his tune changes when Corin reveals they have McDonald's!!
The losers are bored in the bedroom and just to really rub salt in the wound, BB opens the curtains so they have to watch all the fun of the party. Queen's 'We are the champions' is also played into the house in cruel irony.
JOHN: (feels guilty) Oh that's rude, that is!
John would have been more into the party if everyone was able to attend; Shabby and Mario press their faces against the glass so John tells them he'll try to bring back some food. Shabby is most pained to see 'they have a table of hats!' Josie observes that they (the partiers) look like they're having a really crap time.
SHABBY: We're having a better time looking at them!
Corin is the only one who can't keep it to a dull roar and cannot believe they've got swing ball! Shabs tows herself away from the window as she can't even look at them anymore 'they make me feel sick!' Ben laughs that the only thing worse than being at a depressing party is having to watch it. Shabby feels that they have some nice stuff there if they wanted to make a go at it. Monk offers round chocolate digestives but most of them are alright on the biscuit front and pass him up.
CAOIMHE: Yep! Shall we? Actually? Like bare? Okay! (giggly)
The strip tease commences as Shabby and Caoimhe didn't take much convincing whatsoever. Shabby might just take all her clothes off but Dave doesn't want to look so averts his eyes as they begin to unbutton their blouses. Caoimhe lasciviously cries out 'OH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!' then swings her top around bawdily.
Steve applauds and laughs on seeing what they are threatening to do. John faces their direction while drinking his beer; the flashers hold their chests and countdown. The plug is pulled on their indecent exposures because this HL's episode was broadcast at 8pm, pre-watershed showing.
But John's eyes popping out of his head at their unexpected nudity is a priceless picture! They dart around bugged out like a cartoon character with raised eyebrows (as we later learn he only really got a good look at Josie's) he blinks them shut and shakes his head.. but I think he was liking what he saw ;) This exhibitionism is not one of Josie's more charming attributes and was one of her 'bad girl' moments in the house. John being a man, probably welcomed the opportunity to have a gander at Josie's treasure chest!!
SHABBY: Is Nathan really finding that funny?
Going off the grin and look of liveliness in Nate's eyes I would say that he was. Shabby and Caoimhe are actually really embarrassed (on Ife's behalf) and motion through the glass to Ife that they are cringing! Ife notices and dances over to them and then gestures 'whatever' as the song finishes.
Keevil and sidekick Shabby call this really 'cool' but just because they aren't exactly having an evening of awesomeness, doesn't mean they have to mock Ife for letting her hair down .. literally!
Ife goes into the garden with Corin to cool down and account that she's not someone who's a boaster or show off at all. But that song came on and she felt so alive so just went for it and wasn't even thinking 'look at me!' She just wanted to dance like she does in her bedroom any day.
John, Nathan and Steve have now come out to rally round her under the carousel. Ife is officially annoyed and the rant begins - she has given them the benefit of the doubt time and time again but they're little b*tches! She doesn't care what anyone thinks and is going to put them in their place 'I'm going to put them down a few pegs or two!'
JOHN: Ife, just do what you wanna do.
NATHAN: If you wanna shock out like no one's watching, you shock out!
She hadn't even thought about it because she loves that song; the others assure her she's done nothing wrong and to stay true to herself. Ife believes that for the past 3 weeks she's been a proper d*ck. John comforts her that she hasn't and to relax but Ife can't let it go because she was oblivious to Skeeva being like that.
Shabby relays to her roomies in the bedroom the remarks she'd made to Caoimhe about the partygoers being like watching a school play. It was when Ife was doing her crazy dancing and Nathan was basically having the most fun she's ever seen anybody have, she was transported back to school.
CAOIMHE: (takes the chance to say something snotty) It's like a 12 year old disco!
John advises her not to worry about anyone else but concentrate on making herself happy. 'And if you made a wrong decision, that's fine - everybody does it Ife!' Ife didn't even realise what she was doing and felt like she was in her bedroom, as she tranced out all over the living room floor. Corin cajoles that it was mint and made the full party; she wishes she had the balls to throw her wig on the floor and join her.
For Ife it wasn't about getting attention; John tells her to seriously not worry about that sh*t 'you had fun and that's all that matters!' They all boost her spirits for making them all laugh.
JOHN: (had been practically comatose through boredom before the flash and Ife's dancing) Exactly! If you hadn't done that, I'd still be sitting there like a stale bottle of p*ss so don't even worry about it.
This cheers a smile out of her as she wipes away her tears.
In the Diary room John is asked if he's been enjoying the party. John answers that it has been good and they're all appreciative of it, of course but it would be good if the other housemates were a part of it.
JOHN: Um I was wondering if you could let the other HM's out? (TRANSLATION: I miss Josie. I'm not having fun without her. Let her come party with me!)
While he's in there those in the bedroom are shown building up their hill of bedsheets and Josie is at the very bottom of it all. BB is glad that John is enjoying the party but will be reunited with his fellow HM's in due course. He sighs with disappointment and is then free to leave the Diary room.
SHABBY: Well we're gonna wreck the bedroom!
JOHN: (aghast that they would pull a stunt like this) Go easy on my bed, I just tried to get you out of there!!
Dave has hoisted John's mattress over Josie and Ben who are sandwiched inside. He then flips another over them as John warns wearing his game face 'I'll remember this!' Josie shrieks with pain as she is crushed by her companions in the bedroom once more.
John marches out to the garden P.O'd that he'd tried to get those f**kers out, only to find that they've destroyed the bedroom. Some people were amazed that John didn't lash out at their fooling around. "I'm not surprised that JJ didn't kick off. He's pleased with the progress with Josie that is a direct result of him checking that funkyass temper." (ValerieRenee)
JOHN: There's mattresses just everywhere!
Ife is still irate that Sheeva get on their high horse and say how real they are, when they are being so insensitive, rude and think they can shout out whatever they like.
IFE: You think you're being 'real' because you can throw a table? No, that's you being 12!
Shabby discerns that Nathan looks well p*ssed! Corin demands that they put her right pillow back on her bed. Josie and Dave are re-making the beds while the others stand idly by.
CORIN: (She's not buzzin' and not lovin' it) NOT 'APPY! NOT FUNNEH!! WATCH THEM WIGS!
Ben beholds that they're generally not happy; Corin uses a Parton quote to illustrate the extent of her vexation 'in the words of John James, I'm getting angry now!' this makes him snicker. Steve seethes for Benny boy to put his stuff back on his bed 'you're gonna cop it!' Caoimhe is now helping Josie put on a bed sheet but Ben simply waves back at Steve, who shouts that he ain't happy!
Ben substantiates that it's John's way of getting back at him because he didn't give him back his t-shirt. Maybeeeee if you used more showergel, John wouldn't have had a problem with you wearing it!! And of course Benjawhinge takes any circumstance to really do a number on John, when John wasn't even firing up!!
Corin is eagle-eyeing the clean up and yells that she didn't have a bottom sheet just a quilt cover.
NATHAN: Were that worth even f**king smashing the bedroom up?
Corin is still hovering overseeing the operation and commands for something she's pointing at, to be put straight as well. Seahorse spurs on Cozzie bear, unfazed by the murderous looks she is aiming through the window! Her voice squeaks as her outrage surges.
CORIN: (the Senior Vice President of being p*ssed off) Well I'm sorry but.. don't mess about with my things.. anyone!
A cowardly Mario doesn't want to face their fury so suggests they hide in the wardrobe now. Corin fumes that she wouldn't mess with anyone's things and doesn't want her sh*tty, crappy hair getting more mangled than it is.
Corin is spitting chips that they wouldn't go in there and throw Mario's thousand pound jumper around and jump on top of it. While hers might be only a £14 hair piece, but she doesn't want people stepping over her hair with their shoes 'just for 10 minutes of a laugh.. it might only be bedding but don't get it mangled up in dirty clothes!'
NATHAN: I drool on my pillow and I've now got someone elses pillow that they've drooled on!!
Dave doesn't know what they're moaning at because all their beds are made. Caoimhe beseeches the lads that it was just a bit of fun and for them to relax. Ben and Dave distinguish that the bedroom looks a lot tidier now!
JOHN: (has the 'who cares?' look in his eye) Oh, we'll see .. we'll see who's crying, don't worry about that!
Then Caoimhe imitates a tearful John 'Josie called me Crab Eyes!' but he doesn't rise to the baiting from Dopey and Mopey. The laughter bubbles up out of Dave's belly! John faces back to join the conversation in the living room, he expresses that Corin will get over it pretty quickly.
JOHN: (so restrained) I won't but she can.
Corin is in the Diary room wittering on about how she can barely speak she's that angry! Over them lot deciding to pull everyone's covers and pillows off the bed and throw them on the floor. There's a fight to keep their own towels because they stink and now people have been trampling over them!
She now has another HM's pillow which could be giving her spots! She is incensed that the carpet is that dirty she doesn't want her pillow (that she is going to sleep on) to be dragged back and forth on the floor.
Ben colludes under covers with his compatriots, overwrought that with John's temper his retaliation might be worse. He can't set aside his personal antagonism as he forms his little union, wanting them to all go for anyone who attacks them. Dave adds for them to not confess anything. No good can come from this.
JOSIE: The worst thing to do to John, would be to ignore him.
There's no way any of them are going to allow Ben to be picked on or ganged up on. Ben thinks they should actually ignore them all. What I don't like about this, is that they are adamant to remain unified in protecting Ben .. but are ready to ostracise JOHN, the man who would jump through hoops for his friends.. and had petitioned with BB for their release, so they could come to the party. It seems so vengeful to isolate and hurt him in the way they knew would be most tormenting for John. :(
STEVE: My 5 year old twins don't behave like that!
Ife and Shabby walk over to chat through the glass; the reason she is p*ssed off is nothing to do with the bedroom but due to the 'CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE!' Shabby replies that they were joking and turns on her heels to chronicle to Caoimhe that it is over them saying Ife was cringey.
With Keevil in tow, they join forces to return and insist to Ife that they were joking. But she won't have them talking smack about her when they know that she doesn't want to feel cringed or awkward.
IFE: After you two have seen me have a good time and just let myself go, and then I look over at my friends and you're going 'cringe cringe!'
Upon contemplation, Shabby decides that Ife was okay with it until what happened with the bedroom. Ife gets those in the lounge to back her up, Nathan shouts that she wasn't and had been outside crying! It was the fact that she'd looked over at her 'friends' after having a wicked time, letting go and forgetting about her inhibitions, to see them cringing.
Caoimhe cries out that they were messing and Shabby more seriously tells her she knows they wouldn't have meant anything horribly. She didn't expect that from her friends and the point is she didn't find it funny.
SHABBY: Then why didn't you say so?
Ife responds that they are separated through a wall and she had to walk away. Shabby doesn't accept that because she's speaking through the wall now; Ife is only doing so now because she is answering their questions. Caoimhe sneers 'letting your inhibitions go? Did you not let them go when you walked through this house?'
She re-emphasises that it had nothing to do with the bedroom 'is that how you treat a friend?' Shabby is just saying she didn't mean anything by it, so Caoimhe goes along likewise 'neither did I!' Ife and Shabby walk away but Caoimhe doesn't want to speak to her through the window, so will talk to her after.
IFE: (in the mood to do a little yelling) Leave it, leave it. I ain't saying sh*t to them. (Censored) Little b*tches! Mean girls, that's what they are!! Feel sorry for all their other friends if that's what they're like!
"Ife actually (although admittedly MISTAKENLY) thought those two were her allies and friends. That's why them expressing disgust at her good time was so hurtful. I completely understand why Ife's upset. She looked over a lot of things they did in the past, but everyone explodes after a certain threshold of annoyance has been reached." (MiamiPush2theLimit)
The public was torn between viewing Ife as being truly heroic standing up to the mean girls and playing the victim card. Personally, I found her to be sincerely distraught by the spite and malice shown to her. (ad break)
JOSIE: But I just got a bit carried away, I was having a laugh.
Ife has come to the Diary room. She enunciates that she has just had a complete wake up call. With the bedroom stuff, she thinks they should have just said 'we were idiots, sorry guys. Didn't realise it would annoy you this much!' But because they hadn't and said it was only for fun and they were joking, that to her is just a slap in the face.
IFE: And it's actually become apparent now that Caoimhe and Shabby are the mean girls from school!
She's kicking herself for not having the sense to stay away from girls like that!
JOSIE: Do you think if I'd have thought it was that bad, do you think I would have done it? (flings Mario a laundered garment)
JOHN: How do I know?
Josie is sorry they reacted the way they did but otherwise she was having a good time. John just didn't think there was a need for it because Ife had started crying and sh*t before it. Josie asks why Ife had been crying so John lets her know that Shabs and Caoimhe had a go at her.
JOHN: She was really upset. I felt sorry for Ife.
Mario doesn't know what's going on with those 3. John fills him in that apparently they'd called her 'oh I don't even know the word.. cringe or something like that. I don't know what it f**king means.' He felt the gist of it was them insulting her looking like a kn*b-end while she was dancing.
Josie doesn't think they would do that (in a mean-spirited manner) but John witnessed their confirmation although they'd said they were joking. He just felt sorry for Ife 'like who wouldn't feel sorry for Ife, she doesn't do anything - do you know what I mean, Jose? Ife's not got a nasty bone in her body!' Josie knows and wasn't saying that she has.
DAVE: You're my favourite toff in the world, mate!
This is a kick in the sprouts for Ben as he doesn't see himself as a toff! Caoimhe and Mario are in the bathroom. Caoimhe hopes Ife's not making out that they bullied her; Mario is going to talk to her but wants 'no rowing tonight.'
CAOIMHE: No, if I have a piece to say, I will say it!
Shabby comes in as Ife leaves the toilet and calls her name but Ife doesn't want to speak to either of them. Shabby doesn't think this is fair at all so Mario promises to go after her and calm her down. Think he wants to work some of that Dr Phil crap on her!
Dave is telling Ben how strange he is and that he doesn't even realise this. Ben asks 'what do I do that's strange?' Dave picks him up on how he has a group of friends, all of which who provide a service for him, to make his life easier.
BEN: (chews his head off) That's not remotely true, I do a lot for my friends.. and they do a lot for me.
Caoimhe wants the chance for her and Shabby to talk to her and defend themselves. Ife disputes that they have to defend themselves because she doesn't want to speak to them right now and it's up to her! Shabby has come out and cross-questions as to what they've actually done.
IFE: (how she restrained herself from socking them in the kisser I'll never know) I don't want to talk to either of you!! Can you understand that? I don't want to talk right now. When I want to talk to you, if you two don't want to talk to me.. then I'll wait until you want to talk to me.
Caoimhe doesn't think she has anything to say to Ife now. So Ife proposes that they don't talk then; Caoimhe says this is fine.
IFE: Perfect.
There are a few moments of silence before Shabby puts across to Ife that she did try to apologise to her. Ife is aware of that; Caoimhe tries to manifest that she had as well. This is when something dark, angry and increasingly nasty bubbles over in Ife and Caoimhe.
CAOIMHE: (pointing a threatening finger at Ife and woulda gone all Dublin on her ass) Don't you dare raise your voice at me! Don't you dare raise your voice at me. No, do not raise your voice at me, Ife!
Weirdly, I remembered Caoimhe as snarling more menacingly when I watched this live but it now doesn't seem as evil as I'd originally thought. So now Ife questions if Caoimhe wants to talk to her.. but I get the impression this is one of those altercations that not even alcohol could solve. Caoimhe had wanted to sort it out and see what was wrong but Ife insists that she doesn't want to talk to her. Keevil's response is not family-friendly as it is beeped over and she storms off.
Ife doesn't understand why it's so difficult that she doesn't want to talk.
SHABBY: Alright, she's gone now.. I'm sorry to keep going on at ya, Ife but..
Once more, Ife reminds her that she's not in the mood but definitely will talk to her 'we're in this fish bowl, I will talk to you.. but when I'm ready. Cos I can't talk to you right now.'
She just wants to be given time to get everything straight in her head, then they can sit down and have a proper conversation. Ife knows it won't be right now because she's too angry, so there's no point as she'll just say a lot of stuff that doesn't need to be said. Again she asks to be allowed time and then she promises she will speak to them civilly.
IFE: (calmer) I'm not gonna be like that.. but right now, I can't talk about anything.. because I know.. I know I will lose it.
Shabby accepts this, so as to not rock the boat further and so they smoke wordlessly until Shabby finishes and returns inside.
1.55am, Corin is out smoking alone at the bench when she turns her head to spy something insecty that startles and fills her with terror.
CORIN: Jeeeeeeeeesus!! (off the bench faster than you can say 'I'm buzzin' me!')
Most of the HM's are in the bedroom. Josie is getting under the covers and John appears to be sound asleep.. because of The (formerly) Raggy Dolls run ins, John and Josie's bust up over Josie's supposed eye rolling (over Ife wanting to leave) did not make the highlights of this episode. From memory, it wasn't even shown on the live feed only the fall out from it.
In the lounge, Caoimhe and Shabby are talking over the events of the evening. Shabby doesn't want to put herself through something as painful as eviction night, because people in there want to make them look as bad as possible. She doesn't want to go up the stairs and have a bunch of people thinking sh*t about her that ain't true.
SHABBY: And as far as regretting leaving.. there may be a part of me.. but all I will need to do is remember how sh*t I felt.. so many days since I've been here.
Caoimhe isn't convinced BB will let them into the Diary room but in they go! They sit down, Caoimhe smirking at her own inconsiderate, immature jackassery! Shabby is only speaking on her own behalf that she would like to leave and NOW.
SHABBY: And I don't want to talk about it.. there is no resolving the situation, there is no anything. I don't want to be here anymore.
She will happily go and sit in some room out back until morning but needs to be away from the place because it's wrecking her! BB requests that she explains why she wants to leave. Shabs elaborates that she lives with a bunch of people who twist every situation that happens and want to make them look as bad as possible.
SHABBY: And I'm not that person.. I'm not that bad person.. and I er.. resent being made to feel like one. Um.. and I'm just not interested any more. I absolutely 100 don't want to do it any more.
Keevil actually doesn't want to put herself through any more panic because her nerves are on edge. She just doesn't see herself getting along with people in there at all. I didn't like Keevil, never did .. I always found her abhorrent but this night was when I began to have soul sucking, shriveling contempt for her!
CAOIMHE: There are far more important things, that mean a lot more to me on the outside world.. and I er.. cannot believe I actually sacrificed that.. for this.
BB quizzes the HM's on why they feel this way today specifically. Caoimhe comments that she doesn't really go in there and share her thoughts with them as she keeps a lot to herself, but has felt like this for a while. She feels she's just found the courage to say 'no, no more!'
Shabby has found days where they've managed to gel just about but then it all explodes again. She can take it from a lot of people but not somebody like Ife 'who we befriended right from the beginning and actually haven't done anything to.'
SHABBY: But she plays her sweet and innocent card and everyone falls for it! And because we've been very upfront with our feelings - we're the ones that look bad? NO! It doesn't work like that! And if we were in the real world, they would remember that it doesn't work like that. So let them, let them carry on and do their thing!
Caoimhe knows she's done nothing wrong to Ife and is not prepared to let someone shout at her like that. BB explains to them that as they can understand there are a lot of things that BB has to put in place. All the more so if two people wish to leave; BB will put them in motion but asks that they return to the house and then come back in the morning if they still wish to leave.
Shabby sighs so Caoimhe says they're just going to have to accept it. Shabby will not sleep in the bedroom; BB would be happy for them to sleep elsewhere in the house on this occasion. Shabby asks when is the earliest they can come back to the Diary room; BB tells them to return when they wake up.
McFact - they were not regretting their earlier cattiness or unkindness to Ife.. they just didn't want to be made to look like big meanies by Ife! I do wish the outcome had been reversed - with Caoimhe leaving (but then would JJJ have happened in the house? As she was the catalyst for that) and Shabby staying. I believe Shabby would have worked things out with Ife in time and was a far more entertaining character in the house. I missed her presence as the series went on - stroppy tantrums, overdramatics and all!
Once more, Ife reminds her that she's not in the mood but definitely will talk to her 'we're in this fish bowl, I will talk to you.. but when I'm ready. Cos I can't talk to you right now.'
She just wants to be given time to get everything straight in her head, then they can sit down and have a proper conversation. Ife knows it won't be right now because she's too angry, so there's no point as she'll just say a lot of stuff that doesn't need to be said. Again she asks to be allowed time and then she promises she will speak to them civilly.
Shabby accepts this, so as to not rock the boat further and so they smoke wordlessly until Shabby finishes and returns inside.
1.55am, Corin is out smoking alone at the bench when she turns her head to spy something insecty that startles and fills her with terror.
CORIN: Jeeeeeeeeesus!! (off the bench faster than you can say 'I'm buzzin' me!')
Most of the HM's are in the bedroom. Josie is getting under the covers and John appears to be sound asleep.. because of The (formerly) Raggy Dolls run ins, John and Josie's bust up over Josie's supposed eye rolling (over Ife wanting to leave) did not make the highlights of this episode. From memory, it wasn't even shown on the live feed only the fall out from it.
In the lounge, Caoimhe and Shabby are talking over the events of the evening. Shabby doesn't want to put herself through something as painful as eviction night, because people in there want to make them look as bad as possible. She doesn't want to go up the stairs and have a bunch of people thinking sh*t about her that ain't true.
Caoimhe isn't convinced BB will let them into the Diary room but in they go! They sit down, Caoimhe smirking at her own inconsiderate, immature jackassery! Shabby is only speaking on her own behalf that she would like to leave and NOW.
SHABBY: And I don't want to talk about it.. there is no resolving the situation, there is no anything. I don't want to be here anymore.
She will happily go and sit in some room out back until morning but needs to be away from the place because it's wrecking her! BB requests that she explains why she wants to leave. Shabs elaborates that she lives with a bunch of people who twist every situation that happens and want to make them look as bad as possible.
SHABBY: And I'm not that person.. I'm not that bad person.. and I er.. resent being made to feel like one. Um.. and I'm just not interested any more. I absolutely 100 don't want to do it any more.
CAOIMHE: There are far more important things, that mean a lot more to me on the outside world.. and I er.. cannot believe I actually sacrificed that.. for this.
BB quizzes the HM's on why they feel this way today specifically. Caoimhe comments that she doesn't really go in there and share her thoughts with them as she keeps a lot to herself, but has felt like this for a while. She feels she's just found the courage to say 'no, no more!'
Shabby has found days where they've managed to gel just about but then it all explodes again. She can take it from a lot of people but not somebody like Ife 'who we befriended right from the beginning and actually haven't done anything to.'
Caoimhe knows she's done nothing wrong to Ife and is not prepared to let someone shout at her like that. BB explains to them that as they can understand there are a lot of things that BB has to put in place. All the more so if two people wish to leave; BB will put them in motion but asks that they return to the house and then come back in the morning if they still wish to leave.
Shabby sighs so Caoimhe says they're just going to have to accept it. Shabby will not sleep in the bedroom; BB would be happy for them to sleep elsewhere in the house on this occasion. Shabby asks when is the earliest they can come back to the Diary room; BB tells them to return when they wake up.
McFact - they were not regretting their earlier cattiness or unkindness to Ife.. they just didn't want to be made to look like big meanies by Ife! I do wish the outcome had been reversed - with Caoimhe leaving (but then would JJJ have happened in the house? As she was the catalyst for that) and Shabby staying. I believe Shabby would have worked things out with Ife in time and was a far more entertaining character in the house. I missed her presence as the series went on - stroppy tantrums, overdramatics and all!
