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Darnell is the new Alex.

When there is a gap in society, someone will always fill that role. With arguably, the 'winning group' of blandies left, a few of them have had to cross over to the dark side.

Even Mo' seems to be following the trend lead by Rex...and now outgunned by the Albino.

Darnell just blew away the remaining 0.0025% chance he had of winning.

*anyone know if he was the same today?

Calrissian: shortcake, help

I enjoyed Rex talking in bed about the crowd on the Finals night, and the fireworks, and I had a hopelss and unrealistic fantasy that when he comes out of the house, no one is there, and he silently walks down the stairs to noone. Not even Davina. Oh the shame. No one's interested, Rex, go back to your kitchen and bully your sous chefs.

Darnell and Mo are acting like sexual/ aggressive predators, imo, Rex is just having his cruel version of fun with her and the three of them are taking their sexual frustration out on her.
And also, Kat did support Sara when Darnell and Rex were having a go at her earlier.

mr and mrs fandango is quite funny, in a really bad taste kind of way

First time I've watched the show for about two weeks tonight. Two weeks ago I thought Darnell was OK. Now he's just an immature idiot who is using bravado and offensiveness to cope with a knockback.

I don't really like Sara either but what they did to her and said to her tonight was really offensive and Big Brother should have pulled up Darnell especially.

Ok, I really used to like Darnell and thought sometimes he overstepped the mark but tonight was off the chart and I don't like him anymore at all! I actually felt like crying for poor Sara and normally I wouldn't feel that much sympathy for someone - but that was out and out bullying! That was shocking, I can't believe BB didn't pull Darnell up on that! He's just gotten himself evicted, hopefully with Rex. I thought they were gonna do nominations as usual today, so that was a bit of a dissapointment!

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I totally agree. When Sara went into the Diary Room and BB asked if she was alright, I was fully expecting BB to call in the boys, as other aggressive behaviour has resulted in eviction. But no, as long as there's no physical violence, no bodily fluids hurled, what harm can mere words do? Isn't that just as aggressive, just as provocative, just as violent?

OK, Sara is a predator, but she's no bully, and although Darnell would be forgiven a bit of a sulk for a few days after her toying, this relentless hate is repulsive. In the real world, Sara could retreat from them; in the house, if she's out of their view for more than a couple of seconds, Rex pipes up with "Are you crying, Sara? Have we made you cry?" If she goes to the Diary Room, they check her for tearstains. I think BB should step in.

I'd hate to be the object of Darnell's affections - you talk to another guy and you'd get called an ugly bitch! That was so horrible tonight!

hiya CT

Whoever invented the phrase "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me?" They were seriously misguided.....

Darnell forgets he's in the U.K. BB not the U.S. BB.

Much as it would have given me some satisfaction to hear Sara say it, in a way, I'm kinda glad she didn't tell Darnell or Rex to f*c* off when they spoke to her in that derogratory manner. In the final analysis, it made both, Darnell and Rex, look bad (and they know it) that's why Rex told Sara (when he had time to think about it) she was meant to 'fight back' = meaning they wouldn't be seen to be picking on her if she had.

Rex seems to believe if he apologizes every time Sara comes out of the DR that he's absolved himself - while he points the finger of blame at Darnell. Of course Sara accepting his apologies helps reinforce this belief in him so I can't blame him for feeling absolved. I don't buy Rex's insincere apologies - the way he and Darnell are always concerend about what Sara might be saying about them in the DR speaks volumes.

I have watched it all now, and am here to post my reaction, when in truth, I should be in bed.

But - hold the front page! I've got something positive to say about Rex! I know, I know...I can hardly believe it myself!

The Kat/Darnell argument...I still think it was inappropriate and unnecessary for Kat to launch on her 'it's my friendship and loyalty..' speech, and I don't really blame Darnell for saying 'it's not all about you, Kat, it took more than one person to elect Mo as HOH'.

And then, when Kat and Rex were in the kitchen, and she was feeling a bit down, and then Rachel came to ask her how she was - I think Rex was correct, in that it would have been better not to talk about it. Discussing the matter would only result in Kat upsetting herself more. Not that Rachel wanted to upset her - it's a feminine trait, to want to nurture, heal, help...but sometimes it makes more sense to move on. Men can be good like that sometimes. Occasionally, it's not a good idea to wallow in emotional stuff.

While Kat's sobbing seemed a little o.t.t. to me, I'm not going to pass judgment on her for that - in the hothouse environment of the BB house, things can get way out of proportion. I think she really cares about Darnell, and is hurt that he has been unkind to her.

Next point - Rex, Mo and Darnell questioning Sara in 'the ashtray'. Now, why exactly is Rex so concerned as to how many men Sara has slept with? Rhetorical question.

But a hint - the answer has something to do with Rex's 'relationships' being based on shallowness and 'convenience'

I have a newfound respect for Sara, for not caving in, and letting them have their moment of victory, seeing her sobbing.

Possibly the most bizarre - and darkly comic - moment of this year's BB - Darnell, gelatinous drip, and pathetic excuse of a 'man', sitting there, doing an inventory of Sara's physical 'shortcomings'.

'Flash your titties'???? Em....my 7-year-old grand nephew has moved beyond that sort of speech.

And then Darnell declares Sara to be 'the biggest sl*t'. Hmm...

Well, I really disliked Sara for many weeks (while others were lauding her), because I thought she was manipulating the guys.

But using the word 'sl*t'? [Edited: I shouldn't make assumptions as to some of the reasons Darnell treats women as he does]. I hope that Darnell might in time learn that women, like all human beings, are more than one-dimensional, and he might just learn to focus less on his own self-obsession, and begin to be able to have a .....relationship ...with a woman. He might learn to grow up a little - to acquire the mental age of a 9-year old could be a worthwhile goal for him.

Sara to Darnell: 'You're f*cking up friendships'. Yes, he is, and also f*cking up his life...so no change there, then.

Rachel and Kat, taking care of Sara - that was an edifying and uplifting moment.

Sara can't wait for Darnell to get out and see that he was wrong - to see that it was actually 'all about him'. Sadly, I'm not so sure that Darnell will see that - or anything else. He's so sure of his own version of events, life, people - is he capable of seeing reality?

And now, strangely, I end on another slightly positive point about Rex. He apologised to Sara. I've no idea how sincere he was, but still, an apology was better than nothing.

Rex is the only man left in the house with even the slightest amount of gentlemanly instinct in him. I know I go off on one here sometimes, but believe it or not, I was brought up to have manners and especially to respect women. I've worked with women as my team mates and as my bosses almost throughout my entire working life and most of my best friends are women, and as a result I hate misogyny in all its forms.

Darnell is just a nasty misogynist. The way he spoke to Sara, the assumptions he made about her and the words he used to describe her actually made me feel like punching him square in the face. How dare he? I don't care how "f*cked up" he pretends to be, it's clear to me that he is a pathetic little man who can't stand even the merest hint of rejection from women because basically he thinks they're all sl*ts who should just do his bidding and instantly fall at his feet. B*stard scumbag.

Mo is not a lot better, to be honest. I get the impression he sees Sara as "easy" because she's a bit flirty and a bit saucy, and treats her almost like a hooker or something.

Sara obviously has a completely different relationship with Rex. It's a genuine bantering, mutual wind-up type of relationship that I've had with lots of my friends in the past. Sara clearly understands that, and said as much in the DR. Which is why he can get away with saying outrageous things - because she's in on the joke. Darnell isn't joking at all when he calls her an ugly b*tch and a sl*t, not at all.

And while Rachel made a genuine effort to comfort Sara, with Kat it was all "You're upset? Yeah OK, so back to me and how upset I am". Blubbing over nothing and hugging the cookie jar - I'm sorry, but nobody is impressed with your airtime-grabbing strategies any more.

Viewers complain after Rex and Darnell "bully" Sara



Ofcom has received a number of complaints following last night's Big Brother, with viewers complaining that Darnell's, and to a lesser extent, Rex's behaviour towards Sara was unacceptable. heatworld was watching last night (of course) and we have to agree that it was all pretty uncomfortable. Rex stirred it all up, when he started questioning Sara about how many people she'd slept with while they were sitting in the ashtray. Although it was clear he thought he was being funny, he clearly wasn't. In any way. Poor Sara was stunned into almost silence – which is a rare thing – and then Rex made it all a thousand times worse by fetching Darnell to "be sympathetic". Watching the two of them stand over her and make nasty remarks was bad enough, but then Darnell felt the need to call her an "ugly bitch" and later, he even referred to her as a "****". Now, we all know that Darnell is behaving like this because he STILL hasn't got over the fact that Sara fancied Stu and not him, but to Sara it's all a bit bewildering because Darnell insists on talking in riddles all the time. Last night he tried to explain his treatment of Sara to the other housemates, saying, "The names don't mean ****. She [Sara] is cool, but as far as romance I don't rate her that high. And because I don't rate her that high, I think: 'So why can't I have that?'" Charming! Darnell says he blames the way he looks for the fact he can find love *takes out world's smallest violin* and that because he thinks Sara is an "ugly bitch", he thinks he should be able to have her. Erm, WHAT? Who does he think he is?! Darnell has gone from being a potential winner to someone that makes us want to switch over, and we were cheering at the TV last night when Sara told him how paranoid he was. What did you think of last night's show? Do you have any sympathy for Darnell? Don't hold back...
heatworld

Very early on - one of the first nights in this series - I remember Darnell sitting with some other guy(s), detailing what girls he might 'go' for, in the house. Now, there's nothing at all untoward about people getting together, and saying 'he/she's gorgeous, I could fancy him/her' etc, but it struck me that Darnell was acting like the women in the house were like dishes on a menu - all there for the taking, and he only had to choose. That's why I described him as 'deluded'. He seemed to have his head a bit up his own rear end.

But then he seemed to settle down a bit in the house.

Subsequently, there was a debate on another site, as to how it could have possibly have been true that Darnell had 'slept with 10 girls' (as he'd stated, in the house). A few people thought he'd have difficulty finding one girl. At the time, myself and other posters pointed out that personality is just as, or more, important than looks, and why shouldn't women be attracted to Darnell? That was back in the day when he seemed warm, kind, and humourous.

As soon as his personality started getting ugly, when he let bitterness take a hold, he became completely unattractive.

what? do you go round other forums gobelgran?

you're such a forum sl*t