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Big Brother 11: Breaking Down the Final Three

Posted on 09/15/2009 by David in Big Brother and General News

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Big Brother 11 Final 3

by David McAlpine

 

It’s been 73 long days for Natalie Martinez, Kevin Campbell and Jordan Lloyd, but tonight it all comes to an end as the final three houseguests make their exit from the Big Brother 11 house.

 

Tonight marks two firsts for the live finale: the first time the third-place contestant exits the house live and casts their vote upon exiting, and the first time that America has a say in who wins the game (however marred that say may be because of the way CBS handled it). Innovative or not, it seems like CBS is going to be cramming a lot into the two hour live finale: the final HoH competition, a live eviction, jury questioning and voting—presumably without editing.

 

Even if we’re talking about heavy editing here (where they can control it at least, i.e. the jury questions), this is sure to be an explosive finale, because I don’t see one way where there won’t be a good amount of pissed people for the final two to answer to. In fact, the key question of the night will probably turn out to be: is there any winner that really deserves it?

 

Jordan has been one of the fan favorites from the beginning, so I’d guess that her taking home the $500,000 would be America’s Choice. But for as much flack as Natalie and crew got during this entire game, let’s take a look at what Jordan actually did:…anyone? She won that one HoH competition (which Jeff arguably threw to her) and the veto competition in the same week, leading to Lydia’s quickly impending exit.

 

She also was the butt end of several mocking montages and served as the quirky sidekick to one of the stronger players in the game—but she really didn’t do anything game-wise. Don’t get me wrong, out of the three left, I would be the most ok with Jordan because I at least enjoyed watching her all season, but whether or not she deserves to win…well, that’s another story.

 

Then there’s Kevin, the middle man. He started on the outs at the beginning as part of the misfit “Outcasts” clique, quickly bonding with his clique-mate Lydia. Somewhere in the shuffling of power, Kevin ended up on the winning end of the stick with the athletes, but he never really got in anyone’s face. Instead, he flew a little more under-the-radar (which, with the likes of Natalie, Jessie, Chima and Jessie in the house, isn’t hard to do), so when the tables turned, he was still sitting pretty.

 

When the power started to alternate back and forth, Kevin was able to stay out of danger by making sure he was never a final nominee. Sure, he started to play the game a little more at the end, but he really took the lead from Natalie on that one, and little was self-driven. With a lukewarm game and a neutral personality, does being in the middle merit $500,000?

 

Finally, there’s Natalie. She played the game ten times more aggressive than the other two, but one hundred times as loud…and countless times more annoying. Her outbursts of self-righteousness and her constant clinging to Jessie in the first part of the game made her a target, but she was somehow able to skate around that during the weeks that her alliance didn’t hold any power. Anyone who is able to go around the house without being HoH or winning a veto and tell people that they’re straight up safe or they’re headed home is usually out before the jury even starts, but somehow she made it this far.

 

Now, I have to give her props for the 18-year-old lie—she actually made people believe it. Granted, the rest of the cast aren’t the brightest bulbs in the box, but still, it’s just common sense, and she was able to completely defy it. She also had a way to get whatever she wanted during the weeks that her allies were HoH, no matter what they themselves actually cared about. Again, we have to think about the caliber of people that she was playing with, but I try to give credit where credit is due and I think Natalie played a decent game. Will she be able to overcome the fact that she was so outspoken and take home the prize?

 

We already know that the competitors tonight are Jordan and Kevin and, based on previous competitions, it will most likely be a challenge based on what the jury members said about people or events in the house. Regardless of the challenge, I would be willing to bet a lot of money that Kevin is going to win this one because I can see Jordan getting very easily discouraged and giving up. Even if Jordan did win, her decision is pretty clear: she’ll take Kevin to the finals because Natalie is a bigger threat.

 

The biggest question of the night is who will Kevin take to the finals. He’s been aligned with Natalie in some fashion since pretty much the beginning of the game, but if he takes her, she pretty much has a lock on the jury. So much, in fact, that I’d say Natalie would get every vote except Lydia’s and America’s.

 

If Kevin goes up against Jordan, though, it could be a completely different story. Sure, Jeff’s and America’s votes would go to Jordan, but chances are Jessie, Lydia and Russell would vote for him hands down. Natalie would be a lot harder to persuade on Kevin’s part, especially if he evicts her tonight, but I think it’s definitely a possibility. Sadly, I think that, no matter what, Jordan really has no shot, but I have a little hope in the back of my mind that she could pull it out. She’s always been the little engine the could, so I’m really pulling for her to chug through that finish line.

 

Tune in and find out who walks away as the winner of Big Brother 11 on the live, two-hour finale tonight on CBS at 9/8c!

 

(Images courtesy of CBS)

 

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