Big Brother 2011 verdict: Aaron has owned this series, whether he wins or not
By Matt Goddard
Whatever this series has been about, it’s certainly been the Aaron show.
But depending on what day it is, Aaron might disagree.
During a typical series your average housemate may tap into three, maybe three and a half emotions:
1) Happy that Britney’s come on
2) Angry at the washing
and
3) Cigarette withdrawal
But this series, Aaron’s managed to mine more emotions than Bob Hoskins trapped in the back of a taxi.
And what’s even better, he’s got the ability to bring them out in others. That’s a real skill.
Of course it’s not all a good thing. Some of the nastier parts of the series have revolved around people’s reaction to him, but to have such an array of nemeses at any given moment, many of whom have also been his friends, is impressive.
The biggest of the bunch was obviously Anton. It was all a bit nasty, but in the endgame during the Winter task, Aaron’s takedown of Anton was pitch perfect. It knocked Anton out the game for good. And all achieved when Aaron wasn’t even in the same room.
Anton mixed a few metaphors but the biggest had to be taking was taking on the mantle of the Bat himself and leaving the Joker for Aaron.
On one hand Aaron had amassed a rogues gallery befitting the Caped Crusader but on the other, well, who wouldn’t just rather be the Joker? He was the clown prince behind most crimes in the house, he had his harlequin and his different Joker goons at every given moment. And then, every so often, he would just disappear into the background for a while.
It was even better when BAnton and RobinJay were surveying the house from their Batcave crypt, while Aaron – quite pragmatically – ran amok.
But while he started as a prankster he’s ended up the house moral conscience, albeit with Aaron morals.
In the first week he riled people just by looking at them, wasn’t trusted with the shopping list and couldn’t speak without an argument. He’s ended up the moral conscience.
Inthe processwe’ve seen aspects of gentleman, scoundrel, Casanova, evictor, negotiator and... The list goes on.
It’s been quite a journey, but for everyone else. During all this time, I don’t think Aaron’s changed a bit.
Well, there’s the beard, but that’s it. And it is Beardember isn’t it?
Aaron today is pretty much the same as the one who walked in to the house a couple of months ago.
But still, at any given moment he may have been the first dimensional villain or the three dimensional angst-ridden heart of everything. Quite the Hamlet of the house, and pretty dysfunctional house glue.
And how much better TV is that than worrying about the public in week eight, or going bananas on some cushions when things get a bit much...?
In fact, he may have masterminded sulking to levels scarcely seen on British television, particularly this week. But as Tom quickly observed, if you can do without human contact for that long, "they always end up coming back to him".
Hell, Jay even thinks they can be civil after Presentgate.
Some people fit a character when they join the house. Others live up to what the viewers think. But every series there are one or two who pique interest.
So whatever happens in the evictions/winictions this week - and an Aaron’s victory would certainly be a shock - I think he’s pretty much owned it.
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