Big Brother 2014 Spoilers: Derrick – Sincerity or Game Move? (POLL)
|Another Big Brother 2014 poll while we wait for the Battle of the Block results for Week 5 on Big Brother 16! Last night on Big Brother 2014 we saw the HoH competition for Week 5. I have been wondering about this since it happened and want other’s feedback on the situation. Derrick went up against Frankie and stepped back and let Frankie win HoH for Week 5 so he could see a picture of his grandfather that just passed away. He got major props for it, but was it a sincere move or was it a game move from Derrick to score some major points with the other HGs? Vote below in our Big Brother 2014 spoilers!
Last night on Big Brother 16, the HGs participated in the HoH competition. They listened to songs that related to a previous HoH, BOB or PoV competition. The first person to buzz in with the correct answer would win and the other was eliminated. We saw Derrick and Frankie go against each other (the winner would be the first HoH of Week 5). Derrick walks up asking if Frankie wants to see a picture of his grandpa. He thens steps away from the podium and lets Frankie answer and win HoH.
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Afterwards, Julie Chen asks if he threw the competition and Derrick said yes and sometimes real life is more important than this game and Frankie gets to see a picture of his grandpa now. As nice and sweet as that sounds, I am not buying it! I think Derrick was trying to look good and score some points along the way. He knows Frankie would never come after him, so he avoids the block and can still control the noms with Frankie as HoH.
Let’s say that Donny or Jocasta lost their grandfather, no way Derrick was throwing in the towel to be the nice guy. For me, it was a game move and Derrick was smart about it. What do you all think? Vote here:
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Game move. Derrick will tell Frankie what to do so it doesn’t matter if he isn’t HOH. THese HGs are like lambs being led to slaughter.
I agree Barbara. Can any of them think for their selves, nope.
Most people that read this board know exactly how i feel about Derricks move. And that’s what i think it was….a game move. Derrick knows EXACTLY how it would look to us AND to the house guests if he were to take the HOH away from Frankie. Frankie has said since he found out about his Grandfathers death that all he wants to do is win HOH so he can get a picture. So if Derrick had not let him win then he would have looked like scum to the others. Not only that ,but letting Frankie win scores him MAJOR brownie points with Frankie. And the rest of the house. AND the part of America that either just watches the CBS show and those that have more confidence in Derrick than i do. Everyone has said how shrewd Derrick is. Well if you believe that then you must admit that he could figure out in his head the best scenario for him to come off as the actual winner of the whole situation. And he did. So now he has set himself up as the compassionate one, the power behind the power and a puppet master pulling the strings of the weaker players (which is basically all of them). But it’s using someones grief to gain money that bothers me. He should have been a funeral home director. He would have made more money using his shyster ways. And his fake compassion would have served him well.
I have no doubt either that it was a game move.
I disagree. Human compassion is just that, human compassion. If we search deep within ourselves, we find it and it is human nature to console one who is in mourning. Derrick showed his support for Frankie during this sad and tragic time. Quit making everything about the game because there ARE things in life that are bigger than Big Brother.
I have no doubt that initially he felt true compassion for Frankie. When told something tragic it’s a natural response. But he had 24 hours to think the whole situation over. And even if you feel compassion for someone they are STILL locked in a house playing for half a mil. The game has to continue. In Derricks own words…he will be “cutthroat” when it comes to the game. That he’s leaving his emotions at the door when he enters the house. Am i saying that his greed is overriding his compassion? In a way i guess i am. Cops learn to show compassion then move on because they can’t dwell on every situation. It would become overwhelming and they would be unable to do their job because they would be in a permanent state of despair. Even undercover cops started out walking a beat and worked their way up. Which means they’ve seen their share of death along the way. So yes, i think Derrick used his skills to compartmentalize his feelings. Compassion in the back drawer and win at all costs in the front.
Well said Cat!
I still disagree. There does come a time in ones life where compassion for the suffering of another human being overrides everything. I have learned these things over a period of 64 years, some things cannot be faked, and even though Derrick had 24 hours to think about it, decency and compassion cannot be left at the door for any reason what-so-ever when it comes to the death of someone with whom you are in such close proximity. That’s just something you cannot fake if you are a decent human being. And for all intents and purposes, I feel that Derrick is a decent human being, actually, all of the house guests are and in incidents like this, that decency and caring tends to come out in all of us.
I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. I’m no spring chicken and i’ve seen a few things in my life also. And one of them is someone faking compassion in order to gain monetarily. All you have to do is look across the world wide web in order to find such a person. That’s horrible of course but not all people are the nicest of human beings. And some people don’t care who they hurt…or lie to…if they get what they want. As for decency…it’s been left at the BB door before. Just take a look at Evel Di*k or Boogie. The word decency can’t be used in the same sentence as their names. I guarantee that if the same situation had happened during Evels season that he would have expressed compassion but not let it affect his game. He would have used it. Same for Boogie. Just my opinion but i don’t see Derrick as the Dudley DoRight of BB.
Dudley DoRight of BB? Oh my gosh, LOL, that’s hilarious and by the way, I couldn’t agree more!!! 🙂
Hi Todd! I’m hoping you can help me here. I always used to automatically see new pictures you post on your Big Big Brother Spoilers site and after the problems I had earlier today, I don’t get them any more. The only reason I’ve got the last couple is because Cat sent me notifications. Is there anything you can do? Thank you!
Is it possible it was both? Can’t speak with authority because I didn’t see it.
How can it be both? True compassion has no hidden agenda or ulterior motive.
In the real world, I agree. But in the real world, I personally think lying is bad. I believe in absolutes. In BB – where (I can’t believe I’m admitting this…) the game almost has to be played in grays – I think it’s possible that Derrick was inclined to do something charitable, but he wasn’t disappointed by the fact that he didn’t have to hurt his game to do it. I admit if Frankie was a game enemy (like Devin) he might not have done it. So perhaps that makes his gesture less than perfect.
I sincerely don’t want to defend what I really didn’t see (and I haven’t watched a minute of BBAD or feeds in several days), I guess my question was just wondering out loud if you all who saw it could say it MIGHT have been both.
Anything is possible Lilly. But i wonder if Derrick would have been as charitable to his friend Frankie if it was detrimental to his game to do so. Just my opinion,but i think not.
You know I’m not picking an argument with you, Cat – you know I honestly respect your opinion. But isn’t that what so many BB purists argue? “All’s fair in love and BB?” I’m one of those Pollyannas who would PREFER for the Donnys to win BB and Survivor somehow by being forthright and just play things close to the vest, playing with integrity and never REALLY lying outright or being truly bad. But the BB purists have just about convinced me that, in order to be a truly great player or win the game, you HAVE to leave your morals (up to a point, we’ll agree) at the door. I guess I just don’t understand why Derrick doesn’t get that benefit of the doubt. Perhaps it’s because – watching live feeds for so many hours (much more than I, I admit) – you’ve developed a gut feeling that Derrick isn’t quite the nice guy OUTSIDE the house that we assumed. That he isn’t worthy of rooting for because he is generally slimey. Otherwise, why doesn’t he get credit for just being a good player?
Again, I know we can debate and be cool. And part of me hesitates to debate at all because, if I WERE watching the feeds right now – who knows? – I may agree with you! But I just am frustrated because over the years, I’ve been convinced that my Pollyanna approach to these games is dumb, or at least naive. Why, now, am I wrong for admiring Derrick’s devious, “masterful” gameplay?
BFFs forever…. Lilly (ha!) 🙂
lol…Lilly, you and i can always agree to disagree and still have respect for one another. You’re still my BFF <3
To think otherwise would be to assume you are a smaller person than I know you to be! 🙂
Just can’t be too careful when I’m typing and you can’t hear my tone of voice. (And this will come as a shock to everyone, but I’ve been told I can be a bit forceful when I argue…!)
And i’ve been told i’m stubborn….which is true. It’s one of my faults. From a long list of many. But i always allow people their opinions. They don’t have to agree with me. But they may have a heck of a time changing mine. 🙂
Being around a bunch of followers who agree with everything you say is highly overrated!! (Except when you are using your magic dust in the BB house….)
Just a little side note – I’ve always said he’s a good player. Actually an excellent one. I guess my point is that i don’t trust what he says to US – the fans – even in the diary room. Which causes me to question his sincerity elsewhere. Call it a hunch, a gut feeling….whatever. And it’s so persistent. Something just.doesn’t.click.
And Lilly, you are NOT wrong for admiring Derricks gameplay. There is no right or wrong when we choose which hgs we like or don’t like. It just is. Everybody has a preference and Derrick is yours. I say have fun with it!! 🙂
Interesting. Well, we have a bunch more weeks for a LOT to change. I DO like the fact that we’re arguing finer points of people’s gameplay rather than whether they EVER take showers, are racists, or are capable of having a conversation without saying truly crude or hateful things about other people or swearing so much the bleeps make it indiscernible! Can I get an “Amen!”? 🙂
About to head to bed for the night. Chat some tomorrow, hopefully. (And counting the days until I can resume my live feed watching – approximately 6!!)
With the sad news of Derrick’s grandpa passing away today, now I feel like an a** for typing this article earlier today!
Absolutely no need. Life happens. You intended no malice. Just doing your job!
No, don’t feel bad. It’s just one of those strange coincidences. A lot of us were questioning Derricks sincerity. I stand by everything i’ve said but at this point it is probably best we all drop the subject and move on to griping about something else 🙂
And they’ll give us plenty more to gripe about!
It is both….. Derrick is cold but not that cold.