Seafaring Sophie looked like a little girl lost on Friday with no Lecherous Lee to cuddle up to. Since the divide went up she has spent so much time with the amorous body builder that she will now need to rebuild her relationships with other housemates and that won’t prove easy.

Big Brother has provided the odd mini task and reward this week, presumably forced into it by the lack of any discernable activity to include in the highlights shows. So we had the keepy uppy challenge and the pool challenge this week to keep us amused. They were hardly classic moments in light entertainment.

The rewards didn’t make for riveting viewing either. Allowing the housemates to watch the footie is hardly keeping them cut off from the outside world and is desperately sad to watch while watching them play on a kiddie’s pool table was never going to rival The Crucible for cue based entertainment.

Many of you have expressed your dislike of the house split via the forum. I have very mixed feelings about it. Overall, I feel it has backfired and reduced the entertainment value of the show. There are plusses however. Call me horrible if you like but I’ve quite got a kick out of the trials and tribulations of Jaw-ache Jade on the poor side. The poor lass says she’s feels sick with hunger which may explain why, with the exception of the ketchup, she seems prepared to eat anything. That’s certainly the impression she gave when she climbed under Panting PJ’s sheets the other night. I still haven’t decided whether she’s exceptionally clever with a crafty game plan or genuinely is as thick as two short planks.

In contrast, Anal Alex is blossoming on the poor side. He seems very content with the bland but roughage filled diet and even seems to have adapted best to the outside shower facilities. Sad Sandy’s exit brought out his caring side. While his fellow housemates were cheering the wall-scaling shopper on, Alex was the lone voice of concern, camply shouting, “Be careful” as our hero ascended the trellis.

Sly Spencer continues to taunt Big Brother by coolly flaunting the rules at every available opportunity. He has already managed to get himself a strike and must take some responsibility for Kinky Kate suffering the same fate. The producers will surely want the ratings boost of a three-strike expulsion and I’m convinced that either Jade or Spanky will be the unlucky scapegoat.

Media savvy Jack the Lad Jonny has been clearly affected by Alison’s departure and his own nomination and has been far less boisterous, allowing us to see the more sensitive side of his nature. Dull or what? The sooner he stops trying to second-guess the audience and relaxes, the better his chance of winning will be.

The exits of Sandy and Lee have taken away two main focuses of Adorable Adele’s attention. With Lee off the scene, maybe she’ll be able to bond with the isolated Sophie. Personally, I don’t think Sophie will be there that long. She has certainly yet to endear herself chez Hogan and I still find her the least interesting of all the housemates. Given the opportunity, she‘ll get my vote.

Has there been a TV show this week that Alison hasn’t appeared on? She’s been here, there and seemingly everywhere and impossible to avoid. So much has she been on our screens this week that I was fully expecting her to appear under a fireman’s helmet during the blaze in Thursday’s Bad Girls.

I can’t really say that I’ll miss the departed Lee. At end of the day, he was just an ordinary horny guy. Anger at the way he treated Adele seems to emanate more from her naivety than any malice on his part and his friendship with Sophie was I suppose just flirtatious. To me though he just wasn’t interesting to watch.

Without partner in crime Alison, Kate has also joined the dull club. The most interesting thing she did all week, other than to attempt to trump Adele’s “coming out” speech by claiming participation in a threesome was to fall asleep in the bath.

Sums up the whole show up at the moment.

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