Here it is, Donato vs. Donato in the Big Brother 8 finale. I don't really care who wins, but (as I have mentioned) I think the reveal of the America's Player twist will be the most interesting part.
First up on the live finale, we see footage of Zach, the newest juror, arriving and the jury discussing their final two. Jen says she wants to see Dick because she thinks he is the worst person she's ever met in her life. Then Zach walks in. They're all upset.
Eric gets his last task, who he should campaign for to win the game: America chooses Dick. Zach and Dustin say they shouldn't vote for Dick because it will condone his awful behavior. Eric says that he Dick made a strategic decision. He adds that his best strategy was to pick the right person at the right time and Daniele's was to ride her dad's coattail. Zach mentions that she won a ton of POVs and tied Janelle's record. Jessica says Daniele was just as evil, only quieter. Zach says Dick was the guard dog and Daniele was making the calls. Jameka says, "Daniele was the pimp and Dick was the ho." Nice. But not totally off the mark.
It stays pretty ugly when the Donatos face jury questioning. Dustin asks Dick how he feels about sitting next to Daniele since she said she wants to sit next to him at the end because he's a horrible person. He talks about how great of a team they are and dodges giving an answer.
Amber asks Daniele why she should vote for her since she did what she did to her boyfriend on national television. Daniele says it's irrelevant and that if she is going to vote based on her personal life, she doesn't want her vote because it has nothing to do with the game.
Jessica asks Dick who, other than Daniele, he would like to be sitting next to at the end. He says he didn't ever think about anyone else and that he didn't lie to Jessica, and she says he did. Which doesn't answer the question.
Eric tells Dick that he's slandered every jury member, so now he should do the opposite and tell why each jury member deserves to be in the final two. (Nice strategy, trying to force him to say nice things about people. But it doesn't exactly work ...) He says Dustin doesn't deserve it, Jen doesn't, Amber doesn't, that Jessica made some moves as HOH, Eric was the best player, that Jameka got to stay in the game longer than she though, and Zach came on strong at the end.
Zach asks Daniele what she has learned from the jury. She says she will take Eric's sense of humor, Jessica's sense of fun, Amber's huge heart. Dick says from Dustin he learned to be careful of overconfidence, that from Jen he learned that no matter what someone looks like on the outside, there is always some semblace of a person on the inside. He adds that Jameka is the best-hearted person in the house and that he respects her, and that Zach taught him not to underestimate someone's will and heart. Everyone rolls their eyes except Zach.
Jameka asks Daniele which game moves she credits herself for. She says "the whole Eric thing" when she was first HOH and back-dooring Jen were both her ideas.
Jen says she doesn't respect either of them as people and then asks Dick whether this experience helped him build his relationship with Daniele. Dick says it's been an amazing experience and that it's a beginning to "build some type of normalcy" in their relationship.
Daniele says she never thought they would work this well together and that they should all vote with their hearts. Dick says he's been playing hard since day one and that he flipped the game when he proposed the alliance with Eric and Jessica. He adds that he feels the worst about turning on them, but that it had to be done, and that he did a lot of the dirty work.
Afterward, Daniele tells him his speech was crappy because he was campaigning against her. He goes to the back yard and talks to himself.
Back to the live show, the jury comes out. Then, Julie starts talking to Dick and Daniele, back in the house. They are happy, shockingly. Then it's time for the votes to be cast, and each jury can make a final statement that doesn't reveal their vote.
Eric is up first and says, "To me, this was a clear-cut choice." (Because he didn't get to choose?) Jameka says congrats and that her vote is going to someone "whose game I respect." Dustin says actions speak louder than words, so he is voting based on "strategic action." Jen votes and says honestly she'd rather vote for anyone besides either of them, but she had to pick. Zach says he got to know both of them since he was in the house longest. So profound! Amber says her decision is based on "game strategic purpose." (What does game strategic purpose mean?) Jessica is voting for "the person I enjoyed most in the house ... may the best Donato win."
Julie introduces two more Donatos -- Dick's mom and son (and Daniele's grandmother and brother). Charlotte says it was a miracle that they got to mend their relationship in the house. Vince says his father is basically exactly the way out of the house as he is in the house.
Then the first five evictees, who have been watching from home and know what's going on, are introduced. Nick says hi to Daniele and that she will see him soon. Julie asks how it was watching her high-school rival last so long in the game. Carol says she was proud of how she handled herself and played the game. Joe says watching Dustin play and great to see him fall apart and then adds what seems like a sincere congratulations. Or sarcastic. Mike says he was rooting for Zach the whole time. Kail says she is not surprised Dick made it this far because he was so strong.
Ooooh, it's twist time!! She tells them there has been a twist playing out the whole summer. "One of you has a secret. One of you has not been playing the game alone. One of you is not all you appear to be," says Julie. Cut to a video of Eric explaining that he has been playing the game for the viewers the whole summer. He says, "Dick, you owe America a big fat thank you." He goes through all the tasks that he had to do.
Julie asks Jessica how she feels since they were so close. "I'm thinking, 'Oh, my God!'" She says she's in shock. Julie asks if she is mad and that she says she hasn't been able to mad at him all season. Julie asks Dick how he feels knowing that he would have been voted out week six if it had not been for America. "I thought I made a great power play in the game, but ..."
Daniele says she had figured out the votes, but the rest she thinks was hilarious. Dustin says Eric could sell anything, and that he isn't mad. Jameka says now it all makes sense, and maybe it was woman's intuition. Julie: "Jen, now you know that it was America who poured mustard on your shirt." Eric tells Amber and Dustin that he totally would have kept them if possible. He adds to Jessica that everything that they shared was truly him and real and sincere.
Vote time!
- Eric/America's vote: Dick
- Jameka votes for Daniele
- Dustin votes for Dick
- Jen votes for Daniele
- Zach votes for Dick
- Amber votes for Dick
- Jessica votes for Dick
So that means he is the winner. Yawn. The Donatos exit the house and hug everyone. Julie tries to extricate Dick from everyone to interview him, but they end up cutting to commercial. After commercial, Dick says he's going to travel around the world. Daniele says she is ecstatic. She is looking happy next to Nick -- wonder how the boyfriend feels?
So ... that's the end. Once it came down to those two, it didn't really matter (and they said the same thing). But as I suspsected, the twist reveal was the funniest part. I could have watched an hour of people reacting to that news!
Unfortunately, Sarah is still on vacation, and I've only seen a handful of "Big Brother" episodes. So, I have nothing witty or snarky to say about "BB 9" winner Adam Jasinski, who, according to the Associated Press, was charged with attempting to sell oxycodone pills in Massachusetts. 
Dan, the 24-year-old Catholic school teacher from Michigan and America's Player, won Big Brother 10. Keesha was picked as America's favorite jury member. Read a recap of the final episode by Patrick Gutierrez tomorrow on Reality Check.
The more I see of this season of Big Brother, the more I really kind of hate everyone. 
This season of Big Brother is just not working for me. 
I watched Sunday night's Big Brother 9, but I didn't have much to say about it because really, not a lot happened. (Well, other than everyone finding out that Ryan and Jen are dating, and Allison and Sheila deciding to tell everything that they are a couple outside the house, too, just to throw everyone off.)
So what do you all think about this season's Big Brother twist?
This is our final three in Big Brother 8? The Donatos and Zach?
On last night's Big Brother 8, Jameka finally made a move in this game. Dick and Daniele kept her instead of Jessica last Thursday and forced her to ally with them. Zach, who won head of household, was also allied with them. 
