Tentative predictions:
Derek, despite being a member of a club which would exclude him twice over, is the oldest (I think) and probably the most stable. I suspect he'll be charming and likeable, and will go the distance. I'm warming to him.
Of the other (obvious) gayers, Craig is a charmless, witless wannabe acid queen. Didn't most of us grow out of that 'I hate people and want to cause them pain' pose by our early teens? Either that'll collapse and he'll morph into needy gushery or his manufactured hatefulness will see him gradually excluded, and he'll up the pose accordingly. Orrr he'll bond strongly with one of the women (in Only Gayer In The House stylee) in bitter (but probably not terribly amusing) bitchery about everyone else. A rock feels no pain, and an island neeever cries. Kemal I adore: he's not attempting to 'do a Nadia', and he seems, on the face of it, to both possess a functioning brain and be unafraid to use it. I think he's got the wit to back up the camp, and I hope he bonds with Derek and argues culture/gender/political identity...
Of the male hets, there are surprisingly few self-advertised Alphas: physically, they seem mostly small and ratlike; no imposing Spam or Victor physiques, and no obvious Jungle Twats. Perhaps this means they'll be less threatened by the gayers? Roberto appears dull and stereotypical with little to recommend him. Anthony is, I suspect, sexually inexperienced or uncertain; he's trying wayyy too hard to be Mr GQ. Maxwell, on the other hand, is selling himself as Mr FHM. I think he'll turn out to be a bit of a sweetie on the quiet. Ditto with Science, who's a little softer-around-the-edges than Victor, and unlikely to be too heavy with the macho juice.
The girls... well, I'm finding myself relatively uninteresting, and am really missing a Kate or Kitten. I've no idea why they always seem to go for these generic supposed sex vixens who talk the talk but utterly fail to actually be in any way sexual. They're the ones who claim bisexuality but would, one suspects, say pretty much anything to up their FHM-friendly saleability. Sam has never, I suspect, experienced orgasm. Lesley probably never will. Makosi is interesting on paper and seems appeallingly space-cadetty; let's hope she doesn't compromise her Christianity. Vanessa is memorable only for her screechy sugar-high annoyingness. Mary has histrionic personality disorder, I reckon; I don't for a moment think she actually believes she's an alien-abducted Atlantean witch. Saskia stands out only for her incipient racism.
No irritant Scots this year! |
