Okay, so I'm a Zankie stan. I want a friendship like theirs,
minus the whole backstabbing part. I've been waiting for this day for weeks now.
Frankie J. Grande is going to the jury, but even as he leaves, he has won in so
many different ways that I have to take a moment to acknowledge his blessings
in disguise.
Frankie came on the show and met Zachary Rance. Zankie was
born because of the two of them and Zach was right when he said that they now
share an experience with each other that separates their friendship from the
friendships they had with people before they entered the house. My only wish
for Zankie is that the friendship remains and judging by the fact that Zach
returned to the house and danced on the table in Frankie's jacket, I think the
friendship will be fine: Win
When the whole house was against Frankie, his Battle of the
Block partner, Caleb, decided to sit out the competition. All of the other
houseguests thought it was a great idea and it would be epic; which was
partially true, because Frankie's solo win and the fight that ensued were epic.
These people thought that Caleb could do more damage sitting out of a two
person competition than he could by participating and sabotaging from within.
Caleb sitting out of the competition saved Frankie because Frankie was able to
win by himself. Had Caleb opted to participate and sabotage, Frankie would have
lost and he and Zach would have separated on bad terms. (Yes, most things will
come back to Zankie): Win
Betraying Zach revealed a different side of Frankie. After
Frankie gave his alliance what they wanted by backdooring Zach and getting him
evicted from the house, Frankie fell in to a depression. He moped around the
house and mostly slept and ate. He held on to Zach's pillow like it was a
security blanket and everyone with eyes watching the live feeds noticed that
Frankie just wasn't himself. He was in such a bad place that the people in the
Diary Room gave him more drugs to help him get out of his funk. Though the
Frankie Haters refused to acknowledge Frankie's broken heart, the Zankie fans
were watching it and seeing it as confirmation that what Frankie felt for Zach
was real and that all of Frankie's vile comments about Zach were nothing more
than bravado because no one spends
days mourning the loss of someone they truly
hate or don't care about: Win
Some people may think that the hatred towards Frankie is a
bad thing. However, it is great for Frankie. There are now articles written
about him with his name in the title because people (outside of his fans)
actually know who he is and care enough to either love him or love to hate him.
The fact that #FrankiewinPOV and #AnyonebutFrankie were trending on Twitter
during the Power of Veto competition tells you something about how much people
care about Frankie. There were four other people in the veto competition, but
the only person people could talk about was Frankie: Win
Frankie is such a polarizing figure that people hang on his
every word. Every vile comment that he makes is blown out of proportion and
made in to something horrific and any kind words or acts are often viewed with skepticism or ignored as if they never happened. People figuratively light the torches and bring
out the pitchforks when Frankie speaks. Frankie made several comments about Zach's weight, which was an ongoing joke in the house because of Zach's eating habits and lack of a work out routine, and people were outraged yet these same people refused to acknowledge the time when Frankie whispered to the girls that he would still want Zach even if he gained 15 or 30 pounds. Frankie commented that another
contestant should kill herself. It was said behind the contestant's back but
people acted like he literally meant it and some people were outraged by the
comment, yet when Frankie said that he kind of wanted to kill himself, these
same people who view suicide so seriously, didn't seem to care or take it
seriously because everyone knew that he didn't mean it. I hate the phrase
"kill yourself." I wish it was never spoken by anyone, but it is. I
cringe when people say it, especially when they actually say it to a person's
face because you never know what a person is going through or how much mental
strength they have left at any given moment. Frankie said that he wanted to
euthanize Zach with a slow drip and take away all of his hope and the same
people who ignored guys threatening to jump Frankie and beat him to a pulp the
week before were suddenly up in arms that Frankie wanted to kill Zach when
Frankie was clearly talking about Zach the Big Brother contestant and not Zach
the person. Frankie jokingly said that Caleb and Cody should take all of
Victoria's virginities and people immediately yelled that it was a rape joke,
because clearly the only way to take a woman's virginity is to rape her. These
people who were so outraged by Frankie's tasteless comment (and I do agree it
was tasteless), weren't bothered when poor Victoria made comments about
murdering people or when Caleb threatened physical violence towards Victoria. In
fact, a few of the guys have made comments about hitting their female cast members.
I think one of the guys said something about throwing one of the girls over the
balcony. Where were all the anti-domestic violence people? Why didn't they
seize the opportunity to explain that violence against women is not a joking
matter and blow up #bb16 with their tweets? The answer is simple: someone other
than Frankie said it. Frankie makes vile comment after vile comment because he
tries to sensationalize everything. He loves the attention and saying
outrageous things gets you attention like nothing else. Though I personally
could do without a lot of his comments and I personally don't find him even a
tenth as funny as Zach found him, I get that he's a shit talker. The only way
to shut down a shit talker is to ignore them. Creating Twitter frenzies and
writing TMZ articles and Bustle articles and blogs (yes, I'm guilty too, but I
acknowledge and accept my guilt) that they can read when they get out of
the house is only adding fuel to the fire and as such, Frankie is clearly the
center of attention, which is exactly where he wants to be: Win
Most people might think that the Rewind button was the worst
thing to happen to Frankie, but I think that it was the best thing to happen to
him because as long as everything goes according to plan, Frankie will have one
of the most poetic exits in Big Brother history. Derrick and Cody lied to
Frankie that Zach was playing him. Frankie turned on Zach. The next week, Derrick
and Cody lied to Zach that Frankie had spear headed the "get Zach
out" campaign and Zach turned on Frankie and spear headed the "get
Frankie out campaign," thus cementing Frankie choosing Derrick and Cody
over Zach. When Frankie was in power, Frankie pulled Caleb off the block and
replaced him with Zach and sent Zach packing. He admitted to Zach that it was a
game move and that on a personal level, he didn't want to send Zach home.
Needless to say, Zach was evicted and Frankie mourned for a few days then doped
himself up and kept playing the game. Frankie seemed to be bonding with Caleb.
Their friendship blossomed after Zach left, yet Caleb heavily considered
backdooring Frankie two weeks ago and now, after being manipulated by Derrick
and Cody, Caleb has chosen them over his
deal with Frankie. Caleb was the person that Frankie trusted the most out of
everyone left in the house. Caleb was the person who Frankie pulled off the
block and protected from eviction. Caleb was the person who Frankie didn't even
consider nominating last week and yet Caleb had zero hesitation about
nominating Frankie. To put this in poetic terms: Frankie picked Caleb over Zach
because he thought keeping Caleb was better for his game and now it is Caleb
who is the figurehead (because Derrick is the true leader) of Frankie's
downfall. Karma may be a bitch, but she's a bitch with a sense of humor. I
couldn't have written it better and the producers of Big Brother couldn't have
hoped for a better ending: Win
As much as Frankie pretends to not care what people think, I
think that he does. I think that being evicted and hearing louder boos than
Christine would have genuinely hurt his feelings. I'm sure he would have
laughed it off and tried to be witty about it, but when the cameras stopped
rolling, I think he would have been saddened by it. People were chomping at the
bit just to be able to go to the live eviction of Frankie and boo him, yet
these same people rejoiced when he didn't win the veto last night. Of all the
weeks for Frankie to be evicted, he has the dumb luck of being evicted during a
taped eviction, which means that he will walk out to a staged audience and thus
rob his haters of the opportunity to boo him louder and longer than any
contestant has ever been booed before: Win
In terms of money, Frankie is walking away with his stipend
and the Team America money: Win
When Frankie leaves the house, he will have made a name for
himself. His fame (or infamy, depends on who you ask) has
increased because of the show and he will still be Ariana Grande's brother: Win
Frankie's best win, however, is one that we can't see. I don't
know anything about production, but according to people who do, the 5th
contestant is the last one that gets to spend a week in the jury house.
According to the rumor, if Frankie had been voted out 4th, he would go to a
hotel and be alone until he met with the jury for discussion. If this is true,
then the fans who don't want him near Zach, probably should have been cheering
for Frankie to win the veto. Now, instead of Frankie rushing in to Zach's arms
and trying to kiss him in front of a live audience and most likely being
rejected and completely embarrassed, Frankie and Zach get to spend the week
together, away from the cameras and the pressures of the game. They get to
define their friendship and their boundaries without us watching and analyzing
their every move and without outside people telling them what they should do
and reminding them of the ways that they have hurt each other. In terms of
Frankie and Zach's personal relationship, neither could have asked for a better
opportunity: Win
Everything seems to be working out pretty good for Frankie. I
may not be a huge Frankie fan, but I am a huge Zankie fan and Frankie's eviction
is a good thing. I can't get over this guy's luck. It's ridiculous. He was
literally in a win/win situation.
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