On tonight's show Jake said that he thought that Lawson was the alpha male of the house. Do you agrree with him or not? I think Sam is the true alpha male of the house.
I think Lawson’s trying to be, with the whole magic gimmick as the vehicle to do it; impress everyone with something that no one else can do, win their respect, and ultimately their submission. He’s clearly very calculated. Throw in the efforts to be the funniest and most charming, control discussions and dictating what's appropriate behaviour and etiquette in the house (eg. calling out travis and skye on their various antics), and you’ve got fledgling alpha wannabe. So far, pretty much everyone has fallen into line as there doesn’t seem to be any real contender until now.
Just the look on his face when Leo/Ryan entered for the first time; a guy who’s taller, got bigger muscles, good looking..... needless to say, he wasn’t happy about it; he felt threatened almost immediately. Cut to later on after introductions and tour of the house, everyone’s crowded around the new guy and hanging off every word he’s saying. Lawson was no doubt thinking to himself
“Oh fuck. This guy’s charming as well, and he can talk as least as well as I do. What can I do about it?...I know!”. He asks the new guy“Wanna see a magic trick?” He does his trick with the cans, and the attention’s back on him, he impresses new guy, and does his magic hands thing. It’s his way of saying “I’m in charge around here. Don’t challenge me.” Leo/Ryan’s already cottoned onto it, so it’ll be interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks if there’s any jostling for top spot.
I think to a point that he and Sam are sharing the role, but Sam asserts himself in a much more subtle way. Lawson is loud and bossy, Sam is less so. I think he’s more socially perceptive than Lawson, just by how he’s been about to size up other housemates and his strategic thinking in general, and his actions and manipulations don’t seem to be as noticed as Lawson’s based on what the other housemates have said. They recognise each other’s strengths and weaknesses, so form a partnership to complement each other and strategise together. It’s smart. However, like the rest of them, they both seem pretty clueless about public perception, and there’s an arrogance about what they’re doing, and as previously pointed out, it’s a mistake you can’t make on this show.
Big post, sorry. Interesting topic though.
