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All content on this site is copyrighted by the individual authors and may not be reproduced without permission. | Hall of Shame Moment: Jon Dalton’s Despicable LiePage 2View Printable version of this article On the other hand, we’ve had many comments in favor of Jon being put into the Hall of Shame. I’ve addressed most of the points already, but here are a few more: “I am still trying to control my emotions over his despicable and from an objective strategic view totally unnecessary trick. … He should be thanking the Good Lord that he has not had to suffer the kind of losses others have.”And: “A game can be played without stooping to such cruel lies.”And another: “That's disgusting. Not only is it distasteful, but extremely disrespectful to two people: Tanya and Jenna. Sure, Tanya was voted out before her father died, but he still died while she was away. Also, even though it just happened, it's really sad to have read that Jenna's mom died of cancer.”These illustrate some of the reasons Jon is being mentioned here. The game can be played without bringing supposed tragedies from real life into it – and, I would argue, should be played that way. One more quote sums it up pretty well: “It was brilliant. Unethical, underhanded, morally wrong. But brilliant.”Yes, it could be considered brilliant, but let’s look at that claim as well. It’s definitely clever, but was it worth the gamble? Yes, gamble. If anybody ever finds out about his lie while the game is going on, he is dead meat. He will be thrown out so fast it will make his head spin. So the reward is a day alone with his pal and that maybe a few of his tribemates will think differently of him (until he backstabs them again, of course). The risk is the entire game if anybody finds out. So how could they find out? Well, once you lie, you have to make sure the lie stays consistent. Jon seems pretty adept at lying, so let’s presume for the moment that he can do that. The other way people could find out is that host Jeff Probst could ask pointed questions at Tribal Council. If Jon is such a student of the game, he has to know that the first alliance, with Rich Hatch, was outed by Probst at Tribal Councils. I screamed and railed against Probst doing it at the time, saying it was interfering in the game, but he did it then and could do it again – and that's something Jon should have known about. Of course, beyond all of that, it was also just plain wrong. So, with all of this said, why did he end up with a Hall of Shame Moment? In the introductory article for the Hall of Shame, I noted, “Some people have taken actions that show themselves either extremely foolish or total jerks (or both). To fully acknowledge these people, and to make sure their antics are never forgotten, they will be inducted into the Hall of Shame. … They must do something extraordinarily stupid, shameful, or painful to watch in order to get this honor.” We have given people Hall of Shame Moments before for stupid play even though they are nice people, such as Colby’s decision on who to take to the Final 2. There is no reason not to do the reverse – and that is what we have here. It may be a great play, but it’s absolutely horrible in terms of being human. And so, we “recognize” Jon in giving him this Hall of Shame Moment. He truly is scum. He may be smart scum, and maybe even million-dollar scum, but scum nevertheless. David Bloomberg is the Editor of the Reality TV Hall of Shame, and can be reached at RNO@pobox.com. Be sure to sign up for the RealityNewsOnline/Reality TV Hall of Shame e-mail update so you can stay informed about new articles on these sites! And take a look at the rest of the site. You can find all of the shows in the Hall of Shame listed here, all of the people who have been inducted can be found here, and click here for the Hall of Shame Moments. For more news about reality TV, be sure to check out RealityNewsOnline and SirLinksALot! <--Previous 1 2 View Printable version of this article |
