[lily.]

The thing about Eugene is that his intelligence far outweighs his social skills. He is a follower to a point. Even though he is smart enough to have his own opinions, he isn't confident enough to express them without the backing of someone. So, therefore it's easier for him to follow someone else's opinion, where he feels he is not on his own. It will come back and bite him on the a$$ though.

All Derek's little schemes seem to backfire on someone else - inside the house. The plus side is that outside the house, we can all see who the true perpetrator of the scheming is.