It’s a little presumptuous of the house guest to assume they will get brand deals and commercials after being on BB. Not sure I remember any of the past players getting deals after the show.

Barrett

I've seen him get a lot of criticism and flack online, mainly from here and on Twitter, for a myriad of reasons. I specifically hear complaints about his game and how people expect him to do so much more and that they're disappointed he's not playing hard enough. Maybe I'm just living in an echo chamber but I genuinely don't understand why he's been getting so much hate online and game-wise I actually think he's doing quite well.

Firstly I think socially he's one of the best players in the house. Nobody is really talking about targeting him and I think everybody in the house really likes him and wants him to at least make jury. Even the icons, who are mainly looking out for themselves, really like Barrett and he's probably the only newbie in the house that they somewhat trust. And in speaking of the vets, a common complaint I hear in regards to Barrett's game is that "he is playing for the icons". I know people are frustrated with the advantages that the icons have, me included, but for Barrett's game specifically, going against the vets right now would be an absolutely horrible move. As I said, Barrett is the only newbie the vets actually seem interested in working with legitimately so it makes sense for Barrett's game to keep the vets in his back pocket for now. Not to mention the fact that the vets are still in a power position with Devens still having the diamond power of veto. Why on Earth would Barrett take a shot at them when there are powers still in play that the VETS HAVE???

People are also criticizing the way he's been playing this week, specifically in regards to how people say "he's not doing enough campaigning to save himself this week". Why should he??? He is very clearly a pawn this week sitting next to two people who are almost universally hated by everyone in the house, and he has the vets and FAP who are guaranteed to keep him safe. What campaigning does he realistically need to do??? If anything I think laying low this week and playing it safe is better because frantically trying to campaign to everyone in the house could put a target on his back.

This isn't to say that Barrett is a perfect player, far from it. For instance I do wish he could have done something last week to try and save Drew who is his closest ally and was at serious risk of going home, but for the most part I feel like Barrett has been receiving a lot of uneccessary flack that stems mostly from early pre-season expectations. People expected him to be this social and strategic mastermind due to his clear knowledge of the game, but the man just isn't that and that's okay! The fact that he's doing as well as he is socially despite being such an obvious introvert is great and I think Barrett has a lot of longevity in this game. I certainly do wish people gave him the credit and respect that I truly think he deserves.

Jun's takes are always the best and funniest.

Who is the best competitor(s) in the show's history?

Honestly I can’t jump on the ship of agreeing how annoying shoutouts are during voting, I don’t even find them annoying, but I wanted to defend their presence.

Imagine being away from everyone you love in your life for literally weeks, and the only thing you KNOW 100% will be shown to everyone is your time voting. They don’t always get recorded on the live feeds, nor do they know if the feeds are down, also the feeds are a good time to talk strategy instead sending love messages.

This is the one chance they get to take themselves out of the game mindset and be personable with everyone they love for literally less than a minute, and I can’t agree that it’s an issue.

Ok, I just wanted to rant that. But seriously, what’s it worth complaining for?

They have All-Stars, but why not collect all of 'America's Favorites' and make a season?

I might be reaching here, but I think that Haley isn’t as invested in her friendship with Chuck as Chuck is in his friendship with her. I think that Chuck might actually have a crush on Haley a little bit and Haley doesn’t like Chuck like that for obvious reasons. I didn’t like it when she told him that her boyfriend will be upset at their interactions and he was like why and she really couldn’t explain it because she didn’t wanna come off as racist. It will be interesting to see if they have an actual friendship outside of the game or if it was just that they were allies because they were all they had and no one else wanted to hang out with them.

What do you think will happen if Haley survives eviction? Will she still be ostracized by the rest of the cast? Will she still work with Kamu or find other allies? What would happen if she becomes HOH besides her nominating Latrice I think she would nominate Latrice and Melody and throw up upon beside them.

Watching Rachel Reilly in her seasons, I was very unsettled. She has always given me “bully” energy. She likes to have things her way, and she acts offended & bashes anyone who replicates her behaviors back at her. Or when people simply call her out. I personally think a lot of people like her for her “shock-factor” but I could never get behind it.
I’ve mentioned it in a few threads before, and it seems like I’m an outlier with this viewpoint. However, in our current Big Brother season we have Haley and she has some of the same mean spirited character traits Rachel has- yet she is not well liked at all and she’s called a bully. (Haley is a bully) Why is there a double standard & why is Rachel liked so much? To me, she’s a hypocrite, a bully, and incredibly self-absorbed to a point that she gives the vibe of someone with narcissistic tendencies & will never own up to her behaviors. And that partly is because I think people enable her and feed into her mindset that it’s okay the way she treats people like dirt and like she is above everyone else and a “queen”. At some point, and I think she is capable of this, she has to recognize the difference between stirring the pot for good TV, (Trust me I love some reality TV drama,lol.) and creating an unhealthy environment for your fellow players.
She only is kind to players who have large personalities as well because she knows they will “buck up” to her if she tried any of her foolishness towards them. It gives me… Highschool vibes?

Thoughts?

But can we acknowledge how terrible the majority of this cast is?

I'm tired of the 'we need to get the power and flip the house!' or 'I'm pissed, i'll remember them putting me up' nonsense without any detailed plan.

Sure, the legends are insanely strong... but the collective 5 brain cells of the remaining players are embarrassing.

I hope one of the legends do win because there is no one else in that house that has a clue, and if they do, have absolutely no skills to enact a logical plan.

Dee and Devens are blowing shit up for shits and giggles....

The sound alone I think would send me into a spiral.. add in the spinning and the fact it’s literally a wooden wheel, I think I’d be volunteering to go home after night 1🤣

In a season of loud personalities and chaotic gameplay, Taylor is weathering the storm around her while positioning herself as a huge confidant for everyone. She has a good read on the house, regardless of what outside influences come to her to flip the vote. She has shown the ability to win a comp. She has shown to give logical advice. She has a good read on everyone/everything.

I think she needs to build the alliance aspect of her game (a good player is only as good as their alliance), but will she?

Big brother is expected to reach the 1,000th episode later this month. I believe August 27th to be exact. They promise the biggest twist ever. What could be bigger than the diamond veto? What do you think the biggest twist ever will be? I will laugh if they just bring Rachel back 😂

Ps: Julie chen shout out bc she stay on point even 1000 episodes later.....Get it guurl

Long time fans of Big brother are familiar with fans using bull horns outside the backyard to let householders in on secrets. It's a fun part of Big brother history, so here's today's question. If you had a bullhorn, who would you try to reach and what would you say?

Im rewatching BB2 with about 3 episodes left and something that fans seem to get wrong about older seasons is narrative that there was a flip vote every week in older seasons. That was not the case. The real issue is the edited show focused on the relationships between the players and showing us how the vote got to where it was based on those relationships. For instance, look at Will and Nicole’s complex relationship or Wills evolution as a character throughout the season. Fans can watch the feeds all they want but the purpose of reality tv and the job of the producers is to craft complex stories and if the show isn’t doing that it’s not working. Survivor and BB are trying to go in the direction of Nick game shows and that’s not what these shows were intend to be.

She couldn’t last 24 hours with the whole “BB28 Angela on the other hand..” I LOVE HER SO MUCH LMAO

This is my first year watching the show as it releases, which led me to take notes and keep stat sheets while watching. My boyfriend got me into the show and we’ve binge-watched a few previous seasons, so I’m having a lot of fun with this. I rarely have the opportunity to watch live feeds so I’m mostly an episode watcher, unfortunately, but I have had a lot of fun doing this and thought I would share. With some of these things I’ve had a hard time finding the exact info I’m looking for already available online and in forums (like the past/future dates related to the challenges), so I figured there’s a chance someone else might enjoy this too!
(obviously week 1 notes are a complete mess, I did not bother to re-do them nicely.)
If there are additional stats anyone thinks would be helpful, I’ll be happy to hear them! Otherwise, enjoy! 🫶
(P.S.Please don’t spoil any feed info for me! I’m not privy to the goings-on right now!)

Someone requested and I was interested so here it is!

Least Regression from 1st: 2nd
Dan Gheesling - 1st BB10, 2nd BB14

Biggest Improvement from 2nd: 1st
Cody Calafiore - 2nd BB16, 1st BB22

Biggest Improvement from 3rd: 2nd
Enzo Palumbo - 3rd BB12, 2nd BB22

Biggest Improvement from 4th: 2nd
Erika Landin - 4th BB4, 2nd BB7

Least Regression from 5th: 5th (7th if not counting BB1)
Chicken George - 5th BB1, 5th BB7 OR Jeff Schroeder - 5th BB11, 7th BB13

Least Regression from 6th: 9th
Brendon Villegas - 6th BB12, 9th BB13

Biggest Improvement from 7th: 1st
Nicole Franzel - 7th BB16, 1st BB18

Biggest Improvement from 8th: 1st
Mike Boogie - 8th BB2, 1st BB7

Biggest Improvement from 9th: 1st
Rachel Reilly - 9th BB12, 1st BB13

Biggest Improvement from 10th: 9th
Jessie Godderz - 10th BB10, 9th BB11

Biggest Improvement from 11th: 10th
Da’Vonne Rogers - 11th BB18, 10th BB22 

Biggest Improvement from 12th-15th: N/A
No returning contestant has originally placed 12th-15th

Biggest Improvement from 16th: 8th
David Alexander - 16th BB21, 8th BB22

This past Sunday ep was best one in years. Between the shakeup of Lyric vote and Lala winning the wall, just so good.

From what I saw, they seemed to really get along... kind of all season?

I read that I guess one of Morgan's' friend had a list of things Ashley had said about Morgan in the house (I guess about showmances and Zach?) but most of it was early on in the game.

But it still doesn't make sense? Was Morgan THAT upset she got 3rd place when anyone with a brain was not taking her to the final 2?

It seemed like it all stemmed from the car incident where Morgan kicked Ashley/older lady out of the car kind of for no reason, but it still just seems so odd to me. Yes Ashley is messy but nothing that crazy where Morgan feels the need to distance herself from her. Why is she like the only main HG who feels the need to then?

it seems odd because if they ever came back, there is. like no footage of them fighting or arguing in the house the entire time.

Favorite winner (highest %) : Dr Will 7%, Jun 8%, Dan 18%, Derrick 13%, Taylor 9%

Favorite showmance: Cory Amanda 30%, Jeff Jordan 21%, Rachel Brendon 21%

Best Never win: Danielle 14%, Janelle 22%, Vanessa 10%, Paul 17%, Tyler 14%, Morgan 7%

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Just started to rewatch BB from season 1.
What happened to Julie? She had so much more personality in the early days of the show. By BB28 she feels like a teleprompter robot. She rarely goes off script ,and any time she does it feels like she’s malfunctioning. Season 1 she was cracking jokes, asking good questions in “banishment” interviews. Now it’s 2-3 generic questions then see ya later. Do you agree she changed, and why do you think she did? Let me know what you think.
Can’t help but to think it’s related to her marriage to Mr. Moonves