BB/CBB UK - Rewatch discussions

[Zcsund1234]

The ITV revival certainly is a lot more task-driven than you’d hope from a BB series

It gets worse in BB2024 lol.

Matty’s eviction has got to be the most brutal exit ever

The most recent BBUS evictee might take that crown

I really loved the cast a lot.

I agree, there’s more likeable and root-able people in this series than the next IMO. But thankfully the better side of the house lasted.

My favourite was Yinrun but I did love Olivia’s storyline and felt she was a very deserving runner-up. Jordan was a good winner, my favourite of all the bbuk seasons I watched live (most of the ch5 era). Loved Matty but I hated how his storyline was marred by the love triangle. Chanelle, Jenkin and Tom’s downfall was an interesting storyline. I have to agree with you on Hallie as well, I found her to be a Nikki graham try hard.

I’m actually keen to watch 2024

It’s not a bad season, the storyline’s are interesting and the cast is pretty turbulent. Not as likeable as the 2023 group but the 2024 cast definitely would have done well with a longer season. My current #1 favourite (and maybe also 2nd) ITV housemate(s) come from this season. Although one is an acquired taste to say the least lol.

Loved reading your thoughts and look forward to reading what you have to say about the next one.

 

[Kingston]

Smashed out the whole 2023 season in 3 days. Yikes.

It’s been a few years since I’ve watched a foreign season of BB… or any BB series for that matter… and for the most part I truly enjoyed it. The ITV revival certainly is a lot more task-driven than you’d hope from a BB series but, perhaps it’s because I bingewatched it, I actually didn’t find that too much of a problem. There were a few episodes I felt like we could’ve skipped the fun and games for more of the real personable action, of which there was a lot there, but I actually enjoyed most of the challenges. The similarities with Seven’s BBAU were certainly evident in the beginning, though it wasn’t as bad once the season grew. I can understand how the short run really fast tracked the season and made it all feel quite rushed though, especially in the second half. The spontaneous evictions were also not it - Matty’s eviction has got to be the most brutal exit ever, he took it so well but it really upset me.

I really loved the cast a lot. I thought the dynamics were interesting, and even my own feelings toward certain HMs flip-flopped throughout the course of the season. The only HM I seriously did not like was Hallie. Everyone else had their moments. The relationships, for good or bad, were all brilliant to watch. I found these HMs all engaging in one way or another - honestly I liked ALL of them at one point - and I genuinely laughed a lot during this season, which is always a good thing. So many funny moments! I even cried a lot.

Happy with the winner, too. I always find the UK audience and the types of people they tend to like/dislike so so fascinating. Overall I was pleased with this season! I’m actually keen to watch 2024 now, then hopefully keep up with 2025 in realtime once it starts…

Liked what I saw of 2023 but for me I can’t see past the faults of this run and it’s really just giving rebranded C5 era vibes. I want to watch a series that’s made for the fans to enjoy not a series that’s trying to tell me what I should be enjoying… If that makes sense. This is just another series where stupid mandates are getting in the way of what could be.

 

[the Theorist]

Just watched the Launch of 2024. Yeah… okay…

Historically live Launches never work well. That was a mess. I’m a big advocate for a pre-recorded Launch show, period.

But another thing, twists like that on opening night are never a great way to kick things off. For a show that’s meant to be about natural social interaction and whatnot, interrupting people meeting for the first time and then causing a literal division in the dynamics from the get-go is just dumb. The live aspect really affected the flow of things here too.

No real standouts for me in the cast yet either. As opposed to 2023’s cast at the same time, I haven’t really been straight away drawn to anyone from 2024.

Let’s see how this plays out…

 

[the Theorist]

So. Five episodes into 2024 and by episode 3 I was completely zoned out. I could not tell you a single thing that’s happened whatsoever. Truly. Sorry to say but I also find the cast HORRIBLE and I’m so not engaged by any of them.

I just looked up and realised the house isn’t even divided anymore. Did that only last a day?!

Not sure if I’m going to be able to stick this one out…

Someone encourage me.

 

[Brekkie]

In the end I don't think there was much to choose between each series though I'd give the nod to the first. A year on I'm struggling to bame 6 HMs from the series but that's probably on me rather than them. I'm watching Traitors Ireland at the moment and couldn't name many from there either.

 

[kamui]

A year on I'm struggling to bame 6 HMs from the series but that's probably on me rather than them.

I can hardly remember them either.. but I’d blame the housemates and production. It’s obviously hard to make your mark when the story is spun around tasks and not people.

But I don’t think the housemates gave a lot other than arguing. Even last year, I thought a lot of the online discussion basically revolved around the eventual winner and the eventual runner-up..

 

[Afflllate]

I just looked up and realised the house isn’t even divided anymore. Did that only last a day?!

I don't know if you've seen BBUK10 but that opening non-housemates twist was a bit of a throwback to that, with a couple of the same 'challenges' (Name change (BB10 had 'Halfwit' and 'Dogface' whilst in BB21 'Baked Potato' is somewhat milder you could say) and an eyebrow shaving being the obvious ones).

Also iirc I think you're almost at the time when one of the housemate rivalries start really heating up.

 

[Afflllate]

BBUK13 Week 10 + Finale

• Saturday: LukeS is still processing the White Room, Ashleigh casually shaving his armpit while hes chatting about it with Sara and Deana. There’s a mini ‘Potion’ task (They have to guess what potion they drank in diary room by effect it has on other housemates (told via lounge screen while they are in the diary room) LukeA= Love, Deana= Baby, Sara=Fear and LukeS = Copycat potion).
• Deana is getting kindof delirious at times now Conor and Becky are evicted. Later a bit tipsy at the Cocktail party she Keeps getting at LukeS about pressing the button quicker and he has a bit tears in the diary room about it.
• Sunday: Deana apologises to LukeS for her behaviour last night. Later she gets a bit cross with Ashleigh commenting on Deana burning the toast and making the Kitchen a bit hazy. There’s another Diary room task, Choc fingers on the face mini diary room task which Deana wins and they all watch each others opening VTS.
• Scott feels like Ashleigh is trying to drag him into her side of her disagreement with Deana whilst Deana thinks he’s on the Insiders side but chats with him later about him not wanting to take sides iirc.
  
  
• Monday: Final Nominations. Deana’s started teasing LukeS that he’s Charlie and the choc factory because he’s got a golden ticket. It’s Scott on 4, Adam Ashleigh and Deana on 3 LukeA copped one vote from LukeS but Sara got no noms except for Scott who then switched His vote.
• BB calls Scott to Diary room for secret task announcing he passed his series long task to get to the final week which Scott now has to convince the others of that BB was telling him to do stuff every so often all along to win a party.
• Later theres 3 naked waiters in aprons with bare asses for Scott’s party however LukeS Ashleigh and Deana aren’t allowed to attend due to noms talk breaches. Final Noms are announced.
  
  
• Tuesday: Final Shopping Task; Exhibits & Security Guards. Sec Guards are Scott and Sara, the others are the Museum exhibits (LukeS=T-Rex, LukeA= Rosetta Stone, Adam & Ashleigh= Totems, and Deana=Astronaut) and get secret room to party in while BB plays the sec guards a loop of them staying still; They end up failing during the ’silent disco’ as they were singing loudly enough that Scott and Sara could hear them when they came inside the house for a drink. LOL like what part of 'silent' disco... you know what nvm they probably thought its the last week, whatever with the shopping task since they also had a bit of a loud food fight before that, only Sara and Scott were outside watching the cctv at that point lol. Afterwards Sara is thinking Scott would be degrading himself if he goes into phone sex lines after BB when he has a degree is the topic of discussion.
  
  
• Wednesday & Thursday: Nominations ‘Nommy’ awards, LukeS wins the most so picks Scott, Ashleigh and Sara to join him for afterparty dinner cooked by a star chef that comes into the house LukeA would’ve loved to get that prize. Adam tells LukeS he never nominated him and Deana is a bit naff with him but its only a slight disagreement that she thought potentially he might’ve been up sooner if Adam nominated him. The next morning Adam and Deana make up with Deana saying it was something silly, Theres a Limbo comp to win food drinks and stuff for Party, Scott wins Sara’s Eviction Dress for her. The housemates have a party and dance.
  
  
• Friday: Mr Snuggles the creepy clown from UBB is back. In pairs with the nominees they had to pick which one of them would visit ‘Snuggles Salon’ in small task room for a creepy salon to win the other a haircut/colour by professionals.
• At first LukeS wants to go for Ashleigh but she ends up going for him and barely makes it through a fish paste hair rinse. Adam has to do one for himself which is a hands and feet in crab boxes, LukeA successfully gets a mud and stuff body rub for Deana, and Scott gets a multiple spray tan on face and hands but fails by washing it off too early so Sara doesn’t get a beauty treatment but she seems not that phased.
• They get ready for the Eviction which is Scott and then Ashleigh. BOTS is live from the garden (Guests Natalie Cassidy and Iain Lee) after that which they show Ashleigh what LukeS said with Barbell media that he told her about (was also shown on the eviction).
  
  
• Saturday: Nina Myskov helps the housemates prepare for media stuff (like how to give hugs, deal with fans and step out of a car for photos) and has interviews with them showing them clips etc.
• They get a canapé party later for completing it plus Nina chooses Deana and LukeS to have a garden dinner together. Party to Meatloaf I would do anything for love etc and talk about the Final.
• Sunday and Monday: Last full day in the house, just reminiscing, LukeA cooks a roast lunch with help from the others. Placings are LukeS, Sara, Deana, Adam, LukeA the Winner.
  
  
• BOTS: A bit more analysis of the White Room with Mark Rackley, Judy James, Dianne Youdale etc., Becky said she realised halfway through that there was a theme on that quiz. Jamie had an ex-hm catch up VT with Billi from BB8 (with a beard at the time) and a VT with Jedward on them designing a CBB house, 2Shoes had a musical outro with their Turn Me On Song.
• Brian Belo had a horse race themed segment on who the frontrunners might be. Some other guests included Craig Phillips BB1, Anthony BB6, Nina Myskov, Paul Ross, Aisleyne, Jonty BB8, Shievonne etc.
• Scott & Ashleigh’s Karaoke outro was the full Summer Lovin’ from Grease. The Boys won the BB Board Game for beating the girls overall at pub quiz, and Jeff the drag queen sand out the finale outro with the ex housemates on ‘Thank You For Being A Friend’. There was also a BOTS special on the Tuesday night before CBB10 started the following day.
  
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