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BBUS 26 - starts 17 July

Sounds like I'm not missing much reading through this thread. The only other thing that I know about this season is that they cast a friend of former houseguest (and still current racist) Aaryn Giles. Someone named Brooklyn.

Can't say I'm feeling FOMO at all.
 
Rison said:
Sounds like I'm not missing much reading through this thread. The only other thing that I know about this season is that they cast a friend of former houseguest (and still current racist) Aaryn Giles. Someone named Brooklyn.

Can't say I'm feeling FOMO at all.
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IIRC Brooklyn follows Aaryn on IG and they’re both involved with pageants. Saying they’re “friends” is pretty subjective.
 
Gotta say I was really impressed with tonight’s episode… For 90 minutes they covered a lot of ground, the HoH comp took up only a portion of the episode, and they did a decent job at featuring a good portion of the cast.

Nice to see they’re using the additional competition space and giving the HG’s more access to the backyard. However not sure how long that’s going to last.

Also for as much as the AI Arena twist seemed redundant there’s definitely potential to really shake things up especially if they keep up with the equitable competitions.

Hoping the cast this season remain strong and messy AF.
 
Not sure on the intro - last years was much better and probably fitted the AI theme better.

So America's Veto allows the holder to save a nominee and have America name a replacement. Deepfake HoH is the chance to be HoH but then have "Ainsley" deliver the nominees. And the AI Arena is a competition in the live show where they'll have three nominees and one is saved just before the eviction vote, which at least does mean we don't go into evictions knowing for sure who is going home but sadly means the HoH Comp is being kicked out of the live show to feature on Sundays, which has been increasingly the case in recent years anyhow but not something I'm a fan of as do think the next week is set up much better knowing who the HoH is.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815194277955178667
 
Brekkie said:
Not sure on the intro - last years was much better and probably fitted the AI theme better.

So America's Veto allows the holder to save a nominee and have America name a replacement. Deepfake HoH is the chance to be HoH but then have "Ainsley" deliver the nominees. And the AI Arena is a competition in the live show where they'll have three nominees and one is saved just before the eviction vote, which at least does mean we don't go into evictions knowing for sure who is going home but sadly means the HoH Comp is being kicked out of the live show to feature on Sundays, which has been increasingly the case in recent years anyhow but not something I'm a fan of as do think the next week is set up much better knowing who the HoH is.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815194277955178667
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You’re not wrong about the HoH comp being shifted to Sunday but I do think the AI Arena comp at least adds something to the eviction besides the eviction.

As for the titles they aren’t terrible even if it does essentially recycle the same format they’ve been using since BB16. The camera zooming out to Ainsley’s eye is a nice touch as it’s been a decade since one has been featured.
 
Although lessens the hope of Ainsley being axed early in the season.

So producers decided who got which power, with Quinn arguably getting the greater power. Hope they become HoH then does a deep fake of themselves.

As for America's Veto I wouldn't mind viewers always deciding the Veto replacement so nobody is safe on eviction night.
 
🤞🏻this season can maintain this kind of unhinged emotional and chaotic energy longer than just the first couple of weeks. Character driven story is something BB has been lacking for at least a decade. I know @Zcsund1234 has said last season was decent but I’m enjoying this a lot more than a series that was clearly built around a leftover from another reality show.
 
Wow that was probably the best week 1 this show has had in a long while. It had everything I could have wanted. And what an iconic first boot.

Angela’s blow will definitely go down in BBUS history. She is so chaotic and unhinged.

This season so far is SERVING!
 
Angela is vile - giving me Roxeanne Pallet Vibes and the "Crazy Eyes" insult shows her real side. Worst case of HoH-itis ever and Paloma levels of paranoia.

Can America's Veto be used on the replacement nominee too?

AI Arena has made things a bit less predictable though the bit after it was a bit of a mess - imagine they'll drop the live campaigning next week.
 
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Brekkie said:
Angela is vile - giving me Roxeanne Pallet Vibes and the "Crazy Eyes" insult shows her real side. Worst case of HoH-itis ever and Paloma levels of paranoia.

Can America's Veto be used on the replacement nominee too?

AI Arena has made things a bit less predictable though the bit after it was a bit of a mess - imagine they'll drop the live campaigning next week.
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IDK for me it’s refreshing to see someone playing from a purely emotional emotional place. That said despite her emotional gameplay she did in fact make an extremely strategic move targeting men and in Matt a potential physical threat.

Also refreshing was her insistence on making a move that benefited HER and not an alliance (even if the group do all benefit from losing a potential physical threat). Lastly even if her “crazy eyes” comment was on the nasty side she brought ENTERTAINMENT and chaos to something that has otherwise been pretty stale for some time.

BBUS’s shift from character driven story to one that focuses more on strategy and competition has been a bit of its downfall. IMO the strategic component comes naturally and focus on characters leads to more fluidity and inclination to play independently rather than as a group. Being lite on strategy is why I’ve typically preferred a show like The Circle over BB/Survivor.
 
So nasty is fine if it's entertaining? I've no doubt if the roles were reversed and Matt acted in the manner Angela had he'd be labelled a douchebag with many of those now defending Angela probably calling for his removal.
 
Brekkie said:
So nasty is fine if it's entertaining?
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I said nastier side not outright nasty… IMO the whole thing played out in a humorous and over dramatic manner. And let’s be honest she wasn’t wrong he does have eyes that tend to budge out and look a bit “crazy”.

Also it’s not as if she targeted him without reason… Saying he “threatened” her was a bit overblown but so was his response to her correctly pointing out his potential “showmance” with MJ.

I can respect the fact that calling him “crazy eyes” was “personal” but in comparison to other personal attacks we’ve seen on this show there was nothing else I saw or read that would push things to an extreme and if she did cross a line she apologized to him for it. As for the “threat” it depends on how much weight you want to put behind that word… In a game context he did in fact “threaten” her.

At the end of the day the reason this isn’t being made an issue of is that it played out as simply being GAME and in the context of said game will some times get a bit “nasty”.
 
Would be interested to hear @Zcsund1234’s perspective on this. IDK maybe I am making excuses simply because I was entertained by Angela’s antics this week 💁🏼‍♂️
 
Kingston said:
Would be interested to hear @Zcsund1234’s perspective on this. IDK maybe I am making excuses simply because I was entertained by Angela’s antics this week 💁🏼‍♂️
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Personally I found it entertaining. For me, Angela came across as so crazily unhinged and deluded that whatever she says isn’t even remotely taken seriously by anyone. It was nasty, but she’ll eventually pay for it as it was a horrible game move.

I don’t agree with what she did to Matt, but she’ll continue to do it to anyone else (such as the fight that supposedly happened between her and Lisa that the feeds keep cutting whenever mentioned) and it will be entertaining to watch. She’ll eventually lose in the end if she lasts, or she’ll go relatively soon. But she’s such an entertaining villain that is at least bringing a character driven storyline over a strategy based one. I for one can appreciated it as entertainment just like I did with Keesha’s birthday.

Reality tv fights may be trashy, but they’re undeniably entertaining when they’re good.
 
Zcsund1234 said:
Personally I found it entertaining. For me, Angela came across as so crazily unhinged and deluded that whatever she says isn’t even remotely taken seriously by anyone. It was nasty, but she’ll eventually pay for it as it was a horrible game move.

I don’t agree with what she did to Matt, but she’ll continue to do it to anyone else (such as the fight that supposedly happened between her and Lisa that the feeds keep cutting whenever mentioned) and it will be entertaining to watch. She’ll eventually lose in the end if she lasts, or she’ll go relatively soon. But she’s such an entertaining villain that is at least bringing a character driven storyline over a strategy based one. I for one can appreciated it as entertainment just like I did with Keesha’s birthday.

Reality tv fights may be trashy, but they’re undeniably entertaining when they’re good.
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Oh by no means is she winners material and totally agree this has without a doubt made her an easy target. I just don’t see why some are clutching at pearls, trying to make her actions out to be more than what it was. IMO it’s equally as ridiculous as those who called BB23 the most “racist” season.
 
I think she just pigeon holed Matt for what he looked to be. And in some sense she wasn’t 100% wrong, was she? Matt is an archetype that sticks out like a saw thumb and he didn’t do a great job at managing the threat level either.
 
Zcsund1234 said:
I think she just pigeon holed Matt for what he looked to be. And in some sense she wasn’t 100% wrong, was she? Matt is an archetype that sticks out like a saw thumb and he didn’t do a great job at managing the threat level either.
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Matt opened the door to becoming a target. IIRC it was Kenney or Lisa until he opened his mouth and told Angela to bring it.
 
as for the new HoH
I’m not optimistic about Chelsie. I just feel like she’ll play it safe and just do what the house wants her to do

At least a benefit being in Europe is I can still spend my nights watching the live feeds. I need to take a look a bit at the forums and RHAP as well.

I just have a good feeling so far about this cast and what could come out of this season. I feel like these people are coming across more as characters than players. It’s feeling a bit more old school compared to the last 12 or so seasons.

I know I did say that about last season but in fairness BB25 could have been amazing if the comps were equitable. Cirie being there did kind of alter the gameplay but I loved the newbies on their own. I’m a life long America Lopez fan now! At least this show offers me the experience I’ve been wanting back in my life since 2014. I do enjoy being able to get heavily invested in these random people’s lives and just seeing what goes inside that house.
 
I've never found Big Brother remotely entertaining when they have one person who'll just argue with anyone and everyone for no reason other than their own insecurities. Housemates like that make the show unwatchable rather than entertaining.
 
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