I finally managed to finish my binge of seasons 1 through 8 (and ohh man, how difficult it was to get through those last two... especially season 7... oh season 7...).
For the most part I have thoroughly enjoyed BBCA but it’s definitely lost its sheen recently. I still think it’s one of the best currently running versions of the show though. There’s also a lot that BBAU could learn from this version, that’s for sure.
But anyway, I’m still contemplating whether I should play catch-up with season 9 or wait it out. Part of me would like to at least be able to watch the finale in real-time as one of the things I liked least about watching the show in retrospect is already knowing the winner (I had accidentally spoiled 4 of the 7 winners prior to watching). But in saying that, I’m a little BB fatigued at the moment so we’ll see, lol.