So I really enjoyed that finale, and the season on the whole. I'm happy with the result and I'm really glad I gave BBCAN a go. It was a little strange adjusting to the format and the sort of "over the top" (in that strange North American reality TV shoe contestant way) housemat—I mean, houseguests, but when I settled into it I found it all very entertaining and quite gripping at times. Having said that, I really could have done without all those "nicknames" or whatever. Where does that even stem from? I'm guessing BBUS, and now the producers encourage it? It just felt a little forced and weird.
I know I kept saying that I wish there were more episodes, but I think the three episodes a week really leant itself to the format. I think I just wanted more content because I was enjoying it so much, whereas with BBUK right now I'm almost wishing it was just a one episode a week type reality show.
The general simplicity of the twists was really nice to see and it felt very "authentic Big Brother" if that makes sense. And the twists actually had major repercussions in the house, unlike a lot of twists in say, BBAU that only really affect things for one week, or even just one night on occasion.
Arisa is great in the sort of host role she's been given. I would love to see how she'd host a Big Brother that is less gameplay and more emotive. Which isn't to say BBCAN wasn't emotive at times, but I found the houseguests were generally less three-dimensional because of the format so it was a little bit harder to really "bond" with them. I was definitely rooting for people (and I'm glad one of my favourites won) though, but it was more like I was on their "team" as opposed to liking them for who they necessarily were. I dunno. I did very much dislike people however, haha!
One thing I didn't really like was how the last week sorta plays out, in regards to Ashleigh deciding on her own that Brittnee should be evicted. That's the only place the format didn't work for me, purely because it didn't really feel... fair? I'm not just saying that because I was a Brittnee fan, either. I really actually wasn't expecting there to be any more HOH competitions when it came down to the final four. I thought there'd just be something else happening, but now that I think about it I'm not really sure what else could be done.
But yeah, I had a really great time and I'm disappointed I didn't watch it sooner! As I've probably mentioned I did try BBUS some years ago and I just couldn't get into it. BBCAN just felt a lot warmer, in a way. It just felt like a very well run production, and in this day and age I really respect a well run Big Brother production. They're so rare! Hopefully it isn't just beginners luck and they continue to do a good job in the future.
