Episode Day 2 (10 Nov 2025) - Live Special - 13th HM

Brekkie said:
The curse of popularity is it's far too many posts to catch upon but not a bad second show. Could do without the dramatic music behind the DRs but from the comments I saw before watching it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I feared. The "cliffhanger" should have been resolved live though.

Mel is killing it. Next test will be noms - hopefully in week 1 the HMs are given some leeway rather than interrupted constantly until producers get their soundbite.
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Spent the better part of the last 6 to 8 months playing mental gymnastics to convince myself this would be a series worth watching… I shouldn’t be sitting here on day 2 playing the same stupid game.
 
Kingston said:
Spent the better part of the last 6 to 8 months playing mental gymnastics to convince myself this would be a series worth watching… I shouldn’t be sitting here on day 2 playing the same stupid game.
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It’s hard when there was so much hype and emphasis on the return to old school and the literal months spent rewatching the glory days.

Maybe watching the gradual decline across all seasons should have been a clue, but i guess we wanted to believe!
 
jessy_girl said:
It’s hard when there was so much hype and emphasis on the return to old school and the literal months spent rewatching the glory days.

Maybe watching the gradual decline across all seasons should have been a clue, but i guess we wanted to believe!
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I just don’t know who in the c-suite was like “oh yeah, we need to revive it again because the people want *this*!” and then proceed to produce a similar version of the same format that failed miserably. Lots of feedback was given, including on the YouTube chat. It was right in front of them what viewers wanted.

I haven’t finished re-watching BB7 yet. Perhaps that’s how I’ll fill the next 6 weeks if I space the episodes out.
 
Kingston said:
Spent the better part of the last 6 to 8 months playing mental gymnastics to convince myself this would be a series worth watching… I shouldn’t be sitting here on day 2 playing the same stupid game.
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Look, I'll still watch it. There's still time for them to turn it around.
The thing is they've got EVERYTHING to make it a good show, it's not the HM's fault or the house. It's production.
 
Danny said:
Look, I'll still watch it. There's still time for them to turn it around.
The thing is they've got EVERYTHING to make it a good show, it's not the HM's fault or the house. It's production.
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I don’t think anyone is complaining about the housemates. I’d like to believe they could turn it around but like I said earlier, I think they’ve set the precedent for the rest of the season.

A quick fix, if they’re reading this:
- drop the music
- drop the first person therapist big brother
- don’t use the DR as a confessional to narrate the story.
- let the housemates just do their thing with minimal interference.

I’m sure others have their own take. But this is easy and doable starting literally right now.
 
Danny said:
Look, I'll still watch it. There's still time for them to turn it around.
The thing is they've got EVERYTHING to make it a good show, it's not the HM's fault or the house. It's production.
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I’m not giving up just yet but I’m not exactly hopeful either. They can make small adjustments in the way they’re approaching things but they can’t exactly wipe the slate clean.
 
dasnico said:
- drop the music
- drop the first person therapist big brother
- don’t use the DR as a confessional to narrate the story.
- let the housemates just do their thing with minimal interference.
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Literally this. Also reformat the show a bit, don't try and turn a special into a daily show with an "added extra" at the end and showing Mel for about 20 minutes in total.

Also, don't use Jane hiding in a vent as a cliff hanger, don't have cliff hangers at all. Produce the show properly, and you won't have to wrap things up as shit like that.
 
Caramel said:
She probs gets sponsors and advertising stuff. She was wearing a designers outfit entering the house to show off, she also had some special visor hat on too the next day. Wouldnt surprise me if she has supply hookups with brands for makeup/skin care too
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She also grabbed white prada heels with the hat when Colin brought the clothes out
 
kamui said:
I think it's hard to find a reality show that has a more basic approach to editing, but I'd refer to other content that are somewhat similar to Big Brother of the old days.
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Thinking about this more, you don't even have to go outside of reality TV. You can also find a few reality shows where people said "this is not how TV works" but then the show became a massive success. Big Brother itself is one of these shows. But another recent example if The Traitors, which took years to sell and the creator of the show (who's been directing the very first season of BB in the Netherlands) got always told that the show wouldn't work with the audience knowing who the traitors are.

Sometimes you need to do things differently to make a difference.
 
Kingston said:
One of the most annoying things from tonight’s episode was BB playing therapist… It’s one thing for BB to be there to vent about issues and another thing for BB to give HM’s advice or words of encouragement. It completely undermines the premise of the show. We watch the show for the HM’s. Resolution of problems comes from THE HM’s.

The whole Colin situation would have been so much more impactful if we saw him confide in one of his HM’s and seeing them try and lift him back up… There was something about BB doing it multiple times that felt empty. Also very strange considering the drama around Leon and production wanting a more generic BB.

I’m not saying BB can’t show compassion or understanding but ultimately I find it way more stratifying when HM’s are left to solve their own problems.

Hopefully that makes sense. My head is spinning right now…
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I completely agree. 👍
 
Danny said:
Literally this. Also reformat the show a bit, don't try and turn a special into a daily show with an "added extra" at the end and showing Mel for about 20 minutes in total.

Also, don't use Jane hiding in a vent as a cliff hanger, don't have cliff hangers at all. Produce the show properly, and you won't have to wrap things up as shit like that.
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The whole Jane hiding thing was another level of ridiculousness when they literally gave her the answer. It was one thing to give me a peak at the floor plan and another altogether to show her places to hide. It’s way too early in the series for this shit… Chuck her in and let’s just get on with it.
 
Sorry if covered, but every ep from this series will be uploaded 24 hours after it airs, which is good for international viewers.

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BRB having a shower after I learnt who I voted for! Ewww what have I done! Well at least we can get rid of her right away
 
Danny said:
Look, I'll still watch it. There's still time for them to turn it around.
The thing is they've got EVERYTHING to make it a good show, it's not the HM's fault or the house. It's production.
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This! 💯

I will also still watch it. For me, any Big Brother is better than no Big Brother.

That said, the music (especially in the diary room) and the therapist BB has to go. A house tour would have been good, and a first week perhaps without a twist or task (taking away luggage, least to most, 13th housemate has to hide for 90 seconds, etc) would have been good where instead we just got to see HMs interacting with each other and getting to know each other ... so that we too could get to know them. Heck, we are a few days in and I only know the names of two of them and that one of them is a barber (and I can't even remember who that is) and one of them is in to music. I really know nothing about any of them.

And, for hecks sake, they couldn't provide a roof over the live stage ... I mean ... seriously ... wow ... WTF! That rain and poor Mel getting soaked didn't make for good television at all!
 
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