A mere 30-day season and somehow it still feels like it's been going far too long.
I'm kinda relieved it's over tonight. I'm a little sad when I remember how hopeful I was about this revival before it started. I'm hoping they seriously re-consider many aspects of the show for a potentially longer run next year, but hey... I've learned it's best not to hold my breath.
As is a bit of tradition when a BBAU Finale comes around,
I do want to acknowledge this website - especially
@Tim,
@Brekkie and
@marquisite -
and the members (past and present) who have kept this place alive for over two decades, both in and out of a Big Brother season. I truly believe there is no BBAU without BBBA. I may be bias but I believe this is the beating heart of the show's fandom in Australia, where people don't always agree with one another but can still come together and share one thing in common - an outlet to express their passion and love for a show that, at its core, is literally about bringing people from all walks of life together. We complain, we laugh, we argue, we can be intense (and sometimes we get overly excited about the appearance of chairs) but at the end of the day this little community can, and is, so much more.
I know I can speak for a few of us when I say that many of us also connect and chat outside of this forum just as much as we do on them. My own little tribe know who they are (

) and, if anything, it's comforting to have other like-minded people - whether it's here or that connection has expanded to social media or even real life - who you can share thoughts and even other parts of your own life with... all
because of Big Brother and this forum.
Who knows where many of us will be next year (probably still here, lol) but
thanks to everybody for making this show a lot more bearable when sometimes it gives us every reason to switch off.
See you all next year?