Even more so than Survivor.
I was a little late getting started on this season, but I’m officially caught up.
We’re now three weeks & three eliminations into Big Brother 26.
I’m going to plan on blogging the show for the rest of the season.
I don’t watch the live feeds either.
It’s hard enough to keep up with 3 episodes per week.
I don’t know how people can keep up with 24/7 live feeds.
from the first 11 episodes, and go through each house guest.
I’m sure I’ll miss some stuff.
At the same time, I’m sure this blog end up being way too long.
But moving forward the weekly recaps should be a little more manageable.
Ainsley + 3-Person Block
The big twist this season is the 3-person block.
All 3 of them compete for the power of veto.
But before the eviction vote, the “17th houseguest” A.I.
Ainsley, holds a competition in which the winner is taken off the block.
The vote occurs directly following that 3 person competition.
Overall, I can’t say that I love this twist.
At least not yet.
A few thoughts on it:
It emphasizes competition over gameplayPersonally, I always prefer gameplay to competition.
Forming alliances, lying to house guests, backdooring your enemies.
All of that stuff is what makes Big Brother great to me.
You saw it last week with Tucker.
Tucker made a HORRIFIC strategic mistake (we’ll get to the details of that later).
In any other season of Big Brother, that mistake sends him out the door.
He deserved to be eliminated.
But since he’s such a strong competitor, it didn’t even matter.
He gets that extra competition to save his ass in the end.
It’s a MASSIVE advantage for strong competitors, and oftentimes nullifies the gameplay leading up to it.
It’s clear that in Julie/the producer’s minds, as soon as the A.I.
comp ends, they want the players pulling each other aside to wheel and deal in the final seconds.
Much like what happens at double evictions later in the season.
For whatever reason the players just don’t want to do it.
But it’s clearly not playing out the way Big Brother had in mind.
comp at the very start of the live eviction episode.
I just want a little bit more time between the comp and the vote.
Just a little more strategy and gameplay.
After tweeting it I thought to myself, “Well maybe that’s a little bit unfair.”
But the more I watch, the more I think I’m right.
I’m all for a competitor who shakes things up and causes drama.
She’s making for a great show.
But hearing her talk makes me physically sick to the point that Iwantneed her gone.
Everybody in the house can’t stand her.
She has a zero percent chance to win the game.
So can she even do any more damage other than driving people fucking crazy?
If they can manage to not let her get to them, then she’s a complete non-threat.
Somebody tweeted at me that she’s a producer plant.
I don’t want to believe that.
Tucker
Absolute mad man who can’t control his emotions.
He also might never lose another competition.
By far the biggest beneficiary of the A.I.
Ainsley 3-person block twist.
ESPECIALLY after Cedric blatantly told him to not do it.
He’s fucking nuts.
He’s out of control.
If you’re comfortable enough to do that more than maybe once, you’re way too comfortable.
Cedric
I like Cedric a lot, but he’s got to grow a pair.
He’s gotta learn to start making tough decisions or else he won’t stand a chance.
But earlier he couldn’t even pick a pawn.
He was just waiting for someone to volunteer.
Which eventually Tucker did, and then look what happened.
Quinn
Another player who is way too comfortable.
He truly thinks he’s dominating the game because he’s aligned himself with everybody.
I think he has 5 alliances going on right now.
That’s only going to work for so long.
Tucker seems to think he’s a great player, but I don’t see it.
He’s an alliance merchant who’s terrible in competitions.
But now that Tucker has publicly declared him the best player, he’s got a target.
I don’t see him lasting too long.
Makensy
I like her.
I don’t think her social game is great, but she can for sure win competitions.
But I guess it ended up working out fine for her?
There was really no way it could have worked against her.
And she only would have had 1 more week to use it anyways.
If she can make some more friends in the house I think she’ll do well.
Leah
Her and Makensy are close, but they could both stand to play a little better socially.
They never quite seem to have the numbers on their side.
I also have NO CLUE how she likes Tucker over Cam (showmance wise).
Tucker seems insufferable to me.
Not nearly as bad an Angela, but insufferable nonetheless.
Cam seems like the coolest guy in the house.
All the while, she claims to be a chubby chaser?
I’m not believing that until I see a roster of past boyfriends.
I see nothing on her Instagram that suggests it’s true.
Haven’t learned too much about them yet.
They haven’t been overly involved.
They’re right where you should be at this point in the game.
Joseph
I don’t like his mustache, his dark sunglasses, his beret, or his attitude.
Not cheering for him at all.
Which showed me a level of self-awareness that I appreciated.
So maybe he’ll grow on me.
You’re playing a game where the goal is to eliminate people.
The winner gets $750K.
Nobody cares about your feelings.
At least nobody should, except nowadays that card does somehow seem to work at times.
Cam
No notes for Cam.
He played wide receiver at Penn State.
I like him a lot.
I think he’s playing an almost perfect game.
He’s got strong allies.
He’s clearly a comp threat, but hasn’t shown it yet.
I think he’s both my front runner and my favorite house guest at the moment.
Brooklyn
Seems like a lovely woman.
She won Mrs. America.
Which I only recently learned is different than Miss America (i.e.
I enjoyed her and Cedric and the microchip mascots.
They’re be a fun final two.
Rubina
I get her and Chelsie confused.
They have similar hair, skin color and attitudes.
T’Kor
One of the most insane accents I’ve ever heard in my entire life.
The 21 Savage if you will.
Except 21 Savage sounds nothing like her.
Every time she speaks I’m in awe of what I’m hearing.
Eliminated Contestants:
Matt
Poor Matt.
The main victim of hurricane Angela.
I really did feel bad for him.
Even though that’s exactly what Angela did.
Because something about Matt being tall, dark and handsome made Angela lose her god damn mind.
But nobody wants to hear that from him.
You gotta read the room a better than that.
Still.. he didn’t deserve to be eliminated.
Pour one out for Matt.
Lisa
Tucker’s rival in the kitchen.
Except I’m not sure Lisa is a real chef.
Pretty sure Tucker said she was going around and sprinkling edible glitter on people’s foods?
That person has to go.
I would throw my plate directly in the trash out of protest.
You also can’t be breaking down and sobbing because Angela called you a twit.
But she handled it terribly.
Kenny
Boy did I really want to like Kenny… but holy shit.
He starts telling everyone in the house he wants to go home.
Really one of the pathetic showings all things considered.
I can’t help but wonder what his family thought watching that.
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Current Power Rankings of Players I Want to See Win:
1.
Angela
Current Power Rankings of Players I Think Could Win:
T1.
I’m really torn on Tucker.
I have no clue how the rest of the house other than Cedric feels about him.
I also don’t know how long the 3-person block will last.
Honestly, all the T5’s and T10’s might as well have the same chances at this point.
Leah just seems a step behind them.
I feel like she’s going to annoy people.
Sorry if this blog was a too all over the place.
I didn’t even get into alliances yet.
But there’s so god damn many, I don’t even lend them too much credence yet.
I’ll do my best to nail them down for next week.
