Big Brother 20: Thoughts About Tonight’s Premiere

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As for tonight’s premiere…

Well, it’s always hard to tell from the first episode.  The live feeds don’t start until tomorrow night and really, that’s the best way to judge everyone as a player.  But here are just a few thoughts about what we saw tonight:

First off, I am so happy that there aren’t any returning players!  When I saw all of those familiar faces out there in the audience, I was worried one or two of them might enter the house.  But no, we’ve got 16 new houseguests!  Here’s a few thoughts on each of them:

The first group to enter the house consisted of Bayleigh, Tyler, Winston, Angela, JC, Steve, Kaitlyn, and Sam.

Bayleigh was the first African-American Miss Missouri and now works for an airline.  She says she’s only as polite to customers as she needs to be.  Bayleigh seems to be hoping to charm her way to the win.  I like Bayleigh but she’s going to have to be willing to get her hands dirty if she wants to win.

Tyler … well, how can you not like Tyler?  He’s just so spacey!  (Rumor has it that he also won the first HoH.  We’ll find out tomorrow!)

Winston is a handsome, charismatic guy who loves to shoot guns.  He reminds me of several members of my family so I like him.

Angela is a fitness model and honestly, I think she’s going to freak everyone out by being too competitive.  She’s kind of putting a target on her back.

JC is short.  From what I’ve seen online, there doesn’t seem to be any middle ground with JC.  People either love him or hate him.  What they didn’t tell you on the show is that JC is not only a dancer but apparently an amateur porn actor.

Steve is trying too hard to be like Derrick.  I think he’s going to overplay his hand early and get voted out as a result.

Kaitlyn is a flaky life coach who judges people by their auras and who will probably be voted out early.

Sam is a welder with an accent thick as molasses.  I like Sam so I hope she survives the first week.

The 2nd group to enter the house were Chris, Angie, Brett, Rachel, Scottie, Haleigh, Kaycee, and Faysal.

Chris wants people to call him Swaggy C so I’m going to call him Chris.  Chris has said that Paul is his favorite player.  He’s very cocky and full of himself and I don’t think he’s going to be around as long as he thinks he is.

Angie wants people to call her Rockstar so I’m going to call her Angie.  Angie is one of those people who tries way too hard to be quirky.

Brett is cute but not quite as cute as Winston.

Rachel is friends with several people who have previously been on the show and, though we didn’t see much of her personality tonight, she’s said that she plans on emulating a previous Rachel, Rachel Reilly.

Scottie is this year’s nerdy virgin.  He’s 26 and he’s never been kissed, which is just weird.

Haliegh is this year’s country girl.  She’s an Aggie so, as a fellow Texan, I have to make fun of her.  It’s the law down here.

Kaycee is a football (and not a soccer, as I originally said) player and I thought she’d be a strong player until she ended up struggling through the first challenge.  More on that in a minute.

Faysal is this year’s big athletic guy.  Tonight’s show seemed to hint that we’ll get a showmance between him and Haleigh.

After everyone came in and introduced themselves, they promptly began the first competition of the season.  After Julie explained that this season is going to be all about technology, they were divided into two groups of 8.  One group —  Bayleigh, Tyler, Winston, Angela, JC, Steve, Kaitlyn, and Sam — had to wander around in the dark and search for seven files.  The other group — Chris, Angie, Brett, Rachel, Scottie, Haleigh, Kaycee, and Faysal — had to stack blocks while suspended in the air.  It was all kind of silly but, at the same time, kind of charming in its goofiness.

Anyway, the end results were that Angela and Chris won the first part of the comp and then had to face off during the second part.  They had to see who could maintain their balance on a surf board for the longest.  Chris won and, as a result, he was given the power to mark eight people safe for the first week.  Chris gave immunity to his original group: Chris, Angie, Brett, Rachel, Scottie, Haleigh, Kaycee, and Faysal.

Meanwhile, Sam and Kaycee came in last during the first part of the challenge so they were both punished.  Kaycee has to wear a unitard with pinwheel on it.  Whenever the wheel starts spinning, Kaycee is not allowed to move.  Sam, meanwhile, is a robot!  No, not really.  Instead, she’s locked away somewhere in the house, controlling a robot via remote control.  It’s kinda funny, to be honest.  I think that their punishments last through the first eviction period.

So, that’s where we are!  All in all, it was a pretty enjoyable episode and it makes me optimistic for this upcoming season!  Tomorrow, we’ll see who won the first HoH and then the feeds will go live!  If you haven’t bought feeds, go for it.  The first month’s free and it’s the best way to see what’s happening in the house.  Plus, it helps BBBlogger pay for this site!  Here’s the link: CBS All Access!

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Lisa Marie