Hi, everyone!
Well, another season of Big Brother is in the books.
So, I guess I should state what some people have already guessed. I did not like this season. To be honest, I hated this season. The majority of the houseguests were annoying. The Mastermind twist was overly complicated and unnecessary. The player who deserved to win the game instead became the final juror. Vinny spent too much time crying and whining. And while I’m sure some took pleasure in watching him lose, the jury was so obviously bitter towards him that there really wasn’t any suspense. Ashley, who really did very little this season, won by a 6-1 vote. She didn’t win for her gameplay. She won because she wasn’t Vince.
(Morgan gave Vince a sympathy vote.)
My personal theory is that this season was set up with the idea that Rachel would become the first Big Brother houseguest to win two seasons. As such, just as they did with Big Brother 19, production didn’t give much thought to the other people they were sending into the house. The important thing was that everyone just had to be dumb enough that Rachel would be able to steamroll them. What production did not consider was that Rachel wouldn’t be able to solve a very easy maze in four minutes. Rachel got eliminated and we got stuck with a Vinny/Ashley final two.
Keanu did win America’s Favorite Player. The fact that the player who was the most targeted in the House won by 65% of the vote shows, I think, how a lot of viewers felt about this season.
This was a season of terrible gameplay. Vinny needlessly alienated the jury. Rachel couldn’t solve a maze. Zach didn’t use his money to get off the block. I liked Ava but she fell to pieces whenever she actually had to do anything. Morgan won until she let her nerves get the better of her during the final competition. Ashley was so verbose and condescending in her final speech to the jury that she would have lost if she wasn’t going up against anyone other than Vince. Kelley repeatedly demanded to go on the block. Jimmy came on too strong. Zae wilted as soon as he was nominated. Keanu had a terrible social game.
Oh well, it’s over now. I’ll be back next season and hopefully, I’ll do a better job covering things than I did this season. As for now, I will be enjoying Survivor and The Amazing Race!
Thanks for reading!
Lisa Marie
So glad this season is DONE!!
I liked this season but production should have shown us more Ashley! What social game!? Ugh I didn’t like her at all! And her conclusion speech was disgraceful. Remember floaters get a life vest? And Rachel protected that floater to the end. She’s a lawyer she doesn’t need money. Blah. But you know I’ll watch next time!
Worst season ever. Only reason I watched finale was to see the only great player get AFH, Keanu!!!!. Too much manipulation by producers this year. Ashley did not deserve to win, did absolutely nothing. I didn’t care for the other two either in top 3, so I guess someone had to get the money. Very bitter jury. Just the look on Rachel face when Keanu got AFH was worth watching finale!!!
Half way through the season I was wishing it was over. I really liked Ava because she was different. I couldn’t watch Vinny for another second. Lived with parents, 10 years trying to get picked, unemployed, crying over and over and over. Pick interesting contestants. I’ve hated other seasons but unlike this one I watched all episodes. Reading this blog was better than some episodes.
Thanks for all your great reporting on Big Brother. Not thrilled that Ashley won either. I was also hoping someone would ask about Vince’s girlfriend. My thoughts on Rachel were that she intentionally lost the maze, because now she can say she was never voted out.
Thank you, Lisa Marie, for your hard work and fortitude through all these dreary weeks!
Lisa thank you for taking the time to do this. I really think you did an awesome job thank you again.
I’m SO glad Vince didn’t win. Morgan deserved to be the winner but her downfall was protecting cry baby Vince the Lip. Had she taken anyone else to the end with her, I truly believe she would have won the game.