So this is my first post that I can't even pretend is Survivor adjacent. Oh well, Big Brother 27 premiered last night, so I thought that I would write a blog post to talk about it. Additionally, I didn't write a cast reaction blog post, so this will include that. I will give my general thoughts on the episode, then I'll go through the cast and give brief thoughts on each of them, based on the premiere as well as the pre-season.
General Thoughts:
I thought it was a good premiere. With BBCAN being dead, I've been enjoying the way BBUS has been embracing their themes, and the murder mystery theme is a very fun one. Having Julie actually be in the house behind the door when she was "kidnapped" was pretty funny. I like that the BB Blockbuster (aka AI Arena) is back, but didn't love Julie's use of the word "permanent" when telling the players it was back. While it worked out really well on BB26, I'm not sure I'm ready for a permanent format change, especially if it ends up sucking this season. Regardless, I'm happy to have it back for now. Also, I think it's insane that basically the entire cast didn't want to play in the first HoH. Being the first HoH gives someone the opportunity to create a power structure around themselves, if I were in the house I'd have been begging Jimmy to let me play. I also have no idea who the accomplice is, but wish it wasn't a twist. I think someone getting evicted because of something they had no say in is dumb, so, whoever it is, I hope they go undetected and get to stay in the house.
Specific Thoughts on the Cast:
Adrian Rocha: Adrian seems like he'll be fun. I think he's gonna play way too hard way too fast and flame out in a glorious fashion. Anticipating a pre-jury finish, but I think it'll be a fun ride.
Amy Bingham: Amy seems fun. She mentioned in the pre-season that she wants to work with the women. I worry a bit that the men will catch on to this and take her out as the "figurehead" for this.
Ashley Hollis: Ashley seems like a solid player. She was almost my winner pick, but I ended up going with someone else. Still, I'm looking forward to seeing her play.
Ava Pearl: Ava seems like a really fun character. I'm looking forward to her DR's.
Jimmy Heagerty: Jimmy is the player I ended up picking as my winner pick. He said a lot of things in the pre-season that I liked (other than needlessly lying about his job, but a bunch of people are doing that). After the episode, I still feel decently high on him. He leveraged his power pretty well and made sure no one playing in the first HoH will be targeting him. I think he'll probably be part of the power structure, so good on Jimmy. However, I do have a small bone to pick with Jimmy, and it's because now I'll never be able to claim to be the first triplet to play Big Brother. I definitely emphasized that point when I auditioned, but I guess Jimmy did it better.
Katherine Woodman: Katherine surprised me in a good way. In the pre-season I thought she came off a bit boring, but I liked what I saw in the premiere. Loved that she's a proud feminist.
Keanu Soto: Keanu seems like he'll be fun. It's pretty funny that production is choosing to advertise his job as Dungeon Master when he's literally a personal trainer.
Kelley Jorgensen: I'm not super high on Kelley. She seems to know almost nothing about the show and, instead of putting in research like Taylor Hale, she decided to insist it'll give her an advantage? Okay Kelley.
Lauren Domingue: Lauren being only slightly older than me is kind of wild. Watching BB for the last 10 years, everyone was much older than me to the point where I couldn't really contextualize it. However, Lauren is 22, and I'll be 22 in less than a month. It will be the first time that I'm the same age as a houseguest, which is pretty insane to me. Anyway, Lauren seems fine. Was a bit surprised by how much of a fan she is, figured she was a recruit, but it seems like she applied.
Mickey Lee: Mickey either feels like she'll do very well or go pretty early. No where in between. Don't really know why, just vibes.
Morgan Pope: Morgan seems fine, but I need her to stop talking about being a gamer girl. She used the phrase "gamer girl" SIX times in her pre-season interview, and has already been talking about it in the house. I love that you play video games (I actually talked about that in my application too), but I need some more depth. It's still very early on, and if Morgan sticks around I'm sure there will be depth, but if she's an early boot I think "gamer girl" is all she'll be remembered for.
Rachel Reilly: I love Rachel, but why is she here?? She's an all time great character, but why are we bringing back a past winner against a cast of first time players? It's not even like she's a recent player like when Paul came back for BB19, it's pretty random. I personally would have liked to just have a cast of newbies, but since Rachel is here, I might as well strap in and enjoy the ride.
Rylie Jeffries: Admittedly, most of my opinion of Rylie comes from stuff I've seen on social media about his personal life. I haven't loved what I've seen, and I'm gonna leave it at that.
Vince Panaro: Like Jimmy and Morgan, Vince embodies another thing I emphasized in my audition. I have a mustache, and am currently unemployed (just graduated college and haven't found a job yet), so he's another player who took my spot on the cast. Jokes aside, I'm very excited for Vince. He gave very solid DR's, so I think he'll be a good character, and I have high expectations for him as a player as well. He seems to know the game very well and, as the first HoH, has the opportunity to create the initial power structure.
Will Williams: Will seems like he'll be a fun character. I'm not sure how he'll fare as a player, but I'm looking forward to seeing him play.
Zach Cornell: My first thought was that Zach felt like productions attempt at getting a second Matt Hardeman. They both have similar backgrounds, are both conventionally attractive guys, are both pretty religious (at least I remember Matt being religious), and both very family-oriented. After the premiere, I'm less worried that Zach will become another Matt. The money he won will put a target on his back, but his emotes by Julie were pretty funny.
Zae Frederich: Like Kelley, Zae's lack of game knowledge worries me. However, Zae is good friends with Sami from Survivor 43 (Survivor blog, still haven't written a post without mentioning Survivor), so probably has at least some knowledge of social strategy games. Sami, I hope you've prepared your boy, because he seems pretty fun and I'd like to see him stick around. His background as a cheerleader, as well as having left the Mormon church are things I wouldn't have guessed by just looking at him, so I'm looking forward to seeing more.
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