It’s time once again for the show everybody loves to hate. This year is the first season in HD, which means the producers must be getting more comfortable with their ability to rig competitions without getting caught. Early reports suggest more “controversial” houseguests. I can’t wait to be “upset” about people being “racist” again episode after episode. That sure was fun last year.
Paola thinks she will manipulate all the men. Donny was the janitor at Kelly Pickler’s high school. Cody is a former pro soccer player, while Devin played baseball. Frankie is Ariana Grande’s sister, a name probably more popular with those watching Disney Channel than this show. Joey is extremely liberal and plans to be annoyed by high maintenance girls.
Paola has a crush on Cody already. She’ll need to get in line to compete with Frankie for him. Amber wants Devin, who wants Joey. As per usual, everybody is right around the same age group, except for the old man of the house, 42 year old Donny.
Only eight people (Paola, Donny, Cody, Devin, Joey, Frankie, Amber, and Nicole) enter the house at first, so they launch a plan to stick together. They create the first alliance of the season, the Crazy Eights. Then Devin creates his own side alliance with Donny, a very smart union because nobody will suspect it.
As much as she thinks she can manipulate the men, Paola’s wants a girl power alliance, and she is already threatend by how close Frankie and Cody are. She wants to give America hope that girls can work together. No, really. Mostly, Nicole is confused by their name, El Cuatro.
This year’s twist is that the HOH will not be safe just because they are HOH. What’s even the point of being HOH then? It’s usually pretty stupid to win to begin with because you just make enemies, but at least you don’t have to worry for that week.
The first HOH competition of the season will only feature these first eight people. Their task is to be the last surfer standing in what will involve a lot of walking and balancing on a rolling log. Paola is the first person to fall. Joey follows. Then sunscreen begins to fall from the sky, and Nicole falls. The log then starts going the opposite direction. Donny is the first man to fall, and Devin drops right after him. Cody follows. Amber says she then decided to throw it, and Frankie is the new HOH. In a weird turn of events that could only happen in this season, he immediately starts begging everybody to keep him safe.
Julie reveals the rest of the twist. A second group of eight houseguests will be joining them, and one of them will become HOH as well. However, by the end of the week, only one HOH will be left standing.
There’s also another twist, called Team America. This should be stupid. Three people will be part of a secret alliance to be controlled by America. I can’t wait for actual skill at playing the game to be interrupted by a popularity contest.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 16 Episode 2, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on CBS.