It’s time for another season of Rigged Big Brother. I just hope they are less blatant about their manipulation than they were in Canada last month, but that seems unlikely.
The Big Brother 17 cast consists of 14 houseguests ages 22-33. If you were hoping for a mom or a Chicken George, you are probably not getting that.
Jace Agolli (23)
Hometown: Dunwoody, Georgia
Current City: Venice Beach, California
Occupation: Personal Trainer
Becky Burgess (26)
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Occupation: Retail Manager
Clay Honeycutt (23)
Hometown: Dickinson, Texas
Current City: College Station, Texas
Occupation: Graduate Student (Texas A&M)
James Huling (31)
Hometown: Sumter, South Carolina
Current City: Wichita Falls, Texas
Occupation: Retail Associate
Meg Maley (25)
Hometown: Collingswood, New Jersey
Current City: New York City
Occupation: Server
Austin Matelson (30)
Hometown: Woodland Hills, California
Occupation: Professional Wrestler
John McGuire (28)
Hometown: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Current City: Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Dentist
Audrey Middleton (25)
Hometown: Villa Rica, Georgia
Occupation: Digital Media Consultant
Steve Moses (22)
Hometown: Gouverneur, New York
Occupation: College Student
Liz Nolan (23)
Hometown: Miami
Occupation: Marketing Coordinator
Shelli Poole (33)
Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
Current City: Atlanta
Occupation: Interior Designer
Da’Vonne Rogers (27)
Hometown: Inglewood, California
Current City: Los Angeles
Occupation: Poker Dealer
Vanessa Rousso (32)
Hometown: Las Vegas
Occupation: Professional Poker Player
Jason Roy (25)
Hometown: Fall River, Massachusetts
Current City: Swansea, Massachusetts
Occupation: Supermarket Cashier
There are 16 key slots, leading people to speculate that we are not done finding out who the houseguests are just yet.
Julie warns us that this is the most twisted season yet. Great. How about just let them play the game like season two when it was a lot better?
James was adopted and doesn’t really know his true ethnicity, though the country twang when he speaks is unexpected. Meg thinks her bubbly personality is going to be an asset. Yeah, it’s not. Jace never learns his lesson when he breaks bones. Audrey claims to not be a small town girl, from her hometown of 14,000 people. Austin is a pro wrestler named Judas with a masters degree in medieval romance literature. Clay immediately has all the women fawning over him.
Clay declines to tell people he played college football. I doubt he’s going to keep his shirt on long enough to hide that he’s in shape. Shelli is in luck because he seems to be looking for a MILF. Austin admits to being a pro wrestler and talks about all his injuries, without saying he is healed. Audrey is the first transgender person on this show, and she fully transitioned 3 years ago.
Audrey, Da’Vonne, and Shelli are in an alliance. Already.
The first twist is a fan favorite. Battle of the block. Which fan favorited that?
One person must sit out the first HOH competition. Da’Vonne volunteers, as long as they promise not to nominate her. Go ahead. Nominate her.
The HOH competition is simply to catch tomatoes that are being thrown at them while standing on a platform. Meg, Austin, and Clay all fall within about 30 seconds, knocking out both of the athletes in what could be seen as essentially a sport. As James takes the lead, Austin calls him a tough physical threat. Huh? And then everybody who remains falls at the same time. Lame. After they review the instant replay, James is crowned the winner, as he should be since he was clearly winning anyway.
Now it’s time to reveal a new twist. This won’t be good. BB Takeover is a new twist every single week. Oh, this will be just plain pathetic.
Now there’s another twist. One person has an identical twin, and they will be playing as one houseguest. If they survive the first five evictions, they will both play as individuals. This again, though as twists go, there are a lot worse. This one has the potential to be interesting. But really. We don’t need any more stinking twists.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 17 Episode 2, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.