Big Brother 16 Thoughts

[DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING IS THE THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS OF A SINGLE PERSON, SOLELY ON WHAT WAS OBSERVED ON A REALITY TV SHOW. THEY DO NOT REFLECT THOUGHTS ON EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE GAME. DON'T HARASS, BELITTLE, OR BULLY DUE TO SOMEONE ELSE HAVING DIFFERENT THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS THAN YOU. THIS IS SIMPLY FOR FUN AND NOTHING MORE.] Well, after going over what Big Brother 14 and Big Brother 15 really meant to me, now is for the first TRUE season that I actually watched in its entirety. And...this one is tricky, because my thoughts at the time are a bit different than how I feel now. At the time, my mother really enjoyed the season, since she really liked Derrick because "he's such a good guy cop and he's so likable" or whatever. I was invested all the way until the final 5, when my favorite player of the season, Frankie, tragically got eliminated after stupidly pushing that damn button. At that point, I really couldn't care less who won with such an unlikable final 4, but I did keep watching because my mother supported Derrick so much, and I did wish to see the Team America stuff come to its conclusion. The Team America twist I initially liked, since Joey, Donny, and Frankie were EASILY three standout favorites very quickly. But when Derrick was added in instead of Joey...it kinda lost a lot of the luster. I was never high on Derrick myself; I mostly just supported him because my mother did, but even back then I couldn't stand how boring he was and how he was making the season a lot less fun. Because, again, there IS a lot to like about this cast. Joey was instantly a favorite, so seeing her tragically go out first was horrible. Devin was fun while he lasted. Jocasta was honestly a very likable character. Zach was amazing. Donny is, of course, fantastic. Nicole was fine (at least for her first time). I didn't understand the hatred Christine got at all; I honestly liked her quite a bit. Frankie is one of my favorite players of all-time. Like...other than the final 2 themselves, I don't mind really anybody on this cast. But, alas, that's the issue; when the final 2 is so bad, it taints the season as a whole. At least for me. Every single vote being unanimous, other than three of them, was definitely boring. Again, Derrick did everything in his power to make the season boring...which worked for him, and he's obviously one of the most 'celebrated' winners in terms of gameplay, but...I don't give a shit about that. I don't care how 'great' someone played; all I care about is how entertaining or likable they were. Derrick was neither of those things. The Battle Of The Block twist...hate me all you want, but just like the Redemption Island twist in Survivor...I really liked it. It made the nominations and challenges far more interesting and unique, which I'm all for. Just doing the boring "one HOH, two nominations, veto competition, two nominations after veto ceremony, simple eviction" process is just...dull. It worked for a while, but everything needs a tune-up after a while; so many people bash Survivor for also doing new stuff over the years, when again things get stale if you just keep it the exact same forever and ever. So, I loved the Battle Of The Block twist. Ultimately, Derrick and Cody are easily my least favorite players of the season, and Derrick is a horrible winner (for ME). Other players that would be on my 'meh' list would include Paola, Brittany, Amber, Hayden, Caleb, and Victoria. The three pre-jury girls just didn't stand out to me at all, Hayden was just Nicole's love interest but pointless otherwise, Caleb was just kinda Derrick's lackey and had no substance until he got to play Survivor, and Victoria is just known for being a laughable goat rather than anything exciting. Frankie, Donny, Zach, Jocasta, and Joey would be my top 5. Devin, Nicole, and Christine are in the 'alright' category for me.