Twists that don't involve pitting hasbeens against pitiful starstruck newbies or dragging in hasbeens disguised as "coaches"? A Julie Chen that doesn't grate on one's last nerve? And a cast of houseguests that seems diverse enough in personality to make the game interesting and keep us entertained for an entire summer? It is the Big Brother that the majority of fans have been asking for...which is why I don't trust it.
History tells us that Allison Grodner has an affinity for hasbeens that could not have been satisfied by the single intrusion of that wretched cackling hag Rachel Reilly on her sister's introduction video. I doubt that the season premiere will be the last time that she will be foisted on us.
History also tells us that the cast and the game will be manipulated by Grodner and her herd of incompetents to the detriment of both. The first "twist" that saves the sister of one of Grodner's all-time favorites from eviction will prove the repetition of history.
As for Julie, she probably only seems less irritating and almost competent to someone that witnessed the appalling horror that was Big Brother Canada's Arisa Cox. Julie's first interview with an evicted houseguest (please let it be Elissa) will likely take care of any affinity I may have felt.
It's way too early in the game to know with any degree of certainty who will kick ass and who will just be one. But I believe I've seen enough of these people to make some predictions.
If McCrae commits to this game with the same passion that he has committed to the pizza delivery job he loves, then the first HOH competition will not be the last thing that he wins.
Jessie likely suffers from acute narcissistic personality disorder. She is not capable of anything that will make me like her.
For as long as Elissa remains in the Big Brother house, Grodner has the flimsy excuse she needs to continue to foist an irritating hasbeen on us. The houseguests need to get rid of her. Now.
David makes Jordan Lloyd look like a Rhodes scholar.
The premiere demonstrated this season's potential. Hopefully, Grodner et al. will give it the chance it deserves to succeed.
