Written by Kevin Kokoskza
We are five weeks into the Big Brother season, and we’ve got an all-timer on our hands. What seemed to be a typical steamroll turned into a chaotic mess that is setting up the season very nicely. There was Mallory’s tea party, Haley’s HOH from hell, Dee and Devens flipping on their own alliance, and one of the most surprising competition wins in the show’s history.
If you haven’t caught up with the show for the past three weeks, here is your warning for spoilers ahead.
The first big moment from the past few weeks was the Big Brother tea party. Mallory thought it would be a fun way to take a break from the game by throwing a tea party in the backyard for all the houseguests. Unfortunately for Mallory, her peaceful tea party lasted about five minutes before Kamu decided it was the perfect opportunity to call out Jason for lying. Jason then correctly exposed both sides of the house, which created an awkward situation. After Jason was nominated, he took a spoon and banged on a tea kettle all around the house. This was very reminiscent of Evel Dick banging pots and pans on Season 8.
In Week 4, we saw Haley win HOH, and all the power went to her head. She told multiple people that she’s had the roughest time in the house so far despite never touching the block. Also, Haley told the whole house that anyone who was talking trash about her couldn’t hang out in her HOH room. This is not a great way to handle power in the game of Big Brother.
During this time, we saw Dee, Devens, and Angela push the Toolshed alliance to turn on one of their own, Drew. They thought Drew was playing both sides and wanted to nip him in the bud early. Drew and Melody also have slowly become a showmance in the eyes of the other houseguests, which put a major target on both of their backs.
By the end of the week, it seemed pretty clear that either Drew or Melody would be going home, but at the last minute Dee and Devens flipped the votes and got Lyric evicted from the house. This left Chuk, Haley, and Kamu completely blindsided, in one of the best eviction votes in years.
After that, we had the iconic wall endurance comp where the houseguests must hold onto a wall for as long as possible as it moves forwards and backwards. It came down to Kamu and Lala, where 58-year-old Lala somehow beat an MMA athlete in one of the most physical competitions on the show. You genuinely could not have scripted a crazier upset.
This week turned out to be Haley and Chuk vs. the whole house as they became the two main targets. We saw Haley and Angela get into a big fight after Angela finally confessed to Haley that she was one of the votes that flipped during the previous eviction. At this point of the game, there are many new alliances being created and the power structure is a lot less clear than at the beginning.
The biggest issue with this season so far is the BB Time Capsule, where fans vote for houseguests to compete for either a power-up or a punishment. To no one’s surprise, the first three winners were the three icons, who all had fan bases going into the show. It really would’ve benefited the show if they had everyone compete for these power-ups rather than an America’s vote. Rick Devens won the Diamond Power of Veto, which allows him to take someone off the block and name his own replacement, basically taking most of the power away from the HOH.
Between tea-party meltdowns, blindsides, alliance flips, and ridiculous competition upsets, Big Brother 28 has become exactly the kind of chaotic season that fans have been asking for. The BB Time Capsule is still a concern, but if the show can keep the twists from overwhelming the actual game, this could end up being one of the best seasons in years.
