Big Brother 26 Review

[@diamondaion8534]

Absolutely no mention of Kenny 10/10

[@CraaazzzyDog]

this being your first thought after finishing the video is a level of hater i want to be

[@scottc2076]

Kenny did more for the entertainment of the season than any of the trio. At least Kenny had his fight with Angela that will be remembered and tried to form the ball players alliance and make a big move. And yes he’s a quitter but so was Tucker he threw the AI arena.

[@joeyz9738]

Who? I literally forgot about him

[@Mackmicheals]

@@scottc2076throwing Ai isn’t quitting. Or else Dan is a quitter and not arguably the goat. Leaving the game on purpose is quitting, and completely different from throwing a because you think you’re safe.

[@scottc2076]

@@Mackmicheals Tucker didn’t think he was safe if he lost AI. Dan threw comps strategically to create a weak persona.

[@TimTeemo]

Not to mention, Julie seemed a lot more energetic and less “NPC” like. I loved this Julie.

[@parthsharma9606]

She was really into the cast this year! I loved when she reminded Cam to shout out his dogs at the crib. And she also really liked Tucker like the fans did!

[@lucastoft4948]

They loved God as much as she does, so of course

[@michaelclarke1737]

cam are you forgetting something?

[@vibinvina4309]

@@parthsharma9606didn’t she say they were her favorite cast so far

[@diegoprodriguez]

Which was ironic given the AI twist.

[@quinnmartin7352]

The way he knew I’d be watching 🥰♥️

[@deanweissbluth6437]

The way you were my favourite on bb you should've won!

[@carat_light]

yoooooo quinn legend

[@LucasC2022]

You’re awesome man! Was happy to see you get top 3 for AFP!

[@random_jae5886]

Quinn!!!!! You were my favourite this season! This man is one of us!!!! Be cringe and be free!

[@kaegrupper]

he knew you’d be here 🥳🥳🥳

[@trixie8998]

losing leah and angela in the double definitely decreased my excitement for the season at the end there, but I really loved this season!

[@Mackmicheals]

Leah was mia for entire weeks early in the season but Angela was a firecracker all through

[@Blankspace-unrelated-to-song]

I think once Leah nominated T’Kor was when the season started to waver because it was really Leah’s game to lose if she had nominated Chelsie instead.

[@ThisIsNotAYoutubeChannel163]

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[@QueenQueen0824]

@@Blankspace-unrelated-to-song Leah made the right choice in the sense that the possibility of MJ betraying her probably didn’t cross her mind. She probably had hoped that not putting Chelsie up and her connection with MJ would be enough to ensure that they would target Angela, Kimo, and Rubina before her. She was screwed either way cause regardless of whether she put up Chelsie or T’kor, both sides would be gunning for her

[@Blankspace-unrelated-to-song]

@@QueenQueen0824 I agree with the thought that Leah didn’t make the extremely wrong choice but when you put into perspective all that had gone down in the past two weeks of her getting both her men evicted by Chelsie she would be a little more suspicious. She also had dropped the ball with Makensy weeks ago by not ensuring Makensy saw her as a real ally. The thing is if Chelsie was gone Makensy probably still wins that next HOH and targets T’Kor or Angela instead because she’s been wanting to evict them for weeks.

[@robpagenkopf5829]

Split votes, blindsides, shock faces, power flips, chaos and tears, genuine emotion at multiple evictions, equitable comps, a good prejury twist that made Thursday more suspenseful, a final speech actually changing the eviction vote, the OTEV fiasco, the intrigue of getting to see someone else host an eviction episode, a comp lasting almost 10 hours, no unanimous votes until day 73, the veto being used every week except for one, and a deserving winner. If you don’t like this season, then I don't know what to tell you. You simply don’t like Big Brother, I guess.

[@Cypterial703]

I guess I picked the right the season to start on

[@hdbtftsg]

@@Cypterial703 Welcome, and yes you did. But there are several earlier seasons worth watching if you have any interest!

[@ScoobyFan0521]

@robpagenkopf5829 there were definitely upsides to this season. But personally the cast dragged it way down for me making it one of my least favorite I've watched.

[@robpagenkopf5829]

@@EvZotti Nope. I speak for everyone. You don't like this season, you don't like Big Brother. No ifs, no buts, no coconuts. So shall it be written. I doth decree it. Sorry, thems the rules.

[@Cypterial703]

@@hdbtftsg nice what ones are good

[@epurez6760]

Shoutout to my dogs at the crib

[@belpop]

Top 5 season for me. Best modern season with a top tier cast and mastermind winner. Fun twists, messy gameplay, drama, comedy, emotion, just YAYYYYY all around.

[@sad_dad]

I couldn’t agree more 🔥

[@AliFrankTheTank]

facts 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@vibinvina4309]

For sure

[@redkingdom15]

Top tier cast? Uhh okay..

[@jessicaorwateva]

And no problematic people! Best overall cast since BB23!!

[@PastelN01r]

Everyone being atrocious strategically except for Chelsie but 99% of them being entertaining in some way or manner (except for you Kenney) was perfect as my very first season of this show. I was so grateful to have this as my introduction to the series after binging videos about it all summer. Will always defend Angela and the classic BB vibe she brought with her messiness, being Asian I rallied my American friends to vote for her in my place and her making top 3 was definitely worth it.

[@scottc2076]

Kenny at least had his fight with Angela that was legendary and tried to start the ball players alliance (that Sunday was one of the best days of feeds the whole season). Where the trio did absolutely nothing all season but mope to each other and we had to have 4 cameras on their misery.

[@ScoobyFan0521]

@PastelN01r people say Anglea brought "classic BB vibes" but I really don't see it. On a lot off occasions she was just mean and nasty for no reason. Taking personal jabs at Matt's eyes, and the way Lisa walked when that had nothing to do with why there was conflict between them wasn't fun to watch in my opinion

[@PastelN01r]

@@ScoobyFan0521 A. She brought back petty and honest big brother where people were unashamed of their disdain for the other hgs. She brought the drama and fights of earlier seasons without anything truly problematic behind the fights. B. The eyes thing is genuinely not that serious. I know people have said it was racist but as a Filipina, no?? He just has like extremely expressive eyes that can be a bit odd. C. Mind you Matt was an arrogant, cocky weirdo. He made crazy eyes his whole personality post-eviction, he was very entitled as he went on to show, very obnoxious too on the feeds, compared wgat he went thru to what Taylor hale did which just... no?? D. Was angela out of pocket for the Lisa beef? Yes. Was it entertaining television? Also yes. I'll never forget twit-gate ("It's derogatory") and the walk, you never see that kind of beef anymore. E. Angela's fights are honestly probably nothing compared to the earlier ones. Go look up Keesha's birthday.

[@minecraft_lux]

@@ScoobyFan0521 honestly, same. She was such a bully, and it clearly had nothing to do with game, she’s just mean. I hate people like that on ANY competitive game shows. It’s why I don’t watch the challenge. Just a bunch of aggressive and bullying high schoolers trapped in adult bodies. Like, just play the game 🙄

[@ScoobyFan0521]

@PastelN01r I've seen fights from previous seasons and I'd say Angela's are the least fun I've ever watched. You can be petty and antagonistic but so often she would cry when she got pushback. And the double standards from fans are insane, praising Angela for her behavior but monsterizing the actions of bb19 players when both times it was just bullying all the same. In all I'd only say I only really like maybe 4 people from this cast

[@JGR4LIFE20]

That Cam segment had me crying 😂

[@CharlotteEveline]

@@JGR4LIFE20 especially since that's the only thing he did all season 🤣😭

[@richiedaniels111]

And Julie at the last eviction. Classic !!!!!

[@Hidethemmoneyyall]

@@CharlotteEvelinebetter than crying and being a Karen .

[@CharlotteEveline]

@@Hidethemmoneyyall touche 🤣

[@Captain_Subpar]

I'm glad you added a caveat to the A.I. Arena. I totally agree. A lot of fans say that it definitely needs to come back and I tend to agree... however, it HAS to continue to have mostly equitable comps. It's a fantastic twist in theory, but it only works if older players like Jerry or Miss Felicia would have a genuine shot to win safety. Otherwise, it becomes a perfect slippery slope towards wondering if production is just using it as another way to put their thumb on the scale.

[@paninilist4678]

also it makes players less willing to make big moves, if someone is a comp beast you might be scared to even put them on the block, let alone try to push for the votes to evict them because they might not even be on the block at the end of it. I think this season was almost too perfect for the ai area but it really is walking a fine line

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

Chelsie is a Top 10, maybe Top 5 winner. Very impressive game and think her reputation will jncrease even more as time goes by

[@scottc2076]

Top 10 for sure. Top 5 definitely not you can’t put her above Will, Dan, Andy, Derrick, or Cody. This was one of the weakest casts as evidenced by most HOHs putting up their allies on the block. And Chelsie’s best move which was picking up MJ was something she was actively rejecting in weeks 2,3, and 4 when MJ was begging to be picked up as an ally but nobody else in the cast wanted to do it so Chelsie only did it after Cedric left.

[@Mackmicheals]

Andy and Cody maybe she out won Andy while never being voted for and she didn’t pregame like Cody

[@Hidethemmoneyyall]

@@scottc2076 no one asked what you thought?

[@remi-D]

She won because everyone else was incompetent and had zero strategic ability

[@Hidethemmoneyyall]

@@remi-D you look like all you do is knit blankets and complain about the weather.

[@Ethang1103]

We need this type of cast next season. Essentially insane people that won’t form a majority alliance.

[@andrews5733]

Definitely the best modern season. At least top 5 all time, could be higher, but I dont have a clear way to rank the seasons as a whole.

[@deanm9652]

@@andrews5733 It was awful.

[@remi-D]

BB20 clears

[@eliasmg9144]

​@@deanm9652 some people just need to be party poopers

[@strangestcraze7743]

Did you forget about BB24?

[@parthsharma9606]

@@remi-D Yeah I would honestly have to put that one higher because it had more blindsides, a better ending, and so much strategy involved. This season had a good cast but like not all of them came to play the game

[@Kyle_etc]

Of all the seasons where an all-women’s alliance blows up in their faces, the season with no solid women’s alliance (and no really solid alliances either) had the best gameplay of women in maybe BB history.

[@sunnygolightly9996]

To be fair, this season clearly has the weakest male players, both strategically and physically, since maybe season 13. Still LOVE to see it.

[@sStyleMo]

Crazy how the millisecond comps become more varied women immediately perform better, and crazier how they performed better than men in the old seasons when comps were also more varied then. Makes you wonder if a game where competitions are extremely powerful yet are also all the same type might cause one type of person to win.

[@eliasmg9144]

More balanced comps for the future please

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

Angela won 2 HoH's and a veto and Kenny won a veto and got second in an HoH and Veto. Like the young fit guys definitely had an edge but it's telling the physical comps and mental comps both had a woman as their respective comp leaders. Cam being the most obviously physical player being the supersocial pretty boy sidekick a la Jason Guy was pretty unique too. I think he has a shot against Makensy. He was one of the sweetest people we've had on this show.

[@jcitycartel]

I agree now that I think about it. I think Leah’s HOH would of been more successful if she had space to talk to people and she might of realized she needed to target Cheslie. Cause the steamroll after her HOH was not fun

[@windy_williams]

big brother fans deserved a season like this after sitting thru some pretty awful casts (15,19,21,22) it got slow in the last quarter, but the first half of the game was so fun we probably wont get anything like it for awhile or ever again, so enjoy the season for what it is

[@Tribute347]

BB26 is in my Top 5, Chelsie as a winner ranks in the Top 3. This season really got me back to loving BB. Here’s to hoping BB27 is actually like BB26.

[@belpop]

im sure this wasn’t on purpose but I love that you said this was a season for the girlies on a shot of Quinn given the lore 💜

[@ChristianThatLovesGod]

What’s the lore??

[@eliasmg9144]

​@@ChristianThatLovesGod I think they're aither refering to Leah's crush unexpected crush on Quinn or Quinn demise by the hands of Chelsie

[@TheAckeePlant]

16:00 I feel like most seasons fall off towards the end, so I give it a pass to some extent. Definitely agree though all of them acting like they didn’t even need 750k with how they played was aggravating. Maybe we need less privileged people on the cast.

[@officialsurvivorfan]

Maybe this is recency bias, but I truly feel this is the best season ever. I know some of the early seasons hold a lot of nostalgia, but I think the overall bb26 product is the best season the show has ever produced. Amazing blindsides, split votes, fluid alliances, entertaining cast top to bottom, equitable comps, and a satisfying winner who controlled the social game beyond comparison… this season had it all. Yes it got slow near the end, but most of that slowness is only felt in the moment and not in hindsight on a binge. This season makes me excited for the future of BB in a way I haven’t felt in yearssss. I can’t think of a season that has kept me on my toes or that I’ve enjoyed more than this one! Shoutout to the dawgs at the big brother crib!

[@carat_light]

definitely agree! i think the final 5 or something after a double eviction is always gonna be a little bit slow no matter how great the cast is so it's not even a big flaw of the season :) they were great and even Julie Chen herself connected with the cast which is a rarity

[@arhae87]

It is!!!!!

[@jaybee8296]

"Well... okay, hold up... Maybe not all of the footage." Immediately thought you were gonna end with the Joseph/Cam convo about the porta-potty.

[@samueloneworldproductions6520]

BB26 is an top-tier season imo and it's alone in my Top 5 Best Seasons on the pure fact it reminded me why i love Big Brother :}

[@georgehand]

This year was the best prejury phase ever mainly thanks to the Arena Comp but when we got to jury it fell flat and whilst Chelsie crushed it with a perfect game which you can’t argue against Makensy is the new Cody!!!

[@sunnygolightly9996]

Do not forget the chaos that were Tucker and Angela, if it wasn't for them, the Arena twist alone wouldn't make that much of a wave.

[@gdplasman1616]

This was my first season I've ever properly watched, and boy was it a good time! A great season in my eyes, chaos, likeable characters, and chaos. Loved the AI Arena, it made me hype up the eviction episodes so much and really hope to see it back. And yeah, Chelsie was a great dominant winner to look back on as well.

[@NewEarthSon]

Congrats to Chelsie on winning BB26. One of the best players of all-time.

[@ShadowandKirby324]

I will say, Rubina outlasting T'Kor, Tucker and Kimo, while fighting her heart out to get to the end, was juicy drama. I absolutely adored this season, even Jankie World, and I disliked Jankie World, but it gave content and I appreciate the content

[@TheCrispyChip]

tkor was useless, braindead and constantly faking accents actually gave me headaches.

[@PastelN01r]

Jankie world gave us the big cam-cheslie jealousy incident too + angeleah coming out of the bathroom for the veto meeting

[@scottc2076]

You didn’t watch feeds clearly she made one half-hearted pitch to MJ on Wednesday after avoiding her the whole week 😂

[@Mackmicheals]

Rubin’s was a hell of a little fighter but i think that helped her. What are you gonna do target the cute little one?

[@kengeorgejones6855]

@@scottc2076 Rubina had a few moments of gaming but most of her time seemed to be spent seeking validation for her insecurities, singing, and moralizing.

[@TheRomaniBanks]

Top 5 season of all time, best modern season, & Chelsie easily sits by Dan & Derrick as one of the best winners we’ve ever seen.

[@Mrdonjuliothewicked]

And this folks is what Merriam Dictionary refers to as recency bias!

[@scottc2076]

Chelsie has the weakest cast of game players besides BB19 and also made mistakes that Derrick never would make. The whole reason why the Cedric flip was possible is that she made it obvious to Quinn that he was on the bottom of the pentagon, and made it obvious to Joseph, T’Kor, and Kimo they were at the bottom of the collective, which is why the Cedric flip happened. Derrick and Cody had their onion alliances be successful because they made people at the bottom of those alliances feel as if they weren’t and Chelsie didn’t do a good job at that. She’s the 6th best winner imo. There’s no way you can put her above Will, Dan, Derrick, Andy, or Cody as they played truly masterfully.

[@TheRomaniBanks]

@@Mrdonjuliothewickedrecency bias when the stats add up??? She tied the overall most HOHs in a single season, never had an eviction vote against her, & she won unanimously.

[@mohammadislam680]

I feel like chelsie wasn't that good, everyone else was just really bad

[@graysonalbarado1473]

@@Mrdonjuliothewicked chelsie could win bb16, derrick couldn’t win bb26

[@parthsharma9606]

Definitely one of my all-time favorite seasons. I completely agree with you, as much as I want to see these players on my screen longer, Big Brother should resort to shorter seasons. Or at the very least do not make them live outside for a week and kill the momentum of the season.

[@boobookittylozz]

This is the first season I have seen all the way to the end for a long time, enjoyed it greatly! A worthy winner indeed.

[@eliasmg9144]

Big brother, a show with a production team so bad that AI legitimately made the final product better

[@guntherstewart8941]

The cam compilation near the end 😂😂😂

[@RoyalKingOliver]

This better be regarded as the new BB16 And this better be the gold standard moving forward for future seasons It’s an easy 10/10 despite its minor flaws in those final 2 weeks and some hectic twists. But my god this cast gave it their all. It was an awesome rollercoaster from beginning to end. And I’ve never had so much fun in a finale night since BB20. I wasn’t stressed, I wasn’t mad, I had fun, and that’s what ultimately made this season a Top 3, unforgettable experience. I wish the very best on this cast and I’m praying to god we see more of them in the future. Thank you for an unforgettable summer BB26. You won’t be forgotten

[@jeffsmall2308]

I agree about it being very similar to BB16 which is an all time season for me and I can't believe Peridiam didn't mention it as one BB26 was most similar too. A crazy cast with multiple big personalities, a 2 person alliance that while not together for as long does go to the end together and then the winner of the last HOH choosing the wrong person to take at the end. BB26 tops 16 for me because it the AI arena made it way more interesting on a week to week basis and the winner for most of the game wasn't clear cut like Derrick. The only seasons that come to mind that I liked better then this one are BB10 and BB14 (big Dan fan haha)

[@mikedavis9885]

I totally agree on AI Arena… it was the best (and most unexpected) gameplay twist that I have seen on BB. There’s no way to predict who will win because every houseguest wants to get off the block. I feel that the new change forces the houseguests to be adaptable with their strategy and prevents absolute domination with a big alliance. Kudos!

[@tinabc4694]

LOVE CHELSIE!!! She played an amazing game!

[@absolutedealer]

Absolutely the biggest blemish of this season was the dwindling competitiveness towards the end. I don't think you have to care about the money (although that is A LOT of money to not care about), but if you're going to take a place in the house from the thousands and thousands of people who would kill to compete in that house, you have to play to win, and a lot of them didn't seem to care to. Boils my blood, but it of course is a reflection of the age we live in. You can almost guarantee a career as an influencer if you are at least slightly liked and play your cards right. If you show what it takes on Big Brother, CBS will likely reach out for other reality shows. So the prize money probably isn't the goal for some people, but damn out of respect for the audience, PLAY TO WIN, and the audience will respect the hell out of you in return. TL;DR: Play to win and don't just take up a spot on the cast from somebody that would care to win could be filling instead. Respect the audience.

[@Cult-Free_Ang]

This was a great season! I’m so glad the final two were Chelsie and MJ. I’m so so glad Tucker wasn’t in Jankie World. I liked getting live feeds before the competition started during the first half of the season. I only wish we saw the Angela and Lisa fight

[@calebos268]

uh yeah we definitely do not want all of the Joseph in the Mattrix footage 💀

[@sandybrooks8390]

Cast didn't really hit for me, there was no one to hate or love. But I did enjoy Angela's early weeks and that none of the cast were horrible people. The twist worked out well and Chelsie winning made it a good season. We haven't had a really strategic winner since 22 and it was desperately needed for the series.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Chelsie is the Diamond winner of Big Brother! 💎

[@KristianYeager]

The chaotic gameplay and mindless strategic decision making by everyone else makes Chelsie’s win all that more impressive!! For a strategic mind like Chelsie, playing with emotional people makes the game so much harder because there's no way to predict what they'd do next! And the shear amount of influence Chelsie had on every HOH DEFINITELY makes her one of the Top 5 players of all time!

[@YoSammitySam]

Definitely one of the top 5 seasons for me. I am fighting everything within me to not succumb to recency bias and say it is my favorite season of all time!

[@boxesofflowers]

put some respect on Jankie...he died and was reborn for our sins smh

[@kimwilliamsii2122]

7:58 YES THIS WAS JASE BLINDSIDED ALL OVER AGAIN! I always compared Tucker to jase 2.0! Even the orange shirt with the rock and roll hair made him look so familiar to him!

[@Mackmicheals]

Set the tone by using first couple of vetoes and it will continue to be used

[@danielmulno]

My biggest flaw with the current BB format is that once someone is put up on the Block, they seem to be always put up on the Block, especially as an initial nomination. It's too safe for the HoH to just renom contestants who have already been on the block instead of exposing anyone new. It felt like a given that Kimo and Angela were going to be initial noms basically every week. I've noticed a trend the last few seasons where there are a few players who can claim they survived the block 5-8 times, and everyone else gets voted out the first time on the block. Maybe there are huge flaws with this idea, let me know, but I think a solution would be to give the person who survived the block each week immunity just from the initial nomination, they could still be put up as a renom later in the week. My hope is this would make the nomination ceremony more interesting and less predictable as the HoH can't keep putting up the same people but instead be forced to put up someone new/er.

[@peakmoment.]

I think this makes a ton of sense. It forces aggressive (entertaining) gameplay and adds an extra strategic layer to an HOH's week. It also seems balanced enough that the 'safe' houseguest could still go up with the Veto, which puts higher stakes on the veto comp. I could also see it backfiring by us seeing more block-volunteering because 'you're NOT my target! I'm forced to put you up, but pawns don't go home anymore! You'll be safe next week!'🙄 Like most of these twists, it usually comes down to how the players use them. Would love to see it tried out for a season. Hopefully the AI program the producers used to ask how to improve their season will pick out your comment!👍

[@zacharyshaul]

My favourite modern era BB by far! It had the spirit of the older seasons with all the conflict and drama around the AI Arena, vetoes being used and the competitions felt much more fair and balanced than the last few seasons. Chelsie represents this season very well and deserves her win!

[@thomashaught1295]

i started with bb19 (yikes) and fell out of the show after bb21. after seeing the week 1-2 shenanigans on tiktok i gave this season a shot. made me love the show again.

[@rossy9095]

The final part of the season just played out, but I can’t be mad cause of everything that went into that final part. The casting team outdid themselves this season.

[@rheawinkler]

😂 excellent video. Delightful ending. That cracked me up. I love and appreciate your videos and all the hard work you put in!

[@BadBoy_604]

Great summary. It was a fun and chaotic season at the start. But ya it got boring at the end with Chelsie being the only one playing well and the others just being passive pawns.

[@balldalt]

I would rank this season in my top 10. It did slow down tremendously after the double eviction but then ended with a great winner so I can mostly overlook that. This is a season that people should watch before they go on the show so they know what NOT to do. 😆

[@DeliSports]

Usually I have very similar opinions to you, but I have a very different opinion on BB26. I'd argue that Janky Week was the best week and really the only real week where a game changing event could occur for the endgame. I would agree with the AI Arena being an awesome twist, especially as a fan of The Challenge as well; I hope that would return in the future. But to be honest, this is the first season I chose not to finish and I don't have any motivation to watch the final few episodes. My primary gripe with this season is why it seemed like so few people wanted to win themselves like in BB19, and as someone who watches commonly for the competitive aspect of reality tv competition shows, that's a necessity for me. I am glad you enjoyed the season though and I enjoyed hearing your opinion and perspective as always!

[@buhnerboy1974]

I agree the arena comp needs to be near constant. It made it so you couldn't truly back door people

[@AV-jh2ss]

One change that would be Speedo my up the end game. Here’s what I’m thinking: At Final 5, make the next eviction on Sunday night. Then have the Final 4 eviction on Thursday night. And then Finale on Sunday night. It forces the HGs to be on their toes for the last remaining comps and hopefully mitigates the boredom with fewer players left.

[@AV-jh2ss]

*speed not Speedo. Damn autocorrect.

[@stefansokoloski3344]

Honestly, I have no idea where I put this, but I feel like it’s entered my top 5 forsure. What a dynamic season, filled with suspense and interesting characters, and the cherry on top is the winner really deserved it, pulling off some good moves to be in that position. Definitely a top season. Only detractor is that after the double it died down a bit, but that’s only nearing the end. Barely even a problem for me knowing how great the ride there was

[@oliverwady4749]

For me the last part of the season wasn’t even that bad after Jankie world. It was already over two weeks and there were still big moves being made and the veto was still used with MJ blindsiding Leah. We also got a perfect F2 as end result 🤭

[@George-jr7vv]

Imo thats more on the network to shorten season to 75 to 82 days and it would be perfect

[@jaredcutright3015]

This season fucking ruled! Seriously can't say that enough and honestly I would have to put it in my top 4 seasons of all time! Just barely missing the top 3 which consists of Big Brother 10 at 1, Big Brother 6 at number 2, and Big Brother 24 at number 3! Regardless this season was an all timer and was a huge improvement over last season and seasons 21 and 22! Congratulations to the cast and crew for giving us pure gold levels of entertainment!❤️🤣😂🙌🏅🥇🏆👑🎥

[@Benjamin-ip5vk]

BB26 is easily top 5, maybe higher. It was a much needed season, and I think it will bring longevity for our beloved show 🙏 ♥

[@themrharrisj]

THIS season! It was so great! My students and I tracked it closely! Cedric even came to talk to my class! Thanks for covering it, Peridiam! I love all your commentary!

[@Fishy-o8w]

BB26 Surely belongs in S TIER along with 7, 14, and 24. Great review. Summed it up perfectly. RUN IT UP!!!!!!

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Chelsea played a great game but the person that played Chelsea game the best with McKenzie. She pulled a Cody!

[@George-jr7vv]

Loved this review. Definitely the top season of BB20s. Tucker and Angela were such stars. The POV being used every week and AI Arena was the best twist. Our first female final 2 since 2011 and loved Chelsies win. The winner deserved every penny. U should rank the 20s

[@Sakuraa3398]

This season was top tier loved the cast miss feeds already! Wow production ate thaaat! Way better tv edit, equitable competitions, fun cast, and even the social media team was good this season. I can see a lot of players from this season returning. Also the twist this season was good which is so rare lol. I do agree the end game was a bit slow but overall season was great.

[@Pizza4Lyfe]

I liked this season a lot but I hope it's not just recency bias. The only negative to me was that the recruits this year really had no idea how the game worked and at times it was frustrating. I'm not opposed to recruits since we got taylor that way but she put in the work to watch the prior seasons and learn the game. Quinn I wish lasted longer too so he could educate some of them lol

[@deadite3879]

I did not like the last few episodes. I fell like when it was 3 to 3 to 2 after janky world the game play felt like a few good players stomping out everyone else. I get that that tends to happen, but here it was just annoying that no one was able to go against them.

[@BradsPitts.]

The thing is I feel like the format of Big Brother makes the predictability of the end almost inevitable

[@TFriies]

not one time this season did Julie pull the "with 4 votes, Angela . . you are SAFE, Tucker, you have been evicted from the big brother house". i always love seeing the shock when she pulls that off. lol.

[@samwetherhold08]

I would place this season in my top 5 favorite seasons. I would also place Chelsie's game in the top 4 of best players ever! She broke the 2nd HOH curse!!!! I definitely did not expect THIS awesome of a season! ❤

[@NathanClouse-ox1ln]

She also broke the curse of the 4th houseguest entering

[@june1july]

I must have been in a bad mood all season, because I felt like I wasn't nearly as hyped. I couldn't stand the 1995 era computer animation, I didn't enjoy the AI arena twist because it cancelled the ability to backdoor, and I didn't enjoy the cast. I sincerely hope I'm in the minority because on the back of BCAN cancelling and the downshift in the rewind feature, I was feeling Julie's pronouncement that BB will be back next summer was wishful thinking. Glad you enjoyed it. (Here's hoping it's back next year - and starts earlier in the summer!)

[@Cierra_yo]

OOP! Well what was ONE thing you at least enjoyed about the season?

[@E123OmegaShow]

Good review. I only started watching BB last season when Cirie was part of the cast. 26 was a big improvement over the last one. I am here for more chaotic characters like Tucker and Angela (Felicia is still my fave among those 2 casts though). Chelsie was an amazing and very deserving winner!

[@Nixter52]

I wasn't a fan of Angela, sure she made for drama, but not the entertaining kind. She was so childish, and none of her tears were real. I enjoyed Tucker, I honestly don't think I could handle him, but he made for good TV. I was rooting for Quinn & Cedric, Kimo grew on me. I think Chelsie deserved to win, because let's face it, she played the best game. I read somewhere that Jankie World was introduced because they needed to get all the ants out of the house, or for covid reasons, if that is the case, they did good for short notice. It would be fun to have even just an online mini season of the jury house, it would be interesting to see how they react and share stories after they are evicted. I really hope Quinn and Cedric make a comeback on future seasons, they were my favorites for sure!

[@lucyxoxo5504]

I'm glad you acknowledged the low points of the last third of the season. I absolutely loved the entirety of the pre-jury phase (probably the best pre-jury yet) but in the jury phase is was way too obvious that Chelsie was miles ahead of the rest of the cast and had the win guaranteed. Still an amazing season overall but hard for me to rank it higher than my other favs for those reasons

[@Andrew-ih7yh]

Honestly I loved the AI arena and hope they keep it for a couple seasons (obviously rebranded for whatever the theme is)

[@GallifreyanGirlinTheTardis]

AI arena was the best twist in years, stopped backdoors completely and added energy to the season

[@NewEarthSon]

It also stopped huge alliances forming just to ride numbers each week and the unanimous voting that caused people to basically not play.

[@minimaniaa]

26 is bottom half for me, i think while the prejury was an all-timer, perhaps the best ever, the jury phase felt like a slow, agonizing death march as everyone with a brain slowly rolled over for the winner, who i strongly dislike. there's a lot to love-- the comp design, the twists, the way they went about casting, but one of the most important things for me as a viewer is whether or not a season sticks the landing, and 26 absolutely didn't. it's better than 25, sure, but far below 23 and especially 24 for me. however the fact that my only distaste for this season is in the outcome, not anything format-related, is a really good sign for bb going forward. this was shaping up to be a potential all time favorite for me until the midpoint and after that it wasn't just downhill, it was off a cliff

[@gexghetto]

ngl i feel bad chelsie haters lol you can't even enjoy a top 10 season because of your bad taste i hate that for you

[@minimaniaa]

to each their own! i def get the appeal i just don't like her much :P if you can enjoy the season just fine that's great but i just found the latter half of the game mad uninteresting which is a shame given the prejury. i do think people hailing her as one of the series' best winners are sorely misguided though, she was a decent player on a cast of very very bad ones and i think her game is not very replicable T B H i also dont know why i was such a shitter in my original comment like damn girl chill out its literally not that serious, i feel like it gave the impression that my opinion is a lot more negative than it actually is

[@sellina4life]

16:20 I knew what was coming next shout out all my dawgs at the crib😂💀💀💀

[@bool_master]

It was a banger of a season bro, I’m so hyped to see what BB27 has to offer

[@pabs109]

Fun season +: Equitable Comps, AI Arena was good, Some Blinside, Unproblematic Cast -: Level of Gameplay Was Weak; Boring Endgame after Angela Left Suggestion: Shorten the Arena for 5 weeks and have F5/F4 evictions in the same week.

[@spilledsalt]

Like we had four noms for the ENTIRE prejury. That’s wild.

[@gavino0077]

The Shout out all my dawgs at the crib montage, my goat Cam XD

[@elitettelbach4247]

Great review! Definitely a top 10 season, potentially top 5. 26 being a mix of 4, 5, 17, and 20 is actually such a good call. Chelsie top 1 winner in terms of gameplay imo. Dominant, but faced adversity (literally started the season with a downgrade, and had her majority alliance destroyed) and played a perfect game! Loved how the AI Arena shook up the game and made each week feel more fluid. I would like to see it again to see if it will hit the same. I agree that the season slowed down in the jury phase starting in Jankie world and screeched to a near halt after the double. There were still some interesting things that happened but it was drawn out too long for my taste. 2.5 months is a fine amount for a season, it doesn’t need to be 3 whole months. It was neat seeing Julie have more fun this season. You could tell she really liked (most of) this cast! Also absolutely loved Taylor Hale taking over as jury round table host ❤️

[@shaheimrawly]

This was the first season of big brother i’ve ever watched all the way through and im definitely a fan now and i will be tuning in every year from now on

[@cadenparker35]

I wouldn't say Chelsea necessarily had a perfect tame as I feel like a perfect game should be unanimous win, no eviction votes, and never on the block

[@AshleyMillionaireMitchell]

I think this season is exactly #5 in the all time ranking. And the fact that a MODERN season can shoot up to the *TOP 5* gives me a lot of hope for the future of big brother. Long live Ainsley!

[@Klainer721]

This is a top three season for me. I genuinely enjoyed every second of it. I’m so happy the comps were equitable and this cast was FAR better than the last 2 seasons. I’ve laughed so much this summer and I’m super sad it’s over.

[@kathyharris1627]

The deep fake coup d'etat could have been fun if Quinn had kept his mouth shut. I feel like it was a good idea, but if there had been a rule that the player couldn't tell anyone or loose the power would have been better.

[@lilrqlovesanime650]

No Mention of Kenney? 10/10 great review

[@lukask5208]

I picked MJ week one. But when Chelsea won her first HOH and I saw her thought process and her rational thinking I knew she'd win. This season was very much like Xavier in season 23, 5 weeks in I was just waiting for them to cut Chelsie the check.

[@DRGOAT999]

Even tho i wasn't a fan of Chelsie, she played a perfect game def top 3 females to ever play

[@arhae87]

Best modern season by a landslide, top 3 overall

[@ryanlashton]

This was one of my favorite seasons in a very long time, beats Big Brother (2021 season) by a huge margin and that’s the last season that I had watched. I rooted for both Chelsie and Cedric throughout the whole season. Ironically they were both the “mascots” and one of them ended up winning the season. Aside from them, I loved the chemistry of this cast. My least favorite player was Angela though and Rubina, because I hated how she pivoted her whole focus on ol’ dudes game.

[@duellegend71]

I Really REALLY wish we get a season of all the best social players! While I agree the show has stopped being so much about everyone playing 5d chess at the same time it’s also equally as boring to see makenzy just be Chelsie’s puppet and do everything she wanted her to do. I want everyone to be alert of where to be on edge all the time never know if they’re next or not. Now it’s kinda just everyone gets their cliques and it’s just Rock paper scizors of what group wins hoh Tkor and Kimos biggest “ game move “ was doing a flip vote and then just literally do nothing but talk about “ when I win HoH I’ll get MJ out !” Okay well Kimo it’s like the 3rd last week so how about you actually finally win something and stop talking? It’s bothering me the most because i actually loved Rubina right at the end from her personality she’s my opposite Quinn where as with Quinn I loved him from the start. But there’s always the one person you never think you wanted to like until they make it far. Although probably it’s not that I liked her much it’s just I liked her the most of who’s left.

[@Yeaster]

You can tell Julie really enjoyed this season. She was having so much fun. I love that for her. Chelsie played amazingly well, and I'm glad she was awarded for it. ❤

[@soucy24]

I enjoyed the season overall. The last bit where you saw Chelsie run the table was a real downer, but you can't fault her for playing against naivety. Even at the very end, she could've been cut, but we got a BB16 all over again.

[@JohnnyHikesSW]

Angela not even being in the thumbnail for your review of Big Brother: Angela is a travesty

[@SahilTanna]

Such a great and refreshing modern season!!! I feel like it made a lot of people fall back in love with Big Brother

[@greenday61892]

Oh man you cut out THE best part of the Mattrix segment, Joseph laughing at the "this one was tricky because I thought there was an a there"

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Top 7 Szn All Time ❕❕ .. MK fumbled, Chelsie became a top 4 female winner, around top 10 overall. The veto usage, the 3 Noms, Jankie World, Julie this szn … whatta szn. Good Luck 27 🔥🔥🔥

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

I've only seen 9 BB Seasons so far but currently BB26 sits at #2 for me, behind only BB20 for me.

[@peakmoment.]

I also started at 19, gotta say... same lol

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

@peakmoment. oh i havent been watching in order. ive seen 3, 5, 9, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23, ans 26