So What the Heck is Reindeer Games?

Soooo what the heck is Reindeer Games? A new Big Brother spin-off kicks off tonight, but it looks a lot more like The Challenge than anything Big Brother has done in the past. Today we'll take a look at the new format and the 9 returning legends that will be competing to become the ultimate... reindeer?
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 What is Reindeer Games?
01:28 Cameron
02:21 Taylor
03:03 Xavier
03:40 Cody
04:21 Josh
05:17 Nicole
06:19 Frankie
07:03 Britney
07:53 Danielle
08:41 Who I'm excited to see
10:59 Ending
11:50 Nicole's first reindeer game

[@Ethanimale]

For what it's worth, it's possible there IS actually some sort of social or strategic element to this game and that it might not be solely physical. I did a bit of assuming based on the information that's been released, and it's possible my guess is just wrong!

[@TheSANJohn]

The question is are we still voting for Kerri?

[@Ethanimale]

Always voting for Kerri @@TheSANJohn

[@cameronrmwarren]

cody screwed himself lastnight....i dont LOVE the show but as a BB fan im here for it

[@KristianYeager]

It is worth A LOT!!!!

[@allison3852]

​@@Ethanimalewho does you think going to win the reindeer game

[@sebishuezo3511]

The fact that with the 9 players and the 3 hosts they could have easily made an all-legends season with 12 houseguests and the short celebrity big brother winter format. That would have been so much better.

[@themandalorian9511]

Yeah, weird choice to do this instead

[@Wehndigo]

all they needed was rachel, vanessa, Paul, and maybe Jag and this would have been an insanely stacked all star cast

[@Natg6]

I thinks it's the fact that it's only 6 days. Most of these people don't want to be away for more than that

[@khloegwen]

Beast mode should have been invited!

[@konway17]

You have to remember some of them probably don’t wanna play BB again, especially with how the online fandom can be

[@L_R..]

I really feel like this would’ve BEEN SUCH A GOOD CAST for a legends season. I mean we have all the top names. I would’ve loved to see all these players interact on a social level inside the house!

[@kalebdunaway]

All the top names? No we don’t. 😅

[@zaniahsims]

yeah :/

[@sunshinehwy]

They're all scared to damage their Legend status lol

[@quickpstuts412]

Top names? Ya think? I can think of so many more top names than the ones chosen if you think about all 25 seasons.

[@midnalazuli793]

Top names? Danielle is literally the only one who hasn’t competed in a season after 12. It’s pure recency bias.

[@mrblissmirage]

I honestly feel like Big Brother just really really wanted to do something similar to The Challenge since they love physical comps so much

[@TimWhitt]

How’d you comment this 22 hrs ago?

[@belpop]

@@TimWhittPatreon is my guess

[@corrections]

SO much better...

[@mrblissmirage]

@@TimWhitt I'm a KZbin member

[@Chris75717]

The Challenge rules

[@KristianYeager]

I LOVE how Cody and Xavier are FINALLY on their back feet and facing some sort of adversity in the BB house

[@reitzcollings1024]

Even better is seeing Cody eliminated! Not a good idea going against Taylor. LOL!!

[@KristianYeager]

@@reitzcollings1024 Taylor aka the Block Buster! 🙌

[@KristianYeager]

@@Hahsggsg She survived the block SIX times on eviction night though and was in a better strategic position every single time.

[@princessleyley9166]

I think Michael and Jag were excluded from Reindeer Games because it would be a wrap once either of them showed up. They’re simply too good at comps. In the words of Rancey Pants: “Just give him the effing money! You’re wasting my time right now.” Edit: I love that somebody else has Josh as one of their Top 10 favorite BB players. That man is pure entertainment.

[@nolanitis2086]

imagine if Michael Bruner was cast for this. He would probably sweep every single game.

[@waz207]

Would’ve loved to see Michael vs Jag tbh. May not have wanted Jag to win (was team Matt all the way), but that boy was a comp beast! Michael could’ve tied/beaten Jag though if he wasn’t ousted as early as he was (or if this past season was smart and got rid of the damned comp beast when they had the chance)

[@sinanfaiad]

So happy that Ethanimale videos are back! I’ve been suffering severely over the past few months without any new content. But now, I am healed! Thank you for the amazing video!

[@Benjamin-ip5vk]

I thought the rules were: 1st competition winner = nominates 3 people 2nd competition = saves one of the 3 nominees 3rd competition = "Santa's Showdown" and loser gets eliminated. Can someone confirm this?

[@Ace_5Hunter]

Soo..house of villains

[@Benjamin-ip5vk]

@@Ace_5Hunter That's what I said 💀

[@AliFrankTheTank]

@@Ace_5HunterBananas 🐐

[@KristianYeager]

That's LITERALLY Big Brother without an eviction vote! 😂

[@RobertPalen]

I'm really interested on how BB Reindeer Games would play out. The cast I'm a bit biased on. I think the cast should've been a mix of old school and new school players in my opinion. Like I would've preferred swapping Nicole and Cody out for Rachel from BB12/BB13 and James from BB6/BB7. Other than that, I can't wait to watch the premiere tonight. Well done with the video Ethanimale.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

I’m so excited for this spinoff since the extended episodes are returning so that means holiday chaos & drama! So excited for Taylor Hale, Danielle & Britney to slay us once again this holiday season!

[@rushmorris12]

would love to see a rerank now that we know strategy is involved

[@EdibleBible]

I'm glad production focused on what's most important during the festive season and for the BB fans Competitions

[@fluff_bunny1885]

i know a lot of people wanted to see early bb houseguests, but players from the bb2-bb14 era have admitted that the newer comps are a lot harder physically and mentally. janelle herself has said she was surprised by the difficulty of comps when she went to all-stars 2. if janelle was having problems, how do you think players who weren't comp beasts would fare during this show? i think that having older (in terms of season) houseguests might just leave it so that the newer players have an advantage and lead to us seeing the same people place low and get evicted each week, so i'm pretty okay with the higher percentage of newer players.

[@olivermensinger]

I don't know, and I don't really care. I saw Frankie Grande and was like "Nope."

[@SG-sj5in]

I have a feeling Nicole will do better than people think and will probably be the strongest female. Part of her strategy in past seasons is throwing comps and blending in to lower her threat level, but with that not being an option here I think she will surprise everyone (to their annoyance) and show how competitive and well rounded she is

[@Wehndigo]

Probably the best female here in the cast comps wise, the other females had strong social game but not really physically

[@SG-sj5in]

@@Wehndigo Nicole is also one of the best strategically (with Cody and Danielle). Her social game is definitely where she lacks.

[@lifecide]

Nicole is the best female bb player (usa anyway) imo people just don't like her

[@wizardglick7762]

I don’t like Nicole. I know she’s an intelligent woman (I think she was a nurse), so her bimbo, little girl, innocent act has grown tiresome. Britney, on the other hand, is fantastic! I don’t think she has any chance of winning, but I admire her spirit. If they want viewers, I think a better cast could have been chosen from the pool of America’s Favorite Houseguests.

[@Chickenleg-hl4le]

@@wizardglick7762Yeah, she is damn near 30, her crying over the littlest inconvenience ain’t going to work

[@sunshinehwy]

Danielle Reyes being, "fit asfckkkk" killed me 😂😂

[@elianaarnold5608]

i don't like nicole franzel all that much but i cannot WAIT to see the awkward dynamic between her and cody aksjdfkashdf

[@mikealan1984]

Why would it be akward

[@Wehndigo]

@@mikealan1984 Cody cut Nicole final 3 in all stars and it’s been awkward ever since. They don’t talk to eachother at all

[@mikealan1984]

@@Wehndigo ohhh ok thanks I didn't no that

[@AliFrankTheTank]

& Britney🤣🤣🤣

[@itzkylo3133]

It's been a little while since I was able to cook dinner and watch your video. It was nice to come home and do that today.

[@lisaportier3873]

Excited to see what you have to say about the show now that it’s over!!

[@jamesheatherly4209]

I remember Josh because of his Wall cameo and Challenge USA 2 and Nicole from Amazing Race 31.

[@strawberry0.0]

not me gasping out loud when you said they might not live in the bb house or together at all 😂

[@cjwaters6575]

The clips at the end are always top tier 😂

[@zaniahsims]

taylor said all the comps were equitable and that it would be a good show if they edited it right

[@alexhirsch5738]

I'm really happy to see Nicole and Cody back because I hope they both got humbled

[@MagnitudeReviews]

Reindeer Games described in just one word “Mistake”.

[@BradsPitts.]

Wait also how iconic is it that Halloween isn’t in Reindeer Games 😏

[@johnnemblem]

Honestly Thank you for this, I had zero idea what this whole reindeer games thing was and now they I know it’s actually kind of exciting

[@daltonriser1125]

This could end up really bad or really good Honestly I was kinda stunned at peridiams big brother 25 review and seeing thst bb2 had the fewest new comps ever so I have a feeling this might be just be winter themed versions of regular comps

[@Quammaxing]

Update Nicole won it

[@sunshinehwy]

Lol this cast is great, now I'm convinced CBS will never do a shortened Legends/Winners/All Stars. They could have had these Nine play the BB game, but them and other Returning Hgs likely said no but to a season full of edited Luxury Competitions .. sure

[@teamsteed1]

Thank you for posting the video. I've wondered about this as well. 🦌

[@Sawyer-S]

I would have loved to see Michael come back. This should be a good time anyway.

[@turtletcp1598]

Well if they had a 12 person mini season, would have been better but still excited for Danielle, Britney, and even Josh? (Somehow)

[@Sakuraa3398]

It was actually really good

[@BradsPitts.]

I thought Reindeer Games was gonna be dumb but it’s already given me more than like every Big Brother episode of the modern era tbh

[@Quammaxing]

Xaiver is one of my favorite BB players of all time

[@AliFrankTheTank]

🔥🔥

[@Alex510Legacy]

Cameron is back. LET'S GOOOO

[@BriahLeMoore-iy4qz]

Finally someone said it about Taylor. The whole she floated the season and won is wild. I was like sir Taylor was always competitive and was one of the better contenders in the comps. Same with Blue. Blue was the best girl at the challenges

[@fluxrono1811]

I wish micheal could have been here too. I feel he got so chested with his equpiment breaking in that veto.

[@MasterKing3353]

Yay you did do a video on this thx bro

[@jamiesray]

Speaking of spinoffs... when ya gonna make a video about Over the Top? ;)

[@gossipgirltrd]

tbh I'm happy that we're getting more bb content but this isn't it. It's basically The Challenge with all physical comps. But who knows, maybe it'll bring something good

[@M3plusYOU]

Cam deserves more love

[@Yeaster]

According to Janelle, production ghosted Rachel for Nicole lol She must know where the bodies are buried

[@Yeaster]

@@Hahsggsg I was joking... lol

[@traceyhall8877]

Danielle has been my fav since I was a kid so can’t wait

[@Bai183]

reindeer games is so freaking good

[@seraphinaedan1033]

I thibk itll be a silly fun hiliday show i can warch with my family and while comps are not my favourite part of the show, i think itll be fun to just watch old house guests having fun and play silly games hahaha

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

aren’t you the guy who couldn’t put a cup in a shoe

[@phillipjoseph]

This video hasn't aged well...[2 days later]

[@49erLuke]

As a Paul fan it gave me much displeasure to see both the people he lost to

[@carm700]

Why oh why do we not get michael. Do we know if he was asked? Is Grod still pissed at him? Also, no Rachel? How is this possible. She wanted to play all stars while pregnant! Thats a head scratcher. I have to put money on Nicole as the most competitive of the 4 women. She doesn't like to lose. As for the men, Cody and Cameron are my top 2 choices. Cameron has a chip on his shoulder which might give him the edge. Thanks for the vid, Ethanimale.

[@shofstall6]

Christmas has to cameo somewhere right?

[@scalpeldude]

meme no jag, paul whoa nd josh lordi xD

[@slimbroco572]

They should have just done a 40 something day big brother. This I feel is just gunna tease us for wanting Big Brother

[@letsgoblues21]

I would have loved to see Cody... although he probably wont ever play anything Big Brother again lol

[@roypalmer69]

How many competitions did boogie and Janelle have?

[@FranklySpeaking.]

frankie? ya... i'll pass.

[@sunshinehwy]

3 Competitions per episode .. jfc 😂😂

[@chris18560]

At least that will force them to edit them down and we hopefully won’t get another Buddy Games dull spinning comp that lasts most of the 2 hour episode

[@realitierney]

Reindeer Games is LIT! 🔥🔥🔥

[@axlewavey4144]

Wow 73 comps? Wow

[@quixotic333]

my top 3 is danielle, taylor, and frankie or britney‼️‼️‼️ i love this cast

[@Kevin-bb9qz]

I really enjoyed it!

[@scottbrayton9484]

Josh looks like Dillon Brooks now

[@sunshinehwy]

I wanna see Josh and Britney compete in Hall Brawl, we wanna be the Challenge, let's eat

[@bunsipod]

Is the show already filmed or is it live?

[@zaniahsims]

it’s already filmed

[@wizardglick7762]

Has to be filmed already.

[@k9proution]

LFG in cam we trust

[@mr.cod5820]

Notice how they brought Taylor over Michael because he’d sweep reindeer games

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

❤ 0:21

[@Mannequin22]

LOL Josh doesn’t HAVE a skillset. Guarantee his first confessional goes something like this. “What’s uppp bb familyyy, I’m BACK. I’m ready to show people all the work I’ve been putting in. I’m here to win this for my family”. This will be proceeded by him having zero coordination and losing the first chance he gets.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Currently watching … Its decent but they should’ve went to like 11.

[@markverde11]

Its like the challenge

[@AliFrankTheTank]

it wasn’t

[@hayleasorrell4704]

ik theres no votes but i feel like there will be a bb16 alliance and im so here for it

[@MandaLewis]

We aren't adding to their day in the house count for reindeer games are we?

[@AliFrankTheTank]

…..???🤷🏽‍♂️

[@DVal-bl7hm]

If you are referring to the records videos, then unfortunately, I think it needs to count. 255 days of Nicole wasn't enough, apparently.

[@erikacornet9594]

I AM ALREADY IN LOVE WITH THIS CAST!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jocellyndavis2401]

Danielle looks good!

[@dantheman8103]

"I would say Cameron is probably a top 3 contender"... aged like milk.

[@jacob-lq4px]

Bro the whole house was targeting him from the start.

[@dantheman8103]

@@jacob-lq4px And? He said Cameron was a top contender and he went week 1. I was pointing out that didn't pan out like he said, it is irrelevant why. And it also isn't surprising not knowing anyone going in worked against him so this isn't some completely unpredictable occurance.

[@yelly217]

Wait wait wait can someone give me sources for his love for Josh? I've been watching for years but never noticed and I must get to the bottom of this...

[@DisneyFan-eg3oz]

We just saw 2 shows and so far it’s good and different from regular BB but worth watching If you like past BB players. PS Does anyone else have a Big Crush on Britney? Please let me know here I do!, lol 😂 She is so pretty, She could be in hallmark movies! 😊

[@AliFrankTheTank]

No review on this ?? wasn’t that bad 😅😅😅🤣🤣

[@yay6586]

cool

[@D2RCR]

Answer: an abject waste of time

[@mrf018]

i wish hisam was here

[@Mystery001001]

It's ironiclky funny that i LOve you and your channel but you LOVE josh I personally cannot stand him but i LOVE Nicole and you don't care for her much 😂just shows you can love the same show and enjoy each others opinions but you won't always agree on who you like =P MIND YOU I will always appreciate good game play even if it hurts my liked cast

[@BradsPitts.]

Not to sound mean but after watching the episode I’m even more confused why they made Jordan a host…

[@wizardglick7762]

I like her, but hosting anything except a dinner party is not in her wheelhouse.

[@Mattrino101]

Big Brother has such a hard-on for Nicole and Cody. I would have preferred to see two other players. It's over saturation at this point with them.

[@quickpstuts412]

So over Cody as well.

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

does anyone actually want to watch this? are we going to pretend like this is going to get good ratings?

[@Ethanimale]

Contrary to public belief, I'm actually really excited to watch this

[@AV-jh2ss]

I would have rather had Eric (BB8), Reilly (BB25), Cory (BB25), Jun (BB4), Brett (BB20), Kat (BB21), or McCrae (BB15) play instead of Cameron and Fruitloop Dingus.

[@Rickthe69]

I don’t care what the hell this is, as long as josh wins I’m happy

[@Mannequin22]

Yeahhhh except Josh is a terrible competitor lol

[@raetedr2246]

Who's ready!!??

[@raetedr2246]

I'm routing for Cam! Let's go Cam!!

[@familybroakajonny]

First season TRUELY without Julie. Holy sht

[@Craigy2818]

The US needs to stop making everything some big gameshow. Big Brother is supposed to feel homegrown and raw, not be like any other competition, while stuck in a house.

[@ryanward5770]

The fact Josh is on this means I'm not watching this. Which is sad because it seemed interesting

[@wizardglick7762]

Looks like CBS had to fill some air time while waiting for the new season of original programming to begin in February. This show is clearly scripted (at least in the diary room), and not acted well. Someone needs to tell Frankie Grande there’s only one talented person in his family, and Josh is a bad, bad actor.

[@queenzoroark]

9 players... most of them aren't known for being good at competitions.

[@ryankelly1826]

Above all else it’s another reality to show to watch Josh suck horribly at competitions

[@stevenangotta650]

Rooting for Cameron, Josh, and Nicole. (Codys probably gonna win) coulda done without Xavier, he’s so boring to watch

[@TimIsHimYT]

What the heck is Reindeer Games?

[@nasinnarcotics]

Society does not need more of Cody. Or Nicole. Or Cameron. Or

[@blackwidowbrigade5042]

I have no clue what it is but I know Danielle Reyes will be winning. Yup yup

[@willielloyd7422]

I am excited to see Taylor Danielle britney and josh because they bring good personalities and are fun I am not excited to see Cody because he is boring and dominates too much and I hate seeing Nicole because she plays the victim