Big Brother 23 Episodes Discussion Thread

[Calderyon]

Discussion about the episodes of BBUS23.

[caprimint]

1. Frenchie
2. Brent
3. Whitney
4. Azah
5. Sarah
6. Derek X
7. Christian
8. Hannah
9. Tiffany
10. Derek F
11. Xavier
12. Kyland
13. Britini
14. Alyssa
15. Travis
16. Claire

Really not bothered who is evicted tomorrow :shrug:

Frenchie & Brent f2 is EVERYTHING :love:

Quite like everyone from 1-12 tbh

[Captain.Remy]

Frenchie really should have went for that two weeks safety comp because he's probably in trouble next week. That week was a hot mess and I like it. It's a nice change from the expected usual first week where they are too scared to make moves.
The Cookout is possibly one of my favorite alliance name ever. I hope they do well and don't act crazy like most alliances do three weeks in.
Also, the fact that are is no big alliance is refreshing.

Not bothered by who is evicted tomorrow. And if they're smart they will evict Travis.

[Jigs]

Frenchie made the first week a hot ass mess which was great, but on a personal level I can't stand how condescending and egotistical he is. A violent energy for sure.

Tiff and Derek X have been making the feeds so worthwhile. I love them together. The only person whose slightly disappointing me so far is Derek F. But tbh I like everyone this season minus my bottom 3.

1. Tiffany
2. Derek X.
3. Azah
4. Sarah Beth
5. Alyssa
6. Hannah
7. Claire
8. Kyland
9. Britini
10. Christian
11. Derek F.
12. Xavier
13. Brent
14. Travis
15. Whitney
16. Frenchie

[Mandie]

I agree so much. He has made it interesting and I love not seeing a weak player targeted, but man he's a mess. LOL I sure wouldn't want him in my military. I feel like after he's not HOH he's going to be the one losing his mind

[Ashley.]

I agree so much. He has made it interesting and I love not seeing a weak player targeted, but man he's a mess. LOL I sure wouldn't want him in my military. I feel like after he's not HOH he's going to be the one losing his mind

I reckon he'll either be gone within the next couple of weeks or he'll make it very close to the end... I'm hoping for the former, personally. :laugh:

[Captain.Remy]

Yeah Frenchie is this kind of person that is out in about two weeks or makes it top 3.

It was a good episode because it gets messier by the minute. Excited for what the new HoH has in store and to see how Frenchie possibly gets out of it.

[Legrand]

The season has actually been great so far, that was the best first week since BB15 (although Frenchie did really carry it content-wise).

Ranking (Week 1):
1. Frenchie
2. Azah
3. Kyland
4. Sarah Beth
5. Derek X.
6. Alyssa
7. Tiffany
8. Travis
9. Hannah
10. Claire
11. Derek F.
12. Xavier
13. Brent
14. Britni
15. Whitney
16. Christian

[Ashley.]

Really enjoying this so far. Everyone seems to be on equal footing in terms of threat level (apart from Frenchie) which adds a certain degree of unpredictability that we haven't seen in a season for a long while. Tiffany, Claire and Derek X have all been very promising so far

[Captain.Remy]

Yes I agree, this is promising and it's keeping us on our toes. I have managed to avoid spoilers because it's that enjoyable so far. I thought Tiffany or Sarah Beth would be early targets but I'm glad they're not and are playing the game right.
It's going to be an interesting week again.

[caprimint]

Welp this season is about to go to **** :worry: Probably won't continue watching after Frenchie goes

1. Frenchie
2. Whitney
3. Azah
4. Derek X
5. Derek F
6. Hannah
7. Kyland
8. Sarah
9. Xavier
10. Christian
11. Brent
12. Alyssa
13. Tiffany
14. Britini
15. Claire

[Captain.Remy]

It's so gooood! Frenchie keeps acting wild and Britani lost it. I like both of them but this is a good show to watch. Frenchie trying to blow people's game but not bothering anyone was hilarious :joker: They were like "k sis, who cares"
It should be interesting to see the fight Frenchie is about to put up to stay. Another messy and interesting episode tonight I believe.

[Jigs]

Part of me wants Frenchie to stay and win HOH again just to witness the MESS that would unfold, but I really like the rest of the houseguests and French Fry's aggressive energy damages my soul. I'm ready for him to **** and let a new villain rise.

1. Tiffany (-)
2. Derek X. (-)
3. Sarah Beth (+1)
4. Alyssa (+1)
5. Hannah (+1)
6. Kyland (+2)
7. Azah (-4)
8. Christian (+2)
9. Xavier (+3)
10. Claire (-3)
11. Whitney (+4)
12. Britini (-3)
13. Brent (-)
14. Derek F. (-3)
15. Frenchie (+1)

[Ashley.]

Thank God for that. The white saviour is gone.

[Captain.Remy]

Frenchie was a hot mess but it was his time to go (even though I would have liked a 3rd week of messiness). He seems like a genuine nice lad but played way too hard early on. Loyalty to everyone means loyalty to no one.

Derek F. throwing another rogue vote in. I don't know what he is doing but I live for it. :joker:

I wanted Christian to go next week but now he's safe. Maybe the Wildcard comp can take that immunity away from him? Fingers crossed.

[Calderyon]

Frenchie was a hot mess but it was his time to go (even though I would have liked a 3rd week of messiness). He seems like a genuine nice lad but played way too hard early on. Loyalty to everyone means loyalty to no one.

Derek F. throwing another rogue vote in. I don't know what he is doing but I live for it. :joker:

I wanted Christian to go next week but now he's safe. Maybe the Wildcard comp can take that immunity away from him? Fingers crossed.

It wasn't a rogue vote as he was completely loyal to Frenchie apparently.

it didn't. Also Brent is the target.

[Captain.Remy]

It wasn't a rogue vote as he was completely loyal to Frenchie apparently.

it didn't. Also Brent is the target.

Yeah but when the full house is about to unanimously vote for the target, you try to follow the flow. I'm not mad at it, it's always funnier than always having unanimous votes all season long.

[Calderyon]

Yeah but when the full house is about to unanimously vote for the target, you try to follow the flow. I'm not mad at it, it's always funnier than always having unanimous votes all season long.

Maybe, but not nearly always.

[Mystic Mock]

I'm still catching up at the moment, but I'm not really feeling the series that much at the moment, I definitely preferred the startup to the last BBCAN, hopefully this series grows on me as it goes along.

Anyway my rankings so far.

1. Derek X - He is the only one I'm sure that I like so far, even if the highlights don't show him that much.
2. Tiffany
3. Frenchie
4. Claire
5. Brent
6. Britini - She gave a good meltdown to being nominated.
7. Sarah Beth
8. Xavier
9. Hannah
10. Alyssa
11. Derek F
12. Travis
13. Azah
14. Whitney
15. Christian - I don't like how shallow he comes across to me.
16. Kyland - Tbh I'm not into Housemates that cry too much, I know that's a harsh thing to say, but it's a personal thing that I hate to watch on Big Brother.

[Ashley.]

Haven't done a ranking yet...

1. Derek X
2. Hannah
3. Tiffany
4. Claire
5. Kyland
6. Sarah Beth
7. Alyssa
8. Christian
9. Azah
10. Whitney
11. Xavier
12. Travis
13. Britini
14. Brent
15. Derek F
16. Frenchie

I'd be happy with anyone in the Top 6 winning, but I'm enjoying watching Derek X and Hannah the most. I'm undecided on Alyssa, Christian and Azah, they just haven't really done enough to warrant much support. Whitney was middle-of-the-road and I so badly wanted to support her but the Sandy Hook comment threw me off, Xavier doesn't really interest me as a player in the slightest and nor did Travis. The last four just irritate me but Britini has at least been very entertaining with her messiness. :laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

Haven't done a ranking yet...

1. Derek X
2. Hannah
3. Tiffany
4. Claire
5. Kyland
6. Sarah Beth
7. Alyssa
8. Christian
9. Azah
10. Whitney
11. Xavier
12. Travis
13. Britini
14. Brent
15. Derek F
16. Frenchie

I'd be happy with anyone in the Top 6 winning, but I'm enjoying watching Derek X and Hannah the most. I'm undecided on Alyssa, Christian and Azah, they just haven't really done enough to warrant much support. Whitney was middle-of-the-road and I so badly wanted to support her but the Sandy Hook comment threw me off, Xavier doesn't really interest me as a player in the slightest and nor did Travis. The last four just irritate me but Britini has at least been very entertaining with her messiness. :laugh:

What did Whitney say about the Sandy Hook Massacre out of interest?

[Captain.Remy]

Azah offering herself to be a pawn instread of Britini...That's idiotic.
I'm enjoying Xavier's HoH because he came in with a plan, he has a correct thought process and put his plan in motion perfectly.
Tiffany has me screaming all the time, she's so funny and has a good mindest. Her and Derek X are my faves at the moment.

[Ashley.]

What did Whitney say about the Sandy Hook Massacre out of interest?

That it was a hoax

[Mystic Mock]

That it was a hoax

Wow! There's no helping some people.:laugh:

[Captain.Remy]

This episode was too funny :joker:
Azah and Britini being emotional messes and Azah setting herself up to be a target at some point is crazy to watch. Why did she do that :shrug:
Britini having another meltdown when she's not even considered to be evicted :shrug:

I'm more and more in love with how Tiffany is playing. She's so smooth and acted so brilliantly with Azah. I'm a fan.

Brent is so delusional and self-centered that's it becoming hilarious at this point. I mean, bless the people who have to live with him but from a viewer perspective it's a joy to watch him get evicted tonight. Bless his heart when he will watch the footage back home.

[Captain.Remy]

Brent still being delusional even after his eviction is priceless. I thought Julie would clock him about his behaviour and why he was truly evicted.

Christian winning :skull: It would have been too good to be true if both him and Alyssa were nominated.

I hope another week is going ahead!

[Mystic Mock]

I'm still catching up at the moment, but I'm not really feeling the series that much at the moment, I definitely preferred the startup to the last BBCAN, hopefully this series grows on me as it goes along.

Anyway my rankings so far.

1. Derek X - He is the only one I'm sure that I like so far, even if the highlights don't show him that much.
2. Tiffany
3. Frenchie
4. Claire
5. Brent
6. Britini - She gave a good meltdown to being nominated.
7. Sarah Beth
8. Xavier
9. Hannah
10. Alyssa
11. Derek F
12. Travis
13. Azah
14. Whitney
15. Christian - I don't like how shallow he comes across to me.
16. Kyland - Tbh I'm not into Housemates that cry too much, I know that's a harsh thing to say, but it's a personal thing that I hate to watch on Big Brother.

I'm gonna update my rankings as I feel like there's some changes in my opinion.

1. Derek X (Non)
2. Azah (+11) - She may be too emotional for the Game, but I like the fact that she seems to be playing the Game less racially motivated than the other Cookout members, it's controversial to say this but racial wars in the BB house aren't at the top of my list at the moment. But yeah I basically like the fact that she's standing by Britini.
3. Britini (+3) - I'm sorry but Britini is TV gold, I don't get the public's issue with her.:laugh:
4. Brent (+1) - I haven't seen the eviction episode yet, but Brent's gonna be a sad loss for me.:joker:
5. Tiffany (-3) - I appreciate that Tiffany is a big character for the Show.
6. Claire (-2)
7. Alyssa (+3)
8. Xavier (Non)
9. Derek F (+2)
10. Sarah Beth (-3) - Does she do anything on Live Feed?
11. Hannah (-2) - I get that she doesn't like Brent and she wants him gone, but Hannah & Whitney were more nasty about Brent than Brent was about them. Brent's biggest crime is that he is a douche, they're hating on him on a more severe level than what he is actually doing wrong imo.
12. Whitney (Non)
13. Kyland (+1)
14. Christian (-1) - His clearly more interested in being a Love Island contestant than a BB contestant.

[Jigs]

Part of me wants Frenchie to stay and win HOH again just to witness the MESS that would unfold, but I really like the rest of the houseguests and French Fry's aggressive energy damages my soul. I'm ready for him to **** and let a new villain rise.

1. Tiffany (-)
2. Derek X. (-)
3. Sarah Beth (+1)
4. Alyssa (+1)
5. Hannah (+1)
6. Kyland (+2)
7. Azah (-4)
8. Christian (+2)
9. Xavier (+3)
10. Claire (-3)
11. Whitney (+4)
12. Britini (-3)
13. Brent (-)
14. Derek F. (-3)
15. Frenchie (+1)

RIP Brent lol.

1. Tiffany (-)
2. Sarah Beth (+1)
3. Alyssa (+1)
4. Azah (+3)
5. Derek X. (-3)
6. Xavier (+3)
7. Britini (+5)
8. Hannah (-3)
9. Kyland (-3)
10. Whitney (+1)
11. Christian (-3)
12. Claire (-2)
13. Derek F. (+1)

[Mandie]

Have I missed something in live feeds? I don't understand why SB is going after Hannah so aggressively? (Not saying she's wrong). Pretty boring week this week

and Oh Derek X....hahahah that is sooooooo something I would do by opening my mouth and shoving my foot in

[Captain.Remy]

Yeah I don't know where SB is coming from with the Hannah obsession :shrug:

I'm in love with the Cookout. They're so interesting to watch and are silent killers. They just need to get along! I feel like they would like to like each other a lot but it's not happening that much. The idea of each of them having a pawn is a good idea. I really like all of them for doing something different.

Derek X is the new HOH, so it's going to be another messy week because he's in the middle of so much stuff. I'm here for it!

[Mystic Mock]

I'm gonna update my rankings as I feel like there's some changes in my opinion.

1. Derek X (Non)
2. Azah (+11) - She may be too emotional for the Game, but I like the fact that she seems to be playing the Game less racially motivated than the other Cookout members, it's controversial to say this but racial wars in the BB house aren't at the top of my list at the moment. But yeah I basically like the fact that she's standing by Britini.
3. Britini (+3) - I'm sorry but Britini is TV gold, I don't get the public's issue with her.:laugh:
4. Brent (+1) - I haven't seen the eviction episode yet, but Brent's gonna be a sad loss for me.:joker:
5. Tiffany (-3) - I appreciate that Tiffany is a big character for the Show.
6. Claire (-2)
7. Alyssa (+3)
8. Xavier (Non)
9. Derek F (+2)
10. Sarah Beth (-3) - Does she do anything on Live Feed?
11. Hannah (-2) - I get that she doesn't like Brent and she wants him gone, but Hannah & Whitney were more nasty about Brent than Brent was about them. Brent's biggest crime is that he is a douche, they're hating on him on a more severe level than what he is actually doing wrong imo.
12. Whitney (Non)
13. Kyland (+1)
14. Christian (-1) - His clearly more interested in being a Love Island contestant than a BB contestant.

Update:
1. Derek X (Non)
2. Azah (Non)
3. Claire (+3)
4. Tiffany (+1)
5. Britini (-2)
6. Xavier (+2)
7. Derek F (+2)
8. Hannah (+3)
9. Sarah Beth (+1)
10. Kyland (+1)
11. Alyssa (-4) - She just hasn't done as much as I was expecting at this point.
12. Christian (Non) - I'm sorry but he is an idiot, he should be able to tell that there is a six person alliance in the house, yet he was too busy taking Whitney out.:facepalm:

Going by the last episode The Cookout look like they might be fracturing a little bit which might finally make the series exciting.:fc:

[Mystic Mock]

Have I missed something in live feeds? I don't understand why SB is going after Hannah so aggressively? (Not saying she's wrong). Pretty boring week this week

and Oh Derek X....hahahah that is sooooooo something I would do by opening my mouth and shoving my foot in

Basically SB wants Hannah's role within The Cookout would be my guess.

[Mystic Mock]

Update:
1. Derek X (Non)
2. Azah (Non)
3. Claire (+3)
4. Tiffany (+1)
5. Britini (-2)
6. Xavier (+2)
7. Derek F (+2)
8. Hannah (+3)
9. Sarah Beth (+1)
10. Kyland (+1)
11. Alyssa (-4) - She just hasn't done as much as I was expecting at this point.
12. Christian (Non) - I'm sorry but he is an idiot, he should be able to tell that there is a six person alliance in the house, yet he was too busy taking Whitney out.:facepalm:

Going by the last episode The Cookout look like they might be fracturing a little bit which might finally make the series exciting.:fc:

The way I'm feeling at the moment.

1. Derek X (Non-Mover)
2. Claire (+1)
3. Tiffany (+1)
4. Azah (-2)
5. Britini (Non-Mover)
6. Derek F (+1) - He is a bit of a grumpy bastard, but he can be funny with it sometimes.
7. Kyland (+3) - His delusions do make me laugh.:laugh:
8. Sarah Beth (+1)
9. Alyssa (+1)
10. Xavier (-4)
11. Hannah (-3)

For me my bottom three are for these very reasons.

Alyssa for being boring and an airhead.

Xavier for strangling the life out of any real or spontaneous gameplay in the season to keep it exciting. And is keeping the rac- I mean "the mission" alive thus killing any real gameplay.

And Hannah for not really doing anything, but bizarrely liking to talk like she's relevant in the game. I get that Derek X likes Hannah, but that doesn't mean that I have to.

I'm probably being harsh, but it's honestly how I see the three of them at this point.

[Mandie]

I'm not making fun of him, but is there a reason why Big D never says " I vote to evict"...he always leaves out the word vote, maybe even evict? is it a speech impediment? I just notice it every time he is in the diary room and was curious

[Macie Lightfoot]

This forum is largely dead and it's probably for the better but I'm still going to post my cast ranking and stuff here just for easy access.

https://i.imgur.com/AXtAAdH.png

1. Sarah Beth (I liked her in the beginning of the season when she was playing an impressive game and nobody suspected anything of her. I started to LOVE her when she randomly became a house and Reddit hate figure for targeting someone outside of her alliance for half a day and crying to get Derek X to not take $5000 from her :love: I don't know, there's just something about everyone coming up with conspiracy theories about The Real Sarah Beth while she just hung around the house and was oblivious to everyone hating her. Forever sad that the razor moment didn't even make the recap episode :bawling:)
2. Alyssa (Reddit HATING her for being a bikini girl who had her own swimwear line and cheated through her college courses because she likely has a learning disability and is admittedly friends with of cokeheads :love: ChrisAlyss was one of the better showmances in recent BB history because she clearly just wanted to make out with someone to pass the time by, but she also impressed me a little bit as a gamer? Obviously she didn't play a GOOD game but the pieces are there and she really knows how to hustle when her back is up against the wall. Honestly it was a tossup between #1 and #2 for girly girl but I went with #2 for some reason)
3. Frenchie (the DR cue cards were A Lot *BUT* he really was necessary to get the season started off on such a chaotic note. His HOH week is an all-time disaster and his downfall was equally impressive. I could watch feeds of him all day both when he is in power and when he is out of power, and I think that speaks to his power as a HG?)
4. Azah (so I wasn't really THAT high on Azah for most of the season. She was good and fun but not someone I was passionate about. I'm still not supremely passionate about her BUT she made the last two weeks epic and really showed the worth in having a full F4 week and even a full F3 week. Can't really comprehend how someone who is such a fan of all sorts of reality TV ended up getting on a show only to lay in bed all summer long and want to play a moralistic game but I'm here for it. Highlights including mhmming Frenchie for like 90 minutes straight that one night and her friendship with Derek F slowly unravelling throughout the last two weeks of the season)
5. Christian (alol SO simple-minded but just fun and a really good sport about things? Not a bad bone in his body and was just a fun presence with his backdoor and the entire ChrisAlyss saga. He's adorable and clearly had a lot of fun being on TV after Jeff Probst allegedly rejected his audition tape for Survivor and he was an alternate for Love Island? And I think he also applied for the Circle too?)
6. Tiffany (undeniably epic both as a player and as a human. One of the funniest this season and had some of the best delivery in her DRs and other comments she'd make in the house, and is absolutely the most worthy of returning to play another season. Loses some points for the Sarah Beth thing but them becoming Jury House BFFs was a fun turn of events :love: )
7. Xavier (not the most dynamic personality but I didn't find him offensively boring at all. Ultimately I think he's A Good Person whose win was deserved albeit predictable. But he seems like a fun person in real life and he actually read his cue cards well in the DR and honestly that's all it takes some times?)
8. Derek F (so the misogyny and general attitude is Not Good but ultimately he's green and this high because I just cannot take him seriously at all. Becoming the F2 goat to lose unanimously really was the perfect ending for someone who sat on the big blue couch all summer and tried to take credit for a bunch of things he never did. Also, as bad as some of his misogyny was he was FUNNY even when he was giving awful DRs about Whitney's "workout top" and how if he can't say he carried Azah then he'll say he backpacked her or suitcased her or grocery bagged her)
9. Britini (she was A Lot and equally annoying and hilarious. Definitely a good person but just not cut out for the game at all. One of my favorite motifs in the first half of the season was waiting for the feeds to come back on Friday evening only to find her sobbing hysterically about how unfair it was that she was nominated again :love: her 21 day contingency plan was something else, and Doortini was A Moment)
10. Kyland (lmaoooo who is this creature. I never understood the hype around him in the beginning of the season but I'm kind of on board with the hype now? Just so embarrassingly bad and awkward on a human level with his tyrannical HOH reigns and how he would say so ****ing much but never actually say anything and his spat with Xavier during his exit and his TWITTER COMPLAINTS like what on earth. I don't really like him as a human, but his friendship with BBUK's Charlie Travers suddenly makes so much sense???)
11. Whitney (could've been a star on a season with a less star-studded cast but here she is. Sad the Sandy Hook thing between her and Claire wasn't brought up in the finale)
12. Claire (handled her boot better than most people would, but lol. Hilariously irrelevant for someone who was hyped up for being an amazing superfan. Forever associated with Save Your Tears for Another Day)
13. Derek X (not as bad as I expected but that doesn't really make him good? At his worst in Week 1 and the finale when his whole thing was I'm Asian But In A Fraternity, at his best when he was attempting to learn how to play Big Brother but sucked at it)
14. Hannah (also fine on a human level but boring and overrated by her rabid fans)
15. Brent (one of the most humiliating boot weeks ever but that doesn't really make him that good, sorry)
16. Travis (love when the first boot is at the bottom of a cast ranking. Can't believe Reddit mourned his loss???)

Overall I liked this season! The cast is one of the most likable ever and it was endearing how they just had a lot of fun being around each other and really valued The Experience. The Cookout is also an all-time alliance in terms of dominance and also importance to the meta of Big Brother. That being said, this season WAS a little too predictable at times and there was a distinct lack of drama that I love in Big Brother. I also don't think this cast is super strong at the top? I really do like a lot of them but there isn't anyone who I really LOVE as an all-time favorite of mine. But this was still a mostly fun season to watch and I think Weeks 1, 5, 11, and 12 were some of the strongest just off the top of my head.