[JerseyWins]

I wouldn't say it's favoring "stronger" people but it IS kinda favoring alliances because you can have 2 as HOH and put one of each of the alliances' top two targets on the block on opposite sides. Making it very easy for one of the targets to go home. On top of that, after getting that easier way to take out a top threat, you still get one of those two group members back in the next HOH competition again.

They weren't screwed from the start from this twist, they were screwed from the start by being put against a relatively loyal alliance of 8 from the start. And that's just good gameplay on any season (being so many people was a bit ridiculous but the smarter ones formed a 5-person alliance in The Detonators after that so yeah).

[Macie Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by JerseyWins

I wouldn't say it's favoring "stronger" people but it IS kinda favoring alliances because you can have 2 as HOH and put one of each of the alliances' top two targets on the block on opposite sides. Making it very easy for one of the targets to go home. On top of that, after getting that easier way to take out a top threat, you still get one of those two group members back in the next HOH competition again.

They weren't screwed from the start from this twist, they were screwed from the start by being put against a relatively loyal alliance of 8 from the start. And that's just good gameplay on any season (being so many people was a bit ridiculous but the smarter ones formed a 5-person alliance in The Detonators after that so yeah).

It's absolutely favoring stronger people. The nominees have cycled through the same pairs of Brittany/Paola/Donny/Victoria/Jocasta because they've all been perceived as "weak" at one point or another. People have explicitly said they want to nominate two strong people but can't because then they'll win BotB and dethrone them as HoH. Everyone realized that if you want to remain HoH, the best bet is to nominate two weak people and then try to go for a backdoor. Just look at Nicole's full HoH week. Jocasta wouldn't have been close to being nominated, but she ended up being evicted because of it.

[JerseyWins]

That's still the case for every season (not putting up two strong players) because at least one will remain and go after you, and it puts both in the veto comp. Sure the BOTB might have made it a little more intimidating but come on. It's pretty much rare to see otherwise unless literally everyone hates the person (and then it's still usually a back door plan anyway).

The other side of the house just didn't have the right people to stand up to the Bomb Squad / Detonators regardless of the twist. The alliance was the big factor in it being an unfair disadvantage for the others.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by JerseyWins

That's still the case for every season (not putting up two strong players) because at least one will remain and go after you, and it puts both in the veto comp. Sure the BOTB might have made it a little more intimidating but come on. It's pretty much rare to see otherwise unless literally everyone hates the person (and then it's still usually a back door plan anyway).

The other side of the house just didn't have the right people to stand up to the Bomb Squad / Detonators regardless of the twist. The alliance was the big factor in it being an unfair disadvantage for the others.

The idea of pawns certainly isn't foreign when making nominations, but BotB has pretty much made pawn synonymous with weak female who "can't win comps," despite having a better track record than the people making these claims.

Originally Posted by armand.kay

And I don't see how females are seen as weak players when allot of comps are won by women.

cause all the guys are sexist pigs (((((

Originally Posted by Mokkajava

I thought I would hate it when it first rolled out, but I am loving it actually. Casting is always the issue that spoils these shows. They have a cookie cutter idea of what types if personalities to put in and they insert slot A into B.

I have enjoyed this season b/c of BOB. Without it it would have become boring and predictable in week two.

yeah I mean it would be so boring and predictable to see something other than one alliance effortlessly pick off everyone else right

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

yeah I mean it would be so boring and predictable to see something other than one alliance effortlessly pick off everyone else right

If that is how you feel, BB US is not the show for you. That is the way it has rolled out every time. That is why they all walk in looking for an Alliance.

I am just happy that this season, I liked the main character of the alliance for once.

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Mokkajava

If that is how you feel, BB US is not the show for you. That is the way it has rolled out every time. That is why they all walk in looking for an Alliance.

I am just happy that this season, I liked the main character of the alliance for once.

Not really some of the best season are considered the best because if the constant power switch ie bb6 - 11 () it wasn't just one main alliance picking everybody off until the end every week someone new would be in power and just when you thought someone was definitely gone they would somehow flip the house.

I'm not gonna blame this awful season on the twist because it isn't the twist the problem is the cast half of them are completely useless and are allowing themselves to be picked off.

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

I'm not gonna blame this awful season on the twist because it isn't the twist the problem is the cast half of them are completely useless and are allowing the self to be picked off.

I just don't understand why everyone is hating on Derrick for Knowing what was what when he walked through the door, and for playing the game. Your point here is mine as well. The cast that have left, and some of those still in the house, have been the height of stupidity. How did they not see the alliance in front of them, or know that if they weren't in an alliance, they were toast???

Derrick was offered an alliance in the beginning, and he used it to his advantage. The guy has played this game and deserves the win. The rest are the bores.