[JerseyWins]

Guy with long hair & headband - really boring

Vanessa(?) - mess idk why I'm not even remembering these people's names but she was a bit of a boring superfan - and too starstruck at Ika

Sheldon - pretty boring but better than other two

Susanne - yes yes yesssss

Madeline - yeah she's pretty cute/sweet in looks & personality

Jamar - lol he's cool, I'm not fully sold on that interview but plenty of potential; I can't tell if he'll be chill or a hothead, maybe a bit of each

[Calderyon]

Cast twitters:

[lewis111]

Still need to watch Ika's interviews but the cast seems pretty good based on the bios and pics

[Mandie]

No one is overly jumping out at me yet although there are a few I don't think I will care for.

Are there more to come? aka late to enter or voted in?

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Mandie

No one is overly jumping out at me yet although there are a few I don't think I will care for.

Are there more to come? aka late to enter or voted in?

I would assume not as there’s 16 here and normally if there’s late people then they reveal 14 on the cast reveal. But it’s unclear atm

[Oliver_W]

John Luke is a bit of all right <3

[Captain.Remy]

Chris REALLY does look like that guy who was on my rugby team that I dated. So he's definitely my eye candy this year

Call me shallow but I'm rooting for him to win and get shirtless as soon as he enters this house. Sue me.

[LemonJam]

Okay guys I know you've all been waiting for my pre-season opinions which almost always turn out to be wrong so here we go!

Angie - Lol at wanting multiple showmances I'm HERE for a potential polyamorous showmance. I didn't really get much from her except she's a superfan though.
Brooke - I like that she openly hated the alpha male alliance last season lol. I can see her being likeable and going far but not super entertaining.
Carol - I'm almost certain she'll go pre-jury but I hope in the meantime she will be a mess.
Chris - I mean... on paper he sounds awful but I'm not really sure what to expect from him. I'm hopeful that he's as self-unaware as he comes across.
Hira - I didn't really get much personality from him tbh but I see him going far.
Jamar - His interview with Ika is TOO MUCH but his personality doesn't seem manufactured. I think he's going to be fun to watch but I wouldn't be surprised if he's booted early.
John-Luke - Lol at him thinking being a journalist means he's smart. I'm pretty indifferent on him tbh.
Kyle - He seems pretty fun! We talk a lot about diversity and representation in reality TV these days and I like that we have a former addict this season to show things can get better.
Madeline - She's sweet but I could honestly just see her latching onto a guy and going far while contributing very little.
Michael - Hates "victim noises" lol. I'm generally not a fan of military types as I find them very conservative so I'm not expecting to like him much tbh.
Minh-Ly - She has "that bitch" aura and if her pre-season interviews are anything to go by I'm already in love. I really hope she has a Makosi-esque journey of causing a ****-ton of drama and somehow making it to the end.
Nico - I think he said he wants a boys alliance to the end and he seems pretty bland so noooo thank you.
Rianne - She could be one to watch. I could see her working with Brooke and a few of the other girls and being a really powerful, strategically dominant alliance which could be great or awful depending on the story arc of the season and who holds the power.
Susanne - OTT firecrackers who talk too much are a LemonJam niche generally so I'm perched to stan.
Sheldon - He's so hot but I think he's going to be soooo dull.
Vanessa - She comes across really well in her interview with Ika, but I also think she could just become an accessory to where the power is and not a big player. I'm hoping to be surprised.

Pre season faves: Minh-Ly, Jamar, Kyle, Susanne
Not impressed: Nico, Sheldon

Winner prediction:Rianne
Fan Fave prediction: Hira
First Boot prediction: Carol
Comp Beast Prediction:Michael
Comp Flop Prediction: Angie

[JerseyWins]

Given up on the Ika interviews but the little 1-2 min bio clips are a much easier watch:

Carol - She decent, on first impressions she's about as good of her type of quirky archetype as you can get
Susanne - **** yeah I have total faith in her being a BBCAN GOAT
Chris - Lmao this guy is so weird but he has legendary potential as well
Sheldon - Bland but good & level-headed guy
Vanessa - I got a really different vibe in her interview but idk what to think regardless, bit bland either way too
Jamar - Cocky dude but it seems like it's prob fun & endearing, you feel me?
Minh-Ly - Major fookin Cassandra vibes but I think she actually might be more real and funny and kinda not a nightmare lolol, I enjoyed that bio
Kyle - More energy now but I think they make everyone put a lot of energy into these, he sounds so much like some Dane/Jon Pardy hybrid and it's throwing me off
Rianne - Eh she's cute, I predict a TIBB-fave for sure
Madeline - She's sooooo cutesy funny
Nico - Eh he seems like a decent personality and person but I didn't get much out of that
Brooke - Not a fan, that was very dry gamebot with a bit of an Anick type of awkwardness
Hira - Good normal dude, not much to say. I could see him being an unlucky outcasted early boot
Michael - Pretty serious guy and he's one of the cast (about half) that I watched an interview on too so that is confirmed x2. "Victim noises" is worrying but he seems more of a Jackson type ie actually a misrepresented solid guy
John Luke - Idk but I like him, I could see him being likable Damien-esque, maybe with some more personality & gameplay to him
Angie - She's ok, seems like a lot of different things going on with her. Like she feels kinda business-oriented but then she was a cheerleader and she's "boy crazy" while being single for 8 years, lol all over the place

I actually REALLY like this cast going in

[Calderyon]

The ET! interviews are much better and give different picture of quite few of the HG's.

And yes, like i said last year, Ika is a great interviewer.

[Calderyon]

Which ET interviews did you watch, Jersey?

Other than the Michael (or Micheal) one.

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by JerseyWins

Guy with long hair & headband - really boring

Vanessa(?) - mess idk why I'm not even remembering these people's names but she was a bit of a boring superfan - and too starstruck at Ika

Sheldon - pretty boring but better than other two

Susanne - yes yes yesssss

Madeline - yeah she's pretty cute/sweet in looks & personality

Jamar - lol he's cool, I'm not fully sold on that interview but plenty of potential; I can't tell if he'll be chill or a hothead, maybe a bit of each

I watched these, Michael, John Luke and I think that might've been it unless one more I'm forgetting. I did also only skim through a bunch of those :/

Susanne in both the interview and the bio WOW I hope she's as entertaining as she seems

Originally Posted by Calderyon

The ET! interviews are much better and give different picture of quite few of the HG's.

And yes, like i said last year, Ika is a great interviewer.

Yeah I have to give Ika credit she's a good interviewer but still something about the pacing and at times still cringiness in the interviews that I can't get through this time around.

[Calderyon]

That might be due to the producers.