I typically hate the first two/three episodes of Big Brother seasons, but I have to say, I just watched this one and relatively enjoyed it! The first eight were all so much more enjoyable than I thought they would be based on the interviews!
As some of you who have seen my posts may know, I typically hate everyone at first, (apart from the pretty brunette, who inevitably goes onto tragic pre-jury status), so I'm surprised to say that I liked pretty much all of the first episode cast, and without seeing the others in action, I could actually live with them sticking together as a group for a while!
I obviously reserve judgement on the houseguests until the feeds start and the houseguests start to show their real personalities (remember when Aaryn was a sweetie for three episodes!?!) but based on that first episode, I do like pretty much all of them!
Donnie seems like one of the most genuine fish-out-of-water characters they've had, and whilst I do fear he might end up becoming a reincarnation of Cowboy, I think he could be there for a very long time. I mean seriously, who's going to target him?
Nicole seems like a sweetie and though I do agree that she may be playing up the "aww shucks" ditzy thing, I really liked how enthusiastic she seems to be there! My biggest concern about her is that she has the same chipmunk quality in her face as a certain Miss Gries, but I very much doubt she's going the same route. In terms of game prospects, I don't really have high hopes for her. I'd like to see her do well, but to me, she screams "sweet girl who gets used as a pawn early on and then goes home"
Amber is another who I really liked. She doesn't really seem that into Big Brother, but I think she looks like someone who could learn quickly, she's strong, seems friendly and was shrewd enough to throw the HoH (albeit unconvincingly). I do fear she could end up being a bit of a floater, but I like her a lot for now!
Cody.. Well to be honest, there isn't really much to say about him. He is the stereotypical pretty boy, but my word is he pretty.
I like him for now, though I do hope he doesn't turn into a douche once the other guys arrive.
Devin is a little bit blah, but I have nothing bad to say about him. He seems nice enough for now, and I actually wouldn't be surprised to see him doing well (though similarly I could see him bombing out early)
Paola wasn't someone who I really expected to like, but for now I find her amusing and she clearly has spitfire potential! She does scream "plays to hard" and she reminds me far to much of Ginamarie, but I really was surprised at how much I enjoyed her. Her stay won't be long lasting though!
Joey seems nice enough, though I don't see her being very good at the game. I like her, though I have to admit, I didn't instantly warm to her like I expected too!
And then there's Frankie.. Urgh, I really wanted to like him more, and kind of did at times, but he's such a desperate show off. I didn't dislike him as such, but I really hope that he was just overexcited and can tone it down. The fact that he's Arianna Grands brother means literally nothing to me. I'm aware of her and her following, but I couldn't name any of her songs or pick her out of a lineup. Being HoH could be a huge curse for him, but I wouldn't want him out first or anything, so I hope it doesn't go to badly for him.
The two HoH twist worried me, but Redmond's suggestion on how it could work made me a litle more open to it. The Team America thing though.. mmm I don't really like that idea much. I think it *could* work if they don't keep it going for a long time, but longterm it just gets in the way. (And also they didn't even begin to explain what happens if one of the "team" is evicted before the other members are decided, which leads me to conclude they'd be doing everything they can to save them)
Anyway I did really enjoy this launch, hopefully tonight's can live upto it, though I already know of at least one player who I'm going to dislike. (I really got negative vibes from his 5 second clip at the end, so that doesn't bode well!)
That's exactly what I did, the first time Julie mentioned Team America....Glad I'm not the only one!