...and before you throw stones at me, hear me out.
1. The contestants were actively playing the game. Whether it was intelligently or not, you could tell there was a desire to win in everyone (compare this to some of the people in BB6, or the entire Forza tribe of Survivor Tocantins)
2. The contestants were the most realistic ones in years. I'm not trying to imply that there's a shitload of James or Chelsia or Natalies out there (please Jebusantacluase let this not be the case). There weren't a shitload of mactors that Erika found in an effort to not feel like the old maid that she had become. They had personality ticks and flaws and were complex characters for the most part (though the season skewed OTT). Unlike BB6 there were no clear-cut sides to root for and against and unlike BB8 there were no clear-cut sides that editing wanted you to root for and against.
3. Going along with point 2, there was a shitload of ugly in the house unlike in prior seasons. While half of the cast fit the bill physically, damn near all of them were ethically loose, morally black (or hypocritial) and just plain fucked up. It was kind of awesome to watch everyone try and fuck each other (physically, not so much, but gamewise definitely) over, particularly because they all (mostly) sucked at life. Moreover, unlike prior seasons, looks weren't a major factor in like/dislike, forcing people to look at actions and personality traits, and I'm always a fan of looking past the superficial.
4. The unpredictability of the season. Granted, half of that was due to Grodner's mechanations (the couple split, the Mystery Box), but, apart from the Chelsia/Josh/James pagonging, alliances were ever shifting. Hell, despite being aligned with Public Enemies 1, 2 and 3 for two months, Sharon would've had a great chance of winning the season were it not for the F4 HOH competition. Also, who would've guessed the F3 to be skeezy Adam, racist Ryan and Sheibot? Not I.
5. Adam isn't nearly the worst winner of this show and, in fact, he was one of the most positive winners of the series (especially good considering what had happened with the previous 2-4 winners).
6. Holy hell the first month of feeds was the shit. The noose comment was ridiculously uncalled for but the kind of shit that the feeds were made for. Mat/Nat was gross, but everyone trashing her about them while she thought no one knew was great. Allison's piggy ass was a decent shit-stirrer and Josh flying off the handle = <3
1. The contestants were actively playing the game. Whether it was intelligently or not, you could tell there was a desire to win in everyone (compare this to some of the people in BB6, or the entire Forza tribe of Survivor Tocantins)
2. The contestants were the most realistic ones in years. I'm not trying to imply that there's a shitload of James or Chelsia or Natalies out there (please Jebusantacluase let this not be the case). There weren't a shitload of mactors that Erika found in an effort to not feel like the old maid that she had become. They had personality ticks and flaws and were complex characters for the most part (though the season skewed OTT). Unlike BB6 there were no clear-cut sides to root for and against and unlike BB8 there were no clear-cut sides that editing wanted you to root for and against.
3. Going along with point 2, there was a shitload of ugly in the house unlike in prior seasons. While half of the cast fit the bill physically, damn near all of them were ethically loose, morally black (or hypocritial) and just plain fucked up. It was kind of awesome to watch everyone try and fuck each other (physically, not so much, but gamewise definitely) over, particularly because they all (mostly) sucked at life. Moreover, unlike prior seasons, looks weren't a major factor in like/dislike, forcing people to look at actions and personality traits, and I'm always a fan of looking past the superficial.
4. The unpredictability of the season. Granted, half of that was due to Grodner's mechanations (the couple split, the Mystery Box), but, apart from the Chelsia/Josh/James pagonging, alliances were ever shifting. Hell, despite being aligned with Public Enemies 1, 2 and 3 for two months, Sharon would've had a great chance of winning the season were it not for the F4 HOH competition. Also, who would've guessed the F3 to be skeezy Adam, racist Ryan and Sheibot? Not I.
5. Adam isn't nearly the worst winner of this show and, in fact, he was one of the most positive winners of the series (especially good considering what had happened with the previous 2-4 winners).
6. Holy hell the first month of feeds was the shit. The noose comment was ridiculously uncalled for but the kind of shit that the feeds were made for. Mat/Nat was gross, but everyone trashing her about them while she thought no one knew was great. Allison's piggy ass was a decent shit-stirrer and Josh flying off the handle = <3
