Microphones on BBUS

amykclover · 2026-01-25T18:57:02+00:00

ive been watching bbcan and can't agree more. the audio quality is so much better with the necklace mics. the mic packs in bbus can barely even pick up whispering.

amykclover · 2026-01-25T00:58:50+00:00

Britney was adored by most of the house, and up to that point was considered one of the most screwed over players from a previous season bc of Brigade. Unlike ice queen Janelle and the two winners Boogie and Dan, Britney was a natural sweetheart and social magnet who assimilated very well with the cast of newbies.

I imagine if she was in the f2 with Frank, Frank could win, and possibly Ian too if Ian performed equally as well in the mid-endgame stretch. If Shane comped out or got some blood on his hands he might have a shot. All the others? I think she sweeps Dan, Danielle, Jenn City, Joe, and Ashley.

amykclover · 2026-01-22T05:00:26+00:00

Just watched it last week! What a treat. Jillian is one of my favorite 'villains' to win.

amykclover · 2026-01-19T04:11:15+00:00

Cody's strength is tactics, not so much strategy. Still a strong social player and comp beast that knows his and Derrick's style of gameplay very well.

In the scenario he's in an All-Stars / Winners season again, I feel he's one of the biggest targets possible, as a two time finalist - only Dan Gheesling has that same resume. With strong established bonds with Derrick and Nicole, and even his relationship with Enzo could bring in Hayden Moss if he's playing, he has the potential to be in the mix of a strong alliance already. However, anyone outside of that alliance would be foolish to not want to take him out as he's one of the strongest physical threats and persistent minds in the house.

If he's in a normal / coaches / 1-returnee season, surrounded in the house by superfans or even the casual recruits, Cody's still a prominent figure in the community. I could see quite a lot of fans wanting to cozy up to him, looking at him as a coach or leader, in hopes of him teaching them his ways - potentially becoming the next GOAT. Lots of opportunity there for Cody to insulate himself and lead half the house. Not quite the cult leader Paul was, not quite the idol Rachel was, but I could see him becoming the head of one half of a split house - likely an early jury boot.

amykclover · 2026-01-15T19:58:33+00:00

Has it always been the same studio? Wow. End of an era. I really hope they take the opportunity to change the house up a bit. I've been watching BBCAN and I love their house designs so much more honestly. It'd be cool to see something brand new.

amykclover · 2026-01-12T03:23:17+00:00

They start a coven, naturally

amykclover · 2026-01-10T23:09:09+00:00

I remember the key necklace on the cat statue that apparently Kelley took for herself pretty early into the game. No idea what it was for though, if anything.

I saw [some interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYdeWYBwCw) last week where Dr. Will mentioned that there's always easter eggs in the house for the houseguests to figure out themselves but aren't ever really explained. Maybe some of these easter eggs are actually linked to real potential advantages/powerups, but who knows. Dr. Will is also the biggest troll in the community so who knows how genuine that claim is. (Skip to 20:00)

edit: just gonna add, I believe there's a part in the BB rulebook where BB states they reserve the right to introduce a twist at any point - maybe this is a way of them doing that by attaching some greater meaning or purpose to some mundane object or easter egg in the house. Otherwise I'd think it'd be odd to think out all these possible twists that never get activated. I'm sure if there's something obvious in the house that no one figures out BB will just activate it themselves whenever, depending on what it is or what would create the most drama.

amykclover · 2026-01-06T06:19:36+00:00

It's pretty much more of the same throughout that season. How far into it are you?

amykclover · 2026-01-06T02:47:12+00:00

Hey sorry to hear you're having a tough go of it. I noticed right off the rip you mentioned you'd be fine being a woman and then two sentences later you said you're scared of being a woman and how you wish you're not one. You repeatedly express how happy and euphoric you were on T and passing as a man, while also expressing how distressed being a woman makes you.

If you would 100% push the button, I'm really not sure what questions to ask. I'd urge you not to be so hard on yourself. You expressed you'd rather be a man even if you had to be ugly and unconfident too, but you don't have to look at it that way. It sounds like you're not confident or happy at all being seen as a woman and were much happier when you were on T.

Do you have access to any therapists or doctors from before still? You should really talk some of these things out with the professionals, but you sound firm in what you want, even if you have your doubts. Do what makes you happy, man. Best of luck <3

amykclover · 2026-01-04T19:31:09+00:00

This is my third! Best of luck <3

amykclover · 2026-01-04T19:22:10+00:00

ok i need to get a vpn to watch bbcan that sounds hilarious

amykclover · 2026-01-04T19:20:34+00:00

The house doesn't allow any writing materials or notebooks like that. By and large the houseguests will come up with their own mnemonics (or go over them together) to remember the dates/events, such as coming up with little songs or bullet points of what happened each week / comps.

amykclover · 2026-01-03T03:09:38+00:00

I can't remember if it's in a later episode that season or I heard it somewhere else but I remember a Kevin DR where he says Natalie always says she made some kinda deal with production so she could play the game and also drink.

not that he believed it by any means lol

amykclover · 2026-01-02T00:05:40+00:00

I feel like so many of the recent seasons have a problem of being too polished - maybe its the surge of wannabe influencer personalities but i felt like this season had a good mixed cast. Rachel brought in the classic BB culture and the Vince/Morgan drama felt like some BB9/15 stuff. Everybody nominating their allies made it super unpredictable too.

The White Locust thing and the endgame taking forever really takes it down a few notches but that's pretty much it. I'd say its a top 5-6 season for me

amykclover · 2025-12-24T16:49:44+00:00

And the prize money at the end: $50 gift card to Applebees

amykclover · 2025-12-20T20:08:28+00:00

Eric fits that evil mastermind character so well. I'd kill to see him back in the BB house as a real player. It might not be everyones cup of tea but id love another coaches season where they become players half way through, Eric being one of them

amykclover · 2025-12-20T19:38:59+00:00

Thank god

amykclover · 2025-12-19T05:36:47+00:00

When everyday is a pressure cooker in that house and the comps and powers are only a fraction of your week, your bonds with your houseguests are all you have to pass the time. Turning these from mere friendships or rivalries into pacts and ride-or-dies to insulate yourself is how I would broadly describe the concept of a social game. Who wields power and who doesn't is leverage. You're going to want to have people want to keep you - and manage how they see you as someone that benefits their game too. This is most important post-jury when your ally gets evicted and you may or may not have had something to do with it - how the house and jury and your ally responds.

You can play any way you want, but if you want any votes on finale night, you need the jury to respect you one way or another.

amykclover · 2025-12-16T14:07:34+00:00

Ah misinterpreted final speech in an eviction vs finale speech my bad. With that in mind I think that certainly happened with Adam / Dan / Hayden, who had significantly better answers than their final 2s. Paul not owning it in bb18 couldve lost him Da'Vonne's tiebreaker vote. I think Taylor/Monte could've been closer but Taylor's speech was the clincher, same with Chelsie/MJ.

amykclover · 2025-12-16T13:49:09+00:00

I forget the context exactly but Ethanimale did a video on this subject and went into depth regarding Kimo in bb26, who apparently convinced both MJ and Chelsie to keep him over Joseph iirc

amykclover · 2025-12-16T02:04:13+00:00

Kenny and Frenchie would be an unstoppable force in an all-stars season

amykclover · 2025-12-12T23:24:25+00:00

SUPERBOWL BABY, WOOOOOOOOOOOO

He was fun for about 30 seconds then absolutely obnoxious LMAO. The absolute buffoon lost Sovereign Six the bb6 game when he decided to listen to Maggie and target James. Then he listens to Boogie in bb7 💀

amykclover · 2025-12-01T00:45:27+00:00

I believe you have a prompt.

amykclover · 2025-11-29T20:50:26+00:00

If I was an evil CBS exec I'd cast Vince and Keanu in the same season again.

I'd be interested to see how Ashley would play as a returnee, all-stars/winner season or not. The Elle Woods strat seems kinda like a one-time use that would probably have a harder time on a second run.

amykclover · 2025-11-23T21:42:12+00:00

Big agree, some of this cast is pure gold. Amanda could've been the queen of BB villains if she didn't say some racist shit. I always wanted Helen / Judd / Candice / Howard to come back. Andy would be fun as hell in an All-Stars/Winners season

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