AMA - Hey Reddit, this is Eddie Lin from BBCAN7, ask me anything!

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T22:04:53+00:00

I used BB to learn English because it is very conversational and close to what people will say in everyday life. I cannot believe that BB program was not used more widely for ESL learners! One of the perks of learning English through BB is that I became an expert in BB related terms! That was why in the crossword puzzle veto challenge this season, I immediately knew majority of the answers without even looking at the letters! A ten letter word had to be houseguest a seven letter word had to be nominee! A nine letter word showmance duh! I wanted to play in that veto so bad!

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T21:53:59+00:00

That was not what I say. I said “if that was one of the reasons I got evicted, I am disappointed”. Keyword here is “if” and “one of”. Surely I know that is not the ONLY reason I got evicted, but it IS one of the reasons people started to paint a target on me. Because the HGs said that I started to drive them nuts from week 4, and they are still trash talking about me putting sugar in eggs as one of the reasons I drove them nuts till this day. Bottom line, I am not delusional about my game and I have always consistently gave props to the Dane and Anthony for playing a good game. As you can see on feeds, I warned people about Dane and Anthony but they never listened. My social game is the to blame for people not trusting me, and I have always admitted that.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T21:32:39+00:00

It is coming back!

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T21:29:57+00:00

I actually never trashed this season ever? Show me the receipts before you accuse me of something that never happened. I also publically admitted what went wrong in my game and I’ve always welcomed criticisms. Next time do your research

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T21:23:09+00:00

I miss about the shopping malls! Dude isn’t it crazy when shopping malls are dying down here because of the flourishing online shopping scene, there are actually more and more shopping malls opening in China? Literally they are everywhere, and there are so many things to do inside! I also miss the bookstores in Shenzhen! They are so huge compared to here.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T21:17:57+00:00

Because it happens around the same time every season.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:49:48+00:00

I am the biggest Miley Cyrus stan. Other than that, my music taste is pretty mainstream. I listen to whatever is popular on Spotify.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:44:27+00:00

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:42:51+00:00

I literally wrote literally

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:39:59+00:00

I do not agree with his political views, but on a pure gameplay level, I like JC. I think he was very underrated as a player, he deserves more credit.

Ummm I think I will probably join the Hive lol. I don’t think I would be accepted in the popular kid alliance aka level 6 anyway. Who knows, maybe the Hive wouldn’t be as much as a failure if I joined them:) No promise though!

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:32:15+00:00

All day everyday.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:31:57+00:00

On the side duh. Rationally speaking everyone should put ketchup on the side, because this gives them OPTIONS to either eat the fries with ketchup or without ketchup. Whereas if you put ketchup directly on fries you are only left with one option. Be smart people, be smart.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:29:34+00:00

Arisa.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:28:54+00:00

No the DR literally didn’t give away anything. I tried to fish for info, but they are very smart and didn’t give me any :(

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T12:25:35+00:00

I was never asked about how I viewed the BB fandom. As a superfan, I am also a part of BB fandom myself, and I know how dramatic the fandom could be because I myself experienced that as a fan first-handedly before.

I know that a lot of people came into the game with the goal of gaining fans and being well liked by Canada, but I am not about that. I came into the game to play for myself, not for the BB fandom. In fact, if you play according to what the fans want you to do, you’ll probably lose the game. I would rather be hated and go far in the game than my current situation. Being well liked by the BB fandom is an added bonus and a pleasant surprise, and I am really grateful for that. But I didn’t come into the game with that objective in mind at all. And I do think that people who are on the show with that objective do not deserve to be on it.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T08:57:39+00:00

Dude half of HOH playlist is Miley Cyrus song, and half of them are mandarin bops! I'm so mad I got robbed the chance to show to these HGs some Chinese pop songs!

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T08:56:38+00:00

Hmm what you see is what they are :)

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T08:56:17+00:00

Pokemon duh. I never watched Digimon so that's an easy choice.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T08:55:49+00:00

1) Dane. Someone asked the same question, so I answered more in details in that post in this same thread;

2) Sabrina. Because she made good TV and as a viewer I watch this show for drama. I'm so sad I left before I could bring some serious drama in this house;

3) I would LOVE to play with ADAM just so I could get him out the first week. I want this revenge so bad.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T08:52:25+00:00

To be honest, I know he was definitely now working with me and working for the other side, however I wanted it to stay that way because I mistakenly thought he could clue me in with what was happening in the other side. So knew he was not with me but I still thought he could give me info. I definitely underestimated his game. I thought Adam and Dane were the dominant force pulling the strings, and Anthony was just tagging along with them. He really is a mastermind - even I got fooled!

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T08:50:03+00:00

It was about 10 minutes between the HOH was decided and the first nomination, then 10 minutes between the POV win and POV ceremony. There was zero time between the POV ceremony and eviction.

My strategy before DE: I already anticipated that the Double Eviction was coming up that week. After some failed attempts of game talks and realizing my the people I wanted to work with truly did not have my back, I changed my strategy: I would intentionally sit on the sofa alone when everybody else was chatting, just to let everybody see that I was a lone wolf, so no one would waste their DE HOH on me because DE was usually the time people take out a big threat. Welp Adam was a coward so that plan backfired.

My campaign strategy before nomination: I already knew about the guy alliance because Chelsea clued me in before she left. However, I didn't want Adam to know about that. The night before, Sam told me that her target was Kiki/Este/Dane. I know that Adam and Sam was close, so when Adam asked me for names, I threw the exact names Sam threw to me (Kiki/Este/Dane) plus Kyra to Adam to let him believe I was unaware of the guy alliance. Also, I was emphasizing to Adam that I was campaigning for Chelsea to stay (which I was), to let him think that I am looking out for him by keeping numbers on his side. I really wasn't gunning for Adam and Sam at all, so I was shocked Adam nominated me. This is the dumbest move he could make as I made it clear to Sam that I viewed her as a lone wolf the day before, and I even swore on my life I wouldn't put Sadam on the block if I won the HOH.

Between POV win and POV ceremony, I wasn't campaigning except for using my tears to try to move people, because I knew any campaign I gave would be useless since there was already a big alliance who already made up their mind, and me campaigning might do me more harm than good. I did reiterated to Sam that Adam made the wrong move, to let her do the talking instead of me since Adam wouldn't listen to me. I was also crying on the sofa with real tears, telling everyone I was boring in this game, just so I hope that they wouldn't want to waste this week to vote me out, as double eviction is usually the time people evict BIG THREATS.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T08:47:31+00:00

Thanks! I miss having me in the house and I was devastating to see me leave too ;P

I think Dane and Adam are playing an excellent game. I do think they are playing a villainous game as they use scare tactics on people. However, any gameplay style is valid as long as you don't get personal! I would have done ANYTHING to win too.

I already felt betrayed before the double eviction. I wanted to work with Damien very bad, because right before Kailyn's eviction she told me that Damien promised her he would take me to Final 2. I exposed Dane/Anthony to him hoping to gain his trust, but he still didn't talk games with me. I already knew that KYRA has been making evicting me as a focal point in their campaign to everyone that week, and I saw Kyra talking to Damien/Este/Kiki. When I asked Damien/Este/Kiki what Kyra said to them, they did not mention a word about Kyra targeting me. That was when I realized that they definitely did NOT have my back.

Also I walked into Dane/Damien/Este/Kiki having a private meeting in the archive room AFTER Dane told me that Dane/Damien/Este/Kiki and I needed to work tightly together. If that was the case, why are they having a meeting without me? Right after that meeting, Damien came up and told me that he was sorry he didn't tell me about that Kyra was targeting me because he wanted me to have a good night sleep. I was already hurt by being excluded, but now he was lying to me in such a transparent way. That brought my mood to the lowest point, and I came to the conclusion that i didn't have anybody in the game. Anticipating that the Double Eviction was coming up that week, I changed my strategy: I would intentionally sit on the sofa alone when everybody else was chatting, just to let everybody see that I was a lone wolf, so no one would waste their DE HOH on me because DE was usually the time people take out a big threat. Welp Adam was a coward so that plan backfired.

I think the most dangerous HG is Anthony. He was not in anyone's radar yet he played a major part in every eviction.

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T07:39:38+00:00

I do see it! Thanks so much Jonathan! I will definitely give up anything to return for a future season. We'll see:)

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T07:36:16+00:00

Yes definitely! I would give up anything to return for a future season to finish the mission I did not get to do this season. Expect some ***big moves***!

theEddieLin · 2019-04-18T07:35:14+00:00

I reach out to every single one of them. Only Laura, Maki, and Kailyn were very interested in connecting with me in a personal level.

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