Warning! The next comprises spoilers from the Large Brother Season 25 finale. Learn at your individual danger!
Season 25 was the longest in Large Brother historical past, and whereas I spotted weeks in the past {that a} hundred days is simply too lengthy for a season, I am thrilled it ended the way in which it did. In reality, I used to be shocked I loved this finale as a lot as I did contemplating my ideas on the season total, however for all that optimism, I am nonetheless on the fence concerning the upcoming spinoff Large Brother: Reindeer Video games.
The jury gathered on stage to crown the winner of Season 25, and now my hottest take about Jag Bains is not that spicy anymore. He grew to become the primary Sikh winner of the CBS actuality sequence and overwhelmingly probably the most dominant competitor in a single season. Jag was solely a part of the rationale I beloved this finale, nevertheless, and I am going to drill down on that in addition to my ideas about Reindeer Video games beneath.
The Season 25 Finale Was Surprisingly Constructive, And I Beloved It
Large Brother finales in recent times are handled as a reckoning of kinds. It isn’t unusual for pre-jurors to reach with confrontational inquiries to the previously sequestered jurors and for Julie Chen Moonves to grill some Houseguests on their actions or conduct over the course of a season. Typically, all of that occurs, and also you get the tremendous awkward finale that occurred in Celeb Large Brother Season 3.
Fortuitously, Large Brother Season 25’s finale was all about good vibes. Somewhat than dwell on the expulsion of Luke Valentine, it was principally about revealing the unknown secrets and techniques of the sport the jury had but to study. This included Jared and Cirie Fields revealing they’re mom and son, which was a memorable on-stage second I am going to revisit for years to come back. I virtually really feel like Jared’s divulge to an oblivious Cirie that he informed Blue Kim earlier than leaving topped it, although, and made for an additional hilarious second.
Everybody was joyful when Jag was introduced because the winner, and I am much more shocked Houseguests have been joyful that Cameron Hardin gained America’s Favourite Houseguest. Perhaps Mecole Hayes was proper when she informed CinemaBlend he was the “comeback child” as a result of I did not have that one on my bingo card.
The overwhelming positivity of this finale elevated what I’d name an in any other case middling season of Large Brother. I do know not each finale will be like this one, nevertheless it was good to shut it out this time with a sense of fine vibes relatively than bitterness and shock over some drama that ensued between Houseguests.
I am Not Certain Large Brother: Reindeer Video games Is One thing I Need
Rumors have swirled for some time now on-line that Large Brother was plotting one thing for the winter season. Certain sufficient, Julie Chen Moonves confirmed a derivative was coming, and it’ll be holiday-themed. Sadly, Large Brother: Reindeer Video games seemingly solely resembles the present in that it shares the identical title. 9 Large Brother legends, together with one individual from Season 25, will compete in challenges in opposition to one another all through six episodes for an opportunity at $100,000.
Every episode will function three competitions, all of whom will assist decide which legend goes dwelling on the finish of the episode. The finale will function 4 Large Brother Houseguests, who will then battle it out for the money prize on the finish.
Whereas there is a promise of Large Brother legends competing and appearances by different former gamers like Tiffany Mitchell, Derek Xiao, and Jordan Lloyd, this does not sound like Large Brother. In reality, it appears like a wholly completely different recreation present that simply occurs to be marketed to Large Brother followers by using its former opponents. If I am unable to watch Large Brother on-line and the dwell feeds with my Paramount+ subscription, I am unable to sit right here and act prefer it’s the identical factor. Perhaps it’s going to win me over when it formally premieres, however for now, I stay unmoved and unimpressed by the announcement.
Large Brother Season 25 is over, however followers can revisit it anytime on Paramount+. As for Reindeer Video games, catch the two-hour premiere on CBS on Monday, December eleventh at 8:00 p.m. ET. Here is hoping I find yourself loving the spinoff as a lot as I did the Season 25 finale, and this could evolve right into a yearly custom that followers of the sequence respect time and again.
