BB Watch Party - July 9th - PREMIERE Night

 I'm not sure i can watch this. I know who I'm cheering against!

Welcome to the party!

And Julie is in the house...so we're ready to GO!

It's the BB Time Trip...it would be more of a time trip if it wasn't all 20-somethings.

Women first.

We've got Haley - she's annoying and young.  She's a bartender.  She's almost 30 - sure to be a senior citizen in this house.

La Trice is up next.  She loves fashion.  She's actually 50-something.  She's a body builder.  I want to like her.  She has 4 kids and has actually lived a life.  She does have a bit of an annoying laugh.

Next up, Lyric.  She sounds just like her name.  20-something and SURPRISE! SURPRISE! she's a social media influencer.  Actual surprise, she is a lawyer and Notre Dame graduate.

Right after Lyric, we have MELODY!  (I'm not kidding.)  She's a "corporate game show host".  She's also 20-something.  She reminds me of someone, but I can't quite place it.

Next up, Haley, the tattooed lady.  She volunteers at a farm.  Fomer Division 1 athlete.

Then there's Taylor.  She's a bit of a screamer. She's a "social butterfly".  Apparently, she's a school teacher.

And then there's Mallory.  She's a "rocket scientist".  She's 24, so she's I'm not sure why she gives herself that title.  She's planning on going for the first HOH.  That never usually works.

Afkter the Commercial Break, we have the MEN.

Kamu is a professional MMA fighter. The tattooed man.  He's late 1920's.  He seems actually pretty soft spoken and is religious and family-oriented.  He's been watching BB since season 14.  He wants the title more than the money.

Drew is 22 and is a surgical dental assistant.  He got braces as a kid and graduated summa cum laude from college - though he doesn't know what that means.  So, the jury is out on Drew.  Is he smart or is he a valley dude?

Jason is 35.  Another senior citizen.  He works out, hangs with friends, and is a drag queen.  He was on Ru Paul's Drag Race - but lost.  He could be interesting.  He is a "BB fan".  He will lie.  His drag name is Selena.

Next up  is Rome.  He's 28 and lives in Florida.  He was a high school tennis champ, failed as a pro.  Jodie will love him - maybe.  He's a trash talker.  {eye roll}

So far, the guys are all older than the girls except for Drew.

Barrett is a 27-year-old electronics engineer.  He repairs jumbotrons.  Kind of different.  He's a Britney Haynes lover and a BB super fan.  He's 6 foot 6 inches tall.  He thinks he has a good social game.  We'll see.

Next up, 27-year-old Chuk.  He's  Nigerian from Dallas and he's some kind of analyst.  He's my favorite guy so far.  He seems mostly normal and not a screamer.  He also thinks he has a good social game - I kind of believe him.  Barrett seemed rather dorky.

Yash is a 27 year old financial analyst for a Fortune 500 company.  He's Indian American.  He hates his job but it pays well.  His mother tells him not to be distracted by the women.

The boys and girls are assembled on the stage and they are going to move in.

Julie calls out 5 of them and sends them in ahead of the other 9.  We've got the usual screaming and overreacting. Jason/Selena is ready to start scheming in the first DR.  But he's almost in tears just thinking about it.

Ashley is distracted by gorgeous "moustache man" - Rome - who has a porn moustache.

Rome says he wanted to be a paleontologist as a kid.  Ashley (I think) says she doesn't even know what that is.

The next 5 HGs are sent in.  They are more subdued than the first 5.  Less over-reacting, but a lot of OMGs.

Barrett absolutely towers over everyone.

Mallory goes full stalker on Lyric from the first 30 seconds in the House.  That should be interesting.

The last 4 are going in.  Are they the last 4? We supposedly have two Survivor veterans and at least one BB veterans coming.  It must be some kind of late insertion.

Melody is already hating Drew because he won't shut up.  She's already annoyed in the first 5 minutes.  Going to be a long summer for her.

Drew is expecting 2 more people.  So he's still SUPER EXCITED, but also paranoid.

Julie calls them into the Living Room.

Ashley's heart "drops to my butt"...

"Expect the unexpected." Julie reminds them.

Julie explains the HOH - but FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BB HISTORY - NO ONE CURRENTLY IN THE HOUSE WILL BECOME THE FIRST HOH!

Julie tells us that more people are coming.

Drew annoys us with a super-caffeinated-sugar-fueled Diary Room.

They are now sent to the dining room.  They have a funky table.  Enzo of "Meow Meow Enterprises" introduces the dining room table as a "time traveling" table.  I'm not feeling it.

None of them will be HOH.  However, some of them can earn safety.  They will compete in groups of 4.  Each winner will go back in time and bring back a "Reality TV Icon".  That means 2 of them won't get to be able to compete.

There are vials hidden around the house.  Only 12 of them have the correct math.  Find one of the 12 vials, you get to compete for safety.

If he says "Meow Meow" one more time, I'm muting the show.

Lyric immediately solves the math problem and moves on.  Good for her.

Ashley, Barrett, and Yash are the last 3 competing for the final spot.  Yash gets it.  

We're back from commercial.  They gather in the Living Room again.  Time to send 12 people "back in time" to round up the last 3 HGs. [I'm already tired of this time travel.]

They are going back to July 8th, 1988.  The Dining room table, due to fancy editing, sends them back in time.  It's a very pastel 1988.

Somehow, Julie is talking to them from the future.

The 14 year-old in the corner is the recruit - must be Angela.  She's the only one old enough.

The competition is a balancing challenge.  They have to hang 8 random objects on one of those tilt racks.  First one to hang all 8 and hit the button wins as long as they stay for 10 seconds..

The 14 year-old is a super annoying byotch.  So, it's definitely Angela.

Kamu gets his to balance for 9 seconds.  Unfortunately, it has to stay for 10 seconds to win.

Rome, the pickleball coach, wins!!!

We go to commercial as Angela enters the house - and my heart drops into my butt.

We're back...she's still annoying.  Any chance they evict her first?

La Trice declares war on Angela in a DR.  LOL.  She wants to be the only 50+

We're now going back to 2018.  I'm guessing that's when Dee was 14.  LOL

We're in the Jungle.

Julie can still talk across time.

The comp is different.  They have to traverse a fake river by alternately placing one of two different length planks in a sort of bridge building puzzle.

There's a short plank and a long plank.  If you are going to keep moving, you have to find a path where you can alternate long and short planks.

Chuk wins rather handily.  He only had one person even close to him (Taylor).

Jeff Probst makes an appeaarance.  He gets the fake letter delivery and says "he'll be perfect for BB".  So here comes Devens.

It'll be funny if none of them know who he is.  LOL

We go to commercial...

We get a longer Devens introduction than Angela.  I guess they assumed BB fans might not know who he is.

Angela loves Devens and wants to play with him.

The final 4 people are going back to June 27th, 2010.  They are in Las Vegas (allegedly).  The contestants are supposed to eavesdrop on people talking and count how many times they say "Bahama Mama", "Fuzzy Navel" or "Purple Hooter".  There will be 3 rounds.  One person will be eliminated in each round either for getting it wrong or getting it last.

In the first round, they are supposed to figure out which phrase is said the LEAST.  

I'm getting dizzy listening.  "Purple Hooter" is the correct answer.

Mallory is out first.  They all got it right, but she was last to ring in.

Another round of eavesdropping.  This time they are supposed to find which one is said the MOST.

It's "Bahama Mama".  Yash was the last to ring in and he's out.

Final round.  Which one is said the MOST.

"Bahama Mama" is the correct answer.  Again, they both get it right, but Lyric is the 2nd to ring in.  So Jason/Selina is SAFE!

The Vegas waitress gets the message and they return to the future for the doorbell to ring.  And...

It's time for a commercial.

OMG - IT'S RACHEL AGAIN!!!  Didn't we just have her?

I thought there were supposed to be two Survivors?  Is there going to be another addition later?

I'm really rather surprised that they put Rachel back in there on back-to-back seasons.  She's going to have a HUGE target on her.

The "BB Blockbuster" is back!  Another little twist.

Dear God, we're going back in time again.  It's 175 Million BC.

They all appear in the backyard, dressed like the Flintstones.  It's actually a really well done set.  There's a giant volcano in the center with "lava" running down the sides and the parameter is all tropical.

Rachel already labeled herself the Queen.  I wish she'd knock that off...

A raptor interrupts her self-congratulations.

I think we're about to lose Rachel and get Dee.  The raptor chases Rachel up the side of the volcano prop and she falls in.  [I thought you were supposed to feed virgins to volcanoes?  Yes, I said it.]

Did we really need this odd twist?  Actually, do we really need all of this time travel sideline.  It's hokey and it doesn't really add anything to the game.  Wouldn't it be better to give us more comps and things?  Or give us a couple more HGs and do a couple more double eliminations.

We're back to the backyard.  Julie confirms that Rachel is dead.

Tomorrow, we'll meet Dee finally.  Until then, the current 16 Hgs will stand in the backyard waiting...

We're off to commercial.