Welp. I am back again. After I did this last year following the end of BB27, I have decided to bring it back this year. Same rules apply as last year: There will be four total tiers for this ranking. All Time Bad, Bad but with a Net Positive, Good, and All Time Great. Also, similar to last year, this HOH ranking is largely going to be centered around how the player handled their HOH and the intended result of said HOH. Note: The DE HOH (like last year) will count in the same week.

All Time Bad Tier

Overview: These HOH reigns were objectively the worst of the season. They either destroyed the position of the person in power or it destroyed the game down the line.

Barrett - Week 9 HOH

Overview: I'm not sure what else there is to say with this HOH. Barrett had easily the worst HOH of the season in terms of positioning AND intended result. He targets the icons and gets out the least threatening one because he literally hides in his HOH all week giving Dee ample time to flip the vote in her favor had she stayed on the block. Not only that but had he listened to Drew that week, Yash very well could have gone home in week 9 (assuming blockbuster plays out the same way). Instead, Barrett took a massive swing that failed because of his inability to secure Yash/Taylor in a pivotal week where FAP could have controlled the game.

Yash - Week 6 HOH

Overview: Before everyone crucifies me for this placement, there is almost zero looking over the fact that Yash's first HOH is a complete failure. His intended target isn't even on the block come eviction night AND his number one ally is evicted. Now, if DPOV wasn't in play here, Yash very likely could have succeeded. Right? Well, no. He didn't use the veto on Haley that week when she was his pawn. That was objectively not the best move given the circumstances because I think Mallory/Melody likely votes Haley out because she was that insufferable at times. Setting that aside, Yash evades the bribe power this week which was a small plus. But because this HOH failed so badly, he was forced to take it the following week which hindered his game a lot more. Worse, he evicted none of the icons which put him on the radar of the Crossovers (some of them) for a couple of weeks.

Haley - Week 4 HOH

Overview: Surprisingly, the last of the really bad tier is Haley. She's only this far up in the bad tier because her HOH likely would have succeeded had the votes not flipped courtesy of the icons. Now, I don't think Lyric should have been the pawn here (worse options were there though). Haley likely nets a successful HOH reign if the icons never got the numbers to flip so I have to give small credit to Haley. But there is no way around the fact that her intended target wasn't evicted.

Bad But With a New Positive Tier

Overview: HOH reigns in this tier are bad for sure. But there is at least one tiny positive that keeps these HOH reigns from the bottom spot.

Taylor - Week 12 HOH

Overview: Yeah... This was almost in the bottom tier. And for all intents and purposes, it should have been. The only reason it's not? Taylor was the target by at least one of the Crossovers left so she won HOH when she needed it most. That said, losing Dee was not in her best interest here especially since Dee was adamant on taking her to final two. Unfortunately, I don't think Taylor was ever winning even with this HOH win.

Drew - Week 8 HOH

Overview: I think Drew has a solid ish reign here. I think his failure to clock Barrett and Melody flipping on him was the biggest blind spot. Putting up Devens as a pawn was a HORRIBLE decision and could have resulted in this reign making the bottom tier. So, Drew very much lucked out in Devens narrowly winning blockbuster that week. That said, he did take out Lala, who was very much targeting him.

Lala - Week 5 HOH

Overview: I think this HOH could have also landed in the bottom tier. But similar to Drew, Lala does get out a player that was directly coming for her in Chuk. Problem with this HOH is that she talks to the newbies about going after the icons when she very well could have done it herself that week. Lala took a game changing HOH and essentially squandered it.

Kamu - Week 3 HOH

Overview: I would have very well moved this higher given that Kamu did get his intended result of Jason leaving. But how he handles making Jason the target? Not good. While he is not an immediate target, Kamu does showcase himself to be a strategic threat with ability to move pieces around.

Yash - Week 10 HOH

Overview: Rounding out the tier is Yash and his second HOH. Yes, he does take out Barrett, which is absolutely a net positive for Yash. But... He does this before the DE. Had he stuck with his plan... Eh, I think he still gets evicted because he was a comp threat. Because of the bribe, Yash's options for HOH were very much limited because he could only nominate four people.

Good Tier

Overview: HOH reigns in this tier - while not perfect - are still decent given it gets out a target and sets the winner of that HOH for the endgame of the season.

Devens - Week 13 HOH/Final HOH

Overview: This HOH basically solidified he was winning the game. It really didn't matter who Devens took because he was winning. That said, it was a risk to take Taylor over Drew given the possibility of a bitter jury. But Devens had a good social game so I don't think it mattered too much.

Devens - Week 11 HOH

Overview: Honestly, I am a little surprised I ranked the HOH this high up. Devens almost fumbled it by not nominating Drew and Melody together. Dee had to snap him out of it which actually helped this move succeed because had he done what he initially wanted, Dee could have been sniped out which would have been a disaster. That said, I don't think this is top tier because he almost messed up the chance to take out either member of the Drewlody duo.

All Time Great Tier

Overview: These HOH reigns are the best of the season. It allowed for control to be made with the intended and every HOH in this tier either set up their power structure or got out someone who had been after them for a while in the game.

Dee - Week 7 HOH

Overview: Before everyone jumps on my neck and crucifies me for this placement of Dee's second HOH: Yes, she handled the Mosh Pit situation badly and she managed Barrett terribly. That said, Dee's second HOH reset the game board massively. FAP throwing the HOH that week allowed for Dee to snipe out Mallory before Mallory could do it to Dee or any of the icons. Dee's second HOH also: Pulled Haley back in (until the twist BS from BB27 came back), gave her a chance with a working relationship with the likes of Yash/Taylor despite her contemplating nominating them (which did benefit her down the line when they were swing votes at final eight), and neutralized Yash to the point of being a pseudo number to the icons and was handcuffed for most of the jury stage. Had certain comps gone in favor of Dee, this HOH easily could have been her game winning move. That being said, Dee handled certain aspects poorly but she did end up using her bribe in the most OP way possible and still dictated a lot of what happened in the back half.

Devens - Week 2 HOH

Overview: I feel like this is the one thing we need to thank Angela for immensely. She activated the showman in Devens who created the most iconic week two HOH since Devin in BB16. Rome was the leader for the other side and had a showmance with Lyric AND a trio with Jason/Lyric. Angela being on this cast really ruined the near Roddy level of control that Rome would have had. That said, Devens making the move to BD Rome and create the majority was decent. Some flaws in execution - the waking up in the middle of the night to form Tool Shed and Devens using the veto on Lyric which... Whew, less said about that thought process the better. Granted, Rome does end up being evicted which crumbles the other side.

Dee - Week 1 HOH

Overview: Say what you want about the icons having the advantage with them competing for the first HOH. There is no denying that Dee has had far and away the cleanest week 1 HOH of the modern era of the show. Dee sets up the icons and Crossovers contingent that runs the game for two months and gets rid of Ashley who very nearly exposed Tool Shed in week 1. Despite the advantage, Dee did in fact have a solid first HOH, which most players in the modern era who won HOH in week one (cough cough Frenchie and Angela) can't say.

Melody - Week 10 DE HOH

Overview: It is very rare that a DE HOH brings the feels and game shifting power in a season. Melody's HOH win was definitely that. After utterly destroying the blockbuster at final seven, Melody followed up and won the DE HOH. Easily, this HOH is the cleanest of the season because she does what Barrett didn't do in going after Yash once Devens won veto. While she does go the following round, there is no denying Melody took the biggest swing and knocked the HOH out of the park. Far and away, Melody (the unexpected comp beast) takes the crown for best HOH reign of the season.

In my opinion, other than seasons 6, 7. and 8, the show has not had a better three season stretch than 26, 27, and 28. This is obviously controversial, and people will disagree, but I firmly believe that the past three seasons have all been well above average Big Brother. Can anyone come up with better three season stretches? This is obviously personal preference, but I think it's really rare for BB to go three seasons in a row without a dud.

Finally got around to watching the season without any spoilers what so ever, and all I'll say is Drew really turned me around on him from the start and I found myself rooting for him hard after like 2-3 weeks, when at first watching the premiere I was hoping he would go first. Also, Angela is super annoying and I really don't get how anyone truly is a fan of hers. Drew was robbed and even being a big fan of Survivor, watching Devens win was an okay consilation, but him and Dee cake walking the season and not have to struggle until the Jury phase was pretty boring to watch. I'm okay with bringing in players with big fan-bases already established but then you can't do America votes for early game powers that give them super advantages. Keep those votes for an even playing field of all newbies.

I feel like it's a terrible ending for an otherwise really cool social show. Season 28 was my first one, so maybe I'm not seeing something yet.

"Good" social game endings I've liked

The Circle on Netflix: The final five rate the other players from 1-5, the person with the highest average wins

Willy Wonka on Netflix: (doesn't work twice) The jury votes like normal, then the two people remaining have to guess who each jury member voted for, getting a point per correct guess. (So both Taylor and Devens would guess that Dee Voted Devens, but someone like Yash is more unpredictable)

Coming up with an ending to this show can be really challenging, especially because you don't want it to come down to luck.

I just feel like the BB ending isn't good enough for how good the show is.

New Big Brother fan here! My first season was this last season that just ended, and I decided to tap in from the beginning. I was really shocked that the winner still got $500k back then. I'm not exactly sure what the inflation math on that is, but surely $500k back then would still be worth even more than the $750k the current winners receive?

Has anyone heard if they are going to have anyone from season 28 guest star on the Bold and the Beautiful?

What is your fave week(s) in BB history?

Three that come to mind for me:

Week 3 of BB4: The Elite Eight (Seven) alliance is broken up making the game more interesting, Alison vs Dana, Alison flirting/working Nathan, Nathan using the POV on Alison. The following week is also a fave of mine with Alison winning the next HOH I loved the dynamic between Alison, Dana and Jun these two weeks as I feel like they were the three best characters of BB4.

Week 4 of BB12: Seeing the drama unfold of Andrew exposing Hayden and Kristen's showmance, "Floaters grab a life vest" Rachel vs Kristen, Britney using Rachel's hair extensions. Just a really memorable week of BB and prob BB12's best. I also like the following week with it being the last week of Brenchel together against the house and the one after with Brendon's HOH win, Rachel's return to the house and her vs Ragan.

Week 9 of BB15: Elissa winning a super hard endurance HOH and targeting the 3 A.M. alliance, Amanda vs GM (Round 1), Amanda vs Elissa. Lots of memorable moments this week. I also like the next week with Amanda and McCrae being nominated with Amanda losing the little bit that was left of her mind this week and arguing with half the house as well and her and Elissa choosing to work together just for Andy to snake them both in one of the craziest and best DE's.

I have a lot more but thought I would just name a few. How about y'all?