Thriller Houseguest Revealed However Is Not seventeenth Participant — So Who Is?

There are much more mysteries than we anticipated, as a number of the twists teased beforehand have come to mild. We had been launched to the “Maniacal Mastermind,” however we do not know who that’s.

By the top of the night time, we did study who the “Thriller Houseguest” is and so they did be a part of the sport … however not because the seventeenth participant.

So how does that work? What does that imply? It implies that we actually ought to count on the sudden. The Houseguests discovered instantly that they must be being attentive to each little factor occurring in the home. Apparently, they want to concentrate to 1 one other, too.

Similar to A.I. interrupted the sport continuously final season, this mysterious Mastermind character appears poised to interrupt this season time and again. However already, we like this sinister mask-wearing villain a lot better.

His first look got here with the primary large thriller of the night time, leaving us enthusiastic about how this thriller theme will play out for the remainder of the summer time. It looks like a lot greater than a recent coat of paint on the sport, however one thing with actually transformative potentialities.

Whereas host Julie Chen was speaking, the lights minimize out and after they got here again on, each she and a “HOH relic” she’d simply been speaking about had vanished. It actually goes to be a season constructed like a thriller as a result of this one was all about being attentive to the small print — as in what Julie was carrying and the designs on the HOH relic.

The 16 HGs had been cut up in half with eight of them taking part in a problem to avoid wasting Julie, and eight of them looking for the relic. All of this was occurring earlier than they’d had actually any time in any respect to get to know each other.

What we discovered by way of this competitors is that Rylie, Mickey, and Morgan try to put low throughout this early portion of the sport, as all three of them had been very open (within the Diary Room) about desirous to throw these first competitions.

To avoid wasting Julie, they needed to clear up a bridge puzzle after which hear statements about her outfit, with solely one in all them correct. In a wild selection, she was additionally actually behind that door. After Adrian copied Zach’s work to complete the bridge first, Zach flew previous him and saved the host.

Within the different half of the competitors, it was about discovering the proper relic amid a sea of comparable relics with barely totally different patterns. Mainly, this was about ready till all of the hints had been revealed, as a result of nobody was paying that shut consideration earlier than it disappeared. Will they be extra eager to notice particulars from right here on in? In the long run, Jimmy received this competitors.

For his or her efforts, Zach received $10,000 for saving Julie, which is not unhealthy for one night time of labor. Jimmy received a way more advanced prize — he received to decide on the one 4 individuals who will get to compete within the first Head of Family competitors.

And guess what? Mainly nobody desires to compete in it. However in these conversations we began to study a bit extra about these rivals and their approaches to the sport. Finally, Zae mentioned he’d do it and promised to not goal Jimmy if he received, Keanu mentioned a lot the identical, as did Vince — however then within the DR he advised us he won’t honor that.

Ashley additionally mentioned she’d be keen to compete, however advised viewers that she would undoubtedly throw it. That mentioned, when she was within the competitors, she reversed course and mentioned she needed to win, so clearly she’s nonetheless making an attempt to determine her strategic method right here.

The competitors was a reasonably simple balancing act, with everybody struggling. Finally, Vince leaned on his juggling background and strategically discovered to make use of small actions to seek out correct steadiness on both aspect. It was sufficient to safe victory when nobody else appeared shut. So what’s going to he do with this energy?

Oh, and the facility is worse than he thought, as a result of Julie got here on to disclose that final yr’s A.I. Enviornment has reworked into the BB Blockbuster and is now a everlasting a part of the sport. Which means every HOH has to appoint three gamers, and one in all them can then save themselves in a contest earlier than eviction.

If this runs all season, it means a hardcore competitors menace may win their solution to the top and even a Backdoor won’t get them out. If the Houseguests determine this out, you may wager they’re going to be itching to eradicate anybody they see as a future menace ahead of later.

However earlier than we may get into any of that, the Mastermind had a pair extra methods up his sleeve for this premiere — and one that might have superfans rewinding this episode to sift by way of each scene once more with a fine-toothed comb.

However earlier than we get to that, here is the place everybody stands with us after one night time. Properly… virtually everybody.

Ashley Hollis (25, lawyer) is a hardcore gameplayer on this home, however one who’s doing a very good job of laying low as she tries to determine her finest method. She’s received a gradual burn to her however looks like somebody to look at.

Vince Panaro (34, unemployed) is certainly bringing that Wild Card power, whereas taking part in it very cool in conversations. What we have seen in DR entries is a participant who’s keen to do no matter it takes in a ruthless me-first/me-only method. It will be fascinating to see if he can maintain that aspect of his gameplay hidden, as a result of if he can, he may go very far.

Morgan Pope (33, gamer) may be very strategic and really a lot taking in the whole lot. She’s additionally staying so low she’s virtually underground. We see it as extra of a stealth technique she’s taking part in up very, very nicely proper now, making her one other we’re undoubtedly maintaining a tally of.

Jimmy Heagerty (25, AI advisor) appears to have the home’s sympathy for the powerful spot he was put in, which is sweet as he is proving each likeable and getting in entrance of his willingness to play the sport in a method that is coming throughout as non-threatening.

Zach Cornell (27, advertising and marketing supervisor) saved Julie, elevating his menace stage in competitions as he was main the best way on the bridge (till Adrian copied his work) after which strategically received forward of Zach to win and save Julie. He is received a eager thoughts and is a fast thinker, which may serve him very nicely.

Mickey Lee (35, occasion curator) is already getting her flirt on, having efficiently stolen Rylie’s hat on the primary night time, in addition to getting his coronary heart and mind fluttering. She’s been fairly open about her personal capability to get distracted, however we have seen flirty girls with males consuming out of the palm of their arms do very nicely, so we’re intrigued what she does with this aura she has about her.

Adrian Rocha (23, carpenter) is right here to win this sport. One in all many superfans making an attempt to cover their sport information, he is proving a robust competitor already, and somebody who’s a bit ruthless in his gameplay, in addition to somebody who’s keen to stay their neck out. He must construct relationships to steadiness that out.

Ava Pearl (24, aura painter), Katherine Woodman (23, high quality eating server), Kelley Jorgensen (29, internet designer), Lauren Domingue (22, bridal advisor), and Clifton “Will” Williams (50, school sports activities podcaster) are form of simply floating proper now, not sticking their necks out. It is an efficient technique within the brief time period, however can burn you later.

Keanu Soto (33, dungeon grasp) made an early reference to Isaiah “Zae” Frederich (23, salesperson) mainly over their general bigness. However Keanu appears to suppose it may change into a bromance with some power to it. They’re undoubtedly going to need to work laborious to not be seen as bodily threats as this sport progresses. A really public bromance may solely make that menace look even greater.

Amy Bingham (43, insurance coverage agent) is loud and boisterous. That is about all she’s completed thus far but it surely’s already rather a lot. Suppose final season’s Angela, however perhaps (hopefully) rather less erratic.

Rylie Jeffries (27, skilled bull rider) hasn’t completed a lot apart from fall below Mickey’s spell virtually instantly. If he is this distractable by a reasonably face, he may need a tough time with the remainder of this sport.

Maybe the worst-kept secret of the entire night time was the identification of the “Thriller Houseguest.” Huge Brother producers ought to have reached out to The Masked Singer to assist craft extra elusive clues than a number of the extremely apparent ones they got here up with to tease the identification of the ultimate Houseguest to enter the Home.

Not less than the Houseguests themselves had no clue when the Mastermind interrupted Julie (once more!) to inform them that one other “Thriller Houseguest” can be becoming a member of them. With that, Huge Brother icon, two-time participant, and Season 13 winner Rachel Reilly entered the home.

However, and this can be a large however, she was not the seventeenth Houseguest. She was the sixteenth.

How does that work if there have been already 16 individuals taking part in this sport? Simple … one of many 16 Houseguests we met tonight is definitely the “Secret Confederate.” They’d been serving to the Mastermind manipulate the sport all night time lengthy, like shutting off the lights, unlocking the door for Rachel to enter and the like.

If the Houseguests can determine who this individual is, they’re going to get eradicated from the sport instantly. But when they can’t, that individual will keep and change into the seventeenth HG. Will they ever be revealed, or will that belief stay frayed all through the summer time?

All can be revealed (however in all probability probably not) when the season continues on Sunday at 8 p.m. Then, Huge Brother settles into its regular Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday schedule.

This yr can be including an every-other-Friday present, beginning July 25, to be hosted by BB veterans that can supply unique footage, interviews, and different surprises. Will or not it’s price watching? It is a (Lodge) Mystère!