Big Brother Canada Houseguest Impressions

After leaving my 24 hour stay in the Big Brother Canada house, one of the most frequently asked questions I received via Twitter was: “What are your impressions of the Houseguests?”

Since the episode has aired, I can now share with you my impressions of each Houseguest.

Spending 24 hours in person with each of the Houseguests at this late stage in the game, combined with their openness to talk about their strategy/position in the house, really gave me an insight to their games.

Andrew

Snarky and sarcastic are the best ways to describe Andrew. For being an elder-statesman and HUGE Big Brother Fan (he knew his BB trivia), I thought he would really be looking for any angle from me that I could provide to help his game.

I couldn’t have been more wrong!

It was the complete opposite.

He was not interested in really anything game-related I had to say, where it was to the point I felt like I was wasting my time talking strategy with him.

His Position: 3rd Wheel of an Alliance that put him up twice – AKA – in grave danger.

Where I Would Have Attempted to Coach Him To: 3rd Wheel with Gary & Talla, giving him a shot to compete out, with the option of Talla taking him if she wins a challenge.

What He Has To Do To Win: Pull off a miracle.

Bottom Line: I respect the fact that Andrew wanted to play his own game, but I think some pride got in the way of how he has played his game. He’s a good guy who’s funny to be around, he would have done well in the endgame, and probably could beat anyone in jury votes.

Chances of Winning:

1/5 Mist Cans – Miracle Needed

Talla

My first impression of Talla was intense, but hilarious. She has a lot of fight and contrary to what everyone thinks, she does have an OUTSIDE chance to win this game.

Talla was the first to come to me to ask for game-help, and she really wanted to work on her position in the game. She’s not in a terrible position in the game because she hasn’t done a lot. She hasn’t really ticked anyone off, or earned anyone’s respect game wise.

The latter can be changed.

If Talla comes up with a big win, or TWO big wins, she has an outside shot to win the whole thing.

Her Position: Hanging in a Final 3 or Final 4 position.

Where I Would Have Attempted to Coach Her To: Air tight with Gary, influencing him to string along Jill as well.

What She Has To Do To Win: Win AT least one comp and send Emmett home. If she wins two comps, sends Emmett home, AND takes Jill to the end, she could win the whole thing.

Chances of Winning:

2/5 Mist Cans – She has an outside shot!

Jill

My first impression of Jill was that she seems genuine and competitive.

Jill has what it takes to win Big Brother. She’s competitive, smart, has the ability to lie, and the stones to make a big move. The only issue is that some of Jill’s abilities have been dulled by Emmett.

She is in a position where she is so deep into a relationship with Emmett that the relationship has clouded her end vision to win the game, which is why I’m never a fan of showmances.

Jill gets a bad rap for lying in the game. It’s the curse of women who lie in Big Brother, it’s a double standard when compared to the men. Lying is part of the game, but for some reason, everyone always puts more heat on girls who lie, as opposed to guys who lie. It’s always been like that, unfortunately.

Her Position: In a great spot to get to the Final 2, but cannot win.*

Where I Would Have Attempted to Coach Her To: Take out Andrew this week and take a shot at Emmett next week.

What She Has To Do To Win: Jillian has to take out Emmett and sit next to Talla in the end (if Talla doesn’t make any moves) and then Jill can win.

Chances of Winning:

2/5 Mist Cans – The path is there for her to win, will she take it?

Gary

Gary is hilarious! He is goofy and over the top. Which helps him hide the fact he is a bit of a gamer, who has a ruthless side (plus!).

Gary has proven he’s willing to do what it takes to win, but he’s got a rough road ahead if he wants to, and is going to have to make a tough decision.

Gary was tuned in to most of our strategy talks, and that really surprised me. It was good to see how serious he took the game.

His Position: Fighting for his life, has to win a comp to get to the end.

Where I Would Have Attempted to Coach Him To: Work with Talla exclusively and add Jill as an outlier.

What He Has To Do To Win: Gary is going to have to fight his way to the Final 2, because anyone in their right mind wouldn’t take him. If Gary gets in against Talla or Jill, he has a great chance of winning.

Chances of Winning:

3/5 Mist Cans – If he stays away from Emmett, he can win it all.

Emmett

From the second I walked in the door, Emmett just sat back and took everything in. That is a rare quality in people who play Big Brother. He was very calculated in everything he said and did, and no one in the house seemed to pick up on that.

Emmett is always gaming, which I can relate to. I had a sense of Emmett always being concerned with where I was and who I was talking to at all times while I was in the house. He even mentioned this to me at one point.

The best way to describe Emmett’s game, is that he is very well insulated. A lot would have to go wrong for him not to make a run at winning the game.

Everyone wants to work with Emmett, and no one has taken a shot at him since Week 1, which is really hard for me to comprehend.

The thing I liked most about Emmett was the fact that he seemed to really enjoy playing the game ALL day long.

His Position: Best spot in the house, covered everywhere except for with Andrew in the end game.

Where I Would Have Attempted to Coach Him To: Get rid of Jill in the Final 2, and sit next to Talla, just in case.

What He Has To Do To Win: Emmett needs to be wary of someone taking a shot at him in the Final 4. The best way to avoid that is to win one comp next week. He wins this game easily against everyone except Gary (closer vote).

Chances of Winning

4/5 Mist Cans – There’s never a sure thing in Big Brother, but this game is Emmett’s to lose.

Final Thoughts on Everyone

As individuals, Andrew, Talla, Jill, Gary, and Emmett are all fun to be around. Everyone was really nice and I had a lot of fun hanging out with them, which is strange for this late stage of the game.

Each houseguest has a path to win the game, it will be interesting to see who is willing to make the tough decisions when the opportunity presents itself.

After spending 24 hours with them, I’m invested, and can’t wait to see how the rest of the season plays out.

A HUGE thank you goes out to both Sue Brophey and Erin Brock for rolling the dice and taking a chance on bringing me into the house.

Sue & Erin (plus their entire staff + Eric) were great to me the entire time I was there and were open to any of my crazy ideas in the house.

I’m excited to see them have long term success with multiple seasons of BBCAN.

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