BB28 1000th Episode Thursday Eviction Recap LIVE at RHAPCon, Week 7

RHAP: We Know Big Brother

The RHAP podcast live recap celebrates Big Brother's 1,000th episode while addressing the shockingly disruptive twist that suspends HoH, Vet

Key takeaways

• The 1,000th episode celebration was undermined by abrupt removal of core gameplay elements and live feeds.
• Fans feel betrayed by production for not explaining the twist or respecting viewer expectations.

Main topics

• Big Brother's 1,000th episode milestone
• Suspension of HoH, Veto, nominations, and live feeds

Notable quotes

'They don't respect you in its shows. No, they don't.' – Taran Armstrong

'It doesn't feel earned. It's exactly what happened with the coup d'etat.' – Taran Armstrong

Conclusion

The episode underscores growing tension between fans and production as the

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:10) Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's Razza Podcast. And now, here's the guy who's about to present the Guinness Book of World Records for Worst Twist. I'm Rob Sestranino. Everybody, how are you doing? Okay, they were so much better like 10 minutes ago. Of course, wait till you hear how loud they clap for him. It's Taron Armstrong. Speaker 2 (0:49) Rob I watched the video of last night and this didn't work too well, but I think I have to do it again because what the Speaker 1 (0:58) What was that? Mmm. Lot of screaming here. Just to set the scene, we are live here with about 500 or so of our closest friends. We were, the vibes were immaculate. We're having so much fun. Everybody's like, yes, big brother, 1,000. Then we got to the blockbuster. Yeah. That didn't go great. And then we got to the twist and it was like, okay, okay, okay. And then Julie said, by the way, no feeds for three days. Speaker 2 (1:37) Yeah. That was pretty lame. They don't respect you in its shows. No, they don't. Well, they're just mad that I have more episodes than them. Yes. Closing in. Guinness. Most live feed update episodes. Most live feed update Speaker 1 (1:54) episodes? Sure. Time Speaker 2 (1:55) show. Competitive reality. Speaker 1 (1:57) Competitive show? Yeah. Where's that guy with the plaque? We have to pay for it. They paid for it. They paid for it. Yes. Okay. So congratulations to Big Brother on 1,000 episodes. And we have a lot to talk about from a live eviction, the 1,000th episode celebration, which was mostly fun. A lot to recap there. But Taryn, that... I guess that celebrating a thousand episodes of Big Brother, it goes hand in hand for them to maybe... They treat you so good. It's a little bit like being in the crossovers, right? It's like, some days it's like, they love us. They love us. We're eating. And other days it's like, yeah, so we're going to have to take away the live feeds for three days. I think that's why Barrett resonates Speaker 2 (2:45) so much with so many people. Because we all hate that he just rolls over, but at the end of the day, that's what we do. They know Speaker 1 (2:51) he's going to come back. They know he's not going anywhere. Yeah. Okay, but let's get your take on this. It sounds like we are headed towards some sort of dire fest meets the hamster wheel of death. Two fan favorites. Two fan favorites, where alumni are also visiting from the overhead to... It should be a big episode on Sunday, but what's your reaction to everything? Speaker 2 (3:21) Yeah, you know, I mean, listen, we watched the 1,000-episode special bit at the start of this, and it was really cool. It was emotional. It was reminding you of... the last 26 years of watching the show if you've been doing it or maybe the last month of your life if you just binged it all. And it's really cool and there's really something special here with the show. It does, it feels insulting to end the episode on now we're gonna do something completely different. We're gonna completely remove every staple that the show has, HOH, veto, nominations, whatever else. and also we're taking away the live feeds for three days. Like, how is that the big thing that you have been pumping up for weeks now? Your thousandth episode, a celebration of your show. To not even explain what the twist is, to then be like, and we're going to surprise you, we're going to take this away and surprise you on Sunday with this thing that's very different. Like, even if it's good, it just doesn't feel good as fans. And that's kind of... what we're used to when production is involved. They don't really seem to care much about how the people who really love the show feel, or at least the people who are deeply involved in the show on a very day-to-day basis. And that's frustrating. It's frustrating. Right. Speaker 1 (4:45) It's going to be a pivotal moment. potentially, and somebody is going to go home. We're going to lose another person. And then there's really not going to be much of a record of how that's going to go over three days. Yeah. Speaker 2 (4:59) Yeah. So it's frustrating. I mean, listen, I'm really tired. So. Speaker 2 (5:09) Secretly, I kind of love it when the live feeds go down. It really is. I feel like I just got nominated and I was like actually kind of hoping to get nominated, but it's the way they did it. You know what I mean? It's the way they said that in the speech. If it wasn't for that, I'd be totally fine with this. Yeah. I mean, for your Speaker 1 (5:27) personal travel schedule, they timed it really well. They Speaker 2 (5:31) really did. They really did. Speaker 1 (5:33) That's a nice help for you. I mean, Speaker 2 (5:34) listen, they took my money, but it was really a monkey's paw. You know what I mean? Yeah. Speaker 1 (5:39) Yeah. So, like, at least, you know, you have some time to recharge for the home stretch. But... For it to happen this way, I mean, I guess there is some interesting context in terms of that there is a way that one of the icons could potentially go out in this twist. We don't know what it's going to be. It would also be lame, though. Like, Speaker 2 (6:00) that's the whole thing. Even if it's a result that you want, it happening in a way that isn't the natural state of things on the show feels cheap. You know what I mean? It doesn't feel earned. It's exactly what happened with the coup d'etat. But listen, that's how we feel. And at the end of the day also, for as much as I'm like, yeah, this is the day-to-day people, this episode was the thousandth episode also for the people who watch the show regularly, who don't pay attention to the feeds, who aren't here for a live show. And those people do matter as well. And they love the coup d'etat. And they love it all. And so, you know, we can only complain too much. This show means a lot to a lot of different kinds of people. And so, you know, we can be frustrated here. It was a celebration Speaker 1 (6:42) of 1,000 episodes, not necessarily 2,300 days of live feeds. A lot more Speaker 2 (6:48) than 1,000 days. Speaker 1 (6:49) Yes, yeah. So Sunday night, do we know, is it a supersized episode? We're headed towards a normal one-hour episode? Sam is holding up one. Speaker 2 (6:59) Chat, give me the answer. Speaker 1 (7:02) One hour Speaker 2 (7:03) episode on Sunday. Okay, all right. Yeah, you know, it seems as though they're going to be outside. It seems as though we're going to, you know, again, like skip the process. I kind of speculated some kind of like tournament, which actually kind of fits the medieval theme a little bit, right? Like we're seeing some kings and some queens. I'm wondering if it's like they on high are orchestrating some kind of tournament where... people are competing for their lives in some way or another. I could see that being something that they might do. Speaker 1 (7:39) Yeah. Do you think that whatever they're doing will transpire over, say, like 24 hours and then they need that time to edit the Sunday episode? Or do you feel... And then they just want to keep it a surprise of who went home? Speaker 2 (7:51) Yeah, I think so. I think that they will be doing it tonight. They'll probably be finished by tomorrow. Because... why would they change their sketchbook? Right. They could change ours. Well, because I know that Speaker 1 (8:03) there's a celebration also going on with the 1,000th episode. So I'm not sure how that's going to work. That's not our problem to figure out. No, it's their problem to figure out. That's their problem to figure out. Okay. All right. So that's the backdrop for where things are going. We really, there was a lot of excitement and buzz in the streets of that Drew, the Drew eviction party here tonight, which also got canceled. Speaker 1 (8:31) Yeah, we all learned the truth. We learned the truth. And Drew is now two for two in the blockbuster. Yeah. But unfortunately, that we did not get the flip. Was it was everything set up for Drew to go home? Speaker 2 (8:47) Yes. So first of all, there will be a live feed update tomorrow. Regular time. We'll have an exit interview with with the pipe queen. And then. Another live live feed update. Thank you, Big Brother, for making that less interesting, but still interesting. We'll talk through the day today. There was some stuff to talk about, and then we'll make a show of it. It'll be a good time, so make sure you tune in. But yes, the bottom line is, through the day, nothing had changed significantly to the plan to evict Drew. And it did, it almost seemed like maybe he knew something might have been up, but I think by the end of it, probably not. I would say we'll see tomorrow, but we'll see on Sunday just how much. Speaker 1 (9:29) Yeah, we saw a very emotional reaction from Barrett who voted to evict Taylor. Were the crossovers expecting Barrett to vote with them to take out Mallory? Speaker 2 (9:42) No. We saw the scene. He had told them, I'm not doing it. You can do it if you want. I'm not going to do it. I talked about this this morning. They did. hear from Haley, because Barrett tried to pitch Haley on keeping Mallory over Taylor, that he was doing this, and Haley was like, I think he wants to get rid of Drew, too. They were like, no, come on, and they had this big meeting. So I think absolutely what they will do is they will try to be like, I know that sucks so much, Barrett, and now I know you don't have anybody else, so come back home. Speaker 1 (10:14) When Speaker 2 (10:14) you look at me, you can see home. Speaker 1 (10:17) What? Speaker 2 (10:22) When you look at me, you can see home. What? Speaker 2 (10:28) When you look at the pipe queen, Speaker 1 (10:29) you can scream. Yes. Will there be any ramifications for Barret going against them, or you think that their understanding that ultimately it didn't matter? Well, Speaker 2 (10:42) this is the thing. Ramifications matter when the game operates normally. Yeah. An HOH wins, and who that HOH is depends on, like, then sort of, like, cascades the effect of... who needs to be worried, who needs to explain themselves. If Barrett wins the HOH, then it's the vets being like, we're so sorry, Barrett. We never meant to burn you like that. If the icons win, if Devin's wins, then Barrett's like, yeah, I was really upset about Mallory, but I'm actually so chill now. And if nobody's HOH, and they're just competing or whatever, then... None of that needs to happen. There's no strategy that needs to happen at all. Speaker 1 (11:29) I was just thinking about last season with the white locusts that they brought in poor Tyler to somehow be involved with the killing off of Rachel. And now this season, we're going to have this twist, which may be unpopular. And now we're going to kind of like launder it through your most favorite alumni in the history of the show are actually doing this. Speaker 2 (11:54) I believe you have a prompt. Speaker 1 (11:55) Yeah. Maybe Keanu. Famous line. Yeah. And so if you want to hear about what they're doing, of course, you can check out a lot of them are on chat BCC at go to BB28.chat to see what's going on, including Chateau BCC tomorrow night where they're playing a Big Brother game for $10,000 tomorrow night. It's a lot of dollars. It's a lot of dollars. It's more than the bribe. More than, double the bribe. Yeah. All right, Taryn, I want to bring some people up. Any other top-level thoughts from tonight? Yeah, you Speaker 2 (12:29) know what? I think the main thing is, I know that we were all kind of coming into this episode looking forward to the drama of a potential blindside, but there's something actually that Drew said when he was nominated by Haley that actually proved to be very true for Drew that week. He said, I'd rather be lucky than good, and he is not good. Speaker 2 (12:51) But he is lucky. Yeah, in the blockbuster, did he nail it or he just got lucky? He looked at one clue. He guessed, right? And here's the thing. He had been talking about maybe throwing this to Mallory because in his mind, Mallory winning meant that Taylor would leave and he would be safe and that Mallory would be safe. If he won, then Mallory would leave. And that's why when he won, he was tearful because he just ruined Mallory's chances. I really think there's a chance that his... goal in that competition was i'm gonna guess one of the two answers i believe this is the case and hope that mallory picks the other one so that one of us wins this like i i'm okay with her with me getting this wrong and her getting it um but he got it right uh Speaker 1 (13:36) the coin flip It's always coming down to the coin flip. It's always coming down to the coin flip with him. Okay, all right. Well, this is actually really cool. And I guess by the magic of the 1,000th episode of Big Brother, we're able to do this. But we have a special guest here tonight. Straight out of the Big Brother 28 house, it's Angela. Angela. Yes, Angela. Sure. Angela, are you okay? For Angela. Speaker 1 (14:46) I Speaker 2 (14:46) don't know how I got away with not being called crazy eyes. Yeah. Speaker 1 (14:53) We got some panelists here to come on and talk about everything that's going on. Let's welcome back. It's Pouya and Maggie and Amon. Oh, and Maggie chants. Speaker 5 (15:10) From my friends. Yes. Speaker 1 (15:13) We're all your friends here. Yes. Okay. How's everybody doing? Speaker 5 (15:18) I'm good. The feeds are on right now, so that's good. Speaker 1 (15:22) Yes. Okay. Don't fall for their crumbs. I know. Yeah. Speaker 1 (15:29) Yeah. Speaker 8 (15:29) Darren, please. Yeah, no, they're probably on until the timetable. I have a great Speaker 5 (15:33) idea for the live feed update on Sunday, which is that chat BCC game, right? Isn't that the, when is that? Is it Saturday? That's Speaker 1 (15:43) going Speaker 5 (15:43) to Speaker 1 (15:43) be Speaker 5 (15:43) Friday Speaker 1 (15:43) night. Okay, Speaker 5 (15:44) then never mind. Speaker 1 (15:45) Well, let's Speaker 5 (15:45) say, Speaker 1 (15:45) well, maybe it could be Saturday at some point. All right. So, all right. Aman, how are you feeling? Well. Speaker 8 (15:57) I mean, for my Speaker 1 (15:58) draft, okay. Yeah, that was good. What about, was tonight a bit of a coming out party for Barrett? Listen, I don't Speaker 8 (16:11) care at this point. I really don't. I'm sorry. I know that there are some Barrett people out here, and that's fine. Be who you are. Speaker 8 (16:23) The tears, the late ass, let's flip this shit. It's falling on just like deaf ass, excuse me, hard of hearing ass ears. I'm just, I just can't right now. I can't. You can't with the ass? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Speaker 8 (16:45) Like I said earlier, better late than never with me sometimes. You're doing something. I accept that. I mean, I do too. I get it. But at the same time, I want you to feel the consequences of your actions. So for Mallory... She's a great girl, lovely gowns, beautiful gowns, but it was time for you to go, honey, and you did it to yourself. So for Barrett as well, if you can't pick up the pieces after putting all of them behind the vets