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As Big Brother<\/em><\/a> always says, expect the unexpected. With any new season comes a new twist. Or sometimes there are old twists with a new name or element to it. In Season 27, fans are tired of the Blockbuster twist.<\/p>\n The BB Blockbuster sees three nominees on the block. Someone can win the Power of Veto, and a third nominee still has to go up. On eviction night, the three nominees battle it out in the Blockbuster. Whoever wins, takes themself off the block, leaving just two houseguests on the block, and the houseguests scrambling if their target is no longer on the block.<\/p>\n This twist is similar to Season 26\u2019s BB AI Arena, just with a different name. Once the number of houseguests dwindles down, Blockbuster will eventually end, just like the AI Arena and other twists have, leaving two permanent nominees on the block.<\/p>\n Although some fans have complained about the theme of the season<\/a> or the players<\/a>, many are saying the Blockbuster has \u201cruined\u201d this season. \u201cBlockbuster has ruined Big Brother<\/em> imo,\u201d a Reddit<\/a> user said.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of people say the players are bad, and some are, but there are logical ones too \u2014 it\u2019s just nearly impossible to play when there are so many outcomes each week. BB<\/em> has always had an element of luck, but the last two seasons it\u2019s been the main factor. Players like Keanu [Soto] and Kelley [Jorgenson] can tank socially, lose veto, then win the Blockbuster and be safe, while someone like Adrian [Rocha<\/a>] can play well, go up as a pawn, and still end up next to another pawn because someone who was doomed won a 2-minute comp. No wonder everyone looks drained during voting talks \u2014 hours of strategy get wiped out just to make Thursday more dramatic.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThink about how much has to happen to get a target out: there\u2019s now a 50% chance a nominee wins POV (up from 33%), meaning you often have to nominate four people<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n . Honestly, safety aside, it\u2019s better not to win HOH atp \u2014 it\u2019s been reduced to a glorified safety comp with your prize being a shot in the dark. Bring back old Big Brother<\/em>. I miss backdoors,\u201d they finished.<\/p>\n \u201cI completely agree with this. Instead of strategy, it just feels like chaos. When there were only two noms and it came down to the wire, tensions were sky-high, fights exploded, and betrayals were imminent. Now it\u2019s almost like the entire cast is in a constant \u2018what do we do?\u2019 mode that prevents a lot of them from making smart decisions for themselves, hence why we\u2019ve had so many \u2018house\u2019 votes. BB<\/em> has been around a very long time, and it\u2019s clear they\u2019re never going to stop attempting to twist things around, but there does come a point when it becomes too contrived for its own good,\u201d a fan agreed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes eviction night more entertaining at the cost of making everything else boring,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n Another fan said that the Blockbuster is a good twist, but it \u201cshouldn\u2019t last all the way to the jury.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI hate it!! It makes the show too comp-focused, which is something fans agreed we were trying to get away from. We\u2019ll probably never get to see someone go all out to flip the house, throw their alliances under the bus, or create havoc to save themselves, thinking \u2018I\u2019ve got nothing left to lose\u2019 when there\u2019s still a chance they could win blockbuster and stay without that risk. Everyone plays much safer now because of the risk their target stays, so there\u2019s less drama, less direct gameplay. No live HoHs. But hey, we have a puzzle and then 2 minutes of awkward hugging. Mostly everyone seems to love it and ratings are up, so I think this is the new norm, though,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n However, there are a lot of fans on the other side of the opinion, saying that the Blockbuster gives fans \u201cchaos and surprises\u201d since they don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen until Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cI disagree. It makes it more interesting and is not overly complicated. The HoH has never had control over who goes home, only over nominations. The difference now is that they may need up to four nominees instead of three, and the final set isn\u2019t locked until right before the vote, rather than days in advance,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n \u201cI disagree. The blockbuster is the best thing to happen since the veto, or maybe since live hohs left. Thursdays are soooo exciting now. They\u2019ve BEEN amazing for two seasons now!\u201d one last fan said.<\/p>\n What do you think of the Blockbuster? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n