SPOILER ALERT! Don’t learn except you’ve watched the Season 28 premiere of Massive Brother on CBS.
Massive Brother followers had been handled to not one however three appearances by former CBS actuality stars within the season premiere July 9, however one made an surprising exit by falling into an erupting volcano. Foolish? Positive, which might be what prompted Buzz Feed Canada to name Julie Chen Moonves‘ employer “probably the most embarrassing present on TV proper now.”
That didn’t sit nicely with former BB participant Frankie Grande, Ariana’s brother who grew to become a family title after showing on season 16 of CBS’ summer time hit. He advised the outlet to “shut up” and that “camp is a part of its DNA and appeal.”
Allow us to backup and clarify. BB13 winner-cum-fan favourite Rachel Reilly — who had returned final summer time to play the sport for a 3rd time — was invited again for Thursday’s premiere. The 14 new houseguests anticipated that Reilly — together with BB26’s Angela Murray and Survivor 50‘s Rick Devens — had been becoming a member of the sport. The theme this summer time is time journey, so the solid was anticipated to “journey again in time” to the Jurassic Interval to see who would grow to be their first HOH.
Solely the three actuality present veterans had been eligible to compete.
The yard was remodeled right into a jungle whereas the solid donned leopard skinned attire and bushy skivvies. Proper after Chen Moonves requested Reilly what it felt like to look in back-to-back BBs, a velociraptor out of the blue appeared and proceeded to drive Reilly right into a volcano. The episode ends with everybody respiration by their mouths and questioning how, precisely, to react.
Chen Moonves went on to name it “probably the most surprising season premiere within the historical past of Massive Brother” earlier than confirming that Reilly is, most sincerely, out of the sport. Chen Moonves promised to search out somebody to take her place, nevertheless. (On Friday’s episode of Massive Brother: Unlocked, it was revealed that it was Survivor 50’s Dee Valladares).
Anyway, the prehistoric shenanigans prompted Buzz Feed Canada to name out the present’s “absurd selections” earlier than saying, “there’s camp, after which there’s no matter that is. Why will we nonetheless watch this?” That’s when Grande replied to the outlet’s publish on Instagram by saying it’s a part of the present’s DNA and including, “nobody is forcing you to look at.” Struggle the nice combat, Frankie!
Devens and Valladares are the second and third Survivor gamers to compete on Massive Brother. Cirie Fields was the primary in 2023. That is the primary time, nevertheless, {that a} velociraptor has pushed a participant to an premature exit.
