Big Brother has changed up its competition styles through the years, but fans are accusing this season’s competitions of being the worst yet. As the long season of Big Brother 25 carries on, the competition odds for women have been plummeting throughout the season. As it currently stands, the female competitors have only won four competitions throughout the season, while the male competitors have dominated the rest. With what could be considered inequitable competitions, Big Brother alumni have spoken out to talk about what constitutes fair in a game that is inherently unfair.
For Big Brother 25 competitors like Jag Bains, the competitions have been a lifeline during the game that have allowed him to continue his journey. While it’s exciting to see Jag steamroll the game, the competitions themselves are being called out as jumping the shark. “[The last 2 HOHs] were different versions of the same game,” Reddit user Lilac_wren shared. “[While] fun [to] watch, it’s no surprise the same person won both.” Another user, Old-Confidence-164 (via Skregnok‘s Reddit thread), explained, “This season comps are so geared toward the men…Make some comps that are at least POSSIBLE for [women].” With stale competitions that fans are hoping to change, something needs to change.
Big Brother 25 Accused Of Creating “Lazy” & “Bad” Competitions
Big Brother fans have been vocal about the competitions throughout the years, but in the most recent season, they have been louder than ever about the competitions being “lazy,” “bad,” and inequitable. “I love the diversity of age casting this season, but the legacy comps that rely partly or mostly on physical ability is obviously going to advantage a 20something year old man over several middle aged women,” Jcspinney explained. “It was definitely predictable,” Craftasopolis added. Big Brother viewers have been aware that the show’s production has a big hand in the house’s happenings. As Historical-Reach8587 shared, “[Production has] an agenda and ‘help’ make sure things go as planned.”
While competitions have always been a huge part of the skills set required to play Big Brother, in recent years, the style of competition has become geared towards physically fit men than ever before. Houseguests have been more diverse in age and body type in the last several years, but the competition styles have still proven to be vastly more physical. With competitions that very few of the houseguests have a genuine chance at winning, the odds that competitors with a more mental skill set will be able to win the game grow smaller with each week. The houseguests who aren’t as physically inclined need to be given a shot.
While competitors like Big Brother 25’s Jag and evicted houseguest Cameron Hardin have been able to snag win after win throughout the season, the rest of the house hasn’t been quite as lucky. With several competitions that have been inclined to favor physical competitors, Big Brother hasn’t been the most fair or equitable when it comes to catering competitions to the houseguests. Though this is all part of the game, it would make sense for Big Brother to reassess its strategy surrounding competitions before Big Brother 26.
Big Brother season 25 airs Sundays at 10 p.m. EDT, Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EDT, and Thursdays at 9 p.m. EDT on CBS.
Sources: Lilac_wren/Reddit, Skregnok/Reddit
