The Twist

Thanks to CornerOffice and Plumb at RealityBBQ.com, we now have more information about what to expect regarding the twist this season. Here is what he posted:

First up, we have a theme throughout the house this year – called “The Have and The Have-Not’s”. You should be able to get the general idea regarding what that’s about from the name.

Now to much talked about High School theme that has caused various rumors to spread out over the internet. Here is how it will work:

Big Brother has cast people who they believe represent some typical high school stereotypes. However, it will not be Big Brother pairing them up. Once they enter the house, they will be told to form the cliques themselves – Big Brother will not force them together like Big Brother 9. In other words, Big Brother could have cast someone that they see as a Jock but the houseguests could decide that they are a “geek” instead.

Once these cliques are formed, they will play as teams for a while, but they will eventually split off into individuals and play the Big Brother Game by themselves.

What exactly does this mean? Well, I've come up with several different speculative scenarios as to what this all could mean. I personally hope that they will still compete individually for Head of Household and Power of Veto, and will be allowed to nominate anyone they wish to, but that is purely wishful thinking. It is likely that players will not be allowed to nominate people on their teams. However, with this twist likely only lasting a few weeks, it hopefully won't have too great of an impact on the game.

Plumb later confirmed that it was more than just two teams. Thus, we can assume it is either 3 teams of 4 houseguests or 4 teams of 3 houseguests, since the commercials have reiterated that there will be only 12 houseguests this season. RealityBBQ will release more information at some point today, so I will keep you posted. And, tonight after Midnight Eastern time, the block on press information about Media Day and the house will be lifted, and all can be revealed. So, expect big news, as well as possible photos and videos late tonight!

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