My take on the twist

I'm going to reserve my first impressions post until we get to see the extended CBS2.com interviews sometime tomorrow. For now, I'll just share my thoughts on the twist and some of the things Allison Grodner mentioned in her interview with WeLoveBigBrother.com:

First of all, I was not keen on the twist and the idea of cliques. It just seems like a sorry excuse to typecast. However, we have not yet been informed whether they will pre-decide the cliques based on personality or if they houseguests will be responsible for deciding. If the producers do it, I'd expect to see the following cliques...

Populars- Jordan, Laura, Chima
Jocks- Jeff, Natalie, Braden
Nerds- Ronnie, Michele, Kevin
Offbeats- Lydia, Casey, Russell

Anywho, although I didn't like the twist, Allison confirmed that Head of Household and Power of Veto Competitions will still be completely individual, though if a member of your clique wins Head of Household, you'll be safe from being nominate. However, you can vote a member of your clique out, you are just forbidden from nominanting them.

Additionally, they will be competing for their beds, food and hot water. The losing team will have to sleep in the metal room with no beds and bright lights that don't shut off, shower with cold water and eat slop plus a random item chosen by America. Nice job, Grodner. I like. It's time for them to suffer a little bit. If the right people suffer, it will definitely create some drama. And we like that.

And we've got this whole mystery houseguest thing going on. Rumors have been floating around that they'll be "recycling" a houseguest. Who? Rumors have been circulating that it could be a number of people. Perhaps they'll be competing for a spot, or the houseguests or America will decide. Rumors are that Brian, Sheila, and Jessica are eligible. Who knows, it could be just about anyone.

Stay tuned for first impressisons of the new hamsters tomorrow. And don't forget to comment and vote in the poll!