Host Opinions

==Season 1==
== Finale ==
=== EliteKeitharino ===
Roark was a beast within this season. 7 competition wins is no easy feat, but paired with a really great social and strategic game, he has one of the best games ever seen in Wishful history. Roark created many alliances during his time in the house, and was able to secure social bonds like no other, setting himself up for the inevitable win. Roark played extremely well, congratulations!
=== Dvlla ===
Toby played an immaculate game this season. Toby was one of the best connected houseguests this season, which allowed her to pull off incredibly risky moves without any trace being lead back to her. In addition, Toby was part of a key Final 3 alliance that wound up being the Final 3 of the season. Toby played a calculated yet risky game that deserves all the props. GG, Toby!
== The Jury ==
=== istxrryliqhts ===
Cashis was a social beast this season! Cashis walked into this season having not a single longterm under her belt. Cashis, however, immediately made connections with the entire cast, and was set up incredibly well, being in every alliance that was made throughout the season. Cashis's weakness is that she cannot win comps for her life. She only won ONE competition out of the many showcased season-long, but her social bonds were more than enough to carry her to the end. Thanks for playing, Cashis!
=== Chargxir ===
Charge was a very over-the-top player this season! He fought any and every single person that was in his way, and came victorious each and every time, with the exception of once. At the Final Four, Charge needed the PoV to survive, and he had unfortunately not finished the entire puzzle. After being shown where he missed, he proceeded to yell at production for rigging against him and then furiously leave the game. He would be evicted after for the antics he caused, but he was still a fun player to watch nonetheless. GG, Charge!
=== xXCoralOfHeartsXx ===
Harmony was very lowkey throughout this season! Her demeanor was always calm and cheerful, and a breath of fresh air from the usual run-of-the-mill longterm player. Harmony didn't make many moves this season, but she solidified a few strong bonds with other housemates that allowed her to finesse her way to the Final 5 where she would eventually be cut. GG Harmony!
=== deep_reckioning ===
Deep made it clear her only goals in this season were to win and to mess shit up, and boy, did she accomplish that! Deep started off the game with mediocre social connections, which was enough for her to slide by the first two evictions practically unscathed. Then, her reign of terror begun when she won Week 3 HoH. She was making other houseguest's lives a living nightmare, and eventually took out Emma in the process. The other houseguests, not wanting to deal with a risk on their hands, would evict Deep the following week. Deep was a fun player this season, and I hope to see her back. GG Deep!
=== Sammiethehelper09 ===
Samm was an extremely inactive houseguest. He forgot to send trust rankings multiple times, hardly attended sessions, and was a nomination every week during his stay. He was really only well connected with one player, and had zero alliances or relationships outside of that. With that said, GG Samm!
=== emmaz_u ===
Emma had a very slow-paced game, taking it easy with many of the houseguests and production alike. Her votes were less dictated by the alignments she held to others, but rather her emotional connection to any of the houseguests at any given time. This would cause her to vote in the minority both times she voted, but she didn't seem to mind. Emma was a production favorite for her chill attitude and well-positioned social game. GG, Emma!
=== aliveinsidemygrave ===
Peyton didn't do much within her stay in the Big Brother house. She floated along and frequently lashed out at producers until her timely expulsion. GG, Peyton!
=== emmrossum ===
HUH? NO ACTUALLY- WHAT THE FUCK? That was such a blindside not even the fucking OWNER clocked it...wow. So while Ella did not update her cf frequently, I knew she was playing a really good social game, setting herself up with multiple 1 on 1s to allow her to advance herself further. I expected her to make the finale because of this...so I don't know what the hell HAPPENED...like every single circumstance leading up to her eviction was worst case scenario after worst case scenario. First of all, Roark not nominating the three people he trusted the least was kinda weird, then winning full power, using the veto on one of the people he didn't trust, then renominating someone who fully trusted him...? Shit move after shit move after SHIT MOVE. Ella deserved better than whatever the fuck happened this week.
=== Sasha_doge1133 ===
Sasha had bitches PRESSED. I didn't know what her strategy was going into the game, but she soon proved that she wasn't someone to be fucked with. She didn't make great social connections with the cast, however she won full power and sent out the house target. Which is great and all, you know, showing you're gonna play with the house, it's cool. But Sasha's issue is that she ruffled SO MANY FEATHERS during her HoH reign. She nominated Charge who she had promised safety to, which painted her as untrustworthy and not a great ally. If she managed that HoH reign even a slight bit better, she could have gone FAR.
=== JustR_cky ===
Rocky is such a peculiar case for me because he is robbed, but he didn't do much to be considered robbed? Starting off in the game, Rocky definitely didn't understand how the game worked, so I'm willing to cut slack for him there. I think that he was able to adapt incredibly well, but he definitely lacked in the social game. While he was able to almost flip the vote off of him and onto Samm, it was his lack of game understanding that gave him the boot in easily one of the most messy Week 1 rounds ever. He definitely needs to improve, but honestly, he didn't do bad for his first longterm.
==Season 2==
== Finale ==
=== cantcatchwhit ===
There is no bone of kindness or respect in this man's body when it comes to Big Brother, because holy SHIT. He was cutting bitches left and right, doing whatever it took to win. What's even more shocking is how he still managed to be near the top of trust rankings just about EVERY time. I respect the hustle SEVERELY, and he deserves his snaps. His strategic game was a bit...off, however, with the way he was winning all the competitions possible just to get blood on his hands. That said, if it is done well it is an effective strategy, and he won, so he was doing it right! Congratulations, Whit!
=== Raderbunny ===
Rader was the drama of the season. Rader entered the house and immediately started causing chaos, beginning with the pressure cooker competition where she would start spreading rumors of a Final 2 between Brandon and Burly, which would ultimately not do much but cause utter paranoia among all houseguests. Following that, Rader would fight with many people like Brandon, Collin, and Whit, but most notably Whit. When I saw Whit won Final HoH, I fully expected Rader to go out in 3rd place. How Rader got Whit to flip on his absolute closest duo? No idea. That move deserves major props, however, as it got Rader to the Final 2. Unfortunately, many viewed Rader as a jury goat and Rader would lose in a 6-3 vote. With that said, if Rader fought one less person she could have very well won over Whit and been the second winner. GG, Rader!
== The Jury ==
=== wverflies ===
Immaculate gameplay. From start to finish, Sammy played a game worthy of being called a legend. Taking it to the start of the game, Sammy did massive work on the houseguests, which is where her only blunder into the game comes in. She was active, but many found the incessant DMs with Olivia Rodrigo annoying and unhelpful, and she was briefly a target the week she won HoH. She then used this HoH to take out Abbi, a player who was targetting her, and able to set herself up further for success. From there, she would essentially trade HoH reigns with her duo partner Whit, and that domination would extend until the Final 3. It started at Final 16 as well, meaning that Sammy and Whit were getting massive amounts of blood on their hands since the START of the game. Sammy's game unfortunately came crashing down at the Final 3, however, when Whit used his sole vote to cause the biggest betrayal of all time in evicting his original Final 2, taking Rader, someone who hated Whit's guts, to the finale chairs. Sammy is an absolute LEGEND, thanks for playing!
=== Brxndcy ===
KING. Brandon was a very social player during his time in the house, and was able to make key connections that would prove useful down the line in Whit and Catrina. If there's any detriment to his game, it would be that a good portion of the season occurred whilst he was on a cruise, which made it difficult to maintain social bonds and resulted in him getting pawned multiple times until his unfortunate eviction. Brandon was incredibly fun and I'm grateful to have had him on the season. GG, Brandon!
=== luvvmuii ===
Malu was a very chill player throughout this season, and was a nice hero to the harsh villainy and hatred that occurred during Season 2. There isn't much to say about Malu's strategic game, but her social game was one of the best as she was topping trust rankings after Catrina's eviction, and was even added to a few alliances. Strategically, she never got the power to make the big moves, but her flipping multiple votes (Catrina or Abbi's evictions) showed that you don't need a competition to control. GG, Malu!
=== pIantagenets ===
Tyler is one of my absolute favorite houseguests to come out of this season, not for gameplay but for the entertainment he brought to each session and the activity in live-feeds. Gameplaywise? Tyler was OK. He was chilling for most of the season, had connected relatively well with the cast, overall just making the connections he needed to survive and leaving it at that, which is an effective strategy but not for the long run when you should start stepping it up near the endgame, which he did not do and that lead to his eviction at the Final 6 when he was one of the three selected to participate in the Do or Die competition. Personalitywise, Tyler has one of the best DRs in Wishful history, and was a lovely addition to the cast. Thank you for playing, Tyler!
=== KrystalDevoured ===
The first of the two reps to be evicted, Krystal came into this game at a disadvantage due to her not knowing many people and having less time to communicate overall. She would waste no time, however, and make two very key alliances that would allow her to survive regardless of how many people she talked to. One unfortunately came crashing down pre-jury at roughly the same time as the screenshot scandal occurred, and the other lasted even beyond her eviction. Krystal played a great game, and she was an all around enjoyable presence throughout the season. GG, Krystal!
=== miIotica ===
If Collin's eviction was a blindside, Catrina's was a blindside with a capital B with how unexpected it was. Catrina is easily the best social player to come out of a Wishful season, and her eviction made this season easily one of the most chaotic. From start to finish, Catrina's hand was in the bag for basically any and every eviction. Her word was as if it was from god the way she had control over this season, and I as well as many others expected Catrina to stay over basically anyone if she was on the block. Why she was even ON the block is a different story, but many found that the shot needed to be taken against her in order to have a chance at winning, and that they did, resulting in an 8th place finish. Catrina was a social beast, and I hope to see her back soon! GG Catrina!
=== BrickMasterCollin ===
Collin is one of my favorite houseguests to have played in Wishful, from a game and personal standpoint! Collin was not intended to be on the original cast of this season, but thanks to a long fight, he wound up on Season 2 which he absolutely RAN. Social connections knew no bounds, and he and the other fallen angel of the season, Catrina, duo'd up to make the pre-jury one of the best. He was in multiple alliances up until his unfortunate and downright unexpected eviction at the Final 9, where to this day I cannot find the logic in evicting him. He was a social threat, yes, but Whit was the next biggest target due to him being used as a shield by many. He should've evicted a floater at that point, but instead, Collin got the boot. Collin was so delightful to have on, GG!
=== seanxninja ===
For someone who had never played a longterm prior to this season, Sean did well! He went into this season with zero connections which had me VERY worried, but as time went on he found himself in many underdog alliances which was exciting to see! He didn't make many moves, and he never won competitions which made him seem like a pawn, but I enjoyed his rivalry with Sammy and his activity overall. Good game, Sean!
=== xNicoleLovesCatsx ===
Do I think highly of Nicole’s game? Yes. Do I think of it as highly as I did before? No. Nicole’s experience this season was quite easily the most hard-to-watch run out of anyone within this season. To start, Nicole didn’t have great social standing among the houseguests. Many found her to be dry and not appealing to communicate with, which was definitely a detriment. In addition, one of the house leaders in Whit fought her, which basically put any chance of her having any social in the trash. She would frequently find herself up for eviction, only being saved by vetoes or tiebreakers. At jury, Nicole was reattempting to solidify her social standing once more, but unfortunately, she would get evicted before she had the chance. Nicole was fun, and most definitely deserving of redemption. Thanks for playing, Nicole!
== The Pre-Jury ==
=== Burlywood1 ===
THIS MOTHER? Burly was an absolute delight to have on the season. Burly started out the game in a very good position as headed into the premiere, not a single eye was on her being first boot. This would result in her safety for the first week which would allow her to advance further into the game with the social bonds she made. Here’s where my bone to pick with Burly lies - within the game of Wishful, we have a very strict no chatlog or screenshot rule. Following the premiere, proof was shown that Burly had been breaking this rule pretty frequently. Burly promised to not send any screenshots from that point forward, but following the eviction of Violet, proof would once again circulate, which led to her removal from the season. With that said, Burly was an amazing player and was set up to make finale if she didn’t blunder as hard as she did. Good game, Burly!
=== MelanieDhorkus ===
Violet was a lovely addition to the cast! I had known them for their activity throughout Season 1 and their likelihood to cause drama, so I was up! Violet started off by being a tad inactive, however as prejury neared the end she slowly started showing spurts here and there of activity. It all came to a head at her eviction where she caused a massive fight leaving some alliances leaked and taking a shot at Tokyo and Whit. It sucked that she couldn’t attend sessions because of her timezone, and for that reason I probably wouldn’t bring her back. It was amazing having her though! Would love to have her back.
=== objectlol001 ===
Daniel is a friend of mine BUT he did nothing this season. I literally can’t speak about his game because there wasn’t a game to be had…
=== babn3rs ===
Abbi was a literal joy to have this season, and her eviction fucking INFURIATED ME. Every SINGLE thing that lead to her eviction wasn’t her fault or within her control, so to watch her game get obliterated into a thousand tiny pieces absolutely HURT. To begin, Abbi was in the most PERFECT position in the cast. It wasn’t Catrina level, but it certainly was setting her up to make jury. Then, it all comes crashing down. First, Whit wins the outgoing Head of Household at premiere, which on paper is fine, but with one major issue- the leak. Trust rankings were leaked to every houseguest as well as their placement overall. Whit sees this, sees him pretty much on the bottom, and calls a housemeeting. Watching Abbi plummet from 5th overall to THIRTEENTH was the most heartwrenching moment in this series’ history. Abbi would then get saved by a MIRACLE that week as she never touched the block. Unfortunately for her, Sammy would win the NEXT HoH. Whit had leaked to Sammy that Abbi talked shit about her during his ragefit, and as such, Sammy and Abbi started going at it. Abbi would find herself on the block at the Final 15 unsurprisingly, and was 1 vote away from staying against the inactive Sean. However, the vote ended in the 2nd tie of the season, and Sammy chose to evict the more active Abbi. Abbi is a lock on any redemption season, because watching her absolute flameout she didn’t even cause was sickening.
=== moneylcver ===
Oliver was a casting risk I don’t think I should have taken. Oliver did not make it past Round 1 of applications, however, I knew them to be active and unproblematic, so I put him on as a replacement for another houseguest. During his short time in the house, he did pretty much nothing. He had a premade in Catrina and an alliance in Catrina and Nicole, but that was the extent of it all. The funnier thing is many forgot about Oliver until Week 2 havenots where he took a MULTITUDE of punishments to not do the task. Taking those punishments ultimately got him evicted though, as he became a third nominee and would’ve survived 5-4-2, but then the penalty vote for him came, and it would be 5-5-2, in which Whit chose to evict Oliver in the tiebreaker. He also intended on walking due to time constraints, so him getting evicted early on was for the best. GG Oliver!
=== ToxicTranqulity ===
Asu...um! I don't know what I'm supposed to say because he was pretty much dust the first week. I threw him on the cast as a last minute replacement, expecting him to be active. This would never come to fruition, as he was highly inactive and low on trust rankings all across the board. I know he was out with family at the premiere, and I will offer some form of lenience on that, but also we had to physically remind him to talk with other houseguests before the premiere- It was all incredibly awkward and I think his story ending here is alright with me.
==Season 3==
== Finale ==
=== KennyTheBird ===
I think the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" very much applies here. I did NOT expect Nate to serve like that - I expected him to play an emotional floater-esque game that would lose win equity but GOD was I wrong - he did the opposite and diverted my expectations every step of the way. Nate was one of the first cast members selected, because everyone loved the app-brevity and the chill attitude, and once he actually entered, he...flopped. He was second-last basically every week, and almost went home twice. He was in one pre-jury alliance and one duo, one of which dissolved after the first week. His duo though was with Vyne, the most powerful prejury player of the season. Nate then stuck to Vyne like a dog, basically doing what they said at all times...up until Star returned to the game. Nate quite literally stepped his cookies up once Alec and Jack, his two closest allies, got evicted, and I was not expecting that AT ALL. He turned it up to turbo on the glazing of Vyne, and put him and Vyne as public enemy #1, and it was actually really good for his game. How? For one, if he was against Vyne at any time, which he never was, but it's obviously useful to be insulated, he was not going anywhere near the jury house. And 2, many saw him as a pawn or a sheep, painting him as a non-threat so really, if he were against ANYONE, he was chilling. It basically set him up for any outcome - and then the competitions. If I am correct, he currently holds or ties the comp record with 6 competition wins, all in the late-game. This built a storyline to present to the jury - something absolutely nobody else did this season at all. He cut out the biggest threats to his game, them being Milly, Star, Kaila, and his Final 2, Vyne. Many considered him as Vyne's lapdog, and that was true for a little bit, but he always had the intention of letting them go whenever it was best, and that was during the double eviction, where he curried favor with Blair and nominated Vyne, which was one of the best plays he could make at that time, for two reasons - 1, Vyne was winning no matter who they were against, and 2, albeit not predicted at the time, Blair was crucial to removing one of the final threats against Nate's game - Star. The Final 4 blindside, albeit one of the saddest moments, was the best move in Wishful history. Star won against basically anyone from the Final 5 onward, and doing that eradicated any chance of them saving themselves with the Final HOH. In part, Star losing was slightly based off of terrible misfortune the day-of finale, but the plan was in place long before the finale. At the end, he presented his argument to the jury, and ended up winning in an 8-3 vote. During this season, he showed extremely large amounts of physical, social, and strategic gameplay, which wound up winning him the season. Nate embodied the Big Brother motto this season: expect the unexpected, and for his mindgaming, sleeper-agent style gameplay, plus winning the season altogether, he has more than earnt the title of best player in Wishful history.
=== basictrashyothergirl ===
Tailing off of what I expected Vinnie to be, Blair was EXACTLY what I expected Vinnie to do - have no gameplay but solely cause chaos. From the start she was making waves when she fought Vyne after her eviction. She would pass up a 1K offer to re-enter the house, and when she returned, she really didn't have much social equity even after talking to others, leading to her eventually getting frequently pawned, like hell - she was a pawn to evict Paris, the prior pawn of the season. Starting from after Milly's eviction, Blair had zero chance at winning the game. She was a prime jury goat, and her acid tongue certainly didn't help. However, she was funny as HELL, her presence in the VC throughout the season was entertaining and her evicting Star then saying she felt bad about their Macbook when they were crying absolutely killed me. Blair put up an excellent fight in the Final 2, and I was actually convinced she would beat Nate for a short amount of time. GG, Blair!
== The Jury ==
=== skyferraria ===
Kaila surprised me this season! Kaila was recruited by Emma for this season, and from what I knew her for, I knew she wasn’t the most active. And while she wasn’t the most active houseguest, when Kaila wanted to, she could absolutely dominate. She won multiple competitions, was in a couple alliances, one being a powerhouse in the Black Girls alliance, which is also a core part of where Kaila stepped up this season. After Milly and Paris were both evicted, Kaila definitely started putting more effort into the season, which I do admire. Kaila also had some win equity if she went against Blair, which she didn’t say if that was her plan, but given Blair’s jury goat status, it likely would have. Kaila would eventually lose at the F3 after losing the Final HoH part, and receiving Nate’s sole vote. All in all, Kaila played a good game, with a focus on competitions. I would love to see Kaila back, GG Kaila!
=== stariphane ===
When you put Star on a longterm, you need to expect a social-game steamroll. Let's get right into it - while Vyne takes the cake for best pre-jury social game, Star absolutely dominated the jury side of things. To start off in the pre-jury, Star did what they do every prejury- lay low and don't cause waves. They were still added to alliances, such as the Spygirls, and an alliance from an ORG that Milly, Star, and Blair participated in. Star wasn't loyal to it, I don't believe, but it was an added layer of insulation which is not bad in Big Brother. This worked well for the first two weeks, until they got put on the Roman Holiday twist, which forced them out of their shell, and yet, back in it at the same time? They were put in the spotlight, but even so, nobody wanted to go after them when they returned. Once they did return though, Star LOCKED in on their social game, and really just not make enemies, considering that was the better bet for survival. The only person who had enemies and made a decent run in the game was Blair, but Blair was a hardcore jury goat. Star also kept voting in the minority, which strategically or not caused a LOT of chaos among the house, but was so well connected that everyone assumed they voted in majority. I also want to put out there how Star was the second-last person to be nominated, and even then, they were still a PAWN to backdoor Vivi. Not once was Star a target until the Final Four, where they were finally caught off-guard by Nate at the Final 4, and then Blair took the killshot and sent them out. Star played a SPECTACULAR game that rivals any of the 3 best players in Wishful. GG, Star!
=== ihopestraightmendie ===
Neeve was...really annoying this season. Like I think I enjoyed their presence twice this season, and that's about it. Many will notice how there was no eviction for 30 days on the voting chart, and that was solely their doing. In addition, they called rig multiple times throughout the season, and threatened to walk. I'm writing this before awards release, but they threatened to walk so much, the most shocking moment award might be when they actually quit the game after 61 days of torturous behavior. GG, Neeve!
=== osheanicc ===
Vivi's game was one of the best this season - and she didn't have to lift a finger to execute it. Vivi started off with arguably one of the strongest social games of the season - by the time the premiere happened, she was already in (forgive me if I'm wrong) 4-5 alliances, and hell, even declined an invite to one of the most powerful alliances of the season. Vivi was also really good at competitions - she didn't win a lot, but she was often close to doing so. Vivi's strategic game is really hard to dissect though - mainly because she didn't have to do much because of how well insulated she was. Whether intentionally or not, Vivi also had a huge hand in the dissolution of the boy's alliance and the revival of Vinnie and Milly's beef - her HOH was the cause of a two hour housemeeting, and if I do recall correctly, she had a HUGE hand in putting Alec up and out of the game his eviction week, causing a bitterness between Kaila and Alec, and the small kickstart of the demise of the black girls alliance. She employed a smart strategy of jumping in and out of the spotlight to avoid the perception of floating, but also to avoid the perception of being a threat, and this worked REALLY well- she was never nominated until the Final 6, being the last person to be nominated all season. Vivi was never really on anyone's radar, even at her eviction where she was taken out solely because she was sitting next to Blair, the jury goat of the season. Vivi played a strategy that usually results in lack of win equity, but also had cheerleaders sitting on the jury for if she made it to the end. She deserves her flowers, GG Vivi!
=== bentleyandsadie ===
Vyne is one of the only people I've seen enter a Big Brother longterm and play an OTT game so good that everyone understood they were a threat since DAY 1 and still did not conceive the idea of taking them out until the FINAL 7. For starters, Vyne had the best prejury social and strategic game this season. Literally everything they did would always benefit them and deficit someone else, even after they nominated six people on premiere night, and even fought one of their nominations that survived. Vyne had one of the best grasps on the house dynamics this season, and I think this is because they were in almost every single alliance created this season. To put this into perspective, Vyne was in an alliance with people on the bottom of her trust rankings and they top-tiered ALL of the trust rankings of each individual alliance. Something that must be noted is that this strategy of always putting yourself into these positions of power while still being socially connected is a high-risk, high-reward game to play- it's like playing Russian Roulette with 5/6 bullets in. And in these terms, they NEVER got shot? Milly did attempt but around this same time is when Nate LOCKED IN on these competitions, and Nate was Vyne's duo partner/faux-sheep at the time. The irony of it all is how Nate took the shot and hit Vyne - that was their ONE oversight that cost them the game, they just got too comfortable. However, I don't blame them for this either because Nate was working overtime making sure everyone thought he was their sheep. It was literally the worst case of getting mindgamed I have ever seen in a longterm, and unfortunately, Vyne took a hit because of it. Vyne still deserves their 10s, though - they were staying against even the jury goats and pawns this season, even though they had a threat level larger than life. I would not have done a single thing differently in Vyne's shoes, they gave it their all and they got robbed BAD. This queen is legend material, GG Vyne!
=== beypariis ===
Paris was fun! I didn't intend on casting Paris originally, solely because she was an extremely late applicant. However, due to a houseguest having to leave before the game, Paris was added. Paris was causing drama during the season, predominantly with Vyne. She also managed to get into a few alliances, mainly the Black Girls alliance consisting of her, Kaila, and Milly. She was on track to go decently far, when she would unfortunately get grounded midseason, making any sort of activity difficult to maintain. However, her being grounded made her a pawn, sitting next to her own alliance member before being evicted in a narrow 2-1-1 vote. Paris would be good for an all-returnees season, preferably redemption.
=== holdthegrI ===
Milly was AMAZING this season. Milly was casted for the drama, and what's a Nicki season without the Nicki fans? Milly hit the ground RUNNING, making really good social bonds with most of the cast, especially a good majority of the black girls on the season, which is very key to her game later down the line. Her first roadblock came at the premiere, when she would be exiled by Vyne due to pre-existing issues. Milly's mouse then broke at the exile competition, meaning she would be sitting on the block at the very first eviction, and with a low survival rate, it wasn't looking good for her. However, due to a well timed mistake and the social bonds she created week 1, she would survive with 5 of the 12 votes cast that night. Milly IMMEDIATELY bounced back by winning the Week 2 HOH, and created an alliance with all of the black girls in the game. This alliance was absolutely crucial to the season, as it had some of the starring characters of the season present; the underdog in Kaila, the pawn in Paris, and the competition BEAST in Milly. On the topic of competitions, Milly was one of the best players comp-wise, winning 3 HOH's back-to-back. As mentioned prior, Kaila also won a few competitions during her time, so up until the Final 9, there was only ONE WEEK that the black girls, and by association Milly didn't hold control among the house, that being Samuel's eviction week which STILL benefitted them because he was on the opposition's side at the time. Her game, however, would come crashing down following her third HOH. Her HOH was basically leaving her in a lose-lose situation - most of the house did not want her, Kaila, or Paris in the house, so she exited that week with more enemies than allies. She did make the correct move in taking the shot at Vyne, Neeve, and Vinnie's trio, but Vinnie was the absolute worst-case-scenario of the people to go that week. Unfortunately for Milly, Nate, who many viewed as Vyne's sheep at the time, played into the perception and took a shot at the alliance, and when it came down to it, Milly was sitting next to Paris, who was basically a non-factor in the season. She was able to rally a couple votes to stay, but it unfortunately wasn't enough, leading to her 9th place finish. Even though that is a generally low placement, Milly absolutely wowed me and production with the fighting spirit and underdog story she had. GG, Milly!
=== daetsuki ===
Vinnie was an unexpected surprise this season! I fully expected him to be a drama-causer, and then have no equity in the gameplay. However, I was proven wrong. He had his hand in the bag of multiple alliances, and a good amount of houseguests liked him a lot! His main flaw was his feud with Milly, though. Milly was extremely well connected and won multiple competitions during her stay, so fighting the comp-beast likely wasn't the smartest idea. This would obviously come to fruition when Vinnie would leave on Milly's HOH against Neeve. Vinnie was and is a lovely person to host for. GG, Vinnie!
=== duhfect ===
I was debating on putting Alec below Blair, since they played roughly the same game, but I put Alec above because unlike Blair, Alec had his name in alliances. Alec was an autocast buyer - I didn't mind this at all though, because Alec tends to be a chaotic player - and that did show throughout his stay. He started off in a five-person men's alliance, which Jack would leak after the premiere, and send almost all of their members into a tailspin. Alec tried weaseling himself out of it, but his image was already tainted due to the alliance, leading to him being nominated three times in a row, and eventually being evicted the third time. Personalitywise, he was active as hell, racking up nearly 2000 messages in his diary room, and overall being an enjoyable houseguest to host for. GG, Alec!
=== Jack_P1ayzYT ===
Jack! Jack kinda ate this season, like he was popping bitches left, popping bitches right, and wasn't afraid to speak on something he wasn't having, especially when it came to the leaked all-males alliance. That said, all the fighting did end up catching up to him when he was backdoored against a house target in Alec. He was loads of fun though, GG Jack!
=== Soappao ===
Production's favorite prejuror, Samuel was a lovely person to host this season! He was quite active, and was able to navigate his way into many alliances before the premiere. His game, however, came crashing down after he thought the eviction was a vote to evict rather than a vote to save, and ended up keeping Milly over his ally Jack. Jack blew up on Samuel, calling an alliancemeeting on him and ended up disbanding the alliance altogether. From there, Samuel was a dead man walking, and while he did try his hardest, his timezone didn't do many favors. He would get evicted in 13th, but was such an enjoyable houseguest to host for and watch play. GG, Samuel!
== The Pre-Jury ==
=== Iyminal ===
Going into the game, Beatrice had never done a longterm before. Many knew her from BBR or TikTok, but not much else related to Big Brother, so I was excited to see if she was an unknown player that was able to get her break. Unfortunately, Beatrice was inactive during her time in the house due to work commitments, and got evicted in a narrow vote of 6-4. I think if she was able to do a season when she had free-time, it would have been an entirely different story. GG, Beatrice!
=== m6ceyz ===
Macey is a terrible person. During her time in the house, she lied to anyone she came across, and is a profound victim-blamer at any given time. Following the season, she made extremely controversial remarks that do not warrant ANY fanfare whatsoever. Sucks to suck!
=== danindanial ===
The first boot! Dani was a lovely character to have on this season. They were relatively active within their DR, and was respectful to production during their short 3-day stay. Dani's biggest downfall was their social game, they placed dead-last on the trust rankings for the first week, and didn't have trust in either of the top 2 contenders for the HBIC poll, Vyne and Jack. They would actually go against Jack on the block, but with just one vote to save, Dani would be the first player to be exiled from Gag City. In the Roman's Revenge Room, Dani would justifiably leave the game when a 1K Robux temptation was presented, allowing Blair to return to the game. Dani is my favorite first boot we've had on Wishful, thanks for playing Dani!