Reload: Twists & Turns

***Reload: Twists & Turns*** (Often referred to as *Twists & Turns*) is the ninth season of the Reload series. The season was originally going to have a Viewer's Choice theme and was titled Reload: Influence, however, after the show went on hiatus the title was changed to Reload: Twists & Turns. It was later revealed that there was originally a cast selected to participate in the original Influence season and after it was scraped, a new set of housemates were cast. The season will introduce a new twist, called The Vortex. It was stated that any new powers, or twists, will be held at top secrecy throughout the entire production. Producers reported that this season definitely upped the ante for shocking events.

The housemates entered the house on January 15, 2022. All ten housemates, and production members, were quarantined for 14 days starting January 1, 2022. Filming continued through February 14, 2022 and production wrapped up on February 25, 2022.

On Day 30, Ursula was crowned the winner of Reload: Twists & Turns, beating Caroline, in a jury vote of 3-2. Ursula, Niles, Axel, and Caroline won the V.I.P Award, Hero Award, Villain Award, and Fan Favorite Award, respectively.

At the end of the Reunion, there was no teaser or trailer for Season 10. However, it was announced shortly after the finale that there would be a Season 10 featuring returning players. No more details were given, except a teaser logo giving a clue to the theme of the season. Many fans have speculated that Season 10 will be a second iteration of the Fans Vs. Favs theme, however this is not the confirmed theme. It was later revealed that Season 10 would be called Reload: Second Chance, featuring ten returning players.

## Twists

* **The Vortex:** The Sim Nation will vote for one housemate to enter The Vortex, where they will have a chance to obtain a power. If the housemate chooses to stay a full 24-hours in The Vortex then they will be given a special power.
	+ **Week 2:** *Instant Re-entry:* This will give the power for a housemate to instantly re-enter the game, skipping the Elimination Competition. This would automatically eliminate whoever the current H.C. is, and both nominees would be saved. They must present this power before the start of the Elimination Competition. Caroline won this power, and used it during Week 4, instantly ejecting Niles.
	+ **Week 3:** Totem of Reversal: This power will give the housemate the ability to swap one of the nominees (including their self) with the current House Captain. Ursula won this power, and used it during Week 3 on Justice. This caused Ricky to be nominated in his place.
	+ **Week 4:** The Gemini Gem: This power gives the housemate immunity for two back-to-back weeks. This means they could not be nominated, and would not be eligible for the House Captain reign for three consecutive weeks. Axel did not stay in the vortex for 24-Hours and lost this power.
	+ **Week 5:** Flip & Flop: This power gives the housemate the power to flip and flop the previous ejected housemate with one of the current nominees. If used, the current H.C. will be ejected, and the previous ejected housemate will have a chance to re-enter the game, if they are not re-eliminated. Justice won this power and used it during Week 5. This allowed Niles to re-enter as a nominee and automatically ejected the current H.C., Alexis.
* **Fork in the Road:** The Sim Nation will vote for two housemates to face off in a quick vote to determine who will be the new H.C. with the other housemates voting between the two people. If there is a tie, the housemate with the most Sim Nation votes will win.
* **Final Challenge:** Similar to season eight, the final three housemates will compete in a Final Challenge to determine who the Final Two will be. The loser will be ejected, and the last member of the jury.
	+ **Challenge Advantage:** The vote winner will get an advantage in the Final Challenge. Dylan won the advantage and received a bigger canvas to paint with, thus eligible to have the highest painting cost.

## Progress

### Episode Guide

 March 18, 2022
 **Caroline**

### Duration of Cast

Notes:

**1:** Due to Ursula using the Totem of Reversal power, Justice was saved and as H.C., Ricky was nominated in his place.

**2:** Due to Caroline using the Instant Re-entry power, Niles was ejected since he was the current H.C.

**3:** Due to Justice using the Flip & Flop power, Niles re-entered the house automatically ejecting current H.C. Alexis.

**4:** This housemate received the majority of the house's votes, winning House Captain.

## Voting History

### Fork in the Road Results

 Justice
 Axel

## Gallery

### House Pictures

The house theme this season was called Explor-aster (combining exploration & disaster) Manor, and was based around exploration and discovery. The Backyard was a designed to resemble an out-of-this world party ambience. The three Bedrooms were the Emergency Bedroom, the Bunker Bedroom, and the Twister Bedroom. The Bathroom was designed to resemble a flooded coastline. The House Captain suite was designed to be an explorer's base camp, drawing from a classical nineteenth century design. The Kitchen continued the theme from the living room, but was designed to give the feeling of a volcanic eruption. The Living Room showcases an ancient pyramid temple, with a doomed skyline. The Secret Lounge was used as a secret, elegantly rich explorer's lounge and the Sky Deck represented exploration from the sky.

BackyardBathroomThe Emergency BedroomThe Bunker BedroomThe Twister BedroomHouse Captain
SuiteKitchenLiving RoomSecret LoungeSky Deck

## Returning Housemates

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