Big Brother 8: The Power of Two

**Big Brother 8: The Power of Two** is the eighth and final season of the TSM Allegiance Big Brother Series.

"*After a long wait, TSM Allegiance finally arrives at the highly anticipated TSM BB8! This season, 16 houseguests will enter the TSM Big Brother House to compete in a summer-long power struggle for 250 robux and the TSM BB crown. The house is better than ever and a brand new theme will play into the season in more ways than one. Competitions will be fought, drama will erupt, romance will blossom, and blood will be shed. However, a new twist to TSM BB will make its debut and change the dynamics of the game like never before. Strap in and expect the unexpected, because TSM Big Brother 8 is a go!"*

## Production

### Development

On October 15th, the announcement was officially made that TSM Big Brother had been renewed for its final season! The theme for the season was to be announced at the premiere.

### Casting

Applications were opened for any new Big Brother players in the group on October 15th. The final day to apply for the season was October 29th. However, unbeknownst to the rest of the group, 8 second-chance candidates were sent personal invitations from the host to be a part of the season for a shot at redemption. These alumni were sent a separate application form in secret to confirm their spot in the season, and all of them accepted the challenge.

### House

The house pictures can be seen below.

## Twists

* **Second Chances:** The entire TSM Allegiance group, including the newly accepted applicants, were led to believe that this would be an all newbie season. However, after the 8 brand-new players were brought up on stage at the premiere, they were shocked to find out that they would be joined by 8 second-chancers! These were 8 players who had all played only once before, yet none of them won, and now they were back for a shot at redemption! This left the cast with 8 vets and 8 newbies, immediately creating a house divide. However, the next twist to hit the house would throw those dynamics out the window.
* **Secret Duos:** The main theme of this season was exploring the power that two individuals hold when they work together. Thus, it was only fitting that the main twist of the season reflected that hypothesis. It was announced at the premiere that all of the houseguests would be placed into a SECRET duo with another houseguest. These duos were not obligated to work together, but the reward for embracing the power of two would be grand. If a duo managed to become the last duo standing by the final 9, they would BOTH earn safety through the final 9 AND the final 8. If they became the last duo standing by the final 8, they would both earn safety through the final 8 and an advantage in the final 7 HOH competition. If they became the last duo standing by the final 7, they would both earn safety through the final 7 only. If they became the last duo standing by the final 6, they would earn an advantage in the final 6 HOH competition. If there was more than one duo standing at the final 6 or later, none of the duos would earn a reward. The final twist to this drastic shift in the game was that all of the duos would be between a VETERAN and a NEWBIE! All of the vets were sent into the Diary Room one at a time and asked to pick a number, which would randomly assign them to one of the newbies. This complicated the game tremendously as now the season could not simply be about vets vs newbies, given the fact that each vet and newbie had their own duo to protect on the other side. The houseguests had many different approaches to this twist, but all of them impacted how they played the game. Some houseguests, such as Brittnee, Nintendo, and Zach, intentionally cut their duos to decrease their own threat level down the road. Others, such as Iconic, simply ignored their duos because they had no interest in working with them. Finally, the remaining duos attempted to work together at one level or another, but it was the duo of Liam and BIadez that managed to outlast all the others and earn safety for the final 7. This twist not only influenced who the houseguests would try to protect, but it also had a major impact on the eviction votes. The evictions often came down to someone with a duo against someone without one, and most of the time the argument that one of the nominees still had a duo was used to send them home, as was the case with Impossibley.
* **Paired HOH Competition:** The Week 4 HOH competition, "Playtime's Over", randomly paired the houseguests into teams of two. The teams would have to work together to win the competition, and whichever team won would have to decide between the two of them who became the Head of Household, while the other earned safety for the week. The team of BIadez and Nicole won the competition, and after long deliberation BIadez eventually let Nicole become the Head of Household. However, what could have seemingly been a simple week turned into pandemonium after Nicole's nominations seemed to have no good reason behind them and caused much of the house to turn against her on a social level. In regards to the eviction, the vote between Impossibley and Brittnee that week was one of the most polarizing decisions of the season. The vote continued to flip back and forth as players from both sides campaigned extremely hard to push the vote their way, with players being unsure of their votes all the way up to the eviction. In the end, however, the side for saving Brittnee prevailed, ostracizing Briana, Turt, and Liam from the rest of the house. Briana and Turt were then the next two houseguests evicted as a result, and although Liam barely survived this middle phase of the game, the events of Week 4 were the catalyst of his rivalry with Brittnee that lasted the remainder of the season.
* **Double Eviction:** Week 4 and Week 9 of this season were Double Eviction weeks, meaning two houseguests would be evicted on the same night within the hour. The second round of each Double Eviction was extremely fast-paced and gave everyone little time to strategize. The HOH and POV winners would have to make their decisions immediately, and the houseguests only had a few minutes to discuss the eviction vote after the final nominees were decided, as opposed to the many days they normally had in between sessions. These Double Evictions opened a lot of opportunities to make big moves when your opposition least expected it, most notably when BIadez used his full power on Round 2 of the Week 4 Double Eviction to backdoor Yitzer.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Liam***

 **Jury: *Brittnee***

 **Jury: *Brittnee***

 **Jury: *Liam***

 **Jury: *Brittnee***

 **Jury: *Liam***

 **Jury: *Brittnee***

 **Jury: *Liam***

 **Jury: *Liam***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Game History

### Week 1

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted9 Votes**

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted12 Votes**

### Week 3

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee1 Votes**

 **Evicted10 Votes**

### Week 4

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Safety**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted7 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOHPOV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted7 Votes**

### Week 5

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

### Week 6

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 9

#### Round 1

 **Duo Safety**

 **Duo Safety**

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted4 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted3 Votes**

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted2 Votes**

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted1 Vote**

### Week 12

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerHOH Pt. 3 WinnerFinal HOH**

 **HOH Pt. 2 WinnerNominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Finale

 **Winner5 Votes**

 **Runner-Up4 Votes**

#### Jury

 **Liam**

 **Liam**

 **Brittnee**

 **Liam**

 **Brittnee**

 **Liam**

 **Brittnee**

 **Brittnee**

 **Liam**

## Trivia

* All of the houseguests this season were from either the United States or Canada, marking one of the few instances where TSM has not included contestants from the UK or any other international country.
* The houseguest who lost their duo first, Brittnee, and the houseguest who lost their duo last, Liam, ended up as the final 2.
* Liam lost his original season after taking BwinterT to the end and losing in a 5-4 vote. This season he was brought to the end and won in a 5-4 vote, giving him a poetic end to his overall story.
* This marks the first time that the final 2 had the same amount of competition wins, each having 4 overall.
* Liam becomes the first TSM BB houseguest to make it to the final 2 twice. This makes him the third TSM player overall to become a two-time finalist, following soccerboyrox and redbeard101 in TSM Survivor 5: Heroes vs Villains.
* BIadez tied mickyboomy's record for the most POV wins in a single season with 6.
* Despite this being a second-chance season, only 3 out of the 8 veterans improved their placement from their first season.
* The Power of Two theme had a double meaning, referring to both the SECOND CHANCE the veterans had been given and the secret duos at play in the game.
* None of the houseguests failed to send in an eviction vote, meaning all votes were accounted for throughout the entire season.