Big brother 26 has just finished its latest twist in which the houseguests were forced to live in the backyard in Week 9 of a carnival called Jankie World, and it was the worst twist in the show’s history. During Big brother 26 in week 9, Ainsley left the eight remaining houseguests with another AI entity named Jankie, which stood for Junior Artificial Neuro-Kinetic Intelligence Entity. Seasoned Jankie World houseguests were Angela Murray, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Chelsie Baham, Kimo Apaka, Leah Peters, Makensy Manbeck, Rubina Bernabe and T’kor Clottey. Jankie World was as Kimo described it “held hostage by a toddler from hell.”
In the year Big brother 26 Jankie World, the house guests were treated to an endless carnival where the house guests could only eat pizza and ice cream. They were also forced to participate in song and dance parties whenever Jankie wanted, no matter what. They were stuck outside in the heat for a week with only cots to sleep in and portable toilets. Although At first it looked like Jankie World could be a fun twistit was actually the worst Big brother history.
1 Jankie World didn’t really fit the Big Brother 26 AI theme
The world carnival of the Yankees seemed inappropriate
Big brother 26 is AI-themed, so it made sense that a junior intelligence unit like Jankie would take over the week. However, the AI revolutions stopped there. Other Big brother 26 weeks included artificial intelligence technologywhich was exciting to see. Quinn Martin took over Angela’s Head of Household (HOH) with his Deepfake HOH update, where he took control of Angela’s AI avatar and appointed her as her nominee. Also, Tucker Des Lauriers used avatars to send messages while being an AI instigator.
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The Jankie World carnival seemed very out of place with the old fashioned games and lack of technology. Even though Jankie was there, he was the only thing related to the AI theme. It was a strange break Big brother 26 theme that interrupted the flow of the game.
2 The world of the Yankees served no real purpose other than pushing the houseguests to the brink
Twist didn’t accomplish anything
Unlike Big brother 24 Split House twist, which separated the house guests by forcing some of them to live inside the house and some outside, The Jankie World twist didn’t really accomplish anything gameplay-wise. It didn’t break up alliances by placing them in separate living quarters or forcing people to work together like Big brother 24 Festie Bestie twist. It just pushed the houseguests to their breaking points.
The Jankie World twist is one of the worst ever because it was so meaningless. While it culminated in frontrunner T’kor Clottey’s eviction, it wasn’t really that shocking considering most of the houseguests wanted to break up the trio of Rubina, Kimo, and T’kor. It would have been better to skip this twist and let the houseguests continue to play traditionally Big brother with his normal secret strategies.
3 Jankie World blocked the houseguests with strategies
They all lived outside together for a week
Because Big brother 26 the house guests were trapped outside in the backyard for a week, they didn’t have a chance to sneak into different rooms of the house and plan together. This made scheming very difficult for them. Jankie World interfered with the normal strategy discussion, making the live broadcasts boring to watch. Privacy is needed in order to Big brother play properly.
The twist at Jankie World made for one of the most strategic weeks in the game’s history. The blindsides and backdoors of the past would have been impossible to happen in Jankie World because there really was nowhere to hide. Suspicions arose if the houseguests allied themselves with people they don’t normally associate with. Jankie World made traditional game play Big brother next to impossible.
4 The world of the Yankees was tormenting for live pitchers and spectators
Jankie’s world song was particularly hard to listen to repeatedly
Although at first it was entertaining and a bit funny to see the house guests singing the Jankie World song (“JANKIE/Jankie, Jankie you love me!/JANKIE/Jankie, Jankie, let’s celebrate!”) and when they were forced to have dance parties, and later their blatant reactions to having to sing and dance on command, it was hard to watch after a while. The Jankie World song was on repeat and drove the houseguests and viewers crazy.
It’s hard to believe that doing it Big brother 26 Houseguests singing and dancing on command was the best the producers could have imagined. It felt very lazy and messed up. It certainly didn’t measure up to some of the best Big brother twists and turns. The Jankie song was just another example of how the Jankie World twist was one of the worst in the show’s history, as its sole purpose was to torture the houseguests. Maybe if it had later become part of a competition, like counting how many times it was sung or memorizing new words, it would have been better.
5 It was hard to watch the houseguests suffer in the world of the Yankees
The houseguests were in several harsh conditions
At Jankie World Big brother 26 the house guests had to face very harsh conditions. All they were allowed to eat was pizza and ice cream, which made Leah beg for vegetables. They were baking in the sun and had nowhere to go if they wanted to be alone. Not only did the non-stop punishment take a toll on the houseguests’ sanity, but it was difficult for viewers to watch both live and on CBS episodes..
Purpose Big brother is not to push people to their breaking point and challenge their resolve, but rather to make them strategize in a game that requires physical, mental, emotional and social strength.. It isn’t Survivors or Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test. While being a Have Not has been part of the game for many years, these conditions are nothing compared to what the houseguests endured in Jankie World. It felt completely unnecessary to put the houseguests through something so emotionally draining, especially since it didn’t seem to serve any purpose.
6 Jankie World caused unnecessary drama
The nearby residential areas made it difficult for the houseguests to deal with each other
Since the guests of the house had to live together in the backyard, there was no escaping each other. One example of how this negatively affected them was when Chelsie got mad at Cam when she moved her crib closer to Makensy. Chelsie has developed a crush on Cam, causing her to feel emotional reactions to his interactions with other women.
Previously, when Chelsie was angry with Cam, she would simply leave the room, but there was no way for her to completely get out of the Jankie World situation. Cam was confused as to why Chelsie was upset and it became a very dramatic situation that didn’t need to happen. This kind of drama might work in shows, for example Bachelorbut it’s not suitable for such a reality competition show Big brother. Houseguests should have been able to concentrate on their games without being forced to stay in situations that made them uncomfortable.
7 Jankie World needed rewards and punishments
There were no incentives for house guests
Jankie World could have been more exciting if it had more incentives for the houseguests to survive it. A luxury competition could have been organized where the house guest would have been awarded a fantastic prize or even money. The luxury prizes force housemates to make tough decisions about whether they should win them or not, as they sometimes make them targets for eviction because they’ve already won something. However, after all the houseguests suffered, it would have been worth it.
In addition, there didn’t seem to be any penalties for houseguests who weren’t as enthusiastic about the Yankees’ demands. Knowing that they might face some kind of negative consequence might have encouraged them to participate more instead of just going through the motions at the end of the week. It would have made Jankie World more bearable to watch if the stakes were higher Big brother 26 house guests.
8 Leah Peters didn’t get the perks of her HOH reign in the world of the Yankees
Leah didn’t get the HOH room
When Leah won the Jankie World HOH competition, she was disappointed to learn that she would not have the HOH room.. Instead, he got a basket to take with him to the backyard. This also meant that Leah couldn’t have private one-on-one conversations in the HOH room, and she couldn’t watch the houseguests on the HOH bedroom screen.
A Jankie World twist would have put the HOH at a disadvantage no matter who it was, but it was especially sad to see it happen to Leah. It was his first HOH win and he didn’t get a chance to fully experience it. You could argue it’s part of the game, but again, the Jankie World twist didn’t feel like a game. Instead, it felt like an unnecessary experience for all the house guests, but especially for Leah.
9 Jankie Veto fell
Leah didn’t win the game to decide to activate it
When Jankie Veto was revealed Big brother 26 live feeds, there was a lot of excitement about bringing a new force to the game. Angela had defeated Veto’s golden power by matching the candy-shaped pieces in a circle Leah had won the Jankie Veto by coming second in the competition. However, Leah couldn’t even decide if she wanted to use it because she had to win a classic carnival game where she had to hit milk bottles with a ball to earn this privilege. Leah didn’t win the game, so the Jankie Bet was wasted.
Leah’s loss made it impossible for him to even decide to use the Jankie Bet, which took away the excitement. With Quinn’s Deepfake HOH ruined for not keeping it a secret, and Tucker’s AI Instigator power disappointing for not revealing much through her housemates’ avatars, it was intriguing to see another power added to the game. However, Jankie Veto’s rules made it difficult to use. Imagine the disappointment if one of the contenders won it, but then didn’t win the game to use it. This proves that it had failed.
10 Jankie World slowed down the game
Jankie World Was Too Janky
Much like Big brother 25 A Zombie Week twist, where the game was suspended to allow Cameron Hardin and Jared Fields to try to win their way back into the house, Jankie World slowed down. Big brother 26. It prevented the houseguests from actually playing the game because they were all stuck together in a small area. Big brother can’t play properly in the backyard when everyone is watching everyone else.
There was also a Jankie World twist “Yankees”, which is a word that means “very poor quality or unreliable.” It prevented the houseguests from strategizing and over-challenged them both physically and mentally. While some of it was funny, it took a lot out of the houseguests and was hard to watch at times. Jankie took Big Brother motto “expect the unexpected” way too far when he took over from Ainsley. I hope Jankie World is closed forever.
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season 26 airs Sundays at 9pm EDT and Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8pm EDT on CBS.
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