Big Brother 27 is over, and while winner Ashley Hollis has already secured that $750,000 grand prize, conversation about the season continues in the fandom. One of the topics of scrutiny is the newly added BB Blockbuster and its role in the game. Did it change the game in a positive way, or did it make the CBS social-strategy game too competitive?
Those who watched Big Brother online or on CBS, or watched all the live feeds with a Paramount+ subscription, saw the effects of the BB Blockbuster firsthand. It allowed two players who were especially weak at the social aspect of the game, Keanu Soto and Kelley Jorgensen, to make it to the jury phase, with Keanu making it to the Top 5 of final Houseguests. EW spoke to executive producer Rich Meehan about the criticisms from some fans that the BB Blockbuster favors physical competitors who can survive simply by winning, and he had a great counterpoint:
