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Let’s all pretend this is new information and that Dyogi didn’t explicitly say they were aiming for an October launch two months ago.

After staying radio silent throughout September after auditions were closed, the official PBB accounts have finally confirmed that we are, in fact, getting a new season this October.

With the first promotional teaser now out, the countdown to PBB Collab 3.0 has officially begun. However, details surrounding the season format, housemates, and most importantly, the new house have yet to be announced, so keep an eye out for that.

The cast posters are a lot of fun this year and really well designed. It feels like this season has a bigger budget than previous seasons!

✨ Graphic design is my passion ✨

Premise: You're the casting director for PBB's first-ever all-returnee season, titled "Second Chance." Under the premise that everyone accepts your offer, you can cast housemates from Season 1 all the way up to the latest season as of this post.

A Second Chance season is a variation of an All-Star or Returnee season, but with one key difference. Instead of focusing solely on the biggest names or most successful players, it gives former housemates who may have gotten eliminated early, been screwed over by circumstances, or had untapped potential the opportunity to compete once again.

Here are the rules for this hypothetical season:

• Your cast must consist of exactly 18 housemates.
• You may disregard the distribution of housemates across seasons. You're free to cast as many or as few as you'd like from any season.
• You may also disregard the gender ratio if you prefer to cast more housemates of one gender.
• You may disregard their original placements, provided they never won their season, made the Big 4, or achieved the equivalent placement in formats that didn't include a traditional Big 4. After all, the theme is to give the evicted another chance to make it to the Big Night.

Below is a table summarizing the housemates I picked.

I decided to focus more on the housemates of the current decade.

Reasons for my picks vary. Then there are those I found genuinely likeable or interesting from a character and/or strategic perspective that I'd love to see again approach the game with the experience they've gained since their original season.

Remember, you're more than welcome to disagree and come up with your own cast in the comments below. After all, there are plenty of former housemates with compelling cases for a second chance, and part of the fun is seeing how different everyone's dream cast would look.

Is this also just an excuse to use one of the new post flairs? Mmmmmm maybe.👉👈

This post includes three images divided into two sections. The one on the left is the housemate I am referring to, while the one on the right is the batch or season I am curious about, specifically how they would have fared if they had been cast there instead of their original batch.

I'll put a more detailed version of my reasoning for my picks in the comments later for anyone interested, but to put it simply:

• Would Ashley still become a/the fan favorite if she were in Batch 1 instead, given the events that occurred and the nuances of the format?
• How would the Collab Cast handle Alexa's strong-headed personality, and/or would she flame out and get evicted early, similar to AC and Ashley, or be overshadowed big time, similar to Kira or Xyriel?
• In terms of casting, Joaquin could've balanced out Charlie's inclusion as the sole minor of their respective networks. I also don't like Collab 2.0 in general, but I think he's one of the few good things to come out of the season because of his complexity and gameplay that would've been better suited for Collab 1 instead.

A recurring theme I've read from people who watched these adult editions is that they were all genuinely compelling in their own right and are positively received for the most part.

• Season 1 was the one that set the tone for everything and became the foundation of the franchise. It introduced the Filipino audience to the core format, from the nominations and weekly tasks to the social experiment aspect of bringing people with different personalities and backgrounds together. Its simplicity and authenticity compared to its future iterations made it stand out even more when looking back.
• Season 2 is well known for expanding on the first season, introducing bigger twists and more complex tasks. It is remembered for its memorable cast of housemates, strong conflicts like Maricris vs Bea and Gee-ann/Bea vs Wendy, and the first international exchange twist in PBB history with the Big Brother Swap.
• Then there's Double Up with its ambitious two-house format, which was a first in PBB history and was to be used in future seasons like Teen Clash, Unlimited, and OTSO. The season divided housemates into two separate houses, creating unique dynamics and storylines before eventually bringing them together. Its most beloved storyline was the unexpected love story between Big Winner Melai Cantiveros and fellow finalist Jason Francisco, which became one of the most iconic showmances in PBB history.
• Lastly, Unlimited, which holds the record as the longest civilian season to date at 155 days, delivered some of the most layered and dramatic twists the franchise had seen. From the Luxury House vs. Industrial House divide to Paco's chaotic run as a House Player, the season definitely experimented heavily with the format and pushed the boundaries of what a PBB season could be at the time.

Similar to my last post, I can't exactly rank them since I didn't watch any of them while they were airing, so my opinions won't hold as much weight as those who actually experienced them live back then.

I'll do a post for the four Teen standalone seasons next time.

And by mixed season, I mean seasons that featured adults, and teens, and for two of them, celebrities as well, competing together, either as one singular batch or through multiple batches within the same season. At the time, this was an unusual format, as the show used to have separate editions for each category of housemates before eventually making mixed seasons the norm as more seasons adopted this format.

I can’t rank all four seasons together because OTSO was the only one that I saw in its entirety as it was airing live so I might be coming from a place of bias, and my knowledge on the other three seasons are limited to some of the most notable events that happened, the finalists, and the format changes that occurred.

Included in this post are some of the smallest voting gaps this decade, not exceeding a margin of 2%.

Connect:

• Mika lost to Crismar by 1.32%
• Crismar lost to Alyssa E. by 0.68%
• Aizyl lost to Ella by 0.07%
• Quincy lost to Ralph M. by 0.97%

Kumunity Season 10:

• Chie lost to Eian by 0.96%
• Shanaia lost to Samantha by 1.30%
• Alexa lost to Samantha by 0.95%
• Samantha lost to Anji by 0.07%
• Basti lost to Gin by 1.30%
• Zach lost to Nathan by 1.50%
• Kai E. lost to Stephanie by 1.69%
• Ashton lost to Stephanie by 1.18%

Gen 11:

• Binsoy lost to JP by 0.31%
• JM lost to Housemate C by 0.85%

Collab:

• Michael and Emilio lost to Brent and Vince by 1.83%
• Josh and Ralph lost to Shuvee and Bianca by 0.48%
• Vince lost to Charlie by 1.09%
• Shuvee and Klarisse lost to AZ and River by 0.17%

As to why I think this has become more common this decade compared to the previous one, it's simple. Since Connect, the public has been able to see vote tallies update throughout the week in some capacity. This allows fandoms to monitor the standings, identify who is in danger, and adjust their voting strategies accordingly.

Instead of voting blindly, supporters can concentrate their efforts where they are needed most, while rival fandoms can respond in turn. This can result in situations where margins tighten dramatically, leading to far more close results than we typically saw in earlier seasons, when votes were not disclosed in any way until after the latest evictee had already been revealed.

Makes you wonder how different these seasons would've been if the results of any of these evictions were flipped.

As promised, ito yung post for the girls.

I will be counting the final nomination round, where everyone still in contention for the Big 4 was vulnerable, regardless of whether it happened through public voting or challenges. I will also include the Big Night, or its equivalent, for those who participated in multi-batch seasons. Even though the finalists had already secured their spots, a winner still had to be decided, which meant someone still had to lose.

By that logic, Anji, Isabel, Stephanie, Fyang, Kolette, AZ, Bianca, Krystal, and Princess went through an additional one to two rounds of nominations simply because the format required it.

As for my personal opinions, I enjoyed Ella, Kathleen surprisingly enough, considering she was a mid-season boot, Isabel, Stephanie, Fyang, AZ, Krystal, and Princess. I am neutral towards Bianca, while I am not particularly fond of Anji or Kolette.

In terms of how their nominations contributed to their journeys inside the house:

• We have the housemates whose own actions, behavior, or interpersonal conflicts inside the house led to their nominations. Their nominations often came from specific behaviors that affected their relationships with other housemates, whether it was being too competitive, struggling with communication, creating tension, or failing to adapt to their environment. For some housemates, their nomination served as a wake-up call, as being placed in danger forced them to reflect on how they were perceived and how their actions affected the house. This includes Ella, Anji, Kathleen, Stephanie, Fyang, Kolette, AZ, Bianca, Krystal, and Princess.
• Then we have the housemates who were nominated simply because the game demanded it, rather than because of their own actions. This includes those who failed to win immunity for themselves, those who became victims of circumstance, such as being part of a losing team or being automatically nominated alongside their duo, or those who were included in the final lineup of housemates up for public voting. The first two categories refer to Isabel and Bianca, while the last one refers to anyone who made the Final 5 minimum.

A quick refresher. These are the ones I will focus on for now since I do not have the energy to cover every pre-pandemic season.

I will be counting the final nomination round, where everyone still in contention for the Big 4 was up for eviction, regardless of whether it was through public voting or challenges. I will also include the Big Night, since even though the finalists had already secured their spots, a winner was still being decided, meaning some had to lose.

What can I say? In terms of character, I liked Rob, Ralph D, and River, and I am neutral towards everyone else, to put it simply.

In terms of how their nominations contributed to their journeys inside the house, I feel like I can split them into three categories:

• First are the housemates whose repeated nominations were woven into their stories. Their nomination streaks became central to their arcs, which were framed around resilience and personal growth as they repeatedly faced elimination risk due to the cast's perception of their behavior. In my opinion, KD and Rob fit this category the most.
• Second are those who feel more like victims of circumstance. Their nominations often stemmed from external factors, such as being paired with a duo that accumulated nomination points or repeatedly ending up in losing groups. This comes across more as the result of how situations unfolded around them rather than the consequences of their own behavior, leading to the kind of structured growth arcs seen in the first category. This is not to say they cannot grow as housemates, but it does not come across in the same narrative way. In my opinion, Ralph D., River, and Heath primarily fit this.
• Finally, we have the housemates who ended up among the most frequently nominated housemates without a strong narrative built around them. Their records speak for themselves, sure, but they did not translate into a defined storyline or significantly shape their overall journey. This is where I would place Ralph M, Zach, and Dylan.

I will save the girls for another day. Kailangan kasi ng discussion posts every other day.

Hindi naman kailangan na early boots necessarily. It just so happens that all of my picks for this post were early boots who share a few things in common. They were either major sources of drama, had interesting/strong personalities, or had their arcs cut short before they could fully develop and reach a satisfying conclusion, and some fall under more than one criterion.

But I guess being an early boot does play a role since it limits how much we actually get to see from them. Less screen time means less chance to fully explore their personality, relationships, and potential storylines, which makes their impact feel more “what could have been” than fully realized.

My picks:

• Justin: PBB Connect - 1st Evictee.
• Albie: PBB Kumunity Celebrity Edition - 2nd Evictee
• Therese: PBB Gen 11 - 1st Evictee
• AC: PBB Collab - 1st Kapamilya Evictee
• Ashley: PBB Collab - 1st Kapuso Evictee
• Michael: PBB Collab - 3rd Kapuso Evictee
• Reich: PBB Collab 2.0 - 1st Kapamilya Evictee

I can go into more detail per pick if anyone’s interested.

The video shows the logos changing from each era! I am more inclined to think now this will be a house and theme based on past twist and maybe even rooms?

And we want actual FLAMING hot takes, not room-temperature or widely accepted opinions like "Alyssa V. should've won Kumunity Season 10 over Anji" or "Collab 1 is the best season of the current decade."

Be as controversial as possible, as long as it doesn't cross any boundaries. Please note that the moderator team will remove any discriminatory comments.

Keep the discussion civil and respectful when expressing your opinions. If you're doing this right, expect people to disagree with you.