About this episode

Brett and Danielle react to the chaotic premiere of BB28, discussing its campy elements and the introduction of houseguests.

The BB28 premiere was...crazy, camp, messy and...good?! Brett & Danielle react to the absolute lunacy that was Thursday night's premiere episode, and they have to start with the end where Rachel Reilly was...thrown into a volcano by a velociraptor. Yes, that happened. We break down why Big Brother's turn towards the absurd has resulted in some positive momentum for the series, go through each houseguest's intro package and discuss where in the game Angela, Rick & Dee will fit in as "returners" with non-standard "returner" baggage. At the very end, a non-spoiler review of Olivia Wilde's excellent dinner comedy The Invite. Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit your questions ⁠⁠ @HeyJulieBB⁠⁠.bsky.social , our ⁠⁠ Discord server ⁠⁠ , or email us ⁠ heyjuliebigbrother@gmail.com ⁠ ! Watch Hey Julie on ⁠⁠ YouTube ⁠⁠ Follow Brett ⁠⁠ @BrettRader⁠⁠.bsky.social Follow Danielle ⁠⁠ @DingDongDani.bsky.social

People in this episode

Hosts: Brett, Danielle

Topics covered

• Big Brother
• reality TV
• premiere recap
• houseguests
• absurdity in TV
• film review

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