Rachel Reilly Is Back In The ‘Big Brother’ House

Hollywood & EntertainmentRachel Reilly Is Back In The ‘Big Brother’ HouseByMarc Berman, Senior Contributor

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More screen grab. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)CBS via Getty Images “Floaters, you better grab a life vest. ” Rachel Reilly, the former Big Brother winner known for her passionate and sometimes controversial gameplay is back in the house in the 27th season opener

Love her or hate her (this writer is in the former team), Rachel is never short of chaos, which for this summer reality staple is a necessary ingredient

But will she last in the house very long

And just who is the houseguest who is her accomplice

Call it Big Brother meets The Mole, and in a summer known for the mundane on the broadcast networks you are bably already hooked for the season

As always, I do have one immediate beef Big Brother

Instead of giving us time to really meet these 16 new houseguests, the season went right into the first challenge after the initial introductions

Set in a mysterious "Hotel Mystere," where nothing apparently is as it seems, a "Mastermind" lurked, a secret accomplice was revealed, and two competitions tested the houseguests’ skills and knowledge

One competition involved finding hidden host Julie Chen, while the other focused on finding a missing Head of Household (HOH) relic

The first HOH competition was set up, with the winner selected which four players would participate

Unfortunately, too many twists this soon left this perennial viewer feeling frustrated

And, once again, there is a lack of more seasoned (translation: older) individuals, with Clifton “Will” Williams the oldest at age 50

But three months are ahead for the always interesting, often amusing, and sometimes infuriating Big Brother

And my seatbelt is fastened for another season

As a precursor of s for CBS stalwart Survivor (which returns for its 49th edition on September 24), Big Brother is the perfect reality appetizer before the ultimate main course

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