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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: The strategy of winning competitions so people can't touch you. What happens when you become ineligible to compete or fall a bit short? Everyone takes aim at that target at your back, and...
* [[Base Breaker]]: During Season 8 of the U.S version, both Jen and Evel Dick were simultaneously loved and hated by the fanbase.
** Brendon and Rachel are either loved, or seen as [[Creator's Pet
** Nikki from the UK series is either really ''really'' annoying, or actually pretty funny.
** And from Season 13, the double eviction in which two powerful players (Daniele and Jeff) were evicted, Jeff by [[Laser-Guided Karma|players he had targeted and accused of being "Floaters" who did nothing to stay in the game]] claiming that this is the worst season ever. Others were praising the three on their insight to take out the ''number one target'' over someone they all ''hated'' (Rachel). Others were also praising that Jeff was gone.
*** Season 13 in general was either one of the best seasons ever when Rache realized being a complete jerk won't win her the game and got what she claimed to have deserved. Or you were suspicious at how Rachel seemed to get every single twist directly or indirectly benefitting from it, shaking your head at the [[Flanderization]] of the game into a game about competitions.
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* [[Boring but Practical]]: During the first couple weeks of the American series, you want to fly under the radar and not piss anyone off since you can be evicted because you're annoying, and you don't want to win any of the competitions unless you need to (Veto). You want to avoid winning competitions because then you get marked as a threat and can be evicted. You don't want to be on the outskirts of the house because then you'll be marked as a throwaway. You also don't want to make alliances with ''everyone'' because then they won't be able to trust you and see you as a threat. As the number of potential targets dwindles, ''then'' you want to start winning competitions so that you can ensure your safety. It works, but really, it's more interesting when people start fights in the first couple weeks.
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** From the american series, Amber would cry over just about ''anything''. In Season 13, Rachel comes pretty close to Amber in terms of constantly throwing pity parties and crying, while Brendon would just try to calm her down. Other criers from the American series include Daniele (8), Shelia (9), April (6), Chima and Lydia (11), and Ragan (12). (Zig-zagged with Bunky, who had a reputation for crying a lot but his crying was more happy crying.)
* [[What an Idiot!]]:
** Brendon in Season 13. The reason they were evicted in their original season is their Russel Hantz-like social game where they made enemies of just about everyone in the house and being good in competitions put targets on their backs the size of Alaska. Instead of cleaning up their act this time however, they act pretty much the same way they did last year, just allied with Jeff and Jordan this time upon finding they had common ground. After Daniele flipped on their initial alliance, Brendon told her that if he or Rachel makes it to the finals they will win, which is the ''exact opposite'' type of thinking you want to
** The newbies had a golden opportunity to vote out Rachel, instead, Kalia decided to TRUST Rachel & Jeff, even though Rachel said 'to her FACE' that she'd target Danielle, followed by Lawon asking to be evicted, thinking he could beat whoever came back. "Win-nothing" Lawon, against either Dominic or Brendon, allowing the veterans to retake a majority. To be fair, Lawon ''asked'' to be voted out and there was no way for them to have known it'd be a challenge. And also to be fair, exchanging Rachel for Brendon would've been a better choice.
** Marcellas is the earliest and most ''famous'' example of this trope. In Big Brother 3, the power of veto couldn't be used on oneself, however at the end, it became the ''Golden'' Power of Veto which ''could'' be used on yourself. Marcellas is nominated, wins the Veto, but ''does not use it'' and is then evicted. When Julie Chen interviewed him, she even bonked him on the head with a piece of paper and said "What were you thinking?"
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