A diverse cast of new players move into the house and take a stab at find their footing.

If you’ve been here before for these recaps, you know the season premiere is alwaysa littlelacking.

Let’s get to it!

She’s bubbly and excited to be here; she seems sweet but could bea lotto handle.

In the backyard they find a “BB Fest” setup, much like an outdoor concert.

There’s a stage, a piercing tent, porta potties, and a merch stand.

Alright, on to our second round of players.

Serious question: has any previous houseguest who’s had one of these notebooks actually won the whole thing?

I promise we’re getting to the competition soon!).

Honestly, I’m here for it.

Give me all the weirdos.

Okay, last group then we can get into the good stuff.

Let’s meet the final four players.

Indy is a corporate flight attendant who thinks her social skills will get her far in the game.

I love that every season has a few jocks who are very insecure about being just that.

As always, things are a little awkward as everyone is sorted for the first game.

Let me speed this up a bit.

The competitions are a good mix of skill, memory, and endurance.

Monte, Turner, and Daniel.

Those three advance to the HOH competition, where they must assemble a large drum kit puzzle.

It’s fairly close, but Daniel pulls out the win, becoming the first HOH.

He sits out these first competitions, but he still has a role to play.

Julie tells him he must pick three players to go “backstage” with him.

Obviously there’s no real strategy here, but there’s potential consequences with who Pooch picks.

But before we go off the air, there’s one final twist.

Julie tells America that they can vote to keep one of those three women safe this week.

Alright, that gets us all up to date on the first happenings of this season!