‘Big Brother’ Is Back With A Multiverse, A ‘Nether Region’ And A ‘Survivor’ Legend

The 25th season of CBS’ Big Brother kicked off Wednesday night, and it truly lived up to the reality show’s tagline: Expect the unexpected.

Sure, host Julie Chen Moonves has told every batch of Houseguests to do that since the series debuted in the summer of 2000. But this time, she really meant it as almost every element of the new season packs its own twist—including the cast of competitors.