“Big Brother,” which first premiered in 2000, is on its 20th season on CBS. This season is arguably one of the greatest the show has had in years!

For those unfamiliar, “Big Brother” is a reality game show where several people live in a house cut off from all outside contact—and under 24/7 surveillance—for a maximum of three months as they compete for power to send one of their own out the door each week.

I was inspired to review this season of the reality TV staple after meeting two new fans on the first day of classes who were thrilled about how amazing this season is. They reminded me of how I’ve met so many peers on this campus over the past three years, some of whom have become my good friends, who avidly watch each week to see who gets evicted from the house and loses out on $500,000.

The greatest development this season was that the house divided directly in half right away, establishing two warring sides that ideally would have taken shots back and forth at each other all season long.

Although this didn’t quite happen, and one side—the “Level 6” alliance—has come to dominate, the first several weeks of the game contained blindside after blindside as members of Level 6 lied about whom they were voting to evict, leaving the opposing alliance shocked almost every time at who was sent home. They even manipulated Kaitlyn—who was on the opposite side of the house—into betraying her own alliance and nominating its leader, Swaggy C, for eviction the second week.

Several houseguests are playing fantastic games that could earn them a win in the end. Fan-favorite Tyler is definitely getting a winner’s edit, forming individual alliances with almost every single person, making them trust him unconditionally.

Ice queen Angela has made two of the biggest moves so far, eliminating Bayleigh who had a power advantage in her back pocket and splitting up the showmance that was all that remained of the opposing alliance. She’ll have a strong résumé if she makes it to the end.

JC has stayed in the middle of the house, convincing both sides that he is trustworthy. He hasn’t gotten many people mad despite having a heavy hand in several evictions and although I’m not a fan of his personality at all, he’s playing a traditional floater game that could help him reach the end as allies turn on each other.

Rockstar was my personal favorite this season, serving loyalty and hilarious commentary. If she didn’t make one of the stupidest moves in the history of the show by helping Tyler win a competition she needed for safety, the sides could have stayed more even and maybe the power in the house would have shifted more frequently.

This cast is full of big personalities who are cutthroat and bold in their moves, fighting every step of the way to win. After the atrocity that was last season and a few less-than-stellar ones before that, it is so refreshing as a fan to see houseguests who stop at nothing to win the most intense and dramatic game on television.