Old-schoolBig Brotherdidn’t like to just put random players in a house together.

Occasionally, they liked to stack the deck.

(The twist was later repeated in season 17 withLizandJulia Nolan.)

Julie Chen Moonves on ‘Big Brother’

Julie Chen Moonves on ‘Big Brother’.CBS

And season 6 featured a cast comprised entirely of secret partners.

But none of those casting high jinks are what Chen Moonves wants to see back in the game.

the ex-girlfriend, the ex-boyfriend comes through the front door."

The cast of ‘Big Brother’ season 4

The cast of ‘Big Brother’ season 4.Tony Esparza/CBS

Ah yes, the X-Factor.

And there was certainly fallout.

you’re free to’t handle me.

It would take three of you.

“), and revealing he had a sexually transmitted disease.

Producers ultimately pulled him from the game.

The fact that Amanda went and had sex with another man in the house probably didn’t help matters.

However, that doesn’t mean the host can’t keep whispering sweet X-Factor nothings into producers' ears.

And as she says, “You never know.

That’s the twist that I think jaws just dropped.

Talk about uncomfortable!”