Well last night was the premiere of the new season of The Game. And seeing as over the years it has become more of dramedy than straight up comedy, episode 1 definitely delivered with said drama. Folks were traded, fights broke out, love triangles were formed and I guess you could say we got to see Derwin “Ding Dong” Davis go out with a bang. New interesting characters stepped into the spotlight, including Bryce “Blueprint” Westbrook (Jay Ellis) and Keira Whitaker (Lauren London) while others picked up where they left off, including “Cheapy Cheapy” Jason Pitts and his new bride, Chardonnay (Brandy). If you would like a rundown of what you missed, check out BET.com’s wrap-up of the season premiere (which was really well shot–very cinematic, especially the first few minutes into the show) with Toni Belafonte.

If you missed the whole episode and want to see what everybody’s talking about, you can check it all out below. Not bad BET, not bad!

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I don’t know if this news will do much to console “The Game” fans who are still struggling to accept the fact that Tia and Pooch/Melanie and Derwin aren’t returning to the the BET show, but we do know there will be at least one familiar face on the next season, Brandy’s.

During an interview with Kempire Radio, Brandy confirmed that she will be reprising her role of Chardonnay for Season 6, though she tried to be a little mysterious about the plot line, alluding to the fact that her character and Jason are currently broken up. Since the season finale airs tomorrow they’ll probably keep that cliff hanger going and pick up with that story line next season which may not really matter for fans who have already said they won’t even bother to watch the show again once it ends Tuesday.

From the few episodes of “The Game” that I saw, I sort of liked Jason and Chardonnay’s relationship, but it was just hard for me to get past Brandy’s character’s name and some of her mannerisms. But maybe they could end up being the main story line during season 6 and take over Melanie and Derwin’s spot. Yay? Nay?

Check out the snippet of Brandy’s interview below where she talks about how she feels about Tia and Pooch leaving the show and her excitement to come back. Are you glad Brandy is returning next season or does it matter?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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