The 2018 Definitive Housing Day Video Ranking
Donât even bother trying to hide the fact that you procrastinated the hell out of last week by watching Housing Day videos. We did too. For those of you out there who have self control and stopped after a few, we ranked all the vids for you, so you have an excuse to fall back down that rabbit hole.
Eliot - âBODAK ELIOTâ
4.6 stars
This year, Eliot takes the cake in creating what may have been the most hype video of the year. With great costumes, great lyrics, and fun and creative cinematography, Eliot achieves both hype and humor. Everyone knows theyâre rolling in dough, and we appreciate them leaning into it.
Dunster - âHolding Out for Dunsterâ
4.5 stars
Dunster continues its trend of high quality videos complete with great vocals and amazing effects. What the video lacks in humor, they kind of make up for in cute children and the image of a moose riding nobly on a horse.
Mather- âMathier Partiâ
4.3 stars
In a surprising turn of events, Mather gets a high rating. This was the second Cardi B song of the year, but are we mad? No. Points for consistent firing of shots and for making us forget how prison-like Mather is with all the singles braggin. Bonus points for not bleeping any of the swear words. Ballsy.
Pforzheimer - âPforzheimer Thingsâ
4 stars
Pfoho came through with INCREDIBLE CINEMATOGRAPHY. The only reason this isnât at the top is because, well, Cardi. And horses. Sorry, thatâs just how the world works. But we are very impressed.
Cabot - âParty in The Quad All Dayâ
4 stars
Cabotâs wholesome video made us feel warm inside. Maybe getting quadded isnât so bad, with a community like Cabotâs.
Leverett - âBunnyBackâ
3.8 stars
With a cool drone shot, pizza rolls, and a corgi, Lev has all the elements a successful video needs. Itâs not the best video ever made, but it has those three elements, so weâd say Leverett has earned their stars.
Winthrop - âThropâs Planâ
3.7 stars
For a video made with a â$150 minus $150â budget, this video featured a lion with some pretty solid dance moves. Though the overall video wasnât too bad, Winthrop knew that they did not need to work too hard in the hype department to get freshmen stoked, and it shows.
Currier - âWoody Gangâ
3.5 stars
We thought we had left "Gucci Gang" in 2017, but Currier redeems itself by featuring dogs and a cool duck. Extra points for cringe.
Quincy - âQuincy Airâ
3 stars
As Flyby, I guess we should give Quincy some credit for trying to have a flying theme. Though the attempts at humor via flirty comments werenât the worst things weâve ever been subjected to, the video was much too long for any person to be expected to suffer through.
Lowell - âLowtel Room Serviceâ
2.5 stars
After âGet Lowellâ from 2013, Lowell has always had a lot to live up to. We were invested at the beginning of the video, but unfortunately as it went on it got more and more mediocre and repetitive until we just couldnât do it anymore.
Kirkland - âKirklandâ
2.3 stars
Presented as a slideshow presentation, Kirkland really outdoes itself this year with its low audio quality and terrifically horrifying choice of âFridayâ by Rebecca Black. However, since Kirkland wanted to live up to this...we decided to be generous.
Adams - âAdams Housing Day Video 2018â
1.5 stars
We knew the only good thing about Adams was proximity, and weâd like to thank them for the confirmation.
So there you have it: Flybyâs definitive ranking of the Housing Day videos! Now that youâve been housed, we suggest rewatching them so that you can relish in the magnificence of your own House while cackling at how lame and ridiculous the other Houses are.