OK, I admit it. I'm annoyed. So, in a way, already "they" (the production team) have won. I wouldn't dream of missing an episode of this unfair and cruel pantomime.
I was angry at the way they fixed the Boot Camp task. Three fails per day is unheard of, usually for a four day task only three fails overall are allowed. Even then, many people claim to have seen further failures on the live coverage. I am sure that if Big Brother had wanted them to fail he would have sited uniform infringements etc. Bottom line, more housemates up for the vote equals more calls.
My worst complaint is the treatment of Michelle. After putting her through psychological torture by making her a sergeant, she then suffers extreme provocation from Ahmed over four days. When the truth is revealed at the end of the task, Ahmed then chooses to blame her. Quite understandably, she loses her cool as all the emotion finally spills out. Big Brother then calls her into the diary room and gives her a severe telling off, as if she is the bad guy in all this. Breathtaking.
For evil to work, it has to be clever misdirection and evil twists to the plot. Simply riding rough-shod over their own rules and manipulating the outcome is the lowest form of evil and not good to watch. I'm hoping for some quality evil in the remaining weeks, not just mental and physical cruelty.
One final note: I know I have defended Michelle in this entry. This defence does not stretch to defending her attitude to men - or even Stu. I heard her say this, the other day:
"I think you do want to become a vegetarian really, don't you, Stu?"
Move away Stu. When you leave, do not look back. A few years in Siberia never hurt anyone.
Just leave it, man. It's for the best.
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