[Cynical]

On launch night, i was quietly confidence we'd have a great mix of housemates this year. However, now we're a few weeks in, i can't help but wonder what the series is going to look like in a fortnight if Benedict goes tonight and then, say, Lydia went next week (very likely, in my opinion). The public seem desperate to vote out the most "controversial" contestant, and they are usually the most entertaining.

I must admit, i was really disappointing Chris went last week. He was a really great housemate, who you could tell, had a lot to offer. This week we've really seen Benedict come out of his shell and turn into the housemate that a lot of us expected he would be - for the sake of the show, he MUST stay.

Hypothetically, let's say Benedict and Lydia go in the next 2 weeks. If you look at the rest of the house, who out of the remaining housemates, who has the potential to become a "great housemate"? I must admit, i don't see a whole lot of potential from anyone, to be honest.

Out of the boys:

Luke A - Seems an introvert, who won't change throughout.
Luke S - A real bore.
Connor - See above.
Arron - Best of a bad bunch, hopefully he'll start pissing more people off.
Adam - Don't see much potential to be honest. Nice fella though.
Scott - See "Luke S".

And then the girls:

Deana - Don't see her drastically becoming really entertaining.
Shievonne - The female version of Adam.
Ashleigh - Annoying and not entertaining in the slightest.
Sara - Who?
Becky - Hasn't entertained me once so far. Also, she disgusts me.
Caroline - A real bitch, but i think she is certainly one who has potential.

Maybe i'm being harsh, but there really isn't much there to get excited about. Thinking back on previous years, we've had big characters, with big opinions, who have divided the public. Just last year, housemates like Harry, Jay, Aaron, Rebeckah really left their mark on the series.

Hopefully, i'll be proved wrong, but i'm starting to doubt there are any characters like that, if the worst does happen and Chris, Benedict and Lydia all drop in the space of 3 weeks.