[Raph]

Excellent thread OP. I think that's the reason I haven't been able to fully watch a season since BB14 (so all the celebrity ones and BB15). Yes, BB14 had manipulation too but i'm just so tired of it now. It's like so many of the fundamental purposes and values of the show are taken away. What made BB special was that it was different from other reality TV shows, or at least seemed to be. Now that this aspect is slowly being taken away, it may boost the show for a bit, but ultimately I see it killing it.