[Ammi]

..I have enjoyed the power housemate idea and I think we’ve had two quite contrasting power housemates...with Pauline I think maybe a lot of people including myself may have felt quite differently about her if she had not been the one with the ‘power’ because I think having that power brought to the surface some really negative aspects to her personality right from the start and now I think her BB fate is kind of sealed because of that..and then there’s Chris who doesn’t seem to have been phased at all with his role or his power and has nominated quite a varied lot of housemates for us to choose from so that’s all good...

..but I do also miss normal nominations and the diary room chat which I think we’re not getting so much of because quite often the housemates would be shown in the diary room as a ‘paving the way’ to who they would vote for...any little insights they may have about other housemates etc..I wonder if we’re just not being shown so much or whether the power housemate thing has meant that the housemates don’t actually chat to BB..(and the public..) so much in a way of discussing and maybe ‘influencing’ because they know they won’t have a say in nominations ..whereas before there was always a hope that their nominated people would be up for eviction and so talking to ‘the public’ in the diary room was quite a big 'part of the game'...so on the whole I think I would rather just have normal nominations which have always for me been something to look forward to every week..not just who was up but what the reasons of each housemate was...what about you/which do you prefer..?..and if you can be bothered, a why for your preference..