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Originally Posted by rubymoo

I've noticed in the popular group that most of the members are either controlling or compliant:

Helen - controlling
Steven - controlling
Kimberly - compliant (could be manipulation)
Ash - compliant (could be manipulation)

Kimberly and Ash are compliant that they fall into line with the controllers, the compliant are at an advantage of manipulating though as the compliant give the controllers what they need, an example is Stevens retorical questions to Kim, he asks questions that he already knows the answer to and Kimberly knows what he wants to hear. Ash supports Helen telling her not to change, even though her behaviour in the beginning was terrible. The one thing i've seen is that the controllers are actually more vulnerable than the compliant, the compliant could actually get into the final by coming off as passive or as the victim, an example is Kim coming across to the public as a down trodden woman who is being held almost hostage by Steven, when actually she is manipulating Steven knowing he's going to come across all sleeping with the enemy.

The unpopular group have all stood their ground with the controllers, and that's why they are disliked by them. The controllers know they can't control them, that's why Helen doesn't like Ashleigh because Ashleigh is competition, that's why Steven doesn't like little Chris because he is competition, both these controllers know that Ashleigh and Chris will make it to the final.

Sorry if i've waffled

There is some truth in your post and its well laid out so well done to that. But Kim doesn't come across as a down trodden woman who is being held hostage by Steven. He has been playing mind games with her and making her cut up her pictures but she hasn't been spending every minute of every day with him and if she didn't like him she would tell him sod off. She obviously does like him which in my opinion is hugely disappointing as she is my favourite and he is my least favourite. I do hope he is evicted to give her a bit of breathing space

Good post though