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Originally Posted by Drew.

To me that doesn't make sense. Marco and Laura sparked discussions as well, as did Georgina and Jackson and i didn't enjoy watching either of those one bit. I guess you thought the series would die down once Marco left seeing as he was at the centre of every episode. He caused a lot of discussions but thats not what everyone wants to watch. I'd rather watch something i enjoy than to discuss about what i thinks wrong with it.

Shows like Big Brother thrive off of discussion good or bad. Discussion garners attention which in turn leads to a more successful series. It is much better to be talking about certain housemates and have opinions on them and the incidents they're inciting than to have no opinion at all, otherwise we wouldn't have a show.

Had the houses not merged that week I do think the series would've taken a hit after Marco's eviction, it was Natalie who the became the star and made that such a good week and then she was evicted - and in typical fashion the week that followed wasn't as good. This series is proof that if get the cast right and it has little duds, then you don't have to worry so much. Unfortunately we're not this lucky every year and that's when such evictions are catastrophic

Once you've evicted all of the housemates who are at the centre of the series and causing discussions on forums, social media and real life, there is nothing to talk about the show falls flat on its face. Happens time and time again and it's detrimental to the franchise