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Whether this series beats last years is going to rest solely on the finalists and the eventual winner

If Sam or Sophie wins, I'm out and it's gonna go way down in my estimations. If they make the final along with the twins, I'm gonna struggle to rate it above BB13. If Dexter or Gina win, it beats last year easily. That's how I'm gonna decide because the two are so close at the minute.

It's been a good series on the whole, but as usual the eviction pattern (which hasn't been helped by you know what) has slowly but surely started the destruction.

I agree about Emma though, it wasn't that I *hated* Brian the way other people did, I was just...indifferent about him hosting and his shows. He occasionally made me laugh, but I never felt at ease whilst he was presenting...and that sounds really weird I know but I felt like I had to constantly judge his presenting skills (especially in the early days) and assess whether he was doing a good job? Like watching his eyes on the autocue, the way he read the script, his composure during difficult interviews etc etc, I felt like I was some producer watching over him and I never felt truly comfortable watching any of his eviction shows because of it. Whereas with Emma you know she's an experienced presenter that is perfect for the job and I can just let her get on with it, I'm not assessing her in the same way.

That launch was just...perfect because of her. I said it soon after but Davina's launches always felt like events and I've watched many of them back (particularly the first part of them) numerous times...but I don't think I'd ever consider watching a Brian launch back, they all just blend into one for me they were that crap and forgettable. Whereas I know I'll watch BB14's back and did a couple of times after it aired anyway.

All hail Queen Emma