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Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

and even though I do love me some Gemma, here's what I have to say

-The idea of "you have to earn your fee" triggers my BB16 PTSD and is way too eerily similar to Marc (and the show itself) pushing forth the beliefs that this is Big Brother WHY ARE YOU ALL GETTING ALONG and that if you're not providing off-the-wall antics and arguments then you're wasting your time and you're not a good HM. I don't think reality TV is nearly as black and white as that dichotomy is, and I prefer quality over quantity.

-I also like to at least pretend that there's some human component to the shows I watch but the whole framework of Be A Good Housemate is completely disingenuous and is nothing close to human behavior. Like, it's literally antisocial behavior, and this is a show that is completely made up of human-to-human interactions. This also applies to the idea of BB being a morality competition, because I find this show REALLY hard to watch when its values are nowhere in line with my personal values (hence why BB15 and 16 are my two least fave series.)

-I don't really care about people's reactions playing right into Gemma's hands, because the idea of people duping each other in the BBUK house in terms of gameplay is so ****ing boring to me, but Aaron somehow won BB12 so I guess some people are into that.

But regardless of all of this, I still love Gemma! The two easiest ways to get into my heart are by being hilarious and by being righteous, and Gemma is most definitely the former. I place a high value on humor because BBUK might be the funniest show I watch, and Gemma's made this series enjoyable for me because her humor is right up my alley.

Agree with a lot of this (apart from loving Gemma). I've never cared for really contrived housemates and never will. Of course BB is an entertainment show but it's also supposed to be a reality show where everything is not perfectly scripted or all about manufactured drama: if I just wanted that then I'd watch a sitcom or a drama. I like seeing real behaviour, I like seeing how vastly different people interact when forced to and I like seeing how all the stresses and the reality of life in the BB fishbowl impact on a person. That is what has always been interesting about the show.

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Just let people support who they want. I don't why every series people need to shove down others throat who is the ENTERTAINING characters like it isn't something that's subjective.

Also agree with this.