[zakman440]

Originally Posted by elliebrew

I don't get the obsession with closing the stairs off?

A) It shuts out the crowd meaning that the housemates won't get a proper reception of how they're perceived until they leave the house.

B) It enables the producers to pull off their inevitable fake eviction twist much more swiftly (i.e Emma doesn't have to do the whole "how do you feel about being evicted" and "well, you haven't actually been evicted!!!!" chitchat).