[Jamie89]

Only just watched it and wanted to post my opinions on the whole Angie/Tiffany thing...

Tiffany's reaction:
I totally get why she reacted the way she did. People have different reactions to situations like that, and I don't think she should be judged too harshly for it. With the whole "she said Gest", "no she didn't", "Tiffany's a liar" stuff, I think it's irrelevent what was said. It was a highly stressful situation, and she clearly wasn't thinking straight so people should give her a break imo.
And all her laughing etc, and her aggression towards Angie, obviously it didn't look good and it wasn't the 'right' way to handle it, but it was her way of dealing with what she found to be a traumatic situation (she was visibly shaking when she was sat in the diary room). It's easy for anyone to say she should have reacted differently but in the heat of the moment we all make mistakes, and she did try to rectify it when she approached Angie after she had calmed down.

Johns attack:
IMO, he used the situation as an excuse to attack Tiffany. He jumped straight in to say that she needs to go, there was no need for it, and it was disappointing to see everyone else follow his lead.
The way he spoke to her in the bathroom was disgraceful. I felt like he was revelling in her ostracisation. And Gemma repeating what he was saying, like a parrot, has sent her way down in my estimations.

Racism:
Whilst there may have been undertones of it (eg. the 'chicken' comment - depending on how it was intended) it wasn't explicit enough for anyone to really know if it was racism. And I don't think Tiffany being black should be used as an excuse for the racism card to be rolled out. I think there should be evidence of it otherwise it undermines actual racism. Yes, BB has a bad history re racism, but each situation judged on it's own merits etc.

Resolution:
Christopher instigated building the bridges, so good for him It's a shame he wasn't strong enough to stand up to John, when John poisoned Chris's attempts (but that's just Chris's personality, I don't blame him for it). John's "she's had enough air time today" comment, I thought summed up why he behaved the way he did in this episode. And I think he tried to use Angie's (AND Tiffany's) grief for his own ends, at the expense of actually resolving the situation.
As much as Gemma disappointed me earlier in the ep, I thought the convo between her and Tiffany at the end was really sweet. I couldn't help but feel sad for Tiffany when Kristina shot her down re her helping with the dishes


Also, I totally understand why a lot of people found the misunderstanding funny (seen some comments along those lines) but personally I found the whole thing quite upsetting. (Not judging anyone lol, that's just how I felt watching it.)


(Side note - I'm sad to see Jonathan go, he could have been a great HM )