Disappointing: this Sundayâs BBAU eviction is a double, but Channel 10 neglected to tell anyone until now
One of the most popular Big Brother Australia Housemates is about to be sent packing, after a last-minute change that smacks of producer meddling.
Allana, Jane, and Mia are all currently nominated, and it felt like we were going to get a pretty good eviction result, with all indications pointing to Jane as the likely loser. But on Wednesday night (AEDT), promos for a âshock double evictionâ started airing on Channel 10.
One issue is that this immediately becomes a lose-lose eviction for many fans: at time of writing, Allana leads our Pop Poll with 27.94% of the vote, and Mia is in second place with 20.59% â a higher vote share than when she was crowned last weekâs most popular Housemate. Jane is currently on 1.47%.
This happened frustratingly often in this yearâs BBUK. A twist on Day 4 left Zelah and Gani â the seriesâ first and seventh-most popular Housemates â on the block for the first eviction. Another twist â and a poorly-timed double eviction like this one â led to Zelah being evicted on Day 34.
Even putting aside the issue of popularity, this shouldâve been announced during Mondayâs Live Nominations. We all knew double evictions were coming, with thirteen Housemates in a four-to-six week run, but viewers still deserve to know exactly what theyâre voting for. It feels like free, web-based eviction voting is being used to excuse producer interventions that wouldâve been more controversial with phone and SMS voting â like Day 1 evictee Emily being brought back in this yearâs BBUK. (Expect to see Mitch again, too.)
Announcing it mid-week like this has a nasty reek of âweâve decided to evict the person in second place too, just because we canâ. And it flies in the face of the unscripted, unfiltered, âOGâ BBAU experience we were all promised.
Other things are annoying me, too, like the Daily Showâs conspicuous failure to include any of Colinâs angry outbursts, and the fact Housemates are actively discouraged from doing anything interesting on weekends.
But this is the first thing thatâs really irked me, in what has honestly been a refreshing and enjoyable series.
Update 20/11: There may be more to Sundayâs âshock twistâ than we first thought.
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