You have hit the nail on the head. It's becoming a formula to win. Behave like a pig in the house, pick a target, rally the other hm's onside, create dramas surrounding that person... blame that person.....make everyone afraid to be friends with that person......act like a bigger pig..... then cry.
Just change Perez to Jale and bingo job done. Of course you get the winners you deserve by falling for it. They come out and let the facade slip inevitably.