BB need to stick to a formula that has been tried and tested. It is extremely stupid to generate so much ill will on the part of the (small) viewing public. I think BB went down after BB4. I'm still watching though, but I don't know how much longer. I really don't want to get to know 4 new housemates at this stage of the game.

Is this the cruelest twist yet?

A bit extreme.... to save one HM and get rid of another.

I'm not against this latest twist as it's quite similar to something I suggested years ago-it clears out a lot of fence sitters and early below radar HM's. It will also motivate such HM's for future series. However one difference I had was to exempt anyone the public had saved so I would have exempted Sarah. As it happens I like Sarah and this could be collateral damage for me if she goes instead of dull boy Danny but it's still a good twist.

I am trying to work out how it's a timebomb. Unless the production team are claiming that they have rewound time to before the noms and done the noms themselves.

I think it not only smacks of utter desperation, but utter incompetence.

I agree that BB has had some big problems with casting (lack of diversity etc). However, to my mind one of the biggest failings of the show is the constant meddling and interference by the producers: diary room discussions being played to the group; nominations being played to the group or undertaken face-to-face; tasks that involve the communication of public perceptions of housemates; tasks designed simply to cause fights; bizarre twists involving free passes to the final; etc etc.

And in response to these issues, the producers decide to … interfere at a hitherto unknown scale!

The producers don't seem to understand that drama, tension and interest doesn't just come from fighting between the HMs. And they don't seem to understand that if the public don't feel they have some control over the direction of the series (through the nominations process), they will give up on the show and/or stop voting.

There may be issues with this year's cast, but it's really hard to make that assessment when the show is being executed in such a ham-fisted way. There's no point changing the characters if the scripts remain the same.