Originally Posted by john176bramley:
“I think the producers have over time settled on a format where they have 2 main protagonists who are set against one another in an effort to rile up the viewers, make them pick a side and spend money on voting.”
Ever since BB5's Lipgloss Bitches vs Jungle Cats, it's been clear the most successful series are the ones where's there's two sides of the house against each other (and in the producers defence, the lack of this in BB4, BB8 and the second half of BB11 is a big part of why they are some of the dullest periods in BB history).
I agree it's a shame C5 is forcing these rivalries but it's been a big part of BB for a long time. After last year's unpleasantness I think they went too far in casting a very passive group of HMs this year, which has backfired.