Friend of mine is staff on the show this season. Apparently, more craziness to come. His words "the season that keeps on giving."
I can't believe the duds they've casted. If Carol wanting to leave is Covid-19 related, I completely get it. But I don't think it is. It's simply not being able to do it and self-evicting. Dumb. Hilariously bad casting. If I was Sheldon, I would have asked production to step in. Tell them, make Carol self-evict right now or the week goes on as planned. Then put who you want on the block. I would have never caved to her demands.
It was threats of violence that got both kicked out.
Carol wanted to go during Chris's HOH and apparently it's rumoured they told her she'd never be a have not again and that helped convince her to stay as diet was a big part of the reason then.
They love twists, if someone wants to leave let them leave, continue with the week as planned, and then just add a stupid twist later. Whether that's a battle back, some random secret power than stops an eviction, or better yet cancel the double or triple eviction they likely have planned. If someone wants to leave they shouldn't be there. Keeping them there is just going to either drag them to the end because they're an easy goat, or burn a week like Carol is trying to get them to do.
Holding the house hostage to evicted her is stupid. Somehow that's supposed to make Carol feel better? Hey I didn't self evict I was voted out of the game after I forced my houseguests to do it under threat of self eviction after I already tried to self evict 2 weeks ago and got the extreme advantage of never having to eat slop again but that still wasn't enough. Yeah that's a great way to go out.