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[SnowyZ]

Shiny new thread all ready for the final tomorrow night love heart emoji ❤️

actually think it was a bit shit really. Only one female in the final five and she should have won and didn't. Sad.

Visitors! I got bloody visitors last night and there's no way I was half-watching the final so am up at batshit-o-clock watching now before DC wakes up and before I see anything on social media 🙈. Eek.

I'm sure even if the public turn against James on the outside - which still baffles me as it's essentially a cat fishing experiment- he can turn it to his advantage in a Nasty Nick way.

Maybe I was watching a different show but I thought he looked genuinely pleased for Paddy.

Busayo OTOH had a face like a smacked arse throughout - wonder why?

They'll all benefit from this somehow anyway, we don't need to feel too sorry for any of them imo.

Tim had the viewers vote and that's what matters really because we all saw how they played. The money should have been 50/50 between both votes. Also everyone is fawning how brave Paddy was to disclose his disability but are forgetting he had a plan to use it to win popularity and to play on it big time.

Georgina was a sour faced mean girl.

Georgina was behaving quite strange in the final, maybe it was just nerves. But she didn't look happy and started to say something when Emma was explaining the players winner would win £70k (not £100k), it was like she was about to kick off!

Just cant watch Tim without seeing Robin William's. Was actually nice to see him win something. I thought he'd be one of the first out.

Knew he reminded me of someone!

I agree @SnowyZ and heard Paddy tell her to be quiet. She seemed strange!

Rubbish that Paddy one - all James's fault though with the COT. If he'd not done that, then Georgina wouldn't have put Paddy first as he'd have been blocked & Ella would have won. Hope Woody and Ella do well out of this now.

I am so pleased that Tim won the viewers' vote. It shows that someone older just really being themselves can win over people trying to be entertaining.

I thought Tim came across as a kind, caring, intelligent man and I loved his interactions with the gorgeous Bey.

I would have assumed the core tv audience was quite young so thought them unlikely to vote for Tim. Having said that, I am in my 60's and I don't know anyone who has been watching even my nieces and nephews in their 20's and 30's or friends' children ranging from 17 to 28

Paddy thinks he won on merit. I wonder how he will feel when it dawns on him that he won because of tactical voting. I'm sure not one of the players thought he would win because he has never even been rated highly and he wasn't an original.

Agree that the final vote was a disappointment. It needs a rethink. It should have been decided 100% by public vote - or maybe by the blocked contestants.

The prize money proportion makes sense, they spend weeks winning people over in the Circle to then have the public vote. There would be no motivation if that was the case.

The players final votes are up on the app now. They all voted Paddy high which is odd when he'd been near the bottom in all votes before. I do wonder if producers got involved. Glad Georgina didn't win though by her reaction in the final and it was going to be one of them. Surprised Woody still voted Sammi high, Tim should have said he and Georgina had wanted Ella out. Surprised Paddi didn't put Sammi first

What would you do if you went in? I'm seriously considering applying down the line.

I havent felt this cheated since the last series of Hunted (not the sleb one) where they made it impossible for the deserving finalists to win.

The one with the brothers? I was furious and so upset after that 😂

Just watched the ratings clip on the app. The footage was clearly edited to show only positive comments and no comments about tactics or dislikes! Georgina put Timmy last.. when she has been very clear about her dislike of Woody. But Tim being influencer so many times was the biggest threat.

Well I called both winners there...obviously was going to be Tim from the public and paddy by default which was a shame really, James fucked the whole thing up for himself as well....it should have been £50.0000 for each, and no way paddy deserved to win I would rather have seen it go to Georgina.
Did anyone else notice when woody walked in he wasn't shocked to see James? He hugged him and causally said hi sammie, very strange especially after I noticed him fucking up the other night and calling sammie "he".

Tim was genuinely upset about Sammie that was a bit awks when James was hugging him but Tim still hadn't twigged.
Not as awkward as last year though with Alex and dan that was very uncomfortable viewing....I watched it back on YouTube and had forgot how bad it actually was!
Anyway disappointing ending last night sammie/James fucked the whole ratings up and I don't think there was a deserving winner at all though I did think paddy came across a lot nicer than we have seen him.

I think Woody had rumbled Sammie and was just like process of elimination that's her

Woody was faced with a whole room full of faces he recognised and one he didn't. It was obvious who James was. He was excited to meet everyone and focused on them.

I think Tim looked so upset about walking in and meeting Sammie mainly because he was thinking there were other catfishes out there. He probably had a little doubt that woody was who he said he was.

I’d love to see a month later catch up on the participants. I think a lot of them will drop James/Sammie when they see his behaviour.
I think Georgina lost the plot at the end and I can’t see Tim/Ella having ongoing friendships with her after her behaviour towards them which is sad for her.

I think Georgina came across really badly last night. She's very immature and self abosrbed, and her instagram stories from behind the scenes are filled with lots of whooping and screeching. I know she is young, but Ella is roughly the same age and Woody even younger so am not sure thats an excuse really.

I did notice Georgina's face drop at times in reaction to the others. She must have known the cameras were on her?

She was also the one who expressed annoyance upon hearing that the some of the prize money would be going to the publics favourite.

She's very spoiled and overindulged IMO.

She must have known that though as that happened last year. Surely you wouldnt give up 4 weeks of your life and your privacy without studying the show in detail

I guess for the contestants, the chance to win is just part of the experience. They're there in the hope that the show will lead to other opportunities - altho I can't see James being asked to switch on the Christmas lights any time soon

I’m sure some of the Liverpool small local acting groups are short of a pantomime baddy this year, he might get lucky there.