It’s early days so I don’t mind so much that the HMs get to choose – that is, assuming that it’s only a once-off. I remember it happening in previous seasons, including BB 03 when the housemates voted to evict Jamie when they did the housemate swap (square house / round house).
I think I’m more disappointed about the lack of promotion and general awareness that it is the HMs who are evicting. If you didn’t catch Sunday’s episode where Sonia mentioned it, and are not on social media, you may not even be aware that this is the case.
On the ads currently running Mike Goldman clearly states “vote to save your favourite pair”. On the website Terms and Conditions (FAQ) it also points to saving a pair. Even in Mike’s most recent podcast when Tim mentioned the housemates deciding, Mike pulls him up saying something along the lines of...“are we OK to reveal that?” It just seems a bit dodgy. So for me it’s not so much about who gets the final say, but more about the transparency of the process. I’m not voting, but there are potentially many people not realising how it works, and therefore spending money they would not otherwise have parted with.