I was actually expecting a real babaji like previous seasons, not a Caucasian mannequin!!🤣
To be honest, even if this is a reality show, it still remains a game show. You don't have to be manipulative all the time, but every contestant should have some strategy within the house. It might be simple things like staying in a group, or how they wish to portray themselves. I'm not saying they have to pretend to be sweet or fight all the time, but at the end of the day it is 12-13 people fighting for 1h of airtime to viewers. You'd have to be smart about it for people to have any interest in you.
In the past, babaji and other outside sandesh used to come much much later in the game when BB felt like throwing in a plot twist to break-up strong groups or to create new trouble within the house. This season, it is necessary to get the contestants to even do anything lol😆