I'm the same as you. Didn't watch the first season but I've watched this. I'm really enjoying it.
Tim seems like the nicest bloke ever. His energy is fantastic.
The scouse guy who is pretending to be Sammie seems like an absolute dick, but I think he's playing a really clever game.
Richard Madeley was a weird addition.
Yeah, for the first day or two I couldn't stand him but you've got to be impressed with how he's committed himself and has already made alliances with quite a few people so is likely to continue to be voted influencer. Jay's mum was also pretty committed to the cause but Tim was pretty spot on with his analysis. Shame he's completely sucked in by "Sammie"
Yeah, didn't see much point in Richard Madeley - or the immunity twist. I prefer things to flow naturally rather than including these obstacles but suppose they might be going down the route Big Brother did with it starting off strong then falling by the wayside a bit in later series as they add more twists and stuff. I do hope they don't change things too much and see the fairly negative feedback to Madeley going in. Was funny seeing how nobody recognised him during the picture challenge (bar "Jay" and Tim, and even Tim couldn't get the name right).
I really don't like Ella. Hope her stay isn't a long one, or she grows on me like Brooke did.