Rachel had death threats as well last year. She talked about it one day in the back yard. I will see if I can find it for flashbacks.
This is a show with people who are put in a house with no diversions except interacting with each other. They all want to win the half million dollars. What makes it interesting or maddening are the choices they make and who they choose to align with. It brings out the best of people and the worst in people.
It's understandable that we as an audience get caught up with the people on a show. The cast is chosen for a reason. Who will bring the drama, who will be the one who is the mom type, who is the good looking guy who works out, the good looking girl with a hot body in a bikini. Is there someone who just hits us the wrong way. Of course there is. Something for everyone.
If we didn't have favorites and HGs we dislike, we wouldn't even watch.
I can dislike people one year but when the game is over, I can see things differently. I disliked Maggie intensely, but in retrospect she played the game and she won. Kudos for her.