Insults, humiliation and aggression: the no-holds-barred reality show that's a hit on YouTube
Twins Daniel Ramos and Carlos Ramos are in charge of this production, which can be seen through their channel on the video platform.
BarcelonaViolence, insults, spitting, and sexist, homophobic, racist, and xenophobic attitudes. This is the content that has been trending on YouTube in recent weeks. The culprit? Reality TV. trash The House of the Twins 2A format that began airing on the platform on December 7th and has since experienced growing popularity. Its creators are twins Daniel and Carlos Ramos, content creators from Getafe who became known for their sports predictions closely linked to betting companies. The fact that the program is broadcast online and not on conventional television has led to the disappearance of boundaries. The contestants are TikTok influencers and former contestants from other shows. reality shows Personalities from the world of television aspire to win a prize of 100,000 euros. To do so, they need to get the most votes from the audience.
In October of that same year, its first edition was held, which only lasted nine hours. The fights, arguments, and outrageous things said during that time were enough to cancel it. In this second edition, they have already surpassed ten days, and although it may seem unbelievable, the audience has reached over one million simultaneous viewers. The figures are higher than, for example, the early semi-final of Big Brother 20The show, which had an average national audience share of 8.1%, reached approximately 558,000 viewers. Beyond its viewership figures, the program is also trending on social media: on TikTok, some clips from the reality show have reached one million views.
Homophobic attack
A program with no limits is a breeding ground for all kinds of controversies. One of the most alarming incidents to have occurred on this program is a homophobic attack by contestant José Labrador – known for his participation in the reality shows Gandía Shore and Survivors- in the drag queen Cherilyn Divine. The Ramos brothers decided to expel the contestant and later gave a speech in which they labeled this aggression "homophobic and transphobic." But this isn't the only aggression that has occurred in these ten days. Asunción Marto, better known as La Falete, and Triana Sánchez, known as Marrash, have been involved in various conflicts that have required the intervention of security guards. The twins argue that these situations are overacted and that "there's no hatred behind it" because afterward "you can see them sleeping together." In fact, the contestants can go from playing cards or a board game to arguing and insulting each other.
The program is not very different from Big BrotherIts supposed appeal lies in observing the contestants' interactions and relationships. There are no challenges with rewards or eliminations; every day is a surprise for both the contestants and the audience. The house has hosted boxing coaches, dance and yoga instructors, and even a teacher for a general knowledge quiz. It seems almost everyone is seeking their moment of fame to go viral, which, for most, means spouting nonsense and attacking other contestants. Many of the insults and aggressive actions seen on the show would be unthinkable on mainstream television. Attacks on the participants' ethnicity, skin color, physical appearance, or mental health are the most common.
The Ramos brothers have amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on social media by creating content that always generates buzz. On some streaming platforms, like Twitch, they can no longer create content because they are blocked, but on others, like Kick and YouTube, they can still broadcast. Apart from this program, they carry out promotional activities with online casinos where they spend thousands of euros, hold entertainment sessions talking to their audience, and also present and produce different shows with some of the members of his reality.
The protagonists
Many of the contestants of The House of the Twins 2 These are vulnerable people whom the program exploits. The twins have worked with figures like Dandy de Barcelona, a man who defends far-right ideas and has explained that he has spent thousands of euros on prostitution. Other collaborators of the Ramos twins include Simón Pérez, who went viral thanks to a video about mortgages and for using drugs live on air in exchange for money; Coto Matamoros, La Falete, Manolito—a man with dwarfism—and Ruth the Empowered, a woman who suffers from Silver-Russell syndrome, a congenital disorder that involves abnormal physical growth. The former panelist of Save me Kiko Hernández has worked as a presenter.
One of the precedents of The twins' house It's the American program Fishtankwhich aired on YouTube in 2023 and also followed the lives of various characters. Many of the fans of The House of the Twins 2 They claim that the program evokes for them the content of The Martian Chronicles, which aired on Telecinco between 1997 and 2005. In that case, however, there was a ladder and a script to follow.
