There's a difference between vote-rigging and show favoritism. One of them is a crime. The other is unfair but it's something that basically goes on with all of these kind of shows. Yes, it looks like that the show was based on favoritism but having seen all the effort that was put in by those who have debuted, especially in the 3rd season, proved that they were worthy in earning that. I hope people can differentiate between the two. Also, it would've been nice if IZ*ONE will be a PERMANENT GIRL GROUP. They're so perfect together!