It is more than mere predictability, in my opinion. It is that so often the same bloody script is repeated almost verbatim. That kind of unflinching, reflexive parroting is actually a bit unnerving.
The left has kind of created their own prison. Brand doesn’t dare step out of line and say something in praise of Christianity. If he did he would be immediately attacked.
Look at the reaction to Bill Maher rattling the bars of his cell over islam.