Temptation Island
Temptation Island: the pain, the pain!
Temptation Island started last night! It was fantastic. It was everything I expected it to be and more. It was sleazy and slick with ZERO remorse. None of the people on the show even mentioned the words "fidelity" or "monogamy."
The intro started with a clip of a guy saying "Now I'm in Hell." and ended with a girl crying "I hate this!" Some five year relationships are heading down the tubes.
Next came a montage of the couples getting ready for the trip. You got to see them in the status quo, life as normal, still together. These people must be STUPID for agreeing to this! You and your significant other are going to be separated on opposite ends of the island. You spend two weeks with 30 single people of the op. sex. Hopefully you remain faithful.
They all gave their reasons: to test their relationships, to see if the guy who has been cheating before can stop, to see if this is the one, to see if there is someone better out there, "It's better to know than not to." One guy said it was like taking the Pepsi challenge except with ladies instead of sodas.
More than a few of these people have a history of infidelity.
They were all in good spirits. All the couples were laughing and joking. None of them had any serious doubts that they would make it through the two weeks. Then the 30 singles showed up and were paraded in front of the couples. The producers let the couples talk a little and then spend the night in separate rooms.
The next morning the producers had all the single people introduce themselves. Quite a few were models (one from Perfect 10 magazine, one was Ms Georgia USA, one a former Laker girl and some other hot girls). The couples had to fill out a questionnaire before they came to the island and the singles were picked according to what they like...so there was something for everyone.
After the intros, the five guys in the couples were allowed to kick one of the single guys off the island. The girls got to kick off one single girl. When the guys' pick was revealed the girls said "I can't believe they didn't take the massage therapist out." Each person in each couple picked one person they don't want their partner to go on a date with. Those people could still talk to them, just not go on an official date.
That really seemed to heighten the forbidden fruit thing. You know that your boyfriend or girlfriend doesn't want you spending much time with this person. It seems to follow that you might get curious about them and want to more than if you hadn't been told not to. So first thing back, two of the guys started talking to the girls they were "blocked" from dating. Hahahaha.
They had a final dinner with their partners. What a tense meal. "I'm about to leave you and spend two weeks with 15 single hot people who are all single and all vying for my attention...boy, this chicken is good. Well, now we won't see each other for two weeks. Bye."
And the breakdowns begin. Before they had even split one girl was bawling because she knows he's going to cheat on her...my guess is she's right.
So now, every night or every other night the couples can view video of their partners on their dates. Um, that looks like it gets really ugly. You get no real contact, just a video of your girlfriend with some guy making out or whatever. Lots of pain and lots of tears. This is gonna be harsh, folks.
01-11-01