Welcome back to the Tuesday Temptation Island Talk Open Thread! Let’s get right to it!

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What Happened?

They really milked the shit out of this episode. We only got to see the rest of the bonfire videos, the couples asking their singles out for the second date, and then the actual second dates.

That’s it.

My theory that this season was so affected by COVID that they had to cut down the number of activities/dates seems to be correct. All we really saw on the dates was people talking. We’ll see if this trend continues.

Oh, and Alexcys got into Kendal’s bedroom. YEAH BOYYY!!!

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Was there anything juicy or were there funny moments?

Let’s take them chronologically:

• The title of the episode is “You Did Me Dirty” and I’m REALLY curious if this is a reference to anal sex. I highly doubt it, but I like to think good things happen sometimes.
• The Singles are VERY self-aware. One of them yells “You’re not gonna tempt me!” and, right on cue, the theme song “You’re not gonna tempt me” starts up.
• Mark L is really good at psychoanalyzing the couples. He does a masterful job of breaking down Erica’s contradictions and pushing her in a positive direction.
• Kristen sees Julian about to get a lap dance. Mark L tells her she’s a “victim of comfort” in her relationship and what he really means is “Bitch, he cheated on you twice, why da fuck you still with him?”
• Erin sees Corey doing a body shot and talking about how he’s worried she doesn’t want him. Erin starts thinking maybe she’s the one that is to blame for her problems in the relationship. Uh, ya think?
• Corey sees Erin talking to soccer dude about soccer and it’s all very innocent but he’s worried that she picked soccer dude.
• Julian sees Kristen talking to a hippie dude and, again, it’s perfectly innocent. I want some action, dammit!
• Kendal sees Erica talking to Lex and he just shrugs it off because the dude is in the “interview” phase. He actually has a really healthy perspective in that he says he is not going to worry about what he can’t control.
• Tom sees Chelsea talking to Dr. Blake about being “adventurous”. Unfortunately, they’re only talking about sport activities and not sex. Tom takes the same attitude as Kendal.
• Chelsea and Kristen talk shit about Kendal to Erica’s face and at least Erin is too classy for that. I really think Erin is the best girl in this whole entire show. That’s including the Singles.
• Sofia has a really annoying accent, but incredibly huge tits that pop out of her bikini top.

• Amanda tells Corey, “Just because it’s broken it doesn’t mean you can fix it” and that’s not only great fucking advice, but it makes me think she’s a decent person.
• Speaking of large tits that are spilling out, how about Amanda’s rack?

• Tom tells Sofia, “Being around you is challenging for me” and I’m pretty sure it’s because he’s desperately trying not to stare at her tits while talking to her.
• All the Single dudes are working out doing pushups or weights while Erica’s lazy ass is on a hammock and maybe Kendal has a good point about her being unmotivated.
• Chelsea asks Dr. Blake for a second date. Like an idiot, he accepts.
• Corey asks Amanda out for the second date and she says yes. Nickole was hoping to get asked out again and maybe she should have thought about dropping that superflous K. Just sayin’.
• Erin asks Shaquille for her second date and now I really think Erin is the best girl here. She has good taste as Shaquille is a solid dude.
• Dr. Blake doesn’t like Kristen and there’s another dude that I think I could get along with.
• Erica decides they should have a 70s disco party and apparently this means afro wigs, coloured glasses, and ugly shirts.
• Evan is trying to get back into the coupled girls’ good graces and basically throws Dr. Blake under the bus. Now Chelsea is questioning her attraction to him. Maybe Evan did him a favour?
• Cowboy Alex can do titty flexes too!
• On the Boys Villa, it’s a slumber party with everyone wearing PJs. Of course, Nickole is ruining the party by getting all upset about Corey picking Amanda without telling her and in what fucking planet does she live in that she thinks he disrespected her?
• Nickole says, “If I’m wrong, tell me I’m wrong.” Nickole, YOU’RE WRONG!
• Corey tries to make it right, but she’s acting like a crazy person and he just walks away, which is absolutely the right move.
• BTW, Nickole is the one that uttered the “You Did Me Dirty” from the episode title and holy fuck is she nuts!
• The coupled girls and their dates went snorkeling and talking. Mostly talking.
• The coupled boys and their dates went canoeing and stand-up surfboarding. Not as much talking.
• Kendal took Alexcys to his bedroom and keeps telling her, “I appreciate you” and I’m wondering if that’s code for “I wanna bang you in the ass”. He says it A LOT.
• And that’s how the episode ends, with Kendal appreciating Alexcys in his bedroom.

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Which couples are breaking up?

Couple #1

I really hope so. I don’t think Tom is the right guy for Chelsea. Dr. Blake may not be either, but she needs to find someone else. I’m pretty sure Tom will be fine either way.

Couple #2

I’m disappointed that we didn’t see Kendal bang Alexcys in the ass but they’re spreading out the episodes so that may happen in Episode 4. This couple is fucked with a capital f.

Couple #3

The more I see, the more I think they will stay together. I dunno, just a feeling.

Couple #4

I really hope that Julian finds someone else because Kristen is an idiot.

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Are there any Singles that stood out/you’d like to bang?

Amanda may have replaced Alexcys as my favourite single. She’s got that sexy Texas drawl and she gave Corey some really good advice.

I’m also happy Shaquille got a date with Erin. He seems like a nice dude.

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I’ll be writing recaps of every episode and publishing on the Tuesday the next episode airs.

Temptation Island airs every Tuesday night on USA Network at 10 PM Eastern, 9 PM Central. You can also catch up on prior episodes (if you sign in with a cable or satellite account) and see behind the scene clips on the USA Network website: https://www.usanetwork.com/temptationisland

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