Welcome back to the Tuesday Temptation Island Talk Open Thread! As you know, we’ve had technical difficulties, so tonight’s Open Thread captures what happened in Episode 6 and in Episode 7. Don’t worry, they’ve REALLY milked the episodes, so we didn’t miss much.

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What Happened?

The Boys got their bonfire. There are some lame dates, a masquerade ball, and another bonfire. Then Episode 7 brought another elimination, and the 30 second messages.

Let’s get to it.

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Was there anything juicy or were there funny moments?

Let’s take them chronologically:

EPISODE 6

• The title of the episode is “Unexpected Loss” and that’s a really weird title. Yeah, someone may have said it, but you might as well have titled the episode “I Want”.
• I hope I didn’t give anyone on the Temptation Island team any ideas…
• We start off with the “Previously on” and I really wish they would cut these five minutes every week.
• And then we pick up right after Kristen reveals that her brother overdosed. Hilariously, Mark L asks if it was her fault and it isn’t, but that’s a great question to ask.
• Mark L asks really good questions. He’s the perfect host for this show.
• Tom sees Chelsea getting closer to Dr. Blake and talks about himself.
• Julian sees Kristen thinking that she still doesn’t trust him. Julian calls himself an asshole and Mark L wants him to go deeper and this conversation is right up my alley.
• Corey sees Shaq telling Erin he adores her. Corey doesn’t stress about it and he’s filling up his tank of self-worth.
• Kendal sees Erica crying in a bucket hat and he don’t give a fuck. Seriously, the man may be a serial killer.
• There’s a pretty hilarious scene as the guys return to their villa and the single girls ask them how bonfire was and Kendal says that he saw Erica hurting and that he didn’t know what she’s seen and all the girls are “YOU KNOW WHAT SHE’S SEEN!”
• Erin can’t handle being asked by Griffin about her relationship with Corey. Total date killer.
• Sofia is telling Tom she’s coming out to LA to stalk him and he’s fine with it.
• Tom exfoliates Sofia’s ass because, as Sofia says, “Tom loves the booties”. Tom writes his name in mud on her ass and she likes it. That’s a Balls date right there.
• Dr. Blake makes Chelsea nervous while sipping wine. I wonder how she would feel after drinking hard alcohol.
• Kristen says she’s afraid of unexpected loss and that was totally expected and Vegas took those bets off so there are no winners.
• Erica and Kendal go on their respective dates, but it really doesn’t matter. Everything about them now boils down to what Erica will do at the final bonfire.
• Tom avoids kissing Sofia in the mouth big time. That’s just crazy.
• Meanwhile, Chelsea feels Dr. Blake’s boner and likes it.
• “Do you respect Tom or just Tomacito?”
• Julian promised Kristen’s dead brother that he would take her of her and there’s no way they’re breaking up now.
• “At least I didn’t have to watch him have sex this time!”
• Erin was physically abused and that explains a lot. Mark L is a genius at pointing truth out to her.
• Chelsea sees Tom enjoying Sofia’s booties and slapping her ass. It does NOT go over well.
• Corey sees Erin crying at the beach. He is “pretty darn good looking!”.
• Julian sees Kristen opening up about the dead brother and he’s encouraged by her growth.
• Kendal sees Hippie Boy talking sweet to Erica and he, again, don’t give a fuck. He definitely thinks that Erica will forgive the things she’s seen and no shit because she’s already done that multiple times. Why the fuck wouldn’t she do it again?
• Tom is devastated at seeing Chelsea enjoy Dr. Blake’s boner rubbing on her ass and he admits that’s pretty hypocritical but he’s still not happy.

EPISODE 7

• The episode title is “Message in a Box” and I’m pretty sure they were worried that Sting would sue.
• Upon returning from bonfire, Tom and Julian want to be left alone. Tom cries. Tom is a hypocritical pussy.
• Shaq wants Corey to fuck up and I just don’t think it’s going to happen. Besides, Erin is full-on thinking about Corey non-stop.
• There was some bullshit drama about cooking chicken which gave Julian pause about Maya but he’s not leaving Kristen so I’m not going to recap the bullshit drama for you because it’s bullshit drama.
• I can’t really tell if these are dates or if Kendal and Alexcys and Tom and Sofia just decided to go to the beach. It’s not much of a date if it’s a date.
• The Single Guys are all telling Erica not to fold. She’s going to fold.
• Dr. Blake kisses Chelsea on the mouth as the sun sets and that’s a job well done! His heart is racing and she can feel it. No word on the boner.
• Mark L rocks the hot pink slacks and only he can pull those off.
• The coupled guys get rid of the girls that caused the drama with Maya over the chicken. Win for Maya.
• In what must have been a shock to Shaq (see what I did there?), his ass is sent home with Dave who I don’t even know who he was. Shaq takes it about as well as he could.
• The Single Boys and the coupled girls have a toga party while the Single Girls and the coupled boys have an “ABC” party which apparently means “anything but clothing”.
• Erin took a header off of Griffin’s back during the piggyback race and she may have a concussion.
• Dr. Blake kisses Chelsea again, this time in a toga.
• Tom wears a cone on his cock and Sofia likes it. The rest of the girls are wearing day-glo tape and that’s a great friggen’ idea.
• Amanda wants Corey to call her if he’s single and that’s a really smart girl. I told you guys that she was a catch.
• Nickole wants another threesome but Alexcys is not having it. Surprisingly, Kendal doesn’t go off and bang Nickole separately. Is that growth?
• Erin sees a message from Corey that leaves her confused. She was expecting him to say “I love you” and he didn’t. Bad move, Corey.
• Corey sees Erin say that she needs to work on herself. He’s pretty happy.
• Erica sees Kendal talk some good game but she’s seeing through the bullshit, which I think is a good positive step for her.
• Kendal does NOT get a message. He shrugs it off. I honestly think he does not give a fuck if he leaves with Erica or without her.
• Julian and Kristen exchange nice videos that totally foreshadow that they will stay together. Actually, I’m saying it now: Julian will propose to Kristen at the Final Bonfire. And she’ll say yes.
• Chelsea sees Tom’s video and is not impressed. She thinks he’s being fake and that they might not be compatible.
• Tom sees Chelsea being an ice queen and he is, for the second time in one episode, devastated.
• And that’s all she wrote!

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Which couples are breaking up?

Couple #1

They absolutely need to break up. I think Chelsea has figured this out while Tom was shocked, shocked I tell you, that Chelsea could find someone else attractive.

Couple #2

Erica is exhibiting all the classic signs of an abused person. It’s actually really sad to watch. I hope she gets the help she needs.

Couple #3

I’m pretty convinced that those two will stay together.

Couple #4

I’ve changed my mind. Those two are staying together too. There is just too much history there and their families are too intertwined.

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

Amanda is the only worthwhile single in the entire island.

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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

Let your excitement bubble over in the comments. If we all behave ourselves, maybe we can live-blog this baby!