A quick look back to an incident from prior episodes: Alana talked to guys at the VIP party the night before, so the show making it seem like she only targeted Chris was a bit shady, both she and others have noted that she spent a lot of time talking to other guys at the party but that did not play well with the narrative that the show wanted.
Hearing Lil Jon use "soft spoken sentimental narrator" voice is hilarious.
Let us start the show with Kendall staring at Joe and Serena "falling in love" and it is eating her up. Wells asks Kendall what is her plan going forward and Kendall says "I want to have a talk with Joe." Uhmm okay.
Kendall "I will always love Joe, and I think he feels the same way that I do" so yup, Kendall is in the mix. Kendall tells Joe that she has never stopped loving him which elicits a big hug and Serena looking pensive in the distance.
Kendall asks Joe why he came to paradise "the reason I came out here is because I knew it was over between us." Joe continues "I thought you felt the same way." Good on Joe for not waffling on this, he was clear, but kind.
Joes stance let's Kendall know there is no future for them on the beach so she leaves.
Ivan now worries because Kendall got his rose so this leaves him vulnerable should have given it to Deandra son.
NEXT DAY:
Lil Jon tells the group he wants to shake things up so he brings in Demar and Ed, and Ed is here to make sure you all know he has been working out. Aaron tells us that "Ed's legs are like two thick Christmas hams. They are absolutely massive, they would feed a whole village of cannibals. Demar is a mountain of a man, that is a bit concerning to me." As Demar runs in Maurissa looks thirsty.
Demar pulls Cheslea aside for a quick chat Chelsea lets him know that she was with Aaron but she is down to explore. Ed pulls Natasha for a chat.
Maurissa is next to chat to Demar, Riley is nervous Becca tells us (then Maurissa confirms) that Maurissa's stated guy was Demar and she is excited to see him. Lucky for Riley Demar picks Chelsea...unlucky for Aaron.
Because I was sneaking in a bit of work and not immediately grabbing the remote I saw the new lil Nas X and Elton John ad where Elton gets Mayo on the side for his fries and Nas X thinks it is weird...I am just amused that their names can be hacked to give our host's name AND my coz also eats fries with mayo, he is weird too...he lives in Florida.
Now that Maurissa cannot go on a date with Demar she tells us that she came to Paradise to get engaged but she thinks Riley "is very good with actions but not with words" the irony of an attorney not being good with words. Throughout Maurissa's lament we see Riley working out hence his chyron 'Works Out.'
THE DATERS:
Go for an art class the location is La Joya not to be confused with San Diego's La Jolla.
Natasha is thirsting while painting. One of the paintings in the background while the men are posing has to get the black box treatment. Poor Natasha has been damaged so much on this beach that I am not sure she should trust her judgment just based on looks, but that is going to be hard to parse with sun, booze and lust.
Back to the beach, as Noah and Abigail really desire a date, a date card arrives and it is for Kenny...you sillies really thought the producers were going to be nice to a couple that is drama free?
Date night:
Kenny and Mari are doing a dinner date with a chef that is teaching them plating...and using their bodies as the plates...of course Kenny is all about it since it is a chance to get naked. Mari is enjoying placing food (a taco spread) on Kenny and consuming it.
Mari "I'll get naked I dont care, I am comfortable with my body...it is nothing he hasn't seen...i think Kenny is very excited to eat my tacos, he has expressed that quite a bit." Kenny "Mari is the hottest plate I have ever seen, she is a freak, behind closed doors you gotta watch out." And the show really plays some porny (is that a word? It should be) music while the naked dinner occurs. Mari tells us that she is falling in love with Kenny.
Back to the Beach and James has done a set up for Tia with some blocks pained for their hometowns hers a one stoplight town so just a stoplight, his New York with the skyline...weird that he isn't showing love to San Diego
. James talks to Tia about their backgrounds but this is not working, the chemistry is clearly not there. Tia thanks him with a bare minimum kiss and then tells us "It is good to listen to your head but sometimes you just gotta listen to your vagina" she wants to listen to the "tingle in [her] vagina."
Back to Kenny and Mari:
Mari is telling us that she is nervous about telling Kenny that she is falling in love with him. BUT, on their evening date Kenny beats her to the punch and tells her he is falling in love with her...something he says he never tells anyone.
Time for a makeout montage of many of the couples on the beach as Kenny and Mari make their way to the Boom Boom Room.
Maurissa is talking to Chelsea and second guessing her relationship with Riley, she does not like that Riley did not say he came to BiP for her.
Maurissa and Riley ("RM") have a talk, M is not happy that R did not step up for her when he thought Demar might take her on the date. M thinks R is closed off...do not forget they were sucking toes last episode. R starts to let out the trauma of his situation with his dad and tells M he hates talking about it and M says "but you need to" so the tears start flowing from R as he opens up.
M says she is having a hard time saying something but finally says "I am starting to fall in love with you" in response to Riley telling her he is too.
Daytime as the group huddles and peeps worry about the upcoming rose ceremony, productions comes and haves a meeting with the cast and lets them know a "dangerous tropical storm is coming" so the whole production has to shut down so that they can evacuate. Because this show knows how to build drama on top of drama, it makes sure to separate the men from the women as they evacuate...can't have happy couples.
The storm ends and the couples are back like nothing happened they are greeted by Lil Jon who asks "was everybody OKAYYYY?" It will be a daytime cocktail party...production is wasting no time by waiting until the nighttime.
Tia is concerned that the guys pursuing her are not pursuing her but rather the rose. Tia tells Blake "I want to be pursued...I want to feel important."
Tia knows that she is tempted by the bad boy personality of Blake. Tia is telling Blakes that his words do not matter, she wants actions, Blake is unsure what actions he could have/should have taken. In fairness Tia was not the clearest here but Blake is also a bit of a wet sponge, sure he might have tats and drive a bike (as Tia tells us) but he doesn't exactly strike me as the bad boy that Tia claims she is attracted to.
The Michelle promo makes me think the best thing for Katie is that she went first...
Ivan tells Aaron and James that he is not going to try to steal anyone's rose. Aaron tells us that Ivan is on "sad boy summer" because Ivan does not have someone he is coupled up with.
Aaron sets up a mini runway on the beach to try and step into Chelsea's world while Ivan, Noah and Riley watch with Ivan saying he thinks Aaron is not that into Chelsea and is just angling for the rose.
Chelsea tells Aaron that she was hoping her date with Demar would end "semi-early so I can get back to Aaron." Aaron thinks they are in a good place as long as he does not mess it up...so much foreshadowing.
Ivan takes Chelsea aside for a chat. As they sit Chelsea calls Ivan the homie but then lets him know she is not friend zoning him by calling him the homie. Ivan is putting in the conversation as Chelsea asks him if he has ever had thoughts about her, of course he says yes...there is some tension as they stare at each other and then Ivan moves in for the kiss as Aaron and James watch from a distance.
James "He is rose hunting bro" Aaron "I will slap that stupid beard off his face." "That guy is such a snaky bitch bag." James "Tell him how you feel bro." Aaron "Easily done" "Dude is built like a fricking chopstick, I will snap him in half." Aaron tries to call Ivan over to talk about it but Ivan refuses to walk to him so Aaron steps up to Ivan and we get the chest bumping that is the pre-fight staple of men who really do not want to fight but will have to fight if it is not broken up.
Bloopers:
The crew tries the chicken nugget challenge with Mari to see how many nuggets she can fit in her mouth Mari initially misunderstands the plan and immediately chews the first nugget!
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