What's in it for the Singles?
The ClubHouse: Temptation Island 2 : What's in it for the Singles?
Grooch | Friday, November 30, 2001 - 01:54 pm   After watching last night's show, it seems like the singles are very determined to bag a married person. Amanda, the 2 guys massaging Catherine, etc. I am wondering if a single person makes a married one break up, they will get a handsome reward from the Producers. Last year's singles didn't seem as determined about it to me. Any opinions? |
Realfan | Friday, November 30, 2001 - 01:56 pm   I know what you mean. I wonder about a reward, too. (They're not married, though--just a couple.) |
Joan | Friday, November 30, 2001 - 11:23 pm   I wondered a bit about that too. I think the voting off element is probably there to motivate them somewhat. If they don't catch anyone's attention, they go home. Most of them, if not all, are obviously there to be on TV and hopefully launch careers/offers or something but what is there to actually convince them to tempt rather than just be? The voting off doesn't seem like too much because so few people really get voted off. I think the voting off is also a necessary process to allow for the couples to get rid of people who are impeding their journey. For example, Tommy was able to boot the girl who was critical of him and distracting him (read: reminding him of his conscience). |
Corriecat | Saturday, December 01, 2001 - 06:00 am   I imagine the singles get paid since they are not competing for money. A paid vacation to a beautiful island plus the chance to be on tv sounds like a better deal than what the booted off houseguests on Big Brother got. |
Moondance | Saturday, December 01, 2001 - 07:13 am   It called 'camera time'... they are in it for the exposure (pardon the pun) |
Realfan | Monday, December 03, 2001 - 01:44 pm   <<For example, Tommy was able to boot the girl who was critical of him and distracting him (read: reminding him of his conscience). >> LOL!! I know. I rolled my eyes at that. He didn't like her around because she didn't approve of him seeking out lap dances because Edmundo was getting one. In another thread, people wonder why Amanda, the skanky one, is still around. It looks to me like Edmundo and Tommy both think "testing their relationship" means living it up with ladies willing to boink and be boinked freely. Ugh. I have more respect for Tony, who wanted to vote off the girl who kept coming on to him and touching him constantly. |
Joan | Monday, December 03, 2001 - 04:27 pm   Yeah but I wonder if he would have booted her had he been attracted to her? hehe |
Quietstorm4 | Tuesday, December 04, 2001 - 05:19 am   Realfan, I agree that Tommy and Edmundo's actions with the singles are disgusting, but isn't that why they are on the show? This is their chance to do whatever they want with the idea that this is why they came. If they vote off all the women who are attracted to them, there's no one left to 'tempt' them. I think they are all nuts for being on this show, but I guess that makes me one for watching. |
Realfan | Tuesday, December 04, 2001 - 11:55 am   Well, Quiet, I thought the idea wasn't to party and have cheap sex (they could go to Vegas for that) so much as see whether there might be someone better out there to form a permanent relationship with. Though, yes, a different goal might be seeing if they prefer being single (i.e., sex with whoever without consequences to the existing relationship.) As for Tony voting off the woman attracted to him, he clearly wasn't attracted to her, and that's what counts. He wasn't tempted by her, so I don't think he's defeating the purpose at all (tempting is a two-way street, and in this case it only went one way.) In fact, he learned he didn't WANT this gal he hardly knew climbing all over him (unlike Edmundo and Tommy), which is the sort of thing they're there to learn. |
Quietstorm4 | Tuesday, December 04, 2001 - 01:11 pm   That's just it, I don't think they are on the show looking for somone else to have a permanent relationship with. In fact, I don't think Tommy wants a permanent relationship at all. They want to have fun and this is 'the perfect opportunity' for them to do that. Why go to Vegas when there is an all expense paid trip on an exotic island just waiting for you and your girlfriend is begging you to go (ie. Nikkole). |
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