September 11, 2003
By Jae-Ha Kim
Chicago Sun-Times
One viewer's impressions of the desires and deceptions this week on Fox's island of seduction.
Forget about Freddy vs.
Jason. It's all about Jason vs. Jeff on "Temptation Island 3."
Last week, all the couples
went on their first dates with the singles who were invited to the island
to tempt them into straying. Everyone seemed to have a nice time. Except
Jason.
The Las Vegas lug was sent
for a day out in nature with the lovely Amy, but he wasn't enjoying any
of it -- not the company, the hike or even the drinking water, which he
complained smelled fishy. And talk about high maintenance: Jason hit the
roof when his sandwich arrived with mayonnaise on it. He's not very go-with-the-flow.
Contrast that to his girlfriend's
date with Jeff, who enjoyed giving Kara a rubdown on the sailboat and was
rewarded with some hugs and kisses back in her room.
When Jeff says, "I truly
think Kara will end the show as a single," the audience sees no reason
to disagree with him.
It's one thing for us to
watch all this and wonder, What are you people thinking? But in "Temptation
Island's" cruel yet highly entertaining way, the men and women get a chance
to watch their partners' dates on tape. If you choose to see your significant
other's dates, then your partner will see yours, too.
Everyone wanted to see the
tapes except for Kristin and Eric. As Eric says, "I don't want her to react
to what I'm doing. [And] I don't want to act out of jealousy."
Which is what's likely to
happen on tonight's episode. While the women reacted to the date tapes
with pain and worry, the guys became downright angry.
Seeing his girl Stephanie
riding on hottie Derrick's shoulders in a pool-party chicken fight, Chicagoan
Anthony initially was driven nearly to
tears. "The Stephanie I know isn't open like that," he said, obviously
wounded.
Later, he fumed as he imagined
what else went on during her date. The whole thing made him sick to his
stomach, he said.
"I don't like Derrick,"
he said.
Though Anthony was upset
enough at first that he didn't want to view tapes of the other guys' girlfriends
on their dates, curiosity got the better of him. He perked up considerably
while Michael watched his girlfriend, Melissa, get a massage so sensual
that her upper naughty bits were blurred out for television.
And as for Jason, he had
just one word to say about Kara's date with Jeff: "Bitch!"
Them's fighting words, Jason.
I suspect he'll be a little more amenable to his date tonight -- but just
as whiny.
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