September 18, 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.
Revenge dating was on everyone's
mind last week on "Temptation Island 3." After a nice lunch on the beach
with Ida -- a dead ringer for his
girlfriend, Stephanie -- Chicago sales manager Anthony revealed, "There
is chemistry. This is one of the nicest dates I've ever been on." You're
not sure if he was just being polite for the sake of his date or whether
he's intentionally saying it 'cause he knows Stephanie will be hurt when
she sees it on tape later. I suppose there's also the possibility he actually
meant it.
Stephanie tried to keep
a stiff upper lip when she viewed the tape. "He was just talking with her
and getting to know her. He's experiencing what we came to experience."
But later, it's obvious
his "nicest date" comment irked her.
On tonight's episode, they're
both going to get back at each other. Anthony goes on a date with a woman
he describes as having the perfect body, face and everything. Funny,
but that's exactly what he said about Stephanie on the season premiere.
And Stephanie is going for
the double whammy of annoying her boyfriend and Kara by asking out Jeff
-- who until now primarily was Kara's boy toy.
It serves Kara right. After
seeing her boyfriend, Jason, finally loosen up and enjoy a relatively innocent
date, she decides she may want to break up with him.
Hopefully this won't enrage
Jason, because he's finally coming across as something more than a jealous
caricature. Without his neck muscles bulging and the permanent scowl on
his face, he proved to be, well, hot! Instead of whining like he did with
Amy, he was absolutely charming while hanging out in the pool with Erryn.
Here're a few things we learned from last week's episode:
Best reason for booting
a single off the island: "We voted off Kelly Anne because she looked
like a crazy nut," says Anthony.
Best theory that the
other women ignored: "I'm perfectly confident that the people that
cause drama are the first to go." But nobody listened toKristin and instigators
Jerome and Jeff stayed on the island..
The least likely threat
to Anthony: Giulio. Stephanie says of him, "I feel like he's a big
brother." Ouch.
Biggest lie: "He
looked like he was having a good time, so that's good." Kara, after seeing
Jason's date with Erryn.
Why the show needs a
spell checker: A morality check is out of the question, but the least
the producers can do is use a spell check. The captions scrolling on the
screen spelled "ment" instead of "meant."
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