I heard on Keep It that Carlton was previously an assistant for a Real Housewife of [Somewhere], so some of his more dramatic behavior kinda makes sense; he’s playing the Reality TV Drama Game. Keeping a big secret from Diamond until the last moment is pretty douchey. I don’t think being bi is as big a deal as he treats it, though I get that there’s a stigma there. Thing is, he holds off until after he proposes to bring it up, and only does so after acting like a complete psychopath. The way he was talking to Diamond at dinner was psychotic, and with lines like “let me get you a pogo stick so you can hop out of your feelings” it seemed like he was trying to foment drama. And when he finally spills his beans (Willem Dafoe dot gif), Diamond doesn’t say anything as she’s probably feels ambushed and is just taking it all in, and he throws a freakin tantrum.
Also, did it seem like Rory was a plant? He just appears in episode 2 to give advice and teach breathing techniques, and has serious Ethan Rom from LOST vibes. Wikipedia says he did propose to someone, but the producers hadn’t expected more than 2-5 couples to make it out of the preliminary round and cut Rory and another couple before sending people to Mexico.
Barnett and Amber deserve one another, and I love watching how awful they are. Jessica is NUTS, I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop for Lauren and Cameron, and somehow Giannina and Damian are adorable in a slightly twisted way (Damian’s empty-box metaphor gave me a nosebleed, and the way she made him stand up so she could kneel and propose to him made me think they’re perfectly weird for one another).
