The new season of Netflix’sToo Hot To Handlehas been released and it’s a huge hit. For those who haven't watched, the series follows a group of hotties at a luxurious villa vying for each other’s attention. The catch is that they aren’t allowed to have any sexual interactions whatsoever (and that includes self service). If anyone breaks the rules, the prize fund is deducted from, and the price gets higher depending on the severity of the rule break. In order to make the show more interesting, they don’t tell the cast the celibacy rules until after they’re already on the show. That way, the cast is full of clueless people who think they’re set for a summer of hookups when in reality, they are expected to learn how to make deeper connections without the physical aspect. Its strategy of being a “personal growth” TV show with the appeal of a typical summer-fling reality show is its key to success. The storm created when these two worlds collide is what makes viewers unable to look away from the beautifully crafted trainwreck.
The quality of the show this year is noticeably better than their last season. I remember watching last year’s edition feeling like some episodes fell flat, and most of that was from the cast members not being challenged enough. While Netflix’s first go seemed like they were creating as the show progressed, this one had more structure in the moves that were made. One of the moves used a lot this year was temptation. They start the show off by giving them 24 hours to make out with whoever they want before breaking the news that they’re actually on THTH. The narrator of the show explained to us that the cast thought they were filming a show calledParties in Paradise,which I imagine them thinking was like爱岛. When they broke the news, fan favourite, Melinda, seemed genuinely pissed off, which I found hilarious because that's when I knew she was going to make this show interesting. On the other hand, we had Chase, who seemed a little more excited than you’d think he should’ve been, and my guess is because he knew he’d have a big platform coming off of the show if he played his cards right. Based on his social media pages and new friendship with season one star, Harry Jowsey, he’s going all out with being an influencer.
If the show really wanted them to make change when it comes to their relationship with sex and intimacy, they wouldn’t encourage them to have a taste of the forbidden fruit. But of course they don’t really care, because they have messy TV to produce, and what is more messy than watching a couple who were making out just 30 seconds before being told that they can’t do that for the rest of their time there?
尽管违反规则将导致其100,00美元的奖金被从中扣除，但演员们还是决心给我们展示。即使他们的裁判拉娜（Lana）回避了他们犯错误，但这正是他们想要的。我们看着他们实际上一直表现良好，这对我们来说是多么无聊？规则并没有阻止彼得亲吻梅琳达和卡莉，或者Cam和Emily在床单下走得太远。当演员们似乎已经掌握了自己的诱惑时，该节目寄出了更多的人，其特定目的是使事情变得困难。在该系列赛的后期，马文和梅琳达的夫妇最终发生性关系，这使房子花了20,000美元。当演员们损失了大量的钱时，演出给了我们一些让我们感到骄傲的，如果夫妻能够在私人套房中度过一个夜晚，而无需互相碰到，或者让他们片刻做片刻恋爱关系“突破”之后。这些时刻对于保持观众至关重要，因为即使看到他们一直搞砸了，这也可能变老。也许观众也可以采取一些行动。 And maybe some people did learn a little something from this, because a few of the couples are still together since filming wrapped back in September 2020. Cam, who was known as being a player, ended up realizing the value in commitment and is still with Emily:
That’s another golden ticket to a successful show because there has to be some sort of proof that the audience can hold onto so they want to come back, especially when social media is a huge aspect of this show’s success.Harry and Francescafrom last season still have an on and off thing that keeps generating interest on TikTok and Instagram.
Overall, the show’s moral of learning how to make stronger connections that don’t involve sex while trying to make them fail is the perfect storm. We all know there’s no way every cast member left the villa as a completely different person. For example, the winner the cast voted for to get all the money, Marvin, ended up ghosting his girlfriend from the villa, Melinda, despite saying that he loved her on the show (it’s all good though because nowMelinda and Peter seem to be a thing）。我们观看，因为在您参与其中之前，您认为这并不是那么困难，在性别和金钱之间的吸引力。这就是为什么我发现社交媒体上有这么多人对演员的违反规则感到沮丧的原因。但是……人性。这是一回事：“是的，我可以完全做X，Y，Z赚很多钱”，但实际上是遵循的另一个。而且，如果完全涉及自我发展和纪律，该节目将很无聊。有一个市场，它可能会倾向于TLC。但是，即使那个频道也一直在与诸如诸如90 Day Fiancé.THTH’s unique ability to merge a feel-good self-growth theme with all that drama is what makes it stand out. We feel emotionally connected to the characters because we watched their growth from the beginning when they didn’t care about anything but having sex to the end of the show where they seemed to have learned a little bit about themselves. It’s a testament to how viewership values a little bit of both to stay interested. All of the other shows in their strict categories are too predictable, butTHTH让我们猜谜游戏,我们的爱。它可eps us on our toes.
