Inside MTV Reality: Siesta Key - On The Move to Miami

BY DC CUEVA                        

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Every few years or so, those of us who worship this world of guilty pleasure television are offered a timely barometer of what MTV Reality's next generation will be like. For Challenge fans, it's the addition of new rookies from around the world taking over for old-guard veterans in taking the fifth major pro sport by the throat. If you live across the pond in the jolly old United Kingdom, then it's fresh new blood joining up with those established stars of their English-accented take on our summer tradition born in Seaside Heights entitled Geordie Shore. And there are a bunch of other shows, stars and the like too many to mention that often gives us a good indication of what the future will bring.

Five years ago, we were first gifted with the sights, the sounds, the surf and the sun of Siesta Key... which was born out of the spirit of the greatest gift Southern California ever gave this part of the TV landscape when Laguna Beach and The Hills helped invent the reality sub-genre of reality soap. This show shares many of the same attributes as their West Coast cousins: blonde ladies being the star figure that shines above all else, the big drama that follows them and their clique everywhere they go, and both the visuals and musical soundtrack that truly makes it different than any non-scripted show... not to mention, the sunbaked locales that is the American sunbelt.

In this third generation of a recipe for success first hatched up by producing duo Mark Ford & Kevin Lopez almost two decades ago, the kids who we first met back in the summer of 2017 are now adults half a decade older, and a few of them have become parents and in the case of two of the OG's -- new wives after saying "I do" to their husbands, including our first-ever SK wedding. Now, the focus shifts to something totally different: for the first time, an entire season will take a cue from their crazy cousins in taking its act on the road outside of its titular city. Say hello to Siesta Key: Miami Moves.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - The Season 4 Midseason Premiere

BY DC CUEVA                        

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As DCBLOG begins year #10 Inside MTV Reality, there's been things going on outside of my beat which are affecting this blogger right now. And if you somehow notice that our upcoming articles might be published later than they should have been posted in the coming weeks, then you will understand why -- but for now the matters will remain those of a personal matter. However, in the spirit of serving you, the fans, with a much-needed escape from what you -- and me -- are going through right now and in this world, we shall proceed with the business at hand as we always do on here.

In the space of the past month, there's been a flood of show and cast reveals, yet another baby to come for the king of this kingdom, rumors abounding over a new spinoff and a few other things. And if all of them are any indication, then 2022 will be quite the year in reality TV as MTV sees it -- and not just because this is the thirtieth anniversary year of when the channel first pioneered the genre. We will have plenty of cover over the course of the next many months to come... but we begin on this mid-March weekend with a rather juicy opening act in what is referred to as Season 4-B of Siesta Key kicking off down in Sarasota, Florida.

On Saturday, we brought you how the first half of this season played out back last August -- an episode recap that was actually delayed by quite a bit due to many things. But for the gist of what happened the last time MTV made a visit to this paradise: things were so much different: Juliette had just launched her entry into the clothing world when the Florida queen unveiled her swimsuit line... not to mention being in a romance that she felt was finally a perfect one in finding a ginger billionaire. There was also the secret life of a boyfriend that cost him having his relationship with his girlfriend, and a bunch of other things that makes life in this clique not feel like a breeze.

Now as we return to Florida for our sixth straight year to this paradise, things have changed a bit like night and day. And after the break, we wrap the Season 4 midseason premiere of Siesta Key.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - The Season 4 Summer Finale

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BY DC CUEVA                        

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We welcome you all back to DCBLOG's look Inside MTV Reality... and to our tenth year of this site's coverage of the reality shows you love. We took a break following Season 2 of The Challenge All-Stars to let the blogger in residence follow his favorite sporting events in the Winter Olympics and a Super Bowl in the middle of all that. But now we're glad to be back to the beat we cover the most, and we are in for quite a 2022 with Season 3 of All-Stars, an All-Star version of the Shore franchise, the return of Are You The One? and other things. But before all that, we have a rather juicy opening act: sultry drama down in the state of Florida -- site of some of MTV's biggest moments the past few years.

As we're now into mid-March and also getting to spring forward by an hour tomorrow, Spring 2022 has swung into full gear as some of you college students are just underway with your first Spring Break vacation in a few years. Perhaps, some of you will be taking a trip down to the Tampa Bay area and to nearby Sarasota... and a few might just fit in a visit to a neighborhood in the area that is the home to MTV's Siesta Key, which has seen its fair share of fireworks and fun since we first flew down there five years ago this summer. The show has witnessed plenty of on-and-off romances, gossip and intrigue, and just about everything else that that those who've become addicted to reality soaps love.

When we returned once again to the Sunshine State a year ago last May, we found the cool kids of this beach community in different places than they were at the end of 2020: Juliette appeared to have finally found love in rich man Sam, but just couldn't get over what happened to her other big relationship: the one with her former roommate. There, the tensions that had been simmering with Kelsey blew up while the crew was on vacation in the Caribbean, and that trip is only part of a most memorable summer that saw plenty of parties, drama, romance and even talk of one's private life posting NSFW imagery on OnlyFans has highlighted this time in paradise.

Last we were in Siesta Key on this site, the past history of MTV going down to Florida where things wouldn't end quietly once again reared its head with the cool kids. There's one taking a stand, another pondering what's next in his journey in parenthood, and the launch of some swimwear... and there's those other happenings with the group -- babies included as well as a postseason reunion hosted by Ghosted's Rachel Lindsay. And after the break, we offer the Season 4 Summer Finale installment of the DCBLOG Key WRAP, before we turn our attention to what goes down this coming Thursday.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - "We Can All Use a Little Empathy"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

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In a perfect world if you don't have to worry about a single thing in this imperfect world, then you would probably enjoying walking the beachy sands in Florida. It perhaps may not the case in these times, but through the magic of TV you are able to as, this week DCBLOG is turning our focus to covering summer coming to an end in Siesta Key as Season 4 reaches its sunset on their summer.

Due to several things -- Challenge blog coverage, precious family time and binge-watching the Tokyo Olympics, it's been some time since we were last in the Sarasota suburb on here. But when we last left the crew back in late July, Juliette had finally emerged from public hiding after the chaos of the last night of their Caribbean trip where she slapped Kelsey and left the West Indies with Sam the morning after. After getting the time to compose herself and meeting with a mental health worker, the queen finally got a chance to get in contact with her one-time roommate to apologize, just as the model was welcoming her boyfriend to town with a third roommate: a pet gecko along with a Range Rover.

Now, as we return to town, there's another party for the crew to celebrate: the one who has an engagement ring on her fingers (and as it turns out, a lot more to that) gets to blow out the birthday cake -- and there's a lot more for the rest of the crew to devour around the party bonfire. And after the break, it's the penultimate week of summer of Season 4 of Siesta Key on this DCBLOG MTV WRAP.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Hard to Say I'm Sorry

BY DC CUEVA                        

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Hello there, the summer rages on and the attention of this blogger is on opening weekend of the action in Japan. But for a moment, let's take the opportunity to focus in on drama of a different kind: Siesta Key, and Season 4 rounding towards the end of its summer portion before it turns the Wednesday night attention to the other big global sporting competition that's happening in August.

Everyone in the Floridian clique have now settled back in their familiar surroundings after a vacation unlike any other to the Caribbean, and last week saw a return bigger than those who came home from the West Indies. There, Chloe came to the door of Amanda's house and got caught up on what went down in Palm Island, and promptly gave a suggestion of trying to bring Juliette and Kelsey back together while also bringing Kels & Madisson out for some yoga on a paddleboard. The former also revealed to her parents that she's not ready to have her big wedding day, while Brandon brought the group together again -- this time for a baby shower for young Quincy.

Also last week, Max made it more official with Kelsey as he stated his intents to move in closer to the model in the Sarasota area... and that's not all for the zookeeper. We'll tell you who else is joining him for the big move, along with last ditch efforts to bring back her and Jules when we bring you the Week 11 Siesta Key WRAP coming up.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - A Return to the Sunshine, and A Baby Shower

BY DC CUEVA                        

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Well, welcome on in to the dog days of summer 2021 in the wide world of MTV Reality... but as of this past week, we now have more than a bit of clarity on what's ahead as far as television's most exciting reality programming, and we'll delve into all of that for you here coming up. But for the time being, our focus in the MTV community is on the Sarasota, FL suburb of Siesta Key, as Season 4 continues on back in the American mainland after a most memorable vacation.

For the past month, the crew has called the Caribbean their home -- specifically, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines and the private oasis known as Palm Island in the West Indies. But in the past two weeks, an eventful trip saw its biggest moment go down: a time to celebrate Brandon's music video went awry when Jordana got pushed into the pool, and Juliette decided to make her case to join The Challenge once her days as the queen of the Key ends by pulling a Tina -- that is, slapping a girl. Her going HAM on Kelsey saw her & Sam leave early last week as the rest of the group tried to pick up the pieces in their last days in paradise.

Now, the group has returned to reality of sorts, but they're not stopping there... there is a return to the clique for the one who didn't go on that trip down south, some exciting news for one of the girls and her boyfriend, and a baby shower for the resident dad to celebrate which he hopes will be less drama than it was on the island. And DCBLOG will have it all covered on the Siesta Key WRAP just ahead here...

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Leaving Palm Island

BY DC CUEVA                        

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We welcome you on back to MTV's own version of paradise in a pandemic, known alternatively as Siesta Key's Caribbean Vacation... and if you thought your last trip to an island getaway was dramatic, than you've surely not seen or experienced what has gone down with our cool clique from Florida. And to put this month-long excursion from the Sunshine State to Saint Vincent & the Grenadines in Cliff Notes form, it started with Juliette's wealthy boyfriend Sam treating everyone to this excursion to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on his own wallet. 

Since they and the rest of the crew arrived in the West Indies, they've seen a Siesta OG sail off into the sunset, an introduction to mainstream America to the social influencer known as SFK, and a hookup by the artist who made that five-figure painting of the queen, among other things. And last we were on Palm Island, something we are familiar with from having covered eight years' worth of MTV craziness on here went down: a party night turned chaotic in a couple fights going down by the sand.

As we rejoin them here, everyone is still abuzz about Jordana getting pushed into the pool and Juliette slapping Kelsey in the latest chapter in Siesta's biggest beef. And whenever something wild like this happens -- and just as it is on the other shows we cover on here, there are bound to be consequences and an immense fallout. We'll have our DCBLOG WRAP of the final week of the Siesta Key's excursion to Palm Island just ahead, along with some perspective.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Fireworks in the Caribbean

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BY DC CUEVA                        

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Hello everyone, aren't you all recovered from an eventful second weekend of July? After a double dose of football, Conor getting KO'd again and Big Brother kicking off, many of you preferred to stay home to enjoy all those just as the West Coast was baked by a good old heatwave while Florida and the East Coast endured the season's first hurricane. And the temps are only rising when it comes to the drama, and it's best that we let kids of Siesta Key warm up our summertime as their Caribbean escape rolls on. 

Last we were on Palm Island in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, something we know very well around here in having covered all four American seasons of Ex On The Beach came to this show: an ex making a grand entrance. In this case, it was Cara - ex of both Garrett and Alex, who came down south a week later than the rest of the crew and promptly tried to make amends with the clique, while the gym rat proposed with a promise ring to girlfriend Kenna. Also arriving to Palm Island was social influencer Serena Kerrigan, who took a break from her Let's F'in Date thing to help Juliette with her fashion ambitions, all while Madisson and Amanda got into it while shooting for Kelsey's own fashion line.

On the subject of EOTB, we at DCBLOG have been covering this MTV Reality beat for eight years now, and as we embark on our ninth season here something we've been accustomed while following The Challenge, Real World, the many shows with Shore in their title and the like has been conflict that happens when things get testy as the cameras are rolling. And considering everything that's been boiling up in the first three episodes in the Caribbean, it's almost inevitable that things will blow up... and after the break, we'll bring you some belated holiday fireworks from the Caribbean on this edition of the DCBLOG Siesta Key WRAP.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Week Three in the Caribbean

BY DC CUEVA                        

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Hello again everyone, it's June's last weekend and the first official one of summer as far as the science of meteorology sees it... and in much of the U.S., the heat is certainly on. And the weather is also just about seasonal in the 80's in Kingstown, capital of the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which is the temporary location for the cast of MTV's Siesta Key as their Caribbean summer continues.

The Key kids flew out of Florida for the summer thanks to Sam's deep wallet and immediately saw Brandon make out with Jordana, and last week saw him deal with the fallout from that hookup which was witnessed by ex Camilla and the girls from a distance. They also got some pretty bad news from back home: as she continues to better herself, Chloe decided that it's best to just spend the rest of her summer without having to worry about the cameras getting in the way... and Amanda found herself at the heart of the latest chapter in the Kelsey/Juliette beef.

But at night's end, the crew got to welcome Garrett and girlfriend Kenna to the island as did a social influencer and a few others... and they also had a slice of Ex On The Beach come by too -- the one entrance that garnered the most eyeballs was that of Garrett and Alex's ex Cara -- who we last saw up in New York City when Madisson rekindled things with Ish. And now she has returned, much to the shock of everyone... and that will make things a bit more testy as we roll along from the West Indies. And we'll head out to Palm Island just ahead... thanks for joining us.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Comings & Goings in the Caribbean

BY DC CUEVA                        

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On the heels of an eventful Father's Day & Juneteenth weekend, today is the Summer Solstice - best known popularly as the longest day of the year and the first full day of summer. And while you're just chillin' with a beverage in hand, our journey Inside MTV Reality at DCBLOG is plowing along with just one show we're covering on a weekly basis this summer 2021 now that The Challenge is into its offseason... though we had the pleasure of having a video postcard last week from TJ Lavin from Croatia, where a new season will commence at summer's end. But fitting for the hot times you and us now partaking, it's Siesta Key that is the focus of our summer on this site on the MTV front.

As you all are anxious to finally be able to get out of your hometown and travel, the Key crew is spending part of their summer in the Caribbean... and last we were in paradise, they were on their way from Florida to Palm Island in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. With their extended vacation down south, that meant Brandon having to say farewell to his son but it also meant that he had the time to bring us the latest steamy MTV hookup with the one who made Juliette's painting in Jordana, just as her subject had to deal with having her man invite Kelsey along for the ride. And his ex also made a painful revelation of her having suffered a miscarriage... and had things gone her way, than BG would've found himself in the shoes of a fellow Challenge dad: being a dad to two kids.

We've had to wait quite a bit for Week 2 of the Caribbean Key extravaganza owing to country's best taking the stage in Nashville at the CMT Music Awards, but after the break get yourself set for one person deciding to take the rest of their summer off and many more arrivals to Palm Island including a potential tropical storm. And thanks for joining us on this 6/21/21 summer's day...

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Getting Shipwrecked in the Caribbean

BY DC CUEVA                        

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Well, we have made it to the first weekend of June... and as it was back in the summer of 2010, three shows are dominating the MTV buzz: the Teen Mom franchise, Jersey Shore and The Hills. But just as it was last year, summertime in MTV Reality also means Siesta Key, and we're well into Season 4 of the drama down in Florida -- but not for long as they'll soon be headed out of town.

The first month of 2021 in the Key has already been eventful, and last week saw the crew's latest party give toasts to the newly engaged couple of Madisson and Ish as they marked their engagement by the beach. But clouding over that was talk of a potential pre-nuptial agreement that was brought up by her dad just after daddy Hausberg talked to the old boss man. That gathering also gave Brandon another chance to try and appease his ex Camilla to no avail, while also filming his latest music video on a yacht. And Jules' boo Sam helped set the course for what we'll expect next when he invites everyone to a private Caribbean island paid out of his wallet.... but with one notable no-show in Chloe.

At many times during this series, the Key kids have ventured of their familiar surroundings, including Alex coming uninvited to one of Jules' college parties at Florida State up in Tallahassee on Season 1. Last year, we had four vacations out of town: Georgia for the 4th of July, Nashville afterwards with all the drama that went down there in Music City, New York City where Maddy & Ish patched things up, and the group's second trip to Miami to ring in that lost 2020. And the last time Siesta Key went down to the Caribbean, Bimini on Season 1 saw Alex & Kelsey's indiscretions surface with a harbinger of what we would ultimately see with her and Jules, among other things down in the Bahamas.

Now, the latest trip out of Sarasota and their return to the Caribbean is more than just a simple weekend retreat: it's a whole month that the cast is calling an island in the West Indies home. We'll join them down in St. Vincent and the Grenadines just ahead on the Siesta Key Wrap.

DC ExtraTime: "My Father's Daughter"

BY DC CUEVA                        

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As summer begins in America this long holiday weekend, this country is marking the return of the old normal for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, and the first full-fledged season of sorts since winter of last year. Millions of people who've been given their vaccination shots are enjoying the first of those times of that we have been longing for in two years, and they are catching up on a year's worth of lost time in recreation, travel and with family & friends by the pool and at the picnic table.

But on this Memorial Day Weekend, we're again reminded of the true meaning of why we have these few days off at the end of this month of May. At some point during these four days, it's likely you'll have a chance to have a moment of reflection to remember those who have served America in times of war, and the soldiers who have given their lives in combat abroad to defend our freedoms and way of life. As it was last year, this holiday sees not only us saying thank you to those who have served in uniform, but again to also send our appreciation to the millions of essential workers who've kept us safe and healthy in this time as we finally near the light at the end of that dark tunnel of the COVID pandemic.

For the cast of MTV's Siesta Key, there is one person who knows what it has been like to find himself in the heat of battle while wearing the Stars and Stripes. Before heading home to Florida for Seasons 2 and 3 and making that infamous trip to the house of his vendetta to crash his birthday party, Jared Kelderman served a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy as a crewman and drone operator out in California, and who also opened up about his battles with post-traumatic stress syndrome ("PTSD") after he returned following his tour. And for another member of this cast, the lockdown that caused all of us to stay home in the past fourteen months afforded Amanda Miller to explore something that radiates some fifty years after the fact: her dad taking part in one of the most tense events and periods of the 20th century.

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Prenups, a Party, and a Yacht Video

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It is the Memorial Day weekend -- the spiritual start of summer in the United States and the first weekend of the old normal in over a year. And in the Floridian town of Sarasota, the weather is not only getting up there into the 90's, but thunder and rain will also sadly spoil many barbecues. But, we are the cure for your summertime blues if you happen to be rained out there as we bring you into its suburb beach town of Siesta Key as Season 4 of the titular MTV show is underway.

As it was for Season 3 a year ago, last week's second episode saw a housewarming involving Juliette... but it's a far cry from when she and Kelsey opened their new house to everyone and the drama that came out of that ill-fated party. But here, it was her new man Sam christening his new millionaire's crib, but the choice of his girlfriend inviting over Kels added more to their growing feud. There was also more tension simmering with her and Chloe (and with others in the clique) after a relapse in spreading rumors about the model as she has been pledging to better herself. Also at that housewarming, Brandon got to meet Camilla after what he went through last year... but the object of the biggest affection came when Sam invited his ex Jordana to commission a portrait painting of Jules that cost just pocket change: $10,000.

Now, the focus turns to the one who is starting the process of readying herself for the biggest day of her life, and there's also a new music video featuring her ex. We'll have those and more ahead as DCBLOG wraps up Episode 3 of Siesta Key with talk of a prenup and a party on the boat just to come here...

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Rumors Are Abound at a Painting Party...

BY DC CUEVA                        

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In one week from now, we will be kicking off what promises to be the biggest summer we've ever had in the lifetimes of you and most of us, with plenty on offer after more than a full year in lockdown. But if you're looking for a head start on Memorial Day Weekend, the summer is already in full swing down in Florida and in that beachy suburb outside of Tampa Bay known as Siesta Key, as Season 4 of the MTV show of the same name is well underway as the weather heats up.

Last week saw us return to paradise once again as we caught up with a group that's changed a bit from when we left them at the end of last summer: Brandon getting used to being a changed man in a way of being a father, while Chloe set off on a journey to change herself from spreading gossip to being a better person spiritually, and Amanda pursuing her ambitions of being a well-known filmmaker. And it was a screening party for the new castmate's first short film that Kelsey and Juliette met up and where a visit to the ladder's house by a friend of the former in Joe that set off things with them once again.

Week 2 last year saw those two co-host a housewarming that quite literally became a fight night... but how will the effects of that blowup radiate around town? We'll have that and a peek at a painting that will make you want to look at your stimulus check and think of what you can with that when we bring you our Siesta Key WRAP just ahead here. And welcome to the weekend...

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - The Season 4 Premiere

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We are at the halfway point of the month of May, and we can finally say that things are just about back to normalcy after the tough past 14 months. And after spending our Wednesday nights with The Challenge along with the reunion of the first Real World cast, this week sees the start of a summer of new memories with old friends as MTV celebrates its 40th birthday: Jersey Shore returns when we enter the month of June, a new season of the second generation of Teen Mom, The Challenge All-Stars reaching its homestretch on Paramount+, and The Hills made its return this week after a year & a half's hiatus. And in the hour proceeding that, the drama at midweek kicks off with Siesta Key - a show inspired by the spirit of their Californian predecessors.

Season 3 last year saw things change considerably for the Floridian clique: a former producer becoming boyfriend and then fiancé to Madisson, her ex Brandon's bombshell of him becoming a dad following in the footsteps of Alex, and the love triangle involving BG and Amanda. But as is always the case around here, everything in this town revolves back to Juliette: she found love two times after the breakup with the king - first with Bachelorette Robby and now with billionaire Sam. And she also started last summer rooming with Kelsey, but by the time we flew out of town she had moved out as the two began their plots to take over fashion.

Now, we have returned to paradise for the fifth straight year as we find the group has changed a bit from when we began Season 3 a year & a half ago. And summer 2021 is starting with a bunch of new things happening for the clique, but what happened last year will no doubt carry into what promises to be another sultry season from this suburb of Sarasota. We'll Wrap up the Premiere of Season 4 of Siesta Key just ahead... and welcome back to the beach.

Inside MTV Reality: Siesta Key - Return to Paradise

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We are now on the edge of a time that will be unlike any we have gotten to enjoy while we've been alive -- after a year unlike any other we've had in our lives, the pent up anticipation we've had for two full years will finally be let out as summer 2021 is just around the corner. The regular season in TV land will soon wrap up, but there will be plenty of buzzworthy reality shows, big sporting events and more to come during the hottest season of the year as we inch our way towards Memorial Day Weekend.

On the MTV front, we've just crowned worthy champions on The Challenge: Double Agents as the focus has shifted to the All-Stars spinoff on Paramount+ that's brought back the feels of fans of the fifth major pro sport. Teen Mom Tuesdays now belong to the second generation of ladies as their season has just begun again, and the countdown is in full swing for Jersey Shore to take over Thursdays as they head out to the Poconos. And this week, the road trip of the Floribama Shore cast will come to an end as their vacation away from the Sunshine State wraps up in Arizona... and then there is their neighbors.

It's been quite a time for those who call Florida home, and if you can handle the humidity, the heat, the hurricane season that's on the horizon and the madness that's taking place towards what we hope is the end of this pandemic, there's probably no better place in America than there. And for the fifth straight year, MTV is headed down to a paradise that wasn't well known before summer 2017, but now everyone across this country knows what Siesta Key is all about... and it's not just because of the gorgeous beach and its surrounding community located right near Sarasota and a bit aways from the present capital of American sport of Tampa Bay.

It's in this very town that we have followed the lives, the loves and the drama that collide with the sun, the surf, the sand and the sultry heat from the network and the producing duo who made Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari household names. And for this summer, they will share the same night in the middle of the week as their counterparts out in California which, like it and the show that proceeded it in Orange County, set the bar for the genre of the docusoap. The kids of the Key share a trait with those out west with the same drama and dynamic while also being mindful of what people like them are going through and being that much more relatable to us.

After plenty went down in Florida in its first two seasons, last year saw things change considerably here: a musician began to take on that sign that it's time to settle down and raise a new baby. An ex of his scored a romance of her own with someone out of left field and who knows this group just as well as anyone from behind the camera, while another ex dealt with a love triangle involving him. But it all comes back to the young lady who graduated college and scored who she thought was her match... only for that to fall apart as did a friendship with a model from the heartland as she goes about trying to make a name for herself other than being the standout character in this ongoing saga.

Now we have returned to this playground of 7,000 the width of the Las Vegas Strip, and drama awaits once again in Siesta Key: Brandon taking on that challenge of parenthood, Madisson thinking of her upcoming big day, Chloe looking to go beyond being the gossip queen, new things for Garrett and Amanda, and the race to launch new summer outfit lines for Juliette and Kelsey. And those are just the icebreakers: this summer escape will offer us quite a bit in the coming months, as this guilty pleasure will serve as the undercard to the night's main event: the return of the group they got to grow up watching in The Hills.

And after the jump, DCBLOG takes a look back to an eventful Season 3 of Siesta Key, and our first look at what its fourth installment has in store when it premieres tomorrow, and welcome back to paradise.