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By the time we graduate high school or college, we all get asked of where we would be in five years. For a lot of you, you might've answered being in a good high-paying job, or being married with kids, or having that dream job. And for others, there's the fame of being on reality television, and all that goes along with it.
In what will soon be seven full years that this site has followed MTV Reality, DCBLOG has featured people just like yourselves who were cast to entertain us each week on the likes of The Challenge, Ex On The Beach, the Shore franchise and the like. And during this time, we have had the chance to follow the entire run of Are You The One?, which we have rolled with since it premiered six years ago as MTV's first entry into the modern-day iteration of the romantic reality dating genre, and has made "Truth Booth" and "Boom Boom Room" part of our MTV vocabulary.
The series has produced many memorable cast members: ultimate perfect match Amber & Ethan Diamond of Season 1, many times Challenger Tori Deal & Season 4 castmate (and rookie Challenger on next month's Total Madness) Asaf Goren, Derrick Henry and Taylor Selfridge of Season 5, and the iconic Season 3 cast that has produced several Challengers stars and the representative of this show and The Challenge in the Teen Mom universe, Cheyenne Floyd. And we can't forget about the one who made a huge splash at last year's World Series for baring it all in Julia Rose of Season 4.
But perhaps, there is one person who can lay claim to the title of being the heartthrob of this franchise -- one who hasn't as of yet followed Tori, Devin Walker and others to suit up to compete on The Challenge, yet has made a solid impact on social media for fulfilling a remarkable transition from a young boy next door to being part of an Are You The One? cast, to now being more than just a man, but a social media darling by making an incredible transformation completely different than when we saw him on MTV. It is certainly the case for a man from Boston named Andrew Couture.
Last year, MTV launched its MTV Studios unit: a production house that produces shows for not just the linear TV channel, but also for digital platforms such as its YouTube/MTV channel and, most especially, non-MTV outlets such as third-party companies. That includes this summer's revival of The Real World when a new generation of seven strangers got to "stop being polite and start getting real" in Atlanta on Facebook Watch, as well as the buzzed about reality series No Filter: Tana Turns 21, starring YouTube influencer Tana Mongeau, which followed her to the alter of the summer's biggest wedding between her and Jake Paul.
Along with getting to reboot The Real World, The Hills and Jersey Shore, MTV also dug into its vaults to modernize the show that predated Are You The One, Ex On The Beach, late 2000's hit A Shot at Love and most other reality dating shows in 90's afternoon staple Singled Out. In our bit featuring the new version of the show last year, Kwasi from AYTO Season 8 was the very first picker of the show's revival as Justina Valentine and Conceited from Wild 'N Out took over the hosting gigs occupied by Chris Hardwick, Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra.
Another of Kwasi's castmates from the same AYTO season that's given us current Ex On The Beach single Kenya Scott and her ex Tevin Grant, also came onto Singled Out in Coney Island beach lifeguard Daniel Vilk. Our bio on him wrote, "Daniel may call Brooklyn home, but he takes great pride in his family's Ukrainian heritage... and it's something the women greatly appreciate. He's one who can say that his love for hot-tempered, jealous girls is why his relationships have not worked out. But Daniel conveniently leaves out that it's his ways of being unfaithful which have been the cause... and he often cites his partying lifestyle as an excuse for his behavior." Like many others there, Daniel didn't find true love in Hawaii, but he did become romantic with Chicago girl Samantha McKinnon.
In this episode which is embedded below, the person the fifty guys are come competing for that date is Sara, a self-described party girl who likes to turn up, is aiming to land a guy who knows what she wants, and who believes that there are no guys left who are good... and she is looking for a guy who's spontaneous and romantic who can also take her seriously. Find out if Sara does, and if Daniel will score her heart.
On the same weekend that saw Ariana Grande headline Coachella, Game of Thrones premiere its final season and Tiger Woods return to glory at The Masters, the music world and social media began to buzz around the grapevine over the biggest pop star of our time teasing everyone about the end of the month. On April 13th on her website, Taylor Swift posted a countdown to midnight on April 26th, fueling speculation among her stans known as the Swifties about the possibility of releasing new music.
When the NFL Draft came to Nashville two weeks ago, as in previous years the event took place outdoors in commissioner Roger Goddell hearing it from the crowd in announcing the picks of round 1 on Thursday night and the NFL fandom coming together in the city's main entertainment district. Lower Broadway hosted the three days of the NFL Draft that saw Heisman winner Kyler Murphy be drafted 1st overall by Arizona and saw a record 40 trades go down, all in front of 600,000 people on site and 47.5 million TV viewers.
Brandon Urie w/ Taylor on "ME!"
As Broadway in Nashville is where the action is with live country music, honey tonks, shops, eateries and everything else of interest to locals and tourists alike, it was there that all was revealed for the next phase in Taylor's musical evolution from country star to full-fledged pop star. The day before round 1 of the Draft on April 25th, a mural of a butterfly painted by a local street artist was found by media both press and social wise, as Kelsey Montague added the words "ME!" to his composition in that trendy neighborhood. Taylor paid a visit to the mural on Draft Day, and revealed that it was part of the promotion of the lead single of her seventh album.
Shortly after Round 1 of the draft concluded, "ME!" was released both in its audio form to all digital music outlets and in its visual iteration when the music video premiered simultaneously. The bubblegum track also stars Panic! at the Disco's Brandon Urie, and as she told ABC/ESPN at the draft, Taylor saw the song as "embracing your individuality and really owning it... with a pop song, we have an ability to get a melody stuck in people's heads, and I just want it to be one that makes them feel better about themselves, not worse."
Despite critics being split on it, "ME!" shot to records on iTunes, Amazon Music and other music platforms both in America and overseas, while its Willie Wonka-themed video set new benchmarks on YouTube and Vevo. She and Brandon got to perform the track for the first time live at this past week's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, though Beyonce fans claim she copied her iconic performance at Coachella from last year. But this does offer the ramp-up to the summertime release of her new album, whose title has not officially been released though it is hidden in the video.
Cam and Kayla.
It would seem somewhat strange to offer a link between Taylor and MTV Reality, but after Kayla from Season 1 of Are You The One? got to hang with the queen at her New Orleans tour stop last year while on break at her local news job, there is another link besides the world's biggest star right now and a show that marks its fifth anniversary this year and for which Season 8 is coming in the summer. This year's quest to find love in perfect matches and truth booths will be a gender-fluid season, meaning those from the LGBT community will appear on AYTO for the first time, just after Ex On The Beach welcomed its first gay castmates on Season 2, including Jozea from The Challenge.
Last year, we saw someone very much different from everyone else make his way to the AYTO abode in Cam Viney, an aspiring lawyer from West Virginia, who took a break from interning in our nation's capital to find love. He is black, who is a Republican and who supports our President... and while visiting the White House on one of his assignments in Washington, D.C., he got to meet Ivanka Trump. Before that, he was a track athlete at the University of Illinois who competed in the relays at both the national level and in the Big Ten Conference.
During AYTO's Season of Fate last year, Cam made his mark a couple times: he found love in the house and forged a lifelong friendship with cheerleader/dancer Kayla Umagat, and found himself in a big rivalry with Kwasi (the one who then went onto the YouTube reboot of Singled Out) that even turned into blows one night. But if everyone thought that he's conservative in everything he does, it was anything but when it came to the many times where the AYTO cast got to dance.
Well before he entered the Are You The One house and while she was recording the first inkling of her breaking out of that country shell in Red, Cam took to YouTube to do what a lot of people did back in the spring of 2012: ask Taylor if he can bring her to his high school prom. He got to perform a different version of "You Belong to Me" with his own customized lyrics, and got the junior and senior classes at his high school to ask that magic question.
And that's not all... when Cam was in Champagne, Illinois, he also asked Taylor the magic question again, this time at a formal on the Illinois campus. Eventually, these two tries in high school and college didn't work out, but it was worth a good try though, Cam... at least, you got to be on an MTV reality dating show.
In the past five years, the state of West Virginia has proudly laid claim to being a hotbed for leading ladies of MTV Reality shows. All has to begin with a show that had a short but sweet one-season run: Buckwild - which gave us Shae, Anna, Cara, Salwa and Katie, who is also good friends with Teen Mom'sLeah Messer. Real World Ex-Plosion introduced us to Ashley Mitchell, who brought her knack for being a firecracker to The Challenge and now has two titles under her belt whether you like her or not. And last year, Alexis Eddy came to Are You The One? Season 6 and was part of the season's most twisted love tale of her and Keith... and who is also linked to a serial killer case.
For this year's season of AYTO that aired this fall, two castmates came to us from that state whose most famous tune is "West Virginia is for Lovers". The most notable was aspiring lawyer, hardcore conservative and self-described "liberal dancer" Cam Viney - who scored a romance with fellow dancer and former Seahawks cheerleader Kayla Umagat. The other was Lauren Roush, who wasn't featured as much as most everyone else during the Season of Fate, all while the attention was on the power couples who hampered the house's chances until late in the game. But nonetheless, Lauren is as beautiful as the sunny vibes of the Hawaiian islands that again hosted MTV's guiltiest pleasure.
But you probably don't know that AYTO was not Lauren's first time on national TV, and the first time she got to seen by viewers across the country came at an event that aired on a network with a broader reach than any cable channel, and where the contest was of determining not who was a perfect match but of who is the best woman judged out of a field of 51 contestants instead of just less than half of that number. And in a strange coincidence, the man who she met ten times at the always nerve-rattling convention of a matchup ceremony happened be the host that night, and one other lady also vying for the ultimate goal became a reality star herself the same summer as Lauren.
Lauren's quest to become a Pageant Queen is this site's latest installment of Before They Were MTV Stars, which takes us to one of the most unique parts of Americana, where the biggest prize is a crown... one for which was just crowned a few days ago halfway across the globe.
Since it debuted in January 2014 as one of a handful of shows to gain the coveted launchpad of airing after the baby mama drama of Teen Mom, Are You The One? has become MTV's most successful foray into romantic reality television. Through seven regular seasons and one spinoff, the show has brought MTV's unique formula for success into this love-filled genre, producing its share of big moments, great personalities and memorable couples.
But it is hardly the only foray MTV has made into this genre: some might remember MTV's first partnership in 2006 with then-upstart reality TV production group 495 Productions and executive producer Sally-Ann Salsano. A few years before they started the monster that is Jersey Shore, they co-produced several seasons of A Shot at Love, where the figure of interest on two seasons of that show was internet icon Tila Tequila.
The first serious play MTV made in romantic television came in the mid 1990's when our latest batch of MTV stars had to resort to Barney & Friends for their TV entertainment. During a time where afternoons were as much a priority in original programming as what airs at night, MTV churned out a classic staple of at-home after-school activities for Generations X and Y. Singled Out was the daily quest for a guy or girl to score a date with someone with the person of the opposite gender who was not chosen from a group of three would-be suitors as was the case with the show that started this whole genre in The Dating Game.
The process of thinning out the field of 100 contestants - a 50/50 split between men and women - begins with the Picker being brought in blindfolded in front of his or her potential daters in the Dating Pool behind a wall. With the help of a board that ranged from physical attributes to love preferences to what they like to do in spare time, contestants who didn't fit the ideal preferences were told to take a hike. Then came Keep 'Em or Dump 'Em: the Picker getting to ask questions from tried & true ones to stunts to see if they would want to keep the dater or dump them. Lastly, the final three contestants made it to Final Cut: several steps and questions separating the bachelor from meeting the one they would score a date with, and it's there that the Picker meets the winner face on. Singled Out launched the careers of all three of its hosts: Chris Hardwick was the main host of the original series when it aired from 1995-98, and went on to become host of The Walking Dead aftershow, The Wall on NBC and first-name podcast status... and who narrowly escaped being shot down by the #MeToo movement. Jenny McCarthy was the show's original co-host in policing the dating pool in the first half of the show's run, and when she went on to become the star of her own MTV sitcom and other gigs that have come since for her, her replacement also became a big name. Carmen Electra took over as she would also become a household name, and much like what we'll be seeing with CT, her wedding with rockstar Dave Navarro was documented for an MTV miniseries.
As part of MTV's foray into digital programming which sees The Real World move to Facebook next year and Jersey Shore now having its own YouTube channels - among other things, last week MTV rebooted for YouTube a new version of Singled Out. The star who impressed everyone on the first installment of The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars last winter, Justina Valentine, steps into Chris' old hosting gig to help guide the Picker through the process of finding their one. Her fellow Wild 'N Out castmate, Conceited, joins her to be the daddy around the dating pool in fulfilling the co-host role that Jenny and Carmen did so awesomely.
And to offer a fitting transition from what we've seen on the channel itself to this new world of digital goodies, Kwasi from Are You The One? Season 7 was chosen to be the very first contestant in the second coming of Singled Out. We saw Kwasi find himself in drama with Cam, in love with a few of the girls in the house, and find himself a match with former West Virginia pageant queen Lauren. But when she found love with the ex who visited her in the week the exes came to Hawaii, by the time the dust settled on the group sharing in their $1 million moment a few weeks ago, Kwasi looked to, who else, MTV to get another chance at love.
For the YouTube revival of this 90's hit, there's only one person instead of two in every episode which lasts less than 15 minutes. And while the dating pool is still 50 contestants, they are split 25/25: twenty-five of them are single people in real life - known as the IRL's, while the other twenty-five are represented by dating profiles - aka URL's. And like the original show they will be whittled down from 50 all the way down to #1, and unlike what viewers saw in the past, the question on the mind of the Picker will be of whether it's legit love or a catfish who's crashed the party.
Below, find out if Kwasi lands a date with a single girl or get burned by a catfish... new episodes appear each Monday on MTV's YouTube channel.
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Hey there, hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend... we did too. The cycle of MTV Reality programming that began in the summer is now history, and with new seasons of Floribama Shore and Ex On The Beach on our way to begin the winter slate this coming week, along with this coming week's Final Reckoning reunion there is one more piece of business to take of here as we now bring you the final installment of the 'Pulse of Are You The One? Season 7.
This year's saga of looking for true love in light beams and the Boom Boom Room began with our newest class of twenty-two girls & guys tackling a new twist: out went getaway challenges and in came the Fate Button which determined would-be matches. And despite some naysaying from traditionalists, three times did the group net a Truth Booth match, and two of those three came in the season's homestretch... which proved to be the difference in the house offsetting a disappointing first nine weeks at Matchup to ultimately take home the full $1 million purse in again staving off any money-losing blackouts.
Our group of those unlucky in love -- Andrew, Asia, Brett, Cali, Cam, Daniel, Jasmine, Kayla, Kenya, Kwasi, Lauren, Lewis, Maria, Moe, Morgan, Nutsa, Samantha, Shamoy, Tevin, Tomas and Zak -- have joined up with host Terrence J. one more time to hash out their four-month long quest for love in Hawaii. From the couples who kept us on our toes to things we did not get to see during Season 7, and the important question of who is still together after all of this... we will get to find out right here. That includes a familiar face returning to dish out the season's biggest bombshell.
After the jump, it's our 2018 finale of the SocialPulse of Are You The One?... glad you're with us as we get to sip some tea one more time here at DCBLOG.
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Well, we are in that time of year everyone who loves being in love loves: cuffing season where the fall and winter weather means we're all cuddled up with our loved ones as the holidays approach in less than a week from now. It's with this in mind that we at DCBLOG bring you the main focus of this week's MTV Reality posts: the season finale of Season 7 of the show that brought all things love to this channel: Are You The One? and this year's Season of Fate.
Just as it was for last year's Season 6 cast, the group who call themselves Saucy Season 7 have had the time of their lives in the house, but when it comes to the game situation at hand it's not the case. For there, our cast has been stuck at the dreaded four beam for most of the season - something that's plagued other casts in the past... and with not much left it's no surprise that they went into panic mode to try and figure out who their matches are. And it even took for a meeting in the kitchen and everyone tearing up in sharing their stories of failed love to figure out that one try is left.
For one of this season's couples, Brett finds himself in the hot seat when he takes a second look at his feelings for Nutsa, and after being voted in they'll find out via the Truth Booth if the science has them as a Perfect Match. And for another budding couple, one of them could hold the key to the cast either winning or losing, and for going with strategy or with their heart. And of course, there's the always spine-tingling tenth & last Matchup, where if history has told us it always brings out the best and sometimes worst in these lovers... the house will look to overcome a relatively smaller margin than their Season 6 predecessors to ascend into Eleventh Heaven.
Ahead, all the action, reaction and interaction of the always compelling season finale as we bring you the Pulse of Are You The One? Season 7, along with the after hours fallout. And thanks for staying patient with us in having you wait well after it's aired for us to bring you this special backtracked diary... but you'll be rewarded. See you after the jump.
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Well hey there folks, we're at the weekend, and that means DCBLOG has our view of the MTV Reality week coming up. Ahead, the last challenge before the final on The Challenge Final Reckoning as the field for the $1 million final is set, and we'll take a look into the crystal ball at the next season of that show.
But most of our focus this weekend is on the finale and reunion of Are You The One? Season 7 as this year's crop of romantics look to win $1 million while facing a big task ahead of them. We'll have the Pulse of those coming up here soon,. but until then indulge yourself in the in-between interactions for the cast during a rare week off for Halloween and the lead-up to the finale. Also, find out about the prank from a member of our Saucy Season 7 cast that left everyone shook... all that is ahead.
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We're into the month of November, and as the leaves are falling and the temperatures are getting cold, things are now heading towards a big climax on this year's season of Are You The One? as Season 7 is winding down towards the ultimate pressure-cooker: the last truth booth, date and matchup ceremony. Over the past few years, it has produced some of the most compelling moments we've ever seen on an MTV Reality show... but before that comes the season's penultimate episode.
It's safe to say that our group of suitors unlucky in love have had an unlucky season of sorts, and it has been a trying season for them. But previously, the group who has not had much luck in letting fate determine their game finally got some good news: Kenya & Tevin went into the Truth Booth and will spend the last couple weeks of this season in the Honeymoon Suites as the house's second perfect match. Power couples tried desparately to get over their crushes and make new connections, while
Kwasi & Jasmine's attraction was put into jeopardy by way of his nemesis Cam.
For what awaits them in their ninth, and ultimately tenth, try to follow what all but one cast have done of running the table, the house will undoubtedly try to see if they can get over the four-beam hump that has plagued past AYTO casts and see if they can figure out who their matches are before time runs out... and if may even take having to shed a tear for them to come together. And for one of the couples who have been a hot topic all summer & fall long, second guesses about feelings for one another may give them a last gasp chance at pulling off what would be an improbable win
After the jump, the Pulse of the penultimate week of Season 7 of Are You The One?. Welcome in...
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Hi there, hope your Thursday is going along well, and we're almost at the weekend - Halloween weekend that is. It's been quite a week in MTV Reality, and we at DCBLOG will have it all covered here starting tomorrow. But we do have some unfinished business to attend to before we proceed with covering this week's episodes as we look at what is now last week's episode of Are You The One? Season 7.
Previously, Bria and Zak - and their accompanying player ways and obsession - got in the way of the house getting to play the game as it should be played. Meanwhile, questionable behavior on the part of one half of a best friend duo suddenly turned BFF's into frenemies, and Cali was the latest AYTO castmate to try their hand at strategy... only for the same old result to bite them in the ass.
Defying what we have seen with couples being a buffer of sorts against a blackout, Kenya & Tevin were voted into the Truth Booth, and there they'll find out if they will join Maria & Shamoy in the Honeymoon Suites. Meanwhile, the connection one new couple tries to make may find itself in a precarious position when a foe tries to rain on the party... all as power couples try to make new love.
After the jump, a special Backtracked Pulse of Are You The One? and Episode 12 as we begin this week's journey Inside MTV Reality.
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Hey there, hope you had a good Monday. Because of matters beyond the control of this site, posts are just now being posted for the rest of what is now last week's episodes, all before this week's now two main episodes air on Tuesday. So, we're now into Are You The One? Season 7 and as the number of chances dwindle for the house, so does all the emotion in the house.
Previously in Hawaii, Zak found himself at the heart of the matter when his player ways and the obsession he has with Bria was again a talking point for the house. He also gave everyone reason to shake their heads when he chose someone else to go on the getaway date when the fate button landed on him. And with the house seemingly going nowhere in the game itself, the house decided to shake things up and find out which of the power couples are a Perfect Match and which are not.
Cali's strategy was of mixing up Cam & Kayla and Tomas & her while keeping Tevin & Kenya in tact, and she will find out if this extra truth booth in a matchup will work out. Meantime, Terrence J. gives the group something to finally cheer about when he now throws the annual wild fun-fest under the stars. That includes plenty of dirty dancing and wild behavior that may be enough for turn friends into frenemies. The man who's been a sleeping giant during this season finally gets more screen time, and it may be time for THAT power couple to perhaps say goodbye to the singles house.
We'll have all the action, reaction and interaction from last week's episode of Are You The One? ahead. Glad you've waited long enough... enjoy it after the jump.
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Welcome back... Sunday winding down for most of you - and for many, you're staying up as it's a three day weekend and you got Monday off. Earlier, DCBLOG looked at how everyone saw how two alums of perhaps the most notable cast in Are You The One? history making an impact on the latest season of The Challenge in Devin & Amanda from Season 3 making some headlines on Final Reckoning. Now, let's check on in to see what their Season 7 successors are doing as we enter Episode 10 of the Season of Fate in Hawaii.
Last week, the group began to feel that they are playing the game when they had their first positive matchup and seeked to build upon that momentum. Brett made the first of, what would turn out to be multiple second-guessed decisions, when he chose Cali over Morgan to join him on a date, when the house was given their first chance this year to pick their dates rather than have the Fate Button do it for them. And while the house did not progress further in the game of lights, what had everyone talking was Lewis & Asia talking, and him rejecting her.
This week, the focus shifts back to the drama surrounding Zak: the obsession the house's resident popoff queen has and the player ways of the Texan again may hamper the house's ability to play this game right. It's what happens with Zak that causes one of the biggest head-scratchers we're have on the show involving, of all people, THAT guy. And with them going nowhere in the game, one of the girls takes the lead that others have done in the past to not play for the cash this week, but to find out which of the power couples are a match or not as they head into business mode.
We have the answers and all the action, reaction and interaction ahead here... plus, ExtraTime will tell you who in this cast was spotted on another TV series that aired just before this show. More on that ahead as we bring you the Pulse of Are You The One? after the jump...
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We're now on the verge of saying hello to the month of October, but we have one more piece of business to take care of from this ninth month of 2018 with the 'Pulse of Are You The One? Season 7, as the season's second half kicks off in the islands of Hawaii.
Last week, there were not one but TWO episodes for us to consume: Cam and Kayla saw that Kwasi was making a move for her in a big way, even including fisticuffs in the process. In the wake of getting slammed by Terrence J. at matchup, Sam turned her attention to Daniel, Miss West Virginia Lauren turned to New Englander Andrew, and others to new interests after they got one new beam at their previous matchup. And Zak was left with a big choice on his mind, choosing Bria over Morgan in the Truth Booth, which returned a no match.
There is some optimism for the house, though, as they gained their first positive step in the light race in four beams, and this week sees them try to build upon that always precious momentum. For that New York trainer, he makes a big gamble similar to what went down the previous night on The Challenge that may set the tone for the rest of the house. For another who just now has answered our question of why he's on this show, he gets pushed to begin making his move on the ladies. And for our resident comedian, he reveals his true feelings to one of the girls he's been flirting with.
We'll tell you which is which, along with all of what went down in the social verse during Episode 9 of this season -- one where, usually, we would start to get on the edge for that nerve-wracking 10th and last week... but we're only at the sixth truth booth and matchup. All the action, reaction and interaction awaits you after the jump...
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Hey there, welcome back on this late Sunday night... hope you all got to enjoying this first weekend of fall. The last week of summer 2018 in MTV Reality has seen more This is Us-esque tissue moments in Panama City Beach and blowouts in & outside The Challenge house... now, the week's most explosive drama on Are You The One... and it's so big - it's TWO HOURS in length.
Last week, the guys and girls returned from their relationship rehab & the AYTO tradition of the exes' invasion, and it was Kwasi's turn to take over the spotlight: he got to serve up some tea when he let Kenya know about what her man, Tevin, did in doing a 50 Shades with Jasmine. For Bria, she added to all the drama we've seen from her when she goes off on Morgan and Zak over their relationship... but it turns out to be a warm-up act for what's going down here this week. And the kids decided to take a gamble at matchup by making risky choices, and they got burned with one beam.
With Terrence J.'s chilling words haunting them in their sleep like Jason on Friday the 13th, this week sees all the drama play out over 120 minutes. For one of the prospective couples here, Cam and Kayla find themselves at a crossroads as the Beast decides to make his move.. For the girl they call Ram Bam Sam, there's having to deal with Daniel, while pageant queen Lauren eyes New England stud Andrew. And for Zak, he has to pick between Morgan or Bria as the house faces a crucial Truth Booth, while Asia and that aforementioned Beast ignite some fireworks to welcome the fall.
We have all the action, reaction and interaction from this Midseason Double Shot - our definition of back to back episodes - coming up here along with the aftermath to these two hours. And afterwards, she's the biggest star in all of music right now... you'll want to stick around for ExtraTime when we'll tell you who Ms. T-Swift has gotten to meet up with, and they are from the AYTO family.
We'll have that ahead here on the Pulse of Are You The One... So glad you're staying up with us -- grab some coffee, a late night snack and join us after the jump.
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Welcome back... hope you all had a great weekend as we soak in these last hours of what is summer's last Sunday before the solstice takes place in a few days. This week in MTV Reality has seen plenty of waterworks in Panama City Beach, and plenty of vomit and feelings of revenge in South Africa. What about of what's going down in Hawaii? We're about to look at it with the Pulse of the Season of Fate on Are You The One?.
Every season of this show has - what we like to call here - its "Ex-Plosion" moment, and last week the exes of some of the singles made their annual pilgrimage to AYTO... and this year, it took place not in the main house as in the seasons past, but outside of it as part of the show's first-ever overnight relationship rehab. There, we saw plenty of old wounds open up among the singles and most of their exes who came for their opportunity to close up old feelings and perhaps spur new ones. A power couple had to test waters, another ex got aggressive, and the Texas ladies man found himself torn.
With the girls and guys back at the house, this week sees them turn their attention back to the game itself. One of this season's international-born castmates stirs the pot a bit when he decides to disobey a sacred Vegas code of what happens there stays there. For the girl who's been in a lot of drama in the past month, her jealousy at the developing relationship of that guy from the Lone Star State only adds to what we've seen from her. And with them going nowhere despite early Truth Booth success, the house does what others have done: mix it up and make a bold gamble at Matchup.
We'll have all the action, reaction and interaction to this week's episode and of whether the house can get back on track in the quest for love and money coming up, as we bring the weekend to a close with this late night 'Pulse of AYTO. Glad you're here to experience it with us.
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Hi there, welcome back... we've all had time to relax and watch some football - as well as the season finale of Power, had our jaws drop at Drake and Meek Mill squashing their beef (including Season 6 alums Nurys and Jada), and the crowning tonight of Miss America. And as this weekend comes to a close, we have for you the Pulse of this week's installment of Are You The One? Season of Fate.
Last week in Hawaii, Asia found herself getting backstabbed when she found out what her close friend and her crush got to do behind her back, while recurring habits in romance got in the way of the budding romance of Cali and Brett. And while the group remained stuck at three beams through this year's first three matchups, they did receive some very good news: Maria & Shamoy were put into the Truth Booth, and tied Mikala & Cameron from Season 4 for having the shortest stint in the house, as they were a perfect match... for a moment, the Fate Button does work.
Earlier this year, our 50th state was the venue for the first U.S. incarnation of MTV's international franchise Ex On The Beach, and it offers the setting for this week's drama, with the annual visit from the exes of the singles. Not only that, AYTO is taking a cue from The Challenge of having an all-nighter as the house goes through an overnight relationship rehab. When you have the past invading the show, things always get intense for everyone... and this season is certainly no exception, with perhaps a changed dynamic by night's end.
We'll have all the action, reaction and interaction to the annual Exes Visit to AYTO ahead here for those just soaking in this last hour of the weekend, plus more reaction to this week's Challenge, tea being spilled by one of the Season 5 losers and much more. That's all ahead on this special SocialPulse After Dark... Glad you're staying with us tonight.
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Welcome back... hope your Saturday night is going well this Labor Day weekend as we bring you the dessert of this week's episodes from MTV Reality. Earlier today, we looked at The Challenge: Final Reckoning as Hunter from Season 3 of Are You The One? played his way into the main house along with Invasion champ Ashley. Now, it's time to see how his Season 7 successors are doing as we bring you the 'Pulse of Week 3 of this year's Season of Fate.
Last week in Hawaii, just as it was when they moved in, the focus was on Zak as he began to explore the dating pool in paradise as he became the object of the ladies' attention. For Kenya and Jasmine, it's this quest to find their perfect match that suddenly turned these two into enemies... one which has seen this beef make its way to the Twitter world. And there was bad & good news: the man pegged to be this year's AYTO heartthrob, Andrew, wasn't a match with The Four fan Asia, but the house escaped what could've been a disastrous Matchup with getting an unchanged three beams.
This week, the attention is on that one who got to chat it up with the likes of DJ Khalid, Fergie and friends on the red carpet, and of what she finds out of what both her friend and crush got to do without her knowing. For a budding romance among one of the couples who have hit it off in this first month, it finds itself getting jeopardized a bit by their common bad habits in dating. And while there's some scrutiny among many in the community including some alumni surrounding this year's big twist, by night's end it may help to kick-start the game in a big way.
All the action, reaction and interaction to this week's episode is ahead here for all of you staying up with us this late hour, plus we'll have more on what was the big story in AYTO land in the past seven days: the entry into the word of Baby August - the product of Gianna & Hayden of Season 5. That's all ahead on this special SocialPulse After Dark...
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Well, hey there lovers... it's the weekend - and for many of you, the last one of your summer vacation before school begins. And we're now into the time of year where, for the next few months, there will be three reasons for you to look forward to this time of the week in our DCBLOG view on three MTV Reality shows: the appetizer of Floribama Shore, the main course of The Challenge, and now the dessert in Are You The One?, as we begin this year's quest for Perfect Matches and money, and everything in between as welcome back our favorite guilty pleasure for Season 7.
Eight months removed from an unlikely $1 million comeback - and with some of that Season 6 cast getting together again to party it up in Connecticut this weekend, the focus shifts to where we had another love fest take place not long ago in Ex On The Beach. It's the Big Island of Hawaii, as a new generation of twenty-two girls and guys in need of love have gathered with Terrence J. to find love and $1 million. This time, the mission to run the table has gotten even more tougher thanks to a twist that will put the game in different hands this time around.
And this week, there's not one, but TWO hours for us to enjoy the opening act of what is the Season of Fate. Along with the usual "get to know you" of all of our castmates who come from across the U.S. and even from as far as Europe and the Caribbean, jealousy will take over just as soon as everyone settles in their tropical surroundings when couples will form, as is usually the case. Then, a girl from the Bay Area steals the show when one of her crushes flirts with other women, while the player ways of a party promoter may get in the way of a budding romance he has.
All the action, reaction and interaction to this acts 1 and 2 of Season 7 is ahead here, as we'll be covering all the buzz from AYTO Wednesday, with both our new cast and those who've been in this ringer before as alumni of this series and a handful having made the crossover into The Challenge. And we'll have the ever-important Matchup Chart after the diary.
First, if you're new to this site, welcome, get cozy and indulge yourself in our look at what's widely seen as the most exciting programming in the reality TV genre, and of AYTO. Whether you've been following it every step of the way like we have or just are watching it for the first time, DCBLOG is the place to go to for our unique, insightful and distinctive look at your favorite reality TV guilty pleasures, and where you can get more out of the shows you love.
That includes the Pulse, which we've been doing for the whole entire run of Are You The One? - from that memorable Season 1 up to that Season 6 comeback last year. This trademark feature offers everyone the other show that takes place concurrent to the madness of you and us see every week on TV: the social interaction between the cast members, fellow AYTO & MTV alumni and fans from Twitter, all as part of the communal viewing experience that comes with watching these episodes live as they air, and before and after they air too.
These are exclusive running diaries specially designed, curated & pieced together, in its entirety, in real-time and uncensored, to bring the hookups, drama and all else to you here as a service to fans. If you just want to relive the action, reaction and interaction, dig in and enjoy it all over again. But if you're one of the many who didn't experience the episode as it aired on TV, we're your first chance to check out everything you missed from its original airing -- all carefully compiled while you're catching up on the episodes before we get to post this a few days after it airs.
The Pulse is only part of the DCBLOG MTV Reality experience with our all-encompassing and top-class coverage: like other sites, we also recap the episodes with analysis & opinions, but through our other important element of ExtraTime, we also go beyond the screen to focus on the people and stories of TV's most fascinating reality ecosystem. And this devoted MTV fan who loves these shows as much as you do and who's good friends with a lot of the castmates, proudly brings you this coverage every weekend... one that continues to receive much acclaim and recognition.
Now: the following are the actual tweets of the cast, alumni and fans as everyone got to see the premiere on Wednesday night, along with the day-of buildup to, and the after hours aftermath of, the first episode. • As we begin, please note there is explicit language in many of the tweets below, but they are kept uncensored in order to retain the heat of the moment. So if you are mature enough, please read with discretion. :-) • Plus, if you haven't watched the episode yet, then do not proceed with reading this post. But need not worry...DCBLOG will compile all of these tweets into these posts after every episode so you won't be in the dark of how your favorites saw this all unfold.
So, welcome on in... and join us after the jump for the Pulse of the Premiere of Are You The One? Season 7 - the Season of Fate. Dive in, lovers...
