Too Hot to Handle came to us at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. It was gloriously timed content for an audience that was still too scared to even take trips to the grocery store, let alone go out into the world for a date with a complete stranger. While some of us were just beginning to stick to our recycled New Year's resolution to give dating another try, the passionate contestants on Netflix's new hit show were diving headlong into the dating pool with only one intention: to get laid. . Two seasons later, the show still has sex on the brain, and somehow it's gotten even wilder.
The Netflix original premiered in early 2020, featuring a group of sex-loving bachelors who fly to the Turks and Caicos Islands for what they thought would be a hot and humid summer, only to find that their orgies and one-shots night were literally punishable offences. At the retreat, all sexual activity was prohibited, and each violation took thousands of dollars out of the $100,000 collective fund.
Star: Desiree Burch
In the latest installment of the show, which premiered this week, a new batch of contestants head to an obviously fake show called Pleasure Island for the vacation of their dreams. Unfortunately, Lana the Sex Police meets them there and puts an end to the shenanigans before they can start. With a starting fund of $200,000 and even more expensive penalties per act, the stakes this season are the highest they've ever been. However, if you've seen a single episode of Too Hot to Handle, you know that not even the prospect of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars can stop a hot girl's summer. And this cohort of cuckolds takes the cake. I didn't think it was possible, but Netflix has really outdone itself by bringing together some of the hottest people in the world right now and putting them in one place. Simply put, these contestants don't give a damn.
We saw a lot of drama over the course of the second season and long after, but season 3 kicks off with pure disarray, and as usual we can thank the more melancholic guests at the retreat for keeping us entertained. Within a few hours of arriving on the island, we already have our first love triangle. For Izzy, a self-assured Brit with a penchant for high ponytails, it's lust at first sight when Houstonian basketball player Truth (real name Robert) enters the scene. Truth also has her eyes on Jaz, a Virginia Beach queen who's no doubt a fan of bad boys with tattoos and commitment issues. Not involved in this particular dynamic, but just as dramatic is Nathan, the particularly impressive 6ft 4in tall playboy from Cape Town who becomes the star of the show when newcomers try to turn their heads. In the days that follow, even more drama ensues as more thirsty bachelors land on the beach, further depleting the already abysmal prize pool. Suffice to say, Too Hot to Handle is pure unadulterated chaos, just the way we like it.
Netflix projects have been criticized for their casting and marketing tactics across the board, but the streamer's reality sector seems to have taken notes; four black people in the starting lineup is a significant improvement over the course of Too Hot to Handle's run. This is not to give Netflix cookies for doing what it's supposed to do by casting black people. The real test is whether casting directors are 1) recruiting singles who are genuinely attracted to blacks to give them a fair chance to find love, and 2) giving black contestants the screen time they deserve while appearing on the program. After noting its audience's clear interest in black contestants like Rhonda Paul (season one), Melinda Melrose (season two), and Marvin Anthony (season 2), it makes sense that Netflix would be more intentional about inclusion in projects like this, especially since other major efforts to diversify the reality TV genre have been mostly superficial level.
Shows like Too Hot to Handle can only benefit from a more inclusive cast going forward because they have the potential to appeal to a broader network of viewers. Even on a show that makes you yell at your TV, can't they really refrain from kissing when there's $200,000 on the line? — representation does matter because everyone likes mess. So yeah, we should all be able to imagine how we would do things differently at Lana's abstinence retreat.
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