Behaving Like Children: Ytossie & Taheed of 'Temptation Island'

When it came to recording messages for each other, neither of them chose to do so as they were still angry with one another. But then each was equally upset at the other when no tape arrived for them. Ytossie complained to the camera that she knew Taheed wouldn't send one because he wanted her to wonder; Taheed said he didn't expect her to send one because she's vindictive. These folks obviously didn't realize how hypocritical they both looked by refusing to send a tape and then complaining that they hadn't gotten one.

For the second date, Ytossie picked Tom (the Ivy League grad), and Taheed got Lisa the bartender. As Lisa walked over to him, vindictive Ytossie yelled out, "I have a better looking blonde." Neither date was interesting enough to recount in any detail. The only amusing point was that Taheed said Lisa was comforting and caring, both of which were missing from his relationship with Ytossie. No, really?

The second time, Ytossie caved in and left a video message for Taheed, but he again refused. Thus, he was rather surprised when he found a tape waiting for him. Not that it exactly oozed kisses and hugs -- Ytossie said it was obvious that he was going to do what he had set out to do, and she would too. So there! Take that, Taheed.

In the “hypocrite” category, after all the guys saw clips of Mandy's date with Johnny, where she went a bit overboard in her physical affection, Taheed told Andy and Kaya that he felt like he wanted to go hunt down Johnny for what he'd done. This is Taheed, mind you, who has cheated before, would cheat if a woman threw herself at him, and will almost certainly cheat again. But if somebody else cheats, he's going to go after them. Huh?

Then, of course, everything came crashing down. Ytossie spilled the beans to Greg (the naval flight instructor) that she and Taheed had an 18-month-old child together. This caused somewhat of a problem for the show. As already noted, they were sent to their own private beach to work things out.

At the end of the show, we came back to them again to see if they’d worked out their problems. We got to see the two of them talking about who they kissed and whether tongue action was involved (they both seemed particularly preoccupied with the tongue issue). Both took turns blaming the other, though it was really hard to take Taheed seriously with the way he tried to turn everything on Ytossie and act like an innocent. Remember, this is the guy who succumbed to temptation before ever setting foot on the island! In the end, they said they would stay together and work things out. Awww. How sweet.

But sweet or not, these two made an already bad TV show even more sour. Their hypocrisy (especially Taheed’s) only compounded the situation they put themselves into by leaving their small child home while they frolicked in the sand. Frankly, whether they did it to test their relationship or further their acting careers doesn’t make a whole lot of difference to me -- it is still deserving of a place in the Reality TV Hall of Shame.

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