#3201 Summer House S10E1 Part 1: Beat Unmatching

Summary

Watch What Crappens – Episode 3201

Recap & Highlights: Summer House S10E1 Part 1: Beat Unmatching
Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Date: February 4, 2026

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Episode Overview

Ben and Ronnie kick off Season 10 of Summer House, recapping the episode with their trademark playful ridicule and Bravo superfandom. They dissect the dynamics of the newly mixed-age cast, the forecasted drama between Kyle and Amanda, fresh new housemates, and the state of familiar frenemies. With a focus on the "Summer of Soft" and the theme of changing relationships, the hosts savor new cast quirks, roast returning personalities, and offer their reliably snarky support for aspiring DJs, models, and marathon runners in the Hamptons.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The "Golden Crappy Awards": This Year's Categories (01:05–02:44)

• Ben and Ronnie discuss their annual Bravo awards, emphasizing fan involvement and the new categories for 2026.
• Notable categories: "Most Cringe," "Best Newbie," "Mother of the Year," and (new for this year) "Best DJ in Bravo."

Quote:

"A new category this year is Mother of the year... another new category, Best DJ in the world of Bravo."
— Ronnie (02:30)

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2. First Impressions: New vs. Old Summer House Cast (03:38–05:35)

• The age split in the house is glaring, with OGs (Kyle, Lindsay, Amanda) now in their mid-30s and 40s, contrasted with new 20-something cast members.
• The hosts find the newbies more authentic and likable than recent attempts at casting new blood.

Quote:

"It did seem like a striking difference, right? Even with Sierra... but the new kids are like kid kids. They’re babies."
— Ben (03:51)

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3. The "Summer of Soft" and Amanda & Kyle’s Doomed Dynamic (06:09–07:19)

• Kyle and Amanda’s relationship is "toxic as ever"—the hosts predict this season as their official "swan song" (breakup confirmed to come).
• Amanda chooses to ride to the house with the girls instead of Kyle: "getting some independence."

Quote:

"It just starts off on a brutal note... This is gonna be the worst one for them because they're gonna actually break up."
— Ronnie (06:21)

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4. The Arrival Energy: Driving to the Hamptons (08:09–10:51)

• Amanda is happier and more relaxed separated from Kyle in transit.
• Humorous observations about car safety ("nine and three, Kyle!"), and the awkward energy between returning men and new girls.

Quote:

"It's such a drunk driver Kyle to be like, all right, don't forget to keep your hands at nine and three. That’s not even... It's down and 2, Sarah says, Idiot."
— Ben (09:47)

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5. Trio of "The Boys": Carl, Kyle, Jesse, and the Return of Carl 10.0 (14:21–16:42)

• Carl is sober but committing to being “fun” and “in the mix” for real—taking the downstairs/noisiest bedroom to feel integrated.
• Ben notes: Carl is finally “present” this season, speculating that breaking from Lindsay is revitalizing his spirit.

Quote:

"I've come back to season 10 looking like a Lincoln log with teeth, and I'm happy to here."
— Carl, via Ben (14:39)

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6. The Intrigue of KJ: Skateboarding Model With “Anxiety” (18:55–21:27)

• West’s friend KJ is introduced—a model, former pro-skateboarder, and self-described “anxious boy.”
• The hosts gleefully dissect KJ’s backstory and foibles, speculating how his openly discussed anxieties might fare in the high-pressure house.

Quote:

"I worry about KJ's longevity on the show because... he has anxiety... I don't know if Summer House is the best place for you, buddy."
— Ronnie (20:52)

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7. The New Girls: Bailey & Levi and the Quest for Scone-Adjacent Fame (28:03–32:22)

• Bailey is a classic blonde, and Levi, a quieter presence with strong “future hipster scone baker in LA” energy.
• Their friendship, forged on Instagram, feels more authentic than prior failed duos.
• The hosts speculate on their future—“bacon scone” cafe, perhaps?

Quote:

"Levi seems like the type that in about 10 years from now, there’ll be a piece in Eater LA about this person who used to be on reality TV and now has opened up like a really trendy cafe in East Hollywood."
— Ronnie (29:17)

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8. Amanda’s Building Resentment Toward Kyle’s DJ Career (33:00–34:16)

• Amanda cannot hide her contempt for Kyle’s new mid-life-DJ hobby.
• The new girls immediately compare Kyle DJing to their dads’ midlife crises (motorcycle purchases).

Quote:

Amanda: "He’s a DJ. A fucking DJ. Loser..."
— (32:22)
Levi: "Your dad was a DJ?"
Amanda: "No, but he bought 18 motorcycles when he turned 45!"
— (33:20)

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9. Room Assignments and House Rituals (44:20–45:42)

• Carl chooses the downstairs to “be in the mix.” Amanda ushers the new girls to their room.
• Carl saging his room announces, “Carl 10.0” and makes marathon running his new personality.

Quote:

“Now that I’m in the mix, I’m going to put some sage in the mix too. Summer 2025 is a summer of Carl, Carl 10.0.”
— Ben as Carl (45:06)

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10. Social Maneuvers: Gossip, Promises, and Modeling Wars (46:18–49:41)

• Sierra and Jesse joke about being the new "gossip girls," pinky-swearing (unconvincingly) not to spill secrets.
• West’s friend Ben is joining; the house will soon have a model-off—with the hosts roasting models as "fascinating people" with little in common but thinness.

Quote:

"What do models do? I don’t know. They’ll be in a room together. Tell you this much, they’ll be thin with thin people."
— Ben (49:13)

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11. Relationships, Red Flags, and Notable Breakup Stories (53:08–55:46)

• Levi reveals she’s newly single after a 12-year (!) relationship that began when she was 15.
• Bailey shares her humiliating breakup: being dumped at a Sweetgreen after a gym session, salmon salad in-hand, the ex-boyfriend moving to LA the next day.

Quote:

"'He told me to meet him at Sweet Green and when I got done at the gym... then I look up and he's just staring at me and said, I'm moving out. And he points, and everything he owned was in a suitcase outside the Sweet Green.'
— Bailey (54:39)"

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Summer’s for the boys. Summer’s for the boys.” — Ben & Ronnie (throughout, running gag)
• On Jesse as "musician": “You can't. This is not your bar mitzvah, okay? Be quiet.” — Ben (12:03)
• On Carl’s sobriety: “I think it takes you a couple years ... to refined. Re-find, you know what I mean? ... But there was definitely something behind his eyes I noticed this season, which was nice.” — Ben (15:24)
• On KJ: “The one foot crooked grind. Poor Kyle. He’s still doing the two foot one. So old and lame.” — Tom (40:34)
• Bailey on joining Summer House: “I’m not the type of person who’d join a sharehouse...but my goal is to let loose and have fun and get out of my house, because I’m sick of myself.” — (30:08)
• On Amanda’s wedding ring protest: “He’s going out to clubs every night, DJing without his wedding ring. I think she’s like, yeah, I’m not gonna wear mine. Then — what am I?” — Ben (53:26)
• On breakups: “Talk about bitter greens. As opposed to a sweet green.” — Tom (55:46)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Golden Crappies Awards Discussion: 01:05–02:44
• New Generation in the Cast: 03:38–05:35
• Amanda & Kyle’s Relationship Woes: 06:09–07:19, 33:00–34:16
• Carl "10.0" and Sobriety: 14:21–16:42, 44:20–45:42
• KJ’s Arrival & Skateboard Fame: 18:55–21:27, 39:23–41:37
• New Girls’ Backstory: 28:03–32:22
• Model-Off Teasing: 48:53–49:41
• Breakup at Sweetgreen Story: 54:39–55:46

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Conclusion

Part 1 encapsulates the first episode’s fresh house dynamics, loaded with interpersonal drama, Ben and Ronnie’s witty commentary, and a promising set-up for a turbulent, emotionally-charged season. The hosts' satirical but affectionate treatment of the cast’s personality quirks—whether it’s DJing as a mid-life crisis, marathon running as identity, or heartbreak at Sweetgreen—makes for a hilarious and insightful listen. Stay tuned for Part 2!

Transcript

[Tom]

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[Ben]

Well, hello and welcome to Watch what happens. I'm Ronnie. That's Ben. Hello, Ben.

[Tom]

Hi, Ronnie. How's it going?

[Ben]

Welcome to another summer.

[Tom]

Thank you so much. How, how are, how are you doing on this summer Summer house premiere day.

[Ben]

Everybody Voting goes live. It went live. Just went live live five minutes ago for the Golden Crappy awards. Round one is available now. You can find links at watch what crappens.com or our Instagram or Patreon. Wherever you go, just go to one of those. Also, the links for live streaming have been posted so you can buy tickets for that. And there are still some tickets available for the LA show on February 27th for the Golden Crappies. It's going to be so much fun. Thank you to everybody who helped us get those nominations together. You guys sent in hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of nominations that we combed through and picked out to make these ballots. And they're so funny. They're really, really good. You guys a great job. So thank you for that. If you want, go ahead.

[Tom]

I was going to say, why don't we. I was. Well, after this, I was going to say we should just tell everyone what the categories are for this year. They can get excited to vote for round one of this. This.

[Ben]

Go ahead, go for it.

[Tom]

Well, we have our normals. We have best Bravo show of the Year, Bravo, Liberty of the year, Best non Housewife show, Most memorable moment, Best fight, Best Villain, Most cringe, which is one of our favorite categories. Best Newbie, Best quote, Best supporting character, Biggest scandal, A lot of scandals. A new category this year is Mother of the year. We also have the most below deck moment. Most promising Professional journey. And finally another new category, Best dj. Best DJ in the world of Bravo.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah. So go vote you guys. Especially today, Summerhouse day, DJ day. If you want bonus episodes, videos, ad, free listening or our free newsletter, go sign [e-mail] and today we are starting the beginning of season 10, a decade full of summer house and summer house, by the way, Summer house and is for the boys for the boys.

[Tom]

The summer of soft. Summer of soft. By the way, did you mention that our live streaming is now live as well?

[Ben]

I did. I did.

[Tom]

Oh, my God, you're so good.

[Ben]

Let's get on with this recap, shall we?

[Tom]

Just want to make sure the people know the things. All right, Summerhouse, what'd you think about the premiere?

[Ben]

It was good. It's weird watching it with such young people versus not old people. I mean, look, everyone on this show is younger than me, so they're all. They're all children learning lessons to me. But it. It did seem like a striking difference, right? I mean, even with Sierra. And Sierra doesn't look old or act old or anything. She's not old. I mean, she's still in her 20s. But the new kids are like kid kids. They're. They're babies, so that was a little weird.

[Tom]

Well, the new kids, I think, are, like, 25 or 26. It's interesting because they don't seem as young as Lexi, and it's. Lexi was, like, 27 or so, but she read as, like, 19. And then Lexi, of course, famously came on with a different Bailey who looked like she was 14. And so we. Everyone was like, who are these children who came onto Summer House? And I feel like the newbies seem age appropriate for on ramping onto the cast. But it is weird, though, because we do have this, like, we. We do have these tiers of. Of ages in the cast. You have the. The OGs from 10 years ago who are now in there. Like, Kyle is 43 or so. Lindsay is pushing 40. Amanda's in her mid-30s. I think Sierra's at 29. And then you got the newbies. So you just have these three sort of phases. Sierra came in midway through the show's run. As you have different, like, levels of establishment, and, like, in reality, I don't know if this group of people are necessarily going to share a house together, but I'm okay with it. I actually think the newbies were great. I was very happy with them. I really love those two new girls. At first, it was like, okay, they're trying to, like, recreate the Paige and Hannah vibe. But I feel like it was. I feel like it was authentic. I think they have an authentic relationship, a friendship. And I think Bravo is smart to cast two friends who. Who are friends, not just, like, Bailey and Lexi again.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah. I'm not complaining. I just. There was. There were just a couple moments where I think the cast looked at them, too, like, what the hell Your children?

[Tom]

Yeah.

[Ben]

And then it was. You know, there was a moment where, like, the guys come into the new girl's room to talk while they're in bed, and I get out of here. Uncle. Uncle Jesse and Uncle. The other one.

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[Tom]

Yeah.

[Ben]

But they're not even that much older, so I don't know. I don't know what it is. I don't know. Maybe it's the new kid at work thing, but I liked it. I thought it was good. Toxic as. I mean, jeez. It starts off with Amanda and Kyle, just Amanda hounding. I mean, just pounding Kyle. But, you know, then after, we kind of find out why. Makes sense, you know?

[Tom]

Yeah. This is. This is the swan song for Chi Manda. I mean, obviously we know that going into this, but wow. I. It just starts off on a brutal note with the two of them, and it's just gonna get worse over the course of the summer. Like, this is gonna be hard. I mean, we always say every other. Every other season is a. It's a bad Chimanda season. Right? Like, they have a season of fighting, and then we all say, oh, my God, you guys should get divorced. And then they have a good season, and then the good seasons are when we usually focus on, like, Lindsay and Carl or whatever. And I think last season was a good season for them, which means that, of course, this season's a bad one, and this is gonna be the worst one for them because they're gonna actually break up.

[Ben]

But, yeah, listen, bad couples, you know, you're out there, just couples who are fighting all the time. No one wants to hear it at dinner. You married each other. You chose each other. Your friends warned your asses. We warned your asses. I don't want to have to hear about it during dinner. It's bullshit. Take that outside. Fight at home. Okay. I didn't marry your stup. Go fight outside.

[Tom]

Yeah, yeah, fight outside like hell.

[Ben]

In front of a camera. Which you did. Which you did. So Kyle is giving us the intro because he's got. He's the elder, so he's like. His friendships go back 10 plus years. We like to think some of these relationships are unshakable, but in the blink of an eye, everything can change. Yeah, we get the theme song, which is nice because they cut that all last year, but this year, we do get all the. It off. Hold it. Hold for it. And they did, like, a really sad minor, minor key.

[Tom]

Yeah. It's like, wow, look at what's happened over 10 years.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Tom]

Years. Yeah, but it's it's like a very dramatic beginning. And then we go to, of course, everyone getting in their cars. So it's Sierra. She's got a big ass gmc and she's just trying to drive it. And then Kyle and Amanda are in their car and they're loading it. And then Kyle goes, don't forget about me this summer. She goes, who? Which is funny, but also, like, bold for him to say that when he is the one going out every single night to DJ across the country. But then he's telling Amanda not to forget about him. It's like, be more present, Kyle.

[Ben]

So Sierra drives and parks near them because they're picking up Amanda because she has decided that this summer she's not driving with Kyle every time just because they're together. She is getting some independence and she's riding with the girls. Damn it. And so Kyle's like, are you gonna miss me? She's like, no, Kyle. It's like, no, actually, it's healthy. It was a good separation. It's really good. Summer's for the boys. Summer's for the boys. She's like, why are you freaking out? You're acting like I'm going to college.

[Tom]

I'm so proud of you. So then Sierra comes by, and then Kyle's like. Kyle's like, wait, Sierra, can I say hi to you? Can I say hi to you? And then they hug and everything. He's like, bye, dad. Buckle up. So then Amanda just hops into Sierra's car. She's just so much happier. And she's like, oh, my God. Look at, like, Kyle. Look at him. I know. He's, like, so distraught that I chose to drive out with different people. Kyle thought it was funny.

[Ben]

It's such a drunk driver Kyle to be like, all right, don't forget to keep your hands at nine and three. That's not even though. That's not even the time, Kyle. It's down and 2. Sarah says, Idiot. So now Kyle is picking up what?

[Tom]

Just driving with his hands on the sides of the steering wheel.

[Ben]

I guess that's not so bad. Nine and wait, nine and it's not.

[Tom]

Terrible, but it's very mine.

[Ben]

Three.

[Tom]

Yeah, yeah.

[Ben]

It's just one.

[Tom]

Not a stable.

[Ben]

And so Kyle picks up Carl and Jesse and Summer's for the boys. I'm just like. I'm quite excited. Got that mouth. Forgot about that mouth. Here it comes. It's like when Alice goes to Wonderland and that Cheshire cat's in the dark and you just see the teeth. The teeth appear yeah, grin.

[Tom]

There's like one shot where he's loading stuff into the back of the car and they put like a GoPro on the back seat or something. And he just comes. His face just comes right up to the camera as he shoves his bag in and he smiles out. He's like, hey, there's a camera back there. It was a lot. It was a lot.

[Ben]

It's not flattering. And they really don't. They seem to not like Jesse, which I find hard to believe because he seems nice. I mean, he's been a douchebag on this show, but of course he's on this show, so it's part of the job description. But he seems like he would be nice to the cast and to the crew and stuff. But I saw something today where the cast all went to have sandwiches because they're still on the whole. How many sandwiches have you made me? Like, that's their receipts proof timeline. That's their slogan of this show. So they were doing another thing for that. So they. There was a video where they were all having sandwiches and, you know, they sit down. But then the second. Like, just show the sandwiches, you know? But the second they started eating, the camera goes right up to Jesse from the side view and he's like. I was like, why do they hate Jesse? Just, like, just leave him. Leave him. Even I'm saying, leave him alone. But I feel like it's abusive at this point. I feel like it's a pattern now because you've got that and then you've got this GoPro right in his face.

[Tom]

Right in his face. But, like, that's also kind of his thing. And did you notice that when Jesse showed up, as people arrived on their Chirons, you would see Kyle, it said, CEO of Lover Boy. For Carl, it's an entrepreneur. For Jesse, it said musician. I was like, really?

[Ben]

Oh, God, never mind. You know what show is stupid? His stupid face. Doing whatever you want to. I'm done sticking out for him. That was only five minutes. You can't. This is not your bar mitzvah, okay? Be quiet.

[Tom]

Doesn't he have an album coming out or something like that? Or.

[Ben]

He's come out with a few. With a few songs.

[Tom]

He has a Spotify. He's a Spotify artist.

[Ben]

Jesse Solomon, he's got some songs. He's got a lot of songs. I've never made it through an entire one, but that doesn't mean much, you know? Well, you know, still listening to, like, Ruth Brown. So.

[Tom]

Everybody'S got somebody. Is that Everybody was. Yeah, he's got just. What would Jesse Solomon do? He's got.

[Ben]

Oh, come on.

[Tom]

He's a crooner. But you know what, though? John Legend. John Legend. People may not realize this, but before he was a pop star, he was a consultant with Boston Consulting Group, bcg. So it just goes to show, you can make the. You can make the jump from corporate, corporate person like Jesse was to music and, you know, start him awaits.

[Ben]

So, yeah, listen, people shouldn't have dreams. I'm just saying, you know, his dreams are annoying. No, he should have them. He should just annoy me less with his dreams because every time I've seen his dreams or heard his dreams, I'm just. I just. I turn off his dreams, I scroll through his dreams, I scroll past his dreams, but, you know, you gotta have them. So good for him. Commercials.

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[Ben]

So Jesse is like, I'm quite excited to be here with everybody. And Carl's like, yeah, I. I don't think I've ever been this excited to come to the house, like, ever. Well, it's like, I'm so excited. It's like, Carl 10.0. It's Carl 10.0.

[Tom]

Look at Carl.

[Ben]

Officially, I'm past the sober point now. I'm sober, but I'm also not a wreck. And I'm running a marathon. So it's. It's a big deal. I've come back to season 10 looking like a Lincoln log with teeth, and I'm happy to here.

[Tom]

I have to say, I liked Carl quite a bit this episode. I feel like Carl has taken some notes and he's realized that he's sort of become a drip at. At this point. Like, it's great that he's sober. I think we support that. But you don't have to become sober and lame. Like, being sober does not automatically make you lame, but he kind of leaned into being lame and like, everything was about him being home, sensitive or to be careful. Everyone was so careful about Carl. And this is the first season in a few years where he's come in kind of like, oh, hey, I'm actually a fun person, you know?

[Ben]

Yeah. I think it takes you a couple years to. With sobriety to, like, kind of refined. Re. Refined, you know what I mean? Not refined, but to find again who you are, you know, because especially if you. If you're around a bunch of people who are drinking and drugging, you know, you're like, how do I fit into this? Who am I? Do I still even wear tight jeans? Like, I can feel them now. I feel my balls being pushed into the back of my throat. So not really sure which. Who am I? Who am I? So I think that's kind of robs. But there was definitely something behind his eyes I noticed this season, which was nice, because I feel like he's been completely vacant. His eyes have. Like, nobody's been there the past couple of seasons. So it's nice to see, you know, Carl resurfacing. Which Carl will it be? We're gonna need a few episodes to find out.

[Tom]

Yeah, I. I agree. He even says later on in the episode like, that, oh, I've been sober for a few years now, but now I'm actually kind of like more of a. Like, I'm back to being a human now, which I think really has been coming through in this episode so far. Right. I think received just the fact that he's excited to come to the house. Maybe the life force that was draining him was Lindsay, quite possibly. Who would have. Maybe.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Tom]

So.

[Ben]

But listen, Lindsay's been draining us for 10 years, and I just love it. I just keep coming back from, she's.

[Tom]

Been drained, me draining me, Billy, us, and draining us. She pokes a hole in us, but then fills us.

[Ben]

Well, we know that Carl is really making a change this year because he's like, guys, I have an announcement. Would it be, like, crazy if I took the downstairs bedroom? Would that be nuts? Like, why? Why would you want that? It's the noisiest one. No one ever sleeps. Why? And he's like, oh, because I want to be more in the mix, guys. Carlton, point out, more in the mix. This is in the mix.

[Tom]

Call. I'm not into mixed drinks, but I'm into the mix in general. Hey, I have a question. If you add water to me, do I become a brownie because I'm in the mix? Oh, yeah.

[Ben]

It doesn't make a difference if you use coconut oil versus olive oil. Just saying in the mix, Carl. In the mix.

[Tom]

Please don't over bake me because I want to be a soft brownie. Thank you.

[Ben]

I tried making brownies with olive oil. It did not work. So they tasted disgusting. Disgusting, horrible.

[Tom]

Instead of vegetable oil, you're saying, right, yeah, coconut oil.

[Ben]

Coconut oil I like better because it's sweet, you know.

[Tom]

But the olive oil was too many of those like floral kind of bitter notes in there.

[Ben]

It was bitter. It was gross. So they're like, why are you sleeping downstairs? He's like, yo, I'm in the mix. Carl and mix. So are you and Wes going to room together again? Just say, Solomon, listen to your song. Listen to it today while I r practicing for the marathon. New Carl. Well, Jesse Sol it's a good one. Good song.

[Tom]

I I then I was thinking, like, what would DJ Carl, I mean Kyle Cook do to that song? Because you know what he might do? He might mix it in the mix. That song is in the mix. What I say remix. DJ Joe. Come on, guys. New Carl. So Kyle's like, well, so if you're wondering where west is, he's driving out with a buddy. So would you be upset if he shared a room with his buddy and just like, no, like, not at all. Yeah, I heard his name is kj. That's all I know about him. That's pretty cool. Jesse will be so upset and that's what Jesse gets for abandoning his bestie all of last summer to hang out with Lexi.

[Ben]

Not only abandoning him, abandoning him, but apparently shit talking while summer with Lexi. You know, let's not forget the bombshells that Lexi dropped where Jesse was incredibly jealous of west and always trying to get more followers and screen time than west and upset that she was flirting, you know, all that stuff. So we found out last year that there is like a simmering jealousy there from Jesse against West. And so he's like, what problem with him? Just like having fun, having a new friend? No, I don't have a problem with that at all. He's gonna, he's gonna lose it.

[Tom]

He's gonna lose his mind. Yep, he's gonna be feel. I think Jesse really likes being the center of attention and that comes from every like girls and boys. And I think it's going to be hard for him, especially because if west and KJ wind up like really growing out, Jesse's gonna feel left out. Speaking of which, we now go over to west car where KJ is there and we meet kj. This is West's friend. And KJ is very cute. He's a model. He sort of looks like a 3D animated character to me. Like, he should be, like, on the menu screen of something. Does that make sense?

[Ben]

You know, she's like, beginner intermediate or super stealth killer.

[Tom]

Yeah. And you choose. The middle is like, great choice. And then it likes to use the side. How about how many players?

[Ben]

He's got kind of like a teenager voice, which I like. I don't know. He seems nice. They gave him more lines than most. I mean, he made it into the edit, which was nice because usually the new guys don't get into the edit at all. They just put them in the background. You see them with a slice of pizza, like, I'm here too. I've had sex before. It's like, no one's listening to you, sir. But I think he already had more lines than most everybody that we've seen, except Emeril. Emeril had some decent lines because he came in with the motorcycle, the orgy monologues and stuff.

[Tom]

I worry about KJ's longevity on the show because as we will get to, one of his first things is that he has anxiety. And I'm like, I don't know if the summer house is the best place for you, buddy. But.

[Ben]

But he's also joyous. You know, he's like, at that age where you have to have something to talk about. And he's like, I have anxiety. And then the other girl's like, she's already crying. So I think it's great. Yeah, I think it's a generational thing where it's like, hey, nice to meet you. Here's my problems. I have crippling anxiety. I have it right now. I might fall off this ladder. What do you think about that.

[Tom]

Ladder drama? So west is like. So KJ says, you know, hey, so how'd you come up with this theme for this party tomorrow? And west says, because, like, the Fourth of July, like, it's so generic, but, like, everyone knows it. So, like, I was just gonna give it a little twist because, like, I'm a country bumpkin, you know, so county fair. And Gidge is like, yeah, that brings me back to my roots, bro. It's like, yeah, everyone knows that. Like. Like, you know, I'm like, annoying about being from Missouri. And so, like, now that we got two. Because, like, kj, he's like Matt, mild mannered, and then, like, three or four tequila sodas, he'll just, like, throw his grill in and flip his Hat backwards. And he starts to rage. It's crazy. A hat backwards?

[Ben]

Yeah. He's like, yeah, okay. Well, the boys, like, rip it up. And then the girls, you know, like. The girls, like, they, like, I guess, staying in bed. So we're gonna try and get him out this year. He's like, yeah, bro, let's get. Not this year. Yeah. And Amanda's married to Kyle and Sierra. I mean, I don't know, maybe she still hates me for no reason. I guess we'll have to see.

[Tom]

Just a dopey boy. By the way, what are your thoughts on his hair this season? Current haircut, always a miss.

[Ben]

But he's doing it all. He does it on purpose. I think he's doing that whole, like, barstool sports. Like, I'm just a sloppy guy. If you can't smell beer on me, I'm not doing my job. You know? He's like, I have really long armpit hair. You know, it's kind of his thing. Just like. You just know I smell kind of like the inside of a mobile home. You know, that's probably his, like, cologne to smell like that. I'm, like, fresh out of a shower, just inside of a mobile home spray. Just so people think I'm grungy enough to be, like, a barstool guy.

[Tom]

Yeah, I think this is. I think his hair is all right. I mean, the first year, he had the big poof. Second year, he had that middle part, which I detested. And I think now it's just sort of like. Like, general mess that I think is just sort of. It's fine. It's fine.

[Ben]

For me, it's an extreme effort to not be a metrosexual. Hey, someone today posted a picture of Kyle cook next to J.D. vance and said, I can't believe that Kyle Cook is older than J.D. vance. And Kyle, I think, is 43, and J.D. vance is 41. And I was like, holy shit. I mean, that's. I think that's kind of the difference. Like, Kyle's kind of got the metrosexual thing going where it's like, facials, do your hair product, tweeze, groom, and Wes just like, no.

[Tom]

J.D. vance is 41 years old. That's crazy. Is this, like, the first time that I've been older than someone that's like, a president or vice president? I don't even know how I feel about that. Just.

[Ben]

And all I wondered the whole time was like, I wonder how old the couch was that he.

[Tom]

I know. Which couch would you rather sit on? The Summer house couch or the JD Vance couch. That's just a thought for the audience. It's a nonpartisan question, really cuts across all political parties. Don't get mad. Don't get mad.

[Ben]

People who get mad, get mad, stay mad. Everyone else is so and rightfully so. The world's going to shit. Be mad. Okay. If you're not mad, you're not paying attention.

[Tom]

That is for sure.

[Ben]

But okay, so kj, so he's like, yeah, okay, so basically, I would try to tell you not to date somebody, but, I mean, that can get us ugly pretty quick, especially if the New York Times comes a call and watch out for that one.

[Tom]

So, yeah, so KJ is saying he's not gonna try to date anyone in the house. And. Because he used to be a lover boy, which I don't know if he's contractually allowed to even say that without, you know, paying some royalties to Cal Cook at this point. So, yeah, don't say those words.

[Ben]

Yeah, his thing is like, I'm not a boy. I fall in love in the first five minutes. So I'm gonna try not to do that. And K. This is where it starts. This is my. This is our first warning bell for kj is this whole, like, well, it's just me. I really want a relationship. I'm always in a relationship. But now I guess I'll try to be a boy, you know, because I'm just heartbroken. And that's kind of a red flag of somebody who's, like, broken, so they can be a fuck boy. So I don't know. Right? I don't know.

[Tom]

Another red flag. Yeah, Another red flag is he's a model. So that's already just something to be. To be.

[Ben]

Skateboarding model.

[Tom]

Skateboarding. A model on wheels.

[Ben]

So the skateboarding model, anxiety, not a boy. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know what I'm believing and.

[Tom]

What I'm not yet. Maybe you'll feel less anxious if you're not rolling as much. I. I mean, like, for me, if you put me on a skateboard, my anxiety goes through the roof. So I. I find it, like, very amusing that that's actually something that he says takes away his anxiety. Because I'm like. Like, I don't want to be in a situation where I can fall and hurt myself. That makes me incredibly nervous. I'm incredibly. David.

[Ben]

Incredibly nervous.

[Tom]

It's not safe.

[Ben]

So KJ basically is like, there's something freeing in it. I was riding my Vespa around yesterday because it was finally warm enough. And I was like, I could die at any moment. You know, I haven't ridden it for a little while. And I was like, oh, my God. You know, people running you off the road. People get nasty when you're on a scooter sometimes. And so there was some of that happening. And I was at a stoplight, and across the street was Angeline. Evangeline, Evangeline, Angeline.

[Tom]

By your place, I saw her, right?

[Ben]

She's always driving around that pink car. She's in that thing. I think she's just driving around to, like, wave to her fans or whatever, because I see her all the time. So it was her. And then it was that guy in the. I don't know if you've ever seen him, but it's kind of a lowrider, but with gigantic wheels and, like, flags all over it. And I think it's Hulk Hogan. That's, like, stenciled onto this town is so crazy. So it was them. And then a guy came up revving his engine at me, and I was like, this is the intersection. Intersection. I could die. What if I died, like, right between the Hulk Hogan guy, the Evangeline guy, and whoever this douchebag neck is to? I mean, what a way to go. But it did make me feel better. I was like, this is so fun. This is so free. That's fun.

[Tom]

That sounds like a great way to alleviate your anxiety.

[Ben]

That's fine.

[Tom]

Four way with Angeline, Hulk Hogan, car guy, and a douchebag.

[Ben]

Just sitting there on my little beige scooter in the, you know, in the jungle of Los Angeles, unprotected. I felt like just such a badass.

[Tom]

When you ride your Vespa, do you ever, like, close your eyes and put your arms out and have like, a moment, like a cinematic moment? No. And be like, I'm free. I'm free. I'm free. And the rain comes down. You just look up and then just drive around. And then you drive through the front window of Lalas.

[Ben]

No, that's not how it. That's not how Vespas work. And I've been thrown off the best best. So, nope, There is no letting go. There's no letting go. Anyway, the point is, I don't know that I trust this guy. So we back to Sierra and the girls car, and they're getting the new girls. And I got a page alert because this girl was really giving heavy page energy in the beginning because she had on, like, a bow. You know, Paige is just kind of like, I'm just a prissy girl from, you know, up upstate or whatever. Yeah, I wear bows. She was giving that.

[Tom]

Yeah. She came on and she's like, well, hello, I'm. I'm. I'm your new Paige to Sorbo. Nice to meet you all. Her name is Bailey, which was already. That's already very.

[Ben]

Isn't it? No, her name is Bailey.

[Tom]

And Levi. Bailey is the talkative one. Levi is the more quiet one. Who wore corn on her head.

[Ben]

Levi is the one with corn on her head. Yeah, that's the one I think had Paige.

[Tom]

Oh, that one had the page energy.

[Ben]

Yeah, she was not a bow, but like a scrunchie kind of thing. And. And like a. I don't know how to explain that. I got. And she's the brunette as well, so she's the one I thought was going to be the new page, but she didn't seem to be very pagey once it went. Once it started going.

[Tom]

Yeah. Levi seems like the type that in about like 10 years from now, there'll be a piece in like, Eater LA about this person who used to be on reality TV and now has opened up like a really trendy cafe in East Hollywood.

[Ben]

I confuse that.

[Tom]

Like, homemade biscuits and like, that's her whole thing is like, I did reality TV and it was not for me. Like, I can already see that stage of her life life when she, like, turns that this chapter into like her hipster red badge of courage. Like, I did that and it just was like, so not for me. So I just had to, like, leave that world behind and move to la. And like, now I make these bacon scones and they just sort of like took off from there. And then it's like there's lines of hipsters at the block going to her. To Levi's little scone shop. I love her. I want to go. Can I go to your scone shop?

[Ben]

So, yeah, so it's Bailey and Levi. Bailey is like a bombshell blonde and she looks like Amanda Sey Freed Seyfried kind of. And she's like, yeah, I'm not the kind of person who would normally join a sharehouse, but my goal is to let loose and have fun and get out of my house because, like, I'm like, sick of myself and I want to meet people the opposite of me, you know, because I need to try things and be around guys because I'm like a nice never around guys. And I just want to be crazy, you know, Like, I mean, I'm already crazy, but like, fun crazy. Not just, like, crazy crazy. It's gonna be so fun. I can't wait.

[Tom]

I found that her voice sounded like a Muppet Baby's version of Erica Jane. I don't know if that's anything that. If you picked up on that as well, but you know how, like, Erika Jane sort of talks in that, like, clipped way? Like, we do an impersonation of Erica James. But if you actually really listen to Erika Jane and she seems to talk like this quite a bit, but this girl was, like. Like this a little bit. I just felt like it was like, Muppet Babies. Ish. And that was, like, very amusing to me. I. I don't know. I. I find, like, Erika Jane on her own, like, not amusing. Muppet Baby. Erica Jane. Very amusing.

[Ben]

Yeah. I didn't really get. I only got Amanda, say, freed. And that she cried at the first dinner and that I kind of liked her because she's. She seems, like, kind of a mess.

[Tom]

Is it possible that I'm just projecting things onto her and.

[Ben]

No, I'm, like, knowing I'm not just creating these. Yeah, no, I'm Personas.

[Tom]

I'm like, oh, God. She just seems like she guys all weekend long, and good for her. I love her. I'm just, like, creating their own characters.

[Ben]

The other one has bacon scones, a Bacon scone trademark.

[Tom]

The other one's like a. She's like a. She's like a 1978 Meryl Streep with that blonde hair. She's always in a divorce battle with Dustin Hoffman. So Amanda's like, so how long have you two been friends? It's like, well, it feels like it's been childhood, but it's really only been two years, so Bailey says. So we met on Instagram and, like, GM me. And she was like, well, we have to. We have way too many mutual friends. Like, how do we not know each other? And then I was like, you're so cute. You're right. So we went to coffee, and, like, literally an hour later, I was, like, sitting on our couch. And, like, day one, I was on her couch. Like, it's crazy.

[Ben]

Yeah. Like, we're total friends. She has a couch. So then Amanda starts immediately bitching, which I think is so funny. So they're like, oh, my God. Yeah. Like, we're such good friends. Like, we rage. Like, we have such a good time. We love couches. We go party together. We're each other's best friends. And Amanda's like, yeah, Kyle rages a lot, too. Without me at the Club because he's a dj. A fucking dj. Loser. We couldn't be more different about it. He's on always out late because he's a dj. Hey, Kyle. Like, okay, well, nice to meet you. It's gonna be a fun summer.

[Tom]

Fun, fun drive that we have ahead of us. She's like, how long have you guys been married? She's like, for very long. Years. He just started DJing. And Billy's like, are we into the DJ vibe or. You said he was over 40, right? And he just started, right? Are we into that or porn?

[Ben]

She's like, 100, not supportive. She goes, yeah, that's a midlife thing, girl. It happened to my dad. And then Sierra and Amanda just start cracking up. Because, of course, like, Kyle is being compared to these girls dad without them even thinking twice about it. And Levi's like, wait, your dad was a DJ? And she goes, no, no, he wasn't a DJ, but he did buy 18 motorcycles when he turned 45. So, like, I could see you doing that to yourself, you know? Know Levi, like, becoming a DJ and staying out every night, like, being tired all the time, like, dj, DJ bacon scone.

[Tom]

So Levi's like, tj bacon scone. I don't think that Kyle's doing this because I just met you, but I do feel like people use that as an excuse to just like, bailey, will you help me out here? Go out. Go out and leave their wives. Yeah, I think that's what's happening here. Do you ever think that that was.

[Ben]

A nice way to put it? Because her face said, that man is cheating on you constantly. That is an excuse for your man to go out and young people at night. That is what he is doing.

[Tom]

I feel like Levi has a. Like, I feel like her face says a lot of things. Her face is often saying something along the lines of, that man is cheating on you. And I really like that in her.

[Ben]

Yeah, I do too. I find it refreshing with. When someone's like, I don't know you people, and I don't care. Your husband's probably cheating on you. You know that, right? Has anybody told you that? Oh, my God, are you the Internet? So then Sierra's like, yeah, that might have something to do with it. So we see a flashback to Sierra and Amanda talking five weeks ago. And Amanda's like, I wanted him to start partying, so he found a career where he stays out late and parties. I'm like, should I be mad?

[Tom]

And Sierra's like, you should. I think you should be pissed about it. So we back to the president and Sierra says people are just like becoming DJs because they don't want to go home. And I think that, like people should just be honest about that. So, yeah, not great.

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[Tom]

So now the girls arrive at the Hamptons and they basically park their car and leave the trunk open. So the guys taking their bags and then they go up to the front door and it's like, it's like tense because we all are bracing for this door to be stuck and it opens up smoothly. I'm actually, at this point, I'm actually a little upset. I'm upset that they fixed the door. Like, it's. Yeah, you know, it's like you can't.

[Ben]

You can't be upset. This is summer house. And this is the, this is the show of changing. Man, that door is a Man, that door is like, oh yeah, I'm door 4.0. I'm different. I've totally changed. And within three weeks it'll be stuck again, locking people out.

[Tom]

I hope so. I really do. So they have some drinks and then they go outside. There's like a whole carnival county fair thing that's set up in advance of West's party. And there's like a little. It's not like a, it's not a carousel, but it looks like a carousel. It's like a gazebo. So they all climb into it and everything and they're like, oh, this is cool. This is fun.

[Ben]

Yeah, I like when they saw chairs at the front door and Sierra's like, that's giving Lux. There's chairs. So they go in, they get some drinks going and look at the backyard and stuff like that and leave. It's like, oh my God. I love games. Like, oh my God, me too. We're best friends. That's why we're friends. We Love games. Yeah. So they're trying to guess who is going to walk into the house too first. And they go outside to, you know, talk, whatever. Because Summer House. H. We complain about this on housewives, but it's 10 times as bad on Summer House. It's like half an hour of hellos. It's like, hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Every weekend they come. They're like, oh, my God.

[Tom]

Hi.

[Ben]

They hug each other. What are you doing? Oh, my God. Hi. You look so cute. So they do that. And meanwhile, Wet west and KJ arrive.

[Tom]

Yeah. And then they see the bags, and they're like, we're not taking those in. So they just walk in and they. They say, hi. KJ introduces himself to all the girls and stuff, and Wes is like, did you guys leave the trunk open so that, like, we'd get your. And Sierra's like, that's exactly what we did. That was your first test. And Sierra tells us, you know, West. To tackle the subject of West. In the past, it's been hard for me to sort my big feelings, but my goal for the summer is that I'm just. I'm not gonna eat him alive. I'm working on being less rigid, and I'm working on being less of a. So, you know, that's good, because if she was still. She was still upset at Wes this summer, and she's allowed to still be upset. But we all know the rule on these shows is you're allowed to have a feud with someone for one season, but if you carry it into a second one, it's done. It's done. And the audience is going to turn against you. So she's doing the right thing by changing her attitude.

[Ben]

So the guys are making small talk with the noobs, and Bailey is from Indianapolis, which is huge. It's a big deal. And Sierra's talking about the first weekend, and they're complimenting each other's glasses and stuff. And KJ is like, yeah, this is my first time to the Hamptons. I was in Europe for the past two years for, like, modeling. But, like. Like, prior to that, I'm just, like, a pro skateboarder. So I'm skating a lot, and that's what I do. If you're ever wondering what. What would KG do? The answer is skate. He'd skate. Yeah, I'm skating.

[Tom]

Skateboarding, man. Yeah. I got my first skateboard when I was, like, six or seven. And then I. When I was 19, I went viral for a trick that I invented. Yeah, I invented a trick. And we see A shot of him doing this trick where he's like, skateboards like on like a bench or something, and he, like, goes over it, but then his, like, foot comes off and then he goes and he lands. It's like.

[Ben]

Yeah, I was trying to figure out because I'm not like a skateboard person, obviously. I do love the idea of things that roll you places. So I always love the idea of a skateboard, but I just kept falling off. I couldn't do it. But yeah, he does. I've seen the thing where you jump the skateboard on to like a bar or something and then he slides it down the bar and then it goes off the bar. And did he invent the part where he flips a skateboard before it goes back to the ground?

[Tom]

I don't think so. I think it's that maybe it's that he had like one leg off of it or something like that.

[Ben]

I don't know.

[Tom]

Let's see, what skateboard trick did KJ invent? Okay, KJ Dillard. Oh, Dillards. So he. The one foot crooked grind. I mean, obviously you got the one grind.

[Ben]

Yeah, you got the one.

[Tom]

One foot crooked grind is a variation of a standard crooked, crooked grind where one foot is taken off the board during the grind. And he invented it. So. Look at that, everyone. One foot crooked grind. Poor Kyle. He's still doing the two foot one. So old and lame.

[Ben]

Dumbass.

[Tom]

Yeah, kids are. You gotta have two feet on the skateboard at all time. It's safe. 10 and 3.

[Ben]

So he's talking about New York because I guess he's new to New York too. So basically they just cast him to be on the show. So he came and so he's trying to talk his way around it. He's like, yeah, you know, I had an interest in New York, but, like, I don't know if I ever wanted to, like, live there. But I got anxiety thinking about it because I have anxiety. And when I first came here, I was like, oh, it's kind of dope, you know, because, like, everyone in the Midwest is nice for no reason. And, you know, like, finally I came to New York and someone was like, what is that Crooked grind. Straighten up your grind, you loser. I was like, yeah, I'm home.

[Tom]

Crooked grind. So Wes is like, hey, Amanda, have you ever ridden out here without Kyle? Yeah, and I just wanted to ride out with the girls, you know, find some happiness in life once for once and for all. So they're like, oh, where is he anyway? And so now Jesse is Seven times.

[Ben]

I would have ridden out with Kyle but I was afraid he would leave in the middle of the drive to go do a DJ set somewhere.

[Tom]

So 7:26pm Jesse, Carl and Kyle arrive. They say hi, they meet kj. They come on in. West is like by the way Carl, KJ's dad played for the Pirates.

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[Tom]

Whoa, that's amazing. I threw out the first. Yeah, threw out the first pitch at the Pirates game recently. So I guess you could say that I played for the Pirates too. Poor softball. Softball.

[Ben]

Kind of invented a move. The crooked. The crooked catch ball grind. Crooked catch a ball on one foot grind. It's pretty big. You look it up.

[Tom]

Crooked soft cricket. You throw a ball with one foot softly.

[Ben]

You have to be soft on one foot.

[Tom]

It's different.

[Ben]

It's a variation.

[Tom]

Yeah, I don't know. I'll like, you'll hear but more about it because I'll be in the mix this year so. So get ready.

[Ben]

So Kyle comes in and he's like guys, if anybody has stuff in the car is about to downpour. It's about to be downpour out there. And Sierra says okay, the, the gmc, the girls car. You guys, can we talk about this Kyle police. He's like, what, what you need? You can't get your own luggage. What is this a team effort? Like your muscles don't work? Like what's going on? The guys have to do up. Huh?

[Tom]

It's literally about to rain. So Sierra's tells us that, you know, Kyle's my friend but I don't like when I hear things from Amanda about how she's being treated and then I have to sit there and smile and giggle in your face knowing these things. But like I can't get involved because it's not my marriage. I'm like in polite society. That is correct. But you're on a reality TV show so have at it. That's what I say.

[Ben]

Yeah, I believe in not getting involved in your friends marriages but if they're doing it at the dinner table, you bet my. You bet your ass I'm going to be involved because that's what you get. What if you fight at dinner? I'm going to take a side and I'm going to tell you what my side is because I'm going to be in the fight. No one's. People aren't going to fight at dinner without me in the fight. I'm going to get in the fight too. So don't fight at dinner then.

[Tom]

Yep, yep, yep. So Kyle's Getting really mad because Sierra does not want to grab her own bags. And I was like, but I'm going to storm. Like we need to come out. Group effort. Like the whole place is going to sweep away. It's crazy. Come on. And everyone just is ignoring Kyle and he's like. Has that dumbfounded look on his face like, guys, why can't anyone see that there's like a storm. We got to do this. Just cuts a commercial break. And Kyle being frustrated that no one wants to help him take bags out of the car.

[Ben]

Yeah. So now it's room time. They start talking about rooms and where they're gonna go. It's announced that Carl is gonna mix it up. I'm gonna mix it up this season. And so they're picking rooms and then Amanda's showing the noobs their rooms and they're gonna get to room together. Cuz they're new. And Amanda's like, kyle, by the way, don't embarrass yourself in front of the. Don't go too hard in the pain.

[Tom]

Yeah.

[Ben]

What?

[Tom]

Like, oh, yeah. Well, thanks for the pep talk. And so Carl is meanwhile, like saging his room. He's a. Well, it's the first summer. First summer. Okay. I'm going to sage. I'm going to smudge out all the badness. Now that I'm in the mix, I'm going to put some sage in the mix too. You know, summer 2025 is a summer of Carl, Carl 10.0. Because I'm confident and I'm healthy and what everyone wants to hear from the least lame person in the house. We'll be running a marathon. Yeah. You heard of your first? I'm running in the marathon. I'm the annoying runner guy, officially. Well, I've been the annoying runner guy, but now I'm like annoying for a longer distance, you know, so, you know, I've been sober, I've been healthier all these years, and now I'm finally becoming like a real human human being who's in the mix and running in the mix for 26 miles. Yeah.

[Ben]

Sierra's joking with Jesse about having a bench in his shower and he's like, hey, hey. Open door policy, by the way. That wasn't clear. You can always come use the bench in my bathroom.

[Tom]

And then Sierra and Jesse are sort of like hanging out on a bed together. And she's like, oh my God, you're so anal. Because she gets on his bed and like she has her shoes on and he's like, could you not Put your shoes like. He gives her a look like he's smiling through gritted teeth, Keith, like. Like, please don't put your shoes on my bed right now. She's like, fine, I'll take my shoes off.

[Ben]

Yeah. So they talk about missing Paige, and he's like, yeah, she'll be hard to replace or I'll gossip with you guys in bed. And she's like, yeah, it'll be perfect. I mean, you can't replace Paige, but, you know, if you want to be a part of the gossip girls, you can, but you just have to keep your mouth shut. Okay. Do you think you can do that? He's, like, literally said it right now. It's that it's not shut. A fly just went into your mouth. Close your mouth.

[Tom]

It's closed.

[Ben]

It's not. Get the fuck out of. You're not going to be part of this group, you open mouth, motherfucker.

[Tom]

No, I will not say anything that I hear in bed. She says, well, I want you to repeat that back to yourself. I will not share anything I hear in bed, but I will bring bountiful information, which is a lie. He will. He will bring bountiful information, but he will also bring bountiful information from the bed to others. I guarantee it.

[Ben]

Yeah, we know these shows. The guys are the worst gossips on the whole show. So they pinky promise. And then Amanda and West are in the kitchen and she's like, oh, my God, do you have, like a C on your phone? What is that? Is that for Sierra? And he's like, it was on my kickball jersey for captain. But now that you mention it, I guess it does stand for Sierra. God damn it. She's like, well, it's so weird because you haven't seen your phone for Sierra. You know, they could. That's also a different way. You can spell.

[Tom]

Then we go to Jesse and Sierra, and Jesse's like, so do you think that you and Wes are gonna get back on, like, friendly terms this summer? Just like, I guess only God will tell if he's not busy. Probably has other things to deal with. And trying to predict what my relationship with Wes is going to be. Yeah, because it's not in God's hands. It's in your hands. She's like, yeah, I've been praying about it. It's a joke, by the way. I'm not afraid about it at all.

[Ben]

He's like, no way. That's huge. You've been praying about it. Wow. It's like, yeah, don't make it A big deal. Just wipe that smile off your face.

[Tom]

It is.

[Ben]

I'm not smiling. You are. Stop smiling. I'm not. Stop fucking. I'm not. Get out of my bed. So then we go to Bailey and Levi. They're walking by the room, and they see them in the bed talking, and they're like, oh, my God. Sorry to interrupt you. We just wanted to see who was in what room. And it's you. You. So. Okay, I guess you can go back.

[Tom]

To it over here as we kind of interrupted a moment there. Okay, just. Newbie alert. Don't mind us. And then Kyle, Amanda, and AJ are. And Wes are in the kitchen, and Kyle's like, I just realized my. My friend Ben also modeled, and he is coming tomorrow too. And Amanda's like, wow, Models? Yeah. Models.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Tom]

He's like, I'm just saying, I think they'll. I think they're gonna get along because, like, Cage is a model. Model. Ben's a model. You know, because, like, models, they get along naturally. Right?

[Ben]

I have to do is put two models in a room and then just.

[Tom]

They talk.

[Ben]

I mean, what do models do? I don't know. They'll be in a room together. Tell you this much. They'll be thin with thin people. Thin people in a room. What do models talk about?

[Tom]

As we all know, models are the most fascinating people in the world. So it's really great that Bravo cast two of them on their show this year.

[Ben]

Year.

[Tom]

So K.J. bailey is asking K.J. how long he's been a model, and he's like, I don't know, like, six or seven years, something like that. I don't know. They call me crooked model because I can model on one foot. It's pretty cool.

[Ben]

So west is like, yeah, guys, Kyle is, like, a little older than us, but he's like the craziest motor on a human being I've ever seen. Guys. And they're like, oh, my God. Like, he doesn't stop. Stop. Yeah. Like, I'll be like, kyle, it's four. Let's go to bed. Yeah. And then he comes to bed at 4 in the morning and goes, kyle, Kai. I mean, Amanda. Amanda, Amanda. And post me and post me until I wake up and remember that I'm extremely depressed that I married this loser. I mean, she's just really coming for Kyle.

[Tom]

She's not letting up on Kyle, but maybe justifiably so. And Bailey goes, oh, hell no. I would kill you. It's like, well. Well, you're 20. I mean, how old are you? She's like, I'm 30.

[Ben]

Wow. She's 30. I would not have guessed that. I didn't even hear her say that.

[Tom]

I didn't hear her say that either. I thought she was, like, 27. And Wes, like, oh, my God, same. You're 30, but I'm also kind of, like, 13. I'm a kind of a little boy, you know? So were you born in 95? She's like, yeah, I was 95. Shortly thereafter, I had my first oral sex. Ah.

[Ben]

Like, while we were being born or. So now Carl comes out. He's like, wow, hey, guys, it's me. Do you recognize me? Am I different? It's in the mix. I'm in the mix. Hey, guys. Ordering a pizza. I'm ordering a pizza. I'm going to order, like, 10 pizzas. What do you think of that, Paul?

[Tom]

Hey. I would normally ask what sort of toppings everyone wants, but these pizzas are all going to be in the mix, so should be a little bit of everything just in the mix right now.

[Ben]

So now KJ and Sierra on the couch talking, and he's like, yeah, you know, like, I can hang with boys, but, like, I'm. I, like, grew up around women, so, you know, I have younger sisters, and my mom raised me, and she's like, oh, so, you know, female energy. So where does your family live? And he's like, yeah, Arizona. But, like, I'm from Kansas City, but I'm from Arizona. And then my mom's a nurse. She's like, oh, my God. My mom's a nurse, and I'm a nurse. He's like, yeah, great.

[Tom]

I see you. By the way, another boy warning is the. I was raised by women, so I understand women, and I. I get along with women in a different way. That's also usually a very good tactic. Although I. Oddly enough, I'm not getting, like, crazy boy vibes off of kj. I think, honestly, the anxiety thing works really well on me because I'm like, well, he can't be a fuckboy. He's got anxiety. He's probably focused on himself right now, but that would be actually total boy behavior. So now they're starting to set the table for the pizza, and Sierra spills on herself, and Carl is like, all right, everyone, whore. Well, I want to make a speech from the mix. Okay? Just want to say, Carl 10.0 is here. Hope you guys are ready for some pizza. It's going to be a bit of a marathon session, which is my way of saying I'll be running A marathon. So, guys, you need me, I'll be up at 7 in the morning running all over the place. But we have a lot of single people here, so. All the single ladies. All the single ladies. Get your hands up for some pizza.

[Ben]

It's like, yeah, literally everyone's single except the married people. We forgot our hardware. We didn't bring our hardware. And he lifts his hand and Amanda goes, no, it's because Kyle lost his wedding ring. And I said, I'm not wearing mine until he gets new one. And it gets kind of awkward. And Jesse's like, oh, it's okay, you can cosplay a single.

[Tom]

I think they're already doing that. Also, the Kyle lost his wedding ring, so I'm not gonna wear mine until he gets a new one. Is a strange, that's a strange perspective, I think. Unless she believes that. I mean, unless it's all a lie, right? They're just not wearing their wedding rings because they're.

[Ben]

Well, yeah, he's going out to clubs every night, DJing without his wedding ring. I think she's like, yeah, I'm not gonna wear mine. Then what am I? I'm just gonna sit here with this chain around my finger while you're out there. 20 year olds. No, sir, no.

[Tom]

Yeah.

[Ben]

So then out of nowhere, Levi's like, okay, hi, I'm Levi. I just got out of a 12 year relationship. And they're like, whoa, what? How old are you? She goes, yeah, it's like super fresh. I mean, it's not super fresh because it was two years ago. So how old were you when you started. Started dating? And she's like, Yeah, I was 15. So I'm just like truly finding out who I am now without this man, you know what I mean? It's like 15 to like now. It's been crazy. And they're all kind of doing the math in their head. And Bailey says, yeah, like you have no dating experience. I was in a relationship for two years. It was super toxic. He cheated on me and then he broke up with me at Sweet Green.

[Tom]

Not many goes not Sweet Green. I mean, not even Kyle would do that. I mean, and he's terrible.

[Ben]

He told me to meet him at Sweet Green and when I got done at the gym and see, and Carl's like, did he do it before, after you date or after you ate? Because like that's, it's a big salad. I mean, that's an expensive salad.

[Tom]

Do you know if he, if he had a good workout, by the way, beforehand? I'd love Just look. Just. Just curious. So you could work out at the gym. Oh, she like it was before because like I remember salad spilling everywhere and everyone's like, like what? Kyle's like, you spilled the $20 salad.

[Ben]

How could you do that?

[Tom]

Well, because I had ordered the a salmon salad. Cuz I knew he liked salmon. Oh my God. One of the more expensive items on the menu.

[Ben]

Wow.

[Tom]

Yeah. And so he walked to the front door, he dropped my keys on the table. And then I look up and he's just staring at me and said, I'm moving out. And he points. And everything he owned was in a suitcase outside the Sweet green. And he just walked out. First of all, by the way, I'd like to say, say you have everything you own in a suitcase and you leave it outside the Sweet Green. I'm not taking my hand off that thing.

[Ben]

Who leaves their suitcase outside the Sweet Green in New York City? That's crazy.

[Tom]

That's gonna get stolen.

[Ben]

So she's like. So I dropped the salad and I chased after him and I was like, what do you mean you're moving out? I just got you a salmon salad. Where are you going? And then he moved to LA the next day, you guys. The next day.

[Tom]

Wow. Talk about bitter greens. As opposed to a sweet green. Haw Carl's 11.0 loves that joke that.

[Ben]

That. That breakup salad was made from arugula. Hello there. This is a two part recap. Okay, this the end of part one. So thank you so much for listening to this. Just come back a little later for part two.

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