Paradise Hotel, June 18: Welcome to Paradise

Back to Zack, and more of his thoughts on how he wanted Amanda and Kristin to pick him (with him it's both, not just one... I'm seriously beginning to dislike this creep). One of the girls asks him how old he is (physical or mental is a better question). She tells him that he should know by now that looks aren't "It.” They can't believe Zack is talking like that right in front of Amy.

Now it's time to introduce the couples to their rooms. Each room appears to have one luxurious king sized bed and another, smaller, single bed (though each room is unique). Their stuff is unpacked (which some of the guests don't like, even though it is a service of the hotel), and their beds are examined. Toni is amazed at the room she is sharing with Andon. Amanda and Beau check into theirs as well, with Amanda telling Beau which bed he's going to have. Amy and Zack, then Kristin and Alex are shown their rooms. Melanie and Scott are led to their room, Scott asking her how she feels about sleeping here, with Melanie noting her unpacked sleepwear with a, "Oh hold on, but how PHAT are my pajamas? Am I money or what." Scott replies, "You are so money, you don't even know it." "They are so money," Melanie gushes.

Finally it's time to examine Charla's room. All she can say is, "No they didn't! They unpacked my stuff. Where are my suitcases? Where are my underwear?" Meanwhile Toni is showing off her clothing to Andon, with Andon starting to 'rassle her over a shirt.

It's bedtime for everybody, and we get Amanda claiming "she can't sleep on that (meaning one bed); you have to let me sleep on THAT (meaning another bed), there's enough room." Beau tells her to come on, and she repeats she can't sleep on that. Beau gives her a choice; we both sleep on this bed, or we both sleep on that bed. Pretty gutsy move on the first night. Toni and Andon examine their living quarters, with Toni pointing out the bed is made of down, the pillows are made of down. Heck it looks like everything was made for these couples to get down. She also notes that there is another mini-bed in the room, then asks him if he wants her to sleep on it. Then it's back to a scene of Charla trying to adjust her curtains, then back to Amanda saying she'll sleep on the little bed because she's a little person. Beau says they'll both sleep on it. He gets in, then they play around and both fall off. He then starts chasing her around the room. Scenes shift to various bedrooms, showing that most couples are sleeping in separate beds, except for Toni and Andon, which is implied by the drawn curtain and Toni asking, "Will you cuddle?" and Andon replying "Yeah, okay." (Actually, I'm not sure if this room HAS a second bed or not.) Finally, Amy invites Zack into the big bed if he promises he won't bite. Zack jumps out of the mini-bed immediately.

WARNING: Possible Adult Content Next

We wake up to a curtained shot of Amy and Zack. Take your interpretation on the dialogue featured below:

Amy: Giggles
Zack: What do we do? How do we play this off?
Amy: Giggles
Zack: I'm not saying that it wasn't awesome, I'm just saying...
Amy: Okay, we won't say anything.
Zack: Yeah, I promise.
Amy: Cool.

As everybody gets up, they join for breakfast. They women dine together and start gossiping. The men start comparing notes, wondering how tied-in they are to their respective women. Then it's off to another room, where Andon asks Zack what happened last night at dinner. We're treated to a flashback of Zack's famous "I'm not conceited" speech. Zack just replies "Nothing. Everything went fine." Who is he trying to kid? Meanwhile, Toni asks Amy what is going on between her and Zack. Amy lobs the question back to Toni; what does SHE think? Toni wants the details on what happened last night. Cut back to Andon and Zack. Zack concedes he had his eye on somebody else. He wanted Amanda or Kristin, but... then he starts flexing his muscle (every one except the one between his ears). Meanwhile Amy tells Toni she promised herself she wouldn't be any part of the drama... but... well, she didn't cause it, but it happened. She then goes on to tell Toni that after the doors were closed, Zack turned out to be funny… and proceeds to break her promise not to tell. Then Zack also breaks his promise, telling Andon they slept in the same bed. Cut back to the curtained room, where they made their promise... sigh. The scenes continue to flip flop between Andon & Zack and Toni & Amy, with Andon and Toni each admitting that it was kind of a big sister / little brother kind of thing.

Now it's a strategy session with Melanie and Charla. Melanie tells Charla that Andon talks about her, then tells the camera that Charla has a hard time right now because she's the odd woman out. Charla doesn't want her stay in paradise to be over in a week, and she's going to do her best not to make it happen. She tells us her game plan is to be a little bit more flirty, a little bit more naughty. She wants the guys to imagine staying in a room with her. Next we get a hint at the battle to come, as Amy asks Toni if she isn't afraid about Charla going after Andon. Toni says it wouldn't bother her since she hardly knows the guy. Toni then reveals to Amy that neither one of them is safe. They'll have to cover their own tails if they want to stay at Hotel Paradise.

So will Charla seduce Andon away from Toni? Will Amy stick with Zack? Will Zack get Amanda, Kristin, or over himself? Who will be the first to leave... and who will be the next guest? We don't have the answers to those yet, but we DO have an answer on how you can join the cast of Hotel Paradise. Fill out an application form on www.paradiseonfox.com, and perhaps you'll be the next to join the cast. And join us next week – both Monday and Wednesday – when we get some more answers!

Jeffrey Clinard lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his cats, Lam and Princess. He can be reached at jclinard@earthlink.net.

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