Paradise Hotel, July 22: The Best Laid Plots…

Kristin, Zack, and Alex plot next, with Zack thinking Beau should grow some ***** and use them by picking guest Amanda to stay. Amy comes into the room and says that guest Amanda is just a ******* liar. Zack responds by saying the reason they didn't get along was because they both lie and are deceitful. Kristin warns the others Beau is coming in. He enters and questions them on whether they were talking about him. They deny it and suggest he's paranoid. He tells them if people have something to say about him, they shouldn't do it behind his back. Alex tells him they all want guest Amanda to go home, and want to know where he stands. He tells them they know where he stands. Alex storms that everybody wants her out. Beau responds that no matter what happens, he's in a horrible position. Zack tells him guest Amanda is going to hurt him in the end, but Beau says he's going to stick to his word. A flashback of guest Amanda is shown where she indicates the object of the game is to stay and she and Beau are going to help each other in that regard. Beau says that guest Amanda's life is not going to be fun because he has no trust in her whatsoever. Amy suggests they all make it a ******* living hell for her if she remains. Beau again says that all he has is his word, and Zack proceeds to call him a sucker. Beau finally tells them there might be a major twist tonight, and that's all he's going to say. Zack says they’ll see what happens.

A hotel staff member hands each of the ladies a note telling them to pack up because one of them is going home. Tara, Charla, and guest Amanda respond by having a prayer session with guest Amanda pleading with God to let Beau pick her tonight. The other girls suggest she talk to him. She does, with Tara and Charla eavesdropping. Beau starts off by telling her that he got drilled. The others (Toni, Amy, Alex, and Kristin) let him know how many times she's said one thing and done another. He agrees with everything they said. He wonders how she could have kept him going, and yet still he claim to be her friend. He hates it all, and doesn't know what is going to happen tonight. In fact, nobody will know what will happen until Tara picks somebody.

In confessional, Tara tells us she has a lot of control, and that's a good thing. She doesn't feel intimidated; indeed, she feels she has the upper hand. Amy had attitude with her yesterday, but is giving her hugs today, which she finds weird. “Hmm - do you think she might be using me for my position because if I take her man, that might send her home?'" she asks sarcastically. She feels she has a friendship with Charla but not with Amy or Toni. She likes it that way.

The sun sets and host Amanda greets everybody. She tells them that they'll be picking their roommates for the next week. Judging from the faces, she notes that this will be one of the most tense and difficult roommate selections to date. The guests agree. Host Amanda goes on to remind us that one of the original women will be checking out forever. She goes over to Tara, and reminds her that nobody leaves Paradise Hotel without having had a roommate. Since she has never had one, she won't be leaving. When asked how she feels about it, Tara replies she feels bad that one of the other girls will be going home. The other girls don't seem to agree. Now comes the twist. Even though Tara is standing first in line, she's going to pick LAST. The men don't like this at all; nor do most of the women.

Toni has first pick. She tells Beau she loves him, but picks her "safe" choice, Scott. If it means she gets kicked out, then she was never meant to be in Paradise. Guest Amanda is up next. She's not ready to pick, but must do so anyway. She passes up Dave and picks Scott. She tells us that she's been thinking about living with him, and it's something she wants to do. Toni starts to sweat. Amy is asked by host Amanda if she and Zack are the new "married" couple at Paradise Hotel. She suggests that Amy can "divorce" him by picking one of the other men. After pondering Zack, she picks Alex. Zack looks unhappy. Her reason for picking Alex was due to a plan and a strategy. Host Amanda notes that Charla has been living with Scott, but he seems to be pretty popular. Charla declines to add to his popularity, picking Dave, who smiles. She claims she knew she'd pick him all along, and she gets along with him really well. Well, perhaps except for your loathing of his skin touching you, right, Charla? She indicates he's nice and sweet. Kristin is the last original girl to make a selection. She takes Zack, noting she had talked with Amy about it. Amy pipes in that it is cool with her.

Now that all of the original women have picked, you'd think it was Tara's turn, right? Wrong! Host Amanda tells guest Amanda and Toni that they need to resolve the situation with Scott first. This means Tara gets to select which women leaves Paradise forever. Scott tells us his choice is based on what he's seen and heard, and what other people have seen and heard. He tells guest Amanda that over the last few weeks, she's distanced herself from the group. So he's picking Toni. Guest Amanda smiles - she's ended up with Beau and thinks she's not going home tonight. Beau is less than happy, though. So it's time for Tara to pick. Toni looks really worried. Amy doesn't look too comfortable, either. Tara notes that she's probably not the favorite person on campus right now, and ends up picking... Beau. Charla and guest Amanda look shocked. Amy, Toni, and Kristin start hugging each other, but it's hard to tell if they are laughing or crying. We get the flashback of Tara telling guest Amanda and Charla that they needed to stay together. Tara's tells us she picked Beau because she was most attracted to him and she doesn't trust guest Amanda as far as she could throw her.

Host Amanda directs the couples to the couch and tells guest Amanda it must be difficult for her tonight. Guest Amanda tells her she's ready to go home. Her last words are that the others taught her a lot about herself and growing with people. She assures Tara there are no hard feelings. She thanks Beau for all his support and all their talks. Charla just stares daggers; she's extremely put out by Tara's choice. As guest Amanda leaves, her voiceover tells us that Beau has been amazing to her, but she knew Toni, Amy, and Kristin wanted her gone and they got what they wanted. However, it will happen to them eventually. "Karma's a bitch," she assures us. I hope so, Amanda; I hope so!