Like most reality shows, Temptation Island has cameras everywhere. Like, everywhere. Which means hookups are filmed and aired on TV. At least, some of them! For reasons that were mysterious (but have since been explained, pls hold), Grant’s hookup in the bathroom was shown, while Brion’s hookup—also in the bathroom—wasn’t. Why, you ask?
According to executive producer David Friedman, who spoke to Variety, “Not all rooms had the same camera components. Grant’s bathroom had a camera in it. He knew the camera was there. It’s not a security camera. He knew exactly where it was, and so did Natalie. That is not your question, but I think it is important. They knew it was there. He talked about putting a towel over it, which he could have done, we can’t stop him. He didn’t.”
In other words, choices! were! made! Meanwhile, Friedman added, “With Brion, there was not a camera in that bathroom. If there had been a camera in the bathroom, I would have shown similar to what I showed [with Grant]. Now, you think you saw everything, but that Grant scene—if we were in Spain, you would have seen more.”
He went on to explain, “To be clear, the reason why the bathroom scene wasn’t shown in its entirety was not Netflix. They don’t censor the show. That was David [Goldberg] and I saying, as producers, you know what’s happening in the shower. We’re also trying to be respectful. We don’t want people to feel our goal is to exploit physical connections that happen on the show. You knew what happened. And you knew what happened wth Brion and you didn’t have to see it.”
Mmmkay!
