The reality TV scandal follows Tom Sandoval into the latest season of 'Special Forces: World's Toughest Test', proving to be a distracting presence despite the show's inherent drama.
With the first three episodes available to stream as of 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, Season 3 is off to the races replete with its typical deception and twists.
But if there's one thorn in the side of the latest iteration of the American version For those who somehow managed to avoid mention in the past two years of the scandal that rocked the reality TV universe, Scandoval refers to the March 2023 revelation that cast member Tom Sandoval was cheating on his longtime girlfriend and castmate Ariana Madix with their fellow castmate Rachel'Raquel' Leviss. News of the seven-month-long affair broke shortly after the show, which had been filmed the summer before, began airing, and quickly became an international viral sensation. The extensive fallout from the public betrayal resulted in a landslide of endorsement deals and new opportunities for Madix and, on the flip side, a 2024 New York had frequently been propelled by cheating bombshells since the Bravo series' 2013 debut, the reaction to the news felt extreme, to say the least. But Sandoval's own response didn't help matters. After failing to apologize to or even mention Madix in his (now-deleted) Special Forces: World's Toughest Test However, judging by the first three episodes, that doesn't really seem to be the case. From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.'Oh my gosh. Do you see who it is?'Next, in a one-on-one chat with host Alan Cumming leading up to the selection of the traitors at the season's first round table, Sandoval heavy-handedly insists that he would love to be a faithful.'I don't think I would do well as a traitor,' he says. 'How would you feel if I were to tap you on the shoulder? Would you feel I'd betrayed you, Tom?' Cumming replies, earning an affirmative response from Sandoval.'Doesn't feel so nice, does it?''s Bob the Drag Queen as the original three traitors, Sandoval's strategy of aggressively ripping off his blindfold and staring wildly around the table to gauge his fellow contestants' reactions elicits some telling responses.'For some reason, Tom is f-cking mad-dogging,' Bob says in a confessional.'I'm like, girl, stop f-cking looking at me.''s Chrishell Stause under the bus as a potential traitor, leading to the first direct mention of Scandoval.'Tom is already throwing my name out,' Stause says in a confessional.'First of all, who plays like that? Second of all, I know Tom has a bias against me because I am friends with his ex. Knowing what he did to Ariana, I have an opinion of him already. So if the ship's burning, he's coming down with me.''s Wes Bergmann—Sandoval's bid to relay his theories about who the traitors are to the newcomers results in Bergmann dismissing the'propaganda spewing out of this guy's mouth.'contestant is a reality TV star from another show, preconceived notions are obviously a part of the game. However, most of the bad blood, like the tension between Reyes and fellow player Britney Haynes, stems from betrayals within another competition show rather than real-life transgressions. Not to mention that Sandoval's ill-conceived attempts to repair his reputation by continuing to appear on reality TV are simply getting annoying. At this point, if audience perception is what Sandoval's truly concerned about, leaning into his villain era would likely play better with viewers than trying to portray himself as a deeply changed man who's incapable of lies and deceit. But with the way things stand now, it seems like the best we can hope for is that his baggage will fade into the background as the game kicks into a higher gear. Luckily, as of the end of the third episode, Scandoval has yet to have a material bearing on the course of the season. But it's certainly proving to be a tiresome distraction in a show that organically provides plenty of drama all on its own
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