Season 2 (2016)
Sigh, let me tell you: I haven't watched this season since
it first aired in 2016. It was absolutely exhausting and depressing to get
through, but for you, I was determined to rewatch it. The events of Season 2
are exactly why Rafa never talks about the season. Nor did he ever promote it. And
what transpires after the airing of the reunion leads to a transitioning era
for Season 3. But until then, let’s talk about Season 2.
This season was filmed between October 2015 and January
2016, and aired from April to July 2016, consisting of 20 episodes.
Returning this season are main cast members Rafael Luis
Silva, Jason Caceres, David Ty Reza, Enrique Sapene, and Alex Paredes. Joining
the main cast are Aiden Tyler Lee-Halley and friend alum Alastair Patton.
Alex Caceres returns to his friend role and is joined by
fellow newbie friend-of Cory Zwierzynski.
NO MORE ESTUARDO! The heartless moron who ended up being the
worthless one was fired. FIRED! So much for "potential," am I right?!
And yes, Alastair graduated from his friend role and is now
a full-time Flaming Bro himself. Well-deserved, Alastair!
Meanwhile, Alex Caceres remains a friend-of, and is
eventually phased out before the rest of the cast goes on their disastrous
midseason trip to Santa Clarita. And - you guessed it - he does NOT attend the
reunion for a second season in a row. Needless to say, he wasn’t needed but
barely managed to outlast his least favorite person, Estuardo.
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What many don't realize is that any storm - big or small -
can make a huge difference in a survivor's mental state. And nobody knows that
better than our dear Rafael Luis Silva, the soul of the show.
Rafa’s influence symbolizes what FBSF COULD be if the
B&S brats weren’t a bunch of ball hogs when it comes to screentime. What’s
very underrated about Rafa is that because of his backstory, knowledge of the
City of San Fernando, and overall presence, he brings in an audience who
wouldn’t have given FBSF⛈️ the time of day, given
the horrible reputation of gay reality television. And even though he lives in
the City of San Fernando, he tries to do what many of the Bullies & Snobs
hardly do: get out of the bustling neighborhoods and enjoy what Mother Nature
has to offer.
Maybe it’s his farming background that makes him feel this
way. When we last saw Rafa (disregarding the reunion), he had applied to work
in the Sylmar-based Monteverde Ranch Equestrian Center as a stable hand and
exercise rider, after Zachary recommended it to him personally. Since then, he
has gotten hired, and his job has successfully kept Rafa occupied and
distracted from any stress that comes from living in a more industrial small
town.
In the Season 2 Premiere (Episode 1), Rafa’s role as an
exercise rider and stable hand is documented in the opening scene: he’s setting
up tack rooms, getting horses in and out of the stables safely (it helps that
Rafa has always naturally been a quiet and gentle person), and helping younger
horses learn when/how to switch leads. He can also read a horse’s demeanor, and
figure out whether a horse he’s assigned to is okay, hungry, spooked, cranky,
etc. He emphasizes in his confessional that it’s important to communicate with
and get along with the horses verbally, emotionally, and physically, and avoid
being forceful or aggressive.
After that opening scene, we cut to Rafa talking to
Alastair's fiancé Zachary Garcia, who is hanging out with Rafa (during Rafa’s
break) in a safe area away from the horses for Zach’s sake and safety. The two
first met back in 2013 after Alastair and Zachary became an official couple.
And via confessional, Rafa says, “Zach may have always wanted to go to Los
Angeles to work, but as soon as he and Alastair started DMing each other,
Alastair became *THE* number one reason to go to San Fernando proper. I teased
Alastair about that and he *HATED* me for that for, like, five minutes 🙈😹."
While hanging out with Rafa during Rafa’s break, Zach asks
if Rafa knows if anyone else is coming back to the show: "I know you and
Alastair are back; people loved y'all. But is anyone else from last season
coming back, too?" And Rafa says, "Yeah, everyone else whose name
isn't Estuardo is coming back. So that's Jason, his brother Alex, Enrique, and
David." Zachary fights back a laughter, and just nods saying, "The
gang's all here! And Alex Paredes, too." Rafa immediately realizes that
left out Alex Paredes *AGAIN*, despite saying that everyone BUT Estuardo is
coming back to the show. "Oh no. Not again 🤦🏾," Rafa
says when realizes that he left out Alex P. Zach laughs out loud says, "Oh
Rafa... *giggles* Rafa... buddy... *laughs* we really need to work on your APML
- Alex P Memory Loss" *laughs out loud*." Rafa covers his face trying
not laugh, but says, "Shut up, Zach," while giggling.
Oh well. What Rafa may lack in Alex-P-based memory, he makes
up for in remembering how everyone else made him feel.
Rafa's equestrian life and tumultuous background start to
feel like foreshadowing/symbolism for Season 2's major events. But horses and
people are two totally different mammals.
Rafa is a giver. So, he tends to put everyone first before
himself, which – as we see this season – can sometimes be a bad thing. It’s not
like he forces his way into other people’s lives. Of course not. But even when
something has NOTHING to do with Rafa, the rest of the cast can't seem to
function without him because they NEED him. With (spoiler alert) the exception
of Alastair Patton.
And if we learned anything about Rafa last season, it’s that
no matter how nice and reserved Rafa can be, he can still end you. A newbie
learns this the hard way midseason.
But it’s one fellow OG in particular who takes Rafa’s
kindness for weakness and places blame on him for what happens between that OG
and the same newbie that Rafa ends midseason.
He ends up foreshadowing later major events when he says to Zach at the ranch, “I just
hope that it’s never a ‘gloves off’ situation.”
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Newly promoted main cast member Alastair is shown focusing
on his personal well-being and relationship with his fiancé Zachary. Their
relationship is best described as “dorks in love.” And they love horror movies
and pop/R&B divas.
Their everyday dynamic (while not perfect) serves as a
grounded anchor for our quotable king Alastair, providing him with a sense of
security as he navigates the often-volatile drama of the City of San Fernando –
which seems to be caving in every single day – and face the trauma he suffered
during his short time in the army. He still hasn’t told Zachary about it despite
saying last season that they got to know each other while they were dating. So,
Alastair hasn’t been completely honest with Zach about why he left the army.
The only people who know about why he was discharged are Alastair’s parent and
sisters, and Rafa.
At one point in Episode 2, after Alastair and Rafa have that
disastrous meeting with Cory and Enrique, Rafa visits Alastair a day later, and
Alastair looks like he has multiple weights on his shoulders. After Alastair serves
Rafa a glass of water, Rafa breaks the ice, no pun intended. He says, “I know
that Cory took you to a place that you didn’t wanna be, and I just wanted to
check on you. How are you doing, for real?” Alastair take a moment to answer,
clears his throat, as softly says to Rafa, “Um, well… I’m very annoyed about
that and I was offended. Definitely. He’s calling me a cheater when Zach and I
never met until I left the army. And Cory never thought to ask I traded the
army for regular 8-hour job. Hell… I almost wanted to do something to him when
he talked about you smelling bad because of your current job. You know it’s not
the first time I’ve been shitted on for leaving the army, and I’m just like…
*whispers* ‘Y’all don’t even care enough to ask why I left the army in the first
place. *takes shaky deep breaths and whispers* I’m sorry. I still think about
the day I told you and my family about what I was going through in the army. It
was too painful to talk about. And I wonder… *tears rolls down his eyes* if I’ll
ever have the strength to finally tell Zach. You know? He and I are looking
forward to getting married when we’re both ready, and I couldn’t be happier and
more excited, but… I can’t even be honest with him about what I went through…”
Alastair and Rafa were very careful about their choice of words during this
heartbreaking conversation because Alastair wanted to explicitly tell Zach himself.
He felt like he had waited long enough and was done hiding.
Midway through Season 2 after he, Rafa, and David have
returned to town from the disastrous Santa Clarita trip early, we catch up with
Alastair who is talking to Zachary in Episode 13, in which we see a side of
Alastair who admits to Zach that he was internally triggered by what had went
down at Santa Clarita between Rafa and friend-of Cory ("Rafa did *NOT*
have to be Mexican to know that what Cory said to him was racist. Cory doesn't
deserve to be on this show, and I refuse to be in the same environment as
him," Alastair says via confessional in Episode 13). This is when he
finally opens up to Zach about the homophobia, racism (being labeled a
"Mexican with White skin"), and sexual harassment he faced for being
gay (being constantly groped down there at age 18 by an older male soldier in
his 30s), which led to his early stages of shame, denial, anger, violence,
reckless behavior, irritability, nightmares, panic attacks, and suicidal
thoughts which he received treatment for right away after being diagnosed with
PTSD, depression, and anxiety in 2012. Ultimately, he knew that he couldn't stay
in the army anymore and was discharged in 2013 (shortly before meeting Zachary
for the first time). Tearfully, he says in his confessional, "I still
struggle to talk about this with anyone; even my closest friends and relatives.
I've actually seen and heard about plenty of discharged army vets who go YEARS
without treatment for their mental health. And... some of them... don't live
long enough to get the help that they need. And I was questioning a lot of
things. I blamed myself, I blamed God, and I blamed the system for choosing to
not do anything about the harassment I was going through. I was so scared for
my own mental well-being, that prayer was no longer enough for me. I had to get
help, immediately... or die. I just couldn't deal with the possibility of
hurting the people that I loved or a stranger across the street." Zach
softly asks Alastair, "Baby, how come you never told me any of this
before?" Alastair tearfully says, "I was embarrassed. My parents and
my sisters knew about what had happened to me, and Rafa, too. But it’s
something that I never like talking about, so they never dare bring it
up." Hearing this explains why Alastair was triggered by the way Rafa has
been treated by the cast, and why Alastair is a very protective person when it
comes to people that he loves.
As a quasi-newbie to the cast, Alastair can easily handle
conflict with almost no effort. And as we have seen in Season 1, he does NOT
shy away from outsmarting people, including his least favorite people: all of
B&S, including one person in particular who Alastair gives a nickname
during the reunion (a nickname that lives on forever, and I can hardly wait to
talk about that).
Unintentionally, Alastair has carved out a niche for
himself: the one who can turn a takedown towards him into a showdown towards
the opponent.
Unfortunately, his biggest conflict this season comes from
Alex Paredes (of all people) via Jason.
Shortly after filming of the season began, Jason – always
causing confusion, even amongst his own clique – said in an off-screen
interview with Queerty that Alastair was trying to make a move on Alex
Paredes's husband Peter Monn (who, up until the season 2 Episode 6, we have
NEVER seen in the show, showing how LITTLE we currently know of Alex Paredes).
But we don't know about the interview until Episode 6.
When Alastair hears about Jason’s interview with Queerty at
Episode 6, he is absolutely disgusted, and vehemently denies the allegations.
And it's true that he never tried to make a move on Peter. Hell, he has never
once approached Peter. He’s never even MET Peter (until the reunion). Alastair
was not even thinking about anyone else's partner but his own. That's how
faithful Alastair is to Zachary, and how Jason is NOT to Christian, allegedly.
Speaking of Jason...
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Considering his big presence last season, basically being
the HBIC of the Bullies & Snobs and ushering in the "Jason &
Friends" era for the show, Jason’s role as an individual is greatly
diminished this season. Some things have changed while others remain the same.
Three examples of things being the same are that (1) he is still the primary
troublemaker, (2) he is still the glue that holds the fractured alliance
together – sometimes (though not the glue that holds the entire cast together)
– and (3) he still hates the 3 Amigos with a burning passion. A positive change
is that since Season 1, doors were opening for Jason to take on... the
occasional odd one-episode roles on TV shows. Hey, you gotta starts somewhere.
But one noticeable change is the absence of his parents. That’s right, we do
NOT see his parents at all this whole season. As a matter of fact, Season 1 is
the ONLY season that his parents ever appear on the show. They were largely
disliked by the viewers, especially because of their attitude and distrust
towards Jason's husband Christian and their enabling of Jason's distrust
towards Rafa. Not to mention, their, uh… offensive and problematic sense of
humor. So they were no longer on-screen. Jason and Alex Caceres sure learned
from the best, didn’t they?
Because Jason is not always present ON HIS OWN due to the
backlash he received last season, he mostly hangs on to his allies. He plants
the seed and they foolishly run with it and take the fall.
As mentioned earlier, this season marks the exit of the
worthless heartless moron formerly known as Estuardo, so Jason starts off this
season without a bestie (to which viewers say, "Wait a minute, I thought
Alex P and Enrique were your besties too???" King of Confusion strikes
again). But that doesn’t last long, as in the middle of Episode 1, we are
introduced to the "818 urban legend" himself. That’s right ladies and
gentlemen, Jason's real bestie Aiden Tyler Lee (born December 6, 1989) has officially
entered the B&S group chat. This time, he is now known as Aiden Tyler
Lee-Halley, as he is now married to his husband Zachary Lee-Halley (married
April 28, 2015). So y’all better hide your boyfriends, husbands, fathers, and
sons!
Aiden keeps his husband, better known by fans as Z Halley, private
for a little while, until introducing him with one of the worst reality TV
tropes of all time, the sexy (aka cringey) bathtub scene. We could’ve done
without this nonsense. His home life is mostly in-check, so there’s really not
much or Aiden to pry into. But don’t worry, because Aiden still has his partner
in crime: Jason.
Aiden (or as Jason likes to call him, Aidencito) is a member
of the film production department, and fits Jason's vibe so much that they are
often accused by viewers of single-white-female-ing each other. They deny this,
obviously, but for many seasons, it becomes clear that they are obsessed with
each other. Um... Christian???
And unlike Estuardo, Aiden is already well-liked by Alex
Paredes, Alex Caceres, and Enrique due to already knowing them (and Jason) for
a few years. He also proves to be just as strategic as Enrique and Jason.
Aiden had wanted to join the show as early as Season 1, and
Jason (also known by Aiden as "Jay") was on board, obviously. But he
was rejected at first, but Jason was certainly not taking that lying down,
especially as he never cared for Estuardo. Anyone who watched the 2013 sizzle
reel will instantly remember Jay and Aidencito's dynamic all too well, hence
why Aiden was rejected to protect Jason's relationship with Christian. But I
think most importantly, it was about Jason's status, image and ego. Like I said,
the “Jason and Friends” show.
And because of Jason and Aiden's... chemistry... David
notices something oddly familiar about Aiden. He doesn’t know Aiden, but still…
if you recall, midway through Season 1, David claimed that he saw Jason making
out with another man who sounded and acted just like him ("I mean,
seriously, bro, single white female much?" said David via Season 1
confessional), and accused Jason ON CAMERA of cheating on Christian... multiple
times, leading to the now infamous Tidal Wave Trilogy. Given what we know from
Season 1 and the 2013 sizzle, it should be obvious at this point who Jason was
allegedly cheating on Christian WITH. But again, he and his mini-me deny this.
And Aiden is not afraid to let David know that David is just a "jealous
insecure granny that can't keep a man."
Either way, Jason and Aiden know A LOT about each other from
head to toe, if you know what I mean. Not that they ever confirm or deny
anything. But again... CHRISTIAN?!
Z Halley also has a similar issue, but with Jason. But we
rarely see Z Halley so he’s almost non-existent.
Aiden meets Rafa later in Episode 1, literally basing his
unfavorable opinion of Rafa on what Jason has said about Rafa, and not letting
Rafa speak. Yes, Aiden finds Rafa boring and dull and uninteresting and
Blah-di-blah-di-blah because Jason already feels that way about Rafa. Rafa says
the following in his confessional: "When Aiden told me that we was judging
me based on what Jason already said about me, I was over him already. I don't
even remember half the things he said to me because he’s just talking and
talking and talking... I don't know what it is about Jason that makes people
lose themselves. But it's seems to me that when you're Jason's friend, or
brother, or parent, you're allergic to independence. And then he turns on
you." Side note: the fact that Rafa said, "when you're Jason's
friend, or brother, or parent," but left out "or partner" kind
of implies that Jason’s husband Christian is *independent*. If that's true
about Christian, it could also explain why the Caceres family doesn't like him,
but it doesn't excuse them. Still Rafa brought up a great point: NOBODY WHO'S
DEPENDENT ON JASON THINKS FOR THEMSELVES OR HAS THEIR OWN OPINION! And then
Jason drops them like a hot potato. Look at what happened to Estuardo for
further proof!
Therefore, SPOILER ALERT, we don't really get to know Aiden
as an individual.
Jason and Aiden (aka J&A, Jayden, and Jay &
Aidencito) go full-force. Not only do they hate the 3 Amigos, but they are not
shy to show how weird and annoying they think a newbie friend-of is.
Speaking of which…
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“Who is he? Why is he sitting at our table? He’s so
annoying, Jay.” – Aiden, Season 2 Episode 4
The other newbie who also appears in Season 2 premiere as a
straight-up hater towards our 3 Amigos is friend-of Cory Zwierzynski, a
bartender with a horrible mouth, and a mean streak, something that David in
particular learns very quickly ("This is a charity event, for charity
cases like you!" - Cory to David during the premiere. YIKES!). And
everybody else doesn't know what to make of Cory. Even the viewers are just
like, "Yeah... I'm not gonna like him, am I?"
Is this enough to make the rest of the cast come together as
a unit, FINALLY? NOPE! And you know what? I don't think any of us expected more
or less.
Yeah, Cory is a bully, for sure... but he's also desperate
to be accepted into the mean girls group, of which he is a superfan, and it
painfully shows. According to Cory, they're the ones with the most iconic drama
and he IS the drama and a trash TV purist. He's also a PROBLEMATIC liability.
Keep that in mind, because it will be important later, especially when we talk
about his thirsty conflicts with the 3 Amigos.
And while he is reluctantly invited into the Bullies &
Snobs alliance (still overpowering the 3 Amigos), he's never truly accepted by
the clique, and they eventually regret it letting him in. For once, I
understand B&S’s annoyance with Cory Z, but I don’t feel bad for them. They
were dumb enough to welcome him with open arms.
Here's a little behind-the-scenes fact about Mr.
Zwierzynski: he was not supposed to be a friend-of.
He was cast alongside Aiden as a full-time cast member. But
as you'll see throughout his rather SHORT time in the show, he's a living
nightmare to be around. And the producers, security, and camera crew agree. In
fact, he was allegedly so bad that, a security guard actually said,
"Whoever casted him needs to get fired. I'm not even joking." So Cory
is mostly edited around before completely disappearing after the group’s trip
to Las Vegas. In fact, the only time we see him is when he's interacting with
B&S (which isn't very often, to their delight), and when he's out to attack
the 3 Amigos. THAT'S IT. No confessionals. No cast photo. No inclusion in the
opening credits. No invite to the reunion.
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The additions of Aiden and Cory makes them the first
non-Latinx cast members to join the series, with Aiden being Norwegian and
English - as well as fluent in Spanish, conveniently - and Cory being Polish,
but "Latino-passing." So the diversity here is... a bit... messy.
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If David received any backlash from last season (and he
*did*), it was a little more… careful. Almost as if viewers were scared to give
him constructive feedback. But I get it, David doesn’t really scream...
"APPROACHABLE."
Yes, David has his fans, no one's denying that. But last
season, his behavior, delivery, and tendency to take things personally and take
them to whole other level led to a lot of viewers saying, “Okay David, we get
it, now please. CHILL. OUT.”
So this season, our Dronefield resident is somewhat calmer…
until he meets Cory and Aiden. You can take David out of Compton, but you will
never be able to take Compton out of David.
David is still very close with Rafa and Alastair, and they
stick together a lot throughout this season. In fact, after his meeting with
Cory in the premiere episode where Cory called him a charity case, David gives
Rafa and Alastair a heads up about Cory before Rafa and Alastair have to meet
Cory and Enrique at a Starbucks. Lol, not Starbucks!
But this season, David gives us the show's most WTF shift of
any cast member known to God, or at least, we think it's a shift at first until
his revelation makes a lot of sense. Suddenly, Jason’s confessional from Season
1 - "David and Rafa are buddies? Well, hopefully David treats him
right." - comes back to mind when a very important moment happens after
David returns to San Fernando from Las Vegas.
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On Episode 2, at a Starbucks on a beautiful sunny day, Cory
(accompanied by Enrique) makes a BAD impression on Rafa and Alastair, from
questioning Rafa’s decision to work in a stable ("Really? So you be
smelling like shit, right?"), to joking that Alastair and Zach were
probably cheating on each other when Alastair would be deployed ("Hey
there's nothing wrong with that! You gotta keep yourselves busy, you
know?").
Rafa and Alastair let Cory know that they don't appreciate
his "jokes," with Rafa asking him, "Is this how you talk to
people that you JUST met? Because if so, I feel sorry for you, dude."
Lord, why did Rafa say that? This is where we realize that Cory does NOT
respond well to negative feedback... like, AT ALL. He's arguing with both of
them about his delivery, saying that they shouldn't be "so damn
sensitive," which in retrospect is a RED FLAG and FORESHADOWING for what
comes later in the season. Eventually he says to Alastair, "Well let me
tell you something, army BRAT: I'm a hot guy and YOU are still working a 9 to
5!" This - if nothing else - confuses Rafa, who says in his confessional,
"Oh yes, Cory, because it's the worst thing in the world to work a 9 to
5 🙄." Alastair’s response: "So what?
And you're a part-time bartender." And Cory's response, "YOUR HOUSE
IS SMALL AS FUCK," even though he's never SEEN Alastair’s house before.
Rafa starts looking very uncomfortable when Cory and Alastair (who are now
screaming at each other) start standing up, and sees that Alastair carried
Rafa’s cup of coffee, immediately leading Rafa to desperately yell, "NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO! Alastair, give me my coffee!" Alastair quickly apologizes
to Rafa, "Sorry, sorry. I'm good." And Rafa says, "Alright, you
know what? I think we're done here. Bye.🖕🏿" They
both walk away from Cory and Enrique who are just "offended" by their
reactions and abrupt exit, boohoo.
Enrique's confessional: "I'm really pissed that those
bitches just walked away. And that Rafa kid just flipped the bird at us? Who
knew that the boring kid and his soldier bodyguard were really about that
gangsta life? I guess they been spending a little too much time with Señor
Reza."
The fact that Enrique even asked that "gangsta"
question sounds kinda… insensitive… if you know what I mean. And it's reminds
me of when he talked about David’s "ghetto" personality last season.
It's pretty much established that Enrique doesn't like the
"ghetto"/"gangsta" personalities. When is he gonna stop
doing that?! Why is he able to get away with even subtle insensitive remarks?
Sigh, it was the 2010s, what can I say?
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As mentioned earlier, Jason said in an interview with
Queerty that Alastair was trying to make a move on Alex Paredes's husband Peter
Monn.
And on Episode 6, the way Alex P interprets this, Alastair
wanted to have sex with Peter. Jason never said that, though; he said, “tried
to make a move,” which is admittedly a very broad phrase that can mean almost
anything. But does Jason ever correct Alex P? Nope. Is Alex P quick to believe
everything that Jason says to him, considering that JASON is the source? Yes.
Why, you may ask? Because Alex P doesn't like Alastair for literally no reason.
JUST STUPID, ALEX!
Later during episode 6, we finally meet Peter who, in
addition to allegedly not being faithful to Alex, is unashamed to play along
with the rumor. Peter jokingly implies his falsely alleged affair with Alastair
saying to Alex, "Well we did talk and stuff, but it wasn't like it meant
anything. He's sexy as Hell, but he ain't you.” Oh my God... 🙈 Why,
Peter? WHY?!
Of course in the very next episode (Episode 7), Alex P,
being stupid as hell, sets up a meeting at a restaurant where he tries and
fails to set things straight with Alastair. It was supposed to be a one-on-one
meeting between Alex P and Alastair, but of course it’s an ambush, with the
meeting also having both Aiden ("Of course Jason chickened out and
recruited you instead," Alastair points out to Aiden), and (of ALL idiots)
Cory tag-teaming Alex Paredes.
So, Alex P goes "Blah blah blah, you did this you did
that, you talked to Peter behind my back." A very heated Alastair asks
him, "Well since you're so quick to believe that the sky is falling, what
did I say to Peter?" Cory – who needed a moment – butts in to say,
"That you want his dick!" Alastair says to Cory, "Bitch, shut
up! I'm talking to you."
Cory says, "No, YOU shut the fuck up, you
homewrecker!" (which is so ironic given that Aiden is right there) and
tries to throw a glass at Alastair, only to thankfully miss. Alastair returns
the same energy, except HIS glass hits Cory *DEAD IN THE FACE*! OH. MY. GOD.
And if the security didn't show up any sooner, it would've been over for Cory.
But either way, Alastair won THAT fight, and viewers actually rejoiced Alastair
for what he did.
Was it right? No. Did Alastair care? Fuck no. Did the
viewers care? ABSOLUTELY NOT! And neither did I.
While Aiden is just quiet yet silently amused, Alex and Cory
are left looking dumb as fuck. And Alex P, for the rest of his time on the
show, is never able to move on from his stupidity.
That ambush was an epic fail, but Aidencito could not wait
to tell Jay all about it the very next day in Episode 8 when he goes to Jason
and Christian’s house (much to Christian’s internal annoyance) and sits rather
close to Jason on Jason’s couch and says in a flirty, soft-spoken tone, “Jay...
you missed a great glass-throwing match last night.” And Jason casually says,
“Did I? Do tell.”
Mind you, Christian is right next door in the kitchen behind
them, with a concerned look on his face. It should be noted that Christian does
not like Aiden. He always had a legitimate feeling that Aiden was jealous of
him, and is just flirting with Jason to annoy Christian. And the fact that
Jason isn't bothered by Aiden's delivery is just baffling for our dear
Christian.
Meanwhile, also in Episode 8, Rafa and David hear from
Alastair about the ambush. And while Rafa vocally shows concern wishing that he
was there to back Alastair up ("We should've been there in case it
would've been an ambush."), David doesn’t say too much. He appeared to be
shocked. So, maybe he’s just trying to take in the information? I don’t know…
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Okay, so remember that red flag about Cory accusing Alastair
and Rafa being "so damn sensitive"?
Well, during a mid-season trip to Santa Clarita in Episode
12 (hosted by Enrique), all 8 cast members (following the unnoticeable phasing
out of Alex Caceres, who stopped appearing after Episode 8 when he let Aiden in
Jason and Christian's house to talk about the patio ambush) stayed in a
beautiful house, but the tension was so THICK!
Question: Why are people forced to go on cast trips with
people they don't get along with? Call me boring, but that’s a terrible idea.
Needless to say, the trip only lasts less 2 episodes (3 days
onscreen), and Enrique proves to be a terrible host (big surprise) because he
hates the amigos THAT MUCH for ruining his show; especially Rafa.
On the first day (Episode 12), as the B&S brats are in
their rooms unpacking their stuff, the 3 Amigos DON'T unpack at all. Instead,
they have a private conversation in the living room about the tension within
the cast, with Rafa in particular softly saying to David and Alastair,
"Guys, I don't get it. Why are we even here? It makes no sense for us to
be here with 5 people that we don't get along with." Alastair vocally
agrees, while David stays awfully quiet (again) and sort of checked-out (only
nodding in agreement), which viewers notice right away. How Rafa and Alastair
didn't notice is pretty interesting.
Still not over Rafa invalidating Enrique's EP role via a
check during the Season 1 reunion, Enrique evesdrops on the Amigos'
conversation, and when the subject shifts specifically to Cory's behavior,
Enrique proudly AND LOUDLY tells Cory on Rafa, which catches Rafa off-guard.
And it's off to the races. Cory comes back to the living room and rips Rafa a
new one, calling him a scared little pansy for not saying anything to his face,
and talking trash about his family (these were no yo-mama jokes), and going the
racist route by calling him a "Mexican country-hick," to which an
in-shock Rafa shakingly says, "I'm not Mexican; I'm Brazilian." Cory
Z's response? "Same shit! You're still a retarded beaner!" David and
Alastair (the ACTUAL Mexicans) are in shock by what they're hearing, and Cory
and Rafa start yelling and screaming at each other, even though Alastair is
trying to pull Rafa back and calm him down (um, where the fudge is David?
Physically he's there and visibly shocked, buuuuuuut...), and before Cory could
verbally attack Rafa any further, Rafa does the unthinkable.
He punches Cory dead in the face and gives him black eye,
and a broken bloodied nose, and proceeds beats the living SHIT out of Cory.
"This is literally me at my breaking point," Rafa softly says via
confessional. The group (minus David) and security try to break it up, but Rafa
(with his martial arts skills and massive strength) will not stop beating the
shit out of Cory, and even shoves Enrique off of him. It takes about five
minutes for Rafa to let Cory go. And when he does finally let Cory go, he does
so by aggressively pushing him to the floor, causing Cory to accidentally knock
over a vase. All viewers can say to Rafa is, DAMN! This is the angriest and
most vicious that viewers have seen Rafa, and it was fucking scary to watch.
Many viewers agree that former cast member Estuardo was lucky to not have
pushed Rafa's buttons any further than the worthless comment, or he would've
probably suffered the same consequences.
Rafael is crying, visibly shaken and mad. And Enrique -
still reeling from being shoved by Rafa - yells at him for "doing such an
awful thing! What the fuck is wrong with you?!" But Rafa ignores Enrique's
gaslighting, and does not apologize to him or Cory, who later throws water at
Rafa's face because that's all he can do (as well as say to Rafa, "Get
fired, you little bitch!"). As Alastair and David are taking Rafa outside
the house to get him fresh air, Enrique follows them because apparently he
wasn’t done talking to Rafa. But Alastair has had it and stops Enrique
mid-sentence and points his finger at Enrique's face while saying (quotable
moment), “Hey man, you better stop right there, I swear to God.” You know it’s
bad (yet secretly satisfying) when Alastair is threatening the so-called EP,
and says (quotable moment), "You know what you did and you should be fired
at this point." Alastair goes further saying to the B&S out loud
(quotable moment), "What Cory just called Rafa - a Mexican country hick
and a retarded beaner - should be enough for y'all to wake the fuck up. If you
choose to be on the side of someone who's clearly racist, you deserve whatever
comes to you. Period.” And with that, Alastair walks out to catch up with
David and Rafa outside.
But the fact that the rest of the cast does nothing about
Cory being racist to Rafa (and the Latin community in general) is a big slap in
the face, though not surprising at all.
Nonetheless, this is the last time Alastair and Rafa film
with Cory. EVER.
Rafa, Alastair, and David end up leaving the next morning
(Day 2, also Episode 12), while the rest of the group enjoys the rest of this
uninteresting trip. Truth-be-told, without our amigos, the trip is BORING to
watch.
Omg, I just realized: Rafa was the first to OFFICIALLY throw
hands! From punching Cory to shoving Enrique, ALL AT THE SAME TIME!
Alastair would've been the first had the security not shown
up as he threw a glass at Cory's face.
Rafa’s punching and shoving will always take the "holy
shit" crown. Even fans of Rafa admitted that they were crying when they
watched it, and even crying when Rafa was crying afterwards after finally
pushing Cory to the floor and being pulled from security.
At that point, the non-Rafa fans were gonna say whatever
they wanted about Rafa. One minute, Rafa is boring because he doesn't fight.
Next minute, he should be fired for fighting Cory and shoving Enrique. So I'm
still not buying the haters' immature hatred towards Rafa, because when it
comes down to it, they don't like Rafa because he refused to play Enrique's
game.
As for the Rafa fans, because of his response to Cory's
racism, many were worried that he could get fired or demoted, effective
immediately.
We don't see much of Cory after Episode 13 which documents
both the 3rd (and thankfully final) day of the Santa Clarita Trip and (in the
meantime) how each amigo is processing what happened once they've made it back
to their respective homes, including Alastair opening to Zachary about his past
in the army.
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During that same episode, Rafa is stressed out. He's trying
to not think about what had just occurred in Santa Clarita between him and
Cory, and just wants to focus on his job and his Theatre Major in CSUN (Fall
2015 semester). But unfortunately, as he's leaving school for the day, he finds
out on social media that articles about an "alleged" physical
altercation between him and Cory have now leaked online, and it's *ALL* the
queer fandom talks about. And therefore, it's all he's worrying about.
"I'm questioning a lot of things right now. If this
gets out to Monteverde, I'm worried that my boss is not going to care about why
I did what I did. Typically, victims get into the most trouble for physically
responding. As CSUN, it's not like everyone knows who I am, but a handful of
them... do. So I don't know if I'll be able to deal with that. I should have
realized that Enrique would pull that shit on me at Santa Clarita. He knew that
Cory hated me, David, and Alastair, and he knew that Cory sharp tongue. But
I'll bet you anything that he didn’t know that Cory is a racist. What Cory said
to me... *takes a sharp shakey breath and fights back tears*... was just...
hateful. *whipser while crying* I'm sorry. *wipes a tear and tries to regain
his composure, shakey voice and all* I don't even wanna repeat *exactly* what
he said to me because I'm not Mexican. Just like how I won't say the N-word
because I'm not Black. But here's what I can say: Cory is dead to me, and I
never ever wanna see him again. I don't even wanna see him at the reunion. But
best believe I will always hate Enrique for what he did to me. He started it
and has to live with that for the rest of his life." - Rafa via
confessional, Season 2 Episode 13
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It is worth noting that during one particular scene in
Episode 13 during the Santa Clarita Trip, the main B&S crew (Enrique,
Jason, Alex P, and Aiden) are away from Cory (who's doing God knows what), and
agree that they are torn on where they stand with Cory after the physical
altercation between Cory and Rafa.
When Enrique asks the question, "Do y'all think that
Cory is racist?" Nobody has a clear yes or no answer, which is very
typical. Aiden's statement to the gang is actually quite interesting to me:
"Cory annoys the fucking shit out of me. But he's clearly not afraid of
anyone. Rafa on the other hand... he needs to stop running away from his
problems and just own what he did to Cory." Basically, Rafa was wrong for
what he did to Cory, and therefore should take accountability for something
that CORY did, and more importantly what ENRIQUE STARTED. Yeah, that makes
perfect sense.
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Now if you never liked David in Season 1, what comes next is
sure to make you dislike him PERMANENTLY.
A few days later (Episode 14) after that disastrous Santa
Clarita trip, everyone is gearing up to go on the cast trip to Las Vegas, also
hosted by Enrique. Sigh... Well, everyone except for Rafa and Alastair who both
refuse to go and rightfully so, with Rafa saying to David, "I'm not going.
I can't. I don't associate with racist people, period." With or without
the racism, Rafa and Alastair choosing to skip the trip because of Cory's
volatile behavior is more than fair.
Silently, David is disappointed by this but says that he
understands. Right...
During that trip, it's just constant Cory vs David, Cory vs
David, Cory vs David, over and over again. At one point dueing one of those
arguments Cory calls David "the ugliest woman I've ever met in my
life." Great, so now Cory is also transphobic.
And in Episode 15, the beef ends (kind of) in a gay
nightclub where Cory TRIES to hit David in the face, only to miss and get
JUMPED by David. The Compton kid never left. David ends up leaving Las Vegas
early (which the B&S crew calls a cowardly decision) and returning to
Dronfield. And what David (and the viewers) didn't get to see was the B&S
slowly starting to distance themselves from Cory for the rest of the trip, and
the rest of the season (it was revealed by Enrique during the reunion). But
David and Cory never see each other again after that fight. And we never see
Cory again after Episode 15, so he's never invited to the reunion. HALLELUJAH!
In Episode 16, back in San Fernando, while David is on his
way back to the city, Rafa and Jason's husband Christian are hanging out
outside the stables during Rafa’s break from work. They hear about the fight
from attendees of the nightclub via Instagram, and they are just…
flabbergasted. Rafa immediately reaches out to David via text, who tells them
that after he’s settled down he’ll meet up with Rafa and Alastair to explain
everything.
The next day (same episode), back at the Cesar Chavez
Memorial Park, David tells Rafa and Alastair (both visibly worried) about what
had happened. And Rafa and Alastair can tell that David is pissed. Eventually,
they also notice that the whole time David is talking, he's looking directly at
Rafa, as if Rafa did something wrong.
Rafa, bless his good heart, raises his hand and calmly asks
David, “Um, why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something?”
Basically, David felt abandoned, but – as viewers pointed out he never seemed
to care to come to Rafa's defense at Santa Clarita, and seemed zoned out while
Alastair was talking about his restaurant ambush.
Regardless of the hypocrisy, David makes it very harshly
clear that Rafael was being a bad friend, and shouldn't have left him hanging,
and... you know, “I would never do that shit to you, and I expected better from
you. But you're just like the rest of the group. I had your back a thousand
times, but you ain't never had mine. So fuck you. 🖕🏿”
And he walks away, leaving the park.
And with that, the thunderstorm has officially begun.
You guys, that exchange was very weird, shocking, and
alarming. And Alastair thought so, too. But Rafa must've believed David because
as David walked away, Rafa was trying very hard to not cry.
But Alastair's confessional said it all: "Rafa never
had your back? So we're just gonna forget the many times he has defended you,
checked up on you, welcomed you with open arms, and let you into his world?
Apparently that stuff doesn't count. Who knew?"
And how ironic is it that last season, Dominic was
expressing his concern to Rafa about David, while at the Cesar Chavez Memorial
Park, and now this season, David is expressing his anger towards Rafa, while at
the Cesar Chavez Memorial Park?
The Silvas clearly have a gift (and curse) of foreshadowing.
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At the end of Episode 16, Alastair and Rafa have a bit of a
falling out themselves, as Rafa really thinks that David was right about him
not being there for David. Alastair cannot believe what he is hearing right
now, and asks, “You don’t seriously believe that, do you?” And Rafa argues,
“ALASTAIR, WE HAD A CHANCE TO NOT LEAVE HIM HANGING AND WE BLEW IT!” Alastair
is in shock by this and says, “WHAT ARE YOU TALKING--?!” before immediately
stopping himself and regains his composure. Via confessional, Alastair says,
"This is what I was afraid of. Rafa is literally blaming himself for
something that he didn't do. And that is exactly what Enrique wanted. David is
guilt-tripping Rafa for not 'protecting' him in Las Vegas. And everyone elss is
saying that he never should've responded to Cory's insults. And when you have
that many people blaming you for everything, you start to think that you're the
problem."
Rafa looks away from Alastair who carefully approaches Rafa
to camly say, “Rafael… what happened to David is not your fault. You didn’t
wanna go to Las Vegas because you had enough of everybody. You were protecting
yourself.” Rafa says nothing and just breaks down, tearfully asking Alastair,
"So how am I supposed to face him next time?" Alastair didn't have an
answer but said, "I don't know. I think... what we really should know...
is the real reason why David is this mad at you. Something's not right, and you
need clarity."
Viewers agree that this is the only argument between cast
members that... came out of love. Still, it was not fun to watch Rafa suffer
for someone else’s stupid mistake.
In Episode 18, Rafa and Alastair visit David in his
Dronfield apartment. And we can see that Rafa looks so depressed and exhausted,
and mostly silent. "Rafa has not said a word to me the whole time we were
heading to David's home," says Alastair via confessional.
When they finally enter David's apartment, David tells Rafa
basically, "If you really wanna be my friend, I need you to be supportive.
You’re lucky to have someone like me and no one else," and blah blah blah.
When David said, “no one else,” fans clocked immediately that David always saw
Alastair as a threat and a competition.
Rafa looks at Alastair in shock, and looks back to David
saying, "You mean you don't like Alastair?"
Alastair was certainly in shock, and says in his
confessional, “So, does that mean that you and I were never friends at all?”
And because Rafael is overwhelmed by this revelation, he
starts saying to himself, "This was a mistake; I shouldn't be here,"
and leaves the apartment. Alastair calls Rafa's name and follows him outside,
and Rafa is crying and apologizing to Alastair. Rafa feels guilty that he
brought David into their lives, but Alastair assures him, "It's not your
Rafa. It’s going to be okay," and gives him a hug.
I (and many other viewers) lost all respect for David that
day, and I KNOW Alastair (who ended up crying as he was holding on tightly to
Rafa during their hug) did too, saying in his confessional scene, "I don't
know how or when, but if Rafa knows what's good for him, he needs to stay away
from David. Forever.”
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The season finale (Episode 19) is mostly uneventful because
it mainly focuses on the B&S gang ONLY (which at this point, now only
consists of Jason, Alex P, Enrique, and Aiden) and... it's not very memorable
or worth discussing because that alliance is just... BORING. Even Jason, which
is a shock. Because he was largely reduced this season, you could skip through
his scenes and nothing changes. He was so incidental this season!
Somehow Aiden hears from the grapvine that there seems to be
trouble in paradise for the Rafa-Alastair-David triangle, and Jason says to
Aiden, "Hm. I guess David and Rafa are *not* buddies after all. Sucks to
be Rafa."
Even from a distance, Jason knew that the friendship between
David and Rafa would fail.
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Reunion Seating Arrangement
Left – Right:
Aiden Lee-Halley (fourth chair), David Ty Reza (third
chair), Enrique Sapene (second chair), Alastair Patton (first chair), Ross
Matthews (HOST), Rafael L Silva (first chair), Jason Caceres (second chair),
Alex Paredes (third chair)
Cory does NOT attend, and thank you Jesus!
Jason had a blue and black short-sleeve flannel shirt and
khaki pants. Aiden was wearing a black and grey short-sleeve flannel shirt and
grey jeans. They don't facially look alike, but it's almost like they were the
Bobbsey Twins. It was starting to feel like "Single White Female" all
over again. Like, did they seriously have to wear the EXACT same type of
clothes? And the fact that they were dressed up like Cholos, I think that it
was a dig at the very gayngsta David, who btw was wearing a Lakers jersey and
black jeans. Rafa had on a black casual loose no-tuck linen shirt with navy
blue sweat pants, and he looked absolutely adorable and cozy. Alastair wore a
pink camouflage shirt and pink camouflage pants, with his dog tags around his
neck. GOTTA REPRESENT! Alex P looked better than last year's reunion, wearing a
polo short with black jeans. And Enrique wore a tie-dye t-shirt and polka dot
sweat pants, like he just slept in them 😆.
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The reunion (Episode 20) was quite an interesting one.
David claims that he has forgiven Rafa for not being there
for him and that he's over that. WHAT?! Meanwhile, Alastair has decided that
he's done with David, no buts about it.
But most importantly, after being triggered by David's
"forgiveness," Rafa (who had a lot of time to think about what the
Hell just happened between him and David) admits that he actually hasn't spoken
to David since the their visit to David's apartment. He says to Ross,
"After we finished filming that day, I just needed some time get away from
everyone and everything. The season was so overwhelming for me, and I just
don't understand what went wrong with me and David." And honestly after
what David put Rafa through during the final days of filming, I would've slowly
drifted away from David, too. David is just not an easily approachable person,
and I think Rafa is starting to see that. David has shown himself - time and
time again - to be a hypocrite since Season 1 Episode 1 when he got into it
with Jason. And this season, Alastair basically lets David know that nobody
should have to walk on eggshells everytime they approach David, "and I'm
certainly never gonna do that again with you because I'm done with you."
And even Rafa builds up the courage to say something that secretly stings
David: "David, I shouldn't have to babysit you. You are 12 fucking years
my senior, and more than capable of taking care of yourself." Ouch.
"I didn't go to Las Vegas because I was not going to be around anyone of
these horrible people, especially Cory who outed himself as a racist. He called
me a Mexican country-hick and a retarded beaner. I would've thought that you -
an actual Mexican unlike me - would've understood my refusal to go. Alastair
did, and he's Mexican, too! And Cory was being transphobic to you, calling you
an ugly womam! Doesn't that bother you at all?" David doesn't say much
after hearing all of this. In fact, the whole reunion, he was so quiet and
sour, it's almost as if he felt attacked or something. Well, he brought this on
to himself. The only thing he says in response is, "Well Rafa, I'm not
trans, I'm an actual guy, so who cares?"
Honestly, I don't believe that David doesn't understand or
is missing the point. I just don't think he cares.
And Rafa - fighting back tears - lets Enrique know how he
really feels. "And as for you, Entique, what you did to me in Santa
Clarita was so immature and disgraceful. You took me to a place where I
could've decked you instead of Cory, so you be glad that I did was push you,
which I will NOT apologize for. I don't care if you were ever an actual EP; it
does not change the fact that you are garbage. You really shouldn't be leader
of anything!"
Also, later during that reunion, Alastair verbally goes
after Jason and Alex P for the stunt they pulled on him, alleging that he
wanted to get with Alex's husband Peter. Peter bravely shows up to the reunion
to defend Alex, but it flops, especially when you also have Zachary Garcia on
the stage with Alastair and Christian on the stage with Jason. Zachary looks
like he's ready to lunge at Peter, Alex P, and Jason. And Christian looks so
helpless. I FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM!
Alex P argues that Alastair broke a code about flirting with
a friend's partner, which is BULLSHIT because Alex P and Alastair were NEVER
friends and Alastair had never even MET Peter. Alex P is literally talking out
of his ass, making no sense, and sounds incredibly stupider the more he speaks.
Alastair puts his foot down, saying to Alex P for the final
time, "Alex Paredes, you better tell me RIGHT NOW… what did I say to Peter
that counted as me wanting to get with him? Since you choose to believe
Jason." Alex P pauses, which makes Alastair say. "Until you start
talking, we're gonna be here ALL DAY. And I know you don't want that--"
Alex P cuts him off, exploding out of frustration, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU
SAID, ALRIGHT?! I was just told by Jason that you wanted to sleep with
Peter." Jason is not triggered by this because he knew that Alex P would
eventually give up. The audience in the reunion were super annoyed with Alex P,
and even the host Ross Matthews was annoyed and asked, "Why were you so
quick to believe Jason, knowing his history with lying to people and and
twisting even his own words?" Alex P quickly responds, "I don't think
Jason's lying!" which makes the audience groan and angers Zachary even
more, who mutters, "You motherfucker." Alex goes on to say, "I
just don't like Alastair and neither does Jason. Why would Jason lie to
me?"
"BECAUSE HE KNOWS YOU’RE AN IDIOT! THAT'S WHY,
BITCH!" says Zachary.
Alastair’s shakes his head in amusement and says the one
thing about Alex P that goes down in history: "So here it is, ladies and
gentlemen: a dumb pussy who refuses think for himself," a label that
people refer to Alex P as, to this very day. Child, the audience went crazy
when Alastair said that!
Oof, Alex P was... PISSED. So much so that as soon as
Alastair called him a dumb pussy, Alex P said, "Alright, that's it. I'm
done," and walked off the stage. And Alastair responds by saying,
"Yeah, okay, walk away, you clown!"
While walking further, Alex P goes, "Shut the fuck up,
you fucking asshole! You and your retarded fiancé deserve each other! No wonder
Rafa's your only friend!" Yes... he said "retarded."
Later on, backstage, Alex P tells a producer, "I'm not
gonna sit there and listen to Alastair lie to me and humiliate me again; I'm
NOT going to allow that! He truly IS a mental case."
DAMN, Alex, how much more insensitivity does this season
need?!
Alex P never comes back to the stage, and he's with Peter
crying about how Alastair is a terrible person, and a jealous person, and...
blah blah blah blah BLAAAAAHHH... I gotta hand it to Alex P, though. This
reunion is the most relevant he has ever been, and it doesn't last after this.
Surprise, surprise. Anyway, he and Peter end up leaving the reunion early,
which is clearly a relief for Rafa, Alastair, Zachary, and Christian.
Of course, with Alex P gone, Alastair focuses strictly on
Jason.
Alastair: What did I even do to you last season to deserve
this scandal, huh?
Jason: Nothing
*audience expresses confusion*
Alastair: What the-- THEN WHY DID YOU DO IT?!
Jason: Because just like your softy of a friend *pointing to
Rafa*, you were boring and I needed to spice you up; make you more interesting.
Nobody cares about your PTSD story.
Alastair gives a memorable speech to Jason
Alastair: *shouting like a preacher* Oh, you know what,
Jason? I have had it up to here with you! I don't care if you or anyone thinks
that I am boring because I don't cause drama or because I shut down conflict.
At least Rafa and I allow people to get to know us outside this
dysfunctional-ass group! You and your so-called friends have been here since
2013, and I still don't know DAMN thing about who y'all are outside your
alliance!
Geez, Alastair has more catchphrases and quotable moments
than any other cast member on this show!
And kudos to Rafa for bravely expressing his disappointment
in David earlier in the reunion, because I know that wasn't easy to do.
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Season 2 was definitely not fun to watch. It was so dark and
sad, and I know Rafa did not sign up for this type of drama. But if Enrique
wanted a telenovela, he finally got it because Season 2's biggest plot twist
was David Ty Reza. And it was disappointing the way David used Rafa as a
yes-man (because Rafa is, by default, a people pleaser) and treated Alastair
like he was nothing. By the end of the season, the Bullies & Snobs had
become less important, even Jason. It really was Rafa and Alastair riding out a
massive storm in real time.
Yes, not only was Alex P forgotten by Rafa (2 seasons in a
row), but eventually the rest of the B&S crew was forgotten about before
the reunion, showing us that they were not as important as Enrique thought they
would be. Not even Enrique himself!
David's detachment whenever something wasn't about him
should've been seen as red flags. Even Jason's Season 1 hope that David treats
Rafa right and Dominic's Season 1 concern about David starting trouble were
straight-up foreshadowing for Season 2.
Fans called it: David never liked Rafa or Alastair and
actually wanted to be part of the B&S table and never could, despite being
much closer in age with a great portion of B&S. It definitely changes how
people initially viewed his moments of loyalty during Season 1.
Viewers did not care for Cory, and don't think he was a good
fit for the show. VALID!
And Aiden’s role was just so... typical
And in 2016 fans were now left wondering what happens to
Rafa if he stays. What the haters didn't realize were the consequences of
running Rafa off the show.
That damn Season 2...
