![]() After observing its audience’s clear interest in Black contestants like Rhonda Paul (season one), Melinda Melrose (season two), and Marvin Anthony (season 2), it only makes sense for Netflix to be more intentional about inclusivity on projects like this, especially since other mainstream efforts to diversify the reality show genre have been mostly surface-level. The real test is whether casting directors are 1) recruiting singles that are actually attracted to Black people in order to give them a fair shake at finding love, and 2) giving Black contestants the screen time they deserve while appearing on the show. This isn’t to give Netflix cookies for doing what it’s supposed to do by casting Black people. Netflix projects have famously been criticized for both their casting and marketing tactics across the board, but the streamer’s reality sector does seem to have taken notes four Black people in the starting lineup is a significant improvement over the course of Too Hot to Handle’s run. Suffice to say, Too Hot to Handle is pure unadulterated chaos - just the way we like it. In the days that follow, even more drama ensues as other thirsty singles land on the beach, further depleting the already abysmal prize pot. Not involved in this particular dynamic but just as dramatic is Nathan, the Cape Town playboy standing at a particularly impressive 6 foot, 4 inches who finds himself the star of the show as new arrivals attempt to turn his head. Truth also has his eyes on Jaz, a queen from Virginia Beach who admittedly is a sucker for bad boys with tattoos and commitment issues. ![]() For Izzy, a confident Brit with an affinity for high ponytails, it’s love lust at first sight when Houstonian and basketball player Truth (real name Robert) steps into the scene. Within hours of arriving on the island, we already have our first love triangle. We watched a lot of drama unfold over the course of the second season and long after it, but season 3 kicks off with pure mess, and, as usual, we can thank the more melanated guests at the retreat for keeping us entertained. "Too Hot to Handle stars Harry Jowsey and Georgia Hassarati's relationship timeline". ![]()
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