Netflix aired the new season ofTemptation Islandon March 12, and the season was filled with drama and shocking moments. Four couples came to the island, all with questions about their relationships. Some duos wondered if they were ready to get married or part ways forever, while otherTemptation Islandcast memberswanted to prove they could remain loyal to their significant others, even in the face of temptation.Tayler Byrd was the breakout star of the show,enduring a devastating cheating scandal after her boyfriend, Tyler Bresears, specifically asked her not to give up on him.
Temptation Islandhas aired on three different networksduring its nine seasons. The show originally premiered on Fox in 2001 before moving to USA for five seasons, and finally landing on Netflix in 2025.All ten episodes were released on the same day. While there was never a dull moment on the Netflix dating show, there were six particularly shocking moments.
6Tayler Byrd Stepped Into Her Power After Tyler Breshears Cheated
Tayler Learned A Lot About Herself
Tayler and Tyler arrived on Temptation Island to prove to each other they were a perfect match.Tyler started dating Tayler right after separating from his wife,so he didn’t spend any time playing the field before jumping from one serious relationship to another. Tyler wanted to date around for a bit before deciding to fully commit to Tayler. Tayler wanted Tyler to prove he wouldn’t cheat on her like he had done in the past. Before arriving on the island, Tayler and Tyler agreed not to physically engage with any tempters.
Unfortunately for Tayler,Tyler immediately developed a connection with a temptresson the island, Kay Carlson. During a bonfire, Tayler revealed her devastatingly relatable thoughts on the matter. From her perspective, everyone in her life leaves her, causing her to come to the conclusion that she is, in fact, the problem.
Tayler shocked audiences with her vulnerability and heartbreaking views of herself.
Host Mark L. Walbergmade sure Tayler knew that it was not her fault all of her relationships had ended, but it took the full season for Tayler to believe him.Tayler became an icon when she finally let go of Tyler and realized her worth.She even developed a physical connection with tempter Yamen Sanders.
5Case Bruton Returned For Tayler Byrd
TempterCase Brutonis shown above at Instagram. Heshocked audiences twice this season. During the first elimination, Tayler was adamant she needed more time to get to know Case. They had been building a connection, and Tayler found Case to be a good listener who was easy to confide in. However,Case decided it was in Tayler’s best interest for him to self-eliminate. This likely added to Tayler’s fear that every man in her life would leave her, as they had done in the past.
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In a surprising turn of events,Case returned toTemptation Islandin episode six, explaining that he had unfinished business with Tayler and needed more time with her. While Mark told Tayler there were no expectations, and she did not need to forgive Case, he encouraged her to give Case a chance. Hopefully, this moment helped Tayler realize that some people want to remain in her life through thick and thin.
4Ashley Moore Set Off The Temptation Haven Light
The New Twist Provided A Lot Of Drama
In aTemptation Islandfirst,the cast was given a secluded, camera-free zoneto explore physical connections with the tempters. However, if they chose to utilizeNetflix’s"temptation haven,“a bright light would illuminate the other house, letting the cast know one of their significant others was potentially cheating. While no one could know who had entered the haven or why, at least not until the next bonfire, the twist caused everyone to spiral.
Tyler and Kay were the first people to utilize the haven, doing so only a few hours after the haven was introduced. Grant Larsen and Natalie Cruz took their turn in the tent later that night, once again lighting up the women’s house in a red glow.Ashley Moore shocked audiences and fellow cast members when she took Danny Spongberg to the haven, but not for the expected reasons.
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Ashley didn’t intend to hook up with Dannyin the tent. She simply wanted to set the light off at the guy’s house so they would spiral the same way the women had. Her plan worked, and her ex-boyfriend, Grant, expressed his hypocritical feelings about the situation. He said:
“Selfishly, I’m hoping it’s not Ashley, but at the same time, how mad can I be?”
He Couldn’t Stay Loyal To His Girlfriend
Brion Whitely and Shanté Glover were only dating for a year when they arrived onTemptation Island. They both saw each other as marriage material, butShanté wanted Brion to prove he could stay faithfuland monogamous to her despite his past transgressions. Brion seemed up for the challenge, but temptation quickly got the best of him.
Brion didn’t even use the temptation havenwhen he had a threesome with two of the temptresses, and he didn’t have any regrets. He even expressed his belief that Shanté would respect his actions. Unsurprisingly,Brion was dead wrong.Shanté said that she felt stupid for trusting Brion, adding that she wouldn’t be able to explain his actions on the show to their future children.
While Brion had cheated on Shanté in the past and was very open about his love of threesomes, it was still shocking when he indulged that behavior on the Netflix reality show.Brion and Shanté had agreed not to cross any physical boundarieswhile on the island. Brion’s inability to keep his promise definitely raised some eyebrows.
2Amiah Brooks Turned Down Brion’s Date
Amiah Proved She’s A Girl’s Girl
Amiah Brooks, seen in an Instagram post above, never crossed a physical boundary with Brion, and she was shocked to learn about his actions with other women on the island. Brion had told Amiah he was still in a relationship with Shanté, so Amiah had a hard time understanding how he could cheat so easily. When Brion asked Amiah on a date,she made the staggering decision to turn him down.
Amiah could have gone on the date for the experience, even if she disapproved of Brion’s actions. However, she stuck to her values and declined the invitation, becoming the first woman this season to do so. Despite being on the island as a temptress,Amiah was not interested in being the reason a man was unfaithful.Other women on the island accomplished what they set out to do, helping a man to cheat on his girlfriend, but Amiah surprised audiences when she chose herself, loyalty, and her fellow women over a man.
1Lino Troisi Proposed To Alexa Santamaria
They Left The Island Together
Unlike the other couples onTemptation Island,Lino Troisi and Alexa Santamaria had never been unfaithful to each other.Instead, they wanted to discover more about themselves and determine if they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. Alexa already knew she would accept his proposal, but Lino wasn’t so sure he was ready to make that commitment. Lino also felt like a second choice, as Alexa was previously married and had been dating other men at the beginning of her courtship with Lino.
Lino and Alexa’s journeys on the island got off to a rocky start. While neither crossed any physical boundaries on the Netflix show, they didn’t always use the kindest words when talking about each other to other people. Specifically, Lino took credit for Alexa’s career aspirationsand claimed he made her a better woman.
“So I just spent three and a half years making you a better, more eligible bachelorette, and now I’m leaving as the eligible bachelor that I was the entire time? And now, you just took from me, and what did I get to make me better? [You took my time] and my energy and took away from my career aspirations.”
While it wasn’t always clear to the audience, Alexa and Lino remained in love the entire time they filmedTemptation Island. Despite their issues on and off the island,Lino asked Alexa to marry him at the final bonfire.Alexa accepted, giving their love story a happy ending. Their relationship also proved thatTemptation Islandcan be just what some couples need to move forward together.
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Temptation Island, released in 2019, is a reboot of the 2001 reality series. It follows couples as they travel to a tropical paradise to test their relationships and decide whether they are ready to commit to one another for the rest of their lives.
