7.8/1010 votesLoading...#1 - Paradise Beckons
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2001
In the premiere episode of new reailty show, four unamrried couples arrive in Belize, Temptation island where they will through challenges decide about the future of their relationships. Through the competition they have been leaded by a host Mark L. Walberg. The girls and boys split up in different places: girls in Mata Chica and boys in Captain Morgan's Retreat (CMR). Next day, in the morning, the couples reunite and meet Mark who introduces them the singles that will compete between them. With a chance to send one of the singles that they think that they are most ""threatened"" by home, girls send Yvonne home and boys send Ace home. Also, they get a chance to block one single boy/girl away from their partner. On the same day, the couples reunite again at mata Chica for their last evening, where emotions explode.
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#2 - The Blind Date
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2001
Episode 2 begins at the coupled guys' resort, Captain Morgan's Retreat (CMR). Host Mark meets Kaya, Andy, Taheed and Billy for breakfast and asks what happened after they said goodbye to their girlfriends. Flashbacks reveal escapades from the night before as the single ladies pursue the guys, especially Billy. Mark wonders if the men are experiencing butterflies. The guys reveal that they have good reason to be nervous - they've heard that there are a few ""crocodiles"" among the single women who will stop at nothing to get their man. Later that morning, Mandy, Ytossie, Shannon and Valerie meet Mark at Mata Chica. Much like their partners, the women are experiencing some first date butterflies. Shannon, in particular, is so nervous that she can't eat breakfast. Mark tells the women that their blind dates (four single guys) will be coming to pick them up at their cabanas shortly. The coupled men and women are swept away by their blind dates, and each date begins a day filled with exciteme
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#3 - Power Dating
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2001
The third episode begins in the aftermath of the first bonfire. When the coupled women return to Mata Chica from their intense fireside experience, the single guys lift their spirits with a boisterous Jacuzzi party and a romp in the ocean. The morning of Day 5 begins with the coupled women walking down the pier to retrieve the emotional video messages that their partners did (or did not) leave them. On the other side of the island, the coupled men do the same. Shannon listens as Andy tells her he had a great first date. She is a little put off because she doesn't want to have a ""mental picture"" of Andy with another woman. In her video message, Shannon advises her boyfriend not to ""focus on one"" of the single girls. Andy understands and says he's more than happy to ""spread myself thin."" Valerie is confused by Kaya's proclamation that he is having a ""really"" good time. His hope that she's not ""limiting herself"" sticks in her mind, and she wonders, ""What does that mean?"" Kaya is moved to
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#4 - Episode 104
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2001
After the latest bonfires on Night 6, Billy is upset with Mandy. Frustrated, he disappears into Vanessa's cabana. Later, Billy and Vanessa enter the lounge bar at Captain Morgan's Retreat, where Billy sets the place on fire with his pseudo striptease for Vanessa and the single girls. Morning begins on Day 7 as the coupled men and women retrieve emotionally charged video messages that their partners have left them. These messages prove meaningful considering the unnerving video clips they witnessed at the bonfire the night before. Mandy runs down the dock anxiously anticipating Billy's latest words. She can see that Billy is visibly devastated by her escapades with Johnny and the sexy body shots they shared. Mandy trembles with tears when she sees how she has hurt Billy. In her message to Billy, Mandy guesses that Billy will have seen a clip of her date with Johnny and reassures him that Johnny ""is a cool guy that you just cut loose with."" She ends by telling Billy that her confidence h
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#5 - Episode 105
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2001
This episode opens on Day 8, late at night, thirty minutes after the last bonfire. The women return to the water taxi in turmoil. Mandy is completely upset by the video clips, which have shown the coupled guys bashing her for the body shot incident, and Billy performing a pseudo striptease for the single girls. Her anxiety gets Valerie's wheels spinning about what footage of her Kaya might have seen -if Kaya has seen her Jacuzzi jump, he might retaliate. Shannon cautioned ""what you learn out of context is only going to destroy you."" Mandy fears she is about to throw away a year and a half of an amazing relationship with Billy. Returning to Captain Morgan's Retreat, Billy, Kaya, and Andy are indeed concerned about the after-hours activities at their partners' resort. Kaya is still wondering about the hot tub sequences and Andy speculates that it probably ""wasn't just Mr. Massage Rub a Dub Dub therapy guy doing that towel thing."" Billy and Kaya agree that all the single guys did that. Wh
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#6 - Goodbye Singles/Hello Final Date
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2001
This episode opens on Day 10. It's morning at Mata Chica, the women's resort, but today, instead of the usual blazing, golden sun, and crystal, blue skies, heavy clouds hang over the island…a sign perhaps, of the gloomy feelings dogging the days' events. At Captain Morgan's Retreat, the men have already chosen the single girls they want to accompany them on their final, exotic dream dates. Now, it's the women's turn. Mandy, Valerie, and Shannon are forced into narrowing their field of singles down to just one; ""the one"" who will accompany them on their final, intense dream date. Mark gathers the three women on the beach, and calls for the single men to line up at the water's edge. But, before Mark has the girls reveal their choices, he turns to Valerie and Shannon and says, ""Mandy wanted to ask your permission for something that she wanted to do. The rules were, that you could only go on the final date with someone you've already dated. Mandy wants to know if you will allow her to incl
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#7 - Episode 107
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2001
The final episode opens on the morning after the final dates. We see Kaya and Alison deep in a remote part of Ian Anderson's caves, snuggled up asleep underneath their sheer tent looking like the content couple. Alison states that her favorite part of the dream date was ""being alone with Kaya in the cave by ourselves. We were alone for twelve hours. That was the best."" Kaya and Alison come into the light of the day hiking their way back to civilization. Alison continues her glowing review, ""We had a great date, and he can still look sexy with mud all over his white pants."" Kaya concurs with ""My date with Alison was really really wild."" Alison and Kaya stop for a moment underneath a tree where Alison buries head into Kaya's chest and says to Kaya ""But it's not really like a normal second date."" Kaya agrees. Alison confesses that she ""doesn't feel bad about anything,"" though she wishes she had slept more. Contrary to the after glow that Kaya and Alison are feeling, we encounter Valerie a
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#8 - The Wedding
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2001
John and Shannon decide to get married so they call the whole cast to their wedding. Everyone reunites and tells what happened in their lives and in hteir revelationships after the show aired on Tv…
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#9 - Journey into the Garden...
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2001
The premiere episode of Temptation Island II begins by introducing the couples, in their hometowns as they pack for their exciting adventure. Edmundo and Catherine have been dating for three years. They met at an outdoor adventure race that Catherine's brother organized. Catherine lives and works in New York as a dancer in musicals while Edmundo lives in Chicago. Because they live in different cities they have been forced to realize the hardships of a long distance relationship. John and Shannon live together in Scottsdale, Arizona and have been dating for 10 months. The main hiccup in their relationship comes from the fact that John lacks a career. Shannon works hard as a real estate agent while John bartends and plays golf. She resents the fact that he loafs all day around her house. John admits that he is intimidated by attractive and successful guys getting the chance to date Shannon. Tony and Genevieve have been dating for three years. They live together in Ferndale, Michigan. Gen
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#10 - Date Sabotage
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2001
Episode two begins in the early morning at the coupled girls' resort, Tango Mar. As Nikkole gets out of bed she asserts that she is prepared to live through this experience for what it is without any fear or regrets. Later that morning the couples meet Mark at poolside, Tambor Tropical for their first date selection. The couples choose their dates by randomly picking shells that contain the names of the singles. John goes first and is paired with Anna Maria, the party promoter from San Diego. Tony picks Donna, an entrepreneur from Dallas, Pennsylvania. Genevieve says in an interview that she is not concerned at all, because she knows that Donna is not someone Tony would be attracted to. Edmundo selects Hilary, a graduate student. Catherine has to take a deep breath after watching Hilary and Edmundo warmly greet one another. Tommy picks Kristen S., a pediatric nurse from San Diego. Shannon picks Kaine, a law student. In the moment before Kaine was selected, John chants and roots for Ros
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#11 - Episode 203
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2001
The third episode begins with Catherine's tearful reaction to bonfire. Hilary's reference to kissing Edmundo makes Catherine realize that he may already be making serious connections on the other side of the island. Nikkole comments on how Catherine looks at this whole experience as a way to make Edmundo appreciate Catherine. The reality of being separated from their partners begins to set in. The next morning, Power Dating takes place poolside at Tambor Tropical. Each of the coupled people sits across from the singles and engages in a conversation with each of them individually for two minutes. These mini dates take place like musical chairs with each of the singles rotating down the line when they hear the drum bang. Tommy asks the same question every time, ""if you were a flavor of ice cream, which would you be, chocolate or vanilla. Tony seems to ask the most genuine questions, and Linda responds by saying that she would like to go out on a date with him. Nayla straight out says tha
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#12 - Episode 204
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2001
The show opens in the morning at Tango Mar. Genevieve explains that she came to Temptation Island because she wanted to test her relationship and see what it was like to be single. In a sense she thinks that she was sabotaging her relationship with Tony. She concedes that it was not Tony's idea to come to the island. Genevieve writes in her journal. She reads a passage from it explaining how she misses Tony and how it felt good to be jealous when she saw the bonfire videotape of him holding hands with Donna. Genevieve says she enjoyed her time here, but has learned quickly that she wants Tony back. The next day is a vote-off at Tango Mar. Mark explains that the coupled women must vote off a single guy. The girls huddle up and Nikkole says that she wants Jeff voted off. Catherine agrees, but Shannon and Genevieve refuse. Genevieve counters that none of the girls have connected with Juleby, so he must be voted off. Mark asks the girls to deliver the message. Nikkole points at Shannon, fo
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#13 - Episode 205
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/2001
The show opens at Tambor Tropical in the morning with Edmundo and Hilary. In an interview, both of them admit that they have made a good connection with each other. Hilary acknowledges that Edmundo is everything that she would want in a man. Later that morning the coupled guys at Tambor Tropical are informed that they can view their video messages. John is elated. He makes a solemn walk through the driftwood gates and down the shoreline. John knows that being able to see Shannon's video message is the most intimate contact they have had in a week. John watches Shannon's message, which says that their relationship is built on trust. She tells him that they have a strong core and to remember that they trust one another. This overt use of the word trust displays her insecurity about John making connections with the singles. Shannon walks to the lookout over Tango Mar. John's video message explains why he did not watch the bonfire tape showing the single's telling the couples who they were
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#14 - Episode 206
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/13/2001
The episode begins with the coupled girls reaction to bonfire. Nikkole tells all the single guys about Tommy's late night endeavors with ""White Eye Shadow Girl."" Nikkole says that she would rather see Tommy seriously connect with one girl, than mess around with many. Catherine finally begins to accept what all the single guys were thinking: that she was protecting Edmundo this whole time. At Tambor Tropical everyone wonders where Tony went. They all discuss the possibilities, but they believe that he is off the island. Katie mentions that if Genevieve could not indulge the process by being away from Tony for one month, they must have some dependency issues. Donna, the girl who connected with Tony the most, is angry that Genevieve will not let Tony finish his time on the island. Edmundo feels like the situation was left incomplete and he is upset that he never got a chance to say goodbye to Tony. At Tango Mar, Shannon looks forlorn while she stumbles around her room. She notices that al
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#15 - Episode 207
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/20/2001
This episode opens with a brief recap of some of the dramas that are unfolding in each resort. Catherine feels guilty over the looming vote off because she picked Tony for her next date instead of Rossi. Kristen S. feels emotional but secure because she does not think that Tommy would vote her off. Hilary wants to smooth things over with Edmundo. When they talk, Edmundo admits that he regrets not choosing her for his next date because he expected her to be around until the end of the island experience. Catherine and Rossi discuss why she did not choose him for her next date. She feels that Rossi gets in her head and makes her confront issues that she does not want to deal with. Rossi tells her to stop it and just be honest. She expresses feelings for other people and she knows that is what this experience is all about. The four couples take off on day dates. Tony and Catherine's date takes them sailing around a turquoise bay. Tony tells Catherine that his goal was to date her and now t
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#16 - Episode 208
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/17/2002
The show opens at Tambor Tropical with the old temptresses revealing their thoughts about the arrival of the new singles. There is a consensus that none of the old girls like change. Katie says that she does not like new people at all. Kristen S. gets a little possessive when she refers to the coupled guys as ""our men, not yours."" In an interview, Edmundo talks about how the arrival of the new singles has jolted the whole community. At Tango Mar, the sentiment is very similar. Tom A. says, ""the new guys are like huge monsters. They are all tall and cut."" Everyone has a sense that Rossi is scared that Brian is coming back. His return threatens Rossi's play for Catherine. Catherine says in an interview that she likes beautiful men. She says, ""Brian is tall, dark and handsome. He has it all."" She is excited about challenging her attraction to Edmundo's physique with Brian's perfect body. Poolside at Tambor Tropical we get to meet the new singles. Each of the new singles has a chance to in
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#17 - Episode 209
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/24/2002
The show opens at bonfire with Mark W. giving the coupled women the chance to view video of their boyfriend's caught in an intimate moment. The choice to view is an individual choice, so whether they choose to watch the videotape has no bearing on their partner's obligation to watch. Shannon goes first, and again decides to watch her video alone. She asks the other girls to move away, so that they can't see the screen. Shannon sees John talking to Nayla. He says, ""My mind wanders. When I go to sleep at night sometimes my thoughts are with you and sometimes they are with Shannon."" Then John and Nayla lay back close to each other on lawn chairs. Shannon comments on what a nice guy John is. Mark W. asks what Shannon saw, and she tells him that John was simply listing all her great qualities. She says, ""John talks to me a lot differently, no worries."" Nikkole decides to share her videotape with all the girls. She predicts, ""Tommy will be with White Eye Shadow Girl. And if so it will be so
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#18 - Episode 210
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/31/2002
The show opens with the coupled women at bonfire. Mark W. gives them the choice to watch their boyfriends caught unaware on tape by the surveillance or night vision cameras. Mark W. offers Shannon the choice to go first. She protests and tells him that she went first last time. Mark says that because she is so good at it, she can go first again. Nikkole reminds Shannon to watch her video without headphones so the others can see. This time, Shannon agrees to share her tape with others and they all see Nayla lying on top of John in bed. John and Nayla hug for a moment and then John gently caresses her stomach. Shannon responds with, ""That is exactly what I thought. I would not expect anything less from John."" Shannon feels bad for Nayla because she thought it looked like Nayla was upset and John was consoling her. Shannon perceives that John is answering questions about their relationship, and she feels bad for Nayla who might be getting hurt in the process. Catherine goes next and also
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#19 - Episode 211
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2002
The show opens with Mark W. giving the coupled women their chance to choose their dream date selection. Catherine goes first and she chooses Brian because she has not finished exploring him yet. Shannon chooses Kevin because she can see that he has a real passion for life. Kevin was surprised that he made it to the final date, but is assured that it was because he and Shannon developed a relationship based on trust. It comes as no surprise that Nikkole chooses Tommy C. Tommy C. believes he has helped Nikkole see the light and changed her life for the better. Kelley chooses Ali because she just can't get past his eyes. Ali believes that Kelley is the nicest, kindest person he has ever met. Mark W. tells the rest of the guys that he is going to personally miss all of them, but it is time for them to go. The whole group walks the guys down to an authentic ox-cart where they load up their luggage. Nikkole is very upset at the thought of having to say goodbye to all these guys, especially T
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#20 - Episode 212
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2002
The last episode of Temptation Island takes place entirely at the bonfire location. Kelley is the first person to meet with Mark W. After she sits down, Mark W. asks her if she is ready to meet with her boyfriend Mark and discuss her final decision. Instantly she responds that she is ready to speak with him. After Mark walks out, Mark W. tells both of them the rules of engagement. Mark is to speak first, uninterrupted and at the end of his speech, he must give Kelley his final decision about their relationship. Mark starts out by explaining how secure he felt with their relationship after they finished eating their final dinner. But then Mark kept seeing things at bonfire that made him question how secure their relationship was. Specifically, he saw her climb into bed with Tom A. Then Mark confesses that on his side of the island he made a strong connection with Debbie. He liked the fact that she was a model from Los Angeles. He saw things in Debbie that Mark thought Kelley was lacking
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#21 - Episode 301
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/2003
The temptation has returned and like last year we take the proper time to learn about our couples. First is Melissa, 29, and Michael 25. Melissa is a former Ms. New York and wants to settle down while Michael isn't quite ready yet. They both live with their parents in Long Island, NY. Next is Eric, 25, and Kristin, 21, who are from Farmville, Virginia and have been together for three years. They're the all-American couple and are coming on to test the emotional boundaries of their relationship. Next is Anthony, 23, and Stephanie, 21, who are from Chicago and have been together for three years. They've been living together for around 6-7 months. Anthony thinks Stephanie likes to fight so they can have ""make-up"" sex. Next is Jason, 23, and Kara, 24, from Las Vegas. They've been together for a year and Jason still lives with his parents and has never really been anywhere or done anything. The couples arrive on Roatan in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras. They wait on the beach pat
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#22 - Episode 302
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2003
When we left off we found out that the selected singles did not get kicked off, but in fact will be the first date choices. The Couple Men find out that the Single Girls are their first dates as well. Upon finding out, Jason looked very upset and went to his room alone. Over at Palmetto, Jeff immediately apologizes to Kara and the Single Guys all celebrate the news that no one was kicked off. The next day the Couples embark on their first dates. On the dates, Jason and Amy have the worst date imaginable. The hiking was too much. The weather was too hot. The food was terrible. There wasn't enough water. Anything that could be wrong was. On the flip side, Kara and Jeff's date went very well. They went on a boat ride and Jeff gave Kara a massage. Jeff thinks that Kara will end the show as a single. Anthony goes on his first date with Tiffany. They go white water rafting and both seemed to have a great time. Stephanie went on a date with Derrick and they went jet skiing. They also had a lo
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#23 - Episode 303
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/2003
After the last bonfire, the Couples began opening up more to the Singles on both sides of the island. The guys reminisced about what they saw. Anthony in particular was upset about Stephanie being close to Derrick. Jason remarked about seeing Kara with Jeff. He said he was frustrated but he felt like it was a chance for a new start. The Couple Guys were allowed to choose their dates this time and Michael chose Sandra. They went out on a boat and had great conversations and really seemed to hit it off. There was a lot of flirtation and sexual innuendo. Anthony chose Ida on his date. They went canopying through the jungle and had an incredible time flying through the trees. Anthony and Ida then went on a picnic and seemed to have a really nice time. Anthony said it was one of the best dates he had ever been on. Eric chose Amy for his date. They went out on a boat as well, but we don't see much as they both exclaim their mutual attraction for one another. Jason took Erryn on his date. Jas
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#24 - Episode 304
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2003
We began this week with more date selection. We saw the girls go first and it seemed that there was some tension between them by who they selected on their dates. To everyone's surprise, Stephanie picked Jeff for her date. They went on a canoe ride and also had a nice meal together. They seemed to really hit it off and both commented on how easy it was to talk to each other. Jeff seemed to forget Kara's name altogether. Kristin and Derrick went horseback riding together and ended up having a picnic. Kristin said she had great conversations although it seemed she did all of the talking. Derrick said he wasn't looking forward to dating her again. Melissa picked Sterling to go on a date with. She ended up telling Sterling that she had feelings for Jerome. Sterling told Melissa to just go with her instincts even though most people are telling her not to go with Jerome. Kara picked Giulio for her date. The date was more of a ""friends"" date, because neither Giulio nor Kara had any physical o
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#25 - Episode 305
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2003
After the last bonfire, the girls went back to their resort and discussed the clips. Melissa was especially troubled about Michael's video. After discussing, the girls needed a release and joined the boys at the pool. The single guys were waiting and ready to cheer the girls up. Kristin thought Melissa might be retaliating for what she saw at bonfire by getting closer with Jerome. They spent the whole night together. Meanwhile, Jeff and Stephanie went off together to look at the stars and they had an immediate bond as well. Their romance appeared to be maturing.After the guys bonfire, Michael told Jason that one of the single girls was telling the camera things about Jason that wasn't true regarding his girlfriend. As a result, at dinner, Jason stood up and yelled at Sandra for saying things about Jason.Everyone at the table was in shock when he called her out and they all went silent for the remainder of dinner.The next day at Palmetto Jeff talked to Kristin about his feelings with Ka
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The Best Episodes of Temptation Island
Every episode of Temptation Island ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Temptation Island!
Temptation Island is an American reality television program broadcast on Fox in which several couples agreed to live with a group of singles of the...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Paradise Beckons" is the best rated episode of "Temptation Island". It scored 7.8/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/10/2001. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "The Blind Date".