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Has anyone else noticed that FBoy Island seems a little more… predictable of late? Sure, there was that early-season twist, with a couple of famous FBoys (and one former Nice Guy) joining the cast. But apart from that, the four episodes we’ve seen so far from Season 3 have lacked some of the salty chaos that used to define the show.
Perhaps it’s the move to CW, or maybe the fourth-episode slump I felt while watching this week’s episode is just what happens when a buzzy new dating show settles into its third season. But like a broadcast-budget Carrie Bradshaw in a neon bikini, I gotta say, I can’t help but wonder: What if the real reason I’m feeling a bit bored is because they got rid of those silly games contestants used to play?
I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t appreciate these games enough until they were gone. Host and comedian Nikki Glaser never misses a chance to needle her Boys, and it was during the games that she always seemed to have the most fun—like pushing men to spill their deepest truths with the threat of hot peppers in a game of “Truth or Burn.” But so far, four episodes into this new season, we have yet to see even one game—unless you count the lightning round of greetings at the very beginning, which I do not. Glaser is still in fine form, but doing away with these games has left her with a far more generic job than when she started.
