Well, well, well. The Good Vibe Tribe may be heading into the final weekend of the summer in this week’s episode of Summer House, but there’s no indication that they’re anywhere close to putting a bow on things this season. In fact, we know Season 6 extends well past the traditional Labor Day Weekend end of summer bash thanks to Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula‘s wedding. And at this point, that’s still a month away. So yes, we have a ways to go in Season 6. Plus, I’m kind of getting ahead of myself. Because the final weekend of the summer doesn’t arrive until halfway through the episode. So let’s back up a bit shall we?
Rewind to Amanda confronting Lindsay Hubbard in the vineyard at the end of last week’s episode. Because even though we heard it last week, it’s reiterated. Lindsay is having the BEST SUMMER OF HER LIFE. And SHE DOESN’T CARE HOW MANY GUYS SHE GIVES A PIECE OF HER HEART TO. OK?!? I REPEAT: BEST. SUMMER. EVER. Meanwhile, Paige DeSorbo and Andrea Denver are over at the table making up after their tiff over the timeline of the Italian Stallion’s relationships. Sure, Paige felt blindsided to learn that Andrea had fallen hard for someone else after their fling in Vermont. But she chose Craig Conover. So why should it matter who Andrea does or doesn’t date? Thankfully, the former lovebirds make up easily, with Paige assuring her ex-flame that he still holds a very, very special place in her heart.
And after a sweet toast from Carl Radke, that’s a wrap on the wine tasting trip. Hurricane Hubbard is bound and determined to keep the party going. And tries to coax Mya Allen into going out to Montauk. Somehow, this leads to her drunk dialing her flavor of the week, Ahmed. And promptly picking a fight with him over not having his undivided attention all weekend. That Lindsay will never change, now matter how many Hot Hubb Summers she barrels through. The rest of the night is filled with low-key, drama-free roommate bonding involving takeout for dinner and the entire house going out to Murf’s Backstreet Tavern in Sag Harbor. With the exception of Paige, Andrea and Ciara Miller, all of whom opt to stay in bed.
The next morning, it’s Sunday. And over breakfast, the producers start planting the seeds of the Lindsay/Carl romance to come. We all know it’s coming. We can’t stop it, no matter how we feel about it. But at least Carl can surmise that the kinds of guys Lindsay’s been chasing all summer aren’t necessarily bringing out the best in her. As the roommates prepare to head back to the city, Ciara opens up to Paige and Danielle Olivera about how lost she’s felt since moving to New York City. She has yet to restart her nursing career in the Big Apple. It’s safe to say she’s experiencing a quarterlife crisis at 25. But she’s also probably just focused on being a Bravolebrity instead of furthering her life away from the cameras…
The week in the city turns out to be a rather eventful one all around. On Monday, Paige heads to Rockefeller Center for her first segment as a fashion and style expert. It’s on Access Hollywood! All about chic, TikTok-worthy tennis-inspired ensembles. Plus, Ciara is there to be one of Paige’s three models. Also for moral support/the fact that she doesn’t have a job. I’ve made it no secret over the years that Paige is one of my favorites on Summer House. And I was quite proud to see her leveraging the show in a way to build a platform that’s about more than just being an Instagram influencer. Say what you will, but our little fashionista has come quite a long way from working for the company-that-shall-not-be-named where she started back in Season 3.
Meanwhile, Kyle and Amanda are having an at-home cake tasting for their wedding. Which, again, is less than a month away. And to make matters more stressful, Amanda’s parents are joining them all the way from New Jersey. And Kyle is bracing himself for quite the awkward conversation. Yes, it’s time to broach the subject of the prenup with Amanda’s dad. He admitted back in the Hamptons that he was obviously nervous to have the discussion. Amanda’s also anxiously throwing together a salad. But it goes…relatively well. Rather than balk at the suggestion, Mr. Batula is open to consulting an attorney to keep Amanda’s financial future in tact. Because apparently, Kyle took out a small business loan for Loverboy. And his four million dollar debt will become Amanda’s as well after they walk down the aisle…
Labor Day Weekend arrives, and the category is: prom! Also Luke Gulbranson has returned. So everyone’s finally together for one last weekend. Yes, that includes Alex Wach for everyone worried about our favorite turkey-loving personal trainer. Carl came up with the theme and it’s got everyone in the house brimming with high school nostalgia. Except for Andrea, because there’s no such thing as prom in Italy. Paige, on the other hand, went to — count ’em — 12 proms in high school, and was even apparently voted prom queen of a school she didn’t go to.
However, disaster strikes the moment Kyle and Amanda step foot in the house. With just weeks to go, the florist they were planning on using for their wedding has dropped out. Leaving them scrambling and desperate. But everyone else is more concerned with their respective prom dates. Mya‘s asked Oliver (with cookies!). Luke‘s bringing a girl who slid into his DMs. Andrea gets down on one knee to ask Paige to his first-ever prom. (What will Craig think? Especially now that he and Paige are exclusive?) Oh, and Lindsay and Carl are going together too. Cue more foreshadowing…
To properly kick off the weekend, the housemates head to Southampton hotspot Blu Mar for dinner. But an attempt at having one cohesive conversation among the entire table quickly goes left. Luke asks Lindsay to fill him in on the Ahmed drama. Which promptly puts her in the hot seat, no matter how much she insists they’re simply putting a pin in their two-week romance. However, Kyle throws the proverbial ice water on Lindsay’s defensiveness when he reminds her in front of the entire table that she just had a miscarriage. Uh, was everyone in the house even privy to that information?
For some reason, Kyle starts rage spiraling. Amanda laying into him only makes it worse. As do the multiple side conversations that erupt at the table. Luke tries to change the subject to his own summer-long dating history. Amanda’s in tears. Lindsay‘s muttering about double standards to Paige. And Kyle reaches his boiling point, slamming on the table as Amanda walks off to collect herself. His outburst leads to a heated exchange of words with Paige, who fires off that the Loverboy founder turns into a “psychopath” when he gets angry. Amanda’s off in one corner tearfully venting to Ciara. In another, Carl and Luke are trying to calm Kyle down.
But returning to the table only ignites another outburst from Kyle…as he tries to apologize. He lays out everything that’s on his plate: while everyone else is concerned about what they’re wearing to the prom party, he’s four million dollars in debt. Spending $200,ooo on a lawsuit we’ve never heard about. Trying to expand Loverboy to eight states in one weekend. No longer has a florist for his wedding. It’s a lot. But when Amanda bluntly reminds him he’s not the only person going through problems, it’s more than Kyle can take. And he storms away from the table for not the first, but the second time, just in time for the episode to end on a classic “To Be Continued…”
TELL US — IS LINDSAY’S HOT HUBB SUMMER HIDING A DEEPER WOUND? HOW DO YOU THINK PAIGE DID ON ACCESS HOLLYWOOD? WILL KYLE AND AMANDA FIND A NEW FLORIST? WAS KYLE’S OUTBURST AT DINNER WARRANTED? OR IS HE BEING THE HOUSE DICTATOR?