Went to both the wrap party and cast party. Fuck I’m paying for it now. Real good time. First time going to the wrap party, 3rd time going to cast party. Most of the cast is headed to Vegas now, some big reality event.
Finale night- most of production was surprised KC won because Scottie had told them prior he was voting for Tyler to win. Despite Hayleigh saying the speech changed her vote, she was always voting for Tyler. Also they were pissed about the engagement. That was 100% Grodner and Chen’s call. Most of the staff wanted to close with that because they knew it would cut into the F2 final speeches. And for someone who had such a complete game like Tyler, 45 seconds isn’t enough to explain all the moves he made. Apparently Kaitlin was mad she didn’t get to call Tyler out for “emotional manipulation”. KC’s mom was hilarious. She kept saying “let’s go!” every time she hugged a cast member. If KC was runner up, she would have won AFP. Brett was 3rd, Hay 4th, Sam and Angela we’re pretty much tied for 5th. Tyler won by a significant margin.
Wrap party- after backyard interviews, we went to some other building on the lot. Pretty intimate setting. Cast, production, and the Finalists family/guests, plus a few “friends of friends” like myself. Impressions after brief convos:
never talked to Rockstar, Sam, JC, Swag, Bay. JC was visibly shaken and was getting a lot of reassurance from his friends and cast that everything is alright. I assume it was from some of the questions he got about his TMZish behavior in the house.
Kaitin- aloof. Didn’t listen to a word I said. Kept eying Tyler and Angela.
Steve- nice guy. Can tell he’s not looking for anything from his experience.
Scottie- very socially awkward, but he seems rather harmless. I asked about his 2nd exit, he said he pissed off A Lot of production and he apologized to Angela at the Round table.
Angela- was very nice, well spoken, but you could tell she really wanted to keep the convo brief because she wanted go hang out with Tyler and his fam.
Rachel, Brett, Winston- They were there for booze and the 15 minutes of fame. Brett really tries hard to be the life of the party, Rachel tries to top him, Winston was more reserved but still enjoying the hell out of the moment.
Hayleigh- super cute and nice. Almost over the top, but I think she was just genuinely excited. Showed her my Horns tat, and she shot me a look and said No! Kidding of course, she admitted Austin is so much more fun that CS. Said she is supposed to have her ring dunking ceremony next semester? Idk, her tits were bout ready to pop out.
Fessy- was funny. I kept ribbing him about how clueless he was. He took it in stride. Good guy. Out of nowhere, he asked if I thought him and Hayleigh were gonna last. Like, he expected me to say anything other than yes? Sure Fessy (shakes head no).
KC- was still on cloud nine. Told her she played a great game. She joking said “I agree”. She honestly didn’t think the votes would be that close. She thought she would only lose Angela and JC’s vote.
Tyler- Came over while I was talking to KC. Gave her a hug, said he was proud of her. She went back over to her family, then I told him I thought he played a fantastic game. He said thanks and then saw my beer was low. Went and grabbed me and him a refresher. Cool fucking guy. He really thought Fessy was going to vote for him. He said he kinda regretted apologizing to Bay because he knew he really didn’t do anything wrong, just a half assed attempt to swing her vote. Was sincerely shocked he won AFP, then he talked non stop about Angela. Dude is legit in love. They kept giving each other the fuck me eyes while we were talking. I told him to go back over with her, that he’s got catching up to do. He said naw, he had to be sequestered that night, but tomorrow... then smiled and walked off.
I’ll spill the tea from the cast party later, not much but some drama.