The Summer House reunions are supposed to be entertaining, but the 10th season recap special of the Bravo reality series shattered that notion. It marked the first time Amanda Batula, West Wilson, and Ciara Miller faced each other since the former two announced their shocking new romance. The love triangle drama, as teased in the May 19 reunion trailer, may have irrevocably altered the friend group dynamics.
"This isn't a sex scandal," West insists in the first look, which comes a month and a half after West and Amanda confirmed in March that they are dating, despite their rocky history with Ciara since their messy 2023 breakup. "It was just hanging out." West's comment prompts his BFF Jesse Solomon to fire back with, "Why continue to lie?"
Later in the day, Jesse breaks down in tears over his pal's betrayal. "I feel like I'm losing a brother," Jesse mourns. "I hope that you can somehow improve and prove us wrong, but it doesn't look good." Meanwhile, Amanda's estranged husband Kyle Cooke admits he's been feeling "concerned and betrayed" by the costars' romance.
Tensions reach a boiling point when Ciara finally gets to speak on the love triangle drama and delivers a scathing message to Amanda. "I couldn't fathom that I would be sitting here pissed that you're f**king my ex," Ciara says. "He wants to embarrass me. He wants to get his last little words in. And I hope it works, because he's with you to spite me." The fiery declaration causes Amanda to walk off set, to which Ciara tells West, "You should go after your girl." Lindsay Hubbard adds, "Get up and go after her West. Be a f**king man."
Tune in to see how the explosive showdown pans out when the three-part Summer House season 10 reunion kicks off May 26 at 8 p.m. on Bravo. While many viewers and cast mates still have plenty of questions regarding the actual timeline of Amanda and West's relationship, they previously insisted they never meant to hide their newfound romantic feelings for each other.
"Given the complicated relationship dynamics involved and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we needed a little space to process things privately before speaking on it," the two wrote in a March 31 joint Instagram statement. "We've shown up for each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what's developed recently was the last thing either of us expected. Our connection grew out of a genuine, long-standing friendship, which made it especially important for us to approach this with care."
While the couple "never wanted our actions to cause any hurt or be perceived as careless," Kyle was not too happy to learn his ex and BFF were hooking up without his knowledge. "There's some wild betrayal here," the Loverboy founder told journalist Adam Glyn in an April 2 TikTok video. "He basically threw his friendship with me away in one clean swoop," he continued. "What happened to bro code?"
However, Kyle—who announced his divorce in January—expressed sympathy for Amanda amid the backlash from their relationship. "I'm giving Amanda grace because I just know she, from a mental standpoint, is fragile," he noted. "Right now, I'm more concerned about Amanda's mental health than trying to get to the bottom of it because I'm worried about her. I don't think West is in a place to offer her what she needs."
