Singles Surge: Will This Week's Ex On The Beach Twist Ruin Summer?

The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t -- sadly, the adage won’t do much good for the Season 5 crop of Ex on the Beach Singles, who learned that a fully unexpected, radar-evading storm surge would soon strike and litter the coastline with new Singles. However what will the new twist mean, exactly, and may it be any more destructive than previous relationship hurricanes?


On tonight's episode, David -- in the thick of a pansexual awakening -- discovered he’d have to confront the ghost of a girlfriend past before he may continue pursuing other connections. His ex Dani, who arrived suddenly on the beach, mentioned she routinely genuinely fancied David yet added his love of sowing wild oats prevented them from ever getting super serious.


“David has pattern along with a history with me, specifically, of saying that he’s all in…and then going off and talking to other girls,” Dani mentioned. “The first sign he’s playing me, I’m out.”


Unexpectedly, Dani and David actually moved closer to being all in. Dani, who proved to be totally receptive to David’s admission that he wasn’t straight, mentioned such straightforward conversations proved David had grown, and the two devoted to getting closer to potentially reconcile.


Elsewhere in the home, though, things were hardly hunky-dory.


Looming tensions came to a head at a disastrous Table of Truth ceremony any time Mike blown up at Jamar and Minh-Ly, whose push-and-pull dynamic and constant arguing started to suck all of the oxygen out of the residence. More, Caro was upset at her ex Ray whenever she discovered he’d been lying about sleeping with other girls while the two were dating.


While the madness did eventually dissipate right after a good night’s sleep, Ex on the Beach ensured the Singles didn’t breathe also with little effort, as it totally flipped the script by summoning them *all* to the dock in a Totem of Terror first. And if they arrived at the water’s edge, they learned even more Singles were set to join the house.


“Where are they gonna sleep?!” Arisce jokingly spat as two shadowy figures approached the shore on jet skis.


So will the addition of new Singles disrupt David and Dani’s progress, and may it stand in the way of Mike and Arisce mending fences? Might it, conversely, be a good thing for someone like Da’Vonne, who’s totally sworn off her ex? And what will it do for Singles like Derynn or Ranin, who are stuck somewhere in between hanging onto old flames and seeking new adventures? Most importantly, will the surge of Singles totally ruin this summer? Share your predictions, then keep watching Ex on the Beach every Thursday at 8/7c.