We went on set for season 2 to see all the madness and mayhem for ourselves.
It is chaos in the Banker’s Temple.
They are hyped up on Red Bull and ready to go!
Alexis Lete, Sydnee Peck and Parvati Shallow on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
A lot of people on the stage dont think youre a good person.
Oh, and apparently,Dr.
Will Kirbyhas been surfing naked.
Dr. Will Kirby on “Deal or No Deal Island'.Monty Brinton/NBC
Its just one jaw-dropping revelation or confrontation after another… and the Temple game has not even started yet!
That was f—ing glorious!Joe Manganiellosays to no one and everyone during a break in filming.
And that was just the appetizer.
Dr. Will Kirby and David Genat on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
Theres more spice this year,” Manganiello says.
Very, very spicy in a lot of different ways.
So that ratchets up the competition.
La Shell Wooten and Parvati Shallow on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
People want it more, so they’re going to fight for it.
They are fighting and they’re passionate, and passion makes good television.
As with all reality competition shows, the key is always in the casting.
David Genat, Phillip Soloman, and Storm Wilson on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
We put together a diverse group of people, says Kunitz.
I’m not talking about racial diversity, I’m talking about just diversity in their characters.
And I’ve learned from myReal Worlddays that diversity brings drama.
Seychelle Cordero on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
Ah yes, Dr. Will.
I’m shocked that we were able to get him here on time, says the showrunner.
We had to get him through background, medical, and psych tests, get him on a plane.
Dickson Wong, Parvati Shallow, and Storm Wilson on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
And we are so in the middle of nowhere!
So the fact that we were able to get him here is quite amazing.
But it could have been an evenmoreridiculous introduction.
‘Deal or No Deal Island’ host Joe Manganiello.Monty Brinton/NBC
Suffice it to say, the big entrance garnered some big reactions from his cast mates.
Maria-Grace Cook is even more blunt.
I was like, this guy’s really pale.
Ben Crofchick and Kamari Love on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
And everyone’s like, ‘It’s Dr. And I was like, Who the hell is Dr. Will?
I think he’s kind of a jerk-off and a prick.
He came in and he was like, I’m the handsomestBig Brotherplayer ever.
The cast members were not the only ones with strong initial reactions to Wills arrival.
“I just wanted it to be over.
I think a lot of the people on the crew were saying, yo just let it be over.
But then, similar to the jury onBig Brotherseason 2, that perception slowly began to change.
He started to wear on us, admits Kunitz.
And the crew were like, You know what?
I get what he’s doing.
This is his strategy.
His strategy is that he’s an agent of chaos, whether that’s with us or the cast.
That’s how he plays and that’s how he plays to win.
And I respect that, and I really do like him.
I’ve come full circle.
I think he’s an awesome guy.
Dr. Will is the Joker inBatman, adds Manganiello.
He’s going to drive everybody crazy.
That’s his game.
And you watched that happen repeatedly.
So I definitely appreciated him having around.
But, I mean, he drove all of us nuts.
We saw it with Rob last season.
Everybody wants to make Rob happy.
They’re either afraid of him or they want to be on his team.
The host saw that up close with Parvati.
Parvati has this undeniable charisma.
She’s still got it, and she’s got it 10 times more than she ever had.
Also, you watch her social game, and she’s a threat in the challenges.
So it was really great to watch her.
I clocked her from the airport, says Phillip.
She was trying so hard not to be Parvati.
It looked like it was a person wearing a Party City Parvati costume.
I was like, What is Parvati doing?
I knew who she was.
Ultimately, Kunitz says, I think they’re both playing each other.
She’s known for being the Black Widow and he’s no dummy.
But I think they were playing each other, which is really brilliant.
And so it was pretty deliberate.
I feel like we had a master plan, and it worked.
We went into this saying that all of our challenges had to be multi-tiered, says Kunitz.
They had to have strategy, but they had to have a surprise involved.
We spent six months developing the challenges on this show, and I hope the viewer sees that.
We wanted to have social game have real tangible, quantifiable ramifications,” explains Manganiello.
So we will test how people play this game, and there will be ramifications for toxic social interactions.
That also means the cast will be on edge early and often.
So go ahead and try.
And I think we definitely succeeded in that.
The chairs that they’re sitting on have the Banker’s logo.
It’s all a lot more branding and a lot more richness.
When it comes to the shifting Bankers, it seems there is a bit ofDONDIworld building going on.
Deal or No Dealis in many countries, Kunitz says.
So the Banker has some flexibility on the offers, but it’s within a very specific range.
When he’s doing this show, it’s not like a job.
He’s having so much fun and he’s so into it.
He knows more about the strategy that each person is playing because he’s studying the game.
Season 1, he was sort of figuring it out, Kunitz recalls.
But as each episode went, he was getting better and better.
And then he came into this season and he doesn’t need a script.
he just calls it as he sees it.
I’ve never had the pleasure of working withJeff Probst, but obviously Probst is amazing.
Everything that you’re seeing through a TV screen, we’re seeing in real life, Crofchick says.
And we get connected to these people a little bit more.
We hear more of their stories.
So you’ll instantly start picking favorites.
That doesnt mean the briefcase openers cant show their true feelings regarding an outlandish deal.
If they make a good deal or a bad deal, just look at our reactions, Love adds.
Because some of them were like, Uh, no.
And others, well be jumping up and down when they make a good deal.
We’re very emotionally invested.
What a f—ing maniac, mumbles a crew member to air while shaking his head in disbelief.
Even a reality TV veteran like Parvati, who has seen and done it all, is astonished.
