90 Day Fiancé Causes a Shock: Just Two Wrong Moves, the Whole Show Turns into Dirty Drama!

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Jessica Parsons and Juan David at the '90 Day Fiancé' Tell All for Season 11.

The 90 Day Fiancé Tell All is known for stirring up drama and answering lingering questions, and sometimes, the reunion is even better than the actual show. While the show produces drama and the couples can be entertaining, the storylines can also feel played out. So, for long-time viewers, the season itself can perform a little below expectations. Regardless, fans can normally rely on the Tell All, which is often where the juiciest parts of the show come out.

After every season, we discover the secrets the cast were hiding behind the scenes. The host, Shaun Robinson, gets to ask any and all questions — even the ones she probably shouldn’t — and the cast goes head-to-head to squash any beef from the season. Over the years, the 90 Day Fiancé Tell All has changed its setup and presentation numerous times, as the production crew tries to make the dynamic more interesting. One quality they often include in the reunions is past 90 Day Fiancé stars. Generally, these stars have advice and maybe a few opinions to share, and they act as a good buffer for the show’s current cast. However, this year, I think the alumni stars were just as part of the problem as the main cast.

Daniele Gates and Big Ed Were the Wrong Alums To Invite to the ’90 Day Fiancé’ Tell All

The problem here isn’t that the Tell All welcomed alum stars. It’s common for Shaun to invite stars from the previous season to share their two cents. For example, Shaun invited Sarper Guven to a Tell All one year to offer advice on how to “win over women” since he’s slept with nearly 3000. However, the stars that appeared this season didn’t seem to be the best options. Firstly, there was Daniele Gates, who is known for having one of the most tumultuous relationships on screen with Yohan Geronimo. The last time she appeared she revealed she was dealing with cheating, lying, and even stealing from her husband. Yet, at the Tell All, she revealed that they’re back together despite the issues they had.

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It’s unclear what Daniele’s role was to begin with, especially since she didn’t offer advice on how the couples could repair their relationships like she did. She said the relationship between Juan David Daza and Jessica Parsons reminded her a lot of hers with Yohan, and if that’s any indication of where their relationship is headed, then I’m not sure if they would want to continue on the path they’re on. Furthermore, Shaun also invited mama’s boy Big Ed Brown to give Greg Chillak and Joan Kruchov advice about living at home, and Ed told Joan to give them a “time limit” to get into a home of their own. Meanwhile, Big Ed hasn’t had a successful relationship during his entire time in the franchise, and he never established the boundaries he needs with his own mother.

The Franchise Alums on the ’90 Day Fiancé’ Reunion Stole the Spotlight — and Not for the Better

Overall, these couples didn’t seem to help or offer any useful advice during the 90 Day Fiancé Tell All. If anything, they stole the spotlight and took away opportunities for viewers to get clearer answers. In fact, Danielle spent most of her time on the Tell All going back and forth with Amani about an argument they had off-screen. She also thought it was appropriate to start arguments with other couples, like Mahdi Al-Saadi and Stevi Nichole off-set. Danielle even got in Mahdi’s face, screaming for him to “get his hands out of her face.”

Big Ed similarly has a way of redirecting the focus on him and, since he and Daniele weren’t in the season or haven’t been in any recent seasons, they probably weren’t the best picks to have on the Tell All. Couples with more experience who have had a better time overcoming hurdles, like Loren and Alexei Brovarnick, Annie Suwan and David Toborowsky, or even David Dangerfield and Sheila Mangubat, would have been able to give these couples better advice without adding to the drama or taking away from the main points of the season. Overall, while having alums join the Tell All can generally help the stars, I think this time around it did much more harm than good.