'Summer House' Fans Had Some Jaw-Dropping Things To Say About the Ciara-Amanda-West Reunion Fallout
It's all fun and games in the Hamptons until your BFF starts dating the guy you're still quasi-in-love with. Things got more than messy when the Summer House cast reunited for the Season 10 reunion special. While fans generally expect plenty of reality TV drama from this type of event, the Ciara-Amanda-West love triangle took the show to a whole new level.
By now, viewers already know that after Season 10 ended, Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke made the difficult decision to part ways. The pair announced their divorce in January 2026. But it didn't seem to take long for Batula to bounce back. In a joint statement (posted to Instagram Stories last March), Amanda and co-star West Wilson revealed that they are indeed dating. And that left Cooke, as well as castmate Ciara Miller (who previously dated Wilson), with some pretty strong feelings.
What Happened on the ‘Summer House' Season 10 Reunion?
Maybe the better question is, what didn't happen on the Summer House Season 10 reunion? Before the cast sat down with Bravo's Andy Cohenfor a debrief of sorts, cameras caught the real-time reactions of Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Carl Radke, Jesse Solomon, and Mia Calabrese as they read Batula and Wilson's stunning Instagram statement.
It didn't take much time for things to heat up. Amanda started by saying, "I'm prepared to own up to what I've done, take accountability, apologize. Especially to Ciara and Kyle." As expected, Ciara didn't blindly accept the apology and move on-calling Batula a "snake in the grass" (among other things).
What Did Fans Think of the ‘Summer House' Season 10 Reunion Part 1?
Ciara isn't the only one who is voicing their opinion. Fans took to social media, reacting to the love triangle (or, if you add in Kyle, maybe a square?) and so much more. So what were some of the best/worst reactions?
The Summer House Bravo subreddit overflowed with juicy morsels that go well beyond basic comments. To start with, one user wrote, in a statement that Ciara might just agree with, "Amanda is a parasite. She sucks the life of everyone on the show. Especially if it's a man." Ouch! Other redditors phrased their critiques in a more constructive way, "I think Amanda and West just need to come out with the truth. Everyone knows they're lying and it honestly makes everything worse, because you're not only shady, bad friends, etc., you're now also labeled a liar."
The reactions didn't end there. Other redditors posted dramatically harsh criticisms of Batula, such as, "I'm 20 minutes into Reunion part 1, and my blood is already boiling", "Amanda is such an energy vampire and takes on the persona of whatever host she's attached herself to", and "I'm honestly shocked at how unprepared Amanda and West came into this." Yikes!
Summer House viewers didn't just blast Amanda in the comments. Some took another approach, with one writing (of Ciara), "It's heartbreaking that this sweet soul who has championed so many people on this show for years was basically portrayed as an idiot who went after a terrible man after the scandal came out."
Some fans also doubted whether the reality TV series is in fact real: "Not gonna lie, some of this feels scripted and staged…Seems like a ploy to gain ratings, fame, and a new show since they knew their marriage was already over. Why not make money/fame out of it."
Even though tensions are high right now, things will blow over. Tom Sandoval weathered Scandoval, and Amanda will get through this, too. After all, it comes with the reality TV territory. Whether you're Team Amanda or not, there are still two more parts to this reunion special. And we're guessing that the cast (and fans) will have plenty more to say about the Season 10 drama.
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This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 11:12 AM.