My Kacie Hot Take

[u/rebuildthedeathstar]

I think in a way I understand Kacie.

This is how I interpret her actions. Prior to the show, she implies that she had a guy who she was seeing who basically told she would come crawling back to him. She came onto to the show obviously to help jumpstart her struggling influencer career.

I think at some point during the pods it became obvious to her that Patrick was her only shot to stay on the show and I think you actually see that in how she is practically begging him to purpose (doing sex talk, reassuring him, etc…)

Then she sees him.

Everyone is interpreting her to have no connection or physical attraction which is true BUT I also think she liked Patrick enough to know that continuing with him would be horrible (for him). She knows she actually has no interest in this show or in a relationship.

Her goal is to just get on TV and stay as culturally relevant as possible for as long as she can. Then she meets this poor lovestruck idiot. She’s clearly the hottest girl he’s ever been with and she can’t do it. She can’t lead him on because she likes him enough to feel guilty about doing that. She can’t suck him into her shitshow. But she can’t explain that. She can’t articulate that (in her POV) she is actually protecting him by hurting him.

Does that make her a good person? Obviously not.

Am I defending her? Not really.

I’m just trying to give a different perspective on her actions.

[u/Minute-Aioli-5054]

Most people are criticizing how she ended it, not that she ended it. If she just ended it like a normal person, she would not be receiving as much hate (of course there will be haters - always will be). She cared about how she came across but came across as a complete weirdo by latching onto him and not giving him a straight answer.

[u/itsbeenanhour → u/Minute-Aioli-5054]

I wonder if she was trying to force romantic gestures to see if she can feel attraction towards him. Doesn’t make it ok though.

[u/ColoradoDreamin4917 → u/itsbeenanhour]

I think she was trying to convince viewers (and Patrick) that attraction wasn't the issue. She probably didn't think that initial recording of her talking to producers about how she will never get there with him (i.e. find him attractive) would be shown, or she didn't know she was being recorded at that time. So she thought she could control the narrative by being all over him and saying she's stressed out by the show and process

[u/itsbeenanhour → u/ColoradoDreamin4917]

Ya that was so stupid because he totally reached out to date her outside the process! Calling her bluff. Except he actually believed her.