Mother and Dad may nonetheless be partying on the island, however their child boy has been despatched house. Dickson Wong’s try and protect his “Household” alliance with David Genat and Parvati Shallow and make a brand new “girlfriend” reference to Alexis Lete backfired on Tuesday (March 4) night time’s episode of Deal or No Deal Island.
Dickson was the primary to enter the day by day problem, which concerned carrying instances over a razor-thin beam hovering over quicksand, and he discovered himself caught within the muck for too lengthy to finish it.
Regardless of him wanting to enter the temple to play in opposition to the Banker — and the truth that final time he did, he added $5 million to the group account — his expensive previous dad had a distinct plan. David as a substitute selected to ship Lete in, and when she made deal, she determined she and Dickson would have the costliest breakup in historical past proper then and there.
So how did Dickson really feel about David not abiding by his needs to go in? And simply how sturdy was that “Household” alliance anyway? TV Insider caught up with Dickson Wong to search out out.
You bought just a little emotional at instances about “The Household.” What was it about that alliance that received to you?
Dickson Wong: That relationship was 100% real, How I felt with each of them, it was cool having island mother and father. I do know lots of people assume we’re creepy, however on the finish of the day, it’s a recreation. I don’t know why folks have to be so harsh on that. I imply, realistically we already knew like that is an island household factor, we’re gonna play it up as a result of it was annoying folks… And the one factor is, I used to be calling Parvati “Mother” and David “Dad” as a result of I needed folks to know we had been working collectively. As a result of my objective coming into this was to maintain two threats forward of me, play like a weakling character that you simply need to carry to the top, after which additionally take folks to the top that I may beat.
However going again to the household, it was positively real how we got here up with that. We had been speaking about our household lives, and one factor the edit doesn’t present is that … I had an allergic response the primary night time, and David sat with me the complete time on the sofa, and I don’t know the way lengthy it was ’trigger that they had IVs in me, that they had Benadryl on me, however he sat on me with that sofa the complete time, and that speaks quantity to his character, and the way he was as a dad in actual life. And with Parvati, I received to my mattress. I keep in mind I used to be useless, however Parvati tucked me in mattress, so it was all a real connection.
And for me, I don’t need to air out a variety of private stuff in my life, however the one factor I’ll say is that it was type of true that me and my dad don’t have one of the best relationship ever, and I believe lots of people had been principally saying that I used to be asking David to undertake me, which isn’t what I used to be saying. I used to be simply saying that I want the traits that David had that my actual dad had with me, eager to spend time with me, discuss to me, you already know, and stuff like that.
On the temple, you needed to go in, and David didn’t select you. What was your response to that?
I used to be disenchanted as a result of I did — I imply, you see me saying it a few instances within the temple. I used to be begging him on the island to let me play. At first, I used to be taking a look at it, I’m like, possibly Lete would take out CK. I’m attempting to fish it out of her. However when Lete instructed me that she was gonna take me out, Lete was an sincere participant up so far; she’s proven a variety of integrity on this recreation, and I figured she was talking the reality. So after I heard that, I’m like, “David, let me play. Let me play the banker. I need to play the banker.” I got here up with this factor the place I’m like, “Okay, David, hear, if I’m flashing a 1, it means Lete. If I’m flashing a 2, it means Dickson.” And I used to be flashing the quantity 2 so many instances at him, and at temple, it didn’t even present what number of instances I actually requested him. I saved asking him time and again and over to the purpose the place Parvati’s like, “Simply let him play,” and David’s like, “Okay, Lete, you’re taking part in nonetheless.” So for me it was just a little heartbreaking, however I nonetheless wouldn’t change his expertise for something. The whole lot was meant to be what occurred, so.
What do you assume David’s thought course of was there, although?
From David’s perspective, he was in all probability considering that Lete actually was gonna take out CK, and I — the one factor I’ll say that type of helps the argument just a little bit is every time Lete did say, “I’m gonna take your head off for those who keep on this recreation, CK,” throughout that explosive temple with Phillip dropping the Harriet Tubman reference. Once more, I didn’t assume she was going to, as quickly as she instructed me that she was gonna take me out, I type of thought she was being actual about that, however in David’s perspective, if she is absolutely bluffing him, you both lose Lete that night time otherwise you lose CK.
However I do want, going again, that David will let me play the banker. I used to be upset with Parvati the opposite time trigger she was taking so lengthy to resolve, and for David, I’m not gonna say I used to be upset, however I used to be actually, I used to be just a little disenchanted.
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The time that you simply did play the banker, clearly you gained the $5 million case. What was going via your thoughts while you had been taking part in that? It looks like you’re on just a little little bit of an adrenaline rush. Was it your plan the entire time simply to push via, or did you do it on the fly?
As quickly as I had these closing three quantities — I believe it was $1, $2.5, and $5 million — I used to be gonna go to the top it doesn’t matter what. At that time, you’ve got Storm saying, “Take your case, you’ve caught with it.” I used to be gonna do it anyhow as a result of — and I hate saying this, I’m all about constructing cash for the pot, don’t get me flawed, however on the identical time, my mode was on survival. And sadly, I used to be by no means in a state of affairs the place I may take deal, the place the chances had been in my favor. So in the event that they had been, I’d have taken it instantly, and I’d have been out trigger I had the $5 million. However with me having the ultimate two quantities, it was a 50% likelihood I used to be taking it it doesn’t matter what.
I positively had feeling happening in me that night time…. I used to be nervous to an extent, I’ll say that. However I figured I had the $5 million in my case, trigger the one factor that I all the time did in temple, and it seems to be like I don’t concentrate in temple, however I used to be taking note of what the numbers had been. And case quantity 9 truly had the best quantity when Rock was going through the banker, and it’s all randomized, don’t get me flawed, however what are the probabilities that case quantity 9 is gonna have the best quantity twice in a row?
And going again to David selecting Lete to face the banker, I truly made it to finale week. This was deemed finale week. It was the final week of the present. So we had two days off prior, and I used to be telling David the complete time, we had been speaking in regards to the odds and stuff like that, and I used to be like, “David, if I face the banker, I’m selecting case quantity 11 as a result of it had the 2 highest quantities in there final time. It had the best quantity every time Dr. Will confronted the banker, after which when La Shell confronted the banker had the second highest quantity.” So I’d have chosen case quantity 11. It ended up having a greenback in it, and I’d have made deal, however you already know. I’m comfortable every part turned out the way in which it did. I’m comfortable for the particular person on the finish.
You talked about Storm. You despatched him house, and there’s some query about whether or not that was an impulsive transfer or one thing you deliberate with David and Parvati.
Yeah, I’ve seen a variety of stuff going round. I’m glad you convey that up as an impulsive transfer of jealousy and stuff like that. No, it was 100% my plan. And that’s one other factor is that folks had been giving David all of the credit score and Parvati all of the credit score for making that transfer. That was my transfer 100%, 100% my transfer.
Stepping into, I believe it was even day two, throughout our interviews or confessionals, folks mentioned, “Who’s your largest menace within the recreation, and one particular person I discussed was Storm. Storm was very well-liked on the island, and I like Storm quite a bit. He actually all the time put a smile on everybody’s face round camp. And I hate to sound like a camp killer, however that has to go. You see Season 1, Jordan [Fowler] wins the sport ’trigger she doesn’t make enemies, and he or she wins the problem on the finish. That’s all it actually takes to win this recreation will not be making enemies and profitable the problem on the finish, and that’s precisely what Storm was doing.
And for folks to assume that it was jealousy, it positively was not jealousy. I’ve nothing to be jealous of Storm about. I’ve an excellent life again at house, and it positively wasn’t the actual fact over MG, ’trigger persons are saying I used to be jealous trigger MG and Storm had a factor. I used to be hitting on Lete on the time, positively wasn’t jealous of that, and I didn’t actually discuss to MG that a lot. We had possibly two recreation conversations, however apart from that, you already know, I took out Storm as a result of he was well-liked. It was a bodily menace within the recreation, and one factor it doesn’t present, you already know, I talked about getting out bodily threats, however one factor the present doesn’t present is that they’ve a exercise squad within the morning, and it was him, Lete, and Phillip in it. They’d all the time work out each single morning, and it’s like, for those who’re gonna be this devoted to work out in a present the place you can get taken out for the smallest factor, I sit on that swing each morning consuming my espresso, so concentrating on the exercise squad is one thing I all the time had in thoughts. And that night time, every time I confronted the banker, it was both gonna be Storm or Lete. They had been each bodily threats. Lete was well-liked round camp, too. However what actually separated the 2 was the showmance. Watching Large Brother, showmances are very harmful within the recreation, and I did need to break up that up. In order that was the final word deciding issue of taking out Storm was the showmance. And searching again now, too, Storm didn’t care about shedding me. Individuals are saying that I screwed him over, he was a pal of me. He didn’t actually care about shedding me that a lot. Like, yeah, we had relationship, however that goes again to displaying how sturdy his social recreation was. And post-show, I nonetheless assume a few of my solid members are just a little upset with me, and that exhibits the way it was.
What’s your relationship with Lete like now?
I haven’t actually talked to too many individuals outdoors the present, and it’s simply trigger I’ve been actually busy. I work full time. I’m going to high school proper now. I assist maintain my grandma, so it’s a very busy time with the ability to truly exit and go to folks. We did have a gaggle chat going, and other people all the time submit footage about every time they’d meet up. I haven’t seen anybody from the present, sadly. I did discuss to Lete the night time earlier than, a textual content, “Hey, your huge temple’s developing, I’m actually, actually excited for you.” I used to be simply type of telling her every time I had my temple, I all the time received texts, folks saying they’re happy with me. However hopefully,y every time I end up faculty, I can go go to extra folks.
I simply need to discuss in regards to the quicksand. As a millennial, that’s a standard nightmare. What was it like for you, and was that the scariest factor you probably did this season?
No, the heights factor was nonetheless the scariest. I’m really afraid of heights. The quicksand, I used to be simply watching my recreation actually, no pun supposed, sink away, and every time Joe’s like, “You bought a minute left,” Joe, it’s like, “Okay, thanks, Joe, you can see me struggling proper now and I’m in all probability not gonna make it out.” Quicksand sucked. I believe David broke the problem as soon as he confirmed everybody find out how to do it. I believe if I’d have chosen anybody apart from David on the time, folks would wrestle to get out of it identical to I did as a result of the extra I struggled, the extra I sink in there. And one factor that the edit doesn’t present, too… is they really took three folks to get me out of that with a rope. I used to be very, very, very caught in there.
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Did David not share with you his military crawl method?
He didn’t share with me. I believe he was yelling to swim from the sidelines, however I used to be within the second the place I used to be like, “Simply let me get throughout someway,” ’trigger I had destiny in my hand the place if I made it throughout, I used to be protected… My final downfall within the recreation, and it’s not even selecting Lete subsequent over David, it was selecting David normally. What I ought to have accomplished, and I thought of it on the lodge … I used to be simply so disgusted with myself, ’trigger I failed, and that’s one drawback about being an overachiever is you count on to realize every part. I ought to have chosen CK subsequent, ’trigger if I’d have chosen CK, I’d have caught with my technique of getting two threats within the recreation. As a result of there have been solely three instances for security. I took one among them, CK would have taken the opposite one, after which whoever CK, it in all probability would have been Parvati subsequent, David could be on the backside with me. And if Lete would have confronted the banker, she’s extra prone to take out David than me, and I do assume, I actually imagine if I’d have chosen CK subsequent, I’d be sitting ultimately.
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