JaNa Craig Says Kenny Rodriguez Gave Her 'Serial Killer Vibes'
JaNa and Kenny's super awkward anniversary date aired in episode 5 and reportedly took place in May, just a few months before their breakup in July. Looking back now, it seems obvious that Kenny doesn't want to be there. He's aloof, evasive, and shuts down when she confronts him about telling Miguel Harichi that she also didn't want to move in together— even though, she said, she wanted to 'be smothered in your space.'
What followed was the most awkward silence I've ever seen on a reality show. Kenny stared off into the distance and then tried to recover, saying, 'I voiced to him, I wanted separation—from you.' Because, I guess, that's better somehow?
In this week's episode, JaNa confided in Leah Kateb and Serena Page about the date, saying that Kenny just shut down. 'He just gave me straight eye contact, like he just locked in. It looked like he was giving me serial killer vibes,' she said. 'When he shuts down, he just like, was locked in on me.'
Kenny apologized the day after their date for 'being silent,' but for fans watching at home, this is just the latest in a string of bright red flags Kenny's been dropping all season—like how hesitant he was about fostering a dog or his seeming inability to communicate clearly with JaNa.
Kenny is currently enemy number 1 among Islanders, but here's hoping he'll take some constructive criticism and really learn how to listen and communicate. Because the 'serial killer vibes' aren't going to cut it much longer.
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