‘Siesta Key’ Fans Blast MTV’s Bad Editing As Alex Kompothecras Is Cut Out Of Key Scene With Alyssa Salerno

The MTV reality show cut its former main star from what should have been one of the most explosive scenes of the season.

Siesta Key fans are firing back after a glaring omission on the most recent episode left them both confused and frustrated.

Two weeks after series star Alex Kompothecras was fired from his lead role on Siesta Key, his scenes lived on — without him. But in one particular storyline, Alex’s absence just didn’t make sense, and viewers had a lot to say about it.

After Alex’s girlfriend, Alyssa Salerno, found out that he cheated on her with his ex, Juliette Porter, during a cast trip to Nashville, Alyssa went to confront him. What ensued was a one-sided scene that showed Alyssa questioning her man with no response from him. Alex was briefly shown from behind but no words were aired in what would have been one of the most explosive scenes of the season.

In a subsequent scene, Alyssa had a positive pregnancy test, but she was never shown giving Alex the results, despite the Season 3 cliffhanger that teased his reaction to the unplanned baby news.

On Twitter, Siesta Key fans blasted MTV for cutting Alex out of one of the most important conversations of the season and for showing Alyssa having an awkward one-sided discussion with herself. Others felt the entire storyline should have been scrapped if Alex isn’t going to be shown in it.

“Lol this editing job Siesta Key has going on,” one viewer wrote. “1. The back of Alyssa’s head blocking Alex’s face and 2. It’s now ‘Gary and Beth’s House instead of ‘Alex’s House.'”

“I could’ve done a better job editing out Alex than Siesta Key did,” another wrote. “Like make it stop or bring him back.”

“I never liked Alex and don’t care at all that he’s not in it,” another wrote. “But these editing scenes are just horrible. Not showing any of the conversation with Alyssa is so stupid. Just cut all of that out.”

“The edit of  Siesta Key is really odd! ” another wrote. “They should have just cut all of the scenes with Alex. I used to think the editing techniques of this show were magnificent. This just looks like a bad cut job.”

In June, it was announced that MTV cut ties with Alex and that the current season would be edited to minimize his presence following his alleged racist social media activity. That has translated to back-of-the-head shots and one-sided conversations in which Alex’s voice is muted. In another scene that was set at the fallen Siesta Key star’s home, the shot was captioned “Gary and Beth’s House” in reference to Alex’s parents.

Juliette Porter Eyes Future Boyfriend Sam Logan As He Makes His Debut On ‘Siesta Key’

Juliette Porter’s new romance will play out from the very beginning on Siesta Key. In a scene from the most recent episode of the MTV reality show, Juliette was seen eyeing her future boyfriend, Sam Logan, as he played cornhole with a group of their friends at a party.

After Juliette saw a photo of her ex, Alex Kompothecras, kissing his new girlfriend, Alyssa Salerno, she told pals Chloe Trautman and Kelsey Owens that she was ready for a good guy. That’s when Kelsey suggested Sam, a wealthy member of their friend group that Juliette has known “forever.”

In a voiceover, Juliette described Sam as “super hot” and “really sweet,” but noted that because he is one of her ex-boyfriend Alex’s good friends, he has always been off-limits. The Siesta Key beauty then added that since Alex is now “out of the picture,” he is no longer a factor in any of her decisions.

“He is cute,” Kelsey said of Juliette’s future guy. “He’s got pretty eyes, he’s tall…the more I’ve been around Sam, the more I think he’s a really good guy.”

Kelsey then told Juliette she needs to move on from Alex.

“And there are good guys out there — like Sam,” she added. “He’s cute, he’s sweet.”

Juliette was then shown staring off into the distance at a shirtless, sunglasses-wearing Sam as the seed for her future relationship was seemingly planted.

Social media followers know that Juliette does indeed end up dating Sam. In comments to a sneak peek of the scene posted on the official Siesta Key Instagram page, Kelsey even called out her own matchmaking skills.

“So does this mean I can take full credit?” the Siesta Key star wrote.

“Shoutout to Kelsey Owens for telling Juliette Porter she should shoot her shot with Sam!” another fan added.

“Yes Juliet life goes on,” a third commenter wrote.

“Yes finally Alex who?” another user added.

Juliette and Sam went Instagram official in February when she posted a photo of the two kissing at Disney World.

The lovebirds are still dating, as can be seen by recent pics on Juliette’s social media page. Just this past weekend, Juliette shared a bikini photo as she posed with Sam in Key West, so it appears the two are still going strong.

Alex, who welcomed a baby daughter with girlfriend Alyssa last month, has since been fired from Siesta Key for his past, alleged racially insensitive social media activity. With Alex now axed and his scenes cut out of already-filmed footage on Siesta Key, any possible fallout of Juliette dating his former friend won’t be shown on the MTV reality show.