Real talk: people can smell desperation and will exploit you. Zeus cashed in
I’m going to step back from the Rollie discourse and be real with folks. If someone knows you are desperate, they will take advantage of you. And this is Zeus’ game. Fan favorite or villain, Zeus does not care about these women. As their employer, profit and viral moments are the only things that matter.
If Zeus wanted slim back, they could have brought her back during any season. They could have let her have a fair one with both Natalie and Rollie during auditions. She could have popped in for one episode like ET. None of those situations would have given them to viral moments they have now. Slim showed her hand and they got hyped because now they were in control. It doesn’t matter what she agreed to be an assistant or pet. Her role was determined by Zeus and she was NEVER in control. There’s plenty of evidence but here are 2 that stick with me
1-Natalie reassuring her that she will be at the premiere and at the reunion. Reunion appearances pay the most. Slim asking at that implies that if she walked away on her own, her money would be short.
2-when she brings Rollie snacks on her first day, summer starts beefing with her. Rollie looks at production multiple times during the scene for direction. Once she sees they are holding back, she starts smirking because she has the green light to do as she pleases and so do the other ladies. When slim starts crying, she looks at production and is pleading with them to end the scene. She repeatedly says “I told you I don’t want to do that right now!” She is speaking to producers, not the baddies.
Rollie is a vile person. But don’t be fooled into thinking she is some evil genius or out of control. She may have dirt on the executives and the company. But ultimately zeus allowed her to do what she did because they benefited from it. And Natalie is no different. She ain’t s@@t! But she was smart enough to know that she could get revenge on Slim without touching her. And the network sat back and watched.