Matt Jones had an awful first season on Sold on SLC. In the premiere episode, he spoke about the importance of his faith. But as each episode aired, his actions against his wife, female colleagues, and even his boss failed to align with his words. While Matt apologized to his wife, all others received a big bowl of nope from Matt.
No one is perfect. But Matt at least needed to own up to his hypocritical, gossipy ways with his colleagues at Presidio. WWJD, Matt?
Sadly, Matt still failed to hold himself accountable with his cast. Drama sells. We get it. However, the viewers might struggle to hang on for much longer should his never-wrong showings continue on their screens.
Although, if Matt enters a possible Season 2 with a contrite heart, he could have a much easier ride on this series. But how might this look? Let us break down our thoughts now.
Matt Jones must apologize to Tyna Edwards, Sarah Martindale, and Malaysia Fua
At the end of Season 1, Tyna Edwards jumped ship for another brokerage. Matt likely cares little. In the first episode, he noted that Tyna left the LDS church, so he was weary about her new belief systems and how they might present in the office. But then Matt (allegedly) took his thoughts to the next level, gossiping around Salt Lake City about how Tyna does “not believe in God” anymore and that she also “hates Mormons.”
Several scenes after Matt quipped about his insecurities with Tyna, Tyna confronted him. Matt denied everything. When Tyna went to their boss, Jennifer Yeo, Jennifer held a mediation, where Matt again refused to say he was sorry.
Then we have Sarah Martindale. She married well, she joked to her friends, according to Matt. But then, Matt took her self-deprecating quip and used it against her, telling locales that Sarah was a golddigger. Jennifer forced them into a mediation of sorts, but once again, Matt told Sarah that his gossipy statements were her fault, not his.
Messy Matt also had issues with Malaysia Fua. During her Cinco De Mayo party, her friend Kiley revealed that Matt had been a long-time customer at their local strip club. For once, Matt did own up to this claim. However, by Episode 8, Matt had already joined in on a spun narrative to help get himself out of the hot seat, suggesting Malaysia had publically set him up and that her stripper pole joke was distressing to his wife.
If Sold on SLC gets renewed, Matt must apologize to each female above. People will not talk about what you do in the dark, Matt, as long as you do not talk about false things that they have never done in the light.
Likewise, Matt Jones also needs to humble himself with Jennifer Yeo
Jennifer shares a close friendship with Matt and his wife, Nicole. So when this strip club stuff sounded, Jennifer acted quickly to button all lips, as she desired to protect this family. Her efforts were kind. However, they were also misguided.
In shutting down the noise, Sarah, Tyna, and Malaysia noted the hypocrisy of everything. Jennifer failed to silence Matt from singing his lies about their marriages and lifestyles. Yet, Jennifer required them to refrain from repeating truthful statements about Matt around the office (AKA, on camera). But when they called this duplicitous demand out, Jennifer held firm, causing Matt to smirk from his seat.
But then, something happened that made Jennifer realize how unsound her stance was. During their staff retreat in St. George, Utah, an emboldened Matt called Tyna, Sarah, and Malaysia “insatiable.” This quip was wild, as yes, Matt, these ladies are never satisfied with you. However, that is your fault, as you have yet to apologize for your mouth.
Finally, Jennifer stepped in to shut Matt down. But Matt kept speaking. As chaos descended, a weary Jennifer snuck away, cutting her time short on this retreat. Once her agents realized they had triggered her, they apologized to Jennifer via a skit and a gift.
Matt refused to join them on their apology tour. He also refused to apologize to Jennifer. In his mind, the ladies only had something to apologize for. When Jennifer told him how his lack of an apology broke her heart, after everything she had done to help protect his family, even at the expense of her female agents, Matt smirked and gave Jennifer nothing else.
It sucked. If Matt returns for another run on Bravo, he has to apologize to Jennifer. Enough is enough, Matt.
If Matt Jones returns, he needs to stop running away from his problems
Reality television stars need thick skin and honest mouths. Matt gave us neither. Instead, Matt wanted his sins silenced. He also expected everyone else to follow suit and leave his ass alone, but, luckily for us, production said nah.
When he learned that his name was trending at a party, Matt took off his mic pack and left the scene. He needed time to compose his answers. However, this is a reality television series, so we expect to see this mess in its rawest forms. If we wanted things wrapped up neatly, we would watch a sitcom.
In his confessional, a composed Matt quickly touched on his strip club jaunts. However, he kept leaving out vital information, like how much he spent and how far his relationships with these dancers went. Therefore, the camera crews entered the chat, asking him to divulge this data for this series. Not shockingly, Matt still declined.
Then, Matt avoided the hot seat yet again. During their final cast dinner in St. George, after Jennifer finally stood up for the ladies, Matt removed his mic pack and exited the scene. Time and time again, we got nothing from Matt. Minus his outstretched fingers, pointing at everyone else.
Even still, the joke remains on Matt. His refusal(s) to own up to anything this season made him look guilty. So, if Matt returns for Sold on SLC Season 2, he must apologize first, and then, he has to start filming with authenticity. Otherwise, he can leave.
Sold on SLC is streaming on Peacock.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK MATT CAN TURN THINGS AROUND ON SOLD ON SLC? DO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM GET THIS CHANCE?
