Things are going from bad to worse for Steven Johnston and Alina on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, and viewers are infuriated over Steven's behavior in the October 3 episode. Steven initially stood out for his eccentricities and atypical behavior. However, Steven's disregard of Alina's comfort and glaring hypocrisy has caused viewers to label him a 90 Day Fiancé franchise villain. Now, Steven's wine tasting behavior and confession have caused viewers to fully turn on him.
American Steven and Russian Alina's plan to marry in Turkey and travel to Russia together to avoid pandemic restrictions has hit a massive speed bump. The couple discovered the marriage process will be longer and more extensive than they realized, which led to Steven expressing doubts over his desire to marry Alina. Reeling from the news, Alina took Steven to a wine tasting that involved the couple spitting out their wine since Steven's Mormon religion forbids alcohol consumption. Steven then admitted to not only talking to and heavily flirting with other women, but having slept with women in the past despite allowing Alina to think he was a virgin.
Reddit user U/Miserable-Bag3578 called Steven out for his bizarre and hypocritical wine tasting behavior. The user ranted that Steven won't allow Alina to consume alcohol, even though he has had sex with other women, a move which the user found to be hypocritical. Many viewers were stunned by Steven's audacity with Alina and his shameless pursuit of other women. "He’s disgusting and has no idea how to behave in public, nobody wants to see that. What an idiot," one user wrote after observing his wine tasting etiquette. Others were baffled by Steven's attempts to excuse his double standards. "My wife and I almost died of laughter at the 'well Jesus had girls for friends' line," another user wrote.
Steven's bizarre, gross, inappropriate, and often offensive behavior has caused many viewers to start comparing him to 90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days controversial star Big Ed Brown. "Watching him taste the wine was repulsive as hell…oh my god..only episode I won’t ever watch again…lookin’ like a damn rat eating cheese. 🐀," one top comment reads. Viewers are overall mystified as to how Alina can be with Steven when he acts so outlandishly. "What I want to know is what is wrong with Alina. This has to be for the drama No one can be that stupid. The scene at the wine tasting would have been the end for me. He seriously acts like a 5 year old 🤦♀️," another user asked.
Overall, Steven's relationship with Alina has left many viewers unsettled. 90 Day Fiancé fans are furious over the rules Steven expects Alina to abide by since he wants her to be baptized into his church. However, Steven has expressed a strong interest in seeing other women, as well as a hesitancy to commit to Alina and a reluctance to marry her. Viewers have noted many red flags when it comes to Steven, which has led to many fans urging Alina to dump him. Steven is currently shaping up to be the leading 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 3 villain as new episodes reveal more of his personality.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on TLC.
Source: u/Miserable-Bag3578/Reddit