Try Guys React To Cheating

About

Try Guys React To Cheating refers to a discussions and reactions to a Try Guys video where the remaining members of the popular YouTube show discuss the events leading up to Ned Fulmer's ousting from the group. Fans of the show noted the varying demeanor of each Try Guy in the video, and particularly noted that Eugene in particular looked visibly angry for the entirety of the video.

Origin

On October 3rd, 2022, the Try Guys official YouTube^[1] channel posted a video titled "what happened," gathering over 4 million views in a day since it's upload. The video featured Zach, Keith and Eugene talking about events that transpired over Labor Day weekend, when Ned was seen cheating on his wife with an employee.

The YouTubers spoke about first hearing about Ned's infidelity, and the subsequent process of talking to lawyers and legal professionals. They also spoke about how they had been consistently editing Ned out of their videos and promotional shoots while they prepared for his ultimate departure from the group (seen below).

Spread

On October 3rd, Twitter^[2] user @iKissKarlnapity posted a screenshot from the aforementioned video and commented on each of the Try Guys expressions. The post gathered over 80,000 likes and 6,000 reactions in a day (seen below).

Also on October 3rd, 2022, Twitter^[3] user @oldmcdougall posted a video compiling Eugene's facial expressions throughout the video, noting that he seemed to be feeling "blinding fury." The tweet gathered over 40,000 likes in a day (seen below).

eugene's face journey… the man is TRYing to feel anything other than blinding fury rn and it's not working pic.twitter.com/uGksJuLv9e

— aj mcdougall (@oldmcdougall) October 4, 2022

Twitter^[4] user @adobopoutine_ posted a photo of Megan Thee Stallion's album "Traumazine" and said that the Try Guys looked like her faces in the latest video. This tweet gathered over 130,000 likes and 8,000 retweets in a day (seen below, left). Twitter^[5] user @becc_ys posted a tweet talking about Keith's reaction in the video, sharing a screenshot of him making a funny disgusted face. The tweet gathered over 40,000 likes and 1,600 retweets in a day (seen below, right).

SNL Sketch

On October 8th, 2022, Saturday Night Live aired a sketch that lampooned the wide-spread reaction to Ned Fulmer's Cheating Scandal. The sketch depicted a CNN News segment about the White House getting derailed by the aforementioned YouTube upload, and emphasized the angry demeanor of the various Try Guys. The sketch was uploaded to YouTube^[6] on October 9th, and has gathered over 1 million views since (seen below).

On October 9th, 2022, Twitter^[7] user @LeithValkyrian posted a tweet accusing SNL of "gaslighting" the Try Guys. The tweet gathered over 90,000 likes in one day (seen below, left). Also on October 9th, Twitter^[8] user @emiliniumfalcon posted a tweet questioning SNL's decision to mock the remaining Try Guys instead of Ned Fulmer. The tweet gathered over 100,000 likes in one day (seen below, right)

Other fans began to point out the fact that an SNL writing credit for the sketch was given to Will Stephen, a fellow Yale alumni Ned had previously mentioned being friends with on the Try Guy's podcast. On October 9th, Twitter^[9] user @becksmecks posted a tweet asking for more information on the issue, and gathered over 140,000 likes in one day (seen below).

Twitter^[10] user @lxghtoflove posted the relevant clip, gathering over 3,000 likes in a day (seen below).

big oof pic.twitter.com/6L1om9CjYd

— marián ♒︎ (@lxghtoflove) October 9, 2022

People noted the fact that Ned Fulmer and Will Stephen follow each other on Instagram, and noted Stephen "liking" various tweets that mocked the remaining Try Guys. Twitter^[11] user @Chicagojewlz posted a tweet joking about how obvious it was that Fulmer's friend was involved in writing a sketch that sided with him, gathering over 9,000 likes in under a day (seen below).

Twitter^[12] user @e91727694 posted about Will Stephen's Twitter likes, saying that he obviously had a "bone to pick" with the remaining Try Guys (seen below).

Also look at @will_stephen likes. He had a bone to pick with the try guys pic.twitter.com/jdkPNoM2J6

— duckmegee (@e91727694) October 10, 2022

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