▁In ▁O ja i , ▁California , ▁ 1 0 ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁Blood ▁Moon , ▁Sid ney ▁inter views ▁Sh el by , ▁who ▁reve als ▁that ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁series , ▁she ' s ▁been ▁receiving ▁death ▁thre ats ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Matt ▁are ▁separated . ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁her ▁separation ▁is ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁week end ▁fl ing ▁with ▁Domin ic ▁B anks , ▁the ▁actor ▁that ▁played ▁Matt . ▁After ▁Sid ney ▁pitch es ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁having ▁possible ▁recon c ili ation ▁between ▁her ▁and ▁Matt ▁she ▁begins ▁to ▁come ▁around . ▁However , ▁she ▁makes ▁Sid ney ▁promise ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁Domin ic ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁Sid ney ▁agre es ▁to ▁her ▁condition ▁but ▁after ▁he ▁leaves ▁her ▁house , ▁he ▁checks ▁with ▁D iana ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁Domin ic ▁is ▁still ▁contract ed ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁Blood ▁Moon , ▁Sid ney ▁has ▁his ▁TV ▁crew ▁install ▁hidden ▁cam eras ▁around ▁the ▁house ▁along ▁with ▁various ▁practical ▁jump ▁sc ares . ▁D iana ▁questions ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁she ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁look ▁like ▁cheap ▁sc ares ▁and ▁the ▁view ing ▁audience ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁series ▁because ▁the ▁sc ares ▁were ▁perce ived ▁as ▁more ▁real istic . ▁As ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁arg uing , ▁they ▁are ▁interrupted ▁by ▁a ▁crew ▁member ▁who ▁brings ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁rit ual