Lets be real, what kind of projects get done between Dec 15th and Feb 1st? This time period is largely a void on the calendar for almost every industry on the planet aside from retail, Sam probably already expected to be present the whole time, just maybe sitting in the basement most of the day chilling. I think what is more impressive is the pivot they had to do because of the contestant losses. Its pretty clear that Taylor was never meant to exist, it was going to be Summer that was supposed to be coaxed into leading TJ on and the original elimination was going to be a real Griffith moment for TJ. Instead they had to drum up a Zoomer succubus girl to be a freeloader to fill the void, Sam kept calling her Summer, even during the elimination he did this. . The problem with this was that nobody really gave a shit about a freeloader getting eliminated, only the moment's effects on TJ. Pretty impressive they could source a girl on such short notice that was willing to tolerate the bizarre conditions of the show and was capable of convincingly getting TJ attached to her.