Lex was moving across the planet in a straight line towards Sim, breaking every barrier he came across. As a result, not only was he skipping the numerous trials set up across the planet, he was allowing other contestants to move forward as well.
The director of Lover's Island was sitting on Dunya, ripping out his hair as he watched all the potential of the show being wasted. Since he could access the viewership numbers, he knew how much of a hit Lex was. Yet all of it was being wasted since the filming crew on site did not know how to leverage it, or build suspense. They were just doing the bare minimum, keeping the show running without bothering to add any dazzle.
Indeed, on one of Dunya's moons, the filming crew members that were essentially running the show now were having a meeting to discuss what to do. For reasons they did not know, neither the director, nor the special effects team or even the usual team of really powerful guards had shown up.
