It’s often 1,000,000 levels exterior, however we’re nonetheless ostensibly transferring towards the top of summer season, and which means precisely one factor: Another season of oddly sophisticated courting present/actuality competitors Love Island has come to an finish on Peacock. This was technically the fifth season of the American model of the present, which ran for just a few years on CBS earlier than transferring to Peacock and selecting up Sarah Hyland because the host, and whereas everybody is clearly nonetheless on board with the joys of watching 30 or so random folks lumped collectively and compelled to “fall in love” for an opportunity to win $100,000, this season was arguably slightly extra boring than most—probably because of the tiring romance of Carmen Kocourek and Kenzo Nudo, who have been so clearly in love and with zero drama that it didn’t precisely make for good TV (they got here in fourth place).
For those that don’t observe Love Island, the fundamental idea is that just a few dozen folks dwell collectively in a secluded place, typically an island, and with a purpose to survive every week they must couple up with one other particular person—both as a result of they wish to keep within the sport or as a result of they “really” “like” the opposite particular person. There are challenges and prizes and some alternative ways to get “dumped” from the present over the course of the summer season, finally resulting in the ultimate week the place the general public (that’s us) will get to vote on which remaining couple ought to win. That successful couple will get $100,000 to begin their lives collectively, or to only repay some pupil loans after which by no means see their accomplice once more (it’s their cash, they get to decide on what to do with it).
This yr’s winners have been Hannah Wright and Marco Donatelli, a considerably controversial alternative if the Love Island USA hashtag is something to go by, however in a contest as subjective as this, there’s no method everybody goes to be pleased with any ending. Everyone appears to agree that Hannah and Marco genuinely like one another at the least, in order that’s good. But it’s primarily based on voting anyway, in order that’s simply how democracy works generally. The second place couple was Kassandra Castillo and Leonardo Dionicio, with Carsten Bergersen and Taylor Smith in third.
If this all hasn’t been sufficient Love Island for you, the American, Australian, and British variations may have a crossover in November known as Love Island Games that includes former contestants from the opposite variations of the present.
