Love island 8 the Anton appreciation thread 🏝☀️

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Here we go!

Race is relevant when one woman will be castigated and judged harshly for the exact same actions others have done where no one raises an eyebrow or even warrants a 'good on you, girl, fight for your man' (for example).

Didn't see too much 'wrong' with Amy tonight either tbh. She was humiliated, reacted, addressed it and moved on.

And like PP said, the 'aggressive' stereotype tends to crop up.

Yewande just isn't that arsed about Danny but clearly wants to stay on the show which is odd as I don't think she's loving it

I don't think MM did exhibit the same behaviour. She did have a tantrum over the same situation which is effectively what Y is doing, but Y has a completely different manner about her. MM was flailing around like an ineffectual little girl, But Y is rudely cutting people off when they're talking, stomping over plonking her arse on Danny like that, literally claiming "I'm about to go psycho".

Agree with this.

No need to keep talking about race.

Yes Arabella started telling Yewande what Danny has said to her and clearly hasn't told Yewande, however this is not the first time something like this happens... I saw that more in a way of look I know you're trying to be territorial but I am interested in him and so I am not backing off until he tells me to back off.. which to be fair in a similar situation I would be the same, especially since it's so obvious that her being affectionate is clearly her way of being territorial since she wasn't like this until Arabella came in the villa..

I saw that more in a way of look I know you're trying to be territorial but I am interested in him and so I am not backing off until he tells me to back off

I think this is all Arabella needed to say. The rest of it was actually not any of her business and if Danny had a problem with her friends encouraging her to be more affectionate or with her sitting on him etc then it was up to him to tell her. Arabella's only goal was to rub it in, cut her down and wind her up and it clearly worked. I'm glad that Danny has been backed into a corner though and he'll have to be honest with her now.

They're all clearly told to go and have these conversations otherwise it would be soooo boring to watch.

Bit like TOWIE. Always pushing for people to discuss things you never would in real life.

Makes for better telly.

You never hear the obvious conversation.

"Isn't it weird we're all on a game show? Have you got an agent for after? Any spin off deals lined up, who's managing your social media while you're in here blah blah".

I think Arabella has been sent in to do a job.
As for Danny I think him a weak character being fought over by 2 stronger willed girls. I doubt either of them really respect him.

Yewanda is not interested in Danny, she's been forcing fake interest in Danny just to stay in the show. She only started "marking her territory" after the other girls told her to. She's boring and I hope Danny dumps her.

I can’t stand Yewande and find her rude and unpleasant.

However I think Danny appears very immature when talking to Arabella. She is into him because he is the best of a bad lot. Should an older guy go into the villa that she fancies, she will ditch Danny without a thought. Either way Danny deserves better than Yewande who is behaving very badly. She has some amount of arrogance for someone who says she is shy. I find her quite scary tbh and her tone makes me think she could kick off very easily....

Amy acts like a young teenager. She is so sickly sweet. When she said to Curtis tonight that nobody ever fancies her, I felt a bit sorry for her until she said ‘after a couple of dates they disappear’. I suspect her petulant behaviour is the reason they run away.

What possessed women like Amy and Yewande to go on this show???

Arabella's only goal was to rub it in

In fairness Yewande made a laughing stock out of herself by unceremoniously plonking herself on Danny. Her —extreme— approach was calculating and very dismissive and rude to Arabella. Other girls would have approached their man and said ‘Can I chat to you for a minute’.

Oh yeah I don't think Arabella needed to discuss with Yewande what Danny had said to her, she was stirring things up a bit obviously... Arabella would turn her head if a better option would walk in on Sunday but then Yewande would as well and who can blame them really.. I did find her quite aggressive in the kitchen after her chat with Arabella, I'm not saying I wouldn't be hurt and upset if my feelings were genuine but I don't get the feeling her feelings for Danny are genuine..

What has Curtis done this episode he looked good and that is the first time I have thought that of course then he speaks and spoils it. But seriously what has he changed?

Amy I don't like her I don't think this is the right show for her enough said!

Yewande is awkward and I don't like the hot cold thing with Danny but I think she defaults to denial in situations when she is uncomfortable like when lucie confronted her about Amy bitching. I feel like that's what she did tonight..she knows it's not ok with Danny but instead of dealing with it she fronted it out if that makes sense.

Aribella was wrong to use what Danny said against her and I think all Yewande did was stick up for herself I didn't see any aggression. She was angry but in my opinion it was more justified than Amy being pissed off over a game!

Danny showed a different side tonight he hasn't been up front and honest laughing about Yewande behind her back was wrong.

The rest 😴😴😴

I'm not sure if there will be a recoupling before casa amour now if it is next week which looks likely.

I agree that the whole sitting on him thing was cringeworthy. But to me that was a failed and very awkward attempt at the whole 'fight for your man!' thing and not personal. Whereas gleefully revealing that Danny had been saying negative things about Yewande behind her back in an obvious attempt to cut her down to size was very personal and quite nasty. All she really had to say was 'I'm going to continue to get to know Danny and he's also interested in getting to know me'...

Isn't the recoupling done on sundays? It's usually once a week isn't it?? They probably recouple on Sunday evening and then go off to casa amor on monday or Tuesday..

I think they all have to be officially coupled up before casa amor..

I'm really not a fan of Yewande, she did make a tit of herself and yes yes Arabella is spot on about Yewande marking her territory.

But, it seems like Arabella revelled in telling Yewande what was going on in her (Yewande's) relationship with Danny where she had no place having that conversation. As the older of the 2 girls I thought it was Arabella who was displaying school playground tactics so I can understand why Yewande felt like she was going to loose it. I certainly wouldn't begin to call her aggressive. Frustrated yes but not aggressive.

However looking at the bigger picture I can't see Yewande coming out of this pissing contest with Danny as her prize. Too little, too forced, too late.

I'm beginning to wonder if in all these forced conversations the producers 'encourage' them to have with each other, whether they are similarly encouraged to use/share the same language. Arabella sayings 'wheres you head at?" and other buzz phrases just didn't ring natural to me.

Its like theres a producers bingo prize for how many LI saying can be shoehorned into a single episode. I don't know anyone who reallllly uses that language so so full on as LI inmates do

Also, if the whole Danny/Yewande/Arabella evening happened the day after Arabella turned up, in realtime that would have been since Wednesday night, and thats what they are showing us on Sunday. The narrative must move quicker than that? I mean, I know theres production time but really dragging out until Sunday what happened on Wednesday or Thursday at the latest has to have an impact on what we see and therefore what they want us to conclude. There has to be so much more going on vs what we see, we really are being manipulated into their storytelling

There is a simmering anger in Yawande that is very uncomfortable to watch. MM threw her toys out of the pram but it was all sort of superficial and frothy. Same with Amber. I have that feeling Yawande could just lose it completely and could end up being removed from the villa.

I also disagree that Yewande has been aggressive. However, she has been rude and dismissive and she lacks social skills. The latter point makes me wonder how on Earth she got into the villa.

Why do they never show Tom?

I am not a fan, but in 2 nights I have seen him speak once. And why hasnt he taken Arabella for a chat orb tried to get to know her. I assume he has but they arent showing it.

It looks like none of the girls even bother with him

Let's remember those chats happen because they are told to have them by producers and are told what to discuss during them.

People need to stop saying that disliking Yewande has to do with her race. It really has absolutely nothing to do with it - her personality is the problem. Same with Amy. I hate racism of any kind and stereotyping of people who have a certain look but Yewande just isn't a very nice person.

With all that being said, I do think that Arabella was goady. But Yewande has no right to say that she and Danny are a strong couple when it's perfectly obvious that they aren't and in Love Island people are allowed to jump ship and keep options open - it's what the game is about.

Yes @ooooohbetty that did cross my mind too tbh. I think it was Kem who said this happens.

'Why do they never show Tom? '

Same reason they never showed Callum?