Love Island 2022 - Welcome to Antigone and Charlie...we think...

[TitsInAbsentia]

I'll delete this if someone else has got one going.

This is the exact attitude that I'm referring to. Having access to suncream is not even close to being a safety net. Not sitting in the sun and not allowing your skin to change colour are the only ways to ensure sun safety.
I also, however, realise that's no fun and not realistic, but having them all becoming dark brown or red is NOT an example for people to aspire to, and should not be glamorised. There's a reason why skin cancer is becoming so common and so deadly.

I don't think it's as clear cut with Ekin Su as 'she's knows exactly what she's doing, she's playing & developing a character' etc.

I think she is creating drama for attention, but I think she comes across as someome who probably does that in daily life too.
She seems a little unhinged, insecure & quite desperate for any attention rather than someone who is totally cool, is playing a game, and has it all under her control?

@Twonewcats @Youcansaythatagainandagain I was simply replying to the comment about what Dani Dyer must have done as she is pale and would have burnt to a crisp, I was saying I'm sure they have access to sun cream so that is why she didn't get burnt.

I agree that it's crazy that smoking/alcohol is limited but it's ok to sit in the sun all day, but that's not what my comment about the sun cream was in reply too.

I don’t think she’s playing a character either, people are giving her way way too much credit although it’s lovely she’s got such huge fans who think so highly of her.

what she’s doing is attention seeking and gossiping, she creates as much drama as possible to get air time. I don’t think she thought, oh I know, I shall play a needy gossipy woman, this is how she’d behave, let me develop her, at all.

More she’s just thinking what will get me air time, and she’d love to see gemma and Luca split as she’s worried they will win, same as Tasha and Andrew, she wants the secure couples gone. Hence advising Tasha to talk to other blokes.

Is it Scratchy & Co?

Ah ok! I agree, it's madness

There are several very red noses in there which annoys me a lot, but then I guess no-one is going to pull with a zinc covered snout! The boots suncream isn't displayed around the place as it has been in previous years although I'm sure it's there.

As much as I'm ugh at the drama over nothing (and Gemma should have taken Luca over to ES so he could hear the ES bullcrap but why lose another ten minutes of drama by doing that) I have to agree ES is the only one bringing anything to the show at the moment.

I think Paige has made a blunder picking Jacques. He just strikes me as the kind of bloke that spoils for a fight every saturday night at the slightest thing.

Tasha tunnel visioned on Andrew until someone else comes in.....well, if they're convinced they've found each other it's time to send them home, bring in some newbies!

Bring someone in for Antigone - I really like her. Don't suppose they'll bring a new guy in on the dance thing, probably stick with bringing in a girl - maybe someone who will turns Jacques and Luca's heads?

The boots suncream isn't displayed around the place as it has been in previous years although I'm sure it's there.

I saw some prominently placed bottles of Soltan on last nights show.

I think Paige seemed happier and more confident/in control when she's talking to Jay. With Jacques, she literally gets smaller, curling up like a little girl and letting him lead her on a merry dance. He told her to go with Jay, upset her by doing so and made the case that it was the right thing to do despite her innate loyalty to him. Then he gets angry and jealous and manipulates her into coming back. Even if he does like her, he's not capable of a healthy relationship and she's not sorted enough to see through him and stand up for herself. At least Gemma is switched on and isn't going to put up with any shit from Luca, or anyone else.

Agree - I'd love someone to come in for Antigoni. It's odd that Jay and Davide haven't even tried to pursue anything as far as we've seen after initial flirtation. And Danica has practically vanished.

All in all, if E-S wasn't stirring and playing her games, nothing would be happening. Even these arguments the couples are having are all entirely hypothetical. If someone came in, your head might turn blah blah. How about someone coming in and someone's head actually turning?? Otherwise it's the same convos on repeat - being open/closed, head turning/not turning, 80% 20%. It's getting all a bit AI Bot. Needs some genuine sparks!

RIP :(

That’s true about Davide and jay they haven’t shown any interest at all in the other single girls, must be awkward coming in as a “bombshell” and no one is actually interested in you 😬

Jeez, I hadn't even known about all that, only saw the show back in the 90s. Just looked it up now - terrible tragedy.

I know - it's so so so sad <3

I’m not sure ekin is the only person bringing anything to the show. Judging by this thread then jacques, Paige, Tasha, davide, gemma, Luca are all bringing something to the show, as they are talked about a lot,

if bringing something to thr show is gossipy attention seeking behavuour, then agree, ekin su has it nailed, is that what people really want the show to be though? Fake drama, a bunch of ekin su’s? I certainly don’t.

I think Paige seemed happier and more confident/in control when she's talking to Jay. With Jacques, she literally gets smaller, curling up like a little girl and letting him lead her on a merry dance.

I agree with this, I think Jacques likes her for now but will go for someone else in Casa Amor. He just seems like quite an immature young lad who just wants some fun, whereas Jay seems more interested in Paige as a person and she seems to have more power when she's talking to him.

Agree with these.

You could see that Paige is now going to have to police her actions and language around Jacques.

I don’t think the story for Jay and Paige is completely over. Hopefully she will remain a comparison at the back of her mind when Jacques starts escalating the control

*he will remain in her mind I mean

I wasn’t suggesting she was a member of the crew but that she seemed to be taking direction. You could see her glancing at someone off camera.

either way, she is great!

I don't know if Jacques would let his head turn in Casa Amor.. i wonder he's a bit more cunning and wouldn't want to be that guy as it's popularity suicide if you're with someone the public like, like Paige ?

Do any of you listen to The Morning After Love Island podcast?
It's so lame...

I think Jax is a bit thick but honestly Jay is so boring! There is so little to him, although he’s smarter than Jax. It wasn’t so long ago that Paige wasn’t being picked by anyone, can’t have done much for her confidence. i don’t think Paige is exactly spoiled for choice!. I find Jay really physically off putting, he looks over muscled like a superhero comic book character.

The thing I can't get over with Jay is that he drinks 6 egg whites plus a whole egg raw every single morning 😱And, let's face it, he must be super dull to be attached to as he'll always spend his free time in the gym. He really needs a dedicated gym bunny like him as a partner, I don't think Paige is into all that.

I'd find the gym thing annoying/boring too. Though might be happy enough to have alone time to do my own thing.

I think sometimes contestants come over as boring as they don't have anything in common to talk about with the others.
Or all their conversations are cut because it's celeb gossip and other stuff that can't be aired.

Some are probably that dull though.

You have never dated a rugby lad have you? They are probably worse than guys addicted to the gym. Rugby lads care about two things, and that’s rugby and their lads. God I dated one for a while and it was awful, never saw him weekends because after a rugby match they’d all go out and get slaughtered. The majority are absolute buffoons that drink beer from each others asses because it’s “hilarious”.

I don’t think Jay and Paige are compatible, his ideal sunday was morning sex and exercise, hers was waffles, Sunday dinner and a takeaway…girl after my own heart 😂