Love Island 2022 (3) - Desperately Seeking Casa Amor

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Link to previos www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/4574743-love-island-2022-welcome-to-antigone-and-charliewe-think?page=20

Ah I remember re Ekin and Jay now, thanks for the reminders

Also, yes re Dami and Luca - Dami was so right when he said Luca had clung on to Gemma and has pretty much given her no option to chat to anyone else.

Also, Gemma saying she won't become exclusive in the villa because she needs to see them with her family first. I'm more cynical than a pp, as I read that as being "I'm not ready for that with him, and mentioning family sounds like a legitimate reason/excuse to go with" 😁

Apparently Tasha and Billy kissed in the challenge?
I've watched it back and can't see.
All I saw was Bill dancing.. around Paige.

I found the kiss/ dare challenge one of the worst this series.

Gemma talking about how family is so important to her and how close they are is tedious.
Does she not realise there are various reasons why some young people may not be as close or have family near by or indeed still alive.

Yes gemmas “my family are so great” is so annoying 🙄

Agreed. She's actually incredibly lucky to have such a close family.

that’s got nothing to do with Gemma. that’s like saying ‘some people can’t afford to eat so you shouldn’t admit to enjoying ice cream’

Seems an odd thing to be annoyed by. Does she have to frame her relationship with her family in the context of society as a whole? People can be close to their parents without needing to acknowledge that not everyone is so fortunate, especially 19yo's having idle chats while endlessly sunbathing. It's more likely the issue that the producers are including any mention of her family because of the celeb factor. They'd be better off including some moment with Jazmine.

It’s not that she admits it it’s the constant going on about it, I think she personally does it because who her dad is so she wants to keep reminding people

Mind you she doesn’t seem to have much more to say maybe that’s the problem.

Hmmm yeh if she says soo...

Yes agree with that also, and she's the kind of person that thinks their family is better than others.
I never think my close circle is being than others. I used to want to see how other families are when growing up. Compare different houses and see how other friends live. Not everyone does the same things of a weekend etc. And different ways of living their lives.

Exactly. So boring. Like someone just talking about their work.

Didn’t they have to stop the postcard thing due to controversy over it being too shit-stirring/ encouraging insecurity etc after the scandal about former contestants’ poor mental health? Maybe I made that up..

I think Jacques will go back alone - mainly because nobody has shown much interest in him 😆and he wants to do the whole ‘I’ve always been loyal to Paige’ bollocks. But I really hope she finds out what he’s said like ‘Paige who?’ and not being closed off etc.

I think Tasha would be devastated if she saw the footage of Andrew and coco in bed. I mean I reckon it’s the last thing she’d expect after Andrew said he was so into her. I know she’s annoying but she’s obviously insecure and she did say to him she finds it hard to trust anyone - this ain’t gonna help!

Shit stirring? well they didn’t mind bringing Lillie back and letting her tell everyone about her and Liam 😏🤣 if that’s not shit stirring I don’t know that is!

The black haired girl (sorry don’t know names yet) doing all the kissing last night is creepy looking. The rapport looks odd when she’s in a conversation.

I don’t think that blond girl is attractive at all.

Tasha is so so oh so boring. Please go. YAWN Tasha we don’t care…

felr uncomfortable when Jacques did that thing trying to get the blond girls to fight the brunette girls, like he was egging for a sex show, then someone telling someone else to neck on… tut was all a bit testosterone filled and it felt intimidating and wrong… must have just been me but the at had bad vibes... Imagine if you don’t want to snog someone! I know it’s love island but people ordering others about is weird. It’s weird normalising.

I think Luca was unfairly popped at by Dami. I didn’t like that. As another poster said just becisee he’s enjoying the buzz he’s never once said “Gemma, who is Gemma?!l he’s been crystal clear on his relationship. Dami i think is confused and struggling himself with what he’s having to do in there (so he sees it) and just lashed out at the nearest - Luca! Not Luca’s fault!

But I think the whole postcard thing last year when Faye went absolutely ape was the reason I thought they weren’t going to do it again.

part of me does think that surely they must realise that the postcards are being curated for the most explosive impact rather than actually representing true events.

I do feel a bit sorry for Tasha - I’m slightly divided as to whether I think her treatment of Andrew merits his reaction. Mainly I think he’s been played by someone desperate to stay in the Villa. I don’t think Coco is particularly in to him. I agree that Tasha is v insecure.

I’m old and cynical and think for the boys to turn against Tasha so much has less to do with wanting the best for Andrew and more to do with some of the other girls disliking Tasha and possibly saying things about her???

I agree the Jacques urging blondes v brunettes was slimey and intimidating.

The boys have shown themselves up in the villa. The only one who has behaved any way respectfully to the CA girls or the Villa girls is Jay.

I'd like all the girls to bring someone back from casa amor. Just for the fireworks and meltdown it would induce in the guys.
I hope they bring at least a few back with them.

This is the first season I've ever watched. Can someone tell me for format for the return to the villa? Do they all decide if they want to recouple and if they do, bring that person with them?

@Youcansaythatagainandagain the irony of those stop sexism ads in the breaks last night! I find the whole heart rate monitor dance so demeaning.

Yes that’s pretty much it!

I am so invested in this show, even when I know it’s trash, scripted and crap, but I look forward to 9pm 😂!

Main villa

• Andrew: I feel quite bad for Andrew. I think he’s quite a mature guy, he tried to keep a level head when Dami kicked off last night (wtf). I think he did genuinely like Tasha, who wouldn’t have given him the time of day had the public not put them together. I think she stayed with him this long due to convenience. Even when Tasha was being a dick to him he was trying to comfort her and be there for her. He was too nice for LI. However now 6 girls have come in and all sung from the same hymn sheet, he’s trying to give off this ‘ladladlad’ behaviour and act like a bit of a dickhead, but I think he’s acting out of hurt. I want him to move on from Tasha but not with Despo (Coco).

• Dami: ay, ay, ayyy. I had such hopes for this lad. Clearly a smart fella. Very liked in the group. But has behaved appallingly by kissing Summer (and then leaving her??) and then going at Luca, when it was clearly displaced regret. I want him to pine for Indiyah, not couple up but for Queen Indiyah to realise what’s happened and recouple. Then this Dami is damned (to Aftersun).

• Davide: He’s like jellyfish: so beautiful to look at but dangerous to touch. He gives off massive BDE. He is hilarious without trying to be. The ‘where is celibate’ was one of the best lines of the season and he didn’t even try to be funny (NB fucking Jaques). I hope he has his fun but sticks with ES. Who realises (after completely whiling out) that they are meant to be.

• Jay: he is an odd one. I think when he came in, he bee-lined for ES and after he realised just how intense/insane/insatiable she is, he wanted outtt. He latched on the bobble head Paige and got pied. I don’t think Chyna likes him as much as she likes herself, but I don’t think there is anyone out there who she would like more. Jay is too grown for LI (bar the bit he crawled down on the floor to secure the link).

• Jaques: he makes me feel funny. Not just cus he was clearly dating someone veryyy young (bit too weird for me), but there’s something off about him. He got vexed at Paige, over nothing, he was too blasé about Jay wanting to get to know Paige (to me it’s like he doesn’t really like Paige). He’s been disrespectful (comments like reminded me of sex with Gem and telling Luca she was too controlling when they were together). He needs to get out asap. Wouldn’t be surprised if in a few years I hear about him on the news going to HMP for having a punch up/being aggressive.

• Luca: first I though this guy is a harmless simp but now he gives off too gives off major weirdo vibes. He’s so into Gemma and it’s suffocating. He literally has her in a chokehold sometimes and he gets upset when she’s honest about not kinda feeling him as much as he does her. She’s being honest and he sulks. Not sure if he’s just with her for her dad (how weird would that be if true) but yesterday Dami the douche went in on him for 0 reason and I felt so bad when he called out to Jaques for support and he turned on him. He looked like a wounded fish (lol) and I don’t think he is playing for the game like Jake was last year. He just was excited for Casa but he’s been respectful to Gemma and he’s not cracked on. Dami was butt hurt and Jaques basically wants Gemma back.

• Chyna: she didn’t know where Edinburgh was? Gorgeous, but nah.
• Coco: Minus all the mean comments about her looks, she is desperate to stay and I don’t like her vibes at all.
• Cheyanne: she’s pretty but didn’t see much of her. Wanted Andrew to go for her other than despo aka coco.
• Jazmine: sorry, who?
• Mollie: not sure about her but sure she got ripped of £7k for them teeth. Crikey. She’s funny but didn’t like the way she piled ok Andrew about Tasha.
• Summer: she is not Queen Indiyah and will never be Queen Indiyah. Take your Damni and we will vote you out as fast as we can.

Casa:

• Danika: there’s something about her facial expressions, her hand gesticulation and her murmurings which make me not feel Danika. She has had it hard but her picking Jay before casa meant for me she’s wayyy too self absorbed and I’m not really feeling her. And oh, I’m not sure if she’s yet mentioned shes just done a degree in dancing. eyeroll

• Ekin-Su: this person is frightening. She is wild. She thinks herself so mature but not. Massively humbled by Jay’s rejection, I can see a slight change in her. Worrying how she wifeys up to whomever she’s coupled up with. I think I would like her to wile out at Davide kissing two girls but then stick with him.

• Gemma: only 19 but defo one of the most mature ones there. She’s gorgeous and she knows it. She isn’t too into Luca and I guess she finds him as a northerner a bit much. She seems less hardwork than Luca and I think she’d be better off with another fella.

• Indiyah: I love her. I love her. She’s real. She’s respectful. She was the only girl not gleefully whooping when they went to casa and she seemed so sad when she didn’t get a momento from Dami. She deserves 100x better. Want her to get the postcard, dump Dami and get with Deji!

• Paige: her head bobbles, her voice inflictions and the way she shooed Danika leads me to think Princess Paige is a bit of a prick. Not a fan of her even though she’s gorgeous. Want her to bring Billybigballs back and dump Jaques.

• Tasha: if she calls herself sassy one more time… FFS what a bellend. I don’t like this woman at all. She’s gorgeous, obviously, but she tried it on with all the new boys and settled with Andrew when they didn’t want her. She gaslit him and I want her gone.

• Billy: he’s funny. It would piss me off after a while but he’s jokes. Bring him back.
• Deji: he’s aii. Want him to couple with with Queen Indiyah. Not sure if he’s a worthy Prince consort. But I want Dami dumped.
• George: he’s oright looking, best I think from the lads but he seems boring af.
• Jack: bless him. Seems a lovely fella but no chance.
• Josh: he is good looking and knows it. Doesn’t really want Danika but wants to secure the visa back to main villa. Will dump her once he gets there imho.
• Samuel: who is this man?

Indiyah to win.

Everyone saying Dami went in on Luca for no reason- do you honestly think ALL the other guys would have agreed with him if he was totally off the mark?!