Love Island 2023: Final ahoy and new bombshells will feature. Which pair should win? Vote the sponsorship creatures.

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Title once again inspired by @CarpyDiem among others

#Never #Noregreeeeets

Yeah can't say I'm a fan of any of the girls this series. Of course wish them well and suspect a lot is in the edit, but they come across pretty mean to new girls and the double standards are appalling. Haven't seen many what seem like genuine friendships either like lib and kaz from previous series.

Aside from Maxwell, she got nothing apart from Kai's pie (wholly predictable)

Kai didn't pie Olivia. Didn't he just completely ignore her? As did Ron.

Casey loves the attention of girls chasing after him because he thinks he's God's gift, so I'm not buying that he had any remorse about stringing Claudia along. I don't understand why Claudia doesn't go for Keenan who seems much more fun and much nicer than Casey

I wondered if Claudia was going for the Liberty (Liberty and Jake) vibe: garner loads of public sympathy after being rejected and pick up lucrative marketing deals post show. Trouble is, no one is really watching!

Claudia is being a whiny crying baby and I can't believe none of the girls have told her to move on and at least have a few days of fun before she gets sent packing. But also the lads needed to have told Casey earlier get on and tell Claudia. Actually if I were Casey I'd have just run and face planted that pie to take away some of her fun

I like that Liv at least got one pie 🤓but I like even more that Kai didn't even give her the time of day....I suspect the 'actress' (my apologies to those who have earned their equity cards with talent and hard work...I don't compare her to you).

The app poll has closed now (PLEASE LET US VOTE!!) closed at:
Maxwell 3.4%
Casey 5.2%
Shaq 8.9%
Kai 5.5%
Keanan 12.3%
Ron 14.6%
Tom 20.4%
Will 29.6%

Lana 25.5%
Claudia 21.3%
Sami 19.6%
Jessie 14.6%
Sanam 10.8%
Tanya 3.0%
Olivia 2.9%
Rosie 1.2%

So couples:
5.3 Olivia and Maxwell
6.7 Casey and Rosie
11.9 Shaq and Tanya
16.3 Kai and Sanam
33.6 Keanan and Claudia
40 Tom and Sami
40.1 Ron and Lana
44.2 Will and Jessie

JUST GIVE US A VOTE

Yes would love a vote and those bottom 3!!!

Claudia is being a whiny crying baby and I can't believe none of the girls have told her to move on and at least have a few days of fun before she gets sent packing.

I'm not so sure her tears are all about Casey himself. I think most if not all contestants are used to being the centre of attention, Queen Bee etc and aren't used to not having their own way. Now they're in with lots of people who are as used to the same, so things aren't going to always go their way. I expect a lot of the tears are embarrassment at not being Casey's no 1, and that being played out on national TV

I would most likely be crying out of embarrassment to be honest. It probably really isn't what she's used to. I am wondering why she is there. And, on the outside I don't even think she'd give Casey the time of day!

From first look things are going to be even shitter for claudia...because she'll find out...

Looks like Casey is gong to get utterly shafted - being dismissive of Jessie isn't going to endear him to anyone. Because even if she were overstepping, he was rude/misogynistic

(He clearly doesn't have the brain to realise that Jessie was ether told by the producers to have a char, or was nudged into it by Will and/or Tom)

(I thought Kai did pie Olivia, but I was watching sleepily - as not her, who was it?
I think the whole villa is going grey rock with her)

Nooooo! I was hoping for a Keanan and Claudia get-together. And I think Rosie is stupid to prefer Casey over Keanan! He's comes across like a really nice guy

I think Kai pied Tanya from memory.

Totally agree with you about Casey. I don't know who he thinks he is and he clearly doesn't realise the public is watching.

But the bombshells are supposed to disrupt the OGs - they’re probably not allowed to get together with each other?

Maya didn't seem to think it's not allowed, just that it never happened before

I asked a while back if bombshells were allowed to go for each other (and I think the consensus then was "yes")

It'll cause fireworks once it all leaks out (as of course it will, just a question of when). But it'll remove them both from the villa, and leave two warring ones behind, so I can't see the story going that way, other than as unimportant interlude.

Is it too late for further bombshells?

What a surprise. Olivia getting involved in the Jessie drama and questioning why she's getting involved.

Strangely the only boy I could see with Claudia is Maxwell. The problem with Kieran is not that he’s younger but that he looks young for his age as well. He doesn’t look a good match with Rosie either

I think if Claudia had been an OG her and Tom might have got together.

I don’t see the attraction in Rosie at all, no personality either. Keenan is lovely.

Of course the boys should have apologised for hurting Casey's feelings, even if it was inadvertent.

It's nothing to do with Jessie and disagreeing with her isn't misogynistic.

Casey's behaviour with Jessie is the same as Kai and Olivia, the only difference is Jessie is liked and Olivia isn't.

I think the reason bombshells don't usually go for each other initially is that they realise it puts them in a weak position.

The villa or public are not rooting for them as an unknown entity so likely to be voted off asap.

By pairing off with an existing islander you get the goodwill in the villa and the by the public of the other person.

Once bombshells are established or come in early they often pair up - Liam and Millie, Molly Mae and Tommy, Tom and Samie.

Rosie clearly knows it is a risky move

Yes!!! I think Tom secretly fancies Claudia. Funnily enough, she seems to be the only girl (or boy) in there who doesn't fancy Tom 😂

She doesn't realise Casey is more disliked than Keanan

It wasn't the fact that he disagreed with her that I thought was misogynistic. It was the way he did it

I don’t want any more triangles but I would love to see Casey’s face if/when he finds out he’s in one. Bombshells who come in together can not couple up on the first coupling so have to rely on someone being single or break a couple up. I don’t thing Rosie likes either boy tbh.

I like Keanan, but as Claudia sees him as a friend not a potential, I doubt there's a future for him. Unless someone is sent in for Claudia, then there's a girls choice recoupling

Or it could be bottom two girls and bottom two boys (not as a couple) which if voting it followed the last poll, would be (I've added third bottom, as I think the producers would prefer not to lose either Tanya or Olivia yet (though I think however they gerrymander, it's going to be hard to keep Olivia in as neither the public nor the Islanders like her)

Boys: Maxwell (3.4) Casey (5.2) Kai (5.5)
Girls: Rosie (1.2) Olivia (2.9) Tanya (3.0)

That might get rid of Maxwell and Rosie, leaving the singletons as Claudia, Olivia, Casey and Keenan. Which doesn't change things for Claudia (who needs to move on somehow, as I couldn't stand another episode of her banging on about Casey)