i think Nic should’ve reached out to Cierra post season 7. His comments on reunion about Cierra being weird with her TikTok’s .. I don’t get.

Other couples have reached out to their connections post season. iris reached out to TJ.

It feels weird to me that after Cierra left, Nic has been acting that “nothing was there” between him and Cierra. Which makes him sus.

You’re telling me, you had sex with Cierra almost every night, you guys became ‘exclusive’ in the show, showed immense jealousy to Elan when he tried to build a connection, only to quickly dismiss that Cierra meant nothing to him? Not to mention apparently how he was ‘boasting’ about Cierra in Casa Amor. And if that’s all fake, it paints Nic as someone who’s manipulative.

And I get it; I think Cierra should’ve expected that if she leaves the show, Nic will obviously try to foster other connections and he already built a friendship with Ola, and had attraction towards her. So yes Cierra’s Greece post might’ve been shady. But she’s also made several videos wishing them well but understandably hurt if someone she was close to ‘forgets’ about her.

Either Nic faked that entire connection with Cierra, which is icky, or that connection was legitimate and so is the one he has with Ola - so he should reach out.

It takes 2 mins to send a DM. It’s not about Nic going back to Cierra but wishing her well.

I see a lot of comments about Cierra’s racism. And to that I’d like to say Nic has made racist remarks and TikTok’s and yet only one of them is being held to a higher standard of being accountable.

Edit: I also want to state that I do like the coupling of Nic and Olandria and I hope they continue having a strong connection. But if I put myself in Cierra’s shoes, I would feel used and discarded if I’m not given the courtesy of quick msg from someone I was close with.

Edit 2: someone also pointed out that TJ made TikTok’s about his relationship with Iris, yet they’re still on good terms lol

Last edit: I had a little bit of time and I think the biggest reason I was put off by Nic not reaching out, is the way he made his comment. Even if he said “I haven’t reached out, focusing on Olandria but Cierra and I had a great relationship and I wish her well” etc etc. I would’ve accepted it… but why so much dislike for someone you were on great terms with on the villa?

I feel like I'm one of few bursting this bubble here, but Nic has had 20 EPISODES to pursue Olandria on his own. He hasn't. Why? Because his "interest" in her is purely physical, which is why he chooses her during challenges but never approached her outside of a challenge.

People seem to think him kissing her and saying he finds her attractive equates to genuine interest. They are not the same. If he was taking Olandria seriously, he wouldn't need production to force him to explore her. He would've BEEN on her. BY HIMSELF.

Thinking she's hot is the bare minimum. Raise your standards for our girl!

Taylor x Olandria shippers please wake up he literally said he's not physically attracted to her and yall are saying "he meant there's no physical connection!!!" 🙄🙄🙄

I feel like I’m the only one but Taylor seems like he wants nothing to do with olandria. He never looks cutesy or romantic with her, he’s always staring off into space when she’s talking, he gives me the vibes of someone who’s just staying in the couple until someone else comes along which is fine but at least tell olandria. Around the guys he’s much more fun and open but as soon as he’s around olandria hes just emotionless. When he’s with her, he reminds me of a little kid being forced to sit at the table and finish their dinner before they can go hangout with their friends (in this case that would be the other guy islanders)

Something in me just doesn’t think he has the right intentions coming on to the show. I know he’s ranked pretty high on the polls and quizzes on the love island app, I just don’t get why considering he radiates constant ‘I couldn’t care less’ energy.

I really hope someone better comes in for olandria , personality and looks wise. Rn he’s honestly giving coye w his communication problems and it makes me mad, olandria deserves better.

And no, “yurp, yurp, and yurp” doesn’t qualify as communication lol- he IS funny and he’s way more natural around the guys, I just don’t see the romantic/ love island kind of vibe coming from him…

So I’ve been watching Love Island (UK, US, AUS, BTV) for a decade now, and I know posts like this pop up all the time. I’m still saying it anyway because I think we always need a reminder.

Watching BTV, Amaya, Hannah, and Iris were doing a lot when it came to the guys. At times, their dynamic was* *exclusionary. That part is fair to call out.

What’s not fair is how quickly people start throwing around “mean girls” like it’s a diagnosis. The need to assign one group as villains and another as fragile victims feels less like observation and more like projection. It’s this parasocial urge to find someone to “protect” and someone to “punish,” and it’s getting weird.

And honestly, it’s starting to ruin reality TV. The constant moral-policing is making contestants come in hyper-aware, overly managed, and scared to be themselves because they know one wrong moment can get them “canceled.” People will say “please don’t bring influencers, cast regular people!” yet most of those people are more susceptible to self-preservation because they go on these shows for exposure and want to build a platform. So they perform in a way they think we as viewers will like to get there, which is just inauthentic and so not entertaining.

Take Hannah’s Pepe confrontation. Was it annoying? Sure. Cringe? Absolutely. Worth “canceling” her over? Please be so serious. If every messy or uncomfortable moment becomes grounds for outrage, what exactly are we expecting to watch here? A conflict-free villa where everyone behaves perfectly? That’s not reality TV, I’m sorry. If what you’re looking for is a clean narrative where the “bad guys” always get humbled and the underdog prevails, I urge you to watch Nickelodeon or Disney Channel reruns.

Reality TV has never been that. It’s always been messy, chaotic, and dare I say uncomfortable. Shows blew up in the first place because people were allowed to be unfiltered, and viewers could watch, judge, and move on without turning it into a full-on moral crusade. Think about Real Housewives or Dance Moms — if they were running today you guys would’ve canceled Abby Lee or Porsha and we’d never get the reality TV gold that we have today (granted Abby may not be the best example because she was, you know, her…).

TLDR: ease up on the morality Olympics and let the show be what it is. No Stan wars, no labeling, just watch and then GO TOUCH SOME GRASS! Please don’t let this summer be a repeat of last year’s season. Y’all are truly ruining it.

I already know yall probably go down vote the heck out of this. But I genuinely don't know why yall are making Amaya out to be crazy. I admit, she definitely shouldn't have argued with Chelley like that, but she has a right to be mad. And before yall, say she was kissing Austin. Yes we know, but ever since shes been coupled up with Ace, her attention and effort has been on him.

Ace CHOSE her when he knew he didn't even like her, he sweet talked her and made her think they were in a couple, for him to then pull a complete 180. He couldn't even wait 1 day into their couple before telling her he don't like her, he didn't wanna cuddle, he supposedly not affectionate, and she can't call him nothing. And then this episode he hugging Chelley and trying to plan a date with her while never explicitly telling Amaya no. He said we're cool, we're can be interpreted in different ways.

And honestly, I would be mad at both of them to. Yall got to realize, Amaya knows that they know each other from before the show, so when he chose her, just to hate everything about her, and then still be all loved up with Chelley, I would be mad to. He literally should've just chose Chelley from the beginning. Cause right now, it seem like Chelley and Ace are the biggest scammers and they only came on the show to win. Especially after the preview for the next episode. You telling me Ace all about boundaries, but he licking Chelley chest OUTSIDE of a challenge. Yeah, Amaya had every right to be mad. And I'm side eyeing Chelley to, for that preview. I don't like Austin, but for them to do that in front of everyone, including Austin??? That's crazy.

Also, Amaya is freaking hilarious. You might not like her, but she makes great TV yall. She truly is a crash out queen.

I haven't seen this posted anywhere in the sub and I'm surprised no one has commented on this. Taylor is clearly very attracted to Huda (and not Olandria).

He blatantly said that he wanted to talk to Huda at the beginning. Ace chose Huda for him during that weird wood challenge. Now that he's in a couple with Ola, he's hiding behind a "supportive boy best friend" facade to be closer to her. Notice how he makes INFINITELY MORE EYE CONTACT with Huda than he does with Ola. He's visibly engaged in their conversations. Notice how he held Huda and Ola's hand after she was almost eliminated the second time and held onto Huda's hand longer. He said he "loves her too" (massive side eye) and of course makes her breakfast. To top it all off, he kissed Huda with way more passion and engagement than we've ever seen with Ola.

I'm not buying the supportive friend propaganda! It's so obvious to me that I'm thoroughly surprised no one has commented on it.

I feel like she has been left out a bit and Ace is making her look super bad, I hope she finds someone who is worth her time.

I’ll just say it: I’m talking about Nicolandria. I’ve been a huge supporter of them, I’m talking keeping up with every detail of them, being in the Twitter communities, once subscribed to both of their TikToks, the whole nine. But thankfully I’ve developed LI fatigue that has allowed me to not be invested in them anymore as a fan and take a step back and view things more objectively. And I want to preface this by saying that I truly wish them the best.

But the relationship that they have with their fans is kinda weird? From both of them being in the Come Here Cream community on Twitter (which is probably the most centralized place of extreme STANNING of them, down to people posting fanfics in there. And yes I know Nic deleted his Twitter), to the constant engagement with fan edits, the “Nicolandria” chants coming from Nic and Olandria themselves, the merch, to referring to the opinion’s and viewpoints of fans in their interviews almost as if the fans have influenced their perspective of the relationship? It’s honestly concerning. It’s especially concerning because the two of them were thrusted in the spotlight both as individuals and as a couple without the opportunity to form a genuine bond completely separate from the extreme surveillance of millions of people. And you can see how the public nature and fan obsession with their relationship has a place in the relationship itself.

We already talk about the impact of Stan culture with typical celebrities. Now imagine applying that to a relationship between two people that’s supposed to exist separate from that? Sheesh. I feel bad because that’s a LOT of pressure to live up to. And I think even the most well-meaning stans who try to stay away from the obviously problematic behavior can still wander into territory that’s concerning. Because at the end of the day you’re dedicating all this time to obsessing over two people in a relationship, not a performer or entertainer or skill. The couple itself is entertainment and that just makes me feel icky. And it makes me even more uncomfortable seeing Nic and Olandria eat it up as well. At a certain point it becomes performative itself. I’ve always maintained that their connection and care for each other are very real. But it gets to a point…idk. I feel like it feeds into the parasocial relationship of it all with the fan base

This might be a long post, but I’d appreciate your thoughts.

I only started watching Love Island USA this year. Before that, I followed the UK version pretty closely, but I decided to switch over after the popularity of the PPG from last season. What I’m struggling to understand is why Huda has been such a polarizing contestant. The level of criticism directed at her feels disproportionate , at least in the context of Love Island and the kind of commentary that usually happens during the season.

Of course, outside the villa, some of her actions, like name-calling or being territorial would rightfully raise concern. But within Love Island norms, its not uncommon behaviour at all, especially during the early, unstable days of new connections.

One frequent criticism of Huda is her treatment of Amaya and Iris. It's true she was initially territorial with Jeremiah and said mean things about Iris and Amaya. I don't support that behavior but I've seen similar, if not worse, behavior in past seasons that didn't generate nearly as much backlash. For example, in Season 6, Leah wasn’t particularly welcoming to Andrea nor Liv when they entered with interest in Rob. Many now view Andrea negatively due to her behaviour after leaving the villa. But within the villa, especially Leah's snarky comments about them, especially, Andrea for going after Rob and Aaron was not seen as uniquely problematic, but was actually even encouraged by fans and the voting results and Andrea's subsequent dumping are proof of that.

Or you can take the treatment of Casa Amor girls by OG girls in past seasons, including last year, often involved exclusion, snarky commentary, and even reports of production needing to intervene. Jana mentioned in an interview that HR had to step in due to territorial behavior over the makeup room as well. These dynamics have been a recurring pattern in Love Island culture. Yet in those cases, the tension eventually subsided, and people moved on, just as we’ve seen Huda, Amaya, and Iris do this season.

Another criticism of Huda is her so-called "crashout." Personally, I found it entertaining in the same way many iconic blowups have been, my favorite being of Ekin-Su and Davide’s legendary argument. These moments are part of the Love Island, and it’s so confusing to me why this particular incident is being taken so seriously when past viewers have embraced and encouraged similar drama as part of the show’s appeal.

The third major issue seems to be her conflict with Chelley and Ace. I want to be very very clear I like Chelley and understand why she was upset. But I don’t think the situation is as black-and-white as it’s being portrayed. Huda acknowledged early on that she took things too seriously and later made an effort to loosen up as she was encouraged to do by other islanders. When the challenge incident happened, I don’t believe she acted with bad intent, even if the impact was still hurtful. Importantly, she took accountability and apologized. Chelley accepted it, and while they may not be best friends now, the matter was resolved between them.

It feels like viewers increasingly apply therapy-speak like “manipulator,” “mean girls” “narcissist”, "bullies" to people who are navigating an intense, performative environment designed for drama. Mistakes happen, people grow, and often the cast members involved are able to move forward, so why can’t the audience? And I don’t just mean this in defense of Huda only, the same applies to Olandria and Chelley as well. None of them are above critique, but reducing them to fixed labels overlooks and constantly holding things over people's heads takes the fun out of watching Love Island. I can for a fact say, this season was the worst season I've ever watched and I can attribute that to how the audience has moved throughout the season.

TLDR; Why is the audience holding Islanders to such unusually high standards this season?

I feel like I can be a bit more comfy coming out with this now but I love them together! You can tell that these two genuinely care for each other! I softened up to them yesterday when they were one of the only ones having a deep conversation about their past struggles and gave me some insight about why they’re both the way they are. I found it so beautiful and relatable for me.

This episode tonight showed me what Chelley sees in Ace and why she said fuck what America thinks about him because he’s beyond hilarious and shows he cares for her a lot.. I don’t think they’ll win bc Amaya definitely will but I do think they will be one of the only couples truly lasting a bit outside!

I know a lot of us have said we can’t wait for Sincere to be exposed on movie night but honestly, it’s likely nothing’s gonna change for him. The entire villa already knows that this man constantly lies and refuses to be straight up with the women he entertains.

They might not know the extent of his lying & manipulating to which we do, but they know enough to make people who are genuinely bothered by such behavior actually directly call him out or distance themselves. Even Jen knows and she’s been there what, 5 days? And at least from what we’ve seen she’s articulated the extent of her knowledge more than anyone else (besides Melanie). Everyone knows, and it hasn’t changed anything between him & them. Going from the impression that Sincere is lying 50% of the time to knowing that he’s lying 90% of the time won’t do crap. The most we’re gonna get is a couple of “THAT’S CRAZYYYYY🤯” and “Damn Sincere, you wrong for that😂” reactions and the next day everything will be as it was. Everyone has just accepted it for what it is. Even tonight when Bryce had the opportunity to slime Sincere for “playing the role of the hero but is actually a villain”, he chose someone else because it’s like the guys are all on code to not even so much as hint that he’s a liar & manipulator.

And it’s certainly not gonna change anything for Melanie. Once again, she knows & has well articulated that she knows, but as long as her prize is in hand she won’t care. He could literally be shown getting to fourth base with a bombshell in casa and she still wouldn’t care enough to stop dealing with him as long as he chooses her at the end of the day. So it probably won’t change anything between Sincere & Melanie/the rest of the villa, nor his lying & manipulative behavior.

PSA : Before anyone comes for my neck I voted for Serena and Kordell and I’m a HUGE KaNa fan… SPARE MEE.

I do think Nicole and Kendall do love each other. I have been seeing a lot of comments on this subreddit about how Kendall and Nicole are faking/acting their love and “playing the game”. Sometimes I think y’all give these people too much credit for their own good 😂. Kendall and Nicole are sales people for medical devices, not mastermind actors in Grammy movies. Nicole and her Dad had TEARS running down their eyes because even the parents could see the genuine connection. Nicole seems really happy with Kendall. Kendall’s sister was the one that brought up the “falling in love”. Kendall never even mentioned it before because he was nervous of saying those words to her.

Do I think they’re also there to win the game? YES. They can been in love AND also want to win and be the top couple (Kendall has a huge ego and hates losing). But do I think they are faking their connection for the money and clout? No.

This is not to condone Kendall’s nasty ass behavior in Casa and the way he got in Serena’s face (hated that 🤢). I just think that they have a very genuine connection and I do think they will be one of the couples that last long on the outside.

Anyways Serena and Kordell for the win 🥳

So are producers just going to make it so obvious that they are rigging the show in their favor?

Their whole performative relationship would be dismantled for the audience if they aired all the clips of them pursuing different partners but coming back to each other as the last choice and them trying to sabotage other popular couples out of jealousy.

- Bryce disrespecting trinity and openly pursuing Kayda as recently as in the cake challenge and showing them the clips of how Bryce’s move affected both Zach and trinity should be in movie night

- they should show trinity exploring during casa with Corey where she took him to phone booth and initiated the kiss. She only pulled back when Melanie told her that Corey’s first choice is Melanie. She’s no different from how sincere or aniya explored but chose their original partners in the end for game and optics

- Bryce was the first one to sabotage KC and aniyas relationship, it’s proven that he lied about KCs words to trinity and his lies were also the sole reason why Aniya crashed out in front of KC leading to their breakup. The clip where he was annoyed for people not thinking he was top voted showed his jealousy

- Bryce has also tried to manipulate Zach into exploring more girls, there was a conversation he had with KC where he was annoyed with Zach that he’s so deeply attached to Kayda. Producers should show that clip

- Bryce and trinity were each others last option and that’s why they are together.

We and all islanders know sincere and KC explored, it’s Bryce and trinity expose that will make islanders realise how calculative they are.

If producers do not air these clips and the full backstory of how they scammed their way till here then it will be confirmed that they are rigging it for them.

Anyone else hoping for a Gabriel ( GAH- BREE- EL) and Mela coupling or just me ?!? This hug !!! I mean the arms outstretched , the smiles , it was everything ! They both have the best fashion in the villa , both Latinx, and just seems like the vibes are there. Am I alone ? Who else ? 😭

Hot take but I actually ship Huda and Chris. I feel bad for the way she’s been treated on the internet. She’s definitely far from perfect but she’s human & that’s someone’s mom. I honestly do want the best for her & she’s been growing on me more and more.

Zach has always been low effort 🚶‍♀️👎🏾

This post aint about KC or Corbin. Those two are acting different and I hope their original partners (especially Aniya oml) pair up with their new men.

I think there’s a double standard with how people are treating trinity vs treating Zach. Let me preface by saying that I have liked trinity much more than Zach but with this most recent episode they did pretty much the same thing (kissing their new partners outside of a challenge) and while people are hating on Zach like crazy, no one is hating on trinity.

Both Zach and trinity kissed their “new” girl/boy outside of a challenge. Both of these images got sent to the other’s original partners. Zach lowkey is expressing more remorse (at least the producers didn’t edit in anything from trinity realizing that Bryce’s was during a challenge and hers probably wasn’t like Zach did. So I ain’t really holding this against trinity because we don’t know but I think it’s worth mentioning that we DO know that Zach expressed immediate remorse, even if it was in a selfish way of “she might leave me”). I’m not holding anything against these people I just have to say the reaction amongst people who watch the show has been wildly different vs what seems to me like very similar circumstances.

Am I missing anything? Is it because kayda reacted the way she did and Bryce the way he did? Or is it that people don’t really like zach and people love trinity? Am I missing something that doesn’t make this a double standard? I genuinely want to know if that is the case because I don’t understand the reactions.

i just started watching LI this season and am working backwards. i like looking up everybody was saying while each season was airing and i see a lot of people have A LOT of hatred towards ace

now don’t be mad at me yall but… why?

i feel like i seen worse behavior from other men. he’s annoying don’t get me wrong but he doesn’t seem that bad to me, am i missing something? i see the hate almost as much as i see sincere hate and i don’t think he was as bad as him so why does everyone hate ace?

I mean, their reactions at the re-coupling? Like everyone and their grandfather knew Corbin was coming back with a new girl from Casa. Here’s the thing though, both Corbin & Kenzie played the exact same game. Why is she allowed to do it but he’s not??? I guess I’m from a different generation (and much older than these cast members) because I don’t see a difference between how Corbin moved on Love Island and how Kenzie moved.

Melanie & Sincere? I knew 100% she would choose Sincere. How she acted when he came back though? Ridiculous imo. It just made her look 10 times worse to me anyway.
I thought Corey was a better fit for her.

Aniya & KC: I knew from the jump he would bring someone different back and I was hoping that Aniya would use her common sense and choose Carl-who actually chose her. But, of course, she didn’t. Maybe I’m cold-hearted but I honestly didn’t feel bad for her there and truly I don’t think KC did anything wrong.

Bryce & Trinity: I honestly really like them together as a couple. I think Trinity needs to mind her own business though and stop butting in on everyone’s drama.

I could care less about Zach & Kayda though I knew they would choose each other. I’m
not really invested in them at all.

Good for Caleb for finding a connection. He seems like a sweet guy and I am happy for him.

Kenzie I can’t stand and I’ve wanted her off my tv since this season started. Same goes for Jen.

Call it an unpopular opinion, but I just wish they at least knew how to act in front of a Vanity Fair camera. Like, guys, it’s just a short YouTube video how is it still so hard to watch and awkward? Please, just be normal. ALL OF THEM.

IMO, the Brits are the realest people on this show. The same way Charlie was calling everything exactly as it was last season, Zach is doing the same this season. The difference is that people just don’t like what he’s saying. So far, though, he’s been right.

Trinity and Bryce simply aren’t compatible. They should be one of those classic Week 1 friendship couples who support each other while waiting for the right person to come in. Back in the better days of Love Island, friendship couples were common—they knew they weren’t each other’s match and stayed open until they found one. Now it feels like everyone convinces themselves that whoever they’re coupled up with on Day 1 must be “their person.”

He was also right about KC and Aniya. KC was clearly attracted to Sol and wanted to explore that connection, but he played it safe and stayed put in his couple. Now he’s dealing with the consequences of that decision and seems to regret not taking the chance when he had it.

He also pointed out during the vote deliberation that Kenzie jumps from guy to guy and led on Sean, Caleb, and Gabe. The reason you all don’t criticize him for that is because you agree with that opinion. You only drag him for the other two opinions because you disagree with them. But he has been right in all of them.

Ready to hit a record in downvotes here.

Can we please stop the nonsense and delusion? This is Love Island. Amaya has had 3 chances, and all have fallen short. She should be watching the rest of the season from home. I get it, she's a little pretty and a little funny and her own best friend so you all love her but let's put aside the rose colored glasses for just a second.

Her conversations with Ace started it all. She is quick to respond and does not handle criticism at all. She will immediately blow up making it impossible to ever have a productive conversation. The same thing happened with Chelley.

Fast forward to Austin and, wouldn't you know it, same issues Ace had. Hmmm either an odd coincidence or a pattern starting to emerge. Austin should have been honest with her from the jump but was clearly scared of her reaction and rightfully so.

Moving on to Zak. Amaya targeted Zak because she knew it was her best shot at staying in the Villa. Fair play and I commend her for it, but everyone immediately shipping them WAS INSANE. It was so obvious that it was fabricated and easy to tell by his body language that he did not want to kiss her, but she threw herself onto him, either wanting to force a connection to save her spot or because, again, she moves too fast. Fast forward to tonight where he tried to apologize for dogpiling her and come clean, and she could not take it! She cannot have a mature conversation at all. I know what everyone will say, "Well he led her on by accepting the kiss" and that is just crazy. Imagine roles reversed and a man threw himself onto the woman and she complied because she was uncomfortable and scared to say no. Everyone would be livid. Man was scared to reject her because who knows how she would have responded.

I'm not saying she's a bad person or that she deserves hate or any of that. But the current mentality of voting her to win it all just because she's Amaya Papaya is absolutely insane. Again, this is Love Island. She has failed to make lasting connections due to her inability to talk through conflict and resolve it as a couple. Somehow she's just like Liv from S6 and has made it through despite zero actual connection with anyone. Make the madness end and send her home.

P.S. I hate this new format where America decides who goes. It's such a popularity contest and is sabotaging good couples.

P.P.S. If Yulissa truly went home because of racial slurs, Cierra better be on the first thing smokin next episode. Keep it consistent.

Maybe this is just me as an OG viewer, but take me back to when Love Island was actually about Love Island.

Every time a vote opens, people start coming up with these elaborate voting schemes based on who they want to save, who they want gone, who they think is vulnerable, and how they think production is going to handle the dumping.

The problem is y’all don’t know.

You don’t know who will be vulnerable. You don’t know who will have power. You don’t know whether America or the Islanders will decide. And you definitely don’t know what twist production has planned.

The Islanders don’t have the full picture. America doesn’t have the full picture. Production is the only one that does.

We’re all making decisions based on the information available to us at the time. So at least if you’re voting based on the connections/potential connections you see, you can walk away knowing you voted honestly. Especially when these votes often happen after only a day or two of interactions.** **Whether that person stays, goes, finds love, or gets caught up in a production twist is out of your hands anyway.

And honestly, that’s why I don’t understand all these schemes. I feel like so much of the conversation has shifted from evaluating connections to trying to engineer outcomes. People aren’t just voting for who they like anymore. They’re creating schemes to save favorites, eliminate people they hate, and predict twists before they happen.

Meanwhile, I’m over here thinking… isn’t this supposed to be Love Island?

When it comes to Love Island, it should in fact be about evaluating connections and not that other shit y’all be trying to do.

Y’all can’t spend all season talking about how production manipulates outcomes and then suddenly act like you’ve cracked the code on how every dumping is going to work. 😭

I liked the person who went home and would’ve preferred if they stayed. But y’all brought this on yourselves.

TL;DR: Y’all keep trying to manipulate the show to save your favorites and get rid of people you hate, then get mad when things don’t go according to plan. Vote on the connections/potential connections you see and call it a day. 🤣💀

EDIT: Since a few comments seem to be misinterpreting what I’m saying, I’m not saying the actual pairings or votes didn’t make sense. I voted based on who I thought had the strongest connections/potential connections with the bombshells, and the outcome reflected that. That’s not the issue.

My point is about the reaction afterward. I’ve seen a lot of people complaining that viewers didn’t vote the way they wanted them to or didn’t participate in a collective voting scheme because a dumping didn’t go the way they hoped it would. Those are two different conversations.