Love Island
Jason Okundaye weighs up which of this seasons twists are hitting and missing the mark.
Look, everyone wants to caveat theirLove Islandviewing by protesting that they cant believe that theyre here again.
Who can remember a single funny, heated, or romantic moment between them?
Not that anyone would complain.
So, on to the show itself.
But the first delivery of change was strange and lacklustre.
We know how history played out, and then Chelsea was never seen, or mentioned again.
But it really failed to land this time.
And also, I cant help but wonder what happens to Ellie.
Is she going to turn up as a bombshell later in the series or inCasa Amor?
But that failure to excite with format changes aside, I have to say I love this new cast.
We are always impatient at the beginning.
And the real standouts are the female islanders.
Tanya has quickly emergedas the alpha.
North London babeTanyelis bold in a way that means youre doing the show right.
After all, as is commonly said: this isLove Island, not Friend Island.
After all,Anna-Mayhad stolenKaifrom her, andZarahad stolen Tom fromOlivia.
Trialling with Adam felt like a fair move, but this is flying too close to the sun.
Who is seriously considering a long distance relationship from Brisbane to Bristol after eight weeks?
And the twist also seems to forget what it is thatmakesLove Islandso great.
Lets hope that in the sea of innovation and format changes,Love Islanddoesnt forget its essential recipes.
