Love Island 2022

I found the this years series quite bland all in all. It needs a shuffle and the producer interference rapes the show of its' authenticity. The most entertaining parts of the show have always been completely random.

I thought Ekin0Su and Davide thoroughly deserved to win. They both seem like a bit of craic and they definitely brought great drama and entertainment to any scene they were in.

It has gotten too structured. Cringe moments like when one couple decides to " go exclusive " , or this crap about making breakfast, what's so romantic about spreading an Avocado over toast, hand delivering it to someone you only just met 4 days ago, with a specific cup of coffee every odd morning, give me a break ffs. The "chats" that go on are vomit inducing. I respect that the final dates are slightly extravagant but I actually thought they put the effort in there and I can live with them, if not the decrepit conversations between partners who know each other for no more than 4 weeks... harping on as if this was the eve of their wedding night. Keep the babies, it is a nice segment and I find it intriguing to see the more maternal attitudes of the contestants, particularly the girls. It always fascinates me how the women change from these vampish celeb wannabees into motherly dotes fawning and fussing over a fischer price Doll.... remarkable the way they transform between their modes, even the make up gets ditched for the day, the raw mother takes over, as the females commence motherhood. It is possibly one off the most honest and natural aspects of the show.

I reckon we need more action from that Hideout maybe? Easily the most creepiest part of the show. Everyone votes on which couple is going to spend a night of privacy in a secluded room with video cameras... dodgy enough..... but not half as dodgy as the almost tribal Morris dancing and hand clapping that the contestants initiate as the chosen couple make their way down the ramp to the private room. It is almost like a scene from a 1970's low budget horror movie, set in some pagan Utopia, were the only way the Pagan tribes' survival is guaranteed, is via the copulation of its' chosen couple. All it needs is a burning Wickerman beside the swimming pool, whilst the rest of the tribe hand clap around it dancing and gurnng away to the poor luckless fookers, who have to pretend that they are ecstatic about the fact that their imminent moment of intimacy, is about to be video taped by strangers they never see and potentially broadcast to their entire country? It fooking creeps me out bigtime, especially the way the girls are required to get all sexed up in their French Lingerie, whilst meanwhile the men are allowed in wearing baseball caps and swimming trunks... As mentioned before the producers of that show are basically video recording two people making out for the night, where is the aul GDPR on them recordings and who the fook is watching those? It gives me the shivers bigtime.

I thought Laura Whitmore has been an excellent host. It must be really difficult to step into Caroline Flack's shoes with the dignity and respect that she has, fair play to her.

There is no doubt that Caroline Flack was a massive loss, not just to the show, but to all her fans and viewers who admired her and found her entertaining. It is so tragic to think that she is no longer around.

It just goes to embellish Whitmore's bravery in stepping into her shoes ( boots or stilettos 😃) with the respect that they deserve.