Special Edition: Love Island UK Premiere

**SPOILERS ABOUND!***

Okay, okay. This is the first year I’m actually watching it live, not on the two-week Hulu delay. And thank god for that.

My initial thoughts:

• 19-year-olds should not be allowed on a reality TV dating show! No ifs, ands, or buts about it! I don’t care if Gemma’s father is a famous footie player. She can’t say “I haven’t been in a relationship in two years”—you mean since you were 17? And a global pandemic had just begun? Come on. I’ll be upset if 27-year-old Italian rando Davide picks her. Yuck.
• Also, I’m all on board with the theory that Davide (btw, no one can pronounce his name, including him) is faking his accent.

• Just to reiterate: Gemma, the 19-year-old… can we blame her for being rude as hell? For not participating? Once again: she should not be on this show. Also, we know your dad is a footie player! Keep droppin’ hints though, babe!

• Paige and Luca are my fave couple thus far. I think she’s got a sweet personality and he’s perfectly harmless. A fishmonger from Brighton with copycat Harry Styles tattoos? I’m in.

• Diversity hire alert! Tasha was born deaf and has cochlear implants. Honestly, awesome. Her announcement about it and the other islanders’ reactions might’ve been a bit cheesy, but I still think it’s a win in the long run for making the show a better place. Also, the cute lil kiss between Amber and Tasha was fun. Happy Pride Month!

• And yet, as I say that, I question the new format. In this season, the audience voted ahead of time for the first couplings. Which, no offense but full offense, you can always count on the British public to be a wee bit racist.

Mom, I know you just subscribed to this newsletter. And I’m so sorry—but also not—that this will be the first Content Consumed in your inbox.

As my fiancé said: I wish we weren’t watching it live… because I want to watch another episode ASAP.

With that, toodle-loo. Love you.

Crack on.
Casey

P.S…. my fave tweets from the premiere: