Rule #103 of Love Island: for every five-star episode, like last week’s Fight Night 2022 Bonanza, you’ll get at least two 60-minute duds for your trouble. It’s simply the way! Sadly, last night’s effort was more along the lines of the latter. But, fear not – judging by a teaser of Gemma shouting at Ekin-Su and Dami at the end of this ep, an upswing is on the horizon.
Now, on with Sunday night’s offering. We start on the morning after the latest recoupling. While some pairs were back to the same sleeping arrangements, like Gemma and Luca after a brief Danica-enforced break, a few of the Islanders spent the night with someone new. Indiyah is beaming after her first night next to Dami. “Now I understand why Tasha’s beauty salon is always open,” she says to the girls during their morning briefing – “beauty salon”, of course, being code-speak for “night-time hand action”. Things weren’t as loved up over in Ekin-Su and Charlie’s bed, however; she reveals that instead of cuddles and pillow talk, her new partner put his ear plugs in before they both passed out. To her delight, he brings her an oat milk latte later that morning, ahead of their joint workout session. Still, their relationship looks as if it’s heading in more of a platonic direction; deep down, Charlie is focused on Tasha.
