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Speaker 1: Hey guys, it's Anna and Matt and welcome to our
Speaker 1: Love Island season three recaps.
Speaker 2: Where we'll be unpacking all the villa action and keeping
Speaker 2: you up to date on all the drama.
Speaker 1: Things are about to get very juicy in here. Where's
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Speaker 1: reality TV, trending shows, and everything in between.
Speaker 2: This is your new go to destination for laughs, gossip,
Speaker 2: intimate details, advice, and much more. Okay, so this has
Speaker 2: been a massive start to the week. Anna Cassa Moore
Speaker 2: has come to an end with a massive explosive recoupling.
Speaker 1: Wow. We always knew this is going to be a
Speaker 1: big one. I have been absolutely waiting all weekend for
Speaker 1: this episode to drop, and it definitely didn't disappoint. We've
Speaker 1: started the episode with Lexi and Ben going on a
Speaker 1: date and Courtney and Noah going on a date Matt.
Speaker 2: They were very cute Ben, obviously, he said some nice
Speaker 2: things to Lexi, saying he doesn't want to rush her,
Speaker 2: let her make up her own mind, so taking her
Speaker 2: on a date, it really showed that he couldn't further
Speaker 2: that connection with her. But what stood out for me
Speaker 2: was Noah saying that he's never had a strawberry.
Speaker 1: I've been waiting to talk about me. Yeah, what the fuck?
Speaker 1: And Courtney it was like two people like trying an
Speaker 1: oyster for the first time, but it was a strawberry.
Speaker 1: It was like a staple food. I was like, how
Speaker 1: I have these two people not eating a strawberry.
Speaker 2: Well, correct me if I'm wrong. I'm on the Love
Speaker 2: Iron fan page and someone pointed out that Courtney has
Speaker 2: had a strawberry on another date on the show.
Speaker 1: I think Courtney just dislikes strawberries, and Noah hadn't had
Speaker 1: a strawberry, but it was just a really strange scene,
Speaker 1: Like I was like, what.
Speaker 2: They love chucking those scenes in, don't there?
Speaker 1: And then both Villa's got a text Matt and the
Speaker 1: text said that tonight they have to stick or twist
Speaker 1: and either duds who do not couple up will be
Speaker 1: dumped from the island.
Speaker 2: So massive text for everyone.
Speaker 1: You see everyone feeling really insecure.
Speaker 2: Even people that are in very very strong relationships, started
Speaker 2: feeling secure because you don't know what's happening on the
Speaker 2: other end. You don't know, you've only known these people briefly,
Speaker 2: Like feelings are very strong, but you don't know what
Speaker 2: they're thinking, so you could see it they were stressing out.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I think it's easy for a viewer
Speaker 1: because we know what's going on, Like we see that
Speaker 1: Mitch and Tina are both being loyal to one another,
Speaker 1: but putting yourself into that situation and being totally in
Speaker 1: the dark, those questions and queries about that person and
Speaker 1: doubts start to creep in. I mean, we saw Tina
Speaker 1: crying in the shower, which was heartbreaking, and yeah, they
Speaker 1: were all very worried.
Speaker 2: All right, So we started off with the recoupling. They
Speaker 2: opened up with Taku whether he picked a girl or
Speaker 2: if he hasn't, he will get dumped from the villa.
Speaker 2: Made it completely dramatic for everyone.
Speaker 1: He picked Mikhayla. In the end, everyone seemed super happy
Speaker 1: for him, and to be honest, they looked nice together.
Speaker 1: Is there something more there? We're not sure, but time
Speaker 1: will tell you.
Speaker 2: You have to wait and find out. Then Aaron came
Speaker 2: out for Jess Ran gave her a big hug, classic
Speaker 2: love iron moment.
Speaker 1: Everyone loves that feel good moment. I was so happy
Speaker 1: for them. They looked genuinely happy to see each other.
Speaker 1: We then had Zoe and Chris and they were reunited.
Speaker 2: Okay, I loved Hans for abyss, but give it a rest,
Speaker 2: I reckon.
Speaker 1: I mean, it was interesting because Zoe was quick to
Speaker 1: start talking to Hans or Chris's character Hans again, but
Speaker 1: she knew that he had been talking to other girls
Speaker 1: with the Hans boy, So I don't know if I
Speaker 1: would have been straight onto that.
Speaker 2: But anyway, who came out next?
Speaker 1: Then we saw Lexi.
Speaker 2: She said this was the big, big story of this episode,
Speaker 2: wasn't it whether she was gonna stick with Ryan or
Speaker 2: twist with Benny boy.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we saw her say me and Ben aren't connecting
Speaker 1: as much as I'd hoped. But I don't want to
Speaker 1: go back to Ryan and get treated like dirt.
Speaker 2: Okay, not from Lexi's point of view, but from Ben's
Speaker 2: point of view. Does he really want to be with
Speaker 2: someone that's so hung up on their ex?
Speaker 1: I mean, I think essentially she just hasn't had closure,
Speaker 1: and I think Ben's probably open to seeing where it
Speaker 1: goes once she's had that closure.
Speaker 2: And maybe he's just a rebound and that be pretty
Speaker 2: shit for Ben.
Speaker 1: Okay, but I know Ben's your friend, but we care
Speaker 1: about Lexi. We need to get back onto that. Her
Speaker 1: speech was heartbreaking, and you know what, the way she
Speaker 1: delivered it was so concise, so incredibly powerful as a woman.
Speaker 1: When I was watching, I was like, yes, girl, stay strong,
Speaker 1: girl power. Fuck Ryan. My heart broke for her.
Speaker 2: So she picks Ben and then we have to wait
Speaker 2: to see who If Ryan has stuck or twisted, we
Speaker 2: all know what he was going to do. He picks Taylor.
Speaker 2: He did, look he's Whatever the fuck he said was
Speaker 2: such a fuck.
Speaker 1: There was a cop out, wasn't it.
Speaker 2: I was baffled. What did he say, you're too young
Speaker 2: or something or too, something.
Speaker 1: He's making excuses to try and cover up as bad behavior,
Speaker 1: and honestly, it just doesn't fly. It was a really
Speaker 1: awkward moment. I did feel for Taylor. She seems super sweet,
Speaker 1: but all of us Australia are just looking at her
Speaker 1: like the other woman. So any girl who's ever been
Speaker 1: cheated on, Taylor is now the face of that. And
Speaker 1: I feel for her because you know it's not her fault.
Speaker 1: She wanted to get into the villa. She's obviously applied
Speaker 1: for Love Island. She wants to have a chance. Ryan's
Speaker 1: the guy that's taking her into the villain. She kind
Speaker 1: of has to roll with it, and who knows what's
Speaker 1: gonna happen with them. I personally wouldn't trust Ryan as
Speaker 1: far as they can throw him, so I guess we'll
Speaker 1: see how that up.
Speaker 2: Maybe Taylor the next bomb that walks in, Taylor might
Speaker 2: turn her.
Speaker 1: Head for him, hopefully, and then Ryan can get a
Speaker 1: taste of his own medicine, because nothing beats a good
Speaker 1: calmer slap in the face.
Speaker 2: She's true. And the next we have who I think
Speaker 2: is the red hot favorites. Tina and Mitch have their
Speaker 2: cute little moment when they reunite.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we had Tina and Mitch come in. They had
Speaker 1: a beautiful moment. To be honest. When Cassa are More started,
Speaker 1: they were my favorites, but for some unknown reason, I
Speaker 1: just feel like Aaron and Jet are my favorites now.
Speaker 2: Really.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I just I love the little blonde bombshell couple.
Speaker 1: I just think like they're so genuine and cute and
Speaker 1: I personally would love for them to win. I think
Speaker 1: Tina and Mitch on my second at the moment, but
Speaker 1: anything's possible and anything can change.
Speaker 2: Okay. And then we finish off with Courtney picking Noah.
Speaker 2: Noah Okay, so cute Europe about them? You like him,
Speaker 2: don't you?
Speaker 1: I love Noah. I think he's a great guy. I
Speaker 1: never really warmed to Courtney until her and Noah were
Speaker 1: kind of vibing one another. And yeah, I was really
Speaker 1: happy that she chose him. I mean, she made it
Speaker 1: pretty clear that Nick done the wrong thing and that
Speaker 1: was the reason why she went for Noah. But it
Speaker 1: felt like there was more there and that's why she
Speaker 1: chose him. It wasn't just like I'm choosing you because
Speaker 1: I'm gonna get kicked out of the villa if I don't.
Speaker 2: But Nick came out single and ready to recup with Courtney,
Speaker 2: which was a bomb. Was a massive bomb. Hue did
Speaker 2: not see that coming, but neither did Courtney and her reaction. Wow,
Speaker 2: it was something different, wasn't it. And I felt so
Speaker 2: bad for Noah as she was full wigging out and like, yeah,
Speaker 2: it was really it was really weird.
Speaker 1: It was uncomfortable to watch. I felt really bad for Noah.
Speaker 1: She basically did a one eighty within three seconds of
Speaker 1: him walking in. And I think it's pretty clear as
Speaker 1: an audience member of the show to realize that maybe
Speaker 1: Courtney was playing more strategically with Noah and maybe her
Speaker 1: heart does kind of lie with Nick, but she kind
Speaker 1: of just thought that he was fucking her over. But
Speaker 1: let's jump into that in the next episode, all.
Speaker 2: Right, And so on this episode, a couple goes exclusive,
Speaker 2: Courtney and Lexi have zero connections, and the Truth Bike
Speaker 2: and the Hideaway make their return.
Speaker 1: Guys, there's so much to unpack in this episode. I
Speaker 1: know I always say that, but wow, this was a
Speaker 1: big episode, jam packed. We start by seeing Aaron and Jess,
Speaker 1: Mitch and Tina all loved up, looking super cute. We
Speaker 1: see Courtney getting a very upset over Nick. Matt, what
Speaker 1: was your thoughts on this?
Speaker 2: So dramatic? That breakdown was so confronting. I actually felt
Speaker 2: really bad for Noah having to sit there while he's
Speaker 2: new misso I guess he's breaking down over her ex.
Speaker 2: That's not somewhere you want to be, trust me.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean he was saying he was feeling super awkward.
Speaker 1: He actually said, I feel pretty shit, and I just
Speaker 1: feel like Noah's so sweet. He put in so much effort,
Speaker 1: and like even if Nick like is saying all the
Speaker 1: right things now, like he wasn't at the time. He
Speaker 1: was unsure, Like go with the guy who you know
Speaker 1: sweeps you off your feet from the beginning, not the
Speaker 1: one who realizes that they like you because they've seen
Speaker 1: you kissing other guys. It's like, surely that's not love.
Speaker 2: Don't lose what you have over something that's not there.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, look, when we saw Nick crying, I
Speaker 1: know he did look in the mirror and cry.
Speaker 2: That was so funny when he checks himself out while
Speaker 2: crying and then he says, some dramatic invite me to
Speaker 2: the wedding. I was kissing myself at that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I look, I do hear what you're saying, and
Speaker 1: I do think he played it wrong. Did I have
Speaker 1: a little bit of respect for him for leaving because
Speaker 1: of that? Like yes and no? Like yes, because I'm
Speaker 1: kind of like, you know, you obviously really liked Corney
Speaker 1: and it's nice that you've taken a stand about that,
Speaker 1: and potentially, if things don't work out for her in
Speaker 1: the villa, you guys might end up together, So this
Speaker 1: could be for the greater good. But it's only hung
Speaker 1: out for three days, like you came in here because
Speaker 1: of like four a love Island experience, and like he's
Speaker 1: just letting it go so easily.
Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, with that, Courtney, I reckon that Nick's actions
Speaker 2: speak outer than words, and his actions weren't too true.
Speaker 1: I mean, the guy basically had a boy's holiday, kiss
Speaker 1: every girl you could fucking get his hands on, and
Speaker 1: then was like, oh, I think I got a good
Speaker 1: thing back at home, literally.
Speaker 2: Did what every fuck boy does, but got caught on
Speaker 2: national television for it.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, I mean the thing about that as well,
Speaker 1: is like, you know how the whole cassa more thing
Speaker 1: and everyone's like, oh, you can trust them they're loyal.
Speaker 1: I'm like, no, they're just not an idiot. Like, it
Speaker 1: doesn't mean that they're loyal. It just means that they're
Speaker 1: smart enough to realize they're on camera. Okay, let's move
Speaker 1: on to Ryan and Lexi. They had a chat.
Speaker 2: Matt right, I found it painful what Ryan was saying.
Speaker 2: Oh my god, one of those times it was like,
Speaker 2: just shut up. Yeah, while you're ahead.
Speaker 1: Digging yourself a hole. Ryan is on this bandwagon about
Speaker 1: how Lexi's supermature, there's an age different. It's just excuse
Speaker 1: after excuse after excuse, and it's not doing him any favors.
Speaker 2: He looks like an absolute flog doing that.
Speaker 1: He also said that he thinks that Lexi should have
Speaker 1: gone home and that she's staying around for him, and
Speaker 1: then he goes on to say, I can't please everyone
Speaker 1: all the time. I'm not fucking god. God, he's come
Speaker 1: across bad in these few episodes recently.
Speaker 2: I know, and it's to his own fault. Like he keeps,
Speaker 2: like we said, digging himself into a hole. And it's like,
Speaker 2: just stop talking, man. Like I feel like when I'm
Speaker 2: doing that, I want someone to tell me to stop talking.
Speaker 2: So he's my chance to stop talking.
Speaker 1: Yeah, and look, the thing I really like about Taylor
Speaker 1: is she's such a nice girl. She actually takes Lexi
Speaker 1: and clears the air with her. They have a really
Speaker 1: nice chat, and you know, I really really respect Taylor.
Speaker 2: I like Taylor as well. I think she's a good
Speaker 2: girl and she should not walk but run away from Rome.
Speaker 1: Yeah, hopefully she smartens up.
Speaker 2: Hopefully a bomb comes in for her.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we would love to see find love, just as
Speaker 1: long as it's not Ryan. Let's talk about the other
Speaker 1: couples quickly, Matt. I think Zoey increased with dark horses
Speaker 1: to win this year.
Speaker 2: I can agree with that, but I don't have much
Speaker 2: emotional investment in that couple. I'm not gonna lie. Yeah,
Speaker 2: I'm more into Mitch and Tina. Yeah, but I can
Speaker 2: see what you mean a lot. I think a lot
Speaker 2: of people are backing them because they are very cute together.
Speaker 1: What about Taku and Mikayla. They're seeming a bit cuter they.
Speaker 2: Are, and yeah, again, not much emotional investment in them.
Speaker 2: I mean, they're cute, but it's early days. Let's see
Speaker 2: how either one of them go. Let's hope she's not
Speaker 2: using him to get into the villa, and he's just
Speaker 2: not using her through convenience.
Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, we need to talk about Lexi and Ben.
Speaker 1: I know this is painful for you, Matt, because you
Speaker 1: are Ben's friend and you are his number one supporter, But.
Speaker 2: I straight off the thing, number one support, our best mate,
Speaker 2: whatever you want to say. I feel like he had
Speaker 2: a right to be mad at Lexie. I feel like
Speaker 2: you don't give someone nothing that you're trying to get
Speaker 2: to know, like I just and putting him in this
Speaker 2: position where he feels uncomfortable in this environment that is
Speaker 2: meant to make you feel uncomfortable, and she's just adding
Speaker 2: onto it by playing with his mind by not giving
Speaker 2: him anything.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, look, it is a hard environment. It's stressful,
Speaker 1: and you do need that support. He's come in there,
Speaker 1: you know, he's basically by himself. He came in with Noah.
Speaker 1: I think he's under immense stress. But Lexi got to
Speaker 1: know him on the first day and then she kind
Speaker 1: of made it clear that her head was not in
Speaker 1: the right spot, and he seemed to understand that. And
Speaker 1: the problem is is that in this episode we see
Speaker 1: Noah being really understanding of Courtney being confused and very
Speaker 1: just let go with the flow. And then Ben's on
Speaker 1: the opposite end of the spectrum and he actually says
Speaker 1: to Lexi, you're like talking to a brick wall, and
Speaker 1: I'm sure it is. I think Lexi's super closed off
Speaker 1: and that's super hard for him to deal with. She's
Speaker 1: put her Yeah, but it did come across not great
Speaker 1: from him.
Speaker 2: Well I can see that, but again the emotions are running
Speaker 2: high and there he's probably just said it the wrong
Speaker 2: way and can't get angry at him for that.
Speaker 1: We then see Lexi moving beds and she decides to
Speaker 1: sleep alone and a paul Lexi has to endure Ryan
Speaker 1: and Taylor kissing loudly and she says, fucking asshole. I'm
Speaker 1: really feeling for her, all right.
Speaker 2: So, speaking of Ryan just being I guess not the
Speaker 2: smartest or the sharpest tool in the shed. How about
Speaker 2: his discussion about geography.
Speaker 1: I mean, look, it was honestly, I didn't know if
Speaker 1: he was being serious or not. I thought at one
Speaker 1: point that he was like taking the piss to see
Speaker 1: if she would believe what he was saying. But he
Speaker 1: was deadly serious. What he said was so he basically
Speaker 1: tried to explain Asia to Taylor and said, Bali Singapore
Speaker 1: and stuff is Indonesia, Thailand and stuff is Asia, And
Speaker 1: my god, was that funny to watch, Like it's the
Speaker 1: blind leading the blind. They both need to go back
Speaker 1: and take a few geography classes because if you can
Speaker 1: believe that, like that's a problem.
Speaker 2: Fuck. They do love chucking that stuff in the show though,
Speaker 2: when people say dumb stuff like that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, but then Matt, we have a really amazing moment
Speaker 1: with Aaron and Ja. Let's talk about that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, so they go exclusive. Talk me through this, Anna,
Speaker 2: because I was under the impression they're already exclusive, Like
Speaker 2: they're not, you know what I mean, They're not turning
Speaker 2: their heads for anyone. But apparently you have to put
Speaker 2: it in words now.
Speaker 1: Well, yeah, I think that when you're seeing someone, you
Speaker 1: have to have that chat with them to make sure
Speaker 1: that you're both on the same page, Like no one's
Speaker 1: reading each other's minds. You can't think that you're exclusive.
Speaker 1: And then they're going sleeping around with other people and
Speaker 1: I guess you can't do that in Love Island, but yeah,
Speaker 1: a Moore has solidified that for them. But let's talk
Speaker 1: about the truth. Bike shall we.
Speaker 2: All right, So the Truth Bike makes its dreaded return.
Speaker 2: You see the Islanders start trying to throw it away
Speaker 2: and kick it. We know the rules of the truth
Speaker 2: Bike you sit on that you must tell the truth
Speaker 2: you're legally bound to. All right, So what do your
Speaker 2: standout moments about the truth Bike?
Speaker 1: Okay, so we have Mitch says that Tina could be
Speaker 1: his first every girlfriend, which is big news in the
Speaker 1: villain massive Taylor is hesitant that Ryan is trustworthy, and
Speaker 1: I think she has good reason for that.
Speaker 2: No shit, Taylor.
Speaker 1: Then we see Ben say he would have preferred to
Speaker 1: leave then stay on a friendship basis, which, come on,
Speaker 1: I think he should be grateful that he's in there
Speaker 1: and trying to start making connections with other things.
Speaker 2: Yeah, look, Ben loveyard, but everyone says that no one
Speaker 2: means it. Everyone would father stay than get kicked helf.
Speaker 1: We then see Ryan getting grilled he thinks that he
Speaker 1: could win the show.
Speaker 2: Okay, Ryan, you're gonna listen to this and you're gonna
Speaker 2: watch it back, and you're gonna realize there's zero chance
Speaker 2: with the edit you've been given, brother and the way
Speaker 2: you've been acting. So you're gonna regret saying that.
Speaker 1: It's slimmed none chances of you winning? Sorry, right?
Speaker 2: And who are you finishing with Taylor? I'm assuming she's
Speaker 2: turning her head as soon as she came.
Speaker 1: That was my only stand up moments for the truth back.
Speaker 1: But I have to talk about this with Courtney talking
Speaker 1: to Ryan about Taylor, because I really felt like she
Speaker 1: really trampled on girl code a bit here and I
Speaker 1: really didn't like it.
Speaker 2: Is this about the natural comment from Ryan?
Speaker 1: It is so Ryan says, I really like Taylor. You know,
Speaker 1: she's just that natural looking girl. And look, I think
Speaker 1: Taylor is a naturally beautiful.
Speaker 2: I stalked her Instagram the other day. I thought she
Speaker 2: is quite she's quite good looking.
Speaker 1: Yeah, And I feel like it's an insecurity of Courtney's
Speaker 1: that she feels like she has to put other women down.
Speaker 1: I just hated seeing it when she goes we think
Speaker 1: Taylor is natural, she has fake boobs, fake lips and botox.
Speaker 1: It's like, we don't need to say that, we should
Speaker 1: be empowering you. I just hated hearing that from her.
Speaker 2: That's ship formed by Courtney.
Speaker 1: And then we finished the episode with Aaron and Jess
Speaker 1: heading to the Hideaway and it looks like it's getting
Speaker 1: pretty steamy in there. So let's jump into the next episode, okay, Matt.
Speaker 1: In this episode, we see Lesie being extremely rude to Ben,
Speaker 1: the Islanders playing shaken and stirred and that really rolls
Speaker 1: some of them up, and Aaron and Jess have a
Speaker 1: very big fight over a nip slip.
Speaker 2: All right, So we start off with Mitch and Tina
Speaker 2: looking very cute. They look like they're fully into the
Speaker 2: honeymoon stage. What's your opinion on them?
Speaker 1: Anna, Look, there was a point where I was so
Speaker 1: on board with them to win. I think because they
Speaker 1: were separated over the cast a more time, that really
Speaker 1: crucial phase where the auto means we're going to connect
Speaker 1: with them. We kind of missed out on that, and
Speaker 1: I feel like, I don't know if it's that we
Speaker 1: need to see more of them. I just don't feel
Speaker 1: as connected to them as I once did.
Speaker 2: So I said in the last episode I was about
Speaker 2: them to win. I just feel like they're getting set
Speaker 2: up now by the producers and the editing to be
Speaker 2: the fan favorite and the favorites to.
Speaker 1: Win and the winner.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's so obvious now, so don't be tricked in
Speaker 2: by that. Every I'm listening to this, it's getting way
Speaker 2: too obvious.
Speaker 1: I want to talk about Lexi because obviously Lexi is
Speaker 1: very upset in that. But in our last recap, I
Speaker 1: talked about how Ben was kind of a bit upset
Speaker 1: and a bit rude to her, and I wasn't really
Speaker 1: liking it. But now I've done a full one eighty,
Speaker 1: I feel like Lexi has been so rude to Ben.
Speaker 1: She's fully taking her anger out on him. We're seeing him.
Speaker 1: He's not really being rude back. He's kind of just
Speaker 1: taking it on the chin. And I'm starting to feel
Speaker 1: really bad for him.
Speaker 2: Yeah, so I agree with you, Lexi is just being petty. Now.
Speaker 2: She just she sort of needs to drop it and
Speaker 2: like let Ben and just drop the whole situation. Ben
Speaker 2: seems like he's tapped out. Yeah, he's not interested anymore.
Speaker 1: And I think it's just like, I hate to say it,
Speaker 1: but it could just be like an age thing in dating,
Speaker 1: where like you feel like you have to be rude
Speaker 1: to someone so they don't like you. But really all
Speaker 1: she has to do is go, look, I've been really
Speaker 1: fucked over by Ryan. My head's fucked Unfortunately, there's nothing
Speaker 1: there between us, but I think we could still be
Speaker 1: really good friends and then just finish it on a
Speaker 1: nice note. There's no point in being petty towards one another.
Speaker 2: It's hard to watch, it is, It's very hard to
Speaker 2: watch as a viewer.
Speaker 1: We then see Taylor really questioning and doubting Ryan.
Speaker 2: I couldn't understand why.
Speaker 1: Karma's a bitch, because you know what, Ryan deserves this,
Speaker 1: Like Taylor start saying that she's not obsessed with him.
Speaker 1: Normally when she likes guys, she gets obsessed over them.
Speaker 1: And you know, I don't really know why anyone would
Speaker 1: be obsessive Ryan, I don't know.
Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, Ryan is copying this on this recaps, but
Speaker 2: he's done it to himself.
Speaker 1: He has done it to himself.
Speaker 2: All right. So next up is the Shaken and Stirred game,
Speaker 2: and we know firsthand how much drama this game causes,
Speaker 2: don't we.
Speaker 1: Yeah, and Ryan is coming across like a Grade A
Speaker 1: a whole.
Speaker 2: The producers have gone straight out for him, haven't they.
Speaker 2: They've put all everything down that he said over the
Speaker 2: last six weeks in the villa and they're calling him
Speaker 2: out on it.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, look, I think he's done it to himself.
Speaker 1: We start off the game seeing him say about Lexi,
Speaker 1: I don't think she's that good looking. And look, we
Speaker 1: get it. You say things about your fellow Islanders and
Speaker 1: you're like, oh, probably shouldn't have said that. Where he
Speaker 1: went wrong is he didn't own it and apologize. He goes,
Speaker 1: at least I'm honest and honestly that was his biggest downfall,
Speaker 1: Like you should never comment on a girl's appearance.
Speaker 2: You're right, Look the comment might have been taken out
Speaker 2: of context, but still own it, apologize and just think
Speaker 2: before you speak. Ryan, for fuck sake, men, Like it's
Speaker 2: getting hard to watch.
Speaker 1: Like. He then goes on and says, which I think
Speaker 1: in his own mind he was trying to make up
Speaker 1: for it, and says, your personality makes up for it.
Speaker 2: I have no comments on this, Like it's just like,
Speaker 2: stop talking, stop trying and justify it, like you're just
Speaker 2: digging yourself deeper, Like.
Speaker 1: Just to clarify, Lexi is absolutely stunningly gorgeous, to the
Speaker 1: point that Ryan's head was actually turned and for him
Speaker 1: to now start to try and tear her confidence apart.
Speaker 1: I don't like it, I don't respect it, and I
Speaker 1: really hope that Ryan's going to be leaving soon.
Speaker 2: Yes, make it a lot easier for us to watch this.
Speaker 1: We then see Alexi and Ryan have a chat about
Speaker 1: this game, because you know, it was the ultimate disrespect.
Speaker 1: What were your thoughts on their conversation.
Speaker 2: Matt, I feel like that Lexi probably shouldn't have just
Speaker 2: bothered with Ryan, like you're not goin Yeah, what's the
Speaker 2: point You're not going to get anywhere with him? I
Speaker 2: guess you just wanted a peace of mind about what
Speaker 2: it said, and probably was told by the producers to
Speaker 2: have that chat. But look, and I keep saying it,
Speaker 2: he just needs to think before he speaks and actually
Speaker 2: and try and make up and apologize to Lexi. But
Speaker 2: I don't think we're going to see that.
Speaker 1: No. We then have the post it game where everyone's
Speaker 1: twerking off what is it? Sticky notes on their butt?
Speaker 2: Yeah? It was cringe.
Speaker 1: I was just like, what is the point of this game?
Speaker 1: But the producers did get some TV gold with the
Speaker 1: Jess and Aaron fight. Matt.
Speaker 2: Okay, So again I could not watch this fight. I
Speaker 2: was pulling my hair out. It was toxic, and it.
Speaker 1: Was the epitome of toxic like, I feel like people
Speaker 1: should watch this segment and able to pick out all
Speaker 1: of the toxic parts that could have been done differently,
Speaker 1: like this, it should be educational.
Speaker 2: It should be I kept saying Aaron, and I don't
Speaker 2: think this would have even worked. I honestly don't think
Speaker 2: this would have worked with Jess. But he needed to
Speaker 2: acknowledge her feelings and say I understand you feel that way.
Speaker 2: He did, but like be more clear. That's how I was,
Speaker 2: just like, like, I understand you feel this way, but
Speaker 2: it wasn't my intention. I never meant for that to happen.
Speaker 2: And then you'd hope, in a sane world, that irrational world,
Speaker 2: tr I say that, then Jess would be like, yeah, okay,
Speaker 2: like it is what it is. But it didn't. It
Speaker 2: just kept going. And I've been in those arguments and
Speaker 2: those situations, and it was hard for me to watch
Speaker 2: someone else go through it because I knew what was
Speaker 2: going through his mind.
Speaker 1: I personally, Matt feel like he acknowledged her feelings. He
Speaker 1: thought it was a joke because it was such a
Speaker 1: minuscule thing, like he genuinely, I've watched it back and back,
Speaker 1: and I think he was just genuinely staring into space
Speaker 1: and probably thinking about something like, yeah, he looked mildly angry,
Speaker 1: but I don't think he was even looking or acknowledging
Speaker 1: Jess like he was in his own planet.
Speaker 2: And he probably even did that little face that she
Speaker 2: thought he did, maybe because he was like, oh, like
Speaker 2: sort of angry or embarrassed for her, and it wasn't
Speaker 2: even what she thought. It might have been the other
Speaker 2: way around.
Speaker 1: I genuinely don't even think that he was reacting to that.
Speaker 1: I think that he was literally like his head was
Speaker 1: somewhere else.
Speaker 2: Off with the fairies.
Speaker 1: Yeah, off with the fairies. And you know, it's so
Speaker 1: hard to watch that level of miscommunication occur, Like, I
Speaker 1: don't think it needed to go that far. But look,
Speaker 1: we're hoping that they can resolve it in the next episode.
Speaker 1: Let's jump in, all.
Speaker 2: Right, And so on this episode, they drop a new
Speaker 2: bomb into the villa. Taylor finally friend zones Ryan and
Speaker 2: Jess and Aaron cannot resolve the issues of the infamous
Speaker 2: nip slip h O.
Speaker 1: Came at, so Taylor finally puts Ryan in the friend zone.
Speaker 1: We see her talking to Haku and Mikayla a lot
Speaker 1: about this. She's just really not vibing him, and she
Speaker 1: tells him she thinks that they should just be friends,
Speaker 1: and Ryan looks pretty shocked.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that gave his ego a little bit
Speaker 2: of a rattling.
Speaker 1: I think it needed to be checked, and hopefully we're
Speaker 1: gonna see a nicer side of Ryan meaning.
Speaker 2: Forward, and hopefully Taylor has a little crack at Ben.
Speaker 2: Ben's floating around single.
Speaker 1: They seem to be flirting a little bit, which is
Speaker 1: nice to see.
Speaker 2: Think.
Speaker 1: We then see Jess and Aaron. Oh my god, it's
Speaker 1: they're going round in circles.
Speaker 2: They are literally the definition of spiraling. I think Jess
Speaker 2: needs to remove herself from the situation and realize that
Speaker 2: it's not as bad as she thinks. But that's easier
Speaker 2: said than done. In the environment of the villa.
Speaker 1: It's just hard to watch, Like I feel like she's
Speaker 1: holding onto something that's literally nothing. So it's kind of like,
Speaker 1: in my mind, after watching the whole episode and seeing
Speaker 1: fight after fight after fight that just absolutely cannot be resolved,
Speaker 1: it just makes me think like has just been a
Speaker 1: bit flaky on Aaron, Like, let's go back to the
Speaker 1: start she started on Aaron got sick of him, went
Speaker 1: to Taku, got sick of him, went back to Aaron.
Speaker 1: Then she was single in Kassa was missing Aaron. And
Speaker 1: then has she come back and been like, hmm, I'm
Speaker 1: not really keen. I'm going to start a fight and
Speaker 1: like end it through that. Like that's very toxic.
Speaker 2: About to say, if this is going where you're going,
Speaker 2: this is toxic.
Speaker 1: Yeah, this is how some people break up with people
Speaker 1: because I just feel like he can't do anything right,
Speaker 1: Like he can't. Aaron's probably the most emotionally mature guy
Speaker 1: in there.
Speaker 2: Doesn't have much competition.
Speaker 1: Yeah, and like if he can't resolve this, every other
Speaker 1: guy's fucked.
Speaker 2: Imagine Ryan trying to solve this. Okay, So something I
Speaker 2: want to touch on is Taku and Mikayla are more
Speaker 2: than friends but less than exclusive. That was a step
Speaker 2: in the right direction. I feel for them too.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Like I think Taku was really that keen on her.
Speaker 1: But I mean they seem to be vibing. They're not
Speaker 1: getting a lot of airtime. I'd love to see more
Speaker 1: of them because I mean they look like super loved up,
Speaker 1: and you know, it would be nice to see that
Speaker 1: moving in the right direction.
Speaker 2: All right, so they drop on us a new bomb.
Speaker 2: His name is you. He's what the boys say, your
Speaker 2: quintessential Australian looking bloke. He has a mullet and a
Speaker 2: morow thoughts on him, Anna, would your head turn? Where's
Speaker 2: your head at? Yeah?
Speaker 1: I think he's just like super manly, super masculine. He's
Speaker 1: what those girls are probably wanting a little bit more of,
Speaker 1: and I think he's delivering the goods. He takes Zoe
Speaker 1: out on a date, he takes Courtney out on a date,
Speaker 1: and he finally takes Lexi out on a date. Who
Speaker 1: do you think he's vibing?
Speaker 2: Okay, so a couple of things. Think Zoe was flirting
Speaker 2: way too much with him for someone that's eyes were
Speaker 2: on Chris. If I mean, I wouldn't I'd feel a
Speaker 2: little insecure if I was Chris and I knew that's
Speaker 2: how much she was flirting with him. Yeah, Courtney started
Speaker 2: the d like a fucking interview. I was like, calm down,
Speaker 2: she's actually, why are you taking me on a date?
Speaker 2: Looking dead in the eyes. And then with Lexi, I
Speaker 2: think that went well. So I think he's vibing with Lexi.
Speaker 1: Little thing that I was disappointed in was when Corney
Speaker 1: said she was open to getting to know other people,
Speaker 1: because I just feel like Noah has been so good
Speaker 1: to her. You know, he cares about how she's feeling,
Speaker 1: he wants her to be happy. He's putting her feelings
Speaker 1: above his, and I just don't think that she's really
Speaker 1: reciprocating that. I think that Corney still has a thing
Speaker 1: for Nick. I don't think she's fully over that. And
Speaker 1: you know, I think it's turning into a bit of
Speaker 1: the nice guy syndrome where she isn't respecting him enough
Speaker 1: because he's been too nice to her, and we saw
Speaker 1: how much she was yearning after Nick. He was, I mean,
Speaker 1: let's be straight about it, being a bit of an
Speaker 1: asshole to her.
Speaker 2: Okay, so new guy. My first thing was that pissed
Speaker 2: me off. I was like, what the fuck? He said,
Speaker 2: where's your headspace at acasa? It's not hard man, it's
Speaker 2: wears your head at Like, it's not that hard man.
Speaker 2: Come on.
Speaker 1: Look, I think he did really come across well. And
Speaker 1: by the end of the episode we see him pick Lexi.
Speaker 1: So Ben is left single and dumped Matt.
Speaker 2: So yeah, Ben getting dumped. That was a bittersweet for me.
Speaker 2: I hate to see him go. I think he really
Speaker 2: did not get much of a chance seeing there. He'd
Speaker 2: come in a little bit earlier, a little bit differently,
Speaker 2: I think he would have really sole in the hearts
Speaker 2: of Australia, like he's.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think Ben didn't really get a fair opportunity.
Speaker 1: You know, he was, I guess in there to take
Speaker 1: Lexi's mind off Ryan, and like, you know, no one
Speaker 1: wants to be that person, like you don't want to
Speaker 1: be someone's rebound or someone's getting over than that. He
Speaker 1: went in to find love and was sad for him
Speaker 1: that he didn't find love. But let's talk about Jess
Speaker 1: and Aaron, because before this dumping, they have a chat
Speaker 1: at the fire and Aaron says that he just feels
Speaker 1: like it's a lost cause, like there's nothing that he
Speaker 1: can do right. Everything he says, Jess is dissecting his words. Honestly,
Speaker 1: my heart is breaking for Ryan, like he made it
Speaker 1: exclusive a couple of episodes ago. He obviously really liked her,
Speaker 1: and you just see him absolutely breaking down. So when
Speaker 1: Ben gets dumped, Aaron says that he needs to make
Speaker 1: an announcement.
Speaker 2: So he says that he is going to leave from
Speaker 2: the villa. It's a very emotional. We see everyone crying.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we see Mitch Tina. Everyone's getting very emotional for him.
Speaker 1: Aaron seems to have been a rock for everyone in there.
Speaker 2: Do you agree with this him leaving or do you
Speaker 2: think he should just break up with je I mean
Speaker 2: it would be hard to stay in there with Jess
Speaker 2: if you guys have broken off.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Look, I think that he's making the right call.
Speaker 1: He has tried on numerous occasions to resolve this with Jeff.
Speaker 1: She's dug her heels in. She's said multiple times that
Speaker 1: when a guy does one thing wrong, she struggles to
Speaker 1: get over it. And you know what, it's really immature.
Speaker 1: I don't think it's right to act like that, Like
Speaker 1: no one's perfect. If you genuinely want to be in
Speaker 1: a relationship with someone, there's gonna be things that people
Speaker 1: do that you don't like. And I love it. I
Speaker 1: love it that Aaron he's had conversation after conversation after conversation,
Speaker 1: realizes that this is unresolvable, and he makes a stand
Speaker 1: because I think Jess needs to know that you can't
Speaker 1: treat people like that. Mad.
Speaker 2: No, you can't, So Aaron, I agree with you leave
Speaker 2: the villa, go to Rais, getting afoll sprits and see
Speaker 2: what girls are sitting down there and Byron little.
Speaker 1: Side note on that section is when Aaron actually is
Speaker 1: telling the group that he's leaving, we see Jess say
Speaker 1: why are you doing this? And she looks pretty upset.
Speaker 1: What was your thoughts on.
Speaker 2: That, Jess? It's just I don't know, I'm so off
Speaker 2: her and like, and she can't see what she's doing
Speaker 2: makes it even worse, you know what I mean. She
Speaker 2: can't realize that she's pushed this bloke to literally breaking point,
Speaker 2: and she shook that now that he wants to leave
Speaker 2: because she's had enough. It's like one of those girls
Speaker 2: who wants to see how far they can push their
Speaker 2: guy and see how much she cares, and then they're
Speaker 2: shocked when they actually push him away. Do you know
Speaker 2: I've been in relationships like that? And then they just go, well,
Speaker 2: why are you acting like this? It's likely because you
Speaker 2: pushed me away by seeing how much you can test
Speaker 2: the waters and how much you can get away with.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I hope Jess can really learn a lesson from this.
Speaker 2: She won't learn a lesson she might.
Speaker 1: I mean, I think we all evolve. It was hard
Speaker 1: to watch and my heart breaks for Ryan. As you know,
Speaker 1: he was my favorite islander in there, so I'm really
Speaker 1: sad to see him go. But we're going to see
Speaker 1: more of that unfold in the next episode, Matt. But
Speaker 1: that's all we have time for in this recap. Stay
Speaker 1: tuned for next week.
Speaker 2: I'm excited for next week.
Speaker 1: Okay, bye guys.