What Do We Think About This Season of ‘Love Island USA’?

Everyone’s favorite summer sport is back in full swing. The country is tuning in. There are tears. There are shrieks of joy. There is a surprising and concerning amount of toe-sucking! Love Island USA, in its eighth season, has now aired three full weeks of episodes. With tonight’s episode, the show will be halfway through the mid-season twist known as Casa Amor. Now seems like as good a time as any to check in with our bravest soldiers: the members of the Defector Staff who willingly sacrifice their time and sanity to watch five-to-seven hours of this damn television show every week.

First off, who are your Sweeties this season?

Luis Paez-Pumar: I only have one sweetie, and it is Trinity. This is not a bold take, but it is my truth. When I watch the small amount of reality TV I watch—mostly Survivor, The Traitors, and various cooking/baking shows—I value confessional skills quite highly, and Trinity is by far the best on this cast at that. This also translates to real-time commentary (“Oh, she bad” during the Casa Amor girls reveal…she was so real for that one). During a season that has lacked entertainment for a variety of reasons, Trinity has been the shining light.