#litg

ok I played this yesterday and I don't remember the order so apologies this is a mess more than usual:

its' weird if you're on the OG boy route that hes straight up not there this ENTIRE volume, like truly the game wants you to pick trent

and like i was going to anyway but I feel bad for those of yall who dont like him

maybe like half the volume makes more sense especially because its gonna happen again in casa anyway

there's (another?) compatibility challenge and kai matches like 3/5 but Trent matches 4/5

this happens every time but it bothers me that Trent is like smugly looking at MC when he matches and ignores amari's feelings (assuming this is before their talk ending things) so i don't pick any flirty options for him sorry bro

Iris is going for Trent now and Amari is over him. I kinda think this makes sense, like it is anticlimactic and I wish we got to say more to Amari while she's working through her feelings leading up to her dropping him (because if not a big blow up, I understand that we wouldn't be around during that conversation but something to feel more connected to the characters would be nice)

and it is amicable which is nice that now amari is our friend. Somehow this hurts me more on behalf of Amari, because she was so excited and tried so hard while being herself/honest/not messing with people's relationships and it just feels like she got tired of trying, which happens but oof.

But hey Kai is sweet but not for me so here's hoping that works out and isn't another devastating blow for Amari

(and I can't help but think fusebox wrote Amari and then remembered all their racist allegations because of Hope and Grace and changed gears)

Iris notably only pulls guys for chats, even her closest friend is Kai. so it was mildly interesting her characterization when she gets pulled for a girl's chat and she's like "oh I've never done these before" and even though amari doesn't like her they're like "well youre one of us now" and maybe that meant a lot to her.

but also i was thinking oh Iris reminds me of Lucie Love Island UK S5 being like "oh i only have guy friends because girls are such drama" (also the hair lol)

But anyway, Kai says Iris is just using Noah even though they seem perfect for each other or whatever

And I simply don't care about Noah so whatever but in the GAME i'll pretend I do

mostly because like if this was love island uk, he could absolutely turn around public perception of him being terrible for pieing off myra if he started being genuine (Not on USA because it's shorter and the public holds grudges, and the game is shorter so it IS more like USA than UK sometimes)

It was funny he quickly tried to pivot to MC though I have to admit I laughed a little

Kai and MC chatting about if he should tell Noah about what Iris said is a decent chat tbh, like yeah it is tough to hear and maybe he won't want it and he'll cause tension for no reason. Then also considering Kai's personality he wouldn't want to.

Which I also thought was a nice touch when he said smth like "I've been a lot more confident than I am irl because for example I chose you, but I'm nervous" and then you can step in and tell Iris' secret when they're arguing in the kitchen for him, and he is appreciative.

Speaking of Trent, he is featured a lot this volume. I don't like the way this season is kind of like one week Obi, one week Trent, one week Obi, one week Trent, but I did like a bit of the content that came out of it.

Like there's a chat where they're talking about someone else and MC says like "oh yeah it must be hard to watch the person you want get on with someone else" and like oh that's how he's feeling (it's cheesy it's a trope idc I eat it up)

And you get to know him too. I forgot to mention there was speed dates at some point, and I enjoyed that chat.

I will also say there's a part where MC says in the compatibility challenge that she thinks a home cooked meal is romantic (if the player picks it) and considering it's in the same volume, a quick nod to that would've been nice here. Like Trent by default agrees with you, and in this conversation he like explains he doesn't have time to cook a lot but misses his mom's cooking, so like that should have more impact if they intentionally called back to that answer in the compatibility challenge but it's wasted.

And similarly Kai says he would like a date cooking at home and staying in even though by default he specifically doesn't agree with MC's answer (I guess in theory he could've just thought it wasn't the MOST romantic thing, but still, just easy points to address it and make the episodes feel more connected).

Milly flirts with Obi in the sleepover villa but it doesn't matter because the real big reveal is the ex storyline they're setting up.

There's a party to welcome back Obi and Myra, and they don't show up until the end >:(

Gotta stop with the repetitive dialogue, Amari asks again if she can flirt with Kai and Iris announces again she's flirting with Trent

Lucia and Rui are on the rocks again, kind of the same issue as a few volumes before where they both say they have physical chemistry but nothing else in common.

Have to admit I'm mildly interested in what's happening there but we don't get much say in it. I assume we only get glimpses because I already rejected Lucia's route, but if you're on her route that's probably when she grafts.

She's using Noah to make Rui jealous, which considering the news Noah just got that Iris doesn't actually like him, I think that's kinda mean.

But we'll see if that blows up in her face or not (likely not)

I do wonder if it's different if you're on her route though. Because usually the wlw route is boring and everyone's just kinda like okay with it happening on the side. But if Rui is actually upset that Lucia is pursuing MC and jealous of MC, then that's something! Usually the other guy is just like chill with it. (Or MC's partner is sometimes mad but more jealous about the other guys in the villa and not the female LI).

The spin the bottle game was fun enough though, and the Lucia Noah kiss did shock me too

MC had a mystery hookup and because Trent is not here for that reveal, I feel like they're gonna say it was him later on (just showing once again, the game so desperately wants you to pick Trent).

But earlier in the season Trent has a blindfold on and MC can't recognize him, so I'm hoping it's a different bombshell she's referring to (if he has to show up at all) because idk that's a little funny to me that it would happen to her twice.

Anyway the confession scene in the treehouse. We knew.

I gotta admit the set up of "I didn't kiss you in spin the bottle. That was rude. Can I kiss you now to make up for it?" again I'm just a sucker for that cheesy shit.

Didn't do it though (despite already saying yes to the pool kiss earlier in the season) because I'm thinking MC is like "you want to be just friends, you want to kiss me, you want to pursue Amari, and now you want to be with me? make up your mindddd" so she's gotta process this lol

^^ if fusebox was real they'd let me say this to justify stretching out the slow burn

oh and Obi shows up while Trent is getting her hair out of her face so it looks sus anyway

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okay overall i did like a lot of the ideas of this volume, and I liked having chiller chats instead of being thrown into two challenges every episode

just the execution week by week of Trent then OG LI then Trent again is wishy washy

and some continuity errors

Iris spent the night outside and everyone’s being weird 🫤 Text reveals Rui and Myra are at the sleepover villa with bombshells 💣

Amari makes breakfast but Iris takes Kai for a chat and the boys make a hasty exit. You can pay for the tea- Iris left a note for Trent under his pillow but he thought it was for Noah so he put it under Noah’s pillow lol 😆 Noah got excited but found Iris chatting to Obi and caused a scene. Trent tried to calm it, Amari tried to call Iris out and Noah told Iris to sleep outside 🤣

Oh and Rui tried to make breakfast for MC before he left 🍳

Couples Quiz- I think it’s rigged, but MC and Kai matched on a few, and MC and Trent match on all except one. Not sure if it matters but before the quiz, one of the girls asks if you’re more into your old partner or Kai, but I said I’m leaving my options open 👀

You can pay to see Myra and Rui’s results. I don’t know why Noah and Iris get to tag along 😒 Myra is most compatible with Billie, so I guess she’s bringing him back if the leaked names are correct. Rui had all the same answers except one, same as Trent 🤭

MC bumps into Trent in the kitchen and he almost confesses. Well he tries but Kai interrupts and wants a chat. Kai spills that Iris told him she’s not into Noah just using him. Duh 🙄 Now it’s Amari’s turn to interrupt 😂

MC wanders into the bedroom and finds Iris in bed with Trent flirting. I mean Iris was flirting, but how does he keep getting himself into these situations 💀

Lucia checks in with MC about missing Rui. Amari likes Kai now and asks if she can give it a go. And Iris is annoying 😪

Dinner dates- the boys are cooking, the public voted for line up. Noah is the starter and he’s just sad boy. Trent is main and he cooks shepherds pie with his nan’s recipe 🥧 And Kai makes Hawaiian dessert which I was pumped he made butter mochi, but the way they described it was weird 😕🧈

Now this is interesting- you can pay to go to the hot tub with Kai to extend the date. You ask each other sexy questions and can have a smooch. But I splashed him instead 💦

MC gets called to the beach hut to see Rui on his dates. He’s with Milly from s13?! You can pay 29 gems to watch it 🤑 Basically Rui just talks about MC, Milly says she quit her job and is trying to be more like MC from her season, who’s married to her LI btw. Rui is into MC but worried about Trent’s crush. Myra made out with two bombshells. Then Rui says something about a girl he thought could be the one and then she magically shows up, end scene 😑

You can tell the other islanders about the video. I’m actually starting to feel a bit bad for Noah but he’s still a jackass 🫏

Spin the bottle but with secrets? Nothing exciting, you can pay for another round and everyone just shares how far they’ve gone with their partner. Gross 🤢

Oh I forgot! MC shares that she spent a special night with a masked mystery man on a cruise. Never got his name or saw his face. How much you wanna bet he’s gonna be a Casa boy? 🎭

Kissing time and everyone macks on someone that’s NOT their partner and now Obi and Noah are mad at each other. Oh Trent wasn’t there at first but then he shows up and he’s weird and doesn’t want to kiss MC. More on that later 👈

You walk around and have chats. I wanted these again but not with this scenario, like I honestly don’t think any were important. Maybe if you’re wlw or into Kai 🤷🏻‍♀️

Somewhere in the last episode you find out Trent broke things off with Amari and Iris did the same with Noah. I can’t remember when exactly but everyone’s broken up 🤣

You run into Iris and she says she was looking for you. She almost apologizes and hands MC a note from Trent to meet him in the treehouse 🏡

Trent finally confesses! He says stuff blah blah blah and you can say you like him and he asks for a kiss, I think but you can turn him down. I did not 🤭

Oh wait he tells MC he was waiting for her during spin the bottle but Iris stole the note from MC’s makeup bag! Ohhhh Iris said something earlier about stealing something important and I just realized that’s what she was talking about. Omg literally so much going on 😭

You can pay 29 gems to have more time with him. You can cuddle up, he asks MC about preferences in the bedroom, you can make out and then go all the way??!! For a boy that can’t make up his mind that seems too fast. So I only did bits 🤣

But then Rui shows up! 😱