Superman Set Photos Give First Look at Major New Character

With Superman (formerly Superman Legacy) currently filming in Cleveland, Ohio, photos are beginning to trickle out from the set, giving us a look not only at the film’s leading man, but also some of the other heroes poised to join him on screen. James Gunn’s take on the famous hero will feature appearances from Green […]

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This article contains spoilers for Love Island USA season 6 episode 12.

For a show that routinely features half-naked hotties grinding on each other, Love Island USA is a strangely wholesome experience. That’s because, while I can’t speak for the original U.K. version, the contestants in the U.S. edition often make their way through the series in a surprisingly civil manner.

As its name suggests, Love Island drops six attractive young men and six attractive young women into a villa on a tropical island to kiss one another. After a summer of games, periodic “recouplings,” and intermittent eliminations, the last couple standing receives $100,000 and the honor of having found their soulmate. Like all dating reality competitions, Love Island USA is designed to generate drama among its telegenic players. Truth-or-dare style games encourage contestants to talk shit about one another. New “bombshell” contestants are introduced to catch someone’s wandering eye.

Interestingly, however, these dramatic ploys from the show’s producers are rarely successful. Through five seasons now, Love Island USA contestants frequently resist the allure of conflict. When given the opportunity to eject one of their own from the island, they rely on a strict interpretation of the show’s rules (who is sincerely looking for love) rather than indulging petty grievances built up over weeks of living in close quarters.

That all changed with the show’s brilliant June 23 episode. In season 6 episode 12, four female contestants – nay, four heroes – decided that they didn’t care who was really there for the right reasons. They had a shot to enact sweet retribution and they took it, making for legitimately thrilling reality television. Allow us to explain.

In the final minutes of episode 12, the show’s host, Ariana Madix, arrives unexpectedly and makes a grim announcement. America has been voting on its favorite couples and the three couples who received the least amount of votes will be at risk of immediate elimination. The couples receiving the fewest votes were:

JaNa Craig and Hakeem White – Not into each other at all. A marriage of convenience.
Nicole Jacky and Kendall Washington – Seemingly on solid footing before Nicole kissed someone else unbeknownst to Kendall.
Andrea Carmona and Rob Rausch – Blissfully happy. Everything’s great!

As Love Island USA usually does, it decided to leave the fate of the eliminated players in the rest of the islanders hands. Unlike in season’s past though, which had the boys pick which girl to eliminate and vice versa, this season forced the girls to pick a girl to eliminate and the boys to pick a boy. The boys went for the obvious choice of elimination with Hakeem, as he was a relative newcomer to the villa and hadn’t been successful in finding a love connection. The girls, however, went with the absolute nuclear option. After much deliberation, the decision-making panel consisting of Serena Page, Leah Ketab, Kaylor Martin, and Liv Walker stood up and announced that they would be sending Andrea home. The resulting chaos was near-immediate.