The latest season of the reality hit has got off to a sluggish start. At least there’s a world of discourse and memes online to give us the viewing experience we deserve
Although the weather suggests otherwise, summer has officially started, signalled by Love Island’s EDM banger of a theme tune blaring from TVs across Britain six nights a week at 9pm. Disappointingly, though, this series has been mediocre so far, to say the least. There is little chemistry between the islanders and the stakes are low; the biggest plot twist has been that Netflix’s rival Too Hot to Handle, having initially been panned, has proved more entertaining.
Even so, my eyes have been glued to the screen – my phone screen, that is. Like many viewers, I have elected to watch events (and non-events) unfold via the #LoveIsland hashtag as opposed to the actual show. I had never understood the appeal of Twitch, the live streaming platform for gamers, but recently it has begun to make sense to me. I imagine its users get something similar to the thrill I get reading other peoples real-time reactions to a show I can’t be bothered to watch properly.
