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Disclaimer: I’m watching S8 for the first time so please excuse the rant, but I need to get these feelings out. I know how the season ends so I’m aware they were both finalists and one of them won the show, but these are just my feelings at the moment. I’m currently on the episodes right after Casa Amor.
Tasha and Davide need THERAPY. Two very frustrating people who are so deep in denial that they’d might as well be in Narnia. The way they string Andrew and Ekin along makes my heart and my head hurt. Anyone with commitment issues this bad should not be on a dating show. At first I wasn’t mad at Tasha for getting to know other guys since that’s the point of Love Island and she only just met Andrew, but that all changed when she told him she loves him and that she has ‘tunnel vision’ for him only before turning around and is open to being with other men. That type of language is so cruel when she knows that he’s in love with her.
Why oh why did she go for Billy in Casa Amor when she obviously wants Andrew? During the beer pong game in week 1 she even admitted that she liked Andrew but was scared of being vulnerable because past relationships and that she knew he was good for her and that she’d lose him if she kept her behavior up, so why is she still doing it and we’re now past Casa Amor? Watching Andrew torture himself by going with Coco is especially awful. Things should’ve never gotten to this point.
And Davide….where to start with Davide. What a selfish, selfish man. At first I was on his team because Ekin-Su’s behavior with the whole kissing Jay thing was completely out of line. Ekin-Su basically wanted Davide to do all the right gestures of ‘love,’ but was unwilling to wait for him to actually open up to her. Fair enough if she moves on because he takes too long, but it was only a few days before she was ready to ditch him right when he was starting to feel ready. I respected that Davide seems to be looking for a wife/life partner and Ekin was playing childish games for attention instead of letting things progress naturally.
Then everything changed for me when Davide decided to take Ekin-Su back but still continues to punish her for Jay weeks later. I’m sorry but this is pure evil. Ekin seems to have fallen in love with him sometime between when Danica came in and their first date crushing the grapes (I think she admits this to Tasha by accident). Davide knows she’s in love with him but can’t say it because she doesn’t want to push him too quickly, so he’s using her feelings for him against her so that he has all the power in the relationship. It’s like some sort of sick, twisted revenge for the terrace kiss.
I’d be fine with it if he just wanted to stay frenemies with her because what she did with Jay was pretty unforgivable, but what ticks me off is that he CHOSE to give her a chance and still behaves like this. He could’ve just said ‘no’ and moved on instead of the constant insults and talking shit about her to the guys. The worst part is that he clearly is falling for her and is angry at himself for reciprocating Ekin’s feelings. The deeper he falls in love with Ekin, the harder he lashes out at her. What a loser.
And I actually do feel some small amount of sympathy for Davide because he doesn’t want Ekin to hurt him again, but Andrew has done nothing to Tasha and she’s still so paranoid about him. Being scared of love because you’ve been hurt before is valid, but again, if you feel that way then don’t go on Love Island because now your past trauma is affecting innocent people.
I'm so annoyed watching this. Andrew and Ekin deserve so much better. Those final speeches had better be GOOD to make me change my mind.
I'm on the boyfriend scavenger hunt episode now! This is so cute 😭
I was frustrated by the flip flopping too, but I never hated the girl. She just seems really confused and I feel like she needs help with her commitment issues. Luca just needs to stay out of it in my opinion. His own relationship is hardly golden. Gemma clearly can't stand him half the time. He should've focused more on keeping her happy than interfering in someone else's relationship. If Andrew asks for his advice fair enough, but going up to Tasha while she's bawling her eyes out and interrogating her for being upset about the public voting her in the bottom three is just nasty
I wasn't shocked at all when they broke up. Lasted longer than I thought they would! Dami clocked it during Casa Amor when he called Luca overprotective. Also, it's pissing me off how he has so much to say about Tasha being upset about being in the bottom 3. She's Andrew's girlfriend now so he should stop sticking his oar in and worry about the nineteen-year-old child he's with already being tired of his ass
The problem is that I can already see that they're both suited and very similar. When Davide's not being a dick I can see how happy they are. My issue is that Davide doesn't seem to want himself to be happy with Ekin. Everytime they get closer he invents a new reason to be upset at her and forces her to apologize over nothing. One minute he's open to her, praising her intelligence, cuddling her, kissing her, telling her he's gonna take her to Italy to meet his family, saying his mom will love her, calling her the most stunning in the villa, saying they're like two magnets who are destined to be together and when they look into each other's eyes they can read each other's minds, and then the next minute he says she's fake and he's closed to her. If he's that paranoid he should dump her for good and let her find someone better.
IMO he wants Ekin to be wrong so badly that he's willing to sacrifice his own happiness to prove himself right. The more he falls in love with her, the more he resents her. I hope he has changed after the show for Ekin's sake.
Sometimes when you need to rant it's hard to keep it in! 🤷🏽♀️
I cannot wait for the moment when those rude comments stop! I'd love to see him humbled a bit. He needs taking down a peg or two.
It is quite fun to watch even though it's equally enraging lmao. I'm on Tasha's boyfriend proposal now and holy shit this is cute as fuck! Andrew really deserves this 🥲
I disagree with Ekin’s actions being called unforgivable she didn’t think he liked her.
She still didn't need to lie about where she was and crawl on the terrace, kiss someone else, and then gaslight the fuck out of Davide when he asked if they kissed. If she thought he didn't like her she could've just told him she was gonna get to know Jay and tell Davide she was taking a step back from their relationship
What the hell?? Shame on the producers for that.
Oh boy, I really can't imagine Luca being worse than he already is! I know he bullies Tasha, but I thought I got through the worst of it after bottom 3 gate. Imma buckle up for this bump ride 😬
I'm not 'focusing' on that by acknowledging it. My post is a criticism of Davide for goodness sake, not Ekin. Maybe read it again because I spend multiple paragraphs focused on Davide's fucked up treatment of her. Ekin is allowed some criticism. Unclench.
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I'd just respect him a lot more if he'd pick a side. I don't like how he he oscillates between talking shit about Ekin to the boys to making out with her and cuddling her in private and making her fall more in love with him. You can even see how Davide tries to act like he doesn't care but then he accidentally says something romantic to Ekin and she gets more confused. Whenever he's nice to her for more than 5 seconds she gets really flustered and surprised. Makes me wish he would just be nice to her all the time. The Jay stuff was messed up and I found it difficult to forgive at first too, but I think she's really in love with Davide now. It tortures me hearing her fantasizing about marriage and kids with him while he calls her fake behind her back.