But you dont have to wait to find out what all the fuss is about.
you could start watching any of the originals first four seasons right now.
Still, its helpful to know what youre getting into: What isLove Islandabout?
Credit: ITV2
How naughty is it, exactly?
How do you watch it in the U.S.?
Which season should you start with?
What does doing bits mean?
Were here to enable your transatlantic trash TV addiction.
So, what exactly isLove Island?Its likeThe BachelormeetsBig Brothermeets Tinder.The setting is a tropical villa.
Once in a couple, they compete in challenges together and even sleep in the same bed.
The goal is to remain in a couple, and outlast the other contestants (dubbed Islanders).
In the finale, viewers decide whos the best couple and they get a cash prize.
Heres a perfect example from the middle of season 4: Marry, snog, or pie.
The womens swimwear is rather revealing.
The next edition is reportedly adding a more diverse lineup of singles.
And yet, how popular is this thing?RememberAmerican Idolat its peak?
In the U.K.,Love Islandis almost like that.
ITV2 has ordered more episodes every year and last season was a massive57 episodes long.
The finale was the most-watched program ever on ITV2.
So you root for them.
American reality TV often casts tiresome ready-made villains to try and add tension.
How do I watch in the U.S.?Hulu exclusively has all four seasons in sun-soaked HD.
Which season should I start with?Avoid the first, which was still working out the kinks.
Id suggest starting with sesaon 4.
You could, in theory, skip to the first coupling and not miss much.
Whats with the nutty announcer?Thats Scottish comedian Iain Stirling!
Doing bits (sexual activity that stops short of actual intercourse ex.
we didnt go all the way, but we were doing bits).
Snog (everybody knows this one, right?
Will watchingLove Islandmake me a bad person?Absolutely.
