The Big Difference Between This Season’s ‘Love Island USA’ and ‘UK’ Revealed

The big picture

• Love Island UK and USA have premiered new seasons, but the divisive UK love triangle drama contrasts the US unity between the girls.
• Love Island shows the importance of friendship and unity alongside romance, with the US version showing supportive relationships between contestants.
• The love triangle between Harriet, Jess and Ronnie in the UK has caused unnecessary division, with viewers expressing disappointment at Ronnie's manipulation and treatment of the girls.

Like the magnificent Ian Stirling it would say, “Welcome back Love Island”. It's time to return to the beaches of Fiji and Mallorca as new Love Island UK and Love Island USA seasons have been released The growing dating reality show has become a fan favorite in recent years and has spawned many spin-offs in different countries and new spin-offs like Love Island Games and Love Island All-Stars. Although the dating show hasn't had any success with its recent winners, it has proven that it can create amazing couples that have been able to last the ultimate “real world” test. In addition to creating romantic relationships, it has also created iconic friendships that many viewers have grown to love, such as Kem Centinay and Chris Hughes i Kaz Kamwi and Liberty Poole, who have also lived their friendships outside and become closer thanks to everyone meeting on the show.

The friendships he has created have been able to provide a middle ground for viewers to not only be invested in the romantic aspect but also in who will be friends with who. This year, however, a sudden change was felt Love Island UK on the part of the girl, as it has been seen that they are very against each other because of the boy they are chasing, and this is not leaving a good taste in the mouth of the viewers. The town is divided, with the recent discussion between Jess White i Harriet Blackmore finished Ronnie Vint. He's been making a love triangle joke and embarrass the two girls by jokingly fighting over him and still trying to join with the bombs. The way their fight has been handled is not a good look, and their drama has overshadowed many other islanders on the show.

The Harriet, Jess and Ronnie love triangle has been ruined this season

Across the pond, however, there has been a different and more refreshing feeling. Turned on love island usa, it's been like the girls really care about each other from the beginning. Right from the start, there were a lot of twists and turns thanks to the addition of bomb Liv Walker, who entered the show and created instant chaos by pairing up with Rob Rausch and stealing it Leah Kateb. This pairing immediately creates drama as Rob is stolen from Leah, but it helps them realize that they like each other. After her recovery, there was a beautiful moment between all the girls coming together for Leah because she was disappointed that her connection had been removed. but he had the support of the girls to raise her again. There was an apparent unity from the start between the girls, and even though they knew there could be a chance they could step on each other, they kept communication open. Even in X, viewers have been talking about the unity between the girls. This is a big difference from UK girls who are constantly attacking each other.

It's common for shows like Island of love always have love triangles. Everyone is put in a villa to “crack on” and get to know each other, and they will step on each other's toes. What has been different in this season of Love Island UK it's how all parties have handled the love triangle between Harriet, Jess and Ronnie. From the beginning, Jess and Ronnie were coupled up, and it seemed like their connection was growing, but Harriet, on the one hand, had mentioned that she liked Ronnie and wanted to meet him. This was valid since it was still early days, and no one was officially closed to anyone. What has made things worse now is that Ronnie has made a fool of both girls and is playing with their feelings. When Ronnie met Jess, he knew that Harriet was interested in him, and even said, “Ronnie has been screwing me all day,” when he was still telling Jess that he wanted to be in a relationship with her. Harriet also doesn't let Jess know how she feels about him and decides to sneak away with him to the hideout for a kiss without Jess knowing. He didn't find out until later, making the situation worse. Both girls have been fighting back and forth about a man who doesn't genuinely care for them, as his head is shown to be easily moved as well.

The love triangle between the three has shown a clear division between everyone in the house and made things awkward between Jess and Harriet. In previous seasons, there have been instances where the girls argued about the men, but were able to get back together as friends. Still, after Harriet reconciled with Ronnie, everyone could see that this was a different case, and they could probably never be friends. In reality, they could have easily reunited and have even tried to get Ronnie off the show, which many viewers have asked them to do. His treatment of both has rubbed people the wrong way, and he's even said he's open to meeting the newest bombshell, Tiffany Leighton, has made both Harriet and Jess look like fools because their argument should never have happened as he was just playing with their feelings for fun. He joked in front of Harriet about enjoying kissing Tiffany, which was shocking to see as he disrespected her without even considering her feelings. The main problem with who created the megadivision in the town is Ronnie, and the girls need to open their eyes to his manipulation of them all.

United States

However, things are very different in the land of the bald eagle, and viewers are enjoying this version more than the UK original. In just a few days, there had already been a reunion that rocked the villa, but it didn't rock it enough to destroy the relationships between all the girls. With the introduction of bombshell Liv Walker, she decided to ruffle some feathers and steal Rob Rausch from Leah Kateb, surprising everyone, even Rob himself. meIt looked like it was going to be an easy ride for fan favorites Rob and Leah, but Liv swooped in and stole it from Rob, opening his eyes to how this wasn't going to be an easy road for her. Even though Liv stole it, she was still respectful enough to talk to Leah after the coupling to assure her that it was a difficult decision, and Leah understood her position.

The unity within the girls was clear from the start, as Leah was heartbroken after the pairing, and seeing all the girls come together for her showed how they can put their differences aside for each other for the others The girls who have been most supportive of Leah have been her cast members JaNa Craig i Serena Page. Officially dubbed 'PPG', even viewers have been rooting for the trio to find love, whether it's with a boy or their loving friendship. Even after Rob and Leah's drama died down after they were able to recover, the PPG the members still rallied for each other after JaNa recovered Connor Newsum and Serena said Kordell Beckham they were better as friends.

After all that drama, viewers did X (before Twitter) to ring over how amazing the bond between the three girls has been, even though they've only been in town for a short time user @TwoVsEvans said: “The friendship between Serena, Jana and Leah. Love watching it.” Their friendship brings familiarity to the franchise's growing friendships, and that's something the British version should take into account. Even the men in this village have supported each other even more than the UK, as seen with the boys comforting Kordell after Serena broke up with him. @Realitea_TvJunk said, “The guys are making Kordell feel better while supporting Serena's decision. How can you not like this cast?” If the UK cast doesn't come close, they could lose viewers, which means more viewership for the US version.

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