The villa is officially in shambles. If you thought things couldn’t get any messier on Love Island USA Season 7, Episode 26 proved us all wrong.
Let’s start with the elephant in the room—Taylor’s second betrayal of Olandria. After weeks of riding the emotional rollercoaster with her, he once again chose Clark and left Olandria hanging in front of the entire villa. And this time? She’s done playing nice.
She finally said what we’ve all been thinking: “If I moved like him, he wouldn’t be here.” Girl, facts. She saved him at Casa when everyone else wanted Jaylen. She stayed loyal while Taylor played the game—and now, he’s smiling ear to ear while cuddled up with someone new. The disrespect!
Meanwhile, the villa got even messier with the “Standing on Business” game, aka the producers’ latest chaos device. Postcards flew, shade was thrown, and truths came out.
- Amaya was ambushed by not one, not two, but THREE guys, pushing her to tears in front of everyone.
- Pepe called out the girls for voting out Hannah… but conveniently left Huda’s name off the list. 🤔
- Zach waited until Amaya was already crying to admit her affection was too much for him. The timing? Disrespectful.
- Chelley and Huda had it out over loyalty, while Ace danced around accountability with his usual deflections.
- Chris acted like he didn’t care if he got dumped, but we’re starting to think Shelly might want him more than she lets on…
At this point, the only couples that look remotely stable are Cierra & Nick and TJ & Iris—which makes sense because they’re getting barely any screen time. The classic edit trick when production wants them to slide quietly into the finale.
And if you noticed the subtle narrative shift tonight, you weren’t imagining things. Production is now painting Chelley as the villain and Olandria as desperate. We’ve seen this tactic before in previous seasons: stir up drama around the most popular or diverse contestants, turn the audience against them, and quietly usher in a totally different-looking final cast.
Sound familiar? Yep. Season 3 and Season 5 ring any bells?
We’re two weeks out from the finale, and barely any of these couples are solid. The vote is coming, and depending on how it’s handled, we could see another fan-favorite elimination… or a shocking twist.
So what do you think?
- Is Taylor getting a pass because he’s “soft boy era” now?
- Will Olandria finally walk away?
- And is Huda still being protected by production?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, because we’ve got a lot to unpack before Thursday night’s episode.