“Love Island USA” did its big one this season. (Like so much of “Love Island” lingo… if you know you know. Soul Ties is craaaaaazy!)
I was a self-enforced “Love Island” ascetic. I avoided the show at all costs, didn’t want to understand how it worked, and didn’t even want to be tempted to watch it. I mean, there are just SO MANY EPISODES each season! How could I possibly keep up? Turns out… I can. I followed Ariana Madix straight from the bowels of “Vanderpump Rules” over to Peacock and into a new reality cult.
And apparently I wasn’t the only one, because this season absolutely blew up. The ratings doubled between seasons 5 and 6, it became one of the most-streamed shows of the summer, and the memes are all over Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. (Rob’s overalls! Kaylor’s “fuuuuuuuckahhh Aaron”! Basically everything that Leah says! PPG!)
