Love Island catch-up: Lucie can't pick between Tommy and Joe as new islander prepares to arrive, and three other talking points
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A love triangle dominated Love Island's third episode as Lucie caught the attention of both Tommy and Joe.
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Your support makes all the difference.Tommy created quite the stir during the previous episode by picking Lucie as his partner, breaking her away from Joe. Things didn't exactly cool down this time around when it was announced Tommy and Lucie would go on a double date with Curtis and Amy.
The Islanders spent much of the episode discussing the Tommy/Lucie/Joe situation and trying to bring it to a satisfying conclusion – though we might have to wait for the arrival of new Islander Molly-Mae Hague for that to happen.
Lucie needs more time
Lucie, freshly partnered up with Tommy in lieu of Joe, went on a date with her new pretend beau. She came back to a visibly upset Joe, who is clearly having a hard time getting over Tommy's power move. Tommy, meanwhile, seemed smitten with Lucie – until it turned out she wasn't that into him. Tommy and Lucie seemed poised to end things on friendly terms, but by the end of the episode Tommy appeared to gravitate towards her again. As for Lucie, she's feeling understandably overhwelmed by the prospect of having to pick a boyfriend over the course of two and a half days. Amy and Curtis are angling for her to take her time and get to know some of the other Islanders if she wishes to, which doesn't seem like a bad idea at the moment.
As an aside: a popular narrative in the villa appears to be that Lucie didn't have a choice to go on a date with Tommy once he had picked her. What does that tell us, really, about the show's rules and how it approaches relationships between men and women?
Tommy is now determined to woo Amber – or is he?
Once Lucie told Tommy she wasn't exactly ready to forget about Joe, Tommy broadened his perspectives and tried to chat up Amber. Amber, however, appeared more annoyed than charmed by his approach, at one point complaining that she felt like she was being interviewed when all she wanted was a lighthearted chat. Not that Tommy seemed to mind: towards the end of the show, he tried his chance with Lucie again. Lucie's position, however, remained the same: she can't pick a partner in just a few days and needs more time.
Curtis emerges as a new fan favourite
Amid all this drama, Curtis, and by extension Curtis and his partner Amy, appear to have given fans the dose of romance they needed. During the episode, Twitter was awash with smitten messages basically elevating Curtis to the rank of national treasure. He and Amy did provide some much needed, rather mature advice to both Joe and Lucie, and that certainly gets them points.
Molly-Mae Hague is joining the show
That was this episode's shock announcement: Molly-Mae Hague, a social media influencer who once dated Leicester City's James Maddison. Viewers were given the opportunity to vote and decide which Islander to send her on a date with – and depending on who they pick, the result could stir up plenty of drama.
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Curtis and Amy are whispering to each other! They both seem to find Joe a bit too "over-the-top" and "protective" with Lucie.
Tommy's telling Amber he appreciates her straightforwardness. He said that during their earlier chat without much success.
Amber seems a bit annoyed by Tommy's attempts to chat her up. She feels like she's being "interviewed" when she just wants to have a lighthearted chat.
Tommy, who loves a good chat, has now pulled Lucie away for another conversation.
Tommy's telling Lucie he finds Joe a bit intense. Meawhile, Joe's telling Curtis he still feels hard done.
So Tommy is back trying to court Lucie and assuring her that Joe's not the only person who can take care of her.
Lucie's rightfully pointing out that she can't exactly pick a partner in two and a half days.
Oooh the villa is getting a new islander! It will be social media influencer Molly-Mae Hague.
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