20x What I thought during the fourth week of Love Island

Yesss, the moment you knew would come and where I was also quite hoping for, because I found last week a bit… Boring? That can happen, but then I expect all the juice and drama to be made up for the following week. And Oh My God (in Imen's voice), that was indeed made up for. There was drama. There was more kissing than in all previous weeks combined. There were tears, and not just from Raffie. In short, it was pure enjoyment again and I found a whole lot of it.

1. People who will miss Yoram and Lisa, let yourself be heard. *dead silence*

2. Lisa sees it a bit differently… Can such a video message be even more dramatic? You’ll probably see each other again on Insta in about three weeks and then you can count on likes from all these fellow Islanders. No worries, it will be just fine.

3. It's striking that really 99 percent of the little irritations between Joan and Mert would be solved if he just coughed up the money for a cleaner. So delightfully passive-aggressive to throw the towel on the ground and then kick up drama when she’s making pancakes with someone else. What. A. Problem.

4. Just a general thing that strikes me in every episode: what is up with constantly crying Raffie? Why does no one in the villa say that if Mattheüs really liked her, he wouldn’t have kissed others in the first place and secondly, she would really notice that? That constant cat whining doesn’t seem very attractive to others either.

5. It’s no surprise that Mattie is packing his bags for Casa Amooorr as fast as he can. BYE RAFFIE.

6. Whut. Whut. WHUT. Nooo, Raffie is never going to survive this. This is so delightful. Fabiënne, girl, welcome back. I never thought I would say this but I am genuinely happy you are back.

7. Really, I love the contrast between the two villas. Men (minus Mert): they run through that villa like happy dogs. Women: fall into a deep pit. Except for Raffie, who falls into the deepest ravine. Can that girl even laugh by the way? I don’t think we’ve ever seen that.

8. What. IS. This? Yuck, I mean. I understand they want a bit more intimate contact, but pouring this kind of milky drink into each other's mouths? Who comes up with this? This is really the grossest thing I’ve seen in ages.

9. Imen seeking relationship advice from Raffie. You could literally do better with anyone else than with her. ‘We are two best friends who are just a bit in love. We’re fucked. That’s it.’ On the confession cam: ‘I just talked her into thinking everything will be fine.’ So this was a pep talk you were giving? Goodness, I really don’t want to know how you talk to people when you don’t see it positively.

10. ‘I don’t think Mattie is going to use his tongue, because he knows I don’t like that.’ Seriously, do you even know Mattie? You’ve been in a villa with him for three and a half weeks. Have you learned NOTHING?

11. Mert taking a skirt from Joan for the scent… I don’t know, but this is really pushing it. Not necessarily cute, but definitely a bit exaggerated. ‘I love her… SCENT. I love her scent.’ Yeah yeah, her scent. No, that’s fine.

12. Joan, what are you doing now? Am I the only one who really doesn’t see Milan as competition for Mert? #TeamMert What do people see in Milan? #justasking

13. JOAN. WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOING. NOW. Nooo, this is going to break Mert's heart so badly. And she’s doing it with such dedication. This is not okay at all.

14. I must say that everyone is dealing very easily with all those tongue kisses everywhere (except Mert). The first three weeks holding hands is already a lot, and during a game, saliva is exchanged by everything and everyone.

15. Raffie, really: I can’t keep up with the twist in your brain anymore. ‘If she thinks she’s going to get him back like this, that’s really not going to work.’ She’s kissing YOUR couple partner. That’s EXACTLY how she’s going to make it work.

16. I didn’t see the switch from Jaimy to Mattheüs coming (what does everyone see in him?). But how quickly Fabiënne switches back to Gianni, I did see that coming. Her priorities seem to be mainly the number of Instagram followers she retains.

17. ‘And he just had cheese on my bread. Really, how do you know that? He just knew that I sometimes ate cheese, which I think is really a plus.’ Just like about 90 percent of the Dutch population, Fabiënne eats cheese. Who would have thought. No, then it’s really love.

18. I actually think Gianni is really a bit of a fool because after two conversations (and a breakfast with cheese) he’s already going full throttle for a reconnection. He’s definitely going to regret this. And let a nice single come in for Eilish thankyouverymuch.

19. Honestly, I think Koen is quite nice and I fully support the reconnection of Feline. That Giuliano is really a wet rag, isn’t he? And above all, I’m very curious how he’s going to express this dent in his ego in a song. I vote for Unbreak My Heart.

20. Ooooh, and that Raffie thinks she’s escaping the dance because Gianni is coming in with Fabiënne. No no, you’re really cheering too early. It’s obvious that Mattie is willing to dive on any woman as long as it’s not Raffie. Hopefully, that message will finally get through to her.

I really can’t wait until tonight. Drrrrrrama, drama, drama. So-wie-so Mattheüs is coming through the door with Jaimy. And I dare to bet that Raffie is going to scream that she’s going home because she’s not going to find anyone else (there’s some truth in that, of course). I actually wanted to start a drinking game: shots when Raffie looks grumpy, double shots when she cries, and also shots when Mert talks about Joan again. But my liver is worth too much to me.

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