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Originally Posted by Jack_

Love Island is actually more like Big Brother than Big Brother itself these days. It's better edited, better narrated, there's fewer twists, the casts are actually a lot more 'normal' than BB's are, and contrary to popular belief the coupling up aspect actually dominates less of the show than you'd expect, I realise this sounds ridiculous but I'd even go as far as to say showmances on BB are honed in on far more in terms of taking up airtime.

The criticism it gets is completely unfounded given what it's actually like. I remember I wasn't expecting to like it for exactly the same reasons, but gave it a try and ended up loving it.