Separation Anxiety

It didn’t seem possible earlier in the week, after a contentious back and forth between Buckingham Palace and Prince Harry over whether the Prince was invited to overnight at the Palace while he was in London.  Despite the public ugliness of that dispute, and the fact that Harry was denied security for his family while in the UK, somehow a reunion was arranged for the estranged family.  Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles and Queen Camilla received Prince Harry and family at their country residence just outside of London Friday evening.

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It’s always a heartwarming and emotional day at the villa when family members show up for the islanders to give them support, love, and some insight into their newly formed relationships. While Bryce’s grandma stole the show, adding a little sass and humor to the reunion, it was Sincere’s Dad who added the spice. He came in hot, along with Melanie’s sister, to let Sincere know his behavior on the show towards Melanie was unacceptable. We go over our impressions of Sincere's bizarre reaction to the criticism, and who we believe should be booted from the villa, once America’s vote is revealed tonight.

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While the girls went off to play at a Fiji waterpark, the boys at the villa went to work setting up a scavenger hunt for K.C. to ask a very important question to Titi.  Sure, it looked like the ladies had a blast, but there was growing tension between Kayda and Trinity:  a heated back and forth played out throughout the episode on how to exactly define Zach and Kayda’s relationship, is it a situationship or not?   The differing labels left Kayda in tears defending their “exclusive dating” status, while K.C.  cut through all the label BS and asked Titi to be his girlfriend.  It was an adorable girlfriend proposal that ended with Titi in tears of joy (along with the rest of America).

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We were all so hopeful that finally Prince Harry, Meghan and grandchildren Archie and Lilibet might have a royal reunion with King Charles and family at Buckingham Palace this week. Harry’s camp made the announcement that an invitation had been extended, but shortly afterward, the Palace announced that the Duke of Sussex didn’t respond in time to make the necessary staffing accommodations. Harry’s spokesperson suggested it may be the court decision regarding Harry’s lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher that may be the real reason behind the Palace’s about face, not wanting King Charles in an uncomfortable position. Harry arrived solo in London on Monday, and right now, it’s unclear whether Meghan and the kids will join him later in the week outside of London, given security concerns and the government’s unwillingness to provide taxpayer funded security to the Sussexes.

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The villa was an emotional wreck after the bottom two couples tried to unpack how and why they ended up being voted least compatible. While Zach and Kenzie looked internally as to what they may have done to irk America, their partners started pointing the finger at others.  Kayda was outraged that K.C. and Titi, and Carl and Aniya were in the top 4, given their history and the fact that she and Zach have been together since “day 3.” Dylan started questioning and questioning Kenzie, assuming her exploration in the villa was the cause of their low ranking. And then there was Melanie and Sincere.  Melanie now feels like she has permission to love Sincere again after America’s vote, while Sincere took things to a whole new level of love bombing, telling Melanie he wants to marry her and have children with her one day.  WTF Sincere.

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It was all going so well. Perhaps the most entertaining, heart warming and fun episode culminated with a stunner of an ending. We thought we knew who was going home after America voted for their most compatible couple… but the karaoke challenge created an unexpected outcome. Once Kenzie and Dylan were voted king and queen, they were granted immunity, and escaped elimination. That left a difficult choice for the islanders who ultimately sent home the couple who was quickly becoming our absolute favorite…. Corbin and Parmida. 

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Women are posting their “divorce glow ups” online and it’s become quite the viral trend. You see their before and after photos with captions like “me as a wife” and then swipe to see “me as an ex-wife” and the transformations are significant. Women look fitter, sexier and yes, happier post divorce, but the experts say it’s not cosmetic surgeries or injections, it’s physiological. We obviously know a thing or two about divorce, and talk about how it’s a good thing to lessen the stigma around it, but warn there are some clear dangers in glamorizing the experience.  

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Once again, the islanders are prompting non-stop conversations in our house, and after last night’s episode, a big topic was girl code. When Amora threw Jen under the bus, telling Gal that Jen was trash talking him in the dressing room, the girls on our couch were outraged about her major girl code violation. We can talk sh*t about each other to each other, but you do not go outside your gender, especially to sabotage a relationship for your own benefit. The question became, what is bro code and how is it different from girl code. We’ve all heard bros before hos, but what does that exactly mean?  T.J. explains. 

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After watching last night’s episode, we had a full discussion of why women would benefit from a heterosexual man in their friend group, and Corbin proved why. We talk about how women validate each other’s feelings and that might not always be helpful when you’re dealing with a toxic relationship like Melanie and Sincere’s. T.J. goes over what he would tell Melanie and why Corbin has suddenly emerged as the voice of reason in the villa. 

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And then there were 14. Seven couples remain in the villa now, and frankly it was a relief to see who was ultimately voted out and the process was entertaining as hell. First, Jen was left without a partner because Gal chose Amora. But how that all went down didn’t sit well with Jen or us, and to see Gal and Amora voted off an hour later was sweet revenge. Poor Caleb, but he had his shot and it just (obviously) wasn’t working with Jaiden, who hilariously began to act like they just hit a “bump” in the road (to nowhere). We go over who we think is the most compatible in the villa and we even surprised ourselves who we landed on…. It’s probably going to surprise you too. No, it’s not Trinity and Bryce. 

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