|
| The Guardian - Culture: TV & Radio | | | | All hail the Machiavellian man-eater! The Love Island character that guarantees dynamite TV | | by Yomi Adegoke Jun 30, 2022 | | Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has stirred up so much drama that she already belongs in the show’s hall of fame. Femme fatales like her make Love Island great Praise be to the reality TV gods. It has only taken two series, a global pandemic and the nation manufacturing the initial “couplings” in the first week, but Love Island is finally back on form. The last fortnight has had more drama than the entire last two dreary series combined. And its bounce back is in no small part down to the arrival of Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, a Turkish actor who must surely moonlight as a Love Island producer, given her unrelenting commitment to causing chaos. On her slo-mo arrival into the villa in episode 3, Ekin-Su made her intentions clear. “I’m not here to make seasonal girlfriends,” she announced to the other women. “I’m here to find the love of my life.” Watching her pursue that goal has been dynamite. Night one she was blowing kisses at Luca as he lay in bed with his partner, Gemma. The next morning she grafted the villa’s entire male population by making them breakfast. In a few short days she had successfully made a move on Davide. Then before we knew it, she was crawling on all fours across the terrace to orchestrate a secret kiss with newcomer Jay, a move that will undoubtedly remain in the Love Island hall of fame for years to come. Continue reading... | | | | | Is Stranger Things even TV any more? | | by Stuart Heritage Jun 30, 2022 | | Episodes are now movie-length and the amount of major characters is out of control. Is it time to start thinking of the sci-fi epic as the new MCU? The plot of the upcoming two-part Stranger Things finale remains a great mystery. Netflix isn’t giving away a single detail; nor, for that matter, are the cast, production team or publicity department. But nature abhors a vacuum so, in lieu of any official details, I will tell you what I want from the season finale. And what I want is a bloodbath. I mean it. I want the Red Wedding in an ironic period-era baseball cap. I want it to be a cross between the first part of Saving Private Ryan and the last part of The Wild Bunch. When the credits roll on episode nine, I want a maximum of four primary characters still alive. Continue reading... | | | | | |
| | You Might Like |   | | |
| | |
No comments:
Post a Comment