Villa-fied! - An Introduction to Love Island 2021
MICHAEL: Is this the support group? I’ll take a seat. Hi there, I’m Michael, and I… have never seen an episode of Love Island. I wouldn't call myself stuck up or close-minded or anything like that, but I've genuinely never really seen the appeal of it. No reality show ever has mind you. Okay, granted I can comprehend the idea of following along with something week by week or daily or whatever the schedule is and all that, but that's just how good television should function. Despite never seeing one, I’ve always been of the mindset that reality shows are somewhat evil - they damage the self esteem of people - especially young women, they promote stupidity through banal comments that end up becoming talking points on Good Morning Britain or wherever the next day, and they force narrow mindsets on audiences with the generalisation of the people on the shows through manipulative editing which can have dire consequences. Believe me on that last one, I'm from Essex - I know f...