A hot new bombshell has entered the villa,” is a line I feel like we all heard a thousand times this summer. “Love Island USA” blew up after last summer’s sixth season, but is it really worth the watch? I am going to rate three different categories of the show to give you my honest review: the overall casting, the relationships and the drama.

I have been watching “Love Island” since the first US season aired and I have even watched other countries’ versions, like the United Kingdom’s version and Australia’s version. Up until this summer, I had never been impressed by “Love Island USA” because I felt like I never truly got interested in the plot of the show, the characters or their relationships.

This summer, however, “Love Island USA” made the jump from being on the CBS network to being streamed on Peacock, which I think made a big difference in why the show blew up so much. In my opinion, the show has been casted with more characters who have strong personalities and people who are naturally more confrontational. In the past seasons, there were only a few islanders who showed their true personalities and weren’t afraid to be vulnerable, but this season, almost every character on the island shows those two qualities. Overall, I would give the casting a 4/5.

Another thing that contributes to the success of “Love Island” is how the producers show the evolution of not only the romantic relationships formed, but also the friendships that were made. I became obsessed with Leah, Serena and JaNa’s trio because everyone always talks about “how trios never work out.” So for them to all find each other and have a successful friendship with so many personalities was so fun to see! Through their friendships, I felt like I could relate to them and I was so excited to watch them on my screen every night.

Another friendship I loved watching evolve was Aaron’s and Rob’s; they instantly become best friends and it is really sweet to see how much they care for each other. They are each other’s biggest cheerleaders, which some of the other characters on the show think is “weird,” but I liked how they aren’t afraid to show their true friendship and emotions.

I also loved how the producers show Kendall’s friendship with all of the girls. At times when he messes up and hurts the girls, I could see how bad he feels and it is cool to see him vulnerable with girls when he apologizes to them. Viewers can see how genuine he is, and how all of the islanders care deeply about each other. Overall, I would give the friendships a 5/5.

As for the relationship aspect of the show, I became obsessed with Leah and Rob’s relationship, from how they go from being America’s favorite couple to hating each other to just being friends. To me, it really shows how they are being their authentic selves, not trying to pursue a relationship to stay in the villa. They are honest with each other and they are definitely not afraid to fight, which brings interesting drama.

Serena and Kordell’s relationship is the most special for me to watch because they don’t have an immediate connection and instead become really good friends in the beginning of the episodes. The evolution of becoming really good friends to realizing they could potentially be more than friends shows a more realistic side of a relationship and how they aren’t faking anything to stay on the show.

Lastly, Kaylor and Aaron’s rollercoaster of a relationship provides some entertaining drama, to say the least. To me, it seems like they are constantly fighting and they don’t know what to do if they aren’t doing so. They drive each other crazy! They both wear their hearts on their sleeves, which in their case is good and bad. Overall, I would rate the relationships a 5/5.

So in my honest opinion, I would 100% recommend watching the show if you are wanting an easy stream with lots of drama.