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This recap covers the fourth week ofLove Island U.S., episodes 15 through 21.
Love Islandhas no boundaries.
We were told 60-minute episodes with bonus footage exclusively on Saturdays.
We were given 120 minutes several times this week.
We were told we would have Wednesdays off.
We did not get Wednesday off.
But dont worry Thursday will be two hours to make up for it.
Were all just slowly slipping into acceptance with every new challenge.
And like everything else this year, the house always wins.
Although his first picks were Moira and Kierstan, Jalen is psyched about Mackenzie.
(Whispers For now.)
Cely and Justine spend most of their boo-free time focusing on their relationship with each other.
They have the strongest connection in the villa.
), and thats all it takes with her.
The bar doesnt even exist anymore.
Its mostly really awkward, then everyone overcorrects into absolute chaos.
Johnny is like TikTok fiance, who?
Ill give you something concrete to hate me for!
as he saunters around with Mercades, acting like an innocent little doe while she seduces him.
And Cely wont, either.
In the words of Carrington, your girl was definitely pushing the paper, but youre signing every check.
Oh, Carrington, an inspiration for us all.
He says hes tryna get some makeouts tonight and makeouts he gets.
Reserve your judgement, yall, she contains multitudes Mercades is a good girlfriend and a freak for daddy.
A Conscious Recoupling
Finally, its time for the houses to unite for the recoupling ceremony.
The tension is borderline xanax-worthy.
Sure, we could blame our already frayed nerves, but instead, lets scapegoat the producers.
Long story short, Moira recouples with Aaron, but its fine because Calvin comes in with Sher.
Its clear proof that Julio Torres Hand ActingMasterclassis an excellent investment for all your most savage villainy needs.
Since this show doesnt have comprehensible rules, Kierstan is now single although not yet booted.
Luckily, Caleb is here to cleanse our palettes with a sincerely adorable Justine reunion.
Same situation with Johnny and Cely, minus the sincere part on Johnnys behalf.
Then its Mackenzies turn.
And with that, let the messy catch ups begin!
Cely is not thrilled.
He claims hes better for her than he was before.
Shes almost over it, but still cries.
Can we just let them split the prize money now?
But alas, trouble is already afoot with Mackenzie and Jalen.
There are multiple things at play here.
Second, Mackenzie is feeling flat out misunderstood, being judged by a past she presently cant control.
And finally, weve got a classic tragic hero situation on our hands.
The bros continue to paint her as manipulative (um, et tu, Johnny?
), and in pushing against that, it becomes somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy for her.
Doomed by foresight, Mackenzies fatal flaw is her own blind intuition.
Justine and Caleb finally get a date on a different, seemingly much higher rooftop.
At some point, the notoriousLove Islandbaby bird challenge occurs.
In the sensible words of Cely, WHYYYYYYYY?
Recoupling Remix
Of course thats not the end of that.
Its time for yet another recoupling!
This time, its the guys choice and no ones going home (yet).
Someone needs to check on the hydration levels out there because there are signs heat-induced delirium is setting in.
In the actual recoupling, its predictable Cely/Johnny, Justine/Caleb, Carrington/Laurel until we get to Calvin.
He chooses Kierstan because they have a sexy eye thing together.
Jalens next and is visibly furious Kierstans off the table, so he opts for Sher.
Its perfect because shes always furious; a match made in heaven!
Connor picks Moira even though shes Mackenzies best friend (who knew?).
Aarons left with Mackenzie by default.
Signs of the End Times
Carrington out of context: Is that the place thats super white?
I dont even know the name of that place, I just know from Instagram, all the white.
Sher gets really stoked about a very detailed grilled cheese, but they dont show said grilled cheese.
Maybe shes just thinking about how she could steal Caleb from Justine whenever she wants.
Delusion is a helluva drug.
No further explanation is given.
Aarons favorite fruit is cantaloupe.
The only logical explanation for this is that hes never tried any other fruit.
Someone get this boy a date for the sole purpose of expanding his produce horizons.
She was hot is the reason Jalen gives for why Mackenzie chose to sleep outside.
Running count of COVID references: 27
