Francesca won Temptation Island (and Twitter wants her on the throne): Vote 10
As is well known, there are no winners on Temptation Island. After all, it seems like a lot when you get all the way out. Not even together, but entirely as individuals. However, Francesca is the exception that proves the unfortunate rule. Arrived “crystal clear”, she came out with her head held high and finally got rid of her friend ballast Manuel. A horror subject who in two and a half years of relationship only managed to walk away from her five times by unbelievably betraying her and who today is still able to display a certain confidence during the confrontational fire she tried to unleash on him. In fact, he acts like he wants compliments for managing to not falter with anyone in Fortnite reality shows. The videos clearly show how he targeted the seductress Greta, who “unfortunately” was already flirting with Mirko. The little man defined Francesca as his “safe haven” in the sense of a “good girl” who “is always there for me when I come back to her”. In the face of such sublime sonnets, we decided to say goodbye to him forever (we hope!), freeze him. If at first he still told her not to be mean or I’ll leave, he winced when he realized he no longer had any power over his partner, and before he saw her leave (without ever turning around, like Vin Diesel does when he leaves an explosion in action movies), he tearfully begged her for a hug. Manuel wants his freedom, but the truly free one between the two is certainly Francesca. Too bad, however, that the reality show loses the only competitor who can express himself in contemporary Italian. Meanwhile, Twitter has crowned her as queen and is already dreaming that she will take the throne of men and women in the next season. Maria, are you reading us?
Manuel wanted the cake and the “horned” girlfriend: Voice 3
One seductress had even told him: “You’re 31 years old, it’s comfortable for you to go about your business and at the same time always have ‘cheated’ your good friend when you come home.” No less? Rather than try to evade his responsibilities, the unfaithful Manuel has embraced this thesis wholeheartedly, as if that dig perfectly defined his deepest self. And it really is. Among the options of such a nightmarish friend there is even a not bad arrogance: he is convinced that his partner Francesca can no longer notice anyone because she is too blinded by his love. When the videos that Bisciglia shows him contradict the axiom of arrogance, the faithless professional is also happy: “At least he’s not too bad about losing me, I was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to see that there’s not only me in the world.” With an ego that can outshine a flock of peacocks, Manuel is the man you wish you’d never met. And watch out, because he’s on the loose now. Still around the campfire of confrontation, rightly given up for good, he prophesied misfortune: “Francesca, you will see that we will meet again in a few months and you will thank me because the good you feel for me will remain with you forever.” Diamonds are for eternity, Manuel. Certainly not Tolla’s (face).
Mirko falls in love “for the first time” (as if it were Dawson’s Creek): Voice 8
It may seem impossible to side with an unfaithful Temptation Island friend. And yet, Mirko has managed to subvert any logic that common sense dictates. The 26-year-old, upset over his gas chamber relationship with the beautiful but horrible Pearl, ends up falling in love with seductress Greta on the reality show. The two look at the stars while lying on the beach at night, secretly writing sweet words from the cameras and also in English, to further concern, as if it were impenetrable Sanskrit. “It’s the first time a woman has looked at me like that,” “It’s the first time I’ve felt this good,” “It’s the first time I’ve felt all these emotions,” he repeats over and over, as if the record had cast a spell on him. In reality, he’s just enchanted by Greta and looks like a sixteen year old. He speaks of two “magical” encounters and can’t wait to “start the movie”. It’s nice to see him carefree when stuck in such an anachronistic Dawson’s Creek. He stepped in harder than a violin string and finally found the composure to say goodbye through a comparison fire to “his” bad-tempered Perla, who is amazed at the (well-deserved) reception. Mirko and Greta leave the reality show together and maybe they’ll last as long as a cat on the ring road. But from a TV perspective, we can’t complain: watching the birth of a love is always heartbreaking. I hope not to drown.
Pearl, left and unsatisfied, maybe she’ll learn to build a washing machine: Voice 2
“Ungrateful, shallow and immature”. With these words, Mirko defines his girlfriend Perla and ignites a campfire of confrontation that will soon take on the contours of a forum episode. It’s impossible to blame him. In the first episode she accuses him of being “apathetic and boring”. The two live together, but she doesn’t want to lay down next to him because “I don’t like his breathing and his heart is beating too fast.” In addition, we made the greatest sacrifice of moving into his house, leaving her hometown and establishing that from that moment on, the Cavalier Servente would have to love, manage and take care of her forever. In constant lamentation, Perla makes ridiculous accusations (if they weren’t about horror), expressed in lame Italian at that.
The circus contortion of engaged couples to avoid kissing: Voice 8
In Rome, when a person walks away to avoid a kiss on the mouth, they say “make a head”. On Temptation Island, on the other hand, real professionals take to the field. We’re referring specifically to friends who keep an impeccable “record” in front of the cameras, throwing themselves into contortions worthy of Cirque du Soleil to avoid touching the seductresses’ lips. Even if it is clear that they themselves do not want anything else. Let’s take Mirko’s example, but it pretty much applies to everyone. While the girlfriends sneak below decks or cover up, as in La Casa di Carta, they didn’t even have a state coin robbery in mind, the male colleagues have the superpower to get attached to their seductress of choice without ever kissing her. The result is poses reminiscent of the Nokia 3310’s mythological snake, and intertwined – not intertwined – really pretty to look at. For inspiration, but above all for obvious uselessness. Whispering sweet words and promising another woman a future together is tantamount to infidelity, even if you have your head physically under her right armpit. At this point, we might as well let go, right? No. They are probably concerned that a referee will be shown a yellow card for intruding on the field or that he will not justify himself. However, it doesn’t work that way.
Ale, Vittoria, Daniele and the “desaparecidos” of this episode: Voice 5
Ale is the heroine of this issue along with Francesca. Now free from her nightmare boyfriend Federico, unfortunately the penultimate episode of Temptation Island didn’t give her a second of visibility. The writers preferred to give space to the two gnashing fires of comparison that spill over in parting, but a whole evening without the (fortunately) ex of the horrid Federico is basically a waste of time. Incidentally, these two aren’t the only (non)couple to have fallen off the radar. There is also no sign of Daniele, the muscle mountain with the cream heart, who has been dubbed on social media for his resemblance to a former participant in the reality show “Lenticchio 2”, and his girlfriend Vittoria, who hates him but is still expecting a child from him “in November”. Both engaged in further flirtations in their respective villages. We do not know how their plans went on. We won’t lose any sleep over it, of course, but it’s no way to let down the loyal viewers (they, at least), it has to be said.
Greta, from seductress to lover (or so it seems): Rating 7.5
Being a lone tempter is hard work, but someone has to do it. Igor is aware that he “had to” leave the reality show hand-in-hand with Perla after spending time together with a walk on bachata and an afternoon at a boutique. Greta, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to know that well, since she got on the reality show to seduce the hapless friends of the moment and came out in this penultimate episode together with one of them, Mirko, with whom she seems really madly in love. Their Dawson’s Creek “looks” show them as two slightly oversized sixteen-year-olds struggling with their very first heartbeats. As he heads to the confrontational fire to leave his fiancée Perla for good, Greta promises to wait for him (and where was she supposed to have gone?), and as soon as he leaves, she throws herself on the ground crying (‘dry’ or fake for some Twitter users). When her lover returns, she asks him how it went, and when she finds out that the boy kept his word (there was supposed to be a national holiday), he confesses: “You made me cry all the tears in the world when you weren’t there, I was dying!” After surviving the nerve-wracking wait, she and “her” Mirko head towards a hopefully bright future. Mirko, who comes back from saying goodbye to his fiancée, hugs Greta again and whispers the following sweetness to her: “Have I thanked you today? Because, you know, I really have to thank you. If everything is fake, we fell for it. Full.