There’s nothing subtle about Casa Amor. It’s the part of Love Island USA where the producers throw a Molotov cocktail into the villa and then sit back to count the broken hearts. Season 7 isn’t breaking the formula — it’s perfecting the sabotage.
The new arrivals? Eleven names built for lower-thirds and late-night tweets. On the men’s side: Bryan Arenales, Chris Seeley, Clarke Carraway, Elan Bibas, JD Dodard, Zac Woodworth and Zak Srakaew. They bring the usual mix of six-packs, real estate tags, and vague ambitions in fashion or fitness.
The women aren’t any less strategically cast: Courtney “CoCo” Watson, Gracyn Blackmore, Jaden Duggar and Savanna “Vanna” Einerson. If you think any of them are here for a “genuine connection,” you’ve not been paying attention. They’re here to tempt, test, and tear down the house — and the audience wouldn’t have it any other way.
Casa Amor is Love Island at its most openly manufactured. Relationships hit the panic button. Trust becomes a gamble. And every wide-eyed profession of loyalty sounds like a prelude to a cutaway. It’s fast, messy, and engineered to keep viewers guessing who’ll be dumped, recoupled, or memed into oblivion.
Ariana Madix hosts with polish, Iain Stirling narrates with that familiar cocktail of sarcasm and sympathy, and Peacock keeps churning out six episodes a week. For weekend viewers, there’s Love Island Aftersun with Sophie Monk, Maura Higgins and Eyal Booker ready to rehash the drama.
This season isn’t trying to be different. It’s trying to be loud. Casa Amor guarantees that much.
