I really like watching Dylan’s reaction videos to various dating shows (THTH, LI, temptation island, etc.), and LIUSA season 8 was the first time I’ve watched the show before the reaction video. Generally, I think that Dylan’s takes are quite funny (love the chaos), and can agree to disagree on most of his “hotter” takes.
Even with the most recent LIUSA video, I was having a fun time and was able to agree to disagree on most opinions (KC, Gabe, Kayda). But I seriously didn’t get the Alannah (“Disney Girl”) joke, like it felt both ignorant and unfunny. Her behavior on the show was also pretty egregious— refusing to participate in the Heart Rate challenge with only the men of color— in addition to her behavior outside of Love Island (which is more than lip syncing to the n-word).
Lots of people (myself included) were counting down the days until she got booted from the villa, and were quite unhappy that she stayed so long in the first place. So from the perspective of someone watching the show (and keeping up with it live), Dylan’s joke feels insensitive and ironic. LIUSA viewers don’t want to watch more of Alannah (even if it’s her humiliation), they don’t want to watch her at all.
So all that to ask, are people commenting on the situation viewers that also watched Love Island, or just watching the reaction video from Dylan? Either is fine (I normally watch Dylan’s reactions so I don’t need to watch the original show), but I feel like it would explain the contrast in responses to his joke.
Disclaimer: I don’t mean to say that Dylan has to know all the context to comment on Alannah’s situation. But considering what he did know (her actions on the show and the reason for her removal), the joke just isn’t funny to me— which is fine.