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Love Island USA is not my usual type on paper. Love Island viewers, myself included, tend to keep up with the original U.K. iteration, which premiered season 11 on June 3 on ITV. But this year, something shifted. Suddenly I’m patriotic. Season six of Love Island USA is uniting a fandom and a country, effectively distracting those willing to keep up with the near-daily release format from what’s actually going on in this country. Right now, I’m pledging allegiance to the troupe of hot 20-somethings.
This season is so successful thanks to the “personality hires” — self appointed defender of every Villa girl Liv; serial-dater Rob cleverly dodging eliminations; Miguel and his goofy accents;short-lived…
