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For three seasons, FBoy Island has been a happy, healthy matriarchy, but on Monday night, we might’ve seen the first whispers of a bro-led uprising—a dude d’etat that could shake the island’s foundations as we know them, were it not so pathetic.
Last week, we found out that two notorious FBoys (Season 2’s Danny and Mercedes) were heading to the beach for a second shot at romance. What we didn’t know was that the show had also thrown in a Nice Guy—Benedict, the comedian who charmed Louise Barnard last season with his one-liners and infectious smile before ultimately choosing Mercedes. Benedict might be the one to shake things up the most this season—if nothing else, because even this season’s “Nice Guys” seem pretty reprehensible. Then again, it was Mercedes who managed to spark the meltdown of the season after less than one week.
The rules of FBoy Island are simple: Three women date their way through a bevy of men, some of whom are “Nice Guys” who have volunteered to split the show’s $100,000 cash prize. Meanwhile, the remainder of the men (our cocky, crypto-loving “FBoys”) can choose to run off with the cash at the end.