Love Island USA’s Ace is my early favorite of season 7, no matter how ‘messy’ he may come off
I’m sure there are those who will disagree with me, but I don’t care. He’s entertaining.
Ace Greene on Love Island USA (Image credit: Ben Symons/Peacock)
We’re still in week one of Love Island USA season 7, and it’s already leaving quite the impression on me.
Coming into the new season, I felt the powers that be at Peacock had a big challenge in front of them, trying to recapture the magic that made Love Island USA season 6 so special. I dubbed last season the best in the show’s history, and the cast from it have become so wildly popular that a spinoff has been created to showcase them titled Love Island: Beyond the Villa.
Well, aside from Peacock rolling out the season 7 premiere episode nearly 45 minutes late and a certain misstep in casting, I have to say, I’m so far a fan of the new season. By and large, I like the season 7 cast. Although some of them don’t stick out all the time, and others are already making some questionable decisions, as a whole, Peacock has a good group.
That being said, in particular, I’ve become a fan of Ace Greene. He has a star quality about him you just can’t deny. I think it starts with Ace’s chemistry with Chelley. Not to get too mushy, but whenever the two are on screen, I can’t help but smile because their courtship is downright cute.
Chelley and Ace on Love Island USA (Image credit: Ben Symons/Peacock)
They may not be coupled with one another yet (as of publication), but their one-on-one conversations flow seamlessly, threaded together with flirtatious banter, megawatt smiles, infectious laughs and a few stolen kisses. It may be too early for some to call them frontrunners to land in the finals, but I’m doing it anyway. Given they individually have been hot commodities in the Villa, I’m just nervous someone’s head will turn or they won’t survive Casa Amor if they do indeed make it that far.
On that Chelley note, I have to applaud Ace for being so candid about his attraction to her right in the open. In the Love Island USA season 7 episode that debuted on June 5, he literally talked about his feelings for her, and Austin, with whom Chelley is coupled up with, was in earshot a few feet away. Yeah, a few fans likely found that rude, but I liked him being so bold.
Beyond Chelley, Ace is entertaining to watch as he’s not afraid to call something out if it seems questionable. Like his fascination with the dynamic between Jeremiah and Huda.
