Gillian Griffin: Hi, I'm Gigi. And this is La Violin Tea Time. my god, she said it so fast. Ooh. Talking to plants is one way of talking directly to spirit. That's what my teabag says.

Marissa Castillo: And I'm Mimi. Bye Valentine time. Mm-hmm. I think you've had that one before.

Gillian Griffin: Haunted. I think I've had all of them before. This brand doesn't get very many quotes about nature and plants.

Marissa Castillo: Mine doesn't say anything, unfortunately. It just says steep five to six minutes.

Gillian Griffin: Please. my god. Well, let's get into it. Woo!

Marissa Castillo: Let's we're by the way, I just wanna say maybe I should have a sh a thing where I get like Two minutes not even two minutes, but like fifteen seconds to talk about whatever random thing I want to talk about. Cramps are cramping. That's it. That's all I have to say.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah, for everybody. I was like I could say that, but my brain was just like just power through. Just get to the topic. The sooner y'all start talking, the sooner y'all are done.

Marissa Castillo: I think it's just more real. I think it's just more real. They just to p name it and put it in the room with us. G G and I are always in sync.

Gillian Griffin: It's fair. Yeah. But also now I f I liter I feel like I feel them more after talking about it. Anyway. Jazz and Kevin's families came. It was not as bad as I was expecting because of them leaving it. Aiden is a menace.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. Yes. We knew that already.

Gillian Griffin: His mom straight up called him a dirty dog and what does he continue to do? Be a dirty dog.

Marissa Castillo: Be a dirty d she went aging, aging, agin.

Gillian Griffin: Aidan Murphy, you dirty dog.

Marissa Castillo: You dirty dog. But then she was condoning like everything else that was going on.

Gillian Griffin: I don't know, I just like

Marissa Castillo: You know what? It was the way she sniffed their pillows. It told me everything I needed to know.

Gillian Griffin: my god. I said if my mom goes smelling my pillows, please buy. Second thing I wrote. I said Jasmine and Kevin's family, I mean autocorrect said Jasmine and Lava family said they're obsessed with each other, but that's another story.

Marissa Castillo: Ha ha ha ha ha. Yes. I I'm a little bit disappointed, to be honest.

Gillian Griffin: Auto correct. Yeah. Especially, especially. Jasmine's mom goes to Kavan. So did you pick Charlene because you were worried that Jasmine wouldn't be there waiting for you? And he said, no, absolutely not.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, wrong answer, buddy. Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: Maybe her mom and sister have been avoiding the news 'cause I can't believe no one told her that he planned Christmas with Charlene.

Marissa Castillo: I don't know what's happening. I d i her sister is making me feel like something's not right.

Gillian Griffin: God, her sister's applying for Love Eye Linux here. It's not even funny. She's like, I want to pull Aiden. Samraj, your people are shipping me and your brother. So I went in his DMs. He's like, my brother has a girlfriend. And she goes,

Marissa Castillo: yeah. Literally. that makes sense.

Gillian Griffin: So wild. I was like, this girl I'm like, this is a baby girl. She's like la la la la la. but I'm not I'm not certain that she was Trying to flirt with Aiden, 'cause I feel like she would have been more direct, especially since she said that straight to sh samurage like that. I feel like she would have said something about having a crush on him. I do think she maybe really was like, you know, because she said she wanted to talk to him, brother to sister, and then some of the questions she asked had me like, I think she's like sussing out whether or not he's really okay with Jasmine after

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. Yeah, I mean I I get that, but sh I think she's also like we're on T V, he's in a connection. She could be just being mindful and

Gillian Griffin: Everything. She's more mindful than he is.

Marissa Castillo: Well that's a given. He's never going to be mindful, I don't think.

Gillian Griffin: Ooh Priya hated every second.

Marissa Castillo: She does this every time when she's in a strong quotes around strong connection. She watches that person like a hook. Like there, she's like, where are you going? What are you doing? Who are you with? Who's he chatting with? Blah blah blah. It's like you see this person all the time. Can you relax?

Gillian Griffin: Yeah, it's just I don't know. I'm just gonna leave it. I'm gonna leave it there because I think she's about to get a rude awakening tonight.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, well, we were all just waiting for her to come to her senses.

Gillian Griffin: Don't you think? Don't you think? And then I was like

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. And I hope she goes I hope she goes, I should have just kept Ethan.

Gillian Griffin: Say it, say it. Literally, literally it's giving Carl and Anaya for anyone who watched US. But not quite as bad. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. I just don't think Jasmine's family and the Murphy family are watching the same show that you and I were watching. I just it d that's what it gives.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah, I just feel like Someone I missed whatever it was. I think maybe I reposted it. Someone posted maybe we're confusing Jasmine weakening and and making herself small for her being truly and deeply comfortable with Kavan and feeling able to let her walls down and be very soft.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: And that's kind of what her mom and sister were saying. And I'm like, okay.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, and I I got that towards the end. I mean, with the recoupling, like her her her speech or whatever. But I'm still very much like if I were a powerhouse like that, which sometimes I can be, I'm not shrinking myself to make someone else comfortable. I'm sorry.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah. Yeah.

Marissa Castillo: If if I if it if a challenge is happening I'll give you like a peck on the mouth.

Gillian Griffin: Okay. Okay.

Marissa Castillo: I won't do a full on makeup. No tongue. Simba.

Gillian Griffin: Okay. Okay, Simba. I was like I was like Priya leave Ethan alone. Why are you talking to him? Let him enjoy his time instead of having conversations with you. And then immediately recoupling.

Marissa Castillo: I know. I I understand why she pulled him for a chat. She wanted to just clear the ear about the whole mom thing. What I don't think she should have done is then tell Aiden on national television about the drama that happened. I would have just been like, so you won't believe what happened on Family Day after everyone leaves. Because I feel like when you talk about someone's parents on TV, this is a very bad look for you.

Gillian Griffin: Don't think that she really remedied the Ethan situation at all. especially

Marissa Castillo: No.

Gillian Griffin: Like her speech really gave, I do not give a fuck that Ethan's going home.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: It really did. Not even one single tiny mention in his direction. And I was like, come on, girl. This man came in and you know, not wasted, but really threw basically his entire experience at you and was absolutely lovely to you.

Marissa Castillo: I know. Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: And you could say, you know, I wish this was a harder choice because they're both amazing men. Something, you know. Say, this really sucks that I'm about to send someone so amazing home. Even her confessional afterwards in the the tiki hut, the the I'm having a bad time.

Marissa Castillo: It's okay. Just move forward. We know what you're talking about.

Gillian Griffin: 'Cause she was just like, Yeah, he was nice, but if you're not in a couple, mm, you go home.

Marissa Castillo: Okay.

Gillian Griffin: It I was just like, girl, can we have like and then it felt like afterwards, and I want to go back and talk about everyone's speeches a little bit. And then it felt like after it took someone else bringing up, I really feel bad for Ethan to a yeah. Yeah. Definitely.

Marissa Castillo: Mm. Well, Lorenzo was more affectionate about the whole Ethan going home thing than sh she was.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah, Lorenzo really like saved the moment for me by going, like, like let's give him a round of applause 'cause he was lovely and he came here and he did his best, like and got like nothing back. So Come on, come on. But the speeches were nice, but Mika really set the bar and she was so precious.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. I think for Mika that was a lot. I do think she could have said more sweet things, but she o obviously struggles to express herself, so that was big of for her.

Gillian Griffin: gosh, I felt like other people struggled. Like I felt like Yasmin really struggled this time around. She's like, we're both ditzy da. It's cute.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, I mean, I don't know. I think she made up for it afterwards.

Gillian Griffin: Maybe it was just the music. Maybe the music was just really impressionable on me. And I was like, Mika's speech is everything and then all the other ones I was like, Okay, this is this is very cute too, but Mika's at the bar. That was how I was feeling the whole the whole run of speeches.

Marissa Castillo: Hm. I think I was half listening to the speeches because I already knew who everyone was gonna pick.

Gillian Griffin: That's fair. did I I can't I can't tell what's going on with Lorenzo and Yulia. I really can't tell because he looks terrified. He looked so uncomfortable and like he would rather be setting himself on fire. He could barely lift the cord of his lips, and I fully think he only laughed out of how uncomfortable he was.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, mm, that's I believe that he does like her and that's why he's uncomfortable.

Gillian Griffin: Okay. I wasn't sure. I was like, is he that uncomfortable 'cause he really does like her, or is he that uncomfortable 'cause this is even if he d does really like her, like this is so much farther than he usually goes and he is like I could just turn around and leave Could just leave the villa.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. Well he did say he was overwhelmed.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah.

Marissa Castillo: but in a good way.

Gillian Griffin: worried for Yulia dude. I'm like, girl, I don't know if that man's gonna be texting you back.

Marissa Castillo: I know. On the outside it's I think it's gonna be very different because he is able to not be with her.

Gillian Griffin: Available to her, yeah. And I think I think I just think he's gonna try and put some distance there, for sure. I think it's gonna be like, No, we can see each other on Friday when she's like, but we're not doing anything right now. Or that he'll try and make himself busy to avoid.

Marissa Castillo: But oop. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I think she'll try to push it on. I th she gives anxious attachment style. He's obviously an avoidant attachment. So when he pulls away, she'll probably try to hold on even more. Whereas he likes women who are not available to him. So she needs to be as unavailable as possible.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yes. Yes. I don't know that she will realize that though. With her telling her, It's obviously you're in love with me, blah blah blah. I just i I feel like she's gonna be like texting him Good morning every morning and he's gonna be like

Marissa Castillo: No. Mm. That's too much responsibility for him.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah. I don't know. Cause even when he says, even when after they were talking and he's like, I've never met a girl who's this, this, and that. And then he said something like, I think maybe it's you, like he sounds so hesitant, and I did not rate that from him at all. I was like, this does not sound good.

Marissa Castillo: Mm. I think he's just struggling to express his emotions. I do think he likes her. I mean, he's starting to kiss her in front of people, which is like a big thing for him as well. 'Cause he never used to do that.

Gillian Griffin: Okay, fair enough.

Marissa Castillo: So I think it's just him that's that's how he is until he will eventually get to a point where hopefully he gets a therapist. That's what I hope for him.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah. Yeah. I think. Yeah, I hope he gets a therapist. I I don't know. Yeah, I I don't want that for her. I don't want that for her at all.

Marissa Castillo: I guess I don't want it for her either. I'll be nice to her.

Gillian Griffin: I mean, I don't want that for any any woman who puts her energy into a man like that. Like it just I will be really bummed out for her if Lorenzo really if it's like if they're the couple that a month later it's like, we already parted ways.

Marissa Castillo: No, I don't Mm, I feel like that is possible. But we can also give him the benefit of the doubt. And believe he

Gillian Griffin: Yeah. I mean I do, I do in general, but I'm worried.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, I mean I think Yulia would be naive not to be worried.

Gillian Griffin: think she's gonna be worried until they're separated. 'Cause it seems like Then she's gonna start worrying. Cause he has been a little bit of a weirdo.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. Well, he's always a weird house.

Gillian Griffin: Mm. I couldn't even deal with watching Priya and Aiden talk to each other. I blocked out most of that conversation except for y when she said about her mom, his mom, Ethan's mom.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. Ethan's mom.

Gillian Griffin: I was like, girl. Then Tommy Yes were so cute.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, do you think they have a good chance of winning?

Gillian Griffin: Yeah, hundred percent. In England, yes. I think they're at the tippy top.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. Yeah, I think they're the strongest couple. They haven't had any Drama. I was gonna say, because you mentioned yesterday that they haven't really had a test, but I think Alicia was the test for him.

Gillian Griffin: Well, that's fair. They haven't had a a a classic Love Island test where the guy goes, This is my test

Marissa Castillo: Yeah.

Gillian Griffin: He went to the date, he said no thank you, and then never talked to Alyssia again and pied her in the face. So

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. Yeah. I couldn't tell if he had said he wanted to chat to her again when they came back from the date. Because there was like the three of the boys from the date were talking. And I couldn't tell who was who because it was like a a sh like a wide angle shot. Like you couldn't the you were seeing them from afar, and I was like, who's talking right now?

Gillian Griffin: Yeah. Incredible. Incredible. I think he said he like maybe would be open to it, like but like just like regul like actual regular conversations. Finally's like, I just want to get to know her. Like any person we get to know another person. I was like, Sir, sir, sir.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. I know. Just stop stop right there.

Gillian Griffin: but actually what was even cuter for me, awkwardly, than Yasmin and Tommy saying the big L word, Tommy coming out and just saying it after Yasmin's gone, you made me feel fuzzy. And he was like, huh? I was like, that's I feel like that's a normal thing to say. It's like warm and fuzzy. I got it, Yasmin. and Mika and Samraj are laying in bed talking in emojis.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. We get you, girl. I know you're like I hurt you.

Gillian Griffin: I heart you I heart you too That was adorable I was living for it

Marissa Castillo: Sokyo. I love them so much.

Gillian Griffin: If they don't make it to the final, I'll be so sad for them. But they'll be fine. Cause I know they're not touching the win anyway.

Marissa Castillo: Mm. That's true.

Gillian Griffin: Unless everyone wakes up real quick.

Marissa Castillo: I don't know if they will.

Gillian Griffin: So I think Yeah, my ideal final four is Mika, Jasmine, Angelista, and Yasmin.

Marissa Castillo: My final four I think are the same. Mika, Yasmin, Jasmine, and she.

Gillian Griffin: Yeah, I just do think those are the people that are the most in love and the most deserving to be in the final. I know Lorenzo's probably is probably gonna be Lorenzo and Yulia, Jasmine and Kavan, Angie and Simba, and Yasmin and Tommy. They're probably gonna be the final horror.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, you're right about that. I forget that.

Gillian Griffin: I am just glad the producers are free and pr freeing Priya. They said we're not standing for this. The grafties are diabolical.

Marissa Castillo: Aiden is going to be awarded most of them.

Gillian Griffin: Diabolical. yeah. So the first nomination was Raunchiest Moment. And it was Priya and Aiden in the hideaway versus Lorenzo and Yulia's massage, which I don't think that was actually raunchy like at all. And then it's just Aiden nominated, but it's Aiden and Tommy in the hideaway with what was her name? Alicia licking her.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. Aiden and Finley.

Gillian Griffin: Girl Girl I'm thinking of old Tommy. He would have been in there too.

Marissa Castillo: Would he? old Tommy Old Tommy. Okay, not this Tommy's old behavior, but old Tommy the person. Tommy Murphy.

Gillian Griffin: Old Tommy? Yes, the Tommy before Tommy. Yes.

Marissa Castillo: Okay.

Gillian Griffin: Then plot to s twist award, Priya and Aiden, I really feel like that had the highest chance, but now I think it's going to Aiden and Jasmine's little sister.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. Yeah, I think it needs to be do they they show the clip or not?

Gillian Griffin: They show it on the stories before you vote. Did you vote?

Marissa Castillo: I did vote. I I'm I'm asking, do they show the islanders the clip?

Gillian Griffin: Okay. They only show whoever wins. So you have to pick what clip you want to be seeing most.

Marissa Castillo: okay. Got it.

Gillian Griffin: and then there's something for Yulian Lorenzo, I don't even remember what it was, 'cause they're not gonna win. Flirtiest performance is Aiden, Mika, or Lorenzo on his date with Alicia. It was like, don't put up Mika throwing it back on Aiden as a joke, please. Buy. Give it to Aiden by a mile.

Marissa Castillo: Right, please let's speak. I did I I did Lorenzo because I wanna stir things up. Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: Me too, because I want Yulia to see that date. I want her to see exactly how bad it was.

Marissa Castillo: Yes.

Gillian Griffin: The most dramatic performance was between Simba. I don't like that they put performance. I wish it was just most dramatic. But it was between Simba, Jasmine, and Samraj and Priya. I really think it was Sam Raj and Priya though, because that conversation devolved so fast. But Simba had it by like a mile last time I looked.

Marissa Castillo: Mm. Yeah. Well everyone thinks Simba is like a crash hot king, so

Gillian Griffin: He's been doing better. But Jasmine's was also great, but I don't think Kevin needs to see her saying that right now.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. No.

Gillian Griffin: then biggest LOL moment was Yulia in the pie. Yasmin getting called Ellie a bunch of times and Angelista with her hair, and I really hope it's everyone can see Simba holding Angelista's hair while she eats.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, that's what I put too.

Gillian Griffin: the most emotional p performance absolutely going to Lorenzo is him crying while Jasmine's crying. I didn't finish the clip, but if it includes him saying they can couple up, I'm so worried.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, I didn't finish it either.

Gillian Griffin: 'Cause I was just like, I know exactly what that is. But then it was that, it was Simba doing his speech, it was Jasmine crying all day, and it was Simba and Samraj crying. But Lorenzo had it for sure.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: And then the last one was keep my name out of your mouth. Charlene, Charlene. You get in this one.

Marissa Castillo: Charlene. We thought you left, honey.

Gillian Griffin: think Mika actually had a problem with you but she's going to now.

Marissa Castillo: My thing is when Mika says like I I can't believe he brought that girl back, it's not because it's her, like because of who she is. It's just

Gillian Griffin: It's the wrong emphasis on the wrong syllable.

Marissa Castillo: Exactly.

Gillian Griffin: Literally in season five, just gonna take everyone back for a second, someone brought someone else back. A guy brought another girl back. And Amber Gill

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, don't tell me 'cause that's the season of my mom.

Gillian Griffin: Well, the girl said in response, It's fine 'cause she's a dead thing.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: That's

Marissa Castillo: huh.

Gillian Griffin: a whole other story, mama. It's a whole other story. She'd be like, I'd be as upset she literally basically said I'd be upset if she's hot, but she's she ain't shit, so I'm not mad at all. He's stupid. It was crazy. It was a whole thing. It was a whole thing. Childish. Can't wait for you to see that. But everyone who knows knows exactly what I'm talking about.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah. Mm-hmm. I can't wait either.

Gillian Griffin: Aiden's in trouble. 'Cause even Jasmine's like, he keeps making jokes about my little sister.

Marissa Castillo: Yeah, and she's gonna tell Priya. Which she should.

Gillian Griffin: Exactly. Thank you, Jasmine. Get that dirty dog out of my house. I'm done with him. You were like, I like him now. I'm just like, no, stop voting for him. He's

Marissa Castillo: I mean I don't like him. He does show potential, but not enough for me to be like But Aiden is doing so well.

Gillian Griffin: Can't date potential. I really thought the producers were gonna let Ethan stay until after the grafties and then try and see if Bria would recouple with him instead. But instead they just went, You're out of luck, Bria. We're gonna show you what's going on, but you're out of luck.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm.

Gillian Griffin: This girl. Should've never picked him. this is kind of a short one, but it really wasn't much to talk about because it was just Jasmine and Kavan's families, which is also Aiden's family.

Marissa Castillo: Jesus.

Gillian Griffin: The recoupling and then everyone just being like I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. Let's cuddle, I love you. And then Aiden running around going, Man, I like Jasmine's sister, telling everyone like a damn fool.

Marissa Castillo: Mm-hmm. Every one. I know. Even Lorenzo and Samraj were like, Do you think he means that? Do you think he's gonna really do that? I c no, you really can't tell. Because he's telling Priya he's so happy.

Gillian Griffin: They're like, can't tell. Can't tell. But thank you so much for listening. really excited to talk about the grafties tomorrow night. Tomorrow morning. Tonight is the grafties. Woo. And yeah, thank you so much for listening. Thank you for any reviews or ratings you left on Apple or comments you left on Spotify or ratings you left on Spotify. We love to hear from you. The little baby podcast. So really helps us out. every little bit. but if you really, really want to get in touch with us and talk to us about something on the pod, you can always slide in the DMs. Mimi, where can you find us on the socials?

Marissa Castillo: You can find us on Instagram or TikTok at Love Island Tea Time. And if you want to follow us on X, you can follow us at Capital L I Tea Time Pod.

Gillian Griffin: Yes. And I really feel like I need to just go pass out now. So go straight to saying thanks for listening today. You'll hear from us tomorrow. And until then, bye.