Love Island catch-up: Lucie can't pick between Tommy and Joe as new islander prepares to arrive, and three other talking points

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Love Island 2019: 'I can't decide in two days!' Lucie feels the pressure from both Joe and Tommy

A love triangle dominated Love Island's third episode as Lucie caught the attention of both Tommy and Joe.

Tommy created quite the stir during the previous episode by picking Lucie as his partner, breaking her away from Joe. Things didn't exactly cool down this time around when it was announced Tommy and Lucie would go on a double date with Curtis and Amy.

The Islanders spent much of the episode discussing the Tommy/Lucie/Joe situation and trying to bring it to a satisfying conclusion – though we might have to wait for the arrival of new Islander Molly-Mae Hague for that to happen.

Lucie needs more time

Lucie, freshly partnered up with Tommy in lieu of Joe, went on a date with her new pretend beau. She came back to a visibly upset Joe, who is clearly having a hard time getting over Tommy's power move. Tommy, meanwhile, seemed smitten with Lucie – until it turned out she wasn't that into him. Tommy and Lucie seemed poised to end things on friendly terms, but by the end of the episode Tommy appeared to gravitate towards her again. As for Lucie, she's feeling understandably overhwelmed by the prospect of having to pick a boyfriend over the course of two and a half days. Amy and Curtis are angling for her to take her time and get to know some of the other Islanders if she wishes to, which doesn't seem like a bad idea at the moment.

As an aside: a popular narrative in the villa appears to be that Lucie didn't have a choice to go on a date with Tommy once he had picked her. What does that tell us, really, about the show's rules and how it approaches relationships between men and women?

Tommy is now determined to woo Amber – or is he?

Once Lucie told Tommy she wasn't exactly ready to forget about Joe, Tommy broadened his perspectives and tried to chat up Amber. Amber, however, appeared more annoyed than charmed by his approach, at one point complaining that she felt like she was being interviewed when all she wanted was a lighthearted chat. Not that Tommy seemed to mind: towards the end of the show, he tried his chance with Lucie again. Lucie's position, however, remained the same: she can't pick a partner in just a few days and needs more time.

Curtis emerges as a new fan favourite

Amid all this drama, Curtis, and by extension Curtis and his partner Amy, appear to have given fans the dose of romance they needed. During the episode, Twitter was awash with smitten messages basically elevating Curtis to the rank of national treasure. He and Amy did provide some much needed, rather mature advice to both Joe and Lucie, and that certainly gets them points.

Molly-Mae Hague is joining the show

That was this episode's shock announcement: Molly-Mae Hague, a social media influencer who once dated Leicester City's James Maddison. Viewers were given the opportunity to vote and decide which Islander to send her on a date with – and depending on who they pick, the result could stir up plenty of drama.

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Key Points

• Read our review of last night's episode here
• Catch up on everything that has happened so far here

[5 June 2019 21:06 · James Crump]

Meanwhile, Anton is gossiping with Callum, trying to analyse the strategic possibilities of it all.

[5 June 2019 21:08 · James Crump]

OK, on to the double date, then! Curtis tried to take a sip of his beverage but apparently choked on it. He's managed to play it off in a cool / charming / endearing kind of way, though.

[5 June 2019 21:09 · James Crump]

Aaaw Tommy just told Lucie he gets "butterflies" when he looks at Lucie.

"You're good at the words, aren't you?" Lucie replied.

[5 June 2019 21:10 · James Crump]

Ah! Joe says he's had a conversation with Lucie during which she told him she wanted to be with him. Amber is not super convinced though.

[5 June 2019 21:11 · James Crump]

Meanwhile, Tommy and Lucie are chatting and discussing Tommy's life as a boxer.

[5 June 2019 21:12 · James Crump]

Amy is telling Curtis she's never had an "official" boyfriend. Curtis has had one long-term relationship and says he has led a "very sheltered" life.

[5 June 2019 21:13 · James Crump]

"I know how to treat a woman properly," Tommy pledges to Lucie.

[5 June 2019 21:14 · James Crump]

(I feel like every woman has heard this sentence at least once in her life? Has it ever worked? Is there any peer-reviewed research articles on the topic?)

[5 June 2019 21:18 · James Crump]

It's time for the first commercial break, so we are left wondering who – if anyone – Lucie should choose.

[5 June 2019 21:18 · James Crump]

Aaand we're back on!