Can the producers sort it out?
Far be it from me to suggest that the purpose of Love Island may be to facilitate a daily hour of TV focused solely on the bits before, during and after kissing. Actually, I’d go as far as to say it’s the programme’s raison d’etre.
So, put yourself in the production gallery. You’ve got your dream job, making Love Island. And the sound guy, or whatever, is doing the audio work. The levels. And he turns to you and says “Oli, I know we’re showing this lot simultaneously tonguing each other when we turn off the lights, but I think it could be a little more explicit. I think the soundscape is a little bit lacking.”
Would you not say “Go on Gareth turn it up to 11, make it sound like they’re eating ramen in the dark with a CD”?
You would. Course you would. We all would.
And yet the masses are dissatisfied. In fact, I’d go as far as to say they’re raging.
Does anyone else seriously cringe at the sound of kissing on the microphones? It makes me squirm 😳🤢 #loveisland
— Evie Mannings (@Evie_Mannings24) June 10, 2018
When producers turn up the sound of people kissing on #loveisland pic.twitter.com/Lm3BidkxXt
— Jono Read (@jonoread) June 10, 2018
That slopping kissing sound does my fucking head in #loveisland
— Fionn (@Fionn_Eire) June 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/Harryett/status/1005903166242770944
https://twitter.com/CRK__/status/1005903205946052609
https://twitter.com/danidotx/status/1005903364729778176
https://twitter.com/TheOnlySenpai_/status/1005903397910974464
Honestly the sound of the people on #loveIsland kissing is the most revolting thing in the world
— Emma Hillen (@emma_hillen) June 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/MichaelaBalogun/status/1005905657810350086
The sound of everyone kissing on #Loveisland always seems more amplified proper cringe🤮🤦🏻♀️
— Laura (@LauraFaye_MARS) June 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/chloenewton96/status/1005910377484505090
The sound of Rosie and Adam kissing makes me want to drown myself in the villas pool #LoveIsland
— ♡ (@clifferme) June 10, 2018
Don’t ever let someone tell you pornography isn’t art.
