‘Love Island: Beyond the Villa’ Season 2 Episode 7 and 8 Recap

Here’s everything that happened on tonight’s brand-new episodes of the Peacock reality series.

‘Love Island USA’ Season 7 cast | Peacock/Getty Images

While it seems like just yesterday that Season 2 of Love Island: Beyond the Villa premiered, tonight’s two episode arc serves as the season finale. The reality series is back for episodes 7 and 8 tonight, Wednesday, May 6, and are available to stream on Peacock starting at 9 p.m. ET.

Prior to tuning in, here’s what you may have missed last week!

Here’s what you missed last week

The TL;DR version of our full recap of episodes 5 and 6 can be found below.

While the gang celebrated the Christmas season together, not everyone in the group was feeling holly jolly. When Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez showed up to Hannah Fields’s Christmas party, he, TJ Palma and Iris Kendall had a heated discussion regarding their past issues. Meanwhile, Gracyn Blackmore and Austin Shepard had an emotional chat about the status of their relationship (or lack thereof).

Bryan Arenales and Chris Seeley headed to Oklahoma to visit Taylor Williams, while Amaya Espinal was gearing up to move out of her father’s house after taking some down time to recover from a health crisis. The episode ended on a bit of a cliffhanger with Coco Watson criticizing Seeley, whom she is hanging out with, for the way he conducted himself while out and about in Oklahoma.

Season 2, Episode 7: Ice-olated Islanders

The episode opened with the gang heading to Lake Tahoe for vacation. While Watson and Seeley are trying to figure out where they stand with one another after the way Episode 6 ended, several members of the group expressed their hopes to have a less drama-filled trip than their last excursion to Palm Springs, Calif.

That notion quickly went off the rails when Arenales went in for a hug with his ex, Espinal, who quickly swerved his “hello.” As everyone arrived and got settled, Clarke Carraway revealed how disappointed she was that Williams was unable to join yet another group outing. Meanwhile, while in the hot tub, Kendall and Fields chatted about their feelings about Belle-A Walker and why they don’t feel particularly close to her, which Walker unfortunately overheard.

While getting ready, Kendall and Palma had a bit of a disagreement over Espinal’s attitude toward Arenales and who was in the wrong. During the group’s first dinner, Carraway broke the ice by asking about the awkwardness that was clearly in the air. Espinal took the opportunity to clarify that she doesn’t need to “f--- with” everyone, obviously making a dig at Arenales.

The majority of the gang headed out for the evening and kicked things off with a shot ski, and shortly thereafter, Jeremiah Brown and Andreina Santos playfully began snuggling up. Once again, Walker, Watson and Gracyn Blackmore felt left out from the overall group, and Espinal tearfully admitted to Palma that now that she and her boyfriend (whose identity she keeps private) are getting serious, she felt the need to put serious boundaries in place with Arenales.

The next morning, Santos admitted she was a little “in her feelings,” while the rest of the gang prepared for a day on the slopes. After getting their gear, the gang hit the slopes and Williams surprised Carraway and the rest of the group by showing up for the trip after all.

Arenales and Fields, the only two who didn’t end up going snowboarding, had an awkward lunch while everyone else enjoyed their time on the slopes—and Kendall and Walker finally had a much-needed heart to heart. In the end, Kendall called out Walker for not being loyal to her and stated that she no longer considers Walker a friend.

Once everyone returned to the vacation house, the group had a cozy game night in while clad in festive onesies. However, Fields put Blackmore in the hot seat by calling her out during the game night asking if she was all good, which put an awkward damper on the evening. Shortly thereafter, Watson called out both Fields and Kendall for isolating themselves from the other women in the group, but Fields’s rebuttal was that she has no interest in being friends with Arenales and Seeley, not them.

Season 2, Episode 8: The Can’t-Be-Friends Zone

The argument continued to get heated as Blackmore opened up about her desire to find close friendships through the Love Island experience. She also shared how hurt she was after attempting to connect with Fields and Kendall at the Christmas party and feeling rejected. During the group chat, Espinal also called out Walker for her continuing to be friends with her and Kendall’s exes. Fields, citing her early flight the next morning, left the conversation abruptly and went to bed. Meanwhile, Charlie Georgio let off some steam about his issues with Fields and the awkwardness he’s felt around her on the Lake Tahoe trip.

The next morning, Carraway and Williams chatted about their futures once again, attempting to map out where they will live before eventually settling down. Kendall relayed the prior evening’s conversation to Palma, sharing that she feels she is unfairly being labeled a mean girl. Eventually, the chat ended with Kendall saying “I love you” to Palma for the first time.

The gang headed out to go sledding, where Santos pulled Brown aside to ask him to stop flirting with her and giving her mixed signals. While he seemed surprised by the accusation, Santos accused him of leading her on on multiple occasions. The two decided to put an end to their flirty behavior and just see each other in group settings.

Arenales also took Espinal aside to let her know that he has no problem with her boundaries, but felt a little taken aback by her hostile declaration at the dinner. While she accused him of disrepecting her and her new relationship during their sidebar chat, the two walked away from the conversation with the agreement that they would no longer speak to one another.

Despite the heavy emotions she felt throughout the trip, Blackmore seemed to end the vacation on a positive note, stating that she was happy for the time she spent with the group who, for better or worse, continue to be connected by their shared experience.

Back in the real world, Espinal put the finishing touches on her debut album, while Palma and Nicolas Vansteenberghe, a fellow Love Island Season 7 contestant, met for a drink to catch up. Vansteenberghe, who is in a long-distance relationship with Olandria Carthen, offered some insight to Palma, who confided about his relationship with Kendall.

Fields and Kendall chatted over a glass of wine and rehashed the drama of the trip in Lake Tahoe, while Watson, Walker and Blackmore met up for a coffee date and did the same. Watson also told the girls that she and Seeley had officially called things off. While on a hike, Seeley shared his side of the story with Arenales, noting that he felt he couldn’t live up to Watson’s expectations for their relationship, so he chose to end things with her.

Blackmore had her own relationship drama to share, as Shepard, her former situationship, soft launched his new girlfriend—someone he previously told her he was not seeing—on social media. The women ended their hang on a sentimental note, sharing their gratitude for finding one another through the Love Island experience.

While settling into her new apartment, Espinal FaceTimed with Carraway and thanked her friend for supporting her along the way. Through tears, Espinal shared what the last year has taught her while sharing her hopes for the future. Similarly, Palma, Kendall, Fields and Arenales also mused about their personal growth over the last year before the season wrapped.

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