Season seven reunion revealed more fractured friendships than enduring romantic relationships. Social tensions centered on friend groups and frenemies rather than fiery couple breakups. Key conflicts include accusations that Huda breached girl code with Chelley, questions about Nic and Taylor supporting Ace in the Jeremiah vote, and broad reactions to Huda's Call Her Daddy interview. Podcasts became the preferred platform for extended conversations and conflicts, allowing Islanders to elaborate beyond the two-hour reunion format. Specific disputes include Ace distancing himself from Nic publicly despite private support, and a confrontation where Olandria and Chelley told Huda her alleged bullying of Iris caused them pain.
When directly asked by Speedy Morman who his close friends are from the show, Ace names Chelley, Olandria, Taylor, and Bryan. But what about Nic?! "Me and Nic are cool, but to say we are super, super close like we were in the Villa, that's not the case," Ace explains, implying that he was unhappy that Nic wasn't defending him publicly like how he did privately - it's unclear if he's talking about the Jeremiah vote, as Nic told Andy Cohen he voted for Austin.
The greatest tension this season comes from the friends and the frenemies in the Villa, like whether or not Huda broke girl code with Chelley, if Nic and Taylor really were the minions to Ace's Gru in the vote against Jeremiah, and how the rest of the Islanders reacted to Huda's Call Her Daddy interview. Podcasts quickly became the Islanders' battlefield of choice because
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