Movie Night on episode 26 of Love Island USA season 6 was one to remember. Like other events in the show such as Andrea's elimination, and Casa Amor shenanigans, Movie Night also made an epoch among the viewers.
Apart from unleashing Aaron's Casa Amor romance with Daniela, and Kendall's encouragement of Kordell kissing Leo, Movie Night also revealed Leah's comments on Rob's reaction to their breakup.
The clip saw her saying she wasn't going to react to Rob crying like a little "b***h". After the clip, Rob looked appalled while Aaron defended him, and called out Leah for not being considerate to someone who was being vulnerable to her. Leah apologized for it and revealed that she said those things in the heat of the moment.
Another clip showed Leah talking to Serena and telling her to find someone better. However, this clip was from Day 2 in the Love Island USA villa, so fans wanted the makers to cut Leah some slack.
Another clip was that of Rob talking to Liv and Kaylor about Leah voting for Andrea, and asking them not to talk about their conversation with anyone. Kaylor said that Leah voted for Andrea, which put Leah off and it started a fight between Leah, Liv, and Kaylor. This is where Leah made the "white girl scared" comment that fans of the show couldn't get over.
Fans of Love Island USA took to Reddit to express their views on contestants reacting harshly to Leah on the Movie Night. They commented and discussed the episode in a Reddit post, which considered why Leah was mistreated.
"i genuinely felt like crying for her tonight," one person said.
"Yes! I can't believe they made Leah look worse than Aaron!!!," one person commented.
"Literally if it was any other girl id be just as mad, their painting her out to be a classic "psycho woman" and showing NO side of her story," another person commented.
"Not a Leah stan but this episode has me livid. They did her so dirty it's giving misogynistic. If this isn't fixed we seriously need to boycott loveislandusa. This is a reality tv show based on public opinion but this episode was basically production saying f yall opinions we call the shots," said one comment.
Many netizens took Leah's side and defended that she said the right thing. Others pointed out how the production crew played a role in creating such a narrative for her.
Rob's tears were not genuine and he was crying for sympathy on camera. Everything Leah said about him was 100% correct and she should not have had to apologize for it," another person said.
"No this was absolutely disgusting to watch, the production just keeps twisting and twisting and twisting absolutely everything when it comes to Leah, not showing the full context of everything. It is making my blood boil. The guys are getting away scot free and the girls are just having to take everything," another comment read.
"It's giving white woman scared" like bless you leah for telling it as it is. voicing the unspoken dynamic honestly, i wasn't sure if other ppl had noticed it," said one fan.
"What is so infuriating is they can pile on because she does take accountability and apologize, but the men just absolutely stonewall. Plus none of the men will hold each other accountable the ways the girls do at best we see some of them keep quiet," said another fan.
What happened at Movie Night on episode 26 of Love Island USA season 6?
Movie Night was hosted at the Love Island USA season 6 villa. It saw the guys and girls in two separate groups competing for the win. They were asked questions, and the group to answer correctly would have the power to choose which movie they wanted to watch.
Aaron's time in Casa Amor was exposed as everyone saw him kissing Daniela and even asking her if she wanted to go to the shower.
Aaron apologized for his actions, but Kaylor was heartbroken and told him he had a pattern of apologizing after making mistakes.
Kendall was exposed for supporting Kordell to kiss Leo in Love Island USA Casa Amor. Serena called Kendall a "b***h" for that. Kordell's kiss with Daia was also shown on the screen. Leah was exposed for telling Serena that she wanted someone better than Kordell for her.
New episodes of Love Island USA season 6 come out every day, except for Wednesdays, on Peacock.