9 reasons Love Island 2017 was way better than this year’s series

Last year's series of Love Island was better and I will not hear otherwise.

Yes, Love Island 2018 has taken over my life but I'll never forget 2017, the true summer of love. Here's why.   The greatest love story wasn't between a guy and a girl  Kem and Chris's precious bond was a gift that we didn't deserve. A highlight was when they shaved their initials into each other's pubes. That actually happened.   There was way more riding Like, proper riding at all hours of the day. It got to the point where eventual winners Kem and Amber were told to relax as they were having too much unprotected sex.   "Paging Dr Marcel" Yes, Dr Alex is a qualified medical professional (yawn) but Marcel had a depth of expertise when it came to matters of the heart that just couldn't be taught.   Stormzy The rapper, a big Love Island fan, popped up on the show to offer Run KMC (Chris, Kem and Marcel's rap trio) some advice. He also landed himself in hot water during the tweet challenge after his tweet saying Chris was too good for Olivia was read out.   The catchphrases were better 2017's series gave us "100 per cent my type on paper", "putting all your eggs in one basket" and, of course "I used to be in Blazin Squad." What have we had this year except Georgia repeating the word loyal? Ugh.   Muggy Mike The original Love Island bad boy, Mike was way muggier than Adam, Meg or anyone we've seen this year. He temporarily split up Chris and Olivia, as well as romancing Tyla and was even rumoured to have gotten together with Jess Shears and the show's host Caroline Flack outside the villa. No-one was more pleased to see him leave than Chris, who kindly helped him with his cases on the way out.

Obviously Chris would be wheeling mikes suitcase out? #loveIsland pic.twitter.com/fMNWyyzuTQ

— Chloe Mulholland? (@chloemul98) June 21, 2017

  There was an actual, real former boyband member in the villa Marcel was no stranger to fame - and he didn't let us forget it.   Cash Hughes The 2017 Islanders got a taste of parenthood in a challenge that gave the world Olivia and Chris's offspring Cash Hughes. The experiment was a little much for Chris, who at one point actually shed a few tears over becoming a father to a Baby Born doll.   Camilla The former bomb disposal expert was 2017's Dr Alex - middle class, oddly innocent and serially unlucky in love - but she was far more loveable. She also knew to lock down a good thing when it came her way, unlike that incorrigible A&E Adonis. The whole world squealed in unison when she revealed that she'd finally gotten her bit with Jamie.