Season 8 (Love Desert)

Season 8 of Love Desert premiered with a casting special on the 4th July 2022. The finale was released on the 17th September 2022, at which the breakthrough bombshell couple Faye Reegal and Victoria N. Corpse were crowned. The season follows Season 7 in the franchise, and was followed by All-Stars 3.
Season 8 is known for unintentionally introducing jealousy as a stronger concept in-game, where countless sims have been caught cheating and instantly lost any romance they had because they cheated. This twist has undeniably made for the least predictable season in the show's history.
This particular season's casting was focused on creator diversity. The cast was officially announced on the day after the casting special, with a neon-themed promo highlighting the sim creators this season. Although 16 sims were hand-picked at the casting special, the 9 post-premiere bombshells this season are some of the most notable cast members.
On average, the season aired once per week, lasting 86 days from start to finish, matching the length of Season 4.
EPISODE #	RELEASE DATE 	NOTES
0 	4th July 2022 	Casting special
1 	19th July 2022	Premiere
2 	24th July 2022	
3 	26th July 2022	
4 	5th Aug 2022 	
5 	14th Aug 2022 	Villa split
6 	20th Aug 2022 	Villa split
7 	29th Aug 2022 	
8 	11th Sept 2022	
9 	16th Sept 2022	Semi-Final
10 	27th Sept 2022	Finale
== Contestants==
===Episode 1 Cast===
The following 16 sims were hand-picked by the 4 judges present at the casting special. Each judge had to choose one creation of their own, and 3 sims created by a different creator. The promo theme led each sim to wear black plus a colour that represents their creator*: 
File:BS 8PRO.jpeg|Baba Slaga
File:CA 8PRO.jpeg|Callie Astrologie Weedgirl
File:GJ 8PRO.jpeg|Gourd Juicegirl
File:HP 8PRO.jpeg|Hanz Offma Puss
File:HT 8PRO.jpeg|He They
File:KT 8PRO.jpeg|Kancelle Don Tweeta
File:LaB 8PRO.jpeg|Laia Bilitea
File:LZ 8PRO.jpeg|Lucy Zen
File:MMi 8PRO.jpeg|Mama Mia
File:RL 8PRO.jpeg|Ryan Lockett
File:SL 8PRO.jpeg|Sasha Lysmm
File:SnP 8PRO.jpeg|Snatchedya Puss
File:SY 8PRO.jpeg|Soo-In Yoo
File:SoP 8PRO.jpeg|Sosa Phiqueen
File:WB 8PRO.jpeg|Wii Baguette
File:YS 8PRO.jpeg|Yewara Starre
*(Red=Euan / Orange=Jude / Pink=Holly / Blue=Hannah or Ruoxi)
=== Episode 2 Bombshells ===
3 new sims entered the villa on episode 2, including Ari Allwright, a sim who didn't make it through the casting special.
File:AA 8PRO.jpeg|Ari Allwright
File:DC 8PRO.jpeg|Dolly Cleaverway
File:RC 8PRO.jpeg|Revyrse Cowgoorl
=== Episode 5 Bombshells ===
A casa amor-style villa split was formally announced with 6 new bombshells in a post on the 8th August 2022.
File:EF 8ENTRANCE.jpeg|Eli Forfunn
File:FR 8ENTRANCE.jpeg|Faye Reegal
File:FS 8ENTRANCE.jpeg|Fransesca Stein
File:RF 8ENTRANCE.jpeg|Rayne Fawll
File:ThF 8ENTRANCE.jpeg|Thea Final-Girl
File:VC 8ENTRANCE.jpeg|Victoria N. Corpse
== Results ==
=== Cast Overview ===
CONTESTANT	CONTESTANT	PLACEMENT 	VOTE WINS	BOTTOMS
 	Victoria 	Crowned 	3 	0
 	Faye 	Crowned 	3 	0
 	Snatchedya	2nd Finalist	2 	1
 	Soo-In 	2nd Finalist	1 	1
 	Francesca 	3rd Finalist	1 	0
 	Mama 	3rd Finalist	1 	1
 	Dolly 	7th-8th
Place	2 	1
 	Laia 	7th-8th
Place	1 	2
 	Baba 	9th-10th
Place	2 	1
 	Revyrse 	9th-10th
Place	1 	4
 	Callie 	11th Place 	2 	0
 	Lucy 	12th-13th
Place	0 	1
 	Rayne 	12th-13th
Place	0 	1
 	Gourd 	14th Place 	0 	2
 	Thea 	15th Place 	0 	1
 	Eli 	16th Place 	0 	2
 	Wii 	17th Place 	0 	2
 	Hanz 	18th Place 	0 	2
 	Kancelle 	19th Place 	0 	1
 	Yewara 	20th Place 	0 	2
 	Ari 	21st Place 	1 	1
 	Sosa 	22nd Place 	0 	3
 	He They 	23rd Place 	0 	1
 	Ryan 	24th Place 	0 	1
 	Sasha 	25th Place 	0 	1
:█ The contestant earned the most vote wins this season.
:█ The contestant is the bottom assassin of the season, having survived the most bottom placements
===Winning Couple Each Episode===
EPISODE	WINNING COUPLE(S)
1 	Callie A. Weedgirl +
 Laia Bilitea
2 	Ari Allwright +
 Snatchedya Puss
3 	Soo-In Yoo +
 Snatchedya
4 	Dolly Cleaverway +
 Baba Slaga
6 	Callie +
 Revyrse Cowgoorl
7 	Faye Reegal +
 Victoria N. Corpse
8
(TIE)	Faye +
 Victoria
/
 Dolly +
 Baba
9 	Francesca Stein +
 Mama Mia
FINALE 	Faye +
 Victoria
===Recoupling + Simplified Voting Results===
CONTESTANT	CONTESTANT	EP1	EP2	EP3	EP4	EP6*	EP7	EP8	EP9	E10
 	Victoria 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	
Vote Win	 	
Crowned
 	Faye 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	
Vote Win	 	
Crowned
 	Snatchedya	
BTM3	
Vote Win	
Vote Win	 	 	 	 	 	
2nd (ELIM)
 	Soo-In 	 	
BTM2	
Vote Win	 	 	 	 	 	
2nd (ELIM)
 	Fransesca 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	
3rd (ELIM)
 	Mama 	
BTM4	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	
3rd (ELIM)
 	Laia 	
Vote Win	 	 	 	 	 	
BTM**	
ELIM	
 	Dolly 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	 	 	
Vote Win	
ELIM	
 	Baba 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	 	 	
Vote Win	
ELIM	
 	Revyrse 	 	 	
BTM4	 	
Vote Win	
BTM6	
BTM**	
ELIM	
 	Callie 	
Vote Win	 	 	 	
Vote Win	 	ALONE
(ELIM)	 	
 	Lucy 	 	 	 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	
 	Rayne 	 	 	 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	
 	Gourd 	 	 	 	 	
BTM3	
ELIM	 	 	
 	Thea 	 	 	 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	
 	Eli 	 	 	 	 	
BTM4	
ELIM	 	 	
 	Wii 	 	 	 	
BTM4	
ELIM	 	 	 	
 	Hanz 	 	 	 	
BTM3	
ELIM	 	 	 	
 	Kancelle 	 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	
 	Yewara 	 	 	
BTM3	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	
 	Ari 	 	
Vote Win	
BTM3	ALONE
(ELIM)	 	 	 	 	
 	Sosa 	
BTM3	
BTM3	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	
 	He They 	 	
BTM4	ALONE
(ELIM)	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Ryan 	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Sasha 	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*Episodes 5 had no voting round as the villa split was in progress.
**Placed 5th of 5 couples in a voting round where nobody was eliminated.
MOST VOTE WINS 	
3 WINS: Faye, Victoria
BOTTOM ASSASSIN	
SURVIVED 3 BOTTOMS: Revyrse
==Runway Looks==
For a full gallery of every runway this season, see Season 8 Runways.
==Episodes==
===Episode 1===
Guest Judges 	Angel Cakes
Priya Pretty	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	Clash of Creators	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN 	 	88.57%
2ND 	 	82.86%
3RD 	 	54.29%
4TH 	 	42.86%
5TH 	 	40.00%
6TH 	 	37.14%
7TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	34.29%
8TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	20.00%
ELIMINATED 	Sasha Lysmm 	Sasha Lysmm
===Episode 2===
Guest Judges 	Dahlia Xppensef
Jessica F. Aid	VOTE SCORE (%):
New Arrivals 	 	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	Show-Stopping Signature	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN 	 	82.81%
2ND 	 	75.00%
3RD 	 	68.75%
4TH 	 	60.94%
5TH 	 	50.00%
6TH 	 	40.63%
7TH 	 	35.94%
8TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	32.81%
9TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	3.13%
ELIMINATED 	Ryan Lockett 	Ryan Lockett
===Episode 3===
Guest Judges 	Kamara Hussein
Papa Mario	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	Florals (Mostly)	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN 	 	77.55%
2ND 	 	73.47%
3RD 	 	71.43%
4TH 	 	69.39%
5TH 	 	46.94%
6TH 	 	34.69%
7TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	30.61%
8TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	8.16%
ELIMINATED 	He They (Recoupling)
 Sosa Phiqueen (Bottom vote)	He They (Recoupling)
 Sosa Phiqueen (Bottom vote)
===Episode 4===
Guest Judges 	Cannie C. Yew
Eva Bish
Fat Puss
Seink Hoele
Snatchedma Wiig	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	House of Illusion	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN 	 	100.00%
2ND 	 	83.33%
3RD 	 	61.11%
4TH 	 	55.56%
5TH 	 	33.33%
6TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	16.67%
7TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	0.00%
ELIMINATED 	Ari Allwright (Recoupling)
 Yewara Starre (Bottom vote)
 Kancelle Don Tweeta (Bottom Vote)	Ari Allwright (Recoupling)
 Yewara Starre (Bottom vote)
 Kancelle Don Tweeta (Bottom Vote)
===Episodes 5-6 (Villa Split)===
New Arrivals 	 	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	Basegame Beautiful	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN 	 	91.67%
2ND 	 	79.17%
3RD/4TH
(TIE) 	 	66.67%
3RD/4TH
(TIE) 	 	66.67%
5TH 	 	45.83%
6TH 	 	45.83%
7TH 	 	41.67%
8TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	12.50%
9TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 4)	 	0.00%
ELIMINATED 	Wii Baguette
 Hanz Offma Puss	Wii Baguette
 Hanz Offma Puss
===Episode 7===
Guest Judges 	Francais L. Busé
Chantel Gunderson	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	Rainbow on the Runway	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN 	 	100.00%
2ND/3RD
(TIE) 	 	71.43%
2ND/3RD
(TIE) 	 	71.43%
4TH/5TH
(TIE) 	 	57.14%
4TH/5TH
(TIE) 	 	57.14%
6TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 6)	 	23.81%
7TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 6)	 	19.05%
8TH PLACE
(BOTTOM 6)	 	0.00%
ELIMINATED 	Lucy Zen
 Rayne Fawll
 Gourd Juicegirl
 Thea Final-Girl
 Eli Forfunn	Lucy Zen
 Rayne Fawll
 Gourd Juicegirl
 Thea Final-Girl
 Eli Forfunn
===Episode 8===
Guest Judges 	Brenden Ryder
Triya P. Faubya 	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	Rainbow on the Runway 	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN
(TIE) 	 	58.33%
VOTE WIN
(TIE) 	 	58.33%
3RD/4TH
(TIE) 	 	50.00%
3RD/4TH
(TIE) 	 	50.00%
5TH (SAVED) 	 	33.33%
ELIMINATED 	Callie Astrologie Weedgirl (Recoupling)	Callie Astrologie Weedgirl (Recoupling)
===Episode 9 (Semi-Final)===
Mini-Challenge 	Treadmill 	VOTE SCORE (%):
Mini-Win 	Laia 	VOTE SCORE (%):
Guest Judges 	Iman Westan
She They
Snatchedma Waiist	VOTE SCORE (%):
Runway Category	Semi-Final Signature	VOTE SCORE (%):
VOTE WIN 	 	83.33%
2ND 	 	75.00%
3RD 	 	66.67%
4TH PLACE
(ELIMINATED)	 	25.00%
5TH PLACE
(ELIMINATED)	 	0.00%
===Episode 10 (Finale)===
Award Winners	Ryan Lockett (Ultimate Flop)
 Mama Mia (Horny Jail)
 Snatchedya Puss (Best Dressed)
 Baba Slaga (Judge-Favourite)	VOTE SCORE (%):
CROWNED
WINNERS	
Faye Reegal & Victoria N. Corpse	79.17%
2ND PLACE
(ELIMINATED)	
Snatchedya Puss & Soo-In Yoo	45.83%
3RD PLACE
(ELIMINATED)	
Francesca Stein & Mama Mia	25.00%
==Trivia==
* Coincidentally, Love Island's eighth season aired during the same period as Love Desert's eighth season.
*For the first time since Season 3, a brand new villa was created for this season.
*The first 3 episodes all involved different twists that resulted in only one sim being eliminated from the bottom 4, rather than two...
**... on episode 1 the host had planned only to eliminate one sim for the premiere.
**... on episode 2 the host decided to save Soo-In, despite not having enough votes to stay.
**... on episode 3 Ari and Yewara tied during the bottom vote, and the host decided to save both of them. 
*The crowned couple... 
**... features the first crowned occult sim, spellcaster Faye.
**... features the first crowned bombshell. Both of the winners happen to be bombshells.
**... features the first Hannah-made sim to be crowned since Eryk, way back on Season 4.
*It's the first... 
**... season to eliminate a sim prior to the finale despite having 2 vote wins. Not one but three sims with 2 wins were eliminated during this season: Callie, Baba and Dolly.
** ... recorded season in which the top 3 couples consist of just as many bombshells as original cast members (3:3). The unrecorded Season 3 similarly had a ratio of 4:4 originals to bombshells. 
**... recorded season where more than 4 couples competed in the semi-final (5). The unrecorded Seasons 1 and 3 featured 6 couples in the semi-final.
**... recorded season in which Ruoxi intentionally created a sim, last having done so when seasons weren't recorded.
**... recorded season with an entirely new villa. The last major villa change occurred on Season 3.
**... recorded season to eliminate 5 sims in a regular episode. All-Stars 2 also eliminated 5 sims but during the finale.
**... season where no bombshell fit the flop bombshell description, having all made it past their first voting round.
*In all her initial promo images and text, Francesca's first name was unfortunately misspelt by the host as Fransesca.
*Both the original cast and the cast including bombshells sum up to a square number (16 and 25 respectively).
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