Season 7 (Love Desert)

Season 7 of Love Desert premiered with a casting special on 13th March 2022, and the competition started a week later. The finale was released on 16th June 2022, where Angel and Priya were crowned the winning couple of Season 7. Hoyt Surfdude was given the judge-favourite award.
Season 7 followed Season 6 in the Love Desert franchise, and was followed by Season 8. It's the first regular season to not directly precede or follow an All-Stars season.
Production of this season was officially announced on 2nd March 2022, where Season 7 was confirmed to come March 2022 during a Love Desert series super-trailer. Before Season 7 was the largest between-season break of any two recorded seasons, as the host took a whole 34-day break to recover from the speedrun that was Season 6.
This season features varying degrees of returning contestants. Colette Whipple originally competed on Season 4. Kenya Destiny originally competed on Season 6. Misty Santiago originally competed on Season 6's casting special, but wasn't cast. Both Nia Gee and Marci Greenwood competed on a cancelled, unrecorded season. Bombshell Henry Romano was initially eliminated during this season's casting special. Bombshell Hoyt Surfdude made a triumphant return on episode 3, following his elimination on episode 2.
== Runtime ==
EPISODE #	RELEASE DATE 	NOTES
0 	13th Mar 2022 	Casting special
1 	20th Mar 2022 	Premiere
2 	28th Mar 2022 	
3 	3rd Apr 2022 	
4 	14th Apr 2022 	Villa split part 1
5 	18th Apr 2022 	Villa split part 2
6 	21st Apr 2022 	Villas reunite
7 	29th Apr 2022 	
8 	8th May 2022 	Quarter-Final
9 	15th May 2022 	Semi-Final
10 	16th June 2022	Finale
=== The May-June 2022 Hiatus ===
Due to technical difficulties, Season 7 of Love Desert abruptly halted production following the release of episode 9, the semi-final, from the 15th of May until production was able to resume on the 9th of June. The final voting round was released as scheduled, meaning that the winning couple had been decided since the week that production halted, but wasn't announced until a month later.
== Contestants ==
=== Episode 1 Cast ===
The following 16 sims were selected to compete on Season 7 during the casting special. Season 6 alumni Kenya was cast, as well as Season 4 alumni Colette.
File:AnC 7PRO.jpeg|Angel Cakes
File:ArB 7PRO.jpeg|Aretha Book
File:ArC 7PRO.jpeg|Arthur Cane
File:CW 7PRO.jpeg|Colette Whipple (Season 4 Return)
File:FD 7PRO.jpeg|Faulina Down
File:GT 7PRO.jpeg|Gus Thehusk
File:JJ 7PRO.jpeg|Jemima Juice-Cleanse
File:KC 7PRO.jpeg|Kayla Croaks
File:KD 7PRO.jpeg|Kenya Destiny (Season 6 Return)
File:MGr 7PRO.jpeg|Marci Greenwood
File:MMu 7PRO.jpeg|Margattoni Mushroom
File:MS 7PRO.jpeg|Misty Santiago.
File:NG 7PRO.jpeg|Nia Gee
File:PPr 7PRO.jpeg|Priya Pretty
File:PH 7PRO.jpeg|Probley Homo
File:SkS 7PRO.jpeg|Sky S'Canner
=== Episode 2 Bombshells ===
Two men arrived to the villa on episode 2, and went on dates with three contestants each.
File:HR 7PRO.jpeg|Henry Romano
File:HS 7PRO.jpeg|Hoyt Surfdude
=== Episode 3 Bombshell ===
Following his unjust elimination at the recoupling on episode 2, bombshell Hoyt returned to the villa on episode 3.
File:HS 7REENTRANCE.jpeg|Hoyt Surfdude
=== Episode 4 Bombshells ===
In hand with the villa split, 3 new bombshells entered the first half of the villa on episode 4.
File:NV 7PRO.jpeg|Nanita Valentita
File:SeS 7PRO.jpeg|Serena Shady
File:ST 7PRO.jpeg|She They
=== Episode 5 Bombshells ===
As part two of the villa split, 3 new bombshells entered on episode 5.
File:BB 7PRO.jpeg|Bibi Blossom
File:RBr 7PRO.jpeg|Redd Browse
File:SWa 7PRO.jpeg|Snatchedma Waiist
== Results ==
=== Cast Overview ===
CONTESTANT	CONTESTANT 	PLACEMENT 	VOTE WINS	BOTTOM
PLACEMENTS
 	Angel Cakes 	1st Place
(Crowned Couple)	4 	0
 	Priya Pretty 	1st Place
(Crowned Couple)	4 	1
 	Faulina Down 	2nd Place
(Finalist)	2 	1
 	She They 	2nd Place
(Finalist)	1 	1
 	Sky S'Canner 	3rd Place
(Finalist)	2 	0
 	Aretha Book 	3rd Place
(Finalist)	2 	0
 	Margattoni Mushroom 	7th Place 	1 	2
 	Snatchedma Waiist 	8th Place 	 	3
 	Jemima Juice-Cleanse	9th Place 	1 	1
 	Nanita Valentita 	10th Place 	 	2
 	Bibi Blossom 	11th Place 	1 	1
 	Kenya Destiny 	12th Place 	1 	1
 	Hoyt Surfdude 	13th Place 	1 	1
 	Gus Thehusk 	14th Place 	 	5
 	Nia Gee 	15th-17th Place	 	1
 	Serena Shady 	15th-17th Place	 	1
 	Arthur Cane 	15th-17th Place	 	3
 	Redd Browse 	18th Place 	 	1
 	Henry Romano 	19th-20th Place	 	1
 	Colette Whipple 	19th-20th Place	 	2
 	Marci Greenwood 	21st Place 	 	0
 	Probley Homo 	22nd Place 	 	1
 	Kayla Croaks 	23rd Place 	 	2
 	Misty Santiago. 	24th Place 	 	1
=== Recoupling + Voting Results ===
For simplicity, only significant placements are shown (bottom placements and vote wins):
CONTESTANT	CONTESTANT 	EP1	EP2	EP3	EP4
EP5*	EP6	EP7	EP8	EP9	EP10
 	Angel Cakes 	 	
Vote Win	 	 	 	
Vote Win	
Vote Win	 	
Crowned
 	Priya Pretty 	 	
Vote Win	 	 	
BTM6	
Vote Win	
Vote Win	 	
Crowned
 	She They 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
BTM8	
Vote Win	
ELIM
 	Faulina Down 	 	 	
Vote Win	ALONE	 	 	
BTM6	
Vote Win	
ELIM
 	Aretha Book 	 	 	
Vote Win	 	
Vote Win	 	 	 	
ELIM
 	Sky S'Canner 	 	 	
Vote Win	ALONE	
Vote Win	 	 	 	
ELIM
 	Margattoni Mushroom 	
Vote Win	 	 	 	 	 	
BTM7	
ELIM	
 	Snatchedma Waiist 	 	 	 	 	 	
BTM3	
BTM6	
ELIM	
 	Jemima Juice-Cleanse	
Vote Win	 	 	 	 	 	
ELIM	
ELIM**	
 	Nanita Valentita 	 	 	 	 	 	
BTM4	
ELIM	 	
 	Bibi Blossom 	 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	 	
ELIM	 	
 	Kenya Destiny 	 	 	 	 	
Vote Win	 	
ELIM	
ELIM**	
 	Hoyt Surfdude 	 	ALONE
ELIM	
Vote Win	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	
 	Gus Thehusk 	
BTM4	
BTM4	
BTM4	 	
BTM5	
ELIM	 	 	
 	Nia Gee 	 	 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	
 	Arthur Cane 	 	
BTM3	
BTM4	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	
 	Serena Shady 	 	 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	
 	Redd Browse 	 	 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	
 	Henry Romano 	 	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Colette Whipple 	
BTM3	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Marci Greenwood 	 	 	ALONE
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Probley Homo 	 	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Kayla Croaks 	
BTM3	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Misty Santiago. 	
ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*The villa split in two across episodes 4 and 5. No voting round, only a recoupling occurred, where nobody was eliminated even if alone.
**Unofficially returned to the competition for the semi-final voting round as eliminated contestants were allowed to couple up with semi-finalists. Returning doesn't officially count Kenya and Jemima's placements as any different from their prior elimination (neither of them are considered semi-finalists).
Most vote wins	
Angel + Priya	4
Bottom assassin
(survived the 
most eliminations)	
Gus	4
== Trivia ==
* It's the first Love Desert season...
** ... to begin during the year 2022.
** ... where a sim survived more than 3 bottom placements (Gus, whom survived 4).
** ... where 3 sims were eliminated with the same score, leading to a 3-way tie for 15th-17th place (Nia, Serena, Arthur).
**... to be forced to halt production for an extended length of time due to technical issues.
** ... where a sim returned from Season 6, Kenya.
* It's the first regular Love Desert season...
** ... where a sim returned from Season 4, Colette.
* It's the third Love Desert season to bring a contestant back to compete after being eliminated that same season, after Seasons 3 and 4.
*It's the third consecutive season where the first couple to reach 2 vote wins together doesn't win the season, beat by the second couple to reach 2 vote wins together.
* There are a few hair colour firsts on Season 7:
** It's the first season where brown hair outnumbers black hair, with 11 brown-haired contestants versus a meagre 3 black-haired. Black was the most common hair colour on every prior season.
** It's the first season to feature more than 1 ginger-haired contestant, and it was almost the first cast where the gingers outnumber the blondes (this changed when blonde bombshell Hoyt's arrival evened out the ginger:blonde ratio).
* Season 7's cast features sims from many iconic houses:
**Margattoni Mushroom, from the legendary 1st generation House of Mushroom.
** Kenya Destiny, Misty Santiago and Aretha Book representing the House of Leibniz.
** Sky S'Canner and Faulina Down representing the House of Cee.
** Angel Cakes, of course representing the House of Ass.
** Colette Whipple, repressing the House of Good.
**Arthur Cane representing the House of Spells, which Serena Shady also joined shortly after her elimination.
*At the time, Season 7 was the second longest season in the Love Desert franchise, with 96 days inclusive between the casting special and the finale's release. Just like the longest season at the time, an unexpected mid-season hiatus caused the length to significantly rise.
**In terms of episodes, Season 7 is the longest with 11 episodes (casting special inclusive), tied with Season 8.
**Due to its abundance of bombshells, Season 7 still had 18 contestants in the villa on episode 6. This is wild in comparison to Season 5, where episode 6 only had 6 sims remaining, because it was the finale.
*Season 7 nearly has the largest cast in the franchise - 24 sims - narrowly beat by Season 3 and Season 8 with 25.
*The finale was released on 16th June 2022, almost exactly 2 years since the crowning of Season 1 on 18th June 2020.
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