Season 6 (Love Desert)

The Season 6 Cast Promo.

**Season 6** of Love Desert follows Love Desert All-Stars 2 in the franchise, and follows Love Desert Season 5 in the series. The casting special was released on **9th December 2021**, and the official Season 6 premiere was released on **3rd January 2022**. The winning couple, Manuka Honey and Shea Witchgirl, were crowned at the finale, released on **8th February 2022**.

The initial cast of 12 was officially announced the day after the casting special's release. Episodes released sporadically on Instagram Video, just the same as every season since All-Stars 1. Eight bombshell contestants arrived over the course of the season, making the cast total 20 sims.

The promo photos are themed on the pride progress flag, representing the show's unapologetically queer nature, unlike some other dating shows 👁👁.

Holy Shit was the sim host of this season, joined every episode by new style judge Cece Ishoez. Cece replaced Fiksinya Wardrobes and Jerry P. Surge, whom were regular judges prior to Cece's arrival.

## Format

Just like every other recorded season, Season 6 has a structured elimination system:

* After the runway looks are presented, the contestants choose who they want to couple up with. The recoupling occurs according to each sim's romantic connections, or platonic connections if none.
* If a sim is alone at the end of the recoupling, they are eliminated (with the exception of episode 2).
* The judges **present during the recording** then vote with their personal opinion, ranking the couples from best to worst. The votes are totalled up.
* The ranking is announced, and the couple with the least votes is eliminated (with the exception of episode 1, in which nobody went home).

This system is exactly the same as mainline predecessor Season 5.

This system brings focus to compatibility, at the risk of eliminating individuals who shine, just because they are in a bad couple. The reason this ruleset was first implemented on Season 5 was due to the individual favouritism during Season 4, and this new ruleset was effective at getting rid of incompatible couples on Season 5, even if the potential of some individuals was cut short.

## Contestants

### Episode 1 Cast

The following 12 sims were chosen by the judges during the casting special. They are ordered from the first sim chosen for the cast, to the last:

Babie N. LifeformeIman WestanLaura ShmarmsMaritza Nosegirl-MayézShea WitchgirlKett HoeleFrancais L. BuséManuka HoneyChantel GundersonViolet DyesRoman KnozeAmina Bish
### Episode 2 Bombshells

The following 3 sims were invited to return after being eliminated during the casting special. All but Phobo were again eliminated at the end of episode 2:

Triya P. FaubyaPhobo FaubyaAndro Faubya
### Episode 3 Bombshells

3 sims entered the villa on episode 3: One from the casting special, one from a previous season, and one brand new face.

Rhea Power, casting special returneeKinsley Ivy, Season 3 and Season 5 returneeKenya Destiny
### Episode 5 Bombshells

2 sims entered the villa on episode 5. Snatchedma made a return after their elimination during the casting special.

Snatchedma Wiig, casting special returneeVeena Viscous
### Casting Special Outs

The following sims competed on the casting special, but weren't chosen for the cast:

* Madd Hatter
* First Name Forbevans
* Second Name Forbevans
* Xyan Dilfe
* Manuel Mann-Hoele
* Misty Santiago
* Lara Bish
* Allie Vogue
* Daniella Seaman
* Anna Brand
* Melani Spencer
* Phobo Faubya (Later entered as a bombshell on episode 2)
* Andro Faubya (Ep2 bombshell)
* Triya P. Faubya (Ep2 bombshell)
* Snatchedma Wiig (Ep5 bombshell)
* Cruz Quigley
* Lacy Horn
* Toni Goodrich
* Piyovee Puss
* Rhea Power (Ep3 bombshell)
* Nolan Forbevans

## Results

### Winning Couple Each Episode

The following couple was voted first place at each episode's voting round, post-recoupling:

### Recoupling + Voting Results

Results are simplified only to show significant placements (vote wins, bottom placements, eliminations)

 **BOTTOM ASSASSIN**
**(Most bottom**
**placements survived)**

## Episodes

### Episode 1

**CHALLENGE**
**WINNERS**
 **6TH PLACE**
**(SAVED)**

### Episode 2

**ARRIVALS**
**CHALLENGE**
 **MINI**
**WINNERS**
**(Given immunity)**
 **4TH/5TH PLACE**
**(TIE)**
 **7TH PLACE**
**(ELIMINATED)**

### Episode 3

**ARRIVALS**
**CHALLENGE**
 **MINI**
**WINNERS**
 **8TH PLACE**
**(ELIMINATED)**

### Episode 4

**CHALLENGE**
**WINNERS**
Luigi Mushroom
 **2ND/3RD PLACE**
**(TIE)**
 **4TH/5TH PLACE**
**(TIE)**
 **7TH PLACE**
**(ELIMINATED)**

### Episode 5

**ARRIVALS**
**CHALLENGE**
 **MINI**
**WINNERS**
**LOSERS**
Cannie C. Yew
 **7TH PLACE**
**(ELIMINATED)**

### Episode 6

**CHALLENGE**
**WINNER**
Aaliyah Brand
El'Shreink Hoele
 **5TH PLACE**
**(ELIMINATED)**
 **ALONE AT**
**RECOUPLING (ELIM)**

### Episode 7 (Semi-Final)

Eva Bish
Howl Hatter
**(TIE)**
 **4TH PLACE**
**(ELIMINATED)**
 **ALONE AT**
**RECOUPLING (ELIM)**

### Episode 8 (Finale)

**(CROWNED)**
 **JUDGE-FAVOURITE**
**AWARD**

## Key Storylines

In preparation for Season 6, the host decided that he wanted to try to have successful bombshell contestants throughout the season, due to the fact that almost every bombshell in the show's history can be described as a flop.

This desire for successful bombshells went successfully, as the most prominent storylines this season revolve around bombshell contestants and their actions.

### Early-Season: Too Many Straights, Manuka Slaying, Lesbian Arrival, Roman Redemption

#### Too Many Straight Couples

After the first two competitive episodes transpired, it was noted that the top 2 couples voted each episode were the same two straight couples each time, Chantel/Francais and Manuka/Babie. Considering the cast featured a good few LGBT-seeming and hot women, such as lesbian witch Shea Witchgirl, it was expected that the judges would get to see more gay romances out the gate.

This issue was resolved on episode 3, when the host intentionally brought 3 lesbian bombshells into the competition: Kenya, Kinsley and Rhea. Kenya made waves by coupling up with frontrunner Manuka, attracting her away from *male* partner Babie. Well-known lesbian goth Kinsley got with a gal that was struggling to find romance at all, Amina. These two couples received rave reviews, voted the top 2 of episode 3, with Kinsley and Amina getting a well-deserved win for their romantic connection.

#### Manuka Slaying

From episode 1 through to the grand finale, episode 8, Manuka Honey boasts perhaps the strongest track record when it comes to voting. She received 4 vote wins throughout the season, and backed each win up with romantic compatibility, with Babie and then Shea later in the season. She was never faulted for her flawlessness, as she managed to keep the judges guessing when it came to her decisions in the villa. Manuka first became an adorable couple with Babie, but jumped ship to Kenya on the exact episode the judges were looking for more lesbians. When fellow iconic character Shea Witchgirl showed that she was romantically available, Manuka then left Kenya for Shea, ironically on the episode where Kenya was eliminated.

(More storylines to be written when I can be bovvered)

## Trivia

* The Promo theme is based on the Pride Progress Flag, with the 12 original contestants wearing each of the 12 different colours on the flag.
* Roman Knoze, Kett Hoele and Maritza Nosegirl-Mayéz are all characters known for having a nose. This means 25% of the initial cast has something significant to do with noses.
* Season 6 is both the 5th recorded season and the 5th full mainline season.
* Three cast members share surnames with Season 5 contestants: Kett Hoele is El'Shreink Hoele's drag family, Amina Bish is Eva Bish's drag daughter, and Babie N. Lifeforme is Ellie N. Lifeforme's son.
* This season holds the title for the most eliminations in one episode, sending 21 sims home during the casting special.
* It's the first season...
	+ ... to air during the year 2022.
	+ ... where a straight (male-female) couple won the first voting round, unless counting Season 2's only voting round pre-cancellation.
	+ ... to not have an outfit makeover mini-challenge. There was, however, a makeup makeover mini-challenge.
	+ ... to feature a chess mini-challenge, and also the first to feature the patience mini-challenge.
	+ ... where none of the contestants achieved multiple vote wins in a row, meaning a completely different couple won the vote from the previous episode, every episode.
* It's the first recorded season...
	+ ... to release 5 episodes within the same month (Jan 2022). The first to release 6 in the same month, too.
	+ ... with more than 19 contestants.
	+ ... where the final 3 features more than one straight couple, and only one homosexual couple.
	+ ... to not bring any past season's contestants to the initial cast, although Kinsley later arrived on episode 3.
	+ ... to have a larger cast than the mainline season prior, having 3 more contestants than Season 5.
	+ ... to have bombshells, but not include Howl Hatter in the cast.
	+ ... where the first-out is a bombshell.