India, July 5 -- Things are beginning to settle down in the Love Island USA villa following episode 27, which saw five Islanders leave. Now the remaining contestants have space to re-evaluate connections and consider who they really want to leave the villa with.

Chelley Bissainthe and Ace Greene have held strong as the season's most stable duo, while Nic Vansteenberghe and Cierra Ortega have quietly built something real.

However, Olandria Williams, who lost Taylor Williams to Clarke Carraway, is still figuring out her path forward. Whether she finds a solid match remains to be seen. Meanwhile, Iris Kendall is nursing a broken heart after TJ Palma's exit but her growing bond with Pepe Garcia is catching attention.

Episode 27 brought a h...