And there we have it. After five weeks of flying the maroon flag in Mallorca, our Fitzy has called time on his Love Island playing career.
It wasn’t the brutal dumping that has become synonymous with the show over the years. Fitzy and Lola put themselves forward with the unproblematic and mature poise that has summed up their stint in the Love Island villa up to now. After they were voted as one of the least liked couples by viewers, they saved Lorenzo and Julia, who had been feuding with Lola, from having to pick who to send home.
We won’t look too much into why Lola may have put their couple forward for leaving. We’ll go with they have found what they were looking for in each other and were desperate to get their life together underway. She definitely wasn’t taking the satisfaction of sending them home away from Julia. No, definitely not.
Speaking on Love Island Aftersun after their departure, the loved-up pair admitted that they may not have been the most loved from the viewers because they could appear ‘boring’. It’s funny, people can leave their morals at home, fly around that villa with zero shame, start fights over nothing, and be adored by viewers.
Yet, upon taking this ‘Fitzy analysis’ role, the premise was simple - Love Island is about finding love. These two appear to have done exactly that, and they’re the ones catching all of the flak?
Forget bringing VAR into the GAA, there are millions of people watching this show and they still arrive at questionable conclusions.
Nonetheless, Fitzy has managed to hit the gold mine. Home in time for Sunday’s All-Ireland final, the Arts Festival, AND the Galway Races. Come on, these two won’t leave Galway until August.
Oh, and the Barna man is back for championship. Lola’s dream of being a WAG will be realised immediately. They couldn’t have left that villa at a better time.
There is also this team called *checks notes* Mayo in the All-Ireland football final. I doubt Fitzy’s ever heard of them.
You can’t give Fitzy a man-of-the-match award for his Love Island performance. But he could be described as Mr Reliable. He was a consistent performer, a constant source of advice for the lads, and provided some moments of brilliance. He can look back on his time on the show with a sense of pride, as can the people of Galway.
He flew the flag with his glimmers of Irish charm, respectful manner, and he leaves with an almost-girlfriend - he’d devised a plan to ask her officially but left before he could carry it out.
He’s clearly never heard of Silver Strand or Barna Woods. Where else would you want to ask a girl to be your girlfriend? If he gets his skates on he’ll have a Mallorca-esque sun in the background too.
Fitzy may not be leaving with 50 grand, but the Galwayman leaves as one of the Irish language’s finest ambassadors. Sure, he’s brought ‘póg mo thóin’ to reality television. Although I’m not sure Lola will ever want to hear that again.
