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Love&Light, also known as L&L, is an American reality television series broadcast on MTV and based in different locations around the world. It was first broadcast on January 13th,2017. The programme follows the daily lives of 4–15housemates, as they live together each season in a different location around the world for a number of weeks.The series was hailedfor depicting issues of contemporary young-adulthood relevant to its core audience, such as sex, prejudice, religion, abortion, illness, sexuality, adoption, murder, death, politics and substance abuse.
Contents
- 1 Series
- 2 Cast
- 2.1 Timeline of Cast Members
- 2.2 Current cast
- 2.3 Former cast
- 3 Episodes
- 3.1 Season 1
- 3.2 Season 2
- 3.3 Season 3
Series
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | November 23, 2017 | January 15, 2018 | |
| 2 | 10 | February 7, 2018 | April 11, 2018 | |
| 3 | 10 | May 1, 2018 | June 26, 2018 | |
Cast
[[Ashanti|Ashanti | [[Bekir|Bekir | [[Chase|Chase | [[Chili|Chili | [[Christian|Christian | [[Eric|Eric |
[[James|James | [[John|John | [[Liam|Liam | [[Nick|Nick | [[Raul|Raul | [[Sagar|Sagar |
Current Cast Member
Timeline of Cast Members
| Name | Series | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | HD | 8 | NH | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Current Cast Members | ||||||||||||||
| Chili | ||||||||||||||
| Christian | ||||||||||||||
| James | ||||||||||||||
| Nick | ||||||||||||||
| Liam | ||||||||||||||
| Sagar | ||||||||||||||
| John | ||||||||||||||
| Ashanti | ||||||||||||||
| Eric | ||||||||||||||
| Raul | ||||||||||||||
| Bekir | ||||||||||||||
Jeff | ||||||||||||||
| Will | ||||||||||||||
| Jan | ||||||||||||||
| Former Cast Members | ||||||||||||||
| Ethan | ||||||||||||||
| Anthony | ||||||||||||||
| Issy | ||||||||||||||
| Mike | ||||||||||||||
| Eoin | ||||||||||||||
| Kelly | ||||||||||||||
| Chase | ||||||||||||||
Current cast
This is a list of the current cast members appearing in the show in order of their first appearance.
| Cast member | Username | Quote | Series | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chili | Lalisa | "want a taste? 🌶" | 1-12 | 2017-21 |
| Christian | Christian_ | "-play where are you christmas" | 1-12 | 2017-21 |
| James | J2999 | "cheers legends x!" | 1-8, 9-12 | 2017-21 |
| Nick | BluJay112 | "you should’ve asked me two hours ago, I already came." | 1-12 | 2017-21 |
| Liam | MoooHades | "who wants to manbun d8?" | 2-12 | 2018-21 |
| Sagar | obscurity | "i watch gay p*rn to do research on my enemies." | 4-8, 9-12 | 2018-21 |
| John | Jxhn | "i just f*cking waited to play & my roommate tripped the breaker so my wifi went out thats great" | 8, 9-12 | 2020-21 |
| Ashanti | KingGeek | "¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING ¸„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤øº◕)ﾉ:･ﾟ ASHANTI WAVE!!:„ø¤º°¨" | 9-12 | 2020-21 |
| Eric | awwsum11 | "I HAVE A BOYFRIEND!!!" | 9-12 | 2020-21 |
| Raul | MrBird | "IDC IDC IDC" | 5-HD, 10-12 | 2018-19, 2020-21 |
| Bekir | purplebb4 | "*unmutes* oh shut up *mutes*" | 10-12 | 2020-21 |
| Jeff | MrEbony | "I'm black; I listen to Drake and play tennis." | 3, 8, 9-12 | 2018-19, 2020-21 |
| Will | IceBeast | "I'm so nervous" | 4-7, 8-9, 11-12 | 2018-19, 2020-21 |
| Jan | DarkTyphoon23 | "*selfie with liquor bottle*" | 11-12 | 2020-21 |
Former cast
This is a list of the former cast members who have appeared in the show in order of their first appearance.
| Cast member | Username | Quote | Series | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan | Ethan000 | "uh huh." | 2-HD | 2018-20 |
| Anthony | rawr121 | "what's up uglies" | 2-3 | 2018 |
| Issy | immaxyman | "...anyways" | 7 | 2019 |
| Mike | Pieguy555 | "*complains about everything*" | 8 | 2020 |
| Eoin | Eoin | "i didn't say autistic, i said artistic." | 4-7, 8, 9 | 2018-20 |
| Kelly | Kelly0412 | "You didn’t vote for me, but you voted against me." | 7-HD, 8, 9, 10 | 2019, 2020 |
| Chase | bambinoswag | "Hello. *proceeds to log out for 3 months*" | 9-11 | 2020 |
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let There Be (Love &) Light" | November 13,2017 | 1.59 |
| A social experiment puts best friends Christian and Chili and dating couple James and Nick into the Love & Light mansion, where each of the four seeks to find their own way of spreading love and light within themselves and the world. | |||
| 2 | "Fish And Chips" | November 20,2017 | 1.32 |
| As the four get to know each other, tensions arise when trouble in paradise emerges. When James invites Chili to go rollerblading, Nick confesses to Christian in a tear filled monologue he doesn't remember the last time they were intimate. | |||
| 3 | "Want A Taste?" | November 27,2017 | 1.88 |
| Chili opens up about his past as a professional chili farmer and invites the house on a chili-tasting extravaganza. The chilies aren't the only thing that is spicy however, after Christian drops a bombshell on the house that he has decided to try to find love in the Big Apple. | |||
| 4 | "On My Knees...For God!" | December 4,2017 | 1.39 |
| After a disastrous first date, Christian swears off men and contemplates entering a convent, only to discover that things may not be what they seem in the church of the Lord. Fearing the worst, Chili sets up couple's therapy for James and Nick in an attempt to reignite the love. | |||
| 5 | "Blaze Of Glory" | December 11,2017 | 1.27 |
| After a night out on the town, Nick and James's relationship hits a new low when it is revealed James has been sending inappropriate pictures to local drag queen La Fierce. Overcome with emotional turmoil, Nick douses James's bed in gasoline and sets the match, setting the house on fire, figuratively and literally. Chili and Christian go shoe shopping. | |||
| 6 | "God Saves The Queens!" | December 18,2017 | 1.07 |
| Nick's fury comes out in a wave, when he decides to run for office in order to ban doing drag in an attempt to get back at James for his infidelity. Christian takes James bed shopping while Chili hires a private investigator to discover the truth behind his long lost niece. | |||
| 7 | "Love & Light Go To Jail" | December 25,2017 | 1.66 |
| After a fun night at the local theater, the Love & Light gang gets into their first fight after a man hurls a slur at Nick. The resulting fight gets all four in jail and James at risk of deportation, but after an emotional plea to the officer's religion, Christian convinces the officer to let them go with a warning. | |||
| 8 | "And The Winner Is..." | January 1,2018 | 1.93 |
| It's the day of the election, but all is not as it seems as James plays one final trick to ensure Nick does not win. Chili and Christian hit the clubs where Chili opens up about his alcohol dependency issues which led to the disappearance of his niece. | |||
| 9 | "Reflections" | January 8,2018 | 1.32 |
| Christian discovers a baby Boston Terrier and adopts it, while Chili's investigation finally results in a discovery of a name: Kasey Jean. After it's revealed Nick has lost the election, James goes a little too far in rubbing it in, driving Nick to the arms of another man. | |||
| 10 | "Keep Holding On" | January 15,2018 | 1.95 |
| After Nick confesses his adultery to James, an impulsive decision leaves James in a coma after he storms out of the house and gets hit by a car. Chili calls Kasey Jean and has an emotional re-connection, promising her he has changed for the better, while Christian discovers Freedrick has gone missing. The remaining cast gather around James's hospital bed and sing Avril Lavigne's Keep Holding On as the screen fades to black. | |||
Season 2
| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome Back To The Jungle" | February 7,2018 | 2.60 |
| James awakens from his coma, not remembering his experiences in the Love & Light mansion and now being paralyzed from the waist down. New roommates Anthony and Ethan arrive and Christian and Ethan immediately clash over cultural differences. Chili makes a call to an old friend as the cast flies to their new location - Sydney, Australia. | |||
| 2 | "Golden Girls" | February 14,2018 | 2.02 |
| The Love & Light cast lands down under and meets new housemate Liam. Ethan, dispassionate with his love life, sets his sights on finding love with an older woman. Nick makes multiple attempts to rekindle his relationship with amnesiac James, who is struggling with the possibility of never being able to walk again and still struggling to understand exactly what led to him being in this situation. An unexpected emotional outburst from Anthony leaves the houseguest confused as it is revealed things aren't what they seem. | |||
| 3 | "Lost In Translation" | February 21,2018 | 2.76 |
| Sparks appear to fly when Ethan swipes right with an elderly woman with the username Me2013, a woman who claims to like the younger things in life. Chili and Christian bond with Liam while applying for jobs. Nick’s paranoia over James remembering his affair leads to a drunken brawl at the mansion party with the rest of the cast, sending him to a hotel for the night. Struggling with the conditions of the house, Anthony leaves the house for the night and finds fun with a gaggle of local women. | |||
| 4 | "Shrimp On The Barbie" | February 28,2018 | 2.11 |
| Chili and Liam hosts a good old fashioned barbecue to properly welcome the cast to Australia and to celebrate Liam getting a job at the local K-Mart. Tension arises between Christian and Nick following the events of the previous night. Meanwhile, Anthony questions his spot in the house and falls ill with mono, dampening the house’s mood and James attends his first physiotherapy session, but when his condition is revealed to show little improvement, an unexpected housemate offers their support. | |||
| 5 | "Clique Clique Bang Bang" | March 7,2018 | 2.41 |
| A clique of Chili, Christian and Liam starts to form, causing annoyance from the rest of the cast. Nick snorts white-out to get over his lovesick blues, resulting in a humorous trip to the local library. Ethan makes a heartfelt confession to the group about being adopted as an infant from Latvia. Anthony and James continue to bond as Anthony wheels him around the local petting zoo. | |||
| 6 | "23andalone" | March 14,2018 | 2.98 |
| Following Ethan’s confession, he is determined to find his birth parents that abandoned him and starts his adventure with a 23andme test kit. James finally recalls a memory from the past and the thought of being exposed puts Nick on edge. Christian goes on the local evening news show in an effort to find Freedrick. The house sits Nick down for a talk none of them will ever forget. | |||
| 7 | "Prank Warfare" | March 21,2018 | 2.03 |
| Prank night at the Love & Light mansion goes eerie when Anthony hangs up the house phone on Chili’s niece, Kasey Jean and Chili swears revenge. Following the revelation of another memory from his past, James is determined to remember who the driver of the car that ran him over was. On his day off from work, Liam goes to the salon with Nick and gets hair extensions. | |||
| 8 | "Love Actually?" | March 28,2018 | 1.97 |
| Ethan finally meets user Me2013 for their date and things get steamy between the two. James decides to start fresh with Nick and the two rekindle their past relationship, physically and mentally. Christian sends a postcard to his Boston Terrier, Freedrick who was found after a nationwide search. Following an urgent phone call from home over the stigma of a Chinese man appearing on American television, Anthony yet again questions his reasoning for being in the house and ultimately chooses to pack his bags and leave. | |||
| 9 | "The Bomb" | April 4,2018 | 2.12 |
| To the horror of the cast members, the producers say that there is a possibility the network will be cancelling the series due to poor ratings. Chili devises a plan to make the show go viral and enlists the help of Christian and Liam. In a purely inspirational moment, James takes his first few steps on his own since his accident causing Nick to call his former lover to finally end things once and for all. Ethan is shocked by the results of his 23andme test. | |||
| 10 | "#loveandlightsout" | April 11,2018 | 2.89 |
| The aftermath of the bomb sends shockwaves through the house. An all-out explosive battle occurs when Anthony returns to the house to the surprise of the cast, only for the clique to jump him to make the show go viral and for Chili to finally get revenge for him hanging up the phone on Kasey Jean. Ethan bids farewell to his Australian fling Me2013. The cast depart Sydney and wonder about what the future holds as the show’s status is left unknown. The episode ends with the plane flying overhead and Anthony’s dead body rising from the depths of the house pool. | |||
Season 3
| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Murdered Love & Captured Light" | May 1,2018 | 4.99 |
| While on route to the new location after a season renewal, the gang is shocked when their flight to Japan is grounded in Bali, Indonesia. Stunning news about Anthony leaves the group devastated, and tears turn to rage when all five are quickly arrested and put in Kerobokan Prison, while an international legal battle begins between Australia, the United States, and Indonesia on where they legally should face the charges. | |||
| 2 | "A Single Tear, A Pool Of Blood" | May 1,2018 | 4.31 |
| Trapped in a jail cell together, James is shocked into remembering the true events of the accident after a passionate kiss with Nick. The events end up triggering a mental breakdown, resulting in the guards moving him to solitary confinement, leaving a heartbroken Nick sobbing in a pool of James's blood. Chili and Christian bond with their new cellmate, accused drag trafficker Schapelle Corby. Ethan and Liam discuss who the murderer could be, and things get tense when both begin to doubt the other's word. | |||
| 3 | "All By Myself" | May 8,2018 | 4.88 |
| James's stay in solitary confinement turns twisted when he begins to hallucinate Anthony's dead corpse, revealing the two had a heated conversation the night of his murder. Christian and Chili work together with Schapelle to establish their innocence. Interviews with detectives reveal motives for Chili, Christian, Ethan, and Liam. Nick is revealed to have been seen on security cameras with known prostitute and drag queen Issy Jenner at the time of death and is released from prison. | |||
| 4 | "The Autopsy Of Anthony" | May 15,2018 | 4.40 |
| The autopsy of Anthony reveals a twist on the assumed cause of murder. Liam discovers Ethan's story about the night of the murder doesn't quite hold up with his testimony. Christian, Chili, and Schapelle get high on toilet cleaner and accidentally stumble upon a key clue into the murder. James is released from solitary but struggles to reintegrate into the group. | |||
| 5 | "Now From The Top, Make It Drop" | May 22,2018 | 4.12 |
| The gang put aside their troubles and arrange a memorial for Anthony, where James angrily confronts the group on the truth behind his accident, resulting in him storming off. Liam and Ethan air out their suspicions of the other. Chili confides to Schapelle that he relapsed the day of the murder and woke up with blood under his fingernails the next morning, but has no idea if it was Anthony's. Depressed and feeing alone, James jumps from the second floor balcony, leaving his fate unknown. | |||
| 6 | "Liam Opens A Grocery Store" | May 29,2018 | 3.98 |
| Christian discovers James's body, and fellow inmate Jeff helps him alert the guards to the situation. While waiting for news of his condition, Jeff and Christian bond over their situation, leaving Chili jealous when he feels excluded. Schapelle comforts Chili by taking him to the prison salon for a new look. Ethan and Liam decide to start a prison grocery store, with Liam using his K-Mart experience to turn the venture into a success. | |||
| 7 | "Broken Legs And Broken Hearts" | June 5,2018 | 4.51 |
| James wakes up from his coma, finding out that his legs are severely broken, confining him to a wheelchair for the near future due to the lack of rehabilitation options at the prison. Christian and Jeff plot to escape the prison. Liam's success at running the prison grocery store leads to an inferiority complex arising in Ethan, but a shocking letter from Me2013 quickly shakes things up. James enrolls in the prison therapy group. | |||
| 8 | "Cell Block Tango" | June 12,2018 | 4.91 |
| Jeff and Christian stage a musical in order to break out of the prison, which results in chaos when the other prisoners divert their plans. Featured numbers include: "Jailhouse Rock" sung by Christian, Chili, Jeff, Ethan, Liam, Schapelle and James; "Leave (Get Out)" by Christian; "How Do I Live" by James; "Can't Be Tamed" by Chili and Schapelle; "The Boy is Mine" by Liam and Ethan; and "Torn" by Chili. | |||
| 9 | "Snitches Get Stitches" | June 19,2018 | 5.14 |
| After Jeff's escape and Christian's detainment due to Chili, Christian declares their friendship over after he returns from his interrogation beaten and bloody. Guards shut down the grocery store, leading to Ethan and Liam feeling lost. Schapelle is deported back to Australia, and bids Chili a tearful goodbye. A guilt-ridden and lonely Chili decides to confess to the murder, but a new revelation in the investigation leaves the whole crew shocked. | |||
| 10 | "The Night He Died" | June 26,2018 | 5.83 |
| Flashbacks reveal the true cause of Anthony's death by accidental drowning, sending shockwaves throughout the group as they each reflect on their relationship with Anthony. Love & Light is released from prison, with each of them fighting new demons. Christian and Chili struggle to make amends. Liam confesses his feelings to Ethan, only to be rejected. James contemplates leaving the show but is shocked when Nick is waiting at the prison gates as they get released. The season ends with a final shot of the prison as the group drives to the airport. | |||
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