Fans ofLove Island USAseason 7 think Ace Greene may have tried to manipulate the latest elimination, but his plan failed when Nic Vansteenberghe was sent home. Ace has played an interesting game onLove Island USAseason 7. He has been slow to make connections, yet hasnever been at risk of going home.

Ace had a strong start to hisLove Island USAseason 7journey. On night one, both Yulissa Escobar and Chelley Bissainthe wanted to couple up with Ace, putting the power in his hands. He decided on Yulissa, forcing Chelley to pair with Austin Shepard.

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However, whenYulissa was sent home due to inappropriate languageshe used before the show, Ace found himself single. Chelley was still interested in Austin, butAce successfully created a love trianglebetween them. He really put in effort, planning villa dates and making his interest known.

Ace has been directly responsible for eliminating certainLove Island USAseason 7 cast members. In some ways, he’s treating the Peacock dating show like a game rather than an opportunity to find love. Unfortunately for Ace, he may not be as good at manipulation as he once thought.

Ace Greene Is Running The Show

He Makes The Decisions

Although Ace did not play a role in Hannah Fields’s elimination from the villa, as only the other women voted her out, she made sure to mention him during apodcast appearanceonChicks In The Office. According to Hannah, Ace held a lot of power in the villa. Specifically, she said:

“Ace definitely was like the president of the villa. He was always ordering the boys to do things. He’d be like, ‘Go tell Chelley that she got a text.’ … I thought it was funny. It was odd because they were just like, ‘Yes, master.'”

Hannah’s interpretation has been clear to the audience, as well. Ace is clearly very close friends with Nic Vansteenberghe and Taylor Williams, and the three have been looking out for each other. Ace even made a voting decision based on what Taylor wanted.

When the islanders were given a choice between voting outdrama-queen Huda Mustafaor Jalen Brown, Ace chose to keep Huda. After all,Jalen was forming a connection with Olandria Carthen, whom Taylor had been coupled up with. In order to keep Olandria away from Jalen, Ace got him out of the villa.

Did Ace Try To Get Austin Eliminated?

A Fan Theory May Have Hit The Nail On The Head

Love Island USAseason 7’s Casa Amor week started off with a bang. 24-hours after the new bombshells coupled up with the islanders, there was a recoupling ceremony. First, the Casa women were asked if they wanted to couple up with single TJ Palma. Then, becauseAce was single, the women were asked the same thing, and the process continued.

Threads userSofia Bellarightfully pointed out that Ace seemed unfazed when Vanna Einerson decided to leave him in favor of TJ. Why wasn’t he nervous about his fate in the game? Was it becauseAce had devised a master plan?

Things got even weirder when Coco Watson and Taylor gave each other a look right before she stood up to pair with Ace. It was almost as if they had decided on this in advance. Plus, with Taylor grinning beforeClarke Carraway left Nic for Taylor, it definitely seems that Taylor and Ace knew how this recoupling ceremony was going to go.

Nic had even tried to form a strong bond with bombshell Jaden Duggar.

He specifically asked her to choose him, should the opportunity arise. However, when Nic stood at the front of the fireplace, waiting for a new couple, Jaden didn’t stand for him, nor did any of the other women.Jaden stayed with Austin, and Nic was sent home.

Ace and Taylor were shocked. Yes, their best friend was shockingly eliminated, but it also seemed that their plan had gone awry. If Ace had tried to send Austin home through an elaborate scheme, it backfired. Ace was clearly devastated.

Ace Would Do Well On Other TV Shows

He Should Keep Competing

Ace clearly has a mind for strategy and gameplay, and there are many other reality competition shows that feature known stars. Ace would likely do very well on another Peacock show,The Traitors, and he should definitely try his hand atHulu’sGot To Get Outif there’s another season.

Ace could also appear on MTV’sThe Challenge, supposing he’s able to compete physically as well as mentally.Love Island USAis likely not the last time we’ll see Ace on TV. Whether or not Ace wins on the dating show, he’ll be back on TV for more scheming.

Love Island USAairs new episodes on Peacock at 9 p.m. EDT daily, except Wednesdays.