Sixteen singles from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the US compete in a tropical Fijian paradise for a hefty cash prize.

One single feels the pressure in the first departure as the boys and girls open up about who wants who.

Allegiances are firming up as the couples dive for love in the Challenge Arena, where they must battle it out before a brutal elimination, which sees one couple walk the wharf off the island.

On board the superyacht Sabre, super couple Chris and Tiarne gather their allies as four new competitors join the island; Passion Play threatens to separate the island's strongest couples.

One disruptor loses her appetite as the Challenge Arena serves up tarantulas; dirty tactics appear, shattering one person's dream of heading into the second elimination.

Newcomer speed dating sees the Heartbreak Hotel put up the full house sign; Manaaki and Kacey make their play; things go wrong on the Passion Play stage.