Bachelor in Paradise is here to fill the Love Island-shaped hole in our hearts, and it's already completely deranged per usual.

This season is just as chaotic as ever, but there's a new twist: Bachelor and Bachelorette alums are joined by the 60+ year old cast of The Golden Bachelor and The Golden Bachelorette. And while technically a May-December romance is "allowed," apparently everyone was encouraged to stick to their age group.

"I told everybody, as a group, we've got two generations sharing the beach—I can't tell anybody who to love and who they're not allowed to love," Jesse Palmer told TV Guide. "I encouraged them to stay in their generational lanes. And above everything, do not make it weird."

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He added, "If it does happen, as long as it's consensual, that's obviously a possibility. There are a lot of examples in the real world of different age ranges dating—we've seen successful examples of that. Again, as long as it's not weird, that's the most important thing."

Meanwhile, showrunner Scott Teti spoke to Variety about the possibility of cross-generational romance, saying "They are all immersed in the same living area, but because of the way they were integrated, and when we brought the Goldens in, they stayed in their respective lanes. A lot of thought went into that. And that’s not to say that it couldn’t happen or it didn’t happen, but largely speaking, they gravitated towards their own peers. There’s a lot of camaraderie and partying and hijinks that goes on between all of them."