Love Is Blindis adating experimentthat takes “blind date” to the next level.Putting the cast into pods where they cannot see each other aims to find an emotional connection and leave the superficial things behind. Hosted byNick LacheyandVanessa Lachey,Love Is Blindhas been pulling in views for its entire run. Season 8 premiered on Valentine’s Day, coinciding with the five-year anniversary ofLove Is Blind.
There Is a Large ‘Love Is Blind’ Cast, According to Netflix
Before Season 8 ofLove Is Blinddropped, Netflix posted a video showing a short segment from each of the32 singles looking for love.However, under half of the cast was introduced and shown in the pods when the season began.Love Is Blinddoes not do a good job of protecting its castin the first place, but this just further proves that. Bringing groups of people in and claiming it isthe largest pod group everdoes little for the show if they never see the effects of such a large pod group. Notably, we never see the oldest cast member,Amanda Burke, at all. Despite having a large cast,Love Is Blindonly follows a small group during Season 8 that has made the season dull.
Not Seeing All Contestants Is Confusing
Not showing the entire cast during the season ofLove Is Blindin the pods is normal, but that does not make it the right choice. The apparent reason that the show limits the amount of people seen is because it crafts a story.Love Is Blindfollows the coupleswith the highest chance of a match and the most drama. Unfortunately,people who are not compatible are not shown in the pods.However, the ignored cast is still shown in the greenrooms chatting with the other cast members. Showing the cast but never introducing them is confusing. Having one of the main characters come in to vent to someone we do not know the name of or care about often distracts from the story. Other dating shows likeThe BachelororLove Islanddo not ignore the cast to keep the story, they have everyone shown at least once. It makes sense that production would want to carve out a storyline, butif the dull start to Season 8 is any indicator,Love Is Blindneeds to switch things up.
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Showing More Contestants Would Only Help ‘Love Is Blind’
There would be benefits to having theLove Is Blindcast be shown on screen. Firstly, showing the wholecast and letting the audience get to know them, even just for the episode, would make their appearances later less confusing.Production onLove Is Blindopted only to follow compatible pairingswho had a shot of making it to the end, but that makes the show predictable. Sure, there is drama in the “will they won’t they” of some couples likeMadison ErrichielloandAlex Brown, but ultimately, the audience generally knows the ending within the first episode. Showing more of each pair’s interactions, would strengthen the impact of a successful pairing. Having an episode where everyone is dating, and we see all the faces would not take up much time either. Not only that, but the bad first dates often make funny moments.David Bettenbergwent around asking what was wrong with all the women, but it would have been interesting to hear more of the responses. Including the completeLove Is Blindcast, even just for an episode, would make the show more interesting and make the connections feel more organic.
Love Is Blindleaves out much of its cast, but it would be better if Netflix included the full cast. There are not many connections for a show about dating and making an anonymous connection. As it stands,Season 8 ofLove Is Blindhas been confusing and disappointing. If future seasons ofLove is Blindwant to be more appealing, then Netflix needs to change it up. The first episodes ofLove Is BlindSeason 8 are available to stream on Netflix.
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