SPOILERS are forward for Love Is Blind Season 8, episodes 1-6.
Love Is Blind has lengthy been my greatest go-to relationship sequence to look at with my Netflix subscription. However because the present celebrates 5 years and eight seasons, with the brand new season now right here on the 2025 TV schedule, I’ve began to comprehend I’ve had such a love-hate relationship with the entire experiment.
Look, I do know on the finish of the day, it’s a present that’s predominantly made for the leisure of viewers like me, however the uncynical aspect of me additionally appears like not like so many actuality reveals on the market, I believe it has and may have the facility to essentially convey actual lovers collectively. Above all else, I wish to see romantic moments greater than petty drama. Fortunately, Season 8 is giving me precisely what I need from the sequence so far.
There are a whole lot of Netflix relationship reveals at this level, however I’ll always remember the primary time I pressed play on Love Is Blind, as a result of I keep in mind it genuinely getting me to swoon. Having {couples} meet with out being face-to-face is definitely such an attention-grabbing concept, particularly on the earth of relationship apps, the place just about all of my associates have met their important others by seeing their face first, and making an assumption.
Let me discuss a bit about my ideas on the present going into Season 8, and why I am longing for this season being maybe the perfect one but after watching the primary six episodes (all out proper now).
Why Love Is Blind Has Not Swept Me Off My Toes In Years
Simply to have a look at the statistics over the previous three seasons, the expertise has remained fairly comparable. Since Season 5, just one couple out of a handful finally ends up really getting married, and the remainder are type of a multitude. Final season particularly, it felt like so many have been incompatible after so many scandals and love triangles throughout the seasons. I do know different followers and I’ve discovered ourselves going to Love Is Blind different variations from different international locations, like binging the latest U.Ok. model to revive our hope within the present.
I’m right here for some meme-able moments and the present exposing some toxicity that may include romantic relationships – I imply, love itself can get messy. However come on, if these contestants are going to enroll to actually get married in 4 weeks, there must be some type of anchor making me really feel prefer it’s a social experiment that’s attainable to achieve for them. Over time, it appears like the identical issues pop up and the present’s producers should not doing a lot to repair something on their finish.
However, Minnesota’s Contestants Had Me In Candy Tears Of Pleasure
Then I watched all of the pod episodes of this new season. As hosts Vanessa and Nick Lachey say on the prime of the season, it’s apparently the “greatest” ever as a result of there have been extra singles within the pods than ever earlier than (that quantity being 32), and I believe it may need paid off. As I binged the pod episodes, it did really feel like much more candy and deep connections have been being fashioned throughout the course of, and I discovered myself very invested in how fairly a couple of have been going to shake out. And those I hoped wouldn’t work out.
I don’t know if it’s as a result of that is the Minnesota season, however I really feel like so most of the folks on the present for the precise causes and weren’t on the present simply to be on it. Positive, it’s a tad extra boring and slow-paced at factors than some seasons because of this, however I personally discovered it attention-grabbing to see how every couple bonds and what it was about their connection that made them really feel assured about getting engaged. I favored that it felt prefer it was not solely extra in regards to the social experiment, however concerned individuals who perceive and wished essentially the most out of the method. Lots of the reveals have been so candy, and I used to be crying over Monica and Joey seeing one another for the primary time.
I Additionally Really feel Like A Lot Of The Potential Drama Was Nipped In The Pods
Now, I positively have my suspicions a couple of couple or two having some issues as soon as they exit the pods, however it’s nowhere close to the standard very “actuality TV” feeling I get once I attain the cliffhanger for subsequent week’s batch of episodes. I believe a whole lot of that has to do with the contestants who I believe weren’t going to achieve success simply not getting out of it engaged. For instance, I believe if Alex, Madison, Colton and Meg had all coupled up, there can be room for some damage emotions and door slams, however they merely have been capable of sense that their respective relationships weren’t prepared for that subsequent step.
I’m certain you’re curious, who am I nervous about? David is No. 1 on my listing, as a result of I believe he was the middle of a whole lot of pointless drama between Molly and Taylor, and I can see this seeping into David and Taylor’s engagement someway. I’m additionally not utterly assured in Devin and Virginia, maybe as a result of he got here off a bit detached within the pods, however possibly I’ll heat as much as them. There was that odd second with Ben when Sarah introduced up social points with him, however they appear somewhat robust in any other case!
And, The Greatest Cliffhanger So Far Feels So Innocent
Lastly, there’s the “drama” the episode leaves off on relating to Daniel and Taylor maybe crossing paths earlier than. Apparently Taylor thinks that possibly he adopted her and unfollowed her sooner or later and knew about her the entire time. It positively has me on the sting of my seat questioning what shall be subsequent for them, and if Daniel shall be some evil mastermind or in the event that they’ll proceed their engagement. However after watching the primary few episodes, it simply appears so innocent. I extremely doubt it’s going to go off the rails and take the present to a wild place.
Anyway, I’m simply getting very candy and harmless vibes from this season, and I do know I’ll be rooting for a pair or two to make it on the altar this time! Positive, I nonetheless assume 4 weeks is a wildly quick time to seek out your life associate, however I’ve a greater feeling a few of these contestants will make it so far as different {couples} prior to now who’ve stated “I do.”