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Love Is Blind
Title card for the series.
GenreReality
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Coelen
  • Sam Dean
  • Ally Simpson
  • Eric Detwiler
Running time48–84 minutes
Production companyKinetic Content
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseFebruary 13 (2020-02-13) –
February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27)

Love Is Blind is a dating reality television series, produced by Kinetic Content[1] and created by Chris Coelen[2] which premiered on Netflix on February 13, 2020 as part of a three-week event.[3] The series has been compared to Married at First Sight, which was also produced by Kinetic Content,[1] and The Bachelor.[4] There were a total of ten episodes released, not including a reunion special that will be available on YouTube on March 5.[5]

Format

The series follows thirty men and women hoping to find love. For ten days in a speed dating format, the men and women date each other in different "pods" where they can talk to each other, but not see each other. Whenever they decided, the men were able to propose to the woman they want to get married to. After the proposal, and meeting face-to-face for the first time, the engaged couples headed to a couples retreat in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. During this trip they spent time getting to know their partners, and were able to meet the other couples participating in the experiment.

Following the couples retreat, the engaged couples moved to the same apartment complex back in Atlanta. While at the apartments, they all met their partners' families and explored their partners' living conditions. At the altar on the day of the wedding, the engaged couples carried out wedding ceremonies and needed to make their final decisions at the altar about whether to split up or get married, answering the question "Is love blind?"

Contestants

Men[6][7]
Name Age Fiancée Married?
Cameron Hamilton 28 Lauren Speed Yes
Carlton Morton 34 Diamond Jack No
Damian Powers 27 Giannina Gibelli No
Jon 38 Not engaged
Kenneth Smith 36 Not engaged
Kenny Barnes 27 Kelly Chase No
Mark Cuevas 24 Jessica Batten No
Matt Barnett 27 Amber Pike Yes
Matt Thomas 28 Not engaged
Taylor Lupton 31 Not engaged
Rory Newbrough 28 Danielle Drouin[a] No[a]
Ryan Martin 29 Not engaged
Westley Baer 27 Lexie Skipper[a] No[a]
Women[6][7]
Name Age Fiancé Married?
Alyson "Aly" Costa 36 Not engaged
Amber Pike 26 Matt Barnett Yes
Brianna Holmes 24 Not engaged
Chloe Unknown Not engaged
Danielle Drouin 27 Rory Newbrough[a] No[a]
Diamond Jack 28 Carlton Morton No
Ebony Alexis 30 Not engaged
Giannina Gibelli 25 Damian Powers No
India Bridgeforth 29 Not engaged
Jessica Batten 34 Mark Cuevas No
Kay Nicole 30 Not engaged
Kelly Chase 33 Kenny Barnes No
Lauren "LC" Chamblin 26 Not engaged
Lauren Speed 32 Cameron Hamilton Yes
Lexie Skipper 26 Westley Baer[a] No[a]
Lillie Mae 36 Not engaged

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h This relationship and engagement was not aired in the final cut, but was confirmed by the series creator, Chris Coelen.[2][8]

Episodes

On January 30, 2020, it was announced that Love Is Blind will be released as part of a three-week event, similar to The Circle. The first five episodes were released on February 13, with four episodes the following week. The finale was released on February 27, 2020.[3] A reunion episode will be released on March 5.

No.Title [3]Original release date [3]
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1"Is Love Blind?"February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)
2"Will You Marry Me?"February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)
3"First Night Together"February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)
4"Couples Retreat"February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)
5"Last Night in Paradise"February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)
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6"Moving in Together"February 20, 2020 (2020-02-20)
7"Meet the Parents"February 20, 2020 (2020-02-20)
8"Countdown to I Do's"February 20, 2020 (2020-02-20)
9"Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties"February 20, 2020 (2020-02-20)
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10"The Weddings"February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27)
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11"Reunion"March 5, 2020 (2020-03-05)

Production

Filming

Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia from October 9, 2018 and lasted thirty-eight days up until the weddings. The couples met face-to-face on October 19.[9] The ten days in the pods were shot at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville.[10] Then, after the newly engaged couples left the pods, filming took place at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya in Playa del Carmen, Mexico when all the couples went on a retreat. The relationships that made it through the retreat in Mexico move in together in an apartment complex.[11] After the retreat, the couples headed back to Atlanta to the Spectrum on Spring apartment building, where they spent the rest of the time filming up until the weddings.[12][13] The weddings took place at two event spaces called Flourish Atlanta[13] and The Estate[14] on November 15.

Release

The trailer for Love Is Blind was released on January 30, 2020.[15] With the trailer, it was announced that the series will be released on a three-week schedule, with the first five episodes being released on February 13, 2020, the next four being released on February 20, and the finale being released on February 27. The series consisted of ten episodes.[3]

On February 26, 2020, Netflix announced that there will be a reunion special available to watch on YouTube on March 5. During the reunion, the married and formerly engaged couples will be able to talk about everything during their experience, from the first ten days in the pods to the weddings and what happened behind the scenes.[5]

Unaired engagements

A total of eight couples got engaged among the participants. In addition to the six couples shown on the series, couples Westley Baer and Lexie Skipper, and Rory Newbrough and Danielle Drouin also got engaged in the experiment. Newbrough told People, "As we were preparing to go to the Mexico trip, the leads of the show came in and said, 'Hey, we were expecting maybe one or two [engagements]. The shows we've done before, we've never had this much success. We prepared for five. Then we got eight engagements, so we had to pick who we were going to follow.' We got our phones back. They thanked us graciously and said, 'Sorry, we just don’t have enough to cover everybody.'" After getting engaged in the pods, Baer and Skipper continued to date for three months before breaking up. Newbrough and Drouin took a week-long trip to Miami together after getting engaged. They broke up after returning from the trip and Drouin deciding to pursue a relationship with another participant on the show, Matt Thomas. Thomas and Drouin later split as well.[8]

Reception

On February 28, the day after the finale aired, Love Is Blind became Netflix's #1 trending program[16] coming just days after Netflix introduced its new trending top ten list on their website on February 24.[17]

Tricia Crimmins of Mashable reviewed the first five episodes of Love Is Blind following their initial release on February 13, 2020. Comparing it to The Bachelor, Crimmins called the series the bizarre reality TV experiment you've been craving. She comments that you never know what the couples will do next, even down to the altar at the wedding, making the series "harmless, entertaining, and satisfying."[11]

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave Love Is Blind a rating of 2 out of 5 stars, calling it toxic, revolting, but extremely addictive. She says that Love Is Blind is the final nail in the coffin of humanity; however, in terms of reality television, she states that it is good because it "exploits emotional frailties, profaning the sacred, making the private and precious public and worthless and turning it into voyeuristic ratings-bait." Despite all of this, she recommends the show as a casual reality television binge, similar to The Bachelor.[18]

Kristen Baldwin from Entertainment Weekly called the series "intensely tragic yet riveting." She criticized the series, saying that the first four episodes in the pods feel new and fresh, but once the engaged couples enter the real world, it feels like just another bad dating reality television show. Baldwin also called it depressing, citing the contestants always saying, "If I don't get married now, I never will." Overall Baldwin gave Love Is Blind a C+ rating.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Hegedus, Eric (January 30, 2020). "Netflix's 'Love Is Blind' confirms reality TV dating is pure trash". New York Post. Retrieved February 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Kinane, Ruth (February 14, 2020). "Love Is Blind creator on what they didn't show — including even more proposals". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e Snierson, Dan (January 30, 2020). "Watch singles get engaged without meeting in person in trailer for Netflix reality series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Grebey, James (January 30, 2020). "Netflix's Love Is Blind Is the Dystopian Dating Reality Show We Deserve". GQ. Retrieved February 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b Heldman, Breanne (February 26, 2020). "Netflix Announces Love Is Blind Cast Reunion to Reveal Which Couples Have Stayed Together". people.com. People. Retrieved February 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b Taylor, Jordyn (February 13, 2020). "Meet the Cast of Love Is Blind, Netflix's Incredible New Dating Show". Men's Health. Retrieved February 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b Shiffer, Emily (February 13, 2020). "Peep All The Netflix 'Love Is Blind' Cast's Instagrams". Women's Health. Retrieved February 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b Falcone, Dana (February 27, 2020). "Love Is Blind Helped 2 More Couples Get Engaged: Why Netflix Didn't Show Their Stories". people.com. People. Retrieved February 27, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Brockington, Ariana (February 20, 2020). "The First Season Of Love Is Blind Was Filmed A Long, Long Time Ago". Refinery29. Retrieved February 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Patel, Varun (February 12, 2020). "Where is the Love is Blind Set Located?". TheCinemaholic. Retrieved February 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b Crimmins, Tricia (February 13, 2020). "'Love Is Blind' is the bizarre reality TV experiment you've been craving". Mashable. Retrieved February 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Koerner, Allyson (February 20, 2020). "Where Was 'Love Is Blind' Filmed? The Pods Weren't Too Far From Home". Bustle. Retrieved February 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b Brockington, Ariana (February 20, 2020). "Love Is Blind Makes The Most Of Its Filming Locations". Refinery29. Retrieved February 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ White, Brett (February 27, 2020). "'Love Is Blind' on Netflix: You Can Get Married at the Same Place as the Couples". decider.com. Decider. Retrieved February 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Netflix (January 30, 2020). "Love is Blind - Official Trailer - Netflix". YouTube. Retrieved February 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Abad-Santos, Alex (February 29, 2020). "Who got married in Love Is Blind's volatile season finale?". vox.com. Vox. Retrieved February 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Johnson, Cameron (February 24, 2020). "Now - for the first time - you can see what's popular on Netflix". media.netflix.com. Netflix Media Center. Retrieved February 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Mangan, Lucy (February 13, 2020). "Love Is Blind review: toxic, revolting – and totally addictive". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved February 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Baldwin, Kristen (February 10, 2020). "I watched all of Netflix's Love Is Blind and I hate myself: Review". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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