Love Is Blindseason 8 has been boring and downright exhausting,partly due to the casting choices and an overall group of unlikable contestants. Since its premiere in 2020,Love Is Blindhas always had at least a few outlandish personalities—like Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee from season 2or Matthew Duliba from season 6—who kept things interesting. However, this season’s cast members are making the show difficult to watch. It has been fascinating to see the red flags overlooked since theLove Is Blindseason 8 premiere.
The couples spent the first six episodes in the pods,and only five pairs got engaged. There was hope the season would pick up after the proposal; hover, it didn’t. Episodes 7-9 delved into the drama between Daniel Hasting and Taylor Haag’s resolving the earlier cliffhanger while unearthing TikTok rumors about Ben Mezzenga that hurt his relationship with Sara Carton. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With so much chaos and so little chemistry,Love Is Blindseason 8 proves the casting department failed to get the right people on the show.
Daniel Hastings May Have Seen Taylor Haag Before Filming The Show
He Might Have Known What She Looked Like
One of the biggest controversies surroundingLove Is Blindseason 8 isDaniel and Taylor’s Instagram drama. During their interactions in the pods, Taylor asked Danielif he’d followed her on Instagram, an accusation he vehemently denied.Their bond strengthened with Daniel’s proposal, and then the couple met for the first time. In a confessional after the meetup, Taylor said she was sure he’d followed and unfollowed her on the social media platform (viaLoveisblindnetflix).
“When the doors first opened, and I saw Daniel, I thought he’s so familiar to me but I couldn’t place it. Is he familiar because I’ve have pictured his face through a wall 15 million times?”
Taylor continued to share that when the doors opened, that wasn’t the first time Daniel saw her, adding:
“A couple of months ago I remember getting a follower request, and I’m fairly positive that Daniel followed me on Instagram not long before coming to the show.”
In episode 7, Daniel deniedfollowing Taylor on Instagram. A producer gave theLove Is Blindstar her phone to check her follower’s list, but Daniel wasn’t in it. Speaking toEntertainment Weekly, Taylor said she remembered seeing some mutual friends on Daniel’s profile.
Taylor was stillconvinced she had seen his Instagram page. She admitted to using an app called Followers which checks a list of people who had followed her in the past just to be sure but never found his name. If Daniel ever followed Taylor, he would havecheated theLove Is Blindexperiment and violatedthe rules, making their entire relationship seem inauthentic.
Producers Are Being Called Out
Love Is Blind Season 8 Lacked Diversity
TheLove Is Blindproducers faced criticism over the lack of diversity on the show. While the initialLove Is Blindseason 8 castwas diverse,only three were shown in the pods, and no other races apart from the white cast members. While Minneapolis isn’t as diverse as other parts of the U.S., they have diversity.
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According to theMinneapolis database, the population of other races includes blacks at 18.4%, Asians at 5.15 and 5% multiracial people.Love Is Blindcreator and executive producer Chris Coleen addressed the criticism onEntertainment Weekly. He statedit was hard to tell the story of 32 contestants and that white cast members happened to be the group who find their soulmateswhile the rest didn’t.
The Season Isn’t Sizzling
Love Is Blind Season 8 Is Painfully Boring
Love Is Blindseason 8 isby far the most boring season ever. From long pod sessions that weren’t so interesting—especially with Madison Errichiello and her connections, Alex Brown and Mason Horacek took so much time despite leaving the pods unengaged.EveryLove Is Blindseason 8 participantseemed like a villain.
From Dave’s interest in knowing everyone’s sex life to Madison leading on Mason and breaking up with him in the worst way possible, ruining his connection with Meg Fink, it was just a lot of nothing. While this isn’t necessarily the end of theLove Is Blindglory days, the poor casting choice could have had a huge impact this season. Hopefully, season 9 will redeem the show.
Love Is Blindseason 8, episodes 10-12 drop on Friday, February 28 on Netflix.
Love Is Blind
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Love Is Blind is a reality series where participants date and become engaged without seeing each other. The experiment examines whether emotional connections can outweigh physical appearances as couples decide if they will marry after meeting face-to-face for the first time.
