Love is Blind season 7 checks what it means to fall in love…once more. Do appears, cash, and different issues matter in the case of issues of the guts? Or are you able to fall in love with somebody sight unseen? Once more, we’re watching a bunch of hopefuls navigate these questions in season 7 of the collection. And since we will’t management selves (as evidenced by our season 7 breakdown of episodes 1-6), right here is our breakdown of the primary 6 episodes of season 7!
1. How have your opinions of the {couples} modified after this batch of episodes? Who do you suppose is unquestionably making it to the altar?
Lizzie: Oh, they’ve modified alright. I preferred most of them after the primary batch of episodes and I barely like all of them now! I assume Taylor and Garrett are okay. And I believe Ramses and Marissa can in all probability make it, although I’m just a little involved that their relationship depends an excessive amount of on the bodily. However everybody else? Stephen was the worst, we already noticed that. Nick is a baby, he in all probability shouldn’t get married. Hannah is just a little too judgy, so yeah no there. Alex and Tim had a foul sufficient combat he was about to stroll away and she or he received up on his face and put her fingers on him and he was uncomfortable about it, however now are pretending all the pieces is okay. Ashley is making too massive a deal about Tyler being a sperm donor, which makes me suppose he’s a babby daddy and so they’re simply not telling us. Yeah, I’m unsure I actually love any of them.
Lyra: Apart from Taylor and Garrett, not one of the different {couples} are making it to the altar in season 7 of Love is Blind. Stephen completely blew up his relationship for some sexting. Marissa and Ramses had some good conversations however the entire condom factor was an absolute flip off to him specifically. And Alex & Tim and Ashley & Tyler are two utterly completely different wavelengths of what’s allowed in relationships. Then there’s Hannah and Nick. It’s giving Zanab and Cole however with a heavy sprinkling of 1 being imply and the opposite being clueless and mad about it. None of those different {couples} are going to make it and it’s disappointing to know that already.
2. Let’s discuss Stephen. Was he on this experiment for the fitting causes? He introduced himself a method within the pods, but it surely all appeared to alter as soon as exterior of them. What’s your learn on him and his relationship with Monica?
Lizzie: The second this man began speaking about fame and the way some ladies would wish to suck him off, I used to be out. No, no dude, why are you even right here? Zero endurance for that. I wasn’t even shocked once we discovered he was dishonest on Monica. And I’m kinda glad she had him Venmo the cash she spent on him again. In reality, I’ll say he was doing all of it for the eye, completely all the pieces. The one factor Monica received out of this was good associates, as a result of Taylor and Garrett are the actual ones for exhibiting as much as consolation her.
Lyra: Stephen went on Love is Blind to get well-known. However as a substitute of pondering together with his mind on how he may come out the hero that folks would wish to hit up after his relationship with Monica ended, he made himself appear like a pig. Who would wish to hit up an individual who sexts another person whereas having a fiancee? I imply, there are some individuals for certain. Nevertheless it’s not going to get Stephen the eye he so desperately needs. As for Monica, she’s not my favourite however she entered this experiment with love in thoughts. She dedicated to the method. And it’s received to be heartbreaking to know that Stephen considered this as a recreation. That’s why he didn’t get her flowers and leaned on her to hold the monetary load. Which, that final half is loopy, as a result of if he had the cash to Venmo her there for the price of bills, then why was she overlaying all the pieces within the first place. Sus.
3. What did you concentrate on the way in which Ramses introduced out all of the laborious matters with each Marissa and her associates? Do you suppose they’ll get previous the very fact they don’t 100% see eye to eye on political points?
Lizzie: I’m blown away by the truth that this made it to the ultimate minimize of Love is Blind! Man even introduced up Palestine! He stated the phrases “the hammer of US imperialism,” and so they left that in? I didn’t suppose Netflix had it in them, particularly a month earlier than the election. However I 100% agree with all the pieces Ramses stated, so good on him for saying it. I used to be particularly cheering when he informed Marissa’s associates that politics can’t be separated from who you’re as an individual. And his complete dialog with Marissa concerning the army? Wow. Speak about a nicely articulated man.
I believe Marissa is extra liberal than she needs to even admit, and she or he comes from an setting the place in all probability saying that she’s absolutely anti-military doesn’t actually work as a result of she nonetheless has associates within the army and she or he was in it for therefore lengthy. So, yeah, I don’t suppose the variations are that massive that that is going to be the factor that breaks them.
Lyra: Your complete time Ramses was going to city on the US army system I used to be like 👀👀👀👀. I used to be so certain that manufacturing would minimize off filming. As a result of despite the fact that that is actuality TV, they’ve guidelines and pointers. Extra importantly, they’ve shareholders. So for this to air was one thing woah. As for whether or not they could make it previous one thing as heavy as this, no. They could get married, however this distinction in views will pressure their relationship.
Then there’s the condom dialog. We’ve got to speak about that. As a result of I preferred his dialog with Marissa about US imperialism. However I loathed the condom dialog. It confirmed what sort of man Ramses is. As a result of he (let me examine my notes right here) needs to have intercourse however doesn’t wish to put on a condom and in addition isn’t prepared for kids. As a substitute, he needs her to go on contraception with no true regard for what that does to a girl’s physique. And even when she brings up her issues, he ends the dialog by principally saying he wants pleasure. It’s giving, “🤷” and being a pretend progressive. A lot for frowning on poisonous masculinity and being a contemporary man. He likes saying that as a result of he needs to shake off the shackles of gender norms and masculinity for himself. However for Marissa? Nah, babe. You gotta go on contraception as a result of I can’t wrap it up cuz pleasure. IT’S GONNA BE A NO FOR US!
4. Nick has clearly lived a sheltered life, which appears to rub Hannah the unsuitable method. Do you suppose these two could make it regardless of their upbringings being so completely different?
Lizzie: They’d each should attempt. It was kinda hilarious how little or no making an attempt there was at some factors, from each of them. Like certain, Nick was getting on my nerves, as a result of how are you an grownup who doesn’t know the best way to do basic items? However Hannah was simply treating him like a child as nicely, so it’s not like he’s going to be taught for those who additionally coddle him! It’s a bizarre dynamic they’ve. I’m nonetheless not completely satisfied they like one another sufficient to get married.
Lyra: Agree with all the pieces Lizzie stated above. And I wished so as to add that I don’t suppose they even like one another sufficient to work collectively as unit. As a result of, I’ve lived a sheltered life in some ways. I don’t know actually what shares are or what sort of retirement plan I’ve. And if I discovered a companion, I’d need them to not look down on me if I don’t know this stuff. As a substitute, I’d need them to show me. Maintain my hand and information me so we will hit again at this world collectively. Hannah’s not doing that. She’s being judgmental and joking about him not realizing issues just a little an excessive amount of for my style.
Saying all of this, Nick isn’t harmless. In case you don’t know one thing, say it. And I do know it’s laborious with Hannah’s judgment staring you within the face, however converse up and don’t get offended and defensive if you don’t know one thing. That doesn’t assist the dialog and makes the entire state of affairs worse. Mainly, he wants a mom. And Hannah isn’t right here to mom anybody. So both he bucks up or ships out. We’d like males who attempt right here. Not males who settle. And we’d like ladies who pay attention and never make a somebody not realizing one thing a joke.
5. Tim and Alex appear to be doing nicely after their combat, however ought to they be? What do you suppose occurred between them? And did the present (and them) simply brush it apart too rapidly?
Lizzie: Yeah, I really feel like we moved on method too rapidly right here. What occurred? Why didn’t we see it? It turned bodily when she positioned her hand over his mouth when it was first described after which it was downplayed after which it felt like they have been making an attempt to inform me it was nothing? It offers me such a foul vibe, as a result of are you actually telling me the present doesn’t have footage? Why not simply present us what occurred?
Lyra: Netflix is basically dropping the ball right here with all these scenes occurring off digicam. First it was these two in Mexico, Brittany and Leo breaking apart off display screen, and the dialog between Ashley and Tyler feeling prefer it began mid-conversation. And for Tim and Alex, one thing occurred there that made him virtually wish to stop the present in Mexico. That’s not one thing little. It’s additionally why the candy scene with Alex’s father was so jarring. In case you have been prepared to go away her proper then and there, why are you going to laborious on profitable over her dad? I’m lacking understanding these contestants emotions.
6. The present has picked up within the after of a number of the drama for the {couples} this season. We didn’t see Tim and Alex’s combat, or Monica discovering Stephen’s textual content messages and we additionally didn’t see Ashley discovering out Tyler was a sperm donor. Do you suppose that is intentional on the a part of the present? How do you’re feeling about this?
Lizzie: It’s occurred in so many situations it’s gotta be intentional. Are they doing an additional episodes out of the stuff we didn’t see? Is that this going to be proven within the reunion? Both that or the present has actually dropped the ball this season, they actually missed all the drama. They should be kicking themselves. I really feel very conflicted about this as a result of I really feel just like the present is making an attempt to control us, and like that is actuality TV, there’s all the time a stage of manipulation within the edit, however that is blatant. At the very least let me faux I do know these individuals and made up my very own thoughts about them!
Lyra: A part of me thinks that Netflix not being round for some scenes or sharing key scenes they filmed is intentional. Love is Blind is a present and all of those individuals entered right into a contract for season 7. As a lot as they prefer to faux it’s informal, it’s not. They movie them in mattress earlier than the lights go off, individuals. And after they meet the dad and mom, oh wow, we have now a view from inside the home because the couple enters collectively. All of it’s orchestrated.
Suppose again to the Love is Blind season 6 reunion episode. Netflix noticed the type of buzz they received from Jeremy’s Apple watch debacle and the way that wasn’t caught on digicam. That’s buzz about their present. And any buzz is nice buzz for them as a streaming service. So perhaps this season they lean into it just a little extra. And perhaps by the point the reunion comes round and other people need solutions as to what we missed, viewers will tune in to look at. It’s all about numbers.
Love is Blind season 7 episodes 1-9 can be found on Netflix.