Episodes of the third season of Netflix’s reality television show Love is Blind have been releasing every Wednesday for the past couple of weeks and they are chaotically on brand for the series. With a new set of couples who get engaged without seeing each other, this season plays into tropes we have seen in the first two seasons. It’s frustrating as a viewer, but for some reason audiences tune in each week, making it a Netflix staple show.
Like many other shows in the genre, Love is Blind follows people on their quest to find true love and get married. Due to the fact that the couples have no idea what the person they are dating looks like, there is a lot of emphasis on “emotional connections” and whether that translates into physical bonds once the cast members meet in person. The repetitiveness of this theme proves how shallow these dating shows can be and builds onto the already dramatic premise.
Netflix has found their editing style and go-to storylines by now with Love is Blind. There is always some form of love triangle going on when contestants are still in the pods. Once the couples meet in person they struggle with intimacy and getting to know each other in daily life. One couple gets a relatively undramatic edit and is obviously going to successfully get married like Lauren and Cameron in season one or Alexa and Brennon this season. The show is messy, but in an annoyingly predictable way after several years.
It is clear that despite its flaws, Love is Blind is not going anywhere. Netflix has already renewed the show for two more seasons meaning there will be plenty of drama in store. Surely there will be no shortage of content for audiences who love the world of reality television when Love is Blind is here to stay.