Love is Blind. I swear, it is the worst show ever. It had the worst concept too. Blind dates through a wall? Falling in love with a voice? A personality? Come on! Please. But boy, the rational part of my brain died that whole month it aired as I impatiently waited for each episode to come out and would binge watch it then come storming into the bedroom wanting to talk about all this reality show drama with my husband who could honestly careless. So I inherently recruited my sister who did enjoy this with me, and we could celebrity gossip at will.
What kept me hook? I honestly could not tell you, but I knew Netflix had suckered me in. When Cameron went on screen, I swear I was like hubba hubba. Love is not blind. While I disliked Lauren for all her baby talk, she, and Cameron… that chemistry. Phew! I knew I had no chance. (Beside the fact that I am happily married. But a girl can dream, right?) They cried together! When I saw them together, I couldn’t help but hope they would end up together. I was rooting so hard for them.
I also couldn’t help but compare the young me to Gigi and my love to Damien. They had an immature kind of love that if taken care of properly, could blossom into something beautiful. I still cannot believe he left her at the alter. He loved her so much. I also cannot believe she went back to him. If you knew you weren’t going to say yes, did you have to go through with the fake wedding? I was so mad at him and ashamed for her. Her poor family. If her family is anything like mine, he will never be forgiven.
Amber and Barnett were not at all what I expected but oddly I did want them to work out. I knew she was too quirky for him but sometimes it takes a silly person to make you realize who you are. Barnett went way too logical on Love is Blind, but he did right. I loved how he was still undecided but stood true to his commitment to Amber in the end. I hated him throughout the series. I think the girl in me knew he was a player and as such he won me over in the end. Ugh! Don’t you hate when this happens? (As I hear the lyrics: Don’t hate the player, hate the game being played.)
As with any good reality show, you need a person you hate to be on air. For me, and almost everyone else, it was Jessica. Barf! She loss Barnett and took Mark as a consolation prize. What an awful feeling! She was deceptive and played Mark. You could see her eye rolls and how she was NOT into Mark. I guess for some, love really is blind. How could you not see her degrading you all the time Mark? You deserve so much better. You should want more. The person should want to be with you and love you for YOU! I am happy he got his happy ending. As for Jessica who is now with a surgeon or something other, I wish him luck. Unless she has changed, which I doubt, you are in for a girl who wants prestige, which I guess she got with a surgeon and a girl who is deceptive and fake as F! Blah. The only props I will give her is when she went back on air and had people actually tell her that her behaviour was bad. But what else could she have done? But then you find out he’s a cheater!!! What! Mark. I am so disappointed. #PlotTwist
I loved Kelly and Kenny. I knew Kelly was dull-ish. (Is that horrible of me to say?) But I knew Kenny loved her a lot. They are a lot a like. Heck, their families make mine and my hubby’s look bad. They got along so well. It made me so happy when in the end, Kenny moved on and Kelly was sad. I think, she was hoping to win Kenny back. This is a lesson in disguise. Your actions have consequences. But there were hints in the show. She was not into Kenny.
Oh and don’t get me started on Carlton and Diamond. I loved Diamond. Carlton was a jerk. This is what is wrong with people. They attack the person and not the problem. I think Diamond would have been understanding and helped navigate with Carlton what their relationship would look like. I think he wanted an out. He made a jerk of himself and thankfully so. Diamond deserves so much more. And that apology. P-L-E-A-S-E! No way!
So, as you can clearly see, I was very invested into this series. It was my guilty pleasure. Pathetically so. Alas, only my hubby and my sister knew…. And now the world. Will I be watching season 2? Absolutely not…… ;)
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