About

Love Is Blind is a romance/dating reality television series which airs on Netflix. In the show, men and women go on "dates" with each other, talking together in individual soundproof rooms where neither can see the other person. If love blossoms between a pair of cast members, one can propose marriage to the other and if the other accepts, they can meet in person. The series then follows the engaged pairs through their engagement and their wedding. The series is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey.

History

The series was created by Kinetic Content and was filmed in Atlanta in the fall of 2018.^[1] The trailer for the series released on January 30th, 2020 (shown below). The first five episodes of the series released on Netflix on February 13th, with the next four to release February 20th, and the finale to release on February 27th.

Reception

The series received mixed-favorable reviews from critics, scoring a 64/100 on Metacritic.^[2] In a generally positive review, Variety^[3] praised how the show depicted its cast, writing that unlike other reality television dating programs, in Love Is Blind, "No one is judged here, but everyone is presented as something like a rounded and full character (if not quite a whole person); each transcends the show’s early inanity and justifies the time we spend with them." Though The Guardian^[4] gave it 2/5 stars, they wrote, "Love Is Blind is absurd, revolting, endearing, toxic and wholesome by turns – and addictive as hell throughout. I bingewatched as many episodes as reviewers were given and bayed for more. I have never felt better or worse about myself, the world or my fellow citizens."

Online Presence

The initial release of episodes was met with fervor from fans as viewers gravitated towards cast members and potential couplings. Twitter responses to the show were covered by Junkee.^[5] Popular cast members and couples in the first five episodes include Lauren and Cameron, an interracial couple that gets engaged in the first episode, and Barnett, stylized as the "villain" of the show for the way he appears to lead several girls on (examples shown below).

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