The Hidden Character Episode 1

Interesting but feels exploitative

I will preface this by saying these types of reality tv is not my thing in general so I am already biased to not enjoy it. The first story they chose felt like it was placed there for shock value. Once i got past that I will say that though i don't like a game based on lying I do think this is similar to games like 2 lies and a truth and other card games I have played and enjoyed as they are harmless. However this story/topic felt intentionally exploitative and possibly harmful for the contestants and their viewers. Hopefully they won't all be like this and I appreciate the attempt to talk through and understand why things happened at the end of the episode (being purposefully vague to avoid spoilers). Overall if you like the manipulation of things like Survivor and Big Brother than you might like this show. I'm interested to see how the game continues since they tell whose story it is at the end they lose their way of earning points outside of the mini games so i'm confused on how the rules let them continue on....oh well that's future me's problem.

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