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Are they aiming to meet new people or reuniting with ex-lovers?
The concept of this dating show was a total novelty to me. Multiple exes couples meet and need to live in the same house, trying either to foster new relationships, either to get back together. That leaves room for a lot of turmoil as all the exes have different reasons for separating and different background.
The best part of it ? The viewers and the participants don't know who was in couple...So you are bound to spend a big part of the show trying to guess what were the past couples, as the cast is requested to treat every participant the same way and keep a secret who their exes were.
I had a blast following this show, because it felt very new. However I must admit that some of the episodes felt also absurdly long and that a better pacing would have help keeping me engaged until the end. I also found the ending quite awkwardly put together, but that's often the case on the dating shows I saw.
Other than that, there were so good production ideas to allow participant to interact with some of the other participants exes, while still keeping the secrecy, by making them chat together for example. Picture participants chatting with the ex of a new person they are interested in...But without knowing who is really this "ex" in the house...It makes for some fun show moments.
In addition to the fun concept and the refreshing ideas, to hype the secrecy, I also enjoyed the music overall. The panel was alright with 4 regular hosts and one changing panelist member. I would have preferred they keep it consistant, without the guest panelist because the panel interactions felt quite inconsistant as they were still finding their marks with each other.
I would recommend this to people that enjoy dating shows. It is the first season of a franchise features exes trying to find love, either through new encounters, either by reconnecting with their past. I am definitely onboard on watching more seasons of it, as this concept was super interesting and bringing a lot of variety to that genre of shows. Be aware that the episodes of this season can feel quite lenghty but still, it is worth giving it a try.
The best part of it ? The viewers and the participants don't know who was in couple...So you are bound to spend a big part of the show trying to guess what were the past couples, as the cast is requested to treat every participant the same way and keep a secret who their exes were.
I had a blast following this show, because it felt very new. However I must admit that some of the episodes felt also absurdly long and that a better pacing would have help keeping me engaged until the end. I also found the ending quite awkwardly put together, but that's often the case on the dating shows I saw.
Other than that, there were so good production ideas to allow participant to interact with some of the other participants exes, while still keeping the secrecy, by making them chat together for example. Picture participants chatting with the ex of a new person they are interested in...But without knowing who is really this "ex" in the house...It makes for some fun show moments.
In addition to the fun concept and the refreshing ideas, to hype the secrecy, I also enjoyed the music overall. The panel was alright with 4 regular hosts and one changing panelist member. I would have preferred they keep it consistant, without the guest panelist because the panel interactions felt quite inconsistant as they were still finding their marks with each other.
I would recommend this to people that enjoy dating shows. It is the first season of a franchise features exes trying to find love, either through new encounters, either by reconnecting with their past. I am definitely onboard on watching more seasons of it, as this concept was super interesting and bringing a lot of variety to that genre of shows. Be aware that the episodes of this season can feel quite lenghty but still, it is worth giving it a try.
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