This might be my favorite reality tv dating show ever.
From the premise alone, this is such an interesting idea. Putting a bunch of people in a small town across the world and taking away their cellphones is such a cool show premise, but THE EXECUTION is AMAZING. The producers of this show really gave thought to every detail and created an amazing show. From the guidebook design to allow them to find each other, to the wish dates and their locations, to the Maison Margeaux venue, the letter sending, the cinematography, everything felt so well done and intentional.
What I also thought was really well-done was the emphasis on same-sex friendships in the show. Usually, with reality dating shows, we have "interviews" or sections where people get to tell their true feelings to the audience. This is a great way for the audience to understand the contestants better, and give us better insight into their feelings. This show doesn't have that, which actually allows for the conversations the contestants have with their friends to be our way of understanding their true feelings. Many dating shows forgo any platonic friendships because they aren't as "interesting", but this show has a great amount of platonic relationship development, and I loved that.
Although I think the lack of interviews allowed for the featuring of platonic relationship developments, I sometimes wished we could get more about the inner thoughts of the contestants in the show. We can only learn so much about someone's thoughts and feelings when we get them from a conversation with someone else, so sometimes I yearned for a short interview to hear what the contestants were truly feeling.
Oh my, and the artistic direction was so expertfully done. I never expected such amazing cinematography from a dating show, but they truly captured the beauty of France and the contestants in such a unique way.
Overall, I think this was my favorite dating show I've watched. The fated meetings, the unique and diverse cast, the panelists who were quite funny and added a lot to the show, the production, and the CONFESSION SCENES!! What a show.
What I also thought was really well-done was the emphasis on same-sex friendships in the show. Usually, with reality dating shows, we have "interviews" or sections where people get to tell their true feelings to the audience. This is a great way for the audience to understand the contestants better, and give us better insight into their feelings. This show doesn't have that, which actually allows for the conversations the contestants have with their friends to be our way of understanding their true feelings. Many dating shows forgo any platonic friendships because they aren't as "interesting", but this show has a great amount of platonic relationship development, and I loved that.
Although I think the lack of interviews allowed for the featuring of platonic relationship developments, I sometimes wished we could get more about the inner thoughts of the contestants in the show. We can only learn so much about someone's thoughts and feelings when we get them from a conversation with someone else, so sometimes I yearned for a short interview to hear what the contestants were truly feeling.
Oh my, and the artistic direction was so expertfully done. I never expected such amazing cinematography from a dating show, but they truly captured the beauty of France and the contestants in such a unique way.
Overall, I think this was my favorite dating show I've watched. The fated meetings, the unique and diverse cast, the panelists who were quite funny and added a lot to the show, the production, and the CONFESSION SCENES!! What a show.
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