Dated and Related

What a snooze fest. I was using it as background sound as I was playing video games and wow, it was just boring. Nothing happened. There is no stimulated action from the producers like challenges or something. What small events happen are cheap and also boring. The players were all so obsessed with their own looks it was like they were posing the whole time. I dont feel like anyone actually liked anyone else romantically ... it was just THAT superficial. Nothing particularly funny. The narrator and MC was also just meh. Also surprisingly cheap. Sure, the location itself is probably a pricey rental ... but they obviously didn't spend a drop more since most of the screen time seems to be spent watching these narcissists self groom. Netflix has other reality shows in the same "genre" that were way more interesting than this. This was just tedious.

I watch a lot of Reality TV. Love Island (all countries), Too Hot To Handle, The Bachelor(ette) Franchise, Ex on the Beach, 90 Day Fiancé, The Circle, etc. I even watched a few random Reality Tv shows on Amazon Prime. This is probably the worst one out there.

The cast is horrible. There is no chemistry, and no one to root for. It also tends to focus on two girls that all the men seem to gravitate towards. Didn't they try to see what the contestants like to ensure that there is some fair play on the show?

It almost felt like the contestants had signed up to be imprisoned in the villa. It's a beautiful location, but you barely even see it. They never leave! Dates are lame and pretty rare. No fun activities or any space to spice things up or to even create any drama. So, there's no entertainment value.

The contestants, except for one girl, are quite boring and have very shallow/ superficial connections. If they are not boring, I didn't have a chance to see any personality because the show is heavily edited.

The finale was boring too. The host is really cringe, and has no charm. Every time she calls, the contestants act all surprised as if anybody else ever uses that phone.

I noticed some posts saying that the show is borderline incestuous. I didn't necessarily think that, but there was one particular "challenge" regarding a bath that may have crossed a line for many people. I didn't really think the siblings were acting odd, though. They seem very close, and nothing wrong with that.

Literally, pick anything else to watch. I still question my sanity, considering I finished the show.

Obviously, this is a copy of THTH. But it's a cheap copy. THTH was so much "deeper" than this. Melinda, one of the most attention seeking people in THTH, is just annoying and it looks like she is constantly self-advertising for future jobs. And even hearing her talk about "true love" and rating other's relationships... just stop it. Everything, showing a real connection and relationship, not being exciting and with drama, is simply not put to display.

The only reason, why I'd give 2 stars, is that the prize was awarded for what came closest to an actual deep and genuine connection. (I even feel like I shouldn't use that word because of how it was literally destroyed during the series...)

1 episode in. This show is not your typical cringey dating show. It's awkward to watch on new levels. Pairs of tiktok/IG-influencer-looking siblings (and one pair of intolerable cousins, for some reason) try to either wingman/woman their sibling or expose their sometimes pretty messed up enmeshed sibling relationship on TV. Some of these pairs look like they belong on a specific category on a specific streaming site.

However, some of this people are actually quite watchable and the levels of cringe shift between unbearable to watch to car crush TV, so I'll probably keep watching. Also, the episodes are too long for what this show is, which makes it less enjoyable to binge.

The concept of the show is interesting: Going on dates when your sibling is present since it introduces an additional awkwardness during dating that isnt usually there.

However that is where the positives end in my opinion.

The host (Melinda) is super robotic, I like here energy but it was painfully obvious that she was reading verbatim off of a script.

The contestants talk a lot about getting to know one anothers personality and having 'deep' discussions, but the show never shows them talking about it or being themselves. Ive seen more discussion on physical appearances than stuff like hobbies, opinions and long term goals.

The emotions on the show were painfully fake as well. After people get eliminated tears start flowing even though they have only known this person for 1 maybe 2 episodes, they also seem shocked that it is the host on the phone even though she is literally the only person who calls them.

One more thing is that the sense of time is unclear. Do they spend a couple hours between episodes? A day? A couple of days? I have no clue.

Overall I feel like the concept makes this show good enough to give a shot if you are really bored, but if you dont like it after the first couple of episodes you will not like it by the end.