Hermanos al acecho

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.

So for a tv show with an MTV vibe I was expecting 8's and above which a few of the contestants fall short for that. Most notably the Texas sisters. Their facial features are awkward and to that they are socially awkward as well. The first ten minutes of watching them attempt to flirt is almost painful to watch. Nothing against Texas there are lots of attractive people in Texas which is why I am baffled they went with that pair. I have a prettier face and I am no head turner so that should say a lot. The best by far are the London and UK pairs. The Americans don't hold a candle to them. So pass!

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.

I thought I could like this show. Maybe. The concept intrigued me. I just feels so awkward with most of the contestants. It's not edited well. The show is a little boring. The games are stupid. But what's w the secret mission bubble bath mission? That's sick and doesn't make sense. Trying to be Love Island or BIP but not hitting the mark. Give out some date cards or something. I don't think you have enough people on the show. It's actually weird. But to be honest the worst of it for me is the Host, Melinda? She is making it hard for me to watch. Why doe she talk like Alana from too hot to handle? Does she understand Alana is a computer and is supposed to sound like that? Melinda sounds fake AF. It's no secret Melinda thinks Very highly of herself. Instead of being humble and down to earth, she's cocky,fake, not genuine. Not authentic. And she's too damn LOUD. She acts like a princess and that's So Annoying, she's a turn off. So, I had to turn it off. Sorry Melinda, I don't even know who you are. But, you need to get over yourself.

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.