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Three seasons into Love Is Blind, one of Netflix’s many reality dating programs disguised as “social experiments,” I continue to be shocked at the events that transpire in this outrageous series. From contestants proclaiming their love for each other after only a few days to one man whipping out a bottle of eye drops to fake-cry on camera, the show’s proceedings are anything but calm and collected.
Nothing, however, is more outlandish than the continued presence of Nick and Vanessa Lachey as hosts.
Each season of Love Is Blind, which premiered on Netflix in 2020, features a group of people who meet, date, and, in some cases, become engaged while communicating solely through “pods,” in which they’re not able to see each other. In other words, the show was crafted to be inherently insufferable.