Love Is Blind
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I take it back.
Against all odds, this reunion might have just made this entire season worth it.
I suppose I prefer this to having a better season that builds to a snoozefest of a reunion?
There were only a handful of moments tonight where my attention drifted.
Very Ben of me, sigh.
Here are the results:
This is recency bias.
Youre telling me that four out of the fivemost memorablemoments in this entire franchise happened during or after 2024?
I demand a recount.
Alright, with that out of the way, lets move on to our current cast!
Taylor and Daniel
Season eight check-ins are bookended with updates from this happy couple.
Um … as long as Taylor likes it, I guess!
They also got an inflatable Uncle Sam and Bald Eagle couples costume, so theres that.
Their families have been spending time together, too, though not always under the best circumstances.
I guess when youre happily married, life isnt so dramatic.
Their castmates, on the other hand … well, lets get into it.
(Virginias mom, Mary who is aDemocratic state representative, by the way nods in the audience.)
Ah, so maybethats why Netflix gave us so many shots of the audience during the ceremony.
But there were other issues, too.
Devin got a note from his ex-girlfriend the night before their wedding, which he maintains was platonic.
(He says he was just holding onto it until after the wedding.)
Ultimately, it seems like Devin wants to come across as someone whos taking the high road.
According to Virginia, Devin stopped answering her calls and then told everybody thatshewas the one who ghosted him.
He says post-wedding conversations with Virginia kept devolving into arguments, and it just wasnt going to work out.
Hes also ready to move on, so our next set of exes is up.
Sir, I thought some of your closest friends were that way?
Was your friend with a girlfriend a paid actor, or what?
Anyway, Ben is eager to note that hes not proud of all the things he didnt know.
Then we get into the new information.
From Bens perspective, Sara is the one who didnt respond to his apologies, so she ghosted him.
Monica and Joey
The couple with the names ofFriendscharacters never left the friendzone.
Joey points to Monicas sister as the big reason that things stayed platonic.
Once again, we learn about the drama that happened off-camera.
Monica doesnt know what the message was about, but the act alone wouldve been a dealbreaker for her.
But dont worry, Joey just likes to check in on people.
Looking back, he can now see how that bothered his then-fiancee.
Monica reveals that she was still hanging out with Joey after the wedding.
Months later, Madison heard this, firmly denied it, and confronted Joey.
It seems like there were a couple of subsequent conversations about what he did or didnt say.
(Molly is quick to confirm that she witnessed Joey suggesting that Monica had been joking.)
Also, does everyone have the same favorite bars or what?
After a thin smile from Monica, were moving on to our next duo.
Lauren and Dave
Nick kicks things off by asking Dave, Whats wrong with you?
Lauren and Dave sort of rehash the argument about her past hookup.
Dave has apparently recently realized that the guy in question was planting fabricated information.
Obviously, she didnt need it because she knew the truth.
Hes suddenly bashful when asked to tell her how he feels.
Thankfully, Lauren isnt buying it; theyve seen each other at bars, and he has her number.
As for that letter?
According to Dave, his sister had no response because her mind was already made up.
Lauren is being so nice to this man.
Its real shit that were going through up here, Dave reminds us.
(He nods when she says he reassured her that she was his number one.)
She also stands by the fact that his friends suck if they actually didnt want to meet Lauren.
When asked if shes been in her first committed relationship, Molly says shes hated men all year.
The seating arrangement emphasizes that this is a three-versus-one situation.
(Masons comeback is essentially, Im too dumb to do that.)
Meanwhile, Alex is side-eying Madison for being different in her different relationships.
In a now-familiar pattern for this cast, the drama continued at bars after the show.
Like Joey, Mason claims that Madison was hitting on him.
Madison is upset that people dont believe that she had real feelings for both of her pod exes.
I do have more, but thats all I could fit in my armpit, Madison says.
While the text messages and emojis are definitely telling, I wouldnt say theyredamning.
Did we really need a sock bin challenge?
Is Netflixthathungry for people to download theLove Is Blindgame?
It turns out that these two are the surprise relationship.
Theyre also both in the upcoming third season of fellow NetflixsPerfect Match.
We see them filming a promo for it before Ollie leads AD down the beach and proposes.
I might not be wiping away tears like Virginia, but Im very happy for her.
Wait, no he just kinda looks like Alex and has the same name as him.
Not confusing at all!
This is actually Alex Warren, whom I feel pretty confident that Ive never seen before.Sorry to this man.
