Love Is Blind
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But first, we get three back-to-back altar breakups.
Several of these heartbroken singles insist that they still believe that love is blind.
Im inclined to agree, but not in the way that they think.
Lets break down the weddings of our final four.
Sara and Ben
Who else cheered?
Whew, Sara really had me scaredlast episode.
Rather than saying that Ben isnt tolerant enough, Sara pinpoints the problem as him not being curious enough.
He tells us that hes sad but that he was being himself and couldnt have done things differently.
Before he leaves, he takes the opportunity to stop and literally smell the roses in the empty venue.
Im wondering what happens to all the guests when theres a no.
Does everyone get sent home?
Let them eat cake!
Anyway, in final reflections, Ben claims to be devastated and still in love with Sara.
She muses that you cant date someone for their potential because they might never reach it.
And that was even before I heard thoserumors about Business Card Ben.
Monica and Joey
Onto our second wedding!
Joey is very relaxed, and Monica is … well, shestryingto be relaxed.
Shes operating under the philosophy that if you set low expectations, youll never be disappointed.
Shes trying to have a serious conversation about Joeys lack of verbal commitment to her.
Its just unfortunate timing that her hair has her looking very unserious.
Joeys still hesitant about Monicas sister, Nicolle.
And surprise, surprise, Nicolles not fully sold on this wedding either.
(I really like Joey.
Hes aman, one of Monicas more excited friends offers.)
The grooms side is feeling very tropical in their Hawaiian shirts.
The women in his life are able to express their excitement about the marriage with less jumping.
Meanwhile, Monica is hoping to see some emotion from Joey.
If he doesnt cry at the sight of her in her dress?
Straight to jail, says Nicolle.
The nice thing to do would be to get the officiant to ask Joey first.
But this is reality TV, so of course that doesnt happen.
And so, when asked, Monica says she cant marry him.
She needs to be 100 percent to do that, and Joey admits hes also not there.
They hug, teary-eyed, as the room applauds.
The couple gets a standing ovation as they walk off hand in hand.
If thats where things stood, then they definitely had no business getting married.
Ultimately, Joey isnt immediately interested in continuing to date.
Im sure that Nicolle is hoping that her answer is, Not back to Joey.
Virginia and Devin
We learned last week that these two have political differences.
Hmmm … they signed the prenup, but did they have another conversation offscreen about politics?
Because if not, it doesnt really feel like there was much of a resolution.
It reminds me of Bens misguided confidence that he and Sara had nothing to worry about.
Devin correctly points out that his family while very hopeful seems more nervous than him.
Weve changed up the vibe.
Devin is asked if he will take Virginia as his lawfully wedded wife.
But Virginia says through tears, I love you so much … but Im just not ready.
Ooooh, isthiswhy she was crying during her vows?
Because she felt bad knowing what she was about to do?
Everyone is gagged, including her own parents.
Devin and his mom both start sobbing.
Im so sorry, Virginia says, then walks out, leaving poor little Hazel very confused.
Devin hugs his parents and Virginias dad, who says that hes a great guy.
This is definitely not a Monica and Joey situation where friends and family are in the mood to applaud.
It feels tense when Devin and his mom stride past Virginia.
Im not sure if any of the upset chatter is in Virginias earshot, but she clearly feels bad.
She cant stop apologizing.
When Virginias dad asks if this just felt too fast, she nods.
But she later shares a wider range of concerns in a confessional.
According to Virginia, having political differences wasnt the dealbreaker.
It was more about his communication style during those conversations.
Devin is, of course, devastated.
The wedding day is off to a promising start.
Im just a little surprised that theres not a giant Christmas tree in the corner.
Werent all the guests going home with festive ornaments?
I was preparing myself for crazy decorations.
Taylor and Daniel both wrote their vows down.
(Not that vows are a competition, but if they were, I think Taylor would win.)
Naturally, they both say I do.
At the reception, Taylor and Daniels dancing skills are … um, lets just say … compatible.
(Shes better than him with the cake-cutting knife, though.)
We terminate the episode with the couple confirming that they will be commencing operation consummation and having sex tonight.
And to that, I say, well, I hope its more satisfying than this season was.
Investigation of the week:Why are Joey and Monica wearing those bright-green bracelets?
(Green happens to be the color for cerebral-palsy awareness.)
We had time to hear Mason talk about the movieHerand Halloween to two different people, but not this?
Surely the Lacheys will throw their latest couples Christmas card up on the screen.
Netflix has teased thereunion lookson Instagram, and tell me why I literally didnt recognize Madison?
Id just gotten used to her with pink hair.
Honestly, Ive never gotten to this point in a season and still struggled this much with faces.
Next time, might I suggest that everyone be given name tags?
