The premise of Netflix’s new show Building The Band is that 50 hopeful musicians must sort themselves into bands, but without ever laying eyes on each other. The innovative reality TV show encourages the singers to rely on each other’s vocals instead of focusing on appearances.

Once the groups have formed, the contestants are allowed to meet one another and interact. As it happens, in the latest chunk of episodes, we might be seeing a new budding romance between two of the competitors.

Alison And Conor Might Have A Blossoming Romance

Most of the show’s contestants are young people in their 20s who, once they form their group, move into an apartment with their bandmates. This allows them to maximize their time practicing together, getting to know one another’s style. For two of the cast members, however, it seems that romance has been on their minds instead.

The contestants, Australian-born Conor Smith and it-girl Alison Ogden, appear to hit it off starting in Episode 5. The two are in an all-boy and all-girl group, respectively, and the time they spend hanging out together ends up taking away from time they could be spending practicing with their band.

At one point in the series, Conor disappears from his shared apartment, only to return the following morning with an update about his potential romantic interest:

Though Conor’s bandmates are supportive of him, they do begin to question if Conor is acting selfishly, failing to think about his responsibility to the group. One of the other singers, Mason Watts, gently tells Conor that he should refrain from a “date two” and instead focus on their upcoming performance.

Conor’s Focus On Alison Might Hurt His Competition Chances

It seems like Mason’s concern about Conor’s priorities may have been for good reason; as the live performance approaches, we learn that Conor was often missing from or late to rehearsals because he was hanging out with Alison instead. Things get so bad that the other three bandmates decide they need to have a sit-down conversation with Conor.

Episode 7 captures the tense conversation between the boys, with Mason voicing their collective worry:

Though at first Conor explained that a romance with Alison “may have been sparked” and that he held “no regrets” about the way things had gone down, eventually he heard what his groupmates were saying and apologized. For a moment it seemed like he was going to bow out of the competition entirely, but finally he resolved to recommit to the band.

“I’m really sorry, if you’re still willing to have the old Conor, I’ll chill out. It’s a very good feeling that you boys are willing to look past that,” Conor said. “I shouldn’t have been like, focusing my time on Alison. It was almost like a brainwash,” he admitted.

The most recent episode of the season ends with the groups doing their live performances, where judges Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, and Kelly Rowland weigh in. The episode ends before the announcement of which band is eliminated, meaning fans will have to tune in next week to see if Conor and his crew make it through.