As we near the end of the first week of Love Is Blind: Germany, the cast members are sorting out their feelings and deciding if their perfect match lies on the other side of the pod walls. How many contestants of the reality show will find true love sight-unseen?

In the second episode of Season 1, we get the first in-person reveal, as well as an additional proposal. We may also be seeing the first love triangle of the season emerge.

The Pod Love Progresses

We open with the first in-person reveal between Hanni and Daniel. Hanni’s so nervous that she covers her eyes when the doors first open, gathering herself before she can bear to look up at her fiancé for the first time. Eventually, though, they both work through their nerves and embrace for a kiss. “I’m really excited about our future,” Daniel tells the cameras. “Very optimistic.”

Meanwhile, the pod dates continue for the other cast members, now on Day 6 of the experiment. We meet Shila, a confident real estate broker (Seriously, why is this cast 50% real estate workers?!) who says she’s prioritized her career for the past decade and is now ready to prioritize dating. She hits it off with Tolga, a self-proclaimed “Cassanova” whose overconfidence I personally find unappealing but which seems to work for some of the women in the experiment.

Ilias is now honing in on his connection with Alina. He seems worried that their connection could be too good to be true, and, in what felt to me like an effort to self-sabotage, he tells Alina that he’s cheated in past relationships and says that he knows she may not like him anymore now that he’s admitted it.

I was excited to see more of Shella’s scenes, who appears to connect with Pascal in the pods. While their conversation starts with lighter topics like exercise, they move on to admitting that their feelings are deepening for one another. However, when Shella asks where Pascal is at regarding marriage, he tells her he’s not yet ready to propose, leaving her a little disheartened:

Shella’s connection with Fabio appears to be more emotionally intimate, as he seems to be more upfront and innately trusting of their bond. Hearing about their connection makes another cast member, Alberta, upset, as she’s also interested in a relationship with Fabio. As crazy as it sounds, things have been so tame and mature so far that I was actually rooting for a love triangle to emerge, if only for the drama!

More Matches Are Made

It’s not long before Ilias works up the courage to pop the question to Alina, saying he hopes that day will be “the first day of the rest of [their] lives,” which she enthusiastically accepts. I was particularly excited to get to their reveal and see their in-person dynamic, as I still don’t have a great sense of who either is as a unique individual.

Meanwhile, Tolga is torn between Hannah and Shila, feeling like they’re both his “favorites” and making both women anxious because of it. We get a second engagement between reserved Marcel and sweet Jen, each shaking with nerves as they agree to get engaged sight-unseen.

Near the end of the episode, Alberta stresses about her relationship with Fabio, telling him it’s been difficult to know that he has another strong match. He confesses that his reservations have been about their large age gap, as Alberta is just a 25-year-old student:

Alberta assures him that she’s invested in the relationship, as she wouldn’t still be there if she weren’t.

We end the episode with the reveal between Ilias and Alina, who are quick to embrace and affirm their attraction to one another. So far, my overarching feeling about the pod episodes is that they strike me as being rather milquetoast; people talk about their feelings and the type of relationship they desire, but it still feels like the conversations (and therefore the cast members) lack depth or any truly unique, discerning qualities.

Somehow, the discussions all blend together and miss out on even the usual clichés like swapping family sob stories and childhood traumas. Moving forward, I’ll be curious to see if placing the couples in the real world makes their personalities come to life a bit more.

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Fifteen men and women from the same city come together to compete in Love is Blind, a reality dating show created for Netflix. The show sees couples meet and fall in love with a twist – they’ll only meet face to face if one of the two accepts a marriage proposal. If they accept, they’ll move in with their partner, meet their families, and ultimately decide if they want to say “I do.”

Release Date

February 13, 2020

Main Genre

Reality

Cast

Nick Lachey , vanessa lachey , Micah Lussier , Chelsea Griffin , Tiffany Pennywell , Zack Goytowski , Brett Brown , Kwame Appiah , Alexa Alfia , Brennon Lemieux , Colleen Reed , Matt Bolton , Bartise Bowden , Bliss Poureetezadi , Paul Peden , Cole Barnett , Zanab Jaffrey , Raven Ross , Nancy Rodriguez , SK Alagbada , Deepti Vempati , Danielle Ruhl , Mallory Zapata , Natalie Lee , Nick Thompson , Iyanna McNeely , Jarrette Jones

Seasons

8

Story By

Chris Coelen

Writers

Chris Coelen

Directors

Chris Coelen

Showrunner

Chris Coelen

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