Love Is Blind
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How could a season that was an absolute train wreck have produced a reunion so blah?
There were moments this season where I watched from behind my fingers like I was watching a horror film.
I dominated every conversation by asking friends and relatives if they were caught up.
So I was absolutely JAZZED for the reunion.
A collection of truly unhinged individuals with zero self-awareness gathered together under the watchful eye of the Lacheys?
hey, give it to me.
But this?This reunion?A snoozefest.
What did we learn?
Well, everyone except Lydia and Milton, somehow.
Those crazy kids are making it work.
Even the Lacheys seem toned down!
Lets get into it.
The Lacheys are sitting with our couples that Netflix showed us making it to the altar.
First, we find out whats up with Lydia and Miltons relationship.
Theyre still happily married, and Milton has learned that its really great to leave work at 5:30 p.m. What is pretty sweet is that Lydias emotional side has actually opened up Miltons family.
The Lacheys cant leave well enough alone and ask if Milton has learned to clean up after himself.
He says hes done the dishes on occasion and always hangs up his towel.
He says that the best thing about being married is the cleaning.Cuuuute.
Then, we get a little montage of their first year and a half of marriage.
They went to Puerto Rico and had another wedding ceremony, and did some traveling together.
Its mostly clips of Milton with his arms wrapped around Lydia in bed.
Vanessa and Nick Lachey give them an agate and amethyst geode that represents stability and peace.
Imagine if the episode had ended there.
It would have been boring but entirely pleasant and not confusing.
But alas, we press on.
Time to chat with Izzy and Stacy!
I didnt mention it at the wedding, but Stacy looksso much betterwhen someone else does her makeup.
You understand, right?
Izzy says again that he had bad credit and he doesnt owe any money anywhere.
Then why doesnt he have a credit card?
If hehadbad credit and didnt have any debt-with-a-hard-B, what was the issue?
Because marriages dont break up when you find out someone used to have bad credit and doesnt have debt.
After the wedding, they took about a week apart and wanted to get together again.
They didnt know if they were coming together as boyfriend-girlfriend or fiances.
SO HE WALKED OUT AND THEY DIDNT TALK FOR A YEAR!
Thats fine, I guess.
I didnt want these two to end up together because they were so desperately mismatched.
But lets not ruminate on their relationship any longer because weve got to get to Johnie and Chris.
THEY ARENT TOGETHER ANYMORE.
Chris says he didnt handle the situation properly, but hes in love now, so hes happy now.
He says that the wholeLove Is Blindexperiment is to find someone who accepts you, and he did that.
In the pods, Chris.
In the fucking pods.
Im beginning to see what people have been saying about dating in Houston.
He also says that his biggest flaw is that he doesnt like delivering bad news.
Now its time for the whole Stacy-Johnie drama.
For someone who insists that they arent mad, Stacy still seems kinda mad.
Like, youre not even with the guy this was all about anymore.
Stacy also says, Im a Coke bottle.
You wanna shake it?
Lets pop the top.
Stacy, youre not tough for going after Johnie.
Was she kinda bitchy?
Do I ever think she was a threat or worthy of all this fire?
Do I think Stacy comes off as the bigger person at the BBQ or the reunion?
Also, not at all.
How old do we think the man with Stacy was?
I think shes just looking for her Mr. Big to complete the Carrie Bradshaw fantasy shes living in.
Time to bring out another guest, and itsAaliyah.
First, she gently confronts Lydia about how the whole Uche situation was handled.
Aaliyah feels she was robbed of the possibility of theLove Is Blindexperience, so she just had to go.
Then everyone gets their moment to trash Uche, who didnt come to the reunion.
I think I can sort through that.
Aaliyah is a dark-skinned woman who is absolutely gorgeous, but thats just not Uches jot down.
There was one other engaged couple from the pods.
Its JP and Taylor!
First of all, Taylor looks outstanding.
I will be sending a photo of this dress to my stylist.
JP has American flag socks.
Where is he finding all this merchandise?
JP says that having the cameras in his face during their time in Mexico caused him to freeze up.
He also says that Taylor made things worse by constantly hounding him to open up.
Yeah, but what was he actually going to do to make things better or work on their relationship?
Vanessa asks if JP is attracted to Taylor, and he brings up her makeup again.
Taylor said she was just relieved that JP was tall, and Milton whispers, Wait … hes tall?
Both JP and Taylor are out there dating.
It seems like most of these people found someone … just not on this program.
Can Netflix fix this show and make it worth our while again, or is it too far gone?
