Toggling between ten simultaneous pod dates is like standing in front of a fire hose of gossip.
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But theres no way to track everything happening at once.
Did it matter whose dates happened in the morning versus the evening?
One scene that stuck with me happened after the first full day of filming.
Several of the women began comparing notes about which men they liked and who seemed unimpressive.
(As far as I could tell, Jason was not a plant.)
From the eagles-eye view of the main control room, though, it was surprisingly easy to miss.
For any one date you listen to live, there are nine others youre missing.
She was just not ready to be engaged, she said, even though she liked him very much.
But the most common topic of conversation onLove Is Blindrarely appears on the show.
Everyone talks about being onLove Is Blind.
And they talk about how the show as a process pushes them toward a specific outcome.
The conditions of being in the pods are enough to push people into intimacy they might not otherwise feel.
Sometimes, that intimacy is the romantic love the show intends.
Leo regularly led everyone in something like a group pep talk, often in rhyme.
Bohdan grinned or hugged or sympathized with his castmates as needed.
What else are they going to do?
This article has been updated to clarify the way producers prioritize scheduling in the pods.
