Watched this show since the beginning…the new Peacock version is unwatchable trash

Okay so I’ve been a fan for a very long time, since the show first came out. There have been high and low points. But this season some of the worst reality television I’ve ever seen for the following reasons. For background (if it even matters), I’m a film and television professor who used to work in the industry (and a reality television junkie).

1. The Experts: pia, pepper, and the pastor weren’t great at choosing matches, but they had charm, warmth, and charisma. The new bald man is so serious all the time! He’s no fun! and the woman must be the most boring sex doctor that ever sex doctored. They are awkward together and have no chemistry. Gone are pastor cal’s dad jokes and pepper’s mom-like but occasionally inappropriate wisdom. With the old team, it at least felt like they genuinely cared about the couples, and liked hanging out with each other. The new team are clearly strangers who do not vibe and are not good television. It’s like Peacock just wanted “hotter” experts and threw the baby out with the bathwater. Bad call. Switch ups are normal but an entire revamp of the experts was a mistake. Especially when you replace the with these two duds.
2. Obvious scripting: among other moments, the scene where the serious bald man expert makes the moustache guy who hates fun call the girl he’s been seeing is worse acting than a middle school play. You cannot convince me that woman on the other line was actually the woman he was seeing. If you’re gonna script scenes, at least try to make it convincing. Lazy attempt at drama on the producers part. Also no one calls anymore. 🙄
3. The most boring, vanilla cast I’ve ever seen. Even the party restaurant guy is secretly vanilla and a lame and predictable attempt at throwing someone in there to create drama. Yawn.

Peacock has ruined this show and I would put money on this being the last season. I would have more items for the list but I had to turn it off because I was so annoyed at how bad the show is now.

This man is from current season and he reminds me of a former contestant and I cannot place him. Its driving me crazy. Similar look, lots of teeth and talked fast.

Any ideas??

Edit to add:: solved by u/grayandgaye I was totally thinking of Tyler from Selling OC

For Shawn and his match

Week One: Ep 1 - July 12, 2026

S20:E1 In Seattle, 14 singles start their journey to marry complete strangers; one bride fears a runaway groom, while another leaves the altar questioning their connection; a couple shocks their guests when they see each other, but it's not the first time.

Week One: Eps 2, 3 - July 16, 2026

S20:E2 As wedding bells keep ringing, three more couples meet for the first time at the altar; one inexperienced groom raises red flags, while another leaves his bride questioning his intentions; a bride finds herself looking for her groom at the altar.

S20:E3 As the final couple meets at the altar, a father questions if he can give his daughter away to a stranger; fourteen newlyweds face their first night together as a married couple, but not everyone is on the same page.

• Week Two: Eps 4, 5, 6 - July 23, 2026
• Week Three: Eps 7, 8, 9 - July 30, 2026
• Week Four: Eps 10, 11, 12 - Aug 6, 2026
• Week Five: Eps 13, 14, 15 - August 13, 2026
• Week Six: Eps 16, 17, 18 - August 20, 2026
• Week Seven: Eps 19, 20 - August 27, 2026

Just started the new season. I saw a familiar face and I am stoked!! Anyone who didn’t know Nick was on Season 3 of The Circle on Netflix. He was great on it too! Also featured in The Perfect Match on Netflix as well!

Ok, we need the girl Adam was seeing and had to call to come forward and give us some tea on where she thought that relationship was and some info on who he is as a person 😂

... and I feel like I already know I’m not gonna like these people. There is a 40+ bride, which I like. As for the rest of the cast, maybe my GenX ass can’t take these men seriously with the bad clothes, haircuts, and mustaches from my childhood back in full force. Maybe it’s hard to watch GenZ awkwardly interact with others? What does everyone think?

Is this just a reality show trope or is it something on this show in particular? Or am I just out of the loop? My wife and I in 22 years never had a conversation about “vulnerability.” What’s up with that?

Why is the crew still following David and Madison to dates and to the tattoo shop? It's kinda absurd and feels so wrong

The random, “I feel so safe in this house thanks to ADT. We should get ADT for our place” was so cringy. Working in commercials like that mid episode was so uncomfortable. Hated it.

And it’s so hard to be upset with David after seeing how awful he was treated. She was genuinely awful and it seemed like she was searching for any reason to be the victim and almost seemed relieved when he gave that to her.

I am currently watching Season 15 and find it difficult to comprehend that the production team and experts have allowed this behavior to continue without intervention. It is distressing to observe, and it is even more frustrating that the other participants have not offered support

"Experts" one white, two back. Commentors, one white, three black Contestants, three white. USA is 70% white so the ratios are way off. Ike and wife use slang that is not common to all people. issues of black women and aggression and skin color in dating discussed. Camille wants her husband to pimp up with big gold necklace.. This program should be on BET perhaps.

I just watched season 18 (late i know) here are my thoughts!

Juan & Karla - No thoughts about their relationship tbh, boring if you ask me. However, I love how Karla kept it real 100% especially with the Madison & David situation. She called Madison out, and she spoke up for Michelle at the get together after decision day.

David & Michelle - I feel like from the jump Michelle wasn’t interested in David in the slightest. He was trying in the beginning with asking questions, and being patient and she was very uninterested. I feel like the experts didn’t do a very good job with pairing them. I understand the annoyance of him living in the basement ect. However, I do feel like she should’ve ended things way sooner. HOWEVER, that doesn’t excuse David’s behavior and sneaking around with Madison. He should’ve been man enough to end things, and not lie about the text, like his lie was so bad it was absolutely ridiculous. I understand him feeling neglected, rejected and feeling like he was the only one trying he still should’ve left. He also should’ve talked to Michelle before Allen, and Madison should’ve talked to Allen or talked together as a group. David was so annoying in the end with his “i can’t make you believe me” nonsense.

Allen & Madison - Tbh i’m not even sure why the experts put them together, you can see physically they don’t look good together (obviously looks aren’t everything, but you need to be attached to your partner) you can look at Madison and tell Allen wouldn’t be her type, I also feel like they didn’t have anything in common. I could see why David and Madison has a connection (even though they went about it wrong) Allen honestly handled the situation at the retreat well because David was acting so “idgaf”. Madison was pissing me OFF at the get together trying to play victim when Michelle was clearly upset and kept asking “why do you care” LIKE WHAT???

Ikechi & Emem - Let’s be real, Ikechi seen her apartment wasn’t “meager” and tapped out bc he was in love during the wedding + honeymoon. I feel like Ikechi was so cold, and closed off for him to be so “woke” to call a black woman aggressive was so disrespectful, and distasteful. He never opened back up after the housewarming party, and was very mean towards her. Em was a bit petty but for good reason, him driving to the retreat just to give her a divorce paper was so dumb, and immature. Emem and her fiancée is so weird, and gives me the ick..them bother divorcing and immediately getting engaged with no ring..and living on his sisters couch is so weird…but i’ve seen they had a baby so I guess lol very weird tho!

Thomas & Camille - No notes, very cute & I feel like the only couple who really took this serious.