Love is Blind season 10 tests what it means to fall in love…again. Do looks, money, and other things matter when it comes to matters of the heart? Or can you fall in love with someone sight unseen? Again, we are watching a bunch of hopefuls navigate these questions in Love is Blind Season 10. And since we can’t control ourselves (as evidenced by our Love is Blind Season 10 Episodes 1-6 breakdown, our breakdown for Episodes 7-9, our breakdown of Episodes 10-11, and Episode 12), here is our breakdown of the Season 10 reunion!
1. How did Nick and Vanessa do in their hosting duties for the Love is Blind Season 10 reunion?
Lizzie: Look, I have complained about the two of them almost every reunion. Some have been better, but I feel like every reunion before this one, they failed to ask the most obvious questions. This time, they didn’t! Sure, they could have pushed Alex a little harder, or brought up Devo’s colorism… but they were still pretty on point with their questions, and their facial expressions too.
Plus, I also feel like they just sat down and didn’t interrupt the drama as much this season. We had some awkward moments, and they let them play out. That was probably better for the entertainment aspect of this whole thing. So hey, 8/10. No huge complaints here. I think the douchebag men came out of this looking like douches, which is more than we normally get.
Lyra: Compared to previous seasons, I think Vanessa and Nick did a pretty good job in the Love is Blind Season 10 reunion. You had Nick pushing Chris in a way that shocked me because is this what accountability looks like? And then you had Vanessa wading through all of Alex’s gaslighting like nothing. Maybe they’ve learned their lesson from previous seasons?
And I know that I’m probably missing some points that social media is going to declare should have been asked. But I’m pretty satisfied with what I got. If anything, the only thing that should have been left out was that TurboTax ad. Everyone was trying to act like it was natural and it was not. It was cringe.
2. What did you think about the fact that Love is Blind didn’t even play the “are they together or not” game with Vic and Christine?
Lizzie: There was no game to play! We knew they were gonna get married, and we knew once they got married, they were gonna be together, so I’m glad they didn’t even pretend. Like, did you hear their pet peeves about each other? Socks and Angry Birds? No, these two are just made for each other.
I think we likely got to see this magic because all the other couples were so messy, but I’m not going to complain. I think this show is better when we get both the drama and at the end, at least one couple that makes us believe love is real. Vic and Christine did that for us this season, and that made the season feel like a win. Even if we had to put up with Alex, Chris and Devo.
Lyra: I think it was refreshing that the reunion just dived into these two. No messing around or are they married or aren’t they married. And I think it’s a reflection of how badly production messed up when they were choosing the couples who were going to go on the honeymoon. Because there have been multiple couples who have left the pods engaged and who didn’t go on the vacation. And I think if production didn’t realize how much they had messed up with their couple choices in Mexico, we would have never seen Vic and Christine’s love story.
Either way, I’m happy that they’re happy. There’s an ease to these two that I’ve never witnessed on this show. Or maybe that I haven’t witnessed in the same caliber since Lauren and Cameron in Season 1. And Netflix almost missed out on capturing that magic on camera.
3. Were you surprised how everything went down with Amber and Jordan? Who do you believe?
Lizzie: I’m not too surprised. I was feeling they shouldn’t have gotten married since they said yes. It felt pretty obvious that Jordan didn’t want that commitment, and Amber herself admitted that perhaps she hadn’t treated him in the best way, but I honestly think that wasn’t even the problem. I think Jordan was looking for a way out, and he found it. But what he should have done is just say no. It would have been better for both of them and for Amber’s daughter, too.
Sometimes we hear about people getting divorced on this show and we think: oh, that’s so sad. Here, all I could think was: oh, that tracks. That says it all.
Lyra: Amber and Jordan should have never gotten married. So I was happy that they separated. Maybe not happy for the destruction it left behind and how it hurt Amber’s daughter. But they were not a match. And you could tell that there was a lot of hurt going around and that the things that they were saying to each other were true.
Like Amber didn’t refute the whole drinking thing during the wedding to the point where she basically passed out in a car for hours. At the same time, Jordan didn’t refute how he just left her there for hours and continued on at the wedding. They have completely different priorities, a lot of anger swirled in, and a child is unfortunately witnessing this. And that’s without even diving into Amber’s anger issues or Jordan still stuck in the bachelor lifestyle.
If anything it makes me ask the eternal question, “Why did you come on Love is Blind if you weren’t ready to actually marry someone?
4. Bri and Connor are still together?! What did you think of that surprise?
Lizzie: I wasn’t actually that surprised! I mean, their breakup was one of the few in the history of Love is Blind that didn’t feel like people saying what they needed to say to look good for the cameras. I thought it felt genuine, and then I saw what they were posting on social media and thought, “nah, these two people don’t hate each other.” I don’t know, it was giving me the idea that they might still be together, and it looks like they’re not just together but happy. So, good for them. I’m glad that, away from the cameras, they could reaffirm that their connection was real and continue with their relationship.
And hey, they get to get married on a normal timeline now!
Lyra: With perspective, it’s clear that Bri and Connor are the Amber and Barnett of this season. Back in Season 1, I felt like those two had no business being together. Look at them now, still married and happy. They probably went to therapy and benefited from not being in front of cameras exploring their relationship. And I think the same thing probably happened to Bri and Connor. They got some time away from having to put up an act for a world stage, and they ended up in a better and more loving place for it. So even though I’m shocked, good for them.
5. Do you believe anything that Chris is saying???
Lizzie: Not one word. Worst apology I’ve ever seen. He literally came with three lines, and he kept repeating them because, as Vanessa called him out, he was trying to save face. Problem is that to actually do that, you have to come off as authentic, and this man doesn’t have one authentic bone in his body.
His apology to Connor sucked. His apology to Jess sucked even more. It was so bad that even Nick was like “that’s it?” and Nick is usually pretty tame. So, truly, a disgrace. I’m glad they roasted him, but like Jessica and Connor, I now want to forget he exists. Trash human.
Lyra: A part of me admittedly wants to hope that Chris grew as a person and that he means all of these words. But there was something just so cold and distant about him during the Season 10 reunion, that left me unnerved and like I couldn’t believe anything he was saying.
If anything, I think Chris has realized that this social experiment that he entered for virality, it’s a tougher job than he expected. He thought he was going to go in and find someone easy peasy and use the show for popularity. That did not work out. It’s clear that it didn’t work out by his face being locked down. But it also didn’t work out because no one was standing up for Chris on that stage. Truly have never seen someone being bombarded left and right from everyone. And that’s got to sting no matter who you are.
6. Jess and Haramol?! Are we happy???
Lizzie: OMG how did this man give me the most romantic moment this season and he didn’t even get any screen time in the pods? It felt like he was taking a moment and speaking to Jessica in public because, in a way, he wanted to heal the hurt Chris had caused her in public. I felt like it was really intentional, and yeah, Jessica was crying, Vanessa was crying, I was crying. It was a thing.
So glad Jessica got the love she deserved. And clearly someone who shares her values, unlike you know who.
Lyra: I don’t think I’ve ever cried during a Love is Blind reunion but here I am crying for these two. My hope for the reunion was that Jess was still rising up and as resilient as we saw her in the show. When she appeared and started talking about Chris, I could tell that I was right. She was going to be okay after everything with Chris. And then Haramol appeared.
Firstly, a hot doctor got another hot doctor. Secondly, the hot doctor Haramol was so kind, poised, and eloquent in everything that he said about Jess. And none of those words were for us as an audience. They were a declaration to Jess about his love for her and how brilliant he thinks she is. If anything, I’m mad that we didn’t get to see this love story. But maybe it’s better that it happened off camera because they look so happy together.
7. Mike’s reason about saying no at the altar, do we agree or not agree?
Lizzie: I don’t know, man, like I understand that he thought “hey, even if she’s saying yes, and that means yes to kids too, she might regret it later or feel like I trapped her,” but on the other hand, you got the yes you wanted. If you were not going to be happy with the yes either way, why did you make it to the altar? Why did you even get engaged if you didn’t think the timeframe worked for her to get where you needed her to get? It felt disingenuous to me.
But, and it’s a big but… why agree you’re both saying no and then turn around and say yes without warning? Was it to make him look like he was the one who didn’t try? Kinda weird all around.
Lyra: I do think that the altar narrows down this entire process and makes you respond kind of in your gut instinct. And that’s what Mike did. My problem is that he should have shut this down from the very start. I don’t know why he was acting like a child was a negotiable thing. It’s a human after all. Emma has trauma and she needs to work on that. But Mike just wants a kid to have a kid. And he left the pods because he thought maybe he could change Emma’s mind. That’s never going to work. And it’s especially not going to work because it was always going to be either we have a kid or we’re not together. He never showed a spark of compromise.
8. Did Alex even say anything during the reunion?
Lizzie: I feel like he came off worse than Chris because, at least Chris pretended to be sorry, while Alex came with an attitude and tried to tell us that he and Ashley were even because she trashed him at the wedding, as he deserved. Plus, he ended up being rude to not just Ashley, but Vanessa, too. And he was rolling his eyes when Amber was tearing into Chris! So, hey, if he’s trash and close to the other men who are trash, that tells me everything I need to know about him.
In a season of trash men where Chris absolutely made a fool of himself in public and, like Nick said, made absolutely everyone hate him, Alex might just be worse. That takes talent, truly.
Lyra: I don’t know what Alex said. Truly. It felt like a ChatGPT prompt answer where it’s just a bunch of fluff language with no real meaning behind it. The only thing that was a little bit different is that he was peeved. And not just peeved at Ashley, who absolutely was within her right to call out the lies or inconsistencies she noted with the person that she was thinking about getting married to. Alex was also peeved at Vanessa. And Vanessa’s the host. She’s just doing her job. So it’s just disrespectful on top of everything else. It ain’t cute. And it makes you look ugly on the inside.
9. Brittany had heat for everyone, from Devonta to the other women. Where did that come from?
Lizzie: I think she’s a little justified in being a little upset at the women, like I understand the hurt. But I also kinda get why they wouldn’t have thought to check, especially if they’re not that close. Problem is they were saying they were all very close, and I think it’s obvious they weren’t as much if no one knew Brittany and Devo were not done. But this one’s mostly on Devo, who at least came with an excuse and accountability, unlike Alex, but who was actually super nasty. He did lie to her. He led her on. He continued to do that after the show.
And then he tried to make it seem like it wasn’t all on him, which is adding insult to injury. No dude, this is on you. You could have been clear with her at any point since Mexico, when you were already acting like you weren’t in it. So this one’s on you for lying to her, for lying to the other women. Totally on you.
Lyra: Ultimately, I think Brittany’s reaction in the Love is Blind Season 10 reunion was due to embarrassment. She was embarrassed by the man who proposed to her and wasn’t man enough to tell her he didn’t want to be with her. And she felt like she was further embarrassed by the other women, who she felt like should have had her back.
The embarrassment over the way that Devonta treated her, I think that’s 100% fair. He knew that he didn’t want to get married and he continued playing in her face like she was delusional. What I don’t think is kind of fair is how she was coming for all the other women. As much as we like to kiki and haha that everybody is close on this show, sometimes they’re not. Also, the other women aren’t responsible for Devonta and his actions. So I think she was just transferring some of her anger towards Devonta to the other woman because she was embarrassed on a worldwide stage.
But we have to remember as well that you are the company that you keep. Do with that what you will…
10. How did the Love is Blind Season 10 reunion compare to the previous seasons?
Lizzie: Probably the best reunion? Vanessa and Nick actually asked the questions we wanted answered, and even if I would have gone harder on some people, I feel like it wasn’t all fluff, and things were really addressed. First time I have feelings during a reunion, especially good ones. And hey, I had a lot of bad ones too! And even second-hand embarrasment watching some of the stuff. All in all, A+ reunion.
Lyra: I think this is the kind of reunion that Love is Blind needs to do every single year. Because this was like night and day in comparison to the fluff pieces that are previous season reunions. Here you had the cast being asked the hard questions. Even better, they were showing the clips too and inviting audience members to deliver some moments that were emotional. I don’t know what they told the showrunners, but they definitely listened because this was different.
All episodes of Love is Blind Season 10 are available on Netflix.
