ThroughoutMarried At First Sightseason 18, the show has had some tremendous backlash and dealt with criticisms faced throughout the years, andafter so much vitriol I’m struggling to understand how the show can continuein its current form. ThroughoutMarried At First Sightseason 18, the show has faced a significant amount of backlash for the casting, the experts’ role, and other issues within the series that viewers haven’t been happy with. From season to season, the series often faces valid criticism from viewers who are interested in seeing a more well-rounded, genuine product than whatMAFSprovides.
Throughout the last few seasons of the series, it’s been clear thattheMarried At First Sightcast membersaren’t prioritized in several different areas. With their safety not being accounted for in their relationships, their desires not being considered by the experts, and their mental well-being not being prioritized by production,Married At First Sighthas been creating some difficulties within the structureof the long-running show. While some viewers enjoyMAFSfor the chaos it creates, the drama isn’t the only thing viewers look for within the series. Instead, some are findingMAFStoo problematic to keep going.
Married At First Sight Has An Incredibly Low Success Rate
The Experts Aren’t Making Genuine Matches
AlthoughMarried At First Sighthas had some success in previous years,the last few seasons of the series have been tremendously low in terms of successful couples. Success can be measured differently for different people. When I’m referring to success onMAFS,I mean a couple who was matched by the experts, married, and stayed together through and past Decision Day. For example,MAFSseason 16’s Nicole Lilienthal and Chris Thielkare a success for the show, whileMAFSseason 17’s Becca Haley and Austin Reed aren’t, even though the latter chose to stay together on Decision Day.
In terms of successful relationships making it through the show,MAFShas had some incredibly low rates in recent years. The series has seen very little success with the couples they’ve paired throughout its run, but there were far more successes in the previous seasons than there are currently. AfterMAFSseason 12, which saw the successful pairing ofBriana Myles and Vincent Morales, the show has only had one match inMAFSseason 16’s Nicole and Chris make it through the series. With so many couples failing, it’s clearthe experts aren’t doing their job to their genuine ability.
The MAFS Experts Have To Behave Unethically To Make Good Reality TV
They Aren’t Considering All The Factors In Place Of Good TV
Although theMarried At First Sightseason 18 experts, who include Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Dr. Pia Holec, and Pastor Cal Roberson, have been claiming they’re doing their best to create matches who can make it through the experiment successfully, something’s off about the team. Considering the way the experts have felt more absent this season than ever before, it’s clear that there are major issues with their abilities. TheMAFSexperts are having to limit the amount of interaction with cast membersand change the way they interact, shifting their advice to a lower standard for the sake of TV.
ThroughoutMAFSseason 18, the experts have been ignoring blatant safety issues, red flags, and general disrespect to stir the pot for more drama.Married At First Sightseason 18’s couples have come to the experts with genuine issues, but they’ve done little to rectify them as they’ve moved through the season. Instead, they’ve prioritized the reality TV aspect of their job in a way that makes it clear that’s always been what they’ve been pushed to do. Instead of genuinely working to help the couples,the experts have had to behave unethically to push reality TV drama on screen.
MAFS Shouldn’t Continue Without Some Tremendous Change
The Show May Be Changing Moving Forward
AlthoughMarried At First Sight,at its core, has become more about the drama between the couples than it is about the actual relationships they’re building, seeing the experts so blatantly ignore red flags that could signal domestic issues is harrowing.In pastMAFSseasons, it’s come out after the fact that the spouses weren’t treating each other respectfully but were being goaded by the experts to continue to try working on their relationships. With it being painfully obvious that things weren’t going to work out for some couples,it’s become clear to me that the show needs serious change.
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With the recentannouncement thatMAFSis moving to Peacock, the show needs to undergo an overhaul before it lands on its new streaming platform. Currently,Married At First Sightputs the drama of reality TV first and the relationships on screen second, butI think if the genuine emotions happening on screen were prioritized, the story that would come out of them would be even better than the put upon dramaviewers are used to.Married At First Sightneeds some serious change, and I hope the show is up to the challenge before moving to a new platform.
Married At First Sightairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.
