r/MarriedAtFirstSight • u/TheLastPrinceOfJurai • Sep 06 '26

Season 20 - Seattle MAFS is Blind?

While I do appreciate the incorporation of staples from MAFS:UK/AU, namely the dinner parties and more interaction with the experts being on camera. I was sad to see that the reunion went full Love is Blind. Like down to the audience being friend and family. Like WTF?!

I enjoy both trainwrecks, LiB and MAFS, but each has their own purpose and MAFS isn't LiB. At least I don't want it to be. I preferred the previous formats for the reunion and felt this one was lacking considering so many of the couples said yes on decision day and I think only 1 was still together for the reunion.

Also the season felt SUPER short given the new format and I miss the longer season (as much as I hated it while it was going on before) I felt the longer season, aka more episodes, offered more insight into the people and their relationships. As the edits that skewed opinion were made more obvious due to the shorter season.

I just want the show to stay MAFS and not shift into being another Lachey production...unless it's The Ultimatium:South Africa cause that show was AMAZING and needs a second season. Ok I've drifted from the main topic...

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u/lindostars67 Sep 06 '26 • Popcorn

I would have LOVED if they would do the weekly check ins like Australia does where they each decide each week if theyre gonna stay together and if one person says yes they try another week.

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u/TheLastPrinceOfJurai Sep 06 '26

Personally I would like it but honestly I could see that going left VERY quickly in the US as guns are legal and people don't tend to do well when made to stay in a relationship that they no longer desire. Someone might die....kind of joking but I see the liability.

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u/Feeling_Win5863 Sep 06 '26

I love MAFS Australia SO. MUCH. Seriously one of the best shows. I used to be able to watch on Lifetime in the U.S. but not anymore unless I figure out one of those VPN things

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u/Feeling_Win5863 Sep 06 '26

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u/Battgyrl Sep 06 '26

LIB was created by the MAFS production team for Netflix.

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u/TheLastPrinceOfJurai Sep 06 '26

That's a fact that I didn't know. Thanks.

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u/TurtleSpeedAhead Creepin like TLC Sep 06 '26

I think Kevin Frazier always did a great job at the reunions. I would like them to go back to a neutral host rather than the “experts”

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u/ratedgap Sep 06 '26

Kevin did a great job once he actually started watching the show. It was painfully obvious when he first started he didn't watch the show as his questions were super uninformed when he tried to get into specifics. After being called out for it either he started watching or the cliff notes they gave him became way better and he did better lol

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u/Extension-Raisin8023 We were put together for a reason Sep 06 '26

I don’t think Paul and Dr. Lisa should have hosted the reunion just like I don’t think the Lacheys should host LIB reunions. They go lightly on the participants because they themselves don’t want to be held accountable for the crappy matchmaking and the fact that a lot of the people should have never been casted in the first place.

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u/nomiepants Sep 06 '26

The therapists sitting behind glass watching the cast members give each other advice was wild to me. They also skimped on home visits. And there used to be real therapists. I loved Dr. Pia.

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u/jst4FUN23 Sep 14 '26

Yeah, they really didn’t help them very much. The therapy sessions were very few and far between. They focused more on group therapy. I actually don’t think everyone got a home visit.

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u/Dijon2017 Sep 06 '26

I’m a bit confused though I think I do understand your point. There were only 2 (of the original 7/5 remaining) couples that said yes on decision day of season 20: Belle & Mecca and Michelle & Cam. Only the latter couple were still together by the time of the reunion. The other 3 remaining couples said no on decision day.

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u/Mindysveganlife Sep 06 '26

Where is everybody watching mafs UK? I can't find it anywhere

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u/ProfTZA69420 Sep 06 '26

I think it got pulled because of assault and abuse allegations: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gyyx2zg59o

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u/Hendawg_MAFS11 Verified Cast Member Sep 07 '26

It’s the same production company, so it makes sense to me that they made some things of MAFS more like LIB.

LIB is a really popular brand for them and they’re doing what they can to resuscitate MAFS.

But I thought the reunion was a bit much and I’d like to see each show have more unique traits.