This text comprises spoilers for the Season 9 finale of “Love Is Blind.”
Netflix’s hit relationship sequence “Love is Blind” is definitely an experiment, its creator, Chris Coelen, says. The present checks whether or not {couples} can construct a long-lasting relationship primarily based on a core emotional bond that’s not tethered to bodily attraction or appearances.
In Season 9, for the primary time within the present’s historical past, the experiment didn’t create lasting bonds. No {couples} from this season mentioned “I do” on the altar within the finale, which started streaming Wednesday.
Six {couples} left the pods engaged, however the decoupling started nearly instantly, with Kacie McIntosh breaking issues off with Patrick Suzuki. They had been adopted by Annie Lancaster and Nick Amato, and at last Madison Maidenberg and Joe Ferrucci, whose breakups had been documented in Episodes 10 and 11. The remaining {couples} going into the ultimate episode, the place the weddings would happen, had been Ali Lima and Anton Yarosh; Kalybriah Haskin and Edmond Harvey; and Megan Walerius and Jordan Keltner.
Megan and Jordan didn’t make it to the altar — Megan broke issues off simply earlier than the marriage as a result of she felt their existence wouldn’t mesh nicely long run. That partly needed to do with their jobs. Jordan works lengthy hours in transportation and logistics, whereas Megan is a rich entrepreneur with a versatile working schedule. Jordan can also be a single father to a younger son, who has Sort 1 diabetes. Over the course of the season, the pair typically mentioned the calls for of parenting.
Anton mentioned “I do,” however Ali mentioned “I can’t be your spouse” on the altar. She mentioned she felt like the person she had fallen in love with within the pods was not the individual she’d been experiencing in actual life earlier than she ran off in tears. Anton mentioned in an interview later that he had “executed nothing however look after her,” and that the rejection “f— sucks.”
Kalybriah additionally mentioned no on the altar after her fiancé mentioned sure. Kalybriah mentioned Edmond “deserve[s] somebody that’s 100% on the altar” and that she wasn’t there. Edmond had a tempered response to the rejection, and Kalybriah thanked him for being swish earlier than the 2 walked off hand in hand. Kalybriah left the door open for a potential reconciliation down the highway.
Season 9 was filled with messy breakups and controversial feedback from the individuals. Patrick went into the experiment with insecurities about his Asian American id, and his short-lived fiancée, Kacie, broke up with him on the heels of their first assembly. Annie and Nick, who cut up earlier than the marriage preparations had been in full swing, acquired backlash over a dialog that they had about elevating LGBTQ+ youngsters, they usually have each since walked again these feedback in current interviews. And an argument between Kalybriah and Edmond about her determination to attend till the marriage to have intercourse with him was the topic of intense scrutiny on social media.
Earlier than Season 9, every season ended with at the least one couple getting married. Whereas some later cut up, many nonetheless stay married and a number of other have began households. Days earlier than Season 9’s finale was launched, Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Velocity-Hamilton from Season 1 introduced Monday that they welcomed their first little one collectively.
The Season 9 reunion, which can handle unanswered questions in regards to the many breakups, might be obtainable to stream on Netflix on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. PT/ 9 p.m. ET.
