Bachelor in Paradise

Imagine a Reality show in which the Producers have banded together and have forbade its characters from using the word "like" in every breath of every sentence throughout the show. Just imagine!

If you use "you know" and "like" throughout sentences, the linguist will scream!

Most listeners don't "know" and the word "like" begs for a comparison.

A Painfully Overproduced Season That Misses the Mark

This season of Bachelor in Paradise is, unfortunately, a textbook example of how overproduction can strip a show of the very qualities that made it engaging in the first place. Instead of focusing on genuine connections and the natural drama that emerges when contestants are left to navigate romance under pressure, the producers have burdened the season with poorly conceived "tasks" and contrived challenges.

What's most frustrating is not just the lack of authenticity, but the disproportionate amount of screen time and money spent on these empty exercises. The pacing drags, the manufactured moments feel excruciatingly forced, and the overall effect is that the heart of the series-love, vulnerability, and messy but entertaining drama-gets lost in the shuffle.

Rather than feeling like a fun, chaotic beach escape where sparks fly and personalities clash, this season feels like a parody of itself, awkwardly stitched together with production gimmicks. It is both exhausting to watch and disappointing to longtime fans who tuned in for unscripted moments of humor, heartbreak, and connection.

If Bachelor in Paradise wants to recapture its charm, it needs to stop overengineering the experience and return to what the audience craves: real people, real emotions, and real stakes-not an overbudget spectacle that forgets its own purpose.

This show would be less depressing if it was about animals in heat on some critter ranch in Hawaii. Savage beasts born without any moral values, ignorant of human virtues, just looking to hook up with anything, man or woman, and hoping that a big bank account will be part of the reward.

It would be nice if these shows would include important social life statistics, such as how many of these characters have STDs before the show? How many of these characters have them after they are on the show? What is the cost of pennicillin during filming? Same thing for frequent flyer cards at the Planned Parenthood Clinic. The tenth one is free.

This is not the traditional Bachelor or Bachelorette. The cast is not meant to be pure as a driven snow or poised, Etc (but who is anyway?). It seems some reviews, I glanced at, rank and criticize Love In Paradise according to their own moral code. But you have to admit that the producers came up with a great idea, they understood some of the appeal which draws people to watch the original program to begin with. It's exciting, with twists and turns, feel good moments, meltdowns, it has it all. This is popcorn television, based on entertainment. Although I have not watched all the seasons yet, I like what I see. Improvements? ... include Chris Harrison more, make the dates more challenging/over the top, like the original Bachelor/ette. It increases the potential for conflict. I want cringe-worthy matchups. Let the (love) games begin!

OMG. Another fav. Thank you for Demi (Summer 2019) and the alternative storyline. We love you gurl. xoxo MUAH!