Bachelor in Paradise

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!

I am convinced the producers of this show look for women who wholeheartedly buy into the princess/knight in shining armor fairytale myth. This assures that they have a sense of entitlement ("I deserve love!"), providing drama. Another common trait is a keen focus on their biological clocks ("Why can't I find someone?"), adding more drama, like a Hitchcock film that keeps referring back to the timer on the bomb.

Throwing together "losers" from prior showings of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" for the alleged purpose of creating lifetime commitments is like asking people to drive at top speed into an intersection without traffic lights. You might not be able to avert your eyes from the ensuing accidents, but they are still accidents.

Can you learn something by watching this show? Well, you can learn to better identify potential partners who are bad choices. And you can learn that better long-term results can be achieved through a more organic development of relationships. Being thrust into a superficial, timed environment like "Bachelor in Paradise" will seldom yield happiness.

Otherwise, the show has little to offer and is not far removed from "The Jersey Shore" or an episode of "The Jerry Springer Show" in terms of entertainment or educational value.

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.

Who the heck messed with this show? A group of us have loved BIP and have been a part of Bachelor Nation for YEARS.

Bachelor in Paradise, was by no means, ground breaking (or smart TV)...but Holy hell! The new producers, produced and edited the crap out of this show and tried to make it something it's not!

Ugh...the stupid fast cuts and stories they are trying to create through "dream sequences," The fancy hotel in a different location and the games...my gosh.

Bring back the old show that we've loved...it was simple and we were there for the drama not the stylized version of whatever the heck I just watched.

It used to be simple, easy and I was there for the drama on the beach-the spying on other couples from the bar-the simplicity of watching people's lives unravel-the slow degrade in their physical appearance the longer they were on the beach-the jealously of a fresh person walking down the stairs.

Drama is drama, we don't need them (whoever created this drivel) to try and make BIP more than it was.

They must trawl through the gutters for the douchiest men and worst women from the series.

Astounding how deceitful and self-centered these people are, and the decision to add a monetary reward erodes the little credibility that the show's premise had

Garbage, garbagegarbagegarbafegarbage garbage aaand there's the character limit.