Summary

Married At First Sightseason 18 is coming soon, and though many have high hopes for the new season, I believe thatthe upcoming installment will be the most controversial one yet.ThroughoutMarried At First Sight’s run, there have been seasons of the series that have more drama than others. Despite the majority of the seasons featuring a fair bit of drama from the overall premise, there are some matches that wind up having couples that create bigger issues. In contrast, other seasons provide solid entertainment value and build well-established couples that continue well after the season is over.

SomeMAFSseasons are more enjoyable than others, and whether a season is enjoyable traditionally hinges on what the viewer finds more enjoyable. Some viewers are interested in the high-drama seasons with volatile couples who have a hard time working through their issues, while others hope for fairy tale romance. I look foraMarried At First Sightseasonthat’s more in the middle. I’m interested inMAFS’high-stakes drama, but I don’t always love it when there are couples who can’t manage to work through their problems. On the other hand, seasons that are too calm are somewhat boring.

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No Major Changes Have Been Made To MAFS' Expert Panel

The Experts Have Been Failing Tremendously

ThroughoutMAFShistory, the experts have been one of the most important factors in figuring out the marriages on the show and, at the same time, in assessing how to best ensure that the couples fix their issues. The experts,who currently consist of Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Dr. Pia Holec, and Pastor Cal Roberson, have had a tough time making successful matches on the series generally, but especially in the last few seasons of the show.Married At First Sightseason 18, which takes place in Dr. Pia’s hometown of Chicago, doesn’t seem to see the experts making any changes.

While there are always hits and misses onMarried At First Sight,the most recent season saw the experts and audience get duped in a way they’d never been tricked before.Married At First Sightseason 17’s cast revealed during the reunion episodes that they’d pre-planned their storylines, playing out dramatic but fixable moments on screen to make themselves look good while on TV.Hiding their truth from the experts, the producers, and the audience, the cast fessed up that they’d fooled everyone. Despite saying they wanted an authentic experience, theMAFSseason 17 cast was troubling from the start.

montage of Lauren & Orio and Clare & Cameron in scenes from the show

After finding out that they’d been bamboozled,theMarried At First Sightexpertsseemed stunned. They’d had no idea that throughout their therapy sessions and in the moments they were trying to help guide the couples through tough moments, no one was being particularly genuine with them. While reality TV can be disingenuous, the cast members are typically tasked with being as authentic as possible for the sake of the show. Sadly,the experts weren’t aware of theMAFSseason 17 cast’s deception while filmingMAFSseason 18, so they couldn’t change things they may have wanted to.

There Is A Problematic MAFS Season 18 Cast Member

One Of The Cast Members Appears To Be A Clout Chaser

Although there’s not much information about theMAFSseason 18 cast that’s verified or confirmed yet, thecast has been released on Instagram. With the cast members readily available for public scrutiny, some have found that one of the cast members may not be on the show for the right reasons without even having seen the season premiere. AsMAFSis as successful as it is, the series has been a long-standing favorite of viewers who love the drama, andmany are able to dig up information about the cast members using as little as their names and Instagram handles.

One of the newMarried At First Sightseason 18 grooms, Ikechi, appears to have tried to get cast on the series in the past. Ikechi will be marrying Emem onMarried At First Sightseason 18, and while both have their Instagrams set to private and don’t allow new followers, they appear to look like a good match aesthetically. Even so,if Ikechi has auditioned forMAFSin other cities the way some sleuths believe, it appears he may be chasing clout trying to be on the series rather than having actual interest in finding an emotionally stable relationship.

Married at First Sight Season 17 poster

The Season Could Go On For Too Long

MAFS Season 17 Dragged On For Months

Although the seasons are interesting as they move through each phase of the newMarried At First Sightcouple’s relationships, it’s been noted inthe last few seasons ofMAFSthat they’e running longer than ever. While the show is filmed over a span of eight weeks, the seasons typically air over 20 weeks, making them more than double the length of the filming time. I believe that theMarried At First Sightseasons would benefit from being shorter, and amworried thatMAFSseason 18 is going to run far too long to hold my interestall season long.

Married At First Sight

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Based on the Danish version of the series, Married at First Sight is a reality show/social experiment that gives singles a chance to find a lifelong partnership with one particular caveat: they must agree to marry a stranger arranged the moment they meet. Experts provide counseling and guidance as they help couples navigate their new marriage with their unknown partner and highlight the journey of the newlyweds from wedding to honeymoon to beginning their new lives together. At the end of eight weeks, couples will decide to stay married or divorce.