Netflix’s Love Is Blind is back in the hot seat, y’all! And this time, it’s not just because someone proposed after 12 minutes of conversation. Nope—fans are dragging the show (again) for its alleged lack of diversity, especially in the latest season, which some have dubbed “the mayonnaise special.”
Creator and executive producer Chris Coelen is finally speaking up about it, and let’s just say his response is… well, let’s call it “pod logic.”
“The Pods Choose, Not Us!”
Chris insists that they start each season with a diverse cast, but after that? It’s basically The Hunger Games, but for love.
“Well, the show casts itself,” Chris told Entertainment Weekly. Oh? So the show is sentient now? Do the pods also whisper, ‘This season shall be 90% white and slightly beige!’?
“We put people in the pods, and you try to have a very diverse group of people in lots of different ways [at the start],” he continued. “And then the people who get engaged are the people who get engaged.”
Translation: If your favorite diverse contestant disappeared faster than your ex’s commitment, blame love, not us.
Math, Statistics, and a Lot of Shrugging
Chris also gave us a crash course in Love Is Blind math (which is way harder than algebra, apparently).
“There are 32 stories times however many people each person dates. So if each person starts off dating 16 people, do the math, that’s… I don’t know, close to 1,000 stories?”
Did he just calculate the show’s diversity problems using vibes?
“We Totally Care, But Also… Eh?”
Chris swears they try to get a mix of ethnicities, backgrounds, financial statuses, and body types, but at the end of the day, the love gods do what they want.
“We always strive to seed the pods for the greatest possible success,” he said, making it sound like The Bachelor but with IKEA assembly instructions.
But don’t get it twisted—Chris wants you to know Love Is Blind isn’t rigged. “We don’t decide, ‘Oh, this is a good couple. That’s a good couple.’ We don’t steer it in any way.”
So, to sum it up: They pick a diverse cast, throw them into pods like emotional gladiators, and whatever happens, happens. Which, unfortunately, means some seasons end up looking like a Pumpkin Spice Latte convention.
Better luck next season? Or maybe it’s time to actually steer things a little? Just a thought.
