Although most of the husbands and wives featured in Married At First Sight season 14 are still adjusting to married life, the experimental dating show's fanbase has already deemed this season as a failure on all fronts. While season 14 has highlighted some great couples and delivered entertaining drama, Married At First Sight's audience has not enjoyed the unsavory cast of newlyweds selected for the franchise's latest entry. From the unbearable cast members to viewers' apathy for the marriages the relationship experts arranged, here's why fans think Married At First Sight season 14 is a failure.
After the past few Married At First Sight seasons, fans didn't think the unconventional dating series could become much more of a disaster. In season 13, many viewers asserted that they had given up on Married At First Sight because the show strayed so far from its original mission. Where the relationship experts set out to match compatible couples that could lead functioning relationships during the show's first seasons, fans believe the goal has been to create as many uninhabitable marriages as possible in recent Married At First Sight entries. Rather than focus on ways to work through marital conflict, viewers think Married At First Sight season 14 is a failure because it's all about starting drama between emotionally turbulent cast members.
Unfortunately, fans agree that Married At First Sight season 14's cast is the most difficult to watch in the franchise's history. Although viewers love a good villain, fans argue that there are too many foes in season 14's lineup of husbands and wives. Married At First Sight season 14's most obvious antagonist is Alyssa, who was criticized for giving up on her marriage in a matter of hours and failing to take any responsibility for her relationship's downfall. Even after Alyssa's relationship ended prematurely and she left the show, Married At First Sight fans were still overwhelmed with unlikable spouses. Specifically, viewers have accused Lindsey and Olajuwon of being excessively cruel to their partners, making season 14 too much for some fans to handle. A Reddit user shared, "This season is a whole fail... [The experts are] just aiming to drive the ratings money machine!"
Unpopular spouses regularly star in Married At First Sight but fans think the season 14 cast members have crossed the line from unlikable to harmful. Fans allege that Olajuwon and Lindsey have been emotionally abusive to their spouses throughout season 14. Whether Olajuwon is criticizing his wife for not being woman enough to cook for him or Lindsey's embarrassing her husband on national television, fans have found several season 14 cast members too problematic to watch. One viewer admitted, "It is becoming almost unbearable to watch Ola and Lindsey treat their spouses like absolute garbage." Because fans are so put off by the season 14 cast, it's difficult for viewers to get invested in the newlyweds' relationships. A commenter shared, "I don’t like any of them... I just don’t care if they stay together or not." Insufferable spouses made Married At First Sight season 14 is a failure.
Regrettably, Married At First Sight season 14 might be the last season many of the unconventional dating series' fans watch. Thanks to the drama-oriented marriage experts and the detestable husbands and wives cast, Married At First Sight fans think season 14 is a failure. Unfortunately, the Married At First Sight experiment might have run its course as it failed to follow through on its initial well-intentioned mission.
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