S11.E01: The Story Begins

[OnceSane]

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Nerves are high as our ten singles prepare to marry a complete stranger; one groom's motives are put to the test when the bachelor party takes a wild turn.

Airs July 15, 2020.

[humbleopinion]

Heads up...if you have a stupid DVR set the end of the show 6 minutes past the second hour.

You’ll be pissed if the last minutes get lopped off if you are watching later.

Edited July 15, 2020 by humbleopinion

[humbleopinion]

Raise your hand if you are looking forward to the weddings.

I love love.....

and the shock, horror, queasiness, emotional melt downs and happiness of these  ceremonies....

The best/worse is the editing of the bride and groom cutting back and forth each alternating the words of their vows....

Edited July 15, 2020 by humbleopinion

[CindyBee]

I'm here to see if I recognize anyone I know in random shots around NOLA.

And give Bennett's sister the first award for being a dubious family member.

[Empress1]

I dislike Bennett on sight. That kind of quirky person is not for me. And while Amelia is quirky, she is also driven - she’s a doctor. Bennett has like five jobs. I hope Amelia isn’t looking for someone with the same drive.

I think Karen is very pretty. I hope she has healed from trauma from her last relationship (her ex had a whole baby on her!). Her mother is cracking me up.

[CindyBee]

Karen is by far my favorite.  And her mom needs to be one of the experts next season!

 

[Straycat80]

So far...Amelia and Bennett, quirky couples don’t usually make it on this show, so far anyway. 
Impressed by Miles and hope Karen is really over the trauma of her ex cheating on her or I see trust issues. 
Olivia and Brett, he’s a serial dater, red flag. I’m bothered that they are all So trusting of the ‘experts’, haven’t they watched past seasons? 

[CindyBee]

I guess if you only watched Jessica & Austin parts from last season, you'd "trust" the experts.  

Did Brett have like 10 siblings!?!  Typical south Louisiana family.  

[humbleopinion]

4 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

 I’m bothered that they are all So trusting of the ‘experts’, haven’t they watched past seasons? 

Suspended belief....akin to believing in Santa coming to your house with gifts and the Easter Bunny bringing you a basket of goodies and of course, they will beat the odds and be a successful  match like the few in the past seasons.

Edited July 16, 2020 by humbleopinion

[Empress1]

Brett’s retort “first of all, I’m a nerd who pushes buttons for a living” made me laugh. Well played, Brett.

[humbleopinion]

1 minute ago, CindyBee said:

Did Brett have like 10 siblings!?!  Typical south Louisiana family.  

Hope his sisters beat him up as only sisters can if he acts stupid and mean to Olivia....

[CindyBee]

I'm curious about Brett and why he's on this show.  He said he works in IT for "local government".  My guess since he's from Gretna (looked up his bio) that he works for Jefferson Parish so he should have a nice salary.   And yes lets hope his sisters keep him in line.

Armani & Woody have potential.     

I typed that before I heard Woody refer to himself in the 3rd person so I take that back.  Sigh

Edited July 16, 2020 by CindyBee

[Empress1]

2 minutes ago, CindyBee said:

I'm curious about Brett and why he's on this show.  He said he works in IT for "local government".  My guess since he's from Gretna (looked up his bio) that he works for Jefferson Parish so he should have a nice salary.   And yes lets hope his sisters keep him in line.

Armani & Woody have potential.   

I dunno ... Woody gives me fuckboi vibes, and the friends said straight up that he’s living the player life & not ready to be married. (Miles definitely seems ready, and like a good catch.)

[CindyBee]

2 minutes ago, Empress1 said:

I dunno ... Woody gives me fuckboi vibes, and the friends said straight up that he’s living the player life & not ready to be married. (Miles definitely seems ready, and like a good catch.)

Yeah I typed that before Woody went downhill real fast.

Oh look, Brett making moves into the MFAS hall of shame BEFORE the wedding even takes place.  Poor Olivia, who only got matched with him cause she has a cat.

[Straycat80]

Amani and Woody...It worries me the friend group say he’s a party animal. I hope he’s ready to be married. I hope he’s not doing this as something fun to do with his friend Miles. 
Christina and Henry have the most potential out of the five IMO. 

[Soup333]

Brett flirting with random women at the bachelor party doesn’t bode well for his marriage. Trash. 

But I must say, he has some confidence. 

[humbleopinion]

11 minutes ago, CindyBee said:

 

Armani & Woody have potential.     

 

Armani made the tuxes..Miss Amani is the blushing bride of Woody

[CindyBee]

2 minutes ago, Soup333 said:

Brett flirting with random women at the bachelor party doesn’t bode well for his marriage. Trash. 

But I must say, he has some confidence. 

That's Henry's BFF, the one that he goes to Taylor Swifts concerts with.  You could see she just wanted to puke all over Brett

[humbleopinion]

Kristen is not falling for the charms of Brett as he shoves her over....his nostrils are a deal breaker.....

[Soup333]

Will there actually be a wedding tonight?

[CindyBee]

Ha, Bennet's friend just used my favorite word about this show: "trainwreck".  Good for her!

[ShowFan]

I figured out who Miles reminds me of! Tyler Perry! He is a Tyler Perry!

[CindyBee]

Love Karen and Miles.  Fingers crossed that they are actually a decent match and not a total "trainwreck"

[ShowFan]

Matching them because they have “sincere commitment to their values” is about as shallow as it gets. Who doesn’t have sincere commitment to their values? 

[Empress1]

Christina seems like she’s going to run all over her match. 

[humbleopinion]

Miles and Karen=Tyler Perry and Kelly Rowland

Edited July 16, 2020 by humbleopinion

[CindyBee]

Would be nice for Christina and Henry to work out but will Kristin really allow someone to take her place in Henry's life!??!   Probably not

 

[humbleopinion]

1 minute ago, CindyBee said:

Would be nice for Christina and Henry to work out but will Kristin really allow someone to take her place in Henry's life!??!   Probably not

 

Kristen had her chance with Henry...do you think she sees him in a different light now that he is a basic cable teevee star and has a wife?

Will she sabotage the marriage?

Is she this season's villianess?

Two women fighting over Henry? In his dreams.....

[Soup333]

Will there actually be a wedding tonight?

[CindyBee]

1 minute ago, Soup333 said:

Will there actually be a wedding tonight?

According to MAFSFan on twitter, no.  

We still have to get to Brett trying to pick up on Kristin at the bachelor party.

Edited July 16, 2020 by CindyBee

[humbleopinion]

Christina looks like a younger, prettier, less botoxed and face lifted Patti Stanger, the Millionaire Matchmaker

 No weddings tonite...dammit!

[CindyBee]

Aw this is life in NOLA before COVID made us all stay home for 4 months!

[Soup333]

I feel sorry for Olivia. Brett is an ass. 

Bennett is growing on me but I still don’t like Amelia. Too weird for me. 

No real opinions on the other couples yet although I wish Kristen’s friend (can’t remember his name) would have gotten his teeth whitened for the wedding. Yes, this is shallow. This is week eleventy billion of the pandemic. Sue me. 

[CindyBee]

I guess we all knew they'd leave it with Karen deciding whether she wants to go through with the wedding.

And I wonder who spilled the beans that her groom was Miles!?!

[ShowFan]

If Amelia cleans up a bit, she actually has potential to be quite good looking. And the acro stuff she is doing is very hard and requires extreme core strength and balance....I have been doing circus acro for nearly a decade and I’d find her poses and tricks advanced. She is a hidden gem. The jury is out on Bennett

[humbleopinion]

22 minutes ago, Soup333 said:

No real opinions on the other couples yet although I wish Kristen’s friend (can’t remember his name) would have gotten his teeth whitened for the wedding. Yes, this is shallow. This is week eleventy billion of the pandemic. Sue me. 

Kristen’s bff, Henry, groom to be of Christina
Needs Crest Whitening strips...buy them at Costco.

Edited July 16, 2020 by humbleopinion

[ShowFan]

Woody and Brett have similar vibes but Woody is the less asshole-y version 

Cringe moment: how many plastic straws were dumped into the environment just from the making of this episode!? Yuk

[OnTime]

Olivia, you can be friends with Kate and Mindy.  She deserves so much better than Brett.

[Kiss my mutt]

I wish they’d just skip the bachelor parties and get on to the good stuff. Such a waste 

[ShowFan]

Zach must be sitting in on his couch with his ears on fire, since we are all talking about him comparing him to Brett. Zach was at least more magazine cover worthy. Brett is just gross

[Kiss my mutt]

I liked Amelia in the gown that she thought looked a doily. She seems more of a barefoot in the park girl with a floral wreath on her head. 
I’m guessing the flight attendant is the ones who has already met the groom. What do you guys think?

[humbleopinion]

6 minutes ago, ShowFan said:

If Amelia cleans up a bit, she actually has potential to be quite good looking. And the acro stuff she is doing is very hard and requires extreme core strength and balance....I have been doing circus acro for nearly a decade and I’d find her poses and tricks advanced. She is a hidden gem.

Agreed.

She self admits that she has had relationships but she’s been on the move so no long term.

She is naturally pretty, terrific core and booty, strong legs....musical....dedicated to medicine...the whole package.

Bennett please appreciate her.

Brett and Woody....Two asshats this season?...Production is determined to drive away all the long time viewers....

 

[OnTime]

Why does Woody remind me of Michael (of Michael and Meka)???

[humbleopinion]

1 minute ago, OnTime said:

Why does Woody remind me of Michael (of Michael and Meka)???

Sharp jutting chin?

[Soup333]

I’m not ready to equate Woody with Brett. Brett is disgusting. Overly confident and not at all attractive. He’s someone I would avoid if I met him. Woody does seem like he’d be the party guy, but I don’t get creepy vibes from him. It’s early though. 

[gonecrackers]

This show could’ve been 1 hour - so much redundancy from last week.

I don’t like Brett & Woody is too in love with himself to love a wife.

Remains to be seen how far the stick is up Christina’s ass. I would’ve been overwhelmed & grossed out at that ‘party’ too so hopefully that’s all it was.

The rest of the women seem cool enough so far. Amelia has a lot going for her but even just watching I find her a bit tiring. 

I think Miles has potential as could Henry, & I like how laid back Bennett is. He & Amelia may both be “quirky” (or whatever), but, they are opposites in other ways so this could be interesting.

Edited July 16, 2020 by gonecrackers

[Straycat80]

I’m going to guess Brett will be the train wreck of this season. Maybe Woody too.  So Karen knows who Miles is? I think she’ll go thru with the wedding. 
Christina seems to have a lot of anxiety. Too bad because Henry seems to be a good guy. 

[Kiss my mutt]

Olivia said she’s never been given flowers and then this show she says, well, I don’t like roses, they should be exotic flowers and I’m thinking no wonder no one wants to give you flowers, you ingrate. I’m tired of her sniveling. 
I don’t think Brett is going to be overly attracted to her. She and Henry would be a better match 

Edited July 16, 2020 by Kiss my mutt

[shouldbedancing]

I'm sad that Karen has so many reservations about Miles. Because he is the cutest (to me) and he seems the most serious about this. I feel like he'll do everything to make it work. The emotionalness makes him sweet.

[Kira53]

3 hours ago, Empress1 said:

I dislike Bennett on sight. That kind of quirky person is not for me. And while Amelia is quirky, she is also driven - she’s a doctor. Bennett has like five jobs. I hope Amelia isn’t looking for someone with the same drive.

I think Karen is very pretty. I hope she has healed from trauma from her last relationship (her ex had a whole baby on her!). Her mother is cracking me up.

Amelia said she hopes he is NOT a doctor.  She looking for a marriage like her parents.  Her mother was the doctor and her father took care of the home and kids.  She clearly is not looking for someone high powered. My experience is when they are both lawyers he thinks she should wash the dishes and cook as well. I think Amelia is figuring out what would be a lifestyle that would be supportive of her career. I've had clients that are both doctors and the woman doctor is up in the middle of the night washing clothes and he's asleep.  Amelia and Bennett may not work out but it will not because of Bennett's lack of ambition. There may be no sexual attraction although they're both actually attractive. I like their hair beautiful slightly curly with body hair. If they the kids will definitely have a fabulous heads of hair.I'm hoping it works out because both of them could have trouble finding a match that likes where they are in their life and that they are quirky and very unconventional.This could be their best hope to find a mate.  I don't know how match.com would work for them.

Edited July 16, 2020 by Kira53
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