S08.E10-12: Oh Spare Me, Sliding Down Slopes and into DMs & Brides' Last Ride

[snarts]

Aired 2.28.2025

Oh, I so wanted Lauren to punch Dave in the face. The man is a walking narcissist. Good on Molly for being a true girls girl & friend, I loved watching her tell him what's what, mainly because Lauren was way too nice.

I love Monica/Joey and Taylor/Daniel. Hoping they say yes and live happily ever after.  The other two could really go either way.

Glad to see Meg & Mason find each other on the outside.

Was Madison stewing or what? Girl lives to be the center of attention, she's now on a tabloid tour slamming Alex. Meanwhile, he (like Ben) seemingly has a sketchy past. Netflix must purposely recruit problematic people in the hopes there will be viral social media drama to drive up viewership. 

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So hope to never see Dave again on my screen, but the creepiest takeaway was when he told Lauren that his 'sister' was eventually ok with him coming on the show, as long it was just in the pods and he didn't get engaged.   And then never introduce Lauren to ANYONE, and not even delivering a letter.   Sheez, not sure why she put up with him as long as she did.  He CLEARLY had no feelings for her, ever.  He seriously has emotional issues he needs to work through.

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9 hours ago, snarts said:

Meanwhile, he (like Ben) seemingly has a sketchy past.

I don't know, I saw the clip about Alex.  I wonder if he's some kind of fabulist, like he can't help lying.  All these text exchanges, you don't know what's real, in my opinion.  And why lie about being unpopular in high school? doesn't add up for me.

[Starlight925]

My theory on Alex is a case of Arrested Development.

He was the unpopular, unattractive kid in middle school & high school, so his attractions are frozen in time to the girls who made fun of him back then.  Like, see, I'll show you, I can date you now.  Similar to Woody Allen.

Edited Sunday at 04:04 PM by Starlight925

[jackjill89]

I'm so glad Lauren walked away. She dodged a major bullet. Dave should never have gone on this show. Dude needs to grow up and take responsibility for his life and the choices he makes and not be so reliant on his sister's approval. I get the people want their family to like their potential spouse, but his need for her approval is way over the top. Grow a pair. 

Dave got caught up in the experiment and I think he really cared about Lauren in the pods. However, once they met, reality set in and he was looking for an out. He didn't want to be the bad guy and break up with her, so he kept pushing and pushing so she'd call it off. 

Loved that Molly stood up for Lauren. You could tell Dave wanted her to be on his side. 

[ichbin]

Too much time spent lingering on uninteresting conversations between people this season.  I think most people agreed that we would like to see more of all the people casted in any particular season rather than camera time only being given to the main couples in the beginning, but I don't think anyone was interested in extended scenes devoted to any one couple.  In the end they're just plain folks.  Nobody wants to hear my partner and me blathering on about nothing much either for minutes at a time. 

 

[retired watcher]

I love Molly. She is a great person. And she is on to Dave.

[anniebird]

So, is Dave really a virgin? That would explain so much. 

And I really hope Sara says No at the altar - Ben is way too into a religion that doesn't mesh at all with Sara's deeply held personal beliefs. 

Virginia and Devin have zero chemistry - I could see both of them saying No.

I still think Monica and Joey are a real love match as are Taylor and Daniel but we'll see.

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4 hours ago, anniebird said:

And I really hope Sara says No at the altar - Ben is way too into a religion that doesn't mesh at all with Sara's deeply held personal beliefs. 

I found Sara a little exhausting this last episode.  The poor guy just wanted a drink after work and she started this whole discussion that could not be easily resolved.  Personally not religious, but cannot understand going to a church to watch a livestream service, bizarre to me.