Shandy is back with another Love Is Blind, Season 4 recap! Today we’re breaking down the Finale and Reunion!
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Time Stamps:
0:00 – Housekeeping
1:02 – Finale
27:44 – Reunion
1:05:18 – Best Dressed
1:07:13 – Overall Thoughts
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You guys are 1 of 2 channels that I don’t skip the ads, they’re so good! I feel like that should earn you double the monies
It was funny because when I was watching Love is Blind, I felt like the songs were like the Greek Chorus making sure the audience understood the plot. I really loved the songs for that reason–as I love Andy's songs. You really put Vanessa on a spit and roasted her until nicely toasted. I felt bad for her. Sticking with Andy's ship analogy, I felt like the ship had floundered and she was desperately and hopelessly flailing about trying to round the storylines into a lifeboat, not realizing how hopeless her situation was she ended up drowning her career in the process. She obviously doesn't have any background in this sort of thing, so I felt she was thrown in at the deep end and did not survive the experience. I will be surprised if any of the four couples make it much longer–Jackie and Josh (not gonna make it), Chelsea and Kwame (Not gonna make it), and I've already forgotten the others.
I did like the male bonding on this show and wish they would have shown more of the women's friendships forming. Zack and Paul best couple ever tied with Brett and Marshall. Those seem like lifelong friendships. I"m so glad you recapped this season. I hope Charity's season isn't too boring. She seems so shy and introverted, I'm not sure she is going to be much fun. I really liked Jillian's season because most of the cast seemed like they were plastered the entire show.
so much fun you guys are!! bravi…. and so much respect for not talking about Mika's friends … canada paradise bach…
I'm excited to see Sharleen host bachelor in paradise canada!
At around 41:30 I'm gonna disagree and I wish you would have mentioned that Irina did say she told a producer she wanted to leave before mexico and was basically manipulated into staying longer, or mention her speaking on the fact she was constantly having panic attacks. I think Irina is wrong on so many levels but we should at least admit the parts where we can understand how things got twisted to make her seem even worse.
I’ve been following your recaps ever since ‘All the Pretty Pandas’ but like your other shows even more. (Still, you’re the recappers with the best insights.)
Sharleen is a walking work of art in that dress! 😍💕
Actually we did see Brett loose it when Tiffany fell asleep in the pod. He said 'Im done'. Been waiting on this recap for ages, love you both! 😘
Micah wanted out of the relationship while looking like the victim.
I don’t get how you could assume Paul was forced to go all the way to the altar by production when Jackie bowed out when she wanted to. He’s not legally obliged to marry her obviously nor to walk to the altar.
I only really watched your recaps along with the Bachelor Fantake Recaps, together with the live reunion, but I am relieved to hear I wasn't alone in the way I was feeling about Vanessa. On a side note, my daughter just returned from two weeks in New Zealand and declared she wants to move there someday. After traveling all over the world, she said it's the closest version of heaven on earth so now it's high on my bucket list too.
OooOo super excited to hear that Andy wants to come to New Zealand 🇳🇿 Kiwi Shandy here 😊 Only slightly bothered that you're advertising honey though since I'm vegan 😉
Wow Sharleen!! That truly is your color!
Great dress Sharleen! But am I the only one wondering where her other leg is? Lol
You two nailed it! I surprised Andy didn’t remember he said the Jackie needed to “man up” back when she told Marshall to be aggressive.
Sharleen, I’m surprised you didn’t mention the poor fashion details for the weddings. Micah’s bra strap, all their hair compared to the reunion.
I want Kwame and Chelsea on a love fest!
That song from The Fantasticks that you sang is a favorite of mine, as my dad (career opera tenor) and I used to sing it as a duet for concerts (I’m a contralto, so he always sang the higher voice part ❤️). It’s a clever song and holds a special place in my heart, especially since he has been gone 💔
As much as i started watching this channel because of Sharlene's beauty and fashion sense, i quickly grew to love y'all's relationship (San Diegan but one of my favorite girlfriends was born in New Orleans) and found andy to be a perfect male role model. Now I feel like Andy is me. I have been telling people for YEARS how unbelievable Ripken Jr's record is. And I dont even follow baseball much! Im a weird Tour de France and Giro d'Italia and women's World Cup and UK men's Premier League guy…
Vanessa: the real villain of the season 😂
y’all made it!
Thank you for this series of recaps! You two put together in words exactly how I also felt about the reunion but couldn't explain myself.
No one blames Paul. Micah sucks, and so do her friends.
Re contestants calling out the parts we didn't see, I agree with Sharleen. I think it's great to see the contestants defending themselves and giving us context. The show's fans want the context.
Spot on in your analysis – you are definitely my people! 🙌
Great recap! Just listened to it on the plane but had to give you a like on here too! Love your outfit Sharleen! 💃and your surprise song at the end Andy was 👌😁
I think Paul really enjoyed being with Micah but had to acknowledge that she has a "mean girl" side that would not be good for a child and would come out in their relationship too. I also think Micah let down her guard and really got close to Paul. She has some growing up to do and hopefully, this will be the impetus for that
Thank you guys so much for recapping LIB! its one of my favorite shows and yall are my favorite podcast so it was like a dream when you said you would start. I hope you guys tune in for another season!
They definitely showed them talking about their Calvin Klein dream in the pods. Chelsea started moaning and stuff. You might have skipped over it because it was very uncomfy to watch 😅
Nice dress! Every point you guys made about the reunion had me screaming in my car in agreement and validation. I wanted to point out that Sharleen made a great point about Irina. When Vanessa asked why Irina had told Zack that she wanted to break up with him as soon as she saw him, she said, "Well, I wasn't comfortable around Zack, I didn't feel attracted to him." In Irina's mind, that IS a justification to tell him something so cruel. She is the kind of person who is only kind and considerate of people she likes, of people who benefit her in some way.
I honestly wondered if Vanessa was really nervous or under the influence bc her behavior was so strange. It was a total disaster.
I have never watched this show but after watching your recap I think I may be tempted to watch the next season. Have to say you look amazing in that orange dress. Such a gorgeous colour.
Worst reunion in reality TV history. And Vanessa Lachey is the worst host in reality TV history. Horrible ending to this season.
I find the show’s repetition of the question “is love blind?” (especially with Vanessa’s pauses for emphasis) facile and grating. By the final episode, we’ve seen how many compatibility factors are involved besides physical attraction, yet they undermine that complexity by distilling it back down to this one weak question (which may be relevant right after the pods, but has lost its relevance by the time they get to the altar).
Tbh I've always avoided skims because it's Kim Kardashian's brand but Sharleen may have convinced me😂
Good work! The one thing you left out was when Vanessa Lachey took over those final remarks that Marshall made he was trying to leave things positive and she made that tacky tacky joke 😤
I think $25k is probably close for licensing the song. It’s all about what the potential distribution is so you can almost do a similar math of how much a sponsorship with a unobscured influencer would be given the viewership.
You are both so entertaining. Agree with your issues about Vanessa. Love that you have added this show to your reviews. Feel like I am becoming a Shandy.
After watching season 3 of LIB, I vowed not to watch again lol, I have some PTSD from season 3 (totally joking, mostly). However, I love recaps like these, and you guys did an amazing job. One Love is Blind that I completely loved was the Japan one and would highly recommend that one =)
Sharlene going in on Vanessa Lachey is so funny because of how much she doesn’t want to but because it’s so egregious, she has to. 😂
No one's pointed this out yet, so just a theory I have about Vanessa's baby qs. The Lacheys also hosted another show called the Ultimatum where long term couples who haven't gotten married – one has given the other an ultimatum to get married. And they get to try to switch partners and see if they should stay together or not. One of the couples did get married and was pregnant at the reunion. And it was a huge reveal. Was she hoping for a similar reveal on this show? But if so, I think it was an oversight bc LIB has brand new couples that need time to get to know each other still. Ultimatum couples had been together for years, so a pregnancy is not too hard to imagine in that scenario.
Ahhh this recap was kind of annoying around Irina – she openly shared that production made her go to Mexico and that was a huge 4th wall breakage I think that's incredibly important. She also shared that when she's anxious she giggles and makes faces. I don't think she's an incredible person but you're being so biased in not even mentioning these things when talking about her.
Totally agree. I’m not condoning cancel culture but Vanessa has to change her ways- total cringe to watch