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The "Love Is Blind" Reunion Was a Hot MessâŠHereâs What You Missed

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Season four of Netflixâs cult-favorite reality dating show has come to a close, not without plenty of drama through. From a very late live reunion to castmates taking jabs at one another, thereâs a lot to cover from last nightâs escapades.
But first, letâs discuss the finale, AKA the weddings. As you may or may not know, the final episode of season four aired last Friday, revealing which of the four remaining couples tied the knot. Fan-favorites Tiffany Pennywell and Brett Brown (which have since been elected into the LIB Hall of Fame) followed through with the wedding, despite a near-disastrous seamstress mishap with Brettâs pants. Bliss Poureetezadi and Zack Goytowski also got married, and danced to Lee Ann Womack's âI Hope You Dance,â the song they bonded over in the pods. To many fansâ surprise, Kwame Appiah and Chelsea Griffin wed while Micah Lussier and Paul Peden broke up, with Paul dumping Micah at the altar.
Whew. Thereâs a lot more to unpack here. Letâs start with Paul and Micah, whose wedding day sparked the greatest social media response. To seemingly no oneâs surprise, Micahâs IRL âBFFsâ (heavy emphasis on the air quotes) were ecstatic when their best friend was dumped by her fiancĂ©, taking their time to follow and console Micah after she ran back down the aisle. Further controversy sparked as Paul left Micah in her bridal suite, post-break up, and ran his hand down one of Micahâs bridesmaidâs dress. The bridesmaid smiled, acknowledging his touch.
Gabbi here discovered something very interesting. Paul slapping one of the bridesmaids while heâs getting out of the room, after saying no the altar to crying Micah. They need to address this on Sundayđđœ #LoveisBlind4 #LoveIsBlindS4 #LoveIsBlind pic.twitter.com/NpIHAkH74X
â đŠ (@olaya22scorpio) April 14, 2023
This wasnât the end of the wedding controversy. Fans were shocked â and I mean truly shocked â that Kwame followed through with the marriage to Chelsea. Throughout the show, and through video resurfacing of Kwame auditioning for other Netflix shows, fans noticed that he doesnât seem interested in ChelseaâŠat least not nearly as interested as she is in him.
Love is Blind
â Miss Grizz, MLIS đ» (@woman_supernova) April 14, 2023
Chelsea: âYouâre my husband now!â
Kwame: pic.twitter.com/Q6B6hNf36G
Chelsea feeding Kwame that strawberry #LoveIsBlind pic.twitter.com/zJ1vcontYN
â Fazil (@therealfazil) April 9, 2023
I think we can all agree Barbara showing up is the ONLY reason Kwame said I DO right?????? cuz I swear kwame was planning his single boys trip to Vegas til she popped in!! #LoveisBlind4 #LoveIsBlindS4 #LoveIsBlind pic.twitter.com/EwtLxZUNCZ
â zanaduxx (@zanaduxx) April 14, 2023
I've predicted a lot but I could've never predicted Kwame saying yes. I'm speechless, my mouth dropped#LoveIsBlind pic.twitter.com/rJYMHnHhyr
â Angie (@cocoaafro) April 14, 2023
And the couple is stillmarried, despite expectations of their separation.
Now that we have all of our bases covered, letâs jump into the âliveâ reunion, which was absolutely saturated with technical difficulties. It was so bad, the reunion aired over an hour later than itâs scheduled time â even then the audio glitched throughout. And considering a majority of LIB fans are also Succession fans, most of the audience jumped over to HBO at 9 p.m. EST.
Netflix employees tomorrow morning #LOVEISBLINDreunion pic.twitter.com/L5CaAVMIk7
â Betches (@betchesluvthis) April 17, 2023
.@netflix donât ever raise prices ever again
â Victoria M. Walker (@vikkie) April 17, 2023
Weâve come full circle. #LoveIsBlindLIVEÂ pic.twitter.com/eALwSDYHxY
â Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) April 17, 2023
I just know over at #Netflix thereâs an engineer who all week has been like âyâall i donât think we have the capacity to do thisâ
â Heba Gowayed Ùۚ۩ ŰŹÙÙŰŻ (@hebagowayed) April 17, 2023
Netflix managed to get a bunch of millennials, who pretty much never watch appointment television, to participate in appointment television only to tell us that the show is late to the appointment #LoveIsBlindLIVEÂ #LoveisBlind4Â pic.twitter.com/hY8xKqt8TZ
â BK (@BKBachTakes) April 17, 2023
Despite this, the reunion still went on, and thereâs plenty for us to mention.
Letâs start with some happy news. All of the married couples are still together, and seemingly happy!
Tiffany and Brett received little air time, likely due to their relatively uncomplicated love story and drama-free life. Regardless, weâre totally #TeamTiffanyandBrett and cannot wait to see how their life unfolds together.
YES REUNION OK BRETT AND TIFFANY OFC THEY ATE WITH THESE LOOKS AND THE APPLAUSE THE AUDIENCE GETS ITđ
â cammie (@campbelldougla7) April 17, 2023
Much to fansâ dismay, Kwame and Chelsea received more attention.
finally watching the reunion and theyâve spent the whole first 20 minutes on kwame and chelsea and iâm bored #loveisblind
â B. (@ohheyyB) April 17, 2023
At the wedding Kwame looked like he was being held hostage now heâs âmy wifeâ ing us to the death on the reunionâŠ..is kwame and Chelsea acting or production had an agenda I need answersâŠ. #LOVEISBLINDreunion
â E sweetz (@ebz_tweetz) April 17, 2023
We were happy to see Bliss and Zack still very much in love, and they truly seem perfect for one another.
I feel like Bliss and Zack donât get enough credit for being the classy and aesthetic couple they are. Not to mention the way they always defend each other. True couple goals. #LoveisBlind4 #LoveIsBlindLIVE #LOVEISBLINDreunion pic.twitter.com/E0zAbC5e1t
â sanju (@walkwithzeal) April 17, 2023
As the reunion continued, one of the several fan-proclaimed âvillainsâ of the season, Irina Solomonova, joined her fellow cast on stage, and letâs just say she wasnât well received. Irina, who broke up with Zack after accepting his engagement in the pods, was also pod-besties with Micah, and they were quick to tear down other women during the experiment.
Both Zack and Bliss were not happy to see her return, and they had a lot to say.
"You did a lot of things, um, that hurt a lot of people, including me, and I mean, you only see 10 percent of it on the camera. There was so much stuff that happened that was just unbelievable," Zack began. "If we're real, you went on this show to get famous," he added as the audience erupted in applause.
Bliss also confronted Irina, citing Irinaâs unkind message she sent her way about Zack and overall mockery of her in the pods..
Zack and Bliss giving Irina an articulate read about how nasty and malicious she is but also maintaining their cool.. love to see that level of class #LOVEISBLINDreunion
â Wonder Woman đ« (@6foot1thighz) April 17, 2023
While weâre on the topic of villains, letâs break down Jackie Bonds. Jackie was engaged to Marshall Glaze, but their rocky relationship came to a tipping point after an argument about their sex life dominated the show. Jackie was quick to write off Marshall, instead redirecting her focus to former love interest and castmate Josh Demas before breaking things off with Marshall. Josh and Jackie made things official, all while she was supposed to be at her wedding dress fitting, and she proceeded to end her relationship with Marshall and refused to return the ring.
Since the end of their relationship, text messages in which Jackie called Marshall a series of homophobic slurs and discussed an ongoing STI came out. Josh and Jackie are still together, and the public is not a fan. Both did not show up to the reunion.
Oh my gosh. đ«
â Aliya Langley (@aliyalangley) April 3, 2023
I just saw a TikTok video of Jackie and Josh at a baseball game together this weekend. Ugh. đȘ
Poor Marshall. He deserves better. đđ#LoveIsBlind #LoveIsBlind4 pic.twitter.com/pIkvJUiDgC
Did not address:
â Nicole (@Young_Author07) April 17, 2023
âJackieâs tweets
â Jackie breaking her NDA
â An apology from Jackie for her comment
âMicah getting questioned well on her comments and actions
And yetâŠ
Here we are discussing Kwames name. #LOVEISBLINDreunion #loveisblindlive #loveisblind
Now onto our final ex-couple, Paul and Micah. Considering they were the only pair to make it to the finale and not get married, things were already contentious before the reunion even began.
First off, Paul addressed the bridesmaid cheating allegations, calling the rumors "absurd" and explaining he was gesturing to the woman that he was trying to get past.
"To imply that it was anything more than me just gesturing acknowledging that I was squeezing past her kind of bumped into her shoulder is literally absurd,â he said. âI literally just [was] walking out of the door and gesturing just like, hey, sorry, I bumped into you.â
I guess that clears it up then. Co-host Vanessa Lachey quickly shifted gears, and fans were not happy with her approach to interviewing Paul. What was meant to be an open discussion quickly descended into a near-attack, as Vanessa âinterrogatedâ Paul. Rather than an unbiased interview format, Vanessa seemed to interrogate Paul on âkey inflammatory pointsâ due to a personal bias against him. This jarring and abrasive approach was not well-received, prompting Zack to defend Paul on-air, with viewers and Paul speaking out following the reunionâs conclusion.
#LoveIsBlind Zack on defending Paul during the reunion pic.twitter.com/gjofIT8SnO
â Vulture (@vulture) April 17, 2023
We need at least six months off before the next season â BRB while we go process it all.
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