When is the reunion episode of ‘Love is Blind’ Season 8? Date, time, cast, how to watch
Editor’s note: Season 8 spoilers ahead!
The curtain falls on yet another season of Netflix’s “Love is Blind” and of the five couples who got engaged in Season 8’s pods sight unseen, only one made it to the altar and exchanged their vows. The others, meanwhile, went their separate ways, or so we think.
As with every “Love is Blind” season finale, Season 8’s finale was no different, taking viewers on an emotional rollercoaster of love, heartbreak and tears and leaving them with a bunch of questions.
In the upcoming reunion episode of “Love is Blind” Season 8 on Sunday, things are expected to come to a head and give participants and viewers the closure they deserve and will give an insight into what went down behind the scenes, and since filming wrapped.
“The story doesn’t end at ‘I do’ or ‘I don’t,’ Netflix said about the upcoming episode. “On Sunday, March 9, the pod squad comes together for the first time since the finale to discuss everything that went down. With surprise guests, jaw-dropping confrontations and all the answers you’ve been waiting for, you won’t want to miss Love is Blind: The Reunion.”
“There’s nothing quite like the ‘a-ha’ moments a ‘Love Is Blind’ reunion provides,” the streamer added.
Here’s what to know about the reunion episode of “Love Is Blind” Season 8, including how to watch.
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The “pod squad” will get back together on camera for the first time since the season stopped filming for the reunion episode on Sunday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Netflix.
The reunion episode runs just two days after the finale episode of Season 8 airs.
The reunion episode will stream on Netflix at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Sunday.
The reunion episode of “Love is Blind” Season 8 will stream on Netflix. All 13 episodes of Season 8 are also available on the streamer, along with previous season of the Emmy-nominated series.
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Of the five couples who got engaged in the pods, only one couple actually said, “I do,” as per Netflix. They are:
For the others, meanwhile, reality set in, “in the form of future in-laws (specifically, an abundance of sisters), different approaches to money, religion, and intimacy, and long conversations about dating history,” Netflix said.
The couples who are no longer together, as per Netflix, include:
Two cast members on the season, Kylie Schuelke and Brian Sumption, found love off-camera and got engaged after being dropped from the show. The couple told the streamer that though their on-camera romance ended early, the two have forged something far too special for TV.
“Ultimately, we went on ‘Love Is Blind’ to find love — and we did just that,” Schuelke told Netflix. “The experiment worked for us, and now we get to write our own story.”
Season 8 of “Love is Blind” follows singles from Minneapolis, Minnesota as they “cut through the static of modern dating” and develop deep relationships without seeing each other.
Previously, Season 7 of the show was set in Washington, D.C., while Season 6 was set in Charlotte, North Carolina. Season 5 of the show was set in Houston, Season 4 in Seattle and Season 3 in Dallas.
The show is hosted by real-life couple Vanessa and Nick Lachey.
The reunion episode of “Love is Blind” will also celebrate five years of the show with co-hosts Nick and Vanessa “announcing the most memorable ‘Love Is Blind’ moments of all time, voted on by fans,” Netflix said.
Netflix, at the start of Season 8, had invited fans to cast their vote for the “most iconic ‘Love Is Blind’ moments of all time” in categories such as “Into the Pods” and “Break Ups that Broke the Internet.”
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When Is the Love Is Blind Season 8 Reunion Tonight? Start Time, Release Date, How to Watch, Looks, Trailer – Netflix Tudum
First comes pod, then comes marriage, then comes the Love Is Blind Season 8 reunion.
In the final episode of Season 8, the remaining hopeful Midwestern couples met each other at the altar, where their romantic fates were revealed. Spoilers ahead on what happened at the weddings, but remember: The story doesn’t end at “I do” or “I don’t.” Tonight, the pod squad comes together for the first time since the finale to discuss everything that went down. Of course, when seeing an ex (or two), it’s important to look your best, so scroll down to see the first photos of their showstopping ensembles.
Before it’s time for everyone to regroup, reflect, and possibly even rejoice, keep reading for everything else you need to know about the reunion, including what time the episode will stream on Netflix, and where all the couples stand heading into the finale.
Get a sneak peek at the Minneapolis pod squad’s reunion style below.
The weeks leading up to the Love Is Blind Season 8 weddings were not without difficulties for the couples as they attempted to navigate life beyond the pods. Outside the cozy confines of two rooms and a wall between, reality set in — in the form of future in-laws (specifically, an abundance of sisters), different approaches to money, religion, and intimacy, and long conversations about dating history. In the end, only four couples made it to the altar: Monica and Joey, Devin and Virginia, Daniel and Taylor, and Ben and Sara. Spoiler alert: Only one couple actually says I do (and only one groom comes down the aisle on a longboard).
For more on where all the couples stand today, check out Tudum’s Love Is Blind Season 8 status update.
While the remainder of the season will certainly provide clarity for the couples (and those of us watching from home), there’s nothing quite like the “a-ha” moments a Love Is Blind reunion provides. And throughout the reunion, co-hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey will be celebrating the Love Is Blind five-year anniversary of the show and announcing the most memorable Love Is Blind moments of all time, voted on by fans.
The Love Is Blind Season 8 reunion premieres tonight on Netflix.
The reunion streams on Netflix at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Yes, Love Is Blind is planting its flag in Austin, Texas, during South by Southwest for an exclusive watch party event. For more information about the three-day activation and where to get tickets to the reunion screening, click here.
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Love Is Blind’s Sara Says She Was ‘Shocked’ by Ben’s ‘Disrespectful’ Response at the Altar, Says He Had ‘No Depth’ (Exclusive)
“Also, me saying no to a marriage, why would I continue dating someone? If you’re going to say no to that, why even continue the relationship?” Sara Carton tells PEOPLE after Ben Mezzenga suggested they keep dating after the show
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Warning: this story contains spoilers from the season 8 finale of Love Is Blind.
Sara Carton was taken aback at Ben Mezzenga’s response at the altar.
During the Love Is Blind season 8 finale, Sara and Ben made it to their wedding day. But when it came time for the moment of truth, Sara said she couldn’t marry her fiancé because she’s “always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength” and Ben was far from that.
However, after telling him she did not want to get married, Ben, 28, offered up another solution: stay with her and continue to “grow” their relationship. Sara appeared caught off guard by his suggestion, awkwardly laughing and telling him, “We’ll see.”
Now, Sara, 29, tells PEOPLE what she really thought about his response, calling it “disrespectful” and unexpected.
“I was shocked about that,” she admits. “Ultimately, me and Ben talked multiple times before the wedding of discussing, is this the safest decision for us? Is this the smartest decision for us? We really need to think about that. And so we were on the same page, and he knew coming in what I was going to say.”
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“And so when he asked that, I wasn’t shocked he wanted to do that or be together still after, but I was shocked he asked that at the altar, knowing the circumstance of we are here to say yes or no,” she continues. “And also just with the whole entire concept of you walk away forever, I was like, that’s disrespectful, in a way, of what we signed up for and the whole entire point of why we’re here. And so I was shocked he asked that there.”
Sara also notes that she found Ben’s suggestion inappropriate because she didn’t think they could backtrack from being fiancés to simply dating again.
“Also, me saying no to a marriage, why would I continue dating someone? If you’re going to say no to that, why even continue the relationship?” she says. “That’s been a theme of mine where I know in the past, my past relationships, I know that this person isn’t my person, but oh, maybe they can change, or maybe there was potential there. I can see us growing together. And I didn’t want to continue the cycle of that.”
“So I am very happy that I answered in the way that I did with saying, ‘We’ll see and we’ll talk.’ Because I didn’t want to give an answer,” she adds. “My mind, it was not in that setting at all. I just needed to process everything that was happening.”
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Following the awkward ceremony, Sara opened up to cameras and admitted she was “affected” by Ben failing to think deeply about bigger social issues. She also suspected their love simply might have been “surface [level], fun [and] carefree.”
“I want someone to think about that stuff,” she said. “There was no curiosity coming from his side… People prove who they are, actions speak louder than words. You can say anything you want, but show me. That would’ve changed everything if he really showed priority.”
Speaking to PEOPLE, Sara doubles down on her beliefs, saying: “The whole entire time, I wasn’t looking for a right or wrong answer. I just wanted to have depth and be able to understand one another, where we came from, how we grew up, why are we thinking and having this perception of life and the world and the people around us the way we do. I love having those deep conversations.”
“But in the pods, I felt like I was happy with the conversations that we had, that at least they were [received]. [I was] thinking, moving forward, we’ll be able to grow with this. But it just never evolved,” she admits. “It never really got to that point. And so that’s what made me think, okay, actually maybe there’s no depth at all.”
She adds: “There was no doubt that we had a connection, but just moving forward and having depth in our relationship, I really wasn’t getting much from Ben when I was asking him questions… if I was able to have that depth with him, then I think it would’ve changed things maybe, but it just didn’t work.”
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Despite it all, Sara has no regrets. “Overall, I’m very proud of myself,” she says. “For me, you have to have the discussions, especially before an engagement. You have to cross over everything to make sure you have at least a foundation or overall [idea] of who this person is.”
“I’m happy having those conversations, and I want to continue having them [with future partners],” she adds. “And also just being open of knowing that the world is very gray and just continue to learn about that.”
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Love Is Blind season 8 is now streaming on Netflix, and the reunion is set to air on Sunday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
