Our nation’s preeminent insta-marriage reality show has taken its talents to the capital for season seven! It’s “Love Is Blind,” DC edition, and this mammoth first drop (six episodes, some close to 75 minutes long) showcases that special DMV flavor. Cast members work at think tanks and ponder whether they would have spoken to each other if they’d met “on the Hill.” One recites a love poem that rhymes “spot [as in, pod] number four” with “my queen from Baltimore.” The armed forces boast heavy representation, including a dater who volunteered in the military defense of Ukraine. There are girlbosses and soft men who are deconstructing their toxic masculinity, and therefore many conversations about the equitable distribution of domestic labor. The season even features our very first art dealer, who has come to reality television to find a woman who wants him for more than his money but makes sure to disclose his financial resources to his prospects.

With almost seven hours of drama to discuss, we left so much on the cutting room floor in this recap. But we dug into as much as we could.

We try to understand each of the men we get to know: Stephen, the gentlest bundle of red flags we’ve ever seen; gregarious law student Marissa’s two eminently crushable love interests, Bodhan and Ramses; Tim, who loves to make decisions driven by spite; pod villain and art dealer Leo. Then there are the women: sweet aspiring trophy wife Brittany; bubbly Hannah, who seeks a hunky man who isn’t shallow; policy advisor Taylor, who speaks in STEM references; Ashley, who longs to have the solid marriage her mother never did.

Finally, this episode gets into the (extremely telling) first reveals and the honeymoon trip to Cabo, where it becomes clear that several of the women are already getting the ick.

Hope you enjoy! xo

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