Dated & Related
By Melissa Camacho,
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Awkward dating show has sexy stuff, cursing, drinking.
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What's the Story?
Hosted by former Too Hot to Handle contestant Melinda Berry, DATED & RELATED is a British reality dating series where siblings go looking for love. Set in a villa in the south of France, six pairs of siblings (or cousins or friends who are very close) from North America and the United Kingdom assemble to find a romantic relationship. As each person tries to find love connections, their sibling (or equivalent) helps them sort out their feelings, gives them moral support, and sets them up on dates with individuals who they think they should be with. As sibling duos who don't seem to be making connections are eliminated, new pairs are brought into the fray. They all hope to find love and win a $10K prize.
Is It Any Good?
The low-budget and decidedly awkward dating series features 20- and 30-somethings attempting to hook up with people under the watchful eye of someone they consider to be their closest confidant. Like most reality shows of this type, it features over-the-top flirtatious behavior and drinking as each person cycles through the cast in hope of making a love match. But Dated & Related takes it to a different level thanks to scenes showing brothers and sisters watching each other make out with someone, and romantic couples who invite their kinfolk to sleep in their bed with them. The occasional competition for another's love interest also makes it weird. Overall, it's a show so full of uncomfortable moments that even fans of this sort of reality fare may be turned off by it.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the role of siblings in our lives. How does a brother, sister, or someone you are so close to you would consider a sibling, influence your day-to-day life?
Dated & Related features siblings willing to give each other honest dating advice and help them find love. Is this the central theme of the show? Or is this arrangement designed to increase the voyeuristic pleasure for the audience?
TV Details
- Premiere date: September 2, 2022
- Cast: Melinda Berry
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Reality TV
- Topics: Brothers and Sisters
- TV rating: TV-MA
- Last updated: February 17, 2023
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