Sexy Beasts
By Martin Brown,
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Dating show with masks still ends up superficial.
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What's the Story?
SEXY BEASTS is a dating show where participants don't get to see each other's faces until the end. The twist is that's because they're all wearing elaborate prosthetic masks that give them the appearance of wild animals and mythical creatures. Each episode's main contestant speed-dates three potential love interests, chooses two for romantic excursions, and narrows it down to one beast with whom to walk off into the sunset.
Is It Any Good?
There's a long history of dating shows that aspire to make real love connections based on something other than looks, and this show's elaborate prosthetic makeup is a fun twist on the genre. In Sexy Beasts, it's pretty entertaining to watch, for example, an alien and a panda flirt while throwing axes. But the show also consistently undermines its own premise by placing a ton of attention on participants' physical appearance, exclusively casting extremely attractive people and editing the show in a way that often pokes fun at the contestants' superficial tendencies.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why they think these participants want to date on television. What do you think is the difference between getting to know someone on camera and off? How well do you feel like you're getting to know the participants' real personalities?
Why does the show have participants wear prosthetics? How does it deal with physical attraction versus emotional or intellectual attraction? What do the contestants seem to want out of their dates?
TV Details
- Premiere date: July 21, 2021
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Game Shows
- TV rating: TV-14
- Last updated: February 28, 2022
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