Love is Blind has reached the zenith of dating reality TV shows. Its unique format, engaging episodes, and all the drama before reaching the happily ever after give fans another level of adrenaline rush. The show becomes compulsive once you have started it, as you surely want to know what happened to the couples who just got engaged to someone they met weeks ago.
The series was created by Chris Coelen and hit small screens on Netflix. The creator and producers worked on various spin-offs, resulting in 8 successful international variations of the show. The show covered singles from all across the UK, Japan, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, Argentina, and the latest being Middle Eastern countries.
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However, Love is Blind Habibi has some contrasting differences from the other franchise versions, including releasing all episodes simultaneously. Let us dive into the nitty-gritty details of what makes it unlike other spin-offs.
Love is Blind Habibi brings its added quintessence along with an appealing season
Love is Blind Habibi premiered on Wednesday, October 10, on Netflix and Netflix MENA. The show welcomed 20 Arab singles in pods to demystify whether love is blind.
However, the series also featured a strong cultural influence of the Middle East along with other differentiating factors, resulting in the following variation:
1) The episodes were released all at once
Usually, the series follows a specific schedule, which Netflix announces a few days before the release of the show. Love is Blind Habibi, on the contrary, released all the episodes in one go on October 10, making it easier for fans to binge-watch the series.
Waiting for the episodes to be released builds anticipation, which has its own fan base. However, binge-watching as a concept is suited to many when it comes to watching the couple unravel their journey.
2) The creators opted for a holiday vacation instead of a honeymoon
After the couples got engaged in the pods, they were taken to a holiday resort in Dubai to get to know each other better and progress their relationship. As the show followed the customs and traditions of the Middle Eastern people, the creators were cautious to follow the same throughout the series. The couples went on dates and hung out together, but their accommodation was arranged in separate rooms.
In other versions of the show, the couples go on a honeymoon to get to know each other and determine their physical compatibility and emotional and financial aspects. But Love is Blind Habibi kept it simple and advanced to meeting families shortly after a brief vacation.
3) The show followed the local rituals of the Middle East to formalize the marriage
As the couples walked down the altar, the hosts, Elham Ali, and Khaled Saqr, waited for them, along with their loved ones, to ask the most important question of the season: whether or not they wanted to tie the knot. Afterward, the show's creators arranged for a Sheikh who was waiting for the couple to decide their future and come to him to formalize the wedding.
Only one couple tied the knot in Love is Blind Habibi. After that, they followed the tradition of signing the papers before the Sheikh and accepting each other as husband and wife.
Along with all these details, the show's creators made sure to give a hint of Middle Eastern culture by adding the appropriate music and aesthetics. The set had small details like lattice doors in the pods, Moroccan-style lights, and Arabic Chandelier lights.
Love is Blind Habibi episodes 1 to 9 are streaming on Netflix now.
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