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Aired fall 2022 · The pod experiment at its most strained

Dallas

The third season moves to Dallas and runs the format competently, but the pod phase — the engine the whole show depends on — never generates the depth the premise needs. A watchable season that demonstrates the format's floor more than its ceiling.

Filmed
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Premiered
Oct 19, 2022
Netflix · October 2022
Episodes
10
Format
Pod dating · altar reveal
The format running without the chemistry it needs
Cast size
30 players
15 men and 15 women in the pods
Host
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey
third season with Nick and Vanessa Lachey
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

Dallas.

The pods are the whole show, and Dallas is where they work the least.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Dallas is the low point of the founding run. The format holds and the production stays competent, but the pod sequences — where the show either earns its premise or exposes it — never generate the depth the other founding-batch cities manage. The cast's engagement feels shallower here than elsewhere, and that gap is visible throughout. The weakest of the five, but worth a watch for the full franchise arc.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #05 slot.

Slot #05 of 5 in the Love Is Blind Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Love Is Blind S3 — Dallas — tiered.tv