First things first. My expectation going in was that this would be a less self-centered and more civilized version of similar western shows. Instead it pushes the looks-are-everything narrative ten fold.
Practically every interaction up until the later episodes feels like the contestants talking exclusively about appearances. Who knew a specific shape of nose or type of eyelids (?) is the most important thing in the world. And sure, when it comes to the contestants (young attractive people in the influencer/model mold) that type of superficial outlook is maybe to be expected. What threw me off was the commentators join in on it.
The show really should've had an all-comedian type commentating team that could poke fun at the mind numbing shallowness of it all.
Still it was a fun enough guilty pleasure type of show with some genuine feeling moments sprinkled throughout.
Practically every interaction up until the later episodes feels like the contestants talking exclusively about appearances. Who knew a specific shape of nose or type of eyelids (?) is the most important thing in the world. And sure, when it comes to the contestants (young attractive people in the influencer/model mold) that type of superficial outlook is maybe to be expected. What threw me off was the commentators join in on it.
The show really should've had an all-comedian type commentating team that could poke fun at the mind numbing shallowness of it all.
Still it was a fun enough guilty pleasure type of show with some genuine feeling moments sprinkled throughout.