This show was pitifully terrible, sorry. The concept doesn't live up to its name.
"Inferno" -- The contestants didn't undergo any hardships besides cooking, i.e. An everyday task. They didn't even have to harvest/hunt for their food.
They took some footage at the beginning of them getting water at a pump in Episode 1, but beyond that you never saw a single drop of sweat on any of them, or their hair out of place, despite them complaining how hot it was. Quite suspicious.
"Paradise" and Matchmaking - This show's premise is: you have to find a partner to be successful, otherwise you're stuck in inferno. However, there is no real consequence of staying on the island. Moreover, this format forces contestants to date each other not because they want to, but because they need to in order to go to Paradise. That's the opposite of growing love organically.
Rich Kids - It's laughable to think these are your average Korean youth. They're all rich kids. They all own their own brick-and-mortar stores in a city where youth are struggling with debt. Wearing Chanel and other designer items on a "deserted inferno" further underwhelms the concept of the show.
Producers/panelists also encouraged toxic masculinity. The guy who kept getting rejected exhibited behavior that concerned me. He was a guy who didn't know how to handle being "rejected" and he gaslit one of the girls in response to her telling him the truth about his behavior. His unpredictable and unstable reactions made me honestly believe we was going to make a physical altercation. It was unsettling to watch.
Very few of the reactions felt natural. Everything felt carefully planned and scripted. This was difficult to get past.
I hope they either drastically improve the concept of the show or scrap it entirely. Korea has a lot of great media, this just wasn't one of those for me, unfortunately.
"Inferno" -- The contestants didn't undergo any hardships besides cooking, i.e. An everyday task. They didn't even have to harvest/hunt for their food.
They took some footage at the beginning of them getting water at a pump in Episode 1, but beyond that you never saw a single drop of sweat on any of them, or their hair out of place, despite them complaining how hot it was. Quite suspicious.
"Paradise" and Matchmaking - This show's premise is: you have to find a partner to be successful, otherwise you're stuck in inferno. However, there is no real consequence of staying on the island. Moreover, this format forces contestants to date each other not because they want to, but because they need to in order to go to Paradise. That's the opposite of growing love organically.
Rich Kids - It's laughable to think these are your average Korean youth. They're all rich kids. They all own their own brick-and-mortar stores in a city where youth are struggling with debt. Wearing Chanel and other designer items on a "deserted inferno" further underwhelms the concept of the show.
Producers/panelists also encouraged toxic masculinity. The guy who kept getting rejected exhibited behavior that concerned me. He was a guy who didn't know how to handle being "rejected" and he gaslit one of the girls in response to her telling him the truth about his behavior. His unpredictable and unstable reactions made me honestly believe we was going to make a physical altercation. It was unsettling to watch.
Very few of the reactions felt natural. Everything felt carefully planned and scripted. This was difficult to get past.
I hope they either drastically improve the concept of the show or scrap it entirely. Korea has a lot of great media, this just wasn't one of those for me, unfortunately.