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This is painful. Which really sucks bc I wanted to like this! When I saw the characters Sukki Singapore, the country's top burlesque performer, and Tabitha, their breakout star from Singapore Idol, I was pumped! Even if I didn't like the forced plots or another people, I was bound to enjoy their stories? Right? Nope. Not at all. These people are not all friends outside of this show. And right away it's the lie that is presented as truth that shines through. Trust ur audience, they know when u are being fooled. Then as the storyline progresses bots admitted that these people don't know each other real well. So when they invade each other's life and question their choices, it doesn't make sense. They just met. Everyone is asking questions that are obviously prompted by the producers, which lead the other people to be confused! After all, who cares if someone u just met thinks u should be honest with ur ex-girlfriend, plz hen u don't even know her well or the whole story! All of the girls go after Vinny and his ex-girlfriend, Christina's relationship. It's so bizarre. Vinny and Chistina obviously don't care and don't even really know the group, yet the amount of time that is spent discussing them is over-the-top! At first it made sense bc I thought they were all friends, so they had more info than we do. But nope! They know less! It's obvious that the producers made this a plot line no matter how much Vinny refuses to play along. Hen everyone goes to Sukki's burlesque shows and it just seems like no one likes it and even the few shots shown are lukewarm. I'm sure it's on purpose, but if not it's really weird then. The storyline they follow with her is so bizarre and boring compared to what it could have been. Hell, this could all be a documentary about her putting on a new modern type of hip hop burlesque show and how someone who comes from a culture that frowns on her choice of work immensely. But instead we see her go to start a long distance a boy from Minnesota. That doesn't even make sense! That screen time could have been used with better footage. She barely shares her story about why burlesque, and that's something we would really like to know more about. I just hate what a wasted storyline she is. Then the character of Tabitha is maybe going to redeem this show! Maybe we will see how her video gets filmed and be blown away with the desire to create and be creative. But when they start the video it's filming it's literally her laying lifeless lip syncing a song with a camera moving in and out towards her. The time spent trying to get an authentic video shot that expresses where she was at in her journey when she wrote this song, for a flower montage that we have seen with almost every other over produced artist. Yawn. And once again we r seeing another one of the main characters setting us up for some big creative released that is just anti-climatic. Those are just two examples of the moments that will let u down and are a missed opportunity to present this genre of talent and youth. We already have shows like this. I was hoping to learn about the culture and country ans up so Ming creative generation of Singapore. Instead I learned that this show wanted Singapore kardashian fame without understanding that it captured a group of influential influencers in a moment of time in a way that allowed us to see the vulnerability and talent of people that create such envy and high emotions. Love them or hate them, u feel something. This group just lacks any emotional investment from their cast and plots. They need to not copy what we already have and allow them to be authentic. So basically just skip this and go watch Westwood or Westside on Netflix about a group of singers doing a musical together. Now that's something with real people and a real plot!

If u are looking for a show to watch and chill with while u are organizing drawers, doing laundry, etc this is a great one to choose! There isn't an intense storyline or any unnecessary drama for effect, it's just a calming but good show. There are some really loveable characters that make you hope they make a follow up episode like the teacher from Austin, Tx. He was so loveable and sweet! I couldn't imagine anyone NOT wanting him in their family! He's overcome so much in life, and is still able to laugh at himself, enjoy other people, and he seems to just take life in stride! He's definitely someone I wish I had as a friend! I'd never set him up with anyone bc if they hurt him I would feel like the devil. Then there are high maintenance, over-the-top, egocentric characters like the chic from Houston. And as a fellow woman, I believe we should always help woman rise whenever possible, but it is hard with this one! She and her mother don't see some of the ridiculous requests they make and the irony in them!for example when she goes on a date with a lawyer, her profession also, she judges him for not just liking the law, but loving it! And then she says she wants someone who travels and is well versed in geographical knowledge and when she asks about the places he has been he makes a list and then she mentions a family member who lives in Dubai and she scoffs at it! She actually finds it odd that someone who wants to vacation there, even though it's one of the top 5 vacation spots in the world, and challenges him when he rebuts her statement about Dubai being a traveler's common goal to visit. But later that poor man who had to endure his date from Houston hell gets set up on a lovely wedding coordinator from Jersey. They hit it off and their laughter proves that this matchmaking skill was imperative in helping them find happiness. This show shows the wide range of matchmaking that is offered for its extremely diverse clientele. It's not just about people who have no choice in getting married and are getting set up together with no concern for the couples happiness. There are couples that were the matchmaking of Day's gone by who share fun stories and their dynamic and love between each other after being married for decades after only meeting on their wedding day! So absurd as this seems to most of us who have been raised with a Western mindset, this show does a beautiful job of showing the beauty in other cultures and other traditions. I think we can definitely say one thing about the health of western marriages and it's failed 50% divorce rate, we have so much to learn!! The he downside of this show is that there isn't a follow up episode once the season is over. It would be nice to checkout Audacious Austin and Not so Humble Houston and see where they are now on their journey for a life partner. I also wish they would have organized it a little different bc it gets confusing-one second the Matchmaker is in India then she is in Chicago! I like that we get to see the differences in Western Indians as compared to Indians in their homeland, but it got confusing how often they were mixed up without a smooth transition! We also don't need as many camera angles on the b roll, bc it just highlights how much of this production is "over produced" keeping it from feeling organic. But that's just being extremely nitpicky! Either way, if u are stuck at home doing laundry or cleaning, this show will hold ur interest without demanding all of it!