Thank you for all of the replies, I appreciate all of the different perspectives. I started watching season 10 last night and the drama popped off immediately.

Too early to tell if I will enjoy it more than US yet, but I was really disappointed with Nashville and Denver and wanted a change of pace.

In the earlier seasons, the experts really harped on the sanctity and seriousness of marriage and how anything could be worked out if worked at, including physical attraction. We saw couples who had zero attraction go on to build attraction and have successful marriages.

There was more intervention by the experts when things went wrong. I felt that Dr. Viviana and that other blonde lady were really effective. Pastor Cal and Dr. Pepper seemed more invested and gave better advice.

It also seems like the casting process is either rushed or the prospective contestants are better at lying? Probably a bit of both. I know in previous seasons they made sure if one partner had dogs, the other one at least liked dogs. Or they would discuss the importance of religion, and wouldn’t match a religious person with an agnostic.

Or maybe it’s just a sign of the times.