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6 behind-the-scenes nuggets from 'Love Is Blind' that TikTok sleuths are discussing in the run-up to the finale

Apr 4, 2023, 19:59 IST
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Zack on "Love Is Blind."Netflix
  • "Love is Blind" fans have circulated behind-the-scenes nuggets leading up to the finale.
  • TikTokers uncovered footage of Kwame on another reality TV show.
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"Love is Blind" season four isn't over yet, but fans have already begun to dig through the show and its contestants to surface interesting behind-the-scenes nuggets.

Some are new, like the public, mid-season apologies from the season's "mean girls" fostered by the season's staggered release dates. Others are old, like resurfaced footage from Lifetime's "Married at First Sight" that appears to show Kwame in the background.

Below are a few of the key behind-the-scenes and post-production nuggets fans have been discussing in the lead-up to the finale.

The rest of the season four episodes will be released in the coming weeks. Episodes 9-11 will air on April 7 and the season finale will be released on April 14.

Fans thought Zack plagiarized the song he used in his proposal to Irina, but he explained the credit was cut

In episode three, Zack Goytowski proposed to Irina Solomonova after he sang her a song he said he wrote for her. Social media users pointed out that the song seemed to plagiarize "Sara's Song," by Ludo. Goytowski's version sounded like it had been tweaked to reference "pods," but included verbatim lyrics like "you found me all alone, I found myself a Blarney Stone" from Ludo's song, as shown in clips posted by @wigburg4ever that have garnered over 469,000 views.

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But, it seems Goytowski credited the band in unseen footage, which a few commenters pointed out. In an Instagram comment, Goytowski told viewers he actually sang the entire song but it was edited down. "It wasn't an original," he wrote. "I just changed some of the lyrics. Probably one of my top five most embarrassing moments."

"So many of you sending this our way," the band wrote in a Twitter post. "Thank you! Yes, we know and the show got our permission. Glad to know you guys are looking out for us!"

Viewers spotted who they believe is Kwame in a 2019 episode of 'Married at First Sight'

Eagle-eyed viewers also pointed out that Kwame Appiah appeared to have been on another expedited-marriage reality TV show, "Married at First Sight," in 2019.

TikTok user @piebus shared clips from that show's 2019 season premiere that show Appiah in the background of some scenes. Appiah doesn't seem to have made it into one of the final couples the season focused on, so there's minimal footage.

"He either really wants to be married or really wanna be on TV," one commenter wrote.

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"No wonder why his mom didn't want to be on the phone," wrote another.

A TikToker pointed out continuity errors when Chelsea and Kwame met her father

TikToker @ruwtalks pointed out continuity errors in the footage showing Chelsea Griffin and Kwame Appiah meeting Griffin's father in an April 2 TikTok. In the video, since viewed more than 778,900 times, the TikToker narrates the amount of food on Appiah's plate — as the scene unfolds, Appiah's plate goes from full to empty to full to half-full to empty.

"The 'Love is Blind' editors — they need to fix up," the TikToker said.

"Soon they're gonna have them eating out of gold bowls lol," commented a viewer, referencing the metal glassware the show typically uses, presumably to help with continuity.

Fans shared the apparent reason Jackie was emotional in episode 4

Some viewers felt confused about why Jackelina (Jackie) Bonds appeared emotional in episode four. Fans saw Bonds and her partner Marshall Glaze appearing to enjoy a daytime date, but when viewers next saw the couple, the mood had shifted from happy to distressed without a clear explanation.

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In a future confessional, Bonds said she was preoccupied with thoughts of life back home and said a "real commitment" to her also meant to love her family, who she said wasn't "perfect." Bonds expressed fear that she'd lose Glaze and push him away.

Since the episode aired on March 24, social media users have circulated an interview Bonds did with Entertainment Weekly in which she was more specific about her familial responsibilities, spurring some viewers to say Bonds was "misunderstood."

"My father, he's sick," the dental hygienist told the outlet. "He has cancer, so I have to take care of him when I go home every weekend. I make sure that my parents are good, the bill is paid — my dad can't work no more. I have a lot of family stuff that I have to tend to. Family always comes first. And also, my brother being released from prison, it's like I have another person to take care of."

She continued, saying her life required her partner to be "up to par" in supporting her. "That was an emotional moment for me because I didn't feel like, at that moment, Marshall was up to par and ready for all of the reality that I have back home," she said.

"That was extremely personal to Jackie and it's not my place to speak on it," Marshall told the outlet. "I'm just glad that I was there to help her through that."

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Read: I was on the first season of "Love Is Blind." Here are 10 things that surprised me about being on the show.

Zack's sister's tribute to their mother went viral on TikTok

Zack Goytowski's sister, Alexa Williams, posted a March 28 TikTok tribute to their mother, Terri Jo Vonnoy, who she said had passed away on April 10, 2014, after being hit by a drunk driver. The post has gone viral, garnering more than 2.6 million views and hundreds of comments.

"My brother bravely shared our mom's story on national TV..." Williams wrote in on-screen text over a slideshow of family photos. "Our mom faced many struggles, but she always fought her way through," the text continued. "She'd give the shirt off her back to anyone in need, even a stranger."

"She loved my brother and I more than anything in the whole world," Williams wrote, adding that her mother would be proud of Goytowski and a "fun grandma" to her daughter.

In response to a comment praising Goytowski, Williams responded: "He's one of the only people I know that is ALWAYS himself no matter what people think."

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"We love Zack and by extension now we love you," wrote one viewer. "Amazing story. You were all so lucky to have had one another. #TeamZack."

Fans circulated Irina and Micah's public apologies for "immature" behavior on the show

Irina Solomonova and Micah Lussier have been called "mean girls" by social media users for laughing when other contestants were crying and talking about their peers behind their backs. Both have since publicly apologized.

The pair discussed their behavior in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, with Solomonova describing their behavior as a "coping mechanism." Lussier said it was helpful to "be able to make a little bit of light out of such a hard thing" as the experiment.

Lussier posted a March 29 Instagram story, captured by Today, in which she said she had exhibited "emotional immaturity" and promised to grow from it.

"I'm sorry I triggered so many of you with my behavior," she continued, in part. "Seeing that person on the screen would make me feel the same anger." She also told viewers she had turned her comments off to "protect my mental health (deserved or not)," adding "I know I cannot better myself if I'm more unwell mentally."

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On April 2, Solomonova posted an apology video to Instagram and Tiktok, saying her apology was delayed because she wanted to process what had occurred. She apologized to specific castmates and to viewers who felt "frustrated, angry, hurt," by how she treated others on the show, describing her actions as "immature and naive."

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