EXchange Season 3 (2023)

Loved the individuals, did not like the couples.

Am I the only one who was far more happy and entertained when I was watching the group moments and interaction between participants that were completely not romantically involved? Too many times I wanted to skip the dates and just watch them hang out in the house. I like them all as individuals, I like them all in the group setting, but I could not vibe with any of the couples at the end.

And I feel like this is why the show failed me - I had no pair to truly root for. I felt like none of the exes would work out, since they just danced around each other, but never truly try to solved their previous issues. The new couples were easily shaken by the past relationships, which made me think they would not last anyway, so what's the point?

I actually loved first few episodes, but the more romantically involved everyone became, the less I cared. That said, I still like the whole cast a lot, especially the best girl Da Hye. Wish her all the healing and happiness she needs.

Overall, I have barely any thoughts. I think I just truly don't care.

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This season was actually the worst.

This season was actually the worst. Season 1 was boring, but this season was just poorly executed. The casting was a total miss. Aside from a few people, the rest of the cast is uninteresting or unlikeable. They need to get the old PD back. The format and the flow of the show are just weird also. Why didn’t they let them choose their ex on some dates? That would help them clear up their misunderstandings/ lingering feelings. And half the season just focused on them eating/drinking/ arguing and doing the same stuff every episode. The topics they talked about also kept going in circles. It’s exhausting and frustrating to watch as a viewer. In season 2, there was drama, but there were also wholesome moments. This season pure drama and frustration. I am officially dropping this season. It’s excruciating to continue watching.

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"Regrets I've had a few"

I have watched the other 2 productions and I feel that they are improving the format with each show.
I think the people who come on the show are very emotionally brave. They are about to be filmed during intimate conversations with their exes and be judged by the viewers.
We, as the audience are given a ring-side view of all these individuals and their past relationships are revealed later in the show so guessing the pairings is intriguing.

I find it fascinating to watch those who come on the show with a clear goal in mind find their determination failing as jealousy shakes their resolve. Few people, I believe, can handle seeing their ex enjoying and thriving in the company of another unless they had already handled a mutual agreement to split up as a couple.
This show sends the individuals into past reflection and has numerous contrivances to trigger this. I personally think this is a good thing because it gives them a chance to appreciate what was good in their relationship and what may have caused the breakdown.
Their are many shifts in the couple emotions and as a viewer, or even one of the hosts, it can seem easy to comment on where the individual is failing to communicate their feelings. As a participant the burden of emotions warring with their logical mind can elicit some poor responses and regrets.

These are real people and even if some participate to perhaps get higher media cover they are reduced to an individual looking for love.
I also like that we get to see that pairings are not always obvious. Brief connections can be as painful, or joyous, as longer term established relationships and offers us a chance to think how we might have reacted in this.

After all the exaggerated emotional dramas I have been consuming this program is refreshingly 'real'.

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Một show để làm bạn và "chữa" tình yêu

S3 này có một điều đặc biệt, đó là mỗi thành viên tham gia đều ít nhiều khiến bạn yêu quý và nhớ đến. Không có nhiều sự lãng mạn, nhưng sự ấm áp khi những người này ở nhà chung, bầu bạn với nhau khiến m yếu thích nhất. Họ đã gặp được những người bạn tốt đấy!

M quan tâm nhất đến JW & SK từ đầu, nên m có nhiều lời muốn nói hơn về 2 người này (Haha, m còn trải bài Tarot cho cặp này ấy :)). Vẫn quan điểm cũ, JW & SK là một câu chuyện chia tay, nói cho cùng 2 anh chị còn đọc cả "Cẩm nang chia tay" kia mà. Họ đã đi qua đủ cung bậc cảm xúc của chia tay: buồn bã, tiếc nuối, níu kéo, dứt khoát, hằn học, chúc phúc cho nhau, v.v Nhưng chắc chắn ký ức mà họ có về nhau sẽ là hành trang tuyệt vời cho hành trình phía trước của họ. Chúc họ tràn đầy những điều mới mẻ trong cuộc sống và hãy hạnh phúc nhé!

Cuối cùng, m công nhận S3 khai thác khía cạnh mối quan hệ đầy biến động giữa người và người khá tốt, tuy nhiên m thấy show vẫn cố tình diếm đi rất nhiều góc nhìn của các nhân vật, tạo ra những tranh cãi và hiểu lầm (mà m rất không thích cách xây dựng như thế).

Dù sao thì m đã theo show này đến cuối cùng, rất giải trí và dễ thương.
21/04/24

Results:
#Matching
DJ x HW
CJ x YJ
MH x SJ
#Breakup
JW & SK
#Happy single
HH, KT, DH, JE

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