It’s hard to believe that 90 Day Fiancé has graced our television screens for over a decade. The OG show celebrated its tenth season last year and as expected the eleventh season will arrive shortly. A few days ago, the 90 Day Fiancé Season 11 trailer officially dropped. And well, there’s a lot to unpack.
While viewers had high hopes for Season 11, the trailer didn’t bring the excitement many were hoping for. This season will feature seven couples, three returning and four new. Shekinah Garner and Sarper Guven are the most familiar faces, following their appearances on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. Season 11 will also include two couples from 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise.
There were several red flags in the first look of Season 11, which concerns us that this season won’t be up to par. While we are hesitant about this season, we hope that it will prove us wrong! Nonetheless, here are our concerns as of right now.
The returning couples on Season 11 aren’t fan favorites
Typically, almost every 90 Day Fiancé season features returning couples. Oftentimes, these are the couples who draw viewers to the season as they’re already familiar with them. The main returning couple for Season 11 are Shekinah and Sarper, but the problem is that they’re not a favorite with fans. Many viewers became frustrated with the couple during The Other Way Season 6, as they found their story to be boring and repetitive.
On the other hand, the other two returning couples hail from Love In Paradise. This isn’t one of the more popular 90 Day Fiancé spin-offs, as many viewers don’t watch it as much as the others. Shawn Finch will return with his fiancée Alliya de Batista, as she makes the move to California to marry him. While they were one of the more popular couples on Love In Paradise, many fans still aren’t super familiar with them.
The other returning couple are Jessica Parsons and Juan David Daza. When I first watched the Season 11 trailer, it took me a minute to realize that we had seen this couple before. Unlike Shawn and Alliya, Jessica and Juan did not have a prominent edit on Love In Paradise. There were several more popular couples from recent spin-offs that producers could’ve cast on Season 11 for a more favorable opinion. Unfortunately, they missed the mark.
Season 11 will include overdone 90 Day Fiancé story lines
While Season 11 features four new couples, some of their storylines seem to be anything but original. One of the new couples this season is Stevi and Mahdi, the latter of whom hails from Iran. From the trailer, it looks like Stevi and Mahdi will clash over religion and cultural differences. I can’t count how many times 90 Day Fiancé has pushed the agenda of a Muslim man clashing with his American partner over religious differences. As a member of the Muslim community, I love seeing the representation. However, I wish that individuals from Middle Eastern countries could have segments not focused entirely on religion.
Another classic 90 Day Fiancé story is the large age gap couple. This will also be shown once again this season, through Mark and Mina. Mark is 25 years older than Mina, who will be joining him in the US from France. The couple have a 2-year-old daughter together, although Mark’s adult daughter questions Mina’s intentions. At this point, it feels like we’ve seen dozens of storylines with the same dilemma. Hopefully, Mark and Mina will find a way to stand out.
Including a throuple this season may be pushing it too far
For the first time in 90 Day Fiancé history, a throuple will be featured on the show. Matt and Amani are a married couple currently living in San Diego, although their marriage holds a shocking secret. The couple has introduced Any from Mexico into their relationship as a third. In the trailer, Matt and Amani reveal that they plan to divorce to bring Any to the US on a K1 visa.
The visa process is already complicated enough but divorcing to bring a third over just feels strange. There are many individuals in monogamous relationships who face obstacles in reuniting with their partners. This makes Matt and Amani’s plan particularly frustrating, as it feels like they’re scamming the system. There are certainly plenty of shows for people like Matt, Amani, and Any, but 90 Day Fiancé shouldn’t be one of them.
90 Day Fiancé Season 11 premieres Sunday, February 16th at 8/7c on TLC.
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