The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 has had plenty of buzzworthy moments. It’s also been full of more drama than many of the other Netflix romance reality TV shows. However, that’s partly why The Ultimatum: Queer Love has been must-see-streaming if you like romance with a lot of drama. The first seven episodes focus on the couples splitting up and dating their new partners.
Many of them cross some lines before reuniting with their original partners. Then the last few episodes focus on whether these newly reunited couples should decide to continue their relationship, end it, or start something new with someone else. The final three episodes of The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 has so many twists, turns, and shocking decisions.
similar to The Bachelor and other romantic reality TV shows, where the contestants and producers think that people tune in for the ring.
They think viewers will feel let down if someone doesn’t propose. However, these actions especially feels disingenuous on The Ultimatum and The Ultimatum: Queer Love, because the premise is problematic in many ways. Then, it’s asking viewers to be happy for couples who spent most of the season talking about the problems of their relationship and how much things work with their new partner. It doesn’t set a very positive tone for the future of these couples.
I Don’t Think The Editing Choices Paint These Ultimatum: Queer Love Stories Favorably
These couples may not have as many problems as are portrayed on the series, but the editing isn’t favorable to these couples. They all seem on the brink of complete relationship destruction. For example, most of the season, Magan and Dayna are portrayed as a toxic couple. Then the reunion acts as if they’re this pillar romance of their community. They’re treated like a beautiful LGBTQ+ love story. The type you would see in a romance film.
However, this feels like a complete 180 shift from what the series had shown us about them in the previous episodes. Magan and Dayna’s relationship could have been happy and healthy, but that was left out of the edit. The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 also shows a lot of these new couples and almost rushes the reunions of the original couples. We saw the stress of their reunion, followed by a quick overview of them repairing things.
If The Ultimatum: Queer Love will continue to end in engagements, the editors need to reevaluate how things are edited. We need to see that these couples love each other more than we see their struggles and obstacles. It’s hard to root for them when the series spends so much time making us root against them.
To Me, The Many Engagements Made Most Of The Season Feel Pointless
Magan and Haley fall in love during their trial marriage. They both express that they have developed feelings, but then Magan decides that she doesn’t actually love Haley. There are so many of The Ultimatum: Queer Love couples who start the season with major problems. However, they fade away.
Every major issue is forgiven, and past mistakes don’t matter. This doesn’t feel genuine and sets the show up to feel like a waste of time. It almost makes it seem like most of these couples didn’t take the experiment that seriously and always intended to end the season engaged.
The Ultimatum: Queer Love is A Revolutionary Dating Show, So I Can Understand The Desire For Positive Representation
Positive queer representation still matters in all aspects of the TV landscape. In general, queer representation has been on a decline over the last couple of years. Therefore, I can understand why the contestants and The Ultimatum: Queer Love producers may want this show to end positively. It shows that despite the complications, love can overcome anything.
This is a great idea in practice, but if Netflix wants The Ultimatum: Queer Love to remain one of the best LGBTQ+ dating shows, a potential Season 3 may need to make some adjustments.
I still love watching this Netflix reality TV show and will gladly watch Season 3. It’s one of Netflix’s best shows to binge right now. I just hope future seasons show a more balanced and healthy portrayal of some of these queer couples.
Stream The Ultimatum: Queer Love on Netflix.