Netflix got into quite a bit of hot water on Sunday after the highly-anticipated Love Is Blind reunion livestream malfunctioned at the absolute worst possible time.
As Love Is Blind fans were settling in for the night ahead of the 8 p.m. ET sharp start time, Netflix’s servers said otherwise. When clicking onto the episode, a live reunion special after the shocking events of season four, fans were greeted with an error message as the stream failed to load.
This isn’t the first time Netflix has dabbled in the streaming space, as back in March, the platform successfully livestreamed Chris Rock’s stand-up special. Unfortunately for Netflix, their second go-around with livestreaming didn’t go nearly as planned, as the wait for the Love Is Blind reunion lasted over an hour. Netflix then announced the episode would be filmed then released to the public as soon as possible.
To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned. We're filming it now and we'll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and…
— Netflix (@netflix) April 17, 2023
Technological snafus happen to us all, but for Netflix to fumble the bag like this on such a highly-anticipated event is something else. Love Is Blind fans did not hold back in their jokes and criticisms of Netflix after the lengthy delay to the live reunion special.