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- Netflix
- Apr 17, 2020
- Netflix
- Apr 17, 2020
Summary 10 single contestants ensconced at a luxury resort must refrain from any intimate contact - each infraction results in a cut into the the $100,000 prize on the reality dating series.
- Netflix
- Apr 17, 2020
- Netflix
- Apr 17, 2020
Summary 10 single contestants ensconced at a luxury resort must refrain from any intimate contact - each infraction results in a cut into the the $100,000 prize on the reality dating series.
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6 Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
43
20% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
60% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
43
20% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
60% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Yes, at times laughs are coming at the contestant’s expense and some of the behavior featured on the show is downright absurd, but it’s all mighty entertaining and there’s a very effective blend of that absurdity and also some legitimate heart.
The episodes are short, snack-like and disgustingly bingeable. I did not feel good about gobbling up all eight episodes, nor could I stop myself doing it. It will, inevitably, be massive.
Those of you out there who relish the escapism of sleazy junk like this may appreciate it for its too-hot-for-network-TV moments, and possibly for its scintillating iguana content.
By the time you finally learn a contestant’s backstory in the second half of the show—that they come from a broken home, or they’ve been cheated on, or they’re a single mother—you’re already too steeped in toxicity and boredom to care. It’s unfortunate that despite the arsenal of weapons at the producers’ disposal (which include adding new contestants to test connections, tempting private suites, and watches that light up when contestants are allowed to kiss) the show never manages to be as scintillating or as meaningful as it claims to be.
The show’s half-hearted effort to mock dating show clichés doesn’t blend too well with its half-hearted purpose, to supposedly help the good-looking narcissists achieve personal growth and build deeper relationships. ... A fairly witless excursion, with a batch of characters who seem like they were created in a reality show writers’ room.
The whole tone of Too Hot to Handle, especially, involves goofing on the participants in wry voiceover, leveraging everything we've come to know about such characters from "The Bachelor," "Temptation Island" and every other dating show spun out of those molds. ... While they might be easy on the eyes, to use a term as old as "hanky panky," what comes out of their mouths can be torture to the ears, and the show seems to dislike them every bit as much as the audience is supposed to.
Too Hot to Handle is terrible—shoddily made and deeply uninteresting. The contestants are all bores, all clearly out to boost their influencer clout, and are awful at the game of reality show pretending. ... This is sub-basement reality TV, hastily made with the worst kind of cynicism—the one that assumes us dumdums will gulp down whatever slop we’re fed.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
3.4
25% Positive
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
3.4
25% Positive
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25% Mixed
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50% Negative
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