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I actually signed up for an IMDB account for the sole purpose of expressing my vehement loathing of this show. It is my hope Bravo programming directors and the "Date My Ex" producers and cast members read this post; if you hate this show, make your opinion heard here. Let's speak out against soul-sucking, trashy, poorly executed content and demand better programming!
Below are some outstanding reasons why I despise this badly-produced waste of time. Feel free to add your reasons, as well:
1. The creepy relationship between Jo and Slade. Jo, like many young women, sadly has Daddy issues which she's attempting to exorcise through Slade. In most "normal" relationships, male suitors must contend with persnickity fathers to get the girl. In this scenario, however, we have Slade doing Daddy duty; this is a man who, like the majority of wealthy toolbags his age, is looking for a young woman to control whilst keeping her firmly latched to his shriveling d*ck and wilting ego. It's such a tired, misogynistic paradigm that we've all seen a million times. How ironic is it that Jo (poorly) sings: "you can't control me," while simultaneously failing to assert herself by asking Slade to help pick a partner for her? Meanwhile, I can't help but think how Slade's two young sons feel about Dad's involvement with the show. Or Jo's real father, if I could be so presumptive as to assume he's even in her life...?
2. Jo's ugly mug. People on TV should be watchable, attractive, aesthetically pleasant. Jo is none of these things. It's been said before on this board, but seriously, get that girl a blotting sheet. Her face contains more pits than a barrel of peaches, more mountains than Utah, and more oil than Saudi Arabia. Combine that with the heinous white shimmery eyeshadow she cakes on, the disgusting facial contortions which constitute her expressions, and the "burnt sienna" Crayola crayon tan, and you've got the most foul woman I've ever seen gracing my TV screen. Luckily she's got a great body to give the male viewers something else to look at.
3. The "host" of this show's appalling bangs, and shocking inability to deliver a coherent sentence.
4. The phrase "I think we should just be friends."
5. Any accessory worn by Slade, including but not limited to: the hats, the scarves, the bracelets, the watches, the belts, the rings, the necklaces.
6. All production values, particularly the lighting--in EVERY scene. No one looks good in this series, not even the cute guys, or Jo's cute friend Katy.
Please add to this list liberally...