I’m Worried About How Many Producer Plants Are On The Married At First Sight Season 18 Cast (Production Interference Could Ruin The Season)

Married At First Sight season 18 has been one of the most highly-anticipated seasons of the series in years, but after seeing the first few episodes, I’m worried about how many potential producer plants are in the cast. Throughout Married At First Sight history, viewers have watched the show along with the cast, who don’t get a preview of the series they’ve been a part of. While the viewers are unpacking the events as they’re seen on screen, the cast members are typically watching with an understanding that the story being shown is only a part of what they experienced.

Despite knowing that their experiences won’t be entirely true to what happened in the real world, Married At First Sight cast members are typically excited to see their season unfold on the show. Married At First Sight season 18’s cast has been revealed for quite some time, so seeing them finally getting married on screen and moving into the next phase of the experiment has been exciting, but getting to know the cast after seeing their photos has proven there are more issues than expected for this season. While many were excited for MAFS season 18, it could be trouble.

Married At First Sight season 18’s cast features five couples as per usual and all of them have made it through the beginning phase of the experiment, each getting married and getting to know each other during their ceremony. While the couples haven’t had much alone time yet, there have been a few moments in the first episodes of the season that have given me pause about the cast. Despite the majority of the cast members only having appeared on screen for a short time, there are some MAFS cast members who seem like they could be producer plants already.

If producer plants are present, the couples may be stuck in an endless loop of drama.

MAFS Season 18’s Ikechi Is Likely A Producer Plant After Repeated Applications

Although Married At First Sight season 18 is the first time that viewers have been able to get to know Ikechi, it isn’t his first time trying to appear on the show. Ikechi, who got married to his MAFS bride Emem in an early episode of the season, has applied to be on Married At First Sight two times before his successful attempt this season. While Ikechi is now a cast member of the Chicago season of the series, he also applied to be on MAFS season 9, which filmed in Charlotte, and MAFS season 12, which filmed in Atlanta.

Though Ikechi seems like he could just really want to be part of the MAFS family, his repeated attempts to get into a cast of the series have rubbed me the wrong way entirely. While his personality doesn’t seem like a complete red flag, there have been moments on the show where I haven’t gotten the best feeling about him, but the actual potential evidence that he’s a producer plant comes from the fact that he’s applied to be on the show multiple times, in multiple cities. Ikechi’s desperation to appear on MAFS makes him seem like a clout chaser.

MAFS Season 18’s Madison Could Be A Producer Plant Due To Her Contradictions

After meeting her MAFS groom, Allen, Madison seemed to be excited at the idea of getting married, though she wasn’t entirely sold on her match. Admitting quickly that she and Allen had chemistry as soon as they started talking, Madison does actually seem to be interested in making things work with Allen, but she’s been contradicting herself about whether or not she feels she can make things work long-term with someone who isn’t her physical type. Allen, who’s a tall attractive guy, isn’t conventionally athletic in the way that Madison expected her future spouse to be, which is raising issues.

While Allen isn’t unattractive to Madison, she’s made it clear that she’s having an issue accepting him as her spouse when he isn’t the physical type she’s described wanting in the past. Madison has been clear that she likes Allen’s personality and connects with him, but she’s contradicted herself about whether or not she can see a future with Allen based on his physical attributes. Madison’s contradictions have made her seem less like a genuine part of MAFS, and more like someone who’s being coached from behind the scenes by producers on what to say and how to present herself.

MAFS Season 18’s David Has The Attitude Of A Producer Plant

MAFS season 18 groom David shared during the matchmaking special that he was living with his parents for good reasons. Explaining to the MAFS audience that he felt it was a better use of his paycheck to live with his family and help them as they age rather than paying rent on a place he didn’t own, David shared he was saving enough money to buy himself a home, in hopes that by the time he was ready to do so, he’d be in a committed relationship. Despite having a great explanation, David didn’t share it with his MAFS bride.

Instead of providing his MAFS bride Michelle with any of his explanations about living with his parents, David cavalierly shared the information with his new wife, who was floored that she’d just married someone who lived with their parents. Immediately trying to understand how she could’ve been matched with someone with David’s maturity level, Michelle broke down quickly and the drama continued throughout their wedding reception. David’s decision to stir up drama rather than explain himself made him seem like he could be a producer plant. His instinct wasn’t to comfort his new wife, but instead to create useless drama.

Is MAFS Season 18 Going To Be Ruined By Production Interference?

Although Married At First Sight season 18 is just getting started, it’s possible that things could get out of hand quickly if there are genuinely several producer plants in the cast. With producer plants working to create drama that continues rather than resolves, the show could benefit from a drama perspective, but the couples themselves would suffer from dealing with so much unnecessary drama. Throughout Married At First Sight season 18, viewers are expecting to see the couples try to work through their issues. If producer plants are present, the couples may be stuck in an endless loop of drama.