Dr. Pia Holec is the newest expert on Married at First Sight but has not helped aid new couples. Season 18 perfectly proves how Dr. Pia does more harm than good. Dr. Pia steps in to help each couple, but with each of the three most problematic pairings, she only proves that she is harmful. Dr. Pia picks and chooses which partner to blame and ignores deep-rooted and dangerous issues to keep the couples together till decision day. Although she should be helping the couples, Dr. Pia only makes the toxic couples in Married at First Sight worse.
Dr. Pia Holec joined the Lifetime reality show in the last few seasons and has been acting unprofessionally since the start. In Seasons 17 and 16, she was condescending and patronizing, which came to a head in Season 18. Season 17 of Married at First Sight had the couples creating inauthentic storylines. This season, however, the fact that the experts paired the couples up poorly created real issues. Dr. Pia’s job is to step in and aid the couples in getting to the root of the issue, but she only glosses over the problems.
Dr. Pia Blames Michelle for Everything
Michelle Tomblin and David Trimble have never been on good terms. Michelle matched with David, whose behavior, goals, and career, the situation is far from perfect for her. Michelle was clear about what she wanted, yet after being pressured by Dr. Pia to be open-minded, they partnered Michelle with someone wrong for her. When Michelle and David fell apart, Dr. Pia blamed Michelle. Dr. Pia spent their therapy sessions telling Michelle to open up and change, as though the experts were helping Michelle figure out what she wanted while ignoring what she was saying. Dr. Pia told Michelle to move past the issues she had with David just because the experts had matched her with her physical type. On the other hand, Dr. Pia gave David a free pass. Dr. Pia unfairly blames Michelle for the problems between her and David but ignores the issues David has brought to the relationship.
Dr. Pia Treats Madison Better Than Michelle
Madison Myers has been causing problems and giving grief to fan favorite Allen Slovick since the beginning of the season. Madison was not attracted to him and did not work to fix the relationship. Similar to Michelle and David, their issues are not entirely their fault. The experts matched them despite Allen not being Madison’s type. Dr. Pia tries to explain away Madison’s behavior. In a recent episode, Dr. Pia blames Madison’s poor behavior on past trauma. Yet, Dr. Pia never tries to reach the root of the problem with Michelle. Just like Dr. Pia takes David’s side against Michelle, she is on Madison’s side rather than Allen’s. Even though Michelle and Madison are treating their partners poorly, Dr. Pia blames Michelle for her problems and explains away Madison’s behavior.
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Dr. Pia Wants the Couples To Stay Together Till Decision Day
Dr. Pia’s job is to mend the relationships, but instead, she keeps them together long enough to make it to decision day, even if the relationship is doomed or dangerous. Dr. Pia is an expert meant to aid the cast, but she seems to be helping the producers create drama instead. Emem Obot and Ikechi Ojore are the perfect example of this. Ikechi manipulated and shut Emem out, even trying to harm her reputation. When Emem finally broke down, she called him out publicly, and Dr. Pia blamed Emem. While Emem spent the entire experiment calm and collected, Ikechi shut down because of his insecurities. Yet, Dr. Pia called Emem “spicy” and told her she needed to fix things. Dr. Pia convinces Emem to keep the doomed couple together.
Married at First Sight Season 18 has been plagued with problems with the couples, and although Dr. Pia is there to help, she only ends up making the situation worse. Dr. Pia’s treatment of Michelle and Madison highlights that she has double standards and can be condescending, and despite Emem being manipulated by Ikechi, Dr. Pia tries to convince her to stay. With possible production pressure, Dr. Pia seems to work only to keep the pairs together in the short term. Dr. Pia on Married at First Sight is harmful for the couples on the show.
Married at First Sight airs weekly on Lifetime and is available to stream on Hulu in the U.S.
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Married At First Sight
- Release Date
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July 8, 2014
- Showrunner
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Sam Dean
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