‘The Proposal’ is ABC’s weird-ass dating game and an IRL episode of ‘Black Mirror’

Equal parts shudder inducing and idiotic, ABC’s new dating game The Proposal isn’t being likened to The Bachelor franchise nearly as much as it is being compared to Netflix’s nightmarish Black Mirror. 

Complete with a swimsuit portion and thirty-second responses to “deal breaker” questions, the hour-long reality show follows ten women as they parade around pageant-style for a proposal from a man they’ve never met. 

This ludicrously outdated premise isn’t the only thing earning The Proposal a Black Mirror comparison all over Twitter since it premiered Monday night. Here are seven things that make The Proposal a better Black Mirror episode than 2018 dating show. Read more…

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