Dating shows are a pretty standard form of entertainment by now, and most people can figure out how they work pretty quickly. You’ve got The Bachelor/The Bachelorette where contestants try to court a singular man or woman throughout the show; you’ve got Blind Date where it’s exactly what it says on the tin; and then there’s Netflix’s Sexy Beasts, which is…whatever that is.

Well, there’s a new British dating show where elimination means your literal downfall. Don’t believe me? Well the clip above is going around the Internet, and people have quite a few things to say about the tension and the drama.

my god this is television! https://t.co/6ZmkrFVX6I

— Mike Camerlengo (@MCamerlengo) November 2, 2021

Nothing could have prepared me for this. https://t.co/oC6LEFKIHF

— Louis Peitzman (@LouisPeitzman) November 2, 2021

If, like me, you don’t normally click on clips from reality / dating shows, let me tell you that you absolutely should click on this one. https://t.co/eFdvRShKco

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) November 2, 2021

wait til the end. promise its worth it https://t.co/xSppw9P5St

— Casey Neistat (@Casey) November 2, 2021

It took courage. It took courage to climb into that machine every night, not knowing if I’d be the man in the box…or the prestige. Do you want to see? What it cost me? You didn’t see where you are, did you? Look. https://t.co/a9ka2ON1FQ

— ɱıƙɛ ɖ’ąŋɠɛƖơ (@gemko) November 2, 2021

legit gasped then started laughing and have not stopped https://t.co/ltrhFY7gge

— Brian Grubb (@briancgrubb) November 2, 2021

Nothing could have prepared me https://t.co/BP3Vw1pzHZ

— Bolu Babalola (@BeeBabs) November 2, 2021

As it were, the woman who went through the trapdoor was correctly identified in the role she played on The Love Trap.

The program, hosted by Joel Dommett on Channel 4, centers around eligible bachelor David Birtwistle and the women spending time with him at the mansion where the show takes place. The catch is that half of the women are already in their relationships, so Birtwisle has to figure out which contestants are single, and who is simply pretending to win cash prizes. Making it through the show gets you to the next round, whereas elimination means you’re going through the floor.

If you were worried about J’Harie, don’t be. She’s fine. Twitter user Bec Shaw posted footage of a follow-up interview she did where she admitted she was a “love trap,” and she was hoping to win the money in order to afford the mortgage for a house that she would share with her boyfriend.

she is alive and she was a LOVE TRAP (also the name of the show) pic.twitter.com/Qvjb7F2cyl

— Bec Shaw (@Brocklesnitch) November 2, 2021

If you wanna know more about the show, here’s a trailer Channel 4 posted to Instagram.

 

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