Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell may be in love, but fans are so not in love with their new reality show.
Higgins, the suitor on season 20 of The Bachelor, pledged his devotion to Bushnell during the show's finale. Now, their new Freeform series, Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?, is setting their romance in the real world.
Hulu released the series' first four episodes for fans to binge-watch over the weekend, but, so far, viewers haven't been singing the new show's praises. And by not "singing the new show's praises," I mean they've been mocking it for being inauthentic, scripted, and an overall lame depiction of life after the final rose. Season 1 of UnREAL, this series is not.
Here are just a few things people are saying about the series:
"I don't need you to tell me that dad."
— Chelsea Jeffers (@chelseajeffers) November 6, 2016
"Please call me daddy."
😂😂😂😂 #BenandLauren
They can't even fight seriously
@BenandLaurenTV @LaurenBushnell3 @benhiggi do u guys really proud of this #BenandLauren or just got no other choice? 🙈😖
— TJW (@TJwarna) November 6, 2016
#BenandLauren is so scripted pic.twitter.com/rAOOgeDphi
— sa princesse 👑💍 (@champagne_tears) November 5, 2016
I hate #BenandLauren but there is nothing else to watch on Hulu
— Paige Skinner (@paginaskinner) November 5, 2016
It's not just the show itself that viewers are taking issue with. Many aren't fond of how Bushnell treats the man who proposed to her on TV:
This show really isn't helping Lauren's image she seems so controlling over Ben and just mean sometimes I feel bad for him #BenandLauren
— Natalie Moreno (@Natalie503) October 12, 2016
Lauren doesn't like Bens customized furniture that he made entirely himself and I love that! Hope my future husband is crafty #BenandLauren
— ♡Кιαrα♡ (@therealkiara19) November 5, 2016
Ben f'd up bc Lauren is a brat.
— Demi Berceau (@supstar856) October 12, 2016
To be honest I thought Ben & Lauren's show was going to be a lot better. But it's just Lauren being a whiny brat bossing her hubby around
— Nicole (@Kulha14) October 14, 2016
Yeesh. It certainly makes you wonder if the show would have gotten quite as much hate if it were called Ben & JoJo, instead. Or even if was called Jordan & JoJo. Just saying — their Snapchat stories are more interesting than this.
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