Overview

• During Episode 9’s Dream Dates segment, Paulina and Lena walked away from the series voluntarily just before the final week.
• Paulina quit after Felix Stein disclosed off-camera intimacy with another contestant and Lena left over concerns about dating a father.
• Felix Stein advanced Seyma and Viviane to the finale and Martin Braun chose Clara and Leonie as his last two contenders.
• The show’s hybrid model on RTL+ and its primetime broadcast has not prevented franchise-low live-TV ratings this season.
• Online viewers have praised the departing women’s boundary-setting while questioning the emotional authenticity of the dual-lead format.