Many aspects of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? season 6 have been called out by franchise fans, but viewers have expressed extra frustration over the Potthast family plotline, which they think is scripted. 90 Day Fiancé couple Libby and Andrei Castravet have been engaged in drama with Libby's family over the past several seasons of franchise content, and the problems have not changed. Viewers feel as though they are seeing the same drama recycled onscreen, episode after episode. Many viewers have suspicions that the Potthast family plotlines are scripted.
Libby's siblings Charlie, Becky, and Jenn have always been suspicious of her Moldovan partner Andrei. Her siblings previously dug up Andrei's criminal history, which viewers found to be hypocritical since all three of the siblings have criminal records of their own. The tension this season largely revolves around Andrei's interest in working with their father Chuck in the family house-flipping business.
Charlie, Becky, and Jenn don't trust Andrei's intentions with their father. They worry that Andrei might be affecting their incomes by profiting from the business. Though Libby frequently complains to her siblings, she always takes her husband's side during the frequent Potthast family blowouts. However, viewers have started wondering if the frequent Potthast arguments about Andrei are even real.
Though the Potthast family always appears agitated on television, the siblings look far happier on social media. One obvious example is the Potthast family yacht scene from earlier in the season. On Happily Ever After, the siblings engaged in a heated argument about Andrei that saw Libby and Becky Potthast throwing fists at each other. However, the sisters shared happy photos of themselves posing together on the yacht to their social media pages. Since the sisters were wearing the same outfits that they had on while filming, viewers were surprised by the stark contrast between their social media relations and their televised antics. Libby and Becky often have animosity onscreen that never translates to their social media accounts. Therefore, certain fans are convinced that the Potthast siblings are faking at least one aspect of their lives, whether for the cameras or for social media.
When it comes to the Potthast family drama, their arguments also appear to be conveniently filmed. One sibling will make a comment and the others will all start freaking out. Often Charlie, Becky, or Jenn will call out Andrei. Then, Libby will rush to defend her husband. These responses seem odd to fans since Libby often complains to her siblings about her husband in the first place. Libby’s siblings also display hypocrisy in their attacks on Andrei, such as calling him out for his criminal history when they have all been arrested. The Potthast drama always comes across as contrived, as though the family members are told to say certain things when the cameras are rolling. Becky referred to herself as a television character on social media, in an attempt to rehab her image after fans called her out for her dramatic and meddling behavior.
Not only are the Potthast problems always convenient filmed, but the family's arguments usually escalate rapidly. Often a small comment is made and it immediately leads to an explosive family fight. Viewers sometimes get whiplash over how quickly emotions change. Sometimes the Potthast family members are filmed smirking while arguing, as though they know they are faking their reactions for the cameras. Other times, the family members sound as though they are reading lines from a script rather than revealing their genuine responses to situations. When it comes to the motivation behind why family members would fake their behavior, viewers believe that the Potthast family wants to have its own spin-off show. Therefore, the family likely fakes or exaggerates their 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? issues in order to get more attention from viewers.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? streams Fridays on Discovery+ and airs Sundays at 8pm on TLC.
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July 22, 2021 at 12:35AM
