Are You the One? season 8

American reality television program
Season of television series
Are You the One?
Season 8
Presented byTerrence J
No. of contestants16
LocationKona, Hawaii
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJune 26 (2019-06-26) –
September 9, 2019 (2019-09-09)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Are You the One? Come One, Come All is the eight season of MTV's reality dating series Are You the One?. It was filmed in Kona, Hawaii and premiered on June 26, 2019. For the first time on Are You the One?, all cast members were bisexual, with no gender limitations on their potential perfect matches.[1][2][3]

Cast

Cast members[4] Age Hometown
Aasha Wells 22 Miami Beach, Florida
Amber Martinez 23 Yonkers, New York
Basit Shittu 25 Brooklyn, New York
Brandon Davis 25 Salt Lake City, Utah
Danny Prikazsky 27 San Jose, California
Jasmine Olson 21 Oxford, Mississippi
Jenna Brown 25 Bloomington, Indiana
Jonathan Monroe 28 Panama City Beach, Florida
Justinavery "Justin" Palm 24 Palmdale, California
Kai Wes 26 Chepachet, Rhode Island
Kari Snow 23 East Hanover, New Jersey
Kylie Smith 24 Salt Lake City, Utah
Max Gentile 25 Columbus, Ohio
Nour Fraij 25 Kenilworth, New Jersey
Paige Cole 21 Allen, Texas
Remy Duran 27 New York City, New York

Progress

Contestants Ceremony
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Aasha Paige Brandon Max Remy Kai Brandon Brandon Brandon Brandon Brandon
Amber Nour Nour Paige Nour Nour Jenna Danny Paige Kylie Remy
Basit Jonathan Jonathan Remy Danny Remy Jonathan Jonathan Jonathan Jonathan Jonathan
Brandon Remy Aasha Jonathan Jasmine Max Aasha Aasha Aasha Aasha Aasha
Danny Kai Remy Kai Basit Kari Kai Amber Kylie Kai Kai
Jasmine Jenna Justin Nour Brandon Paige Kylie Kai Nour Nour Nour
Jenna Jasmine Kai Justin Paige Kylie Amber Paige Kari Paige Paige
Jonathan Basit Basit Brandon Kylie Justin Basit Basit Basit Basit Basit
Justin Max Jasmine Jenna Max Jonathan Max Max Max Remy Kylie
Kai Danny Jenna Danny Kari Aasha Danny Jasmine Remy Danny Danny
Kari Kylie Kylie Kylie Kai Danny Paige Remy Jenna Max Max
Kylie Kari Kari Kari Jonathan Jenna Jasmine Nour Danny Amber Justin
Max Justin Paige Aasha Justin Brandon Justin Justin Justin Kari Kari
Nour Amber Amber Jasmine Amber Amber Remy Kylie Jasmine Jasmine Jasmine
Paige Aasha Max Amber Jenna Jasmine Kari Jenna Amber Jenna Jenna
Remy Brandon Danny Basit Aasha Basit Nour Kari Kai Justin Amber
Correct matches 2 2 2 1 0 3 3 3 6 8
Notes
  •  Name  Unconfirmed perfect match
  •  Name  Confirmed perfect match
  • In episode 7, it was shown onscreen that Basit and Jonathan were a perfect match. This marked the first time in the series' history that the audience was given information that was unknown to the house.

Truth Booths

Couple Week Result
Justin & Nour 1 Not A Match
Brandon & Remy 2 Not A Match
Jenna & Kai 3 Not A Match
Danny & Jenna 4 Not A Match
Kari & Kylie 5 Not A Match
Aasha & Brandon 6 Perfect Match
Jasmine & Jenna 7 Not A Match
Paige & Remy 8 Not A Match
Amber & Max 9 Not A Match
Amber & Kylie 10 Not A Match

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
771"Come One, Come All"June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)0.29 (MTV)
0.29 (VH1)[5]
7820.25 (MTV)
0.23 (VH1)[5]
16 singles arrive in Hawaii searching for their perfect match and find out they are all sexually fluid. Amber and Nour are attracted to one another, but Nour then chooses go on a date with Justin. Kai opens up to Jenna about being a transmasculine non-binary person and they have sex for the first time, only for Kai to have sex with Remy shortly after.
793"This is Trash"July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)0.33[6]
Jonathan reveals he is into masculine guys and Basit does not feel accepted by him. Max opens up to Justin about not embracing his bisexuality.
804"We Come to Slay"July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)0.35[7]
Jenna thinks her and Kai are not a perfect match and they end up fighting, after going on a date together they manage to rekindle their relationship, but the other singles think they are toxic for one another and vote them into the Truth Booth hoping for a definite answer. Nour is jealous of Amber, but later upsets her by kissing Kylie. The house throws a queer prom.
815"There Was a Fivesome?"July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)0.51[8]
Jenna gets closer to Danny, but she is still unable to forget Kai. Kari is convinced Kylie is her perfect match, but she is disappointed when she finds out about Kylie participating in a fivesome without her. Max gets angry at Justin after seeing him kissing Aasha, but he manages to forgive him.
826"Hate to Burst Your Bubble"July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)0.40[9]
Jasmine and Kai are attracted to each other, they hook up in the bathroom and Jenna is not happy about it. Kari and Kylie are voted into the truth booth and the whole house is shocked when they are revealed not to be a perfect match. Jonathan's inability to forget Justin and Nour's confidence in her and Amber being a perfect match end up causing the first black-out ceremony and costing the house $ 250,000.
837"Red Flag Alert"July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)0.43[10]

After the black-out, Jonathan is finally ready to get to know Basit and the two develop a connection. Despite not forgetting Jenna, Kai grows closer to Nour, and also kisses Danny. Amber tries to move on with Jenna.

Perfect Match #1: Brandon & Aasha

Perfect Match #2: Jonathan & Basit
848"This Sucks and Blows"August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)0.20[11]
Remy is attracted by Paige, but she does not seem to reciprocate. Kai is developing bonds with Jasmine, Nour and Danny, but does not feel ready for commitment yet. This angers Nour, that decides to confront Jasmine about it, but the situation escalates.
859"Games Players Play"August 12, 2019 (2019-08-12)0.35[12]
After the fight between Nour and Jasmine, Kai goes back to Jenna and says he loves her, but Jenna rejects him. The other singles are proud of Jenna for standing her ground, and are also tired of Kai's behaviour.
8610"It All Comes Down to Jax"August 19, 2019 (2019-08-19)0.23[13]
After another unsuccessful truth booth, the singles start analyzing past match-up ceremonies and figure out that Nour and Jasmine are a perfect match, the two try to move past their drama and find out they have a lot in common. Amber likes Justin and starts thinking that he and Max are not actually a match and that Danny and Kai are instead.
8711"On to the Next"September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)0.24[14]
Max is devastated to find out that he and Justin are not a perfect match, while Paige and Jenna discover that they actually are a match. This leaves six people without a partner: Kylie, Kari, Remy, Max, Justin and Amber. Max starts thinking Kari could be his match, and Kylie prepares a romantic surprise for Amber.
8812"All or Nothing"September 9, 2019 (2019-09-09)0.22[15]
After another unsuccessful Truth Booth, the house is desperate to find the last three matches. Amber reconnects with Justin, but she is not sure whether her perfect match is him or Remy.

Reception

The season received generally favorable reviews. Critics praise the show's diverse cast with The Atlantic describing it as a "fascinating tonal mashup". When compared to other dating reality shows such as Paradise Hotel, Temptation Island, and Love Island, The Daily Beast described Are you the One? as the "best of these".[16][17][18][19]

Awards

This season received a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program in 2020.[20] It was nominated for a Critics' Choice Real TV Awards for Relationship Show.[21]

After filming

While this season did not include an official reunion episode, a majority of the season's cast members opted to participate in a reunion special hosted by AfterBuzz TV and confirmed a number of their post-finale relationship statuses.[22]

The Challenge

Cast member Seasons of The Challenge
Amber Martinez Double Agents

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