Margaret Pomeranz brutally rips into Married At First Sight, claiming it’s full of ‘mentally fragile halfwits’ and ‘toxic fame pies’: ‘What a dizzying array of psychopaths’
Renowned Australian film critic Margaret Pomeranz has delivered a hilarious takedown of Australia’s most watched TV show, Married At First Sight.
The beloved former star of ABC’s At the Movies tore up the Thursday night dating show, devastating the show’s cast, fans and producers.
Appearing in The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, the 77-year-old described MAFS as:a groundbreaking social experiment in which mentally vulnerable half-whites marry poisonous fame cakes.’
Margaret then proceeded to bash the show’s premise.
“Romantic hapless bachelors marry a stranger handpicked by experts from a dizzying array of psychopaths and D-minus duds with apparent stench afflictions,” she rattled off.
Renowned Australian film critic Margaret Pomeranz (pictured) delivered a hilarious takedown of Australia’s most-watched TV show, Married At First Sight.
The beloved former star of ABC’s At the Movies tore up the Thursday night dating show, devastating the show’s cast, fans and producers. Pictured: Evelyn Ellis and Rupert Bugden
“And the contestants don’t disappoint,” Margaret added, before attacking the cast as “horse meat garnished with the best red flags.”
“Couples then live like newlyweds and learn all the profound and intricate ways they are hugely incompatible,” she continued.
Margaret then slammed the pairing of “conservative” Josh and “horndog” Mel from the current season, a pairing that sparked waves of online controversy.
The show’s relationship experts didn’t escape Margaret’s clever wit either.
She threw shade over Alessandra Rampolla, John Aiken, and Mel Schilling as they “feigned” emotions as they watched so many of the show’s marriages implode during the experiment.
Margaret ended her blistering critique by acknowledging MAFS’ huge fan base, with episodes regularly reaching over a million viewers.
MAFS ratings are all the more remarkable at a time when free-to-air is struggling to survive against streaming services.
Appearing in The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, the 77-year-old described MAFS as “a pioneering social experiment in which mentally fragile half-whites marry toxic fame cakes.” Pictured: A scene from MAFS 2023
Margaret then proceeded to bash the show’s premise. “Romantic hapless bachelors marry a stranger handpicked by experts from a dizzying array of psychopaths and D-minus duds with apparent stench afflictions,” she rattled off. In the photo: Harrison Boon
“And the contestants don’t disappoint,” Margaret added, before attacking the cast as “horse meat garnished with the best red flags.” In the photo: Bronte Schofield
Margaret then slammed the pairing of “conservative” Josh and “horndog” Mel from the current season, a pairing that sparked waves of online controversy. In the picture on their wedding day
She threw shade all over (left to right) Alessandra Rampolla, Mel Schilling, and John Aiken as they watched many of the show’s marriages implode during the experiment
“You could say it can seem repulsive to watch unsuitable strangers in an environment designed for their psychological destruction,” Margaret began.
But there’s a compelling brutality here, and as the highest-rated program in the country, one can’t help but salute the show’s producers, stars and fans as they bravely approach the flaming corpse of the TV broadcast and elegantly urinate the ashes.
“May God have mercy on us all,” she said.
The explosive finale of Married At First Sight was a huge hit for Channel Nine, with 2.124 million viewers across Australia.
The explosive finale of Married At First Sight was a huge hit for Channel Nine, with 2.124 million viewers across Australia. Pictured: Cam and Lyndall