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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Entertainment
Emily Bloch

Netflix livestream issues force fans to choose between ‘Love is Blind’ and ‘Succession’

As fans awaited a dramatic "Love is Blind" reunion special on Netflix, they were met with TV’s equivalent of the grim reaper: buffering.

Sunday night, the streaming platform invited viewers to be a part of its second live event, the conclusion of Season 4 of the reality dating show. But, citing “technical difficulties,” it ended up taking an hour to get things up and running. The delay pushed what should have been an 8 p.m. Eastern debut well past 9 p.m., opening the floor for a competing streaming platform to poach viewers.

Following a bombshell episode of HBO’s "Succession" last week that left off with the series’ anchor character, Logan Ray, abruptly dying, fans looked forward to the aftermath episode, which would air at 9 p.m.

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