If anyone tries to tell you that reality television isn’t full of culture, tell them to watch the first drop of “Love Is Blind UK” season 2. Not only does it provide an American audience with a crash course in a wide array of British accents and terminology, but viewers can also learn about the grift of “human design” — and perhaps most importantly, “splenic awareness.”
The latter is thanks to Patrick, a man who (spoiler alert!) does not find lasting love in the pods, but does provide us with running commentary on the significance of his spleen. For the uninitiated, a few nuggets of wisdom from Patrick: (1) The spleen is more potent than the gut. (2) The spleen is the center of all intuition. (3) Therefore, the spleen’s inherent wisdom at any given moment simply *must* be followed. Is this all a crock of shit? Yes! Does it mean that Patrick makes for excellent TV? Also yes!
During the first drop of “LIB UK” episodes, we meet our 30 UK singles, see six couples form in the pods, and watc…
