Peacock’s New Dating Show Couple To Throuple Is Bringing All The Drama

Welcome to a remote tropical island where four curious couples will meet and date a group of singles interested in a polyamorous relationship in Peacock’s Couple To Throuple. Throughout their stay, couples will invite one of the new singles to join them in their beds made for three. Every few days, they'll decide to stay with their current arrangement or swap partners. They aren't the only ones making decisions here because their third is proposed with the same question.

The opportunity to explore non-monogamy on a summer vacation might sound great, but this isn't just about finding someone to sleep in your bed. This is about building a relationship and exploring the complexities of polyamory. This is why the couples will receive help from sex and relationship expert Dr. Shamyra Howard and host Scott Evans. Together, they'll stir up plenty of drama during the couples' weekly sessions, designed to challenge their boundaries and deepen their connections.

At the end of their stay, the couples must decide whether to commit to polyamory or walk away. And let me tell you, after just three episodes, the island is already brimming with drama.

Let's start with Lauren and Dylan Bair, the show's only married couple. They coupled up with Becca Calb. This throuple got very hot and steamy on the first night, but Becca quickly realized she was more interested in Lauren as Dylan was acting like a misogynistic man-child. Becca was quick to dismiss Dylan, but my guess is that this couple is just too strong to add a third. They don't seem emotionally available enough. 

At first, Corey Potter and Wilder Bunke seemed as though they wouldn't last long in paradise as Corey quickly felt a lot of anxiety about the pace of the experiment. Yet, we saw them grow massively in the first three episodes. I went from questioning their ability to be in a throuple to being obsessed with their progression with the lovely Denyse Davis. Brittne Babe and Sean Williams offer a different vibe — less intense but solid. Their connection with coach Sanu Stevens was doomed from the start, especially after Sanu accused them of being "dehumanizing." Talk about drama, right? Yet, I can't help but love it — after all, what's a reality show without a healthy dose of theatrics? 

Ashmal Ali And Rehman Bhatti are competing for the spiciest drama spot. Did you see that ending of the third episode? If you didn't, please run immediately. At first, it seemed like they were thriving, but Rehman's insecurities surfaced during the safe word challenge. I'm personally on team Ashmal — he's putting so much effort into the experience and wants to be part of a team, whereas Rehman shuts down. 

I'll admit, I initially had reservations about this show, expecting it to be like other dating shows such as Are You The One? or Love Island. The show does a great job portraying these couples as they navigate non-monogamy, emphasizing that they're exploring and figuring things out rather than presenting a predetermined idea of what a polyamorous relationship should look like. Watching them explore different aspects of themselves and their relationships has been intriguing. This is unlike other dating shows, where most people know the type of relationship they're seeking from the start and know how to start building it. 

I'm hoping we get to see more of the relationships between the couples and how that might affect the stay or swap ceremony in the future. I am also eager to get to know the singles more. At this point, I am not emotionally invested in them as individuals, but there's still time. So yes, Peacock did give us another dating show, but brought the heat. Judging by the trailer of what’s to come, we're in for a lot of crying, screaming, and intimacy.

New episodes of Couple to Throuple airs weekly on Thursdays.