By FERNANDA FIGUEROA, Associated Press

The just-wrapped Denver season of “Love Is Blind” may be the first time the show explored the Mountain West, but the Netflix reality dating show franchise is already a well-seasoned globe-trotter.

In just five years, the show has aired seasons from nine different U.S. cities and spawned nearly a dozen international adaptations. Premised on challenging traditional ideas of love by focusing on emotional connections over physical appearance, each season reflects the cultural nuances of its environs — be that Dallas or Japan.

Romance aside, the show hasn’t been received purely as a fairytale. It’s been subject to lawsuits over treatment of contestants and fans and critics alike note that internalized biases cannot be ignored — something that often rear

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