Netflix ‘Love is Blind’ live finale stalled by technical issues; Blockbuster, Hulu and others throw shade

Fans eager to find out the fates of their favorite couples from this season of Netflix’s hit "Love is Blind" found themselves having their patience tested after the live finale was delayed.

The special was set to go live at 8pm Est on Sunday, but when people first tuned in, they were greeted with an onscreen message that read, "We’re having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again later or select a different title."

Netflix took to Twitter to acknowledge the delay, writing, ""Promise #LoveIsBlindLIVE will be worth the wait…." but did not provide specifics on the cause or an ETA for when the special would begin.

The finale to "Love is Blind’s" fourth season was Netflix’s second-ever live broadcast, the first being Chris Rock’s stand up special, "Chris Rock: Selective Outrage."

After over an almost hour and a half delay, Netflix provided another update.

"To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned" they tweeted. "We're filming it now and we'll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and sorry."

Fox News Digital reached out Netflix for comment. 

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The streaming network ended up with a lot of shade thrown its way, not just from fans, but other networks as well.

Hulu tweeted an image of Kerry Washington from their hit series "Little Fires Everywhere" simply going "Hmmm."

Bravo teased, "We would never keep you waiting for a Reunion," with a winking emoji.

Even Blockbuster, the one time video rental giant that essentially lost its business to streaming got a dig in.

"Remember renting vhs’ from us. You could start it on time no problem… This is what we get," they tweeted in response to Netflix’s first tweet acknowledging the delay.

Fellow video and DVD rental service Red Box replied, "solidarity, bro."

Fans also tweeted their frustration at the hour plus delay, often using the hashtag #loveislate.

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"Out of all the Love Is Blind reunion’s this could’ve happened to, it just HAD to be the season with the most drama…" wrote one person.

"Netflix been harassing me all week to watch this live reunion and they can’t even get it up and running?" asked another.

"I give up... Netflix you're taking too long," wrote a third.

Before the update from Netflix, "Love is Blind" hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey posted from Vanessa’s Instagram, and encouraged viewers to say patient.

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"We are ready to roll, we just gotta figure this out, we’re getting everything to work," she told fans, also assuring them that the finale had not begun without them.

"Don’t turn the channel, don’t stream something else, don’t go to the bathroom," she urged. 

Heat's Tyler Herro breaks hand diving for loose ball, still manages to put up shot

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro’s hustle appeared to have cost him big time in the second quarter of the team’s Game 1 playoff matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.

In the second quarter, Herro poked the ball away from Bucks ball handler Grayson Allen. The ball rolled to the backcourt and Herro dove for it. However, he landed awkwardly, writhing in pain.

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He tried to get off the court, but play was never paused as officials let the time wind down. He even tried to take a three-pointer as he was dealing with the issue. Miami went to the locker room with a 68-55 lead, but the team announced bad news at halftime.

Herro had suffered a broken hand. He would be ruled out for the rest of the game.

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He had 12 points in 19 minutes.

The young guard was a big reason why Miami made it to the NBA Finals during the 2019-2020 COVID-19 pandemic-impacted season and also why the team made it to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics last season.

The 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year started in 67 games for Miami this season. He averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists during the season as the Heat limped into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed.

Herro was among the leaders in free-throw percentage with 93.4%.

Milwaukee was also hit with the injury bug when Giannis Antetokounmpo went down with a lower-back injury. He was ruled out as well.