Obviously realizing that Catfish can't last forever it seems Nev decided to branch out into the world of more general 'secrets' between friends and acquaintances. Unfortunately he didn't take Max along for the ride and the show suffers an almost terminable fate for it in his replacement: the insufferable, androgynous tryhard Io. Lacking the least bit of screen presence or the slightest semblance of a compelling, magnetic personality, Io is the anti-Max. Whereas Max was snarky, sarcastic but inherently compassionate for other people, Io seems inauthentic, obnoxious and only concerned with what ugly hat she can wear to this or that interview. She tries SO hard to be different and zany that it completely clashes with Nev's much more grounded and personable demeanor and creates discordance in the entire tone of the show.
The ONLY way I can see this show being renewed and having a life after Catfish is if Io is replaced by somebody the audience would actually enjoy watching solve these 'cases' in the seasons ahead. Otherwise it's going to go down as a failed experiment for Nev in branching out when all the blame should fall squarely on Io's trenchcoat- laden shoulders.
The ONLY way I can see this show being renewed and having a life after Catfish is if Io is replaced by somebody the audience would actually enjoy watching solve these 'cases' in the seasons ahead. Otherwise it's going to go down as a failed experiment for Nev in branching out when all the blame should fall squarely on Io's trenchcoat- laden shoulders.
