Netflix's 'The Big Flower Fight' Is Your Next Reality TV Obsession
To be fair, some of us (read: me) might not think that a show about competitive flower arranging could possibly even be entertaining, let alone great. Thankfully, Netflix's The Big Flower Fight is here to prove us all (read: me, again) wrong.
The reality competition is basically The Great British Baking Show, if the Baking Show were about building gigantic insects dresses and fairytale creatures out of beautiful blooms, rather than making a proper Victoria sponge and baking fruit-filled breads. As someone who personally struggles with keeping the lone orchid in our house alive, the entire concept of this show is honestly incredible to me. And watching these contestants fill giant wire frames with moss, stuff them with beautiful flowers and build complex portable irrigation systems to keep them alive feels like magic.
The basic gist of Flower Fight is this: There are ten teams of two, and the get just a single day (usually more like 15 hours) to craft a gigantic, extravagent flower sculpture based on various themes. These run the gamut from "sea creatures" to "green giants" and "edible thrones," but all involve a hell-for-leather dash through the show's extensive Flower Shop, where it's always first come, first served.
