One of the fun things about Netflix’s docuseries Love On The Spectrum is that the show’s producers identify participants that are fan favorites and decide to follow up with them in subsequent seasons, whether they’re still looking for love or are in a relationship. Season 4 finds all of the returnees in relationships, with three new singletons being introduced.

Opening Shot: As with the other seasons of Love On The Spectrum, that season’s participants sit down and say hello to the producers and crew, then they’re asked what love means to them.

The Gist:  Also as with the second and third seasons of the U.S. version of Love On The Spectrum, the show follows around some returning cast members and some new singles looking to start relationships. All of the people being followed are on the autism spectrum, and have expressed a desire to find love but have had difficulty because of their neurodivergent natures.

The people returning are all in some stage of a relationship. There’s Abbey and John — who are basically the Lauren and Cameron of Love On The Spectrum — giving updates. John (not Abbey’s John, but the one from Boston with curly hair), who’s been around since Season 1, has finally found someone in Shelley (who is blonde, by the way). Connor, whom we started following in Season 2, is dating Georgie, but is concerned that her feelings for him run hot and cold. And Madison from Season 3 has been happily dating Tyler, and their relationship has gotten to the point where Madison has decided to move to an apartment in Florida with her brother Parks in order to be closer to her man.

Of course, there are always new single people to follow. Logan, 25, lives in Las Vegas with his mother and twin sister. He likes watching videos of toy trains crashing or falling into water; if the engine has a face like Thomas the Tank Engine, all the better. He goes with his sister to pick a jacket for his first-ever date, and picks a slick blue-velvet number.

Emma, 22, goes to a school for neurodivergent young adults in Utah, and is very outgoing. She definitely has had her crushes over the years. Religion is important to her, and she wants to meet a fellow member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. We see her go on a date with Austin in Park City, and when she says conversation is important to her, we hear him say “Yeah” and not much more.

We don’t see much of Dylan, 22, in the first episode. He lives in Los Angeles with his mother and cat Oreo, and he is looking for his own Princess Fiona, like Shrek did in one of his favorite movies.

What Shows Will It Remind You Of? There aren’t really many shows like Love On The Spectrum, except for the original Love On The Spectrum Australia, which was from the same production team.

Our Take: One of the things we always appreciate about Love On The Spectrum is that the producers of the show treat the participants with the utmost respect. Yes, they show there is awkwardness on dates, and sometimes that awkwardness is played up a bit, even though difficulty reading social cues is a big part of many of the participants’ neurodivergence. Still, you can tell that they are being supportive of the participants and not exploitative. There’s a reason why participants come back for multiple seasons, even after finding a relationship.

We are happy that the experiences that returnees John, Conner and Madison have gone through when they were single have led them to being in mostly solid relationships, and it’s fun to watch them navigate the usual ups and downs of being in one. It’s especially gratifying to see John in a relationship, given that he’s been trying since the show started, and was the most socially awkward of the original group.

His experience is paralleled in Logan’s story, even though Logan is much younger than John was when he joined the show. In the second episode, the show’s dating expert, Jennifer Cook, pays him a visit and tells him that he should talk to his date about what she likes, “and a little bit about what you like, too.” It seems like obvious advice, but even neurotypical singles don’t adhere to it; imagine how tough it is for someone who can easily take a verbal deep dive into a subject without realizing how bored the other person is.

Performance Worth Watching: We enjoyed meeting Emma, who is probably the most outgoing participant since Abbey in Season 1. Her presence certainly shows that neurodivergence is not a monolith, which is always helpful to show viewers who may not be familiar with how autism presents is unique to the individual.

Sex And Skin: Some kissing, but that’s about it.

Parting Shot: After a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner of McDonald’s cheeseburgers and fries, Tyler sits Madison down and says he wants to give her something. She thinks “a question is going to be popped,” but we’ll have to go to the next episode to see what Tyler has in mind.

Sleeper Star: All of the parents and family members — or in Emma’s case, roommates — are putting in yeoman’s work supporting their loved one’s dating journeys.

Most Pilot-y Line: The awkwardness of Emma’s date is played up a bit, given what we said above.

Our Call: STREAM IT. Love On The Spectrum continues to balance giving viewers updates on the love lives of fan-favorite participants while introducing viewers to new people trying to find love.

Joel Keller (@joelkeller) writes about food, entertainment, parenting and tech, but he doesn’t kid himself: he’s a TV junkie. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Salon, RollingStone.com, VanityFair.com, Fast Company and elsewhere.