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NARRATOR: Previously...
Leave.

I just wrote 'leave'.

..Sierah and Billy both chose
to leave the experiment

and their marriage.

JOHN: You had a chance to say,
"You know what, I regret that.

"I'm sorry."

And when the experts held Eliot
to account...

Eliot, what do you say to this?

..he apologised
for abandoning Lauren.

It might not ever be something
that you'll forgive

but I'm sorry nonetheless.

Thanks.

I will be staying.

I'm staying. (LAUGHS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Love blossomed
for most of our couples.

Those feelings are definitely there.
I care about her so much.

I really wasn't expecting to kind of
click this quickly with someone.

We've been intimate.
ALESSANDRA: Oh!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Good news!

I wrote 'sorry, leave'.

NARRATOR: Awhina drew her line
in the sand with Adrian.

Stay.

JOHN: With the rules
of this experiment,

if one person says stay
and the other says leave,

they stay for another week
to see if they can turn it around.

It's on your shoulders to really do
some big-time lifting.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Tonight...

CLINT: Wow. Here we go.

..our three newest couples
move into the apartments...

Oh, how cute is that!
Oh, my god! Look!

..as they get a crash course
in married life.

Well, obviously
this dirty, stinky rat goes there.

I just kind of want to hear, like,
your side.

I feel so sorry for you.

Eliot's about as shallow
as a pond in a desert.

But is Lauren poisoning
Veronica and Eliot's well?

Eliot is a narcissist.

It is really disheartening
to hear that insight into Eliot.

Run.

And then the next phase
of the experiment begins.

Where are our guests?

(SCREAMING AND LAUGHTER)

Over two big nights...
Hi, guys.

..family and friends week returns.

You guys are happy?
We are, we are.

Our couples get
much-needed perspective...

You've gotta have each other's back.

..from their partners' loved ones.

This is gaslighting.

That's your interpretation of it

but that doesn't mean
that it's true.

But for Awhina and Adrian...

You are focusing a lot on
the negatives, because from what...

He hasn't even shown up.
So let's just stop it there.

I was talking.
I don't care.

..when their families
come together...

How dare you!

..all hell breaks loose.

I actually... I just... I don't need
to listen to this.

Goodbye.
Pointless conversation.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Today marks an important milestone
in the experiment...

Hopefully we've got enough
wardrobe space for all your luggage.

(LAUGHS)

..with our newest couples
moving into their apartments.

We have a booking
for Beth and Teejay.

I think it was the penthouse
or something like that.

Starting over four weeks
behind the others...

CLINT: Wow. Here we go.

It's the metal
that we've been waiting for.

(LAUGHS)
Congratulations. You've made it.

..they'll now be taking
a crash course in the experiment

to help fast-track
their relationships

and get them to the same level
as the other couples.

CLINT: Oh, wow.
How good's this?

Oh, wow.
So spacious. Oh, my gosh.

(EXCLAIMS)

VERONICA: Oh, cute!

Moving in together after a matter
of days will be challenging.

(GASPS) Oh, my god! Look!
(LAUGHS)

Aw!
What?!

But it's a great way
for our newest couples

to learn how the relationship
could work in the real world.

Oh, I'm so glad
they got the shoes in.

Those shoes are so cute,
don't you reckon?

Yeah, yeah.
(LAUGHS)

Look at us. (LAUGHS)
I can't believe this!

This has the potential to help them
deepen their bonds, build trust

and create
some much-needed intimacy.

See, look, you don't need much space
on the bed.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Oh, there's a picture of us
next to the bed!

Oh, my god, I love it!
Oh, my god.

Oh, how cute is that!

That's a really nice photo.
Oh, how pretty.

Oh, we look so cute.
School formal.

School formal.

Remember that day
like it was yesterday.

Oh, my god.
This is so nice, isn't it?

This is so nice.
Feels amazing.

Like, seeing our names on the door,
I'm just... I'm so happy to be here.

I think we'll go very well
living together.

(LAUGHS)
(HUMS)

Don't drop me.
That was good, wasn't it?

That was very good.
(HUMS)

(BOTH LAUGH)
Right?

He makes me laugh so much.

Like, honestly,
I have so much fun with him.

He makes me laugh and I literally
have tears coming out of my eyes,

so he's just so much fun
to be around.

So I just love living with him.
He's great.

Is it hot?
Of course it's hot.

Hey?
Do you know who else is hot?

(LAUGHS)
Me.

Argh!
He was smacking me bum.

He calls me 'Sugar Tush'.
He loves my little tushy.

I think we'll be great.
Green flags everywhere.

Oh, this is so nice, isn't it?
This is luxury living.

It is. I love it.
Home sweet home.

LAUREN: Can we open the door?
CLINT: Get some fresh air in.

Yeah.

(FUMBLES WITH LOCK)

(LAUGHS) First time opening it.
Have you been opening doors long?

(LAUGHS) Uh...

I think it's locked.
We can have balcony parties.

(LAUGHS)
Wow.

There we go.

Hopefully you're better
at being a husband

than you are at opening doors.

(LAUGHS)

We just moved into the apartment,

which is further than I got
with Eliot.

Need to do actually
quite a bit of washing.

I actually enjoy washing.
Do you?

Do you like washing?
Yeah, I think it's a girl's job.

Really?
Yeah.

What are you saying?

(BOTH LAUGH)

I'm saying
just leave the washing to me.

I actually really want to do
the washing.

Oh, god.

LAUREN: I mean, I've never met a man
that wants to do washing.

For me, gender roles
are very important.

I want to look after
and, like, serve my husband.

That makes me happy.

So we'll see.

(FUMBLES WITH LOCK)

Not this again.
(LAUGHS)

As our newlyweds
are just settling in,

elsewhere,
an original groom is moving out.

(LOUD KNOCK AT DOOR)

What the (BLEEP)!

That is the most aggressive
knock.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Oh!
Hey, guys!

(LAUGHS)
Honey, I'm home!

(LAUGHS)
Who's this?

These are my kids.
And I've got one last favour to ask.

Can you look after my kids, please?
Yes.

Please.
Chuck them in here.

They need to be looked after.
We need this.

You need to look after Mila
and Penny.

JAMIE: No.

Billy came and dropped us off fish
and now I'm a fish mum.

(SIGHS)

A bloody fish mum.

This is filthy.
It is.

This is probably why...

They've been shitting
all over the place.

This is the epitome of yours
and Sierah's relationship.

It's just a (BLEEP) bowl of shit.
(LAUGHS)

A dirty tank.
What the (BLEEP) is this?

I mean,
I'm not gonna argue with you there.

And if I come home
and the fish is dead...

Because I don't know how
to look after fish.

He wants me to look after a fish and
now I'm gonna have two dead fish.

And I feel like also
it's a bad juju.

Like, this was
Sierah and Billy's babies

and look what happened
to their relationship.

Oh, man, I'm gonna miss you, bro.
I'm gonna miss you, brother.

Thanks for everything.
Appreciate you loads.

See you later, alright?
Bye.

And I'm rooting
for both of you guys.

On a positive note, my relationship
is going really well.

Are you feeling OK?
Yeah, I'll be alright. I'm just sad.

I'm great mates with Billy
and I'm gonna miss him so much,

but also I'm pretty proud
of Jamie and I, to be honest.

It's... Like I said, coming into
this experience, it's sort of...

You don't know which way
you're gonna go

and, you know,
lots are up in the air.

All the effort
to smile when we talk...

Look back at our friends
in the group and sort of, you know,

show them that it can work.

You gotta just put in the time.

I think you sort of...from the start
I had Jamie's back

and, you know, she's let me know
that she's got mine,

so it's really blossomed
into this relationship.

And they we're like
the strong couple.

Leading from the front.
Yeah.

We're the leaders of the pack.

While Jamie and Dave
continue to move forward with ease...

MORENA: You're the only one, Tony.

..Morena and Tony are
simply retreading familiar ground.

I don't think any of them,
any of them headlock their women.

I've asked him to stop
headlocking me and he still does it.

A little "Khhh!" on the head
that he does. (LAUGHS)

That's how I show sometimes
my affection

and my touch and things like that.

A headlock is affection?

(LAUGHTER)

OK.
I don't like it.

That's my way of just being nice
to you. I don't hurt you.

What I've got from the couch

is that I'm gonna keep my comments
down to a bare minimum.

Like, still gonna be myself
and still be Tony

and see how she handles it
with the less comments

and the jokes and the hug-locks
and the fist-pumps. (LAUGHS)

Down the hallway,

Awhina and Adrian are still very much
staying in separate rooms,

following a tumultuous
commitment ceremony.

You know, I heard everything
Awhina had to say tonight.

She wasn't being seen
and she was unheard.

And the only way to fix that
was to say 'stay'.

(APPLAUSE)

(CLEARS THROAT)

Um...

You know, like, confessions week
when we all had to write letters?

I went through my drawer today
and I read through it.

At the end of it, I wrote how

"Being a mum,
you have to put your child first

"and now, here I am, being selfish,
missing out on real milestones

"in the pursuit of love.

"I guess time will tell if I made
the right decision or not..."

and coming on this experiment,

how I felt today
didn't feel worth being away

from those very real milestones.

So, yeah, I'm...
Yeah, I wrote...

I wrote 'sorry, leave'.

Now, as per the rules
of the experiment,

Awhina will continue
in the relationship

following her husband Adrian's
decision to stay,

giving them another week
to work on their relationship.

Hey.
What's happening?

Not a lot. How are you?
Hmm?

Come on, give me a hug.

I wrote 'stay' for a reason and
I'm willing to put in the effort.

How are you feeling
after last night?

I'm feeling pretty flat.
Mmm.

Are you feeling the same?
Yeah, tired.

Just like tired? Yeah.
Yeah.

How are you feeling about us?

Haven't really got any...
feelings on it right now.

But, I mean, looking forward
to the future

and today and onwards,

do you think, you know, we can
come back from the past few days?

You know, if I'm willing
to put the effort in,

like I said last night, I need to
know you're willing to do the same.

Because it takes two tango,
you know what I'm saying?

Yeah, it definitely does take two
to tango.

I'm sorry, but you don't just go
to a commitment ceremony

and sit down and just be, like,

"OK, my feelings that I was feeling
are now gone

"and I completely forgive you

"and let's just go back to
how we were before,

"where I was doing 85% of the work
and you were doing 15,"

because I heard him say
"It takes two to tango."

I know, because I've been tangoing
on my own

for the last four weeks, so...

I think the last past few weeks,
not just the weekend in itself,

we've been speaking a lot
about the past

and obviously the issues

and I think we just need to be
a bit more transparent and more open

and understanding, most importantly,

of why we are feeling the way
we're feeling, on both ends

and accepting that.

Mmm.

What are you thinking?

AWHINA: Do you know
what I would've really loved?

If he walked in this morning
and said,

"Hey, I know last night went the way
it did, but I truly am sorry.

"Like, I truly didn't see
how me leaving Friday,

"my ring on the counter,

"going out for dinner
Saturday night with Sierah,

"not telling you about it
for 24 hours,

"not texting you,
not checking in on you

"and then coming in
and expecting an apology,

"I truly didn't see
how that could come across

"as a bad thing for you, you know."

I would've really appreciated
an apology.

Honestly, I'm really struggling
to have this conversation right now

or even just talk about feelings
in general.

I'm not even talking about feelings.
Or just like...

I don't even want to
talk about them.

Like, I'm literally just talking
about going forward.

I'm not talking about feelings,
I'm not talking about, you know...

We don't have to relive what we
already know and speak about.

I'm not wanting to relive anything.
That's what I'm saying.

Like, hear me right now.

I don't want to talk about
anything right now.

Um...

It's been an intense few weeks.

A bit of an emotional rollercoaster.

AWHINA: He doesn't cater to me
at all.

He doesn't ask me questions.

Also, at the end of last night's
commitment ceremony,

he ended it with "I understand
Awhina's giving up a lot to be here.

"You know, she's got a son
back home."

My son, who I... This is...

Like, he has not asked me one time
since I've met him how my son is.

Not once.

I mean, I think...

And moving forward, I think,
you know, have some hope

that we can get back to how we were.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(JEFF EXCLAIMS)
WOMAN: Hello!

Coming up, friends and family week
gets underway.

WOMAN: Hello.
MAN: Hello, peanuts!

PEOPLE: Hey!
A peck on ze lips!

And things go from bad...
Have you been crying?

No.
She's been sleeping, actually.

..to worse for Awhina and Adrian.

You deserve more than this.

WOMAN: Actually, I I don't need
to listen to this shit.

Goodbye.
Pointless conversation.

It is.
It really is.

You can't reason...
I think this is just ridiculous.

I'm done.

NARRATOR:
With the start of a new week,

our original couples
are about to enter

the next exciting stage
of the experiment -

family and friends week.

DAVE: Are you excited?
JAMIE: I'm excited to see everyone.

ADRIAN: How do you think
it's gonna go?

AWHINA: I don't really know.

Usually when I hang out with family,

it's to sit down
and have a really good time.

JOHN: In the past,
we have seen this week

make or break some of our couples.

The opinions and influence
of loved ones

can sometimes have
a positive and constructive impact

or a devastating one
on our couples' relationships.

TONY: Where are we at?

This is what I'm thinking.
Where is it going?

JOHN: But the goal remains the same -

for our couples to reflect
on the journey so far

and to identify and address
any issues that may have come up

during their time in the experiment

with the help and support
of the people who know them best.

(EXCLAIMS)
WOMAN: Hello!

NARRATOR: Rhi and Jeff are meeting
Rhi's cousin Shayna...

Oh, hello, Cheryl.
..mum Cheryl...

Come here. I'm a hugger.

..and sister Emily...

Hi. Nice to meet you. Mwah.
Hi, Emily. Nice to meet you.

CHERYL: All any parent ever wants
is for their child to be happy.

That's all we ever want.

So, hopefully I'll get down
to the nitty-gritty with her.

Tell Mama.

..and Jeff's mates
Lachlan and Cameron.

Hey, brother. How are you?
What's going on?

Good to see you, mate.
Yeah, good.

This is Rhi.
Rhi. I'm Rhi.

Hi, brother.
Nice to meet you.

How are you?

I think it'll be good to find out
if they've got a connection,

first and foremost -
I think that's important.

Yeah, how they've been going
living together.

LACHLAN: How are you guys going
with the experiment?

RHI: Yeah, we're actually going
really good,

like, considering obviously
we knew each other...

Yeah.

..and, like, turning around
and knowing each other

was a bit of a shock
'cause, you know,

you think you're going to marry
a stranger.

LACHLAN: Yeah.
EMILY: That's actually wild.

Do you feel like it took away
from the day at all for you, though?

For me personally, I was,
like, expecting a stranger,

so, like, it was no disappointment
that it was Rhi by any means

but it was, like,
I was expecting that

and I had my mind fixated on that

and then when I that didn't happen,
I was a bit, like, "Oh."

Yeah.

But now, like, now, we we're at,
like, I'm, like,

I couldn't be more thankful.

Like, it's just worked out so well.
Yeah. Good.

And we look around at all the
other couples in the experiment,

like, a lot of struggling.
Yeah.

And, like, we've just really had
no struggles.

No, it's been good.

Are you both glad now that you
didn't get matched with a stranger?

Yeah.
Are you glad that it's each other?

Now we are.
100%.

Yeah.
Like, I've said this before, like...

But not in terms of
just being comfortable.

Like, in terms of, like,
finding love.

(LAUGHTER)

Thank you for making it...so meme
so quickly, Shay-Shay.

We've got limited time, guys,
come on. (LAUGHS)

When we are on our honeymoon,
we were, like, quite separate.

Like, we slept in the same bed

but, like, we weren't,
like, obviously affectionate

or anything like that

and I remember
in the honeymoon thinking, like,

I don't know if there's ever
going to be anything

more than this friendship.

But then, like, we had to do
confessions week

and then we had to do intimacy week.

OTHERS: Yeah.
Yeah.

So, those two weeks of, like,
confessions week and intimacy week

progressed our relationship
quite a lot

because we had to really open up.

It's just like Rhi said.

It's taken us to, like, a new level

and advanced our relationship
by, like, light years.

LACHLAN: That's good.

It's, like, sort of pushed it, like,
a year forward, almost.

Like, that's how it feels.
That's great.

Rhi knows me better than, like,
a lot of people in my life.

Like, 99% of people in my life...

Like, I've said things to Rhi that,
you know, people don't know.

WOMAN: Do you struggle getting
no alone time?

Like, I guess alone time for us
is we don't have a lot.

Yeah.

Getting your hair cut
and getting my nails done.

But even then, like, I literally...
I'm happy, like...

I'm happy to spend
literally every second with Rhi,

like, and when I'm by myself,
I'm the same.

Mmm.
"Where is she?"

(LAUGHTER)
"Where is she?"

She's pretty lovely.
Yeah, extremely lucky.

Eyes tell everything.

You can look in someone's eyes

and when you've got children and
you're so invested in their future,

when you've got someone
sitting next to them, you really...

you listen and you observe
and I think he's lovely.

Honestly, I do.

You know, they're warming
and loving and caring

and they just want
what's best for Rhi

and the vibe I got off family
is at the moment Rhi's happy

and that's all they care about.

And they want to know
that she's being taken care of,

which I feel like I'm doing,

so, yeah, I feel like
I've passed the family test.

MAN: So you guys have had no issues
throughout the experiment at all?

Not with us.
Not with us.

Like, there was a bit of drama
with another couple.

WOMAN: The couple together
or, like, the girl or the boy?

RHI: So, she reached out to Jeff

and wanted to catch up with Jeff
for a coffee without me there.

What?
Oooh.

Yeah.

I guess it's 'cause
he's so handsome.

(LAUGHTER)

I'm feeling great about having
some mates over. Yeah.

They're from
completely different areas,

completely different backgrounds,
so...

Right.

..there's gonna be, like,
a lot of different energies around.

Can't wait to get my bro a beer.

Where are our guests?
Oooh. I don't have a watch.

Yeah, I'm keen to get cracking.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

(SINGSONGS) Who is it?

JACQUI: Trick or treat.

(SCREAMING AND LAUGHTER)

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

WOMAN: Jacqui deserves someone
who is worthy of her.

She's 100% in, you know.
She opens her heart.

She just bares it all
and she's so truthful and honest.

Oh, gorgeous.
Yeah.

MAN: Hello, peanuts!
Hey!

A peck on ze lips!
(WOMAN LAUGHS)

Oh, my brother!
Hi!

Usually he's the most happy,
positive guy you'd meet.

KARLA: Always. (LAUGHS)

It's next-level, you know,

and just a few times
I've spoken to him on the phone,

just that spark in his voice
isn't there 100%.

He's, like, dealing with shit...
Stuff. Sorry.

Let's have a toast.
OK.

To everyone coming together.
Cheers.

Cheers.
Wedding crew reunited.

Cheers.
Cheers.

Mmm.

That's a tasty drop, that one.
It is.

It's nice.
(LAUGHTER)

So, how have youse two
getting along?

(LAUGHTER)

Tell me. I want to know.
Straight into it.

Yeah, of course.

Our relationship was probably...
We started off positive...

We were probably
the second-strongest couple

coming into...after the honeymoons.

ANNA: How was the honeymoon?
Let's start with the highlights.

It was the most luxurious place
in Australia.

Like...
Where did you guys go?

It was in Adelaide Hills.
The hills of Adelaide.

Oh, beautiful.
Yeah. We mixed things up too.

I did my first ever yoga sesh.
Oh, right.

Yeah. I didn't fall over.
I didn't fall over.

Speaking of falling over, how was
your concussion after the wedding?

(LAUGHS)

(SHRIEKS)
(THUD)

(PEOPLE EXCLAIM)
MAN: Oh, my god!

RYAN: I'm so sorry.

He ignored everything.

(LAUGHS)

JACQUI: Do you want to talk, Ryan,
or shall I?

KARLA: He redeemed himself
really well after that, though.

Did he?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

ADAM: How was your concussion
after the wedding? (LAUGHS)

He redeemed himself
really well after that, though.

Did he?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

He didn't actually do anything
to make it up to me.

Yeah, but it's not something
that he should grovel over.

Like, I thought that was hilarious.

Should've just turned around
and just been, like,

"That was pretty funny."

I know, I felt really horrible
for her as well

'cause first dance is so
undignified, you know what I mean?

It's one of those things
you've got to own.

It would've been bad
if he just kind of left it at that.

No, the reason why I was crying...
Don't interrupt her.

Don't interrupt her.

The reason why I was crying

is because that night I was seen by
a paramedic to check on my head.

It wasn't the drop.

It was the fact that you didn't
find out I was seen by a paramedic

until a week later when I told you,
because you didn't ask.

That's why I was crying.

I can't believe we're talking about
the wedding drop still.

Man, like, that's some bullshit.
Like... (LAUGHS)

Don't have those massive hangups
about it.

Don't keep pulling things back to
that moment to try and make a point.

So how did youse get through that,
then?

Um... I cried about it, but...

I do.
That's what makes Jacqui so special.

Yeah.
ADAM: Agree to disagree.

No, this is gaslighting.

That's your interpretation of it,
but that doesn't mean that it's true.

Are you feeling heard
and are you feeling heard

or is it just one of those
"I need to be heard"

and that's the end of the story?

Because that's what it sounds like.

Well, I think as we went along,

like, we did say have
some difficulties communicating,

like, with empathy and, like, trying
to find emotional common ground

and whatnot...
Yeah. Absolutely.

..and that threw some spanners
in the works too

and, like, we were doing the
intimacy session with Alessandra,

right, and I got, like,
a little bit too comfortable,

a little bit too candid with
the other gentlemen sitting around,

so I made a little follow-on joke

about what one of the other grooms
had said about Jacqui.

So his name was Jake
and he was actually making jokes,

like, pretty disrespectful ones
about all the other brides

and he actually told Jacqui,
in front of everyone,

he said, "Oh, Jacqui,
I said you had crazy eyes."

(LAUGHTER)

I'll take it.

(LAUGHTER)
ANNA: Yeah. I love that.

But then, what did you say?

One thing I was right
to be called out on,

I've gotta take ownership of...

I said to the group...

I said, "Oh, you know,
it's not all bad.

"She gives awesome (BLEEP)."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

They... They obviously were
a little bit shocked by it.

And, like, as most people would be.

For me, a gentleman doesn't
kiss and tell.

It's kind of a marker of...

Yeah, I don't think I've ever had
partners that would talk about,

you know, all of that
because it's like...that's personal.

I apologised in front of everybody
and, yeah, that's on me.

That's a goose moment.
(LAUGHS)

That's a goose moment, man.
Thank you, all.

Yeah, I don't mind
owning my mistakes.

I've got no problem at all.

ANNA: One thing to remember
when we first had our friendship,

Jacqui said to me,

"By the way, I'm a friend
that needs constant reassurance."

Mmm.
And I'm, like, "That's OK.

"Like, I can give that."

And you said "That's a friend,
let alone a partner."

Have you both spoken about
your different, like, needs?

Yeah, constant reassurance is,
I think...can be very difficult.

But also, you also got to
understand

from his perspective, he hasn't been
in a relationship for a while

and he hasn't needed to do
that sort of stuff,

so he's trying to learn and evolve
into being in a relationship.

So, with these sorts of things,
you need to also help him,

give him a little kick up the arse,
say "Where's my compliments today?"

(LAUGHTER)
She does.

She goes,
"How does my arse look today?"

I'm, like, "It looks great, babe."
(LAUGHTER)

Yeah, that's true.

To just get the most important
points out from Karla and Adam

has been helpful

because it allows me to connect more
deeply with Ryan and understand...

see him for who he is

and understand
where he's coming from

and maybe just appreciate
his actions for what they are.

So, like, we said to everyone,
we're gonna press the reset button.

We're gonna be a team.
We're gonna stand united.

And have I not cheered you up
on multiple, multiple occasions,

giving you hugs, especially when
you have been crying and whatnot?

A lot of the time
that's what I do...

No, that's really great.
There's, like, a lot of good things.

KARLA: That makes me happy.

There's a lot of good things
and there's a lot of, like...

And they're the things
that you need to really focus on

because, like, yeah,
youse are trying to navigate

and figure each other out

and I'm not saying
you're always wrong

in everything
that you're trying to get across

and nor is Ryan.

It's just youse are literally
trying to navigate

and it's really nice to see that you
can acknowledge and appreciate that

and so can he.

Like, that's a really good start.

JACQUI: I've been struggling
to understand him,

where he's coming from.

Like, I've always known
from the beginning

he's got the right intentions

but I've never really understood
why he's behaving the way he is

and now, listening to Adam and Karla

actually explain
where Ryan's coming from,

it was really helpful
in a weird way.

Should we do one last cheers?

G, toast.
ADAM: Cheers, big ears.

Let's get over the bullshit
and be happy, yeah?

WOMEN: Yeah. Cheers.

RYAN: Cheers.
Thanks for coming, guys.

JACQUI: Thank you.
KARLA: You're very welcome.

NARRATOR: For our newest couples,

it is their first night
staying in their apartments...

WOMEN: Hi!

..and original brides Rhi and Carina
are taking this opportunity

to welcome Beth into her new home.

Come on in.
We come bearing gifts.

Stunning. Not for you, though, babe.
Yeah.

It's girls' night. You need to go.
TEEJAY: You're joking.

(LAUGHTER)
Not for you.

Come on.
Girls' night!

Sorry, babe.
No worries. See you later.

WOMEN: Bye.

Yum.
(CORK POPS)

(WOMEN EXCLAIM)
Yay!

I am so keen for all of this.

Well, isn't this a cute little
ladies' night?

My favourite.
WOMEN: Cheers.

Whoo!
I'm obsessed.

I went straight for the chicken.
RHI: Yum.

Oh, my god.
Mmm.

How are you and Teejay?

Yeah, I feel like you do compare
yourself to everybody else

in the experiment...
Mmm.

..and it's hard because
it's even more fast-paced for us

because we've come in late...
Yeah.

..but sometimes, yeah,
you kind of do have take a step back

and be, like,
"OK, we're actually doing well

"for the amount of time
we've been here."

I have been initiating
more, like, touching.

Like, we cuddle on the couch.
We had a nap together.

Like, we just...
It's felt nice today.

Like, it's felt really comfortable.
That's good.

Yeah.

Like, I'm now just being myself
and I feel confident.

So I'm feeling really good now.
That's good.

NARRATOR:
While Beth continues to relish

the successful start
to her relationship with Teejay,

down the hall,

new bride Veronica is struggling
with some concerns she has

about her marriage

and has decided to reach out

to the one other person
in the experiment

who has first-hand experience
with Eliot -

his ex-wife Lauren.

I thought it would be humorous
to take her some margaritas,

'cause we learnt
at the last dinner party

that she loved them so much, so...
(LAUGHS)

ELIOT: We had a whole conversation

that we agreed that we weren't right
for each other.

That didn't happen.

You had about five margaritas,
so you might not remember.

WOMAN: Oh, my god.
MAN: No, Eliot.

Don't even, mate.

Well, it's the truth.

VERONICA: The way that Eliot
communicated with Lauren

at the dinner party,

that's obviously a massive red flag
for me.

OK, I brought you these.
LAUREN: Oh!

That is so cute!
They're margaritas.

Oh, my god! I love it!

So I would really appreciate
a chat with Lauren.

She's the only other person
who's ever had any time with him

who can really say what her
first-hand experience was with him,

because I really don't feel like
I know the real Eliot.

How's it going?

That's actually part of the reason
why I've come here.

OK.

I just kind of want to hear, like,
your side fully...

Yeah.

..just so I can better understand,
like, what I'm dealing with.

Like, when I met you at the dinner,
I was, like, "You're awesome."

But I feel so sorry for you.

I feel like you can do
a million times better.

Like, he's a difficult person.
He's just so full of shit.

Oh...

I just... OK.

At the dinner party, when he said
that to you, I was furious.

Like, that's a huge issue for me.

And then
at the commitment ceremony...

Mmm.

..he was really doing
his absolute best

to try and put his best foot forward
in front of the group.

I just don't think
it's gonna last long

because I don't know how long
Eliot can keep up the facade.

Right.
I don't know why he's here.

Yeah.

I do feel sorry for her,
but it's just the truth.

Like, Eliot's about as shallow
as a pond in a desert.

Like, he has literally no depth
to him.

I think he's very narcissistic and
she's gonna find out very quickly,

even more so if she doesn't already
know that.

She probably should run.

(LAUGHS)

I just thought, like, coming back,

he would be trying to save face
or, like, redeem himself.

Mmm.

Like, one of my friends was in
a relationship with a narcissist

for, like, ten years
and what I have learnt from her

is that, like, they don't actually
have real feelings.

Mmm.

So, I do feel like
Eliot is a narcissist.

OK.

But, yeah, I really was hoping
that he would be different for you.

I really was.

VERONICA: Even though she has
her own experience with him,

it is really disheartening
to hear that insight into Eliot.

And so, I don't feel good.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

How's everything going with you?
(LAUGHS)

Yeah. My husband's lovely.
Oh!

He bought me flowers yesterday.
Oh, gosh.

I know.
Wow.

NARRATOR: While the original couples
are spending time

with their family and friends,

our newest couples are about to start
their crash course.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Veronica and Eliot.

CLINT: Loz. Got mail.

BETH: Oh, my god.
TEEJAY: Oh, jeez!

Wow.
Who wrote us an essay?

We've got a stack.

"Physical attraction is important
in any romantic relationship."

"Inside this envelope are photos
of all the other brides and grooms

"in this experiment."

It's time to get naked...
I'm just joking.

(BOTH LAUGH)

"It's time to get a better sense

"of what your partner finds
attractive in the opposite sex."

"From left to right,
you must place the photos

"in order
of who you find most attractive

"to who you are
least attracted to."

NARRATOR: Newlyweds Beth and Teejay

jump straight into
the photo-ranking task...

I am the most attracted to you
out of everybody here.

Thanks, darling.

..and are finding it to be
quite a straightforward challenge.

You'll go...here.

I think you're beautiful
inside and out

and you would be first on my list

if I had to pick these again
any day.

(FOREIGN ACCENT) You, number one...
(FOREIGN ACCENT) Number one.

..in all of experiment.

Yay.
(LAUGHS)

That's what I reckon.

Next up with the photo-ranking task
are Lauren and Clint,

although Lauren would rather they
didn't have to use photos at all.

I'd actually rather
they brought the people

and we can line them up against
the wall, rather than using photos.

(LAUGHS)

Nervous?
Not at all.

Really?
No.

You seem so confident.
I'm just a confident person.

OK.
OK.

Morena, she's actually lovely.

It's just age.

Beth.

I just don't know her, so...
What about her boobs?

It's probably not something
I even notice, to be honest.

(LAUGHS)
Jamie.

Jamie was quite vocal
at the dinner party.

Maybe that would be a bit too much
for me.

Mmm.

Jacqui.

Physically, on appearance,

I actually would have ranked her
higher but...

Really? Do you think
she's more attractive than Jamie?

I do. She's quite natural.

I think she looks rough.
Really?

Yeah.
(LAUGHS)

I think she's very driven
in her career.

Mmm.

Something like that's
very attractive to me.

Yeah, OK.
So...

I would even put Morena
in front of Jacqui.

Jeez, you've got it in for Jacqui.
(LAUGHS)

Yeah.

I like that he liked scruffy women

who have a strong drive in career.

Top three, I've gone with kindness.

I think that elevates
their attractiveness.

Cool.
Can I reveal the big one now?

Yeah.

Do you want me to move out the way
so you can put it down here?

(LAUGHS) I could pretend to go back
and forth and all over the place

but it's pretty easy for me

and it's not even
putting you here.

It's actually putting you,
like, up here.

Aw, that's so nice.

Yeah, I think
there's only one place.

(LAUGHS)

There's daylight
between you and the rest.

Clint has voiced many times
that he is attracted to me,

so I would've expected him
to put me first.

Can I keep this?
Yeah.

Well, obviously,
this dirty, stinky rat goes there.

Worst character, worst smell.

Hasn't washed his hair
in five years.

(LAUGHS)

This guy, I don't know his name.
He looks like a bit of a thumb.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I don't know how Lauren will rate me
but she is a very direct person.

Tony...
Oh, yeah.

I feel nothing.

Like, she's very honest.

She's 100% honest

and what you see with Lauren
is what you get.

Dave.

Normally, like, you know,
neck tats would not be my thing.

Yep.

Don't, like, try and go and get
throat tats now.

Noted.

As much as you think
we've got a connection

and we're getting along
and she does like me,

you never know what surprises
could come up.

Whew. A bit nerve-racking now.
Oooh.

(LAUGHS)
Um...

Oooh, you're the winner.

Oh... Really? Right up there?

Well, your, like, traits of,
you know,

making sure I'm OK all the time,

just being, like,
a really great partner,

you know, you obviously dress well,

you've got clean teeth,
you don't smell.

(LAUGHS)

That could've been a curveball
but luckily,

or thankfully, I was up the top.

You're number one.
Yeah, that's so nice of you.

Look, the nerves have dropped.
Oh, that's good.

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

Clint gives you, like, a good
feeling when you're around him.

(LAUGHS) In my nipples.

(LAUGHS)

NARRATOR: Down the hall,
the last of the newlyweds

are about to tackle
the photo-ranking task

and Veronica is approaching it
with caution.

VERONICA: So, after that
conversation with Lauren yesterday,

it just really helped me
to understand

what I should be looking out for
today.

I think Eliot has a lot of sides,
I'm learning.

I'm curious to see what side
this one...

this challenge brings out in him.

Like, I don't know this guy.

Alright.
Alright.

Are you ready?
Yeah. Let's go.

Alright. So...

OK. So, first up, Jacqui.

Yeah.
OK.

I don't know...
That's a surprise to me.

Like, I'm just not attracted
to her look.

Physically.
Yeah. Physically.

Purely physical.

For me, like, attraction
is so much more

than what someone
physically looks like.

But if you want to just maintain
just physical,

then we can just do that.

Yeah, for this exercise, anyway.

Next up, Morena.

Not someone that I'm drawn to.

I just feel like he focused on,
like,

the same exact point
for every single person.

I don't find her
really that physically attractive.

Not attractive, not attractive,
not attractive.

Physically speaking,
not really attracted to her.

Of course.
(LAUGHS)

Carina.

Attractive.

Yeah.

But didn't give me any insight into
what it was that he found attractive

about each of those
individual people.

Next, Lauren.

She's beautiful.
Um... Yeah.

I think she's an attractive girl.

Personally, I didn't really feel
like I learnt anything.

He just wasn't coming
at the exercise

from the place of trying to
really help me to understand

what it is that he finds attractive
in the opposite sex.

So, then we have...

Yeah, I would put you up here.

Really?

Interesting.
Yeah.

I don't know how to describe it.

They're very diplomatic answers.
(LAUGHS)

I don't feel like I have any further
insight into Eliot as a person.

You're free to, like,
discuss other elements

of what you find attractive
in people as well.

The task was
on a physical attractiveness basis.

I'm not sure, yeah,
if I read that...

Are you supposed to do it

just strictly
physical attractiveness or...?

Again, last on the board...

(CLEARS THROAT) Our dearest Adrian.
That's really surprising.

We haven't really had
much of a conversation,

but I just know
that he and I would clash.

My list is based on

what I know of the people
that I've met so far...

Clint.

..and the effect that meeting them
has had on me

in terms of, like, whether or not
I find them attractive.

Paul.

I think it's really sweet
that he's, you know,

falling in love with Carina.

The fact that he's being
so vulnerable is so attractive.

We kind of did the exercise
a little bit differently.

Different metrics,
I guess you could say.

And then we've got Dave.
He's very emotionally available.

He's tall, gorgeous, funny,
loves a joke.

He's respectful.

It's pretty hard to top.
Mmm.

So, yeah. OK.

So you're... I'm putting you here.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

So, you're obviously
physically gorgeous.

We can all see that.

But the reason why
I put these guys ahead

is just because I feel that there's,
like, a level of openness

and level of vulnerability
that I haven't seen from you yet.

So that's the reason
for my decision.

Yeah. That's great.

No, no. I'm not upset at all.

Like, I'm glad I'm not last,
obviously.

Pack it up?

Yeah... Uh, yeah. Sure.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Our newest couples are
continuing with crash course week.

CLINT: Someone smells nice in here.
LAUREN: That's me.

Is it?
Yeah. It's my new one.

Lauren and Clint's next task
is designed to give them an insight

into what their partner was looking
for before entering the experiment...

Here we go.
..by watching their audition videos.

How exciting.
Let's go.

Should I get my notepad out?

Alright. Clint Rice...
Oh!

..43, from Launceston, Tasmania.

And I'm a professional golfer
turned entrepreneur.

So I've achieved a lot of things
in my life and career

and getting married's definitely one
I've always wanted to do

and if I could find someone
spontaneous, active,

you know, someone that doesn't
want to just sit on the couch

and watch Netflix every day...
(BOTH LAUGH)

Like, actually has some drive to go,
"OK, let's go hiking this weekend

"or let's go walk the dogs..."
I hate hiking.

Yeah, just have fun.
Like, not take life too seriously.

That's pretty fair.
Cool.

Even though you watch Netflix.
I love Netflix and I hate hiking.

OK. Well, they're kind of not
must-haves.

They're like...
Oh, OK, Eliot.

(BOTH LAUGH)
(BLEEP).

I personally hate hiking.

I like going on walks, like,
with my friends,

but certainly I wouldn't go
make a whole day of it.

So, are you ready?
Go for it.

Lauren Hall.
I'm 30... I think I'm 37.

From Brisbane
and I'm a business owner.

I'm very, like,
gender-role specific.

I want to have someone
that I can take care of

and, like, I can look up to.

They would need to be established.
Like, I'm not into 50-50 at all.

I just don't want to, like,
have to have my business.

They would need to have
a house or a couple of properties,

have to be able to afford to
go to Europe,

with one million-plus...

No, like, earning.
(LAUGHS)

If I was matched with someone
who wasn't successful,

I would probably hate them.

That's all accurate.

Yeah, OK. Fair enough.

It falls into what you were saying
about your traditional values,

where you want...
Mmm.

..a husband to be more provider,
more protector.

It's more like a... Yeah.
Protector, provider and alpha.

I'm not worried with what Lauren
wants from a man.

I like the fact that I can have
the space to provide and protect.

I just don't understand the whole
alpha male thing... (LAUGHS)

to see where that actually...
where that sits

and where I fit in that
whole scheme of things, I guess.

So, would you say
I'm masculine enough for you?

I'd say you're definitely masculine.

I don't know if you're, like,
an alpha.

I feel like, with Clint,
he definitely isn't an alpha male.

He shaves his chest.

Even things like, this morning,
he's wanting to book in a spray tan

and, you know, he got a spray tan

and had, like,
the paper G-string thing on

and I was, like... I just don't
think that that's masculine.

I know that you feel like I'm, like,
bit of a dominant personality,

whereas with an alpha male,
I wouldn't feel that way.

It kind of like softens me.

Maybe just, like,
let your chest hair grow out...

let the fake tan wash off and...

I don't know, just be really secure
in your manhood.

Do you like to share
decision-making?

I want to trust the person enough

that I know that I would respect
the decision

and that I'd be happy
with the decision.

Really?
Yeah.

Um... Yeah.

Well, I might just grow a big beard
and, yeah, start drinking beers

and, you know, maybe smash
some beer cans over my head.

I don't know
if that's an alpha male.

I'd probably have to look up
the definition

and see probably what it is.

Yeah, well, that's good.

Good chat.

As Lauren and Clint continue to
understand each other's expectations

through crash course week,

our original couples are in
the middle of friends and family week

and for Awhina and Adrian,
tensions are at an all-time high

ahead of their catch-up
with their loved ones.

Are you looking forward
to seeing them?

Yeah, I am, actually.
Yeah?

I'm looking forward to having
a sit-down chat with everyone.

Me too.

I don't really know what to expect

but it'll be good to see everyone
regardless.

Yeah, I can't wait to see Cleo.

Oh, Cleo means the world to me,
you know.

She's my twin sister

and usually I'm her support person,

but I feel like with this roundabout
that Adrian and I keep going around,

it's just gonna be the same story.

My concerns are that
it'll be Adrian,

his twin sisters and Jasmine,

three more people backing him up.

(SIGHS)

As if he hasn't had a voice
this whole time. Like...

WOMAN: Here we go, here we go.

WOMAN: From my understanding,
from Adrian,

it sounds like there's a lot of
challenges and obstacles

in their relationship

and whether or not they can
overcome them, we'll see.

Hi.
Good to see you.

Hello again.

Hello.
ADRIAN: What's happening?

The type of family that we are,
we're supportive no matter what,

so I think that can be difficult
for people.

I don't have any, like,
grave concerns.

I mean, we're all adults, so... Yeah.

You guys are actually
kind of matching with the...

NIKOLA: Was that on purpose?
No.

What's been happening?
JASMINE: Not a whole lot.

We're here for you guys.

What's been going on?
How was this morning?

This morning?
Mmm.

It was alright.

I did observe an icy greeting.

We've obviously had a few problems
and issues

in the last couple of weeks.

Yeah, let's go into it.
What happened?

We spoke about it
a little bit yesterday

but we're both so tired
from the last couple of days,

which is fair enough,
so we sort of left it.

We just said
"Let's bed it for the night."

Yeah, and then...
Let's bed what? What happened?

Oh, my gosh. (LAUGHS)

I feel like we should've had food
or something first.

What happened?

Just had a bit of a rollercoaster
few weeks.

Mmm.

NIKOLA: But what's the issue?

Like, what is the challenges
that, you know...

Why is it so up and down?

JASMINE: What's your point of view?

Because obviously we talk to Adrian
and we have somewhat of an idea

but obviously
we want to hear you out too

because I think it's important
for, you know, both of us,

all of us to hear you out.

I feel like that's why we're here
also.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Like, this environment, like,

it definitely fast-tracks
a relationship, you know.

You get pushed to ask questions

and maybe you don't like
the answers to those questions.

I think Adrian and I
just really struggle

to communicate to each other
what we want.

You're in each other's space 24/7

and you've got
different living habits

and you've got different ways
of acting in a relationship.

NIKOLA: Well, no-one's perfect
in a relationship.

Let's not forget that.

NARRATOR: While Adrian chose
to welcome three guests to lunch,

Awhina has opted to invite just one,
her twin sister Cleo.

Cleo first met Adrian
and his family on his wedding day,

where the twin pairing caused
quite the stir.

(WOMEN SCREAM AND LAUGH)

These our our sisters here,
Elita and Nikola. Twins as well.

(WOMEN LAUGH)
CLEO: You're gonna be surprised.

WOMAN: Yeah. (LAUGHS)

You're twins?
(LAUGHTER)

No way. Twins and twins.

MAN: Double trouble.
(LAUGHTER)

NARRATOR: But despite observing
Awhina and Adrian

immediately hitting it off...

Hey, how you going? I'm Adrian.
You're actually way too hot.

I'm actually not happy.
(LAUGHTER)

..Cleo also witnessed the first
hiccup in the couple's relationship.

ADRIAN: If you haven't noticed,
which you have,

I'm an identical twin
and so are my sisters.

Also, you should know
I'm not a one-man package deal.

(CLEO GASPS)

(LAUGHTER)

Don't worry, I don't have kids.

(LAUGHS AWKWARDLY)

NARRATOR: Cleo has since been
kept up to date

with the recent developments
in the experiment

through regular contact
with her sister.

CLEO: My sister and me
have a really close relationship,

so we talk most nights about what's
currently happening in her life,

you know, how she's feeling,
how she's coping.

Right now, she's been away from her
friends and family for several weeks

and she's been struggling

just having that distance
from her son.

Hello.
CLEO: Hi!

This isn't meant to be like this!
We're matching.

CLEO: And she's been telling me
some pretty unsettling things

about her husband Adrian.

She's told me regularly
that he doesn't show up for her

the way a husband should.

She tells me that he regularly puts
her down to make himself look better

and that she doesn't feel seen.

She feels invisible.

You've missed out on it.

Everyone's
straight into the questions,

asking how are Adrian and I are.

Yeah, how are we?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

So, obviously, Adrian...

Just before you continue,
your eyes are swollen.

Have you been crying?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You've missed out on it.

Everyone's
straight into the questions,

asking how Adrian and I are.

Yeah, how are we?

So, obviously, Adrian...

CLEO: Just before you continue,
your eyes are swollen.

Have you been crying?

No.

She's been sleeping, actually.

But, um...

Oooh, food. (LAUGHS)

What is it?
You won't like it.

Arancini balls.

You know, Awhina seems to have
most of the problems,

so I wanted you guys
to hear her out first.

WOMAN: Mmm. I agree.
Mmm...

I think when starting a relationship
with anyone, it's, like...

you don't expect grand, wild things
at the beginning.

It's the little things
that are important.

Not about the little things,
like the...

Tell them what the real problem is
that you're having.

Little things also matter, Fi.
Don't forget that.

The little things
paint a whole picture.

CLEO: I don't think Awhina's happy
in her relationship with Adrian.

She looks tired, exhausted and sad.

She's given a lot to be here.

She's given up time away
from her son.

She's giving up important milestones.

Awhina deserves a kind, loving
partner who's going to support her.

AWHINA: Like, obviously,
I want to show up for Adrian.

Like, that's why I said to him,
"Let's have a conversation

"where we say what you need from me
and what I need from you."

We didn't even have
that conversation

because it started off...

We got to a disagreement
and it ended...

What does showing up look like
for you?

Honestly, just acknowledge
that I exist would be really nice.

(TENSE MUSIC)

From day one, I've felt like
I'm constantly asking questions

or I'm constantly complimenting,

even just asking him questions
about what food he likes,

you know, 'cause I want to know...
I want to get to know him.

And I just haven't felt
the reciprocation on my end.

OK, so, what I'm hearing is
this is all about Adrian right now.

So you can confidently sit here

and say that you don't partake
in any of these problems?

Every time we have a conversation,
I sugar-coat it.

I very much sugar-coat...
That's on you. That's not on me.

That's you not communicating
properly.

No, actually. No...
It's actually ridiculous.

AWHINA: I'm overwhelmed right now.

He has three more people
backing him up.

And so, I don't know how to explain
my point of view to them.

Now, any time I address any
real hurt, he'd get on the defence

and he'd shut me down

and I've struggled to have a voice
with him.

It's just difficult.

It's hard.

You just keep re-validating

that you don't see me
or you're not hearing me.

We have these conversations every
single day. Two, three times a day.

That's me hearing you out.

There's hearing, Adrian,
and listening and understanding...

Yeah.
..and actually reassuring me.

And you...

And then there's hearing.
And then just shutting me down.

I heard you out.
I've heard you out many times.

I definitely have.

So I'm making an effort,
is what I'm saying.

I'm just gonna say something, Fi.
You look really drained.

Your eyes are swollen.

That's not from sleeping.
That's from crying.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Have you cried in front of me?

I've cried in front of you before,
Adrian.

After last commitment ceremony
and I was visibly upset.

When I've told you I feel a certain
way, when I've said I'm upset,

do you know what you say
afterwards?

Every time, "That's a you problem."
Something...

Can I just say something?

I think it's really...
It's really hard for anyone,

not just Adrian,

but to continuously show up
for someone

when you are focusing a lot
on the negatives...

because from what...

He hasn't even shown up,
so let's just stop it there.

..from what I've heard...
He has not even shown up.

From what I've heard...
Not even once.

I was talking.
He has not even shown up.

I don't care. He has not shown up,
not even once.

NARRATOR: Coming up...

CLEO: How dare you!
How dare you!

..serious family matters
turn into a family feud.

They are not good enough to be
in your life.

He's definitely not good enough
to be in my nephew's life!

ELITA: This is ridiculous.
I'm done. It's, like...

AWHINA: Good. Make sure you leave
the apartment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

AWHINA: There's hearing, Adrian,
and listening and understanding...

Yeah.
..and actually reassuring me.

ADRIAN: And you...

And there's hearing
and then just shutting me down.

JASMINE: Can I just say something?
I think it's really...

It's really hard for anyone,
not just Adrian,

but to continuously show up
for someone

when you are focusing a lot
on the negatives.

Because from what...

CLEO: He hasn't even shown up,
so let's just stop it there.

From what I've heard...
He has not even shown up.

Not even once.
I was talking.

He has not even shown up.
I don't care.

He has not shown up,
not even once.

You were there, were you?
Yeah, I was there.

ELITA: OK, Jasmine was speaking

and Cleo just started
speaking over the top of her.

Literally. I didn't even get to
finish what I was saying.

I totally understand where you feel
like you haven't been shown up...

AWHINA: But I haven't even told you
how I haven't been shown up for yet.

I've asked you so many times
and you just said...

I was trying to...
..bouncing around the situation.

Well, Cleo cut Jasmine off

when she was trying to get
the answer from you.

CLEO: That's not how
a husband shows up.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Actually, you know what,
I'm not going to lie,

we just had intruders move in,
right?

Intruders.

I've been asked
by one of the intruders

more questions about my life
and my son

than I've been asked by Adrian
in the entire experiment.

ADRIAN: What have you asked me?
Not one time... Everything.

When we went to Fiji,
she said to me...she goes,

"When I'm ready to talk about my
son, I will talk about her son..."

We had this conversation.
We agreed. I said to everyone...

That's not exactly
how the conversation went.

I said to everyone...

I said to everyone, "I feel like

"this is obviously a special person
in her life.

"When she's ready to talk and
comfortable to talk about her son,

'I will talk."

And that's what she said to me. So I
don't want to overstep my ground.

This is what she said to me.

ELITA: I happen to be
someone with a son.

If I had said to someone
"I don't want to speak of my son,"

I would hope that they would
take that very seriously...

That's not what I said.

I've not been once asked by you
how my son is. It's just true.

You've never even asked me.

NIKOLA: Wait, can I stop you there
for a second?

So, initially, you said
when the time is right,

you'll open up about your son...

No, that's not the conversation,
how it went.

That's what you said.
Something to that effect.

You just said that. You said that.

This is a roadblock for us.

So when you're ready,
you'll open up about it, right?

That's fine. It'll come naturally.

I've been naturally mentioning
my son.

JASMINE: You said when you were
ready you would speak about him.

I've actually brought up my son
a few times,

just randomly here and there
and that's actually true.

Well, actually, of course she did.
She's a fantastic mother.

So how about we lose that attitude
about her being a mum...

NIKOLA: You're the only one that...
I do not appreciate that at all.

When did I say...
The fact that you just denied it...

She's the best fricken mum there is.
When did I say she wasn't?

How dare you! How dare you!

I make comments about my son
all the time.

ELITA: Just lower the decibels.
No, how (BLEEP) dare you!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

She is the best mum there is.
You are wretched.

Fi, you're fighting, fighting,
fighting with these people

and it's never gonna get through.
No-one's fighting...

You are a fantastic mother,
you're a beautiful person.

You give, give, give, give
on a daily basis.

You have so much light
that you share with everyone

and I don't see any of that light
in you today.

They are not good enough to be
in your life.

He's definitely not good enough
to be in my nephew's life.

You will never, ever, ever
let him meet my nephew.

NIKOLA: ..this aggressive and...

I'm actually quite embarrassed
by her.

You deserve more than this.
ELITA: You know what, I actually...

I just don't need to listen
to this shit.

Goodbye.
JASMINE: Pointless conversation.

It really is.
You can't reason.

This is just ridiculous. I'm done.
It's, like...

AWHINA: Good. Make sure you leave
the apartment.

And actually pack your stuff
this time.

(TENSE MUSIC)

He sat there the entire time
making snarky remarks...

You know what, they planned it.
They planned it.

They did.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

It's time for you to come home.

I thought I would come in alone

because obviously I don't think
anything is gonna resolve itself

with everybody.

But I thought, like, you know,

I would come in
and have a conversation

because, you know, as a mother,
I know what you've given up.

But, you know, I've given up time
with my son

for these four days to come here

and to feel this attack, number one,
at us, right, let alone my brother,

so that's a really difficult
situation to be in.

I think there's, like,
a lot of finger-pointing.

But, you know, I think you did have
an opportunity to leave.

Your brother actually asked me
to stay to my face.

I think, you know,
you're only looking at yourself...

You literally sat there
and you think

that was me attacking your brother?

I barely needed
to point a finger at him.

I'm sorry, but you guys came in
very aggressive.

Jasmine was simply asking,

how do you perceive showing up,
right,

and you couldn't even answer
that question, so...

Oh, my god. Do you know why?

Because when I said I just want to
be seen just the littlest bit,

I mean genuinely just a little bit.

Everybody has different ways
of showing up.

I think, you know...
He completely ignores me.

..you have this expectation...

No, actually,
I had zero expectations.

You've not been there
for the last few weeks

and I will not have
this conversation.

Do you know why I won't have
this conversation?

There's, like, no reasoning
with unreasonable people...

Back at you, babe.
I'm gonna tell you right now.

I'm not gonna tolerate
this kind of behaviour anymore.

OK.
Walk along.

Oh...
Goodbye, babe.

You're just not worth it, honey.
Oh, you are not worth it.

Trust me. You, your brother, no-one.

I think, you know,
you have this expectation...

No, actually,
I have zero expectation.

You've not been there
for the last few weeks

and I will not have
this conversation.

Do you know why I won't have
this conversation?

There's, like, no reasoning
with unreasonable people...

Back at you, babe.
I'm just gonna tell you right now.

Oh, gosh...

I'm not gonna tolerate
this kind of behaviour anymore.

OK.
Walk along.

Oh...you're just not worth it,
honey.

Oh, you are not worth it, trust me.
You, your brother, no-one.

She came in here...
Yeah, I know. Babe...

..said straight off the bat...
Shoo, fly.

Straight off the bat, she said,
"You could have left.

"Why are you here?
You could have left."

At the end of the day,
you said 'leave'.

If he sat there giving you
empty promises and false hope,

of course you'll stay.

It was three against one

and I just wish that Fi had
more support there to defend her.

You know, every time
she opened her mouth,

they tried to make her look bad
or they were condescending.

This could've been a nice lunch.
It was never going to be.

I actually feel quite embarrassed
and upset, actually.

I feel embarrassed for Awhina
and her sister.

Mainly Cleo.

And I feel upset that I put
my sisters and Jasmine

in that situation.

CLEO: The fact that she even made
a 'hmm' about you being a mum...

You are the best mum in this world.

This really sucks.
I know it does.

(CRIES)

(SIGHS)

I hate seeing you like this.

I haven't cried all morning!

I knew that, because I can see it
in your eyes.

(CRIES)

Not only has Adrian
treated me really poorly

throughout this experiment

and treated me
as such an afterthought

and had very conditional affection,

he's gaslit me...

(CRIES)

But he's also tried to shine
a very horrible light on me

any chance he gets.

I gave up a lot to be here,
in Sydney, away from my child.

Now I'm just mad
and I'm pissed off.

And how's Cleo?

You've left so much behind...
I know.

..as if you don't have a life
of your own also.

We all gave up something,
so we're all in the same boat.

And it's not just because you have
a son that you've given up more.

Yeah. I've given up
just as much as her.

I've given up time away from my job.
I've given up time away from my dog.

I don't even think he knows
your son's name.

I don't think he pays any attention
to you and it's sad to see.

(CRIES) If he wrote 'stay'
and genuinely tried, like...

CLEO: You deserve it.

You are asking for so little,
when you deserve so much more.

I just keep giving him
all these opportunities

to show me that he's a nice person

or that he actually has
just the tiniest bit of care for me.

But there's... There's nothing.

Listen, you've done what you can.

At the same time,
you know what, I did write 'stay',

so it's only fair for me in the man
that I am to stay to the end.

Like, I'm staying
for that commitment ceremony,

because that's me showing up again.

Now, I'm a twin.
My sisters are twins.

I understand, like,
you're defensive for your sister,

she's going off her head.

Like, even though
I felt like pulling up Cleo...

but at the same time, I just wanted
to let her embarrass herself.

What are you, (BLEEP) ten years old?
Like...

Look, you can put a ribbon
on a garbage bin, but what is that?

It's still trash.
WOMAN: Yeah.

Like, let's just be honest.
(WOMEN LAUGH)

NARRATOR: Tomorrow night...

(WOMAN LAUGHS)

..friends and family week continues.

WOMAN: We can see the way
Carina looks at you.

WOMAN: You look happy.
You really do.

You can tell the chemistry
is definitely there

and I do see a future.

To new beginnings and family.
Yes.

You are being unreasonable
and I will not tolerate it.

What causes Veronica
to lash out at Eliot?

Do not raise your voice at me.
I've had enough.

ELIOT: This is so civil.
I've had enough!

Emotions reach breaking point

as they navigate
the first week of married life.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

And in an unexpected
turn of events,

which couple will announce
their exciting baby news?

(GENTLE MUSIC BOX MELODY PLAYS)

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