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JACQUI: It's impossible to find someone on my level.

I'm hoping that my next partner is nice and tall

and very successful.

RYAN: I feel sorry for the next man who comes along

and tries to be with Jacqui.

Why would anybody want to show up for this critical, horrible person?

I'm hopeful that I will find my person.

I just don't know when it's gonna be.

I have a feeling it's gonna happen sooner than I think, though.

Hey. Hello.

How are you? Good.

I don't care what people think, really, so it's alright.

We're happy. Mmm.

That's the main thing. Yeah. (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

WOMAN: It's everybody's dream, right,

to live happily ever after with somebody.

NARRATOR: It's the record-breaking social experiment

that captivates the nation...

RHI: I feel like I'm homesick for a place that I don't know exists.

..where singles from all over the country...

JEFF: I want someone that I can share my life with.

..risk it all to find true love.

Will you marry me? (CHEERING)

Whoo!

Our participants experienced 12 life-changing weeks.

CARINA: I feel like we've known each other for a lifetime.

Romance blossomed for some.

I feel secure, I feel happy. Like, tick, tick, tick.

Yes!

RHI: What I'm feeling now,

I could probably see myself falling for Jeff.

LAUREN: He's leaving.

But for others.. JACQUI: You're so deflective!

..emotions were tested like never before.

WOMAN: This is a disaster!

You were my friend! I am your friend!

And I was there for you! Oh, shut your mouth.

EXPERTS: Oooh.

When the experiment ended...

(BOTH LAUGH)

..the final vows ceremonies saw Jamie and Dave recommit to one another.

I'm so happy.

Like, we've put in so much work for so long.

It wasn't for nothing.

"You're not my future right now."

Despite both agreeing to end their marriage,

Awhina and Adrian made a last-minute surprising decision.

Do you want to spend time with me tonight?

Yeah.

(LAUGHS)

(CRIES)

Paul desperately wanted another chance.

I was yours and you ruined it.

But Carina drew her line in the sand.

I can't be with someone who makes me feel like I'm not enough.

I made this decision for my future Carina self.

JACQUI: Ryan, in a world of red flags, you are the red carpet.

Final vows spelt the end of the road for Jacqui and Ryan.

RYAN: Be gone with you, you horrible woman!

Be gone with you!

And then...

JEFF: Rhi, I am falling in love with you.

..love was shining bright...

I'm falling in love with you.

..as Rhi and Jeff began the next chapter of their love story.

I'm so grateful for this experiment in so many ways.

It has been life-changing.

We definitely got the fairytale ending, for sure.

Tonight...

Lubing up the lips.

..it's been four weeks since the experiment ended.

BILLY: I'm so excited.

My feet on the table, popcorn out...

Bring it on, baby.

Let's go!

The participants are back for the traditional reunion dinner party.

It's gonna be such a fun night.

JOHN: And I cannot wait to see how it unfolds.

And one former bride is coming in hot.

SIERAH: Tonight, I'm a woman on a mission.

I've got heaps to say. AWHINA: Ugh!

(GLASS TINKLES) Sierah drops an almighty bombshell.

Hold on, hold on, hold on. Did you say... Did you say what she said?

She said it!

..causing Awhina and Adrian to implode.

Did you say what she said? Some of the things.

All of it. Bye.

BETH: James...

Emotions laid bare...

JAMIE: I just need a... I just need a break.

I just need a minute.

..as old wounds resurface...

So she was struggling to move past that mistake that I made.

Which one?

He put us in this position, not me.

CARINA: Honestly, I can't even look Paul in the eyes.

And then...

JAMIE: Are you and Jacqui dating each other?

We are. OTHERS: Oh!

..Jacqui and Clint's unexpected love story.

RYAN: Jesus Christ! (JACQUI LAUGHS)

But what will Ryan think of the new loved-up couple?

Oh, my god! (YELLS) I tried my arse off...

my literal arse to make this relationship work!

Did you now? I did!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: It's been one month

since the Married At First Sight experiment ended...

and this year's participants are preparing to come face to face

with their former husbands and wives

for one final reunion dinner party.

But for one couple,

the experiment was a second chance at love,

when Rhi and Jeff got married at second sight.

Oh, my god! Hey, Rhi.

Hi, Jeff.

As the weeks progressed, they continued to defy all odds

by being open...

You need to make the first move. (LAUGHS)

..and honest...

You're supposed to spin!

..and surrendering themselves completely to the experiment.

MEL: Are you falling in love with him?

RHI: I'm on my way to falling in love.

I would never have picked this in a million years.

It's actually quite a cool story. To tell your kids.

That's it. I was about to say that, but...

I know you were. ..I held my tongue.

(LAUGHS)

And the most successful love story continues to burn bright.

JEFF: You look so good. RHI: Yeah, so do you.

(LAUGHS) Wow.

Things are going really, really well.

Yeah, like, we're both so happy still.

Our relationship is very effortless.

I think it was effortless throughout the experiment.

And final vows really confirmed that for both of us.

Rhi, I am falling in love with you

and I hope this is forever.

RHI: Our feelings for one another get stronger every day

and coming outside, it's just felt really natural.

I can't believe we're back. I know.

Crazy. (LAUGHS)

It feels like we haven't been here for so long.

It is crazy.

Just leaving the experiment, we see each other most days.

We've planned a holiday together. Our first international holiday.

It's gonna be awesome. No, we had our honeymoon.

Oh, yeah, our honeymoon. Yeah. And we had Byron.

We were friends on the honeymoon.

(LAUGHS)

You know, there was obviously the talk about how our relationship

was going to translate to the outside world

and it's translated really good

and, yeah, I mean, I personally couldn't be happier

and, yeah, things are going great.

Shall we go? Yeah.

And I still have the key...

(LAUGHS) ..and use it every day.

Yeah. Every day. Every day.

For the couples who didn't make it to the end of the experiment,

the excitement is building to be reunited with fellow participants

for one last momentous dinner party.

BILLY: I'm so excited to get in there.

Get me back in the jungle and let's go.

Show time.

Bring it on, baby! (LAUGHS)

Oops. Wrong one.

I just can't wait to see everyone.

Let's go!

I'm looking forward to getting back around the gossip.

My feet on the table, popcorn out and I want to watch it all unfold.

I'm here for it.

Lubing up the lips.

I feel fun and fabulous.

My time in the experiment was very validating.

I knew who I was, coming into this.

I was happy, I was strong

and a force to be reckoned with, somebody worthy of love

and I still feel that.

It does suck.

Like, you know, I wanted to find the love of my life,

but I was empowered before the experiment.

It went a little off track during

and I got back up on my throne and slayed afterwards, so I'm good.

Katie isn't the only person feeling empowered

walking into tonight's dinner party.

The girls are up, the waist is in, the hair is up.

Ready.

Having said yes at final vows

to continuing a relationship with Dave...

(BOTH LAUGH)

DAVE: Cue the music.

(LAUGHS)

In fact, we just didn't want to let go of each other.

..things took a turn for the worse after leaving the experiment.

JAMIE: After final vows, for me, it became quite clear

that Dave just wasn't fully, like, into me.

I want someone who's going to love me and show up

and be intense and all... without asking.

We only broke up a week ago.

We both went for dinner and I had these concerns.

I broke up with Dave, technically,

but it was, like, he just wasn't gonna do it.

I had to essentially push for the break-up.

He never told me how he was feeling.

Tell me what you're feeling.

Like, we could've put, like, the kibosh on it ages ago.

If I had not broken up with him last week,

we would've been going to the reunion together for sure

and I don't know when this man would have actually had the balls

to be, like, "I'm not into you."

Like, I don't know. I have no idea. Like, when the kids come?

That's where my frustrations are with Dave.

I don't feel like he ever just naturally owned up and said,

"Yeah, I should've been honest with you."

Jamie's super special.

You know, going back home,

Jamie and I have decided to, you know... to wrap it up,

to call it quits on the relationship.

It was sad to let it go but, like, Jamie and I have such a good bond

and so much respect still for each other.

Jamie and I both knew in which direction it was heading...

and it just, yeah... just happened like that.

Like, just fizzled out.

I absolutely feel like I made the right decision.

My higher self is, like, "Jamie, get yourself together.

"Like, you deserve better than that."

But same time, like, your girl has a temper,

so it's, like, if he says something stupid, he's gonna cop it.

While Jamie prepares to confront Dave

for the first time since their break-up,

Carina is struggling with the idea of facing Paul since the final vows.

CARINA: Since leaving the experiment

and trying to digest everything that had happened,

it left me with confusion

and detaching myself from my relationship with Paul,

that's been difficult.

Final vows was a very emotional day for me.

Paul, I was yours.

You had me

and you ruined it.

(CRIES)

Oh, Carina, I'm so sorry.

The main reason why I ended things at final vows was Paul's actions.

Final test week was the final straw for me.

Paul decided to go on a date with another woman

to see if he was compatible

and I feel hurt.

I've gone through a heartbreak with him.

While Carina mourns the love she lost...

across the city, it's a different story.

PAUL: When I heard, you know, Carina's decision

to not wanting to continue the relationship,

I did feel betrayed by Carina at that point, 100%.

And I had suspicions that she obviously had a lot of insecurities

and that she obviously had crazy, jealousy tendencies...

and she proved my point at final vows.

We all have insecurities. That's fine.

But, like, don't project all your insecurities on me. That's not fair.

I haven't done anything for it.

There's no hope at all whatsoever with me and Carina.

She is a big snob.

And... But she is.

Like, she is. And she's proving my point again.

I remember at the last commitment ceremony, she did.

She did prove... (LAUGHS)

Like, I actually, like, I was giving her

the benefit of the doubt at some point

but, no, she certainly is, yeah.

100%.

After having one of the most turbulent relationships

in the experiment,

Awhina and Adrian mutually decided to end their relationship at final vows.

"You're not my future right now. This is where our journey ends."

"I believe it's best for both of us that I walk away."

Stop smiling at me.

I can't help it.

But after deciding to go their separate ways,

they both had a change of heart.

Do you want to try right now, though,

and see what our connection looks like

outside of this experiment, Adrian?

Yes.

Hmm.

Great. Cool.

At final vows, yeah, I wasn't ready to let go of what we had.

Adrian and I have this amazing chemistry

and seeing him again, I changed my mind.

But for me, it took leaving experiment

to feel like me again.

Even if Adrian and I lived in the same state,

it wouldn't have worked.

Our feelings didn't progress past the physical level

and I hadn't really recognised that Adrian made me feel less-than.

I didn't feel good about myself around him.

I just want him to know that I'm not OK

with how he treated me in the experiment.

I just want him to understand that you weren't that great to me

and I can recognise that now.

ADRIAN: At the final vows, we both wrote 'leave'.

But in that moment, I couldn't walk away.

I did care for her too much.

For me, in a relationship,

working as a team is the most important thing

and I feel like that's probably the biggest thing we lacked.

But the reality is,

it's just gonna be too hard for it to work, you know.

And I think once we split up and went our own ways,

we realised that our connection wasn't as strong

to withstand long distance.

It's unfortunate, but it is what it is.

Yeah, I think, you know, she'll be feeling the same -

no hard feelings, still cares for me.

Meanwhile, one former bride will not be holding back at tonight's reunion.

I'm coming to the reunion dinner party tonight

to tell most people to get (BLEEP).

Since leaving the experiment, I have come to the realisation

that I had absolutely nothing to apologise for.

I'm an adult that went to dinner with my friend.

You lied to me all day.

That was really shitty of me.

But... But the...the dinner was actually quite innocent.

We shared a plate of meat. That was all that happened.

I didn't owe Billy an explanation. I didn't owe Awhina an explanation.

I haven't spoken to Adrian

since I rage-texted him a couple of weeks ago

but I have some information

that Awhina has spoken a lot of bad stuff about Adrian.

When I went for a walk with Awhina during the experiment,

she said that Adrian was stupid, he couldn't spell,

his business is a joke,

he's not smart enough to run a successful business.

And I actually think that needs to be brought up in front of everybody

at the dinner party tonight.

But Sierah is not the only person with a bombshell to drop tonight.

(LAUGHS)

JACQUI: Clint and I have got this big secret.

Nobody knows what's really going on.

WOMAN: OK, word on the street...

WOMAN: I think Jacqui and Clint are together...

WOMAN: Jacqui and Clint have been catching up...

ADRIAN: I heard Jacqui's been hanging with Clint...

WOMAN: Jacqui and Clint have got something going on?

MAN: The rumour mill's flying.

(LAUGHS)

Well, as you can tell, we have met.

(LAUGHS)

Our planets have aligned.

Clint and I are seeing each other.

Since the experiment, we...we've been in touch.

(LAUGHS) And we've touched each other...

(LAUGHS) ..everywhere you can imagine.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I think most people would be quite happy for us.

(KISS)

We know obviously there's gonna be definitely one person

who's not gonna be very happy for us

and obviously he doesn't know about us yet.

RYAN: Off the back of Jacqui's quite poisonous remarks at final vows,

I got wind of a situation that's been developing,

that Clint and Jacqui have been talking.

CLINT: You look great. Thank you.

Really good. Thank you.

I was highly suspicious of that, so I actually called Jacqui,

"I'm gonna call Clint."

Confronted them both and they said, "No, nothing's going on."

(LAUGHS)

"Nothing. I don't know where you've heard it. It's not true.

"We're not meeting up."

I'm sure everyone will be happy for us.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

I respect honest communication,

but Jacqui has lied to me

many, many times throughout this experiment.

I just don't know what to believe now.

I'm just gonna be, like, "Ryan, you're a loser in my eyes."

(LAUGHS)

So, if Jacqui and Clint have in fact lied to me

and they do walk in together and they have spent time together,

after telling me to my face no, there's no justification.

It would be really disrespectful.

Mmm.

Like, man, that's just plain nasty.

At least we found each other. I know, right?

Like, it's pretty incredible.

I didn't expect to meet anyone like you.

Aw!

Aw.

Ryan is gonna accuse me

of the worst possible thing he can possibly think of in the moment

and probably go with, "She's cheated on me."

(LAUGHS)

You're so amazing.

That's great. You really are.

But Ryan needs to know that I've moved on

and that he needs to move on too.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(CLICK!) (JACQUI LAUGHS)

I'm sure that's fine.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Well, at last, here we are. The reunion dinner party.

And it is such an exciting time of the experiment

because it's been four weeks since those couples went to final vows

and now we get to see where they're at.

Exactly.

It is actually the real test

of whether the relationships that survived the experiment

could really make it in the outside world.

JOHN: It is always fascinating at this stage of the experiment

because we don't know what they're gonna talk about.

Some people will come in, they may still be in love,

so they want to tell everyone about, you know,

how they're travelling along.

Others will come in, I think, with axes to grind,

hurt that they want to get off their chest

and get some closure.

It really is about bringing everybody together

and to see what has happened since final vows.

Who have we got?

JEFF: (LAUGHS) First in. RHI: First ones.

MEL: Oh! ALESSANDRA: Yay!

The gorgeous Rhi and Jeff.

So good to see them together. Yes.

Of course, I expected them to walk in together.

Yeah. Beautiful and happy couple.

They've been so strong throughout the experiment.

RHI: It feels weird being here. JEFF: Doesn't it? Feels so weird.

Going into the experiment, being paired together,

I think that we both really questioned whether we would last,

so, walking into the reunion hand in hand is pretty special.

And final vows clearly was just... MEL: Yeah.

..the icing on the cake for these two.

Yeah. I imagine just reaffirming what we already knew...

Yeah.

..and certainly the two of them did as well,

just saying "We are in this for the long haul."

COUPLE: Cheers.

RHI: Oh... JEFF: Mwah.

MEL: And let's not forget that Rhi and Jeff

were one of our very unusual couplings

in that they'd met before.

ALESSANDRA: Yes. And they dated before.

And we had no idea that they knew each other.

And so, this was like an experiment within the experiment.

And, wow, what an outcome.

It's so funny when you think back to, like, that very start.

I know. And then, like, being here.

And our honeymoon. Yeah, honeymoon.

And then, like, being here right now.

We've come a long way. I know.

It's gonna be such a fun night.

I'm kind of excited to see how it unfolds. Yeah.

Hey! Fifi!

Oh. Oh, no.

Awhina's alone. ALESSANDRA: Awhina all by herself.

So, Awhina and Adrian split up.

Didn't make it through to this final stage.

Oh! Oh, what's happened?

JEFF: Obviously, at final vows,

like, that sort of played out a bit unusually.

AWHINA: Yeah, it definitely played out unusually.

So how did you, like...

How did you have that conversation with Adrian?

I'll be honest, I stepped off that plane feeling light.

Like, really light.

Like, when I landed in Perth, picked up my son,

I felt really good about myself.

And I didn't realise I wasn't feeling great for such a long time.

Like, I didn't feel good about me.

So I just wanted to say to him, "Like, you're not a bad guy

"but throughout the experiment, you made me feel less-than

"and I wanted to just get it off my chest."

Yeah.

"Like, there was comments made where you, like..."

And I don't want it to escalate. Yeah.

I just want to be able to have my piece.

Hey! Billy!

I'm back, boy!

If feels amazing walking in tonight.

Rhi-Rhi!

Seeing everybody again, I've missed them.

You know, I've missed people.

Alright, chav. Alright, chav.

Hello, mate. Oh!

Billy has been a breath of fresh air, hasn't he?

High energy.

MEL: But, of course, things got tough between him and Sierah.

ALESSANDRA: I know. They didn't get... They got tough.

JEFF: Are you, like, nervous about anything tonight?

If Sierah wants to come in and give it bigly,

she can come in and give it bigly.

But I'm not bothered, like... But what would she bring up?

I'll tell you right now.

Sierah's definitely gonna bring it all up again.

Do you guys know about the text messages between Sierah and Adrian?

Yep. Yeah, calling me a (BLEEP).

JOHN: Jeez!

And then about your hair.

AWHINA: She was ripping me to shreds.

This text message was next-level.

Like, horrible.

JOHN: What?

AWHINA: What did I do to her, though?

Besides be with Adrian!

AWHINA: I'm really not looking forward to seeing Sierah.

After Sierah left the experiment,

before final vows, she was still messaging Adrian

to try and catch up with him

and she's still messaging him now!

Like, this is, like, months later and she's still messaging him.

Before I even call you out for everything you did to me,

what did I do to you?

Why do you hate me and my tacky weave, Sierah?

You tried to hang out with my partner in the experiment.

You lied to my face. Like, go away. Go away.

(LAUGHS)

MEL: So, it's sounding like, after leaving,

Sierah has been quite active in the chat groups

and has been quite negative.

JOHN: Yeah.

So she's gonna have to face that music tonight.

You watch her walk through here in a minute.

JEFF: Yeah. (LAUGHS) (WOMEN LAUGH)

OTHERS: Hey!

MEL: Jamie... EXPERTS: Oh!

Oh, no. Where's Dave?

Where's the big one?

She's a single lady. Wait, oh, you are too?

We're both single ladies! Oh, my god.

JOHN: They didn't make it. MEL: Oh!

JAMIE: So let's be in self-love era, shall we?

JOHN: Such a shame, wasn't it?

But their relationship was really in two parts.

The first part, they were right in it together,

they had each other's back, they were talking about a future

and then the second part of the experiment, he really withdrew.

It really all came about

the week right after she said she was in love with him.

Yeah. MEL: Yeah.

And things were never the same. That's right.

It was a turning point, wasn't it,

and he was not able to come back from that.

(CHEERING)

We're back!

MEL: Tone makes an entrance. JOHN: Tony. Big smiles, big outfits.

(LAUGHS) We're here.

(LAUGHTER)

It was just good to see everybody again.

It was perfect. (LAUGHS)

(CHEERING) (ASH LAUGHS)

MEL: Oh, here's Ash. JOHN: Ash!

Oh, it's my Spice Girls. Yes!

And tonight, they're all entirely in one room together.

You know, this is a final chance for some of them

to really put forward, you know,

their experiences in experiment and to say "This is what you missed."

(CHEERING)

Single people who have had time to think

and reflect on their experience maybe have different outlooks

or perspectives as to what their experience was like.

Hi! OTHERS: Hey!

For some people, they were flat-out rejected during this experiment.

G'day, g'day! (LAUGHS) (CHEERING)

And so, it'll be awkward coming face to face with someone

that's actually said, you know, "I want to leave."

(LAUGHS)

KATIE: The vibe when I came here was great.

Had all the hugs from all the people.

Since I've left the experiment, I have not heard from Tim,

so I'm single still!

(LAUGHS) Come at me.

(LAUGHS)

JAMIE: So you sound like you had a bit of a confusing...

We had a very confusing final vows.

It's, like, the epitome of your relationship.

Yeah. And then so...

Since then, just nothing...

The moment I got off the plane, I felt like I could breathe.

'Cause there was nothing between Adrian and I

besides a physical relationship.

So, wait, you guys are, like, bitter right now?

He hasn't realised it but I'm bitter. Oh, god.

Just like old times. I'm bitter. (LAUGHS)

AWHINA: Adrian made me feel less-than

through actions, through words, through comments.

I didn't feel good about myself around him.

You weren't that great to me. And I can recognise that now.

I'm ready for whatever tonight brings.

Yeah, I'm ready to see everyone.

I'm ready to see Awhina again

and all in all, I'm actually just looking forward to it.

Honestly, I'm genuinely excited to see Awhina

because we haven't seen each other from the final vows.

I think, you know, she'll be feeling the same.

No hard feelings, still cares for me.

Me and Awhina do have chemistry. We always did.

Obviously, you know, we have a connection,

so when we see each other, all the feelings and that come back

and it's gonna be like we never left each other.

I'm definitely gonna weave my magic tonight.

We tend to always get back to each other, so...

I wouldn't rule it out, but we'll see.

Never say never.

(CHEERING)

JAMIE: Oh, it's your ex-husband.

Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear.

Yeah! Did you all miss me or what?

JOHN: Adrian. ALESSANDRA: Adrian arrives.

Oooh!

Oooh, this is gonna stir some things up.

What's happening?

ALESSANDRA: That was very, very awkward, no?

She looks tense. He looks like he could not care less.

(JEFF LAUGHS)

He thinks we're friends and that I'm obsessed with him

and I'm gonna validate him and tell him how great he is

when he's not.

What's happening? Not a lot.

How have you been?

I was just about to get up. My drink's empty.

JOHN: Awhina's wound up. MEL: Yeah, she is.

ALESSANDRA: Yeah. There she goes.

AWHINA: Oh, I can't stand that man. I want him away from me.

Like, I'm over it.

I feel like there's an ickiness towards Paul in my gut

and I'm disappointed in him.

I feel like, Paul, his words and his actions definitely don't match up.

I wouldn't say I'm excited to see him.

He hasn't given me any reasons to be excited to see him

because at the end of the day, like,

his actions have led us to this position.

(CHEERING)

Hi!

(GASPS)

MEL: No Paul.

CARINA: Hi, guys!

How is everyone?

MEL: Yes.

JOHN: So, all of the issues that Paul brought to the table

clearly have destroyed those two as a couple.

Yes.

You can't keep betraying someone's trust and expect for it to survive.

ALESSANDRA: And it was time and time again

throughout the experiment... It wasn't just once.

..and it was pretty much coming from the Paul side...

That's right. ..all the mess-ups.

He obviously messed up quite a few times.

Yeah. And you forgave him.

Yeah.

And then, at final vows, you were honest

and I think that was a great decision.

BETH: Are you nervous to see Paul or not?

Yeah. Yeah. OK.

PAUL: What's going on here? (LAUGHS)

CARINA: It was so awkward when Paul walked in the room.

I'm very, very uncomfortable.

I'm just, like, awkward.

Hello, girls.

Hello. Hello.

Whoops. How are you?

Good. How are you?

Honestly, I can't even look Paul in the eyes.

Mwah. How are you?

Like, I don't know how to act around him.

We've gone from husband-and-wife to complete strangers.

ELIOT: What's going on, mate? How are we?

Looking sharp, like always. Thank you, bro. Thank you.

Single man now, yeah? Single man. Single man, yep.

Are you still holding a candle in case things work out?

That mistake I've made at the end on going on a date,

she couldn't move past that.

PAUL: Seeing Carina, like,

I don't have any sort of romantic feelings for Carina anymore.

Carina is someone who worries way too much about her...

yeah, what other people are thinking of her.

The fact that she's also very judgemental,

I don't want to be with someone like that.

I do think that Carina is a bit of a snob.

I feel like Paul seems a little bit bitter.

I think that he feels a little bit, like, jilted, you know.

Like, Carina rejected him. Now he's trying to save face.

It seems like it's this kind of, like, sort of tit-for-tat.

I saw... I saw Sierah's message to Adrian.

Like, so, Sierah messaged Adrian, pretty much ripping Awhina.

Have you heard from her? No.

Yeah.

I don't want anything to do with that negativity.

She's, like, apparently being, like, saying all kinds of shit.

She's been messaging. Yeah, she's been busy...

She's been a busy gal.

JAMIE: Sierah messaged Adrian.

These texts ended up getting out, right? Everybody kind of saw them.

Pretty much, like, coming at Awhina, saying we're all (BLEEP) Tuesdays.

I mean, you can't spell that word without you, babe.

Like, this is not OK.

What baffles me, like, Sierah left on good terms with me,

on sorting things out with Awhina.

She could've come in and we could've been civil, cordial.

Instead, she was, like, "I'm gonna blow the place up."

I think it'll be really weird seeing her tonight.

I'm just, like, not keen at all.

Yay.

I can't wait to get to the dinner party

and tell everyone to get (BLEEP).

After the experiment ended, I rage-texted Adrian.

I had to get things off my chest.

The issue isn't what I said in the text.

The issue is that Awhina circulated them.

I think Awhina is a horrible person.

She actually spoke a lot of bad stuff about Adrian,

so tonight I'm a woman on a mission.

NARRATOR: Coming up...

She can be judgemental and that's what I don't like about her.

..Paul's version of events shocks the experts.

I find it remarkable now, him cherry-picking moments

so that it sort of works that I'm desirable

and you're the one that's got your flaws.

Carina has massive trust issues

and then I just came to the conclusion we're not compatible.

JAMIE: Congratulations... MAN: Yes.

..to Rhi and Jeff.

RHI: Thanks, guys. Congratulations.

Rhi and Jeff bring the love.

RHI: We've spent pretty much every night together

since leaving the experiment.

Doing normal life together has been amazing.

I couldn't be happier, personally, right now, so... (LAUGHS)

Yeah, me too. Me too.

Mwah.

(BOTH LAUGH)

But we're not on the same team anymore.

Were we ever?

Awhina and Adrian crash and burn.

Disrespectful. You're disrespectful.

I can be the bad guy in his story because he's the devil in mine.

AWHINA: Jamie, you look hot.

I got so hot after my ex and I'm, like, now again.

And you know what, you haven't even hit your glow-up yet.

It takes, you know... You still got...

WOMAN: Probably smelt like she did that time...

(CHEERING)

Here's Dave. Oh!

Reunion, baby!

I love his energy, riding up the crowd!

Come here, Jamie!

You look gorgeous.

Walking in tonight,

obviously we're not in a relationship

but the bond we have is super strong.

They always come crawling back.

And that will never change.

I think what we have is special and that needs to be protected.

Are you all good? Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, sad, but, yeah, we're good.

Yeah. Yeah.

BETH: Billy, was your relationship ever good with Sierah?

Was it fun or not really?

Yeah, we had moments where we... I opened up to her

and I've never opened up to anyone like I did her.

So that was amazing because I had that chance to do that.

But I just wanted her to open up a little bit

so we can try and be a team.

Billy, she didn't want more with you.

Admit it, Sierah wanted Adrian.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

SIERAH: Awhina's just an arsehole.

So, tonight, I'm a woman on a mission.

And that mission is to drop Awhina in the shit in front of everyone.

Awhina's not gonna be happy with what I have to say.

And that is my power tonight.

MAN: She does. AWHINA: Really does.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Ugh.

MEL: Oooh, Sierah.

JOHN: She looks angry to me. ALESSANDRA: Yes.

MEL: Like, wow.

The energy's just been sucked out of the room.

This is a quiet room suddenly. What happened here?

Honestly, when them doors opened, it was cold.

Everyone went silent.

WOMAN: Hi, pumpkin.

Well, I've never felt anything like that.

In my life, I've never felt tension like that.

You couldn't cut it with a knife.

You needed something so much bigger.

I'm scared. (DAVE LAUGHS)

I don't know whether to stand up or not. Did you see her?

Do I just say hello?

Hey, ex-wife.

Oh, no. We're not doing that.

I got the big...big custard pie for trying to go up and give her a hug.

JOHN: It's just... It's very much on edge now, her arrival.

Well, it sounds like, according to everything the group was saying,

she's thrown out a lot of negative talk

and people are gonna speak up about it.

SIERAH: How's it going, Adrian? What's happening, Sierah?

Cheers.

(TENSE MUSIC)

AWHINA: Yeah, they just cuddled.

She walked in and just went and sat next to Adrian.

They cuddled and now they're talking.

No.

Yeah, look, we can talk about it but we're all good, right?

You know, I'm fine. Like I said...

I feel disgusted when I see Adrian and Sierah together.

They make me sick.

Get up and walk away from her.

Like, where's the respect for me? BETH: There's none, unfortunately.

There's none.

AWHINA: Sierah, you went to dinner with my husband,

you reached out to my partner days later

to catch up with my partner again

and then she texted a bunch of horrible things about me.

I'm really pissed off at Sierah.

We need to have it out with each other.

(CLEARS THROAT)

BETH: I've got you.

Jamie, Jamie, she's going over.

TONY: Oooh, sorry.

BETH: Tonight it's gonna go down.

Oh, Jesus. I've gotta get my nipples prepared for this.

I'm pissed off.

Why?

She texted you a bunch of shit about me.

I didn't say anything. You did.

No, yeah, I did. Yeah. I'll get to you in a second.

Actually... Actually... Actually, Sierah...

..don't talk about me when I'm sitting here...

OK.

You texted Adrian a bunch of things about me,

which, by the way, the last time you were in this experiment,

we all heard you say there was no malicious intent

with hanging out with Adrian.

I fly home two days later, by the way, to go and see my son,

you're texting him to hang out with him.

He got my number to ask me if I was OK.

He got my number to ask me if I was OK.

OK, then, how did that conversation go after that, Sierah?

I didn't speak to him... Sierah, we saw the text.

Hang on. No, no, no. Be quiet.

No, no, stop. Stop, stop. She's speaking to me.

She's speaking to me, not you, not you, not you,

so let me have a conversation.

The way that you treated me... The way I treated you?

Oh, that is laughable! Are youse joking me?

She berated me in front of everyone!

Because you were trying to (BLEEP) her husband!

(SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) (DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I'm just... What did I do to you?

I've got you. Oh, darling.

Bye.

That never happened, Katie. I never said that.

It's wild.

The gloves are off, but you can't be coming in like that.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Sierah, I don't need the group. I don't need the group.

I don't want the group. But I'm not gonna apologise.

You approached that the wrong way, Awhina.

Sierah, did you do it the right way when you texted Adrian?

I'm gobsmacked by that, by the way. I'm sorry...

..because I don't talk about you.

You don't exist.

I think that Awhina is a horrible, nasty person

and she's just proven me right.

So I'm gonna drop her right in the shit.

You said actually... what you said about Adrian

was that he's stupid, he can't spell, his business is a joke,

he's too stupid to run a successful business,

he talked his sex game up,

you said that he treats you horribly, so horribly...

Hey, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

Did you say what she said? She said it.

Did you say what she said? You know what, Adrian...

Did you say what she said?

Loud and clearly, I said you treated me badly.

I don't care what you... Back!

Did you say what she said?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Some of the things.

All of it. Bye.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Bye, Adrian. Bang.

If this was the cocktail party,

God save us all for this dinner party,

that's all I'm gonna say, phew!

ADRIAN: Did you say what she said?

Do you know what, Adrian... Did you say what she said?

..loud and clearly, I said you treated me badly.

I don't care what you... I don't care about that.

Loud and clearly, you treated me loudly.

Did you say what she said? She said it!

Some of the things.

All of it.

Bye.

JOHN: Oh, there we go.

MEL: OK. That's it. He's out.

Adrian will not cope with that. Oh, he won't come back from it.

Not ever.

He won't entertain anything more with her.

ALESSANDRA: Now it's war.

ADRIAN: Do you know what, I don't care about Sierah now.

It's a bigger issue, what Awhina said about me, bro.

That's ugly, bro.

I never said a bad word about Awhina.

BILLY: What was said?

My business sucks, I will never be successful...

Who said that? Awhina.

About you? Yeah, about me.

I don't care how emotional you are,

you don't say those things about someone.

No. Especially when you're my partner.

Instead of my back, you're talking shit like that?

I never talk shit about Awhina, ever.

To me...it's low. You just don't go there.

And even saying I'm dumb.

Do I seem like I'm dumb?

I don't give a shit about both of them.

I'm definitely feeling betrayed by Awhina.

It's definitely upsetting.

It's hurtful when you say things like that.

I don't care how upset you were at the time. It doesn't matter.

It doesn't give you the right to talk about me like that.

Can I talk to you? No.

Adrian... Get out of my face.

Respect me and move away from me. Respect me and talk to me...

..like I've done for you every other time.

No, no, no. And don't say I'm dumb.

I'm not dumb at all. I didn't... Adrian...

I literally told you how important that is...

The worst thing you can say to anyone...

And that's the worst thing you can say to me.

You didn't deny it. You're still not denying it.

Because I didn't say all of it! I don't care!

What do you want me to do? "Hey, Awhina, it's all good"?

No. That's it. I don't care. I don't care.

I've never said a bad word about you.

I spoke about our relationship...

I've spoken to you every time you wanted to talk...

You're not getting my time anymore. OK. Pfft.

You're not getting my time. You're not getting mine either.

AWHINA: I'm always the bad guy.

But at the end of the day, yeah, things are said.

Not what she said exactly, but some of what she said is true.

You did hurt me.

I'm sorry, like, am I not allowed to vent to a girl

when you've put me through what you did?

He's only acting like he cares because, like Adrian does,

he wants to be the victim.

There's genuinely nothing Awhina can say to me right now...

because for me the biggest insult you can call someone is dumb.

If you said that to Sierah, I can only imagine what else you said

behind my back to everyone else.

It's, like, you don't know nothing.

It's just not something I'm gonna tolerate.

That's it. Like, I don't care.

It's probably the most hurtful thing Awhina could've said about me.

(CARINA LAUGHS)

Kim K right here.

Stop! Oh, my god. I'm, like...

RYAN: Hey!

MEL: Oh, here's Ryan.

Solo.

Damn, it's good to be back!

Hi! Hey, Jamie.

Mwah. How are you? Good.

Walking into the reunion tonight, my head is held even higher.

And you know, like, my posture is good, my confidence, my energy,

I'm looking good, I'm feeling... I'm feeling great, you know.

However, when Jacqui walks in, people are going to have questions.

Honestly, she's got a lot to answer for.

How are you feeling about Jacqui walking in?

Oh, she's not here yet? No.

Brilliant. I mean, oh, so sad.

(MEN LAUGH)

DAVE: Tell us the goss. What's going on?

Well, we're about to find out

several very interesting things tonight, aren't we?

Did Jacqui go to Hobart or not?

I'm pretty sure she did, mate.

No way!

BETH: Ryan, wait, do you know about Jacqui and Clint?

The fact they're not here right now, what does that say?

Honestly, like... What do you think about that?

What do I think about it? It's absolutely, like, a dog act.

Yeah.

But I feel like it's so validating at the same time, you know.

Everything I've been saying...

So, what was your feeling when you heard?

Like, was it, like, relief?

Oh, I rang straight away when I heard the rumour. Rang directly.

And she's, like, "No. No, I've got absolutely no plans whatsoever.

"Like, I don't know what you're talking about.

"I respect you, I love you, I wouldn't do that to you."

But then she goes... At one point, she's, like,

"Oh, Clint and I would make a good match."

Just kept rolling on.

Wait, was that while she was still in the experiment?

Yeah, while we were in the experiment. Yeah.

And then she goes to me later, she goes,

"Oh, how would you feel about me dating someone who's 43, 44?"

(SQUEALS) And how old's Clint?

He just turned 44. Oh, you gotta love Jacqui.

You gotta love... She's so iconic!

I want to know how you can't be a fan of Jacqui.

Like, the woman is so iconic.

If you just stop, like, step back and go...

appreciate Jacqui like a work of art.

Pretend you're in, like, the Sistine Chapel or something.

Just appreciate it.

Iconic. Iconic. Iconic.

Love it.

DAVE: Wow.

Wow, wow, wow! Wow!

If I find out that Clint and Jacqui have actually been together

after they said they weren't,

they said it directly to me on the phone...

it's gonna be an earthquake.

(CLINT AND JACQUI LAUGH)

You're affectionate, you're caring.

Like... Aw!

..we just, like, gaze into each other's eyes and talk all night.

It's actually really nice.

I'm excited for this week to be over.

Yeah.

And then we can just get on with our lives.

Say goodbye to Ryan for good. Yeah.

I mean, my goal is just to face Ryan...

Yeah. ..let him say his piece...

tell him I'm not responsible for his emotional wellbeing anymore.

If he hasn't gotten over me, it's time to find a therapist.

I heard that they were messaging before the vows.

They were messaging long before the vows.

Ryan, at the end of the day, do you even care?

No.

RYAN: Well, I don't give a damn about Jacqui.

I care about being betrayed.

I want to know what level of disrespect has been set.

CLINT: No matter what goes on, we've got each other in the end.

Yeah.

I think the important thing to remember is that love conquers all.

Yeah. So, just keep love in our heart.

At the end of the night, we've got each other.

Yeah.

And we've got the rest of our lives look forward to.

Yay! (LAUGHS)

RYAN: If they do decide to walk in together,

then that's just validation.

It's vindication, you know.

Hello. (LAUGHS)

Come on in. Thank you. (LAUGHS)

How funny would it be if they came completely separate

and they're, like, "No, we've never even, like, spoken"?

(LAUGHS)

Everyone will be, like, "Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

"What about this? What about this?"

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

BETH: Clint! Without Jacqui!

JAMIE: No Jacqui!

Where's Jacqui? CLINT: Hello, guys.

When Clint walked in and Jacqui wasn't on his arm,

I'm not buying it.

I'm absolutely not buying it.

Jacqui is a smart person. Clint's quite intelligent as well.

So, yeah, even if they were seeing each other

and developing something,

they could've consciously chosen to walk in separate.

Hey, big fella. Bring it in. How are you?

Hey, mate.

Clint. How you going? How are you, mate?

Good, good. Walking in alone tonight? Yeah, yeah, I am.

Pleasing to see. Pleasing to see. Yeah.

How's Jacqui? Hey?

How's Jacqui? I was gonna grab a drink.

CARINA: Hello. How are you? Hey. How are you?

This is a discussion we all want to know

and I'm gonna be putting the question to him straight away.

Obviously there's been a lot of talk, mate.

There's been a lot of talk... Yeah, there has been.

..amongst everybody. Yeah. A lot of talk.

A lot of things have been said. Yeah, sure.

So that's why I contacted Jacqui straight away when I heard

because I didn't believe it, you know.

Yep. Like, you and me were mates.

I know you and her were friendly as well.

So, like, a lot of chat has been happening tonight...

Yep.

..and I was just hoping that it wasn't true.

Well, first of all, I know you've been trying to message me

and claim that we're mates.

We're not (BLEEP) mates. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

We spoke many times.

I was the first one to come up to you almost and befriend you

and support you and say I can see it's a tough time for you.

Mate...

You said, like, "You've gotta come down and play golf with me,"

all that kind of stuff, so... That's bullshit. Anyway...

Clint is a weak-minded individual, honestly.

For him to walk in and sit down and go,

"For a start, we're not mates,"

I'm, like, "I don't really give a shit.

"Now that you've said that, well, that's cleared that up for me."

Like, that was just rude, disrespectful.

Like, you don't intimidate me, you don't frighten me.

Aside from that, I don't trust you.

JEFF: Clint, come on, sit down, mate.

BETH: Come on. Spill it, please.

Are you with Jacqui?

CLINT: I think we wait till Jacqui gets in.

OK. And then we'll address the group.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JACQUI: Hey! OTHERS: Hey!

JAMIE: Jacqui!

BETH: Here she is.

MEL: Here's Jacqui.

BETH: Come on. Come on.

Go greet your missus. Yeah.

Go say hello.

JACQUI: Hello. Good to see you. DAVE: You cheeky bugger.

(BOTH LAUGH)

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

Hello. Good to see you. Jacqui.

How are you? I'm good.

That's good. You?

That's good. Beautiful.

Yeah, no, I gave you the number. Yeah.

Hey. Hello.

How are you? Good to see you.

Yeah, there's been a bit of conversation already.

Should we get a drink?

Yeah, go get a drink, guys. You're gonna need it.

You're gonna need it.

You need a stiff drink.

Cheers. (LAUGHS)

RYAN: Oh, Jacqui!

You two need to, like, address the group.

(TAPS GLASS) Dinner is served.

VERONICA: No!

MAN: Saved by the bell!

(LAUGHS)

RYAN: Cannot wait for this dinner party.

When we take our seats at the table tonight...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

..the table's gonna (BLEEP) shake!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JAMIE: Yeah, let's go. BETH: Isn't this stunning!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

CLINT: Oh...

ALESSANDRA: We don't always see so much animosity so early on

in the cocktail party.

MEL: I suspect it's a taste of things to come

because they've only just touched the surface

of the real issues that are going on here.

TEEJAY: Let's toast first. Let's toast first.

Eh, everyone, fill up your glasses.

Welcome back to the reunion.

Last one, guys. Good to see you all.

Now, now, now, now, now, everyone wants to know, Jacqui and Clint.

Let's start right there, baby.

The rumours are running wild. MAN: They are.

I'll just say that. RYAN: Clint, just be a man.

Own up.

Tell everybody what's been going on with you and Jacqui, mate.

Come on. Absolutely.

Let's address it and go there.

Are you and Jacqui dating each other?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

We are. So do you want to... OTHERS: Oh!

Oh, yes, thank you!

JOHN: So they're together. They are together.

Yeah. Wow.

This is perfect! JACQUI: Ryan!

Mm-hm. Mm-hm.

There it is. There it is.

Vindication is sweet!

(LAUGHS)

You guys all have hope.

You should be happy that there's someone maybe next to you...

(LAUGHS) ..that might be your favourite person.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I think, like, to start with, like,

I tried to be respectful to you, Ryan.

Oh, did you? (LAUGHS) OK.

We're happy to share our story if you want to hear.

ELIOT: Yeah, yeah, go. From the beginning.

Like, OK, so you left...

The beginning, halfway through the experiment.

Come on. Let's go back that far.

Please, just let us speak, Ryan.

OK, so, two weeks after final vows, we started messaging and texting

and realised that we had quite a lot in common.

We were quite compatible and so we...

So, I invited Jacqui down to hang out in Tassie

and...we've spent the last two weeks together.

(GASPS)

(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)

What, straight from final vows?

BETH: So they got together after final vows?

Two weeks after?

They didn't do that. They were talking the whole time.

Two weeks ago? How does that make sense?

You were talking well before that. Yeah.

She's been to Tasmania for the past two weeks.

The timeline does not match up. It just... It doesn't make sense.

Oh, my god, this is perfect! This is absolutely perfect!

Are you, like... Do you have an issue with it, Ryan?

I have an issue with it?

Oh, the fact that you guys started this whole connection

when we were still married.

Ryan... No...

You guys were chatting the entire time.

Totally incorrect.

And then, when I both called you on the phone

and said, "Is there anything going on?

"Are you guys planning on meeting up?"

"Oh, no, no. We would never do that to you."

Ryan, when did you call me?

I called you when I heard about the rumour

'cause I wanted to address it with you straight away.

And there was nothing going on at that point.

And you said, "No, no, I really do you love you.

"I really do respect you." MAN: When was this, Ryan?

How long ago? Like, two days before final vows.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Two days before final... That's right, yeah.

ELIOT: They're saying nothing was happening there, though.

Oh, well, yeah, whatever, mate. Whatever.

Didn't even have the balls to tell me.

Ryan, just zip it!

I think you just don't like the fact that Jacqui's moved on.

No, mate, I think it's hilarious. BILLY: Oh!

I think it's hilarious.

It validates everything I was saying for the past three or four weeks.

I think Ryan was jealous. I think he was humiliated.

I think he was... His ego was crushed.

Ryan needs to...needs to know that I've moved on

and that he needs to move on too.

It's like Ryan is obsessed with me.

RYAN: I don't give a shit about Jacqui.

You know what, after everything I've been put through

in this relationship,

the criticism and the judgement and the nasty talk behind my back,

sending text messages and whatnot,

that entire time, she was talking to another groom.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

And I wanted to hold her accountable

for literally manipulating the relationship and stringing me along.

I've got one question for you... What?

..which you still haven't answered.

Do you have an issue with me moving on?

I have an issue with this whole thing right now.

Yes or no?

Yes... Jesus Christ! And so does half the people at this table.

OK. Why? Why?

Because there was intent from the start.

There was no intent, Ryan. You said...

I tried! Oh, my god.

I tried my arse off... Oh, you tried your arse off.

..my literal arse to make this relationship work!

Did you, now? (YELLS) I did!

Oh, wow. I did!

Because yelling...

Honestly, Ryan, I have had enough of you!

I'm so fed up! I literally tried so hard!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You manipulative person. There was always an agenda with you.

You're a pathological liar, Jacqui.

(LAUGHS) Don't worry, Jac.

He's clearly just delusional.

Like, you're just so two-faced, it's not even funny.

You could've left the experiment, you could've left the experiment,

pursued something with Clint.

I would've gone on about my life.

But no, like, you dragged this relationship along

with, like, lies and subterfuge.

So, yeah, cheaters never prosper, liars never prevail.

The end does not justify the means.

Ryan, you're in your right to be upset.

I think Ryan just, like, has absolutely had it.

I mean, fair enough.

Jacqui definitely put him through the whole loop-de-loop

and then he's sitting here watching Jacqui with the love of her life.

So, I mean, yeah, I'm not surprised he came in hot.

I know it's obviously really early stages,

but, like, are you open to moving to Hobart?

Yeah, I'm actually moving.

BILLY: Are you actually... Are you moving to Tasmania?

Yeah. I'm moving in with Clint.

OTHERS: Oh! Oh, good lord!

(PEOPLE EXCLAIM) (LAUGHS)

She's moving to Tassie.

Wacky Jacqui takes on Tassie.

I'm here for it.

I think Clint and Jacqui are fake.

I don't think their relationship is genuine.

I think they're caught in a bubble of lust

and the fact that they reckon

they're gonna fricken move to Tasmania together

is an absolute joke.

Simple.

Did you pay for her ticket?

CLINT: Yeah, essentially, I paid for them.

You're so gullible, Clint. You're so gullible, brother.

Oh, my god.

Obviously Clint lives in a really nice place

and there is space for Jacqui.

He's cleared out half the walk-in wardrobe for me,

so I've got a whole half of the walk-in robe.

I've got my own shower.

Like, we've got his and hers showers,

we've got his and her vanity.

I've got a house key and a tennis court, a bike.

We're starting a business together, which is actually the best part...

Yeah.

..because I think that's my love language,

is trying to start a business... Yeah.

..and going down that road, so... that's like, yeah...

Yeah. Super exciting.

Clint, you're so gullible, brother.

You're so gullible, it's not even funny anymore.

OK. Anyway... She had no loyalty the entire time.

I'm just sick of looking at you. Don't worry. Anyway...

I'm just sick of looking at you. I think it's time we head home.

Yeah, go home. Piss off back to Hobart.

I don't live in Hobart, so it's good.

Good luck finding me in Hobart.

Mate, whatever Tassie hole you crawled out of, mate,

just crawl back into it.

Mate, you live in the western suburbs.

Let's not talk anymore. (JACQUI LAUGHS)

Mate, don't go there. Like, it's not...

If you want to have a flex, I'll send you some pictures

'cause I'm not in the western suburbs

in a one-bedroom shithouse.

Jacqui's gone from a Kia to a Ferrari.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(LAUGHTER)

JAMIE: I was about to say... I will say congratulations...

MAN: Yes. ..to Rhi and Jeff.

Thanks, guys. Congratulations!

Yay! Thanks. Cheers.

Mine's empty, but that's fine.

(JEFF LAUGHS)

ALESSANDRA: Isn't it lovely to see how Rhi and Jeff

are so united and so strong?

JOHN: I mean, this is a couple here

who have just gone from strength to strength.

We've spent pretty much every night together

since leaving the experiment.

It was really time to leave.

Doing normal life together has been amazing.

It's very effortless.

We came into this looking for a really good relationship

and we've walked away with that.

(LAUGHS)

I'm really proud of where we started to where we are now.

It's just worlds apart.

Jeff gave me a house key at homestay

and that house key has definitely got a workout.

(LAUGHS)

KATIE: Oh, they're so beautiful. I love Rhi and Jeff.

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

I called that from the beginning. Rhi and Jeff, true to the end, 100%.

So obvious. (LAUGHS)

Now all our friends and stuff are now hanging out.

Like, so, it's been... It's been great.

Yeah.

I couldn't be happier personally right now,

so, yeah, I'm very thankful.

(LAUGHS)

Yeah, me too. Me too.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Cheers. Cheers. Thanks, guys.

JAMIE: I'm looking at Rhi and Jeff...

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

WOMAN: Good job, guys.

It's hard, 'cause, like, Dave and I, we're not in the same place.

I really wanted it to work.

Like, we're very amicable but it's hard being here.

There is, like, underlying frustration.

TEEJAY: Dave and Jamie?

I think this experiment, Jamie and I both gave 110%.

We really did and we formed a bond

and, yeah, I think coming to the end of the experiment

and doing the final vows and going home,

it was sort of like a...

I think everyone would've felt that relief

of going home and wrapping up here.

I think we were super special, what we created

and then a couple of weeks after getting home, after final vows,

we had dinner and I asked Jamie what her thoughts were and she said,

"Look, we're probably better off as friends"

and that's what it felt like at the time.

Like, we were good friends.

BILLY: Why are you smiling?

Like, sometimes I smile before I scream. (LAUGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I feel like when Dave started speaking,

I could definitely feel all my frustration

that I haven't made amends with just yet.

This is all, like, really recent

and it is frustrating because, like, I don't feel like

he ever just naturally owned up

and said, "Yeah, I should've been honest with you.

"I messed up. I've let you down twice now."

There isn't that.

The feeling of getting home, for me, I really struggled going back home

and I couldn't show up for her.

And...

Can we not, like, give a bullshit excuse?

You just didn't have feelings for me.

You didn't have feelings for me.

We all saw I fell for this man, right?

I had very strong bloody feelings, which is fantastic.

When you have someone who just doesn't feel that way,

you start to feel insecure.

You feel shit.

You feel like you're letting yourself down every single day.

I had dinner with him last week and I said to him,

"I can see you don't see me as the mother of your children."

And what's Dave's response to that?

(TENSE MUSIC)

Silence.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

If I'm putting a break-up in front of you,

which I've had to initiate

'cause you can't tell me that you're not into me,

and you just go, "Yeah, fair enough," that...

Case in point, homeboy. You're not into me.

BETH: Yeah.

Like, you're not.

But when were you gonna tell me? When the kids came?

It's so unfair!

Like, I came at you sideways for not being transparent with me

and you did it again.

I think, like, part of me was, like, hoping

because, like, at one stage, I was, like, "Wow.

"I've got, like, the best thing ever.

"Like, I can't believe I found something like this."

And that was just so sad for me.

(CRIES) Babe. James.

And it's just so embarrassing and you just can't even be honest.

I just need a... I just need a break.

I just need a minute. I just need a minute.

(CRIES)

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

He just never can be honest with how he's feeling, ever.

JOHN: I mean, she's humiliated. MEL: Yeah.

She fell in love with a guy that didn't love her back.

It's heartbreaking.

JAMIE: It's just so frustrating.

I didn't expect to cry but it's, like, as I was talking,

it's just this, like, emotion came out.

It's almost like I was so pissed off at him, I needed to cry.

You put your heart on the line.

You should not feel embarrassed, darling.

I understand why you feel that way.

It's just, like, it's so frustrating because it's, like,

I had to initiate the break-up,

I had to initiate the conversation that he's not into me.

Like... It's, like, "When are you gonna tell me?"

Like, it's so not fair.

Like, I feel like so many of the men on here are just (BLEEP).

JACQUI: Yeah. Amen.

The girls have been completely let down.

I feel like we've put up with a lot of bullshit.

We didn't get what we wanted.

These men have taken us for a ride

and they haven't seen the amazing women

that they've got in front of them.

He's, like, strung me along and then he's tried to redeem himself

when we take it to the outside world.

Dave just couldn't ever be honest with how he was feeling

and he's done it to me twice

and it's, like, on one hand, I feel really embarrassed

that I fell for him

and, like, I was so invested in something

where someone wasn't and I didn't even realise.

And then, on the other hand, it's, like, just really sad

because it's just, like, it was real for me and I'm just...

"And you just couldn't figure out how to tell me."

I think we stuck by all these men through all their stupid decisions.

Constant mess-up and we have to sit on the couch

and be, like, "Hey, let's give it another chance.

"I might stay like a dickhead."

I have real feelings.

I did come here to find love

but I ended up, I guess, walking out with just, like, friends for life.

Like, I really did.

And, like, that moment when I got up,

like, I didn't expect anyone to come with me.

To see, like, all of the girls come sit, rally and support me,

like, means the absolute world.

I'm here for the girl gang.

I came here for girl gang, I'll take it.

We formed a full power-for-pussy moment.

No matter what we said or our differences,

like, we all sat there

and we all, like, look at each other, understand where came from

and go, "You know what, we deserve better than this."

And every single one of us has said no to what we don't deserve.

I will go overseas for one.

If the ones in Australia are broken, I'll go overseas.

I'll order one from Temu at this point.

(WOMEN LAUGH) Yeah.

Build a husband.

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION) (DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Definitely seems awkward between Paul and Carina at the table.

Just a lot of tension there. Mmm.

CARINA: The vibe between Paul and I, it's really weird.

Like, we are both in different spaces

and it's gotten to the point

where, like, I don't know how to act around him.

JAMIE: Paul, Carina, what's going on?

Well, obviously, you guys know, at final vows,

I was willing to, you know, continue this relationship on the outside

and Carina didn't want to

because obviously she was struggling to move past

that mistake that I made.

You know, like... ELIOT: What was the mistake?

The mistake I made was to go... Which one?

The mistake... (LAUGHTER)

OK, just... Just... Just... Which one?

OK, I'm gonna be straight with you.

There's no point being sarcastic right now.

There's absolutely no point doing that.

Paul, Paul... No, but, like, seriously...

Paul... There's no point doing that.

I know, but, like, she's in her right.

You made multiple mistakes. And she made a few mistakes as well.

ALESSANDRA: Where is this... JOHN: Why so angry?

MEL: Yeah, that was quite a response.

Yes, because... What about a bit of remorse?

Mmm.

JAMIE: I know, but, like, just so...just like...

No, she made a few mistakes as well.

Alright, so you made the mistake about seeing the second option.

I made the mistake to take the decision to go on that date

when, of course, I should have not go on that date.

And I owned that mistake and I took accountability for it multiple times

and then blah, blah, blah, right?

Anyway, at final vows, obviously first of all the rejection,

it just didn't sit well with me.

It just created a crack that I was just struggling to come back from,

simple,

and then also, after a few days, after being home,

I was able to reflect on the whole experiment

and reflect on all these arguments and these issues that we had,

so then I simply asked myself a question.

Well, are we as compatible as I thought we were?

We're not compatible.

But for a few reasons.

Because you haven't really been able to take much criticism

throughout the experiment...

and also, like, the fact that you can be extremely judgemental

of certain people or certain situations,

it doesn't sit well with me.

I'm genuinely surprised at Paul's reaction tonight.

I thought and kind of hoped that he would be remorseful and apologetic.

MEL: Yeah. And gentle.

But he's really defensive. Yeah.

He's blaming, he's on the front foot.

PAUL: That's what I've realised.

And that's when I realised that Carina has massive trust issues.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Yeah, I can get jealous.

If your partner puts you in a position, 100%.

Paul definitely messed up and now I think he's kind of deflecting,

kind of putting the spotlight on Carina.

It's not fair.

What was he doing to try and give me the validation of

"Carina, I want to be with you"?

It was nothing! It was nothing!

He put us in this position, not me.

She... She can be... She can be judgemental

and that's what I don't like about her.

Yeah, I find it remarkable now in terms of him rewriting history.

ALESSANDRA: There is zero accountability on Paul, right?

MEL: Yeah. And it's so disappointing.

JOHN: And sort of cherry-picking moments so that it sort of works

that I'm the guy that's desirable

and you're the one that's got any flaws.

And then I just came to the conclusion we're not compatible.

OK. That's great. That's the nail in the coffin.

And that's no bono, finito, close the chapter.

(MAN LAUGHS) That's the end of the story, guys.

CARINA: Paul has his views and opinion about the relationship,

I've got mine.

We obviously are clearly not on the same page

and once again tonight,

Paul has shown me everything that I do not want in a man.

Paul and I are done.

(APPLAUSE) Book is closed!

BILLY: That's how we get there!

JEFF: Paul obviously made a lot of mistakes in this experiment

and they were pretty bad ones.

Every time he does make a mistake,

he sort of justifies it in some silly way

and then obviously at final vows, it didn't go his way.

He probably felt slightly embarrassed

and, you know, took a big hit to his ego,

so I feel like that's where a lot of that's come from

and he's trying to, like, be the one that's, like,

"No, I don't want Carina now."

Like, it's... I don't know, it's a bit bizarre to me.

BILLY: Back to Jacqui and Clint!

(LAUGHS)

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

I don't know why you're pulling that damn face at me, Adrian.

I wasn't even looking at you.

Literally.

Just that look. Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I think Awhina is a horrible person

and I don't care about her and Adrian's relationship

and I don't want to be here.

I'm gonna leave now.

These people are awful.

Like, rabid hyenas who are foaming at the mouth.

I don't actually care.

I don't need to be friends with these people and I'm done.

Let's bring a little bit of light on it.

Did you grow individually or did you not?

Did you learn anything, Awhina?

I learned what I didn't want in a partner.

Everyone knows you texted Sierah.

I'm a liar, I was in the wrong.

She's, like, to me, "Awhina, you said shit about Adrian.

"You said that he was a narcissist."

What else did you say? I said he's hurt me...

What else did you say? I'm getting there.

Get there. Anyways...

Stop beating around the bush. I'm not beating around the bush!

Get there! What else did you say? What did Sierah say?

Adrian, it wasn't me who said it, it was Sierah!

OK. I'll say it. I'll say it. JAMIE: Why are we arguing?

So... So...

You're on the same team, for god's sake.

We're not on the same team anymore. We're not.

Were we ever?

So, Sierah goes to me in the room over there in the cocktail party,

she goes, "Awhina said..."

"because you're an idiot and..."

That's not what I said, though.

There's a few things about my business.

Mind you, Awhina's never asked...

And then also "Oh, he can't spell for shit."

But I never said that.

So I asked her, "Did you deny any of them?"

I said I did not say all of what she said.

That's not what I said... What did you say, then?

And what else did you say? And what else did you say?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I said I did not say all of what she said.

That's not what I said. What did you say, then?

I said you hurt me! I'm not denying I hurt you!

So that's OK. That's OK. And what else did you say?

You're disrespectful. You're disrespectful.

Do you know who's disrespectful? You.

He makes me feel sick

and I felt so much better being back home away from you.

You make me feel sick. Oh, my god! Blah, blah, blah.

TEEJAY: Hey, let's not get nasty, please.

ADRIAN: That's it. It's the end of us and then that's that.

For me, the most disrespectful thing you can call someone is stupid.

It's, like, as low as it gets.

It's definitely upsetting.

It's hurtful when you say things like that.

If I knew these things sooner,

I would've been gone a long time ago.

Those are low blows.

The truth unveiled.

And for me, that was a nail in the coffin.

AWHINA: At the end of the day, yeah, things are said

but some of what she said is true.

You did hurt me.

Adrian, you've said some things about me,

you've done some things at me

and I'm consistently forgiving you.

I'm just forever gonna be the bad guy

and you know what, I can be the bad guy in his story...

because he's the (BLEEP) devil in mine.

JOHN: Well...

Just when we've thought that we've seen it all...

We were proven wrong.

VOICEOVER: Forget everything...

The moment has come.

..you've seen before.

We're gonna take a look back.

This is the final night...

JACQUI: Do you wanna give me your number?

I'll be out of this experiment in 10 days.

(GASPS)

..of shock. What the (BLEEP)?

That's not what happened.

Are you joking?

VOICEOVER: And truth...

JACQUI: So sick of it, Ryan.

RYAN: You're sick of what?

Being held accountable for your actions?

No. The experiment...

Just-just let me speak.

But you're gonna lie.

..closes out...

ADRIAN: She's Awhina 2.0.

Oh! (SCREAMS)

..with a TV blockbuster...

JOHN: You did it, and you shouldn't have.

Are you hearing me?

..beyond compare.

Because I won't get another chance to give this to you straight.

(SIGHS) The finale of the year...