Original subtitles

GIA: I have to pee. Sorry.

NARRATOR: Previously, an emotionally charged commitment ceremony...

..saw Gia make an abrupt exit, blindsiding Scott.

What do you mean?

And while most of our couples made significant progress...

I could just feel our relationship start...like, take this trajectory.

It was really connecting.

He meant business. Yeah. We broke the friend zone.

So we're out of the friend zone, Alessandra.

Yeah. Proud, mama.

(LAUGHTER)

I'm falling for you.

JOHN: Alissa, how does that feel to hear that?

It's really nice. Mmm.

Like, it's really nice.

NARRATOR: Then...

I don't think this experiment is for me.

..a snap decision saw Juliette end her marriage to Joel

before she made one final parting shot,

exposing Bec for sending scathing text messages.

I have screenshots of what you've said about Alissa and David.

It was vile.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

(MOBILE PHONE DINGS)

So, tonight, Juliette felt passionate enough

to send me the receipts that she was going to...

show the experts about the language that was used behind my back,

mine and David's back.

And I can tell you right now that what I just read was disgusting.

I'm actually pretty dumbfounded.

Like, I thought there were going to be some nasty messages,

but not that sort of language.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It's all here.

Wow!

(RESOUNDING MUSIC PLAYS)

It's a brand-new day in the experiment

and this morning, the mood is light for some of our couples.

Good morning. Morning.

Cappuccino. Extra chocolate. What a man, what a man.

What a mighty good man.

STEVEN: Do I look sexy? RACHEL: Yeah.

You're giving, like,

'paint me like one of your French girls' kind of vibes.

Do I have less clothes on, though?

Yes, you do. (LAUGHS)

Cheers. Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers to a productive commitment ceremony.

Yeah, it was very productive. It was very good.

Filip and I, we feel great.

Like, we're back in our love bubble after our couch session.

Last night's commitment ceremony

uncovered some previously unseen insecurities for Stella...

MEL: Filip has shared to you that he's falling in love with you.

What specifically did that feel like for you hearing that?

It felt...this can't be true.

..and a distance grew between the couple.

ALESSANDRA: How is the physical intimacy with one another?

It's just not happening.

I'm not on any birth control

and he's terrified for an accident to happen.

So I...I was like...I was like, "Maybe just do a snip."

But despite the challenges, their ability to self-reflect...

I don't want to push him away,

but like, that's what kind of happens in the background.

..brought them back together.

Him dropping, you know, the 'I love you' really spooked me,

scared me.

But to understand that he's still choosing to, like,

"Hey, like, let's get back on track,"

it's confirming, you know, that stability that he can offer me.

It's a lot, you know.

So, yeah, I know. Great T-shirt, eh?

(LAUGHS) You should keep that on.

I know. Should tattoo that on your forehead.

(LAUGHS) Why just wear a T-shirt? (LAUGHS)

Hence the T-shirts. (LAUGHS)

Yeah, look, but I appreciate you being patient with me.

It's fine. No hard feelings. And that was yesterday.

And then this morning, or today, we're just...we're just...fresh.

I'm definitely a lover. I hug. I just... I hug, you know.

So, yeah, it's good to be back on track.

And if that commitment ceremony was...

if it was anything to go by, it makes me appreciate

what Stella and I have got going on.

All in all, I think that that ceremony was very productive.

It was worthy. It was good.

And I'm glad that the vasectomy's out of the question.

Yeah. (BOTH LAUGH)

Balls are going to be intact. Nothing's happening there.

Oh... (LAUGHS)

As some couples revel in their progress,

it's a different story for others,

following last night's intense commitment ceremony,

which ended with a dramatic disappearance of one of the brides.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

GIA: I have to pee.

I have to pee. Sorry.

No. I gotta pee.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

No, she's not.

What do you mean?

And after leaving Scott alone and confused,

Gia returned to the apartments last night.

MAN: Yep.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

GIA: I walked out of the commitment ceremony because it was a lot.

In the screenshot drama, it kind of just all spiralled.

And I had to... I had to remove myself.

And I didn't tell Scott because he pissed me off.

You know, we had had our couch session.

We managed to get through it, but I was like, inside,

like, not OK with it.

Him not being on the same page in terms of the love thing...

So have you fallen in love with him?

I'm not saying that, John. (LAUGHS)

What are you waiting for? Him!

Yeah, 'cause I feel like he knows where I'm at

and I need him to say it first, to be honest.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

For me, like... I don't know what it is.

Like... I don't know whether I'm scared or it's fear.

I don't know what it is.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And when Scott returned home from the commitment ceremony last night,

Gia revealed her feelings to him.

Right now, I'm a bit numb. Confused.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Don't know how I feel.

I don't know because, like, Gia's a beautiful person

and I like her so damn much.

I thought our relationship is on a really good level and I just...

Oh, I don't know what more to give to show that I care about her

and that I'm in this experiment for her.

Like... (SIGHS)

I'll be honest, I feel like you just don't realise

how much I really like you.

I feel gross that I feel more than you do

and it's just made me feel a bit...stupid, to be honest.

Do you hear what you're saying, Gia?

This is how I feel, yeah.

You feel stupid that you liked me more than I like you.

Can't you just let me go at my own pace?

I don't want to look like I'm too in and someone isn't.

So, no, like, you need to come... you need to come step up as well.

I don't want to get to final vows feeling this way about someone.

And you say, "Oh, you're my soulmate.

"Oh, yeah. I'm falling in love with you" for weeks

and then you don't get there.

Then, to me, it feels like you played me a bit.

OK. This is the problem.

That's what it sounds... That's what it sounds like.

That's how I'm interpreting it.

What makes you feel like I'm playing you

when every single day you and I sit down

and we plan our future outside this experiment?

We've been looking on properties to rent together.

We've been looking at what we do with your daughter

putting her in school.

Does that not show commitment to the relationship, Gia?

(CLEARS THROAT) I need to say I love you.

That's what you're telling me.

I'm getting so pressured right now in this environment

it's not funny... I'm not pressuring you.

You are. 'Cause you're giving me ultimatums.

I'm not going to sit here and beg for love. I'm not...

I'm not that person. I'm never going to be that kind of girl. I'm sorry.

I'm just not like that.

I can't be in love with someone who's not in love with me.

That's just not going to happen.

And if he feels like he's blindsided by that, so be it.

If you're not in love, buddy, just say it.

Just say "It's you, darling. I don't...

"I'm not in love with you."

I'm not gonna respond to you when you're talking to me like that.

You don't need to blame... (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Listen to how you're talking to me.

It is what it is.

Just don't (BLEEP) understand anymore, eh?

At the end of the day, I've got to protect myself.

And if you're not there, then I'm leaving.

Anyways... I'm gonna go for a walk.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

I don't know.

It makes me emotional to think

that this can really tear apart very quickly.

Like, why not just let me take my time?

Because I'm falling, but this stuff doesn't make me fall.

It makes me concerned. It makes me retract.

It makes me doubt. It makes me fear.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

(SIGHS)

Does not make sense. I'm so fricken confused.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

I don't know what to do anymore.

Meanwhile, our other couples are still shocked

by Juliette's revelation of the texts sent by Bec.

These bloody text messages, they've caught everyone by surprise.

I think Gia just always keeps pushing

about how she's out of the drama, keeps making a point...

As if. ..that she's so over it.

I couldn't believe... I was really taken aback by all of that.

We got a plethora of words in the English language.

There's no use to use nasty ones to express how you're feeling.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

But down the hall, Bec is squarely laying the blame on Gia.

Gia went to the effort of this week sending screenshots

of that group chat to Juliette.

She's a vicious, vicious, vile little cow.

Earlier on in this experiment,

I was expressing my frustration to people I thought were my friends.

But the texts aren't relevant. The problem is Gia.

You're the one that's instigated it. You're the one that sent them.

She takes no accountability for her actions.

She actually...I believe that she doesn't actually even think

that she's done anything wrong.

It must be hard living in a brain like that, because she is vicious.

It's a pretty sad state of affairs.

She's got a lot of work to do on herself.

A, it's irrelevant. And B, it's Gia.

She's the engine room of all the drama.

When someone shows you who they really are,

you've got to believe them.

But unbeknownst to Bec,

Alissa has received the screenshots of her text messages.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I can understand why Gia felt the need to tell me

why she sent these messages to Juliette

to discuss them on the couch

because, yeah, I didn't realise how bad they were.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Bec said:

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(SIGHS)

You know what...

Sh...

I'm sorry, this is, like... It's just...

It's just absolutely nasty.

Um... Anyways... (CLEARS THROAT) It gets worse.

Bec then goes on to say:

Wow!

Still to come...

(KNOCK AT DOOR) FILIP: Eh!

..the next critical phase of the experiment begins.

Oh, no.

CHRIS: Yeah.

Hit me.

It's feedback week.

Oh, yes!

I'm so glad it's you! Oh!

How do you think I approach this with Chris?

So...

Do you think, like, this would be an ongoing problem?

If she can't manage her emotions, mm-hm.

How will the couples handle receivin raw, unfiltered feedback

from their peers?

I don't really care what anyone's feedback is.

There's no-one here's relationship that I want to copy.

Is Gia about to pull the pin on the entire experiment?

And then... (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I did not want to see Bec today.

..what happens when Bec comes face to face with David

after those text messages?

The comments were vile, disgusting, like, mean and vicious.

We've seen them. (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

NARRATOR: Our couples are about to embark on

one of the most important phases of the experiment, feedback week.

And this year, it's starting with a surprise.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

(LAUGHS) Eh!

Chris and Sam. You ready? Yeah.

You look nervous. I am a little bit nervous.

OK. Oh... Hit me.

"As you know, the experiment is entering its final weeks.

"However, being with your partner day in and day out

"can make it tough to have a clear perspective

"on how your relationship is tracking

"and what you need to work on."

"Sometimes you need to step back

"and see things from a different angle.

"So, today you will part ways with each other for a few hours

"as you meet with another participant in the experiment

"to seek advice and feedback from someone

"who has been observing your relationship from afar."

(LAUGHS) No!

God.

Whilst one of the most controversial tasks of feedback week,

the partner swap

allows couples to gain an outside perspective on their relationships.

Participants will be hearing invaluable advice,

potentially giving them the clarity they need

to progress the relationship outside the experiment.

Yes, you manifested your new wife. (LAUGHS)

It's only for today. Well, who's going where?

Who's meeting who?

Who are they putting us with? I don't know.

I need to know.

This year, the participants won't know

who they are meeting in the experiment at the partner swap.

We wanted to create an environment that was real and raw,

without any time to think about what they wanted to say

or feedback they planned to give,

instead giving invaluable perspectives in the moment.

I'm shitting myself.

(LAUGHS) OK.

FILIP: You know what, I'm actually really excited.

Maybe you might be the difference, Stella, to make someone see...

open their eyes in a certain way

that they haven't really seen their partner, you know.

Yeah. It'll be good.

I don't want to offend anyone. That's the thing.

Like, I feel like I'm... My truths are very hard truths.

For Sam, the chance to speak to another participant for feedback

is a welcome surprise.

I feel like, a few hours, it wouldn't be very daunting to anyone.

Yeah.

And I feel like it'll be good to... get more like a non-biased opinion.

This partner swap task couldn't have come at a better time.

Chris and I are in a good spot

and, like, things are going well, but I'm going to be honest -

at the commitment ceremony, Chris said some things

that blindsided me a little bit.

Are you starting to think about life outside the experiment?

I think what it would probably look like

is just, like, say we go well, everything ticks the boxes,

we'd have a place in Sydney. so he'd go to Sydney.

I would stay primarily at the farm

and then maybe we can float back and forth for a bit

from Sydney to the farm.

Ah, someone's been thinking about this...

Oh, yeah... ..in quite a bit of detail.

I think that's what it would look like.

That was the first time I heard that plan

and it makes me feel like maybe I'm not really being heard,

nor have I really maybe had a voice

in how it's going to work after the experiment,

which is a bit of a concern for me.

So it would be, yeah, nice to just talk honestly with someone

about this today

and get a third-party opinion on what we should...

how we should tackle these big topics.

Cool. Alright. Well, I'm gonna go.

Have fun. See you later.

Don't talk too much smack about me. I will.

(LAUGHS) Absolute trash.

For Gia and Scott, the mood is tense

as they receive the partner swap task...

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

..after they argued over the progression of their feelings.

Oh, god.

SCOTT: Yeah, today it's just flat.

OK.

We didn't really go into discussion after that argument.

I just let Gia cool off and get herself back together.

But it hurts...

because she doesn't realise how much I really like her.

Like, we're looking at places already, houses to rent.

I'm showing...representing myself as a true father to her daughter.

What more can I do to show how much I'm into someone? So I don't know.

I don't know what to do at the moment

because all I can do is be here for her.

That's all I can do.

It's a fuckin' couple swap.

I can't believe we've got this today.

Scott and I are not in a position to be accepting that.

I don't see how that could be positive on our relationship.

I don't think anyone has the ability to give someone

some good constructive feedback either.

I don't really care what anyone's feedback is, like...

There's no-one...

no-one here's relationship that I want to copy.

I need, like, answers on it.

Like, literally who? Like, I need to know who it is.

I need to know who.

Because if we had to do this with Bec and Danny,

I don't want to do it.

I'm not doing it.

I don't even want to go get ready for it and do all that

if it's someone...

It's a waste of my time. To be honest...

out of the couples left in the experiment...

There's six couples, including us.

So the majority of couples we get along with.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

If it's only a couple of hours, I don't see any harm.

Well, it's a few hours. It's like three or four.

It's not bad. (LAUGHS)

Well, I just, like, don't feel the need of, like,

getting ready to go

and then ends up being someone I hate

and just makes my...ruin my day.

It's harmless.

Yep.

It is harmless. You're just giving each other feedback.

I'm trying to support Gia, protect her, look after her,

tell her I'm here every step of the way.

But, like, I can see the purpose of this task

because the only people that have really seen the relationship

in this experiment are the other participants

and I wish Gia could understand...

Don't look at negatives to outweigh the positives,

because we are going through some rough patches at the moment,

so they might give some feedback that could help us as a couple.

Are we doing it? I think we should go.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

A few hours. A few hours.

That's alright. Yeah.

Alright.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Let's go get ready.

Down the hall,

the partner swap task has arrived at a pivotal time for Bec and Danny,

as despite Bec's drama with the other brides,

their commitment ceremony was revelatory for their relationship.

So, describe your feelings for him.

Where are we at right now, Bec?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(BLEEP) it. I love you.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

I don't... I don't even know what to say to that.

(BRIGHT MUSIC CONTINUES)

But the prospect of receiving feedback from an outside perspective

is still not sitting well with Bec.

Um... I'm nervous.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) DANNY: Mmm.

I'm just gonna be open and honest.

There's no way you can really approach it, is there?

Mmm. Do you know what I mean?

Just go in there, be open and honest.

Mmm. Have a good chat.

The problem for me is, is that people here that I don't trust,

that I won't speak to, like, I'll fluff around it.

And that's just the reality of it.

No, I still think you should be honest.

No way. Absolutely not.

You think I'm going to go and sit with Scott and tell him the truth?

Are you joking? You must be joking.

True, but... Are you joking?

Because all that does is get used against me, so, no, I won't.

Over my dead body am I going to be truthful.

So, what are you going to do? Just not tell him nothing?

Yeah, I'll just lie.

If I'm matched with Scott to have this conversation,

there's zero chance that I'm going to be honest with Scott.

It's just the way it is. Sorry. Don't trust him.

They use things against you when you've, you know, like...

No. So, yeah.

(LAUGHS) I can tell your energy's off.

I'm not into it. Babe, relax.

It's gonna be alright. It's one of these tasks.

You've just got to roll with it.

Come on. Stay positive.

I feel good. I feel calm and composed, like always.

Nothing ruffles my feathers. Do you know what I mean?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Probably... I'd probably rather it not be Gia.

But if it is, it's not going to bother me too much.

I'll still roll up.

She could probably actually give me some good advice, to be honest.

And I'll be brutally honest today in the feedback that I'm giving.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Don't stress about it. I am stressed about it.

It'll be shitter for me than it is for you.

No, it's not. Of course it is.

Don't be silly. Of course it is.

I'm over it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) Can't be bothered.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) (SIGHS)

I need to go and take a breather.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And compounding Bec's resistance to the task is Danny's lukewarm respons

to her admission of love last night.

BEC: Yeah...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

NARRATOR: It's feedback week

and our participants are meeting their anonymous matches

for the partner swap...

I'm so glad it's you! Oh, my god!

(LAUGHS) Let's go! Oh, yes!

Oh, yeah! (EXCLAIMS)

..and after successfully convincing wife Gia to take part in the task,

Scott is on the way to his catch-up

for an outside perspective on his relationship.

I'm always up for a challenge.

I'm always up to hear what people have to say.

Gia and I have only just started to have some problems

and I'm just so confused,

so this is a perfect time for some feedback.

But at the moment, all I'm thinking about

is how I don't want to see Bec or Danny.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

For both mine and Gia's sake,

I'm more than happy to go with anyone.

But please don't let it be Bec or Danny.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Hello. (LAUGHS) Hi!

What's going on?

Oh! (BLEEP). (LAUGHS)

I was, like... This sounds cruel.

Like, if it's not Bec and Danny, that's fine.

I know.

I would've been so uncomfortable. I would've just walked out.

Oh, god. It's good that you're here.

I know, right, but I... Oh...

Cheers. Relief.

Cheers. That's a weight off my shoulder.

Oh, you poor thing!

My reaction to having Stella, I'm quite happy with that.

How are you? Oh, I'm good now.

Like, far out. Yeah.

I've got a pretty good relationship with Stella.

She's always good to talk to. She's pretty calm and collective...

And there's no doubt about it

that Filip and Stella share something really special.

You know, their maturity, the way they work through tough times,

I really admire it,

so maybe she'll give some good insights

about my relationship and vice-versa.

How are you feeling? Where do I start?

(LAUGHS)

Seeing Scott was great.

He has a lot of great qualities that you would want in a man,

in a friend.

You know, knowing that Fil and Scott also have some sort of relationship

is also reassuring

because I can trust his opinion as well.

And I do want to give as best advice as I can feel I can give to him

as a person.

So, like, I guess just... Well, how are... Where are you and Filip at?

So you guys are good now. Like, you guys have...

Since the couch...

We talked about it, like, let's put, you know, what's in the past,

you know, whatever,

but it's hard because every time he says, "I love you,"

I was like, "Really?"

Like, I'm questioning it.

Like, it's just something again from the past that's coming in my mind.

So, will he have enough patience, you know, with me

working through the old fears?

It's just something where, like, you guys communicate...

Yeah, we do. We do communicate so well.

Yeah.

So, like, he's very calm and understanding

and he's not the type to just be aggressive.

He's in love with the person you are.

Mmm. So I think he has patience.

Yeah, I think he does.

So, like, I think it's just him being able to accept

these moments that you have... Yeah.

..and him understanding, when you retract, It's just for a moment...

Yeah. ..and for him to not run away.

Yeah.

It's good to see that manly perspective

and good to confirm that, OK, I can relax.

He's good. Yeah, he's good.

He's amazing. I love Filip.

I know. (LAUGHS) I love him too. Yeah, I love him but...

(BOTH LAUGH)

He reassured me that Filip is the right person

for me to unpack my baggage about my old fears,

that he does have the... tools to work with this.

(LAUGHS)

What's going on with you?

Um, so...

(SIGHS)

Gia left the other night...

Are you guys OK?

We're OK now. OK.

Yes. Um...

But to be honest,

this is probably the roughest time we're at right now.

Mmm. What happened?

Are you OK to talk about it? Yes.

Well, that's what I'm here for. I need your perspective.

'Cause I didn't know that she was feeling this way.

Obviously, Gia's felt like she's pretty much there,

like, in love with me, but she's not going to tell me

because I need to say it first.

And I've been honest. I said, I'm not there yet, but I am falling.

But when I hear stuff like, you know,

"If you don't feel the same in the next couple of weeks, I'm out..."

OK.

..that to me makes me scared and pressured, her...

It's an ultimatum. Yeah. Pretty much.

Oh, dear. And it's stressing me out so much.

Then just because she's there and I'm not, it hurts her.

Mmm.

So, like... She's not used to that. But it shouldn't.

'Cause you're giving what she needs

in terms of the time, the communication, affection

and, like, she has that.

So I think at the moment you are not giving her any worries.

You're not giving her any drama.

She's seeking that drama to fulfil her internal need.

Yeah.

I was very pleased that he truly opened up about the relationship

because thus far we only saw the rainbows and butterflies.

Yeah.

I think I can be honest with Scott.

I think Gia needs that external drama.

The fact that she's almost forcing him to say I love you

while in the experiment,

all she's doing is just deflecting.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

How to put it?

So, for me, what came out, like, my biggest fear

of, like, fear of abandonment, right?

So that fear is within me.

I don't know how to explain it,

but, like, you kind of... you're looking for,

in your outside world, in your relationships,

you're looking for confirmation of your beliefs.

Mmm.

So she's looking for confirmation of that drama.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It's so interesting.

Like, there's this...

this internal parasite that just keeps showing up.

She does say that she wants to stop the drama,

but at the same breath, it's keeping continuations.

So now she's bringing it into the relationship.

How do I ask this in a question? Like...

For what you see in Gia... Mm-hm.

..is this going to happen outside the experiment?

Like... Likely.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Do you think, like, this would be an ongoing problem?

This is going to be the same. Yeah.

If she can't manage her emotions and her emotional turmoil,

what she's experiencing right now,

which is very secluded, it's a bubble...

We insulate it.

We don't have any pressures.

We don't have the pressures of you working, of her working,

of the children getting involved.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

So I think that's probably a very deep conversation

that you probably would need to have.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) Yeah.

It's hard. Yeah. I just... 'Cause, like...

Mmm.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It worries me because I know she's such got such a good side of her

and a very good soul.

And that's why I said... the dinner party

I said, like, she's my soulmate

because everything we do together when we're together

is so perfectly aligned.

It is great. It is great. But this other shit...

Yeah. ..does interact.

Yeah. I never thought of it until now.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Having this conversation with Stella,

it's made my relationship seem a bit more clear.

It's giving me concerns.

What Stella's made clear to me is this is Gia's package.

Am I able to handle Gia's like to being involved in drama

and stuff like that,

and, you know, maybe I should ask Gia

if there's any past she wants to bring up

that's made her want to be involved in this stuff.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Actually, I got you a present.

Sorry... I'm in my little crystals, you know...

Oh, my god. This is cute. (LAUGHS)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

OK, so, blue quartz. Blue quartz.

"Enhances organisational abilities, self-discipline

"and helps to improve one's communication skills,

"including communication from the higher self."

Yeah, your future self. Like...

To be honest, the advice I got was quite reasonable, I feel.

That's so nice.

Oh, my god. I'll keep this forever.

Thank you so much. Pleasure.

Definitely going to take it on board and I hope Gia does too.

I just need to deliver it the right way for her to not feel offended.

Well, cheers. Well, cheers.

I finished my drink. (LAUGHS)

We've had a great discussion, I think.

Fingers crossed it goes the right way. (LAUGHS)

(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

As Scott remains optimistic, back at the apartments...

(BRIGHT MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DOOR SLAMS)

..despite agreeing to participate in the task...

..there's been a shocking turn of events for Gia.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

evening updating

evening updating Nine

NARRATOR: The partner swap is underway,

where our couples have been tasked to meet with a fellow participant

in the experiment

for another perspective on their relationship.

And Sam is seeking some relationship insight from Filip

following concerns over Chris outlining their plans for the future

without consulting him.

It's, like, I know that Chris, like, has a lot obviously on his plate

with, like, kids on the way and the farm and stuff, but...

Absolutely.

Did you see at the commitment ceremony when he was, like,

"I know how it will work.

"Sam would come to Sydney and then we'll do this."

We had not spoken about that plan, like, at all.

Like, it has not come up in any way, shape or form.

Yes.

So for me to sit on the couch and be like, "Oh, OK,

"that's how this is gonna work..."

Like, not even a conversation with me.

I just... I think what I'm struggling with

is not that maybe that's... that's where it ends up,

but, like, I just feel like I didn't get a say or a voice at all.

FILIP: I feel for Sammy.

There's a lack of empathy, like, where, you know,

it's just assumed that we're gonna be doing this

is how it's going to work, you know.

It's kind of parallel with myself and Stella

and how she does have a little bit of a...kind of like a stern way

of saying things, you know,

but we spoke about it

and we've come out through it strong.

Hopefully that can give him some insight

and there's a little bit of compromise there.

Like, I feel for you, man. Yeah.

And when he did drop that at the commitment ceremony,

you were like, "Oh, OK, cool, we haven't really spoken about it,"

did you have this chat with him after?

Is that something you brought up with him or no?

I said to myself, like, I would bring it up with him.

I was just kind of, like, I don't know,

sometimes just to avoid conflict, right?

It's gonna be a tough conversation. Yeah.

You really need to verbalise what your plans are

because this is a partnership.

So the silver lining is that you can work at this

for the next few months... Yeah.

..potentially.

You need to have more say, kind of draw it up in real time

and just go, "How is it going to look like, in what time frame?"

You know, like, kids, how it's going to work

and all this kind of stuff.

And, yeah, you just... you need to be heard

and your feelings need to be considered.

As Fil was talking, I started to realise that he's right.

I need to stand on my own two feet and speak to Chris

and tell him everything I want to say.

I just really want to be heard, like, to be empathised with

in this relationship.

And this relationship stuff... marriage stuff's hard, isn't it?

It is. We should get more drinks. Let's do it.

Yeah.

As Sam finds clarity in Filip's advice...

across town, Danny has arrived to meet his mystery pairing.

I'm really gonna soak myself into this task.

Bec's an amazing wife and I'm really enjoying the journey

I'm on with her.

But she has told me she loves me and I haven't said it back to her...

because, yeah, I'm not there yet, so that does play heavy on my mind.

That's put a pressure on me,

which I don't really know how to navigate my way through.

The last thing I want to do is hurt Bec,

so I'd probably like to get some advice on that from a third party.

I actually think that could really help me

because I've obviously just been going through it in my head.

But it will actually be good to get advice from someone else.

I don't really care who it is, to be honest.

You could go and meet someone who you really don't want it to be

but they could actually give you the best advice in life.

Sometimes, you know, a homeless man on the street

could give you better advice than a billionaire.

And that is true, so...

So, yeah, I'll listen to anyone

and I'll sit there and be open, honest and vulnerable

and have a good chat.

But unbeknownst to Danny...

his match is refusing to participate in the task.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(LAUGHS)

How long are we going to be waiting?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

This is awkward.

Alright. Why is that?

That's cool.

So, what are doing? Just chilling?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Who was it?

(LAUGHS) Fair enough.

She done a runner.

Coming up, Bec and David address those texts.

In those text messages, I wasn't rude about you.

I wasn't rude about Alissa. (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I am shocked.

I felt like the comments were vile, disgusting.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Those comments were (BLEEP) up. But how do you know what they were?

Um...

We've seen... We've seen them.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Alright. What is that?

That's cool.

So, what are we doing? Just chilling?

Who was it?

(LAUGHS) Fair enough.

She done a runner.

(LAUGHS) Gia, Gia, Gia.

She's done it again, hasn't she?

Like, she's gone sprinting at the commitment ceremony.

She's gone sprinting today.

She's a sprinter. You know what I mean?

I'm gonna rename her Usain Bolt.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It's cowardly. That's what it is.

Thanks so much.

But she couldn't risk it.

She probably thought there's a slim chance she was going to get me.

So, obviously for her it would be very confronting to turn up

and sit across the table and look a man in the eyes

who you've lied about, do you know what I mean?

So, what you saw today was a guilty conscience.

I feel a bit disappointed.

This task has been taken away from me

and I feel that it's a disrespect to the experiment, to the experts

and to the other participants

if you don't give it 100%.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

To be honest, I'd probably rather chat to that wall

than I would chat to Gia, anyway, so...

NARRATOR: Back at the apartments,

Alissa and David are about to leave for the partner swap...

DAVID: Alright, babe. I'm off to get some feedback.

..and following the shock revelation of Bec's text messages against them,

Alissa has some parting instructions for David.

So, just quickly, before you go...

if you are partnered with Danny or Bec,

make sure that you don't bring up the text messages yet.

OK.

That is something that I will clear up later.

Let's get feedback for our relationship,

but let's not bring up text messages till later.

Cool. OK?

Easy. OK.

David and I are trying to focus on a whole new fresh start to the week,

but it's hard because obviously I have mended friendships

with both Bec and Gia,

but the way that Bec spoke about me in these messages

were absolutely vulgar, vicious

and reading that brought back a lot of hurt from all the bullying

at the start of this experiment

that went on for weeks and weeks and weeks.

You roll your eyes!

You roll your eyes! That's why we don't like you!

I'm not everybody's cup of tea. Leave me alone.

Oh, shut up! (GROANS)

You talk shit about Alissa non-stop, babe.

So let's pull up the receipts, shall we?

"Went home for the weekend. Turmoil in the relationship."

Babe...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) What?

Like, there has been a lot of this going on

where she's constantly tried to dig, dig, dig, push, push, push.

She's relentless.

I just want to let you know, there's a bit of chatter around Adelaide

about Bec trying to actually dig shit up on Alissa.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Like, it's an active process.

There is always something going on.

And she hasn't been able to tell me why.

What's it to you, Bec, would you say?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Why are you talking about their relationship?

Do you know what? You're right. I know I'm right.

But what I don't know is why you're doing that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I don't...actually don't have a reason for it.

I'm just tired of it because it's been an ongoing thing.

I've been in the chat.

I've been, you know, in Bec's chat in this whole experiment.

Enough is enough.

So I just personally want to go up to Bec and just address this matter,

say, "Babe, I've seen the receipts. Like, explain yourself."

I'll see you soon.

Bye. Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.

With Alissa's request in mind,

David is waiting for his match to arrive.

Seeing that we do spend most of our time

with the people in this experiment,

any feedback will help in our relationship, for sure,

but at the same time, I don't trust many people in this experiment.

So it's like, yeah, I want some feedback,

but at the same time, I'm very, like, wary.

So I'll see what I can take on board.

I'm a bit nervous, yeah,

'cause I don't know who I'm spending the day with.

I'm just gonna, like, rock up and be like,

"Yo, we're about to spend a couple hours together"

and, yeah, who knows who it is?

(LAUGHS) Oh, no.

You're (BLEEP) kidding me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh, crap.

So glad it's you. Oh, my goodness, you're kidding.

I did not want to see Bec today.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(LAUGHS) Oh, no.

You're (BLEEP) kidding me.

What's up? (LAUGHS)

I'm actually so glad it's you.

Oh, crap. Oh, my... I'm so glad it's you.

I did not want to see Bec today.

How are you? I'm good. How are you?

I'm OK. Not too bad. Oh, wow.

How are you feeling? Uh, yeah, alright.

Alright. How are you feeling? I'm alright. I'm a bit nervous.

Yeah, I'm a bit nervous as well.

OK, so we're both nervous. Yeah.

OK. I was not, like, expecting...

Expecting me? ..it to be you.

You're probably, like, why is she here?

(LAUGHS) Yeah. Low key, low key.

I'm feeling very awkward because obviously, you know,

it was fresh in my mind

the text messages that we saw that Bec had sent.

But I know that Alissa wanted to confront Bec herself

about the whole situation.

So I'll be cordial with Bec and brush it to the side.

Yeah. Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Anyway, like, let's talk about what we really...

what we're here to talk about.

So, yeah, you have some questions for me?

Yeah, do you know what, I was hoping it was you.

Why? I wanted to talk to you and Alissa.

I think something that I need to say

is obviously I've apologised to you guys, right,

but it's...it was...it was from the first week

that those messages were written.

(BLEEP).

Make sure that you don't bring up the text messages yet.

Yeah.

That was a group text with Mel, Rebecca, Brook, Gia and myself.

Avoid any conversations since feedback week.

Let's get feedback for our relationship.

But let's not bring up text messages till later.

Cool. OK?

Easy.

All I'm thinking about is how Alissa wanted to unpack that with Bec.

Gia sent them to Juliette for god knows what reason.

DAVID: This is my worst nightmare.

I am, like...I understand that I've been involved in certain aspects.

I understand that. I take full accountability and responsibility,

But, like, the person that keeps on bringing it up,

keeps on negating themself out of that situation

and being Alissa's friend is Gia.

I... I had to hold back 'cause

Bec is trying to say she's doing nothing

and she's just been influenced by Gia.

Yeah.

But from what I've seen in the text messages,

that's obviously not true.

And it's, like, I get it.

Gia has a problem with me, but she keeps on making it out like it's me.

But those conversations started somewhere

and it's just a vendetta and I understand...

What's a vendetta? Is it against me and Alissa?

No, I'm talking about against me.

You guys... You guys are always caught in the crossfire,

which is unfair. Yeah. Yeah.

I am shocked.

Bec is trying to make herself look like a victim.

Like, am I in sleep paralysis right now?

It's not a shit on Gia day,

but...because we've got our relationships to talk about...

But at the centre of everything is Gia, right?

So she's sending screenshots.

It looks like both you and Gia are at the centre of everything.

Yeah, listen, but, like... And I would...

I'm being brought into it. I'm just finding out more about Gia.

But from what...

Obviously, till this conversation, all I've seen,

if I was being completely honest,

is Bec is always the centre of stirring the pot

in every relationship. (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Bec is very good at manipulating

and her lack of accountability makes me sick to my stomach.

Look, David, it's, like, well...

in those text messages, I didn't... I wasn't rude about you.

I wasn't rude about Alissa.

I was just talking about your relationship.

Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Like, right now, I don't know what to do.

I feel like I've got ants crawling underneath my skin

and I feel like I want to be outside of my skin and out on the street

because I read those text messages.

You know, that was vicious. You know, that was disgusting.

Bec said,

"Her head is so far up her (BLEEP) arsehole,

"she doesn't even realise what a (BLEEP) she actually is."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I actually look at you and Alissa and your relationship

and I really respect it. Yeah.

I do.

"Rat bitch with her rat husband."

You go through my phone, please. Yeah.

I actually beg of you, go through my phone.

"The only fake (BLEEP) in this place

"are those two (BLEEP) influencer wannabe (BLEEP)."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I've tried to be silent,

but this is my opportunity to stick up for my wife.

So I have to address it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I mean, obviously the whole, like... I just want you to know,

we felt like...felt like the comments were vile, disgusting.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And very, like, mean and vicious.

Um, we've seen... We've seen them.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Did Juliette send them to Alissa?

She did.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

But I felt like the comments were vile, disgusting...

and very, like, mean and vicious.

Um, we've seen... We've seen them.

Did Juliette send them to Alissa? She did.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Yeah.

So, like, obviously you can imagine those comments were (BLEEP) up.

Yeah, of course. Yeah. And it's hard to look past that.

Yeah, of course.

And I want Alissa to have her time to talk with you,

so I'm gonna not try and dive too deep in there,

just to give her the respect of that,

because I know, like, at the end of the day,

those were very, very vile comments. Yeah. I understand.

I don't know how you had it in you.

You can see how, for us, like, now it looks like, you know,

you're manipulating this situation...

to make yourself look like a victim now.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

We didn't realise the gravity of what was said.

Yeah. And did you see the other messages and stuff?

Gosh, only from what we've seen, far out.

Did you see... I didn't expect that from you.

I don't know what other messages... Just the ones we've seen.

Just from me? Yeah.

But this is what I'm saying, David.

That was a group text with Mel, Brook, Gia and myself.

And I'm not going to throw anyone else under the bus,

'cause I know what it's like when I've been thrown under the bus

and it's...you know, and I have to take responsibility for,

you know, my actions, which I do.

Um...

It pisses me off!

It annoys me that Gia...she's the most manipulative person

I've ever met in my life.

Gia sent them to Juliette, even though she wasn't in the experiment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Like, what was the point in sending those messages?

Why are you doing that? You want me to be in trouble?

Babe, I'm the one that takes accountability,

apologises when I'm wrong

and moves on to try and be a better human being.

For me, it's like you've sent text messages

that...that I've sent, but not what you've sent...

Yeah. ..right?

And not what anyone else sent.

Like, I get it that Alissa and David are being used as pawns

in this vicious game.

I just can't believe I've hurt you guys so much.

(CRIES) I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I don't mean to get emotional.

But I kind of feel sorry for myself because it's all coming down on me.

Sorry. That's alright.

It's just tiresome. It's tiresome. And it's like...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It's taught me never to put anything in text messages, that's for sure.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Feedback week continues...

and Scott is returning to share Stella's advice with Gia,

unaware that she has refused to participate in the partner swap.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I didn't go on my feedback meeting today.

I had a gut feeling it was Danny.

You know, I snapped a little bit and I just needed to regroup

and just relax and block things out and wait for Scott, really.

So I listened to Coldplay on the balcony like a depressed woman.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) (DOOR OPENS)

What are you doing sitting out there?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I'll tell you what, there was a bit of heat in the room

when I walked in the door.

Ooof!

Oh...

Gia had the doors open and the...

She's just looking outside and I've never seen Gia have the doors open.

How'd you go? How'd you go? I didn't go on it.

You didn't go on it? No.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I didn't do it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I don't really give a (BLEEP) for anyone's feedback at this point.

OK, there's no-one's relationship that I want to copy.

There's no-one here that I think's doing better.

There's no-one here that's advice would be better

than what I think you and I are doing already.

So I just thought "(BLEEP) that, I'm not doing it."

And I feel like it was going to be Danny.

So I didn't do it.

That's alright.

It could have gone two ways.

I could have sat down and been fake and been nice.

And I just know that would have turned into an argument

because he thinks I'm a liar, I think he's a liar.

But it wouldn't have been good.

And then I thought, if I go and he sees me and then I leave,

he's going to say, "Oh, my god, she's so dramatic,

"she can't even have a conversation."

So I was like, it's best I remove myself from the potential drama

that could happen today.

To be honest, I don't care. It's fine that you didn't go...

Scott, I'm not going to hang out with somebody,

even for two seconds, that disrespects me.

It's not happening.

So...

Yeah, I agree. Yeah.

Yeah, the only thing I was surprised

was that Gia just didn't attempt the task,

because, for me, to be honest, it's good to listen to

someone else's perspective, when you give them,

you know, an overlook on the relationship

and where we're sitting.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Anyway, you go.

I saw Stella.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

OK. What did she say about us?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It was just, um...

I hear stuff like, you know,

"If you don't feel the same in the next couple of weeks, I'm out."

That, to me, makes me scared and pressured.

Ultimatum? Yeah. Pretty much.

Oh, dear.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Um...

You know...

When I felt it was a bit of tension there...

Um...

I feel a little bit nervous to say what was said a bit...

Um...

..because what I said to her...

Oh, god, I'm so bad at remembering stuff.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) Like...

you know, um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

GIA: Anyway, you go.

I saw Stella.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

OK. What did she say about us?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It was just, um...

Walking into this, I was going to just open up

and let it all on the table

of exactly everything that went down with Stella.

But when I felt there's a bit of tension there...

Um...

I feel a little bit nervous to say what was said a bit.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Well, for starters... This was, like, at the end, though.

It was pretty nice.

Obviously she didn't know who she got,

but it was like a little... blue quartz thing.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

OK.

It's like about feeling...

You feel it from your... What's it called?

Your chakra and then your lower and stuff...

It's like about feelings and stuff. Uh, I don't get it.

But anyway...

Should I put it between my tits? I don't know.

I'd eat it, probably. Actually, thanks, Stella, 'cause I'll take it.

It was a pretty nice gesture. Cute.

That's so cute for you guys. It was nice of her. Yeah.

Anyways, what happened? Oh, god. Sorry.

I thought I'd just show you anyway...

So...

Um...

But what else was there? Just...

I think since... At the moment you are not giving her any worries,

you're not giving her any drama,

she's seeking that drama,

outsourcing the drama to fulfil her internal need.

That's probably a very deep conversation

that you probably would need to have.

To be honest, the advice I got was quite reasonable, I feel.

We were just rehashing stuff that you and I have already spoken about.

You know what I mean?

I said that we're really good now and stuff.

I said we just found it difficult to go through a hurdle where,

you know, you're...you're...

don't want to go through this whole experiment

and I haven't met the same feelings yet, if that makes sense.

And she just said...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

.."Go with every day.

Like, just not think about or talk about

"When's Scott gonna say he's in love with me" and stuff.

She said the time will come, to be honest.

She was, like, "Just keep doing what you're doing.

"When the time is right, the time is right."

Mmm. You know what I mean?

Cool. And then just... What else?

Is this going to happen outside the experiment?

Like... Likely.

This is going to be the same. Yeah.

If she can't manage her emotions and her emotional turmoil,

what she's experiencing right now,

which is very secluded, it's a bubble...

We spoke a little bit about the outside noise and stuff

and how sometimes it bothers our relationship.

She was saying, like, if there was drama outside,

like, are you someone that likes to be involved

in other people's... Yeah.

..stuff, do you know what I mean?

Like, in that environment, I don't know...

Do you know what I mean?

Like, I'm not sure if you like to be involved in people's stuff.

Yeah, I don't...I don't partake in drama in real life.

So, I'm a mum. Like, I don't really have time for that shit.

So, yeah, outside of here, I don't. Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Are you alright? Yeah.

I just don't really care for her feedback. That's so fine.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

My whole thought process,

I was going to just open up about what we spoke about.

But, you know, we're still recovering

the past few days.

I thought I'll go light on this

because I knew if I went too deep,

I'd be...I wouldn't be here.

I'd be over the balcony.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Alright. Cool.

NARRATOR: Tomorrow night...

Oh, my god.

..it's Alissa and Steven's turn to get some fresh feedback.

Maybe this is your opportunity to jump Racho. (LAUGHS)

Take the lead, Stevo! Alright, that's it.

But not all our participants will se this week as constructive criticism.

Just, like, made a decision on how this is going....

Actually, no. That's not true.

As a tense stand-off ensues for one of our strongest couples...

Even now, I feel like you're getting defensive.

I'm not getting defensive. We're having a conversation.

I am sad. I'm disappointed.

"Do you see me as a mother/father of your children?"

Yes, I do see you as a father of my children.

And as feedback week continues...

No, thanks. Bye.

..what's in the anonymous letter...

..that pushes Gia to breaking point?

SCOTT: Gia wants to leave.

Captioned by AI-Media ai-media.tv