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(LIGHT, WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYS)
Hello!

NARRATOR: 20 brave singles...

(GASPS)

You literally took my breath away.

Oh, stop it!

..got married at first sight.

DAN: I have this huge feeling

that this is going to be the
first day in the rest of my life.

And after just two weeks...

Oh, that was so cute!

..love is already in the air.

No-one's really done something
that thoughtful for me before.

ALYSSA: It is getting
quite hot and heavy.

I feel like I'm glowing.

But for Shannon...

..the ghosts of his past...

I thought you were gonna come down
that aisle and blow me away.

And...

..on the boys' night out, Harrison
took another girl's phone number...

Nah, that's shit.

Legit, I reckon this tops the chart

of the dumbest story
I've ever heard.

..and let Dan take the blame...

Dan?

..leaving Sandy questioning
her husband...

Did you give your number to someone?
Absolutely not.

Of course I'm gonna react.
What do you want me to do?

..as Harrison lived
to fight another day.

Tonight...

I wanted to make it
very, very clear

the accusations that were thrown
around

weren't accurate
at all, whatsoever.

There's nowhere to run
for Harrison...

Bronte, did that not make you
question things?

..as the experts...

I don't think that's what
my wife's saying, though.

I'm asking her.

..and the group
aren't letting him off the hook.

There's intent behind
taking someone's number,

and that makes me sick
to my stomach.

Yeah, me too.

For some...

There was a lot of fireworks.

..it will be a night to celebrate
their romantic bonds...

I think I have the best husband.

..as Claire and Jesse
prove that love conquers all...

You've got romantic feelings.

Well, yeah, I like her.

..before Shannon once again...

(GASPS)

..shocks the entire room...

That really was disgusting.

..with a twist...

I'm gonna do something
that I've never done before.

..no-one saw coming.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

The second commitment ceremony of
the experiment is just hours away.

With intimacy week coming to an end
for some of our couples,

the week has helped them reach
a new level in their relationship.

You awake?
Mm-hm.

How you feeling?
Good.

Relaxed.

You want me to make you breakfast?

Uh...

Alyssa, that would be lovely.

Thank you.

After Jesse accused Claire
of cheating with Adam,

intimacy week has resulted in
a major turnaround for the couple.

How'd you sleep?

Yeah, I slept OK.

Our feet touched for a second,
I was like, "Oh!"

Our feet touched.

Are you not a foot person?

No, I'm OK, I was just, like...

I was actually more thinking, like,
"Is she not a foot person?

"Is she gonna wake up and be like,

"Ugh, my feet are touching
his feet! Yuck!"

Nah, I'm such a foot person.

OK, cool.

I think we're making
really, really good progress.

We're really just enjoying
each other's company

and really bouncing off each other.

It's alright, we're married.

We had such a nice night last night
at the dinner party.

Like, great that, for once,
the drama wasn't about Jesse and I.

The sage worked, obviously,
so, great.

For Bronte and Harrison,

their journey in the experiment
hasn't been easy,

and, at last night's dinner party,

Harrison admitted he had taken
another woman's number

on a night out
with some of the boys.

Some girls came up to us at a bar.

She goes, "You're so hot.
Can I get your number?"

And I said,
"No, but I'll take yours."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh, Harrison!

Are you gonna let me finish
the story?

Nah, that's shit.

Oh, yeah, look, it's, um...

It doesn't bother me.

It's just a number.

He says he deleted it.

I've been in that situation before
and the only reason I've ever

given my number away is so that
the person just leaves me alone.

I get it.

Yeah, alright, he probably should've
said, "Hey, I'm married,"

but it's a lesson.

Finally, a dinner party
where I got along with Bronte

and we had each other's backs
and it was just all positive.

Oh, look, no, but I just didn't want
to reject the girl, you know, so...

I handled that situation
as best that I could at the time,

and Bronte understands that.

It is what it is.

So, for me, it's over.

However, Bronte and Harrison

weren't the only couple
affected by the events

at last night's dinner party.

Yeah, last night was
a bit of a big one.

Yeah, I definitely wasn't
expecting that at all.

Well, there you go, sweet.
Yeah, yeah.

After some miscommunication,
Harrison allowed the group

to think it was Dan
who had taken a woman's number...

..in Bondi?
No, no, (BLEEP), no.

Absolutely not.
No, not at all.

..damaging Sandy's trust.

Absolutely, I didn't get
a girl's number, no.

Absolutely not, no.
That would be (BLEEP) stupid.

The reason I'm getting so hyper...

..like, I'm getting so triggered
right now is because I like you,

and then I'm hearing this shit,
of course I'm gonna react!

What do you want me to do?

I was upset last night.

I was not in a good place.

I've, you know, lashed out
a little bit

because I really like this person,

and I don't want to become
more vulnerable with someone

who isn't in the same place
that I'm in.

That's what I'm struggling with
right now - where is Dan at?

I can't have your back if you're
at bars giving people your number

or taking numbers from girls.

But I wasn't.

So, that's the thing,

but you were with Harrison,
and Harrison is saying that,

yeah, that he got a girl's number,

and he's also saying that
you got a girl's number.

If you didn't do it,
why is he saying it?

There's gotta...
He must've done it.

Why would you say that?

I don't know why he would say that,
you know?

I don't understand.

I don't understand the stuff
that Harrison says, right?

It was just as shocking for me
as what it was for Sandy, as well.

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

To me, it was just
an innocent drink at a bar,

so I'm a bit mad, a bit angry,
a bit pissed off.

Harrison bringing down our
relationship into that situation

is not on.

You know, I really feel that,
oh, Harrison crossed a line there.

So, you can't blame me, if someone's
saying those exact words,

I at least am listening to it
but I'm not saying I'm believing it.

Mm.
But it's still a lot.

Like, someone says that to you,

you're just like,
"Oh, hang on a second."

Here I am thinking, like, you know,
everything's going well,

everything's great, then I'm there
and they're saying this stuff to me.

I'm like, "OK, am I an idiot?"

Nothing happened.

Yeah, so at least we're on
the same page with that, that...

You would believe that
that's not acceptable behaviour

for someone that's married.

Absolutely, 100%.

We both agree on that, 100%,
no doubt.

I have my own, obviously,
you know, trust issues,

but, so far, his actions say
that he's a truthful person

and that I can trust him.

So, I need to believe that
what Dan is saying is true.

I just want to move past it.

If you didn't do it, that's all
I'm focusing on at the moment,

and, if I have any other reason
to not believe it,

then we'll have that chat.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS)

I'd give you a kiss

but I don't want none of that
red lippy, so one for the forehead.

With the second commitment ceremony
looming...

Are you gonna miss me?

..our couples soon decide

whether they will continue
in the experiment or leave.

Alright!

Nice!

Here is to...

How hot you look.

Thank you.

Over at Melissa
and Josh's apartment,

things remain frosty
between the pair,

with Melissa criticising Josh
for his lack of physical intimacy.

You have a problem
with intimacy, Josh,

and I'm too much for you,
and you don't know what to do.

"I'm too much for you."
No, you...

I am, Josh, and I'm gonna
speak my truth

for every goddamn woman
in the world.

Ooh, hallelujah!

You know, having someone
personally attack you

is not my idea of a relationship.

Are you ready to go?
Yeah, I'm ready.

You look nice.

Yeah, it's a different look.

You look very nice, as well.

You know, look, there's been really
great moments in this marriage.

When I turned around,
when I first saw Mel at the altar,

I felt an instant connection.

I felt a calmness and a reassurance,

and there has been nice moments
during intimacy week.

Thor's hammer!

We had a lot of fun in our place,
and a lot of laughs.

God, this is gonna be big.

(CHUCKLES)

Just like Thor's hammer.

There's gonna be a lot of
Thor's hammer jokes here.

But, each time when I think that
we're about to get to a height,

it just goes down to a new depth.

You wanna discuss before we go?

No, no, I'm good.

Um...

Yeah, I think it'll be a long night.

Yeah.

I feel like, um, we're just in such
an awkward space, you and I, now.

Mm.

Yeah, I agree.

I agree.

We are.

Yeah.

I don't know, do you think
we can turn this around

or do you think this is toast
or how are you feeling?

(EMOTIVE MUSIC)

I don't know.

Yeah. I'm not sure.

Yeah.

Caitlin and Shannon
remain in separate apartments

after an eye-gazing task
during intimacy week

left Shannon realising

that Caitlin's not the woman
he envisaged.

I thought you were gonna
come down that aisle, yeah,

and completely blow me away

because I, honestly, those things
that I was saying about the ex,

whatever, I wouldn't have
even contemplated on saying that.

I just would've just cut it.

(EMOTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

This last week with Shannon,
it's been horrendous.

The person I've seen this past week

is not someone that I want
to be in a relationship with,

and it really has
taken me by surprise.

I really do honestly think
I've been nothing but good to him.

I don't think I could've done
anything more.

So, going into this next commitment
ceremony, I need to be assertive.

I need to hold him to accountability

because he has not treated me like I
am a human that he is living with,

let alone a human he is married to.

I'm appalled.

I'm disgusted!

And I will not sit down
and take this shit anymore.

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm going in tonight
and I am going to show him

that I am strong,
I am a strong woman.

I'm not here to play games...

..because I do deserve better.

(MOODY MUSIC PLAYS)

Hey.
Greetings, gents.

Hello, guys.
Evening!

Welcome.

Good to see you all.

(MEN CHAT SOFTLY)

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Greetings, ladies.

Hi!
Hello, ladies, come on in.

Come and grab a seat, settle in.

(MUSIC BUILDS THEN FADES)

Well, welcome, everybody,
to the second commitment ceremony.

Now, as you know already,

these moments during
the experiment here

are incredibly important
to your overall progress

through this process.

Each time you sit with us,
it will get harder.

We will ask more important
questions, we will dig deeper

and we will get to the bottom of

what is going on
in your relationships.

And, make no mistake, what we saw
last night at the dinner party,

frankly, was very polarising.

This tonight will be an occasion

where we will get to
the bottom of things,

and we will absolutely look at
your behaviour in great detail.

No-one is going to get away
from this commitment ceremony

without taking accountability.

(DYNAMIC MUSIC RACES)

Our first couple up on the couch...

..Jesse and Claire.

(APPLAUSE AND LIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

(CLAIRE CHUCKLES)

Hello.
Hello.

Well, this is a very
different couple.

Have we actually met this pair?

Hi, I'm Claire.
This is my husband, Jesse.

I feel like we need
a reintroduction.

Wow.
Thank you.

Can you help us understand this
transformation in the two of you?

One thing, I really liked
what you said, John,

earlier in the experiment
was you basically told me

that I need to take charge.

Like, I pull back

so that Claire can take to the stage
and be her full self.

JOHN: That's right.

But then you said
I resent her for that.

I was like, "Holy...
Yes, I do do that."

And there has been moments
throughout this week

where I normally would've
just not said anything,

but I've, like, forced myself
in a good way to contribute.

So, we're now seeing your true self,
your authentic self with her.

It's a lot more, a lot more.
Slowly, slowly.

Jesse, how would you describe

the feelings you're starting
to develop for Claire?

(CHUCKLES)

(LAUGHTER)

I mean, I wouldn't have, um...

(DEEP INHALE)

I wouldn't have reacted
to certain things last week

if I wasn't feelin'...

..you know, if I wasn't feelin'
a certain way about Claire so...

(LAUGHS)

Yeah, I like her.

You've got romantic feelings.

Yeah.
Yeah.

And what about you, Claire?

For me, I really am enjoying
being in Jesse's company.

I enjoy our humour,

I enjoy the connection
that we have built this far,

and so I'm hoping to explore that
with more challenges that we get

and the more we progress in this,
for sure.

Have you guys kissed?

No.

Not yet? Why not?

Claire, are you physically attracted
to Jesse?

Yes, I am.

Are you, Jesse,
physically attracted to Claire?

Yeah.

(LAUGHTER)

OK.

I love the enthusiasm, that's good.

I can see
you're looking forward to it.

Just...

You can see it on your horizon

and you're looking forward to it,
I love this.

The anticipation is building.

It's coming!
It's coming!

(LAUGHTER)

The progress here
is just incredible.

It's so amazing to watch the two
of you, the change from last week.

Hopefully, it's even better
next week.

OK, well, let's go to the decision.

Claire?

I've seen a side to Jesse
that I really like,

and, for that reason,
I wrote 'stay' and with a kiss

'cause, hopefully, we can have
our first kiss this week.

Ooh, first kiss is coming.

You, Jesse?

I wrote 'stay'.

Yes, you did.
I was gonna do that S!

Well, you two kids, I think this
week's all about that connection.

Mm.
Going deeper.

And if the first kiss
happens this week,

well, we won't be complaining,
either.

Have a great week.
Appreciate it.

Thank you, guys.
Enjoy.

Thank you.

I'm proud of us
for the progress we've made.

Good job, guys.

I think that we've put in
the hard work,

we've taken the advice
of the experts,

we've put it into motion and I'm
really excited for the week ahead.

Couldn't have put it better.

Our next couple on the couch...

..Bronte and Harrison.

(BRONTE SIGHS)

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

Hello, you two.

Hello!
Hello.

Guys, how are you going?

It's been an interesting week.

Bit of a 180 from
both of us, really.

Um, obviously on the back of
the last commitment ceremony,

things weren't great for us.

At the time, I felt like I wasn't
seeing the best side of Bronte.

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS)

I felt like there was a lot of
deceit and disingenuousness

going on in our relationship.

What changed for me,
to Bronte's credit,

she came and apologised
and made amends,

and that was like
an opportunity for me

to show acceptance and forgiveness
to Bronte.

And it fixed us.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

OK.

Well, if we pivot now
to the dinner party,

there was a lot that went on
last night,

but one of the things that
particularly came out was that

we heard that Harrison had gone out
with some people

within the group here, and
Harrison got the number of a girl.

Harrison, as a married man,

why did you take the girl's number
in the first place?

I just wanted the conversation
over and done with.

Like, I just wanted to navigate away
from that without any conflict,

and I felt like, in the moment,

I felt like I was just being
sympathetic to her feelings.

Was there any part of you
that thought,

"I'm gonna say no,
I'm in a relationship,

"that would be inappropriate"?

Yes.

(OMINOUS MUSIC RACES)

Why didn't you act on that?

I just wanted to humour her.

I didn't want to escalate the
situation, and I just wanted to...

Like, I left after that.

Bronte, did that not make you
question things?

Yeah.

Look, I'm a very secure woman.

I know that women
are gonna hit on him.

I get it.

It's human nature. It happens.
He's a good-looking guy.

At the end of the day,
I've gotta build that trust

and that's why I'm here,
and I'm choosing to trust him.

I'm choosing to do that

and, if I keep having doubts,
there's no point me being here.

So, what you're saying is that,

because he's, to some people,
good looking, it's not his fault?

I don't think that's
what my wife's saying, no.

I'm asking her.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

No, look, everybody's
got responsibility

and, at the end of the day, it is up
to Harrison to how he plays that out

but I can't control
every single situation.

I don't like it one bit.

I commend Bronte for being so secure
in herself,

but it just doesn't sit well
with me at all.

It actually makes me
sick to my stomach.

Yeah, me too.

I think it's a really simple thing
to say, "Sorry, I'm married.

"Thank you, no, thank you."

There's intent behind
taking someone's number,

and that speaks louder than...

Yeah, it just doesn't
sit well with me.

(PERSON CLEARS THROAT)

(SIGHS)

Look, I get your point, I do.

I guess one of the questions
I've got for you, Harrison,

is why is it wrong when
you're in a relationship

to get the number of another girl?

(SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS)

It's a...

I suppose it could be seen
as a breach of trust.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

You suppose or you think it is?

I mean, I've explained
the situation.

I know that but, if I say to you,

is this a behaviour that
you see as a breach of trust?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Uh...

Yes.

Do you think you would've told her

if the group hadn't started
talking about it?

(SIGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS)

Do you think you would've told her

if the group hadn't started
talking about it?

I don't know.

At this stage, probably not.

I didn't think anything good
would come from it.

Under normal circumstances,

I would've told her exactly what
happened as soon as it happened.

But we're not there yet, so...

Bronte...

..do you trust Harrison
at this very moment?

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

(MUSIC BUILDS)

Yeah, I do.

I do.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

You know, Harrison and I
have been through a lot,

and it's been a lot worse
than a number,

and I'm here to learn to trust

and, yes, he's testing my limits,
100%,

but I want him to want to be better

and to want to be
able to communicate

these sort of things with me.

Yeah, I'm trying.

I'm trying, I'm taking
every day as it comes

because I feel like I'm seeing now,
for the first time in a long time,

the girl that I met at the wedding.

And that girl...

that girl came back this week
and I want more of that,

and I'll do whatever it takes
to earn your trust.

We've just heard it.

You'll do whatever it takes.

We are gonna hold you to that.

You have gotta do better.

There is a pattern there,
and you can make a choice tonight

to do it differently.

That's what we want for you.

I'm not going out anymore.

I'm just...

I'm just staying home from now on.

(LIGHT LAUGHTER)

Alright, decision time, you two.

Stay or leave?
We'll go with you first, Bronte.

OK.

Well, obviously, I feel like
Harrison and I

have a long way to go, and we've
made some really good progress.

So, I wrote 'stay'.

Mm-hm!
Yes.

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

Now, Harrison, over to you.

Um...

Yeah, I feel like I got Bronte back
this week

and I like that, so I'm gonna stay.

Mm, big turnaround.

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

You can go back to the group.

Look, I can understand
everybody's concern,

but I'm choosing to trust him,
and, if, at the end of this,

I end up with egg on my face, then
that's a lesson learnt, you know?

So, hopefully, the positives
just start to outgrow the negative.

Up next, we'd like to invite Sandy
and Dan to come up to the couch.

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

Hello.
Hey, you two.

When we saw you last night,

there was so much going on, and the
last that we saw of you last night,

the vibes were very different from
when I last saw you a few days ago.

So, Daniel, I wonder if you can
tell me what it was like for you.

So, dinner party was
going great last night,

and Harrison grabbed me
and pulled me aside and said,

"Hey, can we have a chat?"

He said, "I've just had
a conversation with Janelle and Adam

"about the night that we were out,"

and part of that conversation
was that I got a number, as well,

and did the same thing.

And I said, straight up, like,

I didn't get a number
or anything like that.

I felt at that point in time
my integrity was under question,

and I wanted to make it very,
very clear that the accusations

that were thrown around weren't
accurate at all, whatsoever.

Tell me, Sandy, this is
your first relationship,

and the trusting and the feeling
that you can really trust somebody

has been a huge issue for you
entering this relationship.

I'd like for you to explain to me
what was going through your mind.

Well, because, obviously,
I'm opening up more to Dan,

and being more vulnerable,

so, with that comes, obviously
my trust, as well.

So, I was upset because, yeah,
if he has taken a number,

that doesn't sit well with me.

Maybe Bronte's a better woman
than I am and more secure.

But I...I...nuh.

(SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS)

For me, if you're a married man,
you don't do that.

'Cause I'm here for a marriage.
I've left a lot behind.

If we're gonna be wasting our time

going out getting other people's
numbers, I'm not here for that.

How do you feel about
the situation now, Sandy?

Do you believe Dan?

Up until now, Dan hasn't given me
any reason not to trust him.

He hasn't done anything.

He has a good moral compass.

Our values align.

And where the information
was coming from

is from people that...whose moral
compass, I haven't really seen it.

I haven't seen trust
from those people.

Who are you referring to?

Well, Harrison.

It's no lie that I don't agree
with the way he does...

has been with Bronte in the past,
and the things he's said and done.

It doesn't sit well with me
so I'm not gonna trust his word.

I just saw Dan with his phone out,
but I'll let you clarify.

I'm not putting any blame with you.

What I'm saying is that
the information came from you,

and I don't trust you,

so I'm not gonna believe
something coming out of your mouth

over my partner
who has shown me trust.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

How do you feel
that this experience,

having gone through
this hurdle at this moment,

is helping you, you know, just build
and strengthen this relationship?

He's seen a side of me now that...

that firecracker you were talking
about came out yesterday.

Yeah, the pataka came out

because you mess with me,
yeah, you're (BLEEP).

But, like...
(LAUGHTER)

No, because that's who I am.

I'm not gonna hold back and be like,
"Yeah, walk all over me, it's cool.

"You know, you can break my trust."
It's not gonna happen.

I'm not here for that.

So, yeah, I mean, you got to see
that side, so, yeah.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYS)

Alright.

Let's get to the decision.

Daniel?
Me first?

You first.
OK.

Well, yeah, it's been a big week,
intimacy week.

It's definitely, I think, shone
the light on a lot of things for us.

We get along really well.

I think she's got a beautiful mind,

and she's just
a beautiful, stunning woman,

so I'd like to spend another week
with my pataka.

Lovely.

That's really sweet.

Sandy?

Um...

Yeah, I mean, I'm feeling good
about how things are going.

So, that's why I need to stay.

Great.
Awesome.

Good work.

(APPLAUSE)

Bueno, have a great week, you guys.

Well done, you two.

Good work, guys.

Well done, you guys.

At the end of the day,
I am here for a marriage.

The whole point of this experiment
is to let your guard down,

and maybe be in uncomfortable
situations that you're not used to.

Good job, good job.
Oh!

If anything, I felt
even more reassured.

Like, I think I'm very lucky
that I am with someone like Dan.

Coming up...

Confessions on the couch...

Mel, what possessed you
to tell us that right now?

..become too much for Josh.

(EMOTIVE, BROODING MUSIC PLAYS)

Next up on the couch...

..Tahnee and Ollie.

(APPLAUSE)
Yay!

Hey, guys.
Hello.

I'm wondering about this week.

How have feelings developed?

I guess, more and more each day,
my feelings get stronger for Ollie.

It makes me proud that, you know,
he's here with me.

Like, I think I have
the best husband, but you know.

How about you, Ollie?

Can you see yourself
falling for Tahnee?

Yeah, 100%.

Um, I can't put it into words yet

but the trajectory
is really positive, I think.

Whatever expectations I had
is exceeded by quite a lot.

(NERVOUS CHUCKLE)

(LAUGHTER)

Like, a little giggle.

Speaks volumes.

I don't even think that
we are gonna have any doubt

what's on your cards this week.

Can we do it together?

Would you like to together?
Yeah, go.

Boom.
Yay, yay!

(APPLAUSE)
Thank you, guys.

Well done, you guys.
Thank you so much.

Great work.

Good job, you little cutie-pies.

Let's get our next couple up,
Janelle and Adam.

How's this week been, you two?

You really threw us
some fun challenges this week.

I feel like I got stitched up
a little bit

because I thought everyone was
doing that photography challenge.

You were special.

Adam really leaned into it,
and I was really impressed

because I made him squeeze tomatoes
over his face.

Ew.

And he made me eat
a banana sexually.

Seductively eat a banana.
Seductively eat a banana.

It was good.

I feel like we needed it, as well,

because coming off the back
of last week, you know,

we weren't in the best spot
after that

so, like, that was
the perfect thing for us.

I feel like we're in the best place
that we've been in the experiment.

Yeah, definitely.

Well, I think we should
go to the decision.

Well, I've decided
to stay, obviously.

Oh, good stuff.

I also wrote 'stay'.

Fabulous. Good on you, guys.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Our next couple up,
Melinda and Layton.

How's your week been?

Uh, interesting.

What are the issues
that you're facing as a couple?

I think probably communication
styles is our biggest issue.

When we argue, it gets really heated
'cause we're both really passionate.

We can't, like, have
a conversation with

somehow the other one not taking
offence or not getting triggered.

So, there's a disconnect there, and
we need to be acknowledging that.

You both really need
to just get curious,

and show the other
that you're curious about them.

You guys need to start focusing
on listening to each other,

giving each other space to have
those different approaches.

But, first, we need
to go to the decision.

I think we are at a strong point.

We just need to work on
the communication.

So, I've said 'stay'.
Wonderful.

I would also like to stay.

Well, that's lovely.
Thank you, guys.

Hooray!
Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

And our next couple tonight...

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS)

..Melissa and Josh.

(SOFT APPLAUSE)

(SUBDUED MUSIC PLAYS)

What's going on here?

There's been a significant change
here in you guys.

Why don't you go first?

How are we going?

Not great.

So, yeah.

OK, so, what's happened?

You guys entered into
this experiment

and initially had a very strong
sexual connection.

So, how has this week been

with more of that focus on
that emotional connection?

Well, the last week, um...

..we started off intimacy week
in a difficult position,

and then tried to hit
the reset button with some dates,

some quality time together,
some physical intimacy,

and that didn't seem to really work.

It just felt like
the wheels fell off again.

Why didn't it work?

Well, I think 'cause...

Ooh, sorry, can I say?
No, absolutely.

I think, 'cause we're
still talking about sex,

it's still really bloody awkward.

So, for intimacy week,

this for me was, like, my ultimate
favourite week, you know?

I watch the seasons and I'm like,
"Whoo-hoo, intimacy week!"

You know? What can I bring?

It's, like, my favourite week.

And it's like...

I've like, ooh, like, suppressed.

And I'm like... (GASPS)
Don't talk about sex.

Don't talk about it
because I don't want to upset...

Like, Josh is really conservative
and I respect that.

But then it's just, like,
it suppresses me

and then I feel like...

..I'm the alpha in the relationship.

I just feel, in this relationship,
I'm definitely the do--

like, more dominant,
and it's just showing.

Can I jump in there?

Because you're saying that I'm some
kind of shrew or 40-year-old virgin,

which I am not in any way,
shape or form.

We were intimate on Friday
and Saturday

just this past...
last couple of days.

I cannot sit here and take this
'cause it is untrue,

and I want to now speak my truth
and talk about something

that I actually think is at
the heart of the issue.

There is a significant issue in
this relationship about control.

(MEL SIGHS)

In this relationship,

Melissa has attempted to restrict
my access to the TV.

She's attempted to restrict
my access to my mobile phone.

She's tried to place limitations on
the times that I can read my books.

She's tried to tell me when
I can go out, where I can go out,

who I talk to, when I talk to them

and last week you heard her
talk about the fact

that she's going to limit intimacy.

That was never something
I agreed to.

She has used degrading
and dehumanising language to me,

questioning my manhood.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC RACES)

So, when we talk about
getting at the core of the issue,

that is the core of the issue
right there.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC FADES)

And can I say that, if I were
her woman saying these things,

the group would feel
very differently about them.

I agree.

(JESSE HOLLERS)

Melissa, did you question
his manhood?

Um, when did I question
your manhood?

What did I say about your manhood?

You've said repeatedly,
"I need a man.

"I came here to meet a man."

Oh, yeah, I have said that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

So, is Josh not man enough for you?

I just feel like he's not
a big, like, man.

I don't feel protected by Josh,
and I feel like I'm protecting him,

and I feel no protection or love
or support or anything from him.

And it's not something I'm used to.

I'm used to a man just, you know...

I want a manly man.

I reckon one of the most frustrating
things is when somebody says,

"You're not a man."

Like, what is a man?

A man is someone who can really
talk about their emotions

and get deep
and, like, be vulnerable.

That's a man.
Yeah.

What a man isn't is someone
who just wants to chop it up

and not talk about anything.

Exactly.
To me, that's not a man.

Any indication of a man,

I've got that from Josh
more than anyone else.

Yeah.
Yeah!

Are you able to put yourself
in his shoes right now?

Let's reverse it.
Yep.

Let's say he's looking at you
and saying,

"You're not enough
of a woman for me.

"You're a little girl,
you're not a woman."

How would that feel?

Really hurtful.

(GASPS) Because, also, too,
I've gotta say...

that intimacy night
during Intimacy Week...

it was just sex.

It was just a transaction.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Like, I didn't feel like
it was a genuine thing.

It wasn't how I imagined to have
an amazing sex life with someone.

It was just physical.

And that was quite awful.

(EERIE MUSIC)

(EERIE MUSIC)

We, we were really drunk

and it was just really awkward.

(EERIE MUSIC)

Um...
Mel, what possessed you

to tell us that right now?

What...
might you hope from saying that?

(EERIE MUSIC)

(INTRIGUING MUSIC)

I've gotta say...

that intimacy night,
during the Intimacy Week...

it was just sex.

It was just a transaction.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Like, I didn't feel like
it was a genuine thing.

It wasn't kissing, loving,

how I imagined to have
an amazing sex life with someone.

It was just physical.

We, we were really drunk

and it was just really awkward.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

It wasn't nice.

Um...
Mel, what possessed you

to tell us that right now?

What...
might you hope from saying that?

Like - how do I say?

I don't know. Like...

It, it felt like a low blow...

particularly at the timing of it.

'Cause you look at him -

he's not really able
to cope with that sort of comment.

When you're looking at him and
you know what he's told you tonight.

Those words have
an awful lot of power...

because you're diminishing him
as a person.

Yep.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

(JOSH SNIFFS)

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

(SNIFFS)

(GASPS)

Josh, can you let us know how
you're feeling and what's going on?

(EXHALES) Um...

it's just, ah...

it's just overwhelming.

Yeah.

(SNIFFS)

(EXHALES) Ah, it, it...
it's hard, 'cause, um...

you, you come out of a, a...
a long-term relationship,

ah... (SNIFFS)

(SORROWFUL MUSIC)
(JOSH GASPS)

This, this doesn't help,
ah, you know. Um...

wondering whether you're enough
and...

Yeah.

So I feel like I'm pretty broken.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(MEN CHATTER INDISTINCTLY)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Tell me. What do you need?

Oh, mate, I've gotta go in there

and show my (BLEEP) card.
You right? Yeah?

OK. Good.
I'm going back in.

Just know that we've got you, OK?

(SIGHS)

You alright?

(GENERAL CHATTER)

(JOSH SNIFFS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(CLEARS THROAT)

I haven't seen any of this from Josh
in the weeks.

I had no idea
that this was happening for him.

I would've...come to you sooner.

Have you guys been living together?

Yeah, but we don't talk.
OK.

So in the course of your,
you know, everyday life... Yeah.

We don't talk.

This is the thing.
But...

(SIGHS) This is not true at all.

That's not true at all.
I had no idea, Josh.

Why... You should...
We talk... You could've told me.

We talk all the time.

We do...
Not about this.

Whatever I've said,
you could've said, "Hey, Mel,

"that just really hurt me,"
or whatever in that argument.

I would've addressed it.
Why, why is the onus on me

to tell you that the words
that you say are really horrible?

Because we're in a fight!

Lots of words got said.

I was hurt too.

Well, just so you know,

the only thing that
I've ever attacked you on, I feel,

is your honesty and communication,
and that's it.

The, the things that you come back
to me are all personal things.

I definitely think
I have a huge bite

and I've definitely know
I've said some horrible shit,

and I'm so apologetic.

(INHALES) I, I appreciate that
but it's...

(SIGHS) Yep.

I get it.
Yep.

(INTRIGUING MUSIC)

Sorry, Josh.

Yep.

I said all these shitty things
and I'm really sorry.

I think we need
to get to the decision.

Let's go with you first, Josh.

What do you wanna do -
stay or leave?

(SIGHS) I'm leaving.

I can't stay here anymore.

Um, I wanna go home and see my kids.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

What about you, Melissa?
What have you got - stay or leave?

So I did say "leave",

and then I decided to say "stay".

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Ah.

(WHISPERS) I have no (BLEEP) idea.

Why would you decide to write "stay"?

Josh is a really...nice, great guy.

He's a great guy!

So...why would you not wanna stay
with him?

He's really, really...kind and...

When, when we look at,
you know, what you're saying to him,

which is he's not enough of a man
for you, you know,

these are heavy emotionally charged
words that you're throwing at him.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Josh, we can see clearly that...

you're pretty broken right now.

Considering what we've seen tonight
and what we've heard...

I'm gonna do something
that I've never done before.

Because I have never seen
a relationship like this before

in the experiment.

And we've also been around
long enough...

to know that there is no coming back
for you

in this experiment, Josh.

And we're not going to subject you
any longer to this.

But this clearly is an option
that you have to be offered.

As you know,

if one person writes "stay"
and the other person writes "leave",

then that couple stays
in the experiment for another week

to see if they can turn it around.

Melissa, you wrote "stay".

(INTRIGUING MUSIC)

But right now, it's up to you,
Josh...

what you wanna do
from this point forward.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TEARFULLY) Thanks.
I'd like to leave.

So we're gonna respect
your, ah, request, Josh. Yep.

Josh, Melissa,
we wish you all the best.

Thank you.

You can go back to the group now.
Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)
(TENSE MUSIC)

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

(SORROWFUL MUSIC)

And our next couple on the couch
tonight...

is Alyssa and Duncan.

(APPLAUSE)

How are you going, you guys?

Good.

DUNCAN: We're very good.

Oh, very good?

Yep.
Why don't we start there?

Ah, look,
it was a great Intimacy Week.

How great did it get?

Ah...

Yeah, look, it, ah, so...

(LAUGHTER)

It was a great balance of, ah,
dominance and delicacy, I think.

It was, ah...
(LAUGHTER, SHOUTING)

Dominance and delicacy.

Yeah, like, I was being...delicate
in some ways

but at the same time...
OK. (CHUCKLES)

We don't have to get into details.
It's alright.

(LAUGHTER)
Save that for next week.

It ended with bang, Mel.

Oh! There it is.
(LAUGHTER)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Well done, you guys!

And so how has your relationship
changed this week?

It just made us even closer
obviously.

I really resonated
with Alessandra's workshops,

saying the most comfortable way
you can start talking about sex

is just talking about it.

Thanks, Alessandra.
Oh, really?

I owe you my life.

You owe yourself

that you gave yourself the
opportunity this week to go there.

Um, and I think
you're reaping the benefits

of your work in this relationship,
so congratulations.

Totally. Thank you.
Keep up the good work.

Thanks.
How about we go to the decision?

Ooh, it's gonna be a tough one.

(LAUGHTER)

I, surprisingly, wrote "stay".

I also put "stay".
You're gonna have to kick us out.

Enjoy the next week, guys.

(HEART-WARMING MUSIC)
(APPLAUSE)

Good job.

Let's have our next couple up...

(TENSE MUSIC)

..Lyndall and Cameron.

Whoo-hoo.
(APPLAUSE)

(MAGICAL MUSIC)
(APPLAUSE)

(SIGHS)

You're looking very comfortable
there together on the couch.

However, last night you didn't seem
as close and connected.

Why don't you catch us up

on how things have been
throughout the week.

So we had a good week
with Intimacy Week.

But over the weekend, Lyndall's seen
Shannon with another person...

assuming it was the ex,
and his daughter.

Which then Lyndall said something
to me about it,

and I pretty much just said,

"I'm just gonna stick in my own lane
for this one.

"I'm not getting involved."

I just didn't want this
to then conflict our relationship.

I just wanted a bit of support,
maybe like a backboard.

Like we could, you know, brainstorm
kind of how to approach it.

But I kind of got
like a brick wall response from Cam

in terms of, "I don't want anything
to do with it."

Just wondering, Cam,
if there's a middle ground here

for you to say to Lyndall,

you know, "I appreciate that
you've got strong views on this.

"I support you but I'm not going
to get involved myself."

That's pretty much what I said.

Lyndall,
I notice you're smirking there.

Um, I think just the way that
it was said was quite...blunt,

and it kind of hurt me.

Probably the way that I said it

is like, "You are your own person,
say what you want.

"I can't tell you
what you can and can't say."

Probably could've said it
in a nicer tone.

OK. So I apologise
if that's the message you got.

(DEEP NOTE REVERBERATES)

Cam, this is
your first relationship,

you know, and we get that,

so we're not expecting you
to go from zero to 100

in, you know, the first three weeks.

You have to find that balance

where you can each maintain
who you are

but are able to be yourselves,
your full selves,

without fear that the other person
is gonna judge and perhaps leave.

This is a learning process

and that's gonna have hurdles
along the way,

so just persevere with it.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Alright. Let's go to the decision.

It has been a rocky road for us,

but I feel we're pretty confident
of, you know, getting over that

and moving forward,
so I wrote "stay".

Wonderful.
Yay!

(APPLAUSE)
(EVOCATIVE MUSIC)

Obviously there's been speedbumps

but I've had a really fun week
this week.,

so I wrote "stay".

Wonderful.
Yeah.

Have a great week.

Thank you.
Thank you, guys.

Good on you, guys.
(APPLAUSE)

Thank you.

Good job!

(APPLAUSE)

Oh! (SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

Good stuff.

Let's get our last couple up...

Caitlin and Shannon.

(APPLAUSE)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Where to start? Last night?

I gotta say...

it was a big one.

What was your take on it, Shannon?

(EERIE MUSIC)

Quite honestly, I thought it was,

it was a lot better
than I thought it would've been,

because I was anticipating
a lot worse.

What were you afraid of
or worried about?

Um, how Caitlin was gonna react,

because last time I spoke to her,

there was things that I said that...

were insulting.

What exactly did Shannon say to you,
Caitlin?

For me, I think, like, the most
hurtful things he said was...

"I'm not attracted to you.
There's no attraction here."

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

He then said that
I'm a good-looking girl, not to him.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

But I think the most hurtful thing
for me was after that.

He said if there was someone that
walked down the aisle who wowed him,

he would've cut it off with his ex,
then and there.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

And because I didn't wow him...

that is why
what happened with his ex happened.

(CRYPTIC MUSIC)

How does it make you feel

when the person you're
in a romantic relationship with

floors you with insults?

I didn't feel human.

To me, I would never treat
another human being like that,

not a stranger, not a friend...

which is why I did ask for
a separate room

because how am I meant to sleep
in the same bed as someone,

who thinks this way of me?

Shannon...

frankly, what we've heard,
your behaviour towards Caitlin,

the way you spoke to her...

that really was really disgusting.

Why did you feel the need
to say all those things to Caitlin?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Why? (SIGHS)

Pfft. I...

I don't really even have an answer
for ya.

Just own it and answer the question.

What's your motivation

to saying those things that
are insulting and deeply hurtful?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Does it matter?

Does... It doesn't!

Yeah, it's right at the core issue
here of why this is broken.

Were you trying to hurt her?

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Explain yourself.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

I said them just to hurt her.

(EERIE MUSIC)

(EERIE MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

I'm really sorry
that I've done this.

(EVOCATIVE MUSIC)

(CRYPTIC MUSIC)

Let's get to the decision.

Shannon, what have you got for us?

Stay or leave?

As much as what I've done
is disgusting,

what I've said is repulsing...

not noticing it...

and how deeply, deeply sorry I am...

to you guys, to you guys,

but most importantly
I'm really, really sorry.

(EVOCATIVE MUSIC)

I'm...

gutted.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

But...

I wanna stay.

(EERIE MUSIC)

(GASPS)

(EERIE MUSIC)

WOMAN: Oh, Shannon, man.

(TENSE MUSIC)

As much as what I've done
is disgusting,

what I've said is repulsing...

not noticing it...

and how deeply, deeply sorry I am...

to you guys, to you guys,

but most importantly
I'm really, really sorry.

But I wanna stay.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(GASPS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Shannon,
you're not talking a lot of sense.

Why would you say you wanna stay

after everything you've said to her

and the cruel treatment
that you've dished out to Caitlin?

Because there's still that gut
feeling inside me that says stay.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I don't wanna give up.

Now, I've gotta jump in.
I mean, come on.

When you say you don't wanna give up,

you have been 100% focused
on giving up this week.

It is glaringly obvious...

that any chance that you get,
you have tried to push her away...

and to hurt her.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Why should we believe now
that you're gonna change?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

I want an answer.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

What exactly are you gonna do...

to change the way you treat Caitlin?

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

I need to listen to her...

and actually taken into account
with what she's saying

and how she's saying it
and not just being on the defence

and just try to bully her.

Turn to Caitlin and tell her...

(TENSE MUSIC)

..how you're gonna be better
this week.

Just... (SIGHS)
..come back to the house...

and...

give me one more chance.

I'm gonna be better this week
because I just...

wanna actually get along.

At least just for one more week,
just so I can just at least...

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

We can just end up
at least just being friends

and I can just get along with you.

'Cause I don't wanna
end it like this with anybody.

How? Spell it out.
How are you gonna be better?

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Definitely have a big reflection
of my attitude.

That doesn't answer the question.
Get specific.

Give me...the how-tos.

I'll buy her flowers. I'll...

They're materialistic things.

I just wanna even
just have a conversation

where I just give her
even the slightest bit of respect.

How? Action.

What else are you gonna do?

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

What else?

I mean, I'd love to give her a hug
right now

but honestly, it's like
I'd have to take baby steps

and I don't even really think
that she'd want that.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

Because I'm a monster.

(EERIE MUSIC)

Why do you think you're a monster?

(CRYPTIC MUSIC)

Because it seems like
any relationship that I have,

all I do is just put people down...

(TENSE MUSIC)

to make me feel better about myself.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Where does that come from?

(TENSE MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

Yeah, this is the problem.

When we hold your feet to the fire

and we need accountability...

you shrug your shoulders...

and you say, "I don't know."

I have never seen a relationship
like this before in the experiment.

Caitlin...

right now, it's up to you...

what you wanna do
from this point forward.

If you wanna stay, then you stay.

(TENSE MUSIC)

But if you decide
that he is not for you

and he is not worth
sticking around for...

then you can leave.

(TENSE MUSIC)

It's entirely up to you.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

Caitlin...

right now, it's up to you...

what you wanna do
from this point forward.

If you wanna stay, then you stay.

(TENSE MUSIC)

But if you decide
that he is not for you

and he is not worth
sticking around for...

then you can leave.

(TENSE MUSIC)

It's entirely up to you.

(EERIE MUSIC)

Last time we sat here too,

and it was, "I need to do better
and I'll own it."

And we can't keep moving forward

on the premise of "I'll own it"
but no action.

I've...

Actually doing better.

It's an apology...

that is followed by anger
and aggression and defensiveness,

not an apology that is actioned.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

I deserve to be respected.

I deserve to feel wanted.
I deserve to be treated...

like a human being.

You don't deserve me.

I came in here really hoping
to meet someone who I could love

and who would love me... (SNIFFS)

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Oh, babe.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

(EVOCATIVE MUSIC)

For me, I wanted someone
to be proud of being with me.

I wanted someone to appreciate me.

(SORROWFUL MUSIC)

I wanted to be someone's someone

because I have never been that
for somebody before. (SNIFFS)

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

But this here...

this isn't what I wanted.

And if I'm being honest...

if I could do it all over again
with someone else, I would.

Because I deserve that chance
but this man does not deserve me.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

So I will be leaving.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Good.

(APPLAUSE)

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

What's worthwhile pointing out here,
Caitlin, is that...

this experiment at times for you...

got really, really nasty.

But throughout all of that...
you maintained your dignity.

Yep.

You kept believing that
maybe you could turn this around.

And let me be very clear -
you are worthy.

Thank you.
You are a great catch.

And you will make someone very happy.

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

Thank you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(ENVELOPE SLAPS TABLE)
One...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You are a queen
and I'm so proud of you.

NARRATOR: Next time...

two brand-new couples
enter the experiment.

I'm going into this experiment
completely vulnerable.

How are you?

Ha.

And could this be...

Um...
(SCATTERED LAUGHTER)

Sorry.

..the most nervous groom...

You've got them, right?

..of all time?

One job!

Put the ring on the finger.

(BLEEP)

NARRATOR: And then...

CLAIRE: I need to tell Jesse
right now.

I've held it in for too long.

..Claire...

(EXHALES) Oh, wow! It's freezing.

..makes an extraordinary confession.

Um, that night...

that we all went out...

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