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No way. (ECHOES)

KATE: Welcome to the My Mum, Your Dad retreat.

And the second chance to find love.

Go in there. Confident.

(LAUGHS) Thanks, coach.

Nine single parents.

DANI: My husband passed away four years ago, suddenly.

I believe that lightning can strike twice.

Nominated by their matchmaker kids.

CHELSEA: I don't want someone to come in

and break their heart again

because my heart breaks too.

JESSE: I am protective, I always look after her.

MICHELLE: I have full faith in Jesse.

The kids watch their parents every move

from a high tech surveillance room.

CHLOE: Oh my God, my dad.

JASMINE: It is so strange to watch your dad flirt.

You're about to take full control of your parent's dating lives.

And so the matchmaking began.

TOM: It's 2003, Grange.

(LAUGHTER)

BEN: Cheers.

SHANNON: I'd like the person who I'm with to know

that I care about them.

He's ticking some boxes.

MICHELLE: Oh, you're my type. I'm your type.

I feel like there's something there.

That's until...

Hey, mum, it's Jesse.

Hello, darling.

I found out Masi was a bit of a bad boy.

(LAUGHS)

Be careful, I love you.

We have a no dickhead policy.

Why does the drama follow me?

Tonight - things step up a notch.

WOMAN: Oh, c'mon. WOMAN 2: Oh come on.

What's happening?

Hey!

Two new smoking hot mums

enter the retreat.

Oh my God. Whoa!

And everything changes.

The new arrivals are going to shake up the retreat.

Big time.

MICHELLE: Masi. You got a second for a chat?

Oh, is she taking him for "the chat".

Like the chat-of-all-chat chat?

Oh my gosh.

HARPER: Dad has no idea what's coming.

I feel very anxious right now.

There's a triangle going on I don't even want to be a part of.

DANI: No one wants to be the prick that upsets the widow.

And I'm the prick? Yeah.

I feel like I'm in the relationship with them.

I'm so scared of finding love and losing love again.

ALL: Oh...

So, Brandon, if your mum wanted to go,

how would you feel about that?

WOMAN: # Your heart is singing now #

# You're breaking through the clouds #

# Go get what you want #

Love is like water.

You can't live without it, but you can fall in and drown.

I have to say, ladies, I love the outfits.

Thank you.

So what better way for our parents

to dive into love on a hot summer's day?

WOMAN: Cheers to the experience.

ALL: Yeah.

Then with a glamorous pool party.

WOMAN: Got it.

Wow. Your mum looks beautiful.

WOMAN: Oh, my God, Jesse.

Paired up by their matchmaker kids next door,

Kim and Shannon's date last night,

Means they're now

well and truly bubbling along.

Gotta watch things around you.

It just goes off.

Literally no control over that.

Oh. Shannon's ready.

I'm rooting for him.

I do think there's a little bit of a vibe there.

I can feel a little spark.

WOMAN: # Your heart is singing now #

Come on, fellas, take it off.

# Go get what you want #

Your mum's loving it.

(LAUGHS)

Rebecca's cruising at altitude with Pilot Ben.

GRACIE: I really hope it progresses.

Oh, he's just showing

all the green flags.

But Simmo's love life has failed to take off

after missing out on a first date.

Oh, Simmo.

I think everyone here,

every kid here,

wants the best for their parent.

You never know what's going to happen

and who's going to come in.

I hope whatever it is, I can help,

I can help give Simmo

a bit of a push in the right direction.

DANI: (INAUDIBLE) ..OK?

Someone else who's in need of direction is Danny -

who's not sure where she stands with Boss today.

When I was talking to the guys

and the girls, you know,

they could see that

I was a little bit quiet.

Is the boss your type?

Yeah, he is, but I don't know whether... interested.

I feel like he's gone a bit cold today.

He's not really talking to me.

Like I feel like he's pulled back.

Yeah.

Oh, Boss.

BRANDON: I hope that Boss doesn't let me down

in this situation.

Mum is so vulnerable right now

and my protective mode is flaring up.

I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit...

..worried.

They hit it off and then now

he's suddenly really vague.

I don't know whether

that's him putting his walls up.

I know my dad, but right now I'm puzzled

because I can't read him

and he's not really giving me any signs either.

I just I feel like

I'm in the relationship with them.

I'm so confused.

KIM: You put up your barriers and a little bit of protection.

So it might not be about you.

It might be about him.

Yeah. Gotcha.

WOMAN: # Hold me closer #

# Hold me closer #

TOM: My honest opinion is that talking with Dani

about her partner that passed away

could have been a little bit slower,

and it was a little bit intense.

I do feel she's vulnerable

and probably not ready

for anything further.

You're either into me or you're not.

But you're really, really hot.

And he might be thinking,

what the hell is this (BLEEP) hot woman want with me?

And then what? Just leave me in the ditch.

CHLOE: I can't believe that girl chats at a mature age

is exactly the same as our girl chats would be.

I'm just happy that we got one wedding out of this.

Kim and Shannon,

that is a beautiful situation you're in.

You guys are so cute together

REBECCA: Connected with him.

My daughter picked it.

Yes she did.

Yeah, there's something about him that I really liked.

He's a quality man.

He is.

But, you know, if you make it all the way...

Which you will.

Can we be bridesmaids?

I really want to be. Yeah, totally.

It's in Vegas, by the way.

Is it? Is the captain flying our plane?

He might be! Yeah. I know...

Cool.

(LAUGHTER)

I'm really happy with the direction Mum and Shannon are heading in.

The kids here in the bunker,

we all have a genuine reason

for bringing our parents on here,

and we just want to see them happy.

And it's nice being able to share that

with other people my age.

And that leaves Masi and Michelle,

who hit it off on their first date last night.

That was until Jesse sent his mum a message

warning her - Masi is a bad boy.

MICHELLE: Masi. You got a second for a chat?

JEESE: I'm protective of my family,

especially what mum's gone through

in her past relationships.

I'll always have her back.

So with Masi,

hopefully he's not hiding anything.

Oh, is she taking him for "the chat"?

The chat, chat.

Like the chat-of-all-chat chat.

Oh my gosh. Yeah.

That's alright.

I need to have a chat with Masi

about Jesse's message

and his thoughts on that,

and just sort of ask him why he's here,

what's his intentions here,

as my son's a little worried

about where this--

where this might lead.

Cheers. Cheers.

Yeah. MAN: Oh.

Oh, shit.

No hard feelings, mate. Yeah. No, that's cool.

WOMAN: Yeah. (LAUGHS)

Oh my God.

Dad has no idea what's coming. Nah.

If I could give my dad some advice,

it'd be to receive the information

that he gets from Michelle

with an open mind.

So I got a message from Jesse on the iPad.

A message, just to say hello.

He's watching everything.

He's got my back. Yeah.

And just to be careful with you,

Careful with me? Yeah.

He's heard you're a bit of a player.

Oh, yeah..?

They're watching more than we can see or what's going on.

Yeah. So... Yeah.

Where's your head at?

Well, I don't know.

Has he got something to be cautious about?

I don't think so.

No? No.

But like I said, like, to everybody

like, when I came here.

I've come in here with an open mind, open heart,

and I'm just rolling with everything

that's going on at the moment.

I'm enjoying talking to you.

I'm enjoying hanging out with you.

Yes. Yeah. That's cool.

You're here for the same reasons I'm here.

Yeah, absolutely. Yeah?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

But you are here to find a connection with somebody.

Yeah, I'm here to find a connection.

Yeah, absolutely.

Um...

I'm here to get to know everybody.

Yes. Of course. Yeah.

But when you first rocked up here,

I was just like, "Whoa".

"Boom. Wow". Yeah.

So that first impression to me.

Yeah. I like this girl.

Yeah. She looks interesting.

Sounds interesting.

Wow. Yeah, I was blown away.

If you get another message from Jesse again,

tell him not to worry about it.

He's the man in charge of me at the moment,

and he's seen me (BLEEP) up. Well... yeah.

I don't think he wants to (BLEEP) up.

I'm available.

(LAUGHS)

OK. OK.

Alright. Yeah.

I'm not sure what to think about that.

I feel like this is just starting.

We definitely have a connection there.

And I like him.

Yeah. So...

I'm... I'm just waiting.

REBECCA: Come on. Cabana.

Get in the cabana. Nah, I don't wanna...

Far out.

JESSE: I don't think Masi denied it.

Said that he was here for the right reasons.

Which I sort of believed because

Mum obviously put him on the spot.

But I feel like the end of the day, they are attracted to each other,

so fingers crossed it all pans out.

Time will tell with this one.

But time is a precious thing when it comes to finding love.

After all, you never know what might be around the corner.

MAN: # Show me what your cookin #

# Oh, let me see them moves #

What kind of guy do you even want?

Like... Someone was good values.

Yeah. Morals.

Honesty. Yeah.

Intelligent.

Handsome. Yeah.

This is Nadia, my mother.

She has five children,

and she had me at a very young age.

So she spent most of her life,

you know, raising children.

So now it's time for her to get out there,

meet someone new, become vulnerable again.

Because after being divorced

and then having kids and stuff,

you kind of create a shell.

That's why I've nominated her for this.

I am so nervous.

More nervous than I was on my wedding day.

Oh my God.

Well, I was married for 16 years.

It was hectic.

Not just because we had five kids.

When you go through divorce and everything,

you put that wall up.

It's scary being vulnerable

and letting that person in.

And you never know.

You just hope he's got the same intentions as me.

Love you.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

MICHELLE: Woah!

Oh my god!

NADIA: Now it's time for me to get serious

and find someone to share my life with.

So I'm putting it out there.

I'm looking for a husband.

Not just a boyfriend.

KIM: What's happening!?

She's gorgeous.

BEC: I know she's ridiculous.

She was just, like, jaw dropping.

I was like, "Whoa".

Masi, go for it. Go on.

That's yours, isn't it?

Look at Bossy. Hello.

(LAUGHTER)

CHLOE: She is a glamazonian...

Oh, yeah. ..goddess.

I'm here.

(LAUGHS)

Masi and I were pretty excited.

Doesn't mean I'm a player.

Ohh!

Coming up...

Whoo!

Get out...

CHELSEA: No!

A second bombshell arrives...

WOMAN: And the body's out there.

Like, seriously.

I'm taking this one for a chat.

One set of undercover kids calls time

on the world's most awkward date.

Oh, he is shitting himself.

Would you sleep with somebody on the first date?

No. How about you?

I'd say yes.

And will Captain Ben

make his move on Bec?

(SHOUTING)

Just as things seem to be settling.

A new fox has entered the henhouse.

And that fox

goes by the name of Nadia.

Hey, Masi. Nice to meet you, Masi.

How are you? I'm good.

I think Nadia caused a lot

of attention as she walked in.

Masi and Boss were giving each other a bit of a look.

Going, "Yes!"

Oh.

MAN: Oh, man. So funny.

JESSE: I think mum would have been disappointed seeing that.

Mum and Masi had a really good connection.

I'm real nervous

with what could happen, eh.

It's game on now, isn't it? She's beautiful?

She's beautiful.

My first impressions of Nadia was...

Wow. (LAUGHS)

So I could only imagine

what the guys were thinking.

Masi. You're going to go for it, are you?

What!? No...

Harper, do you think your dad could maybe be interested?

HARPER: Yeah.

Oh, yeah. Absolutely.

MICHELLE: I was concerned with it

Masi and I just started a connection.

Nobody belongs to me.

But I'm hoping we get another date, another chat.

It's so beautiful here, though.

DANI: Isn't it nice? Pretty.

Fell like someone's getting married or something?

Yeah, that could be you.

Just have to find the husband.

I know.

Nadia...

I mean, like, her entrance

was just like... "What?"

Very stunning. Very... Yeah.

Like drop dead gorgeous.

And she's not too far from me either,

like, an hour away,

so I'm pretty stoked.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

A new mum in the retreat

means a new kid in the bunker.

I'm Harper. I'm Mona. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Oh my God. How cool is this?

WOMAN: Yeah.

I'll sit next to you. Yeah. Come sit next to me.

Oh, my God, everyone's parents look so beautiful.

What's your mum's type?

Oh, she...

She likes a tall man.

Boss is out of the ring.

(LAUGHTER)

I might want to get you real name.

Oh, we're going to call you boss man?

Yeah, just boss man works.

I should have said I'm boss lady.

Well you are.

Someone's got to take the title. Somebody? Yeah...

We're a bit messy. It won't be us.

One particular guy that caught my eye.

He's...

Dark and handsome.

(LAUGHS)

And that guy is Masi.

What does your mum try and avoid in guys?

Snobby guys.

Guys that really like cocky guys that are like...

Oh, no...

Like, they know that they're good looking, but they're like

over the top, you know? Are you watching out for that?

Yeah, definitely 100%.

So you want her to go for the opposite?

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm going to like make sure that she's like, you know,

even if she sees a guy, she's like, "Oh yeah, he's cool".

If I think he's... You're like ah-ah-ah uh-ah.

Yeah, I'm like. Hmmmm. Put her back in line.

Literally, yeah.

I think there'll be another.

You reckon it'll be another girl or boy?

MASI: Another girl.

TOM: Three... Two... One...

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

So if I were to hold hands with somebody, how would you feel?

Good.

Hand on the leg. Is that OK?

Yeah. Yeah.

What if I was to smooch someone?

Yuck. (LAUGHS)

That's disgusting.

(LAUGHTER)

I'm nominating mum because

she does a lot of long hours.

Being a nurse, she's always looking after us

like her self last, everybody else first.

Look, I don't meet anyone through work.

I'm up at the local cafe every morning.

There's a load of tradies,

but no one my age.

It would be nice to find somebody

that I can go and do things with and, you know,

eventually fall in love with

and live my days out

with somebody that's compatible. Yeah.

Do you think that

you're too quick to judge?

Probably sometimes I do.

Maybe if I've met somebody

who's maybe 5'10" or 5'11"

I've gone, "Nah said you were

"six foot and you're not".

Maybe I should have given them more time

and worn flat shoes.

Go for who you are after.

Go for it. Go for it.

Why not? Yeah.

Well, if it doesn't work... BOTH: ..we're back to square one.

Love you. Find me a good step dad.

I'm here to find love.

And I think too many people go for just the physical side.

TOM: Woah! Hello. WOMAN: No way!

WOMAN 2: We are totally screwed.

I don't think anybody is perfect,

but I do believe in a perfect match.

No! WOMAN: Oh my God.

WOMAN 2: She's fit.

(CHEERING)

And the body's out there!

DANI: Nice to meet you. Welcome.

JANINE: Thank god I'm here.

SARAH: It's my dad's type to a tee. Really?

WOMAN: Look at you. Boys are going, "Yeah".

SIMMO: Janine is the type of person

I would gravitate towards.

She's tall, she's blonde,

she's tanned, and she's super attractive.

I'm taking this one for a chat.

(LAUGHTER)

I was like, wow, she's stunning.

And she's definitely Dad's cup of tea.

And it's exciting because,

you know, dad hasn't had

the best of luck so far.

So maybe this is his...

..his Cinderella.

Simmo. Simmo.

How are you? Hello Simmo.

Geez youse are hot aren't youse?

I'm Boss. Hello.

Nice to meet you. You too.

Not only Nadia caught my eye,

but also Janine sort of blew me away.

Like, seriously.

She was just long legs, blonde, tall.

Wouldn't want to be with someone

short like me.

DANI: Again, why have we got good looking people here.

You are good looking too. No I'm not.

I'm just a little hobbit. Yes you are.

Just looking for a compliment.

Anyone want to give me one?

I love the 'Lord of The Rings'.

Is that the compliment?

ALL: Oh. Oooh...

ALL: Hello.

TIARN: Hello. Welcome, welcome.

Hi. I'm Harper.

Nice to meet you. Tiarn, by the way.

KIM: I've gotta look after our new ladies.

KATE: All the new mums

have certainly set some tails wagging,

but not Shannon's.

He's hardly let go of Kim's hand.

Ooh. A man that takes charge.

Shannon did reassure me with his actions.

He grabbed my hand and he was showing

a visual display of...

Yeah, this is the girl that

I'm investing in at the moment.

That was very sweet of you, grabbing my hand.

Were you kind of making a statement then?

Yes. To the new people?

No to you. Or just... just to me?

Yeah.

You are so sweet.

Let's go mingle. What do you think? Sure.

Girls, are you coming over here?

We would like to talk to the gentlemen if it's OK.

We're just going to go and cry in the corner.

It's OK, it's OK, everyone.

REBECCA: When you are

in that situation

and they throw in

beautiful women into the mix.

Of course, we all feel vulnerable

and... and second guess ourselves.

MASI: OK, so you're both in here.

What's what are you hoping to get out of this?

Husband.

(LAUGHTER)

WOMAN: She's straight to the point.

PAXTON: What'd she say? Husband.

I'm ready.

JANINE: Yeah. Well, I'm here for a genuine connection.

I have been married twice,

and I'm not opposed to being married again.

First impressions.

All very nice.

All nice looking.

If I do find I have a spark with a gentleman,

I will let that gentleman know.

I won't be shy

if I do find a connection.

And the craziest thing is we all have like

our... what we want in our head.

Like, this is my ideal man or my ideal female,

but you never know where that's going to go.

Well, it's up to your kids.

It's up to your children... MAN: It's not up to you.

They're going to make all the decisions?

ALL: Yeah.

Nadia is stunningly beautiful.

Like she's stunning.

Like, jaw droppingly stunning.

And Nadia, being a strong, confident woman,

I'm really attracted to that.

And I'm looking forward to, like,

getting to know her a little bit more.

Coming up...

..two new dates for the boys.

Leave Michelle and Dani reeling.

MICHELLE: It's tough to process everything

in such a short amount of time.

It's, um...

Yeah, it's uncomfortable and weird.

And...

The one that I struggle with for Dani is...

like, I do like slim women and nice boobs.

MASI: Yeah.

So, Brandon, what's going on?

I saw something pretty upsetting.

Ease up mate.

It honestly made me angry hearing that.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

With two new glamazons in the retreat,

heads have not only been turned,

minds are spinning.

Who do you like from the new girls?

(LAUGHS)

You have a preference.

No, no, no, no. I don't.

They're both absolutely stunning.

Yeah. But for me,

I've been through that stunning shit, you know?

Like, is that what you're looking for?

And your arrivals are going

to shake up the retreat big time.

It's going to be so exciting.

I know Chloe would be looking at me going,

"Dad, stop looking at all the glitz and the glamour.

"Don't just get caught up in all the looks."

So yeah, definitely wanted

to get to know them more.

I like spending time with Dani

and I'd definitely spend more time with her.

But if another guy walks in...

Yeah, ..and he's whatever age

and he's amazing and Dani wanted to get to meet him,

I'm not going to hold her back and go,

"Hey, hey, hey, what about us?"

Yeah. And I'm trying to get to know

the other girls as well.

Yeah, yeah.

BRANDON: Hearing Boss say that he was pulling back from mum,

I was so sure

coming into the retreat

that I was going to be able to help mum find love.

And I thought we were off

to a really good start with Boss.

But the waters have been muddied.

ALL: Ooooh!

Let's go.

MAN (READING): Mona and Tiarn, welcome to The Bunker.

WOMAN (READING) You must now pick a date

for your mum's.

The pressure's on. The pressure is on.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Mona, as you arrived first

you get first pick.

ALL: Oooh!

Mum's a one of a kind.

She deserves the best.

She spends most of her life raising children.

She needs to find someone

that can, you know,

do life with her, have fun with her,

go on adventures, and just kind of

be like her best friend.

You know, that's what she's here for.

To find love.

It's very important

to choose someone that she likes.

OK.

For Mum's first date.

I'm going to pick...

Masi.

Good choice. WOMAN: Yeah.

I think that my mum and him could possibly have chemistry.

I think that he's my mum's type, that's why.

MAN: Fair enough. WOMAN: Cool.

WOMAN (READING): Tiarn, please now make your choice.

WOMAN: Oh my God. MAN: No pressure.

I would have normally picked for Mum...

..Masi.

But second pick...

I would say, is Boss.

Which is also my dog's name, so she'll love that.

(LAUGHTER)

CHLOE: She's gonna love that.

TIARN: I chose Boss to go

on a date with my mum

because he was quite a funny guy.

Mum's a very outgoing person and she needs somebody

that's funny and they can

bounce off each other.

How tall is he?

CHLOE: Like my height, five foot nine.

TIARN: OK. That's good. That's alright.

A little bit shorter.

If she's gonna have heels on, he's gonna be like,

"Hello. Nice to meet you."

(LAUGHTER)

You know what they say.

A short man casts a long shadow Janine.

WOMAN: We've got a new message.

KIM: So... Nadia and Janine, your kids have been watching

and have chosen a date for you tonight.

Like already?

NADIA: Not mucking around.

(LAUGHTER)

KIM: So, Nadia, it's time to head out

on a romantic date with...

..Masi.

WOMAN: You're already sitting together.

MAN: Nice. Nice.

MICHELLE: It's tough to process everything

in such a short amount of time.

It's um... Yeah.

For Masi to go straight out on a date with someone new

has been a bit uncomfortable and a bit weird,

but I am fine.

Janine...

Your daughter has also chosen a date for you.

Yeah. Boss.

(CHEERING)

Boss. You are the man.

Didn't know who Boss was.

(LAUGHS)

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

DANI: And I'm feeling a little bit fragile.

My gut is as dead as a doornail.

Now, there's nothing

talking to me right now.

JANINE: I'm going with Boss!

DANI: I was a little bit quiet

in self-preservation mode over here.

JANINE: Boss has got

really nice blue eyes.

He's got a really nice smile.

Potentially not quite tall enough

for what I was looking for.

See what happens.

I'm going on a date with Nadia.

I'm pretty stoked.

Absolutely stoked.

Michelle and I vibe on a--

on a really, really good level,

but I'm really looking forward to seeing

how this develops with Nadia.

MAN: # Don't worry about the future #

As Masi and Nadia arrive for dinner,

their two undercover kids

are sneaking through the restaurant back door,

armed with the power to influence their parents first date.

OK, here we go.

Going to be interesting.

Very...

Love. To Love.

They actually look really cute together. Yeah.

OK, so when you walked through, what were your impressions?

Everyone was lovely. Yeah.

And you were alright.

(LAUGHS)

I'm just kidding. Wow.

(LAUGHS)

Well, I must admit like,

I'm like, "Oh, well he's nice, you know?"

Look at me blushing.

Oh my God, I'm giggling

like a child. Like a little girl.

Like a teenager.

(LAUGHS)

No, I'm just kidding.

But talk to me about you.

I'm just looking for somebody that's calm.

Down to earth.

Somebody that I can talk to and, like,

make some good memories with.

You know what I mean? That's amazing.

What are you looking for?

In a man? In a man.

Oh, loyalty.

Yeah. Honesty.

These are, like, my top... That's your priority?

Priority. Yeah.

Are you...

Can't you tell now?

He's very open. Yeah.

Yeah. Mum as well. She seems very open.

Very comfortable. Yeah.

Why do you think, Mona, set us up with a date?

Mona knows what I like.

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

Yes I do.

Mona knows I've been a bit closed off...

..pretty much for the last how many years.

How many years? Too long.

I've been divorced since 2014.

What do you think was stopping you

from getting into a relationship earlier?

Family.

Family.

Because had a lot on my plate.

I've got one child with special needs.

I gave my kids everything, my all.

Like everything I do, I like to keep one hundred percent.

So raising my kids was my project.

My boy with special needs.

And he will always need me.

Do you think now is the time that you can give one hundred percent?

I think I am ready.

I'm not saying my job is done,

but I feel it's my time.

Yeah, it's your time. Right?

Yeah. Yeah. So that's why I'm here?

Yeah. OK, cool.

It sounds like this is a really big step for your mum.

It is. Yeah.

It's really cool to see how ready she is.

Oh my God. Oh, no.

Do you want to end the date here?

No, no. No, no, no.

That's a hard no. That ain't happening.

Or... Or. OK.

Do you want to send in conversation starters

to spice things up?

This is interesting.

Let's let's throw some conversation starters in

to spice things up.

Oh, yeah.

And like, the text that you get also.

The influence for you.

Oh, wow. Open it up.

So who at the retreat do you find

the most attractive?

The most attractive?

Yeah. Well, you're in the retreat now,

so it's you.

Flattered...

That was smooth. No bad.

He was quick with it.

OK. Would you sleep with somebody

on the first date?

No.

I don't even have to think about it.

Straight up. Not for me. No?

Definite, no? No.

Because connection is important to me.

How about you?

I'd say yes, and I'll tell you why.

OK.

I think if you've been talking to this person

and the connection is absolute.

OK...

I'd say yes.

But they'd have to be that vibe together,

that banter together,

that connection together.

Yeah.

But like that's... Connection is important.

Yeah, absolutely.

His answer makes me nervous,

but he was good at explaining

in details about himself.

He wasn't vague,

so I respected that.

Thank you.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Enjoy. Thank you.

Grazie.

That's amazing. You want to try it?

You ready? Yeah.

That's it.

Oh, man. Yeah.

It's beautiful.

The way he was talking to me...

That's good, right?

The way his body language was...

..he was really paying attention.

And he was really connected.

There could be something, you know?

Yeah. I don't think I'm imagining it.

I think he likes me, I like him.

Well, that was amazing.

That was awesome.

A beautiful first date. Thank you so much.

Nadia and I...

we're connecting on a lot of levels

and ticking a lot of boxes.

She's a beautiful, beautiful woman.

Not only the way that she looks,

but just a really genuine,

beautiful woman inside.

As Boss gets ready for his date

with new arrival Janine,

he's beginning to realise just how tangled things have become.

I think if I connect with Janine

on our date,

I don't think Dani will feel great.

Hopefully she understands that it's out of my control

and her control.

Sort of concerned that

she may be a bit fragile,

and I just don't want to hurt her either.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. I don't think it'll be great.

So how's your day been?

DANI: I feel like Boss was not talking to me today,

so I'm like, did old girl come on too strong?

WOMAN: # I know the day would come when we would say #

# Goodbye #

All that banter that we had yesterday

was just gone today.

And I'm like, "Damn, like, where did you go?"

I've kind of...

I've retreated a little bit today.

(SOBS) Maybe I'm too fragile

for these situations.

BRANDON: It's not easy thing to react to.

Look, you might be,

but I don't think so.

I don't think I'm strong.

And now I'm like, why am I even, like, worried?

You are strong.

You're strong for turning up, waking up.

You are.

You're just having a moment?

But I don't want to rely on someone else

making me happy or unhappy.

Like...

I don't know. You just find someone that you go,

"Oh, that's my spirit animal there."

Yeah. And you're like,

"Oh, I feel a bit alive again.

"I feel a bit like myself again."

It is. Yeah. It's intense.

WOMAN: # Now your eyes are colder than December #

# The fire is out #

# It's just a dying ember #

I saw a tiny glimpse

of who I used to be.

And then I'm like, now I'm like,

my walls are back up again.

CHLOE: It was hard watching the conversation.

I was feeling really sick about it.

I mean, she's being vulnerable

to us kids as well because,

you know, they know

that we're watching.

So I'd say it was-- it was hard.

You can't pretend that, OK.

It's time I'm here. I've decided.

This is it. I'm moving on.

I've tried to be strong for, like,

four years, and I'm not.

I'm not strong.

I just pretend I'm strong.

Brandon is going to be upset that I'm upset.

Yeah.

BRANDON: I feel a bit helpless

sitting on another side of the screen.

I want to tell her,

"Don't retreat. I want you to put yourself out there

"to feel love again."

Whether or not this is going to work between Mum and Boss,

she has every capability

of finding love

and making connections with people.

It's just hard to see that she's

retreating back into herself again,

and that's the last thing

I want for her.

This is all too much.

It's a lot. Yeah.

I want her to be happy.

(INAUDIBLE)

(AIRY MUSIC)

Oooh!

So tonight's date with Boss.

It would be nice just to actually

find out all about him

and just see where things go from there.

Oh my goodness. TIARN: There they are.

TOM: There you go. Thank you.

Look at that chair pull out.

TOM: Lovely. Thank you.

Well, cheers. OK.

Cheers.

Cheers to us. Date number one.

Oh, I don't know about that for you.

What? Oh... (LAUGHS)

Oh, he is shitting himself.

OK, so when dad gets nervous,

he gets like, sweat.

And he gets this one vein that will pop up on his forehead.

He needs his anti-shine cream.

So tell me. Yes.

How was this morning?

Nerve wracking.

Really? Yeah, yeah.

You're walking in and the swimmers and the big...

Yeah, yeah... Yeah.

And your daughter's here?

Yeah, she's here... With you.

She's over with your daughter, Chloe.

Yeah. She got us here.

Yeah, I know, I know...

You like her choice.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, yeah.

How good. And the name...

Her dog's name is Boss? Yeah.

I don't know if that's a compliment or not.

Yeah. He's, um, he's a he's a good dog.

Is he? (LAUGHS)

Wait. What's the dog?

He is a good dog. An American bully.

What's his name? Boss.

I wasn't joking.

I'm dead set.

TOM: So why would you come into the retreat?

Has your dating life been... Crap.

Crap.

Straight questions.

This is really good.

So you were married for how long?

Married the first time -

I was with him for 20 years,

and then I got married again.

You like the whole fairytale marriage and...

Yeah. I actually like being married.

I'd get married again.

This is a really awkward date.

Do you think that your mum's asked many questions?

That's what I was just thinking.

No. Not really.

TOM: So do you ah... You said you love the country.

Hmm.

Rural country. Mind the city.

Just for a visit. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Just want to page into Dad and be like,

"Dad, shut up and see if she asks you a question."

Ready?

Come on.

(LIGHT MUSIC)

Did you go to school in Sydney?

No. Oh, he's just asking...

..and asking.

(GLITCHY SOUND EFFECT) Oh my goodness.

Do you want to send in conversation starters to spice things up?

Oh. Or...

Do you want to end the date here?

Oh.

I don't think that date's gone amazingly anyway.

No. OK.

And if it's--

Questions that I'm not sure how Dad's going to answer,

I prefer we just leave it.

Yeah. Yeah, I think we should just end it.

Yeah. OK.

Influence activated.

WOMAN: I have a message for you.

Oh. Just touch the screen.

Here we go.

Boss, please collect your things

as your taxi for one has arrived.

Guess that's good bye.

It's a great night.

Thank you. I'll see you again.

Yes. Maybe.

(WHISTLES)

That tells me that either

my daughter wasn't happy,

Boss's daughter Chloe wasn't happy,

or the lady that

he went on a date with

last night's child was not happy.

I think I could have had

a conversation with myself

and it might have been more fun.

WOMAN: # What makes this heart beat faster? #

With Janine deserted before dessert.

Back at the retreat,

Ben and Bec are getting toasty by the fire

and Shannon is giving Kim his full attention.

Cheers. Cheers.

Tell me something. How do you feel when

those other girls came into the place?

I felt for them immediately.

I felt for them and I wanted them to feel comfortable.

But you see, now, Masi and Boss go off on dates.

Yeah, I did see that.

I won't lie, it was nice that I didn't get called up.

Yeah, well, I think you made sure

you didn't get called up, didn't you?

Yeah. You smart boy you.

(LAUGHTER)

I just held your hand cause I thought...

..our girls would see it.

Showing them, uh-huh.

Yeah. This man's, like,

got an interest over here right now.

Oh my God...

Dad you menace.

I mean, it's only been a day,

and I'd loved the connection we've had.

Yeah. It's good.

I think you feel it in here, you know?

You know, in here and here.

I think so.

(GASPS)

That makes me really happy.

Does it make you happy? It makes me really happy.

Like I'm giddy for them.

I'm like, "Oh, my God."

You can tell they've got...

There's some sparks

flying in the air. A lot of chemistry there.

WOMAN: Yeah. For sure.

Can I just say, like, those two mums

that walked in are like stunning - absolute bombshells.

Yes, definitely.

Oh my god.

So the fact that he's... he just pulled back

like she would really feel so reassured.

SARAH: Yeah, yeah.

KIM: You're stepping up. Am I?

Yeah, that was a nice gesture.

Kim is an absolute catch,

absolute catch.

And the more I spend with her, the more I see that.

And we've had a great connection.

Yeah, I'm pretty happy.

You're a quality man.

Kate. Quality, dad.

Thanks. (LAUGHS)

I'm always drawn to a guy

that pays attention to my needs,

and he's really excelling in that area.

He's, like, ticking the boxes

all the way right now.

See you later - another time.

Masi and Nadia also seem to have ticked some boxes

following their first date.

MAN: You have to tell us all about it.

NADIA: Oh my God. It was amazing.

Good? MASI: Great. Yeah.

Absolutely.

This Italian restaurant.

WOMAN: Oooh... It was really romantic.

It was really cool. It was nice.

MICHELLE: Nadia and Masi looked very happy.

I tend to overthink things

and get a bit anxious.

And I might take a back step or put a wall up or something,

but I will keep being me.

And hopefully...

..that will be enough.

Over at the bunker, Harper and Mona are back

to give the other kids the lowdown on how their parents date went.

MAN: Welcome back. How was the date?

MONA: It looked like it went really well.

HARPER: It looked like it went really well.

SARAH: And so you think there's a connection there?

Obviously it's still early stages.

We don't know yet, but walked in

and they had chemistry and they were like,

you know, talking back and forth.

But it wasn't like just compliments, compliments...

It was like they got deep. They talked about like

each other's lives and like... They were able to have

a conversation. Did they bounce off each other?

Yeah. Yeah. It's a really good start.

Yeah.

Do you think there's still a possibility for Masi and Michelle?

Yeah. It's not like Michelle is

out of the picture or whatever, but,

yeah, dad's interested in just meeting everyone

and see how it goes.

He's used to having options, isn't he?

JESSE: I'm a bit disappointed for Mum.

It's like you've just sort of

started to form a connection

with someone,

and then they've gone on a date

with someone else,

and I obviously don't want her getting hurt.

So I really hope Masi and Mum have a chat about it

and yeah,

see sort of where each other sit

with the whole situation.

He's umm. He's nice.

Very cute.

KIM: Do you think he's into you?

NADIA: Unless he's a good actor.

He seemed like he was into to me.

So, you know.

He's such a gentleman.

Like when he puts his hand behind you, he's like.

Yeah, I mean, like, "Oh, god, you're good."

(LAUGHTER)

Yeah.

This could be the end of the connection with Masi, definitely.

I'd be disappointed because I feel like this is just starting.

SIMMO: What a difference a day makes you know?

I won't stop now.

Hopefully we get another chance to

keep it moving and just see

where it heads.

As the evening draws to a close,

Boss has just arrived in his taxi for one

following his date with Janine.

Hey, Boss.

(CHEERING)

MAN: Where's Janine?

MAN: Hello. Welcome back.

Thank you. WOMAN: Did you leave without her?

Where is Janine?

I got sent home. WOMAN: Hey.

If anyone would get sent out, it would be you.

We were doing dinner and I got an iPad and it said,

"Boss, the date is now over."

Please leave and get into the taxi by yourself.

MASI: No, shut up.

CHLOE: We... We had to end the date.

Oh, really? WOMAN: And why'd you stop it?

From my perspective.

I'm so lost.

Dad was asking all the questions, and, like,

we weren't really sure whether it was, like, nerves or not.

MAN: A bit rattled.

Yeah, but that vein was popping out again.

TOM: The real interesting part

for me was...

..Janine probably looks like women

that I would normally go with,

as in fit and slim,

and Dani has the personality

that I love.

So I did sit there at dinner

just thinking, you know,

it's a real conundrum here about,

you know, this wouldn't be as boring if Dani was here.

JANINE: The date was going awkwardly.

I think he's an attractive man,

but I wouldn't say I'm like...

"Oh, that's somebody, I pursue."

There she is.

Hello. DANI: You look beautiful.

JANINE: I got dumped.

We thought... WOMAN: Oh, my God!

(OVERLAPPING CONVERSATION)

DANI: I don't think Janine is Boss's type.

I'm not going to give up on

the connection

that I've got with Boss.

If he needs some space,

he's absolutely going to be given that from me.

Next move is no move.

Ball's in his court.

Coming up.

Michelle confronts Masi head on.

I do know how this is playing out,

and I don't like it.

(CALM MUSIC)

It's the morning after the two new mums arrival.

Massey's had a lot of thinking to do about where he stands

with Michelle following his date with Nadia.

The date with Nadia last night

was was a step up.

I'm lucky I've met two beautiful women.

But I'd really like to explore

and get to know Nadia further.

I need to go and have a chat

with Michelle.

Oh. Hello again.

Hey. How are you?

Alright, let's go and have a chat.

I just really want to get to know

what her gut feeling is about this.

Morning. Hey.

How are you? How did you sleep?

Everything alright?

No no, no, no, I don't sleep too well.

Yeah, I think there was... Just working out...

Yeah, there was a lot of things going on.

Yeah.

WOMAN: # Who am I gonna be when you set me free? #

But, you know, like, how do you see things playing out now?

# ..chains that you make for me #

Yesterday, it was a little bit...

Everything sort of just happened really quickly,

and it was just put so much in the spotlight...

Yeah. Full on.

which, you know what, in the long run,

it's good - you had to deal with it.

It's like, OK, you can't go, "I'll do that in a minute."

No, let's just deal with it. Yeah.

So... But, that's the thing.

Like, you know how this is playing out, right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I do know how this is playing out

and I don't like it.

I don't. I don't like this at all.

I feel very anxious right now

that I'm being played and there's a triangle going on.

I don't even want to be a part of, you know, all of this stuff.

I'm not here to ruffle feathers.

Look, we had a connection at the start,

and it was fantastic.

And it's just like,

"Oh, OK, where's that connection going to go now?"

So then you're on this date, which was-- it's unfortunate

because things would have played out with us.

Well yeah. Yeah.

For me, it's making connections with people

and seeing where they go from there, you know?

It's not me being a player or, you know,

chatting up other women in here.

I'm definitely disappointed.

We're only in here for a short time and we did have a connection.

That's kind of... sad.

(INTENSE MUSIC)

GRACIE: Oooh.

MASI: OK.

Join the crew. Join the crew.

Ooooh.

WOMAN: How does that make you feel, Jesse?

She obviously likes him. And she's genuine, too.

Like she's not just saying it, like you can tell.

Yeah, it's disappointing, but again, I can't control it.

Yeah. I just don't want Mum

to sort of be hurt by this.

Mum deserves love.

She's sacrificed a lot, as most parents do.

That's all I want for her.

While Masi's drawn a line

under his early connection with Michelle.

Pilot Ben is about to take one step forward

in cementing his with Bec.

So the thing is, Bec,

I've been thinking about this since we moved...

..moved into this house.

Yes. What did you...

There's this perception that, you know,

you've got to run around,

you're going to meet everybody and everybody

and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

But sometimes you just don't need to.

Awww.

GRACIE: I pegged you right.

I think even if Gracie hadn't picked you in the end,

I would have picked you for sure 100%.

But then I worry--

would have you picked me?

Absolutely. You would have.

Of course. Oh, God.

We're going... We're going to get to Kissing Stage.

Wait for the right moment.

I know, but it's in my head now.

Oh...

BEN: I don't think they're ever going to be able to do it.

Because they keep sort of bringing it up and going,

"Yeah. We should... Yeah, we'll get a moment."

There's something very real here, isn't there?

Absolutely.

Yeah.

Look, at me, I'm all giddy.

ALL: Oooh!

C'mon, c'mon.

Ooh!

Oh.

Oh no!

Bless.

Oh. (LAUGHS)

I-- I'm dating a pilot.

Oh, my God.

I'm dating a pilot.

Oh.

In the real world,

Ben and I probably

wouldn't run in the same circles.

So there's this wonderful unfolding

of getting to know each other,

and it's lovely.

He's a beautiful man.

He's off the market, ladies.

It's super awkward to see my mum

on the couch with Ben, but it was really beautiful to see.

Ah, reassured her.

And it was so sweet seeing it

from my end and just being like,

"OK, she's fine, she's happy."

MAN: # And we dive back into love, love, love, love #

# And we dive back into love #

MASI: My heritage is Norwegian and Fijian.

My dad is really fair.

That's probably where the coloured eyes come.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's a different, different sort of mix.

(INAUDIBLE) I know, I can see.

You know, I only started wearing sunscreen

a few weeks ago.

Yeah. I'm African.

I think there's still that connection

between myself and Masi.

So how are you going here? Like, how are you feeling?

Day three for you.

Day three for me is OK.

OK. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It would be nice to know a bit more.

He needs to give a bit more

to keep me interested.

It's a big mix. Yeah.

But everybody's like... Connect at the same time.

Yeah, yeah, I like it.

Yeah. He needs to step it up.

Come on, game on. (LAUGHS)

So you were brought up Muslim?

Yeah. Muslim yeah. Islam?

Yeah. Ever had a drink in your life?

Alcohol? Yeah. No.

Wow. Yeah.

No smoking, no drinking.

Nothing. Yeah.

I'm an angel. Yeah.

I'm an angel.

(LAUGHTER)

I'm quite headstrong.

If I make up my mind.

This is not for me.

I just say, "Nah, that's not for me."

It doesn't... I don't get easily tempted.

What do you think about dating a Christian?

Uh, I don't know.

I don't know.

Yeah. You don't know or you're not sure?

It's easier when you're are the same religion.

There are certain things that I want to live by, right?

Is that like one of your non-negotiables?

I wouldn't say I wouldn't date a Christian.

I would date the Christian.

I'm open to it,

because you never know where that's going to go.

Right.

WOMAN: Harper, is your dad Christian?

HARPER: Yeah, most Fijians are.

But dad really respects Islam.

It's like a really big thing.

Yeah. We identify as Muslim.

If she was walking in the street, you wouldn't be like,

"Oh, that's a Muslim woman."

You know, you wouldn't really know."

But obviously like it's still a big thing because like,

her family's very strict.

Dad, he did convert for my mum when they married.

Yeah, he was a Christian.

He converted.

She would prefer to obviously be with someone who is Muslim,

or someone who accepts Islam and understands it,

rather than be with someone who doesn't understand at all.

With our cultural and religious life

being so strong.

I guess it's something they have to discuss

if they want to move forward,

if they want to, you know,

make this a long term thing.

MASI: So what do you think?

Would you go on a second date with me?

100%, yeah. Yeah?

Is this is our second date? This is our second date.

Our second date. Nice.

And the third date?

And fourth.

(LAUGHS)

And the fifth. Before you know it'll be 20th date.

Yeah.

She's flirty.

Coming up.

No one wants to be the prick

that upsets the widow.

And I'm the prick?

Yeah... You tick five out of ten boxes.

Boss does more than just

upset the widow.

As shallow as it is.

I do like to fit women and slim women.

I'd love to have a chat to Nadia more.

I think he's being sarcastic. No.

No, I definitely would.

Oh, OK. Never mind.

I just want to know what he's doing.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

After a morning of dancing around each other,

Boss and Dani have finally decided they need to clear the air.

What's happening dude?

Nothing. What dramatic stuff's going on now

that I don't know about?

Nothing dramatic.

I just wanted to have a chat because everyone keeps saying,

"Oh, you guys were bantering like crazy when you first got here,

"and then it's just died in the ass."

And I was like, "Yeah, it has."

It's probably, part of it's me.

And I don't know if part of it's you.

You're still at a vulnerable stage.

I have this great fear after everything

you've been through and you're just coming good.

And I'm the prick.

Yeah, I get that.

No. No one wants to be the prick that upsets the widow.

It's not a title

anyone wants to hold Oooh, that word.

The reason I've backed off

is I wouldn't go any further unless I was right into it.

Yeah.

And because I'm thinking to myself, you know,

she ticks five out of ten boxes.

My therapist was spot on.

She was like,

"You've got to have five non-negotiables."

and if they don't take them, she said, "Tom, you move on."

No.

I've said to the guys, you know,

I said, "I've got a good connection with Dani."

but I don't know if it's a full romantic one

and it probably isn't.

If you guys want to talk,

I don't want you to think we can't talk to Boss's girl.

And I knew I was at 48.5%.

I thought if I get to 51.

The odds are...

Better. Yeah.

Got it.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's the thing...

That hurts.

Ohhh.

Like everything he says,

I just know Mum would find that hard to hear.

CHLOE: I'm definitely annoyed at Dad.

The conversation didn't play out the way I would have liked.

They've got such great banter.

They've got such a great connection.

I think Dani's a great woman for dad.

I just want to know what he's doing.

Because Boss's own daughter can't understand where his head's at.

So after the two new girls walking in.

How is your connection with Dani?

It's tough.

And look, I'm always honest

and I don't want to be a chauvinistic male,

but the one that I struggle with for Dani is like,

I do like fit women

and slim women and nice boobs.

Yeah, absolutely.

That's sort of-- that's sort of my thing.

As shallow as it is, it's definitely my thing.

She's not into fitness, you know,

not big into the health.

I'd like someone--

They don't have to be crazy.

They don't have to win Miss Universe.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's just been something I've been brought up--

I always think they've got a lack of discipline or whatever.

ALL: Oh.

MAN: Oh my god.

There's anybody else in the retreat

you'd like to date or you think you'd like to date?

Well, this is controversial because you're here.

(LAUGHS)

No, I mean, I'd love to have a chat to Nadia more.

(LAUGHS)

CHLOE: I think he's being sarcastic.

No.

No, no, I definitely would.

Oh, OK. Never mind.

Unclench your fist will you.

(LAUGHS)

Relax...

Because I actually had a quick chat to her

and I didn't know

she was full on into doing marathon running and all that.

Yeah.

And when you were speaking to her...

you're looking at me - "Really?"

All these guys are taking over my chicks.

(LAUGHTER)

WOMAN: That's really hard to watch.

How are you feeling, Brandon? Are you alright?

WOMAN: Yeah. You OK?

My-- My stepfather

was a dual Olympian.

Like he was in the taekwondo,

Ninja Warrior.

And mum did a lot of fitness stuff with him

and enjoyed doing that with him.

Just to hear stuff like that,

I don't think it's a very nice thing

to hear about your own mum.

Boss dismisses Mum based on like

a hobby and a lifestyle choice.

That's quite upsetting.

I think that Mum values a bit more in life than just fitness,

because I think us

as a family have known

really well that life is so short.

I've got walls up.

I said I wasn't going to cry today.

KIM: You're brave being here.

I just don't like being vulnerable.

But here I am

being (BLEEP) vulnerable.

One of my fears coming in here

was that my situation

of losing my husband

was going to be too much.

It's a lot of emotional baggage.

The thing is, I can go so long without thinking about him.

And now I'm here

and I'm thinking about him,

like, what's going on there?

Maybe I'm not ready. Yeah, yeah.

Everyone that knew him just loved him

so much, he was like, oh my God.

It was a big loss for a lot of people.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

What did he die of?

If you don't mind me asking.

Cardiac arrest. He just died in his sleep.

Just woke up. He was dead.

WOMAN: Oh.

(WHISPERS) I've got to go upstairs for a second.

Fix my makeup.

Oh, yeah.

WOMAN: You OK?

Someone give him a cuddle, please.

BRANDON: Sorry, guys.

Don't ever apologize.

DANI: Just don't want to be seen as a weak person.

BRNADON: (GASPS) KIM: You're not.

You know what it's like to be really loved.

Yeah, I do. Yeah.

I just I'm so scared of finding love.

And losing love again.

Brandon's going to see me upset and he won't be able to get to me.

(SOBS)

I just... Sorry.

I just care about her so much.

I just want her to be happy.

She absolutely deserves to find someone, like...

Thank you.

And I hate that she thinks that

she isn't going to find someone.

And...

Because she's trying so hard to...

Get through this.

Like she's really putting herself

on the line by doing this.

I don't want her to doubt herself

or retreat into herself

because she's an amazing person. WOMAN: Yeah.

I'm sorry guys.

(OVERLAPPING ENCOURAGEMENT)

Do you feel like you just want to talk to her?

Yeah?

Yeah.

It's hard to see, though,

because we were all rooting for them.

And they were getting along so well.

Watching Boss talking to Masi,

It honestly made me angry.

I'm not sure if she is able

to stay in the retreat,

or if she just simply

isn't ready to do this.

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

It's been hard for Brandon to see his mum's

increasing distress in the retreat,

and I think it's time I pay a visit to the bunker.

Hello, my young friends.

ALL: Hello.

How are you? WOMAN: Good. How are you?

I'm OK. But I got the vibe

that not all was well in the house.

Sorry about that. I got the emergency call.

I had to put the rose down,

but maybe I should have brought the rose with me.

Would have been a good idea.

Might have been. Yeah. Good idea.

So, Brandon, what's going on?

I saw something...

pretty upsetting on the feed,

which is Mum being extremely emotionally vulnerable.

And I'm seeing that she's starting to retreat into herself,

and she seems to be forgetting why she's here,

and I'm so worried about her.

What did you hear that upset you?

I heard that Boss didn't agree with Mum's lifestyle choice.

That upset me because I felt that Mum

is more than just a lifestyle.

Chloe, do you understand how that comment would land

with Brandon and how it would sound so hurtful?

CHLOE: Definitely.

I think it could have come across like that,

but I know that wasn't his intention.

I think that that conversation has been brought up

and it's made him think about what he really wants.

He's just said that they're his non-negotiables.

Brandon, if your mum, for instance,

wanted to go,

how would you feel about that?

I think Mum's probably feeling a bit lost.

Right now, she's in a situation

where I feel like while she has safety nets

and an incredible group of people that she's with,

I don't think she has the space

to be able to talk about that.

She's feeling lonely.

Well, Brandon, I think it's clear that you should

get the opportunity to speak to your mum.

Thank you.

You can go right now.

And good luck. And you're a beautiful boy.

Thank you. WOMAN: Good luck Brandon.

WOMAN: Good luck.

Oooh.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Ever since my stepfather's passing.

Mum's not being into fitness or wanting to exercise a lot

and I know it is triggering for mum.

So what Boss said was extremely horrible to hear.

And I know that if she hears that from Boss,

she will want to give up on this.

So I had to find out whether or not

she just simply isn't ready to stay in this.

Oh god, is that a--

that just lit up then.

Girl's... Message.

Ahhh.

What is it? What is it?

Dani, please head out to the front of the retreat.

WOMAN: Oh. MAN: Oh, this is...

WOMAN: Oh, this is going to be so emotional.

DANI: Why am I nervous?

Oh, I'm nervous.

Oh my God. Oh!

Hey Mum.

WOMAN: Oh my god.

I'm OK.

It's OK, it's OK.

You're not weak, Mum.

That's why I'm here. I'm here to talk to you.

I said I wouldn't cry.

I know you tried, OK, I know, I know.

That is why I'm here to talk to you.

Sit down, sit down. WOMAN: Oh, he's so calm.

I've seen that you're struggling

because I've seen a lot more

than you've seen as well.

There's nothing you can tell me?

Well...

The stuff that have come up today that's been concerning to me,

No...

and I have seen a conversation

between Boss and Masi,

where Bos has his own personal criteria

of what he wants in a woman.

From what I heard is that

it was because, you know,

you weren't interested

in fitness and exercise,

and that hurt me

because I know how triggering that is for, you know.

Ooh.

He's making assumptions.

But do you feel like

you're only going to be more hurt if you stay?

I have seen you smiling

and trying to play it cool

with everyone in the house.

I know you're really struggling right now,

and I know you know whether or not

you can make it through this.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Have you had thoughts of leaving?

I mean, it's crossed my mind.

I think you are not ready for this.

If you want me to go, this is too hard, I'll go.

Australia.

He gives me butterflies.

This love story is like no other.

Oh my god!

In a must-see week of romance,

sparks become flames.

I am falling in love.

And I can't stop smiling. (LAUGHS)

New hearts come storming in.

If I have to step on some toes, I will.

Woah.

You can "woah" me, but I will not hold back.

And the heart-wrenching moment...

It's really hard to hear our parents say things.

A daughter...

I can't keep defending my dad anymore.

can't take anymore.

I'm really struggling.

The most jaw-dropping week

of love...

(SCREAMS)

and second chances.

This is a dream come true.

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