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LUCINDA: Look at this gorgeous creature.

NARRATOR: When nine couples met and married at first sight...

Oh, wow.

..some found an instant spark. (CHEERING)

But for others...

Oh, yeah, you don't say that.

..their start to the experiment...

I'm, like, in such a mood now.

..proved to be a challenge.

And at the first commitment ceremony...

How long has it been since you felt this way?

It takes me back to my 20s.

..Andrea and Richard proved that age is no barrier.

I adore him!

..when it comes true love.

I choose Andy because I choose Andy.

And it's a simple as that.

I ended it. I was... JOHN: So, hold on. Hold on.

Was that before after you met us?

..Jack was caught out by the experts.

You do the calculations.

And then...

I said 'leave'. (EXCLAIMS)

..Collins' performance... (DRAMATICALLY) See... Oh, my god.

I want to stay, mate.

I'm not here to tell you what to do. You're not?

You're not here to give me advice?

..left the whole room speechless.

You challenging me is deflecting from the issue at hand here.

And when Tim finally found his voice...

Does Sara intimidate you?

Essentially, yeah.

..Sara was left feeling blindsided.

She firmly didn't want to do the phone task.

Did you have anything to hide?

I think that... I think that he's... He's... No.

Tonight...

I suppose we're just getting to the crux,

whether you're in or out this week.

TIMOTHY: I feel like I'm on the (BLEEP) couch again.

..Timothy loses his cool with Lucinda...

I'm pissed off.

LUCINDA:

..before...

It's time for intimacy week!

Come here. (LAUGHS)

..the next phase of the experiment...

..is unveiled...

(LAUGHS) Yeah, we can do this.

..where over two big nights...

Grab a seat. Hello.

..expert Alessandra helps our newlyweds

explore the intimate side of married life.

Bodies against each other.

But not all the couples...

You give me no passion. You're giving me, like, autopilot.

..will be feeling the love...

I'm not doing this experiment with some serial killer

who has the same response to everything.

..as Sara and Tim...

TIM: That is not fair.

..reach breaking point...

Oh, feels like the gloves are off.

OK. I'm done here.

..before Natalie...

NATALIE: This feels like an Oscars performance. I'm sorry.

..finally calls out Collins.

I need to take myself away out of this experiment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

It's one hour after the dramatic first commitment ceremony...

and disappointed with how their couch session went,

Sara has stayed up to discuss Tim's actions.

SARA: I felt completely blindsided by you

and it sucked.

Like, it really sucks.

In confessions week, Sara refused to participate in the phone-swap task.

I feel like it's invasive.

So you feel strongly about not doing it?

Yeah, I do.

But Tim decided to wait until they were on the couch

to voice his concerns.

I think the phone task was challenging.

I wonder why you were, like, so against doing that task.

But I don't know if I've actually voiced this...

You haven't. No. ..to you yet.

Tim, does Sara intimidate you?

Yeah, potentially. Yeah.

You throw something like that to me, like, it makes me look stupid.

I'm, like, "Well, I didn't know that my husband was feeling like this."

You made it seem like I was being defensive about it

and I wasn't being defensive.

I just didn't want to do it.

If you have to look in my phone, that means you don't trust me.

You were quite firm in the fact that you didn't want to do it

and you also...

That's not being defensive, though. That's being firm.

Being firm on a decision's just saying, "No, I don't want to do it."

There's no in between. Like, it's either a yes or a no.

Oh... Tim, relax.

Don't tell me to relax.

So, wait, I'm sorry.

So, it actually pissed you off, right?

Did it? If you're...

Yeah, it's only fair that you shouldn't say to me...

So?

..if you don't want me to say it to you.

So, then? It's a two-way street.

Thank you.

What I was trying to say

was it was the reaction that made me feel uneasy.

It wasn't the fact that we didn't do it.

I don't know if Tim trusts me or not.

I feel like him bringing that up

might have indicated that he doesn't.

At the same time, it could be a little bit, like, triggering for him

because he had an ex who was also cheating on him

and it could just be like an insecurity

from a past relationship as well.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

(LAUGHS)

(WOMEN SQUEAL AND LAUGH)

Tim, you need to get the (BLEEP) out of here, mate.

(WOMAN LAUGHS)

Tim's gotta go because it's girls' night.

We're about to talk all the shit. Yeah, we are.

Oooh, guys, I'm excited!

Are you on the champagne duties? Are we celebrating?

Well, we made it through the first commitment ceremony,

so, I mean, we deserve a drink.

I know, uh?

A lot of shit went down at the commitment ceremony

and, like, I think we were just, like, busting at the seams,

like, to talk about it.

(POP!)

Oooh! Yay!

My favourite sound.

Are we the 'Real Housewives of Sydney'?

(WOMEN LAUGH)

I think we're like 'The Stepford Wives', truly.

We're like... I don't know.

I feel like we're, like, the calendar girls... (LAUGHS)

for MAFS 2024. (LAUGHS)

WOMEN: Cheers. Cheers.

Bottoms up.

OK, let's go round and all say

what we found to be the most, like...

like, annoying, shocking thing.

I'm gonna count to three...

We'll count to three and all say it together.

OK. Ready? One, two, three.

WOMEN: Collins.

(WOMEN LAUGH)

What was that?!

I'm sorry, but that was the worst acting I've ever seen in my life.

He kept being like this. Just stop...

(WOMEN LAUGH)

COLLINS: (DRAMATICALLY) And...

Oh, my god.

"How can you leave?" And, "Oh, just give me a moment!"

(LAUGHS INCREDULOUSLY)

Between these ones and these ones... "Oh!"

And it was, like, "What are you doing, bra?"

When he puts his head down and pretends to cry,

I'm, like, "There's no tears."

This performance that he put on was ridiculous.

Like, it's so see-through, so obvious.

(WOMEN LAUGH)

I said from day one, I think he's here for the wrong reason.

I just feel like he sits on the couch and he puts on this act

that he feels so sorry for her and it's, like...

Yeah. ..he's this big supportive guy

that's doing all these things for her

but he literally doesn't talk to her unless we're all watching.

Ultimate victim. Yeah.

Like, "I'm a victim, I'm a victim" and...

He's not taking responsibility

because he hasn't actually done anything that's shown people

that he's not being serious about this.

I'm really interested to see, like, how the relationship develops.

What's gonna happen tomorrow with them?

What's happening the next day?

Like, I don't think this is gonna...

This thing isn't gonna hold. 100%.

We're all speculating but he is not ready for relationship.

LAUREN: He's not into her. Like, he's not attracted.

Everyone can see what's going on there.

I think Stevie Wonder could see what's going on there.

(WOMEN LAUGH)

NARRATOR: It's the morning after the first commitment ceremony...

TRISTAN: Oh, you're at the end of the cereal as well.

CASSANDRA: I know.

..and there's a lot to unpack for Lucinda and Timothy.

LUCINDA: So, last night.

It was all the things, wasn't it?

TIMOTHY: Yeah. (EXHALES)

LUCINDA: After what happened yesterday,

I'm feeling in a bit of sort of...

humiliation, I suppose you could say.

NARRATOR: At last night's commitment ceremony,

the experts asked Timothy directly if he's attracted to Lucinda.

Lucinda's a very touchy-feely person.

I'm just not.

I've always said I'm a slow burn.

The conversation came up at the bucks' night -

would you sleep with your partner on the first night, OK?

Tim, I'm afraid to say, you were, I would, first night.

Yeah.

So you were not the slow-burn guy on the bucks' night.

Last night, it highlighted to me that he's a sexual being,

is into intimacy

but none of that's happening.

Is he committed? Is he taking aboard the experts?

Does he think we're so incompatible that it's impossible?

Like, I just don't know.

We've obviously gotta unpack something

that threw up at the end of the night...

that was thrown into my ball court.

That you would like to sleep with your bride on the first night,

depending on the bride.

(LAUGHS) It was...

Definitely not me.

Sometimes you say something, you know...

It's a little bit of a bullshit thing.

Sometimes, when you say something at a boys' night, you know...

So you were just, like,

"If my wife's hot, I'll sleep with her on the first night"?

I can't remember the exact content because I had a couple of drinks...

Mmm.

..you know, and generally loose lips sink ships...

Mmm. ..once you've had a few drinks.

I suppose we're just getting to the crux,

whether you're in or out this week

and whether you're attracted to me and want to give it a go.

I mean, all of that... Thank you...

Attraction... Attraction can build.

(HALF-LAUGHS) OK.

I've got a question for you.

What is your intention on this experience?

Like, are you...

Do you want to roll your sleeves up and give something a go?

I am giving it a go.

No, I know, but are you just gonna see if something emerges or...?

Well, that's... That's how I process.

So, OK, what did you hear from the experts

and what are you gonna take from their advice and feedback

to you last night?

What have you extracted from the wisdom that they shared last night?

I'm just interested to hear what...

what you're gonna take into the week.

Like, as we look at the forecast of this week,

are you gonna move forward?

How are we gonna move forward?

I don't know.

I suppose my question is,

what are you gonna do differently to forge forward?

Like, how are we moving forward

in an interesting, dynamic way that's not the same as last week?

I feel like I'm on the couch again.

You've gotta give it some time. I'm not, like...

Well, I'm prepared to do that. And so am I.

Just one more question.

I suppose I've got to do, you know,

the bending and the compromise and the dance.

Now I'm getting pissed off.

I give an answer and you just keep prodding and prodding and prodding.

I'm getting pulled across the coals by this conversation, by John

and it's starting to shit me.

Yeah. So now I'm done.

I'm actually done... done filming.

I'm pissed off.

Oh, dear.

(DOOR CLOSES)

I can't handle this.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

LUCINDA: I... You know, I... (CRIES)

You know, I... I have a lot of self-respect

that has taken so many years, you know...

It's clicked in only a couple of years ago,

as a 43-year-old woman, you know, now.

I want to be in co-creation with another that respects me

and celebrates me and enjoys me.

NARRATOR: Coming up...

BEN: Intimacy week!

..it's the spiciest phase of the experiment.

Assume the position. (LAUGHS)

You're probably not ready for what I've got to share. (LAUGHS)

What's wrong with you? (LAUGHS)

But not all the couples will be feeling intimate...

NATALIE: This feels like an Oscars performance. I'm sorry.

..as Natalie finally puts her foot down with Collins.

I can't listen to you without hearing orchestra.

If this is the real him and that's him forever, I could not do that.

Plus...

LAUREN: You give me no passion. You give me nothing.

..Lauren doesn't hold back.

I'm not doing this experiment with some serial killer

who has the same response to everything.

Can Jonathan step up?

JONATHAN: I didn't know why I needed to be yelled at again.

Do you think that was yelling? Do you want to see yelling?

NARRATOR: As the day after the first commitment ceremony draws

to a close,

Lucinda is still at home alone

after Timothy stormed out this morning and didn't return.

TIMOTHY: I'm done filming. I'm pissed off.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hey. Hi.

How you doing? Good. How are you doing?

I'm alright.

I left because I knew that she was hurt...

and it's not a... it's not a good feeling, you know.

I had a big day.

Yeah? What was so big about it?

Just... I just had to go to the gym

and I've never done so many pull-ups in my entire life.

(LAUGHS) Can you pull yourself up?

No, I'm too fat.

(BOTH LAUGH)

JOHN: One of the reasons we matched Timothy with Lucinda

was their shared sense of humour...

but having lost most of his family already,

Timothy struggles letting people get close to him,

as over the years, anyone he's ever loved has left him,

so sometimes he puts up a wall to protect himself.

We're hoping that Lucinda is one of the few people

that is kind and patient enough

to help him break down those barriers

and help him embrace love.

I just wanted to say, like, this morning,

I understood why you cracked up.

You were overwhelmed, under-slept, you felt, you know...

It was too much, you know.

And you've got a bit of fire in your belly.

You're not the only one.

I pushed you too hard this morning.

Look, I just think it was backed up with...

backed up with yesterday, backed up with last night,

backed up with this morning.

I just can't do the...

I just wiped the table with that. (LAUGHS)

I wonder why it smelt like...

(LAUGHS)

Was that with Windex?

I think you just Windexed your nose.

Yeah, that's rough on the nostrils.

(LAUGHS) It's a pungent smell.

I'm grateful you're here.

I'm grateful to be doing this experiment with you,

with your Windex nostrils.

Exactly. Exactly. (LAUGHS)

It's good to see you smiling again.

It's very taxing for Tim, all the emotional talk

and talking about feelings

and, you know, yeah, they're trigger points for him, you know,

and this morning, when we unpacked all of last night, it was too much.

But really, at the end of the day, I think we do honest well together,

we do silly well together, laughs.

Like, there is a bit of chemistry there

and, you know, it's yet to be explored in its full flavour,

you know, so I'm hopeful, yeah.

NARRATOR: While Lucinda and Timothy

are happy to move on from last night's commitment ceremony,

Lauren still has Jack on her mind

and the article that revealed he was still dating his ex

when applying for the experiment.

LAUREN: Oh, Jack, hey?

I mean, his story, with all his big words in the middle

about respectfully ended a relationship...

Basically, I ended that relationship as respectfully as I could.

How long ago? Six, seven weeks.

You were in a relationship with someone else

while applying for Married At First Sight?

Yes.

You know you didn't respectfully end it.

You know that you applied for this show while you had a missus.

You didn't tell her and then you (BLEEP) off to go on the show,

thought you'd get away with it, but you got caught out.

Lauren wasn't the first person to question Jack's character.

At their wedding, Tori's friend Leah had her own doubts.

There is something about him that is, like, guarded.

I can feel it in my (BLEEP) bones.

You won't know until it comes out.

Despite Jack being caught out by the experts,

it was Tori's reaction that surprised everyone.

Tori, has it left you with any questions about Jack?

No. Nothing.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

At the end of the day,

I was looking forward to getting on the couch with you

and hope we were gonna come home a happy couple.

I said we were gonna. We did.

I was hesitant when I met Tori. I've said this from day one.

I thought she was fierce and I thought maybe she's, you know,

she's this strong, independent, confident woman

and I thought we might lock horns at times

but she hasn't challenged me yet, so, so far, so good.

Are you feeling good after it, though?

Um...

It was a lot. Last night was a lot.

Like, I didn't want to have our first argument

sitting on the couch in front of everyone.

Um...

But I guess I haven't really, like, processed it yet.

Um...

It's a big topic.

Yeah...

And my thing is, I don't trust people easily.

Absolutely not.

But when you've got my trust, it is completely unconditional.

Despite presenting a tough, assertive exterior,

Tori is about to reveal a childhood trauma

that may well shed some light on her protective shell.

Growing up, my dad was not in the picture, so, yeah...

and it hurts a lot because he knows I exist

and I think if he's not reaching out...

it kind of says a lot, doesn't it?

Um...

(HALF-LAUGHS)

(CRIES)

I just need a minute.

(CRIES)

I'm just gonna...

Oh, look, look. Yes.

That's stunning. Yes! You'll look like Cinderella.

Even though I was raised by

a really strong, independent single mother...

my dad leaving probably has moulded what I want in a relationship.

I want to love to feel like just an unconditional...

union.

Yeah, like there's just...

It's completely unconditional, safe and secure and...

Yeah.

JACK: Look, I'm trustworthy.

They've matched us for a reason.

Yeah, I'm gonna be here every night you go to bed

and I'll be here every morning when you wake up.

I'm committed and so, yeah, I'm here for you.

Yeah. I feel that.

And hopefully that gives you the confidence.

Yeah, and I definitely do feel that. It's nice.

Yeah.

TORI: With the article that was released,

I'm not gonna be, like, "Oh, I love that for you!"

Truthfully, I don't love it

but all I know is the foundation that we've got is strong.

Jack's shown me that he's completely capable of protection and security.

It is completely unconditional

and I've just never had that, so I will stick by that.

Alright, wife.

Obviously I've spoke to you about the media leak.

I spoke to the guys about it, at the dinner party, you know.

We can put it to rest now.

Yeah.

I hope that we don't have to talk about it ever again.

As a new day dawns over Sydney,

Natalie and Collins are once again waking up in separate apartments

after Natalie wrote 'leave' at the first commitment ceremony.

COLLINS: The first commitment ceremony was a lot.

I've been playing it over in my mind constantly

and, yeah, a lot of learning for myself.

Yeah.

JOHN: She's here, she wants a connection.

How have you showed Natalie that you want to bring her close to you?

I've tried, I really have, but... Let's hear it.

Let's hear what?

What do you think that you can do, Collins,

that will bring her close and make her feel special?

I'm here for one thing.

That is Nat, so I'm immediately taking John's advice

of what are you going to do to show her that I care.

I want this.

Oh, god, yeah.

I want to fight for this.

And I will fight for this.

Yeah.

Hey. Hey. Dolled up.

How you doing? Good. Yourself?

I'm good, I'm good. Yeah?

You're looking so good. Thank you very much.

And smelling very good. Oh.

Just seeing her, I just found it very...

so cute, just so heartwarming when she's in her element.

Wow, you seem...

It's good to...

Wow. Yeah.

Right.

As soon as I walked in, like, "Oh, my god."

This is... I felt so cool.

I feel so happy and genuinely happy to see you so happy.

I was, like, this is the Nat... This is the wedding-day Nat.

I think about the wedding day and I just think about the banter.

I want to fight for this.

I put 'stay' because I think about the times we can play Mario Kart.

But... I put 'stay'...

Yeah.

..just to show you and really...

also tell you that I'm trying my best.

Mmm.

Can you tell me times that we've been together

apart from the wedding day

that's made you happy?

Oh, my god.

Every moment I see you, I am happy because that's what I'm here for.

That's why I put 'stay'.

This feels like an Oscars performance.

I'm sorry. I can't listen to you without hearing orchestra.

OK, you're questioning now who I am as a person.

Yes.

I cannot communicate with someone who talks to me

like we're on the set of 'Neighbours' or 'Home and Away'.

Oh, Nat. This is Married At First Sight...

I feel like you've just done 'Mind Made Up At First Sight'.

It just feels so manufactured.

If this is the real him and that's him forever, I could not...

I can't... I could not do that.

It's exhausting.

If this is genuinely you, that is... that's you.

But it is not someone that gives me energy. It drains me.

(SIGHS)

I don't feel that I can build a romantic connection with you.

I do not see a future.

I can't see us forming an emotional and a romantic connection

and I am certain of that.

It is time for me to go.

I need to take myself away out of this experiment.

I'll see you out.

I don't think he's devastated that his time spending with me has ended.

I think he's devastated that his journey has to end

because I have said we're done.

Bye, Nat.

Thanks so much.

All the best, eh? Same to you.

I think if he could, he would stay on the experiment on his own.

But I know that I made the right decision.

I know that love is out there for me

and someone will love me and I will love them.

NARRATOR: At SKYE Suites, the remaining couples are waking up

to the start of one of the experiment's most exciting weeks.

I'm gonna make us a coffee.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

CASSANDRA: Oh, Tristan! (LAUGHS)

What have we got? It's an envelope.

No. My favourite.

ANDREA: I wonder what it is.

Hopefully it's fun, Richard. Hopefully it's not yucky.

Oh, my god. It's time for intimacy week!

Oh, why you gotta do it like that?

(BOTH LAUGH)

This week is intimacy week,

which is an exciting and vital part of the experiment.

Do you, um... Do you think we'll get some nice sex toys?

(LAUGHS)

A lot of people would define intimacy as sex.

I certainly do not.

Intimacy is about bonding...

We've got this.

..and feeling like you

can create a safe space for you and your partner

to enhance your deeper connection to one another.

CASSANDRA: Intimacy week. That'll be nice.

It's gonna be adorable.

ALESSANDRA: Whilst intimacy week might be challenging for some...

Mmm.

..it will help create deeper bonds

and stronger connections within each couple.

"This next phase of the experiment

"is about building trust with your partner..."

"Strengthening your understanding of connection, closeness,

"romance and sexual compatibility..."

Oh, yes! (LAUGHS)

"I've set you a series of tasks to try over the next few days."

"This week might be confronting and at times uncomfortable

"but I have faith it will bring you closer

"and more intimate together as a couple.

"All the best, Alessandra."

Right on time. Right on time.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm actually really nervous.

Like, I'm not good with making a move

'cause I don't really like rejection.

It's gonna be fun. It's gonna be a good week.

It's gonna be a lot of fun. It's gonna be good.

So we'll see how we go. (EXHALES)

I knew it was coming.

Yeah, I thought it was gonna be this week.

Do you feel like that we're ready for intimacy week?

NARRATOR: On their honeymoon,

the couple explored intimacy for the first time.

(LAUGHS) Um...

Uh, gentleman never tell, so, you know, I feel like it's not my place.

We did. (LAUGHS)

We have been intimate but, like, after our conversation last night,

Tim and I probably aren't in that romantic mood,

so I guess maybe unfortunate timing, you know. (LAUGHS)

I'm excited for this week.

Yeah, it's gonna help us come closer together.

Yeah.

So, yeah, I'm excited for it.

Yeah, totally.

With intimacy week now unveiled,

Alessandra has sent her first tasks to the couples.

(BOTH LAUGH) "Time to attempt a form of..."

(LAUGHS) Genital cupping!

(LAUGHS) I can't even... What?

"Focus on the feeling of your partner's hand being so close

"yet not actually touching you and notice how it makes you feel."

Assume the position. (LAUGHS)

LAUREN: Genital cupping. JONATHAN: What? (LAUGHS)

I can't believe that this is actually a thing.

(LAUGHS) I've never heard of this before.

My initial reaction was, like,

hell to the nah to the nah, nah, nah.

Do you want to just read my letter? Do that.

(LAUGHS)

Then I started thinking about it and I was, like,

"It's not like we haven't already, like,

"had a hand on each other's... in each other's genital orbit."

I can confirm that we have had sex. (LAUGHS)

I mean, it was the second the doors closed and the producers left.

(LAUGHTER)

Jonathan and I, we're attracted to each other,

like, there's no doubt about that.

He's the best person. See, like, I'm blushing and smiling.

(LAUGHS)

Stand up, stand up.

So, intimacy week is gonna be easy for us.

(LAUGHS)

(BOTH LAUGH)

Tell me when.

So, I've gotta stand like this?

Genital cupping, I thought they actually meant a full, like,

mmm, like, monkey grip or some shit, so... (LAUGHS)

Ready? You stay there.

I feel like you're definitely gonna get a boner.

It was an accident. I accidentally brushed his genitals.

Yes. I've heard that.

I feel like Harvey Weinstein used to say that quite often.

(LAUGHS)

Deep breath. Deep breath.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I am not!

It was fun. Like, it was funny. Like, we were both laughing.

(LAUGHS)

Like, that reminded me of my wedding day.

Yeah, I'm feeling, like, a little bit closer to him

after I cupped him.

(LAUGHS)

That is wild. Wild, wild, wild.

NARRATOR: Andrea and Richard are one couple

who have had no problems in the area of intimacy.

ANDREA: Alright.

Alessandra's hoping she can help them to deepen their connection

even more.

Where are you going with this? Sit down.

Are we gonna sit down and read it?

RICHARD: Our connection is amazing.

Oh, there's this magic, you know.

We have so much going for us and I'm excited.

"For this task, I want you to gaze into your partner's eyes

"for three minutes without looking away.

"Allow yourself to be vulnerable, look deep into their eyes,

"clear your mind and be present in the moment."

Eye gazing is part of my love language.

How close should we be?

Close.

When we first met at our wedding,

that was the first connection we ever had,

was just looking through the eyes.

And that's quite amazing and quite special.

How I feel about her - a whole range of emotions and feelings, actually.

I suppose, how would you describe it...

Spontaneous combustion.

(LAUGHS)

RICHARD: I felt quite emotional.

It comes out of the heart, that feeling.

I get all that from her as well, 100%.

Tools... Clock. OK.

Had you started? Mmm.

OK.

ANDREA: I love looking into Richard's eyes.

He's got the kindest, softest eyes

and that's literally the first thing I noticed about him

on our wedding day.

It was really nice.

I was surprised at how comfortable we both just fell into it.

Sometimes when I'm with her I actually lose my breath.

She takes my breath away.

(TIMER RINGS)

(TIMER CONTINUES TO RING)

(TENDER MUSIC)

I adore you.

That's how I feel. Yeah?

And I love you too. Yeah.

It's real. Yeah.

You really, you adore me? I adore you.

Aw!

Me too.

I feel...

I adore Andi, absolutely adore her.

And that just came out.

You know I adore you so...

Yeah. It's good.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

You like that? I loved that.

Did you? I loved that.

Aw!

RICHARD: People will ask and say, "So, are you in love?"

or, "Do you love her?" And...

I think we're headed in that direction for sure.

Yeah, definitely.

NARRATOR: Still to come...

Alessandra makes a surprise house call.

But first...

I felt the honeymoon was...

Is Jono proving too soft for Lauren?

Give me no passion.

You give me nothing. You just give me, like, autopilot.

And ...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC) (SOUND OF KNIFE BEING SHARPENED)

..Timothy's shocking comment.

LUCINDA: That was a bit rude, Tim.

TIMOTHY: Wow. She just pissed in my Cornflakes.

NARRATOR: Despite an argument

following the first Commitment Ceremony,

Lucinda and Timothy are back on good terms.

(KNOCK AT THE DOOR)

And ready to embrace their first Intimacy Week task.

LUCINDA: You hate those knocks at the doors, don't you?

Embrace the envelope.

Right now I prefer an Amway salesman or a Jehovah witness

over these.

(LAUGHS) I'd invite them in for a cup of tea.

(LAUGHS)

Lucinda and I, we're in a good place.

After the conversation we had last night

I feel a little more relaxed today.

So, you know, if this is Intimacy Week, I'm gonna breeze through it.

LUCINDA (READING): "For this task

"I want you to gaze into your partner's eyes

"for three minutes without looking away."

Oh, (BLEEP)!

I tried to do it once, if you really wanna know.

I was at a pub staring at this young lady's eyes across the room

and then she walked by and said,

"Why don't you take a picture, dickhead, it'll last longer."

So, I don't have a good...

I don't have a good track record with it.

OK, you ready? Three, two, one, go.

Mmm.

(CHUCKLES) Mmm.

I love, I love looking into Tim's lovely blue eyes.

They're so gorgeous with all these laughter lines.

(CHUCKLES)

I was just there with the beautiful, pure soul that he is.

There's a flick of chemistry. I know he feels it too.

There's something there, I think, would be sweet to explore.

(TIMER RINGS)

How was that for you?

That's, that's intense. And you?

I enjoyed it.

I could see, you know, your beautiful soul

and, like, beyond all the layers.

Just yeah, like, the gorgeous creature that you are.

It was beautiful. Wow.

NARRATOR: Despite Lucinda and Timothy

having a breakthrough moment in their eye-gazing task yesterday,

overnight there's been an unexpected turn of events.

What else is in here?

(SCRAPING NOISE)

Oh. Pizza.

You good? I'm all good.

TIMOTHY: I don't feel good.

I don't because last night we did end on a high note,

and I think she just thought because we're getting along so well,

because it's Intimacy Week, let's just, let's ramp it right up.

And I climbed into bed

and she rolled over and said,

"I hope you don't mind, I don't have a shirt on."

LUCINDA: Last night, that was lovely.

Yeah?

(TENSE MUSIC)

You OK with me? Yeah, I'm OK. I'm OK.

Did I do something to upset you?

No. But it's just...

It's like, I know that you want affection,

I'm just not there.

Yeah, and that's OK.

I never wanna hurt you but I'm just...

It's a little bit overwhelming.

(EXHALES)

I've been feeling this pressure, this pressure building,

and it just...

You feel like I've been pressuring you?

Well, just, it's just...

I genuinely want to peel it back and just hit the reset button.

Mmm.

Just...

Maybe come to bed with a shirt on.

(AWKWARD MUSIC)

You know, that was a bit rude, Tim.

LUCINDA: Throughout this experience he's only worn his undies

and I've been, like, in full pyjamas.

So, if he doesn't like me with my top off,

absolutely,

but you do the same.

I'm used to sleeping naked

and I've worn my pyjamas the whole time.

And last night I actually decided,

because you have been for days, I decided to be topless.

And have my boobs out, which I'm very comfortable with.

It sounds like you've asked me to pop my shirt on,

which I'm very happy to do, respectfully...

Yep. And I ask the same of you.

I'll let you be with that one.

It goes both ways.

You know what I mean? Yeah.

Like, same stuff.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Wow.

She just pissed, she just pissed in my Cornflakes.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

He didn't like it.

But I think it's fair, it's fair game.

I mean, 'cause the dude's got a pair of boobs on him, you know.

So, I think self romancing is where it's at at this point.

NARRATOR: Intimacy Week

is an opportunity for the couples to get to know each other

inside and out.

JONATHAN: You picked a nice spot.

And after enjoying a little genital cupping yesterday,

Lauren and Jonathan are eager

to see what else Alessandra has in store for them.

LAUREN (READING): "Often, the most intimate experiences

"can come from simple acts,

"like looking deep into someone's eyes."

(BLEEP) me.

(CHUCKLES)

" So, for this task I want you

"to gaze into your partner's eyes for three minutes

"without looking away.

"This experience should be intimate and sensual."

I really don't want to do this.

Three minutes.

I've got a lazy eye, I can't look into your eyes.

(LAUGHS) You don't.

No, I do. It's actually a fact. I do.

Yeah but, like, it's so minute.

Oh, man! This is so f cringe.

We'll get a timer. Surely you think it's cringe too.

I do think it's cringe. Then say you think it's cringe!

I'm not looking forward to it at all.

Say if you think it's cringe. We have to do it.

Say that.

(WATER LAPPING)

Sometimes I think he is just trying to get through this experience with

as least conflict and as...

You know, the path of least resistance.

But when you feel a certain way, like, say it back to me.

That is what a personality is.

It's an opinion on something.

NARRATOR: This isn't the first time that Lauren has felt

Jonathan holding back.

Wanna play (BLEEP) Marry Kill? My bridesmaids.

Um... This is so rough. I have to kill one of them?

Oh, that's really, really hard. This is really tough.

NARRATOR: Jonathan's reserved behaviour

led Lauren to a damning conclusion about his character.

Are you (BLEEP) kidding? No.

Why are you holding back?

I haven't held back on you.

I need to hear your thoughts... OK.

..about stuff like.

Three minutes. Let's get it over with.

We have to do it.

I know but if you think something, say it.

I know. I'm more just, like, let's get it over with.

LAUREN: I think intimacy as getting to know the real me.

Like, I'm super interested to know, like, to see the real him.

Give me a real personality and then we can, like,

see if we actually like each other's personalities.

'Cause right now I don't really know what yours is.

In real life there's going to be ups and downs

and, like, I need to know whether we can get through it together.

If you say what you think about something it lets me, like,

learn more about your personality.

OK. Who you are.

'Cause if you're like, "Oh, let's just do it,"

I'm like, oh, why does this dude think this is OK?

I'm so sick of the, like, "Let's just do it."

Like, "It's gonna be OK. OK."

Like, I'm not doing this experiment with some serial killer

who has the same response to everything.

(SIGHS)

Yeah.

NARRATOR: After their failed attempt at the eye gazing task,

both Lauren and Jonathan are hoping that Alessandra's listening task

can get them back on the same page.

JONATHAN (READING): "For this task, you must talk about

"an aspect of your relationship that you need your partner to hear."

Couldn't have come at better timing for us.

Mmm. For both of us.

100%.

LAUREN: I feel like this task is good for us.

Like, I really like Jono

but I, like, wanna bit more of, like, passion.

I need more spice. Like, do you know what I mean?

I want that, like, personality.

'Cause I saw it at the wedding.

You can go first.

JONATHAN: All she's seen of me so far is a calm, nice person,

where I think she needs me to challenge her.

Which I get.

So, now I will try and communicate how I'm actually feeling

and then we'll see if she can take it.

OK.

So, I need to tell you an aspect about our relationship.

I felt like you were very quick to...

put me in a box.

So, I'd say I felt the honeymoon was

not as enjoyable as it probably could have been.

(VOICE FADES AS A HIGH PITCHED WHINE INCREASES)

We probably could have tried to learn more about each other...

LAUREN: It's like he's a robot.

Like, "If I only had a heart."

Is that the robot or the scarecrow?

The tinman?

You know what I'm talking about.

You know that movie, the really famous one with the yellow thing.

JONATHAN: And...

since then we've sort of, we've had good days and bad days.

Oh, my god! I've actually gotta go to hell.

They're not the things that bother me.

The things that bother me

is the coldness one day that I'll get from you.

OK, coldness? Yeah.

OK we've been two weeks now.

This is the first time I'm hearing about it.

So, that's not fair.

Eugh!

(HARSH MUSIC)

We're in an experiment, right? Yeah.

Where we've got however many weeks.

They want us to get deep.

They want us to not be surface level.

I'm doing that and you're not.

(HARSH MUSIC)

That's actually not fair to yourself.

You're not gonna learn or grow at all

if you just keep choosing the path of least resistance.

And it's also not fair to me

because I'm not getting the real you and all I want is the real you.

It's so annoying, man, 'cause it's like balancing act at the moment.

"Show me more," and then when I do it's like...

I'm copping a bit of grief for it, so...

(MIRTHLESS CHUCKLE)

Just from now on, when you think something in a moment, say it.

'Cause I don't have six months

to decipher how you're really feeling and play those games.

Like, just say it. Like, "This is how I feel right now."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Do you see where I'm coming from? I do.

OK.

Righto.

(EDGY MUSIC)

NARRATOR: For Lucinda,

it's been a lacklustre start to Intimacy Week,

with Timothy pushing her away at every opportunity.

So, Alessandra has decided it's time to intervene.

Hello. How are you, Timothy?

Shit.

May I come in? I wouldn't have picked that.

(LAUGHS)

Nothing good can come from Alessandra standing at my door.

Did I shock you? Yes.

'Cause I know what she specialises in.

Sex.

Beautiful.

LUCINDA: Now, honey, can we get you a tea or a coffee

or a coconut water?

Oh, my gosh, I love it. No, thank you.

You don't want anything?

I would love a chance to chat with you guys.

OK, let's do it. Can we do this?

We're a big stiff and feeling a bit awkward,

and having all these hard conversations.

You know, I feel like Tim is constantly just pushing me away

and I'm tired of being rejected.

So, like, I'm a bit stuck.

I know that you guys received that we're starting Intimacy Week

and you got some of the tasks.

Were you able to do any of them? Yep.

But, I guess, it just made me uncomfortable.

Look, it's come at bit of an unusual time, Intimacy Week.

No pressure. No pressure on either one of you.

Yeah.

But in saying that, I do think that we can jumpstart a little bit.

How would you feel about giving the melted hug exercise

a crack here with me?

And I can guide you through it.

Tim's not really into hugs.

Have you ever been a hugger? Nope.

Why not?

I remember I would try and hug dad

and he'd just shove me

and just go, "You're an idiot, get away."

(SUBDUED MUSIC)

So, you learnt not to hug.

Yep.

There are so many beautiful,

beautiful things that come out of hugs,

and one of them is again, easing,

and just the ability to form a close connection with someone

that is comforting.

That is literally getting in sync with that person.

The hug exercise that I suggest that you partake in,

it's called the melted hug.

So you will hug and then it's like you fall into the hug.

How do you feel about that?

Right here, right now? Right here, right now.

You game?

Yep, let's do this.

Let's get up. Get up with you guys.

(EXHALES)

OK, so, get closer.

Closer, closer, closer, closer.

Bodies against each other.

Just hug.

Do a hug like you would normally do.

Oftentimes, if you simply concentrate on the heartbeat,

on the rhythm of the breathing, of just... (EXHALES)

(SOUND OF HEARTS BEATING)

(TENDER MUSIC)

(TENDER MUSIC CONTINUES)

How was that?

Just, yeah, it was sweet.

You felt it was sweet? Yeah.

TIMOTHY: I was actually 100% immersing in it.

It was actually quite pleasant.

So, maybe letting my walls come down a bit isn't such a bad thing.

You know?

It was comfortable for you. Yep.

OK. Good.

I feel bad because of what I said to Lucinda.

I made her feel, like, not enough.

I just didn't want to let her in.

I was scared getting hurt but Lucinda's a great person.

You know, there's a lot of feelings there.

So, I want to try and get back to where we were

and to see whether we can build something.

Thank you.

No, thank YOU.

I'm not the brave one doing this here, it's you guys.

It feels like Tim is willing.

Like hope has been restored.

Yep. I love hugs. (LAUGHS)

Thank you, lovely. Thank you.

Mwah! Mmm.

You know, he's choosing to be here.

I'm going to hug you, Tim. (LAUGHS)

I was really proud of Tim.

See you soon, Alessandra. Yes.

See you, gorgeous. Bye, guys.

Ciao, ciao.

I feel more hopeful and I feel committed to the experiment.

And to Lu.

Wow.

NARRATOR: Next...

LAUREN: This is not what I want.

Like, this is not what I came here for.

Lauren and Jonathan implode.

If you can give me some form of consistency...

I'm bored with consistency.

(BLEEP) this.

NARRATOR: Intimacy Week is now well underway

and Jack is hoping to use their first Intimacy Week task

to figure out just how far he can push Tori's boundaries.

(JACK CHUCKLES)

(ENVELOPE SLITS OPEN AND PAPER RUSTLES)

JACK (READING): "Doing this as a couple is a way to learn

"more about the sexual activities you both enjoy

"and want to engage in.

"I've made you a list with a variety of turn-ons, fantasies,

"and sexual activities

"for you to discuss

"and find out what your partner is into, open to,

"or completely opposed to."

Um, OK.

You're probably not ready for what I've got to share.

(CHUCKLES)

NARRATOR: Little does Tori know

the full spectrum of Jack's sexual desires.

JACK: Definitely not vanilla when it comes to the bedroom.

ALESSANDRA: Tell me which flavour you are.

Yeah, chocolate. I put banana in there.

I sprinkle it with sprinkles,

and I put it in the microwave and melt it down.

(LAUGHS)

I'm a dominant lover

and I'm structured.

I have my ways, and I want to do what I want to do.

I'm definitely attracted to the submissive type.

And I can tell, mate, within ten seconds,

if I want to be physical with this girl.

NARRATOR: The yes/no/maybe task

requires the couple to answer yes, no, or maybe,

to a list of sexual preferences...

No peeking until I'm sharing it.

..which will finally give Tori some insight into Jack's desires.

TORI: The anticipation is killing me.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Of course I'm intrigued to see. It's kind of like, like a preview.

Like, Jack and I, we haven't had sex yet.

And now it's, like, Intimacy Week and I'm like, everyone has needs.

OK, I think I want you to go first.

Mum and Dad, my three sisters and family, switch off this week.

That's all I've got to say.

Alright, so, masturbation P yes.

I said yes.

Do you perform fellatio, wife? Ooh, yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

"Pinching a partner or using any kind of clamp on them during sex."

I said yes. Ooh.

I'm gonna give that a double-tick. (LAUGHS)

OK.

"Being slapped or spanked by a partner

"in the context of sexual pleasure."

I'm gonna say yes for you. Am I right?

Yeah, I said yes. Bang on with that.

Yes!

"Golden showers."

I said yes.

Massive ick!

(CHUCKLES)

No. Eugh!

(LAUGHS)

"Body, let's pump the brakes." Absolutely not.

(CHUCKLES)

It's something that I would consider unnecessary to the highest degree.

So, what did you mark? No.

(LAUGHS) Absolutely not.

What's going on?

What is going on?

He's like, such a clean OCD person, and that's why I was so shocked.

'Cause it's just not clean, is it?

(LAUGHS)

Wowzer.

I'm gonna change your life.

What's wrong with you? It's not that bad.

No.

Like, abso-(BLEEP)-lutely not.

Oh! Sunday we're going to church.

You keep it down.

And we're going to speak to the high heavens.

Go to church, you need it.

(LAUGHTER)

NARRATOR: While Tori has managed to set a hard limit

in her relationship with Jack...

You haven't expressed your feelings to me.

..upstairs, Lauren is at her limit with Jonathan...

I'm acting this way 'cause I'm getting nothing legitimate from you.

..after two unsuccessful Intimacy Week tasks

have highlighted an ongoing issue.

Give me no passion. You give me nothing.

You just give me, like, autopilot.

I need to see opinions on things and feelings about things

and heightened emotions about some things,

and let's get angry,

let's (BLEEP) have different emotions

that aren't just this wishy-washy path of least resistance.

We talked about this already and I said I would.

I didn't know why I needed to be yelled at again but yes,

I will do that.

Do you think that was yelling? Do you want to see yelling?

No, I really don't.

I'm just frustrated, to be honest.

I really like Jono but, like,

I'm vocal about what I feel isn't going right.

But then nothing changes.

And then I'm the bad guy because I'm vocal.

I'm not sticking around for autopilot,

cruise control terminator.

Like, what is going on? Is he a robot?

I feel like we're not gonna get anywhere in this experiment

if you just want to get things done.

I'm aware of that. Are you?

Yeah.

It's just I didn't understand why

we're talking about it again when we just talked about it.

But that's fine. I will do it. I agree with you.

'Cause I said this is the most important...

I think it will help.

Can you not cut me off every time I speak?

OK, well can you... You speak, like, 90%...

..talk with some passion? I'm still talking!

Every time I talk you cut me off.

You talk 90% of the time and then the 10% I do, you cut me off.

I'm listening.

I've said what I needed to say.

I kept on talking whilst you were talking,

you just probably didn't hear.

OK, repeat it then.

I will give you what you asked for 'cause I agree with you.

I AM trying

and after the conversation at the pool...

Maybe try less.

Maybe that's why... (LAUGHS)

If you can give me some form of consistency.

'Cause there are days where I'm like...

I'm bored with consistency.

Like, I'm not a robot. (RAISED VOICES)

I'm not gonna be consistent! I don't...

(BLEEP) this!

LAUREN: If everything's just, like, on autopilot all the time,

I'm never gonna get to know you.

JONATHAN: A, we talked about this already.

Yes, you can do it. B, I said I will do it.

I feel like we're not gonna get anywhere in this experiment

if you just wanna get things done.

She just wants me to give her how I'm feeling.

It's just not what I'm used to.

I spent 20 years trying to not be reactive,

trying to be calm.

It's just not what Lauren's looking for.

I didn't think there was something wrong with being a nice person

but it seems like there might be.

(SIGHS)

One day you're literally like, "I hate you."

I've never said I hate you. That is how...

But that's how it feels.

And then the next day you'll be, like, really nice

and things will be great.

I feel like I've tried to explain this but, like, by a full day

of no real personality coming from you, by the next day I'm like,

(BLEEP) this.

And my wall goes straight back up

and I'm like, I don't want to deal with this, this is not what I want.

Like, this is not what I came here for.

And then by the next day I'm like,

alright, Lauren, that was, like, try harder.

It's like, come on, pull yourself out of that literally cage

you've put around yourself, try again.

I just can't do the same tone of voice,

same level, same thing from you again that day.

I think what you're saying is unfair.

I do feel like you have categorised me as nice and not assertive.

And it's not fair.

Alright, well, I think we're just gridlocked then.

I don't see how we're gonna get past this.

(BLEEP) me. Honestly.

NARRATOR: Tomorrow night...

Welcome, welcome. Have a seat.

Alessandra's Intimacy Workshop...

I don't have sexual energy with her.

..sees Jack make a brutal confession.

I don't have a spark of I want to have sex with this girl ASAP.

TIMOTHY: You can see that Tori's totally into him.

I wonder if she knows.

As Ellie makes a shock revelation about her husband Ben.

He was mocking me in a high-pitched voice.

He mocks you?

I am very much looking forward to talking to Ben

at the next Commitment Ceremony.

(LAUGHTER)

Plus...

Come here you little shnoogie bear.

..as Intimacy Week continues...

..things heat up for some.

WOMAN: I think everyone wants to be with someone that makes them laugh.

But for others...

Do you feel attracted to Tristan?

..the spark is fading...

No.

..as Sara and Tim reach breaking point.

You're not turning the deep thing around.

It just feels like that's what it is.

It really feels like you're creating a bigger problem.

No, it's not. I apologised for that.

That is not fair.

Oh, it feels like the gloves are off.

OK. I'm done here.

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