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NARRATOR: Previously...

JAYDEN: Tim, you gotta remember, bro,

this is a marriage experiment, not a friendship experiment, man.

NARRATOR: Jayden's unsolicited feedback...

I don't need advice from you.

Comparing our marriages, bro, you do.

..left a bad taste in Timothy's mouth.

TIMOTHY: Whole frigging Fabio jumped in.

Like, honestly, I'm so pissed off.

And when Ben was given seven days to turn his marriage around...

That is you being put on notice.

..he wrote a list, outlining what he didn't like about Ellie.

ELLIE: He didn't like that I apply make-up.

He didn't like that I was sensitive or emotional.

It's just so hurtful.

Then the next phase of the experiment...

TRISTAN: Morning!

..saw original couples get feedback from their families and friends.

You need to relax.

And some did not hold back.

(IMITATES TIMOTHY) A brick. I can't, blah, blah, blah.

You know, it's boring.

It could be a one night stand but just try it.

WOMAN: "Put a muzzle on it." I mean, it's not the 1950s.

And an intense crash course deepened bonds for our most recent newlyweds.

MICHAEL: I strongly believe that was a breakthrough moment for him

and for our relationship moving forward.

I'm not going anywhere, OK?

Tonight...

There's three things in life P boys want attention, men want respect,

and legends don't give a f...

(GLASS CLINKS)

It's the fourth dinner party of the experiment.

TIMOTHY: I've got an issue with anyone under 30 giving me advice.

..where the young lion...

When things get heated, you know the pressure's on.

That's when I work best.

..and the old bull...

You're a grandstander. You have been since day one.

No, mate. ..lock horns.

That's why I'm asking the question.

You've always been a grandstander. (BANGS TABLE)

(EVERYONE GASPS)

And as sparks fly for some...

(KISSING SOUND)

Love that.

Sorry, you just said, "Don't look smug."

Don't tell me what I said.

I know what I said, it came out of my mouth.

..surprising new rivalries will form.

Ooh, don't tell me what I said.

Don't come for the top.

I'm sorry, there's a food chain here and you are not at the top. Shut up.

..before Ben...

The truth is...

What!

..drops an almighty bombshell.

Look at Ellie, she's completely blindsided.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(SOUND OF WATER LAPPING)

NARRATOR: It's the morning of the dinner party

and Ben is waking up in a separate apartment

after an explosive argument erupted last night

while reading Ellie a list of issues in their relationship.

Ben listed everything that he has not enjoyed about me.

He didn't like that I apply make-up.

He didn't like the fact that I was 32 and he's 39.

He doesn't like that I'm from the Gold Coast.

Yep. He didn't like that I was sensitive or emotional,

and he would also like good conversation from me.

Apparently he's not getting good conversation.

But Ben has woken up this morning

with a new perspective on the future of his relationship.

Last night we had time apart.

I did miss Ellie in that time.

This week we had disagreements.

But that list, that was a small thing.

It got blown out of proportion.

It's just thoughts and dot-points to try and be constructive,

not as criticism but as feedback.

And maybe I didn't communicate that as well as I could have.

And that's all it was.

But I want to try to re-engage the connection we have.

I'm doing everything I can that I can think of

to try and make us happy again, great again.

I wrote her song.

I made, like, a little package up and sent it to her.

I want to try and tap in some of those vibes

and those memories,

and try and rekindle some of the magic that we have.

Yeah, I do. Yeah, I do.

I still want this relationship.

I got a package.

It was photos from our wedding

and a letter written to me

with a photo of the aisle we walked down on Maroubra Beach.

It said, "Hi, Ellie, I remember that spark when we first met.

"I will be going to Maroubra Beach to walk down this aisle and revisit

"one of the best days of my life and it would be amazing if you came.

"But I understand if you don't want to join me.

"I'm feeling for you as I know how much stress

"and hurt you're going through.

"I just want you to be happy. Ben."

With a love heart.

I don't know what to think.

Being in a relationship with Ben is like trying to solve a riddle.

We ended on such, like, a horrible note the other night.

There were just so many excuses

about why he is the way he is with me.

He's tried to reach out and then sent me this gift.

I feel like he's showing me that he wants to make it work,

but I just don't know how we move forward from this.

I feel like I don't know his true intentions

and what he wants in a relationship.

NARRATOR: As Ellie contemplates Ben's latest peace-offering,

the rest of the couples

are getting ready for tonight's fourth dinner party.

TRISTAN: Dinner party four. Looking good.

I reckon not as good as you, honey. (CHUCKLES)

Have you seen my socks, by the way? What are they?

Little French bulldogs. Oh, yeah. They're cuties.

This is how I roll.

(CHUCKLES) I'm so not sexy.

Looking good. Hot grand.

You look nice.

How are you feeling?

I'm excited to walk in there with you, as usual.

Remember, if you're uncomfortable at all, come find me.

Mm-hm. Uncle Ridge will sort you.

(CHUCKLES)

NARRATOR: This week has seen our couples grow closer together

as Sara and Tim continue to strengthen their connection

after meeting each other's family and friends.

Oh, damn! (SARA LAUGHS)

"Oh, damn."

Hello.

We look good, feel good.

We're, like, finally feeling like we're actually a couple.

It's going to be a good one, I think.

I think so too, yeah. Good one for us.

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

It's all that matters right now. Yeah, exactly.

Friends and Family Week, that was really good.

Sara's becoming more affectionate and she's opening up to me.

Ooh, you look so good. Thank you.

We have great sexual chemistry.

We'll definitely be best dressed. We will be. We always are.

(LAUGHS) When are we not?

It feels like it's basically the best that we have been

this whole time

so that's pretty nice.

NARRATOR: Down the hall,

another couple reaping the rewards of Family and Friends Week

are Lucinda and Timothy.

After Lucinda's dad gave Timothy some hard truths.

Wow. You are a brick, aren't you? You're a wall.

You can't jump over that wall, can you?

TIMOTHY: It's just a tough one.

(WHINING) "It's a hard wall, it's a brick, I can't get over it."

Blah, blah, blah. You know, it's boring.

Yeah.

You know?

And I'm getting pissed off listening about that, you know what I mean?

So, you know...

From my point of view,

you need to sort of not get your tits in a tangle maybe sometimes

and pull your finger out.

(CHUCKLES)

TIMOTHY: Lucinda's dad was really good.

He had a lot of really good points and he made us think different ways.

We came back from that just in a really good place.

That attraction has grown.

We're going in tonight in the best possible place that we've been in

since we've started this.

NARRATOR: But unfortunately for Timothy,

his behaviour at the last Commitment Ceremony...

Do you believe it's possible to fall in love with Lucinda?

Yeah, I'm not convinced. I'm not convinced.

Why are you throwing me under the bus?

No, no.

..has caught the attention of another groom in the experiment.

JAYDEN: Yeah, Tim, you gotta remember, bro, this is...

At the end of the day this is a marriage experiment,

not a friendship experiment, man.

Yeah. I get it and I don't need advice from you.

EDEN: I do think there may be a little war between you and Timothy.

Yeah, could possibly be.

I think that might happen.

I just don't like it when he gets on the couch

and he's like, "I don't need your advice."

I might be the youngest one here... (CLICKS FINGERS)

..but I think maybe he probably could use my advice.

All I know is that he's actually immature and he creates drama.

Everything that I do in my life, whether it's fighting...

My whole life is confrontation.

I started Muay Thai kickboxing when I was 13.

My life is just training twice a day, every day.

And I don't back down from a fight.

I think Tim is treating Lucinda the wrong way.

He's talking to her not nice.

You know, and I can't keep putting up with it.

Something needs to be said.

One thing I was annoyed about is

obviously I heard Timothy making his comments to Lucinda.

Off you go, let's see a different couple next week.

ALESSANDRA: Have a great week. (COUPLES CLAP)

I didn't like the way Tim spoke to Lucinda.

And yeah, I feel very strongly about, I guess,

that particular relationship,

not only because of the things that Tim's done

and the comments he's made to me personally but,

you know, I vibe with Lucinda.

I don't know. I just wanted to tell him, man, what are you doing?

You're wasting her time.

Fact is, you're not putting and effort into your marriage

and poor Lucinda, she's trying, she's putting up with you.

I really like her.

I just don't like to see a girl like that get her time wasted.

I definitely think that he's not the biggest fan of you.

I could not care less.

I think it might explode.

Look, I'm not going to instigate it but if it comes up,

then, you know...

I think if he throws one more comment at you...

Yeah. ..that's the end.

NARRATOR: Jayden isn't the only one still stewing

over the events of the last Commitment Ceremony.

When I was up on the couch last week, Jayden had a lot to say.

But I don't need words from the peanut gallery.

When you're sitting there flicking your hair back like Fabio,

talking about how good you are...

I actually didn't say anything

even though I thought you were full of shit.

I just don't want kids under 30

calling me out about relationships or life.

I just think they should zip it.

If Jayden wants to come at me,

he can say what he wants to say, it doesn't bother me.

And do a couple of (BLEEP) buttons up.

Jesus Christ.

That's what they're on the shirt for.

Don't tell anybody but I've gone commando.

OK, I definitely won't tell anyone.

(BOTH CHUCKLE) Come on, let's get out of here.

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

ALESSANDRA: So, dinner party number four.

MEL: Mmm.

We have our new couples who have been fast tracking all week long.

And our original couples doing the meet the parents week.

I cannot wait to see what happens tonight.

(CAR DOOR SHUTS)

JOHN: Here we go.

STEPHEN: Bit of a different entry... Definitely.

..from last week.

It's Stephen and Michael.

So much space for activity. How about we space out?

Like, I'm gonna lay on this one. (LAUGHS)

You go lay on that one there.

MEL: Very low key.

But comfortable with one another, no?

I'm excited to tell people where we are.

Definitely. It's been a really good week.

Yeah. It has been. It's been a great week.

(GLASS CLINKS)

Excited for some company.

Some company. Are you tired of my company already?

It' been you and me for a long time, mate.

Oh! Hello!

Welcome. MEL: Sara and Tim.

Hey. Thanks, honey. Mwah.

How are you? Good to see you.

Walked in strong and together.

MEL: Definitely look like a couple. Mm-hm.

How are you going?

TIM: I think we're going really well now.

I feel like when we started having, like, dates and stuff,

was when we actually, like...

Started connecting. Yeah.

It's weird. I'm like, I look at him and I'm like, ooh.

And I think it happened from spending, like, more quality time

and getting to that emotional, deeper level.

It's good. (CHUCKLES)

Are you excited? Yes.

So, like, obviously last dinner party for us was a blowout.

Seeing Jack and Tori, I feel like that issue is just so...

it's just like flogging a dead horse at this point.

When he said the 'muzzle' comment it was horrible and nasty

but I'm happy to dead the issue.

(JACK SIGHS)

How much further can we go with it?

JONATHAN: You can't. It's definitely been done.

Whoo! Hello! Pretty in purple.

MEL: Lauren and Jono.

We're matching. We do.

I love this bro. Maybe we should couple swap.

(LAUGHTER)

Cheers. Cheers.

(GLASS CLINKS)

They seem a little bit closer.

MEL: Of course, on the Commitment Ceremony couch last week

things were incredibly tense with these two.

The dinner party last time, Lauren was in a really sticky situation,

and Jono didn't go in to bat for her.

And she needed him to stand up

and he just didn't.

He really let her down.

Absolutely.

TIM: How was your week?

JONATHAN: Yeah, we had a rough week.

LAUREN: Like, after the Commitment Ceremony it was hard.

But no, things are better now.

We just chatted and broke everything down that had happened

and definitely feeling a lot better.

LAUREN: This week we worked through it.

It was actually really good to come back together and put it behind us.

Now Jono and I can move forward.

It's good that you're having the hard conversations.

Yeah. Yeah.

There's no room in this experiment to hide from anything

'cause, like, if you don't say it

someone else is gonna say it for you.

As we saw last week.

Yeah, well, I'm gonna take several seats tonight, OK?

(LAUGHTER)

It's all round good vibes. Love that.

JACK: I want no more drama tonight.

I will only focus on us.

Yeah, I agree with that.

I feel like tonight I'm going to go up to Jack and just be like,

"It's all good, you're safe." Like, truce.

"You're safe." (LAUGHTER)

I won't attack him or his man bun.

I will chat with Lauren tonight.

Solely because I regret what I said last week.

And see if we can come to a little bit of an understanding

moving forward.

That would be great.

(CAR DOOR SHUTS)

Oh, hello. Hey!

ALESSANDRA: Tori and Jack. JOHN: Oh.

Very much together again. Very much together.

It's nice to see you guys not at the very last.

I know.

I dreamt we're gonna have a smooth night.

It's still daylight.

JOHN: Well, Jack last week was at the centre of the storm.

Yep.

And when backed into a corner, he told Jono to "muzzle" his woman.

You know, one of the big parts of tonight's dinner party

is to see how Jack and Tori

have been able to handle that really appalling moment last week.

I don't think people appreciate that.

JACK: Look, I was actually going to pull you for a chat.

Yeah? Let's just do it now.

Yeah.

I feel like we went into battle, as we did.

Yeah. And yeah, I'll apologise again.

The remark I made was disgusting. Yeah.

And I feel bad and embarrassed for Tori,

and see, I have three older sisters and I'm just, like, ashamed,

'cause they're gonna see that... Yeah.

And they'll be so disappointed in me.

And my mother. My father.

I can say I'm sorry, I'm sorry but, like, it's so shitty.

It was a very rehearsed Jack-style apology,

talking about the mother and the sister

and the cousin and the dog's brother about how they will be disappointed.

But, you know what, I'm willing to accept the apology

because I don't want to keep going round in circles.

And the thing is, I just know that he will continue to be how he is

and, like, later down the line he's obviously gonna (BLEEP) up again.

I know you're sorry. Of course.

Like, you said you've got a short fuse.

I recognise that I have a short fuse

and I'm sorry for yelling and going stupid.

You snapped me and then there's my character

and my dignity (BLEEP) hanging up here.

Yeah.

You see, from where I was sitting, Lauren didn't snap him at all.

I wanted you to have, like, insight as well.

I'll still hang my hat.

But my message was... Yeah?

I wanna hear from other people at the table.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Yeah.

What? There it is.

And there it is. Blaming the women around him.

That was my message.

"Lauren, we got in that argument,

"I did say muzzle your woman but you were yelling at me."

MEL: Yeah. ALESSANDRA: Mmm.

And so, that really tells us that Jack doesn't get it

and it hasn't landed.

There's no real accountability. No, there is not.

And he doesn't understand the inappropriateness of what he did.

I'm happy to dead the issue and accept the apology and make peace.

Try to do the big girl thing in this situation.

And the thing is, I just have no doubt

that something else will be brewing later down the line.

I feel like you've got to expect the unexpected in the dinner parties.

And there's no way nothing's gonna go down

because some of these people are unhinged.

Yeah. Yep. (LAUGHS)

That's for sure.

Cheers, darls. Cheers.

(GLASSES CLINK)

JAYDEN: I'm not gonna pick a fight

but if the fight's there I'm gonna put my two cents in.

Right? Yep.

It's about time someone put him in place

and unfortunately it's gonna have to be me.

(FRAUGHT MUSIC)

How are you doing?

Oh, wow.

How are you doing?

Oh, wow.

Looking dangerous.

JOHN: Big entrance from these two.

MEL: Ooh, yes.

ALESSANDRA: Very strong, very together.

Easy as, hey. (LAUGHS)

Their energy is very much we are together,

we are into one another, we have been progressing.

MEL: It seems real. You feel it.

Wow!

Hi!

Tristan and Cassandra. Tris and Cass.

Are you guys in a stronger place now than what you were last week?

Yes. OK, good.

Aw!

LAUREN: Love these two.

MEL: Andi and Richie.

I'm so hopeful for these guys.

Good to see you. Good to see you.

JAYDEN: What's word on the street?

JACK: I just had a good chat with Lauren, which was nice.

I let her know, like,

I appreciate, like, going into battle with her.

Nothing wrong with it. And I just apologised for the comment again.

JAYDEN: I think it's good that you have someone

that'll keep the group accountable, like her.

TORI: Not everyone else can relate but we can.

Especially someone like Timothy.

I don't think that he's that into Lucinda.

Every week there's something that happens that he does

that pisses me off.

My observations are the same as what everyone else in the group thinks

and sees.

There's been no progress.

But he's getting her hopes up.

And the longer she stays in this experiment,

the longer she has her hopes up.

And that's not right.

He is leading her on and that's what I'm worried about.

Lucinda getting her hopes up, making it to the end,

and then, you know, Tim just dropping her.

And she's going to be hurt from that.

Lucinda, she's here to find love and she really, really wants to.

But Tim is giving her hope and saying, oh,

there could be a future, oh, it's getting better.

No, it's not. There's no (BLEEP) progress.

JACK: Tori's got no time for him.

Yeah, I know you don't.

Timothy shits me to tears.

I don't trust Timothy.

Jayden is just a very protective person and has a short fuse.

I know how that will go with Timothy.

It will be ugly.

He needs to just tread lightly.

LUCINDA: I'd like to have fun together tonight.

I always look at having fun at the dinner party.

Yeah.

JAYDEN: Like, last week he told me on the couch like,

"I don't need your advice."

Like, yes, you do.

Pretty clear that there are certain people in the group

who want to go for Timothy tonight.

Mmm.

JOHN: One of the things we know about Timothy is that

he sees himself as the older statesman...

Mmm.

..who is very experienced and mature, and really

isn't gonna listen to pretty much anybody else in that room.

TORI: It's an age thing, right?

Like, you giving advice to him is an ego thing,

'cause he's like, "He's younger than me, I know better."

It's got nothing to do with that.

You are emotionally incompetent.

TIMOTHY: OK. Let's do this.

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

Oh. Here we go.

Speaking of... Mwah, mwah.

ALESSANDRA: Lucinda and Timothy are here.

(GLASSES CLINK) (BLEEP)ing hell.

TORI: He looks so uninterested.

Still no handholding. TORI: Nuh.

Has been no progress.

They're not holding hands, they're not kissing,

there's no intimacy.

That's my take on it. She's not getting anything out of him.

She deserves so much more.

I'm gonna try and make sure

she's treated the right way in this experiment.

Alrighty.

Hey, you. How are you? Look at you, you spunk.

Look at you, you're a superhero.

Looking like a butler, like a sexy butler.

Ooh, there we go.

Lucinda is such a genuine soul.

You can see when she arrives, how everybody just embraces her.

She really makes an effort to connect to each person

and she lifts up the room.

I know.

I hadn't seen Jack since the last Commitment Ceremony

and I just wanted to acknowledge that

those misogynistic perspectives aren't welcome

and it wasn't appreciated.

I know you regret it. I do.

I don't mind having the battle with Lauren

and she appreciated the battle but...

But our words are such spells, aren't they?

Yeah.

And we've just gotta keep asking what love does.

I appreciate it. I know.

Yeah. And you're such a kind soul. Thank you.

MEL: To be able to go to Jack, someone who did the wrong thing,

and to give him that feedback in a respectful way,

and then give the man a hug...

I mean, it's quite incredible. It's quite powerful.

Yeah, hopefully that never happens again.

LUCINDA: I believe in you.

JOHN: You know, the group has a lot of respect for Lucinda

so you can understand why Jayden's protective side is coming out.

JAYDEN: So, what's been going on?

It was a messy week

but Family and Friends day really turned it around definitely.

How so? My dad, he was hilarious.

He just gave Tim some home truths... Righto.

And he said... Did he put it on him?

Ooh, yeah. I think he needs it.

What's changed though?

Well, it's a shift of we're on the same team.

I think there's something that has yet to be explored

that could be interesting.

I... Oh!

I don't know. She's got her hopes up.

I just think I can see what's really going on in the relationship.

She likes him and sees a future with him, however, he doesn't.

If you want more, you should be getting it.

Mmm. I just feel like he's holding back.

I'm not saying right now it is enough, you're right.

It's not.

No, of course not. Yeah, it's not enough.

But also, that's all he's got to give.

Yep. But how much longer can you sort of wait around?

'Cause I can see, like, you obviously want more but

how much longer can you wait around while you're not getting enough?

I suppose I've got a really complicated cat

that's such an awesome human.

But he is a tough nut.

Jayden was just really concerned for me.

He just felt that I "deserved more" in his words.

Look, he doesn't know the facts

and I just assured Jayden that we've actually had a really genuine reset.

For us it's a week to week situation.

I can't see the finish line, no way.

Yeah.

But I can see until the next Commitment Ceremony.

And if you ask me what I'll write right now, it's yes.

OK, good. Good.

I feel really good with Tim at the moment.

Like, he's being truthful at every turn, actually.

JAYDEN: I'm not in the relationship

but I saw you guys on the couch

and since day one to now, week six, there hasn't been any progress.

From my point of view I think you need more.

Well, that's so lovely that you wish for more for me.

I do.

I know what I seen and I know what I heard.

He saying I'm... It's not enough for her.

He pulls Lucinda aside like he's the wise man.

(BLEEP) off.

I value your honesty.

JAYDEN: I don't want him to lead you on

and you get to the end and you're obviously hurt.

And there are a few other people here that think the same thing.

Every dude with a hair bun on this show

thinks they're Dr Phil and (BLEEP) Tony Robbins all mixed into one.

I can see you're not getting enough. That's where I'm coming from.

TIMOTHY: He can't have much opinions about our relationship.

Watch it because I'll be all over you like a pit bull on a poodle.

NARRATOR: Still to come...

The truth is...

Ben makes a shocking announcement.

Why would you ever say that to someone?

Hang on, hang on. He's what?

And...

You've got nothing to say to me.

I'm 27 and my relationship is near perfect.

Oh, you've always been a grandstander since day one!

(BANG) Timothy!

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

WOMAN: Whoa!

Hey, Hey. Looks good. Hello.

Wow. Hottie in green.

Ridge and Jade.

These guys are going real strong, eh. They're doing so good.

How are we? How are we? MEL: Good.

I'm glad we have some new energy in the room.

Yes.

Oh, my god! Twinsies.

LAUREN: Did you guys have a good week?

We did have a good week. What did you guys do this week?

SARA: Talk to us.

Did you guys have, what's it called, Confessions Week?

We did. How was it?

That was probably the hardest. OK. Why?

Just the letter.

It was just, like, so intense. LAUREN: Oh, the letter, yeah.

So what? Yeah, tell us about the letter.

JADE: My letter was just, like, stuff with Vee, like, my daughter.

Yeah.

Basically just, like, when I fell pregnant I was, like,

very, very young.

Yeah.

And then my partner at the time, he cheated and,

like, I spent my whole pregnancy being really angry at the situation.

Yeah. I was this close to crying.

Like that. That's how I know. I was like, oh, man.

It was good. Choking up and everything.

MEL: Jade has revealed something really personal there.

ALESSANDRA: Yeah. They're really, really connecting

and some actual, real bonds can...

Absolutely. ..can be developed there.

When you guys have a baby one day you can take...

Yeah, we're gonna take heaps of pics.

Yeah. We're having twins.

OK!

I'd say we're pretty close to perfect

although perfect is obviously hard.

But for the moment, we're doing very, very well.

I don't know if you can tell... (CHUCKLES)

..but she's glowing.

On, I'm glowing as well. Look at me.

How was your week? SARA: Yeah, it was good.

Friends and Family Week. Feeling very happy.

Another good week.

Everyone's playing happy neighbours. Everyone's loving each other.

LAUREN: Yeah, but we're starting fresh today.

Everything is OK.

How are you doing? Oh, so, we've had a good week.

It was very, like, civil, which is very odd.

I am feeling both, like, a little bit nervous,

just about entering the dinner party by myself.

There's gonna be a lot of questions that'll follow that.

Is Ben gone?

Ah...

I don't think so. Or just coming in separate?

It's disappointing because I want to believe Ben. I do.

But, like, I don't know if I can get over this list of stuff

that he didn't like about me.

It makes my blood boil.

Thanking you, sir.

I definitely deserve better.

I feel like he's gonna have to face the music.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(MIXED CHATTER)

Ooh!

Hi. Hello.

I'm sorry.

Oh. Oh, no.

It's Ellie, alone. Minus Ben.

Hi. Come on, let's get you a drink.

Last week things were incredibly rocky with her and Ben.

JOHN: Well, I confronted him and said it's a sham.

And challenged him to turn it up and actually get onboard.

I was actually really proud of Ellie on the couch last week.

She did find her voice. Yep.

And she was so articulate

and so clear about what she needs in a relationship

and what she's not getting.

Mm-hm. So, where's he now?

Download us. Download us.

Well, what do you remember from the Commitment Ceremony?

Well, you were 'Leave'

and you were not happy with the way

that Ben was acting behind closed doors.

That's pretty much it.

So then, after the Commitment Ceremony, the next day, you know,

we were gonna have a chat.

Yeah. He actually, he ran away.

What?

You're joking!

Sat there all day by myself.

A cowardly move. ..wanting to talk to him.

Sorry. That is a cowardly mood.

So, this was Ben on his best behaviour...

Making an effort. Trying to win her back.

Oh, no. It just, it doesn't fly.

He eventually came back, right? How did that go?

He told me that he did want a relationship

but then he sat me down for 2.5 hours,

and then he's like, written this list of all these things

that was wrong with the relationship and me too.

What? There was an actual list?

A list of how flawed you are.

What is the purpose of that? So, he doesn't forget every detail?

Are you serious?

What was bothering him about you?

These were issues that were just ridiculous, like,

I'm too emotional for him.

And then he was saying that we're not having good conversation.

Mmm.

I don't think Ben should have even

mentioned that Ellie's too sensitive.

I feel like you're allowed to be sensitive or emotional.

Like, everyone's feelings are valid.

At the end of the day we're all going to have opinions

but yeah, I thought it was definitely inappropriate,

and I'm sure there were other things on that list

that would have been inappropriate.

And then... (CHUCKLES IN BEWILDERMENT)

You know, over the weekend he sent me, like, a gift.

What was it? What was it?

So, it was photos printed out from our wedding that he found online.

So, he's printed that out,

and then he's written, like, like, a letter...

(LAUGHTER)

..asking me to meet him at the beach where we got married.

He's done it a few times now.

We'll have, like, an argument

and then he'll try and send me something.

And then just try and smooth it over.

JOHN: It can be a very toxic pattern.

You can treat someone really poorly

and then sprinkle a little kindness in with a gift.

Yep. Yeah.

..to bring 'em back.

And you can get caught in that pattern.

And we're seeing Ellie really struggle with it.

ELLIE: And then, like, because I'm really...

I'm kind and I like to see the best in people, right?

I keep thinking to myself, oh, does he mean that?

You know, is that gift supposed to be really nice?

Oh, bless.

I'm so confused. BOTH: Yeah.

It would be very confusing.

So, do you... Like, do you see where I'm coming from?

Yes. BOTH: We all see.

We're not questioning you in the slightest.

And he's now putting on a brave face

because he knows he's going to get attacked by us.

Like, we're all going to see him for who he is

and we're gonna have something to say about it.

JOHN: I suspect Ben's approach tonight is

the one that he usually uses,

which is just to say, "Yeah, I can do better."

And he's done that a number of times throughout this experiment

but nothing changes.

Yeah. I guess the difference is now Ellie clearly doesn't buy it.

She's gonna get the support of the group behind her.

She's going to see him for what he is tonight.

Yeah.

BEN: Ellie and I, it feels right.

You know, she's an incredible woman.

I'm not worried.

I'm confident that we're gonna get through it.

There's some good people in there that want to help and support.

JONATHAN: I remember the first time I saw him on the couch,

I'm like, what is he even saying?

These are just like preplanned stories.

That alone says that he's very fake, though.

I don't understand Ben.

Like, he had this beautiful, lovely girl.

I kind of want to slap him.

Like, in the metaphorical sense.

Like....

Stop ruining this amazing opportunity.

But he's definitely ruined a good thing, I would say.

Well, he's showing me time and time again that he just, like, runs.

You know what I mean? Yeah.

Yeah. Like, he just leaves. True, hey? Runs when the pressure...

And then I'm thinking, well,

is this someone that I want to share my life with?

Because like, what if we have kids, if he wants them,

and the pressure gets too much.

We don't actually don't know yet. There was an epiphany but...

And the pressure gets too much, is he just gonna cut and run?

BEN: I'm focusing on the future with Ellie.

Every relationship has the downs.

It's just how it goes. It's hard.

But then, then I come and chat with Ellie and figure it out.

We're pretty confident that we can move forward as a team.

Did you do that? Yeah. It was great. It was sick 'cause...

Oh!

Hey. Hey.

Hey, mate.

(LOUD CHATTER FADES)

(AWKWARD MUSIC) How are youse?

Oh! Here's Ben.

That's a pretty frosty entrance, isn't it?

Very.

It's your guy.

TRISTAN: Oh, why does it go so quiet?

It so wigs me out.

When Ben walked in, everyone just went dead silent.

It was that awkward.

Hi.

BEN: Hey, good to see you. SARA: How are you? Mwah.

Ben will know now that he's in for a long night.

BEN: Hey, how are you doing?

MICHAEL: If he doesn't say hi to you I'm going to yell at him.

ELLIE: He will, he will.

How are you doing? Hey. How are you?

Good. Do you wanna have a quick chat?

OK, yeah, sure. Do you want a seat? I guess we're matching.

I think he went like this and then she went like that.

And it was like... (MAKES ROBOTIC NOISES)

Do you wanna get a drink? Yes.

Yeah, come and get a drink.

I just wanted to say hey to everybody.

He went to grab her hand and she kind of pulled away

and it was like an absolute car crash in slow motion.

Grab a drink. Yeah, awesome.

I might grab a refill.

How do you feel? Um...

(GLASS TINKLES)

The dinner is served.

Cut short.

Dinner is served, Ridgey. Already?

Yeah.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

JOHN: So, this would be very difficult for Ben

because he'll be walking into a room of people

that know what's happened... MEL: Yes.

..that are siding with Ellie.

You know, the group is angry

because they're trying to be a part of this experiment

and exposing themselves and being vulnerable

and Ben is walls up, not participating.

The group and Ellie have all sort of had enough.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

Well, it's uncomfortable.

WOMAN: Cheers, Ellie.

CONTESTANTS: Cheers.

MAN: Cheers.

Whoa, sorry. Sorry. ELLIE: Cheers.

It's not all open arms and warmth.

But I got Ellie the nice present

that shows that I want it to work

and I think she can see that there's still respect there.

Did you want to continue the quick chat?

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

The person I need to be accountable to the most is Ellie

and I felt like I've already done that today.

LAUREN: Yeah, Ellie's obviously come into the cocktail party...

I'm alone. ..alone.

And I'm telling them about this list that you wrote.

Gotcha. I understand.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

What... We need...

Let's give Ben the floor because we've heard from Ellie

and let's hear from Ben.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Sure. Um...

I wanted to chat in the room beforehand, you know...

having those conversations one on one, more privately,

but if she wants to bring up everything at the table, I guess so.

Why don't you give us your events from the commitment ceremony,

'cause we haven't seen you since the commitment ceremony.

What happened? Heaps.

So, wanted to have a conversation, which blew out.

I didn't want it to go for two hours.

We were getting absolutely nowhere

and you had a list of things that you didn't like about me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MAN: Yeah.

Oh, my god.

Ben wrote a list of negative things about his wife?

Take that list and shove it up your arse.

You don't write a bad list...

A negative list about your wife as part of your communication?

Oh, my god. Yeah, shove it where the sun don't shine.

It was a list written down.

The first thing you said on that list was about me wearing make-up.

I know. (JEERING)

LAUREN: That's so wrong.

(MEL GASPS) ALESSANDRA: What?

BEN: Hang on, hang on.

That's horrible. That is so disrespectful.

That is the most controlling thing I've ever heard a man say.

Regardless of whether she wears make-up or not,

like, a man should never have an opinion

about how much make-up you wear.

That is just kind of like a dig at her.

This is disrespectful to Ellie.

Why would you ever say that to someone?

It was stupid. It was a dumb thing to say.

That's not even a relationship issue.

For him to be, like, "Oh, yeah, like, I messed up..."

It's, like, you wrote it. You wrote it, bro.

So I'm just not used to it. That's it.

There's nothing wrong with it. Then why did you bring it up?

EDEN: There's something wrong with saying that, though.

So many things wrong with saying that.

I don't communicate it as effectively.

I'm trying to be as sensitive as I can

and sometimes it just comes out shit.

There was excuses and stories and epiphanies and...

I didn't say "Don't wear make-up." That's not it.

I don't buy what he's selling at all.

OK. So, Ben, why did you write it?

BEN: So, I live pretty rough.

I don't have any sisters.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Ben, mate!

LAUREN: It's actually cruel. Like, that's not nice.

That's, like, gonna offend anyone.

The second point was that I'm too sensitive and too emotional,

but you would be after two and a half hours...

of sat there listening to this shit!

Because we don't debrief. We don't talk about...

We do. We debrief. I think you do.

At night, we debrief behind closed doors.

But then it stops, yeah.

And then you don't even share your opinion.

This is why I'm confused with communication.

Like, it just makes me just bottle it up

and I still haven't figured it out yet.

JOHN: So, it's Ellie's fault... MEL: Yeah.

ALESSANDRA: Mm-hm. ..that he's been holding stuff in?

He's in damage control, isn't he? Yeah.

It's game playing. Yeah.

You've had a lot of time to think about these stories

and it's bullshit.

I don't give a shit what you think.

Say something real!

Like, there's this... There's this falseness about you.

That's... That's hearsay.

The truth is...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

..I don't believe we're meant to be with each other.

MEL: It is... What?

He's just broken up with her in front of the whole table.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I do believe we're better off friends.

I apologise for wasting your time.

Look at Ellie. This is... She's completely blindsided.

ALESSANDRA: It's ridiculous.

BEN: The truth is, I don't believe we're meant to be with each other.

He's just broken up with her in front of the whole table.

LAUREN: You realised tonight that you didn't want to be with Ellie?

You decided to tell everybody...

JAYDEN: Is this the first time youse have had this conversation?

Thank you so much.

Is that the first time you've heard this?

That's (BLEEP) rich.

Ben, you decided to have that communication in front of all of us?

Yes. Right now?

That's what you're doing?

JAYDEN: So you think you're better off as friends? Yes.

ALESSANDRA: Why would he even send that gift

if he's now saying that he knows he's...

doesn't want to be with her?

And this inconsistency must be so confusing and hurtful for her.

I'm gonna call you out on that because that is not right.

Everyone gets to witness my... my broken heart.

EDEN: Ben wanted Ellie back.

Ellie didn't want Ben back

and then he's now flipped it like, "Oh, I just want to be friends."

Like, that's not what happened. It's literally not what happened.

And he could've just been honest and said, "I tried to get her back.

"It was too late, so now we're just being friends,"

'cause that's the truth.

You're now putting on a show in front of all of us

that you are deciding...

you are deciding now that YOU decided you want to be friends.

So, a few weeks ago, yes, there was doubts, you know.

If I had a time machine,

maybe I would've wrote 'leave' a few weeks ago.

SARA: I'm done with Ben.

I feel like he tries to save face in front of everyone.

He's gotten angry and lashed out.

EDEN: It's nasty.

I can't believe you, so...

Um... I don't expect you to.

I can only be me the best I can.

Hearing Ben just speak about our relationship,

just so crass and it was just awful.

He did not take my feelings into account.

And then he tried to pull the card on me,

"Oh, this is why I don't like to speak my feelings,

"'cause you get emotional."

Such a low blow.

It just means that he doesn't know how to communicate

or get onto my level.

Like, he actually just doesn't know how to talk to anyone, really.

But what I've seen of Ben now

is not a Ben that I want in my future life.

Well, I sincerely hope the next relationship you get into,

you're actually honest from the get-go

because you've actually wasted my time.

ELLIE: I definitely deserve better.

Sara and Tim are kissing at the table.

MEL: Oh!

It's nice to see them continue to blossom.

RIDGE: Don't! (JADE LAUGHS)

(KISSES)

You guys are so cute.

LUCINDA: Are you guys still absolutely adoring each other?

I'm still the love heart emojis every time I see her, so, yeah.

I love to hear it. RICHARD: Vomit, vomit, vomit.

(LAUGHTER)

ANDREA: Sara and Tim...

You guys have been all over each other for, like, two weeks.

It's been good to see. Yeah.

It's alright, bro.

I told Sara that when Richie and I were having our trouble...

and, like, "If Tim and Sara can do it, anyone can."

(LAUGHTER)

ALESSANDRA: Such a breath of fresh air to see these dynamics.

MEL: Yeah.

JAYDEN: Not fat... LAUREN: Agree.

(LAUGHTER) There's a lot of red going on.

(TENSE MUSIC)

TIMOTHY: Just before,

I heard Jayden questioning my relationship with Lucinda.

Jayden - what a mouthpiece.

Jayden walks around here like he's MAFS royalty.

Get over yourself, man.

They're under 30 with an opinion.

I just replaced my undies the other day 'cause they were 24 years old.

EDEN: Freezing. Cold? Do you want my jacket?

No, just a hug. It'll keep you warm.

Yeah. Keep your real warm.

(TENSE MUSIC)

He just shouldn't have said anything.

He's in my firing line now.

I'll call it like I see it.

That's the difference between a man and a boy.

TIMOTHY: I've heard some shit. Like what?

(EXCLAIMS) Why don't you ask him?

I will. I heard my name. What's going on?

SARA: Can I get that, please?

I heard that you said to Lucinda she got shortchanged.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I just said... I said, "What's the go between you guys?"

And after the last commitment ceremony, she was very upset,

she was very worked up and... LUCINDA: I was.

You're right. ..that's what's happened.

But it has changed, especially since yesterday.

Yeah, things have changed. Things change.

But I was checking up on it, alright?

LAUREN: Can we ask, at the end of the last commitment ceremony,

that's the last time we've seen you guys.

Yeah. You seemed pissed that Lucinda...

Yeah. ..spoke her truth.

And you got back on the couch and you said something to her.

You said "Don't ever talk to me again."

That's exactly what I said.

Why?

Because we had a great three days...

up until she threw me under the bus.

She didn't throw you under the bus.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I needed to look at a lot of my crap and my not accepting...

EDEN: Don't blame yourself.

SARA: You have been blaming yourself far too much.

Way too much. You have nothing to apologise for.

JAYDEN: Timothy's trying to justify his behaviour towards Lucinda.

That's not right.

I think it needs to stop, so I'd like to get to the bottom of it.

Lu, are you disappointed that six weeks in

there hasn't been any romantic connection?

Right now, I've dropped expectation. I've dropped my...

But you've gotta have some kind of expectation.

There's no right or wrong. There's no-one at fault.

But you keep staying 'stay'.

You're giving her hope and we don't know why.

Do you know what makes this situation

more volatile than it needs to be,

is Jayden's very strong black-and-white language.

"You've got no hope." Mm-hm.

There's no grey there for him

and that's making Timothy very angry.

JOHN: Yeah, he's feeling judged to me. Yeah.

That's bullshit.

I don't think Tim would be here if he didn't have hope.

You know what, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe...

You ARE wrong. Maybe I am.

You're completely wrong. Exactly.

You're 100% wrong.

You know what, maybe I am wrong... 100% wrong.

..but that's why I'm asking the question.

Well, it's not a yes or no question and that's...

Again, that's Jayden being very binary... Mm-hm.

..about something that's a lot more nuanced

and that's his age and experience showing.

You know what, I've given it a couple of weeks.

You've given it a lot and that's great but the fact is...

That's crap. That's bullshit.

..this relationship hasn't gone anywhere since day one.

JOHN: The challenge for Timothy, though,

is that this style of him bellowing

and getting really combative and aggressive,

it really doesn't lend itself to opening up.

Oh, come on! EDEN: Let me finish...

Bullshit! Never once.

The reaction will be to fight back, of course.

MEL: Yes. Attack back.

(TENSE MUSIC)

We just want to know, do you...

Do you see a long-term future with Lucinda?

I don't have to answer to you!

Well, you don't have to, but this is why you're in the experiment.

LUCINDA: We're both holding ourselves accountable...

No, no. It's alright. Mmm.

It's alright.

TIMOTHY: I got an issue.

I've got an issue with anyone under 30 giving me advice.

We know that's not how you (BLEEP) feel.

We know how you feel.

The sight of Jayden's face and his hair bun just drives me nuts.

This 27-year-old smartarse from the Gold Coast

that sits there in his red jacket,

that thinks he's the be-all-and-end-all...

There's three things in life.

Boys want attention, men want respect

and legends don't give a (BLEEP) either way.

You come in here and you say that there's been progress

and there's hope,

but how is there hope and progress

when this relationship is the same as it was on the first day?

We're six weeks in. You know what, that's your opinion!

You're 27! You've got nothing to say to me!

At 27, my relationship is near perfect...

Oh, call me in three years!

(JEERING) Call me in three years!

Call me in three years! (RIDGE LAUGHS)

Right, you know what, you're here grandstanding, the world number one.

Two-time, baby! Yeah, whatever.

Jayden has been holier-than-thou since the day he started this thing

and I'm over it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You'll have nothing in life.

Oooh. Timothy!

You're a grandstander! You have been since day one!

You're a grandstander! You've always been a grandstander...

(BANGS TABLE) since day one! OTHERS: Whoa!

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION) TIMOTHY: Whatever.

Nothing. You'll have nothing in life!

Timothy!

Seriously, I couldn't believe that.

You don't speak to anyone like that, I don't care who you are.

You're a grandstander! You have been since day one!

JAYDEN: No, mate... You're a grandstander.

You've always been a grandstander... (BANGS TABLE) since day one!

OTHERS: Whoa!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: Wow.

What the (BLEEP) is wrong with you?

No-one spills my (BLEEP) wine, that's for sure.

(WOMAN LAUGHS) I'm pissed.

So, the explosive, bing-back-at-a-boom, you know,

cowboys out with their guns at the tavern...

(IMITATES SHOOTING) you know.

Tim, enough.

This prick keeps going at it.

He's a broken (BLEEP) record. He's a broken (BLEEP) record.

I think everyone's got their opinions

and, you know, they see so much

and I just don't think everyone's got the full picture.

I would just like to say and I really...

I mean this with all my heart... Yeah.

Tim is an awesome person. Yeah, we've heard it.

We've heard it. One minute. I haven't finished.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I was feeling quite defensive of Tim, to be honest.

Feeling very passionate and fiery tonight, actually.

It could be the rose thorns.

I'm not sure what's going on. (LAUGHS)

It's been a rough week. It was tough.

LAUREN: Yeah. We've been in separate apartments.

There's been some blow-outs. We've both said things.

But yesterday we had a massive shift.

We had friends and family... Good.

..come.

We had some real, real conversations.

My dad kicked Tim's arse with lots of humour as well.

It was good. I liked him. And you heard Dad.

We've... You know, we've been the rockiest couple.

LAUREN: Yeah.

And I'm hoping that when you guys hear us

saying we've had a turnaround, you can trust us.

This vibe escalated massively.

Lucinda and Timothy are grown-ups.

They're on the same page.

The other couples shouldn't judge their relationship.

Lucinda, are you happy with where you guys are at?

Yeah. You're happy...

We've had an amazing last 24 hours.

And you know that he's just happy to take slow steps.

Yes. And you're happy with that?

Yep. Then that's all that matters.

Lucinda is a strong, intelligent woman.

She would not be here if she couldn't handle it,

if she felt like she was being lied to, tricked, fooled...

You've gotta have more faith in Lucinda, man.

She knows what she's doing.

JOHN: I think it's quite telling

that Lucinda's reaction tonight is really trying to have his back.

She's calming him and the whole table

and it's great that she's finally being heard.

I respect him and trust where Tim's at.

Tim doesn't give away trust easily

because he's been fricken hurt and burnt.

TORI: God. (BLEEP) shut up.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Who's saying "(BLEEP) hell" up there?

Me.

The comments that Timothy made,

how dare you say to someone "You have nothing"?

Like, that (BLEEP) me off.

Lucinda, you've just had someone sit there,

say to someone "You have nothing in life."

That's disgusting!

Oh, whatever! I don't care what other people say!

Let's not insult people.

Tim and I have lots of different perspectives on different things,

like, you know, that... that explosion.

It's been a bit to process.

I understand why Tim was upset tonight and I was on the same team

but I didn't like things that Tim was saying.

I don't stand for that.

When did you ditch the shoes?

They're under the table. (LAUGHS)

Having to scream and yell and bang down tables,

that is not attractive for me.

I'd like to have a chat to him about it.

How are you feeling?

TIMOTHY: Oh, I'm over it now. I'm done for the night.

I just don't think that's necessary or personal jabs.

Yeah... I... I get it.

You know that.

MEL: I love this.

ALESSANDRA: Lucinda presents a beautiful mirror up to him...

Yeah.

..about the way he comes across... She does.

..and the way that he reacts.

TIMOTHY: You know what,

there's nobody that could actually talk to me like this

and get away with it,

but you can.

You can.

This is good.

ALESSANDRA: There's a lot of respect.

And I think because the two of them have connected,

I think Tim really will hear this from Lucinda.

It will bring them closer together.

We're making some progress here.

TIMOTHY: I've got nothing but...

I've got nothing but respect for you tonight.

Nothing but respect.

LUCINDA: Tim's not perfect

but I feel really connected to Tim right now.

You're rock-solid.

Rock-solid.

I'm feeling, you know, like we've got each other in this moment.

NARRATOR: Still to come...

TORI: You just look a bit smug.

CASSANDRA: I'm pretty sure that's just Tim's face.

..Tori and Cassandra face off...

I just saw Tim sit quietly

and you're just, like, "I don't like your face.

"It's smug." ..in a tense showdown.

Don't tell me what I said. I know what I said.

It came out of my mouth. You're just, like, "You look smug."

Oooh, don't tell me what I (BLEEP) said.

(LAUGHTER)

How do you think the night's gonna end for you guys?

There's no question, Lu has been incredible tonight.

Like, she's been solid.

She has been absolutely a ten out of ten.

She always is. There's no question.

I can't...

TORI: He's so full of shit. I can't deal.

Timothy was acting like he didn't just blow up the table.

Spare me.

You're looking at someone and you're saying "You have nothing.

"You amount to nothing."

Everyone was just, like, "Oh, cheeky Timothy. He's so rogue."

And Lucinda, the way she backed him,

"It's just Timothy, it's just Timothy..."

No, it's not just Timothy. I don't buy that at all.

I could not stand by a man

that displayed himself the way Timothy did today.

Absolutely not. No chance.

TORI: You just look a bit smug.

I look smug?

You look very, like, accomplished. Like, "Yeah, I (BLEEP) shit up."

I'm mellow. Yeah.

Oh, 'cause you've got it out then? I'm mellow.

"He's got nothing. He's got nothing to live for."

Can I tell you, Timothy...

Tell me.

..if Jack sat down on the couch after a session with the experts...

Yeah.

..and said "Don't speak to me," my foot would go down his throat.

Yeah.

How do you come back from that?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

But you have no problem with Jack saying "Muzzle...muzzle your lady"?

(TENSE MUSIC)

I absolutely had a problem with it. No, you didn't have...

You didn't have a major problem.

You said you didn't have a major problem.

Did you spend the week with us? No. Did you spend the week with us?

I wouldn't want to (BLEEP) spend a week with you.

OK.

JOHN: Timothy is making a very strong point here...

MEL: Yes, he is. ALESSANDRA: Very.

..and you can tell it's hitting a nerve...

Yeah. ..because Tori's fired up.

And, of course, Tori has no comeback about the muzzle comment.

There's no way to make that look appropriate.

Yep.

And what it says about Jack and what he thinks of women,

that strikes a nerve... Yeah.

..every time it's mentioned. Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

TORI: I know when to speak and when not to speak.

Really? 'Cause Jack tells you when to speak and when not to speak?

Jack doesn't tell me when to speak. Because he told her when to speak.

Jack doesn't tell me when to speak.

He said "Put a muzzle on it" and Johnno...

Nice deflection, Timothy. Here we go.

Jack does not tell me when to speak.

(LAUGHS)

And Jack didn't tell Lauren when to speak.

Jack said "STOP speaking."

(TENSE MUSIC)

Don't tell me I didn't have a problem with it

'cause I didn't address it here.

Tori was just trying to pick and pick and pick.

You're now just trying to fight for anything or just pick a fight

just to pick a fight.

It's really surface-level.

Back to my question.

My question was, how do you come back from saying to someone,

"Don't speak to me"?

I said, she's a ten out of ten! What, are you (BLEEP) deaf?

Yeah, you're very, like, defensive. You've got a foul mouth, man.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Jack... You've got a foul mouth.

Well, this is rich, from the guy who told Jonathan to muzzle his woman.

What have you got, man? Foul mouth.

(LAUGHS) And yet you tell Lauren to muzzle...

Yeah, I did. I did. I said it once.

Even when four girls were going at me...

Listen, here we go, here we go. ..I didn't say anything.

Bring it in. I did it once and I've apologised for it.

Oh, you know what...

How many F-bombs have you thrown out at the bloody dinner table, mate?

Tori just seemed to be agitated that I was just relaxed.

That seemed to get under her bonnet.

You're slimy as all (BLEEP). Oh, I'm slimy...

You are so smug.

I'm the one that smug, is it? That's... That's it.

CASSANDRA: And, like, I'm pretty sure he just sat down

and then all of them just put their energy on him.

Oh, my god, Tori. Honestly...

They've all got their own things in their relationships

they're working on.

They just want to put the spotlight on somebody else.

Projecting probably.

(SIGHS) Yeah.

So, then, what's with the eyes that you're giving everyone?

I'm just listening to everyone.

You're sitting there with one eyebrow raised, like,

"Oh, yep, I did that."

CASSANDRA: I'm pretty sure that's just Tim's face.

It's just his face. (LAUGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

That actually pissed me off.

Well, she's, like, laughing, giggling,

drinking the Timothy Kool-Aid.

She's got, like, an IV drip for the Timothy Kool-Aid.

I think, honestly...

I don't think Tim cares what anybody thinks about any of this.

He doesn't care.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Don't back Timothy.

And small bites, babe.

Don't come for the top.

I'm sorry, there's a (BLEEP) food chain here

and you are not at the top.

Shut up.

I feel like...

you're, like, "Tim, Tim."

No. No.

I've been "Tim, Tim" since when we had a great chat at the wedding.

Oh, good. That's really good. He's wonderful.

Yep. He's a great human being.

And that's just his face.

I just saw Tim sit quietly

and you're just, like, "I don't like your face. It's smug."

And he did nothing.

I don't think I said "Look at your face..."

You're just, like, "You look smug." I think I said...

Sorry, you said "You look smug." Don't tell me what I said!

I know what I said. It came out of my mouth.

You said "You look smug." Don't tell me what I said.

I said "You look smug." Yeah, that's what you said.

He wasn't even doing anything and then you just all kicked off at him.

He wasn't doing anything. His face is just his face.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Oooh, don't tell me what I (BLEEP) said.

TORI: Don't tell me what I said. I know what I said.

CASSANDRA: You said "You look smug." It came out of my mouth.

Don't tell me what I said. You said "You look smug."

I said "You look smug." Yeah, that's what you said.

"You look smug." And he wasn't even doing anything.

And then you just all kicked off at him.

JACK: We're having a conversation. He wasn't doing anything.

His face is just his face. (CASSANDRA AND TIM LAUGH)

Oooh, don't tell me what I (BLEEP) sad.

JOHN: Why so angry... MEL: Yeah.

..about Cass?

Where was all this passion to react to your husband's words last week?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Tori's fuming about Cassie saying, you know, "You said he looks smug"

and she's picked up and said, "Well, I didn't say exactly that..."

MEL: Yeah.

..and has therefore basically made Cass a villain now.

ALESSANDRA: Something so insignificant

because the gist of what Cass was saying was exactly what Tori said.

TORI: You can't do this. 'Cause I will bite.

Don't tell me what I said. It came out of my mouth.

They were my words. I said them.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

She doesn't speak, but when she does, it annoys me

and tonight I was, like, "OK. No-one speaks to me like that.

"No-one tells me what I've said.

"No-one's quiet all night

"and then comes at me like that for no good reason."

And she's lucky that she doesn't speak.

MICHAEL: Good on you, Cass.

She just told her "Mind your business, stop talking to me."

CASS: He did nothing, though.

"That's just his face."

How you going, babe? That's just his face... (LAUGHS)

Oh, Cass is just not... not a friend...

Whose face? Cass.

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION) (TENSE MUSIC)

I just want to... Now she's smug.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Now she's smug?

Oh, I actually...

There's one thing you don't do

and it's you don't tell me what I (BLEEP) said.

The words came out of my mouth. Mmm.

And you're gonna side with Timothy? Mmm.

Go (BLEEP) yourself.

You and your shitty husband. Mmm.

JOHN: You see this approach to Tori...

arm around her, trying to calm her down.

MEL: Yeah.

Look at me. Chill.

JOHN: But at the core,

one person at the table challenged them about, you know,

an appalling comment last week

and it's really set them back.

In a sense, someone held a mirror up to them.

Yeah.

TORI: You know what, yeah, I just want to go home.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Where are you at with everything right now, Jack?

Oh, couldn't be a better question.

Alright, well I'm gonna go there.

'Cause you've asked me.

Is this a case where Tori is into you

a lot more than you are into Tori?

Um...

VOICEOVER: When rose-coloured glasses crack...

Yeah, definitely don't waste my time, 'cause that would really...

Yep.

..the experiment...

I think she's terrific.

I've never stopped thinking. No, no, no...

Stop it!

..demands the truth.

I've sat here for weeks on end

hearing this same old script come out of your mouth.

I don't know what to do.

Come on, mate! Do you like her or do you not?

That feeling that you're describing

is the very definition of being gaslit.

If you wanna go, like, go NOW.

An unforgettable commitment ceremony.