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NARRATOR: Previously...

You've helped me grow and strengthen up,

and attune to what is true,

and I'm holding space now for a really gorgeous husband,

and it's no surprise that we are through.

..Lucinda and Timothy...

The time has come.

..gracefully bowed out of the experiment.

We are...probably in the best place we've been in.

Yeah. I think we're really happy.

Are you falling in love with Jade?

Yeah. I could say that, yeah.

The final commitment ceremony...

You said you were here to learn.

..saw a critical breakthrough for Jayden.

Your fight style is toxic.

(IMPACT BOOMS)

..giving himself and Eden much-needed perspective.

Yeah, I didn't realise that.

Eden, do you feel like Jayden's good enough for you?

100%, he's good enough.

He's more than enough.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC SWELLS)

Jonno, you had been texting Ellie.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

But shocking information...

LAUREN: Are you serious? Um...

We have...it's just...

..saw Jonathan exposed...

I'm really, really sorry.

..confessing he was messaging former bride Ellie...

LAUREN: I feel hurt and betrayed.

I feel like I've been lied to.

..leaving Lauren blindsided.

What the actual...

Tonight...

At the end of the day, I'm saying you're gonna be it for me.

..it's the final dinner party of the experiment...

I'm done. There's no-one else.

It's just gonna be you for the rest of my life.

..and true love will be celebrated.

JONATHAN: That was cute! (LAUGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(MAN EXCLAIMS) LAUREN: The Honesty Box.

WOMAN: Oh, gosh. MAN: Here we go!

It's our couples' last chance to answer the hard questions.

Are you falling in love with me?

Do you trust that I'm in this for the long haul?

How attracted are you to me, sexually?

..before the all-important final vows?

Do you believe that I am over my ex?

Oooh!

(COUGHS)

Hell hath no fury...

'Cause I saw!

..like Lauren scorned.

How do you feel about me right now?

I think you're a snake.

Do I live up to your expectations? No.

Do you trust me? Absolutely do not trust you.

There is nothing going on there at all.

Lauren was on a warpath.

TORI: Can I just pipe in there?

Brand-new information comes to light...

(ALL EXCLAIM) You said that.

..about her husband's text messages with Ellie.

This puts those texts in a whole new light.

Do you have feelings for Ellie?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS) WOMEN: Yes or no?

Look, I... Yes or no?

Yes or no? I...I'm...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

It's the morning after

the final commitment ceremony of the experiment,

and there's one topic on every couple's mind.

WOMAN: Lauren and Jonno. (LAUGHS)

MAN: Yeah, what the heck?

SARA: Yeah, how crazy was that... TIM: Oh!

..that info that Tori kind of...

RIDGE: Lauren's face, though -

tell that she was very surprised what's going on.

JADE: Mmm.

MAN: He talks shit. He's been caught out.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Plot twist - Jonno the cheater.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Jonno the dog! He's got Ellie in the DMs.

Like, "Hey, how you doing?"

Like, you know what Lauren's like. Lauren's gonna go in.

And you know what - Lauren has every right to go in.

I mean, I'm not gonna tell Lauren to calm down.

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

In my head, I was like, "What?"

I don't get why you'd be messaging other girls.

Like, even if the...even if it's not bad intentions or whatever,

like, it just...I was just...

..I was a bit disappointed that that came out that Jonno was doing that.

Yeah. You know, personally.

Yeah.

(TENSE MUSIC FADES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

So, this curls it that way.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

That curls it that way. Ahh!

So, obviously Jonno has been texting Ellie.

Bombshell. Hypocrite.

Do you know what this is?

A little sucky thing.

So, I'm like, "OK, Jonno, like, this is your time."

How the tables have turned.

Jonno is, in his way, quite vocal about you,

and everyone else at the table...

Of course.

..but here we are again.

Like, he's got his own little...

..you know, little thing that he's sitting on.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

Um...so, yeah.

(TUTS) Oh, man!

No, he's (BLEEP) up. He's got caught.

Yeah. He really has.

I didn't want the next dinner party.

I said last night I'm not looking forward to it, but now...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

Might even put on a red lip for the night. Who knows?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

But while Tori is excited for the final dinner party,

the same cannot be said for Lauren,

who is still reeling from last night's revelation.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Jonno texting Ellie hurts me.

The fact that it's behind my back, it hurts me.

It really is gonna depend on the content of the messages.

I've had past relationships where...

..this has absolutely happened.

It's gonna be just so triggering for me.

(BLEEP) this situation, honestly.

This is the last situation I expected to be in this far...

..like, we're so close to the end and we were doing so well.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

We had been...we'd gotten back to that, like, intimate place, like...

..like, if he's been messaging her while we've been in Perth, like...

..that would actually kind of hurt, I'm not gonna lie.

Hi! (LAUGHS)

Bride Ellie originally entered the experiment with groom Ben,

but as the couple struggled to connect...

I am under the impression that he definitely wants children.

I am at a stage where I'm ready to settle down.

If kids are after that, yeah.

JONATHAN: That's not a yes-or-no answer!

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

It is...it is! It is!

Ben sat me down for 2.5 hours

and listed everything that he has not enjoyed about this relationship.

They failed to find common ground,

and Ellie entered the fourth dinner party alone...

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

"What is he even saying?

"These are just, like, pre-planned stories."

I'm leaving. Yeah, leave!

..before bowing out at the next commitment ceremony.

Sorry to interrupt.

Now Jonathan has been outed

for texting Ellie since she left the experiment...

Jonno had been texting Ellie.

..but he claims his relationship with Ellie is purely platonic.

There's absolutely nothing there.

(IMPACT BOOMS)

If you wanna show me, that'd be great.

And this morning,

after requests from Lauren

for full transparency over his and Ellie's communications,

Jonathan has agreed to surrender his phone.

I need to know.

If I see the messages, I can make an assessment for myself

on the content...the volume... all that kind...

..like, who initiated what.

You know, you reached out to her.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

These aren't just relaying information

that have happened the night before.

This is, like...more than that,

and it was, like... my stomach kind of dropped.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I don't feel great.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Um...there are lots of messages, yeah.

I know. I can see there's lots of messages.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

This is stupid.

A stupid decision that I made.

I know, but it's not, like, one decision.

It's, like...about 100 decisions.

Yeah.

I mean, the messaging her about the experiment and stuff.

It's humiliating, Jonno! I know.

And there are a lot of messages. Yeah.

It's constant!

From what I've glanced over,

there is absolutely no, like, "How's Lauren?"

Like, not once.

Like, my name literally was not mentioned.

You know it hasn't been.

You do know that, don't you?

Maybe. I...don't know. I'd have to go and look...

Oh, it's always a 'maybe' or "I don't know"!

I don't remember every message I've sent...

You don't remember anything! ..over seven weeks.

No, I don't remember every message I've sent...

Do you remember any message mentioning me?

Did you mention me once?

OK, well, let's say no.

Yeah, I think you know the answer's no.

So, that's what also hurts,

'cause you are in this experiment with me.

Yep.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(SIGHS) Honestly, I just...

..I mean, like... you mentioned to her there, like,

"Oh, I turned 40 a week ago. Like, where were you?"

There was no, like, "Lauren took me out for, like, dinner,"

or anything like that.

It was literally like, "Where were you?"

(SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC)

I did read a couple of things about, like, him turning 40

and asking where she was,

and, like, that wasn't about the experiment,

and there was no mention of, like,

me takin him out for his birthday or anything.

There was actually no mention of me at all.

Like, not even once, so...

..cool!

(SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES)

I think that's the part that actually hurts me the most,

is that, like, why wouldn't you mention...

Mmm.

..your wife maybe one time out of possibly 100 messages.

(SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES)

Yeah.

(SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Lauren looked through all the messages,

and she didn't see any issue with any of them, so...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

After seeing that,

I would describe the relationship with Jonno and Ellie

as inappropriate.

As (BLEEP).

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Did you guys message at all while we were in Perth?

I don't remember. Sorry.

I don't... We were in Perth last week.

Do you remember taking your phone

and messaging Ellie while we were in Perth?

No, I don't, but I don't...

You don't remember, or your didn't?

I...I wouldn't remember!

I'm gonna say no, but I would have to look.

Mate, come on.

I don't know, because it was just... it's just little messages.

It's just like, "Hey, how was the commitment ceremony? How's Jack..."

OK, so, while we were in Perth for four days...

Yeah. ..did you message Ellie?

I wanna... 'Cause I don't really wanna...

There's a lot here

and I don't really particularly want to read them.

I wanna say no, but I... I don't want...

I...I don't remember.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

I can't believe we're here at this point.

Like, was he messaging her while I was in (BLEEP) surgery?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Like, in hospital, like, was he messaging her then?

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

Probably. (SCOFFS)

Did he mention that to her,

that, "Oh, Lauren's in (BLEEP) hospital having surgery?"

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

What a piece of shit!

Um...I might go get some food. Do you want anything?

No, I'm good, thanks.

It's a bit of a slap in the face to me.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'll talk to you soon, OK? Alright. Bye!

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DOOR CLICKS)

Down the hall,

Jade and Ridge are getting ready

for the final dinner party of the experiment

after another big revelation at last night's commitment ceremony.

Honestly, I could see, like, this could be it for me.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

I was, like, this close to dropping the L-bomb.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

Are you falling in love with Jade?

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC CONTINUES)

Yeah, that's...yeah. I could say that, yeah.

I haven't felt this way about a girl ever.

So, you've got nothing to worry about, like, at all.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC SWELLS)

But with final vows just around the corner,

Jade still has some lingering doubts around Ridge's maturity.

The one thing that I struggled with, coming into this,

was I felt like Ridge had a really young mind.

He's definitely a lot more mature than he was at the start...

..but there's still times that he'll, like, just do stupid things.

Well, they say every good girl is gonna tame a beast.

She has. (LAUGHS)

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Beast from the east, baby. Thunder from Down Under.

Sydney Harbour Bridge ain't the only big thing coming from Sydney.

I need someone really mature.

Like, I need you to step things up.

I need a man. I need you to show me that you're not a little kid.

I never thought, in my 28 years, I'd be wearing pink.

And look at you now.

The girlfriend glow-up is doing you wonders.

You think so? Yeah. I've done well.

You think it's all you? (LAUGHS)

Let's go. (KISSES)

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

For Sara and Tim,

the final dinner party is arriving at an ideal time,

as their relationship continues on an upward trajectory.

Oh, my damn! (SARA LAUGHS)

You look fine as hell, lady! (LAUGHS)

I feel good. Like, I feel like Tim and I are really in a good place.

Like, we're stronger than ever.

Who is this couple? What has happened here?

What HAS happened? Don't know! (LAUGHS)

We're having a ball. Yeah, we're having the best time.

It's been great.

She's really shown me that she wants to be here

and she wants to give me what I need out of the relationship.

Yeah, it's just, like, very positive vibes.

Oh, we can see it. Yeah. (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

It's nice to see that the experts validated Tim and I

and how we're feeling.

We're pretty united at the moment.

I think the Honesty Box is coming up tonight as well.

True!

So... Nothing but honesty...

(LAUGHS) ..coming your way.

(LAUGHS) Yep.

I do feel like I'm quite wary,

because I'm still not fully...over what she's done to me.

I still haven't fully been able to 100% forgive her,

and I'm wondering if there's gonna be some questions around that.

But, yeah, I think the main topic of tonight

is gonna be Jonno and Lauren.

Mm-hm.

See how they sort of address it, you know?

We can just be in our own little bubble again.

We can have our own party. (LAUGHS)

Love it.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And while Sara and Tim are heading into the final dinner party

on an all-time high,

Tori and Jack are simply relishing the fact that, for once,

they won't be the centre of attention at a dinner party.

Oh, can you believe we've made it?

(JACK LAUGHS)

Well done. We're making it.

Very proud of you. Thank you.

Genuinely proud.

I've bonded with you over all the controversy as well.

The most part, yeah.

Like, you and I have been amazing,

but, like, the journey to get here...

It has been wild! ..it has been crazy.

It has.

Me and Tori are in a really good place.

We've gotten through so much.

I mean, I kind of feel like we're impenetrable, at this point.

Dinner party tonight, there's gonna be some tasks and some questions,

and, yeah, we won't shy away from it.

We'll just take it head on.

I feel like we've built enough resilience,

we can handle most things.

I think I can handle a few questions out of an Honesty Box.

Pretty happy and excited that it's the final dinner party.

Um, we kind of feel like the heat's

not directed towards us tonight, for once, which will be nice.

All the battles we've had at the dinner party.

Jonno in the background... (LAUGHS)

He's thrown me under the bus multiple times.

Yeah. Multiple times! (LAUGHS)

But he's not in the background anymore.

True!

Jonno is, like, the main character.

Look...he's very quick to pass judgment and throw stones,

and I'm just like... "Now it's your time."

Like, "Buckle up, brother. It's your time."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

LAUREN: Final dinner party, honestly -

like, I can't believe we're at the end.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I was really hoping to end it on a good note.

Unfortunately, that's not what's happening tonight.

We're walking in separated.

I think tonight is gonna be the night

where just, like, everything needs to be laid out on the table,

and we all need to be accountable to each other.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

JONATHAN: I didn't feel like I had to let her know

every time I sent someone a message.

I know that what I did was innocent.

I've apologised if it offended her.

She found a way to weaponise the innocent text messages...

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

..and if she wants to continue on, then...bring it on.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

We had a great homestay. We were getting along really well.

We missed each other while I was away in Perth,

but it turns out he was messaging Ellie that whole time.

So, he couldn't have been missing me that badly.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I've been nothing but loyal

and had Lauren's back through this experiment.

Like, she got grilled by the experts a few times,

and both times I just said,

"It's not her fault, it takes two in a relationship."

And I had her back.

I don't wanna fight with anyone.

I hate having animosity between people,

but Lauren loves it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

So, I'm assuming she's gonna be real fired up tonight

and ready to go.

If he tries to dance around things and gaslight me,

I will lose my goddamn shit.

If you dance around me,

if you try and fluff around and filibust,

I will lose it -

I will cut you straight to the core so we can get straight to the point.

If it's a yes-or-no question, give me a yes-or-no answer.

I don't want you to talk in circles.

It never lands well.

Like, I know you wanna be with Ellie,

but, like, don't try and be like Ben.

Like, we've already had Ben.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

Well, we have made it!

The final dinner party for the entire experiment,

and it's one to look out for too,

because we have prepared questions for them that are very hard-hitting,

and they're gonna all have to open up tonight at the table.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

MEL: What's so unique about the Honesty Box

is that the questions that we've written for them tonight

are tailor-made for each couple

to really make them come clean

about what they really want from the relationship

and whether their intimate partner is compatible or not.

We want them leaving nothing on the table tonight.

ALESSANDRA: Absolutely.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

Oh! The first one. (LAUGHS)

We must be finally boring! 12 weeks to enter first!

(LAUGHS)

Oooh, Tori and Jack.

Can we take in the silence? (LAUGHS)

Well done, babe. Well done. We made it.

(LAUGHS) We made it.

Never in doubt.

You know, these two may, dare I say it,

enjoy some of the dinner party tonight

because they won't be coming in with targets on their backs.

It's a first for them, pretty much, in the whole experiment.

They've been consistently coming in with a lot of drama following them.

Oh, who would've thought, eh?

I think we rocked up, first week, last into the dinner party.

You walk in.

There's no, like, awkward, like, chatter or looks,

or, like, "Shit, we were just walking about them."

It was just really nice,

and I think it was...like, the perfect start to the final DP.

It has been a roller-coaster!

(LAUGHS)

And I don't think we would have survived it

if it wasn't for one another.

Very proud of you.

I'm proud of you. (LAUGHS)

It was nice.

It was almost, like, a reassuring feeling

that, like, "Guys, we're good."

Like, "Jack, like, it's OK."

"This dinner party's gonna be low-key."

"We don't need to worry about anything."

Um, but I feel like I've said that about a few dinner parties

and shit's absolutely hit the fan.

So, I'm not gonna hold any comfort in that thought.

Obviously the peaceful vibes won't...last.

No. They never do.

Jonno and Lauren.

Yeah, that'll be the tea.

And very hypocritical of Jonno.

He's very vocal about you. (LAUGHS)

All the whilst he's...

Messaging Ellie. ..being dodgy.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

We did make mention of it at the last commitment ceremony

how interesting it was that when Jack has displayed poor behaviour,

they've really come after him,

whereas when Jonno engaged in this texting with Ellie,

he kind of almost went under the radar.

He wasn't held to such account.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

So, these two might have a real issue with Jonno tonight.

No, he's (BLEEP) up.

Like, this won't sweep under the rug, for sure.

I'm curious to find out, like, who sent the first text message.

Lauren will be pissed.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yep. Yeah.

It's sad, but...

Hey! JACK AND TORI: Hello!

How you going? Oh, my god, you look incredible!

So good!

I had a whole bunch of mixed emotions going in.

I was happy, I was sad, I was nervous, I was excited.

Yeah, there was a lot going on.

JACK: Look at the suit.

MEL: Eden and Jayden.

He's come in strong, Jayden, tonight.

He has. He wants to make a statement.

It's good to see Jayden with his arm around Eden,

offering that little bit of support in the social environment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

LAUREN: I just feel like it's a little bit nerve-racking,

like, being in a dinner party environment

and not having, like, a partner.

Like, someone that you know is gonna back you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

We got into such a good place

and then now it's all kind of just crumbled.

I...for me, I don't know what's gonna happen.

So, it's a little bit nerve-racking,

but at the end of the day, I can hold my own.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

EDEN: Oh, my god, hello!

ALESSANDRA: This is Lauren by herself.

You look amazing.

Well, she was certainly very upset on the couch. Embarrassed!

She was. Humiliated.

Cheers, girls. Cheers.

Cheers. The last one. We did it. Cheers.

I really want the group to know what's going on,

and they can back me,

and it doesn't need to be a me and the room versus Jonno,

but it can just be, like, the support of everyone else.

Obviously, on the couch,

you guys heard Jonno say that, um, you know, like,

I could have a look through the messages.

So, I did a little... (MIMICS WHIRRING) ..but just from...

(LAUGHS) It just kept going?

Oh... Just for days?

Like, I literally needed, like, a (BLEEP) wrist...like...

RSI in the wrist? Literally.

And...there was about...about 100.

Ohh!

100 texts between Ellie and Jonno!

BOTH: 100? Yep.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Oh! Sorry, that's a relationship!

That's certainly, at least,

a really, really, really close friendship

that his spouse should know about.

And let's be honest, he did not tell us about that on the couch.

No, he did not. No, he downplayed it.

He downplayed all of that. Yes.

It was a lot of (BLEEP) messages,

and, like, there was no message about, like,

me being in hospital or having surgery.

It was a lot of, like,

him talking about, like, getting together on the Gold Coast.

Wait, wait. Like, meeting up?

Yeah.

Oooh, bombshell. What?!

So, when we talked on the couch, I actually said, you know,

"I'm really annoyed that she reached out."

He didn't correct me on the couch,

and so then I felt like it was me...

..almost, like, a me-ragging-on-Ellie session,

which I...now I feel like a dickhead about.

Yeah.

Like, what are they talking about, though?

Was it just, like, get-to-know-you chat?

Um, the tone and, like, the context...

..'cause there were so many, I wasn't going and reading them all,

but, like, I kind of stopped on one, and he asked...

..I think he asked how old she was, and she asked how old he was.

That's get-to-know-you chat.

That's full get-to-know-you chat. Yeah.

He said, "Oh, I just turned 40," like, "Yikes," like, something,

and she was like, "Oh, my god, happy birthday!"

Like...and he was like, "Yeah,"

like, "Where were you dot-dot-dot."

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And I was like, "Well, I know where you were."

Out to dinner with you. Out to dinner with me!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

You know, we were lied to by Jonno at that commitment ceremony.

The thing about that was, that I was a bit perturbed about,

was that there was no mention of me.

Like, Ellie never said, like,

"How's Lauren? How are you and Lauren?"

Like, I...like, my name literally didn't get brought up...

Once, yep. ..like, pretty much once.

There was no mention of her. Right!

No, we know what's going on. So, yes, it's about them.

There's just so much to this,

'cause I've given him little jokes about...jabs about Ellie

throughout the experiment.

I've said, "I think she's got a little crush on you."

I remember even saying in front of Sara one time, I was like,

"Oh, what a scandal if Jonno ran off with Ellie."

And he kept being like... he got angry at me.

TORI: Like, "Don't say that!" Yes! Yes.

It was very much like that,

and it was, like, "She's not my type!" and... (GARBLES)

It was...now I look back on it, it was too much.

Too defensive. Too defensive.

Yeah, too defensive.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It's definitely not how I envisaged the last dinner party,

to be walking in by myself,

but...I'm gonna come under a lot of fire, but that's OK.

I'm a...I'm a big boy, and I know who I am...

..and I know what I did was innocent.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

I love dinner parties normally.

They were, like, my favourite time of week.

I've loved sitting beside Lauren

and, um, watching her just unload on everyone

and having a good laugh.

Um...but tonight, unfortunately,

it looks like I'm the one in the firing line.

Like, normally it's... normally it's Jack.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Who have you messaged over 100 times since you've been here?

Like... (BLEEP) probably not even Eden!

(BLEEP) no-one, man!

Like, who's got the time?

Everyone gets their time, and...this time is mine.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

OK, so, the other thing is he did send her a message

the morning of the commitment ceremony,

but I haven't...I didn't read it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

So, how often are they speaking?

It's...it's... It's every day?

It's pretty...it looked like pretty much every day.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

LAUREN: Hey! Oh, wow! Hey. What's good?

MEL: Oh, here's Jade and Ridge.

Hey! Howdy, howdy, howdy.

I didn't wanna read them all. I was, like, kind of freaking out.

Yeah.

It's almost like I didn't wanna see something

that was gonna be really bad that I really had to get worried about.

Text number or text Instagram? It's DM.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Hi! Hello!

Hey! Wowee!

Sara and Tim! Sara and Tim!

Ohh. Another strong week.

Big smiles. Very together. Looking lovely.

Very happy-looking.

What have we missed?

Well, I've just been filling them in.

Like, after the couch session,

Jonno offered up to look at his phone,

and that's what we did,

and we just discovered that

the volume of messages was what was concerning.

There was a lot going on in that message.

It was the quantity. TIM: Yep.

I'm so shocked by this. Yeah.

'Cause obviously he's my mate, but it's only...like, I didn't know...

Nah. Like, what the heck?

It was just the volume of messages.

There were about 100. I know!

Over 100 messages to another female, in the experiment,

behind your wife's back - there's a lot going on.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

I am pissed off. I mean, there's no doubt about that.

Like, I can't do this half-arse shit. I am who I am.

I have been who I am since day one.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

It's like, "You (BLEEP) up here, mate."

You need to walk in and, like, talk to me and make sure I'm OK,

like every other dude here has done.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Everything needs to be said tonight.

Everything needs to be laid on the table.

Jonno has a lot of explaining to do.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

EDEN: Hey! JAYDEN: Yo!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

MAN: Here he is.

MEL: Oh, here's Jonno.

JOHN: Oh!

And you can cut the tension with a knife with this entrance.

Yeah. I mean, clearly.

How's he gonna greet Lauren?

This is the key.

I'm doing alright. Hey, mate. How you doing?

Good to see you. JACK: Mate, you're in it.

Hey, Tori. How you doing?

Good to see you. Good to see you.

TIM: What's up, man? Looking tight, bro.

You too, brother. How you doing?

How you doing? Yeah, I'm good, man.

Hello! How are you? Hi, Sara. You look good.

Mwah! You too!

(SIGHS)

I'm gonna go to the bar and get a drink.

JADE: Have fun.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, Jonno walks in.

I think he hugs, like, Tori, Jack, um, like, Eden, Ridge.

Ridge. Jonno. What's cracking, bro?

Sweet. I'm good, I'm good.

Sara, Tim, Jade.

(LAUGHS AND KISSES)

Um, and by then, I'd well and truly made myself comfortable

by the champagne bottle.

Oh, shit. We have a problem.

I was a little bit perturbed when he didn't come over to me.

I thought he might have made that effort,

and I was sitting at the very end of the last couch.

So, I certainly wasn't gonna, like, line up to hug my own husband.

How are you feeling, by the way? Good!

You feel alright? Yeah.

This is epic. Thanks, bro. It's my brother's.

Cheers, bro. Oh, is it? Yeah. He wore it once.

Really? Oh, that's cool that you both got to wear it.

It kind of set the tone for the evening.

Like, he's not making any effort with me or to say sorry to me.

SARA: Cheers. Cheers.

Are you freaking out? No!

And that's kind of how it's been for the last few days.

So, good to know that's how he's gonna proceed.

Oh!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And now I can...recalibrate

and figure out how I'm gonna proceed.

It's like a game of chess.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

How's everyone been?

MAN: Doing good, doing good...

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm not an asparagus guy, but that's alright!

They're good.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Oooh, I don't think I've seen something quite so awkward like that

for some time.

You look hot!

Thanks.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(GLASS CHIMES)

Ladies and gentlemen, dinner is served.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

JAYDEN: Put me on the end? Alright, mate.

I'm on the end. Gonna take it easy.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

My goodness.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

JOHN: Well, this would be the closest Jonno and Lauren have sat all night.

MEL: Jonno looks like he's got a head full of thoughts.

ALESSANDRA: Yes, he looks tense. Mmm.

Well, he should be, because he's got some answering to do,

and Lauren will be the one to make him squirm, I think, tonight.

Absolutely.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

The vibe between Lauren and I is not great at the moment.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I told her I messaged Ellie, completely innocent,

but she, the day after the commitment ceremony,

has turned it into... something that's bad,

um...and so the vibe's not good.

Who wants to do a toast? Jayden?

JAYDEN: I'll do the toast,

but we're all gonna do this together.

We're gonna go around the room

and we're gonna say something about the experiment, alright?

And it can be about someone or something that's happened,

and it has to be just off the top of your head.

I'm gonna be corny. Cheers to the friendship.

(ALL EXCLAIM AND LAUGH)

Gotta make it spicy! Come on, guys.

Cheers to Jack's big mouth.

Yes! (LAUGHTER)

Cheers to Jonno texting Ellie.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(ALL EXCLAIM) Oooh, I like that!

TIM: Oh, that's cold.

LAUREN: I (BLEEP) love it!

Make sure the feet are held to the fire.

Yes, Sara!

I mean, that didn't take long for Jonno to get in the crosshairs.

MEL: Oh, Jonno did not find the humour.

ALESSANDRA: No.

Alright, cheers, guys! Somone... (ALL TOAST)

You know it was gonna be Sara, you know, the best friend.

Yeah.

Now that we're on the topic,

uh, I just wanted to make it really clear that I messaged Ellie.

She didn't message me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

JOHN: Let's be very clear.

At the commitment ceremony,

we asked, and he said Ellie texted him first.

BOTH: Yes.

Yep, but I'm sure there's gonna be lots of questions

directed at me tonight,

but I just wanted everyone to know that first.

Um, what was the nature of your first message?

Um... And how come you did that?

I think it was, "Did you make it home OK?

"Is it amazing to be out of SKYE Suites?"

Just...I've reached out to most people and checked in.

Talked to probably six or seven people regularly.

It's all very banter, laughing about the experiment,

and dinner parties, and how crazy it all was.

I'm surprised that he's come in with a justification mentality.

"I'm gonna minimise this, and there's really nothing to see here."

I honestly can't believe this has all come of this. I...

There's a lot of messages...

How many messages is there? Like, if it was over six weeks.

RIDGE: About 100. There's not 100...

That's what Lauren said. There's not...I would...

OK, I'd have to go back through and count them, mate, but...

But let's be... let's give a general idea.

How much do you...how many do you reckon? There's a lot.

I would have thought it'd be closer to 50 than 100,

but I'd have to go back and count them.

The other people you message, though -

do you message the same volume amount...

More!

Like, I message Stephen more, I message Tristan more...

Are they all the same context, though?

Yeah, 100%.

Are you talking to Stephen about the same things you're talking to Ellie?

100%. What about, like, the birthday text?

Yeah, and that's what threw me.

It wasn't a birthday text. JACK: What did that one say?

What? I'll tell you.

It said, "When you turn 40, come and get some Botox."

And I was like, "I actually turned 40 three weeks ago. Where were you?"

And she was like, "Ha, ha, ha," and made a joke about me being old.

That was the birthday text.

"Where were you?" is a bit flirty.

I was gonna say, in the past I've had a, like...

(GIGGLES) "Where were you?" and it's been very flirty.

It was, "Where were you?"

with, like, all these laughy faces,

as in, "How did you not know it was my birthday already?"

Of course, you know, Jonno tried to dance around it,

but, like, the group was not letting that happen.

How would she know? She's not in the experiment.

She hasn't been for weeks.

True. I thought she would've known.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JAYDEN: Jonno wasn't really owning it.

He was kind of half-arse apologising,

but he was still trying to justify it

and make excuses as to why he did it, which is not good enough.

He should just be saying sorry and leave it as that.

So, when we went through your messages,

I really didn't wanna read them,

'cause I've been through this!

I did not come here to do this again, and I trusted you.

My name was not mentioned.

If it's friends talking about the experiment,

I'm the experiment with you.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

SARA: Were there any?

There were... No, there weren't!

OK. There weren't a single one!

You didn't read them all.

We had this conversation... OK.

Jonno was gaslighting me and talking in circles

and just not telling the truth.

What does it say?

There's stuff saying about...

'Cause you spent a lot of time like this.

It was like you need a goddamn wristband while you're looking!

It was not that... it was not that long.

I thought he would, at least, fall on his sword and go,

"You know what, there's no excuse for any of this.

"I misled you all. I lied to the experts, to the group. I'm wrong."

He's not doing that.

Jonno, how do you feel about Ellie? Complete honesty.

Is there any kind of attraction, physically or emotionally,

or anything there at all?

I think Ellie is a good-looking chick, of course,

but there is nothing going on there at all.

JACK: So, you'd put that to bed?

Like, you and Ellie in the future,

you don't think it'd ever be a thing, wouldn't pursue it?

Yeah, 100%.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

RIDGE: Things change in the future.

TORI: Can I just pipe in there?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

There's a...mmm.

Based on the things that you've said,

in your cute little safe space at the gym,

Jack brought me some info.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And you were like, "Yeah, I would've loved to have been with Ellie."

What?! (DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

You said that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

When Lauren and I were fighting - yeah, OK, sure.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

TORI: Jack brought me some info.

And you were like, "Yeah, I would've loved to have been with Ellie."

What?!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS) You said that.

When Lauren and I were fighting - yeah, OK, sure.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

MEL: This is a whole new level.

He's made a statement

that he would've preferred to have been matched with Ellie.

I mean, this just puts all of those texts in a whole new light.

JOHN: It's there. Yep.

We've got a witness. There's no other way to look at it.

It's a...it was a joke...

TORI: You've gotta respect Lauren in the good and in the bad!

I feel like you should just apologise to Lauren for that.

I...I'm...

Did you actually say that to Tori?

I came in and I felt like I was gonna give him a chance

and I wasn't gonna throw him under the bus,

and now it's, like...

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It's like...it's embarrassing!

You don't remember anything!

It's interesting that in this group dynamic now,

Jonno has been friends with everybody in the group.

Not one person is standing by him on this situation.

MEL: Mmm, yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I've done nothing wrong.

It was completely innocent,

and I know there's nothing there.

TIM: Jonno didn't seem himself.

He seems very... it was a bit cringey.

TORI: Jonno is very sly.

He'll say one thing to another person,

and then do another thing in person.

LAUREN: I'm feeling confused and weird.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I, 100%, think that this has been blown out of proportion.

Jonno was kind of deflecting, not really owning his part.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Ooooh!

But then the black box comes out.

WOMAN: Oh, gosh. JAYDEN: Here we go!

There's gonna be some hard questions for Jonno

because he's not really being honest about the situation.

MAN: Mystery box!

(LAUGHTER)

What we see tonight is five couples

who have, actually, really bonded.

MEL AND ALESSANDRA: Yeah.

They've been through a shared experience

and this is a time for them to not only answer our questions,

but also to reminisce the highs and lows.

ALESSANDRA: Yeah. Get some support.

And hopefully figure out, you know,

where they're headed with these final vows.

Mmm.

TORI: Alright, let's go.

JAYDEN: Alright, kick it off, guys. Alright.

Dun, dun, dun!

"Tim ask Sara" - OK, go for it.

This is a novel for the telenovela that we've been living.

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHTER)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

SARA: I'm expecting some tough questions.

I'm expecting still some questions about our struggles

and whether or not Tim, like, can see a future with me.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Do you have any regrets about how you've been in this relationship?

I have a lot of regrets.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

I regret lying to you... Appreciate it, yeah.

..and I regret hanging out with my ex,

and I regret hurting you.

Like, I think that's the biggest thing - I regret hurting you.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JOHN: They've come such a long way, these two,

haven't they, Tim and Sara?

From where we saw them, you know, not that long ago -

three weeks ago, they were, after this betrayal,

she had to really do some heavy lifting,

and it appears she's been able to do it.

I regret not giving Tim more of a chance at the beginning.

Through all of this, I'm, like, I'm happy I stuck it out.

I feel like my feelings and my mind have changed

about the experiment, about Tim, about us,

and what our future holds.

(CHUCKLES)

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Are you falling in love with me?

Wow!

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

As everyone in here knows, we have had a really rocky start,

but if things continue the way that they have been continuing,

I can see myself falling in love with you.

WOMAN: Oh, cute! (ALL EXCLAIM)

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Do you say anything to that, Tim?

I like hearing it. I ain't gonna lie.

(LAUGHTER)

I'm not ready to say, "I love you,"

but if we continue down this path,

we could definitely fall in love with each other.

OK, now I gotta ask Tim.

What is one thing you like best about me

and one thing you like the least?

Um, I love that you're so upfront

and that you can just, like... you just know exactly how you feel,

because not many people that I've ever met

have been able to just be, like,

"Boom! I feel like this. I like this. I'm like this."

And, like, stay to it, like, the whole way through.

So, I really do like that about you.

What I like least about you

is, I think, the fight style

of just kind of trying to be right,

and having a point, and proving the point,

but I've definitely seen it improve, which has...

OK. ..been very nice.

What I'm seeing in Sara is actually growth.

I feel like she is taking what I'm saying on board

and she is making improvements.

Like, the last couple of weeks have been unreal.

We've been very much on the same page.

Very much, like, just enjoying each other's company.

OK.

Uh-oh.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Oh, my god! OK.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um...do you believe that I am over my ex?

RIDGE: Oh!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JAYDEN: Come on, Timmy!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I feel like I wanna choose my words carefully here.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Do you believe that I am over my ex?

RIDGE: Oooh!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JAYDEN: Come on, Timmy!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I feel like I wanna choose my words carefully here.

That's still something in the back of my head.

You know, you guys had your...

..you've got your history and whatever...

..but it feels like... I believe you're over your ex.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I definitely feel like I can trust her again.

She's come to me and apologised,

and I can see that she's putting in an effort.

Sara and I are in a really good place right now.

Um, OK, last one.

Are you falling in love with me?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm definitely...I've definitely got a little thing for you!

Ohhh! (LAUGHS)

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Oh, you're so cute!

(LAUGHS)

Ohhh!

OK, that was cute! I didn't expect that.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It feels amazing.

Like, I feel like we've come such a long way,

and hearing his, like, answers

just, like, yeah, reassures me

that, like, we're going in the right direction.

(LAUGHTER AND CHATTER)

Thank you.

LAUREN: That was great, guys.

JAYDEN: Alright, next box! Let's get into it.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(COUGHS)

All eyes on you, Jack.

(EXHALES)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

First question.

How could I have been a better partner to you

over the last couple of months?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Jack has got a long list of poor choices.

MEL: OK, where do we start?

Um...

We're gonna be here all goddamn night.

Yep. (LAUGHS)

I think you could have exercised,

like, a certain amount of thought before you speak.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

We would be in a very different place.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Thank you. (LAUGHS)

How do you feel about me right now? And describe your feelings.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I feel super close to you.

I think I would classify how I'm feeling...about you

as, like...there's, like, an infatuation, almost.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Do you think I'll put in the effort needed

to make a long-distance relationship work,

and are you confident I'll be faithful during that time?

I feel like... Deep one!

..truthfully, in the past week,

I have, like, wigged out,

but there is, like, an anxiety

about being outside of this experiment

where we're, like, forced to live together and forced to be together.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Um, that makes me quite anxious,

and it is, like, getting to me more than ever, and...

It is.

Yeah, you're having a moment.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Next question.

Are you falling in love with me?

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um, if we keep going the way we're going,

I could absolutely fall in love with you.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I actually wanna know this. How many guys have you been in love with?

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

None.

MAN: Oh, shit! (ALL EXCLAIM)

JAYDEN: So, it's a big thing, then? MAN: Zero?!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JACK: Tori hasn't been in love before.

She hadn't met me yet. (LAUGHS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Tori ask Jack.

Give me an easy one to start.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

What worries you most about us after we leave the experiment?

I've got concerns about, like, how you're feeling about long-distance,

'cause you've been different the last week and a bit.

I've seen a different side to you, I think.

We've discussed it a couple of times.

She really has invested in this relationship,

and she probably is going to move to the Gold Coast to be with Jack.

I think she is incredibly nervous.

And I've seen, like... all I've seen from you is, like,

strong, assertive...

Yeah. ..confident.

And I'm worried how you're gonna go when we are doing our own thing,

doing long-distance.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

How do you feel about me right now? Describe your feelings.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Um...proud.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Ohh!

Did he just say that?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

How attracted are you to me, sexually?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Didn't have a sexual connection from day one, the wedding.

I reckon a month ago,

I was definitely sexually attracted to you.

A couple of weeks ago, or a week ago, after homestays,

I was at 9.5 out of 10 attracted to you, sexually,

and we've had a couple of goes,

and I feel like we align in the bedroom

and it's a good time, so...

OK. Good answer.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Are you falling in love with me?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Mmm.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Look, I'm not in love with you...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..um, but...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..I could be falling, yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

"I could be" is not "I am."

I wouldn't still be here,

I wouldn't be rocking up to these dinner parties

if I didn't see a potential future with you, you know?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(LAUGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Alright, let's move it on. Let's go Ridge and Jade, eh?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

EDEN: Alright, Ridge, all attention on you.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

RIDGE: OK.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Jade, describe how you feel about me.

I feel like

you've made it very hard for me not to get feelings.

I was not expecting

to fall for someone so quick.

I feel like, little things that you've done for me,

I've never had anyone do for me.

I feel like you've really come in here

and...like, literally, like, swept me off my feet

with everything you've done.

You have done more than live up to the expectations...

WOMAN: He's exceeded expectations. MAN: Yeah, man.

I feel like... Him!

Stop doing that! Sorry, sorry.

I'm not gonna say nice things if you do that!

Alright, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JADE: I have no idea what he's thinking in those moments.

I need someone really mature.

Like, I need you to step things up.

I need you to show me that you're not a little kid.

He has come so far,

but when he does things like that,

like, I know he's trying to bring the fun, playful, joking side,

but it's not the time.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Do you have any reservations about me or anything I've said?

Be honest.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Well, I feel like the immaturity thing was a big one at the start,

where I was, like, "I don't know where the line is."

I got past that and I was like, "You're a better person."

Two minutes ago, you displayed that same behaviour.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I couldn't help it. Again, my mouth gets me in trouble.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm fine with, like, I want playful fun,

but, like, don't act like a kid.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

The thing is, though, the reason why,

is because hearing you say that sort of thing to me

just makes me think that, like, you're gonna be it for me.

You make me feel a kind of way,

and obviously I'm gonna be vocal about that,

because that's not an easy thing to say.

At the end of the day, I'm saying, "You're gonna be it for me."

That's why, OK?

I'm done. There's no-one else.

It's just gonna be you for the rest of my life, OK?

And if that doesn't make me 'him', nothing will.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

OK...

Jade, you're trying so hard to be angry at him, I can see it,

'cause you like him so much!

(LAUGHTER)

Ridge definitely does annoy me,

but deep down, the feelings are definitely strong.

They asked me on my honeymoon

if I've ever liked anyone more than you,

and I said no.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

I've never looked at anyone the way I look at you,

and I've never felt the way I have for anyone else,

the way I feel about you.

Ohh!

And that's a genuine thing,

and it sort of scares me...a lot.

I am the best version of myself since I've been with this girl,

and that's a fact - it is a fact.

We can see the growth.

What's scary about my feelings is that, yeah,

essentially, I'm vulnerable to be hurt,

but then also it made me realise how in this I am

and how serious we actually are.

OK. OK.

(LAUGHTER) OK!

WOMAN: She's so cute!

(LAUGHTER) "OK!"

(LAUGHTER)

She's literally blushing. (LAUGHS)

(CHATTER)

Jade's turn.

Are you prepared to commit

to being present in Vee's life after the experiment?

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

100%, I am.

There's not even a hesitation about it,

'cause I don't get you without Vee,

and I want you more than anything.

I'm keen and I'm ready to be that person for Vee.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

As long as Vee wants me to be there,

and you want me to be a part of Vee's life, of course.

JACK: You'll be a good dad, man. TORI: For sure.

You'll be a good dad.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Ohh!

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

ALESSANDRA: Beautiful, beautiful soul.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Do you have a timeline in mind after the experiment

when you will move to the Gold Coast?

Be specific.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um, so...doing long-distance with a seven-year-old daughter

makes it really difficult.

If he's not willing to move to the Gold Coast,

I feel like that would be the end.

So, on our last date nights, when we were talking about this,

and he kept saying, "Six months,"

I was, like, crying and I was like,

"This is our last date night. Like, we're just gonna be done."

Is it because, in your mind, you wanted it earlier than six months?

Yes. OK.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

If you're gonna be in it,

you need to be in it 100%, and you can't wait.

So, in three months, I'm gonna be in the Gold Coast.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Wowee, man!

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Are you gonna move to the Gold Coast?

100%, yep. It's set in stone. 100%. That's awesome!

I don't care about anything else.

I'm filling my car up with 98, and we are going straight.

(LAUGHS) OK! OK, good.

From frat boy to husband.

TIM: Straight up!

(APPLAUSE) MAN: You guys are so cute!

Yeah, look, Jade and I's Honesty Box went really, really well.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

She hit me right in the feels, and I think I did the same.

Like, the way she was looking at me and smiling at me, I was like,

"Yep, this girl could be it for me."

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Next...

Let's get ready to rumble!

MAN: Let's go.

LAUREN: Alright, Jonno's questions.

How do you feel about me right now?

I think you're a snake.

Do I live up to your expectations in a partner?

No.

Do you have feelings for Ellie?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

WOMEN: Yes or no? I...I...you...um...

Yes or no? Yes or no?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

TORI: Now, Lauren... JAYDEN: You're right, mate.

Let's get ready to rumble!

Let's go. This should be fun.

(COUGHS) Shut up, dickhead. Oh, this will be good.

(HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I don't know why Lauren has viewed everything I've done so negatively.

I really don't.

OK, what is... (SIGHS)

What is the one thing you like best about me...

..and the one thing you like least?

TIM: Fuel on the fire.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I've always said, um, your...your energy that you bring to a room.

Um, the one thing you like least,

uh, would just be your argument style on how long you...

Right, OK, argument style.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Looking back, do you think you could have been a better partner to me,

and how?

I definitely, um...I have so many regrets in this relationship.

What's the biggest regret?

It's texting Ellie.

If I didn't know, you would keep doing it.

My biggest regret is that it hurt you...

Not telling me? I never meant...

But you did it, though, like, 100 times.

Yeah. Sure. Um...

So, 100 times over, you were like...

I didn't realise that it would hurt you,

and then, now that I've found out it did hurt you,

that's my biggest regret.

OK. (SIGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I know it was innocent, I know there's nothing there.

If...if there was something else there,

I wouldn't have told her that.

If I didn't know, would you have continued it,

and it would have become something?

It wouldn't have ever become something.

Would I have continued it? Yes.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

JAYDEN: Well, I didn't expect that.

Nothing justifies that, and it wasn't on.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Jonno tonight was an absolute train wreck.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

It was hard to watch.

JACK: Jonno's, you know, the first person

to jump on someone else's relationship,

or their issues,

or basically throw people under the bus.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I've been on the end of that many, many times.

So, it was kind of nice to just sat back

and watched it all unfold.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Am I up to your standards as a potential life partner?

Explain. Well, we all know the answer to that.

So, at the moment, no, things would definitely need to change.

(SCOFFS)

Explain why I'm not a potential as a life partner,

because when we sit on the couch, you say,

"Lauren inspires me, Lauren does this, Lauren does that.

"I love all these things about Lauren..."

You do.

All that's happened is that we've found out about Ellie.

It has. You...

So, what's the difference?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

The difference is, um...

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I thought that what I did,

I...I apologised the next day,

and you just went off at me again.

How did I go off at you in that conversation?

That's how I felt. How...

I felt like you were really upset at me.

I was upset, so I went off at him?

Oooh, now he's making it Lauren's fault.

What?

He's essentially blaming Lauren for his behaviour.

So, in that conversation, did I go off at you? How?

You were like,

"There's not many messages about me in here, are there?"

He's making it Lauren's fault.

It's not him taking account. No.

JAYDEN: You've messaged other people that have left.

You've messaged them to the same extent, yeah?

Not to that...100 messages. How do you know?

'Cause I saw!

You actually haven't owned your shit.

Jonno, you have tried to deflect this whole time.

She's in such a vulnerable place

where it brings her back to her, like, ex-boyfriend

and texting girls behind her back,

and Jonno wasn't really taking ownership.

It was like he was sitting there,

trying to defend his part through and through.

I realise I actually have, like, no leg to stand on,

but at least I'm happy to take ownership for what I did.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I told you I messaged her. You said...

Like, one time!

Like, Jonno, babe, like, you gotta shut your mouth

'cause you are talking some shit.

(HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Jonno, just look at her and say, "I'm sorry."

Like, stop trying to deflect

on everything else that's been happening.

(HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

If you're talking to a girl, and you've got a partner,

A, you don't message her 100 times,

B, you talk about your partner and how good you guys are.

So, Jonno definitely has some intention there,

regardless if he thinks it or not.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

LAUREN: Alright, Jonno's questions.

How do you feel about me right now?

I think you're a snake.

(LAUGHTER) Sweet.

TORI: Next question, next question.

What do you need more of from me in this relationship?

I need more honesty and more loyalty,

and I feel like I'm not getting it from you.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Do I live up to your expectations in a partner?

No. (SOMBRE MUSIC)

Lauren was on a warpath.

Do you trust me? Why? Why not?

I absolutely do not trust you.

I feel like you've completely thrown me under the bus

at every chance you've had.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Our homestay, right? Did you not have a good time?

I did.

On the homestay, we were intimate, and we reconnected,

and then to find out, like, you're messaging another girl,

that is so hurtful,

because we have had a good time together.

So, can I just ask you,

so, on our homestays, when you initiated sex with me,

and we had a good homestay,

what is the difference between then and now?

Your values all of a sudden appeared in some goddamn epiphany?

Looking back, do you think you could have been a better partner to me...

I'm asking you a question! Yeah, I heard your question!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

This is shocking.

Answer, then! I heard your question!

But can you just answer that?

Like...like the fact that, like... Answer the question.

Ohh! Ohhh!

You just had sex with me! Are you serious?

I felt like we were in a really good place

and then, all of a sudden, it's, like, stuff about Ellie has come up

and it's, like, he's always trying to throw me under the bus.

You treated people like shit!

That's your opinion, which I don't care about anymore, Lauren.

Oh, you don't care about my opinion?

No!

Jonno is so cold tonight, isn't he? Yeah.

And dismissive, and unfeeling about what's going on.

There's not a sense that he's embarrassed at all...

No. ..or sheepish.

Do you have feelings for Ellie?

No, I don't.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

I don't believe him.

RIDGE: Do you think Ellie would think the same thing

that you're thinking right now?

That we don't have feelings for each other? 100%.

You think so? 100%!

OK, well, that's something we're gonna discuss at the reunion, then.

From everything I saw and heard from Lauren and Jonno,

I think Jonno is definitely in the wrong.

He just needed to own his shit and not say, "Sorry, but..."

You've made comments that would allude to the fact

that you are interested in Ellie.

You haven't made any of those comments

about any of the other women.

Yep.

So, is there an alignment there?

It was completely innocent,

and I can't wait for the reunion, 'cause Ellie can say the same thing.

Do you think you would have, like, had a better experience,

like, if you were matched with Ellie, like, in all seriousness?

WOMEN: Yes or no? I...I...you...

Yes or no? Yes or no?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Do you think you would have, like, had a better experience,

like, if you were matched with Ellie, like, in all seriousness?

WOMEN: Yes or no? I...I...you...

Yes or no? Yes or no?

If I was matched with anyone else in this experiment,

I feel like I would have had a much easier time, yes.

(ALL EXCLAIM)

Wow!

"Easier time"!

That's...that's a direct dig. Please!

With Ellie?

That includes her!

OK, let's...OK. WOMAN: OK.

That is a strong dig,

especially for somebody who was just talking a couple of weeks ago

about missing Lauren, how great they were doing.

Yeah, what a backflip!

So, which is it? He's been lying, then...week after week?

This is the guy that's just lied to everyone,

and deceived his partner.

You're the fakest person I've ever met in my entire life!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Honestly, you are a joke!

Bullshit, Lauren!

JAYDEN: Alright, enough! This is not going anywhere.

You're such a fake person!

This is not how I wanted tonight to go, no.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

At this point, towards Jonno, I am feeling annoyed and pissed off...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..and just, like, yeah, nothing, to be honest.

JAYDEN: OK, let's move on. You've done so well, Lauren.

JONATHAN: I, 100%, think that this has been blown out of proportion

and I was completely innocent.

I have no plans to see Ellie outside the experiment.

I don't think I've done anything sinister or malicious.

TIM: Alright, let's move it on.

OK, OK, OK! Let's see them...let's go.

I'm first. OK, go.

Let's go!

Um, how do you feel about me right now? Describe your feelings.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I love you.

(ALL EXCLAIM) What?!

(CHEERING) Oh, you're so cute!

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

At last, some love!

Thank you, Jayden!

JOHN: Eden will love hearing that.

I think Eden's pretty happy! ALESSANDRA: Eden is very happy.

(CHEERING AND SHRIEKING)

I was not expecting that! What the hell?

(WHOOPING) You're so cute!

Ohh, that's gorgeous!

That is very sweet.

Was that the first time he said that?

Yes! (LAUGHS)

Oh, my god! (SQUEALING)

I've been wanting to say it for so long, but...

(CHEERING)

..I've been so scared.

That's so cute!

Oh, no, now I have tears! (LAUGHTER)

I was not expect...I just froze. I was like, "What?"

I don't know why you... (KISSES)

I'm just saying, she said it back in my ear.

Yeah, I whispered it back in his ear.

(ALL EXCLAIM) WOMAN: Oh, did you really? Ohh!

I've been waiting so long.

It's literally been keeping me up at night, trying to think about it.

Ohh!

I'm in love, and it was even better than she said it back, you know?

She kind of whispered in my ear as soon as I said.

She said, "I love you too," but that was good to hear.

Oh, my god, that's so cute!

I was not expecting that!

I...I honestly was, like... that took my breath away.

I think that's a bit of a toast moment, buddy.

(CHEERING)

JOHN: I mean, it's a massive turnaround for these two, isn't it?

Because you know, it was only a matter of a week ago

that they were really struggling with how they argued,

and the gridlock they were in,

and now he's come away from that, and maybe it's shaken him up.

Yeah. And he's realised what he's got.

I'm glad she said it back! Holy shit!

Congratulations.

LAUREN: Jayden told Eden he loved her,

and then she whispered it in his ear that she loved him too,

and then it's, like... we're all in love!

I love it that was the first question.

Do we just throw the rest away now?

We don't need to worry about them.

(LAUGHS) He just took my drink!

Alright, cheers, cheers, cheers.

Yeah, straight up!

(LAUGHTER) WOMAN: Cheers.

("BEAUTIFUL THINGS" BY Benson Boone)

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NARRATOR: Over two beautiful nights.

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I'm in love with Eden.

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She's broken the trust.

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(CRICKETS CHIRP)

You ready for this?

Hello would have been, normal.

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Jack. You're my soulmate. I am falling in love with you.

NARRATOR: All of Australia has been dying to see.

Seeing you so willing to lie to make me bad astonish me.

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NARRATOR: The experiments, most unpredictable love twists.

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