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NARRATOR: It's been four weeks

since Australia's biggest social experiment ended.

Twenty-four singles bravely put themselves forward

to be carefully matched in the hope of finding true love.

And after what has been an extraordinary journey

filled with romantic connections.

(CHEERING)

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

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

Self discovery.

I try to make a joke of pretty much everything 'cause...

(SNIFFS)

..it's the way that I deal with things.

Raw emotions.

Shut your mouth!

MAN: "Muzzle your woman"?

"Muzzle your woman!"

MAN: Gee.

How many of you at the table have cheated on a partner?

Raise your hand.

You can't tell me how I feel!

Vulnerabilities laid bare.

I hate myself.

Like, the way I look.

I think I sound annoying as well.

(SOBS)

It's easy being hated.

It's hard being liked.

(EXHALES)

Like, I was seriously traumatised from my past relationships.

And for some...

I love you. What!

..it's been the journey

that saw them find the thing they were searching for, true love.

I never thought an experiment like this could really work.

I am falling in love with you.

You're stuck with me now

so don't mess it up.

I'm falling for you.

I can't wait to bring our relationship to our everyday lives,

so that I can tell you that I love you every single day.

It's been one of the most captivating experiments so far,

and last night was no different.

As Jono and Ellie

made their unexpected entrance at the reunion dinner party...

WOMAN: Whoo-hoo!

Holy shit!

Oh, they're together.

..sending shock waves through the group.

What? (GASPS)

WOMAN: What the (BLEEP) is going on?

..leaving Lauren blindsided.

I feel disgusted. I feel sick.

He tried to call me a (BLEEP) liar.

and the fact that he had the nerve to do that

knowing he was in a relationship with her, is sickening.

You're the nastiest person I've ever met in my life, Lauren.

You are horrible.

I left the experiment on week five, you (BLEEP) bitch!

(GASPS) What?

But Jono, mate... Shush your face, I'm talking.

You're such a liar.

I am not, you are. You are, mate.

BEN: You are 100% full of shit. Shush, Ben.

But when the group turned up the heat on Jono...

You're together now, there was intent there.

There wasn't. You know it.

And I don't care what you think. Just own it.

..he turned it back on Tim.

Tim said that he felt like he was rushed at final vows

and if he DID have that time

he would have made a different decision.

What?

Why would you say that to him?

Why?

Jono's just doing all of this to deflect.

Deflection, deflection.

MAN: That's Jono's word, 'deflection'.

If you don't want to be in this relationship,

don't (BLEEP) be in it!

Tonight the participants have returned

to look back on their experiences...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

..one last time.

Greetings, everybody. Hello.

Hi.

Hello.

Hi.

MEL: Hello.

JOHN: Great to see you, everyone.

Well, welcome back, everybody, for the final reunion.

(CHEERING)

Absolutely.

What a ride.

Now, if last night is anything to go by...

(SCATTERED CHUCKLING)

..tonight will certainly be illuminating.

Over three months ago this experiment began...

(MOUTHS SILENTLY)

..and 24 very brave individuals

threw themselves into the deep end, looking for the fairy tale.

For some, you were able to achieve that.

You fell in love.

You found your someone special.

While for others, it didn't pan out as you would have hoped.

Tonight we have the opportunity to unpack some of the key moments

that have shaped this experiment,

and no doubt your relationship in it.

So, on that note, let's go back to where it all began,

to the site of this experiment, your wedding days.

Oh, my god! (LAUGHTER)

Oh!

WOMAN: Oh, my god! (LAUGHTER)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

LUCINDA: Marrying a stranger

is such an historical and ancient thing to do, to be match made.

I want to find love.

I want to find a gorgeous husband.

MAN: Aw!

CASSANDRA: I'm ready to receive the love.

I'm ready to give the love.

I'm ready to be in the love.

JADE: I feel like it IS so important to me to find my person.

JAYDEN: I've been wanting to get married since I was 18.

You know, I want that young marriage.

WOMAN: Aw, Jayden.

WOMAN: You've got to jump into the darkness

to see if the light will come and shine through.

That's when love can triumph.

ANDREA: I feel like it's all been a bit of a fairytale.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC)

(THUMP)

(MUSIC WINDS DOWN)

(BLEEP)

(CRASH)

(SQUEALS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(HANDLE CLICKS)

Child lock. Cols!

(DOG BARKS)

(SQUELCH)

(LAUGHS)

Ow! (BLEEP)

Your precious cargo.

(LAUGHS) Yes!

(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)

(THUMP)

Yes! (BLEEP) Yes!

Yes, you legend!

(CRASH)

WOMAN: Oh, my goodness! MAN: Oh, god!

TIMOTHY: Geez! Now shit gets real.

I think it's better.

(LAUGHTER)

(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES)

Hello, everybody.

JAYDEN: Wow. She's stunning.

EVERYONE: Aw!

Hi. Hey, how are you?

I'm Tori. Jack.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

You look beautiful. Look stunning. Thank you so much.

So, so far killing it.

This is a pretty crazy first date.

Let's get married. Yeah.

Marriage, to me, is a sacred connection and commitment.

It's a statement saying this is my forever partner.

I stand here today as a man who is

ready to dive into the unknown waters of this experiment

in the hope of finding my soulmate, the girl of my dreams,

and the person who I spend the rest of my life with.

You'll meet my shakti chaos

and the damsel in me that wants you to rub my body.

LAUREN: Oh, that is SO good!

I hope to grow together as a team,

making everyday special,

and bringing out the best in each other.

I'm like one of those kit cars from the '80s,

I sort of look OK on the outside but I'm a lot of work.

Oh!

I'm not everyone's cup of tea

but, hey, (BLEEP) them... (GASPS)

..I drink coffee anyway.

(LAUGHTER)

You may seal this deal with a kiss!

(CHEERING)

MAN: Whoo!

(CHEERING)

(APPLAUSE)

(CHEERING) (EDEN LAUGHS)

(CHEERING)

(LAUGHTER)

I just got married.

What a day! What a day.

(LAUGHTER)

JAYDEN: I don't fall very often for a girl,

but when I do, it's fast.

And that's what we're looking at with Eden.

Without speaking too soon, she's hopefully the one.

What an opening.

That was hectic. That was hectic.

ALESSANDRA: Our first couple up on the couch tonight...

Lauren and Jonathan.

(SOFT APPLAUSE)

(CHUCKLES)

Eugh, (BLEEP) (CHUCKLES)

Hey, you two.

Well...

Shall we talk about last night?

Oh, shit.

Well, if you'd like to.

Yes.

OK, Jonathan, you walked in with Ellie last night,

which was a shock to...

MEL: Mmm.

..at least us definitely.

And I think most of the group as well.

JONATHAN: Yep.

Tell us about that.

So, about a week after final vows,

I made the decision to reach out to Ellie.

I wanted to call her and let her know what had happened.

I didn't...

You mean progress from the texting to calling?

Yes. Reach out?

I gave her a call and said, "Shit's gone down."

I didn't want her to come into the reunion

and get railroaded or blindsided by all of it so...

And I thought she was going to be upset or worried

and she laughed

and said, "This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard."

And then we talked for, like, 1.5 hours.

Help me understand. Maybe it's me not understanding.

She laughed at... Which part was funny?

So, the whole fact that the messages we sent

had been made out to be a cheating scandal

when they were quite innocent and just gossip about the show.

SARA: But you're together so there was intent.

Exactly. It's quite interesting.

Why would you reach out to a bride who had left the experiment

and initiate a conversation with her?

I reached out to lots of people.

Did you reach out to other brides that had left?

No, not everyone.

OK, so why choose Ellie to reach out

and initiate a conversation With her?

Um...

I didn't think it was an issue.

Why Ellie?

The question is why did you choose to contact Ellie?

I messaged multiple people including Ellie.

But not all the brides so why this bride in particular?

Not all the brides but some of them

and people who had a rough time.

I'm a caring person, I just wanted to make sure she was OK.

I made the decision to come back here with her

knowing it would look bad,

but I knew there was nothing in the messages,

I knew we hadn't done anything wrong,

and so I said, "I don't want to spend that week without you."

I'd prefer to be with you.

The last three weeks Ellie and I have been seeing each other

have been amazing.

Lauren, what was your experience

of seeing Jonathan and Ellie walking in?

I was pretty embarrassed and just I think

I would have expected, like, someone to let me know or,

even when they walked in,

like, there was no real warmth or,

like, not that there needs to be warmth between us,

we'd had a terrible ending.

But, like, I mean, Ellie didn't even return the hello

or say, "Hey, girl, like, do you wanna have a quick chat?"

I didn't hear the hello. I have to interrupt.

I honestly didn't hear...

You don't have to interrupt, it's her turn to speak now.

OK. Thank you.

Yeah, I just would have, like,

wanted her to just to pull me aside and be, like, "Hey."

But it's just, like, the way it happened,

so that's where I felt a bit embarrassed.

Ellie, now, yes, I would like to know,

why did you not say hello or acknowledge Lauren

when you walked in?

We observed that. Yep. I didn't...

I honestly was just overwhelmed.

(EDGY MUSIC)

I honestly just forgot.

Didn't say hi to Lauren.

An honest mistake. Yeah.

Was there ever an opportunity

for you to take Lauren aside and speak to her directly?

I actually didn't...

I don't think I had felt the need to talk to Lauren about any of this.

Oh.

You know, I left the experiment quite early on.

I didn't break any rules by, you know, chatting to Jono.

There was no intent on my end.

I was just messaging with Jono.

They were very innocent

and I just felt like, you know, I didn't need to.

SARA: I don't think that there needs to be you doing anything wrong

for you to have a chat with someone

and be like, "Hey, I'm, like, sorry how this all turned out."

Like, that's all you needed to say. OK. Yeah.

(EDGY MUSIC)

What do you have to say to that, Lauren?

If they're happy together then I'm happy.

But what I'm not happy about is, like, the volume of messages

and it just seemed like the getting-to-know-you stages

of what I thought was, you know, them liking each other.

It is very clear... Yeah.

..that that is the case. Which ended up happening.

So, I just felt like, call it a woman's intuition,

I just felt like...

And I had made little, like, jokes to Jono throughout the experiment,

like, I think Ellie's got a crush on you, do you have a crush on her?

But Ellie also made a comment to Ben that she thought Jono liked HER.

So, it wasn't like I'm just this crazy person

bringing it out of nowhere.

Like...

Did you have a crush on Jonathan, Ellie?

I always thought Jono was good-looking.

I actually put him in my top four on the Face Challenge.

But I, you know, as everyone knew,

I really tried to make my relationship with Ben work

on the show.

And thank you for bringing up Ben. Ben...

Yes? What's your take on all this?

Regards with Jono, like, I remember one time

we went out and we were exercising,

and Jono just had this laser focus for you

and you guys were glued together.

So it's OBVIOUS that there was a crush.

Jonathan, did you have a crush on Ellie?

No, I didn't. I didn't know Ellie. I thought Ellie was...

No, you can not know somebody and find them attractive

and be crushing on them from afar.

You knew her well enough to reach out and text her

so it's not like you didn't know her.

Obviously Ellie is good-looking

but it was only when I made that first phone call

and we were laughing and having all this banter that I realised,

I was like, wow, she's a lot different to what I thought.

You didn't realise that with all the texting before?

No. Just on the phone call?

How serious are things with Ellie at the moment?

Very serious. Yeah.

Define "Very serious."

I know it's only been three or four weeks

but it's been an amazing three or four weeks

and when you sort of know, you know.

And the first weekend we spent together was amazing.

Are you falling in love with Ellie?

(CHUCKLES)

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

Um...

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

ALESSANDRA: Jonathan...

are you falling in love with Ellie?

(CHUCKLES)

Um...

I would say I'm on a path to that. Yeah.

Um...

She's amazing. Yeah.

I feel really lucky to have met her.

And I'm so happy.

Ellie, how serious are your feelings for Jonathan?

I really like Jonathan. Yep.

I think everyone can tell that.

You really like him. Are you falling in love with him?

I think, like he said, it's heading down that path.

I'm so grateful to have met him. Yeah.

So, in just four weeks

you both are feeling like you're falling in love with one another.

I...

Let's call it like, maybe in even five weeks.

We just have such a great connection, like...

From the phone call.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

But we had a great night.

(LAUGHS)

Well, let's come back to you guys.

There is no doubt

that this relationship had some serious ups and downs.

So, let's take a look back.

Oh, god. (BLEEP) Oh!

(LAUGHTER)

(APPLAUSE)

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, wow. She's actually good-looking.

I've got my twigs.

(LAUGHS)

Hey, how are you doing? Hi.

I'm Jonathan. Nice to meet you.

I really like him. He's nice.

And he's hot and he's tall, and he's funny.

Yeah, he's good.

Wanna play (BLEEP), marry, kill?

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

You don't actually have to kill them but...

He's just like, mmm, he's probably too nice for me.

You give me no passion. You give me nothing.

You just give me, like, autopilot.

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

I have a full day of no real personality coming from you,

by the next day I'm like, (BLEEP) this.

And my wall goes straight back up.

"Genital cupping."

What!

I can't believe this is actually a thing.

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

There's no doubt about that.

He's the best person.

See, like, I'm blushing and smiling.

Maybe it's done like this.

So, intimacy week is gonna be easy for us.

I am going to a hundred percent call out Jack for what he said.

(BLEEP)

Jack told Jono and Tim that if it gets to Couple Swap Week,

that they can sleep with Tori because he doesn't want to.

I haven't once said I'm not attracted to Tori.

Not once. Yes, you have.

To who?

Alright, Jono, this is your chance to step up.

I said that you said that she is... I'm a loyal guy, mate.

If you cut me now, I'm done. So don't bullshit.

Everything you've ever said to me

you've always said that you find her really attractive, yes.

Yep.

LAUREN: Is he (BLEEP) kidding me?

You were the one that fed me the information

and you sat back and said nothing.

Like, seriously!

Your alliance is with me.

He's not gonna suck your dick at the end of the night, is he?

JONATHAN: OK.

I'm excited about Jono arriving today.

I have actually, like, semi missed him,

which I didn't think would happen.

Ooh, baby, look at that.

Here, I'll...

That gets me (BLEEP) horny.

(LAUGHTER)

It's been a really good homestay.

Like, we've really enjoyed each other's company.

We've had with no issues.

We've just been getting along really well.

Yes, we consummated the homestay.

Now I'm interested in, like, making it work.

There could be a future for us.

TORI: I was made privy to some information today

that Jono, you had been texting Ellie.

And it kind of coincided with some info

that Jack had brought me, where you'd made comment about

hoping that you'd been matched with Ellie instead of Lauren.

JONATHAN: There's absolutely nothing there.

Every three or four days she'll send a message saying...

Three or (BLEEP) Ooh, that's a bit...

That's a bit juicy.

Do you have feelings for Ellie? No, I don't.

Of any sort? No, I don't.

(SNIFFS) Now, now. I'm sorry.

Like, I just feel (BLEEP) stupid.

Well, you don't look stupid. No, I do feel stupid.

Oh, OK. Like, I do feel (BLEEP) stupid.

It's just humiliating.

Do you wanna have a look at the messages?

Yeah, alright.

There's a lot of messages.

There are lots of messages, yeah.

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

But there's actually no mention of me at all.

JAYDEN: Jono, how do you feel about Ellie?

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

but there is nothing going on there at all.

(SNIGGERS)

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?

JONATHAN: Yeah, 100%.

Completely innocent.

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

We were both willing to give it our absolute all,

at least that's what it seemed.

And then, of course, it all came crashing down.

It was brought to my attention

that you had been continuing to build some kind of a relationship

with another bride,

one that you hid from me,

then had the audacity to blame me for

when you were exposed.

So, in this case, Jono,

I don't see a future with you...

and no, it's not me, it's you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JONATHAN: I'll take a bit of time

and then when I'm ready, I'll start looking again.

I wanna find that special someone.

I wish Jono and Ellie well.

They can ride off into the sunset together.

(MAN CLEARS HIS THROAT) Ooh.

(SARA LAUGHS)

(CLEARS THROAT) (LAUREN EXHALES)

Well, damn.

SARA: One hundred percent no,

you weren't going to go there with Ellie, eh?

JAYDEN: Jono, she's got you there.

At the time that's how I felt. I didn't know Ellie.

BEN: Mate, the instincts I had from the get-go, no surprise.

What you have to say to that, Jono?

Um...

At the time there were no feelings for Ellie.

I just think I was surprised to see that Lauren was upset about Ellie

because I always felt she never liked me.

She never gave me a chance of feeling like

nothing I did was right.

And then that... LAUREN: I swear to god...

Don't try to deflect onto me, that's so unfair.

I'm not deflecting. You are.

It marred our...

Don't frolic in here with someone else

and then try and sit here and blame it on me.

Frolicking, yeah. I did think...

Now you're just saying that

because you've walked in with Ellie. and you're...

We're all happy for you to be with Ellie.

You don't need to keep doing this.

You're just digging yourself in a bigger hole.

I'm not at all. You really are.

I'm not.

Alright, well, you chose to stay with me.

I don't know, I just don't like this side of you

when you feel backed into a corner you love to, like,

I'm gonna throw everything I possibly can on you

to, like, make you look bad.

But you have betrayed every single person here's trust.

(SIGHS)

Where to for you two?

Do you think that you can ever be civil, friendly again?

I've got no issue with Jono.

Well, I've got heaps of issues with Jono

but nothing that I care to continue outside of this room.

Ditto.

I never wanted to leave this experiment with hate and vitriol,

and that's how it ended, and it sucked.

And I really hated that. Yeah, me too.

But I don't regret coming here.

I think this is probably one of the best experiences that I've ever had

in my life.

Regardless of a lot of the bad times that Jono and I experienced,

I think coming in here has taught me a lot about myself,

and I hope that I can continue to, like, work on my reactiveness

and my choice of language,

and maybe just take a breath.

My dad always says to me, "Lauren,

"before you speak, talk like you're talking to a judge."

He messaged me that after the last dinner party

and I was, like, "Great advice but it's way too late for that."

(BOTH LAUGH)

To the two of you, honestly,

it's been a joy to have you in the experiment.

You sure? Yes.

It's been very interesting.

Very fun at times,

very shocking,

very much of a lot of things.

You've always been very raw, very real.

We do thank you very much for being here

and being a part of this.

Thank you. Thank you for having us.

Thank you for having us. Really appreciate it.

(APPLAUSE) Good luck to both of you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

NARRATOR: Still to come...

The Lucinda and Timothy update everyone's been hoping for.

I always said it wasn't an ending of something

but the beginning of something.

Yep. MEL: Oh! This is wonderful.

ALESSANDRA: That makes me so happy.

But before that...

She just lies.

Cassandra doesn't hold back...

There's nothing honest about her.

You don't know me.

You've never spoken two words outside of THIS conversation.

..as she reveals her true feelings for Sara.

You are not real, you're not authentic,

you are the worst.

Oh!

NARRATOR: And later...

Is there anything that you want to finally say, Tori?

I have nothing to say.

I wanna leave.

What causes Tori to make an abrupt exit?

Let's go.

Are you taking the absolute (BLEEP) piss?

I wanna go. Yeah, it's a tough one.

I'm not (BLEEP) staying here.

I'm done with this.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(EDGY MUSIC)

JOHN: It's time to talk to our next couple, on the couch...

Sara and Tim.

Ooh. (APPLAUSE)

Hello. Hello.

(LAUGHS)

I'm scared. (LAUGHS)

Sara, Tim, how are you doing?

Good. We're good.

We are. We're actually really good...

Eugh!

..despite what you might think of last night.

(CHUCKLES) Well, let's go there, shall we?

Tim, you said something to Jono.

Get specific. What did you say?

So...

Post the final vows,

I told Jono that if I had a bit more time to process the decision,

it might have been a different decision.

What do you mean by that?

Well, as in, like, I might not have said let's keep going with this.

Why do you think if you had more time that

that was something you were considering?

During that, you know, the end,

it was really like a battle between my head and my heart.

You know.

I was thinking about the times that we had.

You know, obviously we had, it's no secret, like,

we had a pretty turbulent relationship.

And um...

final vows, I feel like I was building it out

to be a pretty big thing of whether or not, like,

I really, genuinely, see a future with Sara, you know,

like, a long-term future.

I had just...

I had no idea that he had doubts and to hear that just, yeah,

it kind of broke me a little bit

'cause I was like, you've never voiced that to me.

Having said those things, it just came as a bit of a shock.

Tim, were you doubting your decision at final vows?

It was a pretty heavy decision for me.

There was hesitation.

There was uncertainty.

Whether or not we could keep what we had going, you know,

like, this good thing going.

We have our very different communication styles.

We've got different conflict styles.

And, it wasn't exactly a smooth ride.

Jono, if I go to you,

why do you think Tim confided in you

about his doubts about Sara and the relationship?

If I had to guess I'd say he'd

be a bit worried about bringing it up with Sara.

She's got a bit of a combative, argument style

and it might be a bit daunting, the prospect of doing that.

Well, certainly, your relationship has been a rollercoaster.

You two certainly had a lot of ups and downs in this experiment.

Yep.

So, let's take a moment now

to look back at your time in the experiment.

What!

They really nailed back, didn't they.

I'm, like, in awe.

You've just taken, like, everything I've said

and been like, here you go, this is your birthday.

TIM: I feel good energy, I feel a good vibe.

She's beautiful.

(LAUGHS)

Um...

Oh!

Ahh...

A gentleman never tells, you know.

I feel like it's not my place.

We did.

"So, for this task

"I want you to gaze into your partner's eyes for three minutes."

(ALARM RINGS) Oh!

I was trying to communicate with you.

Really?

What were you communicating?

I was giving off intentions.

I want to show you that I'm on your team

and that I'm with you for you.

I'm with you, so...

(SARA READS)

"This next task will test your ability to trust each other.

"For this task you must reveal your latest correspondence

"on the device you use most, your phone."

I haven't given you a reason not to trust me so what's the point?

So, you feel strongly about doing it.

Yeah, I do.

MAN: Alright, Timmy, what's going on, buddy?

How are you doing, buddy?

Tried to take her on three dates

and she's just blown me out of the water.

Like, just flaked me all three times.

He actually didn't even plan anything.

Like, he didn't actually say, "We're going here, we're doing this."

He just said, "Let's do something on Sunday."

No, it was like, "You're booked out from 2pm, wear something nice."

No, you didn't. Yes, I did!

That was the third... No, you can't shut me down.

Don't yell at me. Don't yell at me. You're shutting me down.

Don't (BLEEP) yell at me. You're not letting me have a voice.

You're not letting me have a voice.

Don't you ever (BLEEP) yell at me!

I'm going to give you the opportunity now

to tell Tim what you did last weekend...

..'cause I'm not protecting you anymore.

Yeah, I met up with my ex.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

No. Not OK.

I just feel heartbroken.

JAYDEN: So, you have essentially cheated on Tim.

I have never, ever cheated on a partner

and I can (BLEEP) attest to that.

CASSANDRA: Oh, my gosh.

Sara, her history is shady.

Her actions are shady.

She says she cares about Tim, she doesn't.

She cares about one person only and that is herself.

I wanted to make it clear that, like,

I know that what I've done is wrong

and my priority is making it up to him

because I want us to be a partnership again.

I'm open to that. I am.

And I want to give you that chance.

(SOBS)

Ola, ola.

JOHN: Alright, well, I'm not gonna muck around.

I mean, I'm seeing two people in front of me right now

that are very different.

Yeah, we're having the best time. It's been great.

What's changed?

And who's changed it?

I mean, I feel like Sara's really put in a lot of hard yards in

over the last couple of weeks.

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

I just, like, I always wanna be around him now.

Everything's clicking, everything's working...

Mmm.

..and it's just getting better and better.

Oh, we can see it. (BOTH LAUGH)

TIM: If I'm basing it on the last couple of weeks,

it's been great.

But, like, the major part of the experiment, it's just been rough.

I haven't felt really valued at all, or appreciated.

Do I wanna be with someone who's gonna make me feel like that?

Sara, it seems like it's been a battle between my head and my heart.

But...

it's an easy decision if I go with my heart.

(LAUGHS)

Tim, I don't know

if you'll ever understand just how much I regret lying to you

about my ex,

and the setback on our relationship this caused.

Seeing you hurt made me realise what I had in front of me

and what I could be losing.

(GRUNTS)

I wanted to fight for us

and I'm so glad that you gave me that chance.

Mmm.

She just lies.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

SARA: That's so (BLEEP) rude.

JOHN: Well, hold on. Hold on.

What makes you say that, Cass?

Everything out of her mouth is a lie.

She lies to make herself look better.

There's nothing honest about her.

How would you know that? Do you know me?

You've just been playing games.

That's (BLEEP) bullshit.

Do you know my story?

Have you asked a single personal question about me?

I don't want to get to know you, trust me. I've seen enough.

Oh, babe, you actually haven't. You've seen 1% of me.

Alright, guys, let me jump in.

Cassandra, I have got to ask you,

what is it about Sara that gets under your skin?

She just lies.

She is just fake.

Everything out of her mouth is fake.

(FRAUGHT MUSIC)

You just lie.

Every time I talk to you you're actually the nastiest person.

SARA: I never talked to you, Cass.

I actually never talked to you.

Never have spoken a word to you.

That's (BLEEP) bullshit. It's rude.

I don't know what your vendetta is

or why you care so much about hating me.

You don't have a nice thing to say.

(LAUGHS) SARA: You don't know me!

You've never spoken two words outside of THIS conversation.

The character that you've displayed though, that's why.

Oh, Michael, you shut up.

What she said has been true. I saw right through you.

Shut up.

I came in at the beginning, I thought you were pretty cool.

Then I saw the real you and realised you're shit.

Here, here. (LAUGHS)

SARA: Shut up.

You've been down my throat this whole time.

You're not... You are not real, you're not authentic.

You are the worst.

Oh!

(HARSH MUSIC)

(TUMULTUOUS MUSIC)

You're not... You are not real, you're not authentic.

You are the worst.

Oh!

Everything out of her mouth is fake.

Trust is everything in a relationship.

No trust, no relationship.

JOHN: Tim, do you trust Sara?

Um...

Yeah, we talked about it a decent amount.

I can see that she really regrets what she did

and she did work pretty hard to make things right with me.

I feel like we have a little bit to go still, to build on that.

How does it feel to hear that?

I definitely made Tim feel some sort of way.

Like, I know that. What way?

Yeah, I don't know. Like...

hurt, disappointment, betrayal.

Like, lack of trust.

It was a lot. A lot that went on.

But I do know that, like, when we did kind of push past it,

we progressively got better.

So, let's go there.

Where are you at in terms of your relationship right now?

She's my wifey.

Are you planning a future?

What is it, Tim, that you feel when you look at her?

We're planning a future together.

I feel really excited.

Like, any time I get to see Sara,

I feel like a little bit more elevated, like, when I'm around her.

I feel like she really does help me to be a better man.

Sara, what's your take on the relationship,

where it is and how you feel about Tim?

I feel like we've been, like, just enjoying each other's company

and having fun,

and, like, just being, like, playful and flirty, and fun.

And, you know, when we see each other outside of this

it's like holidays 'cause then he comes and visits me,

we go out for dinners and...

The experiment was the experiment

and the time that we've had outside of it is a different story as well.

I feel like we've gotten to a good place,

and I'm just excited to see where it goes.

Are you falling in love with him?

I am falling in love with Tim. Yeah.

(JOYFUL MUSIC)

You've certainly given us plenty of surprises along the way.

You know, you get put together,

you seem like a great match.

You then start fighting like cats and dogs.

One or both of you want to leave at some stage.

But you actually then decide to turn towards each other

and overcome it.

Do things differently.

You learn fast.

You reflect. Yeah.

This experiment has taught me SO much.

I've learnt SO much about myself,

about my myself in a relationship,

about what I need to work on.

Yeah. I feel very similar, you know.

Grateful for the opportunity really.

Now, with that being the case,

we wanted to say thank you very much.

I mean, you are a couple

that decided to commit after the experiment,

take it into the real world.

You're doing that now, day by day, and we wish you all the very best.

Good luck, guys. (CHEERING)

Alright. Let's bring up...

Eden and Jayden. (CHEERING)

Hello.

Did you miss us? (LAUGHS)

MEL: We did. We absolutely did.

We miss you.

And that's why I thought I'd start off

with a little gift I got you guys.

Oh, no, I'm nervous.

EDEN: I don't even know what this is.

Well, it's more of a souvenir, OK?

So, I was cleaning out the drawer the other day...

Oh, I know what this is.

Here's a couple of Polaroids from Intimacy Week.

That's me on the couch with whipped cream and strawberries.

Oh, please.

So, that's for you.

That's for the film. I die.

(LAUGHTER)

You might need a bit of therapy after that.

I think I might. With Alexandra.

Yes.

Alright. So, we're in a good mood.

I love this. (LAUGHS)

Yeah, we're always in a good mood.

How has it been since you've been back in your real lives?

And how serious is this relationship today?

It's not a relationship, it's a marriage.

(LAUGHS)

It's a marriage, yes.

Do you see one another as each other's life partner?

Mmm. A hundred percent.

Definitely, yeah.

Let's get specific, shall we?

Oh, god.

How DO you feel about him?

I adore Jayden. I'm just obsessed with him.

I get so excited to see him every day.

He's the best.

What about you, Jayden? What's the story?

What's the story? It's a love story.

The feelings for Eden, how strong are they and what are they?

They're as strong as me, mate.

My feelings towards Eden, world champ strength.

(CHUCKLES)

When I'm with her,

I feel like I can tell her something, I won't be judged.

I can say, "Sorry," and she won't hold it against.

I don't know, there's a lot of love and positive that I get from her.

A lot of the times it does seem kind of effortless,

and it just happens so naturally.

ALESSANDRA: And so, future. Kids?

Dogs. Dogs.

Both. Both.

(LAUGHS)

But you are actively having these conversations

about building a life and... BOTH: Yeah.

..building family and all this.

Definitely, yeah.

I think the two of you have shown

that you CAN actually come together with issues of trust,

with issues of, you know, having a strict schedule,

and being fiercely independent.

You can actually get through it.

Just have to use the advice I guess. Yeah.

Well, not everybody really wants to hear from us.

Well, I didn't want to either, to be honest.

I know. (LAUGHS) I know. But yeah...

But it then comes down to self-reflection.

Are you prepared to take it on, look at your patterns and change

or are you just gonna do what you always do and stay the same?

And then get what you've always gotten

and that's nothing but failed relationships.

Yeah.

You've thrown yourselves into it, mankini and all.

(LAUGHS)

For us, this is why we do the experiment,

for exactly what you guys have right now.

So, thank you for everything that you've given us.

Thank you guys.

Thank you guys for introducing us

because he's a gem and I'm very grateful.

All the very best, guys, and... Thank you, guys.

Thank you. ..continued success.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Right. Let's get our next couple up.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Jack and Tori.

(APPLAUSE)

Oooh.

Fingers crossed, Jack? Yeah, mate. (LAUGHS)

Does that mean you're coming in

a little bit worried about all of this?

Oh... A little bit of everything, mate.

What are you crossing your fingers for?

That it's painless. (LAUGHS)

You should know by now,

when you hit that couch, it's all about home truths.

NARRATOR: Coming up...

I want to leave.

..what causes Tori and Jack to storm out of the reunion?

TORI: Let's go.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Yes. JACK: Right now?

Yes. Alright.

What the (BLEEP) was that?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: So, tell me about your relationship.

At this moment, how are the two of you?

We are great.

We are in the best place we've ever been

and I think having the time away from this worked wonders for us.

JACK: Yeah.

After final vows, Jack came straight to Melbourne.

He spent a week with me in Melbourne and it was incredible.

We needed time away from this.

These group get-togethers are yuck.

I don't like them.

But it hasn't impacted us.

Not at all.

This experiment has certainly thrown a lot of challenges at you

as a couple,

both from the group

but also we've certainly held you to account as well, as experts.

Let's now take a look back on your time in the experiment

to see some of these experiences.

Can I close my eyes?

(LAUGHS)

(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

(LAUGHS)

Hi. Hey. How are you?

I'm Tori. Jack.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

TORI: I'm impressed. He just ticks all the boxes.

She'll challenge me a little bit

but I definitely reckon I'll sort her out and we'll have a good time.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

There's no sexual sparks flying for me at the moment.

I don't think we're sexually...

Well, we're not sexually connected at all.

He had a girlfriend a month before and broke up with her

and was moving overseas for a job.

RICHARD: The article said

that Jack had a job in America for three months,

which was a lie.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You were in a relationship with someone else

while applying for Married At First Sight?

JACK: Yes.

Has it left you with any questions about Jack?

No.

I've got no reason not to trust Jack.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I didn't have massive sexual energy with her when I met her.

I just didn't have a spark of

"I want to have sex with this girl ASAP."

I'm not ready to have sex with Tori yet.

EDEN: Oh...

LAUREN: Apparently, Jack said

if there is a couple-swap situation within the experiment,

the boys have permission to be with his wife because he doesn't want to.

Did you say it or did you not say it?

I did not say I wasn't attracted... So he's lying?

I'm not talking to you, Lauren! Shut your mouth!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Muzzle your woman!

SARA: Muzzle your woman?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: I've heard some things in these experiments

that have repulsed me.

That was one of the worst things I've heard.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

He's showing you a portion of who he is as a man

and he's showing you what happens

in terms of his relationship toward women

and his attitude toward women.

I don't agree with that.

EDEN: Oh, come on.

Her affection is probably surpassing mine.

And I do have concerns that I'm gonna let you down.

If you want to go, like, go now.

Jack's been, like, all really, like, flirty with me.

He kind of lightly smacked my butt.

And then the second thing was, when we were at the dinner party,

he, like, kissed my neck.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

TIMOTHY: You had the (BLEEP) audacity to walk in and go,

"Oh, what, are the whales here today?"

It's a (BLEEP) joke!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC) SARA: That's not a joke.

Whales insinuates fat.

Like, I stick by you and I'll continue to stick by you.

It's admirable and it's very attractive.

You're welcome.

TIM: (LAUGHS) Oh, my god.

Do you think about how we'd navigate long distance?

I don't mind, like, space.

I would never say "You need to come and see me every single weekend."

I'm not saying you need to. I'm saying it would be nice.

I would like to have you around.

You can't have it all.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

It looks like a fake relationship, not to us...

It's not fake! ..to everyone that's watching, Tori!

And that's fine,

but I'm not gonna cut and run because he's done a few shit things.

SARA: Like, ten.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Like, ten shit things.

He knows he's (BLEEP) up.

The problem is that you don't feel anything

towards the shitty things...

You can't tell me how I feel!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I cannot be arsed with these (BLEEP) people any longer.

JONATHAN: Oh!

JAYDEN: (BLEEP)!

(EVOCATIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS)

(READS) "Tori, I'm concerned that our biggest connecting factor

"may have been the brutal environment of the experiment,

"where our loyal personalities bonded over having each other's back

"and picking each other up where need be...

"like teammates, not lovers.

"We are not in love..."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

"..so how can I commit to you

"and ask you to uproot and move your life to the Gold Coast?"

SARA: What?

"Moving forward with you is a massive risk...

"and it's a risk I'm 100% ready to take."

(EXHALES) (LAUGHS)

TIM: No, it was weird.

Let me kiss you.

(KISS)

(TENSE MUSIC)

What's going on for you right now, Tori?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I want to leave.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

What's going on for you right now, Tori?

What's making you emotional?

To, like, sit and watch...

Like, the lowlights.

Yeah, the really shitty times, it's...

Yeah, it's just... It's confronting.

Jack, when you watched that...

what were your thoughts and feelings around it?

Definitely... You call it highlights.

It's probably a lot of the lowlights.

Yeah. For sure.

Like... Yeah, it's shit to watch.

You certainly gave Tori, it's fair to say,

plenty of challenges throughout the experiment.

Essentially, poor choices, actions or words,

just frankly dropping the ball all over the place.

You came into the experiment

and there's rumours that you've got an ex on the outside.

You told Johnno to "Muzzle your woman."

There was a comment about, if there's a couple swap, you know,

someone else could sleep with Tori.

Some of the things you've done, Jack,

absolutely have taken our breath away.

You know, I'm getting uncomfortable bringing all of this up.

But, you know, this is what happens at this final meeting.

We have to hold you accountable 'cause you've got to learn.

But when I talk about all these things,

and I haven't mentioned all of them,

what did you learn, Jack, about yourself

and essentially relationships through this?

I think I've got to think before I speak sometimes.

I think I, yeah, talk too quick and react...be more reactional.

Like, I probably need to, yeah, be a little bit more patient

and process things before I react or respond.

What was the toughest part of it?

I think the legitimacy... Great question.

..of us was under question from week one.

Explain that.

Well, no-one believed that this was real

and that our relationship or connection was fake...

Why do you think people think you're fake?

I think it was because a few comments like, you know,

we don't show anything, we don't show any emotion

and it was all very much like I'm really unbothered

and I just...guess... floating through this.

We really enjoy one another and they just didn't get to see that.

Yeah.

Now, I'd counter that by saying

that perhaps the group questioned your relationship

because Jack was making very poor choices and making mistakes

and you, being a very strong person, seemed to just stand beside him,

shut it down, even at times be a shield for him

and people found that very hard to get their heads around.

Mmm.

Are you able to see that,

that they see a strong woman but they're not seeing that...

being strong in that moment around that poor behaviour?

Um...

In my mind, I know who Jack is and I just...

I don't want to hear it.

Jack was always, like, a really good person to kind of confide in.

I have never experienced someone with so much logic.

Logic? What?

He's got sometimes too much logic.

LAUREN: I think he's lacking logic. TIMOTHY: No, it's just defend again.

Alright, let her... Let her finish.

We're not here to, you know, keep everyone else happy.

We're doing us and we're happy.

And so, we just held strong within that.

After all of that confronting footage you've watched tonight

of your intimate partner...

do you sit there now with any reservations?

In all honesty...

not at all.

No.

(TENSE MUSIC)

It has no impact on our relationship.

It doesn't affect us.

And let me tell you, the best time I've had with Jack

is when we've been away from this

and the minute that we come back to this...

it turns into an absolute shit fight.

Well, is there anything that you want to finally say, Tori?

I have nothing to say.

Yeah. I have...

I don't have anything to say.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I want to leave.

Let's go.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Yes. Right now?

Yes. Alright.

I want to go. Yeah, it's too...

I'm not (BLEEP) staying here. I'll take you home.

I'm done with this.

TORI: (BLEEP) bullshit.

TORI: (BLEEP) bullshit.

Let's get our final couple on the couch tonight.

Lucinda and Timothy.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) MAN: Good luck.

Oh, all the colour. LUCINDA: Yeah.

I love it. The lost Wiggle over here.

Yeah. (LAUGHS) The Wiggle!

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.

Well, it's great to see the two of you.

How are you doing? We're good.

Yeah, we're both good since we've got out, yeah.

It's not jail, Tim.

(LAUGHTER)

Well, you certainly look it.

We were observing you at the dinner party

and it was just quite gorgeous...

Yeah. ..to watch the two of you.

How's it been for you since the experiment ended? Lucinda?

Well, Tim and I speak a couple of times a week.

Yeah. More than some married couples.

Yeah, I know. (LAUGHTER)

Especially when it comes to emotional things,

I'll give her a call and, yeah, she's always got...

She's always got good advice.

Well, the two of you bonded quite deeply

on that emotional level, didn't you? Yeah.

And certainly, you know,

went through a breakthrough for yourself...

Right.

..and Lucinda was there by your side.

I can see why you would go to her for emotional things now.

Yeah. And that's continued on outside the experiment, for sure.

Mmm. Yeah.

Lucinda, can you describe the connection that the two of you have?

Oh...

I feel quite emotional now

but, yeah, I just, you know,

I see Tim, just the pain and the struggle

and, you know, the deep loss

and what I love about Tim

is he just makes the world smile and laugh around him,

despite all of his loss.

I just respect that so much.

Mmm.

You know, everybody he meets, he finds common ground and, you know,

uses humour

and he cares a lot, you know.

Once he loves you, you know, you're there.

You're there in his heart.

I mean, Tim associates with the Tin Man

but I, you know...he's actually got a ginormous heart.

Yeah, he's a good bloke.

EDEN: Aw!

Tim, do you feel like you're a different man now

than you were when you entered the experiment?

For sure. Yeah. Mmm.

Mostly not as hard as I was.

Well, you probably wouldn't have worn a purple T-shirt back then.

Right. Yeah. I bought that for him.

Yeah, she bought it.

(LAUGHTER)

Tell us about that. What is different?

Oh, look, there's a lot of emotional things obviously

that I've been dealing with and dealt with

and, you know, it's OK... it's OK not to be OK.

And Lu showed me that.

Just softened me a little bit, you know.

But she's showed me just, you know, let a few people in.

Papa, you've changed so much since the start of the experiment

and I blame Mama right there.

She's fricken... You've grown.

You've touched your emotions, you're loving, you're caring.

At the start, everyone hated you... (LAUGHTER)

..and everyone loves you, you know, like...

Everybody's been part of that.

No, don't be silly, Mama.

You're the one who did all the work. Yeah.

Tim's done it himself. And you guys. The whole thing.

Look, the experiment... It's been awesome.

The experiment's been an amazing experience.

We've loved it. I've loved every part of it.

You know, the process itself has been quite amazing.

Well, we would love to take a look back...

Oh, shit. ..at your incredible journey.

(APPLAUSE) Shall we do that together?

I'm a little bit horrified. Yeah.

This is brutal.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

LUCINDA: First impressions - mmm, solid.

And nice bum. (LAUGHTER)

He's such a big hunk of spunk.

I was actually just checking him out, being a total perv.

(LAUGHS)

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick...

And so much more to discover.

WOMAN: Frankincense, rose petals...

TIMOTHY: I wasn't... most probably not in the moment.

I was thinking, "Where did they get the wing from?"

Like, was it a sacrificial chicken or did you just find that wing?

(LAUGHTER)

Timothy, you may kiss the bride! Aw!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(BLOWS KISSES)

Yeah, it was three. (LAUGHS)

You're most probably wondering why I don't have any family here.

(EXHALES)

Unfortunately, Mum, who was, yeah, my best friend,

passed away...17 years ago

and...along with my little brother.

COLLINS: Wow.

And then I lost Dad about six weeks ago.

EDEN: Oh...

And I realised I was alone.

TIMOTHY: It's not easy to be vulnerable. Men don't cry.

This is brutal.

That's what we're taught.

Here we are.

I do like having my own space.

I'm so excited to do this with you. Yeah.

(LAUGHTER)

Starting a relationship, it's like starting a fire, you know.

If you've got a little spark there

and you just get your leaf blower on it and go... (IMITATES BLOWING)

it's out.

Time for a KitKat break.

I've got a (BLEEP) Ryobi leaf blower blowing on my little flame.

(LAUGHTER)

(KISSES)

The 36-volt.

(LAUGHS)

Do you have any boundaries in sex?

Anywhere that a doctor, you know, really says "Just relax."

(LAUGHTER)

How about after-care?

Generally, I'll go get a can of Coke and roll over and go to sleep.

(BOTH LAUGH) Like...

What are you doing to build romance or connection with me?

I don't feel there's much... I know...

..any sexual tension or flirting.

Just give it some time.

Yeah, but you just don't like hugs or touch at all.

Like, time for what?

I don't (BLEEP) know. Maybe you'll get used to it.

(GROANS)

I think that you need to sort of

not get your tits in a tangle maybe sometimes

and we'd love to see a little bit more sort of action on your behalf.

Yeah.

Could be a one-night stand or could be anything, but just try it.

Well, he should!

(LAUGHTER)

How are you? Been better.

It's losing the family and...

Yeah, and the biggest thing I lost was myself.

(CRIES) I actually can't do this.

(CRIES)

(TIMOTHY CRIES)

I seem like a mouthpiece sometimes and I...

you know, I try and make a joke of pretty much everything

'cause it's the way that I deal with things.

Lucinda's a rock. Yeah.

Hey...

I never seen that side of Tim.

I just feel like so many walls came down then.

It was a real turnaround.

I've been getting hugs every day, heartfelt.

ANDREA: Aw!

Like, there's just energy... a change.

He's such a gorgeous man.

OTHERS: Aw!

(CHEERING)

Yeah.

Are you alright? Yeah. Yeah.

(CRYING)

Aw!

You are.

Mmm.

(CRIES)

It's easy being hated. It's hard being liked.

It was just such a treasured time as he was starting to open up.

These homestays are really disappointing.

I get the vibe he really can't be bothered.

I need to have fun, enjoy it...

Well, then, you know what, then absolutely, then be free

and just be happy, because it ain't my life.

I've got problems. I don't need to look for them.

I'm just... (BLEEP).

I don't know what you want.

I'm just... I can't... There's too many words.

Hey, Tim, it's OK...

I just don't want to (BLEEP) talk!

(BLEEP) me!

LUCINDA: The Tin Man is back.

I deserve better than this.

I do.

This is not what I want for me.

It's OK. This is... This is good.

I do want to apologise for my part in it.

My frustration comes from me.

I've got nothing but respect for you.

I was really touched by Tim's apology.

There is a lot of respect and regard there and I like Tim a lot

and it's sad it sort of didn't work out

but respectfully, I've had to take my heart off the table.

(READS) "Many tears I've shed from hilarity and from pain.

"Thank god for the trusty sex toys that kept me rather sane."

(LAUGHTER)

"You've helped me grow and strengthen up

"and attune to what is true.

"My doors are always open and I love you."

Thanks, Lu. I really appreciate it.

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

WOMAN: Whoo!

(UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYS)

MEL: Aw!

Lucinda, what does Timothy mean to you?

Oh, he... I love Tim.

Yeah, he's the best.

Look at this face.

(LAUGHTER) It's gorgeous.

We just have a laugh and we've shared so much

and, yeah, I think we understand each other.

Yeah.

I just feel happy. Yeah.

And Timothy, what would you like to say to Lu?

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

(EXHALES)

You know, I look back on the experiment

and look back at our time

and I've said to you before,

I wouldn't actually... wanted to have done the experiment

with anyone else.

It's good.

The connection between you is obvious.

Yeah.

For sure. Yeah.

Like I said, we still talk every couple of days.

We're pretty on track... We're...

Yeah. It's amazing.

Yeah. So there's hope?

(RESOUNDING MUSIC)

It's good.

The connection between you is obvious.

Yeah.

Like I said, we still talk every couple of days.

We're pretty on track... We're... Yeah.

It's amazing. Yeah.

So there's hope?

For sure. Yeah.

WOMAN: Aw! TRISTAN: Aw, Papa!

CASS: Whoo-hoo!

I always said it wasn't an ending of something

but the beginning of something.

OTHERS: Aw! Yep.

MEL: Wonderful! ALESSANDRA: That makes me so happy!

(APPLAUSE) Whoo!

Mmm!

(APPLAUSE) (OTHERS EXCLAIM)

JOHN: Watch this space.

MEL: Tim, the self-development that we've seen in you and the strength,

the building of strength of you as a person

has been so wonderful to watch.

LUCINDA: Yeah.

I love that for you and I'm so proud of you.

Thank you.

I've gotta say, Lucinda,

for everybody that we've met in this experiment,

having you here has been such a joy.

You are such a unique person, so warm, positive, open to everyone.

It's been so wonderful to see the impact that you've had

not just on your partner but on the entire group and on us.

Thank you, gorgeous.

We really appreciate it. WOMAN: We love you.

TRISTAN: We love you. Thank you.

And thank you guys.

I think I got the perfect husband for me.

He's gorgeous.

I think you guys could all concur that this fella is a total spunk.

That's great.

(APPLAUSE) Yep.

Thank you both. Thanks, guys.

Thanks very much. It's been a wonderful time.

Thank you so much. Appreciate it.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

Beautiful journey. My journey. (LAUGHS)

JOHN: Now, after ten seasons of MAFS,

we wondered what more could be revealed here on this couch.

What we now know is

the unpredictable nature of this experiment

cannot be underestimated

as two strangers come together

and navigate a relationship at breakneck speed.

We have absolutely loved seeing you all dig deep

and give yourselves over to this experiment.

To those of you that have walked away in love...

we wish you all the very best.

Now, for those of you that are leaving here single,

we hope that you can take all that you've learned in this experiment

and apply those positive changes to your future relationships.

Thanks again to each and every one of you.

Congratulations. You did it.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) ALESSANDRA: Congratulations.

Well done, guys.

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you.

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION) (LAUGHTER)

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