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(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: It's been several months
since 24 hopeful singles

entered Australia's
biggest social experiment.

Each participant
came with the same dream -

to make a connection and find love.

I've pictured this day
a thousand times,

but to be standing here
in front of you,

it seems surreal.

Tonight, it's the final reunion,
and everyone is back.

Dan faces the music when some
damning evidence is revealed.

HUGO: Dan being like,

'I can't stand her,'

but we just say yes to, you know,

try and make it to the end.
Holy shit.

Tayla...

Tayla's slip up exposes the truth.

I didn't mean to say that. I...

Oh, no! (BLEEP)

And there's hope
for one of the season's

most turbulent couples.

How do you feel about Jesse
when you sit here now with him?

(EPIC MUSIC)

Welcome, everyone.

(GREETINGS EXCHANGED)

Settle in. Great to see you.

Hello.
Hey.

Come on in, guys.

Welcome back everybody

for the final reunion.

Now, over three months ago,

this experiment began,

and 12 very brave couples put
their hands up

and threw themselves in,
looking for the fairytale.

Some of you were able
to achieve that.

You fell in love.
You found your someone special,

while others went away not getting
what they had hoped for.

The important thing from the experts

is that we hoped
that you were all able

to learn something
through this experiment,

that you could take stock

and have a look at yourselves
as individuals,

as well as how you are
in romantic relationships.

So, on that note,

let's all go back
to where it all began,

on your wedding days.

(NERVOUS MURMURING)
Oh, God.

Holy crap. Oh, my God.

(WARM MUSIC)

I'm about to get married!

(LAUGHTER)

MELISSA: I'm marrying a stranger.

I mean, woo! Isn't that crazy?!

(LAUGHTER)

(EXHALES)

I feel like my nerves have literally

just manifested themselves
into sweat.

(LAUGHTER)

TAYLA: So nervous now.

I don't want to do this anymore.

(LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHTER)

JANELLE: Hi! (GIGGLES)

Hello!

I'm Tahnee. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

(LAUGHTER)

I'm crying already!

I'm Dan.

Nice to meet you, Dan. I'm Sandy.

Wow.

(EXHALES)

I'm Layton.
Nice to meet you.

Mel.
You look fantastic.

Do we hold hands, or...

Yes, we do!

(LAUGHTER)

You literally took my breath away.
Oh, stop it.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC CONTINUES)
I'm Hugo.

(LAUGHTER)

How are you feeling?

Feeling good?
Like I might throw up.

I'm good though.
Don't throw up on me.

I'll try.
(LAUGHTER)

You have great teeth.
Thank you, so do you.

Thank you.

Evelyn.
Evelyn.

Heh.
(NERVOUS CHUCKLING)

(NERVOUS SQUEAK)

(LAUGHTER)

My wife,

my partner and my new best friend.

You're probably wondering,
what's with the get-up?

But please don't take this
as a giant red flag.

(LAUGHTER)

I believe marriage
is built on trust,

and nothing worth having comes easy.

Today, I'm pulling
all my walls down...

Because I've learned
that a life lived in fear

is a life half-lived.

And I don't know what more I can do
to make my light

any easier for love to find.

Big rewards require big risks.

What better reward is there
than love?

I want someone who hugs
the tightest,

who waves goodbye from the driveway,

and cheers the loudest
from the sidelines.

OLLIE: We will find comfort
in each other,

and I hope you fall in love too.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC CONTINUES)
(WARM REACTIONS)

I would say that you have
found yourself a unicorn.

(LAUGHTER)

You may now kiss the bride.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

(LAUGHTER)

OLLIE: It was such a beautiful day.

Like, I'd do that again
and again and again.

(APPLAUSE AND WARM REACTIONS)

Guys, that was so good!

I should have brought
a box of tissues.

MEL: Well, let's get
our first couple up on the couch.

Tahnee and Ollie.

Ooh!
(LAUGHS)

(APPLAUSE)

(GREETINGS EXCHANGED)

Hey, you two.
Hello.

How are you going?
Aw.

Should we ask?
Are we curious?

What's the status of
this relationship?

(CHUCKLES)

The status -
we are very happy, yeah.

Incredibly happy.

(LAUGHTER)

How do you feel about Tahnee?

After that final vow, we did say
that we love each other.

(WARM MUSIC)
So,

you're in love with Tahnee?

Yeah. Yeah, I am.

We're in love.
(LAUGHTER)

Can I do a happy dance?

(GIGGLES)

And Tahnee,

how do you see the future?

Yeah, I'm excited for the future.

You know, after this, we're going on
a little holiday together.

I'm going to go to Perth
for a couple of weeks.

We've kind of just been
planning everything

and letting things just
flow nice and naturally.

Mmm.
Obviously

the long-distance thing
can be a challenge.

Is there a move on the cards?

Yeah, there is. I'm going to be
moving to New South Wales.

Yeah, Sydney.

Wow. There it is, people!

Making the move.

Got a couple of friends
that are in the area,

so yeah.
OK, amazing.

Yeah. So it's - you know,

it's daunting as hell, but there's
a part of me

definitely in Sydney now,
and that's Tahnee,

so yeah, you want to pursue that.

We have so much confidence
looking at you now,

and that your future
is so incredibly bright,

that you both have this attitude

that means when you do come up
against challenges,

you're going to be open to it,
you're gonna tackle it together,

because you are
this unbeatable team.

And please stay in touch,

because we want to hear about all
the babies in the future, right?

Of course.
We've loved having you

in this experiment.
Thank you so much.

Thank you, guys. Thank you so much.
Well done.

(APPLAUSE)
Thanks, guys.

You guys are so cute.

Our next couple...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Sandy and Dan.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello.

BOTH: Hi.
JOHN: Hey, you two.

Well, the three of us
are incredibly disappointed,

aren't we, about where
this has landed for you guys.

Things got pretty heated between
you two during this experiment.

In the beginning,
there was potential.

And do you know what?
When we matched you,

we thought long and hard
about the two of you.

There was a lot that we liked

about it. We were excited.
EXPERTS: Yeah.

Sandy, why do you think
this relationship broke down?

Because it was so strong
in the beginning.

Dan never came here
with the right intentions.

I feel her never gave me...

I never said he has to love me.
I didn't say that.

I didn't say - I might not even be
his type. That's fine.

At least give me a chance.

No.
And then...

I disagree with that. I did

come into the experiment
with the right reasons.

I categorically can say that,
hand on heart, that I did.

I don't believe that,
because I never felt it.

Because if I thought that you did,

you would have actually
given it a chance,

you would have spent time with me,
you would have done all those things

a person would do to try and make
a relationship work.

I felt quite isolated
because to everyone else,

Dan seemed amazing.

But I was getting someone else
behind closed doors.

See, I disagree with that.

Sandy, we've got a lot
of differences, OK, and I think

that's the ultimate reason

why the wheels fell off.
(SIGHS)

Well look, there is one
pivotal moment

in this experiment for both of you

that is important
to examine right now.

And it involved
a night out with the boys,

when there was
an unintentional phone call made,

that Evelyn received.

And she was privy
to certain information

on that boys' night.

It implicated two grooms

in the situation,

and it has carried on
throughout the experiment.

Let's take a moment now
to examine that in greater depth.

God damn it.

Last night, the boys went out
and I got a butt-dial from Rupert.

I did listen in, and...
Right.

..I unfortunately heard
what two of the husbands were saying

about their wives.
Who?

Hugo...

Yep.
..and Dan.

Specifically Dan.

I heard it so clear.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I know you haven't been saying some
very nice things about your wife.

I want you now to own up to it
before I have to take it further.

Um...

I've got no problems
in being honest.

OLLIE: Did I see Dan

showing me pictures of his ex?

I did.

Dan, did you hold up your phone
and show your ex-girlfriends...

No, no, don't.
Don't (BLEEP) say shit

like that to me.
Don't swear. No one's swearing here.

There was nothing at all
that was said

with any kind of ill-intent,

alright, or any kind of - anything
that was malicious

or anything like that.

I heard the entire conversation.
No, no, no.

We were talking about career

and lifestyle.
That's all you spoke about,

career and lifestyle?
Absolutely.

OK, you're lying.

The fact that you even showed photos
of your ex-girlfriends,

that's pretty disrespectful to me.

Why would you do that?
Why? Why? Why?

What did you say?
You haven't said it.

(MOODY MUSIC)

HUGO: This whole thing is (BLEEP).

I don't want to throw
any of the boys under the bus.

You had, you know, like,

Dan being like, 'I can't stand her,'

but we just say yes
to try and make it to the end.

You know, like,
'She is the last person

that I'd be attracted to.'

Like, 'She's a hundred percent
not my type,'

like, dude, all that kind of stuff.

(SIGHS)
(BLEEP) me.

Oh geez, Huges...
Oh, my gosh.

Holy shit.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

HUGO: You had,
you know, Dan being like,

'I can't stand her,'
but we just say yes

to try and make it to the end.

You know, like,
'She is the last person

that I'd be attracted to.'

Like, 'She's a hundred percent
not my type.'

Like, dude, all that kind of stuff.

(BLEEP) me.

Oh geez, Huges...
Oh, my God.

ALYSSA: Holy shit.

(SOUNDS OF DISBELIEF)

Stop looking at Hugo.
I know what you're doing.

Stop intimidating him.
No, I'm not. I'm just...

No, no...
I see it in your eyes, Dan.

I've dealt with you
for two months full time.

I know exactly what you do.

You're doing it to me right now.
You're giving me those eyes.

Stop trying to intimidate me
and stop me from speaking as well.

Nothing he does
surprises me anymore.

I've spent enough time with him.
That honestly didn't

surprise me. To be honest,
there's probably much worse things

that have happened
during the experiment

that I don't know about.

Hugo.

Yeah?
When did Dan

say these things to you?

Uh, look...

This was...

We were down at Opera Bar, and...

To be honest, I kind of led
the charge with having my big rant,

and my big vent, and the guys
kind of supported me,

and Dan, you mentioned
that it's friends at first sight,

it's stuff like that,

and you might have felt
a bit hard done by.

Did you say the things
at the boys night

that Hugo is suggesting
he heard from you?

I don't recall saying them.

So, I don't

remember it word for word.
Dan, when you say...

When you say you don't recall...

Word for word.
..that suggests that it

absolutely could have happened.

Yep.

What upsets me is, like I said,
the manipulation to my face.

'Everything's fine,

I'm all in, this is amazing,'

but then behind my back,

he's doing something else.
That's the issue.

Even the sleeping with me,
I still don't understand that,

because you said you weren't
sexually attracted to me. So when

I pulled away,
you reeled me back in...

No, we both agreed that we both
felt connected, you know,

and we were two consenting adults

that had sex.
You knew exactly what that meant

for me in that moment.

I thought that you could
see a future there.

And then you completely
pulled away after that.

You made me feel like shit.

The night before, before we went
to bed, he was saying things like,

'I don't understand why you only
want to get intimate in the dark.'

No.
'I'm not vibing with this, Sandy.'

'I date girls who walk around

in skimpy clothes.'
No.

Absolutely - can I...
Saying those sorts of things to me

is not going to
make me feel comfortable

in your presence.
Absolutely not - I absolutely...

You said all those things.
No way. I did not.

You said all those things.
No, I did not.

CLAIRE: Dan, just say sorry.

Take some accountability.
You're a grown-arse 48-year-old man.

Act like it.

Claire, let - this is our time
on the couch,

please.
(GROANS)

She's entitled to speak.

Sandy, I absolutely was
attracted to you at the beginning,

OK, and as we continued
to get to know each other,

that attraction plateaued,
and the wheels fell off,

and it sort of ended pretty quickly
and brutally.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I still don't understand,

why did you continue
the relationship? Why did you

sleep with me? Why did you stay
every week? I just...

Because...
Just to lead me on?

No.
Because you just wanted to stay?

No.
And then...

I disagree with that.

(SCOFFS)

No.

(SIGHS)

Dan, I've sat here tonight,

and I've been counting
the amount of times

'no' comes out of your mouth.

And it is a lot.

It means as a result of anything
she says,

the first reaction from you is no.

It dismisses her,
it invalidates her opinion,

her feelings, and it makes her feel

small and insignificant.

I thought I'd better tell you that,

because I don't know
whether you know that.

It's gotta stop.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I didn't realise.

This was a pretty hard watch
tonight, Dan.

Mmm.

I want it to be
a wake up call for you.

It's much better off
taking a different approach.

Rather than trying to
protect yourself,

lower the walls
and be more vulnerable.

MEL: Sandy,

you came into this experiment

without the blessing
of your parents.

Mm-hmm.

Any regrets in joining us?

No. I mean, I wish things
went differently, obviously.

Again, if you learn something
from an experience,

I think that's important,
and I certainly did.

And I think one of
the biggest takeaways,

as much as my parents
don't always support my decisions

because they don't understand,
and it comes from a place of love.

But going back to them
and seeing the love that they've

poured back into me, to help me
build myself back up,

it just reminded me how important
it is to have your family

and their support,
and how truly blessed I am

that I have that.

Sandy, this experiment is absolutely

for someone like you, who literally

says, 'I don't care

how many people I might disappoint
or the risks I take to come onto it,

I'm going to do it anyway,
because I want to find love.'

And you had zero
relationship experience.

But you took the risk.

And we absolutely love that
about you.

Thank you.

Alright, well,

the two of you, we do wish you both
all the best

with your future relationships,

and thank you so much, both of you,
for being here.

Thank you, guys.
Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)
(MOODY MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

NARRATOR: Coming up...

I didn't mean to say that!

..a slip of the tongue puts Tayla
and Cam under the spotlight.

(BLEEP).

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Our next couple up...

Melinda and Layton.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

How are you?

Well, if it's not the power couple.

Oh!

(WARM MUSIC)

I was about to ask how things
are going, but it kind of looks

self-explanatory.

Really good, really good.
Things are really good.

So Mel,

you went from
not really liking him -

maybe judging him a little bit,

just a little bit - to liking him,

to 'like' liking him,
to loving him.

Yeah.

Before I did come in here,
my guy didn't really exist.

That's why my expectations
were so high.

And even though I came here
for that spark,

I kind of thought, well,
it's not going to be there,

because my guy doesn't exist.

But he does.
He does.

He does. Here he is.
JOHN: Well said.

Why don't we take a look
at that very journey...

Jesus Christ.
..together.

(LAUGHS)

(GROANS)
You can do it.

They say that when you find
your soulmate, you just know.

So I feel like I'm just going to
know instantly.

He better be damn good.

Oh (BLEEP).

PHOTOGRAPHER: Just come in
for one more kiss there.

A kiss on the lips there.

He was trying to stick
some tongue in there.

(QUIRKY MUSIC)

(LAUGHTER)

I told you, didn't I!

What do you think...
Wake up. I'm so uncomfortable.

I was like, not there yet.

Do a little flex.

So Layton and I
are actually bonding.

This is called
relationship struggles.

(LAUGHTER)

The problem for me is,
I'm an analytical thinker

and a logical thinker,
and Mel's quite emotional.

There's gonna be situations
that come up

where I really will disagree
with something

that Mel might say...
Layton,

Layton, you're taking me back
to the boardroom.

You're getting into
a lot of analysis here.

You've gotta go
to a vulnerable place.

I don't feel comfortable

moving into a different apartment
with someone else's wife.

And you're sitting here
with Harrison, the person

you said is your most hated person.
Yeah.

And you're not supporting me,
your partner.

I don't feel comfortable, guys.

(BLEEP).
I don't

feel comfortable doing that,
and now I feel like I'm being put

on the spot, and I feel like
I'm being challenged on it.

You're impossible.

You're actually acting like
a Harrison right now.

(LAUGHTER)

(WARM MUSIC)

Mel,

there were moments
when you needed me,

and I wasn't there
to support you.

And so I'm sorry for all those times
I let you down.

Our relationship is hard,

and us being together is a risk.

So I'm ready to take that risk
with you,

and I am
falling in love with you, Mel.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

(APPLAUSE)

Oh, my God.

(SIGHS) Far out.

How did it feel watching that?

It's a lot.

Yeah.
It's a lot.

Yeah.

It's not a linear journey
for you guys, is it?

It's been...

It's been tough.

Yeah.
Yeah.

Could you ever have imagined

that this was the journey
you were about to embark on?

Absolutely not.

(LAUGHS) What did you expect?

I was looking for a soulmate,
and I thought

from everything
I had learned growing up

that a soulmate is instant.

I just thought I was going to
walk down and be like,

that's my man, this is the guy
I've been waiting for,

and when I didn't feel
that initial spark,

I was really kind of let down.
Like, I felt...

Like this isn't going to be
my person, and I was hoping it was.

You know, we talk a lot
in this experiment

about the slow burn.

Yeah.
And we meet so many people like you

who come into the experiment,
expecting that initial spark

and that Hollywood moment.

But I think the two of you
are such a great example,

that although that initial
'bam' moment might not be there,

if you persevere

and do the work - and you guys
really have done the work -

then you can actually get
that happy ending.

Yep.
Yeah.

ALESSANDRA: Layton,

what have you learned
from being in this experiment?

Um, I think...

I'm very logical in terms of
the way I think.

John, you've pointed that out
many a time.

(LAUGHS)
Yeah, I mean I went hard at you

several times.

And you bounced back, you picked
yourself up and you went for it.

You changed, and that was
really impressive.

I've got to ask,

what happened with that gridlock,
being two CEOs,

stuck in a boardroom together?
What did you do with that?

It's still somewhat there,
but we're sort of getting better

at navigating it, through agendas
which we set -

we sat down at a table and took some
meeting minutes afterwards, so...

Yes.
(LAUGHTER)

I love that.

JOHN: It's just so amazing
to see you two together,

and the fact you were able
to fight through

your communication style
that frankly was so rigid

for so long, it's just inspiring.

That's nice. Thanks, John.

You certainly pushed us.

John in particular.

(LAUGHTER)

Mel,

in your mind, what does the future
look like for you and Layton?

Whatever happens,
I just want Layton there.

So I mean, hopefully children,
hopefully marriage,

hopefully all of that.
Five children.

(LAUGHS)

But I just see him always with me,
wherever we go.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

You guys, I have to say,
we are collectively so thrilled.

We wish you the very best.

All the love, all the sparkles
and magic and everything.

Thank you.

And lots of happiness,

and just lots of love
that you came here searching for.

So very happy for you.

Congratulations. Thank you so much.
Well done, guys.

Thank you, guys, for all the help.

(APPLAUSE)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Alright, let's

get our next couple up.

Lyndall and Cam.

Oh, great. (NERVOUS LAUGH)

(SIGHS)
Here we go.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Well guys, I've gotta say...

We had such high hopes.

There was so much riding on this.

We didn't expect
the way it turned out.

And we saw last night,

particularly for the both of you,
there are some open wounds.

There's a lot of pain still there.

Lyndall, how do you feel
sitting here next to Cam right now?

(SIGHS)

It's pretty hard. Yeah.

(SAD MUSIC)

I think so much has happened,
and I've been home,

and I've felt so grounded and happy
and big and like...

My life is so good, and so it's just
really weird being back

in this place, where like
all this stuff is coming back up

and reminding me of
how not good things feel.

I don't know. It's painful. Yeah.

What about for you, Cam?
Sitting right next to Lyndall now.

How do I feel?
We're doing this again, are we?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

It never stops, Cam.
Yeah, I know.

No surprises here, mate.

How does it feel?

Being out of the experiment,
I felt good.

I've loved being back home.
I've loved

getting back into the routine,
but being here now, yeah obviously

things were left on a really bad...

Bad terms.
It wasn't really a good feeling.

But it didn't start off this way.

You guys were one of our
strongest couples to begin with.

I think now is a great time

to take a look back
on how your relationship began.

Oh, my God.

(BLEEP).
(GIGGLES)

(WARM MUSIC)

(LAUGHS)

Hi!

Cam. What was your name, sorry?
Lyndall.

Lyndall, nice to meet you.

You're gorgeous. Very gorgeous.
Let's do this, hey?

Let's do it.

I can't wipe the smile off my face.
This is ridiculous.

(LAUGHS)

(SAD MUSIC)

I have a chronic illness
called Cystic Fibrosis.

I know about it.

You know about it?
Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, my God. 'I've got you.'
(EXHALES)

(WARM MUSIC)

Every day,
we're getting closer, for sure.

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

Wedding, amazing.

Honeymoon, amazing.

So Cameron, this is
your first relationship.

How serious is this getting?
Yeah, it's getting very serious.

Like, how we're going at the moment,

I feel very comfortable
in this relationship.

(MOODY MUSIC)

Yeah.

(GASPS)
What's your star sign?

Virgo.
Oh, Virgo.

(LAUGHS)
Tayla, she seemed very lovely.

What type of music?
What type of music do you listen to?

Yeah, Shania Twain.

Love Shania Twain.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

What's going on?

So my mum, I think she just said,
'Come on, Cam, give her a hug.'

Cam was like,
'No, I feel uncomfortable,'

and kind of got up and left.

I felt uncomfortable.
I felt awkward.

It was really weird.
I found that weird.

It wasn't natural.
Hugging me shouldn't feel unnatural.

Not a month in here.
Not a month into this.

So, Mum did say the affection

and that wanting the cuddles
could be insecurity.

(TENSE MUSIC)

From me?
Yeah.

I'm not asking for a hundred,
I'm asking for, like, one.

It's not that much.

(SIGHS)

I ask for pretty much
less than bare minimum,

and I'm sitting here having to
justify that I'm not insecure.

Like, I did not wait my whole life

to be begging someone for hugs
and kisses.

You want me to be
this all affectionate, and...

I honestly don't think that
I'm the right person for you.

That's where I'm at.

I just feel like I've been dumped

for the third (BLEEP) time
in a week.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I've been thinking about
when I first met you.

On our wedding day, you were warm,
welcoming, funny and sweet.

Unfortunately,
at one point or another,

the man I met at our wedding
started fading away.

Over the last few weeks,

I've realised that there was never
anything I could do

to be the partner you wanted,
because you simply don't want one.

This entire relationship has been on

your terms, and yours alone.

I want to build a life I'm proud of,
and my life does not include you.

Well said.
Thank you. Before you start...

Yeah?
Just on that...

I just feel like
no matter what you say today,

it's only going to
disappoint me again.

And I think I'm just done.

So...
Perfect. You can have them, then.

(CHUCKLES)
OK.

(MOODY MUSIC)

(SIGHS) Jesus, guys.

How was that for you, Lyndall,
re-living your relationship?

I mean, the worst part
was watching the start.

All the affection stuff.

Like, it was there.

And then when it wasn't,
it felt really obvious.

And when I asked for it,
it was like,

nah, it was never there,
never gonna be there.

And...

I had a lot of hope for us.
I had a lot of...

I don't know, it was like, we met,
and I was just like yeah, I get it.

I get why we're put together.

Yeah. So...

(SAD MUSIC)

Was that how it was for you, Cam?

I felt like the pressure
of the experiment was...

I don't know, maybe I was
being someone who I wasn't.

I felt pressure to be
this affectionate person

or this and that,

which I think we all know by now,

I'm not really that affectionate
a person.

I think affection and intimacy,

especially affection,
it all flows naturally

when you're going down the path of
falling in love with someone.

And I'm sorry to say it,
but I wasn't.

If you felt pressured,
you should have told me.

Yeah, I should have.
Because all that stuff

at the honeymoon did not
feel pressured at all to me.

I thought we had the best time,

and it's actually incredibly hurtful
to hear that a lot of that affection

was because you felt pressured.
It had nothing to do

with wanting to be close to me
or wanting to be with me.

And there is a part of me
that really doesn't believe that,

because that is not
how my experience went.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

It's incredibly hard to hear.

MEL: Guys, we were
watching you last night

of course at the dinner party,
and there was something that came up

that we'd like a little bit of
clarification on.

Particularly from you, Cam.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I got my dick out at a nightclub.
(GROANS)

Oh, wow.

That is disgusting.

Yes, so we understand.
That wasn't my question.

But thanks for sharing.

(TENSE MUSIC)

What I'm actually interested in,

is the nature of your relationship
with Tayla.

Yeah, there's nothing
going on there.

It was a piss-take
after the final vows.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I got naked in the nightclub,

while my phone
was on Facetime to Tayla,

and one of the boys was holding it.

So, just so we can understand
the context,

why were you on Facetime to Tayla?

Because I'm mates with Tayla.

I think you're trying to dig up...

There's nothing, nothing there.
Like...

Tayla,

how would you describe
your relationship with Cam?

(EXHALES)

I really like Cam as a friend.

We get along really, really well.

Yeah, there's not much to it.

He's up in Darwin,
I'm down in Tassie.

It hasn't been explored yet.

Not that it is going to be explored.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(BLEEP).

(GROANS) Oh, no!

Tayla, how would you describe
your relationship with Cam?

(EXHALES)

I really like Cam as a friend.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

We get along really, really well.

Yeah, there's not much to it.

Like, he's up in Darwin,
I'm down in Tassie.

Um...

It hasn't been explored yet.

Not that it is going to be explored.

(BLEEP), (BLEEP).

(STORMY MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh, no!

I didn't mean to say that.
I, um...

RUPERT: But you did.

Shut up, Rupert.

I said that, if Cam was in Tassie,
then perhaps.

What the...?

But he's not.

He's on the other side of Australia,
which makes it really hard, so...

(SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYS)

I think that's where it ends there.

Nail in the coffin.

(DISQUIETING MUSIC PLAYS)

Listening to you last night,
Lyndall,

it seemed you were
under the impression

that perhaps something had happened
between Cam and Tayla.

It just...

It was something...

Like, it was this
little missing piece...

..that just made the whole thing
make sense to me.

Um...

A lot of what I experienced,

a lot of what I witnessed from both
of them throughout the experiment,

lots of little moments that
never really made sense before

started to make sense.

Yeah.

I just...
It was something that...

When I heard, it was like, yeah,

look, my gut's telling me
there's something in that, for sure.

Yeah, I just obviously wasn't ready
to be in a relationship.

That's the core of the issue
right there.

I so wish we'd all known that...

..before going down this road
for Lyndall.

So, why did you stay
as long as you did?

See, there were times

where I did want to go home
and I wanted to stay.

The part where the final vows

where I didn't get my say
has really said a lot.

Cam, that's at the end.

That's what, sorry?

That was at the end.

We're talking about why did you stay
as long as you did?

If you had left earlier,
'cause you weren't falling for me,

we wouldn't have had to go through
the entire final vows situation.

Yeah, but there was parts of it

that I wanted to stay
and parts where I didn't,

and, when I got to the final vows,

I just knew I should've left
when I did.

Mate...

None of this makes any sense to me.

It's incredibly hurtful.

And I went through so much crap
thinking that you were in this

or that eventually
you would be in this.

I think not falling in love
with someone is perfectly fine.

It is perfectly fine,
but your behaviour wasn't fine.

Sitting here watching
the two of you tonight,

and listening to
the depth of experience

that you've described, Lyndall,

and watching your response here,
Cam,

I can't help but feel
you have a very casual reaction

to something that is quite deep
and meaningful here for Lyndall,

and it just...
it feels a little bit dismissive.

What, how I'm sitting?

No, not the way
you're sitting, mate.

You're saying things like,
"Could've done better.

"Maybe I wasn't ready."

"Felt a bit of pressure."

Pretty low-key, casual reactions

to something that Lyndall
has described as, really,

quite significant in her life.

There was a lot of pain here.

Well, I'm sorry for the way
that I acted, but I...

Yeah, it just...
Are you?

Well, I can sit here and say sorry.

You can say whatever you want,
you have never once acted

like you have much care at all
for how much you hurt me.

So, where's that leave me?
What do I say?

I can sit here and apologise
but it's not...

I'm not saying, "Say anything, Cam,"
I'm telling you, "Do better."

And you should've done that
the whole experiment.

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

Be better.

Righto.
Have some (BLEEP) integrity.

Rightio. Gotcha.

Cam, Lyndall's
just given you a gift.

You know, it's not often that
we see a couple that have broken up

sit on this couch and have
one partner give the other

some real advice
for their next relationship,

so I'd really heed that.

It's good advice.

If you can take that advice
on board,

you'll be in a much better place
next time round.

(SIGHS)

What I want to say to you, Lyndall,

is you are at a significant
turning point in your life.

You know, you've been given
this incredible new lease on life.

You've had this experience with Cam.

But you've got this amazing future
now laid out in front of you,

and I think you're a person

who's gonna make an incredible
difference in this world.

And I cannot wait to observe that.

Thank you.

Thank you, both.

We've really enjoyed having you here
and wish you both all the best.

Cheers, guys.
Thank you.

Appreciate it. Thank you.
JOHN: Thanks, guys.

(APPLAUSE)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

(EXHALES)

Alright, let's get
our next couple up.

Alyssa and Duncan.

Alright...

(APPLAUSE)

Hi.

ALESSANDRA: Hi.

DUNCAN: Hey.

Last night was a huge night
for you both, wasn't it?

Yeah.

A lot of emotion in the air.

You were very angry last night.

I was very angry.

And had a lot of hurtful things
to say about Duncan.

Have you had a chance to reflect
on what happened last night

and process all of that emotion?

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Um...

Last night was a huge night
for you both, wasn't it?

Yeah.

A lot of emotion in the air.

Alyssa, you seemed to have a lot
to get off your chest last night.

Um...

Yeah, I definitely did.

I'm clearly shocked of our ending
and, you know, really heartbroken.

You were very angry last night.

I was very angry.

(SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYS)

Duncan, last night,
was that confronting for you?

I don't hold anything against Alyssa
for wanting to vent

or to explain, I guess, how she felt
about the end of the experiment.

Um, I still think there were
some things said last night

that was around, like,
my character...

..and not around the relationship,
which I don't think is fair.

What kind of things, specifically?

Alyssa said, "Take your mask off."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC RACES)

Why did you say that, Alyssa?

I feel like Duncan led me
through this experiment,

saying, "I want to work
through this together with you."

And then, at the end, for him
to say, "No, it's not for me..."

..I just didn't expect it
so I feel like...

..yeah, I feel like
I didn't know who he was.

I'm...

I don't think that that's right.

And I just...

That is not fair.

Relationships are not
black and white.

Like, my heart was in it.

I wanted it to work.

I didn't come here to go to the end
and then not be in love.

And it sucks, right,
that it didn't work out.

Well, there's no question that the
two of you started off very strong.

And for the most part
really remained stable.

Then, in the experiment, later on,
there was a real shift.

(SOLEMN PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)

So, let's take a look

at your relationship
throughout this experiment.

(MAJESTIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Hi! Alyssa.
I'm Duncan.

Duncan, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.

Let's get married.
Yeah.

(LAUGHTER)

I think it's pretty clear
that I'm falling for Duncan.

(GIGGLING)

So, how are things going
with you guys?

Why would somebody like Duncan
want to date a single mom,

like, when there's other women
that don't have kids?

I just have, like,
a lot of baggage with, like...

I guess it's like
a bit of self-sabotage,

but I just, like,
have a really hard time

of, like, feeling deserving of it.

(DARK MUSIC PLAYS)

What, nuh, let's talk about it.

Give me attention, I need attention,
because I haven't had any.

Can I hug you?
No.

I need a lot from Duncan.

I need to be checked in on
all the time.

Hey, I need attention.

I do feel like I'm bangin' my head
against the wall.

It feels like a bit
of self-sabotage.

Because I have a child,

I'm available every other weekend
and on every Wednesday.

Yeah, I guess the reality of it all
will really come

when we're spending time with each
other outside of the experiment.

So...you can say
that you're OK with it

but then, like,
you really don't know.

FRIEND: Yeah.

(GLOOMY MUSIC PLAYS)

I think it's a deeper-seated issue
that sort of manifests itself

into picking apart my behaviour,
which is not fair.

So, what do you think
about that, Alyssa?

I have a child.

(DARK, GLOOMY MUSIC PLAYS)

CLAIRE: Oh, babe.

I want to be there for you.
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

So, you don't want me to come?

Nuh?

I feel more rejected
in this relationship

than any relationship I've been in.

I can't believe
I'm (BLEEP) crying.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

I realised that relationships
aren't always easy,

but I'm just not used to this much
conflict in a relationship.

I don't want to hurt you and I don't
want to continue getting hurt.

So, I have to say goodbye.

(ALYSSA SOBBING)

(SOMBRE MUSIC ENDS)

Whew, that was a lot.

(DUNCAN GROANS UNDER HIS BREATH)

Alyssa, when you watch that back,
what goes through your mind?

Um, it's hard, right?

Not every day you can watch
a whole relationship

kind of crumble
in front of your face.

Um...

In the beginning...

..we just had, like,
such a connection.

I was so ready
to share everything with him.

But watching it back...

..I should've seen it coming,
absolutely should've seen it coming.

Yeah, there were
a lot of times where...

..I probably shouldn't
have just walked away,

and I shouldn't have been
emotionally charged,

and been able to
sit in a conversation

and really hash things out with
Duncan and give him what he needed.

Um...

And I think I'm very emotional.

I do regret, um, a lot of things
through this experiment,

and I never wanted to hurt Duncan
and so I really am sorry.

I'm sorry.

Duncan?
Any final words for Alyssa?

(GENTLE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)

Um, I'm sorry that
it didn't work out.

I truly am.

You know, we've broken up

but I still want to say, like, I
think that you're an amazing woman,

and I think that you should, like,

hold yourself with the confidence
that you should have about yourself.

(STIRRING MUSIC PLAYS)

What would you like to say to Duncan
now in parting?

Um...

I hope you do, you know,
find that person.

And, um...

..yeah, I'm sorry.

Alright, guys,

well, this has been an incredibly
difficult time for you.

It wasn't the outcome that either of
you wanted when you first started.

Try to take some learnings
away from it.

Definitely.
Um...

In a strange way, sitting on a couch

discussing and unpacking your
break-up with us, while it is hard,

you can get a lot out of it, and I'm
hoping, tonight, it's gonna send you

on your way much better equipped
to cope with your next relationship.

So, with that, guys,
we wish you all the best.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Good luck, guys.
Thanks.

MEL: All the best, guys.

(APPLAUSE)

Well, let's get our last couple
up on the couch.

Jesse and Claire.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYS)

Hello, you two.
Hi.

Hello.
I'm so nervous.

Alright.
Let's do this.

I have to say that, for a couple
that parted ways in this experiment,

it's so refreshing and so lovely

to feel and see the energy
and the respect, uh...

I don't want to say love
because it's not like being in love,

but love.

Yeah, there's big love, absolutely.

Tell us how you've come to
this place in your relationship.

You've gone through so much.

Help us understand how you got here.

Well, to credit Jesse, I think he
said, um, forgiveness is a choice.

And even though I disrespected Jesse
in the betrayal,

I think, um...

..it was clear that
he respected me enough back

to try and rebuild
and move forward, and...

..I guess, I'm so grateful that I
was matched with someone like Jesse.

Yeah.

Jesse, you seem to be
a different guy

sitting on the couch here tonight to
what you were like in the beginning.

Sometimes, words landed
quite hard on Claire.

How do you think you've changed now

in terms of moving forward
into a next relationship?

I think I could've thought
a bit more...

..before speaking.

(GENTLE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)

Yeah, I'm not perfect, either.

I know I upset Claire
a couple of times on the honeymoon.

I had this silly mindset coming in,
when I look back in hindsight,

with all these frickin' standards,
you know?

How's anyone supposed to, like,
get through that, you know?

That's really cool
that you picked up on that,

and brought it to yourself.

It's definitely been
a roller-coaster ride,

your relationship.

Mm.
I think we should take a look.

(LOUD EXHALE)

Let's do this.

(MAJESTIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh, my God!

She's ungodly hot.

(LAUGHTER)

Oh, my God, we are so weird,
I love it.

That is crazy.
We were so cute.

I don't know where love has
been hiding all these years.

I swear I'm shining so brightly.

(BLEEP), yeah, you are.

(LAUGHTER)

Oh, my God, look at the water.

Oh, my God, amazing.

Yeah, nuh, you're not my person.

I'm (BLEEP) done here.

A bunch of us decided
to go out to a pub.

ADAM: What's up, Jesse?

And throughout the night,
I'm noticing, like,

the leaning in from Claire to Adam,
and the touching of his arms.

The point where it became
a problem for me...

Oh, (BLEEP).

..was when the two of them
left the table to be alone.

Claire goes missing.

I'm thinking,
"This (BLEEP) Adam dog."

What do you want from me,
to stroke your ego

and tell you, "Oh, you have
nothing to worry about, Jesse?

"Oh, I wasn't on the phone
to anybody."

What do you want from me?

Bang out of order from him coming
in here, trying to see my phone.

Do you think that's
normal behaviour?

You are out of line!

You're paranoid, mate.

You come through my door
and you said,

"Show me your phone,"
'cause your own insecurities.

Like, what you did
on Saturday night was not on.

MEL: Would Jesse have any reason

to think that you
might go home with...?

No, absolutely not.

What I did was wrong.

I need to win back the trust.

I like this one.

I feel so guilty.

Yeah, here's to...
How hot you look.

He doesn't know the truth.

I wrote 'stay'.

I'm carrying this big secret.

Cute.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I just... I knew it, you know?

That Adam, bro, what a dog.

I thought you were
bringing me out here,

like, to call it off,
to break up with me.

Yeah.

I couldn't have imagined
anything worse than that,

and then you actually said
something worse than that.

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

(BLEEP)!

(SOBBING)

(SIGHS AND SOBS)

(BLEEP).

(SOBBING)

I can feel the adrenaline

already starting to move through
my body when I think of Adam.

He is an absolute dog of dogs.

How did it happen?

What do you mean, how did it happen?
How did it happen, Adam?

Do you even know?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC RACES)

Tell me!

All I know is that
you hooked up with her.

Yeah, OK, but there's a lot more
to it than that, isn't there?

Holy shit.

I feel really awful
for hurting Janelle.

(SOBBING)

And for hurting Jesse.

(SOBBING)

I've chosen to leave.

I chose to stay and try and earn
back Jesse's trust and forgiveness.

Good game.

This is a very different couple.

Whoo!

Come here, you.

What has allowed us

to take us from where we were last
week to where we are this week...

With Jesse and I, moving forward,
anything is possible.

Claire, Bronte said
that you're only here

to repair your image
after what you did to Jesse.

Bro, shut the (BLEEP) up, Harrison.

Seriously, shut the (BLEEP) up.

Do you know what you need to do?

You need to take off that shirt
and stick it on a pole

and wave it around 'cause
you're a giant red (BLEEP) flag.

MAN: Bro!

I'm sorry, Claire.

It's OK.
I'm sorry to say this.

How can I trust that the
reason you wanted to stay

was to build a connection with me
and not to repair your image?

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

And this is the problem
that cheating does.

I chose to leave.

(STIRRING MUSIC PLAYS)

And I also wrote 'leave'.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

I'm talking to all of you
but particularly Harrison,

you throw grenades like that,
they can do untold damage.

(MUSIC BUILDS THEN FADES)

(GENTLE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)

(SIGHS)

How was that to watch back?

Claire?

That was really hard to watch.

I, um...

I feel really...

..disgusted in myself and
embarrassed by some of my behaviour,

by lying, by gaslighting Jesse

and telling him he has nothing to
worry about when I knew that he did.

Yeah, it's pretty shit.

Jesse, where are you right now?

Yeah, just, you know, like...

..goin' back
through it all mentally.

It's a tough watch.

Yeah.

This has been really difficult
for us to watch, as well,

because you two were
a very, very exciting couple

that we put together, and just
the potential that you both had,

and so to see it unravel the way
that it did was heartbreaking.

What sort of feelings
did you develop, Jesse,

for Claire during the experiment?

Hm!

Well, yeah, you know?

I liked her.

I liked her enough to get jealous.

Yeah.

I liked her enough to, you know,
cry over the bad news.

I liked her enough
to, you know, I guess,

forgive her to the point
which I did.

You know?

Adam?

Oh, no.

When you watch that back,

the betrayal, the deceit,
what does that do to you?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(FRAUGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

Adam.

Oh, no.

When you watch that back,

the betrayal, the deceit,
what does that do to you?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Um...

Yeah, like...

Yeah, sorry about the whole thing.

Like, I've had time to
think about it all and...

..the fact of the matter is, man,
I did you wrong, did you dirty,

same with Janelle, and, yeah, I've
really, like, understood it all now,

and it's definitely hit home.

Do you accept the apology, Jesse?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I do.

Appreciate that, bro.

I would also like to
say to Adam that...

..I wish you the best, you know,

and I'm not gonna let
what happened hang over my head

like a dark cloud and take this, you
know, drag it around like an anchor.

Yeah, like, we might not be
full buds going forward.

Fair enough.
But I do...

I wish you the best.
Same, bro.

Alright?
Cheers, man.

Jesse, this experience, I know, has
not been easy, the journey for you.

What have you learned from
being in this experiment?

What have I learnt?

Oh, my God.

Learnt so many things.

Wish I had something prepared
for ya.

Whatever comes to mind.

I have learnt to trust my intuition.

(LAUGHTER)

I've also learnt that...
to know that I can be...

..better.

To know that there's more of myself
to realise and grow into.

Mm.
Um...

'Cause I...
(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

'Cause I thought coming into this

that I was, like,
a good guy, you know?

(SOFT LAUGHTER)

But now I feel like
I'm an even better guy.

(LAUGHTER)

Love that.

What about you, Claire, any regrets?

Oh, just one.

One particular night.

But, um, I think
that it's shone a light

on me and my behaviours.

Seeking validation
from outside sources

when I'm not happy in myself, maybe
that's not the way to go about it.

I regret hurting Jesse,

and I'm so grateful for the respect
that he's given back to me.

You know that...

You know how sorry I obviously am
for everything,

and I feel like this...

The end of the experiment
was the beginning of a new leaf,

and I want to be able
to continue that.

Yeah, well said.
Yeah.

Yes, indeed.

How do you feel about Jesse
when you sit here now with him?

Oh, I...

I don't know if it's weird to say

but I really, like,
I love who Jesse is as a person.

I love his uniqueness,
his quirkiness,

his 'stay metal', you know?

I...

I have a lot of kind,
happy, great feelings

about Jesse.

Aw!

Jesse, have you got any
parting words for Claire?

Um...

No, I don't...

..because...

..she's coming to Perth.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYS)

What?

Whoa!

Yeah.

So, my parting words now
are see you in Perth.

(LAUGHTER)
Whoo!

(APPLAUSE)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

MEL: Watch this space.
ALESSANDRA: I love it.

I'm gonna cry.

Good luck
and we look forward to seeing

what happens to you in the future.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

Thanks.
See you later, guys.

(APPLAUSE)

Well, that brings our reunion
to an end.

Thank you so much for being brave
enough to come into this experiment,

and try and find the fairy-tale.

For a number of you,
you were able to find true love.

For others, you didn't
get what you came for.

However, this has been
an incredible process.

You've faced challenges
that most couples typically get

over several years in
a very short, intense space of time.

You've embraced the experiment,

you've come through it, you've been
raw and we are so grateful for that.

And for those of you
that are still searching for love,

we hope that you find
that special someone in the future.

For now, good luck and thank you.

MEL: Thanks, everyone.
ALESSANDRA: Thank you so much.

Oh!

(MAJESTIC MUSIC PLAYS)

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