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FILIP: You're special and I am in love with you.

NARRATOR: Filip finally confessed those magic words.

Oh, god, I feel like I'm going to cry.

But Stella was left feeling triggered.

Fear of reject - not rejection, abandonment.

So I'm dealing with that right now. So...

Despite Rachel and Steven's romantic progression...

Made second base.

And we've had...

..they became the butt of the joke

at the couples retreat.

Don't even want to be around here anymore.

When the group turned on Bec and Danny...

Every night, you've been the dumbest!

..the pair made an abrupt exit.

And at the dinner party...

I've got all this in the screenshots.

I've got it in text messages.

..Gia declared she was sitting on explosive

evidence against Bec.

I could ruin everything for her right now. She said...

(GASPS)

Are you kidding?

Tonight...

Bec has gotten away with a lot in this experiment.

She's done a lot of things wrong by a lot of people.

So I think the screenshots, if they are aired out,

they help me, because what I've been saying this whole time is

she is a calculated, evil person.

And those screenshots show that.

With only three commitment ceremonies remaining,

the stakes have never been so high.

I'm just excited for the next four weeks

and see where we end up.

I do see a future with her.

I love you.

Yeah, put me on the spot a little bit.

But are all of our couples on the same page?

Um...

It's the sensitive topic...

Has anyone heard of condoms?

..that will leave some divided.

But it's a procedure.

Before Stella's blindside...

..threatens to tear apart the experiment's strongest couple.

If I'm being honest with myself and with Filip...

..this is a break-up.

No.

Will Gia reveal her evidence against Bec?

We do not like you.

Don't lie about me, then.

You're trying to make me look bad.

You're interrupting our couch session. Shut up!

And...

I don't think this experiment is for me.

What causes not one...

Jules!

No, (BLEEP)!

Did you just hear that?

..but two participants to storm out?

It's the morning of the fifth commitment ceremony

of the experiment, and despite the intensity of the week,

our couple's connections have become even stronger.

Oh, gosh, you're tall. (LAUGHS)

Really grateful for you.

After reluctantly finding themselves in the spotlight

at the retreat, last night's dinner party helped

Rachel and Steven regain their strength as a couple.

Yeah, I'm feeling good about us.

And you know, the dinner party wasn't as bad as

I thought it was going to be.

I feel like we came out really, really good.

And also a bit of PDA in front of the group, babe.

(APPLAUSE, CHATTER)

I was a happy girl. Like...

Yeah. Very, very happy.

Last week at retreat,

like, it wasn't just one of us coming under

like that humiliation.

It was our relationship and we had to work

through that as a couple.

And what that really showed me is when there are trying times,

we can work through that.

And that's really, really reassuring.

Yeah, I'm feeling good about us and, uh, hopefully

we can move forward and no more hiccups.

But at the same time,

it feels like there's still like, you know, some awkward

tension simmering at the top.

I don't know if Juliette maybe wanted to say more

to Bec or... I hope not.

Can I just say, my husband and I are done.

We're done talking about retreat.

On that note, I think we should make some coffee. Thanks for that.

Oh.

You want a coffee? Yes, please. No worries.

Oh, my gosh.

He's never done this before.

Oh!

The pressure of the retreat also took a toll

on Bec and Danny,

who came close to leaving the experiment for good.

But through it all, they found resilience in their relationship.

And to lift spirits,

today, Danny has a small surprise for Bec.

So I got you a card.

And your favourite chocolate bar.

You're so cute.

(SIGHS)

And it's got, it's got a gift in the card.

There's two date cards which can be cashed in at any time.

You're so cute!

You're so cute.

Me and Becca, we've never been in a better

place than at the minute.

You know, we're in a really good place,

and we're really united. Really strong.

And, yeah, things are really progressing well for me and Bec,

it's nice.

I am so happy that we didn't leave.

I left the retreat thinking there was more

hate than there was love.

So I'm really glad that we chose to stay.

Yeah.

Last night, I was really, really anxious before going

into the dinner party.

I was obviously apprehensive going in, not knowing

what I was going to.

Not knowing what I was getting into.

I didn't know if Juliette was going to attack again.

And even though Gia and Juliette sat on the couch

and didn't come up to us, there was more love in that room

for us than there was hate.

I think it went well.

I was a bit disappointed with the apology.

She tried to fluff around it. For me,

when it comes to Juliette,

I do not want anything to do with her.

I accept her apology, um, on the surface.

But we will never, ever, ever, ever be friends.

I think Juliette apologised because the experts

were watching.

My delivery, and me calling you names was disgusting

and vile, and I definitely should have not done that.

But in the heat of the moment, I felt angry.

Just kind of felt like, you know, you were speaking

for Rachel's relationship and saying that they were

in a massive fight.

The argument at retreat was between Rachel and I,

and Juliette's excuse was, 'I was standing up for Rachel.'

No, honey, you weren't standing up for Rachel.

This is just the crux of who you are.

Bec and Danny aren't the only couple reflecting on

Juliette's behaviour last night.

I'm so stoked and I'm so relieved Juliette didn't pop off at Bec.

Otherwise, I was going to step in because it was

getting a bit too much.

So I'm really thankful that we didn't

have to get to that point and that Juliette actually

articulated herself well.

She apologised, she seemed genuine.

And, um, yeah, I'm glad it didn't escalate.

Yeah, I thought it went well.

Yeah, I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm proud of Juliette.

I feel she (BLEEP) up the exact same way two times back to back

and kind of still had a lot of like, buts and rebuttals to, like...

Last night? Last night, yeah.

For me, she's my friend, so.

Yeah, you can be...

You're allowed to be proud of her.

Yeah. I'm just saying that, like, I just feel like

I'm gonna keep her at arm's length, 'cause I just don't

trust her much at the moment.

I see it as a small step that she apologised and she didn't go

back to the old Juliette.

And for that reason, I'm proud of her, so I'll stick

with that. Yeah.

You don't have to have the same opinion as me.

No, no, no, I didn't say I had to.

I'm just telling you I'm proud of her.

Yeah. Yeah, cool. Um...

I'm just feeling defeated, I guess.

Juliette has woken this morning

still upset about last night's intense dinner party.

It was just me being empathetic for Rachel's

situation and feeling it, like, in full force.

Like, that's what I do as an empath.

I feel people's pain in full force and I take it on,

Which, like I probably should have not done for someone

who was just gonna help kick me down a bit further.

And that's what I felt like Rach did.

Like, I feel like I would never, ever, ever help to, like,

humiliate and shame someone who stood up for me, in any degree.

Just feel like I've been like a rock

for so many people this week.

And when the time came to it, I didn't see

those people around me.

The only reason I have the situation with Bec

right now is because I've been defending others

all week over it, feeling their hurt and joining in on it.

I'm here to be a rock and an empath to people.

I just hope to get the same back sometimes.

Have you spoken to Gia since last night?

Um, she's checked in on me this morning.

Do you think you guys will be OK in the future?

Yeah. Definitely love her.

I'm ride or die for Gia.

Do you think Gia's still ride or die for you?

I mean, her texting me this morning to check in,

and I've also got a missed call from her.

Like, that's really nice.

And I love her, and I miss her.

And I think when I saw that, like, tears streamed down

my face because I really, really, really, really love her.

If someone has bitched about Gia, yeah, like, I'm done with them.

And obviously that gets me caught in other situations.

It's my character though.

I'm gonna ride or die for my friends.

As the commitment ceremony draws closer,

our couples are all getting set to face the experts.

But for one participant, tonight's focus has been

shifted to exposing another bride in the experiment.

Gia has been sitting on some damning text messages written by Bec.

But instead of planning to reveal the messages

herself, Gia has chosen to share the text messages

with another participant.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(PHONE DINGS AND VIBRATES)

You look stunning, as always.

Thanks, so do you. Commitment ceremony.

I know.

A bit interesting at the moment,

though, I gotta say.

Why? What's wrong?

Last night, I was talking to Juliette,

I showed her some screenshot of some things

that Bec's been saying, using disgusting language.

So then I actually was getting my nails done,

and when I walked into the nail salon, Bec was leaving the nail

salon and started talking shit about Juliette.

So I called Juliette and I said,

"Hey, just letting you know I ran into Bec.

"She said this." And she's like, "Cool.

"Well, I'm sick of this bitch talking about me."

So she's gone and printed out some screenshots

so that if the experts come at her for using that language,

I'm sure Bec will deny using that language and go,

"Oh, I don't talk like that."

Juliette will probably just drop a screenshot of Bec

saying language like that.

I don't agree with the language Juliette used, I think it was

a bit inappropriate and too far, but the screenshots show

that Bec is very comfortable using that kind of language.

So I don't know, like, I don't know what way

it's going to go tonight.

Some things in the message that were really disgusting.

Bec has gotten away with a lot of shit in this experiment.

She's done a lot of things wrong by a lot of people.

Some of them are still unaware that she's done this

behind closed doors.

So I think the screenshots, if they are aired out,

they help me because what I've been saying this whole time

is she is a calculated, evil person.

And those screenshots show that. I don't blame Juliette.

She's, she's now got them in her hands and she's going to do

what she's going to do with them.

So if Juliette feels that she needs to do this tonight,

then Juliette should do this. Shit.

Uh, yeah.

Well, no, I don't know what to expect.

Could blow out of proportion, that's for sure.

Whatever happens, happens. Yeah.

Nothing's going to affect us.

Good evening.

Good evening, gentlemen.

Hello. Welcome, gents.

(OVERLAPPING GREETINGS)

Good evening. Welcome.

(SIGHS)

Hello, ladies and gents.

(OVERLAPPING GREETINGS)

Hey, bub. Darling, how are you going?

Welcome, everybody, to the fifth commitment ceremony.

Now, it has been a very eventful week for all of you,

coming off the back of a couples retreat.

Now, we do this task and it is a pivotal one every single time

during the experiment, so that we can see how you

operate as couples outside of your normal environment

and how your relationship sustains a different type of pressure.

Certainly from the dinner party that occurred last night,

the group has experienced some division.

We will look at this, as well as the individual couples

that sit here tonight to find out exactly how you're travelling along,

but also particularly to get you to think about

the very important question of whether or not you can take this

relationship from the experiment into the real world.

And on that note, let's get our first couple up.

Gia and Scott.

Yay.

How you going?

Hello, you two. Hello.

Welcome.

All right, you two. Well, why don't we kick off

with the couple's retreat? How was it?

Do you want to talk? Do you want me... Yeah, go. Oh.

Um... I dunno, it was quite chill for us.

Well, throughout the day, obviously. No...

Chill! I look at the good stuff.

Like, it was just a lot,

the retreat, to be honest. It was just really emotional.

I think a lot of us are drained from it, to be honest.

Can you tell us a little bit about what you

experienced and how it's affected your relationship?

Uh, to be honest, it hasn't affected our relationship,

any of the drama.

It hasn't at all. We've been, like, he even said

the last two days, like, we're the closest we've ever been.

I think, like, you know, he's called me his soulmate

at the dinner party.

Like, I just want to focus on like the positives because

I've been involved in drama too much and it's taken

a toll on me, to be honest.

I just don't want to focus on it anymore, to be honest.

I think we're near the end and everyone's focusing

and should be focusing on our relationships,

and that's what we're doing.

And I think when we shut out all that drama, like...

We're even better. We're great.

That's just other shit.

It's got nothing to do with us.

It doesn't affect our actual relationship

because what we have together is real and that's all that matters.

So, respectfully, for them two, I won't talk to them anymore.

That's because I want to carry on my relationship.

And I think it's not good we interact

because all it does is bring drama to us.

Were you and Danny friends?

We were. Like, it does suck because we had

a good friendship, but...

Well, that's one of the things that,

you know, we need to bring up.

What we saw at the dinner party was that you've actually

had to lose a friendship, as a resul of some of the drama.

When I walked in the dinner party with Bec,

Scott didn't get up to even acknowledge we were in the room.

I was just a bit disappointed that as a man

and as a gentleman, you didn't get up to say hello

to me and my wife.

We're doing that so we aren't involved

in drama anymore.

It's difficult, at the retreat, you yelled out at me that I'm a liar

in front of people.

So, like, how do you expect my husband's

going to react to that? You lied about me as well, Gia.

Yeah, but we're trying to move forward,

and you're interrupting our couch session.

Shut up!

You lied about me as well, Gia.

Yeah, but we're trying to move forward,

and you're interrupting our couch session.

Shut up!

We don't care anymore.

OK? Don't lie about me. We didn't say hello to both of you

because we do not like you, either.

Don't lie about me, then.

So we're not gonna go and fake... Enough, enough, enough!

Enough. Not doing it. We're done.

All right, let's go back to Scott and Gia.

Yes, please. Thanks.

I just want to move on with my relationship,

cause that's all that matters.

That's all we care about. That's what I came here for.

I didn't come here for high school shit.

I came here to find the love of my life, and that's it.

But to be fair, your involvement in the drama

has been there right throughout the experiment.

So we've got to hold you to account and say there is

a reason why there's drama swirling around the two of you.

What you're saying now is that you're making a concerted

decision to move away from it.

Right.

Do you think you can do that?

Last dinner party, I didn't say anything.

And I should have, and I didn't.

So I wanted to back Juliette and I just, I said to myself,

I can't get involved anymore.

I can't get involved.

So, Gia, how's your relationship been able to

move forward through this conflict and not collapse

under that pressure?

I just ignore the shit.

Also, I feel like our connection is too strong.

Like, there's no way.

And this just proves it to me.

All the shit can get thrown at us, and our relationship

doesn't change.

What I do find is... Like, and I,

I told you, John, when I met you, what I was after.

And I said my number one thing is

I've never had a man back me in my life.

So when he does this, like...

Yeah, like, this is all I asked for.

I've just never had, like, a soul connection

like this in my life.

Like, I don't think much could waver it, to be honest.

So have you fallen in love with him?

I'm not saying that, John.

What are you waiting for? Him!

Yeah, because I feel like he knows where I'm at.

And I need him to say it first, to be honest.

For me, like, I don't know what it is. Like...

I don't know whether I'm scared or it's fear.

I don't know what it is.

Maybe I'm just pressured to force that love quicker

than what it should be.

For me, it's something in my mind, like, I just,

I need more of this outside world in before I can really

give that true love.

But I know I'm getting there and I know

it'll probably happen.

So have you two talked about the future

and specifically, what your relationship would look like?

We've spoken a lot about, we've been

looking at real estate.

We've been looking at houses. And, like, I got

a quote from a mover already.

Like, I'm like, are we doing it?

Yeah, we have, like, we've already looked at areas

and places to get a house and stuff because I need to

get a bigger place.

But... Well, I have to say that I really have enjoyed how raw

and honest you've been tonight with us and had each other's

back, and you're very invested in one another, and that's what

we love to see.

So on that note, we're going to go to the decision.

I think we're pretty unshakeable, and I'm really

excited to move forward and see what the future holds for us.

So I've got the stay and I've got the Gold Coast. Wow.

Look at that, manifesting aren't you?

Yeah, I am actually.

We're just, I don't know, we're so freaking good.

Like, there's not much to say.

Just bring on the challenges because we're ready to just hit

the end of the road. So... Yeah.

I wrote stay with a bath because we had

the bath in the retreat.

Oh my god, that's so cute.

We won that race. Sorry, guys.

Uh, this is what we want at these commitment ceremonies,

opening up, getting raw and really exposing yourselves.

And you've done that and you've shown who you are.

And you've also shown particularly that you are,

you have strong feelings for one another.

So keep it up.

You can go back to the group.

Thanks guys. Well done, guys. Appreciate it.

(APPLAUSE)

Let's have our next couple up.

Danny and Bec.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello, you two.

How are we?

Shall we start at the...

couples retreat and then just move forward from there, Bec?

Sure. Uh, what's your take on what happened at the couple's retreat

and how it landed for you?

Um, I made a poor choice in words in a speech

on the first night, and it was a distasteful joke

that was not meant maliciously.

And I've apologised to Rachel and Steven

a number of times. Um...

I didn't say it

expecting to upset Rachel, and I understand why it did.

And, um, I'm sorry to you both again.

From that came...

..a really bad few days for me, personally.

Um, it just turned into sort of a pile on, a little bit.

I was isolated, and, you know, one day I was just

in bed, crying for hours.

So, yeah, it was hard for me.

It opened my eyes to maybe, you know, when I have been

curt and unkind to people in the past, at the beginning of this,

how that may have felt for Alissa, for example.

And that's just awful.

But through that hardship came something so beautiful.

And I can actually say thank you to those girls,

because what they did was made my relationship tenfold

stronger and us so much closer, because he didn't leave my side

and I could depend on him.

So as a couple, this really pressured situation

that you were under has actually taken you to another level.

Tell me, how confident are you that, you know,

this has the legs to actually go into the real world?

Look, I've got to be honest, I'm scared.

I am, I'm scared.

And... What are you scared about?

I'm scared that I have, like, my feelings are stronger

for Daniel than his are for me.

Oh. Sometimes. Sorry, babe.

Have you ever said that before to him?

No.

OK, so this is a very big moment for you.

And I'm scared that...

What makes you feel that way?

I don't know, I just know how, how, how I, I look at him

and I think I don't, I can't imagine my life without him now,

and I don't want to, but I don't know whether or not

he feels that way about me.

Have you asked him?

No.

Well, now's as good a time as any.

Jesus Christ. Put a man on the spot. Um...

Um...

What's the question?

The question is, can you envisage your life

without me in it?

Because I can't envisage my life without you in it now.

Um...

I've never thought of my life without you in it.

Because I'm just going through what we're going through.

Do you know what I mean?

I think I show you how much I care about you.

Yeah. No, I know, I know. Yeah, I know that you do.

I just, I just, I just look at you and I'm like,

you're the best.

And I don't know if you look at me and think 'you're the best.'

Sometimes. I always do. Do you?

I just don't say it sometimes. Thanks.

So describe your feelings for him.

Where are we at right now, Bec?

Come clean.

My feelings are extremely, extremely strong for Daniel.

Seriously. Seriously strong.

(BLEEP). I love you.

(CHEERS, APPLAUSE)

I don't...I don't even know what to say to that.

You don't have to reply.

I can't cope.

Uh, Danny, how did it feel to hear that?

Yeah, it feels good. I'm shocked that she just told me

in front of everyone, but, yeah, it feels good.

Um... Sorry, should I have saved that for a special moment?

No, no, of course not. You can say whenever you want, but, um...

Yeah, I guess I'm just a bit thrown right now.

So, so, Danny, I know that you're shocked.

Absolutely. Because you weren't expecting that tonight.

But in saying that, um, what does it do to you?

To hear that?

I don't know how to answer for how does it make me feel?

Does it make you feel happy?

Does it make you feel scared?

Obviously... It doesn't...

It doesn't make me feel scared, to be honest with you.

Because why would it? Do you know what I mean?

Like, I think that's a bit of a...

It just makes me feel happy, but not, not scared at all.

Doesn't make you feel like you want to do

a marathon and run, right?

No, I'm not the type of bloke to do that.

I don't think that Daniel's at that place, but I would be

lying if I didn't, if I wasn't honest with you right now.

That's how I feel. I'm scared.

I'm really scared to feel this way.

It's really scary for me.

It's really adulting.

It's really adult of me and I... Yeah, it's...

And this is why I'm nervous because my feelings

are so strong and I just want it to work out. It's what I want.

Well, look, uh, on that note, it has been an incredibly

difficult week for you, but, uh...

Wow, you've had huge revelations tonight.

Uh, we want to go to the decision.

Stay or leave?

Bec, I'm pretty sure I know where this is headed.

L-E-A-V-E. No, I'm just kidding. Um...

Yeah. Please don't run away from me.

I won't. Relax.

Well, I wrote stay.

Lovely.

And I wrote "Thank you, boo," for his support at retreat.

Aw.

And for you, Danny?

Tonight, I put... Stay, with a love heart.

That's cute.

Well done, guys. Very, very powerful.

Thanks so much. Appreciate it.

Have a great week. You can go back to the group.

Thanks, guys.

Congratulations.

(APPLAUSE)

Put the pressure on me, why don't you?

I didn't know Bec was going to come out with that.

You're in front of the whole experts, the group,

um, yeah, put me on the spot a little bit, but I think

I dealt with it well.

I don't feel that you should tell someone you love them

unless you truly mean it.

Um, love's a massive thing, and it's a word that shouldn't

be chucked around loosely.

Um, so, look, she could tell me 10,000 times,

if I don't feel it, I'm not going to say it back.

Our next couple up on the couch tonight...

..Rachel and Steven.

(APPLAUSE)

Go, bestie, go, bestie.

Hello. Hi.

Oh, yeah.

Comfy lounge.

You two had a big week.

Oh...

Yeah. The retreat, the gift that keeps on giving.

And the relationship going places.

Tell us about everything.

You heard about that, did you?

We were observing the dinner party.

Word gets around here, doesn't it? Well, yes.

OK.

Um, we'll start before the retreat. Um...

You know, me and Rachel were, uh...

Nope. I'm doing well!

It was a passionate moment.

I felt connected with Rachel... How passionate?

It was really nice.

I got that part.

It was like...I've known, like Steven has expressed

from many weeks ago that to increase intimacy would mean that he

would need to feel more of an emotional connection to me.

So it was really special because he obviously felt that with me.

So yeah, it was...it was a nice connecting moment and I just

really felt I could just feel our relationship start, like,

take this trajectory.

It was, yeah, it was really nice, really connecting.

But we've only increased intimacy that one time.

Why has there been no follow up on that?

Um...

OK. So, um, obviously the next day was sort of the retreat

and this is where it all unfolds a little bit.

So, um, Rachel expressed our good news to the group

and there was a comment that was made, um, sort of in bad taste.

And, uh, Rachel, um, was really upset by the comment,

and it was just three days of carnage, really, um,

the retreat for me and Rachel was meant to be a sort of a getaway

and a redemption from our honeymoon, and it pretty much

deteriorated from day one.

And, you know, night after night,

you know, Rachel was, you know, sort of really upset.

And I guess to answer the question, um, yeah,

the last thing I felt, you know, I was going to do is pull moves

when Rachel was really sort of hurt and I just, yeah,

we just didn't, weren't in that mood.

So obviously, we did hear from the cocktail and dinner party

what the comments made were.

And I guess my question to you, Rachel, is,

why did it have such a big impact that it lasted three days?

So... We are talking about the comment that Bec made?

Yes, yes, yes.

Um, in the moment that the comment was made,

now I understand it wasn't made with malice.

It wasn't made to make me feel any type of way.

However, because I had shared, I chose my language

very carefully when I shared with the entire group.

That wording right at the end, it just felt

like it cheapened it.

I felt humiliated.

So it just, yeah, it just became this really big thing

and it just didn't need to be. Looking back and how I feel on that,

I definitely was influenced by the information

that was given to me, 100%...

By who? By Juliette and Gia.

After reflection, I feel like I've been used as a pawn

in something that is, there's still a rift between

Juliette, Bec, and Gia, and I feel like this situation kind of allowed

them to, like, have something else to fuel up about.

That's how I feel now.

Yeah.

So you feel like Juliette and Gia used you as a pawn

as a way to generate more drama with Bec,

because there's been clearly a rift there in their relationship.

JULIETTE: To be fair...

When Bec did make these comments with me,

I said I didn't want any part of it.

Bec was coming to me with this stuff.

I said I didn't want the drama, and she would

cover her mic and say even more stuff about it.

It's just a fabricated story, it didn't happen.

While I have her crying to me. I cannot.

I did not want any of this.

I was trying to not engage in it.

She was coming to me with it.

And so this is, I guess, where I don't know,

that's honestly just how I was feeling.

I just didn't know what was real and what, like, what was real

being told to me, what wasn't.

And...yeah.

It's just been a really emotional time.

I call it the retreat hangover.

Um, and it's... A pretty good description.

It did interfere a little bit with our relationship.

It cooled things off intimacy wise.

But in terms of our relationship, I felt like we got

stronger as a couple because it was like, yes, there was a lot

happening with our relationship.

Like, you know, it felt like there was a lot of

outside noise about talking about our relationship.

But when I was really upset, like, I just wanted my husband

and he was there and we were really connected that way.

It just wasn't like intimacy.

Was it like that for you, Steven?

At the moment, yeah, the intimacy thing is just not there.

But I'm still close and connected with Rachel.

I'm still comfortable.

I mean, we're still having, you know, good dates together

and we're having fun together. We're laughing.

So, you know, it's still good.

I'm confident. Yeah, we're...

We haven't gone backwards.

I love the giggles. Gorgeous.

Love it.

With that, let's go to the decision.

Um, Rachel.

Yeah.

Stay or leave?

Um, look, this week was just so easy for me.

Um, there's no way a man can call me a wonderful woman

at a dinner party and not have me stick around. Simple as that.

(APPLAUSE)

And, Steven.

Uh, well, um, you know, we've come a long way

in this experiment.

I'm very happy with the direction it's going.

And, um, I was going to draw a nice little picture

for you to show how much I liked you, but I realised

I can't draw, so I wrote stay. Oh, the little fish!

Come fishing with me. She's a good catch!

I will say this - big steps in the right direction, on many fronts,

for the two of you this week, that step that you've

already taken to getting more physically close and more

physically comfortable, you're going to want to repeat.

And I, and I really hope that that is a bit of a goal

in terms of just really focusing on the things that bind you

together and things that will help nourish that bond

that you're constructing.

So focus on that in the next week. You can go back to the group.

Well done, you guys. Good stuff.

(APPLAUSE)

NARRATOR: Coming up...

And then I just said, "Look, I love you."

..Filip's love...

This can't be true.

..Stella's blindside. At the moment, he doesn't see

Sydney as a possibility to move.

And in my head, this is a break-up.

And then... Express to me what your point is.

You should be careful when I have screenshots

of what you've said about Alissa and David.

Vile. It was vile.

Our next couple tonight...

Sam and Chris.

Let's go. (APPLAUSE)

Hello. Hello. Hello.

Welcome.

Well, how was retreat for you guys?

It was good.

Um, I was always going into the retreat with the intention

that I would make the next move.

Um, but there was a lot going on.

So when we got back from the retreat,

as he was unpacking, I just went into the bedroom and said,

"Hey, Chris, come in here for a second."

Wait, no, I was actually doing my laundry in my underwear.

I had, like, all my clothes and he's like,

"Chris, come in." I was like, "Yeah, what?"

Like... And I was like, oh, right.

Bit short with me.

Um...

And you meant business.

He meant business. Yeah.

We broke the friend zone.

So we're out of the friend zone.

Proud mama.

Always, always.

Yeah.

So let me ask you this then, Mr Slowburn.

That's not what we're calling me, is it?

Not anymore. Not anymore.

Do you feel, um, you're still burning slow?

Um, right now, there's feelings.

I won't deny that. Because I wasn't going to act on any

intimacy until there was.

So that's a clear sign that there was. You know, I turned

to you in the retreat and I said, like,

"I think of you as my boyfriend."

And, like, that has, is what's changed, I guess,

or has developed, is probably a better word.

And what about your feelings, Chris?

Um, yeah. So my feelings for Sam

have been pretty strong since I met him.

Like, that's who I am. I'm like, yep, cute.

You know, tick, six foot, like tick, blah blah blah.

Um, so yeah, I'm...

Six foot three.

Six foot three.

And are you starting to think about life

outside the experiment?

I think what it would probably look like is just

like, say we go, well, everything ticks the boxes.

We'd have a place in Sydney.

So he'd go to Sydney.

I would stay primarily at the farm, and maybe we can

float back and forth for a bit from Sydney to the farm.

Someone's been thinking about this in quite a bit of detail.

I think that's what it would look like if we

are successful and I want us to be successful.

But he has a lot of stuff to do in the city,

whereas I'm like, cool to be at the farm full time.

Um, and I'm just excited for the next four weeks

on this experiment and see where we end up.

Well, we're going to go to a decision.

Cool.

Today...

I wrote stay.

Yes you did.

It's just, I'm very excited to be here.

Loud and proud. Yeah.

Beautiful. And you, Chris?

OK. Pretty obvious.

I also wrote stay.

Aw.

Well, well done.

Thank you so much.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

Thank you guys so much. Thank you. Cheers.

Thanks so much, guys.

Yeah.

Our next couple up on the couch...

..Alissa and David.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello, you two. Hello.

Hey. How's it going?

We're going well, but we're more interested

in how you guys are going.

Oh, OK.

I can't shake him off.

She can't kick me off her leg.

Are you trying? I can't.

Well, you know what?

I have tested. Yeah, I'm just being honest.

I've tested it. I've tried to shake him off

and he won't leave. So, you know, he likes it.

He obviously likes the challenge.

I know this is very cute and playful, but do you like it?

I'm not gonna lie.

Um, it's not like, I won't say...

I won't say I like it, but I can handle it.

She is, um, obviously more of a storm, and I'm the calm

and for some reason, like, you know, I'm just so pulled

towards that storm, but I find like, I'm able to harbour that

storm and it doesn't get to me.

I even get happy talking about it.

So yeah, I can't explain it.

So, Alissa, you know, when you initially talked about

some of the questions you've got around David and whether

he challenges you, is it fair to say now that you're seeing

his character, his calmness, as being something that...?

It's challenging me.

It's challenging you, but also that you are actually

responding really well to.

It actually is, like, it's because it's a new

thing for me to overcome and it's a good thing.

Um, I know that I, you know, I'm a bit of a menace

sometimes I'm a bit loud and I can be challenging,

but he's, he is a pillar.

He's a strong, safe place.

It's another reason why I, I'm still drawn to Alyssa.

It's because I know I'm good for her.

I think we balance each other out really well.

David, how do you feel about Alissa?

I feel like I'm still falling for Alissa.

I don't think anything has changed.

Like, I do see a future with her, and I want her to know

that she can't scare me off.

Like, it doesn't scare me at all. I'm falling for you.

Alissa, how does that feel to hear that?

It's really nice.

Like, it's really nice.

Well, with that being the case,

let's go to the decision.

Like I said, I am falling for you, Alissa.

And, you know, I like every part about you.

The bad, the good, the ugly and... And the fun!

And the fun. The fun!

A lot of fun. Everyone can attest to that.

She's a ball of fun.

And, um, I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of

this goes. So, yeah.

Stay.

Great stuff. Uh, Alissa, what you got for us?

Oh, well, I can't shake him off.

Like, he's just...

He's just hanging in there, so I've decided to, to stick around.

Love it.

Stay!

(APPLAUSE)

And on that note, go back to the group.

Well done, guys. Thank you.

All right, let's get our next couple up.

Stella and Filip.

Yay!

(APPLAUSE)

Hello.

Wow.

A pre-emptive tissue grab.

I'm coming prepared.

Come prepared.

Noted.

I am curious - why the tissue grab?

Um, I'm in a very sensitive, um...mood.

Yeah. Yeah, I sensed that.

So, what's going on for you?

Um..

It's OK.

I think it all kind of unravelled,

um, when Filip confessed his feelings.

Um...

Conversations got really heavy really quick.

Uh, so the last commitment ceremony,

Alessandro was saying,

"I don't understand the confusion here.

"You're dancing around. Talk about how you feel.

"Why don't you just tell her?"

So that night I told her, you know, "Come over here.

Come sit down." And she thought she was in trouble,

and then I just said, "Look, I love you."

I'm feeling it, you know?

And it felt good saying it.

You were right. Just express it. Just say it if you're feeling it.

Stella, what specifically did that feel like

for you hearing that?

I went into self-preservation mode.

Um, and I think my big fear of abandonment came up to play.

OK.

And yeah, I don't know, but that reaction surprised me.

Stella, did you tell Filip that you loved him back?

I did, in my own long winded way.

What does that mean?

Um...

Filip, did you receive an 'I love you'?

She just, like, said a long-winded way of saying it.

So Filip has shared to you that he has deep

feelings for you.

He's falling in love with you.

He sees a future with you.

What specifically did that feel like for you hearing that?

Oh.

It felt...

This can't be true.

What's it going to take for you to believe Filip?

I don't know. I...I think...

..I do have an amazing human as my partner, who understands me.

But the fact that he lives in Melbourne, I live in Sydney.

This is going to be an issue for me.

At the moment, he doesn't see Sydney as a possibility to move.

That, in my head, this is a break-up.

So from your perspective, Filip need to move to Sydney or it's off.

If I'm being honest with myself and with Filip.

It seems like that. Yeah.

So from your perspective, Filip need to move to Sydney or it's off.

If I'm being honest with myself and with Filip.

It seems like that. Yeah.

I see it as a catch-22. At the end of the whole experiment,

you go back to Melbourne and I feel like I can not love

a man that's gonna leave me.

So unless he gives me clarity, I can't be like,

"Yes, I love you too."

Filip, how does that feel to hear that?

Um, I think that's unfair because everything from day dot is

"I'm in Sydney. This is what's happening.

"Just get on my program.

"This is it." It's like, this needs to happen

or it's not going to work. That's a lot of pressure.

The relationship's come with conditions straight off the bat.

So it is very difficult for myself, you know.

Sometimes she does talk to me in a certain way

that takes me down a peg.

Give us an example for instance.

Like questioning masculinity because, you know,

like, me not wanting to go out after a massive week.

And for Stella to turnaround and just go,

"Well, that's very feminine, what you're saying.

"That's a very feminine thing to do.

"Sometimes you just need to go and do what you don't

want to do, because that is the masculine thing to do."

And just saying that I'm not masculine.

That's very harsh.

Mm.

It's not a masculine energy.

It's just a go energy, that women and men can have.

I know! To tell him that it's feminine and it's really

attacking his masculinity.

Yeah.

I'm not sure if you're aware of the impact

that words like that can have.

I don't want to push him away, but, like, that's what kind of

happens in the background.

I start to pick on him.

So it's like defence mechanism.

I think for me, I wouldn't like that to...

I wouldn't like to deal with me in those moments.

I have one question that pops to mind that I am curious about.

How is the physical intimacy with one another?

It's just not happening.

Just not happening.

Just a few short weeks ago, it was a very

different story from both of you in that respect.

With all the stuff mentally that was going on,

I felt like a little bit, um, you know, underappreciated

and all this kind of stuff.

I'm like, well, why would I want to have sex?

I don't feel like it right now.

The thing is, um, I'm not on any birth control,

and he's terrified for an accident to happen.

Oh, that's very easily solved. Birth control.

I don't want to take tablets, personally.

I was like, I was like, "Hey, if you're so terrified of

making someone pregnant, maybe just do a snip."

So, um...

Has anyone heard of condoms?

In the meantime, it's very easily solved with a trip to the pharmacy.

Condoms, yeah.

Yeah, I don't like it.

The reality is that it is quite early to be making

a decision such as that.

Especially if you're thinking you want children in the future.

They're reversible. They're reversible,

of course, but it's a procedure. Yeah.

There are other alternatives where you can make this work.

Um, that really shouldn't be the factor

to bring you guys apart.

So it almost seems like a little bit of an excuse.

Maybe. To gloss over the disconnect.

Maybe a little bit, because I've just been getting thrown

around the mental wringer, so to speak.

Yes.

And I'm just like, do I even feel appreciated?

Is this someone that I should really be attracted to

and putting my sexual energy towards?

because I just don't, I just, I feel sometimes that

I'm just taken for granted.

That's pretty major to say.

For me, it's just, I just need to feel like I'm fully

emotionally wanted, like, like someone's 100% into it.

Then I can fully give 100% of myself to them.

That's exactly what was happening early on

from Stella, I felt, and sometimes as this experiment's

been going on, there's just been little glimpses where

I've seen that she's not into it, uh, sometimes.

And it just kind of gets in my head a little bit and I just

withdraw a little bit of that attention, you know,

until I get it built back up again.

And then I feel comfortable to do it again.

You guys are at a really crucial stage

of your relationship now, and the conversations

that you're having are really, really important.

Stella, before you say something to him,

I want you to think about how is this going to land for him?

How is this going to make Filip feel?

Yeah.

Before you deliver it. Yeah.

Because my sense is you might be having a few regrets.

Has that been happening?

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. After the fact. Absolutely.

So let's try and eliminate that through self-awareness,

which I know you have. Yeah.

You guys have had a strong connection from the beginning

and have pretty much coasted through all the couch sessions.

And there's a lot, clearly, that you haven't been

feeling like you could open up and talk to us about.

So I think it's very productive that you have

chosen to do that tonight.

And I thank you both for that openness.

And with all of this to consider and work on,

let's go to a decision for this week. Filip?

So...that was a lot to take in. Yes.

You know, and I'm glad that you're, you just kind of told me

what's on your mind.

That in mind, I'm going to be writing stay.

I love that.

And Stella?

Do you want to go?

Yep. Um, I wrote stay.

We've got work to do. You've got a little work to do.

Yes. That's all right. Have a great week.

Thank you. (APPLAUSE)

NARRATOR: Coming up...

Jules!

Jules!

..tonight's dramatic conclusion.

Don't touch me.

Last up on the couch...

..Juliette and Joel.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello.

Hi. Oh, hello.

What's happening?

What's happening with you guys?

Last time at the commitment ceremony,

Juliette, you wrote a stay.

And Joel, you had written leave.

And there's been quite a turnaround.

Perfect couple alert.

Yeah. (LAUGHTER)

Shaky. Shaky, last time. It was shaky.

Yeah, it was really shaky.

Um, we hit rock bottom, but, um,

I think we've made quite a comeback.

I have to say...

I wasn't expecting such a strong, quick turnaround

because the things that were said were so strong that I can see

how it would have been difficult to come out of that

space, especially for you, Joel.

Well, yeah, like what happened was the following day, um,

Juliette came into my apartment and she was crying

and she apologised again, and I really felt like it was heartfelt.

And, um, I accepted her apology.

It was like a reset button.

And so yeah, we went pub crawling.

This is what, you know, a couple of beers and a parmy does.

Yeah. So, um, as we progress through the pubs,

there was a certain warmness that was brewing

and then we went back to the apartment and vibes were good.

One thing leads to another and...

a bit of hooking up. You know. Just a little bit of hooking up.

Just a bit of hooking up.

And that was nice.

I think we had a lot of kiss chemistry.

The kiss chemistry was strong. Yeah.

Yeah, it flipped.

Like, I feel like the next day, we both kind of texted

each other and were like, "What was that"?

I, I, yeah, I completely saw Joel in a completely

different light.

I started feeling like I could trust him and I could feel like

I wanted to be close with him and like, kind of, yeah,

touch his leg and like, yeah, I guess when we did retreat,

I was like, why don't we give it a crack?

Like, why don't we sleep in the same bed and see if there's

chemistry inside the bed?

And yeah, it feels like he was, like, giving protector energy,

which is another thing I'm attracted to.

I think, like, Joel is brilliant in so many ways.

There's just...

You know, in a time of crisis when I'm feeling

like I'm in a situation,

I just hope that I would have more of a rock by my side.

When did you need that from Joel specifically?

When we had the dinner party.

Um, you know, when I was apologising to Bec and Danny

for my crude words.

Um, I feel like the conversation was going on

a lot longer, and I kept trying to apologise,

to defuse it, defuse it, defuse it.

And I just kind of wanted Joel in that moment to just be

like, "Look, she's apologised and taken accountability.

"Like, I think we can take a pause."

And so I just kind of feel like I was fighting

for myself a little bit.

And I admire how Danny was standing up for his wife

and being there by Bec's side.

And I see Scott do it for Gia as well.

You know, multiple times.

And David doing it for Alissa.

And, and I just feel like I just didn't get that.

What do you say to that, Joel?

I felt like Danny and Bec were respectful to Juliette.

I felt like they were giving her a fair shake.

So I didn't feel the need to step in.

If they were coming at her and attacking her

and hurling insults at her, I would have stepped in.

I just didn't see that.

And I think Juliette has a different perspective

on what happened.

From everything that happened last week...

Yeah.

..that was called out by Joel because he was on

the receiving end of that...

Why did you call Bec the names that you called Bec?

Why choose again to use very aggressive, very vicious,

very vile deliveries towards somebody else?

I guess what I saw was the exact same behaviour,

simply a different target.

Mm-hmm. So why choose to go there again?

Honestly, I've seen Bec say much, much worse.

In the same category multiple times to multiple people.

Does it matter? So... We're not talking about Bec's behaviour,

or about Bec. But that's why I felt comfortable doing it.

I'm talking about your behaviour.

I know, but that's why I felt comfortable saying it to Bec.

Why do you think Bec gets so under your skin?

Um, because I think she gets away with a lot

of her bad behaviour.

Um. I haven't seen her take accountability for some of

the things. She also claims...

She'll tell you one thing and then when you address it,

she'll claim you're lying.

That gets under my skin and I explode.

Really pisses me off.

Sorry. You called me a dumb effing (BLEEP)

and an effing freak multiple times.

There we go. Your point... Sorry, excuse me.

Express to me what your point is.

This is why I feel angry.

Because you've done the wrong thing.

And you constantly say, "But, but, but, but, but."

Um, you should be careful with how much you are upset

about me saying that.

When I have screenshots of what you've said

about Alissa and David.

Vile. It was vile.

It was vile.

You said...

(BLEEP) (BLEEP) (BLEEP).

You should be careful with how much you are upset

about me saying that.

When I have screenshots of what you've said about

Alissa and David.

Vile. It was vile.

It was vile. You said...

(BLEEP) (BLEEP) (BLEEP).

(MAN EXCLAIMS)

It's disgusting, babe.

Express to me, express to me...

What your point is. This is why I feel angry.

What are you trying to prove? You're trying to make me look bad.

I'm disgusted! You get away with everything.

What have I done to you personally to deserve that?

You try to trap me into these conversations.

It's how you try to get into my head. I'm not...

You and I haven't spoken... I'm not talking to you about it anymore.

Thank you, guys.

And I was not part of that.

Juliette...

So how do you have screenshots?

Gia sent them to me.

What?

Why would you do that, Gia?

She asked what she was like, so I sent some screenshots of,

like, conversations.

I don't look great in them either.

And then I heard that you were excited that I was

going to get (BLEEP) up on the CC couch.

Like, that's such an evil thing to hope for.

She said that to Gia at the nail salon.

I didn't say she's going to get (BLEEP). I said...

You said (BLEEP), babe.

I said, you said "Dumb (BLEEP)."

She said you're gonna get in trouble for saying dumb (BLEEP).

I said you were going to be held accountable for the way

in which you spoke to me. Yeah.

That's such an evil thing to hope for.

And that's why we came up with a plan of let's address

the screenshots then.

This is the time to use it.

So it was a plan.

Just to be clear, Gia, you sent the screenshots to Juliette

with the intent that it be used against Bec in her argument.

I said bad things in there too.

I didn't really want them out.

It just shows that me calling her a 'DC' is...

It shouldn't have not been out, like, blown up into

such a big thing, when she's done much worse.

Wow. Can I please give you some insight?

Of course.

You could not be further from the truth.

It is shocking that you would think that.

Yeah.

It makes you look so much worse.

OK. Than Bec.

It's like conscious retaliation with the purpose to hurt.

I know.

And again, you know, I'm still, I'm covering,

I'm covering up so much.

I'm covering up so much, I just don't, I don't think this

experiment is for me. I don't.

Jules!

Jules!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Jules!

She's about to face the music, and she bolts.

Mm-hm.

Did you just hear that?

Jules.

What's going on?

How?

I have to be honest.

What are you talking about?

So evil. (BLEEP) off!

Oh my god, ew.

What do you mean? Come on, come on.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Who, me?

It's not nice to hear, but obviously, like, you know.

I don't think we should get into it any more.

Like, me and Bec both said shit like this.

This was weeks ago.

Honestly.

I have to pee.

I have to pee. Sorry. I gotta pee. Nah.

I showed screenshots to a girlfriend.

Sue me. Like, sorry.

Focus is never on me and Scott.

It's about everyone else around me and Scott. And it's not fair.

Oh, you're not Gia.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Oh.

Come and grab a seat. Yes, Joel.

It's all you, Joel.

Oh.

Did you speak to her?

Juliette did what Juliette does.

She stormed out.

She's gone.

Oh...

And that's such an extreme decision.

Leave the experiment.

So that's very revealing.

What did she have to say?

She called me a dog and a pig.

No!

I'm really sorry you had to listen to her call you names.

Mm.

Um, after you were so clearly enthused with what seemed to be

progress and better direction.

I thought I would give her a chance, right.

I think you've been incredibly generous to her,

given how she's behaved not only towards you, but towards

others in the experiment.

Joel, you are no doubt a flamboyant and charismatic

character, and some people might say you're an acquired

taste, but what you've done throughout this experiment,

you've been yourself.

You've never wavered on that.

And particularly what I admire about you

is that you have owned everything that you've done, regardless.

You've never deflected it.

You've just taken it on and said, 'This is me.

I'm proud of who I am.'

You've been consistent throughout.

You have maintained incredible integrity.

You ought to be commended.

Thank you very much, I appreciate that.

We've been sitting here watching you

week after week, thinking, 'This man is carrying so much.'

It would have been really hard.

It's been an absolute pleasure having you

in the experiment.

We really wish you all the very best for the future.

Thank you, Joel. (APPLAUSE)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Come here. Come here.

Love you, big fella.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

No, she's not. What do you mean?

Yeah, right.

Mm.

I just had a great couch session.

Like, we have so much going for one another,

but sometimes other girls and their bullshit can interfere.

I'm just a bit jittery. I don't know.

I don't know.

You can't leave like that.

Like, we're falling for each other.

I'm not going to sit here without her, so...

Yeah. I want to go get my wife.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Tomorrow night... (PHONE DINGS)

..all will be revealed.

It's all here.

What I just read was disgusting.

What happens when Bec comes face to face with David

after those text messages?

The comments were vile, disgusting,

like, mean and vicious.

But how do you know what they were?

We've seen them.

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