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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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