All language subtitles for love.triangle.2022.s02e01.1080p.web.h264-cbfm[eztv.re]_track3_eng

[pop]

-[man 1] All happy?
-[man 2] Yeah, I'm happy.

[man 1] Marking one camera.

So, we're good?

[woman] Let me tell you about
the worst Tinder date

I've ever been on.

I've been on
some pretty bad dates.

I went out with a Scottish girl
once.

I couldn't understand a word
she was saying.

I had another date

where the girl attempted to
steal drinks from the bar.

That ended the date early.

I've got a little message
I got the other day.

"I would rip out
my left nipple piercing

to have you choke me
with those God-gifted arms."

[man laughs]

Had a girl one night
just refuse to go home.

When I went to get in my car
later that night,

she'd been hiding in my car.

I once met a guy off Tinder
who came home with me.

He was lovely.

We started making out in bed
by watching David Attenborough.

And then he shat himself.

Uh, so that was really
interesting.

And then he left and asked me
for my number, so...

It's carnage out there.

I hate the apps,

but I also can only meet
the love of my life on the apps.

[narrator] How long
have you been on the apps?

How many hours have you spent
scrolling and swiping?

How many bad first dates
have you been on?

How much hope do you have left?

♪ Light is fading... ♪

[man] Sometimes I can be quite
low on self-confidence,

especially when it comes to
my looks.

And on dating apps,
looks is, like, everything.

[woman] I don't fit
that Instagram mould.

I don't have a tan.

I don't pose in certain ways.

[narrator] What if you were
brave enough

to try something new?

This season on Love Triangle,

six new singles
are looking for love

between two matches

without any idea
what they look like.

[woman] There's a massive
part of me

that's super anxious
about texting

without knowing what they look
like, what I look like.

But I think it's also freeing.

[incoming text tone]
Oh, here we go.

Okay, I'm in. I'm in.

[narrator] They have
three days

to get to know their matches
over the phone.

[woman] So, we have Sam.
Then we have Jackson.

[man] I feel like
she's a lot more flirty

and naughtier and cheekier.

Wow.

[narrator] They're looking for
an authentic spark

based on a real connection

without looks

or superficial snap judgments
clouding their decision.

I can feel my cheeks
getting a little red.

Each one will take a gamble
on who they'd like to meet

on the biggest blind date
of their lives.

First impressions are very good.

[narrator] But will flames
sparked on the phone

blaze in real life?

[woman] Oh, there's
definitely chemistry.

[narrator] Or go cold?

[woman] To say I was
swept off my feet would be

an absolute lie.

[narrator] Either way,

once they've made their choice,
they'll have to live with it...

-Welcome home.
-...literally.

I'm moving in with a guy that
I've had one date with.

As they enter
a six week experience...

It's crazy how close I feel
with him already.

You haven't apologised for
everything you put me through!

I don't want to be around you
anymore.

...living together

and confronting everything
they thought they knew

about dating
and relationships...

Quiet.

It's called Love Triangle
for a reason. Is it not?

[intercom rings]

-Oh, my god!
-Hello there.

...before the rejected match
enters the experience...

Oh, hi.

...and the love triangle
is complete.

-Hey, [inaudible speech]
-Oh, my god.

[incoming text tone]

But if you think you know where
this experience is going...

Oh, my gosh.

This is so, so wild.

...you have no idea.

What the fuck?

-That's full on.
-Oh, wow.

I just need a moment. Wow.

[man] Maybe this experience
isn't for me. I'm angry.

[narrator] It won't be easy.

Packed his bags.
He ordered an Uber and left.

[woman sighs]

It won't always be pretty.

I never fucken tried to
break up with you.

That's disgusting.

Fine, bitch!

[woman 1] He has been
putting on an act.

[woman 2] He's full of shit.

[woman 3] I'm out.
I am literally out.

But it just might be worth it.

[man] I'm falling for you.
I love you.

[woman] I've given all of me
to you.

This love is real.

[director] Alright. Sammy,

do you want to find your
position in there?

-[Sam] Yeah.
-[cameraman] Yep. Rolling.

[man] OK.

-[director] So, Sam?
-Mmm?

-This is your phone.
-Mm-hm.

-Your password.
-Yep.

-Two, three, six, five.
-Done.

-This the app--
-Yep.

you're going to use
to text them.

-Okay.
-Ready?

Yeah.

[narrator] Across Australia,

the first three singles

are about to enter
the Love Triangle experience.

[director] So, do you know
how this works?

[Sam] Vaguely, yeah.

I'm going to be texting
two girls simultaneously,

and ideally, I could
fall in love with one of them.

[narrator] They've each got
two matches,

but they have no idea
what they look like

and they're not allowed to ask.

Richard and Daniel.

Richard is like
a hot substitute teacher name.

And Daniel is like,
Daniel's nice.

For three days they can text
and call each other,

looking for a spark that might
change their lives.

Let's just...
[woman inhales deeply]

Woosa.

Okay. Let's, let's begin.
[woman chuckles]

It's a little bit strange

when I have no idea what
they look like, who they are.

I don't know
anything about them.

So we're about to find out.
[woman chuckles]

Okay. I'm in. I'm in.

My name's Jacinta.
I'm twenty-eight.

I'm a model.

Melbourne born and bred.

Yep.

Okay.
[Jacinta clears her throat]

My sexuality is pansexual.

Pansexuality is
being attracted to someone

regardless of their gender.

I don't care whether you're
a man, a woman, non-binary,

trans, I don't care.

If our energy aligns,
if we have that connection,

that's what I'm into.

That's what turns me on.

I just want to find love.

I don't have a love life at all.

I don't remember the last time
I was in a real relationship.

But it would have had to be
maybe four or five years ago.

I tried the dating apps.
I really did.

I swiped left.
I've swiped right.

But it hasn't gotten me
anywhere.

Most hetero men on dating apps
have toxic traits.

I definitely find it a lot
smoother dating women

or anyone in the queer world,

but always dating within
the same circle limits you.

Turn ons for me would be someone
who can

express their masculine
and feminine energy,

that gets me going.

Like, that's what I want.

Ready to text my matches.
[Jacinta giggles]

The first name is Sheree.

I hope I'm
saying their name right.

And the second person is Nemo!

I don't want to categorise them
based off their names.

What may seem like a boy name.

What may seem like a girl name.

Like, I don't think names
identify genders.

[narrator] In order to keep her
own gender ambiguous,

Jacinta has chosen to
go by the name Jay.

She's been matched with Sheree,
a twenty-eight year old

from Sydney who works in tech,

and Nemo,

a twenty-four year old bartender

from Brisbane.

Now it's up to Jay to
make the first move.

Alright, I have
the perfect question.

[texting sounds]

-Would you rather...
-[outgoing text sound]

power or respect?

No answer is wrong.

-[typing text alert tone]
-Ooh! Three dots.

Let's see what Nemo said.

[incoming text sound]

Um.

Okay.

[outgoing text sound]

I never thought about it
from that perspective.

[texting sounds]
[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

Ooh! Okay. Nemo, that's cool.
[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[Nemo] I do think that

I have a unique skill set
at connecting with people.

What I love about deejaying
is making people happy,

pushing that energy out
to the crowd.

Whereas bartending
gets a bit more intimate.

I want to know who you are,
who have you loved,

who have you lost?

Like, these things to me are
like worth their weight in gold.

I get a lot of attention
at the bar,

but I don't act on much of it.

So, I have dated
some party girls

and some wild girls,

but I'm getting to this point

where I want something
substantial and real.

Kind of old fashioned
in the way I love.

I want to come home after, like,
a long shift

and know someone's in bed

and just, like, cuddle
and go to sleep.

[incoming text sound]

I don't know, I'm really
an old romantic at heart.

[Jacinta sighs]

Nemo is giving me
very traditional hetero vibes.

As in a straight man.

[texting sounds]

I'm thinking about asking
a question.

[outgoing text sound]
[texting sounds]

That will open
up a conversation.

[outgoing text sound]

Maybe that will continue on

to asking me about my sexuality

without throwing it
straight onto them.

I don't know.

It's something that's a big part
of me in my life and who I am.

And it's important that
they accept who I am

because we're not going to have
a connection if they can't.

[typing text alert tone]

[incoming text sound]

Okay.

[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

[typing text alert tone]

[incoming text sound]

[Jacinta exhales]
Okay.

[Jacinta sighs]
Okay then.

Kind of just tells me
exactly what I need to know.

[incoming text sound]

Finally.

Ah, Sheree's just replied to me.

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

Oh my god! Okay. I love that.

That's such a good answer.

[Jacinta chuckles]

Okay. That's definitely, like,
got me.

[texting sounds]
[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[woman] I would describe my
approach to life as, like,

unscripted and chaotic.

My personality is
like fine glitter gold dust.

Like that stuff that just
gets everywhere

and you see it for weeks to come
and you remember, "Oh, yeah.

Like, she was really funny,"
or "She was really cool."

My taste in men is definitely
a lot pickier

than my taste in women.

Men, I have almost like

a checklist
of physical attributes.

Whereas women,

it's more like the vibe and body
or shape or type.

-But...
-[incoming text sound]

the quality that I find sexiest
is high emotional intelligence.

Oh! I think Sheree is just
like, taken my heart.

She's, eh, Sheree has just said
the one thing that

is like my biggest turn on
[Jacinta chuckles]

which is emotional intelligence.

Like, that is so sexy to me.

[texting sounds]

You've just made my heart
skip a beat.

[outgoing text sound]
[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[Jacinta] Okay.
Sheree is, like, super witty.

-[incoming text sound]
-And funny and playful,

and can be serious
and flirty,

and everything in between.

Like, it's like kind of
too good to be true.

[texting sounds]

Like, I'm like,
am I talking to a bot?

-[outgoing text sound]
-Or is this a real person?

Because they're just ticking
all my boxes right now.

[incoming text sound]

[producer] Sam,
introduce yourself.

This is all going to be chopped
up, right?

It's not gonna have to be
like big monologue or is it?

My name's Sam. I'm thirty-five.

I own a auto parts business,

and I'm from Broome,
Western Australia.

Listen,
I'm thirty-five years old.

In forty-five years
I'll be dead.

In twenty years
I'll be irrelevant.

So, like, enjoy the finer things
while you can really enjoy them,

I guess.

It's a good swing there, boys.

It's not a steady dating market

around a seasonal town
like Broome.

We are extremely remote.

These days
Instagram is a very,

very powerful little tool.

I'd say that's one of my fortes

if you want to
talk about it as a skillset.

Being on Instagram,

you can't keep yourself
just to your local market.

You've got your international
market, your national market.

So, I have flown girls
into Broome before.

Extremely.

I've been brought up around
a certain calibre of women.

My ideal type might be
a little brunette,

somewhere south of five nine.

I'm only five nine myself, so...

Age range, mid to late twenties.

Girls that are younger than me,

ah, is something that's
just come naturally to me.

But, effectively we're here

because my choices haven't
really worked out in the past.

We're here to try
yet another avenue, alright,

because we are looking
for the Holy Grail,

and there's only one.

I am after the real thing.

I'm after something sustainable.

I'm after something
conventional.

[narrator]
Looking to shake things up,

Sam has been matched
with Emily,

a personal trainer from Sydney,

and Sophie,

a mental health professional

from the Gold Coast.

[Sam] I like to play coy
when I text. Okay?

I like to come in very,
very understated. Okay?

So, I generally start with
like, a hello.

I mean
there's no other sort of...

We don't really have
any other in here.

We know nothing about them
other than their name.

I'm not going to come in
with a quip or a joke.

Alright? I've got class in this.

[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

Oh yeah, jeez, we got some
action immediately.

[incoming text sound]

Emily's like,
straight out of the blocks here.

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

-[incoming text sound]
-Oh shit. Okay. So we've got...

-[incoming text sound]
-Five messages.

Em's, ah,
Em's hitting it with pace.

It's how she likes to do things
apparently.

[texting sounds]
[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

So she's got ambition,
which is appreciated.

[incoming text sound]

[Emily] I am a personal trainer

and I live in Bondi, in Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia.

The love affair with fitness
I think

started about ten years ago.

I'm definitely where
I want to be now.

I feel strong and I feel ready
to take on the next chapter.

Now is the time.

I'm ready to share my life
with someone,

and I'm ready to feel loved,

and give love back to someone
that deserves it.

And I think it's time.

[incoming text sound]

I am 36. I don't have any more
time to waste.

[Sam] Ooh!
So Emily is 36.

Ahh, that's, you know,

the first domino to fall,
really.

That's interesting.

I've dated everything up until
my own age before, really.

There's a few more Ks
in the older models, alright?

So like, they've been around
the block.

Obviously, she's probably gonna
have a little bit more mileage.

-[incoming text sound]
-Okay, here we go.

We got a new message, finally.

-Sophie.
-[incoming text sound]

Alright. Nice.

-Ahh...
-[texting sounds]

It's rude to ask a girl her age.

-[outgoing text sound]
-I went to.

And then I said I'm not going to
ask your age.

[Sam chuckles]

[incoming text sound]

Twenty-six or twenty-seven
would be ideal.

[incoming text sound]

And Sophie is 26.

Mmm. We like this, Soph.

Sophie is probably the ideal one
here so far.

I mean, Emily is a bit older
than Sophie.

I am obviously
going to be...

drawn to
the twenty-six year old.

[incoming text sound]

It's 100% a green flag.

[texting sounds]

Think we're off to the races.

[outgoing text sound]

[woman] My friends would
describe me as fun,

caring, and a little bit crazy.

My spare time consists of beach,

hanging out with my dog,

partying every weekend.

That is about it.

I've been single for three years
and I'm over it.

And I am going to give this
experience my absolute all.

[incoming text sound]

I'm 26 and I'm
so ready to fall in love.

Yeah, it's all pretty generic.

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[texting sounds]
[outgoing text sound]

[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[Sam] You know, she sounds
like a cutie.

[incoming text sound]

But she just seems like she's,

she might be
a little bit immature.

That's all I can tell you
about Sophie.

At this stage, you know,
I've got potentially

more chemistry with the crew at
the moment and the camera man.

I have.

-[crowd cheers and applauds]
-[man] Alright.

Welcome to the stage,
it's Nellie Ryan!

[crowd cheers and applauds]

Hi, everyone. Thank you so much
for coming.

So if you don't know me,
my name's Nel.

So, I recently found out that

tampons sometimes have
motivational quotes on them.

And there is nothing
that gets my blood flowing more

than a TED talk from my tampon,
am I right ladies?

[crowd laughs]

My name's Nel.
I'm a comedian from Tassie.

I've been single for about
a year and a half.

The thing is, it's really hard
to find someone in Tassie

that you're not related to.

Instead of Tinder
we just use Ancestry.com

Ahh. But...
[Nellie laughs]

No, I'll do that again.
I can't help it.

I'm so sorry.

I definitely think I'm a catch,
of course I do.

But I hesitate to reach out
to guys on dating apps

because I'm insecure that they
won't find me attractive enough.

I really feel like I don't fit
that Instagram mould.

I'm not blonde.
I don't have a tan.

I don't pose in certain ways.

I get insecure about my belly
or my arms.

A lot of guys on the app will
very quickly swipe no on me.

What's shitty about that is

you can't see my best qualities
in a photo.

You can't see that I'm funny
or intelligent or kind.

No-one asks the questions
you really want them to ask.

No-one really wants to get to
know who you are.

So, this is the perfect
experience for me

to meet someone
who is going to

fall in love with who
I am as an entire person.

I'm looking for someone
that can just envelop me

in a total hug like a bear,

and I can just put my head
into their chest

and just feel like I'm safe.

Last resort is MAFS.
[Nellie laughs]

No, I'm just kidding.
[Nellie laughs]

[narrator] But before Nellie
sends her MAFS audition tape,

she'll be choosing between

27-year-old Daniel

from Newcastle,

and 28-year-old Richard

from the Gold Coast.

[Nellie] The first message
has to be something

that takes them off their guard
a little bit.

So, I wrote some options down
last night.

Can you fold a fitted sheet?

How's your relationship
with your mother?

What do you smell like?

How many chickens do you think
it would take to kill a hippo?

What's your favourite colour?

And, are you circumcised?

Nothing too intense.

Would you consume human flesh?

[Nellie giggles]
Okay. Okay.

-If you had to, what mammal...
-[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

And then do I put in an emoji?

Maybe like the eyes
looking like this.

[outgoing text sound]

-[incoming text sound]
-[Nellie gasps]

Someone's typing. Oh!
[Nellie laughs]

Oh, my god.
I got a typer. Whoo.

This text is going to tell me
instantly

if we have
the same energy or not.

[incoming text sound]

[Nellie giggles]

[incoming text sound]

Is punching on with animals

something
you usually do for fun?

[Nellie laughs]

Oh, I should have gone with
the circumcised question.

[Nellie chuckles]

[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

Okay. Glad he's confident.

See, I can feel my cheeks
getting a little red. For sure.

Think I'm just going to
go past that.

I don't think he needs to
go more into that at all.

-[texting sounds]
-I'm a little nervous.

-[typing text alert tone]
-He's typing!

I have... No, Dan, don't!
Don't keep going!

No, no, no, wait for me!

[incoming text sound]

[Nellie bursts out laughing]

I don't think you can say that
you have a big penis

because what if I go,
"Big Roo, are you there?"

And I pull down his pants
and it's more like a joey?

You know what I mean? Ahh...

[Nellie laughs]

How do I respond to that?

Should I tell him that
I also have a big penis?

[outgoing text sound]

[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

-[incoming text sound]
-[man] Big, tall and handsome.

[man laughs]
Nah, I'm joking.

I'm just a twenty-seven year old
bloke who

loves his footy and
going to the pub with my mates.

I've been single
for a few years now.

Been focusing on
self-development.

Definitely try
and look after myself.

For my field of work you got to
take care of your fitness.

I'm working in a high risk job

but it's something
I absolutely love.

It's the best opportunity to

be able to work
in my local community.

[incoming text sound]

It's something
I'm very proud of.

[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

So Dan and I are guessing
each other's occupation.

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

"You might say
I look good in uniform."

[Nellie gasps]
Is he a policeman?

[Nellie squeals, excited]
Oh my god!

[texting sounds]

No, you can't,
you can't be a policeman.

[Nellie chuckles]

Oh god, he's probably
a bus driver.

[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[nellie screams, excited]
Oh, my god! Dan's a firefighter.

Stop!

Oh, god. That's so hot.

That is so hot.

This man isn't real.
He can't be.

[Nellie giggles]
Firefighter!

Oh, my god.

That is such a hot occupation.

There are dancers
that dress up as firefighters,

and he, he fights fires
and I fight hecklers.

[incoming text sound]

He fights fires and I tell
dick jokes on stage.

-[outgoing text sound]
-They're not the same.

When I imagine Dan now,
I imagine The Rock with hair.

[Nellie laughs]

Richard, crickets. Nothin'.

He's playing hard to get.

And that works for me because
I'm a little insecure. So...

[incoming text sound]

Richard's replied.
Good old Richard.

[incoming text sound]

That's quite a small message.

Like, it's not really pushing
into another conversation.

I'm not too sure

if it just takes a while
to get to know him,

or he's just being
a bit reserved.

[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[man] I'd say I was a cheeky,
fucking bastard.

I'm a writer director.

I just finished
my first feature film.

And I don't think there's
anything funner in life

than being behind the camera,

working with actors,
working with the crew.

Oh, it's, it's like bliss,
bliss.

But, when I'm not doing that,
I'm just sitting at a cafe.

[incoming text sound]

Sipping coffees,
writing my next film,

working on my next project.

[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

[typing text alert tone]

[incoming text sound]

I'm worried for Richard because
he hasn't

asked me very many questions,

and it feel like...

It feels like I'm taking
the lead a little bit.

Whereas Dan and I
are just flowing straight away.

[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

I think Dan being a firefighter
is really hot,

and he knows it's hot.

Everyone knows it's hot.

And I just imagine him just
holding me when we get married

and running down the aisle

pretending that I had come out
of a building on fire.

[incoming text sound]

[Nellie chuckles]

[narrator] In Broome,
man of action, Sam,

has woken up on day two

and decided he already has
all the information he needs

to make his big decision.

On paper I'm drawn to Sophie.

I guess I normally go
for girls

around that
sort of mid-twenties.

But effectively we're here

because my choices haven't
really worked out in the past.

So my gut tells me to
go with Emily.

A woman slightly older than me.

[phone's outgoing ringtone]

I'm making a bold call
without being well-informed,

but I feel like it's
a responsible decision.

[phone's outgoing ringtone]

[woman, over phone] Hello.

-Emily.
-Yeah.

How are you? It's Sam.

Hi Sam, how are you going?

I'm really good. How are you?

I'm good. I'm good.

I actually wasn't expecting
this call.

-It's so weird, it's ringing.
-Mmm.

-[Sam chuckles]
-How's it all going?

Day two of texting, how are you
feeling about everything?

Listen, there's not a lot of
texting going on over here.

No.

I want to let you know that

I would love to take you out
for dinner and drinks

if you'd be keen.

-And so I--
-My heart's just skipped a beat.

Yes, I would absolutely love to.

[Sam] There's definitely
some risk.

Let's hope that
it pays off for me.

Definitely not here
to fuck spiders,

nor any other arachnids.

[Sam sighs]

Emily is not my usual type.

I do tend to,
to shop a little younger.

Oh, if she's like a big
jacked-up personal trainer,

taller than me,

like, eyeballs,
like, popping out of her head,

that would give me the ick.

I think you can't come back
from the ick.

I think once there's an ick,
it's terminal.

[Emily] Sam.

-Are you Em? Em, how are you?
-[Emily chuckles]

-How are you?
-Hi. How are you going?

-[Sam pecks Emily on cheek]
-Nice to finally meet you.

-Pleasure to meet you.
-How's it going?

I'm good. I didn't realise
you were going to be this tall.

I know. Well, I could say
the same about you.

[Emily chuckles]

Uh. Yeah, it's a surprise.

Pictured like a short brunette,

personal trainer chick,

and I got like,
this leggy blonde thing.

[Emily] Have you
been waiting long?

Hope I haven't
kept you waiting.

Ah, it's been about ten minutes.
I'm not sure how long it was.

But it wasn't too bad.

-Oh good.
-Um.

I think she could bench
more than me at the gym.

You know, she could

step out of the Australian
men's basketball team.

Um. Anyways,
so, follow me inside.

-Yep.
-Okay?

[Sam] She's not my type.

If I saw her on a dating app,
would I go for her?

No. No, way.

So, yeah, it's quite jarring.

I definitely need a drink.

[waiter] How are we going?
Welcome to Luna Lu.

Can I get you started off
with a drink or anything?

Absolutely.
What would you like, Em?

Oh, look, I'm going to have a
glass of champagne. Why not?

Hey, mate, I'll just have
a vodka lime and soda.

-Vodka lime and soda.
-Stiff one, bro.

Okay. That's not a good sign
that you need a stiff drink.

-You need a stiff drink.
-No, no, no, no, no.

I just want to, um,
I just want to get us into it.

Yeah.

So...

Um. So tell me, was I
what you were expecting?

Ahh...

I guess, I was picturing,
like...

I'm going to be brutally honest.

You're slightly taller than
the girls I've normally dated.

Yeah.
[Emily chuckles]

I've never been with someone
shorter than me.

Not to say it's a bad thing.

Nah.

[Emily] My usual type would be
sort of tall, dark and handsome

kind of guy.

Usually little bit more manly.

Like a manly
sort of looking guy.

Thank you, man. Good man.
Thank you, bro.

-Do a cheers.
-Cheers.

-To finally meeting you.
-Absolutely.

-Ooh, it is stiff.
-Is it?

-Oh yeah, yeah.
-Good.

We can get the conversation
really flowing now.

I mean, are you happy with what
you see or are you...?

-Of course.
-Okay.

How could I not?

Um. So, are you hungry?
What are you vibing?

Well, listen, I have
a bit of a different plan.

Okay.

Okay. I don't think eating on
a first date, it's not my thing.

-Like, as in, like--
-What would you do?

Well, no, we'll have
some dessert, right?

Do you really want to knock back
like a big 300g steak?

[Emily puffs]

It's just 'cause I'm,
I don't want to be hangry.

-I've only had one meal today.
-Right.

And I'm just like,
getting a bit hangry.

Look, a dealbreaker for me
is usually a guy that's,

you know, shorter than me.

So this is interesting.

But we were able to have
a great connection on the phone.

So you never know
what might come up.

Not his height, though.
[Emily laughs]

I'm going to hell.
[Emily chuckles]

I'm going to hell.

[narrator] In Melbourne,
Jacinta has found herself

overwhelmingly drawn
to Sheree's feminine energy.

[Jacinta] I feel like there is
this really strong connection

between us and I want to see
if Sheree feels the same way.

My plan with Sheree
is just to

really see where their
head's at about, you know,

their sexuality,
their relationship.

[texting sounds]

[outgoing text sound]

[typing text alert tone]

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

I got a reply.

Ahh, Sheree's saying that

she hasn't had a romantic
relationship with a woman,

so that's new for me.

[Jacinta] Based on past
experiences,

I've had a hard time

dating women who are
still discovering themselves.

[texting sounds]
[outgoing text sound]

Or who are exploring
their sexuality.

[incoming text sound]

Because I don't know if they
truly want to be with me

or they just want to try me out.

[texting sounds]
[outgoing text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

I don't want to be
an experiment.

And that's where I get scared.

[phone rings]

Nemo's calling me.

[phone rings]

Hello.

Yeah. This is Jay. Is this Nemo?

My day has been intense.

But it's been a really,
really good, productive day.

Was there anything that you were
curious about

that you wanted to know?

So, I was actually
adopted by a family.

Lived with them
until I was legal age, eighteen,

moved out, and I've just kind
of been doing me ever since.

Ahh, yeah. See, there you go.

Do you feel like you're more of

like, a face-to-face
type of person?

I'm really happy that
we had a chat.

[Jacinta chuckles]
Thank you.

I like your voice, too.

We'll talk soon, okay?

Alright. Bye.

Okay, then. Alright.

He has a really nice voice.
I really like his voice.

Mmm.
[Jacinta chuckles]

I'm a bit...

I'm a little bit
lost for words at the moment.

I don't want to make
assumptions,

but I'm getting, like,
mixed race vibes like me.

I don't know why.

I don't... I feel like he
is also a person of colour.

He could be Caucasian,
and that's completely fine.

But there's
a little swag in his voice,

and I'm like, ooh okay,
there's something in there.

[Jacinta chuckles]

There's a little chocolate
in the milkshake.

[Jacinta laughs]

Oh, I don't think I'm thinking
with my mind right now.

I'm not using my brain.

Oh, I'm not going there.

We're not going there right now.

Mmm. Mmm.

It's been a rollercoaster
of an experience

speaking to Sheree and Nemo,
and here I am.

Nemo put a smile on my face.

And I don't know,

there was definitely
some connection there.

There was definitely
some fire there.

But...

I haven't been with a man,
I haven't dated a man,

I haven't been in a relationship
with a man,

I haven't slept with a man
in years.

Whereas with Sheree,

I feel like there is
this really strong connection

between us
and there was a great balance

and a lot of feminine energy
between us.

But I know that
she hasn't had any romantic

relationships with a woman,
and that scares me.

I don't want to
be Sheree's experiment.

[woman] Hey, lovely.
How are you doing tonight?

-Hi. Good. How are you?
-Very well, thank you.

[Jacinta] At the end of the day,

I don't care whether
you're a man, a woman,

non-binary, trans, I don't care.

I feel like any relationship
you go into,

there is going to be the risk.

If our energy aligns,

if we have that connection,

let's just jump
right in the deep end.

Just do it.

I don't really know how to swim
that well

but we'll figure it out.

[door opens]

[Jacinta chuckles]

[Nemo chuckles]
Are you Jay?

-Hi. Yes.
-Nice to meet you.

-I'm a hugger.
-Yeah, of course.

-Nice to meet you.
-You're gorgeous, girl.

-Thank you.
-Yeah.

-Sit, get comfy.
-Thank you.

Um. Would you like a drink?

-Of course. Yeah.
-[barmaid] How you doing?

Ah, could I please do a Negroni

with, like,
a splash of orange juice?

-Absolutely.
-Thank you.

You're gorgeous.

You're nothing like I expected

but like, in the best ways
possible.

-What did you expect?
-I don't know.

I just didn't expect you.
Like, you're so cool.

-[both chuckle]
-Okay.

Ah! You guys picked a good one.

[beep]

My nosey arse was
trying to do some stalking.

Like, all I had was Jay, model,
Melbourne, right?

So, my nosey arse is on, like,
Google like, just

typing those three things,
Jay, Melbourne, model.

[Nemo laughs]

And then, I got, like,
a few results, right?

And I'm thinking,
maybe this could be her.

Maybe this could be her.

But none of them were her.

And like, when I saw her,
I was like, "Wow."

Yeah, she's gorgeous.
I'm attracted to Jay.

She is beautiful.

-Oh, this is very nice.
-[Jacinta giggles]

I'm very excited now.
[Nemo chuckles]

Did you know I was...

No!

I'm glad that you kind of
look like what I expected.

-Oh, really?
-Yeah.

Yeah. Pictured me like this,
hey?

It's kind of nice.

[Jacinta] The moment Nemo
called me

and I heard his voice,
I was all happy.

We were strong,
we were connected.

[Jacinta laughs]

So, I chose to be in
a relationship with Nemo.

Oh, I love that. It's beautiful.

-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you as well.

He's more than what I thought.
He's more than what I expected.

He is so cute.

There's definitely a spark,
for sure.

Like, there's definitely energy
between us right now,

and I'm just enjoying it.

I love this dress, by the way,
girl. This is so good.

Thank you. I've actually
never worn this dress before.

-Really?
-Mm-hm.

And you've given me
a reason to wear it.

Imma give you a lot of reasons
to wear it.

We are going on more dates
than this.

[Jacinta] I haven't been
sexually attracted to a man

in a very long time.

So this is a whole
new experience for me.

I think that we balance off each
other really, really well.

Yeah.

I feel like
I'm very open-minded.

Yeah, I--

I feel like there's a lot
to learn from each other,

but to be
completely honest with you,

I haven't gone
on a date with a man...

-Mmm!
-In like, four or five years.

-Oh, wow.
-Yeah.

'Cause I'm queer.

[narrator] In Hobart,

comedian Nellie has been
pleasantly surprised

by Richard, who has begun to
show a lot more interest

on the second day of texting.

But, is it a case of too little,
too late?

[Nellie] I know that I would
get along with Richard

just based on our interests.

Richard would give me a mind
orgasm. I know that for sure.

But I'm just constantly
thinking about Dan.

I think Dan would give me
a real orgasm.

A mind numbing,
can't feel my face orgasm.

-[crowd laughs]
-Thank you so much, everyone.

It's been amazing.
[crowd applause]

I'm Nellie Ryan.

[phone's outgoing ringtone]

[narrator] Nellie has now
decided to

call Daniel on the phone
for the very first time.

[phone's outgoing ringtone]

-Dan speaking.
-[Nellie giggles]

Hey Dan. It's Nellie.

-Hey, Nellie. How are you going?
-I'm--

-So good to talk to you.
-So good to talk to you.

I just kind of had a bit of
a nervous energy after the gig

and I wanted to call you.

Mate, I was waiting for you
to finish your performance.

I was wondering how you went.

You know what?
You sound like a firefighter.

-Is that weird?
-[Daniel chuckles]

-[Nellie laughs]
-I hope it's a good thing.

It's a very strong like,

I feel like you could hug me
like a bear

-and just completely...
-[Daniel chuckles]

Like a big kangaroo hug.
Like a big kangaroo.

-Hey.
-Like a joey in the pouch.

It's a call back.
Are you a comedian also?

-[Daniel chuckles]
-[Nellie giggles]

I'm a self-proclaimed comedian.
You know, I make me-self laugh.

That's true.

Another man takes my job.
The would just be...

Oh! Don't be like that.

No, I won't.
[Nellie chuckles]

Mate, there's so
many good female comedians.

-Mate, you'll get there one day.
-Okay. Dan, name one.

Oh!

Julia Roberts the actress?
[Nellie laughs]

No, what's the chick in like,
who hosts that, um...

It's probably
a different network.

-I won't say it, but you...
-[Nellie laughs]

No, no, that's good.
That's good stuff, man.

You sound like an absolute
ripper of a chick and, um...

Thanks so much for the chat,
Nel.

It's been bloody fantastic.

Okay. See you, Big Roo. Bye.

-See you. See ya, Nel.
-[Nellie giggles]

Bye.

[Nellie laughs]

Okay.

He's got, he...
[Nellie giggles]

He's got that, like,
I'm going to pick you up

and put you over my shoulder

and take you down my fireman's
pole energy about him.

[narrator] Nellie still has one
day left to make her decision

about who she wants to meet
on a blind date.

[texting sounds]

-But sometimes when you know...
-[outgoing text sound]

You just know.

[incoming text sound]

[incoming text sound]

[Nellie sighs]
I'm on my way

to my date with Dan the man,
the fireman, the Big Roo.

[Nellie chuckles]

I'm really excited to meet Dan
and see what he looks like.

I also worry, though,

that he's not going to
like the way I look.

I know we'll get along, but I'm
worried as soon as he sees me,

he's going to be disappointed.

He's going to think that

I'm too thick
'cause I have no bum.

[Nellie chuckles]

Or that he's gonna rather
someone blonde and tall.

Or he's just going to stand
there and look at me,

turn around
and pretend he never

wanted to be in this experience
in the first place.

-Hey! Nel.
-Hey!

[Daniel chuckles]
Hey.

-Big Roo, is that you?
-Yeah.

-How are ya?
-I'm good.

[Daniel pecks Nellie]
Nice to meet ya. How you going?

-I'm good.
-You're nice rugged up and that.

-You a bit cold?
-I am a little bit cold.

But you'd be used to it,
the go in Tasmania.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

It Tas it's so cold. It's like
minus five at the moment.

-Oh, my god. It's crazy.

-Have a seat.
-I'll have a seat. Yeah, 100%.

He's fucken massive!
[Nellie giggles]

He's so tall!

[Daniel chuckles]

Oh my gosh. When I hugged him,
I hugged his dick.

That's how tall he is.
[Nellie laughs hysterically]

Fireman Dan is hot.

[Daniel and Nellie laugh]

At the train station,
I was, like...

You kind of look like my dad.
[Nellie laughs hysterically]

-I didn't mean...
-Wow. Daddy.

[Nellie and Daniel laugh]

-Oh, I didn't--
-Well, that's, um.

That's, there, you're right.

[Daniel and Nellie laugh]

Hey, not like enough
that's it's weird but

you know, you have an essence.

Mate, I don't mind.

If a girl's going to call me
Daddy, that's fine.

If you're going to call me
Daddy, that's, that's sweet.

I'm going to call you
Fireman Dan/Big Roo.

Fireman Dan. Yeah, it flows
off the tongue, doesn't it?

-Yeah.
-[Daniel and Nellie chuckle]

[producer] Do you think
he's into you?

I don't know if he's into me,
honestly.

Maybe?

Your voice matches your face.

-The big voice, big head.
-[Nellie giggles]

I did say, um, like, I always
wanted someone that can just,

like, hug me completely.

[Daniel laughs]
Lift up like Lion King like.

Always just been a big human,
eh? Big, kind human I am.

-But...
-Are you close with your mum?

Yeah, Mum and Dad, yeah.
Love them both dearly.

Brought me up the right way.

Dad brought me up in a way,

like, where you respect shit out
of women and...

[Nellie laughs]
Respect the shit out of 'em!

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Stand up to the best of your
ability my whole life,

you know what I mean?

I feel like that's how
everyone should be.

-I believe you completely.
-Yeah.

[Daniel] What's your priorities
with, like, relationship,

friends, your career, like,
your career goals and that?

Like, where does
the relationship side of things

stack up on Nel's...

Is it the Richter scale?
Like, the know what I mean?

Yeah.

Like, to be honest,

I just want someone
that's just a best friend.

Yeah. Mm.

[Nellie] That you can
kind of figure out

what you want to do, together.

Yeah. Having a partner
as a best friend is cool.

But, like, keep on getting
friend zoned and stuff

all the time

-Yeah.
-It kind, it's so annoying.

I think in the word
"best friend", I just mean

someone that it doesn't
feel like girlfriend, boyfriend,

these are the rules.

Do you not like rules and that,
like, in a relationship?

Or are you kind of just like
to be with the flow?

-What do you mean rules?
-As in...

I'm very old school
when it comes to relationships.

Yeah, okay.

Like, the male, the female
coming together.

[Daniel claps hands together]
Yeah, it sounds so weird.

See, I sound like I'm
such a controlling freak

and stuff like that but
it's not like that at all.

I just like to be,
I'm very set in my ways.

So, you just want to feel safe
in a relationship.

I wanna feel like
I'm in a relationship.

I don't wanna feel like
it's best friends,

you know what I mean?

'Cause I get friend zoned all
the time and it's just like, oh.

Well, let me clear it up.

I want a best friend
that I can also have sex with.

Well, hey, mate,
that's the answer.

That's the answer
I was looking for.

-So I'll write that one down.
-Yeah, yeah,

Write that down
in your little notebook.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm like... I've had such
a good time talking to you.

-Oh, yeah. I much appre--
-It's been really nice.

You got some yarns. I'm sure
there's more out there

the more we get, the more we get
to know each other, so yeah.

Well, I'm excited to
move in together.

[Daniel claps hands together]
Let's get it.

-Yeah, let's get it.
-Are you ready?

-Yeah, man.
-It'll be interesting.

You might have to stand up there
to give me a hug. You ready?

[Daniel and Nellie laugh]

-[Daniel] It was so nice--
-[Daniel and Nellie peck]

-It's so nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.

You want me to help you down
or are you right?

-Ready?
-[Nellie giggles]

-[Nellie laughs hysterically]
-[Daniel chuckles]

-You're right.
-Did you see that?

He full on was like...

No, no hassle at all.

It was like I was a grain
of sand,

and he was like, bloop.
[Nellie pops lips]

[Daniel] I'll take that
if you want.

-Oh, thank you.
-No worries.

-Nice to meet you, Nel, anyway.
-Nice to meet you.

I don't know why I was
going for a handshake. See ya.

[Nellie chuckles]

[Nellie chuckles]
It was such a good first date.

After the way he picked me up,
I think he might be into me.

The way he held me so,
so swiftly.

Then I was like, oh, yes.

[Nellie giggles]
This is good stuff.

I could feel my heart pattering
as I was walking away,

which I think is a good sign.

Do I think there's any chemistry
between Nel and I?

[Daniel sighs]

I don't think so.

She seems like a nice girl

but It seemed like I was talking
to a mate that's a female.

That's what it felt like.

Was there a spark there?

I don't think there was.

[narrator] In the Love Triangle
experience,

a bad first date is
never the end of the story.

The next time Nellie and Dan
see each other,

they'll be moving in together
for six weeks.

Sam and Emily
still have an opportunity

to push past their
own bad first impressions.

-When's your birthday?
-Eighth of July.

Ahh. Cancer?

So, I'm turning thirty-six
this year. I'm a Cancer.

-Ahh.
-What are you?

I'm a Virgo,
but second of September.

Okay. Right.

So, I'm turning thirty-seven
this year.

You're technically the only girl
that I've dated

that's older than me.

-Well...
-Listen, that's... Oi, that's--

That is so embarrassing.

-My god.
-Ah, excuse me.

Cheque.

It's not at all like a,
like a bad thing, Em.

I'm here to try something
different, effectively.

I never feel old.

-Do you know what I mean?
-No, you wouldn't.

This is the first time
I feel old. It's bizarre.

It's the most shitty feeling.
It's not ideal.

Oh, my god, dear. Don't like...
We've both got our own--

No, no, no, not old.

Just like, it's a new thing.
You know what I mean?

-Yeah, yeah.
-But it's new for both of us.

So it's, you know, it's fine.

It's not at all like a... I'm
half a foot shorter than you.

-[Emily laughs]
-Okay? So let's just, like...

[Emily] That's okay.

[waiter] Guys, I have our
raspberry and lychee ice cream.

[Emily gasps]
Yum.

-Oh, right. Yes. Sorry, mate.
-There we are.

We have our sticky date pudding
as well. And just this one.

-Yeah.
-Yum.

[Emily gasps]
Ooh.

-I'll put this here.
-Is that edible? No?

-No, it's not edible.
-Okay. Thank you.

How's this guy putting his sauce

on my woman's fucken pudding,
man?

-I know.
-Stop it, bro.

Oh, he's getting a little bit...

He's getting too familiar,
my guy.

-I know.
-I know.

[Emily chuckles]
A little bit.

-How tall are you on paper?
-Not tall.

You're not that tall. No.

I think I'm five nine.
So what's that?

-You're same as me.
-Five nine?

Yeah.

No way. No, you're not.

Are you?
[Emily chuckles]

I just mean, like, how come...
Really?

[Sam chuckles]

-That's selective...
-What...

[Emily laughs]

I'd like to think I'm five nine,
yeah.

Are you?
Okay, we're the same height.

So, it's the heels. So, why
don't we do this, not now.

I'll take my heels off and we'll
just do a back to back.

Okay.

And we could just, yeah,
really...

-We'll really nut it out.
-Make it official.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
-[Emily and Sam chuckle]

'Cause that's what you wanna do.

That's exactly
what you wanna do.

I just wanna pair up with you
the same height.

Ah, you just wanna get
a bit closer to me.

I don't mind, actually. Yeah.

I'll get my hands on you
a little bit.

-[Emily giggles]
-But yeah.

Stop it.

Emily may be not what
I was expecting.

At the start obviously
it's quite jarring.

You know, on the spec sheet,
she's maybe not my type.

But the vibe between us
both at this stage,

it's very, very early,
but I think the vibe's good.

There's, ah, there's elements
of sexual chemistry, definitely.

-[Emily] That was so nice.
-[Sam] Did you have a good time?

-I did.
-Yeah?

-Thank you so much.
-It's alright.

It was such a nice place.

We'll only get more time
together from now I think. So...

[Emily] I'm really excited.

We're going to be living
together next,

next couple of days.

As of this weekend,
I dare say.

-Yeah.
-Yeah. I look forward to it.

Bye.

[Emily] He's got a sexy vibe
about him,

and I actually
almost feel a little bit

not great about my initial view
on him.

Yeah.

We've definitely got something,
and I don't know what it is,

but we definitely get along
really well.

[Sam] Yeah, it's a surprise.

Emily's not necessarily my type.

I do feel like...

I guess I generally date
in a younger age group,

so it's nice to,

it's nice when you can stir up
the old ducks as well.

[car honks]

I'm queer.

Ahh.

[Jacinta] So, I'm pansexual.

-Okay.
-So... But yeah.

[Nemo] Right. Okay.

[Jacinta] Like, do you
understand that?

[Nemo] You connect to people
on a personality level, right?

You're like that.
That's cool. Yeah.

Okay. Cool.
How do you feel about that?

Um...

I'm really not insecure
about that.

My partner, who I dated for,
like, four years,

like, we had experimented a bit
in our relationship with women.

So, would you say
you're open-minded?

Oh, a hundred percent.

I ask because
it's important to me.

It's a part of my life.

To be a pansexual,

to be a part of the community
is important to me,

and I needed to know that

you would be comfortable enough
with that.

-I rock with the community too.
-Exactly.

I get you. Okay.

'Cause if you didn't
it would be a problem.

I get that.

I got to ask,
are you like, the dom

or are you usually
like the fem?

-[Jacinta bursts out laughing]
-Huh?

[Nemo giggles]
I know my stuff.

Don't play with me.

So, in the queer world, I would
be known as the dom fem.

Right.

Which means I have dominance,
but I'm very feminine energy.

Mm-hm. I like that.

But I got to ask you, like, am I
the first guy you've seen in,

like, four or five years?

-Swear to god.
-Swear to god.

Oh, okay.
That's a lot of pressure.

-[Nemo chuckles]
-Seen, dated, been with.

-Holy shit!
-Everything in between.

-If you get what I mean.
-Yeah.

I haven't been with a man
in a very long time.

Am I doing alright for myself
so far?

-I mean, you're still here.
-Oh, okay.

[Jacinta] He was very
open-minded about, you know,

who I am and my sexuality
and being pansexual.

I was very surprised
at his terminology

when it came to
the queer community.

Some things he knew.
Some slang he understood.

And I was like, "Okay."

-Oh!
-Miss dom fem. I see you.

-Oh, I can't wait.
-Here we are.

It's going to be a fun time,
I think.

It's going to be fun and crazy
and experimental

and everything in between.

And then we're definitely going
to have some, like, barriers

where we're gonna fight.

Yeah.

Like, we're gonna, like,
not fight in a bad way.

We're going to really,
like, push our limits

and challenge each other,
and that's what I need.

I need that too.

But you have to be vulnerable
with me. Can you be vulnerable?

Yeah, for sure.

But we need to get there,
you know.

I'm not going to pull out my
poetry right now

and be like, "Here's all the
things I've loved and lost."

I mean, you're a poet?

I wouldn't... Okay.

I did write a poem called
"All or Nothing,"

which might describe me.

-Can I hear it?
-Oh, god.

[Jacinta giggles]

-[Nemo sighs]
-[Jacinta] It's okay.

-This is a lot.
-It's fine.

Know it's just a very
safe space right now.

-And I've done poetry.
-Safe space.

It's a safe space.

Let's pinkie promise
on safe space.

It's a safe space.

[Nemo and Jacinta
peck their hands]

[Nemo and Jacinta giggle]
I promise.

Okay. So, the poem is called
"All or Nothing."

All or Nothing.

"Don't praise my abilities
and understate my flaws.

Like God, I am everything
or nothing.

Peace and war, life and death,
freedom and bondage.

Do not disregard my darkness,
and appreciate my light.

[texting sounds]

Love me for all I am

[outgoing text sound]

Or dismiss me.

[incoming text sound]

Like the tree with leaves
touching heaven

And roots reaching hell

Accept my totality."

-Okay.
-You know what I mean?

-So, all of you.
-The whole thing. Yeah.

Okay.

[Jacinta] This date exceeded my
expectations on so many levels.

He showed himself.

He showed exactly who he is
and that's what I wanted,

and that's what I got,
and I loved it.

Just wanted to say thank you
for tonight.

-Yeah.
-And I had a good time and I--

-Yeah?

-See you?
-Yeah.

Yeah?

[Jacinta] I'm a bit scared
that we're too perfect.

Like, we're too similar.

-See you.
-See ya.

[Jacinta giggles]
That can be crazy and intense.

But it's also so exhilarating
and exciting.

I'm excited to see him again.

I... Like, let's just move in
tonight. Seriously.

[narrator] Next time
on Love Triangle

three new singles are
entering a dating experience...

[man 1] I probably didn't
put myself out there enough

'cause I don't like
being rejected.

[man 2] There's no substance
to a dating app.

A lot of people don't see me
for what I've been through.

...that swipes looks
off the table...

[man 1] I definitely think

my personality's
better than my looks.

I'd hope so.
Or else I've got nothing.

...in the search for
real chemistry.

"What really turns me on
is when a guy..."

Wow.

[woman] Nice to meet you.

But what happens when fantasy...

[man] The sexual chemistry
I'm probably not feeling.

What do you think about the
mullet? I have to ask you.

...becomes reality.

I feel right now like
I'm wasting my time.

-Hey!
-[Nemo chuckles]

And later this season...

[Jacinta] Not sure if

I should allow him
to take the first move,

or if I should
just let loose.

Can infatuation...

[Sam] Things are heating up
a little bit.

...survive cohabitation...

Do I want to have sex with you?
No, like, no, I don't.

Before the Love Triangle
twist...

-Hello there.
-Ooh!

...brings back
the rejected suitors.

-Hi.
-Hi, Jay.

[Sheree chuckles]

Can't wait to get back to dating
girls, huh?

You need to calm down
for a second.

And a twist within the twist...

No!

Fucken hell.

That's wild.

changes everything.

[Emily] She's younger than me.
She's beautiful.

Are you trying to play me
like I'm a clinger?

[Daniel] I wasn't expecting it,
but I'm jealous.

[Jacinta] There is a deep
insecurity happening with you.

It's not like I was

intentionally
trying to hurt anyone.

But you did.