'Oh, Brett, fancy that. You've finally found your place to sleep this whole time.' (LAUGHS) I haven't really thought about it too much. I've just been focusing on getting to know my wife and... (LAUGHS) I've talked about it a bit of course, but so far it's going great, eh. I couldn't be more happy with it so far, yeah. After early fears their relationship was too good to be true,... Your niceness is... and I don't know why the hell it happens, but it actually is freaky. (UNSETTLING MUSIC) ...Brett and Angels bond has only grown stronger. I just feel like a bit of pervert looking into these apartments. Well, then, don't. (LAUGHS) Everything is going really good between me and Brett. I can't really complain so far. Little bit spooky. The most fun we have is just supermarket shopping. I know it sounds weird, but we're quite happy to do normal stuff. My favourite part was when I sent you in to do your first official husband duty of going to buy me hair ties. Trying to find hair ties. Um... It's pretty tough. Oh God. What colour do you get? The hair ties were so hard, cos nothing was actually labelled 'hair tie'. Are these even hair ties? (LAUGHS) Are they these ones? (LAUGHS) He's bought me, like, these rainbow-coloured hair ties. That's so cute. Did you get me two packets? And I got you black as well, cos I don't know which you'd like. Oh my God. He's got me two packets. Did I do all right? Do you know what? I think overall I would say... 12 out of 10. (LAUGHS) Obviously we're on a massive high from the wedding, and you're just kind of gliding on the clouds. We've, like, literally taken the rainbow by storm. We can't get off it. So it's, like, how is everyone else going? Are they in a thunderstorm while we're bloody showering in unicorns and rainbows? I don't even know. I am so excited to see all the other girls and obviously the guys and who they've been matched with and how it's all working. Yeah, I think we'll have to be pretty cautious that we don't over-talk everything that we've done, you know? Like, you know, to upset anyone. We wanna share our joy, but I don't wanna be overwhelming. Like, I don't wanna smother someone, say if they're not in the same position. I think me and Brett are gonna approach it quite cool, calm and collected. We just wanna hear everyone else's stories. Just go into it with an open mind and just listen out. I feel pretty... pretty weird I guess about turning up tonight by myself to the cocktail party. Especially after the great first few days we had, me and Bel. The attraction between Bel and Haydn was powerful at first, but their struggle with communication... Thrill-seeker Bel. That's what she told me. Hey, hey, that's not` Shush. ...led to the honeymoon being cut short after yet another fight. After a lot of thought, I am prepared to end, the marriage now. I think I've given it a good go. I've tried really hard. Things were going really well. I mean, to the point where one night, a couple nights in, she said she's falling in love with me and I was like, 'Oh, OK, that's cool. That's great. And then her bridesmaid added me on Facebook and I just messaged her and said, 'Oh, look, thanks for everything you did for Bel.' That was apparently the worst thing I could have ever done. And then the next morning she's just like, 'Oh, I didn't come into this to meet someone like you.' So I haven't seen Bel for a better part of a couple days now. She's just kinda stopped communicating. And that's been frustrating, cos she won't be talking to me, and I'll ask her what's up, and then the cameras will show up and go to lunch, and she's like, 'Yeah, guys. Yeah, let's go to lunch. Yeah, cool, cool.' And I'm just like, you know, not into that shit, you know? It's just I can't sit and pretend to have a really nice lunch. And yeah, it's just frustrating. And I'll sat something and she'll say something back and it can just snowball a little bit. The wedding ring's just over there. I was just getting ready. Just went to the gym, so yeah, I dunno. I dunno about that. I don't really know what to... how to approach that one, so yeah, we'll see, I guess. WOMAN: Do you wanna wear it? Oh, well, I mean, I didn't take it off until I went to bed last night, so... Yeah, I mean, I dunno. It's such a symbolic thing, I suppose. It's just a hard thing to, I dunno, put on when,... you know, my wife's not there and she's not really engaging with me at the moment, so I dunno. We'll see. I've asked Bel to come tonight. Despite what everything's gone on, just own the problems that we have together. It's just kind of hard to read where she's at. She's acting like she can't stand me at the moment, so hmm. So you're gonna go to the gym tomorrow? Yeah, I want to. I mean, I might see what time the class is on. You try and drag me along? Nah. There's no way you'll be able to be there at that time? Nope. Not a chance. We just arrived back into Auckland yesterday and... there were a couple of trials and tribulations over the honeymoon. For Vicky and Andrew, the marriage started slow, making Vicky worried that their relationship was heading in the wrong direction. I'm kind of, like, fighting with myself on, like, whether this is... (SIGHS) like, if it's more romantic or if it's more of a friendship. So what do you wanna do? And the spectre of the friend zone, put pressure on the newlyweds. You said that, you thought I was cruel because I didn't hug you back. We just need some space. That's what we need. The whole friends thing, it's a tricky one. So much going on right now. So confusing. I guess it's just time, persistence. So I think we're doing really well. Like, we're really good communicators, her and I. Poop. Washing. He's driving me a little bit crazy. (LAUGHS) I can feel myself losing my patience already, and it's only been one week. I just really hope that I don't take it out on him, cos I'm not usually like that, but it is quite exhausting. I dunno. I hope I don't lose my mind. (LAUGHS) Well, you're good at talking. You're like... Am I? I'm a bit of a girl? Yeah, you never shut up. It will be interesting to see if everyone else has fallen madly in love. If that's the case, then I'll be like, 'Oh jeez.' I've been looking forward to tonight for the whole week. I miss the other girls and, like, I miss Ben. I'm hoping maybe like having some time with the others will help. I hope he doesn't wanna be glued to the hip tonight because I don't want to be. (LAUGHS) Not tonight. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) So, Haydn and I have come back from, the honeymoon, separately. It's been like an emotional roller-coaster. We just don't know how to communicate when it comes to arguments and disagreements. Feeling a little bit nervous about the cocktail party tonight. I feel quite drained, but it'll be good to go and see everyone, and, yeah, and see where, what happens. It just escalated. (UNSETTLED MUSIC) When we first met, one direction, and after a couple of days in the other direction, so... Yeah. It's been pretty rocky. (MUSIC CONTINUES) It was really nice. I don't know what happened. When we met, it was just this instant attraction and then this chemistry, which was so great, but don't know whether it's going to work out. I woke up this morning feeling really sick about it. I wanted out. I didn't wanna do this anymore. I don't wanna see him again. I just felt so wrong. (MUSIC CONTINUES) But I actually spoke to Tony this morning, and he gave me some really really good advice. So he kind of pulled me back to just trying to work things out together and why we're really here, and this is our challenge, and it's the communication part, and we're not good at communicating with each other. I just think everything was really heated and emotional, and we weren't thinking clearly. So we kind of connected a little bit and had a chat, and for the cocktail party tonight, we've decided to go together. We were put together for a reason, and we wanna know that reason and explore more, and we're both committed to it. (GENTLE MUSIC) BEN: I'm happy to be back in the city. Just being around this ` like, I look out the window, and there's like trains and cars and just, like, people in general. I feel very cut off otherwise. I don't know why, but I have this, like, FOMO. How much time have we got before`? Not sure. 2.45. What time are we getting picked up again? Like, 5.30? Yeah. Ooh, let's have a look. It's very much just been me and him alone 24 hours a day for five days solid. So it's been pretty intense. Isolated on their honeymoon, Ben struggled to connect with his husband, Aaron, on a physical level,... You're not usually the kind of guy I would go for. ...causing tension between the two. Physically we've been quite-independent, I guess. Yeah. That's, like, a bit of a red flag for me. If you push it, I'm not gonna like it. Absolutely. Yeah. But after learning where each other stands and giving themselves space, the marriage is finally starting... Cheers. Cheers. (GLASSES CLINK) ...to find its feet. Hopefully tonight, with that kind of recharge of that social side of things, he can just open up a bit and feel a bit more at ease with things. it's my kind of scene. I'm pretty excited about tonight. Are you gonna wear your new boots in? Yep. Been waiting since the hens to see who everyone's matched with, see how they're going. I think like causal dressy. Casual dress? Smart cas'. I suppose the biggest` my biggest doubt and concern with my relationship is I'm not attracted to Aaron physically so I find that it's obviously quite hard. Do you think`? I was gonna go brown. Like belt and shoes. Belt, shoes. Brown, I reckon. Brown. Squished in my suitcase, but... Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, to be honest, so far it hasn't been great. We're getting along fine ` we're talking, we're chatting, we can have fun together. But trying to bring that on to a relationship... has not gone anywhere so far, really. It'll just be good to see how their relationships have kind of panned out thus far. You know, and maybe kinda give us an idea of where we're at based on where they're at as well. Yeah. I know it sounds weird to, kind of, hope for this, but I hope that maybe some other couples are in the same situation that I'm in in terms of, like, where I'm at with my relationship and if they have any like doubts or reservations with regards to their marriages. Yeah. WOMAN: Oh, what's up there? DOM: I haven't done so much laughing in a long time. (LAUGHS) We've only had one row. That's all. We've broken it. We've broken it, hey ` we're no longer the, sort of, the virgin married couple. # Da, da, da, da, da. # While Claire and Dom enjoyed some moments of calm, it didn't take long for the pair to clash. I` I do not see that as funny, Dominic. Listen, I'll do 50 when it's 50, I'll do 30 when it's 30, and I'll do 100 when it's 100, right. But with compromise, they ended the honeymoon on a high. (LAUGHS) Look, today's our` It's our anniversary. It's been a whole week. We have actually cheers on a coffee. It's not a glass of wine. He's everything, on paper, that I would want. Like, he's kind, he's thoughtful. He's very loving and supportive. It's almost like my best friend. It's like we can talk about anything, and I mean anything. Nothing is out of bounds for us. Dom and I have actually talked about this cocktail party all the way through and how exciting it's gonna be. You keep giving them names, and I won't remember their names. (LAUGHS) I really wanna know, and I know Claire does too, what's been going down. We are nosy people. Well, you think Bel has married Haydn, cause I gave you info and you gave me info. And we put it together. I'm just so excited. I just can't wait to see them all again. Do I wanna know if the couples have been intimate? Hell yeah! Who doesn't? (GENTLE MUSIC) LACEY: We left the honeymoon yesterday. Came back to Auckland. Aren't staying together and haven't spoken to each other. Since we left Rotorua. Luke and Lacey were both pushed outside their comfort zones. Luke really surprised me, because I didn't have to be in charge. He did, which was great. But with Luke constantly reverting to humour, Lacey struggled to find a connection,... I take things day by day, and I took today by today's day, took yesterday by yesterday's` You get it. It can be disheartening when you try have a serious conversation and everything is rounded off with a joke. ...leading to her shock departure, during the honeymoon. Lacey just told me it's over. Uh, so hurt a little bit; shaken by that. I honestly don't know what you do when you've been married to someone for just over a week and there just seems to be nothing. It seems to be fake. It just doesn't seem to be genuine. I don't know how you come back from that. I don't know how you... convince this person that... you care. I don't think it's OK to say, 'I'm shy and I'm scared, and therefore I'm gonna build walls and not try.' Going to the cocktail party tonight, I am gonna turn up alone. I'm here to see if I can find love, and if I can't, then I'm probably out. (POIGNANT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) Yeah, I think Lacey and I have got a pretty strong bond ` or did have a really strong bond ` but then just tripped up real hard, and I just landed flat on my face. I think I had my guard up because she kind of intimidated me because she's beautiful, she's funny, she just totally understands my humour, and I understand hers, and she's, like, really smart ` like, lot smarter than I am. So I was just kinda like, 'Whoa.' Like I don't wanna get hurt here. She was like, 'It's been five days, and you haven't been affectionate,' and for me, because I wasn't getting any indication that she was totally into me, so I was kind of quite hesitant with that. But then once I get over that, then I'm fine, I'm good ` like, I'm affectionate and I'm loving, and I'm all the good stuff. But it's just getting to that point which is` for me sometimes takes a little bit of time. Yeah, I feel like I probably need to man up. Just say, 'Let's sort this out,' and just, yeah. (POIGNANT MUSIC) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (CAR HORNS TOOT) So, this cocktail party is gonna be an incredibly important part of this experiment. It's going to be interesting to see how these newly formed relationships are when it comes to a social situation. Oh, look. How are you going? Hey. We're first here. Yeah, just take a seat there. At the moment, front and centre, you've got Brett and Angel, who are united. They're connected, and things are going really well. We're like the opening act. And do you know what? People will walk in the door and they'll think there's 15 people in here, but it'll be me and you. (LAUGHS) Yeah. They'll hear the noise coming in, and they'll be like, 'Oh my God. We're the last here.' (BOTH LAUGH) We are on the cusp of meeting the puppies. I know. I think we should stop calling them puppies and babies. I think they are actually` Oh, do you think we're being disrespectful? Well, not disrespectful, but, I don't know. We'll just suss` Should call them the youth of New Zealand? The future? We could just call them... the married couples. We've got a parent-child relationship. Guess who's the child. Aww. My darling. Thank you. Your destination awaits. Thank you. Wait for me. I am waiting for you. I'm Brett. How are ya? Nice to see you. And who are you? I'm Angel. What a beautiful name. (LAUGHTER) ...just had such a ball. We have just... We haven't drunk that much, have we, really? Nah. I had to drive a lot. We had a rental car. Yeah. Don't talk about driving, Don't talk about driving. (CHUCKLES) We had our first argument. Oh` Have you had a row? BOTH: Oh... We have. Aww, stop it, you two love birds. We have. I got really frightened. I frightened him, cos I raised my voice. Told him to shut up so I could talk to him. (BOTH LAUGH) Yeah, so there you go. Hey, like I said, it's been a hell of a ride for us. Hasn't it? You guys look like you're having fun though. Oh, we have. I have not stopped laughing, really. Yeah. I've never laughed so much. I had sore cheeks, eh, and I was like this after our wedding day. I was just laughing so much. Yeah. (LAUGHS) (SOFT, SOMBRE MUSIC) I'm not the type of person to show up and pretend that something hasn't happened. I'm kind of OK to be walking in there by myself and owning this situation as if I normally would. Hey! Hey, how are ya? 'Lacey came in by herself.' This is Lacey. Lacey. I didn't really know what to take of that. I know she probably wouldn't have loved the fact that she's walking in there by herself, and she'll know that other people will be wondering what's going on. ANGEL: Pretty good. This is my husband, Brett. Hey, nice to meet ya. I'll give you a hug. Nice to meet you. Yeah, great to meet you. How are you going? Yeah, I'm good. Lacey, look at you. Oh my God, you look stunning. Oh God. Yeah, looking like a 10. Hello, Lacey. CLAIRE: This is my husband. Hello, how are you Lacey? I'm good. How are you? Lovely to meet you, hey. So lovely to meet you. It's nice to meet all these strange people. The challenge around what will be happening here is the unsaid and the unknown. So there'll be a lot of hearsay, a lot of questions,... Mm. Mm. ...that these other couples that are here already will certainly have. BRETT: Angel was like, 'Oh, is he good-looking?' And I'm like, 'I dunno!' CLAIRE: You look stunning. LACEY: It's good to see you. Are you all good, though? Yeah, I'm all right. We're all right. We? Was that a 'we'? 'We' as in 'me'. (SOFTLY) I'm all right. Can I get another beer? I think I had the... TONY: You can certainly feel the tension and the nerves, which is completely understandable. I'm just gonna go to the bathroom. Yeah, and the concern from the other couples. You know, they're probably quite shocked at what's going on and the fact that she's turned up on her own. Yep. (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) LACEY: He seems amazing. Oh my God, honestly, yeah. It's been pretty crazy. (POIGNANT MUSIC) Oh wow. Yeah. Yeah, we arrived in at 9AM` Sorry, I'm just worried about the girls. Well, you go, if you want to. (STAMMERS) I just need to sort of... OK. You wanna go? That's OK. So, whereabouts are you? We're just off Queen St. So, what happened yesterday was, um,... his friends told my friends and my family that the only reason he was on the show was because he wanted to be famous. Yeah, he's just a different person, and it wasn't until yesterday that we kind of had, you know, full 48 hours to ourselves, and I realised this isn't gonna change. Like, it isn't. Did you have an initial connection? So, the only time he's ever touched me is he'll hold my hand or put his arm around me when other people are here. Here's a chance for Lacey to let some of the other woman who are part of the experiment know what's going on at a deeper level. That's crazy. I'm actually gobsmacked. Yeah. Totally gobsmacked. Luke is a dumbass. It certainly feels that she is looking for and she has found a couple of allies. He sleeps on top of the bed, fully-clothed. And I'm like, OK, are you 12? Are you a small child? And you're, like, a 10 out of 10 bangin' babe. I'd jump under the covers with you. (LAUGHS) Don't tell Brett that. Don't tell Brett. - (LACEY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) - (LAUGHTER) So, just because of the sheer fact that Lacey's arrived first, it's created a certain kind of dynamic. I think they really need to be mindful that they hold judgement until the other partner's arrived. At the moment, it is very one-sided, and it could be slightly unfair. There's certainly another challenge for Luke entering now. Mm. I love that you came tonight, though. You're so awesome and... Nothing will stop me being me. Yeah, exactly. So I think we just enjoy tonight and... Yeah. I dunno. It's a lot to take on board, I guess. PANI: So, here comes Luke. He's looking quite unsure and confused already. (INDISTINCT CHATTER) Hi. Hey, how it's going, everyone? Good. Hey mate, how are ya? Good to see ya. Hey, good to see you man. Oh yeah, good to see you. I'm good, Luke. I've remembered your name! (CHUCKLES) Hey, how are ya? BRETT: Good to see you, man. You too. PANI: There's a bit of tension there. Lacey's obviously waiting for her greeting. It's a bit awkward. She's not making eye contact with him. Hey. Hey, how are you? Good, how are you? You all right? Yeah. Where's my possie? BRETT: Anywhere you like. It was so exciting to see everyone and to kind of see those that are genuinely in love. And then there's Luke, my husband,... (DRAMATIC MUSIC) ...who shook my hand when he saw me. (MUSIC CONTINUES) You know, it's a little bit disappointing. (TENSE MUSIC) ALL: Hi! Hello! How are ya? Hey, guys. How are ya? Good to see ya. Congratulations. So with the group increasing in size, it will certainly be a little more challenging to just find those opportunities to reconnect, but also it will be really interesting to see the alliances or those connections amongst different couples. (INDISTINCT CHATTER) Wow. (ALL GREET ONE ANOTHER) BEL: Nice to see you. HAYDN: Hello. PANI: So it's promising to see Bel and Haydn arrive together. It's been a challenging few days for them. Their relationship that are full of highs, full of passion and a real connection, but unfortunately with that have come quite significant lows. I did only have a conversation with Bel earlier this morning. She really wasn't too keen, so it'll be really interesting to see how they unite, and what that looks like, given that they're just entering into such a large dynamic. (INDISTINCT CHATTER) ANDREW: How is this for a doozy, guys? That's my wedding ring. That's my wedding ring. The contrast for me and Bel from this morning is just black and white, and I think that we need to remember that. That is this experiment in a nutshell. It is gonna be highs and lows and go from one emotion to another within a day sometimes, and everything's accelerated, so I think it's really good learning for us. I actually came home on a flight by myself. Did you? Yesterday, yeah. So we've managed to smooth that out today, which is good, cos she's not feeling well. She's got a bit of tonsillitis anyways. She should really be in bed but she's making the effort, you know. And she's not just coming here for herself. She's coming for me and for us and a couple. So it's just been awesome to be here with her and not doing it alone tonight. Come sit down. Come sit down, honey. Come sit on this sisterhood. Join us on this. (SIGHS) So I guess the 411 at the moment is that the girls have all come back from their little weddings, and it's really good to catch up with them and their husbands. Yeah, so just, like, I'm... I'm just not into him. Like, he's not my type. I feel that way with my one as well. So I have a question ` have all of you kissed your husband? Only on the wedding. Yeah, forced by wedding kiss, yeah. Same. You what? Like, not on the lips, but like he'll always, like, come up and be like (KISSES) on my forehead. And I'll be like... But like... The same as me. I'm, like, 'Nah.' So here's an opportunity for the couples to connect with each other, but what we're seeing in terms of what's going on is little factions kind of breaking off and gossiping or talking about their partner and some of the things that they don't like about them. It is certainly concerning to see where the energy and effort is being misdirected. I can't keep up with his energy and, like, even when he's talking to you he'll be like this, so 'da-da-da-da', and I'll be like... Just, like, hyper. Do you know what I mean? I'm having such a good time. The cocktail party is amazing. It's probably the most fun I've had in like a week. (LAUGHS) BEN: He's like crying out in front of the house. I was, like, 'I actually don't have time for this.' You know what I mean? Like, just go have fun. You do you; I'll do me. Like, I just met you, like, five hours ago. It's been just me talking to the girls, catching up with them. Aaron's been catching up with the guys, cos he obviously already knows them quite well. I would say they're probably perceiving that we on the outside look pretty good, but I think the girls know that it's not all as cheery as it looks. (LAUGHTER) But maybe that... I'm sorry. Can you see my mind... There was certainly always gonna be a challenge that comes with the cocktail party in such a social situation. We're hearing a lot about the relationships of others, but in terms of` it's what we're not seeing, which is certainly the connection between Ben and Aaron ` physically they're divided. We're not seeing Luke and Lacey. They're again on very different parts of the room. So it's certainly moving away from the gossiping and moving back towards the need to reconnect with the relationship. This is the opportunity. ANDREW: A couple of hiccups here and there and ironed them out, and it's all good, bro. LUKE: Oh, sweet. How bout you? How's it all going there? The relationship side of things? Uh... not that good. I need to figure it out very soon. Oh really? Yeah. I need to sort it out, but, yeah. Slow? Slow or arguing or...? Nah, nah, nah, just, um... Yeah, just really need to sort it out. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. You all good, though? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Luke and Lacey are a funny one. They haven't spent any time together. Luke has opened up to me about it. He's just really struggling with the whole situation, coming to terms with that's going on. Um... but, you know, like, he's here, and I honestly believe that if they stick at it like Vick and I are, hopefully it does work out. I don't want it to be over. I think she's amazing, and I really, really like her, and I don't wanna just give up. DOM: I so want you and Luke to work out. Really, really, really, really, really, really? No. How you feeling? Um, I'm OK. Yeah? We should go and have a chat. Yep. Come on. (TENSE MUSIC) How are you, Dom? I'm cool. You're cool? I am. I took a really, really massive liking to you as soon as you walked in. Aw! I did really, really. Aw, I like you too. But I'm really, really, seriously gutted that things haven't panned out thus far ` thus far, thus far. But I really like Lucas, OK. He really likes you. He does, and he wants to talk to you. So far Luke has spoken about me to people. He has told people how much he loves me, has told people how much she wants to be in this relationship, and hasn't said much to me. I get it, but if isn't able to come over to me in a group situation and say, 'Hey, Lacey, can I have a word to you?' our entire lives is not behind closed doors. I know. I spent seven days putting myself out there, and he didn't, so I'm happy to have a chat to him but he needs to make that effort, right? It's a little bit disappointing. This was his moment to be, like, 'Yeah, I really wanna be with you, and I wanna make this work.' Sorry. (SNIFFLES) I thought I was coming to a party and my husband was gonna turn up and say sorry and sincerely try, and he hasn't so far. (TENSE MUSIC) You all right? I'm all right. Lacey,... Oh yeah, yeah, nah, I'm gonna sort my shit out. I'm just gonna have a beer and yeah. I just wanna talk to Lacey and try to explain to her,... like, who I am as a person. Cos you know what you'll be full of if don't this. You'll be rat, man. I consider myself a pretty good person, and I'm a genuine person. And I never want to hurt anyone at all. Like, it doesn't matter who they are. I don't wanna hurt anyone. And especially her, cos I really, really like her, So to see her like that, it's pretty hard. Oh, I'm good. I'm good to go now, cos it was just like that, 'Oh snap.' Should we go, then? Come on. Should we take our drinks and go? Yeah, come on. Hey, hey, listen. I know you're not a very tactile man. Bring it in, mate. Give me a hug. Here's yours. That's mine there. (TENSE MUSIC) Hey, um... Hey. ...can we, um...? So here's the opportunity that both Luke and Lacey have both been waiting for. (GROANS) (TENSE MUSIC) Go for it. This, now, is critical. (TENSE MUSIC BUILDS) Hello. (HORN TOOTS) (BLOWS) Kia ora. (SIGMA'S 'CHANGING' FEATURING PALOMA FAITH) # Hell down, heaven now, livin' in the same town, trying to find somethin' new. Hello. (HORN TOOTS) (BUTTONS BEEP) Hey! # Everythin' is changin'. No, it's a wee one. (OINKS) (INDISTINCT CONVERSATION) Jambo. Salaam alaikum. (DRONE WHIRRS) Hello. I'm home. (BEEP!) (BEEPING) ALL: Hey! (ELECTRONIC WHIRRING) Hello. (BUZZING, CHILDREN CHUCKLE) Hello from the children of Planet Earth. We're real comfortable around each other. Hopefully I don't get friend-zoned. (LAUGHS) (POIGNANT MUSIC) At the couples cocktail party,... (CHATTER, LAUGHTER) ...it's the moment of truth for Luke... I'm just gonna try and be as confident as I possibly can, man up, and just take control of the situation. ...as he tries to clear the air with Lacey. Lace, um... Hey. This, now, is critical. (TENSE MUSIC) Um,... you seem maybe a little pissed off with me. Not pissed off at all. Disappointed, but. Disappointed? It's expected, right? Why? You lied to me and to all of my friends and family. I never lied to anyone. Your friends told all of my friends and family the reason why you're on this show. I know you think it's a joke. No, no, I don't think it's a joke. That's not real` I don't think it's a joke. To you it might not be real, but the fact that all of your friends and family, including your Dad, told my Dad that the only reason you were on this show was so that you could become a famous comedian is not a joke to me. What?! Is not a joke. There is no way that that's what I wanted from this. I've always known exactly why I'm doing this, and the whole comedian or whatever is just absolute nonsense. I will not pretend that that didn't hurt me, and I will not pretend that it didn't happen. I came on to this ultimately to meet someone, to fall in love ` the same reason that anyone else should be doing it. And I may have made jokes to people- If you're gonna yell at me and raise your voice, I'm gonna go. I'm not yelling at you. I'm just` I'm gonna walk out of this conversation, right. I'm just trying to explain myself. I know, but you don't talk to me like that. Luke ` he's trying to show that he's reflected on his behaviour and that he understands why she might be upset. She's just not accepting it. She almost scolded him as a teacher or as a parent. I'm` I'm sorry I yelled at you. When you say 'I'm sorry' and then you laugh, it's not really sincere. I feel like he still thinks that hiding behind a joke is a good idea. It's` Yeah, it's a nightmare. She's just not listening to him at all or no giving him the opportunity to make up for what's happened. I really really wanted to do this to find someone. Yet you told people other reasons, right? No, but that wasn't the reason` But you told people other reasons. No, I didn't tell them that was the reason that I was doing that. So then how did they come up with this idea that you wanted to be a comedian, that you wanted to be`? Why would people say that about you if it's not true? I take the piss most of the time because I am uncomfortable with being vulnerable. Like, I may have said some shit because I'm, like, friggen nervous about being on this show and, like, trying to find someone that I can love. You know sometimes you don't want to tell your guy friends that, 'Hey look, I really wanna find love 'and there are things about myself that I wanna work on, and I'm really committed to this social experiment 'on TV to try and do that.' It's a hard thing to say to your guy friends for some people, so I can see why instead of displaying that vulnerability, he may have joked that he wants to be a comedian and she's just not having a bar of it. she's just not giving him an inch at all. I wanted to be honest with you the entire time, and when you told me now, I thought, 'Oh no someone's said something stupid.' And, um, that's not why I entered this at all, and it never was. Just` Please just listen to me and, kind of, believe me! Like, believe me! Like, I'm not bullshitting. The reason that I got into this was because I really wanted to meet someone. It's hard. Like, she's already set in her way that I'm this person, I'm deceptive and I've got all these ulterior motives. So how do you explain all of your friends and family individually telling my friends and` I have heard it from friends and family that didn't even talk to each other on the day. My Dad wouldn't lie to me about that. It's not true, and it's just frustrating because I can't say, 'Look, I'm being honest with you.' (ALL CHATTER INDISTINCTLY) BEN: Lacey and Luke? Angel: You honestly do feel guilty for being so happy, and you almost don't wanna talk about it too much, but at the same time you do wanna talk about it because that's who you are now. I've basically been trying to build bridges between Lacey and Lucas, and I've basically` let me tell you why ` because they've both told me they really like each other. I just really want Lacey and Lucas to try and overcome that. I really hope they do, I really mean that, cos I want all of us to succeed. He needs help, seriously. No, no, no, you're not an expert. I'm not an expert no, but I'm a man. I don't know what's going on with those two. Um, it's not nice that it hasn't sorta worked out the way they wanted it to be, but it's been seven days, you know ` it's 24-7. Of course you're gonna get conflict. 90% of the time I can't trust anything you say. Well all the shit talk is terrible. I have no idea if you're taking the piss or not, and I've been 100% genuine, and I have tried really hard to have open conversations with you and to try and talk to you, and every time you take the piss. 'I have high expectations of people, and I demand honesty.' I want to get past that, and that was` that was the part that I wanted us to get tom was where I drop this shit, you know what I mean? That's on you, though, not me, right? No, it is on me. It is on me. He's laying his greatest vulnerability on the table over and over again, but what we're seeing in response is a monologue. There is a message to be delivered by Lacey, and she's going to deliver it over and over again, and it seems to be increasing in intensity. I had to find out from my friends and family that this wedding was supposedly a joke. That's what your friends told me family. How do I come back from that? That was` How do I come back from that? 'Relationship-wise, I give people too many chances, and every time I get hurt.' What I'm seeing here is that they spent seven days together, and it hasn't quite gone how Lacey would've liked. She's felt like she's put herself out there, and Luke hasn't reciprocated in the way that she wanted, and she's feeling rejected. I expected someone who wanted the same as me and someone who was willing to give it everything. FRUSTRATEDLY: I do! I do want the same! I do wanna try! I'm not finished. Lacey just cannot hear him. She cannot hear what he's trying to say, and she's trying to really just make it clear that she's right and he's wrong. And someone who was willing to try and make it work like I was and was going to put 110% of themselves forward and be vulnerable and have conversations and be open, and for seven days, you didn't do one of those things. Yeah, I know. For seven days you took the piss. I was frustrated with myself because I would just keep talking shit. He's really acknowledging that he's come to the experiment to work on these things about himself. These are some of the reasons, as you know, that we matched them ` that, you know, they had this opportunity to grow and develop as people because of the different things that they brought to the table. And that's something that I have to overcome, and I was just trying so hard to get past that because I really like you. If I didn't like her I'd just be like, 'Sweet, OK, cool.' But because I really like her, I'm like... This is just... I just have no idea what to do. I'm... To the point where I'm honestly ready to walk away from this. I know. I know that, and that's what I realised yesterday. You walked in tonight knowing that we haven't spoken for 24 hours, and you shook my hand. What kind of a relationship is that? What kind of a statement are you making? I was scared cos I knew that you were pissed off with me. I'm not pissed off. I'm disappointed. Oh, I can't do anything. My family think you're a joke, and my family are so disappointed. (TENSE MUSIC) Well, I guess that makes me look like a dick. Honestly, that's not... (BLEEP)! (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) Just like the show... with... for breakfast on The Edge bringing you Married At First Sight NZ. Sunday night, the cocktail party continues. Luke: Yeah have you ever been viciously attacked by hornets? Nah. Neither have I, but I imagine it's kinda what that like. Secrets are revealed,... I gotta tell you girls something too. Have you been with him? ...while some reach breaking point. They're there to re-escalate it. So why are you here? Why am I here? Not a fan. And at the first couples therapy,... Tony: This space is a safe space, so you've gotta be honest for this to work. ...plans are laid bare. ...know that you're leaving tomorrow? Um... (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (BELL GONGS, HEARTBEAT THUMPS) Copyright Able 2017