Tonight didn’t go the way many people wanted it to go, myself included. Let’s recap MAFS episode 21. We’re more than halfway through.
Morena is missing but then charges through that huge door to make things dramatic. She recalls that the energy between her and Tony on the wedding day was a “penetration” until he discovered her age was an eggless one. Not just a big penetration, a HUGE one.
The MAFS 2025 experts confirm that Tony never revealed his desire to have a baby, even though he’s sure he mentioned it to them. Anyway, they both leave. Finally.
Jacqui and Ryan are bonding after Jacqui discovers Ryan knows what a data centre is. They tell the experts they’ve slapped body parts twice. Ryan says it was “refreshing,” which isn’t how I’d want someone to describe their sexy time with me.
Adrian has been whispering to Awhina throughout the ceremony, urging her not to say anything about his family. If he was so hellbent on keeping them out of the MAFS 2025 spotlight, why invite them in the first place? I’ve seen this show enough to know that friends often replace family in these situations.
When they get to the couch, Alessandra reminds Adrian that the scene was filmed, and Australia will see that whether he talks about it on the couch or not.
John wants to know why Awhina likes Adrian, which is a very fair question. I think everyone would like to know the answer.
17 hours later, she says he likes how he looks at her (sometimes) and likes how much he cares for his family. They both write stay, which is a surprise to me considering how much they seem to hate each other. Adrian’s face is very “I told you so” which makes me want to projectile vomit, preferably in a way that gets caught in his beard.
Veronica learns that trauma is trauma, and not everyone can communicate their experiences to her standard. “I’m learning,” she says. “I’ve made a mistake.” They both stay because it would be a shame to put that combined hotness to waste. Side note: Eliot sure does look like a frat boy tonight.
Lauren has walked in on Clint… doing the dishes. I thought for sure she caught him spanking the monkey (his dick) for her to be acting this weird about it. She’s not sure he’s “alpha male” enough for her, and Clint’s unsure what that even means.
Lauren confirms her idea that an “alpha male” is “a leader in the relationship”, and I’m not sure how kicking back while your wife does the dishes is….that? They stay.
Beth and Teejay fucked. They stay. That is all.
Alessandra tells Paul she doesn’t give two shits about his fist’s wellbeing after he punched a door. She also believes he was judging Carina’s sexual past by reacting in that way.
Carina says the experience was disheartening and uncomfortable. She then says that this behaviour shows that he really must like her, that they’re passionate about one another and that it’s a real relationship. It hurt as much to write that as it did to watch it.
Mel jumps in to remind her this behaviour is never justifiable. “This is not normal behaviour, sweetheart. This is not how you show love.”
Paul pleads that this behaviour isn’t him, even though it was him and his hand that did the thing. John wants to know why he shouldn’t kick him out, and Australia would also like to know this, not from Paul but from the wider production.
Why should he get to beg to remain in the experiment? Just remove him. Set an example. If they really want to continue this relationship, they can do so away from the cameras. They live in the same fucking state.
Mel says MAFS will provide services to help Paul emotionally regulate, but I’m going to need more information than that. The decision not to kick him out was the wrong move, and it could spell disaster for the show’s future.
Jamie and Dave and Rhi and Jeff were also in attendance. No notes.
Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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