On this episode of Married At First Sight, the couples discuss their past, specifically trauma, and how it influences their future relationship. You know, theoretically. I am hoping that they finally kick Luke off the show this episode. Just like I have been hoping for the last few episodes. I’m pissed already and the show hasn’t even started. Damn, I am watching a recording of one of David Tutera’s wedding shows and there was an ad for MAFS. It looks like Married at First Sight Luke is still torturing Kate next week. I really want to punch him in his stupid, ugly, face. I just noticed Kate and Luke are not in the decision day previews. This is not shocking to me. I wonder if his dumb ass will be at the reunion?
Stephanie & AJ
These two seem really happy together. I just think AJ needs some serious counseling. I’m not sure I am in the headspace to listen to everyone’s childhood traumas today, So I will probably be brief. Stephanie’s trauma was the markets crashing right after she got her first job after college. Her whole department was cut. AJ was in a very bad motorcycle accident. AJ is just happy to be alive.
Stephanie takes AJ for a visit with her parents. Her mom wants to know about his background. AJ always wanted to be a police officer. Injuries from the motorcycle ended that dream. The parents are pleased that Stephanie is happy.
Kristine & Keith
Keith’s trauma is his dad’s past, he had a drinking problem and was angry. He feels like he needs to take care of his dad still. His dad is coming to visit soon and he has no idea if he still has addiction issues. Kristine was engaged before to someone who was wealthy. He expected her to cook and clean all the time. This is also an issue in her current relationship. Keith has been neglecting his role with the cleaning because, “he wasn’t expecting so many dishes.” Really, Keith? Kristine doesn’t want to replace his Grandma. Kristine doesn’t think Keith is a team player. Also, she doesn’t think he sees her as more than his private chef and bottle washer. When Kristine points out that she is doing everything, Keith seems pissed.
Couples Counseling with Dr. Jessica Griffin
Kristine wants to talk to Dr. Jessica about her issues with Keith and his expectations to be cared for like a child. Dr. Jessica asks what actions make them feel loved. Keith says they don’t want to hear his answer. Of course his “love language” is food. Keith tells a story of trying to drive his drunk dad home when he was thirteen and getting lost. Somehow, knowing why Keith has been babied all his life by his female elders is supposed to make his current behavior okay? What is wrong with these experts. Where is someone to tell this infantalized boy it is time to be a man?
Meeting Keith’s Dad
The couple goes to meet Keith’s dad. The meeting is taking place at an Irish pub in the middle of the day. Whose bright idea was this?Isn’t Keith’s dad an alcoholic? His dad was not invited to the wedding because it would upset his mother. His father didn’t show up. Keith looks mortified for this to be happening in front of cameras.
Jasmine & Will
Will takes Jasmine to the area where he grew up. Jasmine grew up with many more advantages. Will and his friend call Jasmine “uppity.” Jasmine can’t relate to Will’s background. Will is really opening up for the first time.
Later, Jasmine takes Will to meet her Aunt Suzie. Aunt Suzie has made fried chicken, homemade mac and cheese, and pound cake. Did I mention I am on a healthy eating plan? Aunt Suzie tells Jasmine she needs to listen to Will. She is not hearing that. Aunt Suzie says he is paying the bills and is the head of household. That is not the case. Will seems pissed.
Kate & Luke
Luke takes Kate to where he grew up. Kate feels like she and Luke have had some sort of breakthrough. Her friends don’t see it. Neither to I. She actually says, “This feels like the marriage I wanted in my life.” Poor thing. Wherever they are, it’s really pretty.
Oh God. Luke is taking Kate to meet his family. Luke’s mom seems so nice? Where did this go so wrong? Luke is putting on a big performance, both for his mom and in the interviews. I’m not buying it. She needs to corner that brother, or possibly step brother and pump him for information.
Luke’s Mom Knows The Marriage Won’t Last
Instead, she sits down with his mom hoping for some advice. The mom asks her, “What would be the least you hope to come out of this with?” What kind of question is that?
Just when we think the mom is nice, she gives a confessional and says she thinks Married At First Sight is a mockery of marriage.
Then she asks Kate, “So if this doesn’t end the way you want it to, will you feel like you’ve done…um… like put forth a good effort…like your best effort?” WOW. Has she asked her son that? Kate is unable to keep even a neutral face. Luke’s mom says she looks sad. You think? She says she didn’t come in with any expectations, and if she did this would not have met them. Kate doesn’t know what more she can do. Run, Kate, RUN!
Next time on Married at First Sight Kate and Luke continued to be at odds.
I have been waiting for this recap, but I know you have been busy with another difficult week…
Agreed. Aunt Suzee’s food looked Ah-mazing!! I’m not totally sure, but I think Luke and Kate may have gone to Fenwick Island or some place similar on the DelMarVa peninsula. Jersey shore is also possible, but it seemed less commercial than much of the shore.
So now I am wondering if I should rewatch. This week was the first time I actually felt excited about Keith and Kristine, but you didn’t get that at all. It seemed to me like Kristine was starting to mature and accept Keith for his differences. She hadn’t seemed to have much empathy before. The princess persona was not out on display this ep. The dad thing was so uncomfortable to watch.
Luke’s mother is foul. I guess we don’t know if she spoke with Luke or not, however, I do not think that conversation that Luke’s mother had with Kate was nice at all. Am I wrong with thinking that Luke was a modern grown version of Rosemary’s Baby? That lady raised a monster.
Question: What is the least you can expect from your son, Luke? Compassion, integrity, a moral compass?
Luke is a momma’s boy in the worst possible way. Run Kate, RUN!!!
RUN KATE RUN!!!
Great recap TT. Thank you
Furthermore, there needs to be a statute of limitations as when you stop blaming your parents for your behavior. These are grown ass men already. Grow up already and act like it!
My DVR cut this off, so I just watched maybe the first 15-20 minutes. From the little I saw, I hate Keith. He’s an entitled twit, and I hope Kristine dumps him. If he can’t wash some dishes without drama during this phase of the relationship, then it’s all downhill from here.
Thanks for the great write up, TT.
I’m with you Clever, Keith is such a wuss, he needs to was a TON of dishes and then THANK Kristine for the opportunity to do so. She is so far above him in every way.
The conversation with Luke’s mom and Kate was so interesting. I wish we would have sen the entire things unedited. It did have a tone of meanness, but I felt like the mom was trying to tip Kate off in a way with pout revealing much. Like the mom knew what the outcome was (possibilities -Luke is gay, Luke is in a relationship with someone, Luke admitted to mom he was going in host for publicity/ speed dating business). The mom clearly “knows” the marriage will fail and was trying to make sure this was Kate’s expectation too. Could the mom have thought Kate was “in on it”? As in Kate went in the show for her own reasons too and not a true marriage. I could see Luke lying to the mom and saying this also.
It was hard to discern for sure what the mother’s motivations were but the scene was creepy and interesting simultaneously. I really wnat the experts to call Luke out and I would love the Internet to uncover all his truths.
The photo of Luke circulating that has him drinking at 20/21 at a bar with him commenting on the photo way back then about taking 9 shots clearly shows his whole I had a friend that died from drinking and driving so I was so scarred and didn’t drink till I was much older.. all BS. He was manipulating Kate and more the audience who he realized would see him as a jerk from the things he had done to Kate. He is so gross.
I hope you find out some truth (dirt) on him TT!
Hi! I hate Luke too. I don’t have the opportunity. To watch all the other MFS related stuff. What is Luke saying in those shows? How does he rationalize his behavior?
Luke is gay! Everyone knows it, except Kate. Love you Kate!
I get that vibe but I also saw another woman in promo too that he dines with so who knows.
Bottom line no way he went on this shoe to really find a wife
I think Luke’s mother was talking to Kate as though she was Kate’s mother. She was trying to lead her to think the whole thing through, even the hard questions.
Any ability to give Luke’s mom the benefit of the doubt was discounted by production using the footage of her standing in the yard with her MOCKERY OF MARRIAGE!!!! comments.
Right? That made me more think that Luke’s mom knew from Luke that the marriage wasn’t happening and therefore she thought the show was fake and made mockery of marriage. That’s how I took it. But who knows. I wnat more dirt here
Jasmine drives me crazy. Why does she think the majority of Will’s money should go towards taking care of the household, while her money is hers and stays free and clear? She talks about all her dad’s money going to take care of everything while she was growing up, but she doesn’t take into account the fact that her mother didn’t work and her father’s paychecks were their sole income. In what universe is that fair? If they were going to stay married, which I doubt they will, they would need to think of themselves as a team, not as single units. My husband and I both worked for a large part of our marriage, and our money went into a joint account. The bills were paid out of that, and everything else was icing on the cake. We were each free to buy things we felt were necessary, but really large purchases were made by both of us discussing them, and usually moving forward together. That seems to be how most successful marriages work. Couples with a yours and mine attitude seem to end up with one partner or another feeling very resentful as the years go by, especially if one has a substantially larger income than the other. How do young couples these days do it? What works for them? Jasmine’s expectations seem very selfish to me, but I’m from an older generation.
I know!!! She’s terrible. As a woman, I loathe her “what’s yours is mine and what’s mine is mine” attitude. It’s not 1940. She has a job. She absolutely sucks. IAlso, She spend all all her time emasculating Will then demands sex. She’s terrible. Will, take me!!!
You may be from an older generation English Rose, but you’ve got a very modern outlook! Jasmine is the opposite!
I am certain that his parents know he’s gay and the whole thing is a farse. They enable Luke to be the manipulative, abusive, twerp he is. For that, I hate Patents Luke as much as I hate Luke.
Parents Luke! Lol! Like The Family Chantel from 90 Days! I think once Luke realized he wasn’t getting someone “brand new” (he recognized her from a speed dating event) he was disappointed and checked out. Not that any of that is ok or justifies his horrible behavior. Seems like his whole life is looking for the next new exciting thing (his multiple careers and serial “entreprenuership”) and as much as I love skate and think she’s cute I wouldn’t say she’s exactly exciting with her monotone voice and tones down personality. He has been a manipulative shit his whole life clearly and the parents enjoy it as long as he can justify it.
The sad part about Luke is that some poor soul will think that he will treat her well and give him a chance after the show is over. Luke and Kate are the only reason I watch because it is similar to the gawker delays that I experience on my way to and from work when there is a terrible accident on the expressway. I must see this train wreck through to the end…
The thing that still keeps puzzling me is the look that Luke gave his friends when he saw Kate walking down the aisle. He said something to them and when their faces showed a worried response, he said (and this is not verbatim) something to the effect of, “it’s OK”. What could they all have known that would make them understand immediately why Luke was uncomfortable. I’d love to know.
This is my first comment I’m reading since waking up, so bear that in mind. I had sort of forgotten about what lLuke told his friends. He not only assured them it would be okay but he told them he knew her.
Have we considered the possibility that Kate is in on this? It would explain why she pretends he is attractive and never really cries about all of his horrible behavior,
It could even explain the mother’s weird conversation. What if she was talking in code?
What if they just did it for the TV time and a bit of money?
Luke is the worst, I don’t think Kate would be in on it, she seemed like she genuinely wanted to be liked/lived by Luke, it’s painful to watch. She also seems a bit insecure.
Jasmin drives me nuts, she’s living in the 50’s. It’s almost like her and the other chick need to switch husbands.