I am way behind on MAFS recaps. I’ve been sleeping A LOT lately and the sleep schedule is no schedule. I sleep a few hours then wake up for an hour or two then sleep a few more hours. Lather, rinse, repeat. The first two hours will be about sexual intimacy. And in the second two hour episode, Covid quarantine begins. We start on day 25 of marriage.
Karen & Miles
These two seem to be more comfortable around each other. Then the sex therapist comes for the talk. Miles talks about his feelings all the time and Karen doesn’t like to talk about her feelings. Miles is ready for more intimacy. Karen is not that into it. The therapist suggests that they agree not to have intercourse and just do whatever they are comfortable with.
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Karen and Miles go out to dinner with Woody and Amani. Karen and Miles are thinking of fostering a dog. Woody is irritated about it because he doesn’t want a dog. I do think fostering a dog would be a good option for Woody and Amani though. On Karen and Miles anniversary, Miles gives Karen a box with a few little gifts with a Black Love theme. They seem happy on their anniversary despite being a bit behind some others in the intimacy department. They read each other their vows again.
Olivia & Brett
The therapist comes to visit these two and Brett’s sarcastic comments continue to annoy Olivia. Lots of things annoy Olivia and Brett is quite annoying? This two have no intimacy of any kind. They are not a match at all. Later these two argue about Brett’s “sarcastic face.” Olivia and Brett have a virtual counseling session with Pastor Cal at Olivia’s request. Olivia says that off camera Brett is a lot nicer and less sarcastic than on camera Brett. But she still feels like he is putting on a different face for the camera. Olivia says she just wants to wants to know Brett is there for the right reasons. Pastor Cal says that they must trust each other.
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Olivia never shuts up and “shares her feelings” all the time. Pick your battles girl! They are rather affectionate at times though. On their anniversary, they watch footage of their wedding. It seems to make them hopeful.
Christina & Henry
I feel like these two are going to hate this meeting with the sex therapist. Basically, the therapist suggests that they not keep each other in the friend zone. Christina wants to have sex now. Henry seems terrified by the prospect of any physical intimacy. Henry opens up to Christina about his insecurities. He says he was a fat kid that got made fun of as a child. Christina basically tells Henry that he needs to just get over the childhood trauma. She’s such a bitch. Then when Henry asks what her biggest deal breaker is, she says, “lack of confidence.” This is minutes after he just poured his heart out about his lack of confidence.
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Christina talks to a male friend about her marriage. The girl who values confidence so much whines because Bennett doesn’t give her compliments. These two look through their photo albums on their anniversary. Christina seems to take passive aggressive jabs at him. They order in takeout and have a picnic on the floor.
Amelia & Bennett
Amelia is about to be assigned her residency. I really hope she gets to stay in NOLA. These two don’t really do much with the therapist. They just do face to face hugs telling each other positive affirmations. As usual, it is really cute. The next day, Bennett goes to lunch with his sister, Molly. Also present at the table is Yoop, a giant duck stuffed animal. Molly gives Bennett a tarot card reading showing that they are soulmates. Because, of course. Molly is even weirder that Bennett. Amelia talks to one of her friends about Bennett.
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These two go for a hike in the woods to celebrate their one month anniversary. Bennett confesses to Amelia that he loves her. She loves him too! Bennett gives Amelia a giant blender and tiny jaw harp for their anniversary. Amelia wrote Bennett a song. It was adorable, she can really sing. Then, they go through their wedding photos and video. They read each other their quirky vows.
Amani & Woody
These two have the most sexual relationship. They talk about things that they turn each other on. Woody likes being heard. Amani likes small gestures of affection. Then they talk about their favorite sexual positions. Woody shares about his lack of relationship with his father. Amani says he has two new dads now. Later, Amani and Woody argue about getting a dog. Woody is against it. Amani seems hell bent on getting one. Amani and Woody’s intimacy work goes great. The budgeting meeting shows that Woody likes to spend money.
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Speaking of spending money. Woody buys a fancy bangle for Amani for their one month anniversary. I feel like that was not in the budget. Since Covid has begun, they have a romantic dinner at home on their anniversary. Production sends them a basket with their wedding album. Woody tells Amani he loves her. It appears he actually bought diamond earrings and not the bracelet. He also gave her coupons for things like a foot massage and sex. I like these two together.
The Group Bartending Class
Everybody goes to take a group bartending class. They begin by learning how to make a gin fizz. Olivia and Brett start bickering immediately. Olivia wants a couples counseling session with Pastor Cal. Bennett and Henry have a couple drinks alone. Henry talks to Bennett about them being on different wavelengths. Henry tells him about the self-confidence jabs. Bennett gives Henry some great advice about self-reflection. He’d make a good therapist. Later back at Christina and Henry’s apartment, Christina continues to needle Henry about his lack of confidence.
Next Time: It looks like the quarantine is taking toll on pretty much everyone and Amelia was assigned to a hospital in Richmond.
Thank you for recapping this. I missed the original airing and thought I DVR’d the rerun but it was a shortened version. I like Amani and Woody and think they will be able to make it. Something about Brett really bothers me, he is not his real self maybe. I just can’t put my finger on it exactly. Olivia is pushy. I don’t think Miles and Karen have a chance, she seems like she has suffered through some major things and is not over it thus not allowing Miles to get to know the real her. Bennett and Amelia kind of bother me, maybe because I am as old as Hell, but they are a good match for each other. Christina and Henry ought to just give it up now, I don’t think they will ever get it together. She is insistent that things happen they way SHE thinks they should happen and that poor man is just not going to be able to please her at all.
Thank you for recapping! Have you watched the Australian version? It is crazy drama! The reunion/finale is tonight where apparently things blow up for quite a few peeps. Can’t wait!
Back to US- I know Olivia and experts keep Alluding to them having sex, but have they even kissed???? I don’t think so….. seeing the 4th wall broken when they flashed back to their house warming party was eye opening. I know how much producers are involved but it still shocks me and a I love to see it!
I never seem to toon into this show all the way through even though in interferes with nothing, but I guess I find a rerun Halloween bakeoff and I forget! Anyway thank you for filling in most of the gaps for me. So Olivia I feel like she’s picking fights to have him say it, call it quits, like see America it was just for TV!!! I’m sarcastic too, I think I’d give her a hard time too, cause i know shes annoying me. Woody and Amani, enjoy this man please, he is a catch, and earings! I did see the I love you from Brandon and his wife, seriously best couple ever!!! And I saw a tidbit from Cristina and her friend. Ok I know shes loving being on TV but the needling of Henry needs to stop. Please for the love of God Herny, tell her to beat it and get divorced, she is awful!
First the easy ones: I think Karen and Miles will work out in the end. They just need more time. I would watch an Amani/Woody and Amelia/Bennett show all day long.
Here’s the thing with the other two “problem” couples: I think Henry is shy and slow to warm up, but the biggest issue is that he just doesn’t like Christina, and she desperately needs someone to heap praise on her. This just is not going to happen. I am a little sorry that they showed us Brett being a jerk at the bachelor party, because I think he just gets that way when he’s nervous, and that whole incident kind of set us all up to hate him. I think if we hadn’t seen that, we’d all like him better. Since the wedding, he actually hasn’t been all that bad. He just is really shy, and covers for it with sarcasm. Olivia is just driving me crazy. I was shocked to see them cuddling at night when the camera people weren’t there.
I love this show, thanks for recapping it! Amani and woody are the best together, sooo cute!! I just love their love for each other.
I predict they’re the only ones who make it? Miles and Karen just seem too uncomfortable together And I don’t feel like their signs match.
Olivia and Brett are hella annoying but I also think that somethings off there were he acts uncommitted or like an asshole when other people are around, feels like an act to me too, like he’s maybe wanting to keep his options open in case some other hotter chick gives him the time of day…?? But generally I find them cringy all together.
Bennett and Amelia seem like an adorable, real loving couple but I have a feeling he’s not ready to move to Richmond and maybe they’re just too young to settle down?
Henry and Christina seem put together just as an experiment by producers? And I think she was such a bitch to the crew that they’re exposing her more and so it won’t be much of a surprise when they divorce. The brunette friend of Henry’s that came by to talk, seems into him.. so I wonder why they never got together?
Thank you for the recap! Glad I found you site. From the first match making show this season, I thought Olivia/Brett and Christina/Henry were deliberately mismatched for the drama quotient. That’s the only explanation for these pairings that makes any sense. How could match making “experts” otherwise get it so wrong? Henry is a sweet soul that has confidence issues because he was probably severely bullied by his father his entire life. He has shown himself to be sensible and reasonable and very sweet. He cones out if his shell in the company of someone he feels safe with. Of course, Christina is going to say he is gay because he didn’t fall down at her feet. Henry needs a completely different type of woman than Christina. I really resent NAFS production for heaping more to pile of life trauma. Christina scares the pss out of him. He would have done fine with some cute LITTLE pixie that ate Lucky Charm rainbow marshmallows for breakfast while she shared with the little blue birds at chirping on the sill of her open window. He would wrap himself around her and protect her for life. The thought of sex with Christina is mortifying to him. She might have a monster in that box of hers. Christina didn’t go on the show for the right reasons. She is a little cracked in the head. She wants a caveman to throw her around.
Olivia us pathetic. She instinctively knew Brett didn’t like her from the first day. How could she not know? His lip curled under his curled nose. Like he was smelling curdled milk. Her incessant whining didn’t help but it never had a chance anyway. At all. Olivia wanted Brett but also wanted Brett to want her. Wasn’t going to happen. I respect Brett. Despite the editing that tried to paint him as a villain, he prevailed and turned it around. He kept his contract commitment but bolted the first second he could. He just did not like Olivia. Period. He works around kids and he was very very mindful of his reactions and responses on camera. He never got angry. Didn’t rant. Didn’t scream. He was stalwart like a soldier trudging through the slog of the remaining weeks. There was an end to the misery, it was temporary, so he buckled down and did what he said he would. Nothing more. Nothing less. He absorbed her constant criticism like a sponge and gave nothing back. Olivia wanted to engage in battle and he just didn’t. There is nothing anyone can point to that can wreck his career around kids other than him getting drunk and flirting at the bachelor party. He’s an adult. He’s allowed to do that. He wasn’t married then. Editing tried to make him much worse than he probably was.
Karen and Miles are as interesting as wallpaper paste. She didn’t like him going in. She doesn’t like him. There is nothing about her that says she has any interest at all in Miles. Not sure Miles would hang with her for the long haul either. He just wants to get it on and that flame might burn out quick once he got a taste of the forbidden. Karen knows this and has no plans to give up her sugar.
The other two couples are pure delights. They don’t show enough Amelia and Bennett as far as I’m concerned. They could cut out the other four couples and focus on them exclusively and they would have a better show this season than what they’ve had.
Woody and Amani have what it takes. I love them completely. Once Woody is out of filming and the honeymoon stage, he will need to keep up with his charm if he intends to keep his woman. Amani knows her worth and she is pure gold. She won’t be sticking around if he doesn’t regard her like the goddess she is. She will treat him like a king in return. She won’t give him many do-overs so he better get it right.
You would think production would catch on to the fact that the audience can’t get enough of the positive couples. We want more of them. We feel stressed and anxious because of the sorry couples and they are not the reason we tune in. I honestly feel like I need to pop a downer and take a spa bath when I see too much of the exasperating and exhausting drama of the mismatches. I think they underestimate the audience. It sometimes seems they think we are stupid.
After all that, there is one big burning question I have. A couple times, a quick scene or two showed a brief shot of a patio, blue siding and a central pool in the background of Amelia and Bennett’s apartment. Gotham Lofts, where their apartments supposedly are, doesn’t have such an amenity. Or does it? Are we being misled for security reasons? There is a boutique type hotel adjacent to the Gotham building that may be part of the complex and could share amenities. I want authentic, not Hollywood backdrops, so they better be keeping it real.
Thanks for the fun, Tamara ! I’ll be checking back to see what else you have to say!!
Omg, Mafsjkl, you totally nailed it. You are right about everything, and made me laugh about “the monster in her box”! Love it.
It wasn’t Karen who got the earrings…it was Amani As the header stated