I think we’ve reached the end of the MAFS Houston recaps for this season. However, I have MAFS recaps, one is half an hour and the other is an hour.Both titled, Where Are They Now? But, I managed to screw up my Hallmark Movie viewing due to malfunctioning remotes. I had to dash to the corner store today as soon as I woke up because both remotes had dead batteries. When I went to make she the second one I fixed was working I hit a button that changed the channel and made me lose an hour of the good movie I had not seen, with Jordan Sparks. I’m skipping over the repeat the 2014 cat themed Christmas movie that is apparently the prequel for the new one at 8 p.m. It beats doing anything productive to prepare for Nancy. Like maybe bathing or cleaning the bedroom.
Michaela & Zack
I’m going to try to keep this short. Because, Christmas movies. We pick up with Michaela storming in on Zack’s one on one interview. After she refused to be interviewed with him. Zack is pissed because she already told her version of the story and this is his time. He’s right. She’s a hothead. Production agrees and sends Michaela packing. Zack says that he drove Michaela home from decision day because they came together and she had been drinking. She throws a hissy fit of some sort in the car and broke her car window. Then she says, “Something happened at her work” that Zach did not disclose but I’m guessing she got fired for being an irrational lunatic.
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Zach let Michaela stay at his house for four days. He made it clear, according to him, that she needed to be gone by the end of the week. However, he was intimate with her during those four days. Of Zack, don’t send crazy people mixed messages. We don’t respond well to that well. Once again, Kevin tries to get Zack to agree have Michaela. He does not. Zack says he is soured on marriage in general. Zack ends by saying that he will always be there Michaela if she needs something. WTF?
Bao & Johnny
I’m not sure Johnny is going to own anything. They talked about all of the good times they had in their marriage. And they did. But, then Johnny would freak out and have a meltdown, or say super mean things to Bao. We get a montage of some of Johnny’s bad behavior. Bao is often begging him to say what he wants to say. Johnny says he felt like he was never allowed to speak his mind. Johnny says they had an agreement where they would speak about things off camera first. Basically, he says if we would have seen their private conversations about her anxiety he would look as bad as he did.
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Bao tries to get Johnny to talk about whatever it was he wanted on camera. She says she asked that they not speak about intimate details of their sex life. Bao didn’t want the world to know when they consummated their marriage. She wanted to keep things private. Johnny says that Bao setting guidelines with scenes with her family, or saying things on the show that might upset her family made her seem fake. That’s not being fake. She told him everything. She just kept some of the sexual stuff off TV out of respect to her parents. Frankly, I don’t need to know details either. Modesty is not fakeness. Johnny says BAO was trying to play the victim. She WAS the victim. He’s trying to PLAY the victim!!!
Johnny admits he loves and spends a lot of time with Myrla. He acts like they are just friends. But, stay tuned. Johnny says he wanted to do a wife swap during the show apparently for Myrla. Bao is apparently spending a lot of time with Zack.
The Actual Reunion
Or not. Apparently, we are going to talk to the women first since we did the men last week. The women didn’t have a whole lot of things to say. So moving on. The the experts give their own feedback. They really thought these were the best matches ever. I really don’t need their justifications on why they picked these couples. Zipping through this part. Then, they talk to Jose and Racheal in an effort to save their marriage. Their whole issue is they need a neutral ground for their marital home. Jose looks very miserable during this conversation. Dr. Pepper says that Jose needs to see someone for anger management. For now, they plan to stay together.
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Oh wow. Now the experts are going to interview all the couples? What is the point of this post-mortem? They show Myrla saying all sorts of great things about Gil. Gil cries. He feels like she was playing him the whole time. That is because she did. Gil deserves better. Dr. Pepper calls Myrla on her bullshit. Pastor Cal calls her out to a degree also. They know she was just in it for the TV show.
FINALLY, The All Cast Reunion
Johnny is the only one who admits to missing filming. I’m sure Myrla does as well. Zach says that the best part of the experience for him was getting to meet other couples. Ryan likes to poke at the mean people on social media. Gil says his DMs are full. He says there are lot of guys that DM him too. He has crazy fans and one in particular who DMs him every Wednesday. Apparently, some on social media think Jose is gay. He’s not.
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Johnny and Myrla’s body language does not seem like just friends to me. They are both leaned in toward each other and basically sharing an armrest. And they’ve been to Chicago and Cancun together since filming wrapped. They are totally getting it in. Johnny doesn’t even try to deny it. Their banter has Gil very upset. Everyone thinks Jose has changed a lot. They have faith that Racheal and Jose will make it. Next, we talk about Micheala’s tantrum and her bizarre behavior at the couples retreat. Micheala says that her reaction was because her father was hit by a drunk driver at night. That’s bullshit. Micheala is getting aggressive again. Zack disengages.
When Kevin asks who would have better suited for partners out of the group. Gil immediately gets up and leaves the stage. Myrla thinks it is funny. My TV is paused on Johnny who looks upset that Gil is leaving and Myrla who is grinning like a Cheshire cat. Micheala goes after Gil. While they are talking, Myrla is playing with Johnny’s arm! The producers let Gil and Micheala leave. It ends after that and we do see that “Where Are They Now” will show Bao and Zack’s relationship. That’s an odd pairing if you ask me.
Bao is in line for a relationship where some one values her. It won’t last cuz Zach isn’t emotionally mature or on her level career wise but they’ll have fun while it lasts.
Myla’s a gold digger full stop and only stayed with Gil until she got a better offer. Johnny’s even more of a tool now than during the season thinking Myrla likes him for more than his money. And Myrla flirting with Johnny and Johnny acting like he won something in front of Gil. It was just so mean spirited and uncalled for, but at least Gil knows he has no friends in that cast except Micheala. At least he’s seeking therapy.
I feel really sorry for Gil. He seems like such a nice person. I pray he finds someone that is worthy of him.
I do agree with you……Myrla is really heartless, her and Johnny both. They hurt Gil so much… can’t see Bao and Zach together … they are both good people that were treated very badly by their spouse… but, I just don’t see them as a couple
The “Where Are They Now” was weird. It was like a whole new episode. Are you going to recap it? I don’t want to say too much and spoil it for you.
Yes I am. But it might be a while. It looks like it was interrupted by one of the bajillion Emergency Tests that happens all the time and is actually two hours in total.
I just watched it and the reunion in a row. It was A LOT of MAFS!
I think it needs to be acknowledged that Zach is a pathological liar. All you have to do is watch the the show and literally everything he says at the reunion. Is contradicted.
Michaela is crazy. 💯. However, Zach is la pathological lying asshole. “She stayed with me for multiple days and we had lots of sex because I felt sorry for her.”.
Mira is a B – I called it from the start. Came around to her, then realized my instincts were right. SJE is absolutely the worst and deserves Johnny.
Honestly, these two deserve one another.
Michaela will chew Gil up and spit him out. She is not a true friend, she’s looking for a new love interest. She needs lots of therapy before she is ready for even a friend relationship. And Gil needs lots of time to heal. Please do not get involved with Michaela, she is evil.
Gil is far too sincere and should stay away from all the Predators on this show. His wife did him a very dirty deal and I don’t wish her anything good in the future. Gill Go find love someplace else you are not a social experiment.
I would really like to know what happened between decision day when Myrla gushed how much she wanted to stay married to her husband and the meeting with Dr. pepper shortly before that where she cried tears of happiness about how overjoyed she was to find the perfect man and couldn’t have known how wonderful marriage could be and the first reunion show when she announced she just didn’t think she and Gil were right for each other! WTF did we and Gill miss??! Here’s my theory. M’s a bitch who only cares about her self image and although she knows Gil is a great catch she doesn’t want anyone calling her on her negativity and spending habits. Gil is probably the first man who has ever dared tell her the truth about herself because he wanted a genuine relationship with her but she is used to men fawning all over her afraid to ever rock the boat by being honest for fear of losing her….not that she’s any great prize! She could have at least had the decency to say NO on decision day knowing that Gil’s authenticity would never be OK with her before she ruined his life leading him to believe she cared about him enough to want to stay married! My heart breaks for Gil who is probably the most together, genuine, communicative person we’ve seen in the 13 years of this show !
She just wanted to be on TV.
I agree that initially that’s probably the reason she wanted to be on MAFS but I think even SHE was really surprised when she was matched with Gil and truly ended up liking him. She definitely wasn’t faking her feelings in all those great videos we saw of them laughing and flirting. It was so obvious that she really liked Gil and if her only intention was to be on TV why didn’t she just say NO on decision day since I’m sure she thought that would be the end of filming? I hope one day she really cares about someone who leads her on and then does a a total 180 on her to knock her down a notch! No one deserves that more than her.
!00% agree
The Myrla/Gil situation will remain an enigma for me. Either something happened in those two weeks or Myrla was playing along the entire time. Sometimes during the season I’d notice Myrla look at the camera like there was an inside joke. I actually like Myrla but think what she did was foul. I don’t think she was ever attracted to Gil and her behavior was restrained with him when you compare her behavior now that they’ve split up. She’s much looser and seems happier. Not to excuse what she did, but maybe she was trying to make herself want to be in love with Gil with all of that gushing to Dr. Pepper. I don’t think Myrla wanted to be married.
I’m sorry but I can’t exactly join the poor Gil group. I feel bad for him but frankly his ego is just bruised bc he’s probably used to women falling at his feet. His constant criticism of her was tiring along with his passive aggressive comments and name calling. He made her income and spending an issue which highlighted his lack of income and insecurities. Myrla said she wasn’t changing but Gil told his mother he wasn’t changing either. Why did he want to stay married to her? Gil is doing the right thing going to therapy and becoming more stable with his career. He’ll be ready for the right woman when she comes along.
Was Myrla drunk or buzzed? It seems that way all the time
I couldn’t disagree with you more about Gil having an ego and being insecure about his income and Myrla being restrained with him because she seems so happy now. Myrla acted restrained with Gil because she’s used to men falling all over and because Gil was trying to get to know her by trying to have genuine conversations with her about both what they had in common and what he thought might be issues in their relationship going forward but Myrla is a very image conscious, superficial person and is not used to having these kinds of deep conversations in a relationship. How dare anyone question her spending habits and negative personality??! Gil, the most genuine, even keeled, patient, sexiest man on MAFS in 13 seasons gets matched with Myrla, the most obnoxious, disrespectful, superficial, negative, game playing, soulless B in 13 seasons! She just lost a man who really cared about her and the only reason Gil needs therapy now is to have someone help him realize that Myrla just did him the biggest favor of his life! But at least she could have been kinder by ending her little game on decision day instead of waiting until Gil sold everything he owned but his blender and his dog. Did you see her smiling when he was crying at the reunion? She’s literally getting off on the fact that she hurt him! BTW Myrla, those black boots were hideous!
The matches were terrible. I think they were matched solely bc they have similar backgrounds and similar cultures (like Bao and Johnny). If someone tells you they are looking for X don’t give them Y. Some things are non-negotiable.
Now should Myrla have treated Gil the way she did? Hellllll no. But I do think Gil has some work to do on himself to prepare for his life partner. At the age of 35, he should be more established in his career and have something to show for it. Life happens and we stumble. But he was so critical of her spending even when she proved she could afford what she spends and has a considerable savings account. For him to state he takes home $100 more than her shows his insecurity. And if he was so frustrated by her behavior why did he want to stay married?
I live in Houston and I swear, if I ever see one of them I’m going to ask what really happened. There has to be more to this story. I have to have an explanation for Myrla’s abrupt behavior!! I can’t fathom treating someone like that for no darn reason. It was cruel.
And I don’t care how much Myrla spends on clothes, shoes, etc. It’s tacky. But that’s her prerogative.
If all people felt this way, we would have no fire fighters or police officers or school teachers or nurses. “He should be farther along and his career and have more to show for it?”
Gil just became a firefighter and was one for only a few months when he joined the show. At 35 many people are more established in their careers. He was not established and did not have much of a savings. It’s obvious he was changing careers. This does not mean his career choice is poor or not noble. In a few years he’ll hopefully be established but at the time of filming he was not.
Gil could have started training to be a fire fighter at 30 years old. I just read that in general it takes 2-5 years to become a firefighter. Just because he is 35 and not more successful doesn’t mean he didn’t have goals and a great work ethic which would account for a lot in my book. At 35 he has years to build income and a great pension on top of it. Myrla blew it. I doubt she will ever land a man even close to Gil again.
But my point is that Myrla knew all that going into decision day! All I’m saying is If that was an issue for her she should have had the decency to say NO on decision day instead of gushing all over the place and saying she wanted to stay married to “her husband” …..awwwww. She knew Gil was in love with her and that she didn’t feel the same way about him and never would because she knew money was not a priority for hm as it was for her. So, again, why the hell did she say yes?? It’s really cruel to play with someone’s emotions like that!
Being a firefighter is a perfectly noble, admirable profession! Are you saying that because he is not someone who is driven by money but prefers to work in a helping profession like nurses, teachers and police officers who typically don;t make a lot of money that he should be farther along in his chosen career ??! At the end of the day I’m sure Gil feels like he did something a lot more useful and productive than pushing a pencil. And it certainly DOES matter in a marriage to agree on some basic values like finances regardless of what your income is. If Myrla is more interested in spending her income on expensive image conscious “things” rather than on shared experiences with her husband then she is certainly NOT ready to be married to a man like Gill.She needs to be married to a man just like her…..superficial., selfish and negative without an ounce of compassion! Some day she will realize what she just threw away while Gil is dancing the salsa ad having a family with a woman who knows how lucky she is to be with him!
You can be established working in a “helping” career. It’s actually the stability aspect for me. Not what he does or how much he makes. There’s nothing wrong w what he does. It’s admirable. But as I stated above, he’d just started and he really didn’t have much savings or anything really. A pension is not a savings account. At 35 he is starting a new career. He was still on probation and that is a fact. Doesn’t make him less of a person.
Marla is not a good person for the way she treated Gil but she has a good career in education consulting – she’s not eating puppies or robbing folk at the atm. She was once a teacher herself.
Marla does not need to be married and she will not regret losing Gil. Those are not her priorities. Finances are important which is one of the many reasons why they were not a match.
“Marla is not a good person for the way she treated Gil but she has a good career” Really ??!
That “but” makes it sound to me like you and Myrla have the same priorities in life which is that as long as you have a good career and you’re making good money people should try to overlook the fact that you”re a cold bitch. People can have money and still be kind but Myrla walks around feeling superior and thinks the world revolves around her and that she can treat and manipulate people just for the hell of it.
The only man that’s ever going to marry Myrla is someone just like her, a materialistic, self involved man with the same lack of integrity and kindness and here’s hoping he breaks her heart into a million pieces for her cruel game playing and holier than thou attitude!
Where are you getting all of this information about how long Gil has been a firefighter. And a pension is a savings account, only better. Education consulting? On the show I thought she said she was some kind of a life coach. LOL In either field her money if she actually has any was probably from an entirely different “Kind of job” Neither one is paying for all those shoes. IJS.
Myrla is a shit person. Gil is a good person.
I don’t feel Michaela is Gil’s type. After seeing her tantrums, Gil wouldn’t want to be bothered with her.
Thanks for the recap. I watched and this has to be the worst season. There was no couple to root for, or you liked the wife and hated the husband (or vice versa). They need new producers and “experts”.
The warm and fuzzy moments with Myrla towards the end were ruined by her behavior at the reunion.
She could end the relationship, of course, but the way she did it was cold. Did Gil do something to hurt her in the short time they lived together? Was this her payback?
That’s exactly what I’d like to know. How did she go from a gushy YES on decision day to the cold breakup between then and the reunion? I think she realized that she just wasn’t going to be able to handle Gil questioning her constantly about her exorbitant spending and negativity. She thinks she’s hot stuff and that should be enough for Gil or any other man to overlook any negative qualities about her. She’s not used to a strong, sensitive, authentc man like Gil and she sure as hell doesn’t deserve him.
I agree. I think Myrla thinks she’s all that and wants a man to fall all over for her. Johnny seems enamored with her so she’s getting the attention she desires. I don’t think she wants Johnny romantically, she’s feeding off the attention from him. Gil wasn’t necessarily doing that. He was calling out her sh*t left and right.
Bingo!
It’s disturbing that Bao/Johnny segment opened with a “sex” scene. After she expressed to sex talk on camera. Glad she stood up for herself. The fact that Johnny still gaslights and deflects show zero growth. Johnny and Myrla deserve each other.
It’s sad that Gil was blindsided he was still in this. For Myrla to just walk away due to finances as in you pay for everything is her brand. The cast was right she was her authentic self. Not a good light though.
Jose is maschismo its in his culture. A very traditional role to be controlling. However he is not confident to be in that role. He will not change this will be a constant issue.
Michaela you can see how she was affected by the hurricane scene. Nobody is buying the past triggered that. That was embarrassing. Zach’s behavior as in his “lying” to me was self preservation. His stories changed depending on Michaela’s reaction.
I’m still not buying Jose and his bride are gonna try again at marriage. They both have so many red flags waving, I just feel like she wants couples cam and followers, hes a controlling nut, and they will stck it out for a while. I hope I’m wrong but I never felt anything genuine about them as a couple after watching the latest stuff.
Glad this forgettable chapter is over, time for Boston!
This show needs to be revamped – including new experts, all of them.
Adding 2 extra couples and lack of interaction from the “experts” has turned a good show into a joke. Plus these 2 and 3 hour episodes are draining especially when there’s emotional abuse involved. Pairing opposites with different goals and values is not a good strategy other than to cause drama.
My favorite is the ‘your type’ comment. So you like short, blue eyed blonds, well we’re going to give you a tall brunette, because looks equate to personality quirks to the experts and they feel you are screwing up by choosing the same. Um why is it so hard to find their type with these personality changes the experts think you need!!
I just read that Amelia and Bennett are DIVORCING!
There is no hope for any of us. I am heartbroken! They were my favorite couple ever.
Yeah heard that too. Was sad to hear they were one of the couples I was rooting for. Maybe Amelia’s residency was too much for Bennet to bear. My friend’s husband is in residency and he is alway complaining about not seeing him.
Any chance of a mafs where are they now recap?