On Married At First Sight, Emily Balch plans an ATV outing on the couples retreat but crashes and suffers a head injury in scary footage. Michael Shiakallis and Chloe Brown wrap their honeymoon and work on next steps. Austin gives Becca Haley high hopes but leaves her hanging once again. And Clare Kerr and Lauren bond over basketball. Let’s take a closer look at the ongoing turmoil in this recap of Season 17, Episode 16 Rocky Retreat.
It’s time for the Married At First Sight couples retreat. Emily Balch and Brennan Shoykhet pack up and he stresses they are working on their friendship. Not the point of the show dude but ok we get it. Emily admits she’s feeling blah about the weekend. Not surprising since Brennan has the personality of a wet towel and wants separate bedrooms. But Emily puts on a positive face and even signs them up for an ATV excursion.
The MAFS couples arrive to the retreat. They’ll be crashing in a cool home belonging to a Denver Broncos player. Austin knows who it is and starts fangirling all over the place. With posh bedrooms, a huge aquarium and an arcade, this cast hit the motherlode. Orion Martzloff shows up and everyone is polite even though he brings nothing but smirks and weird energy to the table.
The Married At First Sight couples and singles sit down to dinner. Emily Balch shows up with a Prada purse and a pricey cabernet in tow. She’s excited for her and Brennan’s ATV ride the next day. Austin comments he hopes they crash in some eerie foreshadowing. The couple hit the trails. But Emily Balch veers off and crashes. Brennan rushes to her. She is alert. Her head is bleeding and she chillingly asks “am I ok”. Brennan applies pressure to her wound. An ambulance is called to get Emily to a hospital.
The honeymoon is over for MAFS couple Michael Shiakallis and Chloe Brown. They wake up on their final morning to snow. Chloe says she slept well. Michael babbles and she gushes. How did this couple become annoying so fast. Next they visit each other’s respective apartments before merging their lives and personalities into one space. The thought of this is giving them both anxiety. Chloe is an introvert and needs to decompress. And Michael worries about sharing closet space.
Over at Chloe’s place on Married At First Sight, Michael is pleased. She’s not as minimalistic as he feared. And has a few flashy items in her decor such as a gold pineapple that he suggests she bring. He gets turned on when she crawls into her duvet cover to change it on all fours. Chloe is flattered by his interest. But it gets weird when he wants to try on her pearl necklace. She admits she’s never dated a man who leans so comfortably into his feminine side.
She’s pleasantly surprised by Michael’s closet since it’s not as outlandish as she feared. He does own a few skirts. And later wants to borrow her gold hoop earrings that she wears to their meeting with Pastor Cal Robison. Chloe takes it in stride but admits it’s new to date someone that wants to share jewelry. The meeting with Pastor Cal goes fine. And the pastor can’t contain his excitement when Michael Shiakallis confesses his lust for Chloe. He tells them they have permission to have sex as well as share jewelry.
On Married At First Sight, Austin promises Becca Haley that he wants to step up his game in regard to intimacy on the retreat. But once he gets there, he’s more interested in sleeping in the famous homeowner’s bed than with his wife. He’s thriving in all the bro energy like the arcade room and downs several drinks. When it’s time for bed, Becca sees that he’s excited. But as soon as she makes a move, he grabs his blanket and bounces down the hall to the owner’s suite.
Becca admits he vaguely invited her to join him. In the morning he apologizes. She forgives him and they head to a Russian day spa. Austin is giddy over the hats they get to wear in the sauna. And giggles uncontrollably while what he assumes is a spa worker beats him with branches. Later, it’s revealed on the Married At First Sight: After Party show that the dude was just a spa regular. As if it couldn’t get any weirder.
Clare Kerr and Lauren agree that they will take advantage of the retreat in spite of not being married anymore. While Lauren is over Orion and his foolishness, Clare seems confused. She speaks about feeling guilty for having fun while Cameron’s laid up. And says she wishes he could be there. But technically they are no longer a couple. Scenes from next week show Emily recovering in the hospital with Brennan by her side. Till next time!
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