@Italiangreyhound
bibliomania "I still can't tell them apart. It takes such an investment of time to get to know them all. Surely there is something better I should be doing."
I'll help you out! These views are my own, and my own alone!
Dean and Tracey - lots of sexual chemistry, both like traditional roles
Sarah and Telv - Lovely couple, he is such a cutie and both seem keen
Alycia and Matt - She's adorable, he moaned at the posh dinner
Jo and Sean (pub manager) - she's very lively, he seems anxious
Davina and Ryan - I think she's a sweetie and he is not very self aware
Charlene and Patrick - my favourite couple, she's fab, he's adorable
Gabrielle and Nasser - seem nice and she's told him about the wig
John (known on here as Non-Polynesian John) and Melissa - lovely
Ashley and Troy - he's behaving badly and I think will scupper them
Carly and Justin - he's not present and I think will scupper them
Blair and Sean (non-pub manager) - too early to tell
I went to Oz many years ago, I think I went to Broome!
I'd love to go to Samoa. It looks amazing!
I have to screenshot this, it’s so helpful, but I might also suggest a couple of additional bits:-
Dean and Tracey - thumbface and melons - he thinks women are a subspecies of human, she thinks she wants a manly man but needs a man who can see beyond her implants to her... heart.
Sarah and Telv - She is still grieving and hasn’t realised she’s probably still in love with her awful ex, he has two kids and is a kind soul. There is hope here.
Alycia and Matt - She has the self esteem of someone who has lost a lot of weight and never realised how pretty she is (or was), he has an inferiority complex the size of a house, and having put her on a pedestal will struggle to reach up to connect to her. Schadenfreude thinks he has a drinking problem - I’m watching for evidence. He seems nice but I find myself staring into his little piggy eyes, searching for a soul.
Jo and Sean (pub manager) - Jo has a laugh that can crack eggs and gets louder the more uncomfortable she is. She has a fragile sense of self worth and this process could break her like those eggs. Sean has an anxiety problem that makes him seem cold, but also thought that he deserved a stunning young thing. They’re matched on looks and there have been glimpses of kindness from him, but ultimately he can’t stand her, she adores him, they’d make a great sitcom but a bloody awful couple.
Davina and Ryan - she blows up at something every five minutes, he is constantly confused. She has never lived with anyone before, he struggles with eye contact and oysters. I suspect she’s in this for all the wrong reasons (to promote her business) and that his days of partying were actually enormous orgies with all his mates (and no women). He’s not clever enough for her and she’s not kind enough for him.
Charlene and Patrick - Her glam dress matched her glam personality. She is a shining star in this process. He has already repeatedly told her how she’s not what he wants looks-wise, but her personality is carrying it - I am concerned about the negging. This is the couple with the marvellous MIL Ruby! She will defend her pride of place in his life to the death! I suspect ultimately Ruby and Charlene might get on so well that Patrick feels left out.
Gabrielle and Nasser - She wears a wig, he’s a fifty year old boy. We had our worries, but they’ve so far proved us wrong. Both seem besotted by each other, and I hope it continues.
John (known on here as Non-Polynesian John) and Melissa - she is a sensible woman with a lovely heart and down to earth expectations, he is not Polynesian and needs no introduction. They started well, but will cracks appear as she realises that actually Polynesians are even better?
Ashley and Troy - she is the blonde Barbie he ordered, he is an overgrown toddler who has never spoken to or touched a woman before. He has no interest in who she is and will continue to do what he wants when he feels like it and treat her like a pet. She will get very bored of it very quickly.
Carly and Justin - he's the millionaire who sleeps in a pillow fort and hands his business card to everyone they meet, she’s w savvy take-no-nonsense woman who wants a partner who is present in the moment. Will it last? Will it bollocks.
Blair and Sean (non-pub manager) - he’s slept with around two hundred women, she’s had her fun as a serial monogamist, married once. Let’s see if his comment that he can’t see why any partner would care about how many people he’s slept with, will apply to her above-average number. I suspect not.
I think I might have to rewatch some of last night’s episode. I don’t think I took half of it in. I really hope the dinner party helps us all start to see the differences between different people.