I'm actually going to rewatch Thursdays ep as I was pottering about with it on, I missed a lot of the Manky (Marilyse-Franky) background body language drama.
I am hoping Marilyse is like a friend of mine who seems incredibly chilled and a bit too easy going... but is actually whip smart and has a backbone built of steel. However, I fear she's too passive and Franky has her in line already. So many red flags from him.
Other than refusing to spill the bedroom beans in a group session, his answers to the panel were all passive-aggressive, I know best, end of answers. And they knew it. I wonder if they're now deliberately adopting tactics to try and show her he's an idiot. "Cool place" indeed. Is he 12? I certainly wouldn't want him near my sons. I work with the military and I don't think my colleagues would rate him. He has some of the military traits but his personality and the way he has to win suggests to me that he wasn't much to write home about then so makes a noise now.
Megan and Bob... it shocked me when he called her a bitch. Bad Bob! And apologising to Jordan. No! I can also see why he'd be incredibly wearing- I think he seriously needs to chat to someone about his insecurities to help him calm down. The right partner would then make him feel secure so he'd tone down some more. Whilst the bitch thing was awful, I think overall he was under duress at that point, like Alexis was with Jordan when she blew up.
I really don't like Megan though. I appreciate that Bob must be SUCH hard work all the time, he's put her off and she needs space. I also appreciate editing might have purposely made her seem a witch, but the way she's been with him in public - other than rightfully telling him off for the ham thing... well she gave the editors the material. She's been quite cutting and cold; other people have rowed or said possibly upsetting things but no one seems quite as determined to cut their partner down as she does- even Morag.
Megan feels like the girl at school who no longer wants to be your friend but won't quite tell you properly why and revels in the power over you. I really do wonder why she's never had a proper partner. I suspect it's a mix of can't pick'em and ruthlessly ejecting anyone who ruins the fairytale she wants- or they back away from her once they realise she's a self obsessed, unexploded bomb. I found it VERY telling that she had that wedding book and treated it as a chance to be a "princess". It might have been done for the show but I suspect it's just her. I think a lot of people have thoughts, dreams and ideas for a wedding ... but she seemed to think that was the end? She clearly has the ick, but her tongue lashing Bob does make me wonder how much she's put in to other relationships vs expecting people to change for her. With evil twin to reinforce her view of herself as a princess. They should recouple her with a ken doll.
I cannot abide Jordan. Dangerous, dangerous man. Hopefully going on national tv & being denounced by his ex means no other woman will go near him. Everything he said seemed calculating or just lies. I'm glad Alexis challenged his version of events- such as her insta usage. Her words rang truer, somehow. And yes, she shouldn't have exploded at him but I think she's ashamed of that and he seemed to push her into that reaction. She could calm her temper but I agree with Pp, I think she had her buttons pushed there.
I have been out with someone someone I now see is like Jordan. One day, his rude behaviour to my friends at an event made me annoyed to the point of snapping at him that he was behaving badly. This was once in a two year relationship. I was made to feel entirely at fault - on top of already feeling ashamed of myself- and treated like I was a vicious animal. Friends pointed out he was at fault too for winding me up. He didn't like it. He also didn't forgive- he would have denounced Megan too. If Alexis had done that to him, she would have to be punished- forever.
Watching Jordan has been distressing and also blessedly cathartic at the same time, as people denounce him as an arse.