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MAFSAUS#13 NO SPOILERS Fingers, mingers and zingers, get your pecs out for the lasses if you can get over THE HURT

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TinselAngel · 16/04/2026 22:07

Off we go…

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Piknik · 21/04/2026 11:06

I am sure the recaps have been elevated to new levels this season. By the time you've seen the 'Tomorrow Night' recap, the 'Coming Up' recap, the 'Later on' recap, the actual event in the 'live' chronological order and then the various flashback recaps used to re-illustrate a point or remind us what was said previously, you can easily see something play out six or seven times.

I wonder if it's because they are contract bound to save a certain amount of content for the After Dinner thing? It feels SOOOOO padded with every minor drama dragged out and flogged to death.

Also fed up of Ixperts being 'disappointed' when couples have problems, rather than accepting that the issues are significant enough to prevent the relationship from developing. Alessandra is the worst at this. She thinks 'being physically intimate' is the answer to everything.

WallaceinAnderland · 21/04/2026 12:30

They must have cut a lot of the interaction between J&J and the ixperts because Juliette really had it in for Joel as she was leaving but he said nothing on the couch. Perhaps it was just a series of bleeps so they couldn't broadcast it.

thenightsky · 21/04/2026 13:11

Yes, Juliette really laid into Joel, calling him a pig and a dog who'd thrown her under the bus in front of the ixperts. I rewound that and I can't see it. Joel barely said one word on the couch.

TinselAngel · 21/04/2026 13:16

thenightsky · 21/04/2026 13:11

Yes, Juliette really laid into Joel, calling him a pig and a dog who'd thrown her under the bus in front of the ixperts. I rewound that and I can't see it. Joel barely said one word on the couch.

I assumed that was why- because he hadn’t said enough in her defence.

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DeadBug · 21/04/2026 15:30

Talking of all the recaps and 'coming up' excerpts and so on, has anyone seen what it is that's actually been changed forever?
They kept saying that the couples retreat was changed forever blah blah blah.

LostThestral · 21/04/2026 16:13

I actually really hope Gia is at the final vows & Scott humiliates her but can't see it, he the absolute definition of a mug

thenightsky · 21/04/2026 16:40

DeadBug · 21/04/2026 15:30

Talking of all the recaps and 'coming up' excerpts and so on, has anyone seen what it is that's actually been changed forever?
They kept saying that the couples retreat was changed forever blah blah blah.

I was hoping it would be 'we're making the retreat and dinner parties tee total from now on.'

dillite · 21/04/2026 17:35

thenightsky · 21/04/2026 16:40

I was hoping it would be 'we're making the retreat and dinner parties tee total from now on.'

Then they won't have any content

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:11

MargoLivebetter · 21/04/2026 09:44

agree @thenightsky . I feel like we have seen much less of the couples themselves in this series. The recaps are also so time consuming. It is as though they couldn't find enough camera operators to follow the couples, so they thought, let's just cheap out and use the camera guys we do have on the group get togethers. If we supply enough cheap vino, it will all kick off and there's our TV Gold!!!!!

Apparently the dinners at the dinner parties are vile. But I know that in filming that’s often the way as they need to get the best shots and have to reshoot.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:12

thenightsky · 21/04/2026 16:40

I was hoping it would be 'we're making the retreat and dinner parties tee total from now on.'

Don’t you mean drug free too?

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:12

LostThestral · 21/04/2026 16:13

I actually really hope Gia is at the final vows & Scott humiliates her but can't see it, he the absolute definition of a mug

He is a mug. Totally pussy whipped. Maybe that was her forte in the boudoir.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:13

Or bondage kinky

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:17

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:12

He is a mug. Totally pussy whipped. Maybe that was her forte in the boudoir.

One day, I swear, there will be a show like this where they actually DO show what happens in the bedroom!

it probably always exists tbh, pp will do anything for their 15 minutes of fame...

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:21

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:17

One day, I swear, there will be a show like this where they actually DO show what happens in the bedroom!

it probably always exists tbh, pp will do anything for their 15 minutes of fame...

We saw Gia in a bunny costume. That was enough for me! Boak. 🤮

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:22

And she had a paddle or something didn’t she? Prob was not allowed to bring her dom kit.

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:24

Last week when we had our usual conversation about snacks, I said I wasn't having any cos I was i on a low carb diet, I just wanted to say I've lost 5 pounds in 8 days!😁😁😁

think not having wine helped too...

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:24

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:17

One day, I swear, there will be a show like this where they actually DO show what happens in the bedroom!

it probably always exists tbh, pp will do anything for their 15 minutes of fame...

Didn’t that channel 4 doc on sex and swinging show sex? Or am I misremembering?

One Louis Theroux doc showed a man pumping a woman over a table, I was almost sick! 🤢 I expected a nsfw warning! American.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:24

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:24

Last week when we had our usual conversation about snacks, I said I wasn't having any cos I was i on a low carb diet, I just wanted to say I've lost 5 pounds in 8 days!😁😁😁

think not having wine helped too...

I’m gained probably. Trying to be good. Not working.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:24

I’ve

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:25

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:24

Last week when we had our usual conversation about snacks, I said I wasn't having any cos I was i on a low carb diet, I just wanted to say I've lost 5 pounds in 8 days!😁😁😁

think not having wine helped too...

Well done! 👏

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:26

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:24

Last week when we had our usual conversation about snacks, I said I wasn't having any cos I was i on a low carb diet, I just wanted to say I've lost 5 pounds in 8 days!😁😁😁

think not having wine helped too...

Wine Wineis packed full of sugar, the devil’s own drink.

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:28

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 21/04/2026 19:24

I’m gained probably. Trying to be good. Not working.

I was too, but my beautiful embroidered jeans didn't fit me and that was the kickstart I needed. Elasticated waists are great but sometimes you need
The Jeans of Truth!😂

TinselAngel · 21/04/2026 19:28

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:24

Last week when we had our usual conversation about snacks, I said I wasn't having any cos I was i on a low carb diet, I just wanted to say I've lost 5 pounds in 8 days!😁😁😁

think not having wine helped too...

Well done!

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IAmKerplunk · 21/04/2026 19:29

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:24

Last week when we had our usual conversation about snacks, I said I wasn't having any cos I was i on a low carb diet, I just wanted to say I've lost 5 pounds in 8 days!😁😁😁

think not having wine helped too...

That’s amazing! Well done!

dillite · 21/04/2026 19:29

Appalonia · 21/04/2026 19:24

Last week when we had our usual conversation about snacks, I said I wasn't having any cos I was i on a low carb diet, I just wanted to say I've lost 5 pounds in 8 days!😁😁😁

think not having wine helped too...

Amazing! Well done. The effort that it takes to commit to low carb is immense, so well done.

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