Source: Lifetime / Kinetic Content
The “Fight or Flight” episode of Married at First Sight aired this week, and it followed the couples as they travel for a couples retreat. But instead of having fun, gaining new insight into one another and bonding, the majority of couples were at odds and couldn’t even tuck in their annoyance to put on a united front in front of the group. If that wasn’t enough, there were also blowups with production and two husbands leaving the retreat early. To be honest, it was quite frustrating to watch because it becomes more and more clear each week that some of these pairs should never have been matched. But anywho, let’s recap all of the moments that were pretty painful to watch and hope for better next week as the couples loom closer to decision day.
Brandon Holding Onto His Feelings During The Long A– Car Ride
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s someone with a clear issue not getting it off of their chest, but instead, opting to get around friends, family, whomever, and make it clear to everyone they are in a funk. Now, Brandon didn’t necessarily start the couples retreat trip with a hostile demeanor, but he knew he had a bone to pick with Taylor and didn’t use the ride to the retreat to clear the air. Instead of letting her know he was rightfully disappointed that she ended up spending the night before the trip at a hotel with friends after claiming she accidentally fell asleep, Brandon opted to stay quiet, glued to his phone the entire time, even going to sleep during the ride instead of talking to her. By the time he got to the retreat, he separated himself not only from Taylor but the group as a whole.
Meka & Michael’s Super Flat, Passive Aggressive Car Ride
All that said about Brandon, there wasn’t a more uncomfortable car ride to the retreat than that of Meka and Michael, the ever awkward couple. Despite Meka’s best attempts to share her excitement about the weekend with Michael and create conversation, he was closed off. His answers to her questions were short, and if she didn’t ask him a question, he wouldn’t say much during the ride. Granted, Michael later shared that he might have had a lot on his mind due to the passing of an uncle and a funeral that needed to be planned, which he felt Meka didn’t support him in the process of, but he was just being way too dry and short. Who wants to ride with someone like that in their space?
Katie Losing Her Shit
Okay, so I don’t fully blame Katie for feeling some way about Derek during the taco dinner scene. If we’re being honest, he did seem to be kind of flirtatious with Taylor. They were probably doing a lot more touching than they needed to and he genuinely looked like he was having more fun with her and the group than he’d ever had with Katie. However, the fact that she got up from the table twice, waiting for someone to come and talk her off a ledge, was gross. Not only that, but a lot of Katie’s concerns with Derek and his bubbliness with the group, particularly Taylor, had to do with her own insecurities, not anything specifically or purposely offensive that he’d done.
Taylor Trying to Peer Pressure Brandon Into a Shot
So this wasn’t a major moment, but it was still uncomfortable to watch. It was bad enough that Brandon and Taylor were sitting so far away from each other during the taco dinner (but that can be blamed on him isolating himself away from the group outside), but when he was asked if he wanted a tequilla shot, she literally treated him like sh-t because he said no. In the hopes of not being a complete and total party pooper, Brandon said he would take a beer and maybe sip some wine since he needed to go to work in the morning, but Taylor literally waved him off in front of everyone because he wasn’t being fun enough for her. Not cool.
The Conversation That Went Nowhere Between Brandon and Taylor
It took for Taylor going outside to sit on Brandon’s lap while he scrolled through his phone for these two to finally hash out his issue was with her, and boy, did it NOT go well. He confronted her about her saying she wanted to spend more time together as a couple, but instead, choosing to run around with her friends and even staying overnight at a hotel. His belief was that she is “not in a place to be married,” and just wants to act single. Taylor quickly turned belligerent when he brought this up, and in turn, he was condescending. That led to the conversation being ineffective, especially once she called him a “b—h.”
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Meka and Michael Sleeping Separately…Again
Funny and true story: After a day of being short with Meka and virtually keeping his distance from her, Michael REALLY thought he and Meka should still sleep in the same room and bed together. Meka, however, wasn’t having it. After a day’s worth of juvenile behavior and hiding out with Brandon in the backyard, she asked him to find another bedroom to lay his head, which he said he was cool with in her face, but admitted in his confessional was taking things too far in his opinion.
Brandon’s Meltdown With Production
After he and Taylor’s conversation fell apart in the backyard, Brandon felt he’d been made to be part of a whole charade and no longer wanted to film. He took his microphone pack off as a producer told him that it wasn’t his property to handle any kind of way, and Brandon asked him, “What are you gonna do? Put your hands on me?” From there, he got in a fake macho man staredown contest with the producer, Leif, and proceeded to antagonize him and another female producer, whom he had no problem calling a “piece of sh-t.”
Brandon’s Meltdown With Taylor
Even more uncomfortable than watching Brandon tell everyone in sight they could “kiss my a–” was watching him be cornered in a bathroom by Taylor to hash things out. Now, it could have very well been that she was worried that Brandon was going to really leave or be kicked off the show for his behavior that caused her to want to get him to be reasonable, but the conversation they had, which he recorded, was fruitless. I would have just let that man leave, especially once he started shouting at her to “get the f–k off me.”
Michael Leaving Without Communicating With Meka
Feeling some type of way one could assume about being exiled to another room, Michael decided to ride with Brandon back to D.C. the next morning to supposedly handle some funeral arrangements. And while it was known that Brandon would leave for work, Michael never told Meka before the trip what his plans were. He told her at the same time that he told the rest of the group that he was heading out, and it wasn’t clear when or if he’d be back. But his attempt to team up with Brandon to give a big f–k you to their wives didn’t end up going smoothly because Brandon had another meltdown. He locked the production van that was to take them back to D.C. because he didn’t want to be coaxed to say anything to Taylor.
So What Did Michael Do All Day?
Surprisingly, Michael did come back, which was a good thing overall because it meant he wanted to try to make things work with Meka. However, things went left when he started explaining how the trip back to D.C. with Brandon went. They ended up getting back to the city late so that he couldn’t really get much done in terms of the funeral arrangements and seeing family. Not only that, but a lot of extra stops were made that confused the group. Once they started asking him questions, you could see Michael sweating. Meka eventually pounced on him, pointing out the inconsistencies in his stories and getting everyone to agree with her. Michael, caught up in possibly another lie about what he really was doing in D.C. and whether or not he and Brandon went down there and hung out together before he had to go to work, stormed out.
