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re: Married At First Sight: Season 8 Thread

Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:42 am to
Posted by LSUDonMCO
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:42 am to
The Miami couple that split on Honeymoon (Wife was bat shite crazy) She told they experts she didn't care if the guy smoked, then broke up with the guy because he either smoked cigarettes or weed (don't remember which). 3 couples per city until this season.

This is season 7 of the previous 6 seasons only 3 or 4 couples are still together.
Season 1: NY Jamie and Doug (1 kid one on way), Courtney and Jason
Season 2: NY no
Season 3: Atlanta No
Season 4: Boston Shawniece and Jephetee (Maybe together or not, had a kid together but may not still be together but not divorced
Season 5: Chicago Ashley and Anthony (Just had a kid last Monday)
Season 6; Dallas Bobby and Danielle (Pregnant)
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Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 11:57 am to
Watched half of episode 4 on my lunch break today. I really hate Luke. Acutally that may be harsh, if he was a mutual friend or I met him at a bar or somethign I'm sure I'd like him just fine but I hate him in the context of this show. He's just totally wrong for it. I hate watching his scenes because there is just ZERO chemistry between him and kate at all.

-He offered to sleep on the couch their wedding night. What!?? Once again I think he might be gay, that simply isn't a normal, rational response an adult would have in this situation. Even if 1)he is woefully inexperienced talking to girls 2)he finds kate horrenedously unattractive...you woudl still think he would plan to sleep in the same bed. She had to basically force him to.
-I can't remember the exact words but she essentially gave him the green light for physical relations that night and he didnb't really seem to care.
-He's being incredibly selfish so far on the costa rica trip. From the minute that was known as the destination is was "OMG THEY HAVE SLOTHS". Non stop sloth talk and the first day all they've done is walk around a zoo for him. Kate looks miserable and clearly doesn't want to be there and he hasn't asked her once what she wnats to do or what she would like.
-The major issue I think between these 2 is they are both VERY introverted and shy people, putting 2 of those types together is either a grand slam or a disaster and I think this is a disaster. I feel so bad for kate, mainly because I think she's hot and she could/should easily be able to do better IRL.


Sorry for only focusing on them but at my stopping point of the ep those were the only 2 they really showcased so far on the honeymoon.

-I do think kristine/ken(?) are overall really good together but this whole "you must workout" thing is a bad omen. I've personally been in a relationship like that and lemme tell you that resentment is gonna start building quick if she doesn't let it go, or if he has no desire to adjust. Other than that they seem really happy though.
-Like I said earlier I think jasmine and her guy are so far the most well-matched. They just seem to really hit it off and be in a groove.
-AJ and stephanie at the beginning seemed like a home run but her comments about being paired wiht a similar alpha/dominating personality gives me a small pause. So far so good for them and they both genuinely seem ecstatic but granted it's been like 2 or 3 days. Having 2 dominant personalities, similar to the opposite situation of kate/luke, can either be perfect or bad news. Stephanie's personality thus far seems like she enjoys being the dominant one so I'll be interested to see how she adjusts to taking a backseat.
Posted by 50_Tiger
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Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 12:05 pm to
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Watched half of episode 4 on my lunch break today. I really hate Luke. Acutally that may be harsh, if he was a mutual friend or I met him at a bar or somethign I'm sure I'd like him just fine but I hate him in the context of this show. He's just totally wrong for it. I hate watching his scenes because there is just ZERO chemistry between him and kate at all.

-He offered to sleep on the couch their wedding night. What!?? Once again I think he might be gay, that simply isn't a normal, rational response an adult would have in this situation. Even if 1)he is woefully inexperienced talking to girls 2)he finds kate horrenedously unattractive...you woudl still think he would plan to sleep in the same bed. She had to basically force him to.
-I can't remember the exact words but she essentially gave him the green light for physical relations that night and he didnb't really seem to care.
-He's being incredibly selfish so far on the costa rica trip. From the minute that was known as the destination is was "OMG THEY HAVE SLOTHS". Non stop sloth talk and the first day all they've done is walk around a zoo for him. Kate looks miserable and clearly doesn't want to be there and he hasn't asked her once what she wnats to do or what she would like.
-The major issue I think between these 2 is they are both VERY introverted and shy people, putting 2 of those types together is either a grand slam or a disaster and I think this is a disaster. I feel so bad for kate, mainly because I think she's hot and she could/should easily be able to do better IRL.


Sorry for only focusing on them but at my stopping point of the ep those were the only 2 they really showcased so far on the honeymoon.

-I do think kristine/ken(?) are overall really good together but this whole "you must workout" thing is a bad omen. I've personally been in a relationship like that and lemme tell you that resentment is gonna start building quick if she doesn't let it go, or if he has no desire to adjust. Other than that they seem really happy though.
-Like I said earlier I think jasmine and her guy are so far the most well-matched. They just seem to really hit it off and be in a groove.
-AJ and stephanie at the beginning seemed like a home run but her comments about being paired wiht a similar alpha/dominating personality gives me a small pause. So far so good for them and they both genuinely seem ecstatic but granted it's been like 2 or 3 days. Having 2 dominant personalities, similar to the opposite situation of kate/luke, can either be perfect or bad news. Stephanie's personality thus far seems like she enjoys being the dominant one so I'll be interested to see how she adjusts to taking a backseat.


Amazing summation . Can't really disagree with any of it.

I am sure next week I am going to ask myself again why is Kate on the show.
Posted by shutterspeed
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 7:23 pm to
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Im trying to figure out what Luke doesnt like about Kate, she's the hottest out of all the women


That's what I'm wondering. He gets matched with a beauty and proceeds to act like a prudish little bitch. He reminds me more of a mix of Nick from season four and Cody from season five.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 8:11 am to
finished up E4 when I got home yesterday. I was pretty disappointed when I went to watch E5 and realized it hasn't aired yet :( At least now I can post in here and be current and not worry about being behind.

I really hate luke, there's something off about him. Still just as cringey as I've written about before. In the outro of the last ep/preview for hte next ep we hear a soundbyte of kate saying something like "he finally kissed me and said it repulsed him and made him feel dead inside". Good heavens, I just want to scoop her up and give her a great big hug. If that is really what happened, I can dismiss one of my 3 theories of him just being uncomfortable around girls. Whcih leaves 2 possible theories for luke, and yes there needs to be a theory because something is CLEARLY wrong here, this is not normal behavior, there must be an explanation.

1 is he's gay, which I still dont' really buy because I doubt he'd do the show if that was the case. Also while I'm rambling does no one else think he looks like tebow with a beard? Am I alone in that? Option 2 is one I mentioned a ways back but I think may have some teeth, in that there was A LOT more to their knowing each other beforehand that we don't know about. It's clear that they have ZERO chemistry, no vibe at all, in fact it looks like he actually dislikes her. Doesn't give her the time of day, constantly making little jabs/putdowns, not kissing his wife for 4 fricking days, etc. I now believe that there is a backstory, which I have 2 more subtheories on:

1) She did something to really turn him off in their IRL encounter and emails. Didn't he say something about some kind of email exhcnage? I think he had his eye on her IRL at the speed dating thing, and she either did or said or acted some way that just turned him off in an extreme manner. Don't know what it was. Then when he saw she was his bride it basically killed any remote chance whatsoever and he's now just oging through the motions bc he has to. I also can't recall about the emails, didn't he say they had emailed each other like the day before the show? IIRC I think he mentioned something about attending one of his dating events and she was like "I can't I'm getting married" or something? Maybe he is count of monte cristo-level bitter about her "rejecting" him and he's getting back at her? idk

2) Maybe she has dated someone he knows IRL and it ended poorly. Trying to put myself into a similar situation here...let's take a real life buddy of mine and think about a relationship of his that ended very poorly with an ex. Now imagine I'm at the alter and I see that ex is now by bride (although she does not know or recognize who I am). In that situaiton I would understandably not let myself get too close to her, probably wouldn't feel ANY kind of spark, and probably would refrain from being physical as much as I could. In this case though, I think it woudl be one of the first things I'd mention if I was luke. Sure it would kill the entire marriage from the jump, but at least there wouldn't be any false pretenses.

Posted by LSUDonMCO
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Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 9:44 am to
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Maybe she has dated someone he knows IRL and it ended poorly. Trying to put myself into a similar situation here...let's take a real life buddy of mine and think about a relationship of his that ended very poorly with an ex.


This happened last season on the Dallas show. They ended in divorce.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 9:49 am to
someone mentioned earlier that one season the couple barely made it back from honeymoon before divorcing, what are the rules there? If a couple knows for a fact it aint working can they just say they want out immediately?

With kate and luke I can't imagine them living together and somehow doing a 180 from now to 7 weeks from now and making it work.
Posted by LSUDonMCO
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 9:58 am to
The experts did everything to try to talk them out of it. After they couldn't they edited the wife to look like the biggest most unreasonable psycho bitch, and continued to film the husband as he dealt with it, making her further look like a bitch.

Last year in Dallas, one couple was stopped at the airport because the wife had outstanding felony warrants against her for stalking her ex. The experts talked the husband into sticking it out for the 8 weeks. (Divorce)
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 10:09 am to


crazy stuff.

I just don't see what the show has to gain by keeping 2 people together that want nothing to do with it. Not saying kate and luke necessarily fall into that description, since she especially seems to want to do anythign she can to make it work, but I mean at some point they are going ot realize "this isn't working and idn't going to work". I'm honestly not even looking forward to them moving in together. It was painful watching the 4 couples have that get together at the resort. The other 3 are laughing it up and talking and kissing on each other having the time of their lives and then kate/luke are just sitting their dead silent with their legs practically not even touching. I hate luke.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40132 posts
Posted on 1/18/19 at 11:05 am to
Ratings baw.


Dave and Amber were the aforementioned Dallas couple where Dave had a gym buddy that was at the same gym as Amber and heard horror stories.

Mia and Tristain were stopped in DFW because Mia had a warrant
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 12:03 pm to
When I went home for lunch today I was doing some reading and realized there's something (can't remember the name) that airs after each ep that's like a followup interview kinda thing, unfortuantely none are available on demand so I have to wait til tuesday dammit. I did however find an ep I hadn't seen before, it was aired before E1 taht was kind of a look into the process and focused more on the experts. I did find a few things interesting from there.

-For starters they showed one girl on there, didn't interview her just showed her 5 or 6 times, and MY LORD it was one of the hottest people I've ever seen. Wish they'd have gone wiht that girl. Goodbye unknown hot girl whoever you are.
-Kristine in her pre-interviews said something liek "I don't want a chubby guy or someone who's not going to work on getting fit". The working out thing seems to be pretty important to her...at the moment her and keith look like a fantastic couple but I'm wondering if that issue is just a ticking time bomb.
-AJ said he's a die hard florida fan. Once he said that it clicked, we should have known from the start. He just LOOKS like your stereotypical gator fan. Short spiky hair, oddly trimmed thinbeard, goofy as hell. I mean he is the embodiment of what I envision a FL fan to look like, minus the jean shorts. Oh he's also a jets fan apparently. Lives in pennsylvania, fan of the jets and gators. Sounds about right.
-And now for the topic I continue obssessing about, luke and kate. When doing their background interviews Luke said one of the reasons he started the speed dating gig was because he bought a car that was too expensive for him. So know we have a glimpse into his lack of good decision making. That has nothing to do with kate, I just thought it was interesting. In Kate's interviews she said she was agnostic...I wonder if that could play a factor in luke's hatred of her?
-When the experts get together at the end and dissect the couple pairings, the blonde expert was like "Their political views are so in line, and they both love to live life and have fun". Ummm..ok? If you're matching someone because their "political values" whatever that means are similar, that's an issue in my book. And the 'live life and have fun' is such a throwaway, it's irrelevant. Who is going to say "yeah, honestly I really hate having fun". Everyone loves having fun, that's no reason to match someone.
-The black expert Cal spoke about their personalities. He said kate is very talkative and has a big bubbly personality while luke mainly shuts down. That's clear about luke but I haven't seen this big personality from kate. Maybe it's there but to me she seems super quiet and shy. The blonde lady then pointed out that luke tends to use humor to deflect or to diffuse an arguemnt, boy was she right on that. How many snarky little backhand things have we heard just from their first day in costa rica? He's taken shots about how much toothpaste she uses, when she showers, how much coffee she drinks...I mean it's like he's constantly pointing out things to criticize about her.
-And last but certainly not least, a bombshell. In their pre-interviews with the experts one of the topics was "deal breakers". One girl said he can't be fat. One guy said "she can't have a beard". They get to luke and what is his answer? SMOKING!! He actually said that would be a dealbreaker! Now we're getting somewhere. The quesiton now is WHEN was the first time he saw her smoke? He mentioned it day 2 in costa rica so I assumed it was on night 1 or after their wedding or something, but that wouldn't explain why he was turned off from the very first minute. My FINAL (at least most current) theory ties back to the speed dating night. I believe that kate went wiht a friend to luke's speed dating and he noticed her for one reason or another. I contend that due to kate going with a friend and being in that type of environemnt, she was probably drinking, maybe more so than she normally does, and maybe got a little sloppy. So maybe luke is already a bit turned off from her being kind of drunk. Then the coup de gras, with her being pretty buzzed she starts smoking like a chimney. Just RAILING squares all night. Luke, since he alreadyd had an eye on her, takes sure notice of this and is disgusted. This explains two things. One, why he was so utterly disappointed from the first minute he saw her, because he knew before they even said their vows he wasn't going to be into it, and two, why he refused to kiss her for so long.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 12:55 pm to
btw is it just the 3 of us that watch and post in here?
Posted by StoneColdSteel
Texas
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 1:10 pm to
Now there's 4 of us. I watch, I've watched from the very beginning of the series.

Jasmine and (insert name here) -- she seems sweet but what's up with the "you have to pay for everything" attitude. Also, she talked mostly about having babies during the interview process. Wonder how he feels about that. On the honeymoon, she needs his help after she runs her 4-wheeler in the brush and he just sits on his and waits for her to pull herself out. She's completely turned off by that. I would be too. She seems super pleasant, and he seems very inattentive and a loner.

Kristine and Keith -- She seems overpowering and bossy and he's a (grand)mama's boy. Not sure how he will adjust to her. He's playing along right now b/c I think he's just horny for now.

Stephanie and AJ -- I wouldn't be able to stand him for very long. I can't deal with his chin or beard line or his overall goofiness. Let's go with him just being nervous for now. Maybe he's not like that all the time. Stephanie, not sure what to make of her just yet. She does seem like a total team player to be taking on AJ tho, giving it a chance.

Kate and Luke -- Oh lord. Poor Kate. Poor poor Kate. Something's wrong with this match up. I think it's because he said his deal breaker was a smoker and maybe he saw her smoking or smelled smoke on her. She's cute as a bug but has a truly annoying laugh. Luke, looks like Tim Tebow for sure. He's got some issues that will likely surface before long. I feel bad for her tho, she wants to be married and do fun stuff, but he's more interested in the sloths at the zoo.

It will be an interesting season.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40132 posts
Posted on 1/18/19 at 1:15 pm to
Lol seems like it and yeah I think Luke is taking the smoking thing to the extreme.

I don't like smokers myself but dated a woman who smoked and quit beforehand, never would have known if she didn't tell me.

I think Luke has quite a few character flaws. He seems pretty stubborn and unmoving off of specific topics. You either like what he likes or he will move on from you.

He also seems to have the mental projection of being sophisticated while having little to no money. Kate seems like if she wasn't from the South, you would think that she lived there all her life by her mannerisms. She just seems really sweet and open, which also leaves her major character flaw open for the world to see. She can't handle stress in an adult way. She either reaches for booze or cries about it. And for someone as uppity as Luke, that could be a turn-off.

Kate needs a man that can be her rock under any circumstances. Luke seems to want a guy to marry.

Posted by shamrock
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 1:27 pm to
Luke definitely looks like Tebow and has a few similar mannerisms, but I never thought he was gay.. Luke..maybe.. feel bad for Kate but she is a little thick if that and the cigs killed it for him
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86519 posts
Posted on 1/18/19 at 1:29 pm to
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Now there's 4 of us.




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Jasmine and (insert name here) -- she seems sweet but what's up with the "you have to pay for everything" attitude


I despise that, it's 2019 not 1959. She alrady is a "strong independent" woman with a job and a house paying all her own bills, someone lightening that load by half is a great thing but apparently not enough.

quote:

On the honeymoon, she needs his help after she runs her 4-wheeler in the brush and he just sits on his and waits for her to pull herself out. She's completely turned off by that. I would be too.


Im' not sure I agree here. It's not like she flipped over the handlebars in a scary accident, she just ran off the road a few feet. If he jumped up and raced over to her it'd kinda be a little weird IMO. She's an adult, she just needs ot back it up and get back on the road, I don't think he's necessarily obligated to help with that.

quote:

Let's go with him just being nervous for now. Maybe he's not like that all the time. Stephanie, not sure what to make of her just yet. She does seem like a total team player to be taking on AJ tho, giving it a chance.


With AJ I don't think he's nervous, he seems like he's just genuinely himself 100% of the time. At the alter he was definitley nervous but they both seem settled in, I'm liking this couple. The preview for Tuesday showed stephanie saying something about a fight or something, I'm curious to see how they handle adversity.

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He's got some issues that will likely surface before long. I feel bad for her tho, she wants to be married and do fun stuff, but he's more interested in the sloths at the zoo.


There is absolutely somethign amiss with this pairing, specifically luke. I do believe the smoking thing has more of a backstory than has been showed on the airings. He simply doens't act like a normal adult would act in pretty much every situation he's shown in.
Posted by 44tiger
Member since Aug 2013
933 posts
Posted on 1/18/19 at 4:27 pm to
This season seems a lot more interesting than seasons before. I don't know if it is adding the fourth couple or the Luke/Kate train wreck but I'm finding myself anticipating the next episode whereas before it would be my wife saying "there's a new episode recorded".
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
63408 posts
Posted on 1/18/19 at 5:31 pm to
Don't think of the show as much like your typical reality/gimmick series but more like a social experiment. The temptation is obviously to sensationalize the married at first sight premise, but the series does a good job of taking the high road and at least attempts to find decent participants. The show also provides them with relationship support throughout the season.

At the season finale, the participants simply decide if they want to continue with their long-term commitment or call it quits (I think at the show's expense).

The show's premise is endlessly fascinating to me, and there are a (very) few couples that are still married currently.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 1/18/19 at 7:04 pm to
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This is season 7 of the previous 6 seasons only 3 or 4 couples are still together.
Season 1: NY Jamie and Doug (1 kid one on way), Courtney and Jason



Don’t think Courtney and Jason are still together.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Member since Dec 2003
83374 posts
Posted on 1/18/19 at 7:08 pm to
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AJ is one of the most annoying people I've ever seen on any reality show



He reminds me of that Ryan douche from last season.
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