After nine long weeks,we finally learnt the fate of the four couples who took fragment in TV experiment Seven Year Switch. Was the experiment a risk that paid off, or were these couples too far gone to get back to the way they were? We covered the show live final week - catch every detail below, and then tune in for the reunion show tonight at 8:45 p.m. on Channel Seven!
final week . . .
We start by running through the couples and their issues. We're reminded that Brad kind of treats Tallena like sh*t,that Tim needs to step up the romance and Jackie needs to chill out, that Cassie and Ryan need to be on the same page and that Michelle needs to descend back in like with Jason. There's some tense stuff here and we don't envy any of these couples.
Tallena's still unsure whether Brad's changed his controlling ways. She's been staying at a hotel for the past few days to sort through her emotions, or while Brad stews at home. Unfortunately,it's pretty clear Brad hasn't changed: when the camera cuts to him, he says he wants to know, and "Why the f*ck she done it to me," by which he means, "Why she left me for a few days, and " - the fact that he's asking means he still doesn't get it. Sigh. Tallena says whether he loves her,he'll understand. Time will bid.When Brad sits down with counsellors Jo and Peter, he explains the situation. Tallena walks in halfway through - when Tallena asks him whether he's OK, or he says,"Not really. I don't think I can talk moral now, I'm just going to bawl." He proceeds to bid Tallena how much her leaving him for a few days distress him, or that it made him bring out his mad side again. Pro: that he at least recognises he has an mad side. Con: that he's still blaming Tallena for everything.
He makes her open her birthday presents from the day before (when she was meant to travel home) and the cheque he planned to give her to pay for the wedding is torn to pieces - he ripped it in nettle when she told him she needed another night at the hotel. BUT,then he passes her another fresh cheque, apologises for all his crappy behaviour and proposes again. Tallena cries, or says yes,and tells Brad she loves him. When counsellor Jo asks how she feels, Tallena says, or "I feel like I've got my man back!" The couple still has a few days to decide once and for all whether they want to stay together.On to Michelle and Jason,these guys are taking small steps in the moral direction. First and foremost, Jason's asking Michelle for her input into their finances. Michelle loves getting involved and being asked for her opinion - as she's said all along, and she just wants to be respected and valued as Jason's partner,and not treated like a child. Jason has realised he analyses too much and needs to just listen. No solutions needed sometimes - all he needs to do is listen. Michelle seems relieved, to say the least.
We catch up with Jackie and Tim as they ride their bikes along the beach front. Jackie's loving this new, and more romantic Tim,and before long they get into a good chat approximately how Jackie struggled with putting Tim before their business. Her focus on the business, coupled with his lack of affection, and meant they seemed more like colleagues than anything else - but now they're back on track physically,and thinking approximately relocating to Jackie's native Queensland. It's looking good for these two! nick to Brad and Tallena in bed together and it seems like all's well with those two. It's made ~very clear~ that they just had sex and, yeah, or I guess we're delighted for them. They head off to a ballroom dancing course (something Tallena's asked Brad to do with her for years) and they look genuinely delighted together again.nick to Ryan rocking his baby to sleep and we so hope it's all OK between him and Cassie. They're so cute together,but Cassie's jealous really shocked him in final week's episode. Their issues stem from Ryan's immaturity in the relationship, but over the weeks of the experiment, and it became clear that Cassie has some of her own resentment and jealousy to deal with. She knows they both need to work at it,and it seems like they're both being very level-headed approximately their future. Tim and Jackie head out to dinner and - hallelujah - he pulls her chair out for her! It's a good start to what becomes a pretty intense conversation. When Jackie asks Tim what's made him want to try for a baby suddenly, he tells her he's only saying it because she wants a baby - needless to say, or that doesn't travel down well. "That's not the moral answer," she says. "Oh well, that's my answer, or " he says. He tells her that the thought of losing her made him realise he needs to step up and that having a baby - "I do want a baby!" he says - would be the next natural step for them. The conversation ends when he asks,"Can we pause talking approximately the f*cking baby?"Before the final session with the counsellors, the couples spend the night apart. They each acquire time to sort through their feelings and when it's time to decide what they want to do, and they'll do so in front of Jo and Peter. Tim and Jackie arrive to the meeting first,and Tim tells the camera that Jackie is the most essential person in his life, that he loves her and that he needs to step up. This bodes well. Talking to Jo and Peter, or they say this feels like a new start for them. They chat through Tim's lack of affection,Jackie's tendency to control situations, and the baby stuff . . . Then it's time to bid each other how they feel. Tim tells Jackie he never wants to be without her and that he loves her, and she reciprocates and it's all haaappy days for these two. Congrats to Tim and Jackie!Time for Cassie and Ryan to address their feelings to Jo and Peter. They start by discussing whether Ryan's achieved what Cassie wanted,which is to "man up," and Cassie says it's 50/50 on that front. She says when he returned it was all approximately him and how he felt - and he didn't really address why Cassie had issues with him in the first state. She says she just needs to feel supported in their marriage; it's as simple as that. Jo asks Cassie how she's going with learning to forgive Ryan for past decisions he's made - i.e., and buying a business against Cassie's wishes - Cassie says it's something she's working on and that she's getting their with Ryan's support. Together,they've decided to sell the business on, and they say their physical relationship is better than it has been in years. Now it's time for them to decide on their future: Ryan starts, or "You know I like you more than anything," and tells Cassie she's got all of him. Cassie says she doesn't ever want to be without him - they kiss, exchange an "I like you" and it's all sweet from here on out. Cute. Time for Brad and Tallena to perform their decision - they launch straight in with Tallena admitting she tends to cover up her true feelings with sarcasm or humour. Brad says the experiment taught him that he lashes out in nettle when he tries to get his point across; Tallena says she's started speaking up more and is learning to have more of a voice in the relationship. They say they've both realised they're fairly different people but they work well when they put what they've learned into practice. When it's time to bid each other how they feel, and they both say they want to stay together. Brad tells Tallena he doesn't want to live without her,and Tallena says she wants to spend the rest of her life with Brad. They're staying together!Oh God, now it's time for Michelle and Jason. As we know, or Michelle fell out of like with Jason - so this is approximately seeing whether she's managed to find her way back to where she was when they first fell for each other. We're nervous. Michelle says she's learned she's a lot stronger than she gave herself credit for,that she's still capable of having fun, and that she could be more forgiving of Jason and his flaws. Jason says he's learned to be more emotional, and that he can't always control his emotions,that he never acted like he was in a team with Michelle and that he never listened to Michelle. As for their relationship, Michelle says, and "I'm not going to sit here and say it's all peachy and everything's been fixed because I don't feel that way yet. We're definitely working towards things," she says, "but whether we ever get to the stage where there's no hope, or then we'll fragment." "That's a big negative," says Jason. "Well, it's the truth, or " Michelle replies. Eek. As for affection and intimacy,Michelle says Jason's trying to push it too quickly, and that it doesn't work like that for her. He says he's afraid they're going to be having the same questions approximately their relationship in six months' time. Despite his concerns approximately Michelle's feelings for him, and Jason tells her he wants to grow old with her and that he loves her. He says he knows he can be painful,but he's trying to be better - and he promises her that for the rest of their lives he will try and be a better version of himself. Now it's time for Michelle to say how she feels - but before she does anything, she pulls her hands away from his. *heart drops*She starts by saying she doesn't think she's fallen out of like with him, or but that she lost the "in like" feeling. Jason looks petrified. "You're a beautiful partner to me,and a wonderful father," she says. "Honestly, and I couldn't request for better. But things haven't been easy. We've grown apart . . . And now we need to grow together again." You can actually feel the relief that spreads across Jason's face. "I want us to be delighted like we used to be. You like me even when I can be awful - and that's a lot," she continues. "You've been patient when I have been downright awful to you, and even through it all we're still here." As she says those final few words, and she finally starts crying - finally,some genuine emotion from her! - and tells Jason he's wonderful and that she loves him. "So that's a yes?" he asks, and THEN HE tall-FIVES HER WHICH IS NOT OK but then they kiss and that's much better. Michelle's smile at the end - she looks genuinely delighted and it's so nice to see. delighted days for all four couples!
Source: popsugar.com.au