MAFS viewers react to the first episode of season 7
After months of MAFS-free weeknights, everyone’s favourite trash reality show is back. And episode one had Twitter ablaze with astute observations.
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It’s here.
After many months of missing the intense weeknight drama of Channel 9’s Married At First Sight, the 2020 premiere aired on Monday night, and while we’re only one episode in, something tells us we’re in for a wild ride.
PODCAST: Married At First Sight 2020 Season - Episode 1
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Watch James Weir, Gretel Killeen and Ben Fordham pick through the wreckage of tonight’s episode.
After equally boozy and enlightening joint hen’s and buck’s parties, it was time for the first couples to meet.
First up was Poppy, who calls her twin toddlers “cock and block” and threatened to leave the experiment before she’s even walked down the aisle to FIFO worker and dad-of-two Luke, breaking down in tears at her reception shortly afterwards.
Luke was, understandably, not thrilled about the situation.
But it wasn’t all doom and gloom, with Cathy and Josh looking like the season’s golden couple early on.
Which, if we’ve learnt from season’s past, could very well spell danger.
Earlier in the episode, one groom seemed to rub viewers the wrong way – placing himself as a possible villain this season.
Michael Goonan, whose parents run a successful ice business in Adelaide, shocked viewers when he said he wished he could turn ‘good looking women on silent’.
The comment came shortly after he’d boasted about his wealth, and his love of “watches, nice cars and shiny toys”.
During a heated discussion with fellow controversial groom Ivan Sarakula, Michael said: “We’ve all been with a good looking girl and listened to her, and been like, ‘Ugh! Turn that thing on silent’, sparking instant outrage from viewers.
What poor woman has to marry Michael #MAFS
— Kiera (@UnderYourPorch) February 3, 2020
#MAFS
— Steph 🥀 (@coolKjellberg) February 3, 2020
20 minutes in and i already hate michael (mickey) pic.twitter.com/HxIq460VTR
From unbridled joy at the season’s return, to a collective crush on one particular groom, here’s how Australia’s trashy reality TV loving Twitter users reacted to the first episode of MAFS 2020:
MAFS IS BACK BABY!!
— Alana Calvert (@AlanaCalvert) February 3, 2020
Can’t wait to ruthlessly judge strangers on the telly for their poor life choices for the next 10 weeks while I drink on my own after microwaving a ready meal for one.#MAFSAU #Mafs
Alright people. Let's the #mafs season begin #MAFSAU pic.twitter.com/AVh190OKyI
— Katie (@KatieMaree_88) February 3, 2020
Very excited to have #MAFS back tonight.
— Real Mark Latham (@RealMarkLatham) February 3, 2020
Feel good TV.
You feel good you have never met any of these people.
Good to see the plant budget wasn't cut this year #MAFSAU #MAFS
— Katie (@KatieMaree_88) February 3, 2020
Experts: "So Luke what do you feel is your strongest quality?"....Luke: "Probably my ability to avoid falling into co workers vaginas".....Experts: "Perfect!" #MAFS #MAFSAU
— Colonel Kickhead (@colonelkickhead) February 3, 2020
Josh is a tradie who watches friends and wants to settle down.... #mafs #mafsau pic.twitter.com/CF0zyiLTF2
— J O D E S 💗 (@jodes888) February 3, 2020
Me wanting Josh and Cathy to work out but also wanting Josh to be single #MAFS #MAFSAU pic.twitter.com/zo0njGShwX
— Tahlia Pritchard (@Tahls) February 3, 2020
Tonight, on a very special Married At First Sight #MAFS #MAFSAU pic.twitter.com/WF94BOhod1
— 20PK20 (@pjk27779) February 3, 2020
The Love experts on #mafs when they hear the girls say “no sleeping with eachothers husbands†pic.twitter.com/132ALu8kpT
— Deacon Rooke (@DeaconRooke) February 3, 2020
Married At First Sight continues Tuesday night at 7.30pm on Channel 9.
Originally published as MAFS viewers react to the first episode of season 7