Seven Year Switch – Episode 2 Recap

It happened! The switch happened! Finally the couples have met each other!

My favourite aspect about reality TV is watching people awkwardly writhe and wriggle, trying to act casual while there’s obviously a massive camera shoved in their face by a sweaty camera man. And of course, the swap lived up to all of my expectations of awkward introductions and fumbled sentences.
But seriously, didn’t any of these people prepare themselves for it even a little bit? Brad looks like he’s about to burst into scary angry-sad tears at any second, and Ryan looks genuinely thrown off that there is a woman sharing the house with him.

The surprises don’t stop there though. Not only do you have to swap partners, but apparently these guys are shocked when they are faced with an iPad with video footage of their significant other answering questions about their relationship.
Hang on, didn’t it ever hit these guys that their partners may have been asked the exact same questions that the producers asked them also? Like seriously… they all answered the exact same questions…
But the scenario did provide a very valuable lesson to those at home – if you ever want to get a message across make sure it’s through an iPad.
You can be having the same argument over and over for years, but if you haven’t filmed it with an iPad and shown it to them then of course they haven’t actually heard it! Those same tired arguments viewed through an iPad screen will finally hit home to your previously deaf douche bag darling.

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But jokes aside, I do genuinely feel bad for these couples… They obviously want to get back on track, but I can’t help but feel they are being totally baited and led to temptation. The most exploitative aspect of the show is not only that they are paired with their relationship clones, but that all of the swapped couples live in the same cities.  Pairing miserable people who live in the same city to go on a vacation of sorts for two weeks? I really hope the producers have more up their sleeves than what it appears. Right now I cant help but wonder if this show was majorly sponsored by Woman’s Day because I can already see the headlines… “I went on TV to fix my relationship, and found the love of my life!” Naw..
But in more important news, major progress was made this episode. We have ticked a box off our check list titled “Which couples are still sexually intimate?” with a big red X next to Brad and Tallina. Only a few mysteries left to solve.

Oh, and has anyone else notices that Tim is sounding more and more like Christopher Walken’s Aussie nephew as we go on. Seriously, who taught this guy intonation? Can’t wait to see his transformation into Walken’s double progress over the next few weeks! Hopefully his completed transformation coincides with Tallina giving up on sofa life and hopping into his bed…