Summary
- Emily’s positive portrayal in the show contrasts with her aggressive behavior in Afterparty.
- Emily snapped at host Keisha Knight Pulliam during a discussion about couples therapy.
- Emily attacked Austin for not being close with his wife, which damaged his fun-loving image.
Like Married at first sight as season 17 draws to a close and finale day approaches, Emily Balch receives criticism for her aggressive behavior Married at First Sight: Afterparty. The long-running matchmaking series doesn’t have a good track record of connecting lasting couples, and Emily and her husband, Brennan Shoykhet, are no exception. Since its premiere in 2014, the show has married strangers, whose relationship experts take into account the lives and personal characteristics of the participants. Although the show has had success stories, the couples usually break up.
Emily and Brennan, one of the couples whose founder Married at first sight relationship experts, were so happy about their wedding day and seemed to hit it off right away. However, it didn’t take long for Brennan to reveal that he simply wasn’t as into his wife as he’d like to be. but he was still firmly committed to making the marriage work. Emily, who has presented herself as a positive ray of light, has shown in her time what some believe to be her true colors Married at First Sight: Afterpartyhosted by fan Keisha Knight Pulliam.
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Emily appears nice and positive in the show
Married at first sight season 17 features Emily as a fun-loving party girl with an extremely positive outlook on life. He is emotionally empathetic, kind and always smiling, even after Emily sliced her head open in an ATV accident as a couple with Brennan and the rest of the cast. She is shown happily dancing up a storm at Michael Shiakallis and Chloe Brown’s wedding as Brennan breaks down in the corner, confused by his fun-loving wife’s carefree behavior.
A stark contrast to his positive performance in the series are during his performance Married at First Sight: TheAfterparty show during which he sees the host, avoids answering questions and is aggressive with his fellow cast members. See you during his behavior Married at First Sight: Afterparty calls the rest of her behavior during the show into question and makes Brennan’s discomfort with her behavior seem more reasonable. One can’t help but wonder what Emily is like when the cameras aren’t around and she’s alone with Brennan.
Emily nabbed Keshia Knight Pulliam as the Afterparty host
During the January 17 period Married at First Sight: AfterpartyKeisha asked Emily about the couples therapy session with Dr. Pia that she and Brennan had attended when Emily lost her cool. Emily was frustrated with Keisha’s questions because Keisha didn’t agree with Emily hitting Brennan., who was not there to defend himself. Keisha wasn’t even on Brennan’s side of the conversation, just asking questions to help put the therapy session into context for viewers. However, Emily interrupted Keisha and snapped at her repeatedly.
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Why don’t you just have sex with him?
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The exchange, which was published on Instagram by a MAFS fan account, made especially frustrating when Emily desperately tried to make herself the victim during the conversation despite accusing Brennan of playing the victim. Emily paints Brennan as a manipulative boss who at one point tried to emotionally blackmail her into keeping quiet on camera about their problems. He also claimed that Brennan yelled at him, but got angry when Keisha rightfully asked more about the claim. Emily wanted free rein to cast Brennan as the villain without a challenge.
Emily attacked Austin for not being intimate with Becca
During the second Married at First Sight: Afterparty clip posted by MAFS fan account, Emily attacks a guy Married at first sight season 17 cast member Austin Reed opens up about his close relationship with his wife and co-star Becca Haley. Just Emily asks Austin directly:Why don’t you just have sex with him??” Austin, taken aback by the question, gently asks if it’s fair for Emily to ask the question. He implies that Emily is a hypocrite because she claims to be sex-positive but doesn’t extend that positivity to her.
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You keep saying “I want to improve intimacy” and he tries but you don’t, reciprocate and you don’t really initiate anything
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Emily then throws Becca under the bus by revealing that Becca has been telling her things about Becca and Austin’s lack of intimacy. “He keeps telling me that you guys are having these conversations” Emily said.”You keep saying “I want to improve intimacy” and he tries but you don’t, reciprocate and you don’t really initiate anything.” The fact that Austin stayed calm and didn’t bully Emily for her inappropriate behavior shows how patient he is.
Has Emily damaged her image?
Emily’s aggressive and disrespectful behavior during Married at First Sight: Afterparty has damaged her image as a warm, sex-positive, fun-loving woman who Brennan would be crazy not to fall in love with. His Married at First Sight: TheAfterparty the performances give a picture of an angry and emotionally demanding young woman who follows anyone who challenges him. Seeing her in a new light also makes Brennan’s comment about Emily’s “red flag” suddenly make a lot more sense.
Married at first sight
airs Wednesdays at 8pm EST on Lifetime.
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Married at first sight
- Throw
- Starring Pepper Schwartz, Calvin Roberson, Viviana Coles, Jessica Griffin, John Aiken, Mel Schilling, Alessandra Rampolla
- The seasons
- 17
- authors
- Lotte Offenberg Bergqvist, Razor Rizzotti
- Directors
- Charlie Mysak, Michael Fitzpatrick Lawrence Jr., Nick Petrie
- Showrunner
- Sam Dean