It feels like only yesterday that we met the hopeful, naive newlyweds hoping to find the one on Married at First Sight Australia 2022, and now here we are at the dreaded Final Vows!

While many of this season’s couples fell victim to the MAFS experts‘ inability to match ANYONE correctly, somehow, five couples made it to the end… but not all of them opted to take their fake marriage into the real world.

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Tonight was the start of the MAFS 2022 Final Vows ceremonies. Source: Nine.

On Monday, we watched on as Tamara Djordjevic and Brent Vitiello, Olivia Frazer and Jackson Lonie, and Selina Chhaur and Cody Bromley made the “BigGEsT DeCisOnS oF thEiR liVEs” and some of these moments were, put simply, iconic.

So, let’s revisit which couples were all in, who tapped out and who partook in brutal takedowns of each other!

Olivia and Jackson – The Lead Up to the Final Vows

After leaving the experiment and being left to stew in her own thoughts, controversial bride Olivia started to realise that maybe (just, maybe) her “mean girl” antics throughout the experiment may have impacted how her hubby Jackson felt about her.

“If Liv’s behaviour was to become a common occurrence we would be having a different discussion,” Jackson told the camera.

It’s almost as if his wife’s dig at Domenica Calarco at the preceding dinner party wasn’t the latest occurrence in a series of Olivia’s b*tchy antics… is this man delusional?

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Olivi reflected on her behaviour throughout the experiment. Source: Nine.

Ugh, these two.

Olivia went to catch up with her cousin Phoebe and mull over her decision.

“Had any dramas with Jackson?” Phoebe asked.

“No no no,” Olivia lied. “There was drama with another girl though”.

“Did you start it? I think you probably started it…” Her cousin asked, which is a VERY telling question!

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Olivia met with her cousin to help reenforce her decision. Source: Nine.

Liv admitted that the ongoing “snide comments” she made towards Domenica had the potential to undo her relationship with Jackson and that if he turned her down at the final vows it would “break her heart”.

Meanwhile, Jackson continued to have conflicting feelings about his relationship.

Whilst his bride thought it would be her beef with Dom that could potentially turn Jackson off her, he was worried about the time on their final date where she confessed that she would probably make him choose between her or his friends at some point.

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Jackson struggled between his head and heart. Source: Nine.

Turning to his family for guidance, Jackson confessed that he was worried “she doesn’t forgive things very easy… she holds a grudge.” Oop! There it is.

The groom’s sister and mum expressed their concerns about Olivia’s flaws.

Olivia and Jackson – Olivia’s Final Vows

The morning of their final vows, Jackson admitted that he knew a relationship with Olivia could be problematic, however, his heart was telling him to “think of her eyes”.

Meanwhile, Olivia was pining after her fake husband who she hadn’t seen in a week.

“Everything about my wellbeing hangs in the balance of what Jackson says,” Olivia told the camera. Yep, this is totally a completely normal and healthy relationship dynamic…

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Olivia brought up her spat with Domenica during her final vows. Source: Nine.

“The second I met you I knew you were something special…” she started. “Never in my wildest dreams did I hope for a partner that was so kind, compassionate and even-tempered”.

And then, the blaming began.

“During this experiment, I feel I have been accused by others of being a vindicative grudge-holder with an agenda for revenge”.

Liv, doll, that is exactly what you have been!?

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During her Final Vows, Olivia told Jackson that she loved him. Source: nine.

“I have been attacked and pushed to breaking point,” she continued, “but never once by you”.

“My dad told me once that if it is right it will be easy”. IDK If I would call Olivia and Jackson’s MAFS journey easy, but anyways…

THEN she dropped the L-bomb: “Jackson, I love you”.

Olivia and Jackson – Jackson’s Final Vows

Now, Jackson’s turn.

The groom began by admitting that he and Olivia “hit it off” from the beginning and have had “plenty of good times” together.

“However, through all the good times we have shared there have been some moments that really made me think about us moving forward,” he said.

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Jackson raised some concerns with Olivia during his Final Vows. Source: Nine.

“The way you have at times responded to challenges in the experiment and some of the snide comments that you have made along the way don’t sit well with me.”

“I need to be brutally honest with you…” pause for effect… “seeing you under the pressure in the experiment has not always brought out the best in you and it leaves me worried your tendency to hold grudges might one day end up with you holding a grudge against one of my friends”.

Despite all this, he still opted to stay with her. Surprise, surprise!

Brent and Tamara – The Lead Up to the Final Vows

“For Tamara and Brent, the future is looking bleak,” the narrator said, as if this hasn’t been the landscape for their relationship the whole show.

Following the sh*tstorm that was the preceding dinner party — i.e. where Brent found out Tamara doesn’t even know what he does for a job and then threw his wedding ring on the table — the pair were not on speaking terms.

“You can have fun with Tamara,” Brent said (are ya sure?) “But then you just say the wrong thing and she blows up”.

Brent turned to his mum for advice prior to his MAFS Final Vows. Source: Nine.

At a loss for what to do, Australia’s boyfriend turned to his mum for some advice.

After her son relayed errythang to her, Lana Vitiello told Brent to, in essence, take a good, hard look at himself.

“Personally I’d like to see Brent walk away. I don’t think Tamara is right for him.

“If he isn’t happy… f*ck Tamara.”

Brent’s mum is the unsung hero of this MAFS episode.

Tamara spoke with her friend Christie about Brent. Source: Nine.

Meanwhile, on the Gold Coast, Tamara and her bestie Christie had a goss sesh about her TV husband.

Christie told Tamara that when she met Brent via Zoom she did notice that he “wasn’t her type”.

Tamara again had go at Brent’s career choices despite not knowing what he actually does. SMH.

There is certainly a pattern here and we can not deal with it anymore. Thank god it is Final Vows because one more week of this MAFS madness would be too much.

Brent and Tamara – Tamara’s Final Vows

After being gentlemanly, cordial, and putting up with so, so, so much sh*t throughout the experiment, Brent took the Final Vows as his opportunity to tell his bride exactly how he really felt — and his takedown of her was brutal!

However, he had to let Tamara say her piece first.

Tamara, who has no consideration for anyone else’s feelings, still continued to take shots at her MAFS husband as she entered the Final Vows venue… and then she peppered more digs throughout her speech.

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Tamara took digs at Brent during her Final Vows. Source: Nine.

“I believe throughout this experiment there were so many times we could have given up and walked away,” she began.

“Out of all the couples, we really did put our all into this journey…. However, the truth of the matter is my intuition was telling me there was something not right between us.

“So many times I think back to how you acted and what you didn’t say that caused awkward tension.” Girl, what?

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Tamara ended things with Brent. Source: Nine.

“You used your ego as a protective shield for your insecurities in a relationship.

“You have made me realise materialistic things in a relationship don’t really matter to me,” Tamara continued, which is the biggest backhanded compliment ever.

“Being with you made me feel homesick. I don’t see a future with you… I believe the best path is on my own at this stage, I’m sorry.” OUCH!

Brent and Tamara – Brent’s Final Vows

BRENT’S TURN!

Our collective boyfriend began his speech by admitting that he knew the experiment would push him out of his comfort zone.

He added that the pair clashed from the beginning, but he was proud of what they had achieved together.

“Our relationship is capable of great things… but we often had to hit rock bottom to get to this place.

“The downhill spiral was filled with disrespect.. Closer to the end… your true colours showed. You became vindictive, spiteful and self-absorbed.

“I was made to feel like a fool, chasing you around for the smallest amount of decency anyone in the world should show another human,” Brent dished, adding: “The inability to be kind destroyed us.

“No matter how hard I tried to mend things between us, it felt like you were only thinking about yourself.”

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Tamara and Brent’s MAFS Final Vows were wild. Source: Nine.

AND THEN…. WAIT FOR IT….

“You are not God’s gift to humanity so stop looking down on everyone.”

Brent? You are simply *chef’s kiss*.

“On that note,” Brent finished, “Good luck. Good riddance”.

Our MAFS king then THREW his cards on the ground and walked TF off… as he should!

*mic drop*. Source: Nine

We still aren’t sure how TF they made it to the Final Vows but after Brent’s speech, we are bloody glad they did!

Selina and Cody – The Lead Up to the Final Vows

Between leaving the experiment and attending the Final Vows, Selina Chhaur took her bland AF beau Cody Bromley to visit her mother in Adelaide.

The whole thing was a mess and Cody even broke her mum’s fave teacup. Phat L there, Codes.

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Cody broke Selina’s mum’s special tea cup. Source: Nine.

“Mum is going to see this and think that is a bad omen,” Selina stressed. Spoiler alert: that is exactly what happened.

Mumma Chaaur told him that his lack of caution “represented his personality” and FFS, Selina, listen to your mother!

However, things otherwise seemed to be okay in the end and they had a cup of tea together in the not-so-special mug.

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Everyone got over the tea cup incident pretty fast. Source: Nine.

Cody also arranged a ~surprise~ for his wife and adopted a sea otter on her behalf. Okay, we have to give credit where it is due — this was actually pretty cute.

“I love him so much,” Selina said through happy tears. Disclaimer: this was about the otter, not Cody.

She then cried as Cody left to return to his crack den sharehouse back in Sydney.

Cody adopted an otter on his wifes’ behalf. Source: Nine.

The MAFS producers then left us on a cliffhanger and we have to wait until the next episode to find out what Selina and Cody decide to do!

Tune in on Tuesday night for the final couples — Selina and Cody, Mitch Eynaud and Ella Ding, and Domenica Calarco and Jack Millar — because we have a feeling it will be just as spicy!

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