Another couple bites the dust as MAFS teases tense final reunion

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Another couple bites the dust as MAFS teases tense final reunion

By Robert Moran

In the end, Married At First Sight's hit-rate this season was as dismal as ever. Three successful match-ups out of 11. And somehow that's actually an improvement on last season.

After Tracey sent Dean reeling, all teary-eyed, into a farm railing at Sunday's Vow Renewals, you'd think the show's dramatic exits were done and dusted.

But don't forgot about Troy and Ash.

Troy, that goofy 35-year-old virgin (so his sister says) who's faced accusations he's actually a paid actor (Nine deny the claims) has become an unexpected favourite on the show with his dorky sense of humour and good guy attitude.

"You’re Team Troy! Everyone is Team Troy!" brashy wife Ash exclaims during a deep talk with her sister Charlie, breaking into tears over the fact she's been painted as a "shitty person" and an "ice queen" following her cold responses to Troy's affections.

"You're Team Troy! They're Team Troy!"

"You're Team Troy! They're Team Troy!"

It's taken this long for Troy, who weeks ago even trimmed his side-part for Ash, to finally catch on to her disinterest.

"I thought I was bringing a lot to the table at the start. I still do think that I'm also a complete package for most girls but Ashley doesn't appreciate it," he says.

During Monday night's Vow Renewal ceremony, he rips off the Band-Aid.

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"I said I loved you on several occasions because I thought I did. But now I realise it was me wanting to believe we had something more than we did... You are not the woman I've been searching for," he tells Ash.

Troy and Ash finally call it quits.

Troy and Ash finally call it quits.

Ash returns the note with her own send-off.

"I have had my struggles throughout the experiment... I don't always love the person I am when I'm around you," she says. "It’s really sad."

Sad? That's debatable. More like par for the course.

Since its debut in 2015, MAFS has successfully matched just 12 out of 35 couples, and half of those happened in its tame early seasons, before the dinner parties and boys' nights were a fun staple.

The question as this season wraps up is, does it even matter? Somehow I can't imagine viewers fistpumping over Melissa and John's warm embrace on Monday night as much as they did Tracey's brutal missive on Sunday.

Success story: John and Melissa are all smiles.

Success story: John and Melissa are all smiles.

The show has its detractors for failing its contestants, those gooey-eyed exhibitionists who apply expecting romance and a breed of babies by season's end.

But this season's best moments have been its grittiest: Dean and Davina's deluded pub tryst; Charlene's shutdown of Dean and Justin’s wife-swapping, "bro-code" entitlement; Tracey finally dumping Dean with an Oprah-inspired "You don’t deserve me!"

Sarah and Telv seal it with a kiss.

Sarah and Telv seal it with a kiss.

It seems Nine understands, too.

In times passed, Sarah and Telv's heartwarming vows would've closed out the season, a cuddly finish to make you forget the previous weeks' tawdry drama. This time, the show's appended a double reunion episode to give Tracey and Davina another chance to blow up the ratings.

As a trash TV viewer, I appreciate the gesture. Happy endings are overrated.

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