The Real Pod: Our Married at First Sight NZ journey comes to an end

Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey drink the last of the Waiheke wines and toast the final episodes of Married at First Sight NZ for 2017.   We gather at the MAFSNZ altar for the very last time to reflect upon our journey over the past six weeks. As the participants suffer through their final … Read more

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings – It’s like rain on your vow renewal day

Alex Casey power ranks the final week of Married at First Sight NZ, including eyebrow lady advice and the much-anticipated vow renewal ceremonies. Allow me to tentatively approach the rotunda of romance one more time, for I need to solemnly deliver my final vows to Married at First Sight NZ in this, its last week … Read more

The Real Pod: The real experts* weigh in on the MAFSNZ carnage

How is Married at First Sight NZ getting better and worse at the same time? Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey hit the therapist’s couch to find out.  The reality TV “experts” at The Real Pod’s eyes were bulging like the biceps on a genetic pitbull at the explosive MAFSNZ dinner party this week. … Read more

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings – Feeding time at the zoo

Alex Casey power ranks the sixth week of Married at First Sight NZ, including an explosive dinner party, wank confessions and an exciting makeover. The reunion was supposed to be a chance for growth, the experts told us while barely stifling their own laughter, a time for the couples to come back together to share … Read more

Turns out Andrew from MAFSNZ was an absolute pig on Tinder

Messages leaked to The Spinoff reveal Married at First Sight NZ‘s Andrew Jury sent a series of abusive and racist DMs to another user of the service in 2015. Andrew Jury, a participant on Married at First Sight NZ, sent abusive messages to a woman on Tinder, calling her a “whore” after she refused his request … Read more

The Real Pod: Another Married at First Sight NZ couple gets flushed away

The Real Pod team are back together to talk about the important stuff, namely poo and poo-adjacent topics. This week on The Real Pod, we get stuck into the fifth week on Married at First Sight NZ in all it’s grimy glory. What the heck is a “surrender date”? Is Haydn a good wrestler? And … Read more

The Real Pod: A Married at First Sight cocktail of Fluffy tears and moisturiser

Despite having relatively dry skin and therefore dry lives, The Real Pod team still assemble to talk about a scandalous week four on Married at First Sight NZ.  This week on The Real Pod, there’s more chat flying around than Haydn’s DMs on a Sunday morning. On Married at First Sight NZ, the couples have … Read more

The Real Pod: The Married at First Sight NZ honeymoon is over

The Real Pod team assemble to talk about the haphazard honeymoons of Married at First Sight NZ.  Just like the Married at First Sight contestants, The Real Pod team are finally back together in the same room to gossip themselves to an early grave. The honeymoons are over, the glamping tents have been packed up, … Read more

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings – Drowning sorrows at the cocktail party

Alex Casey power ranks the third week of Married at First Sight NZ, full of cocktails, baths and deep regret.  I think I was more excited for this cocktail party than any Bachelor cocktail party, real-life cocktail party, or shrimp cocktail. After being kept in The Shining-style isolation in their respective lodges, estates and glamping … Read more

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings – It’s all gone to hell in a handbasket

Alex Casey power ranks the second week of Married at First Sight NZ, where the glow has worn off and the rot has set in.  Rip up your veil, feed the bride’s bouquet to the nearest giraffe and cast the cursed wedding rings deep into the nearest creek: true love is dead. Week one led … Read more

The Real Pod: We are head over heels for Married at First Sight NZ

The Real Pod team assemble in the boardroom of dreams to talk reality TV and real life in New Zealand, and this week it’s all about one show and one show only.  After scrabbling around like a litter of house pigs this week, Jane, Duncan and Alex finally find some time to dissect the glorious … Read more

Married at First Sight NZ Power Rankings – Why won’t they stop smiling?!?

Alex Casey power ranks the first week of Married at First Sight NZ, including reindeer jumpers, house pigs and too many kisses.  As I expressed in my sappy review of the premiere yesterday, I have fallen hard and fast for Married at First Sight NZ already. I have walked down the altar, said “I do” … Read more

Review: Married at First Sight NZ will melt your stone cold heart

Alex Casey watches the first episode of Married at First Sight NZ, and falls hook, line and sinker for a 58 year old man named Mr Fluffy.  Of all the things to anticipate in her upcoming marriage to a complete stranger, Claire (51) is only looking forward to one thing: sex. It’s the raunchy hen’s … Read more