“The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On” is less of a reality dating show, and more of a cautionary tale for straight people. A messy, unhinged, gripping one.

For the uninitiated here’s the premise: There are six long-term couples. One person in each couple has issued an ultimatum — they need to get married, or break up. The couples split, find a “trial marriage partner” from the group to match up with and live with for three weeks, then switch back and have a trial marriage with their original partner. At the end, each couple must decide whether to get engaged, break up, or leave with someone else that they met during the experience.

Three seasons in, we know what to expect from this Netflix show. Toxic relationships, toxic men, and toxic advice from Nick and Vanessa Lachey. But this season gave us a new innovation: Two couples who ghost their trial partners, pack up and leave the show with nary a word.

In this episode, we talk about the whole season of “The Ultimatum,” some of the gossip that has come out about the cast since, and the reunion. Hope you enjoy! Xo

Thanks to Harry Huggins for editing this episode.

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