90 Day: The Last Resort featured Sophie Sierra and Rob Warne having an explosive argument, Natalie Mordovtseva accusing Josh Weinstein of gaslighting and body shaming her, and Ariela Weinberg scolding the cast for taking Biniyam Shibre's side during the Season 2 episode that aired Monday night on TLC.
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Season 2 of 90 Day: The Last Resort stars Rob and Sophie, Ariela and Biniyam, Josh and Natalie, Gino Palazzolo and Jasmine Pineda, Florian Sukaj and Stacey Silva, and Brandon Gibbs and Julia Trubkina.
The six couples have all reached a relationship breaking point and will spend three weeks at a desert resort in Arizona undergoing a rigorous relationship bootcamp designed to rebuild trust and connections.
At the resort, the couples are shown working with therapists and counselors to navigate issues of jealousy, anger and intimacy through group therapy and untraditional approaches -- including hypnotherapy, pleasure mapping, sand tray therapy and off-grid excursions into the desert.
At the end of the retreat, each couple must decide if they want to stay together or call it quits on their relationship at the Final Recommitment Ceremony.
During the show's eleventh episode, Brandon admitted that if he ran away from his problems with Julia, it would probably be the end of their marriage.
Brandon was still reeling from Julia's confession that she had cheated on him with her ex-boyfriend towards the beginning of their relationship.
According to Brandon, the incident occurred when Brandon had already filed the K-1 visa for Julia to move to the United States to be with him.
Brandon could tell this secret had probably been weighing heavily on Julia and she needed to get it off her chest, but he admitted it would've been nice to live -- and eventually die -- in ignorant bliss. Brandon therefore wondered if Julia was just trying to hurt him.
Julia explained how she was the one hurting and she couldn't go forward in their relationship happily with this "bullsh-t inside of" her. Julia wanted to be able to put her past behind them.
Brandon broke down into tears and shared how this was going to make it very difficult to trust his wife.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWWhen asked if it was possible for him to move forward, Brandon replied, "I think I can... but it's a fresh wound now and I feel like it's going to take time for these feelings to go."
Julia worried Brandon was going to blame her and shame her for the rest of their lives, but a therapist advised Brandon to never use Julia's mistake as leverage in their marriage.
Meanwhile, Jasmine told Sophie that she "deserved better" after Sophie had allegedly caught Rob messaging other girls on his phone.
"He knows he's not supposed to be doing that, and then this morning, my friend Kay sent me a screenshot of Rob having an active dating profile," Sophie claimed.
"It's just very disrespectful and hurtful to me when we're trying to be here together and he's still just trying to be with any other girl online and doing the same behavior that affected us in the first place. It's just so hurtful."
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While Rob was cooking breakfast on the campfire, Sophie confronted him in front of the whole cast.
Sophie explained how she was trying very hard in her marriage to Rob and she found out he was "messaging other women and trying to have sex with them" during the retreat.
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"I didn't say anything because I don't want people to hate him and I care about him. He has done so much f-cked up sh-t to me, and I've kept it to myself."
Sophie complained about how Rob was telling everyone that she wasn't trying and had moved out when he was the one allegedly up to no good.
"You're not trying," Rob interjected, asking Sophie to show receipts.
"You're not trying!" Sophie argued.
"You're not trying at all, and you haven't tried for over a year," Rob complained.
Sophie insisted she was trying and that Rob was just annoyed that she was calling him out.
Rob claimed he hadn't been able to get on the dating app in two years and so his profile wasn't active or current. But Sophie pointed out how they had gotten married two years ago.
"In two years, Sophie has been moved out and doing her own thing, and she told me to talk to other women!" Rob said.
"For five minutes I tried and then it just didn't feel right because I still wanted to work things out... I have done anything!"
Rob then started screaming and yelled, "Let's be very f-cking clear. I was only on a dating app because Sophie told me to go talk to other women 10 f-cking times! I tried and I still f-cking deleted that sh-t because I care! That's why I'm here!"
Rob yelled at Sophie for scolding him and putting him in the dog house when she had allegedly given him permission to connect with other women.
Sophie then whispered to her girlfriends, "It's because he's guilty that he's screaming."
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Rob stormed away from the campsite and tried to find proof in his text messages that Sophie was lying, but Sophie said she didn't even care if Rob ended up finding something because he was desperate.
Sophie thought Rob's behavior was "disgusting," but Gino gave Rob the benefit of the doubt and said Rob needed some time to compile the facts.
After Rob and Sophie's explosive fight, Natalie called Josh out for insulting her by not wanting to sleep next to her.
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Josh asked Natalie to stop picking a fight with him, but then she accused him of "gaslighting" and "body shaming" her.
Natalie said she needed her man to touch her and love her, and she claimed Josh had said some words that shamed her and insulted her.
Josh explained to the cameras how he didn't sleep well because he doesn't like to be touched or bothered when sleeping. Josh said Natalie was running with that and making it a much bigger issue than it was.
Meanwhile, Rob was still searching through his texts and he stumbled across a message from Sophie that read, "Hi as of March 4 2023 me and you are on a break and I give you permission to act single and will not hold this against you."
The men congratulated Rob on his findings, but Sophie attempted to clarify that she and Rob had broken up for a few months and the dating app stuff was "not from that time." Sophie argued that things still didn't add up for Rob.
Rob said Sophie wanted him to look like the bad guy and she couldn't prove her allegations.
Rob and Sophie continued to bicker about the specifics and timeline of their separation. Rob claimed it was over the span of five months, while Sophie said their split only lasted three months.
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Sophie started sobbing and locked herself in a bathroom, where she called her mother Claire. Sophie cried about how she didn't want to stay at the Arizona resort, and it sounded like she was hyperventilating on the phone.
Afterward, Josh told Natalie that he'd never body shame her and she has a beautiful body, but Natalie called him "a liar" and yelled about how he needed to apologize. Natalie called Josh "a piece of trash" and burst into tears.
"So now everybody knows this is why I cannot bring her anywhere. I can't. I don't know what to expect," Josh explained to the group.
Josh said he had to walk on eggshells with Natalie and her quick temper "suffocated" him at times because she allegedly tended to twist his words and use them against him.
Florian tried to smooth things over between Josh and Natalie, and Josh explained how his desire to sleep untouched had absolutely nothing to do with Natalie or his feelings for her. Josh apologized to Natalie if she had taken his words the wrong way.
Florian asked Natalie and Josh to hug it out, and they did, but then she kicked Josh in the nuts and said, "I hate you."
Natalie smiled but still appeared angry, and Josh said he was "at a loss" because he had to apologize for something he didn't do -- only to then get kicked in the balls.
While Natalie was cooling off, Sophie was trying to compose herself in the bathroom. Sophie vented to her mom about how Rob was "horrible" and his "image was blown," which was why she thought he was lashing out.
The women in the cast rallied around and supported Sophie while Rob complained about how Sophie had ripped his heart out of his chest.
Later on, the cast was instructed to do some breathing exercises, but Ariela was feeling a lot of anxiety.
Biniyam said he didn't know why Ariela was upset, and then Ariela whispered to the cameras that she was trying to "block out all these morons," referring to her 90 Day: The Last Resort co-stars.
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"It's been hell, and being here, everyone just rewards the bad behavior and the narcissism. It's difficult," Ariela cried.
Ariela called out Julia for giving Biniyam attention, and then she said Julia needed constant male attention.
"You called out Rob on his sh-t, but no one wants to call Bini out," Ariela vented.
Julia complained that she wasn't even there and she had no clue with Ariela was talking about.
Ariela then walked away from the breathing exercises and said she couldn't do it anymore. She didn't think she had anyone's support, and she clearly felt alone.
The episode ended on a cliffhanger with Jasmine asking Gino to disclose the secret he had been keeping from her.
Jasmine thought when Gino had apologized for something -- yelling at Jasmine to "go back to Panama" during fights -- during a prior group counseling session, he had lied about what he was really thinking and feeling.
"Alright, I'll tell you," Gino said before starting to cry.
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