In episode five of WeTV's "Marriage Bootcamp: Reality Stars," the couples' communication skills are put to the test in the "Navigate Your Mate" drill.
It's only day four for the couples in the house and some of them are already starting to wear down. Tami Roman's boyfriend Reggie Youngblood summed it up when he said, "It's day four, but it feels like it's day 54."
Episode four ended with a heated argument between Roman and housemate Kendra Wilkinson, as previously reported by HNGN. In the opening scenes of episode five, Wilkinson and Baskett are seen sitting together on the couch and Wilkinson tells her husband that she can't handle the other couples in the house. "Let's just have fun with each other," Wilkinson said.
The first communication drill was set outdoors. The couples were paired together and each shared a canoe. One mate sat at the back of the canoe, blindfolded with an oar and the second mate sat in front, navigating through a course. The couples were supposed collect colored rings throughout the course and make it to the finish line. This was meant to promote teamwork within the relationships.
"This task demonstrates how each couple navigates problems in the relationship," Jim said in his on-camera interview. "We blindfolded the most dominant person so the other is forced to speak up."
Roman and Youngblood couldn't even get their canoe off the dock before Roman gave up and walked off. Mike "the Situation" Sorrentino and Lauren Pesce yelled and cussed at each other the whole way through and was one of the last couples to complete the course. Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroder completely flunked the drill when Jeff started yelling at Jordan and she gave up. The two couples with the most problems in the house, Wilkinson and Baskett and Aubrey O'Day and Travis Garland, were the only couples to fully complete the exercise.
The second drill forced the couples to switch sides and argue as the other would, and Wilkinson was the most affected when Elizabeth pretended to be her, repeating things she's told Baskett during an argument regarding his cheating scandal. See a clip from the episode below.
