Does Chris Williams deserve a second chance? Here's why 'MAFS' star could be lying about loving Paige Banks
What happens when you meet a person for the first time, only to marry them within minutes of said meeting? Well, you get the romance and drama that comes with ever new season of 'Married at First Sight'. While each season sees its shares of breakups and happily ever after, Season 12 has given us the poster couple for a relationship gone terribly wrong - Chris Williams and Paige Banks.
Probably the biggest 'villain' the series has seen in a long, long time, Chris can't seem to catch a break, no matter what he does (for the most part, everything he tries seems to make his situation go from bad to worse). From signing up for the show just months after breaking up with his ex-fiancée Mercedes Myrick, to claiming that he was not attracted to his wife Paige Banks AFTER sleeping with her, to announcing that Myrick was pregnant on his honeymoon and constantly flip-flopping between being in love with Banks, his list of screw-ups is endless.
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Last week, we finally got the showdown (and the truth) that we were hoping for, seeing that Chris, Banks and Myrick sat down to discuss their situation. Myrick made it plenty clear that post their break-up, she had no idea that he was getting married. Although pregnant and contrary to what Chris had been claiming, she did not want to get back with him. Banks cleared the air that he was intimate with her multiple times and that she even opened up to the idea of being a stepmother, but after all the public humiliation, she was done. Chris was suddenly left high and dry, seeing that both the woman wanted to have nothing to do with him.
Unfortunately, Banks can't exactly leave the show, seeing that if she does, she will be fined $100,000. The two continue to interact for the rest of the season and if anything, it proves that Banks's boundaries are truly being tested. Before Chris, Myrick and Banks could meet, Banks met with Pastor Cal, to discuss why this marriage was absolutely doomed - a fact Pastor Cal agreed with. Chris crashed the session halfway through and spoke about how he felt the need to be a father first (in spite of telling Banks previously that as his wife, she came above all else) and how he might still be in love with his ex. As soon as Pastor Cal left, Chris whispered to Banks that he's afraid of falling in love with her, much to her confusion and chagrin.
And now, he's echoing the same theme all over again, suggesting that he can see a happy future with her and that he believes they have the potential to make this work. Banks looks like she's had just about enough of this charade and honestly, we hope she sticks to her guns. But that might not prove to be the case, seeing that Chris claims he never meant to hurt her, to which Banks suggests that they 'start over'. The implications of the same seem rather heavy - do they plan on giving this marriage a second go?
What do you think Williams is up to? Is this all an act because Myrick dumped him? Or is he genuinely trying to make things work? Guess we'll have to wait and see.
Catch Season 12 of 'Married at First Sight' on Lifetime on Wednesdays at 8/7c. For more information, check your local listings.