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'MAFS' Season 17 fans troll Brennan Shoykhet as he mops house and cleans dishes amid Emily Balch's accident

'MAFS' Season 17 star Brennan Shoykhet reflected on his evolved perspective of his marriage with Emily Balch

DENVER, COLORADO: Emily Balch recently faced a life-threatening accident, tripping from an ATV bike. Brennan Shoykhet, proving to be a supportive husband, cared for Emily and even took on household chores. However, he faced trolls from fans who claimed he must have been 'scared' after the accident.

In the episode, Brennan accompanied Emily to the clinic for her stitch removal. Ensuring Emily's complete rest, he assumed all house responsibilities, including mopping, following her instructions. Emily, bothered by the dishes, asked Brennan to handle them.

Notably, Brennan washed the dishes without argument, a departure from his past behavior. Despite his efforts, viewers trolled Brennan for the abrupt change in behavior amidst Emily's head injury. A social media user tweeted, "Most of us see the face of someone held hostage… Emily sees Brennan as a loving husband who’s changed."

Another critic added, "Brennan isn’t going to keep this “being nice to Emily” thing going. He only was acting like this when she had her accident so he didn’t look like a dick to America." Another person said, "The only reason Brennan is still around is bc Emily got hurt and doesn’t want to look bad."

Another x user penned, "Brennan is sitting with a blank stare thinking, I did what I was supposed to do because the cameras were rolling. I really wanted to keep riding." Another internet user wrote, "Brennan's acting skills are on point this episode."

Another viewer tweeted, "Brennan must’ve been scared straight with Emily’s accident." Another critic shared, "It took Emily splittin her head wide open for Bogus Brennan to show an ounce of care."

Brennan Shoykhet claims Emily Balch's accident brings them 'closer'

During a recent therapy session with Pastor Cal, Brennan Shoykhet reflected on his evolved perspective of his marriage with Emily Balch and how the accident reshaped their relationship. Brennan expressed that the accident brought them "closer together in a new way because before we were talking about being friends and everything but those are just words... you know, actions speak louder than words."

He went on to reveal, "So actually be there for one another 'cause she's been there for me, you know, as much as I've been there for her." Brennan added, "So I think just us supporting each other and being there for one another has just really grown our relationship." However, Emily expressed gratitude for Brennan's care, saying, "I can't express enough like I might start I cried yesterday saying this too."

She continued, "You've just been so amazing and it just has meant so much to me that he's been here for me. And I'm hoping we can keep this moving forward." Despite Brennan's supportive actions, Emily admitted in the confessional, "This accident really changed our relationship. As the days and the week goes on, I'm definitely realizing and seeing that he really does care about me."

Emily Balch reflects on 'trauma' after accident

'MAFS' Season 17 star Emily Balch recently opened up about the trauma she experienced during and after her ATV accident. In a therapy session with Lifetime show experts, Emily and her husband Brennan Shoykhet delved into her feelings about the incident.

"I'm on the road to recovery," Emily shared, adding, "I don't know if I was ever in shock." Expressing gratitude for being alive, she said, "It was traumatic but I'm just so thankful that I'm alive. Honestly, I feel like it just kind of put things into perspective. It was a good week for us just to like spend time with each other because like life's too short."

Recalling the frightening moments before paramedics arrived, she said, "Until the paramedics could get there it was scary there for a second. I'd never experienced that much blood in my life and he's like 'You're going to be fine. Just trust me,' as blood's like squirting all over us." Brennan added, "It was definitely a lot, seeing someone you care about, with her head cut open and I kind of just want into fight or fight mode to just help her the best way I could."

'Married At First Sight' Season 17 airs on Wednesdays at 8 pm ET on Lifetime.