Thad (pictured left) wasn't the first guy to be burned by Phony Sara. As the corrections officer explains in a 2015 Catfish episode, he met his online sweetie during a shaky time in his marriage, but Sara could be frustrating. Every time they arranged a meet-cute, Sara had the perfect excuse for standing him up. Once, she'd had a seizure. Another time, her ex-boyfriend had popped 'round and kidnapped her. These little white lies prompted Thad to investigate Sara, and he discovered someone named Ashley has stolen Real Sara's photos. For quite some time, Ashley's been using those photos to deceive men.
It's not long before the whole gang — Nev, Max, Thad, and Real Sara — are headed to Oklahoma to confront Phony Sara, hitherto referred to as Extremely Troubled Ashley (pictured right.) "This has been a way of not owning up to my own problems," Extremely Troubled Ashley reveals. "Most of my life I've had a weight problem, and I wish I could be someone almost completely different."
This has a startling impact on Real Sara, who leaves the scene to collect herself. She tells Max: "I know we look like two different people, but I want to tell her, 'I know how you feel.'" Sara tells Extremely Troubled Ashley that she should never feel like she's "not enough." It seems like a major psychological breakthrough... but nerp: This Ashley person reportedly continued using Sara's photos after the filmed confrontation.
Still... that's almost moving, right?
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