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On 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After, Paul Staehle and his wife, Karine Staehle, are struggling to make a life together in the United States. This week, Paul takes his wife to a wastewater treatment facility looking for a job.

Karine gave Paul an ultimatum to find a job in two months, or she’d go back to Brazil with their son, Pierre. Now that the two months have come and gone, and Karine is freshly back from seeing an immigration lawyer, Paul takes Karine to an unexpected place. Fans have a lot of opinions about the whole thing. Read on to learn more.

Paul Staehle takes Karine Staehle to a wastewater treatment facility

Paul and Karine Staehle
Paul and Karine Staehle | pauljasonstaehle via Instagram

As it rains, Paul and Karine head to a facility, and Paul tells his wife that she will be able to see how they “treat” water here in America. “I’m taking Karine to a water treatment plant so she can see some of the other things that America has to offer for our community,” Paul tells producers. At the same time, he mentions that he’s going to try and get a job there as well.

Karine doesn’t seem to be too impressed, and tells the cameras, “I think Paul taking me to the water treatment plant is ridiculous. He is obsessed. If Paul knows so much about pipes, he should find a job as a plumber.”

The superintendent of the plant, named Barry, takes the couple, complete with their son, on a tour. Karine is clearly not having a good time, and takes the umbrella from her husband. “You crazy, dummy,” she says.

When the tour is over, Paul asks Barry if they’re hiring, but they aren’t. When they have some alone time as a family, Paul asks his wife if she “had fun,” and she replies by saying, “No.”

During the conversation, Paul asks Karine if she wants to go back to Brazil. Everyone who watches the series knows that Karine wants to go back home to see her family. Paul mentions that they should go back to Brazil temporarily. This puts Karine in good spirits, and things seem lighter for them.

Fans react to Paul taking Karine to a wastewater treatment facility

Reddit is full of fans’ opinions on Paul and Karine’s trip to the water treatment plant. In a recent post, someone shared a meme of Paul and Karine on the tour.

One fan thinks it was one of the “most bizarre” trips in the series’ history. “This was one of the most bizarre trips ever on 90DF. It’s not like the waste plant needs the exposure or advertising,” a Reddit user wrote.

Another fan thinks it was “weird,” and many fans tend to agree. “It was so freaking weird,” a fan wrote.

Someone else brought up an excellent point that Paul has the supplies to swim in dirty water. “Well Pole does already have the gear to wade in s*** water,” they said.

One fan thought maybe Paul had an actual interview at the plant. “Lol I totally thought he had like an interview setup with this guy or something,” someone wrote.

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In the post discussion of the episode on Reddit, fans also have thoughts when it comes to Paul and Karine’s trip to the plant. One fan says the couple is “hard to watch.”

“Paul and Karine are just hard to watch,” the fan said.

Another fan of the series loved Karine’s line about Paul and pipes when she said that if Paul knows so much about pipes, he should find a job as a plumber.

Fans have a lot of thoughts when it comes to Paul and Karine’s trip to the wastewater treatment facility. At least before they left, they agreed to go back to Brazil temporarily.