"Weird" — Selling Sunset fans react to Jason and Mary's friendship

Selling Sunset season 8 aired all 11 episodes last week on Friday, September 6, 2024. The installment revolved around the Oppenheim Group as members continued to sell properties while struggling with personal problems.

For Jason Oppenheim and Mary Bonnet, one of those challenges was the loss of their dog, Niko. The pair dated in 2014 for about a year but remained close friends. The two shared custody of Niko and were heartbroken when he passed away. They organized a funeral for him and got matching tattoos in his honor.

Fans of the Netflix show took to social media to comment on the former couple's current dynamics and felt it was "weird." One person wrote on X:

"Jason and Mary relationship is weird"

Several other fans expressed similar sentiments online:

"Jason and Mary’s “friendship” is a bit weird," a fan commented.

"Jason and Mary’s relationship with each other is a little…odd," a tweet read.

Selling Sunset season 8 fans wondered how Mary's husband, Romain, was okay with the pair's friendship:

"would romain realllly be okay with mary and jason’s friendship if jason wasn’t putting money in his pockets as well ??……." a person wrote.

"I’m sorry how is Romain ok with Jason and Mary’s relationship? It’s so odd. Why are they sobbing together like the actual married couple over a dog she already had before they dated? Like what’s going on," a fan commented.

"are Mary and Jason married or are Mary and Romain married???? Im confused. I need clarification," a tweet read.

Selling Sunset season 8 fans further said:

"I feel like Mary and Jason love each other but he knows he’d never be fully faithful to her," a person wrote.

"I have a best friend that is a guy (never dated or slept together) but we do NOT act like Jason and Mary. That relationship is WILD!" a fan commented.

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Mary and Jason get matching tattoos in Selling Sunset season 8

In Selling Sunset season 8 episode 8, Jason told Mary he had taken Niko to the vet, and they informed him that he had end-stage kidney failure. When Jason said they only had days left with Niko, the two hugged and cried together.

Mary told Jason she couldn't believe how much he loved her dog, whom she got 18 years ago, and Jason said he was such a "good dog."

"Such a good brother to Zelda, honey," he told Mary.

He added that Niko was the "closest thing" they would ever have to a "son." The season 8 female star praised Jason and said he was the "most amazing papa" to him.

The cast arranged a potluck to support the former couple, where the Selling Sunset season 8 cast members revealed they got matching tattoos. They also stated they had Niko's ashes mixed with the ink and would be able to carry a part of him. Jason further said they had been co-parenting the ashes.

In episode 9, they hosted a funeral for Niko at Mary's house but had trouble getting through the eulogy. They supported one another, and Jason hugged Mary as she cried. She told the cast members about Niko and Jason's special bond and credited the dog for bringing about positive changes in the Selling Sunset season 8 star. As they spread his ashes, they told him how much they loved him.

Selling Sunset season 8 fans reacted to the co-stars' chemistry online and felt it was "weird." Recalling their past equation, they wondered what Mary's husband, Romain, thought about Jason and Mary's close friendship.

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All episodes of Selling Sunset season 8 are available to stream on Netflix.