16x08 - Week 6

[bunniefuu]

Previously
on "The Bachelorette"...

Noah, here you are again,
stirring the pot.

You ruined everyone's
night here.

You ruined Tayshia's night.

They're acting like
a bunch of [bleep].

Can you imagine having
an argument with a 14 year old?

That's how I feel right now.

There's zero chance
that you end up with Tayshia.

Everyone here knows it.

I'm here for love,
not to babysit little Noah.

[dramatic musical sting]

And tonight...

Oh, just kiss him!

I feel a way
that I didn't truly believe

I would ever feel.

This is the beginning of love.

Whoo! Taking on the love!

I haven't felt this feeling
ever in my life.

I honestly feel like
I'm falling in love with you.

The behaviors
that I've seen out of you

have been juvenile.

To you, I would say
the same thing.

Noah and Bennett,

there's something going on
between you two,

and I'm gonna get
to the bottom of it.

One of you will stay,

and, unfortunately,
one of you will go home.

I crush life under pressure.

He's gonna go out g*ns blazing.

Should be a battle royale.

There are four components
of emotional intelligence.

You are deficient
in three of those four.

Is this, like,
what goes on between you two?

This teenage boy drama
is ridiculous.

I'm not going home
because some snob

tried to drag my name
through the mud.

It's all coming up tonight
on "The Bachelorette."

[soft dramatic music]

♪ ♪

This morning, I woke up
with a really anxious stomach,

just because
these guys are amazing.

But I'm wondering
if this process

is really gonna work out for me.

Like, I've been married
before, so...

I want to not make a mistake.

[knock on door]

This process is very confusing.

The fact that this is, like,
my life and my future--

it's just starting to get
really overwhelming,

and I need some advice.

[both squealing and laughing]

Hi!

How are you? Oh, my God!

I'm so hot right now.
How are you?

I'm so good, thank you.

You look so beautiful! Stop.

So are you.
I feel like every week,

it's gonna progressively
get harder,

so I'm excited to have JoJo
over today

because it's nice
to have that sound board

and just to, like,
talk it out sometimes,

especially with someone

that's been
in my exact position.

I am so happy you are here.
I'm here.

I feel like this has just
been, like, such a whirlwind,

and if anybody understands,
it's you.

Well, I mean--
And I need more advice

than I can even... First off,

I can't even, like--
I can't even understand, like,

what's going through
your head right now,

because you just
got thrown into this.

Absolutely.
I don't know anything

about the guys, really, yet.
Okay.

I wanna know
who your tops are,

what you're thinking,
how you're feeling,

your fears, like,
give me everything.

Okay, so I'm falling
for multiple people.

Yeah?

And that's not something
I'm used to,

and I don't know
how to juggle that.

It's hard. Yeah.

I can get ahead of myself
and start thinking about, like,

"Okay, well, how am I gonna
make a decision

at the end of this?" Oh.

And, like, you can't do that.
That is self-sabotage.

It is. It really is,

'cause you get so
in your own head.

And I don't know
if you're anything like me,

but I hate hurting
people's feelings.

Oh, same, that's what
I'm having a problem with.

It's really, really difficult,

so, like,
you can't overthink it.

And it is the hardest thing
in the world

to try and, like,
understand and navigate,

and so I--I mean, I get it.
It's normal.

That's why I was anxious
this morning, I was like,

"Oh, my gosh, JoJo couldn't
come at a better time."

It's a lot--I mean, like, what
is your fear at the end of it?

Well, it's just
I've done it before.

I've been married.
I've done all this.

Like, I'm not just gonna
get engaged to someone

just because,
you know, it just, like,

feels right in the moment.
Of course, yeah.

Like, I need to know that
I want that to be my forever.

It's a huge decision,
and I know you don't wanna

do that again--you don't wanna
go through a marriage

and have it not work out.

So this is--
I mean, it's heavy, it's big.

Yeah.

[dramatic chords]

This is super exciting.

We're kinda getting it down
to a smaller group.

Those of us who were
on the last group date,

it was very intimate,
and you had really--

really quality time
for everyone.

So I think each step,
you know, going forward,

is progressively gonna get,
you know,

more and more enjoyable

and more and more impactful
for our relationship.

You just know
at the end of the road,

there's obviously Tayshia,
and that's what we all want,

so this thing's
starting to work,

and it's gonna start getting
a little real coming up.

[knock on door, door opens]

What's up, boys?

Hello, hello. Oh!

There he is. Well, hello.

How's it goin'?

Good, doing good.
This room's getting smaller.

Do you guys feel that?
Yeah, a little bit.

Last night was interesting.
Kinda took a turn.

Things seemed to be
going really well,

and then they weren't.

Little bump in the road.

We move forward.

There's 12 guys here.

One of you will hopefully
be getting down on one knee

and proposing to her.

So let's talk about this week.
There's three dates.

There's gonna be
two one-on-one dates

and one group date.

Normally, this is where
I drop off the date card.

The reason I don't have
your date card

is a bit of a personal story.

I'm gonna step away
for a few days.

I'm gonna take my son
to college.

But I'm not gonna leave you guys
empty-handed.

I brought in a little help
for this week,

a very, very dear friend
of Tayshia,

and she's also one of
the biggest success stories

in this history
of "The Bachelorette."

So I'd love to introduce
you guys to JoJo.

All: Hey. Hello!

Fellas,
love to introduce you to JoJo,

who's gonna be helping me out
when I'm gone.

Hi. Nice to meet you guys.
I'm JoJo.

I don't know if you know me,
but I am a former Bachelorette.

I have gone through this.
I've been on your side.

I've been on Tayshia's side.
It's a whirlwind.

There's ups and there are downs,

but at the end of it,
I found love.

So I'm really excited
for you guys.

I'm here to step in,
so if you need me,

Tayshia needs me,
I'll be around.

I do have a date card.

Here it is. Thank you.

Look forward to getting
to know you guys.

Appreciate it. You as well.

Thank you, nice to meet you.
All right, fellas.

I would say I'll see you
later this week,

but I will instead say JoJo
will see you later this week.

I'll be here.
All right, boys.

Have a good one. Bye, guys.

Bye, guys. Safe travels.

Wellp, let's see
what we got in store.

Everybody wants to have
one-on-one time,

and I hope that
I have an opportunity

to go on a one-on-one this week.

And those are
the special moments that--

when you really have time
to bond and connect

and get to grow
and know one another,

and I'm excited about it.

[tense music]

I haven't been given
an opportunity

to do a one-on-one,

and it's growing
more frustrating over time.

I need to tell her about my life

and why I am the way that I am.

But I have to have a one--

I have to have one
at some point.

Zac.

"I'm looking for a man
I can picture a future with.

Tayshia."

Whoo!

I'm pumped. [light laughter]

I mean, there's no
two ways about it, right?

All right, boys,
I gotta get up outta here.

I got a girl to go see.
[men chatter]

All right, y'all.

I'm excited to see her today.

I definitely have incredibly
strong feelings for Tayshia,

but there's a lot about me
that she doesn't know.

There's a nervousness
with it because

I want her to understand
who I really am

because it's not
this straight, narrow, like,

kind of life that I've lived.

I'm trusting Tayshia
that she's gonna, like,

take the good with the bad,

and I'm willing to take a risk.

[dramatic music]

[birds chirping]

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

So today,
I have a date with Zac,

and even though
I was nervous this morning

thinking about this process,
I'm also so excited

because I think I had
an initial attraction to Zac

just because of the way
he carried himself.

Zac isn't the typical guy
I go after.

I usually go after
a younger guy,

but he was definitely
someone that intrigued me

and someone I wanted
to get to know more.

Hi.

So I'm excited.

[laughs]
Finally, finally, finally.

Hi! What's up?

Ah.

I'm so happy to see you.

Me too. How are ya?

I'm kinda nervous... Why?

For today's date. Okay.

Don't be nervous. [laughs]

Don't make me nervous.
Come on.

I mean, don't be nerv--
but you're just gonna have to,

um, embrace it.
Embra--yeah, I'm ready.

Okay. So you wanna
go have fun with me?

Yes, 100%. Okay.

I'm in. Let's do it.

Zac and I are gonna
play dress-up today.

We're gonna be sh**ting
our wedding photos.

Hello! Oh!

[laughs] It's interesting.

I've been married before
and I've done wedding photos,

so I hope today it could make
new, fun memories for me.

You guys, listen.
You're so cute.

Oh, thank you.

I have the best day
for you guys.

Today, we're doing a beautiful
fantasy wedding sh**t,

and I wanna transport you

into a situation of,

this is the day
of our wedding day.

So I wanna know
how does a wedding day

would mean to you.

I just wanna know
where you come from.

It's something
to be cherished,

and it's really,
really important,

and, yeah, it feels really good

to have the right person
next to you.

You know? Yeah.

It's what's in here and...

This is where you have
to come from all the time.

You have to be authentic
in this, and the camera--

this baby doesn't lie.

So I want it to be very special.

Okay.

When I look at Tayshia,
I see, clearly,

she's a little shook.

She's, like, having some...

probably some thoughts.

I'm sure she's nervous
as heck to, like,

have to put on that dress
and walk out,

'cause that's a powerful thing.

You ready to put on
a wedding dress?

Um, it'll be interesting, huh?

But are you ready? Yeah!

[tender music]

Yeah.

I wanted to do this
because it's kinda fun

to play dress-up
with wedding dresses.

It's, like, fun and exciting,

and it's fun
to think about that day.

But now I'm, like,
second-guessing that.

I mean, I've tried on
that wedding dress.

I've worn that wedding dress.

It held significance for me.

How beautiful--look at
the delicacy, everything.

Oh.

So I did my research,
and I want a glamorous look.

I wasn't-I mean, like, oh...

My heart is honestly pounding.

Like, I can't believe
this is the position I'm in,

like, this is the situation.

I-I'm so incredibly nervous.

Wedding photos, they speak
about an important time,

so, yeah, it's a big deal,
I feel like.

[soft, emotional music]

I'm looking at a tuxedo,

and it wasn't about

fake wedding photos
or whatever else anymore.

It was about me and her.

And it was like, is this real?
Is this happening?

This is all completely insane.

♪ ♪

My desire is to find real love,

and there's thoughts of like,
oh, wow, this is, like,

what it feels like
when you're about to...

get married.

[sweeping music]

♪ ♪

Seeing her walk up--

beautiful, I don't think,
is an accurate word

in this circumstance.

There's another word that will
be created to describe her.

Hi. Hi.

[giggles] Oh, my God.

You look amazing.

Thank you.
It's a little surreal.

Uh, yeah.

[laughing] To say the least.

How you feeling? Um...

I'm feeling good.

Good. How 'bout you?

I don't know, I'm taking
this thing seriously,

and, like, I want this to be,

and, like, I want this to be,

like,

when the real da--
you know what I mean?

You know what I'm saying.
Yeah.

But we'll have fun.

Kay.

That all right with you?
Yeah.

Good.

I feel like he could tell

that I was a little hesitant
or in my head,

and it's surreal,
to say the least.

You look amazing, but now
you're gonna be the perfect...

Oh, oh! Bride!

We're really doing this thing.

This is so beautiful!

Are you sure
we have to do a veil?

She might not want to, right?
How 'bout we make it couture?

Yeah. Okay.

Make it couture?

Yeah, like a couture veil.
Okay.

I don't want you to do
anything you don't wanna do.

Thank you.

Let me see
if I can do something.

[romantic music]

Perfect. We can laugh.

We can laugh.
We can laugh through it.

We can laugh.
We can [bleep] laugh.

Come on, laugh, laugh, laugh.
This is what I want.

I feel like Zac made me feel
really comfortable with him,

way more comfortable than
I thought I was gonna feel.

[both laughing] Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

This is so hard!

You freaking out right now?
Just a little bit.

Yeah, it's okay. I'm here.

Mm-kay. I gotcha.

This is wonderful.

Oh, beautiful.

The way he looks at me
is just, like...

I think it says, like, so much.

Yeah, grab him. You good?

Yeah.

I try to embrace
taking that moment

and trying to envision
Zac being the person

I'm at the altar with
at the end of this.

I'm not gonna lie.
It didn't scare me.

It didn't scare me at all.

[upbeat music]

Now, look at me,
both of you, after that kiss.

We better get a first dance
and some music

if we're going through
all this, right?

Yeah, we have to!
There you go.

[laughs] Next one.
Oh, my God, this is--oh!

Let's change the outfit.
I'm having too much fun.

[laughs]

You look good! You look good.

[laughs]

Grab him by the face
and kiss him.

Oh, just kiss him time!

Yes, yes. Oh, my lord.

Next one! Oh, my God.

You guys are, like, major,
major rock stars.

Okay, this way, this way.

Pop it all the way to the stars.

[squeals, laughs] Hey!

[camera shutter clicking]

Whoo! Oh, [bleep].

♪ ♪

[camera shutter clicking]

Uh-oh. [laughter]

[camera shutter clicks]

[giggling]

♪ ♪

I'm starting to have
strong feelings for Tayshia.

I feel a way
that I didn't actually

really, truly believe
I would ever feel

during my time here.

Bye. [smooches] both: Bye.

J'adore.

And I wanna see

if this is, like,
the beginning of...

true love.

I had an awesome day. Yeah?

Yeah, I'm like trying
to hide my smile,

so I'm looking over there.

[laughs]

I think it says a lot
about you and us and, like,

just that we were able
to kinda work through it

and have some fun with it.

Yeah.
And not take it too seriously

and believe in, like,
living that way sometimes.

[laughs]

When we came out in our
wedding dress and the tux...

Yes.

That was a surreal moment
for me,

and I know you picked up
on, like,

me kinda being nervous about it.

Mm-hmm. But it's because,

like, it wasn't my first time
really wearing a wedding dress.

'Cause I've been married before.

Okay. So...

So have I. I was married once.

You were?

For like a year.

Okay, mine was, like,
right under two years.

Yeah, so...
Okay, so we share that.

That's nice. Yeah.

Hmm. What is that?

I'm just thinking.

I think it's cool that you
used to be married, actually.

Really? Because it's like,

you, like,
probably have a better grasp

as to what you do want
in your next one.

And, you know what--
it does take work,

and, you know,
you're willing to do that.

Yeah.

[tender music]

What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong at all.
Literally nothing's wrong.

You, like, look at me,
and then you, like,

internalize, and then,
like, you look down.

What?

I'm gonna let you in on
a little secret here.

Yeah, I'm listening.

Like, there's this
breathtaking thing

that you have going on,
so sometimes when I look at you,

I have to, like,
do a little double take.

No. So, like,

so that's what that...
[whooshes]

Is.

So get used to it.
'Cause it might happen.

[chuckles] Okay.

I'm just happy
it was just us two today

and we just really
embraced the day

and we just had so much fun,
like, I was--I was nervous.

I didn't know what to expect.

I mean, what if our connection

was just like a physical thing,

there's really not much
we can, like, connect on?

I feel so good about Zac,

and I feel like we have so much
to still talk about.

Cheers to dinner.
Cheers to dinner.

♪ ♪

You want another one?

Now, keep going on me.
[laughs]

You better, like--
you're gonna have to, like--

You have to wait till dinner.

Like,
you can take the lead here.

[crickets chirping]

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

Here we are. Look at that.

And now you have
all of my attention

all to yourself.

I had such a great time today.

This is cool.

[laughs] Yes, it's very cool.

I like that Zac
is a total surprise to me.

Look at this. Kay.

He's what I've kind of said
I've been looking for,

someone that's older
and more mature,

someone that has life
under their belt,

someone that is established,
super close to their family,

and I'm so excited to get
to know more about him.

And I feel like
we just have something

that you can't really explain.

We're, like,
drawn to each other.

I had fun with you today.
Me too.

I had a great, great, great day.

Good.

We joked. We got married.

I mean, the whole th--
everything,

almost like everything
you wanted to do.

Yeah. Okay, it's like,

now we kinda gotta backtrack
a little bit

since we're married already.
Yeah.

So, today,

I finally saw a smile
that I have not seen on you

this whole time,
so I know you could have fun.

Mm-hmm.

But I don't know much
about Zac.

Okay.

And I want to know more
about you.

So, Zac...

[giggles]

Grew up in an amazing home,

amazing family.

I love my family.

I graduated college,

and I wasn't feeling well.

So I was like,
"I gotta get this checked out."

I was like all dizzy,

and so I went to this,
like, x-ray place,

and I found out that day
that I had a brain tumor.

[soft dramatic music]

So the next morning,
I'm, like, in surgery.

Oh, my God. Crazy,

life-altering experience.
Yeah.

Did that scare--like,

I feel like that would, like,
completely make my heart stop,

and I would--I don't even know
what I would do.

You know, what I can tell you
about that experience

is it was very strange,

because as a result
of the surgery,

was introduced to, like,
pain medication

and dr*gs... Mm-hmm.

So it was like
this perfect storm of, like,

here Zac is at 23 years old,

this thing happens, and, like,

what do I do next? Right.

That's when I decided, like,
"Oh, yeah, I'll get married."

You know, like, just like...

It was like the next step.
Yeah.

And she did nothing wrong.
Right.

It's important to say.

But at that point, like,
I'm, like, drinking

and doing dr*gs and just,
like, just partying

and, like, just totally
being, uh, selfish.

Yeah.

I was hanging out
with some sketchy people.

Like, just--it wasn't pretty.

So I got arrested.

Got a DUI.

And my wife left me.

She's like, "This is over."

And then for the next
kinda like eight months,

it got pretty gnarly.

I was in a bad way.

Like, scary.
Really dark place.

Yeah,
it was like touch and go.

Like, moments of, like,

"I'm not sure if I'm gonna
make it to tomorrow,"

kinda stuff,
because I was just, like...

That deep.

Well, I was--
yeah, I was, like, hopeless.

I had stolen
one of my dad's checks

'cause I was gonna, like,
cash the check

and, like, go do whatever.

And, like, it's very heavy

to talk about this moment
for me.

The bank teller calls my dad.

Mm-hmm. She's like my angel.

And basically says like,

"Your son's here. It's not good.

And you need to get down here."

So my dad showed up
and he kinda like,

really grabbed my arm,
he's like,

"Son, we're going home,"

you know, and in, like,
in that moment,

I had some type of--
I don't know--

spiritual,
crazy moment of clarity,

I was like, "Oh, okay."
Like, "It's time."

And, uh, I ended up

in rehab for 4 1/2 months.

Now, however many years later,
on the board of that rehab.

That's so cool. Yeah, so...

It's my baby. [laughs]

Did you find it hard, like--

um, like, with your family.

Like, did you have to do
a lot of work to prove yourself

in order for them to, like,
trust you again?

I think everyone
kinda had this, like--

'cause I had been to rehab
once before,

and it's, like, you know...
Yeah.

Kinda like, "Show me,"
you know, like,

"Enough of the talking.
Let's actually see it."

Yeah.
They wanted me to get well,

but they knew that they
couldn't do anything.

Right, right.
They had already tried.

You had a wild ride.
The best ride.

But for some, like,
a few years,

like, that was--that's a lot.

Yeah, just the fact
that I'm sitting here

is kind of-Is--is a miracle.

Yeah.

Thank you for opening up
with me.

That was a lot.
Thank you--no, it's not.

'Cause I, like, knew that
there was more to you.

Mm-hmm. Because I just--

I just sensed it from, like,
the moment I met you.

I felt like you're so mature,

and, like, there's just life
that you've lived,

and I-I wanted
to get to know that.

So thank you. You're welcome.

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

I'm really dying for that
one-on-one time this week.

You know, didn't get any time,
unfortunately,

at the Rose Ceremony.

Yet again was, you know,
derailed from drama.

It's been sort of
a pattern here.

Yeah.

I don't wanna be
on the group date.

I know it's gonna be
highly competitive.

I feel like everything
I've been doing

has been highly competitive.

I would way rather
just save all my energy

for a one-on-one with her.

If poor Tayshia has to spend
a one-on-one with Noah,

I'm just really sad for her

that she has to have
the worst night of her life.

He's so far out of his element,

and there's no sh*t in hell
that he ends up with Tayshia.

[knock on door]

[inhales deeply]

It's one of those nights where

if a group date card comes out,

you're literally hoping
to not hear your name.

Yep.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Do us right, Brendo.

[suspenseful music]

Spencer.

Ivan.

Ed.

Blake.

Brendan.

Riley.

Demar.

Bennett.

Ben.

[suspenseful music builds]

Noah.

[laughing] Damn!

"Express yourself.
Love, Tayshia."

All right. God.

I like that, I like that.
[chuckles]

I could work with that.
I wanted the one-on-one.

But I'm happy for Eazy.

If anybody was gonna get it,
I wanted it to be him.

I've been wanting
this one-on-one

so badly with Tayshia.

We spend, like, some of the
best moments I've ever had.

But now it's like we get to
spend the entire day together,

so, yeah, it's awesome.

[bright music]

♪ ♪

I feel...

like you check
a lot of the boxes

of someone that
I, like, have been

looking to be with
in the sense of,

like, someone that's mature,
someone that...

you know, is comfortable
with themself,

someone that is ambitious
and is established,

someone that is close
to their family, you know?

Like, there's just
so many things, so...

Zac Clark,
you've pleasantly surprised me,

and that smile gets better
and better,

and I just love it.

I like being a surprise.

[gentle music]

Oh.

I appreciate you opening up
so much with me tonight.

The fact that you are able
to be vulnerable with me

means a lot. Mm-hmm.

Your story
is what makes you special.

I think you're incredible.

Zac, will you accept this rose?

Absolutely. [giggles]

[whispers] Yes!

♪ ♪

Zac really opened up about

the last ten years of his life,

and it definitely
wasn't an easy road.

Like, I was just kind of
in awe listening to it all

just because
it's a powerful message

that you can go through so much

and still come out
with, like, a huge smile,

living your, like--

living life to, like,
its fullest extent.

I have another surprise for you.

Okay.

You wanna go see it? Yes.

I believe in miracles.

I shouldn't be sitting here.

What is this?

Oh, my God. Ready?

Yes, let's do it. Go.

[uplifting music]

Sweet! [laughing]

So if I know

that I'm a miracle,
then who's to tell me

that I can't come on a TV show

in the middle
of a national pandemic

and find love with someone
as amazing as Tayshia?

No one.

I won't let them.

This is pretty epic.
I'm not gonna lie.

You're really
setting the stakes high

when I have to plan a date.

Oh, yeah. I don't know.

I just feel like I'm so happy
and I'm so content.

Like, I, like... I feel it.

I, like, literally
have butterflies right now.

I don't think I've felt
this way in a while.

That's good,
'cause I feel the same way.

[laughs]
This journey's crazy, isn't it?

It's crazy.

But amazing and beautiful
at the same time.

Abso-freakin'-lutely.

Zac definitely embodies
all the qualities

that I'm looking for,
like, this entire journey.

[stirring music]

My heart is racing, like,

I have, like,
shortness of breath.

[laughing] I don't really know
what's going on.

Yes, I am falling for Zac.
Absolutely.

And, like, it feels so good.

[triumphant chords]

[dramatic music]

[gasps] This is insane.

This is gonna be the third time
I'm getting naked.

This teenage boy drama
is ridiculous.

There are four components
of emotional intelligence.

You are deficient
in three of those.

I'm not going home
because some snob

tried to drag my name
through the mud.

Tried to drag my name
through the mud.

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

Last night,
I went to bed on a high.

My date with Zac
could not have gone better.

But this morning,
I woke up nervous.

I have a lot of great guys here,

but I feel like
there's just some people

that I just haven't made
that breakthrough yet.

Get over here already! [laughs]

The date card said,
"Express yourself."

Hi, guys.

This date's gonna put them
to the test.

I'm really hoping these guys

can reveal a little bit more
about themselves today.

It's so good to see you.
I feel like it's been so long.

Yeah, it has.
Well, I'm excited for today.

You might see something
you're not used to,

but just embrace it
like always, right?

As always. Okay.

You ready to have fun?
Let's go.

Let's do it. Okay, let's go.

I think being super creative
is very attractive,

so I'm definitely
looking for a man

that can really
put themselves out there.

I'm putting them in a little
bit of an awkward situation

and seeing what
they make out of it.

[laughs]

Oh, there we go. Whoa, dear.

[clapping]
What in the world?

I knew it.
Oh, we're naked, for sure.

What have I got myself
into again? [laughs]

I wouldn't be surprised
if I have to get naked.

This is madness.

I don't really wanna have
to be naked on national TV.

Oh, my God, this is gonna
be the third time

I'm getting naked on this...
journey,

and like, I'm not down today.

[laughs] Hi.

Hello, hello.

Hello!

So, guys, today,

I thought it would be
really, really fun

for us to just use
our creativity.

So I thought we would
bring Natalia in

to help us
with art and expression.

So, love is a lot like
creating art.

You have to really
invest in yourself

and be extremely open
to the process.

So today I thought

we would sketch
from the human form

in a romantic embrace.

So we have our couple. Hello.

All: Hello.

They'll be posing
for us today.

Thank God. All right.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

We don't have to worry about

getting naked
in front of everybody.

This is actually pretty cool.

It's different. I'm excited.

I can't wait to see
what you guys come up with.

All right, boys. [laughter]

I don't even know
where to start.

I actually
am coming right here.

Oh, are you sitting here?

This is yours? Mm-hmm.

I'm supposed to be here, man.
Sorry.

You just made that up.
No, I didn't.

I'm really not [bleep] with you.

Naturally, Noah's gonna do his,

you know, typical routine.

Let's see what antics Noah
can come up with this week.

But today, I'm not going
to let that happen.

Hi, there. Hey!

So I sent little Noah
around the corner

back to where he belongs,

and I took the rightful seat
at the throne.

[giggling] Thank you.

Bennett came out of left
field and claimed the seat,

but I just didn't feel like
making it a big deal,

even though you really wanna
just, like, tell him off.

Hm.

You ever done this before?
No, of course not.

You've never done this?
No, have you?

No. Gentlemen,

best of luck to you.

[quirky music]

♪ ♪

I mean,
I love that you made sure

the nipples were in there.
Yeah, the nipples are there.

You gotta have some
good brush strokes, babe.

I know you do.

[Tayshia giggles]

I'm not very good. [laughs]

Uh, what--what is that?

Yeah, exactly. Oh!

Yeah, we all can't draw
whatsoever.

Oh, nice.

Trying to get it together
here.

Oh, you got the fern in there.

It's always about the fern.

A lot of us have no
art background whatsoever.

♪ ♪

I saw a man,
from my perspective,

happy as hell
to be with his lady.

That's why he has
the big smiley face.

That's why he has
a big smiley face.

Nice work. Here's mine.

I gave you an eight-pack.
[laughter]

You would.

I started, initially,

with the couple.

And then I added a little bit
of the background noise

just to note that there is,
you know,

always some drama
going on around.

[lightly edgy music]

I'd say Noah and Bennett have

a little rivalry going on.

I-I think there's a chirp
back and forth.

I just hope this doesn't
bother Tayshia.

Okay, the next thing
that we're gonna do

is a little more tactile.

I'm gonna bring out some clay
and some blindfolds.

Create something that represents

your time with Tayshia.

Oh, it's gonna be tough.
Is that okay?

Yeah.

♪ ♪

The usage of the blindfolds,

it, you know, connotated

a little sexual,
you know, undertones.

So I had to seize
the opportunity.

♪ ♪

A little 50 shades of Clay,
if you will.

♪ ♪

Bennett! Sorry, babe.

[giggles]

Just getting warmed up
over here, you know?

Hey. [laughs]

Think it's a good idea,
sitting next to Tayshia.

Better luck next time, Noah.

Blindfolds off.

Let's take a look
at what you've created.

Eh, not bad.

I think there's only
one thing in the world

that is universally loved,

so, um,
I made a pepperoni pizza.

[laughter]

So this is an infinity symbol.

Looks like
a delicious brownie.

It is exactly
what you think it is.

[quirky music]

[bleep], Blake. [laughter]

Classic Blake.

It surprises nobody
that he made a penis.

He is constantly
talking about sex.

It's just such a Blake move.

So for me,
this just is a small glimpse

of breakfast in bed
every morning with Tayshia.

I got my cutlery here,

and I also got a glass of wine.

Cheers. To love.

What I have here is, um,

Tayshia and myself,
our New York home,

our Hamptons, Long Island home,

our California home.

I didn't get to
the mountain retreat

or the chateau in Paris,

but I thought three houses
was a good start.

Bennett's, like, flaunting
his money, pretty much.

"Just in case you guys
were wondering, yeah,

I'm sitting next to Tayshia,
and here's how wealthy I am."

Hey, Bennett,
you spell privileged

P-R-I-V-I-L-E-D-G-E, right?

I'll let you do that one.

Sounds like
a privileged answer.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

♪ ♪

For our last exercise,

we're gonna do something
more personal--self-portraits.

The important thing here is to

show something
deep inside of you.

And there's one more thing.

One of you
who opens up the most here

will have some extra
one-on-one time

with Tayshia today.

Whoo! [laughter]

[sighs]

Tayshia challenged the group

to be more vulnerable
during their self-portrait.

It's difficult for me to show
a different side of myself,

but I just have to,
uh, find that strength.

This group date
has been fun and happy,

but now it's, like,
much more serious.

The self-portrait, it's about
exposing all of myself.

I'm, like, nervous about that
because, like,

I have things to share,
but, like,

I've been very scared
with how to tell her

about my life.

I'm not sure
I can, like, do this.

♪ ♪

Hey, how you getting these on,

with the big glue?
Yeah, that's what I was

gonna do with the big glue,
yeah.

I'm glad they're, like,
they're just thinking

outside the box. Exactly.

It's fun to see a guy
be goofy and silly,

but also, it's really nice
to see that they can be, like,

serious and talk about
their feelings

and be vulnerable
and open with you.

So I'm excited to see
their self-portraits.

I hope that

they're able to break down
their walls a little bit.

What's up, what's up?
What's goin' on over here?

It's kind of, uh,
four main, like, pillars

of, like, who I am, basically.

Let's try to make it
still, like, very personal.

Yeah, definitely,
definitely will.

Tayshia really wants us
to dig deep on this last one,

and I'm gonna try my best
to do that.

There's big stakes
on the line right now--

some one-on-one time
with Tayshia.

I need to win this.

So this is my, uh,
little portrait of Noah.

I love that you did
the both sides.

It's beautiful, Noah.

So I, uh,

took the self-portrait
literally here

and made a picture frame.

But my self-portrait
isn't complete

without someone by my side,

so I'm gonna turn it
and leave some room

for someone special,
someone amazing.

Life is sweet and precious,

but to share
all those experiences

with the love of your life

is the most important thing
to me.

Good job.

Oh, my gosh.

Beautifully done, like,

the fact that he thought
to include me,

and that was absolutely
incredible.

I did something different.

I chose the needlepoint.

You know, life isn't perfect.
Life is challenging.

Life is hard.

My life has been
challenging and hard.

It was particularly
funny earlier

when Noah asked me
how to spell "privilege"

simply because
that is the furthest thing

from what I grew up with.

This is what I created.
It's a big puzzle.

As you can see in the middle,
there's a blank spot.

My dad, he's 73 years old,

and with that has come
a lot of wisdom and knowledge.

But also with that has come
a lot of heartache as well,

'cause my dad has been through
two cancers in my life.

He's had a heart att*ck.

Every time one of these,
you know,

very scary life events happens,

it brings up my biggest fear
in life, which is that, uh,

my dad won't get to see the man
that he created in me.

You know, Tayshia, and
I'm hoping by the end of this,

we can put this last
puzzle piece together.

So this last piece
says wife, kids,

and to a possible future.

This is so cute.

All the guys are incredible.

They're eloquent in their speech

and not afraid
to show their true colors.

I want to say the right thing,

and I want to be
the right thing.

I have a lot of feelings.

I just don't know how
to talk about them.

Okay, so this is
a turtle dove,

and a turtle dove is one of

few monogamous animals
in the animal kingdom.

He'll travel far and wide
to try and find his pair.

I grew up in a pretty
failed household.

I saw crazy things,
heard crazy things.

Saw a lotta cops at the house.

I just know that I never
want that for my kids.

I'm gonna search far and wide

and be patient
as long as I need to

because I feel like I deserve...

a true original family
that I just never had.

[soft, emotional music]

So several years ago,
I got a phone call.

"Hey, son, this is your mother."

And it had been years.

And so she asked me,

"What keeps you going?
What do you think about?"

"Oh, well, to be honest,
it's pretty simple.

"I daydream about a time
when it's me

"and a small house, cozy house,
but it's full of love.

"My wife's there,
my daughter, my first child.

We sit down,
we enjoy quality time."

And so my mother, she's like,

"Son, what kind of kid
in his early 20s

"thinks about quality time
with his daughter?

Who does that?"

And I was very honest
with my mother,

and I told her,

"A kid who hasn't had it
before."

♪ ♪

Honestly, I feel so humbled
by them right now.

And I've been asking them
just to, like, be themselves,

be authentic, be true,
just be you,

and I'll do the same, and...

they got that, and way more.

Okay, Ben.

[soft dramatic music]

♪ ♪

You know what?
I forgot something.

I'll be right back.

What is he doing?

[laughs] I don't know.

♪ ♪

I decided to switch it up
for this artistic expression.

Oh, my gosh.

So this experience is about

taking your walls down.
I talk a big game,

but it's hard for me
to express my emotions.

So today has been
eye-opening for me,

so, figuratively
and literally...

[gasps]

I'm gonna let my guard down.

And this is me showing up
for you...

[gentle music]

As myself.

I'm gonna give this all to you,

this physical body,
and also everything inside.

Because what you see is only
just a small part of who I am.

I'm so excited
to share that with you.

Like, I'm extremely
overwhelmed right now.

And Ben...

I know how much courage
and vulnerability that takes.

I was not expecting that at all.

It's scary to do that.

♪ ♪

[chuckles] What an art day!

[laughter]

[sniffling] You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. [laughs]

I just feel like it's a lot.

In the best way possible.
Yeah.

But it's like...

Oh jeez,

this is what happens
when you start dating real men.

[sniffling]

[sighs] I'm sorry.

I don't even know why
I'm crying, it's just like...

No, they really, like,
went deep there.

Oh, my gosh.

♪ ♪

Riley almost started
tearing up.

That was beautiful, Riley.
I appreciate you. [chuckles]

[sniffs]

Well, you did it.

I officially broke down.

I just had to get out of here,
and I just started crying

because I feel like you guys

just, like,
put down all your walls

and just, like,
poured out to me, and I--

I got so overwhelmed
because you guys were just

so raw and vulnerable.

And I feel like that's all
I've been looking for,

and the fact that you guys
just did that, and...

were just so honest, like, I...

I'm, like,
the luckiest girl in the world

to even have you guys.

I'm the bachelorette, but, like,

you guys are changing me
so much,

and I'm so incredibly thankful
for all of you.

And, like,
I can't choose one person.

I just wanna hang out
with all of you tonight,

if that's okay.

Sounds good. I respect it.

Yeah. Kay.

Everyone's been,
just, so real.

I literally got ten men

with their walls
completely down.

Thank you.

I'm starting to see sides
of these guys that I love.

Trying to make me cry too.
[laughs]

I feel so lucky to be the girl
to be able to, like,

be with all of them.

Thanks, Natalia.
Bye, thank you.

I wish I could
give them all roses.

You guys did amazing, man.
Y'all too.

[dramatic music]

Did you hear something?

[child laughs]

[both scream]

Noah and Bennett,

there's something going on
between you two.

I'm not going home
because some snob

tried to drag my name
through the mud.

I'm not on "The Babysitter."
I'm on "The Bachelorette."

I'm not on "The Babysitter."
I'm on "The Bachelorette."

[soft music]

♪ ♪

Today was a little heavier
than I thought,

but in the best way possible.

Good evening, how are you?
Good evening!

During our art date,
all the guys

were able to open up so much.

Hello.

I was not expecting that at all.

Can I sit with y'all? Yes.

So I'm hoping tonight
continues that momentum

of actually being able
to connect

and being open
and vulnerable with me.

You guys, I'm--
I don't even know what to say.

I'm still speechless,
to be honest with you.

I think that the way
that you guys opened up to me

was honestly what I've been
searching for,

and the fact that I have
ten of you in front of me

willing to do that, I mean,

I don't know what else
I can ask for.

But overall, I just wanna,
like, talk to you guys tonight.

I wanna have fun.

I wanna keep the momentum going.

Now let's have a cheers, yeah?

Yeah. Cheers.

Cheers to letting
our guards down

and just being real.

Men: Cheers. [chuckles]

Well, do you mind
if I steal you for a second?

I would love that.
All right.

I'm a little nervous because
I'm opening myself up,

and it's not something
that I normally do.

It's not something that
I typically like to do,

but I will do it
with people that I trust.

And I'm starting to trust
Tayshia more and more.

So tonight, hopefully,

we'll continue to peel back
some more layers.

Oh, man. How are you?

What's going on? Oh.

I'm good. Yeah?

I saw you get a little
emotional there today.

You guys broke me down,
to say the least, you know?

Okay. But it's a good thing.

You know, when I started
to speak about myself,

I was like, well, this is kinda
uncharted territory, you know?

But it felt good.

It's scary as hell. It is.

That was it, we--
I mean, my parents got divorced

when I was young,
and I lived with my father.

And so when they got divorced,
they would tell me things,

and, you know, I simply
believed them because...

Right. I was young.

And it kinda drove
a bit of a wedge between

my mother and myself, and--

and she reached out to me.

And, yeah, I was
pretty stubborn initially.

I was like,
"Ah, I don't really trust it."

Right.
But I'm just happy, you know,

we were able
to talk some things out.

And it's been perfect
ever since.

That's amazing.

I was surprised
when I shared that today.

[laughs]

Appreciate you
doing that for me.

Absolutely. Yeah, yeah.

But that's like, I mean,

at the end of the day,
like, I feel like

that is, like, what you want
out of a partner, you know?

Yeah, for sure.

Riley's incredible.

He's attractive and smart

and sweet and thoughtful.

He's all of the above.

Well, today
has been amazing...

[laughs] As it always is.

I appreciate you,
you are lovely,

you are beautiful,
you are amazing.

He's really been coming out
of his shell.

I'm really excited about the
direction that we're going.

I think this might be
one of the first dates

that I can say that was
really emotionally driven.

When she said that she got,
you know, emotional,

I got chills
just hearing her say that,

'cause I was, you know,

triggered by hearing
all of you speak as well.

That was a cool moment.

♪ ♪

I feel like I did pretty good
today, actually.

Your skills were amazing.
How did you--

You think so?
Yeah--are you joking?

That puzzle piece was adorable.
I'm, like,

happy that you got to see
the deeper side,

but I'm also like--

kinda like, damn,
she just wanted to have fun,

like you said, you know?
[laughs]

I did. So that's...

I'm so happy we did today.

I think it actually
turned out to be

exactly what I needed.

I finally feel like
I'm breaking through.

I wanna sit here.

And I'm actually
on the right path

to find the person
that is best for me.

How are you?
Good, good, how are you?

I'm good, thank you.
Today was fun, right?

You were very creative today,

and I wanna harp on that.
Thank you.

Like at first, I was, like,
so into just being you.

And then when you turned it,
I was like, "Game over."

[laughs] Like, game over.

I thought of, um, like,

kind of having you come up
with me and then, like--

but I didn't know
if it would be awkward,

like, us tucking our faces
in there.

I'm like, well, yeah,
maybe I'll just--

she can envision, you know,
if I turn it to the side,

she can envision being...
Oh, I envisioned it.

In that portrait.
I envisioned it.

[light music]

♪ ♪

I hope the date card
is just the most romantic

in "Bachelor,"
"Bachelorette" history.

I can say I'm excited for you.

I can't say that I...
[laughing]

Want it to be
the most romantic date

in "Bachelorette" history.
Yeah.

[knock on door]

Oh, damn.

Looks like the time has come,
my friend, Eazy.

I'm very excited,
very excited.

Let's get... [laughing]

Got a date card here.

"Eazy,

"I hope you aren't scared
of falling in love.

Love, Tayshia."

I'm not scared of anything,
brother. [laughs]

I mean, it's hella early,

but I feel these strong,
strong feelings for Tayshia.

I just can't wait for tomorrow.

Wish we could fast-forward
to tomorrow.

One of us is going home.

It's not like somebody else
can go home.

No, it's out of these ten guys.

I don't know.

I wanted more time
going into this week.

We all are dying
for that, right?

It's like I felt, you know,
a bit robbed of it

at the last Rose Ceremony,
and it was really unfortunate,

the drama that kinda came out
and escalated

and obviously ended
the Rose Ceremony.

I feel like maybe half of us
didn't get time, right?

And thank you for that,
young Noah.

Bennett, I'm not here
to continue this on.

What does that even mean?
The chirpy remarks.

I can take 'em for so long,

until finally I'm like,
"All right, no."

[sighs]

[somber music]

♪ ♪

I just wanna say
that I appreciate today

because I don't often
get to, like,

be vulnerable or open
or any of those things,

and I'm, like, weirdly
uncomfortable about all of it.

And, like,
I feel a connection to you.

I haven't felt this feeling--

I haven't felt
a feeling like this at all

I think ever in my life,
and it's, um...

I think scary is the word
that I think--

it's like scary, you know?
Do you feel like--

like you haven't felt that way

because you are closed off?

[soft dramatic music]

It's just, uh...

the life I've lived is different

than what you might assume.

♪ ♪

I don't wanna, like,
lay all this on you,

but, um, the reason that
I'm in fitness and nutrition...

Mm-hmm.

I had an eating disorder
for 15 years.

I found out what girls were
when I was 15.

I realized they don't like
the fat kid.

And so, stopped eating,

started working out
all the time,

lost like 70 pounds,
and had bulimia for ten years

when I was in my 20s.

It's hard to hide something
for so long.

Kept it from everybody.

The only person that knows
is my sister.

You know, she saved my life,

and, you know,
I'm finally in a place now

where I feel safe
and comfortable

with the people
that I live and work with.

I didn't wanna get, like,
weirdly emotional, but...

but I care a great deal
about this.

It's just hard for me
to let it out.

Well, I'm proud of you for...

letting me in.

What is it, a tear? Probably.

Yeah, don't--
it's fine, it's fine.

[tender music]

Today was a big day for Ben.

That's a heavy one,
and I'm sure he was scared,

and I can tell, like, he was
not expecting to say that.

[whispers] I'm proud of you.

Thank you.

Him opening up about
something so deep and personal

meant a lot.

And honestly,
my feelings are intensifying

for these guys in ways
that I never expected.

♪ ♪

It's a huge thing
to get a Group Date Rose.

You're standing out amongst--
in this case--ten people.

Everyone brought the heat
in that art portion,

first portion of the day.

So I think it's gonna
be mostly based on

what happened tonight,
if I were to guess.

I feel very confident in
my relationship with Tayshia.

This rose would be amazing
to go into

this next Rose Ceremony
with a rose again.

[laughs softly]
Here she comes.

[sighs] Hi, guys.

Men: Hello.

Okay. [scattered laughter]

How are you doing? Great.

Good. Better now.
Good, good.

Today was incredible.
I don't know.

I'm just happy that we're all
getting so comfortable

and vulnerable with each other.

So...

Riley, I love that we're
starting to peel back layers,

and every conversation we have,
I'm pleasantly surprised,

and I just keep seeing
more and more of you.

Brendan,

always remember that a picture
is worth a thousand words.

Ben...

you showed up.

And I see you,
and I appreciate it.

Thank you. With that said,

Ben, would you accept this rose?

Of course.

I can a 100% assure you

that that rose meant more to me

than anyone at that table.

That feeling
that I have with her

is just continuing to grow
and be more intense,

and it's... incredible.

I am so thankful

that you guys
feel comfortable enough

to let your guard down with me.

Um, there is one more thing.

Noah and Bennett...

[pensive music]

There's something going on
between you two,

and I'm gonna get
to the bottom of it,

one way or another.

[dramatic music]

Have a good night.
Good night.

♪ ♪

What'd you hear? Yeah.

That's a big statement, yeah.

Hold on, what the hell's
wrong this time, man?

I have nothing going on
with you, and I never have.

We had tension based purely
on the way that

I see how you talk down
to people.

I've said "young Noah"
a number of times,

and if that's condescending
and troublesome to you...

That's not--

It's a pure fact, and--
The--the snarky little

condescending comments pop up
throughout a full day.

Like what, Noah?

Like when you asked me
how to spell privilege today?

Bennett talks down
to a lot of people,

and I think he considerably
talks down to Noah.

If Bennett continues,
I don't know,

maybe a straw's gonna break
the camel's back.

If you wanna talk specifics,
the most recent we can go to

is the cocktail party.

You know, the snarky little


talking to a 14 year old,
and then you go on and on

about how there's no chance
she'll be with me.

Perhaps zero percent is a,
you know, hyperbole?

But the behaviors
that I've seen out of you

have been juvenile.

[tense music]

I have no clue what's gonna
happen with Noah and Bennett.

If they don't stop fighting,

Tayshia will see it
for what it is

and potentially,
both of them could go home.

I don't think age directly
correlates with maturity.

No, your actions do.

I'm not on "The Babysitter."
I'm on "The Bachelorette."

One of us can focus on
a relationship with Tayshia,

and the other can focus
on creating drama.

This is a very painful
conversation, Noah.

It's such a joke.

No one has upset Tayshia
other than Noah.

[dramatic chords]

Up next... [child laughs]

Wait, did you hear that?
[baby cries]

[both scream]

It isn't possible for her
to keep both of you here.

If you said that with Tayshia
sitting right here--

I'll say it to her tonight.
Tayshia would send you home.

This teenage boy drama
is ridiculous.

[birds chirping]

What up, boys?
Blake, how you feel?

I keep thinking about
the [bleep] and [bleep] thing.

[laughs]
Yeah, why'd you even do it?

[laughter]

You were just like,

"Yeah,
it is what you think it is."

[laughs] Yeah.

Yesterday, at our group date,

Blake made a penis out of clay.

It was like this big.

Everything that he talks about

seems to have
some reference to sex,

so it's no surprise there.

Felt like the right thing
to do in the moment.

[laughter]

[light upbeat music]

Tonight is the night
of my one-on-one.

I'm just happy, I'm excited.
Like, I get to see her.

I know it's real every time
I look in Tayshia's eyes.

It's like she has this
calm, deep energy.

I feel like
I've known her forever,

and I'm hoping that, like,

we take just a monumental step
in our relationship.

♪ ♪

I think I was so drawn
to Eazy originally

just 'cause he made me
super happy.

The first conversation we had,
he had me laughing,

and I love that.

But I haven't been able

to break through
romantically with him,

so I'm excited
to progress our relationship,

because my one-on-ones
have been so progressive.

[wind whistles, owl hoots]

So today's date card said,

"I hope you aren't scared
of falling in love."

And for tonight,

I, uh, planned a little
scary surprise.

[eerie music]

I mean, he's like this
big football player, like--

yeah, no, he's gonna
definitely be screaming

louder than me tonight.

I'm excited to go on the date.
It's gonna be really fun.

[whispering] Okay,
Eazy is coming into place.

[gasps] I see him.

Okay.

Oh, my God,
this is gonna be so good.

I wanted to hear him scream
like a girl.

I can't see.

♪ ♪

What the hell?

[whispers]
Okay, I'm gonna go scare him.

[screams] [screams]

[both laughing]

[quirky music]

♪ ♪

Oh! I'm on the floor!

What the hell? [laughs]

[bleep] Eazy, I--

[both laughing]

Okay, well, guess what?
This is the thing.

All right. I have heard that

there's a lot of
haunted stories around here.

Okay. And so I thought

it would be super fun
for us to go ghost hunting.

Okay. I'm down for that.
Is that cool?

I'm thinking we could
conquer our fears together.

I feel that.
You gotta conquer it.

Are you gonna protect me?
You gotta overcome it.

I got you. Okay, good.

Conquering fears with each other

typically brings
a relationship closer,

so hopefully,
that happens tonight,

because he is a good guy.

I feel like he could be
a really good partner.

First of all, we need a lantern.

Okay.
So this is gonna be your job.

Okay, I got that.

Next, we have this.

Ooh, this is a thermo-reader,
so we turn this on,

and when there's heat,
like a spirit or something,

it's gonna show up
on the thermo-reader.

But most importantly,

this is the story of
the haunting of William Morgan.

Who is William Morgan?
Exactly.

"Before this land
was developed

"into the sprawling resort
it is today,

"it belonged to a wealthy
oil baron named William Morgan.

"In the spring of 1917,

"he met a woman
named Carol Eugene.

"Three months later,
Carol became pregnant

"with their first child.

"Tragically,
their dreams were shattered

"in the summer of 1918

"when Carol
and the baby Margaret

"d*ed shortly after
giving birth,

"and Mr. Morgan went mad.

"It's rumored their spirits

still wander through
the property to this day."

Oh, lord. [laughs]

Here we go. Oh, my God.

Oh, is this a map?
Oh, my gosh, this is a map.

Mr. Morgan's body
was discovered in this spot.

Okay,
so 120 is, like, right here.

Yeah, we're gonna go there.
Should we go?

[both laughing]

Okay. Oh, my gosh. You ready?

Let's explore. Okay.

[owl hooting]

That's 119.

So I think this is 120.

120--oh, my God. Oh, my God.

All right, cool, cool, cool.
I'm not going in there.

Prepare yourself!
I'm not going in there.

Prepare yourself! No.

Prepare yourself! I got this!
Okay.

[eerie music]

Mm-mm, no. I'll go first.

Oh, my God, Tayshia... [laughs]

Ah, my body is hot.
[laughs] What do you mean?

It's actually very cold in here.

Oh. [thermo-reader beeping]

[rattling sounds] [both scream]

[both screaming indistinctly]

[laughing] What are you scared--

oh, oh!

[bleep], it's a doll!

Wait, hold on, I can't--
All right, all right.

All right, it's okay.

Okay, that's a doll.
That's okay.

Oh, wait, there's a letter.
There's a letter, look.

I think I just peed my pants.
Okay.

[both laughing] Okay, it says,

"Dearest Carol Eugene..."

[child laughs] What?

What?
Didn't you hear something?

All right, okay,
I'm all right.

What you mean?
Okay, let me see.

What you mean?
"It's been another

"dreary day
without you by my side.

"I sat in the study
for hours today

"listening to the breeze.

In my delirium"-[baby cries]

[screams]

[both laughing] Tayshia!

Tayshia-[laughing] No!

[both laughing] No!

Oh...
[sighs] Okay, are you ready?

Tayshia, Tayshia, Tayshia.
Let's go.

We're going to the, um,

we're gonna go
to the tennis courts.

"Carol's grave is said to be
beneath the tennis courts.

"Witnesses have reportedly
heard whimpering sounds

of a crying woman." Oh, God.

Okay. Oh, yeah, oh, we here.

Honestly, Eazy,
I'm kinda nervous.

That's okay,
'cause you know I got you.

We were, like, exploring.

We're lovey-dovey.

You know, I was trying
to be Tayshia's rock.

[wings fluttering]
Oh, okay, all right.

Protect her a little bit.

[suspenseful music]

[distant crying]

Tayshia, did you hear that?
What the hell was that?

[distant crying]

No, bro.

That must be it. Tay--Tayshia!

Bye, Eazy! No!

Have a good night!
Come on, we can do this.

Love ya, but gotta go!
[laughing] No!

We hear, like,
some crying going on.

It's scary, but I don't know.

Something about Tayshia
just makes you feel just--

just at ease.

Tayshia, I will say this.
This a cute-ass date.

Isn't it cute?
This is a cute-ass date.

Like, I came into the date
kinda nervous

and just overthinking
everything,

and I think now I'm--I'm loose.

Like, I'm feeling just
very excited and confident.

Okay, so we're gonna
go to the library.

Wait.

[dramatic musical sting]

"Mr. Morgan spent much
of his time in his library.

"He would write to his beloved

"and spend hours
crying at his desk.

"This is where
Mr. Morgan's spirit

has been the strongest
and the most active."

Oh, God.

Oh, God, it's freezing.

[device beeping]

[moaning sound] This is crazy.

Did you hear something?
That's what I said.

[stammering] Where?

Right here. Go in there.

[thunking sounds]
I don't want to--

[both screaming]

[bleep], [bleep]!

[exhale]
Wait, did you hear that?

[rapid exhales]

Did you hear that? Yes!

It was like someone
was breathing.

It was like a breath, right?

Look at these pictures, though.

Oh, my God.

[suspenseful music]

Oh--oh.
[laughing, muttering]

[both screaming]

[laughs] Tayshia, wait--

[laughter]

Wait! [coughs]

I'm so sorry. But why?

Eazy, cheers. Girl--cheers.

You're so sweet.
Hey, we made it.

[laughing] All I know
is we made it out alive.

Oh, my God!

I mean, I knew Eazy
would be such a fun date.

But I didn't expect
to laugh and scream

and, I don't know,
just have so much fun.

Let's get outta here
and let's go get dinner.

Please, can we? Okay.

Come on, I'll protect you.
[laughing]

Come on, now. We came out alive.

It was a great date.
Just enjoyed all of it.

So going into tonight,

it's like I'm not scared
of anything.

I'm not scared
to express how I feel.

Yeah, I think
it's the right time.

[dramatic chords]

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

Tonight was so much fun
with Tayshia.

Now that we're over
the scary part,

we can focus on us.

I know it's been
a short amount of time, but...

Hello!

I feel like I'm falling
in love with this girl,

and love-there is no rules

and there is no guide
to how it is.

My goodness! How are you?

Can I just soak in
this dress, or...

[laughs]

I'm never gonna leave
something unsaid.

I just have to, like,
be real with what I'm feeling

and be vulnerable
and speak from the heart.

It might not be right, but...

I just can't lie
about how I'm feeling.

First of all,
it was a cute-ass date.

Oh, why, thank you!
I have to say it.

It was a cute-ass date. [laughs]

You actually were
pretty scared.

I was--no, I was, like,
more excited.

I was like, "Oh, Tayshia, aah!"

[laughs]
Like, oh, like, grab me.

Touch my muscles. Aah!

"Touch my muscles."
[both laughing]

No, well, that's the thing.

You were screaming
louder than I was.

You were! No--okay.

You ran faster than I did.
No, because, like--

let me tell you something.
Okay.

Let me tell you something
about love, right?

So, like, when you're in love,
you both are in it.

So, like,
if you scream, I scream.

[both laugh]
You scared, I'm scared.

Okay? You happy, I'm happy.

That's what it is.
So I was like,

I have to match your energy.

Thank you... All right.

For matching my energy.

[both laughing] Yeah.

What about--okay, so,

how's everything going for you?

Uh, no, it's good, it's--

I think
it's a lot different now.

Like, I will say that.

I think I came in
kind of thinking that

I would, you know,
just go with the process

and put myself in it
and see if it works.

The moment I saw you
in our first conversation...

I felt strong feelings.

Yeah, I feel like
our first conversation

was very much so
us smiling, like, "Hi!"

Like, we have that energy,
and I love that.

Yeah.
And you know, it's like...

When you know you know and,
like, all that type of stuff,

it's like it's real for me.

And, like, I've known that,
like, this past week.

And as much as, like, I tried to

be macho and be like, "Yo, like,

it's too soon," or whatever,

I... I honestly feel like
I'm falling in love with you.

[tender music]

And, like, that's real,
and that's so

strong and, like, apparent,

and, like, I can't lie about it.

And I feel like with love,
it's like,

there is no time,
there is no rules,

there's no boundaries,

there's no method--it just is.

And you just know it,
and you feel it in your bones.

Yeah.

♪ ♪

I got my money on Eazy.

Yeah, Eazy has the most

natural chemistry
with her so far.

The connection that they have,

it's been full of laughter,
it's been great.

Eazy's a great guy.

It's just, like, pretty
glaring to me that, like,

there's something
pretty strong there.

Mm-hmm,
think there's a good chance

that he'll come back,
you know, with a rose.

♪ ♪

I honest to God--
like, and I know it, like,

might seem weird, but it just--

everything is so perfect,
especially from

where I come from.

I don't know,
I just always want you to know,

like, what's on my mind.

I feel as though--

I'm sure you know this,
like, since I got here,

I've always just asked
for everyone

just to be their true,
authentic self

and just be real... Mm-hmm.

And honest and vulnerable
and open.

Mm-hmm.

And you have done that

time and time again.

You've just been so good.

You're a solid, good man,
you know?

And I feel like
you deserve so much.

And, um...

Unfortunately,
I can't give you this rose.

[melancholic music]

Because
I'm not there where you are,

and I don't know
if I can get there.

The last thing I want to do

is for you to continue
to pour yourself out

and one day just, like, send
you home at a Rose Ceremony

when I can't even explain
to you how amazing you are.

Because you're truly amazing.
Mm-hmm.

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, Eazy.

♪ ♪

Is it okay if I walk you out?
Yeah.

♪ ♪

Tayshia, this is real?

Yeah.

Are you sure?

I am.

[car engine turns over]

Oh.

[laughs]

♪ ♪

[engine whirs]

I feel so bad.

[sniffling]

I don't like hurting people.

♪ ♪

[door hinges creak]

And there's your answer. Oh!

Oh, man!

[whistles]

♪ ♪

What just happened?

It, like, it went from great
to goodbye in...

no time?

I thought that this was, like,

who I was supposed
to end up with, and...

you know,
would be the love of my life,

and everything would be great.

[sighs]

[sighs]

♪ ♪

I don't know if I've ever
been more disappointed.

Oh, man.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

I wonder if it's gonna be
another late night tonight.

I think it's gonna be
very late.

I would expect that.

Probably 'cause it's the
biggest Rose Ceremony so far.

The fact that Eazy got
sent home on his one-on-one

makes me feel more confident.

There's fewer guys here,

so I feel a little bit
good about it, actually.

Did anybody see this
coming, though?

I didn't--I didn't see this.
I didn't see it.

[overlapping chatter] No.

I would love to have
a rose tonight.

I mean, I'm definitely
crushing on Tayshia,

and, yeah, it'd be pretty
heartbreaking to go home.

[bright music]

A lot has happened this week.

I had an amazing
one-on-one with Zac.

The group date was amazing,

but it was pretty heavy--
in the best way.

I think we're definitely

progressing and moving forward,

but probably the worst part

was the Bennett and Noah drama.

They're two different guys
on, like,

two different spectrums
right now,

but I want parts
of each of them.

It's affecting me
and my decision-making.

Just like today,
I should be worried about

the roses
that I'm giving out tonight.

Instead, I'm worried
about this petty drama

that they're dealing with.

♪ ♪

Tayshia said that,

"Noah, Bennett,

"I know there's tension
between you guys,

and I'm gonna get
to the bottom of it."

Seems like that's what she's
focused on the most right now.

Going into the Rose Ceremony
tonight,

I have no idea
what's gonna happen.

I'm preparing myself
for the craziest,

most unexpected thing,
and, uh...

[knock on door]

[soft dramatic music]

What's up, JoJo? Hey.

What's up, JoJo? Hi.

Gather around, get cozy.

We have a little bit of a chat.

Are you checking yourself?
How's your hair look?

How does it look?
I don't know.

It's kinda getting later.

Typically, we're ready to rock

for our cocktail party by now,

and sure enough, JoJo rolls in.

She's taking Chris Harrison's
role for a while,

so it's unpredictable.

You never know
what's gonna happen.

I know you all were expecting

to be heading
to the cocktail party,

but things have now changed.

[exhales]

Bad news.

[sighs]

There will still
be a cocktail party,

just not right away.

Tayshia is still concerned

about the tension
going on between

you, Bennett, and Noah.

Bennett, fill me in
on what's going on here.

I'm, uh, you know,
kind of equally as perplexed

as Tayshia, to some degree,
you know?

I don't particularly
have any tension with Noah.

It wasn't just my perspective
that I was saying.

I was sort of speaking
for the group, I felt like.

Um, but...

Kay. All right, well, listen.

I obviously don't know
the ins and out

of what's going on,
but I can tell you

that Tayshia did tell me
that, at this point,

it just isn't possible for her
to keep both of you here.

So she would like to see
both of you

together tonight
before the cocktail party.

And there will be a rose there.

Great.
So one of you will stay,

and, unfortunately,
one of you will go home.

The rest of you will be
joining Tayshia later tonight,

but for now, Bennett, Noah,

it's time for you guys
to get ready,

and good luck. Awesome.

I'll see you guys later, okay?

Thank you, JoJo. Perfect.

[door opens, closes]

JoJo came in

and left some fantastic news,
in my mind.

Can't wait to see Tayshia.

I'm very certain
that I'm going to have a rose

and then feel the confidence
that, you know,

I haven't had yet
going into a Rose Ceremony.

So this is almost like
a little appetizer,

a little snack, if you will,

before I am able to have
a, you know, main course.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Going into tonight,
I actually feel pretty good.

I'm still very confident with

Tayshia's and my relationship,

and I think Bennett goes home.

But at the same time,
in the back in my mind,

I do know that he's a slick guy.

He's smart, you know,

so it's like
there's no room for error.

There's no room for, like,
playing around.

I'm not going home
because some snob

tried to drag my name
through the mud.

Bennett--
I know he's dismissive.

I think sometimes he can be
condescending, arrogant.

I think we have
polar opposites, completely.

Whatever Bennett tells Noah
is gonna be a huge dis.

It's gonna be insulting,

and it probably
will be hilarious.

It should be a battle royale.

Bennett--
he seemed pretty confident.

I would imagine that he had
something up his sleeve.

At the very least, he's gonna
go out g*ns blazing.

[dramatic music]

I'm not playing any games.

In the very back of my head,

there's an inkling
of nervousness.

But I crush life under pressure.

Noah will realize that is,
in fact, the truth

as he flies home to Oklahoma.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

I feel good.

I think that Bennett
probably is intimidated.

I think he knows that

Tayshia does have feelings
for me,

and he knows that her and I

both hate that I'm caught up
in this drama.

Honestly, I think
Bennett's going home,

but I think he's going to
cause hell on his way out,

especially in relation to me
and maybe Tayshia.

Do or die.

May the best man win.
We'll see.

Sounds good. Sounds good.

At the end of the night,

what's best for Tayshia's
gonna happen.

Yep. So...

For sure, for sure.
Yeah, I don't have

too much to say about it.
Hang on, one second.

I got something, uh,
for you here.

Hang on one second.

[tense music]

I am not bringing Tayshia
a gift.

I'm bringing Noah a gift

because I've been a peacemaker
all of my life.

Had I known
that there was tension,

I would have nipped it
in the bud

and addressed it
a long time ago.

But the last thing that I want
is Noah to leave

and to think there is beef
or tension with us.

Is that a w*r gift?

Um, you know, I wouldn't
call it a w*r gift.

It's more of
a gentlemanly gift, I think.

It's for you.

I-I, uh, I'd like to, you know,
explain it to you.

Perhaps maybe
I open and go through it.

What do you prefer?
You wanna open it?

It is for you.

That is a proper way
to give a gift.

Uh, I mean, no, if you wanna
explain it, that's fine.

All right, all right. Yeah.

Um, well, you know,

first and foremost,

I'll start with, you know,
the friendship gift.

You know, this is a red bandana.

One of our
first conversations was

talking about the ranch

and your, you know,
upbringing in Oklahoma,

you know,
and my former cowboy days,

and it's red because I hope
there's no bad blood for us,

you know, going forward.

Simple small one.

Um...

I was wearing your next present
the other evening.

Since then, it has been washed.

Mustached socks.

I hope it is a good memory.

The only place that you should
wear a moustache...

[laughs] Is on your feet.

[dark music]

More serious one,
and a bit of the life lesson

that I think is going to be
helpful and impactful to you

is this, you know,
book on emotional intelligence.

There are actually
four components

of emotional intelligence.

One is self-awareness.

Two, self-management,

three, social awareness,

and four,
relationship management.

I think you are deficient
in three of those four.

Self-management
I think is your best,

from what I've seen,
but I think--

I'll let you go on with this
if you let me respond.

Sure.

I'll let you say your piece
with your fake gifts.

It's a real gift, and I think
it's very important for you.

Listen,

you don't develop it
out of the womb.

It is something
that you gain over life,

and I'm not talking down to you.

I did not have emotional
intelligence at your age.

Every step of the way
with Tayshia,

you have been talking about
other people

and other things
in your conversations.

It is now a trend.

I have never once
had a conversation with Tayshia

where I've spoken about
any other gentleman

in the house, not once.

It is about me
and my relationship with her,

and that's all that matters.

Sincerely, Noah,

this book will be really,
really helpful.

These are tools that any woman
is going to want to have

in a husband and a father.

And I'm not trying
to belittle you.

I'm literally trying
to love you up.

♪ ♪

Well, um,

I've come on to this
acting 100% myself.

You have.
I know that, but, Noah--

100% true and genuine
with her.

Noah, you cannot--
And then there's misconstrued

and these pre-judgements
that you have

'cause I'm walking in
as a 25 year old,

and there's no way
that a 25 year old

has a chance with Tayshia

because he's not a Harvard grad

that's got this good education,

you know, that people
don't stack up to.

This, my friend,
is where we start to folly.

I am fully aware

of everything that I am.

As am I. I'm fully--

okay, well, you champion

the way that you have acted
thus far.

♪ ♪

Take that all the way.

Change nothing.

See how far it gets you.

I think I'm gonna
find out tonight.

We--

And I think we'll do
what we should do

and let Tayshia decide...
Absolutely.

When we're both here.
I think this--

I wanted to give you
the benefit of the doubt

with the present,

but I think
it was just another...

I mean exactly what I said.
Smug...

way to say what you really
wanted to say.

Just like when I said
that you have 0% chance

of walking away with Tayshia,

those are all the reasons

that I just explained
in that book

that you are not ready
to go there.

If you said that with Tayshia
sitting right here...

I'll say it to her tonight.
Tayshia would send you home.

That's good.
That's how it should be.

Say thank you.
That's what you want me to do.

I'm going to do it. Thank you.

Hi, good evening. How are you?

How are you? Great.

Good. Hello. Hi.

Okay.

So I bet you guys
are both wondering

what's going on.

Um... [sighs]

Just getting down to it and
just coming out with the truth,

it's--I like both of you.

I have feelings for both of you

for many reasons.

And to be quite honest with you,
I'm frustrated.

Like, I'm over the pettiness

of this drama
that's taking place,

and I just want to get
to the bottom of it.

I would love to get
to the bottom of this as well.

I hate that this is even
being discussed right now,

but I know it's necessary.

For me, you know,
I feel no ill will or tension

towards Noah, and I would
like to clear that up

and make sure that, hopefully,

he feels that way as well
in time.

Bennett, I don't know
how you can say

you didn't know
there was tension

when Tayshia came in and said,

"You guys don't question
my decisions."

Two minutes later
after she walked out,

you said the exact same things
that she was mad about,

and it was a five-on-one
yelling match

with me standing there.
What are you saying? I can't--

The cocktail party
that got canceled.

Can you give me examples
so I can follow?

What specifically was said,
Noah?

What are you referring to? Uh,

there was 100% chance Tayshia
would never be with me.

You would double down
on that in Vegas.

No, I said
there's a 0% chance.

There's 0% chance.

You doubled down that on--
in Vegas.

You think I'm a 14 year old.

That's wrong. The point is--

The comment was that,
can you imagine

if you were arguing
with a 14 year old?

Because there's
an 11-year difference

between the two of us.

That's what it feels like
arguing with you.

I stand by that statement.

Is this, like,
what goes on between you two?

No. 'Cause this sounds like,

honestly, like,
teenage boy drama.

It's totally childish.
And the fact that I have

to sit here and, like, listen
to you guys talk about this

is ridiculous.
It's a waste of time.

I agree. So why hasn't this

been taken care of
when I'm not there?

I was unaware
of these feelings

until you brought that up
the other night.

You realize
that you are essentially

questioning my integrity, right?

I actually don't believe
that I--that I am.

Okay.

[tense music]

What's in the box?

Um, I...

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Next week
on "The Bachelorette"...

[tense music]

Not the goodbye I expected.

It didn't feel right at all.

Truth and honesty in
a relationship is everything.

Have you ever cheated
on someone?

Yes.

I hated today. Why?

Cheating's nothing
I will tolerate.

Every time I talk to him,

I uncover something
that I'm just like,

"Hold on a second."
[dramatic chords]

The timeframe of proposing
is scary.

That's the truth.

I have a little bit
of explaining to do.

She has no idea.

[whispering] Oh, my...

What in the actual hell?

When you bring that
into the equation,

that makes it really real.

Is today the day...

I let myself go?

[sniffling, crying]

[music intensifies]

The drama continues

next week on "The Bachelorette."

[quirky music]

Ah! Are you scared?

No, what am I scared of?

I'm scared. I'm with you.

What are you scared of?
I don't know.

I gotcha, I'll keep you safe.
Okay.

Just don't, like,
let it rock too much.

[ride thunks]
Oh, [bleep], oh, my God.

Okay. Mm-hmm.

[ride clicks] [gasps]

Stop, stop.
Why are you nervous?

[gasps] Oh, jeez!

This is a lot.
It's--it's, like, rocking.

Oh, [bleep]!

[ride clattering]

What was that? Nothing.

That was a screw of something.

Stop, stop.
That was a screw, Zac.

It was just like my--
my foot was--

No, no, no, I heard--
Oh, you know what it was?

[gasps] [bleep]. My rose--

my rose is gone! Zac!

Oh, no. Stop leaning over!

[laughing] Oh, my God!

Rose down! We got a rose down!

[laughing]

Oh, no! Rose down.

I don't know where it is!
She knocked it off.

She broke up with me.
I did not!

She broke up with me, people.

[laughing]

All that hard work!