17x03 - Week 3, Part 1

[bunniefuu]

Tonight on
"The Bachelorette"...

You ready to do this?
Let's do it!

[screams] Whoo!

I always hear this ends
in an engagement,

but it begins at an engagement.

I love that.

I'm overwhelmed
with what our love can be.

I have not felt like this
in a really long time.

I feel such a strong pull
to you.

You're so passionate.

[crying]

Karl singlehandedly
made her doubt

her relationship with each
and every one of us.

Stop being like this!

I'm not putting anybody
on blast.

You already did!

Look what you just
[bleep] did to her.

We have to live
in this house together,

but the house is broken.

Her entire world right now
has just crumbled.

These guys are upset, but...

[grunting]

I don't give a [bleep].

It's a bad thing that I did.

It's his word
against the entire house.

Oh, my God.

Saying that you're
falling in love with her

is toying with her emotions.

You're making a mockery of her.

I'm done with him.
I'm done with him.

You're gonna
have to trust me on this.

This is a real woman's life
that's in the balance.

I don't even know
what happens next.

[sobbing] I don't know.

If you wanna come at me,
come at me.

And it all starts right now.

[insects chirping]

I'm not 100% sure
that 100% of the people here

are here for the right reasons.

Of course no one knows
for sure,

but at the same time,
you can't speculate

if it's gonna cause damage.

Yo, listen, I'm not putting
anybody on blast,

especially when I don't have

all the facts!
You already did!

You already have!
You've already done that.

I didn't put anyone on blast!

We live together!
You don't think that's gonna

come out tomorrow anyway?

Like, stop being like this, bro.

Be logical.
You're a grown-ass man, bro.

God.

Tonight is
the second cocktail party,

and, uh, Karl decided
to ruin the night tonight

and say that there are
certain people

that aren't here
for the right reasons.

All right, if I have
the chance to go talk to her--

No, no, no, you don't need
to be talking to her.

What do you mean,
I don't need to talk to her?

Bro, you need to talk to us!

You caused
enough problems tonight.

You've done enough. Yeah.

Karl went and sabotaged

a lot of people in the house.

He had no ground to stand on.

He made up all these facts.

You know, if at least
you're gonna lie,

come up with a different lie
from last night.

Where did this come from?

I'm not gonna be the one
to say it, man.

The person has to come
and talk to me.

Okay, wait, wait.
You're the only one

who said anything about, like--
Person has to talk to me.

Guys...
Is this "Twilight Zone," bro?

Are we--are we being punked?

Also, you said
it was multiple people.

Like, now you're just asking
for one guy to step forward.

You said it was multiple people.

So it went from
multiple people to one person.

Okay, cool. Lie.

He's not here
for the right reasons.

He's trying to cause some drama.

Now he's got a whole house
of men against him,

and you've got Katie
freaking out and having doubt

for really no reason.

[crying]

Bro, you have to understand
you're--

there's people who haven't
gotten time today.

I know.
I know, I know, man. I know.

So please,
can we resolve this?

I'm not putting anyone
on blast, bro.

You have no one
to put on blast.

You don't have a--you claim
you don't have a name.

It's like this just came
out of thin air.

All right, cool.

Then if that's what
you wanna think,

then that's what
you wanna think.

[tense music]

I didn't throw a grenade.

Well, look at what you caused.

That's the perfect analogy.
There are tons of people

that didn't have time with her.

I personally didn't get time
with her tonight,

and I know there are
a few others

that didn't as well.

He not only affected
all of us in the house,

but more importantly,
affected Katie.

A whole group of people
that wanted to go

speak with her today--
now she's outside crying.

I get that, bro. Karl.

Bro, enough.

Um...

thank you for your time tonight.

I just don't have
the right mindset

to give some of the guys

the energy and time
they deserve.

I'm not going to give

any more time
to anyone else tonight.

Uh, we're just gonna go
straight to the Rose Ceremony.

[tense music]

So that being said,
I'll just see you guys later.

♪ ♪

[dramatic musical sting]

♪ ♪

This is not
how I expected tonight to go.

This is probably
the worst-case scenario

that could've happened.

Look, he's not gonna talk.
I'm pissed.

Yeah, [bleep] you, dog.
Come on.

I was very confident coming in,

and to be honest,
now I don't know

what the hell's happening.

[sniffling]

Hey.

Hi. You okay?

Yeah. How's it going?

It's fine.

As I'm, like,
forming connections,

it's just, like,
I don't need this, like,

insecurity being planted
into my heart.

He should be
coming to us as men

if he has a problem with us.

He shouldn't be
putting that on you.

And you don't deserve that.

Appreciate that. Mm-hmm.

If I go home
because of you, man...

I didn't get any time, bro.

I was trying to figure out
what I was gonna pivot to;

now I'm not gonna
pivot to nothing.

I gotta hope that, you know,
what I've done--

like, you just--oh, my God.

[sighs]
Like, I just wanna focus

on, like, being here
and being present

and doing what I thought
we all came here to do.

So it means a lot that
you came out to check on me.

Mm-hmm.
It still obviously hurts that

I can't be confident
in everyone else in that room.

So do you feel guilty?
No, man. Yo.

Just come forward,
and that's it.

Oh, my God, bro.
Why are you like this?

Look what you just
[bleep] did to her.

You know what? It's a lot.

Okay. It's a lot.

[scoffs] Thanks.

Is this real?
I don't know if this is real.

Like, what, like--
Oh, my--dude.

I just can't feel anything
but just anger

towards this man who's, like,
so disrespectful, you worm.

♪ ♪

[tense music]

Cocktail party got canceled.

This eliminated
the opportunity

for some people
to have time with her

that could've been
the difference maker

of getting a rose or not,
and now that's--

you know, some people no longer
have that opportunity.

Yeah, I mean,
he singlehandedly

made her doubt her relationship
with each and every one of us.

There are some good guys
that are gonna go home tonight,

and that's the part that sucks.
Yeah.

And is--is he gonna stay?
I don't know.

He's gonna get a rose
after that performance?

Bring him back in here.
Where is he?

[sighs]

[bleep]'s getting intense.

That was a lot,
you know what I mean?

And I know that
these guys are upset at me,

and they're upset 'cause yeah,

we gotta go right
to the Rose Ceremony.

But forget that, man.

Like, I'm not here
for these dudes.

So if you wanna come at me,
come at me.

Like, this is it.

You came here
for the wrong reasons.

It's not my job to call you out.

Just step up and be a man.

And the one
who's basically coming out

yelling, shouting,
and all this stuff,

they're usually the ones
that have the most to hide.

We have the responsibility
as a unit right now

to protect the queen.

All: Yeah. So--

Put our money
where our mouth is.

Yeah.
He needs to be sent home.

I'm just disappointed,
you know,

I didn't get time
with Katie tonight.

I think no one trusts Karl.

No one likes him anymore.

He's a snake. He's a scumbag.

Pffft. If I don't get a rose

tonight and Karl does,
it'd be terrible.

[sighs]

I think we all got a sense
of what Karl was all about.

I'm just frustrated that

what appears to be
a baseless accusation

has now hurt Katie.

All I can do is hope
that our connection

has been strong enough.

I have no idea
what Katie's thinking.

[dramatic music]

Obviously,
after talking to Karl,

things shifted tonight,
and now I have concerns about

not just one, but multiple men.

I want to trust Karl.

You know, he seems like
he's a good guy.

You know, and I want the guys

to be my eyes and ears
in the house.

That's what I'd be looking for
in a husband,

is someone who is
looking out for me.

♪ ♪

So tonight,
I'm just gonna put it bluntly.

I'm here to find my husband,

I am here to fall in love,

and that is what I'm hoping
all of you are here for.

And I appreciate the honesty
that I have been given,

um, but I'm still very confused,

but I'm gonna follow my heart.

[sighs]

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

David.

Excuse me. [clears throat]

David, will you
accept this rose?

I will.

Thank you. Mm-hmm.

I hate seeing her like this.
It's inexcusable.

Karl messing
with her emotions purposefully

tore me up,
and seeing her in that shape

sickens me.

Hunter.

Hunter, will you
accept this rose?

You bet I will.

I don't know what's going on
in Katie's head right now.

She still thinks there might be
people here

for the wrong reasons,

but Karl's talking about
some nonsense.

I mean, if I go home
because of Karl,

I mean, that's gonna be
a huge problem.

Connor C.

[suspenseful music]

Connor, will you
accept this rose?

Absolutely.

I hate seeing her upset.

And now she's thinking,
"Is anybody here for me?"

and I don't think that's okay.

You know, it's a guy's job
to protect her heart,

and it's my job to create
an atmosphere for Katie

to feel secure and safe.

That means that I need
to do something about it.

Mike P.

Mike P, will you
accept this rose?

Absolutely.

♪ ♪

This isn't something that
we wanna do right now

because of what
you've gone through,

but we feel, as a unit,

it's our job
to protect your heart,

and we've come together
in solidarity

that we think that,
unfortunately,

what Karl said wasn't the truth,

and that's--as a unit,

we really feel that's what
you need to hear.

Thank you.

[whispers] My man.

[sighs]

Do you all feel the same way?

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Excuse me.

If I was Katie right now,

I don't know what the hell
I'd be feeling.

I'd be like, "Shut it all down."

At this point, even for her
to continue with this

is amazing on her if she does

because this night has already
not gone as planned.

Now it's like reached a point
of like nightmare scenario.

If there's not a Rose Ceremony,

I don't even know
what happens next.

All I know is,
it's about to get crazy

if Karl gets a rose.

[suspenseful music]

[Katie sighs]

Okay. What happened?

Uh, I did not see that coming.

What?

We are right in the middle
of the second Rose Ceremony,

and Katie walked out.

I'm nervous.

Mike P, um, informed me that

as a collective group,
as a house,

they all feel that

Karl needs to go home. Hmm.

Like, I don't know
what I should do

because originally,
I planned to keep Karl tonight.

Hmm. Wow.

♪ ♪

There's a lot of tension
in the air right now,

and it's daunting.

This is a big setback
for everybody,

especially Katie.

I mean, ultimately,
I do trust and respect

the men in the house,

but I just don't know
what I'm supposed to do.

I think the great thing
about this

is that it's your decision.
Mm-hmm.

It's not really up to them
at this point.

It's your decision now,

and we're here
to back you up on that.

All right. Thanks, ladies.

Of course.

[whispering]
You feel okay about it?

Yeah, I mean, I just want
the best for her.

Yeah.

I feel like I'm kind of
in shock.

I'm just--I'm just trying
to process it all.

She is throwing herself
into this,

and her entire world right now
has just like crumbled.

If Karl goes home,
I think that's great.

If I go home, I think
that would be a huge mistake.

You know, he should've been
exterminated

a long time ago.

♪ ♪

Michael.

Michael, will you
accept this rose?

Of course.

Thank you.

Thanks, man.

Karl is clearly not here
for the right reasons,

and so I don't even wanna
entertain the reality

of me not getting a rose tonight

because if that happens, yeah.

Connor B.

Will you accept this rose?
Of course.

By not coming forward
with names

and just sowing doubt
into Katie's mind

was the worst thing you
could've done in the moment.

Quartney.

Will you accept this rose?

Without a doubt.

So it's like,
if he gets a rose,

I'm snatching it off of him.

You're--you're getting
the hell out of here now.

You're, like, you're gone,
and if you're not gone,

this is gonna be
a living hell for you.

You're gonna wish you were.

Tre.

Tre, will you accept this rose?

Absolutely.

♪ ♪

Karl is just--
that guy's out of his mind.

I don't know
if he gets a rose tonight.

You know, it's hard to tell,

you know, 'cause she
doesn't see what we see.

Justin.

But I hope it sheds some
light on his true character.

Justin, will you
accept this rose?

Of course.

I think she's gonna
take a step back

from everybody's relationship.

Andrew M.

Will you accept this rose?

I will.

And he's gonna
take away a rose

from someone who's here
for the right reasons

just because
he took advantage of her

while she was vulnerable.

Christian.

Christian, will you
accept this rose?

Absolutely.

These guys hate me? Fine.

These guys can be mad at me
all they want,

but at the end of the day,

I just know that
I'm getting the rose.

Josh.

Will you accept this rose?
Absolutely.

Brendan.

I'm getting a rose tonight,
right?

I'm not worried about it;

it's just--
it's just gonna happen.

Will you accept this rose?
Of course.

I'm not leaving.

You have to get
the freakin' m*llitary

to come out and drag me
the hell out.

I'm not going. I'm not leaving.

James.

James, will you
accept this rose?

Of course.

Well, gentlemen.

Katie.

This is the final rose
of the evening.

Whenever you're ready.

♪ ♪

Aaron.

Aaron. Uh-huh.

Will you accept this rose?

I will.

There you go.

Guys, if you did not
receive a rose,

I'm so sorry,
and please say your goodbyes.

[somber music]

Been an honor. See you guys.

All right.

Thank you. You too, man.
It was nice to meet you.

Katie is showing us
time and time again

that she is living up to exactly

who she told us she was.

♪ ♪

I mean, if you're not here
for the right reasons,

then get out the door.

Heading into week three,

we now have a path that's clear.

I'm super excited.
I mean, obviously, it's--

all I want with her
is more time.

It was nice to meet you.

It was great to meet you
as well.

[uplifting music]

Katie has, once again,

for the second night in a row,

cleaned house.

And that's my girl.

Well, I wanna thank you guys

for being patient
these last few days.

I believe in this journey,

and I think everyone here
does as well,

and I'm very excited to continue

to get to know
each and every one of you,

and it just means a lot
that you guys

are choosing to be here for me.

I really do have
a great group of guys here.

The fact that
they came together to help me

gives me hope that
as each week continues,

I'm going to be able to focus on

who is really a match for me.

Cheers to finding love...

all: Cheers.

And being here
for the right reasons.

All: Cheers.

[glasses clinking]

We're searching
for eligible men

to date our next Bachelorette,
Michelle Young.

Nominate someone
or apply at abc.com/casting

[mellow guitar music]

♪ ♪

There was so much tension
last night

that it's just like... [exhales]

I don't know. Yeah.

I'm seeing a trend with people

who are like extra confident
or extra cocky are going home.

I see her doing that, too,

just with how, like,
quick she's been

to react to certain things.

She really does not seem
to wanna

waste anybody's time, you know?
Yeah.

Especially their own. Yeah.

Now that Karl went home,

it feels like the drama
is out of the house,

but with the drama that went on,

some of the guys haven't really

had much time with Katie.

So I'm looking forward
to seeing how it goes today.

I am extremely hopeful
that my name

is finally gonna be
on that date card.

Hey, we got a date card, guys.

Yeah! Yeah.

[applause]

The past few days have been
absolutely draining,

but you know,
we're turning the page today,

it's a clean slate,
and, you know,

I'm anxious to see
what we're getting into.

Moving forward, you know,
the focus is simply on Katie.

Aaron.

Quartney.

James.

Connor B.

David.

Justin.

Thomas.

Hunter.

Brendan.

[suspenseful music]

"Love is about honesty,

and I need 100%."

Did she say, "Love, Katie"?
No.

Did she say, "Love, Katie"?
No.

She didn't say, "Love, Katie"?

[whistles]

Confirm or deny.

There's a "dot, dot, dot"
at the end.

The date card said
"Love is about honesty,

and I need 100%, dot, dot, dot."

Not even a "heart Katie"
at the end.

Brutal.

Cheers, guys.
Good luck, guys.

Thank you. Good luck, boys.

Honesty is the best policy.

Always is.

Katie's not here
to mess around.

She's here for honesty.

I think we're all very excited
but a little bit nervous

about whatever this may hold.

Hello, everybody.

Hi! Hello, hello.

Long time no see.

Hi. Hi.

So I think it's gonna be
an interesting day.

Hi. [laughs]

All right.

Well, last night was, uh,

interesting.

It was tough, but ultimately,

you all are here
to hopefully find love with me.

I have a friend here
helping me out today.

So he has something
very special planned

to help me get the clarity
I'm looking for.

Heck yeah. Let's do it.

Let's go. All right.

Last night was really intense,

and I wanna believe that I have
a good group of men here now,

and so today's group date
is about past relationships.

So I'm excited to get to learn
about the guys today

and just see
what they decide to share.

Oh. Oh, my God.

What is it? What's up, guys?

It is Nick!
Katie, how you doing?

Yes! Oh, wow.

I want you guys
to take a seat in the circle.

I walk in, and there's Nick.

How's everyone doing?
Good. Hi.

So he was a Bachelor.

He was on "Bachelorette."

He's been through a lot of this,

and seeing the chairs
in the circle like that,

this is interesting.

[laughs] This is the hot seat.

You guys having fun so far?

The room is completely dark.

You know, spotlights
hitting you in your face.

You know, circle of chairs.

So, you know, looks like
some sort of intervention.

I don't know what to think.

So like, you guys wondering
why you're here?

Contestants: Yeah.

All right.

My name's Nick, for those
of you who don't know.

Few years back, I was on
"The Bachelorette."

Fell in love,
had my heart broken.

So trust me when I tell you,

I know exactly what you guys
are going through.

Emotions move very quickly.

I've also been in Katie's shoes.

And I can tell you,
having talked to her,

how serious she is
about this ending in love

and hopefully, an engagement.

Also being in Katie's shoes,
I can tell you

that our biggest fear
being in this position

is getting to know people
and falling in love with them

but not knowing
everything about them.

So I'm here
to hold you guys accountable.

[suspenseful music]

Today's about being truthful
and sharing with Katie

the things that maybe
we're not so proud of.

Stories like people
who have led women on,

ghosting, cheating,

someone trying to be
the next Bachelor.

All things Katie
deserves to know

before she risks her feelings
any further.

♪ ♪

[exhales] Whew.

Gonna start being honest
right now,

say I'm a little bit nervous
myself.

There are gonna be red flags
that Katie doesn't like

or can't move past,

and just being
so open completely

is scary.

I know I'm gonna be
entirely honest,

and I think that's all I can do.

But there are things
from my past

that I'm not proud of.

So that's why I'm-I'm nervous.

It's extremely uncomfortable.
[laughs]

You know, we all have a past.

We all make mistakes.
No one's perfect.

And I'm willing to hear you out

and whatever it is
you are willing to share,

and so I'm thankful for Nick

to kinda open the floor
for some discussions.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

This is meant to be
more of a soul-searching,

meaningful date, and it's scary,

but it's the thing that
I have to be doing right now

in order to really
provide that sense of trust.

What about you, Hunter?

How you doing?

I've already developed
significant feelings for Katie,

um, but I think out of,
you know,

respect to her and myself,

there's a lot that
she still has to learn about me

and I absolutely
have to learn about her, so,

um...

I met a woman,

and she was absolutely the woman

that I knew I would spend
the rest of my life with.

We got married,
we had a little baby girl.

And by the time we had my son,

I had just completely

shifted priorities.

You know, I--I justified it
by saying that

[voice breaking]
I had to work because, like,

I wanted them
to have everything.

But it's so
catastrophically ironic

because I was destroying
all of that

while I was trying to build it,

and we drifted apart.

And I failed at marriage,

and that doesn't
just affect me and her;

it affects two...

Two amazing kids.

[sentimental music]

I never imagined divorce
for myself.

That's--it's absurd.

So I-I tell you that because

when I'm in that position again,

I will cherish it;

I will never stop
maintaining that love.

Thanks, Hunter.

Thanks for sharing.

With Hunter,
the fact that he is open

and just put it on the table,

I think that says something.

You know, it really
shows that these guys

are taking this seriously

and I will find love.

I want to hear their stories.

I need to hear their stories.

My dad had gotten sick,
he had a stroke,

and so I met a girl that,

she was going
through a time too,

and, you know, we needed
each other at that time, right?

But as--as time goes on,

it was more of an obligation
to be together

rather than you want to be
with them at that point,

and I wasn't the man
I wanted to be.

Thank you for sharing that.

I had to make a decision:

for love or for my career
or for my future,

and I decided to move on
with my life.

And you know,
sometimes you wonder, like,

"Did I make the right decision?

You know, did I let something
slip away?"

It was a mistake that broke
some of the trust with her,

and I realize how important
trust is,

and I just want you
to know that.

Thanks, Quartney.

I appreciate being vulnerable.

The guys didn't have to
say anything today.

The reason why
I bring that up is...

But slowly,
they started to open up,

and I believe
a lot of them have learned

and are trying to grow
in who they are as a man.

You know, and I think today,

it just brought us all
a little bit closer.

How about you, Thomas?

I'd say since the moment
I met you, I--

it's just been a very up-front

"what you see is what you get"
conversation,

and, like, I think
everything happens

the way it's supposed to happen,

and this is one of them for me.

I couldn't sit here
and look you in the face

and say, "Yeah,
when I showed up to this place,

I was here
for the right reasons,"

because I didn't know
who you were.

And worst-case scenario,
I give it a sh*t,

and yeah, you could build
a great platform from it,

and that's just
the honest-to-God truth,

like, my approach to this.

And I could sit here
and tell you right now

the best thing I ever did
was lean into the potential

of what could be here,

because the feelings
that I have for you are real,

and I feel that's reciprocated.

I mean, any red flag
that you wanna know,

yeah, I'll tell you.

I'll tell you any secret
that I've ever had.

There's people who I've led on.

I went on a date, like,
the week before I left

because, like I said,
I came in just not knowing.

I was listening to Thomas.

I didn't understand
what he was doing.

I sit here, and I look
at you, and I smile.

You compliment her,
and then you run over

all the things
we're supposed to talk about.

The reason why I'm smiling,
I get excited about that.

Like, how is he
possibly grinning

like a freaking clown
from a Stephen King novel,

staring at her right in the face

after all these heartfelt,

really hard conversations
to have?

None of it sat well with me.

When you have just, like,
no expectation,

and you start seeing
something emerge on that,

and you're like, "Whoa."

The speech he gave
was like a sales pitch.

I was like, "Who the [bleep]
is this guy?"

Thanks, Thomas.

Well, Connor,
we're gonna end it with you.

Okay. [sniffles]

Um, this is gonna be really hard

for me to talk about.

Uh, pretty terrified right now,

so thanks for bearing with me
together here.

Take a big breath.

This is something I would've

shared with you in private,
but, you know.

Um...

I guess the reason
I wanna talk about it

is because I do care about you,
Katie.

I'm really a little terrified

of how much I care
about you already.

This is gonna be tough.

It's just not a story
where I'm the good guy.

But I--I guess I just hope

she's seen enough in me

to still trust me.

There was a time in my life

when I was maybe 24 or 25,

and I was in grad school,

and I was supposed to get a PhD,

and I hated it,
and I was miserable,

and so I--I dropped out.

And then I was working
as a musician full time,

uh, like, at a piano bar,
and I drank for free there,

and so I just...

It--it became more and more
of my life.

Uh, the drinking.

And I started to just

get angrier and angrier
when I was drunk.

Um, just get blackout drunk,
and my friends,

the people I cared about,

and, like, my girlfriend
at the time

would tell me things I said

when I was blackout drunk
that were just

cruel and hurtful and terrible,

and I didn't even understand
[sniffles]

who the person was
that was saying those things

or where it was coming from.

And so it kind of all
culminated one night...

So I got really, really drunk,

and I picked a fight
with my girlfriend at the time,

and then I went to a party,

and I got more drunk,
and I got high,

and I ended up cheating on her,
[sniffles]

and kind of blowing up
my entire life

in, like, one day.

And from there,

I read every self-help book
I could find,

I went to therapy,
I talked to family,

I talked to friends.

I tried to make amends
where I could,

[voice breaking]
but I--I really hurt somebody,

and that--I carried a lot
of guilt with that.

And all I can say is that, like,

I don't recognize
who that person was,

and that's not me.

And I used that
to become a better man,

and to become somebody
who deserves someone like you

and who can stand up
and confidently say

that they are a better person
in every way.

[sentimental music]

Thanks, Connor.
Thanks for sharing, Connor.

I did not expect to hear
a Connor B story.

Him opening up about his past
[sniffles]

just shows how serious
he's taking this.

He's willing to be open
and vulnerable,

and, you know,
I think initially,

the guys were
a little nervous today,

but slowly, they really
opened up about stuff

that they didn't want
to talk about,

and I feel safe with them.

[exhales]

You guys have been great
at being open and vulnerable.

So I'm going to do the same.

And what I'm gonna tell you,

a lot of people
actually don't know,

including my own mom.

I know you see me today as this
very sex-positive woman

who's very confident,

but she hasn't always been here.

Ten years ago,
it was New Year's Eve.

And I had been drinking.

And...

I was involved in a situation
where there wasn't consent.

And that is not something
I wish upon anybody.

And I was in denial
about what happened.

So much so that I tried
to form a relationship with him

because I didn't wanna believe
what actually had happened.

And when that didn't work out,

for years I had a very

unhealthy relationship with sex.

I didn't want to have sex,
[sniffles]

which affects the relationship.

I didn't like talking about sex.

And it's taken me a long time
to get to where I am now...

[clears throat]

In being open and comfortable
talking about it

and loving myself

and accepting things
that I can no longer control.

And I just want you guys
to know that

I've come a long way
in who I was ten years ago,

and how important consent is,

how important communication is,

and how important it is
to not guilt trip

somebody for not
having enough sex with them,

guilt trip them for not having
sex with them in general.

And so that is something that--

really big that has happened
in my life

that in some ways
has really shaped me

to who exactly I am today.
[sniffles]

And so with you guys
sharing your stories,

I thought it was important
to share mine as well.

All: Thank you.

Thanks, Katie.
I know that was really hard.

What I shared
with the group today

is something I never
really talked about.

For a long time,
I felt responsible

for being too drunk,

too irresponsible, too stupid.

[sniffling]

But it's not my fault.

Because consent is important,

and I did not give it
that night.

The truth is a powerful thing.

It brings us closer together.

Katie seems like she has
a pretty good group.

I think so.

I didn't think
I would go there today,

but every single guy here
stepped up to the plate

and really exceeded
my expectations, truly.

[laughs]

You're the best. Thank you.

You're a trooper.

I feel just like this weight

has been lifted.

I feel liberated.

Thank you.

I just feel closer with them,

with each and every
one of them today.

Group hug. [laughter]

And I think it's just gonna
help all of us going forward.

Thank you. Wow.

That was heavy. Yeah.

[laughs]

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

Communication is key

in every relationship,

but especially
in a romantic relationship.

It is important
to be honest and transparent.

Yeah.

It's totally important.

I mean, for me, personally,

I--I come with a different--

like, a--a different set
of--of things...

Yeah. That come with me.

From the day that I got here,

I've had this, like, weight
on my shoulders about my story.

Being a single dad,
it's a big part of who I am.

It's something
I haven't been hiding

as much as it is
trying to control

until I get an opportunity
to speak with Katie.

What we need to discuss
requires time.

It's not something I can
easily bring up with Katie.

So I've been holding back

because I haven't found
the right time.

My journey to get here
is--is very strange.

Um, I met my wife,

uh, you know, in 2003.

We were together for 16 years,

and seven months
after delivering our child,

she was diagnosed
with breast cancer,

and about two years ago,
Laura passed away.

Gosh. Um...

so, you know, there's, uh...

like--it's all right.

Um... Take your time, dude.

[groans]

[clicks tongue, grunts softly]

Literally overnight,
like, life flipped upside-down

at a time when, you know,
we have a little child.

I just, you know,
I'm doing this primarily

to take some risks
and start to look at, like,

a future for myself and my son

that maybe I wouldn't
have done at home.

Yeah.

Michael A. went through
all of our worst nightmare.

To lose your person
that you know you love,

you start a family with,
you know,

you dream of growing old with,

and for that to be taken
away from him,

I was speechless.

I didn't--how do you respond
to that?

You know, if I get
that opportunity

to talk to Katie about this,

I'm going to be very honest.

Yeah.

My entire life--


I've only told one girl
I love her.

My wife Laura.

But I came here to find
that spark with Katie

that's really been missing
in my life,

and so I'm hoping,

with everything
that I come with,

that it doesn't scare her away.

I appreciate you guys
listening, though.

It feels good
to get it off my chest.

[soft music]

[crickets chirping]

♪ ♪

[fire crackling]

I think the guys
stepped up today.

That was a really,
really hard date,

but especially for Katie.

It meant so much
that she shared what she did

and really opened herself up.

That can't have been easy
for her to say.

Tonight, I'm really
looking forward

to some actual one-on-one time.

I want to continue to show her
that vulnerability.

I think that that's
what she's looking for.

I don't know about you guys,

but I'm--I'm happy I kind of
got that off my chest today.

Yeah.

It's a bit expected
for us to do that,

but I was not expecting her
to immediately turn around

and share what she did with us.
Mm-hmm.

It just shows that she's
wanting to make herself

just as vulnerable as we are.
Sure. Of course. Yeah.

Yeah, exactly.

And it was just very impressive,

and she didn't have to do that.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

You know, we're all here
to protect her feelings,

have her best interests in mind,

and I just want to make sure
that we are--

we're all on the same page
in that effort.

Yeah. Hello!

Well, hello. Wow.

All right, hey.

Hey, hey.

Look at that pretty girl.
[laughs]

I always forget
how well you guys clean up.

[laughter]

Let's sit. [laughs]

Whew.

Um, I would like
to have a toast.

[tender music]

Today was a really great time.

For me, it felt transformative,

and, you know,
I shared something

I wouldn't normally share
with you guys,

and it just means a lot.

Thank you for being vulnerable
and honest,

because that's all
I've really asked for

in our journey together.

So cheers to a good night.
Cheers.

Cheers. Cheers.

[glasses clinking]

Today was such
a powerful thing.

A lot of the guys
really put in the effort,

the heart, in telling
their story, you know,

and so it's like, at this point,

I have no idea who I'm
gonna give my rose to tonight.

I feel like that's a good thing,

to not know who I wanna
give my rose to.

There are men here who I want
to get to know more.

There are men here who I think
could be the one,

and it's very exciting.

Today was a lot,
and, uh, you know,

I don't like seeing you
shook up and--and hurt,

so I wanted to, first
and foremost, check in with you

and--and see how you're doing,
especially, you know,

not only with the past few days,

but how today went

and how open
and vulnerable you were.

I know that's not easy
for you to share.

I mean, obviously,
today was a lot,

but at the same time,
I actually feel really good,

not only you guys opening up,

but me feeling
that I was also in a safe space

and kind of, you know, letting
you guys know my story.

Yeah. And I'll be honest.

It felt, like, liberating...
Exactly. Yeah.

For me. Yeah.

You know, if--if--if we're
going on this journey together

and--and we have a life
after this,

it's not gonna be just
the fairytale great things.

Right? You need to know
everything about me.

So, you know, I want to keep

learning more and more
about you, so...

You continue to show up
every day,

and I think
that means a lot to me.

Each and every time
I-I connect with Katie,

um, you know...[laughs]

the feelings
just keep developing.

I would love to get
the Group Date Rose

because it just solidifies
the notion that, you know,

your conversation with her

and--and the connection
that you've made

means something.

But I'm not gonna lie.

It's gonna be difficult
to stand out

amongst all these
great guys here.

I just wanna make sure
you're okay,

and I wanted to say thank you
for what you shared today,

'cause you--you didn't
have to do that,

and it was really a lot.

Um, and I'm sorry
for what happened to you.

But thank you
for trusting enough

to--to talk to us about that.

It meant a lot. I mean,

that's kind of, I mean,
what today was about.

Mm-hmm. I--I didn't know

I was going to share that.
Mm-hmm.

I didn't know what everyone
else was going to share.

But you--you know? Mm.

And--and today, I really
felt, like, growth.

Yeah. Strength.

And it just felt like
I was taking control

of that situation, and it just--

you know, not letting it
control me

or my pain anymore.

At the end of it, I just felt...

like, relief, you know?

Like, that we all were now,

like, able
to share things and...

Mm-hmm.
And learn about each other,

and I just think it's great
that you really were open

about everything.

I think the one thing
I wanted to do coming on--

my biggest goal was to just
bring my whole self

and be completely genuine
and honest,

and I think you're really,
really perceptive.

You--you have this way
of seeing people,

and I haven't felt that seen
in a really long time,

maybe ever.

I hope that I can
give you the confidence,

and I want you to see you
the way I see you,

because I think you're a catch.

I--you really are. Come here.

[romantic music]

♪ ♪

[laughs]

She's...

I--I have not felt like this

in a really, really long time.

If she gave me the rose,

it could mean that she might

be feeling
something like that too.

I don't know about you guys;
like, I've felt stretched

in ways that I didn't foresee,
you know, occurring,

especially this early,
and it's wild to me

that, you know, she
kind of has this ability to...

make us want to open up,
you know what I mean?

Right.

I think Katie has preached


and, you know, I plan on
showing more of that tonight.

♪ ♪

I have to say
that I'm just so thankful

every single time... [giggles]

That I get to share
these moments with you,

and I am sorry
for squeezing your hands.

No! You've done great.
Like last time.

[laughs] Thank you.

Um, I will say, um,
given our very limited time,

you mentioned earlier that
there's a list of red flags

that you're happy to discuss.
Mm-hmm.

Now that we're not
in this group setting,

I'm curious what it is
you want to share.

My biggest...
thing I wanted you to know

is, in getting here,
I--I didn't ask for you,

and everything
that we've gone through

in our lives
to get us to this point--

I believe when two people
come together

in circumstances
that would never possibly

ever be obtainable and have
a connection like that,

it's for a reason. Mm-hmm.

And I'm gonna do
everything I have to

every single day
to show you that.

I appreciate that.

I will say it feels like
you're dodging a question,

which is-Answer. Sorry.

What--give me--
Sorry, sorry, sorry.

What are some--you mentioned

you have a whole list
of red flags.

Okay. I wanna hear 'em.

I wanna know them and understand

kind of where
you're coming from.

You know, I just don't wanna be
blindsided at the end of this.

I promise I'm not dodging
any question.

You could ask anything you want.

[laughs] At any point.

I mean, that's the hard part.

Like, I--for me,
I don't know what to ask.

I'd rath--you know,
if there was anything else

that I should know...

[tense music]

I don't know what it is,
but it's just like an intuition

that something's not quite...

Who, Thomas? Yeah.

I can't even imagine
Katie being Thomas's type.

You know,
talking about Thomas,

coming in with the intentions

of building your platform,
right,

and then having
such a major shift

to suddenly realizing
you're here for love--

in my eyes, it's too drastic
of a change in mindset

to be believable.

Well, I can't imagine that
Katie can't see through that.

It's hard, though,
because it's like,

he turns on the charm.

I mean, that's--
that's what Thomas does.

Yeah.

Every single day
that I'm here,

this gets realer and realer,

and I don't ever want
a second of doubt

to come into the feelings
that we have.

And the things that I feel

and the things that I think
you feel are just...

I'm not gonna say
it's a certain word.

[laughs] Um...

But it's developing
to something,

and I want you to know
my intention on this

is that we're leaving
and getting married.

Ideally, where would you
want to live?

'Cause we could buy a house
anywhere.

[laughs]
We'll figure it out.

To be determined.

Thank you. Thank you.

[chuckles]

My time with Katie, it was...

wasn't what I wanted it to be.

Well, even today, man, like,
we--we opened up,

we cried, and he just said,

"Oh, hey, this is my red flags."

Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam.

When Thomas
is put on the spot,

it comes off a little bit as...
Prepared, maybe.

[clears throat]

[dramatic music]

[sighs]

♪ ♪

She was asking
probing questions,

and I wish I had
more of a response for her.

It was--my nerves were rattled,

and I let that moment
get the best of me.

I don't know about you guys,
but every minute that passes,

that rose is just becoming
more and more visible to me.

How'd I get [bleep] rattled?
That never [bleep] happens.

That doesn't feel good.

That sucks.

♪ ♪

[bleep] me.

How are you? Remember me?

Yes! [laughs] Of course.

I'm going to do whatever
it takes to actually fix this.

It might cause a lot of tension

with me and the guys
in the house.

I can live with that.

A lot of those guys aren't
gonna be here next week.

I will be.

[crickets chirping]

I was, like, 19.

He got sick.
He had a stroke, essentially.

Yeah.

It was like
the biggest wake-up call

in my life. Yeah.

Um, I became very acutely
aware of my own mortality.

I didn't want
to bring that up, but...

I'm glad you did, though.

[tense music]

Um... so--I'm sorry.

That's a little bit distracting.

[stammers] Me too.

[sighs]
Conti--but finish your story.

I want to hear more.

I--I was rattled earlier,
and I didn't feel

my conversation with Katie
went the strongest.

But yeah, so--I lost track.

And the only way
I can make sure

that I have the best chance
of coming home with a rose

is to talk to her again tonight.

I would just want to clean
some things up.

I want to clarify
some certain things.

And I have more to prove.

Tch. Um...
What's up, brother?

I was seeing
if there was something

I could share with Katie
momentarily.

Um...

♪ ♪

Yeah, so a little bit confused.

[laughs]

[laughs]
It's always good to see you.

You too.

Until we meet again. Yes.

Talk to you soon.

♪ ♪

Getting this rose,
it's everything,

because that means I'm the one

who's able to continue
moving forward with Katie.

That's where my priority is.

Since--

I'm surprised
to see you again.

As soon as I walked
away from you,

it was just put on my heart
so heavy

that I--I had to just come

express where I was coming from.

What I feel with you

and the understanding
that I'm having

is...

fear and love are two
very, very similar things

rooted in the same concept.

And when I look at you

and the things
that I feel with you,

I feel both of those so
strongly at the same time,

and I couldn't leave tonight
without letting you know

exactly how special
I see you and...

how special feeling that fear
was again.

And I haven't felt this way...

in as long as I can remember.

I feel an energy that's just
such a strong pull to you,

and...[groans softly]

I--I need you to know that.

[laughs]

I need you to know that.
It's...

You're so passionate
about your feelings,

and I love that.

Like I told you before, like,

I felt this instant chemistry
or spark,

and I'm just happy you're here.

[giggles]

[romantic music]

♪ ♪

I was just in there
with Katie.

Uh, we were talking,

and Thomas
kind of walked around,

paced around,
uh, a few feet away

and--and said he--he
has to share something, so...

While you're talking to her?
While I'm talking to her.

So ended up just leaving.

He came and interrupted
your time?

Yeah.
He's--he's in there right now.

[tense music]

[sighs]
Bro, he's full of [bleep].

Here's my question.

She won't give him a rose,
will she?

I hope not.

♪ ♪

[knocking on door]

[bleep]! [bleep]!

Date card. [laughter]

I got it. My God.

I miss Katie.

At the Rose Ceremony,

I didn't even get
to talk to her.

So it was a little bit tough
for me.

I was really pissed.

There it is.

Oh. Oh, boy.

At this moment, I'm praying
I have the one-on-one.

♪ ♪

"Michael A.,
love is an adventure...

Love, Katie."

[soft music]

I'm sure I can speak for
pretty much every guy in here

that we wanted
to be on that card a lot.

Yeah.

It's kind of a--a flurry
of emotions.

I-I--there's something there
with Katie,

and I want to tell her
why I'm here.

The magnitude of the moment
is not lost on me whatsoever.

I may be nervous for the first
time since I've been here.

♪ ♪

What's up, man?

Talking to Katie again?

Yeah. [sighs]

So it's kind of tough
to see you getting...

two opportunities with her
when some of us haven't.

The opportunity
presented itself.

Did it, though? It did.

He was speaking with her.
What, to interrupt me?

Having an urge
to go speak with her

isn't seeing a window
or an opportunity.

That's super disrespectful
to me.

I know if you guys
had a chance

to speak with her
a second time--

I thought--wait, I thought
you had a specific purpose.

I did.

That purpose was to tell her
how I feel about her.

That's--that's
what I was doing.

Mm-hmm.

You're saying your time
is worth more than mine?

Yes. I will say yes, 100%.

Well, that's disrespectful,
because--

That's disrespectful.

Dude, you are--you are
something else, man.

How can--how can--
That's--that's disrespectful.

I'm fine with being
something else.

I was trying to respect you,

'cause I thought
it was something important.

I told her that I
was falling in love with her.

[dramatic music]

And I told her
that I was afraid--

All right, man.
That's [bleep] crazy.

Because of how things
are progressing.

And it's something
that I am sorry

you're never gonna understand.

Okay, well, I don't wanna--
I don't wanna--

I'm not you,
and I don't wanna hear it.

I think you're full of [bleep].

♪ ♪

Hello.

Hi. Hello.

[tense music]

Thank you.

Tonight, Thomas showed
that he has zero respect

for any of the other boys.

He's walking all over everyone.

I don't think Katie knows
how disrespectful Thomas is.

If he gets a rose,

it would be, frankly,
super disappointing.

I had a really great time
with each and every one of you.

Unfortunately, the night
has come to an end.

[sighs]

♪ ♪

Connor B., I think
what you shared today

took a lot of courage
and strength.

David, I know how uncomfortable
you have expressed

being in this environment,
and today, I really recognized

you stepping up, and I see
the effort you're putting in.

Hunter, I appreciate

how vulnerable
you have continued to be

with each and every
conversation we have,

with how honest you are with me
every time we speak.

That means a lot to me.

That being said...

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Connor B.,
will you accept this rose?

Oh, my God, of course.

[gentle music]

[laughs]

♪ ♪

It's my little victory dance.

I'm gonna work on that.

I'm really excited. [laughs]

This is just a confirmation
that there's something there,

and it's not just me
kind of picturing it.

It's not just, you know,
my imagination.

Every moment with her

just leaves me wanting
another moment with her.

Hey, good night.
I'll see you soon.

Have a good night.
Sleep well.

Yes, yes, yes.

You mind if we get hugs?

Connor got the date rose,
but tonight,

Thomas was taking time
away from us.

He's rubbed everybody
the wrong way,

and he's manipulating Katie.

He's starting to show
his true colors.

[tense music]

There's a lot
that's on my mind.

How could I feel confident
going into a Rose Ceremony

knowing that I didn't
have any time?

Thomas, you getting
extra time today,

it took away from some guys,

and this is what happens.

I get it, and I know,
if I was you guys,

I would be looking at me
the same way

all of you are,
especially that--

Don't look at me, man.

Just pretend
we don't know each other.

We could do that,
but I also know that--

I would prefer that.

If you guys were where I were,

we know how this works.

Dude, you already acknowledged

you would be furious too.

So you know exactly
where we're coming from, right?

It is blatantly disrespectful.

I find it disgusting.
It's repulsive.

That's how I feel.

If you guys had
the opportunity

to have that time--

Yeah, but dude, saying that
you're falling in love with her

is toying
with her emotions, man.

What I said--
what I told her--

You're making a mockery of it.

♪ ♪

I didn't say that I loved her.

I said that you can't have fear
without love.

♪ ♪

Thomas flat-out told everyone

he let Katie know he
was falling in love with her,

and now, well,
that's not really the case.

And, uh, that's--I mean,
that's [bleep].

I'm here to find a wife.

This morning
you were here for a platform.

I find his behavior disturbing.

I find him, um, a [bleep] human.

[dramatic music]

At this point, I think
Thomas is a cancer.

I think he needs
to be cut out...

♪ ♪

Until he's absolutely gone.

[bird calling]

[light chomping]

[engine revving]

[rock music]

♪ ♪

Today, Michael A. and I
have a one-on-one date,

and we're going on an adventure.

Whoo!

Michael A. is one of the older
guys in the house.

You know, he has a son,

and he has called himself
like the dad of the house,

but with today, I just want
to have fun with him.

Yes!

I like to travel.

I like to have new experiences.

And so it is important

to find someone who wants
to do that with me.

And I'm hoping he can
cut loose, get messy,

and have fun with it.

[tires squealing] Whoo!

♪ ♪

Oh... my God.

[sputters]

Whoo!

[engine thrumming]

Yep!

[tranquil music]

[engine revving in distance]

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

What?

♪ ♪

Whoo!

♪ ♪

Hey, girl.

Hi!

Ugh. [laughs]

It's so nice to see you.
You too!

Oh, God, I missed you.

Well, I thought
it would be fun

to just get out of the house.

Yes. [both laugh]

Oh, my. Yes, yes.

It's been following me.

And, you know,
have a little adventure.

Yeah. Well, you excited?

Whatever you have planned,
I'm ready. I'm game.

All right, well, let's get in.

Jump on in? All right.

Yeah. I'm driving.
All right. Cool.

I've been waiting
for this date for so long,

and I'm nervous.

You ready to do this?
Let's do it.

Let's go. Let's go!

Whoo!

[rock music]

Whoo! [laughs]

Since my wife passed away,
I had difficulty

kind of opening up
my heart again,

and I feel strong for Katie.

And that's equally as scary
as it is exciting.

Oh, God, here--hang on!

Oh! [screams]

Yes! Whoo!

Aah!

♪ ♪

Whoo!

I'm a good driver, I promise.

Oh, no, I believe it.

Anytime I feel like I am
feeling a little bit tense

or nervous, seeing Katie smile

just brings out the best in me.

Oh, God! Aah!

Yes, yes! [shrieks]

It's challenging
opening up your heart again,

but one thing I do know
is I'm excited,

and that's something I haven't
felt in a long time.

♪ ♪

[hawk screeches]

Gosh. Whoo!

That was so much fun.

When you were driving, I had
the utmost confidence in you.

Um, okay, I do have
a confession, though.

Hmm? Earlier today,

we were practicing
on the dune buggies,

and I flipped it.

The car's broken. [laughing]

I broke the mirror.
It was up--

It took--like, all the men had
to, like, flip it back over.

So you weren't
like hurt at all, though?

No, I mean, I did
bang up my knee.

Ego, maybe, or, like...
Yeah.

Like, I'll have to--
I'll have to see

what that looks like later
when I put on, like, a dress.

Right.

That big bruise?
That's from that.

I mean, that is
kind of badass, though.

[laughs] Like...

that's the way to do it.

You made it all worth it, and...

Oh, my gosh.
You know, I've been patiently

sitting around,
and that's one of the things

that's been weighing on me
since I've gotten here

is time, like, with you. Mm.

There's, you know--

some things in my life,
like, require explanation,

and I've held off talking
about, you know, my life

with you, just because just
looking for that right time.

Yeah. You know, obviously,

we're just getting to know
each other.

Like, it's a long process, um,

but there's something
really strangely, like,

comforting and familiar with you

that, you know, I feel like
could really be something.

Like, I really do.

Otherwise, I pr--I promise,
I'll leave.

Yeah.

Like, I won't waste your time.

Um, but I've got no reason
to think that.

Yeah. Yeah.

Well, no--
I think you're special.

I-I'm glad that you
say that, you know,

and I know the sacrifice it is
for you as a dad

to be here, you know, and so
I want you to know that

however long you are here,

I know the weight that
that carries,

you know, given everything
you've left behind,

and that I don't take
that decision lightly.

Thank you.

Yeah, I mean,
as far as, like, my son,

it's--it's crazy,

because I think about him
all the time.

Coming out here, I felt like
I was being, like, selfish,

but my son, he deserves,
like, the happiest dad.

Of course.
And so it's more or less

like a pause in order
to, you know,

invest a little bit in myself.

I mean, yeah,
he's looking up to you

and learning from you,

and I think one
of the greatest lessons of life

is love. Oh, my God, yeah.

Like, at least, at my age, like,

I'm experiencing life all over
again, like, brand-new.

Yeah.
That really excites me.

Like, I always hear,
"This ends in an engagement,"

but it--it begins
in an engagement.

I love that.

I didn't know
how amazing you would be.

That's really beautiful.

I'm, like, so happy I'm here.

I don't know what will happen

if I get, like,
super attached to you

and then you have to go
on other dates,

but I know that
that's a thing, um,

and I'll be respectful of it.

But I'm just
like happy for the moment.

Yeah.

Like, my life's better

because of you, like, right now.

[romantic music]

Can I kiss you?

Abso-[bleep]-lutely. -[laughs]

♪ ♪

Today was just an amazing day.

I've been waiting to spend
some time with Katie

since I got here, and, um,

the day couldn't
have gone better.

[both laughing]

♪ ♪

Let's go. Okay.

I came here to see
whether or not

I could love again,

that I can feel
that energy and life

and like there's hope,

and I can feel that with Katie,

and I've been holding back
telling her my story.

Now, going into tonight,

she needs to know everything.

I felt something
really special today,

and I'm hoping
that it doesn't scare her off.

♪ ♪

[crickets chirping]

Yesterday's date
wasn't really that fun.

No, I know.
It was actually--

it brought up-It's tough.

It brought up a lot
of very painful memories,

and for me,
I was really struggling.

And Thomas interrupted me

after, like, probably two,
three minutes,

and then he had the audacity
to tell me straight to my face

that my time
is less important than his.

Thomas doesn't really care
about anyone here,

um, including Katie,
in my opinion.

You know, he's absolutely
full of [bleep].

I'll tell him that to his face.

His--his mom
probably tells him that.

We don't want this kind
of person in the house.

I mean, he wasn't
uncomfortable telling everybody

that his relationship with her
takes precedent.

Right.

He will s*ab you in the back,
step on your toes

to get to Katie. Yeah.

I think the Rose Ceremony
will be really telling,

to see if he's gonna continue
that sort of behavior

where he's disrespecting people,

he's stealing Katie a second
time and that sort of thing,

or if it's something where he
wants to try to make amends

and apologize to people
and stand up

and do that sort of thing.

Thomas is obviously not here
for the right reasons.

The guys are pretty united
in what we've seen,

what we've heard,

and we don't think
he should be here anymore.

He's lost that trust.

I'm not gonna let him
walk all over me.

I'm not gonna let him
walk all over everybody else.

And it's like,
when is enough enough?

You know, is the question I
guess we have to ask ourselves.

For me, it's enough.

Your integrity, right now,
it's starting to be questioned,

slowly and slowly. Yeah.

I can never apologize
for being in a place

to talk to Katie.
Here's the problem, though.

If you have this "I don't give
a [bleep]" attitude...

I think that's
gonna backfire on you.

It's hard for me
to really focus my energy

into where they're coming from,
because I realize

the love that we can ultimately
grow into is sky-high.

Like, it's an infinite thing.

It's not my business
if you're in love or not

or if you're falling in lo--
I--I don't--that's on you.

And that's fine. Mm-hmm.

I'm just trying
to tell you, like,

if this seeps
into Rose Ceremony,

we're gonna have another
really bad night.

Thomas needs
to be held accountable,

and I called him out.

If he digs his ditch further,

then I--I'm out of shovels.

♪ ♪

[owl hoots]

I'd like to make a toast.

To getting to know each other
on a deeper level...

Yes. And being vulnerable.

Cheers. Cheers.

What I loved about today
with Michael

is everything was natural.

He's just very honest.

I believe Michael's intentions
are so pure.

Today was just so much fun...
Yeah.

And it just flowed.

For me, it was like we had been
talking for, like, a month...

Yeah. And we finally agreed

to meet in person or something.
Right.

You know? Like pen pals.

Yeah. [laughs] Yeah.

There's so much
to explore still

with his life and his family,

and I just hope that this
feeling and this connection

and the chemistry we have
can continue.

You know, I've been...

like, waiting... [laughs]

For so much of this,

and, you know,
as we've spoken before,

we have so much to unwind.

You know, I got to learn
a lot about you...

Yeah. And, you know,

I've been waiting for a moment

for you to learn
a little bit about me.

Um, so...

if, uh...

in order to, like,
understand why I'm here,

it's like, you gotta
understand my story,

and basically, you know,


I saw my wife on campus.

Her name was Laura.

And when I saw her,
I said, "That's it.

Like, that's everything."
Yeah.

And that fall,
we started dating.

We got married in 2012,

and in 2016, we had James.

Uh, just the greatest gift ever.

Mm-hmm.

And so life was perfect.

And then seven months
after, uh, James was born,

uh, Laura was diagnosed
with breast cancer.

And for years, she
was just an amazing advocate

that exuberated courage--

like, grace, humor--

you know, as cancer
took a stronghold.

There was a time when, you know,

her hair was starting
to fall out...

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

Um...

because of, uh, chemotherapy,

and--it's still very real,
sorry.

[whispers] Take your time.

We traveled the country
aimlessly,

trying to find a cure,

and we went to every hospital,
every clinical trial,

never--never giving up hope.

♪ ♪

In January 2019,

she passed away,

and...

like, she was in a room...

♪ ♪

[sniffs]

Full of people she loved.

[somber music]

Um, and...

on that day, I was happy
she wasn't in pain anymore.

♪ ♪

[sniffles] Sorry.

Don't be sorry.

♪ ♪

As anybody who ever
has lost somebody knows,

the following days and months

to rebuild your life without
that critical piece in it

is difficult.

[sniffles]

In the end,
what I have acknowledged

is that, like...

I, um...

♪ ♪

I know what it's like to love.

I know what it's like
to give everything.

And I have finally gotten
to this place where...

♪ ♪

I'm ready to, like,
open up my heart.

Mm-hmm.

The way I look at this is like

what a gift to be able
to fall in love twice.

♪ ♪

First of all, I think
the story of you and Laura

is very beautiful. Thank you.

And I can only be as lucky

to have half the love
that you guys had.

And I feel very, very fortunate

to have you here
in this very moment.

Thank you.

I think, for some people,

you know, they--
they may be intimidated

by this--this forever love

that you will always have
for Laura...

Absolutely.
And that is something

I know and respect
and would never, you know,

feel insecure by.

I think what you had
is beautiful.

It's also my job to make sure

that you feel that
the relationship that we create

is unique and our own. Yeah.

And...

I-I have no doubt
we can do that.

Tonight, Michael and I

just went to a whole
different level together,

and the way he spoke
about love, it was just--

it was just beautiful.

♪ ♪

I'm like--I don't know.

I'm, like, overwhelmed
with, like,

sadness for his pain
but happiness for, like,

what our love can be.

Like, he said it so beautifully.

"What a blessing
to fall in love twice."

♪ ♪

And he talked about it
in a way that was, like,

the love that him and I
can create

can be so unique.

[sighs]

And I believe that.

[soft uplifting music]

I know the weight
of every rose I offer you,

as I'm also offering it
to James.

Aw, thank you.

So, Michael, will you accept
this rose?

Absolutely.

♪ ♪

Thank you.

♪ ♪

I think Katie's extraordinary.

[laughs]

I don't even know
where to begin.

♪ ♪

Whoo!

Look at all these
beautiful stars.

Since my wife passed away,

I didn't think any of this
was possible for me,

but building this relationship
with Katie,

it's given me hope,

because she's someone
I could love.



I love looking at the stars.

We're just so busy,
like, working

and looking down
at our phones, like,

you forget, like,
the beauty of, like,

all of this.

♪ ♪

Absolutely. [laughs]

I like that.

♪ ♪

With Michael,
I really feel like,

if we walked away
from this together,

it would truly be
a forever kind of love.

♪ ♪

And that's, like...

♪ ♪

That's all I want leaving here.

And I think this
could be the start

of me, you know,
falling in love with Michael.

And it's...

♪ ♪

So unexpected.

♪ ♪

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

After my date with Michael,
I feel so much hope

about finding love
at the end of this.

He was true to himself.

He was vulnerable.
He was honest.

That's what I want
from all the guys.

That's what I want in a partner.

I'm really excited
for the group date today.

I just hope that the guys
continue to be honest

and really put it all out there.

And I'm just ready to let loose.

♪ ♪

Karl was just too dumb.

Like, it came out very quickly.

As much as I don't like
Thomas, like,

he is smart. Yeah.

I haven't really had,
like, an experience,

like, where he hasn't done
a whole lot to me,

and he hasn't, like,
taken my time,

like David or like James.

Like, I'd be pissed.
I think he's, like,

very sociopathic
with his tendencies.

Yeah.

Like, I think
he's hugely sociopa--

like, I don't even under--
I think he's like a psycho.

I think Thomas is trying
to be successful with Katie,

uh, for the wrong reasons.

I find his behavior disturbing.

And I think
he's legitimately, like,

some sort of manipulative
psychopath.

It's annoying. I'm pissed off.

You know, I think
everyone else is as well.

He interrupted Aaron

and he said he had something
really important to tell her.

And he said that--you know,

"I am 100% falling in love
with this woman."

He--he said that phrase
to wh--to you?

Or to who? I heard him say,

"I am 100% falling in love
with this woman."

He has changed that story
twice now and told

so many different people
that he did not say that.

It's just, you know,
he's a pathological liar

and manipulator. He 100%--

I'm done with him.
I'm done with him.

I would never lie about that.

Everyone makes mistakes,
and that's--

you know, I'm not perfect,
you're not perfect,

nobody's perfect,
but it's--it's the lies.

How many examples do we have
of this behavior

that's--that's showing
his character,

you know what I mean?

If you're lying
about small stuff like this,

what else could you
be lying about?

Exactly.

I'm a nice guy
until you lie to me,

and then I can be, like,

unfortunately,
the polar opposite of that,

and that's kind of what
I'm feeling right now, so...

Thomas's reputation
is really crumbling

in the viewpoint of the house.

We're all tired of his lies
and manipulation.

Before the guys go on
their group date,

I'm gonna call him out,

and I'm done being kind.

♪ ♪

Morning, gentlemen.

[sniffs]

[tense music]

[robot sound] Nebeh-dop-bop.

[sniffs]

Um...[clears throat, sniffs]

Might as well address this
right now.

Um...

So I talked to a lot
of you guys yesterday

about the situation with Thomas

and, you know, everything that
went on with the group date.

And last night and this morning,

I hear that conversations
that are taking place

with you and other people
are the exact opposite,

and there's flipping
and flopping,

and there's constant smiles,

and it feels fraudulent.

I mean, it feels like a--
almost like a campaign.

You know, like you--

like you wanna be Bachelor or--
I don't know what it is.

I mean, is that something
you've thought about?

Is that--have you
even considered that?

I would never do anything
to hurt you,

so to feel that I came across

in a way that this
is the result--

See, that's the problem.

I feel like you know how to
have conversations with people,

and I feel manipulated.

It just makes me really worry

about what's going on
with Katie,

because you could be doing
the same thing with her,

and I would like to know.

Like, have you ever thought,

"Maybe I could end up
being the Bachelor"?

Has--has that crossed your mind?

I wanna say I appreciate
all you guys

for being so honest
and coming at--

I don't have
the [bleep] right answers,

and one of the biggest issues
that I face

is I always felt I had to say
something to everybody

and always have those smiles,

and I felt
I had to be that person,

and that's not who I was.

And is that bleeding into

the way that
you're treating Katie?

Not one bit. It's something--
Because here's the thing.

Like, if you're positioning
for something else,

she's gonna get
her heart broken,

and I'm not okay with that.

[dramatic music]

So is that your answer? Yes?

You were thinking
about being the Bachelor?

Is that what you're saying?

Before coming here,
I didn't know what to expect.

♪ ♪

That's a non-answer.

I'm not asking you
what you expected.

Was being the Bachelor,
was that a prerogative for you?

♪ ♪

Okay.

I can't be disingenuine
to you guys,

and I'm not gonna be.

Yes, coming into this,
one of the thoughts on my mind

was potentially
being the next Bachelor.

♪ ♪

Okay, well, then that
explains a lot to me.

Like, that makes
a lot of things clear,

and it's upsetting
and frustrating and...

That's messed up.

♪ ♪

I'm--I'm over it.
Like, for me.

Because you've been so good
at the manipulation.

I gotta give you credit, man.

You've really done a good job.

That was just insane to hear.

You don't come out here and say

that you were trying
to be the next Bachelor.

I'm glad he's admitting it,
because now it's like,

his intentions are out there.

People don't trick me.

Like, it doesn't happen
in my life.

And you got me
multiple times, bro.

Is that in your mind still?

It's gone. At all?

It's not. It's not.
I don't believe that.

I just don't believe that, man.
I really don't.

Now Katie's been tricked
or lied to

by at least three of the guys.

That's what really
pisses me off.

Without a doubt, I mean,

he's completely walking
all over everyone,

including Katie.

It's not something
I want around me.

I don't think it's anything we--

anyone wants around them.

I'm not gonna lie
about the way I'm feeling,

and right now, it's not good.

I'm very worried that Katie's
gonna be scared and nervous,

and walls are going up.

It's hard for her
to even believe

anything anyone's saying now.

You are going to talk
your way around that so well,

because that's what you do.

When she finds out,
she's gonna be hurt.

My biggest fear here
is everything gets derailed,

and Katie's gonna give up
on this whole process

and go home.

[dramatic musical sting]

Coming up next week
on "The Bachelorette"...

Ready? I'm so nervous.

[men screaming]

Love is pain.

Every day here is about

stepping out
of your comfort zone.

There's been a lot of drama

regarding who's here
for the right reason.

Thomas wants to be
the Bachelor.

He's willing to do anything
to get to the top.

I'm concerned!

The dude is a terrible person.

They don't understand

the way I feel
when I look at you.

He may be manipulating Katie.

He knows exactly
what he's doing.

He came here for a platform.

There's things
being said about me.

[knock at door]

I don't care.

By the time
she figures it out,

it's gonna be too late.

She needs to know about this.

He doesn't deserve to be here.

Katie is not able to see
the Thomas that we see.

He's still here!
Hey, don't yell at me.

Shut up, bro.

There's no way back from this.

I feel so defeated.

This is Katie's journey...
[crying]

And that journey
is about to change.

♪ ♪

Someone from my past

reached out to me,

and he's here.

This can't be real.

♪ ♪

The drama continues

next week on "The Bachelorette."

[playful music]

Look at all these
beautiful stars.

Oh, my--yes, right?

[laughing]

Okay, which ones do you know?

The Big Dipper.

Is it O'Brien's Belt?

Um, no, that's an Irishman.

Orion's. Oh, sh**t.

[both laughing]

Pat O'Brien's Belt.

sh**t. Okay, I was-Yeah.

The North Star?

The North Star.

There is, uh, um...

Saturn.

That's a planet.
No, but I--can you--

which one can you see from here?

Pluto? Pluto is really far.

Okay. And actually,

Pluto's not a planet anymore.

That's what I hear. Haters.

[both laugh]

In my world, it is.
[both laugh]

Okay, actually,

this--this one right here.

Yeah?

It's called Michael A.'s
Royal Pain In My Ass.

Oh, really?

Yeah, it's that one
right there.

Oh, my-[laughs]

It's so beautiful. [laughing]

It's the brightest one
in the sky.

It really is. It's gorgeous.

It was some ass cheek.

Like, I don't know what else
to say about it.

[both laughing]