17x08 - The Men Tell All

[bunniefuu]

Tonight, on a very
special edition

of "The Bachelorette"...

We are back, Bachelor Nation.

It's "The Men Tell All"

like you've never seen before.

Connor, I know you
can't be a bad kisser.

Let's find out!
[overlapping shouting]

Get in there, tiger!

Oh, my God!

All of your favorite men
from the season are back.

Wow. That was a lot to unpack.

Karl, you're a snake
and scumbag.

Maybe you didn't really
care for Katie.

What did you know
that we didn't?

You're gonna drop
another b*mb.

I am gonna drop another b*mb.

Oh! Oh!

I don't think
that I lied about that.

You don't [...]?
Run back the tape.

Hunter's half the size
but twice the [bleep].

Oh, my gosh! [laughter]

Think you've seen it all?

Katie, come on out here.

Guess again. Katie,

I'm always gonna be
in your corner.

Thanks, Thomas. Uh--sorry!

Oh! Oh!

Why am I here?

It's truly a night
full of surprises.

You guys thought
I was really gonna show up

and not write one more song?
God!

[laughter]

But first

in New Mexico,

Katie's journey to find love

takes an unexpected turn.

It does make me wonder,
you know,

what are these Hometowns
gonna do to my relationships?

Like, he really shocked you.

Something happened which...

kind of changes things.

What happened?

Oh, my gosh.

I can't even think. [sobbing]

And it all starts right now.

It's hard because
sometimes you don't know

how much you care about somebody

until you say goodbye. Right.

And that's what happened
with Andrew,

but I do know where
my other relationships stand,

and those are the ones
that I have to focus on now.

Yeah. It's tough.

I mean...

you're doing
a really big thing this week.

It's Hometowns. Mm-hmm.

And you wanna make sure
you're walking into it

feeling 100%
about all of these guys.

How are you feeling?

I mean,
as tough as every decision

up to this point has been,
I also feel so confident

about these final four guys.
That's amazing.

You know, and I still need
to continue to figure out

my relationships, you know?

Like, yes, I'm falling in love,

but I haven't
admitted to anybody

that I'm in love with them.

Are you scared?
It's not that I'm scared.

I think it's like
the one thing I can give

my fiancé at the end of this
is that feeling

of you're the only person
I said this to.

My perspective on that
is if you feel it,

say it. Yeah.

I told multiple people that I
was falling in love with them.

Yeah.

It could be that one thing
that someone needs to blossom

and be like, "I'm all-in.
I'm head-over-heels.

Let's fricking go." Yeah.

I just remember this week
really being huge for me.

Mm-hmm.

You see the guys
in such a different light.

They bring you into their world.

Yeah, I never made it
to a Hometown,

so I actually have no idea
what to expect,

and it does make me wonder,
you know,

what are these Hometowns
gonna do to my relationships,

good or bad?

You know, Zac wasn't
my strongest relationship

at the very beginning. Really?

No, like, I thought
I had a stronger connection

with other men
until I met his family.

Oh, my gosh.

It could really shock you

as to who
you really feel at home with.

I haven't introduced
someone to my family

in a long time now.

I feel like I've learned
so much about her.

I'm just so excited to show her
what makes me me, you know?

Yeah.

I think my family's
gonna see it all over my face

when I walk in.
It's like an aura, yeah.

It's been a while
for me obviously.

And introducing a woman
into my family

is just a little bit different,

and, you know,
there's that part of James

not being here that just
constantly weighs on me.

I've never been away
for a week from him,

but, you know, a few days ago,

Katie answered
some really tough questions.

The way she answered them
gave me some affirmation.

I feel like this is gonna be
the most exciting week yet.

Last week, Katie answered
all of these questions

that literally
have been burning at my brain

since the second I got here.

She lives in Washington.
I live in Ohio.

I've got a child.
She doesn't care.

She wants to be a part of that.

I left there just on cloud nine,

and for her to meet my parents,

I'm so excited.

Are you scared
at all for this week?

Are you nervous? Yeah.

Are you excited?
It's a mixture of emotions.

For example, Michael,
his parents I think

I'm most nervous
about meeting...

Okay.

Just because, you know,
I know that they

want what's best
not only for Michael

but for their grandson, James,

and... Yeah.

I feel so strongly about him
that, you know,

I want their approval.

He's been a good husband,
he's a good father,

and, I mean, that's really
all I'm looking for.

I just picture parenting James
together, you know?

Yeah.
Like, by choosing Michael,

I also become an instant mom,
and that's actually

something that's
really exciting for me.

Isn't that crazy? Yeah.

He's built something already,
and all he's missing is me.

[soft dramatic music]

[line rings]

Whatcha doing?
Oh, hey, handsome boy!

Do you miss me, buddy? I do.

I miss you so much.

James isn't here.

Just out of protection
for him--he's young--

I can't explain to him
why I'm here.

What up, monkey boy? Hello.

I think about my son nonstop.

He's the thing I love most
in the world.

[tender music]

Whoa, slow down!

Look how fast I go. Whoa!

I miss him like crazy.

It's really starting
to weigh on me.

But I wouldn't be here
if the payoff

wasn't massive for James
and potentially life changing.

I just hope he's doing okay.

I'm gonna be home soon,
and then, when I get home,

we're gonna go on a vacation
for a whole week.

Why're you always in there?

Oh, I'm just doing some work.

I'ma see you soon.

I want to go
to the beach with you,

and I want to go
to the Disney World with you.

We can spend
all that time together

once I'm done
with this work trip.

That's crazy.

[melancholic music]

Bye-bye, goodbye.

No, don't you dare.
Hey, hey, James.

Do you miss me? Come here.

Yes, I do.

I know. I miss you too.

I can tell you miss me, man.

Oh, oh, bye-bye.

Okay, thank you.

Love you. Love you.

Okay, bye-bye.

♪ ♪

[sniffling]
James basically asked,

"Why don't you
wanna see me anymore?"

It just scares me to death.

♪ ♪

He is the only certain thing
I have in my life.

♪ ♪

[sniffling] I miss him so much.

[sighs]

[sighs]

Thank you. [sniffling]

Oh, thank you.

It's breaking me... that...
Thank you.

That I'm... I'm...

that I'm here

when he's thinking that.

♪ ♪

We've gone through
everything together.

To go through losing a mother,

I don't want him to ever think
that he's not enough.

It's a lot.

[soft, emotional music]

I feel conflicted.

I feel guilty.

I feel selfish.

I don't know what to do.

[soft dramatic music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I knew this road
would be painful,

and pain
is something I can take.

When it starts to affect my son,

that's when everything changes.

Oh, my God!

Hi.

[soft dramatic music]

Hi. How you doing?

Good. How are you?
I missed you.

I was able
to FaceTime with my son.

He's sad. He misses me.

And it's breaking me that I
can't be there with him.

I've come so far with Katie,

but can't be two places at once,

and I am just at w*r with myself

on what to choose.

I was not expecting
to see you.

I know.

Like... obviously with Hometowns

and everything coming up,

I know that this

is an insanely important week.

It's something
you've been working so hard

to get to and actually a week
I've been looking forward to

the second I met you...

and, um...

when I, like, came here,
I was skeptical

about the whole thing,
but I had a gut feeling

because of you.

And I was right.

Our one-on-one date
was, like, the greatest.

Mm-hmm.

But, um...

something happened

which kind of
changes things for me.

What happened?

Um...

You know,
obviously James is home,

and I was FaceTiming him.

He said, you know, like,

you know, outside of
the "where are you,"

"why aren't you coming home,"
he said, like,

"Why don't you
want to see me anymore?"

And that's...

I can't focus on anything else.

[sniffles]

And, you know,
with Hometowns coming up,

I feel like it's wrong

for me to give you half
of what I could be.

And it kills me because

I see so much with us.

And, you know,
my decision to leave

hurts you too.

But I'm going home
because my beautiful boy

needs his dad.

[melancholic music]

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, I just, like,
did not see this coming.

I know that. I'm so sorry.

I have to leave here
with all, like, the what-ifs.

Ohh...

I...

saw us going to the end,

which makes this really, um...

Confusing for me right now.

I'm not leaving because of us.

I'm leaving because my son
needs his dad.

♪ ♪

I'm sorry.

I had so many things
I was going to tell you.

♪ ♪

The first night we met,

like, I handed you,
like, a stopwatch.

I didn't give it to you.

I took it 'cause you
didn't have any pockets.

I gave that to you
because I understood

the importance, like, of time,

and when you're here...

Like, the two things
you just constantly talk about

are time and love,

and I thought that love
was going

to be the harder one to obtain.

And it wasn't.

You know, we ran out of time.

I can't help but wish
that we had more

in a different, like, world
or different circumstance.

[sighs]

'Cause I do think
it would work.

[sniffles]

I mean, I get it.

You're a good dad.

I'm trying.

As selfish as I want to be,

and I want to beg you to stay...

I just know
that's not an option.

I really know
that's not an option.

♪ ♪

So I support you

going home to James.

Thank you.

You entering my life
made me better.

You taught me a lot.

You...

You taught me how to love again.

Yeah.

♪ ♪

Give me a hug.

[sighs]

[both murmuring]

[soft emotional music]

♪ ♪

I'll walk you out.

[Katie sighs]

♪ ♪

[whispers] Bye. Goodbye.

[sighs]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[sighs]

♪ ♪

It's hard because
we were so close to the end.

♪ ♪

It just doesn't feel right.

♪ ♪

Our connection is still there,

and our connection
is unexplored.

♪ ♪

It's just hard to know
the impact

of him leaving right now.

Michael is someone I saw myself

walking away with.

I knew what my life would be
if I chose Michael,

and that was a life I wanted.

[dramatic music]

I know his decision
is the best decision

for his family,
but right now in this moment,

it [bleep] hurts,
and in this moment,

I am mad. I am sad.

♪ ♪

All I'm looking for
is to be in love

and find my person,

and it's very possible
that my person just left.

♪ ♪

Coming up...

We are back, Bachelor Nation.

It's "The Men Tell All"
like you've never seen before.

Karl,
you're a snake and scumbag.

Maybe you really
didn't care for Katie.

Your back's
against the [...] wall.

Connor, I know
you can't be a bad kisser.

[cheers and applause]

[gasps] [gasps]

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

Whoo!

[laughs]

Gosh, we're doing... Holy--

We're doing
"The Men Tell All."

[cheers and applause]

Good evening, Bachelor Nation.

I am Tayshia Adams.
And I am Kaitlyn Bristowe.

Welcome to what promises to be

a very special,
very revealing episode

of "The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."

It's so good to be back,

and look who we brought with us,

a live studio audience!

[cheers and applause]

Yay! Whoo!

We are back, Bachelor Nation,
and, of course,

Katie will also be back
with us later tonight.

But before we get
into all of that,

we have
a little unfinished business

with all of the guys.
Oh, yeah, we do.

It was, after all,

one of the most dramatic seasons

in "Bachelor" history. Mm.

We had fairy tale romance,
expl*sive drama,

uncomfortable challenges,
shocking returns,

and, of course,
plenty of man tears,

and I love those man tears.
Gosh, I do too!

I can't help it.

Well, I don't know about you,
but I think I'm ready

to get this thing going.
I'm definitely ready.

Okay, well,
let's welcome the guys.

[cheers and applause]

Please welcome Quartney, Cody

Karl, Tre,

Brendan, James,

Kyle, Aaron,

Connor... [laughs]

Hunter,

Andrew,

and Michael.

Great to see you all.
You guys look really good.

Dapper. Dapper as ever.

Yes.

We have a lot
to get into tonight,

but let's start
from the very beginning.

Tell us what it was like

for you to come out of that limo

and meet Katie
for the first time.

First impressions were--
man, she's excited,

and she's got
that positive energy

that I'm looking for.

You know, she was laughing.
I was laughing.

I'm glad that we
started it off, you know,

with some happiness,

with some laughter,
with some fun.

I think I fully blacked out

from nerves. Yeah.

I was really, really nervous,
but it did help

to be in a cat suit for sure.
It was high risk, high reward.

But it paid off, and Katie
even made a pun back to me,

so she had my heart
in that moment pretty much.

Absolutely. [chuckles]

Well, as charming
as many of you were,

you also certainly brought
the chaos and controversy

this season. Let's take a look.

[laughs]
Katie is the perfect girl.

Hi, guys! [together] Katie!

Katie looks
absolutely stunning.

Katie's gorgeous.
She's cool.

She's awesome.

She's easy to talk to,
easygoing.

Everyone's competing
for Katie's heart,

and I'm willing to fight
to the death out here.

Oh! Oh!

This is
"The Hunger Games," bro!

You wanna come at me,
come at me.

That was the dumbest thing
you could've possibly done.

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

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

You need to get
the [...] out of my way.

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

The drama's been increasing.

Now it's like reached a point

of like nightmare scenario.

I don't like you, bro.

Like, I have never liked you,

and it's not my fault
I don't like you.

Well, you don't like me,
so that is your fault.

Cody and I know each other
from back home.

He's here for one reason,
and that's to get followers.

I wouldn't say
he's a piece of [bleep],

but there's always
that concern there.

It's just making me
look really bad.

It's a responsibility thing
'cause we are connected.

But, like,
how would anyone know

we knew each other
if you kept your mouth shut?

Cody was here
for the wrong reasons,

and so I'll do whatever it takes

if I'm gonna separate myself
from the rest of these guys.

All right, it's showtime.

Like, looking around,
like, I know that there are

some people that don't have
the best intentions.

Sorry, I'm, like,
honestly shaking right now.

Tonight a b*mb was dropped on me

about multiple people still here

for the wrong [bleep] reason.

[soft dramatic music]

Can someone tell me
what just happened?

That didn't
just come out of nowhere.

Let me go ahead and say
that I spoke to hear.

Who did you say was not here--

I didn't want
to give her a name.

I didn't want to go into it

'cause I don't know
the specifics 100%.

Damn, bro, God.
Karl is a snake.

He's a scumbag.

I'm not putting anybody
on blast,

especially when I
don't have all the facts.

You already did.
You already did!

I didn't put anyone on blast.

Karl,
he just wanted attention,

and we're gonna find more people

that have
ulterior motives to be here.

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

I think
you're full of [bleep].

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

is toying with her emotions.

Thomas,
I can't confidently say

that his intentions are genuine.

It's almost coming off
as just a big sales pitch

to become the next Bachelor.

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

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

was potentially
being the next Bachelor.

I'm over it, like, for me

because you've been so good
at the manipulation.

That was just insane to hear.

The snake is out.
We uncovered him.

He really uncovered himself.

We're getting rid
of all the snakes,

so I hope that there's no more.

You are in a position of safety.

I'm in a position of not safety.

I'm competing
for the same love that you are.

That's exactly
what Thomas used to say

when we would talk to him.
Dude, don't--okay, hey.

It is, though.

I'm just noticing
too many similarities

with Thomas and Hunter.

His movements and actions
seem measured

and manipulative.

I wouldn't be surprised

if she already
had the top four picked.

My opinion
is that me, you, and Connor

are already in the top four.

I mean, Hunter,
it's cute that you

have a top four list already.

It's funny
that you're in my bottom four.

Top four?

I'd like to hear
this top four.

What's the top four?

I do not have a top four list.

I've heard of a list.
There's not a top four list.

We're not just making this up.

I've heard of it as well.

Hunter's behavior,
it's getting to the degree

of what Thomas was,
and I think that's evident

by lying in the debate.

Do you feel like
you're in love with Katie?

I don't think that I'm
in a place right now...

Mm-hmm.

Where I've been able
to explore that

enough to say that.
How do you feel about Katie?

I'm falling in love,
absolutely.

People are dishonest,
I gotta speak up,

and I heard that same question
asked to Hunter,

and his answer
was a little different.

Correction, well,
you didn't hear it right.

Ooh, heard the question.
I was standing right there.

I'm focused on Katie.

I don't give a [bleep]
what they think.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my gosh.

[cheers and applause]

Wow, that was a lot to unpack.

I'm just sitting up here
being like,

"Where do I even start?"
Y'all in trouble.

But I'm gonna start
with you, Aaron.

You really seemed
to flip a switch

when you saw Cody.

Can you kind of explain
to some people

who are still confused
about why that happened?

It's pretty simple.

Like, he has been disrespectful
to people.

He's rubbed me the wrong way
in a lot of events.

You know, kind of reckless
social media posts as well.

Fame can definitely
be achieved from this,

and if achieving fame
is definitely a goal, like--

That's not a goal
of mine though.

Like, bro, like,
you posted on the story like,

"I will be famous
in six months," right?

What do you think
when you're gonna be

on "The Bachelorette"
in six months?

Right, I think that
that story post

was taken out of context.

It was not referring
to the show whatsoever.

That's fake news, Cody.
Yeah, come on, bro.

I've seen it.

You know, the first night,

you put on this,
you know, nice, snazzy suit,

got a haircut,
you cleaned yourself up,

and, like, you fooled me,
you fooled Katie,

and you fooled
everybody in the house

except for Aaron.

You literally said,
"If you didn't say a word,

no one would know this."

And for you to toy
with Katie's emotions

to build a platform,
and what you posted

was very disturbing.

You know, you guys
have taken Aaron's side.

You guys
were in the house longer.

You built that relationship,
but don't let that

sway your view of me
or if I was here for Katie

or just the followers,
'cause I was here for Katie.

And that's just--yeah,

this is a fundamental difference

in our viewpoints.
So I'm gonna add something.

When you guys go after people,
you guys go after people

and it becomes a witch hunt.

Every single time
you guys get a chance,

it's like, "Oh, okay,
who's the person of the day?

Oh, Cody."

And then everyone
gangs up on Cody.

You don't even know Cody,
but you ride around--

No one ganged up on Cody.
It was me versus him.

You're wrong already, bro.
No, what I'm saying is--

And you told Katie
to watch her six, bro?

[chuckles]

Karl, I heard you
at the Rose Ceremony

saying you're gonna drop a b*mb
on all the guys.

I heard that.

You knew your time was up,
and you ruined

the night for everybody.
You ruined the night for Katie.

First of all, I went and I
had the conversation with her.

I let her know that I
don't believe that Cody

was the only one that was here
for the wrong reasons.

Yeah, "What did you know
that we didn't?"

I guess would be my question.
Nothing, dude, nothing.

Was it Thomas?

Now's the time
to come out with it.

Just say it.
What did you know?

Of course it was
[bleep] Thomas, all right?

[chuckles]
That's number one.

Are you really saying
that you thought

it was Thomas the whole time?

Thomas and me
had a bad chemistry--

Okay, 'cause
I'll take it to my grave

that you did not think
it was Thomas,

and I guarantee you a lot

of people in here
don't think that.

Back's against the wall again.

You would've said it
when we asked you that.

It is.
It is, and I'm gonna force.

Talk to you guys right now.
All right, so listen.

You're gonna
drop another b*mb.

I am gonna drop another b*mb.
[laughter]

Brendan's not here
for the right reasons.

He only showed up
for a free ticket

to the United States
so he could have

free beer the whole trip.

Now you're calling out names.
[chuckles]

That's another b*mb for you.
Oh, my God.

So here's what happens.

You're a snake and scumbag
just like I said.

The whole bottom line was
there's someone

that she should
at least be aware of--

Well, you should have said
that someone's name.

Not to interrupt--
there's a big hole

in what you're saying

when you started off by saying,
"There are multiple guys,"

then you ended with,
just now, saying,

"Of course it was Thomas."

If, of course it was Thomas,

then how could you have said,

"Of course
there were multiple guys"?

One of those is a lie, bro.

All right.
Like, one of them.

All right?
You're k*lling me up here.

Karl, Karl, I want to ask you,

you're there for Katie.
You're there--

All right, Brendan.
It's a question.

One second.

Shut the [bleep] up.

Now, like I was saying--
Did you like Katie?

Were you there for Katie?
I did like Katie.

So for
a potential engagement--

I had a great conversation

with Katie. Great.

But I also had a conversation
with you guys...

Okay.

Which, when you guys talked
about the mess that I made,

I admitted that I made a mess.

First of all,
is it okay that I admit

that I made a mistake?

Can we all admit that
we've made mistakes before.

What are you doing?
What's the mistake?

Sit down.
What's the mistake?

I told you guys that
I messed this up so bad--

So what? Uh-oh, uh-oh.

She decided that she wanted
to take me out of the equation.

Right. I told her...

That's totally fine.
That I would go home.

Do what you wanna do.

And I wouldn't create
a fuss about it.

So if I'm there on the show--

And did I accept that
as my fate?

So if I show up--
Did I accept that as my fate?

Sure. So, I mean--

Sit down. Sit down.

Maybe you really didn't care
for her as much as--

Maybe you really
didn't care for Katie

as much as you say, bro.
You're fake news.

Sit down, Karl.

All right, guys, all right.
[chuckles]

Guys, I hate to do it,

but we have
to take a quick break.

We will be right back
with "The Men Tell All."

[cheers and applause]

[soft dramatic music]

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back
to the "Bachelorette:

The Men Tell All."
Let's get back to it.

Brendan, we did see
that you did call Karl

a scumbag and a snake. Right.

Do you still
stand by those words?

I mean, definitely, of course.

I mean, I just, you know,
stood face to face with him.

I mean, I spoke facts.

You know,
I think he's fake news.

Whenever his back's
against the wall,

he'll just spit, you know,
fake news to everybody,

and he'll just call people--

But then he told me

that my back's against the wall.

I should just throw out a name.
Just throw out a name.

Well, I mean, you're there
for an engagement...

You said Thomas, bro.

And to fall in love
with a woman.

Okay, but what
are you there for?

Are you there to, like,
you know, honor a guy,

to not say his name
because you don't want

to have bad blood with Thomas,
or are you there--

It's not that I don't want
to have bad blood.

But you just said you had
a great connection with Katie.

I'm not gonna be a rat.

You had some time
with her on the group date.

I'm not gonna be a rat.

Within days after I left,

you guys start to decipher
that he's not there

for the right reasons.

What evidence
did you guys physically have

before he actually claimed
he was there to be a Bachelor?

The Nick Viall date
that you weren't a part of.

Some of you guys were already
having bad experiences

with this person,
and what I'm saying is

he didn't flat out tell me
he was there

to be the Bachelor, but
there were things being said

where he was there
for a following.

I just think
it's also important to mention,

'cause I saw a couple people
be like,

"Well, all the guys
that go out on the show

are thinking
about being the Bachelor."

And that's just,
like, 100% wrong.

Yeah.

Like, I showed up there
wanting to get one rose

to show a great woman
that I could possibly

be the man for her. Yeah.

Like,
that's the dead-ass truth.

Like, I was not-Yeah.

Thinking about being
the Bachelor night one is nuts.

And so between that
and then going

to his manipulation with Katie
and saying

that he fell in love with her
and then five seconds later

saying, "I didn't say
I fell in love with her."

"Can't have love
without fear."

Exactly, so he kept on
with the lies

and the manipulation,
and that just caught him up.

And then you can see that,

like, Katie
really cared about him.

It was just like,
"Oh, you're really, really good

"at getting what you want
and manipulating people

to like you."

I was trying to stick up
for him for the longest time,

and then people started
coming to me and saying,

"Hey, man, like,
you're starting to look like--

you're getting egg
on your face."

I don't think Thomas
is a bad person.

I think that this setting
makes you do things

and think things and feel things

that you wouldn't normally do.

I think that he made
some poor choices,

and he kind of just got
caught up in all of it.

Yeah, okay.

I mean, does anyone up here
think he's a bad guy?

I think no one's saying
he's a bad guy.

I think he's a bad guy.
Right.

But, James, you actually
called Hunter Thomas 2.0.

I did. Why is that?

He actually said 1.5.

Oh. [laughter]

Yeah, say the whole thing.
It was funny as hell.

Half the size
but twice the [...].

I'm sorry. What was that?

Half the size
but twice the [bleep].

Okay. Wow.

[laughter] All right.

And I mean, honestly,
I stand by that,

and people I think
know my opinion

of Hunter, and we butted heads
since the get-go,

and I think, honestly,
Thomas is maybe better off

'cause at least he was
forthcoming and honest,

whereas, Hunter,
we all saw what just aired.

Mm-hmm.

And I don't think you can
look anyone in the face,

Hunter, and say
you didn't flat out lie.

Twice.
But, Hunter, it's a top four,

and you're whispering it
to Greg on the couch, right?

And, listen, there's
definitely some dishonesty

with the top four thing.
I gotta own that.

It's on TV, so yeah.
Yeah, no, and, like--

[laughter]

No, absolutely, I do.
Absolutely, I do.

[laughs]

As far as
the love thing, though,

I was asked if I was in love,
and...

Details, bro, details.

Then I was asked
if I was falling in love.

Let him talk.

Those are two
totally different things.

And I answered honestly that
I did think I was falling.

I mean, that was honest.

So I don't think
that I lied about that.

Bro, after running back
that tape, bro,

there's no way
you can say that, bro.

With the queens, you know,
Tre's looking over at you,

and you're saying you're not,
you know, falling in love,

and then onstage, you're saying

you're falling in love
with her, so--

So what's the diff-

is there a difference
between being in love

and falling in love to you?
I consider those different.

If you don't, then I'm sorry.

Of all times
to be crystal clear,

speaking about that
is the moment.

Well, and I'm sorry
that, like, you

didn't find it crystal clear.
That's inconsistent to me.

I was the guy onstage
that said you lied.

For me, I think that the way
that he went about

choosing how to communicate
those feelings

in certain moments showed
a little bit of strategy.

That was my point.

And when you're on a stage
and you get asked a question--

"I'm falling
in love with her."

But why didn't you say
that when they said,

"Are you in love?" Absolutely.

It would have been like,
"No, I'm falling in love."

That would have been
so much easier

than what you ended up doing.
And--yeah.

In hindsight 20/20, I wish
I said the perfect things,

and I didn't.

Yeah, let me chime in here.
Hunter was my roommate.

I saw him every single night.

I am telling you,
even if he's not going to,

he was falling in love
with Katie.

Mm-hmm, yeah.

If he's not gonna say it,
I will.

[applause]

I got you. [indistinct chatter]

I mean, everyone's entitled
to their own opinion.

I-And yours is wrong.

I'm just telling you. Oh!

He's just telling you.

James, you know
I love you, man.

You're just wrong about this.

I mean, I just--
my personal opinion,

Connor, I just saw
inconsistencies,

and, in my gut, I mean,
I stand by that.

All right, gentlemen.

Thank you for your candor
and your willingness to share,

but we still have so much
in store for y'all tonight.

When we come back,
the man who stole our hearts

with his cat whiskers
and soulful tunes

will be here. That's right.

Connor will join us
in the hot seat.

It's all coming up
when "The Bachelorette:

The Men Tell All" returns.

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

Welcome back
to "The Bachelorette:

The Men Tell All."

This man
immediately caught Katie's eye

when he sauntered
out of the limo.

Things seemed to be going great
until it all unraveled

around a kiss.

Connor, I've got a hot seat
up here for you

with your name on it,
so come join us.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Hey, guys. Hi.

How are you? Hi, Connor.

Thanks for coming up.

Is it hot?
Of course. It's toasty.

Yeah. Toasty hot.

Your arrival
was obviously so memorable.

You guys had
an instant connection.

There was chemistry.

You even shared
a kiss on night one.

[chuckles] We did.

But unfortunately,
the love between you two

didn't blossom,
so let's take a look.

Okay.

[soft dramatic music]

Oh, my. My name's Connor.

I'm a math teacher
from Nashville...

Oh, my God.

And I heard
you were a huge cat lover.

I think I'm in love.

[laughter]

So I was hoping that this

would make you
want to ask me out.

I think it's perfect.

I still remember
the second Connor B.

Came out of that limo
with a catsuit on.

I think I even said,
like, "This is it."

Like, "This is the one."

Oh, my gosh, I couldn't stop
thinking about you.

Honestly, I was like,
"I need to see him."

He gets my sense of humor,
and, you know,

I love a guy who can
be confident and silly

and not take it too seriously.

♪ My feet may not be perfect ♪

♪ But I know my own self-worth ♪

♪ And the length
of my affection ♪

♪ Is less important
than the girth ♪

Whoo!

I have not felt like this

in a really, really long time.

She's amazing.

You have this way
of seeing people,

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

There's something there,
and it's not just me

kind of picturing it.
It's not just my imagination.

I'm confident
that there is some part of her

that can see a future with me.

It's crazy how,
when I'm with you,

everything else fades, right?

Like, any insecurity, any doubt,

any worry about anything
that's going on,

it's just gone.

With Connor, I'm falling
for him more and more,

but there's
just something missing.

♪ ♪

I don't feel that spark
or that passion.

[sighs] Um...

what's wrong?

I just want you to know
that the moment I met you...

♪ ♪

I really thought
you were the one for me.

Like, I felt that in my heart.
Mm.

Everything about us
was so easy, so good,

but when we kiss, it just--

that was the one and only time
that something was missing.

[sighs]

It's okay.
I know where this is going.

It's okay.

♪ ♪

It's not. It is.

It's okay.

Come here.

♪ ♪

It's heartbreaking.

Oh, God.

[sobs]

Oh, God, the most
heartbreaking part of that

is starting off that strong
and then...

♪ ♪

God, how bad of a kisser am I?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Yeah.

Yeah, that's tough
to watch back.

Yeah, I can tell.
You're pretty emotional.

Mm-hmm.

Like, of course, I was sad

that I had to go
through the breakup.

I was heartbroken,
but in that moment,

I just wanted her to be okay.

Yeah, you constantly continued

to put her first even when
you were going through

your own heartbreak.

And how hard was that to hear
Katie kind of say out loud

she didn't hear that passion?

It's so tough because...

If it started out that strong,
what did I do wrong, you know?

And you can't help
but think that.

Of course.

Like, what could I
have done better?

Like, just...
that's a tough thought,

but I think...

I think, in the end,
there's nothing I did

or didn't do. It just wasn't--

that spark wasn't there for her.

Yeah. Have you ever been told

that you weren't
a great kisser before?

Has this ever been
a thing for you?

I'm sorry.

I went back home... [chuckles]

I texted, like,
two or three people

I'd kissed in the past.

No. I did.

[laughter]

You did?
I swear to God, I did.

No.

And I was like, "Listen,
am I a trash kisser?

You gotta be honest with me."
[laughs]

Um... [chuckles]

My ex said no.
I was a good kisser.

It's just the connection--

it's not just one person
being a good kisser or not.

It's about the connection.
Tayshia, Kaitlyn.

I'm so sorry to interrupt.

I just wanna say, Connor,
that I watched you on the show,

and I just think
you're absolutely adorable,

and I know that you
can't be a bad kisser.

Let's find out! Oh!

Let's find out!
Kiss her now!

Kiss her now! Yo, bro!

Kiss her!
No, she can come down here.

[cheers and applause]

I was literally
checking you out earlier.

[cheers and applause]

Gosh. Oh, my God!

Oh, my--
oh, he so got into it.

Oh, my God.

[cheers and applause]

What's your name? Tara.

Hi, Tara. Hi, Connor.

"What's your name"!
Wait, yeah.

Can you hang out? Sure.

Oh, my gosh, you're so cute!
What a bold move.

So... I couldn't help it.

Are we gonna rate the kiss?
I was gonna say.

Out of one to ten? How was it.

11. What?

11. 11.

What? Wow. Whoa.

I noticed that earlier.

I was like,
"Oh, he's checking me out."

I was checking her out.
You were?

No way. You're kidding me.

I was like,
"That girl's really cute."

You were checking her out.

Connor, were you expecting this?

No. Yeah, clearly not.

I'm a little flustered.
Same.

Okay. Okay.

Um...

I don't even know
what to do now.

This is already
a very memorable night.

We should probably take a break.

Yeah. Cool off.

But one more for the road.
But one more for the road.

Oh. Here I come.

Whoo! Get in there, tiger!

You're not a cat!
You're a tiger!

You're a tiger! You're a tiger!

I'm out!

You're a tiger! What?

Okay, when we return...
Oh, wow.

Oh.
Will you accept this rose?

Aw, thank you.
Okay, I can't--

okay. I can't even--

this is just like one
of the most romantic dates

in "Bachelor" history.

Okay, obviously we're gonna
have to check back in

with these two lovebirds
over here.

Crazy.

We'll be back when
"The Men Tell All" returns.

[cheers and applause]

[chatter] What just happened?

I want your number.
You should--

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

[laughs]

What's up? Hug, dog.

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back, Bachelor Nation.

It's already been
a very exciting night.

In fact, Connor just kissed
a woman from the audience?

[laughter]

And who knows
what will happen later?

Up next is a man whose energy
immediately drew Katie in,

but what they shared
during their relationship

was so much deeper
than just fun and laughter.

Andrew, let's get this.
Come on up.

[cheers and applause]

Hi, Andrew. So happy to have you

up here and join us.

Thank you so much
for being here.

Thanks for having me.

You and Katie
clearly had a connection.

Yeah.
You had playful banter,

shared same values,
insane chemistry.

But your relationship
took an abrupt end

right before you were about to
introduce her to your family.

Let's take a look back.

[gentle upbeat music]

[laughs] Finally, right? Hi.

[in English accent]
Hello, my love.

What's your name?
I'm Andrew.

Andrew, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

I've traveled all the way
across the pond

to be here with you tonight.
Oh.

Andrew S.,
the first time I met him,

he was playful and confident.

[normally] Nice to meet you.
I'm actually from Chicago.

I knew it! I knew it!

I was like, "This guy's lying!"

That little fib sparked
a connection right away.

[laughs] We're doing it big.

Oh, my God!

I just love the energy

that him and I share together.

I got it.

We did it.

Like, he just makes me so happy.

You are exceptional.

What I love about
our relationship is

we can get deep and serious.

And we can laugh so hard
we're crying.

Why are you so strong?

[balloon pops] [screams]

[laughs]
That popped off your head!

Andrew really is
one of a kind.

And we actually bonded
over the struggles

we experienced as children.

Like, I wore, like,
the same jeans--

Thrift shopping?
Thrift shopping!

I prayed no one ever saw me.
And I'm the baby,

so I'm getting hand-me-downs.

Free lunches, that was me.
Yo, I was free lunches.

Never had a woman understand
what I'd been through.

She's an amazing woman.

I'm really swept off my feet.

Honestly, I've really fallen
for your heart.

And I believe in love.

You're getting me really close.

Her personality's so infectious,

her smile--this is exactly
what I've been looking for.

When we kiss, there's no way
anyone kisses the way we kiss.

[laughs]

Definitely falling in love
with Katie.

I know she feels it; I feel it.

It feels like
there's no one else.

Justin.

[solemn piano music]

♪ ♪

You are such an amazing man.

But the hard part is that I am

building stronger connections.

[sniffling]

And you deserve
more than what I can give you.

It's bittersweet
but just know that

I will forever
hold you dear to my heart.

[whispers]
I'm so happy we met.

Come here. Gimme a hug.

I'm so sorry.

[sobs]

[kisses]

[solemn music]

♪ ♪

[sobs]

It's heartbreaking, you know?

I haven't felt this way
about a woman before.

I poured myself into
every little bit of this

and, um, she had
stronger connections

with everyone else.

And it hurts.

[solemn music]

♪ ♪

I can tell it's really tough
to relive.

Yeah.

How are you feeling right now?

[sighs] I mean, you know,

those are real emotions.

I feel, um, what me and Katie,
you know, had,

we were always consistently us,
if that makes sense.

Mm-hm.

And I think that's what,
you know,

made it so... so hard to,
you know--

'cause it was so--it was such
a real thing for us both.

After you said goodbye,

what were you feeling
right then and there?

Here we go again.

Um, you know, I've been
accustomed to heartbreaks,

so, um, you know,

I was just feeling

every single relationship
that I've done.

And obviously,
having to restart again

is, uh, you know,

never something
that you want to do.

And especially
the one with Katie,

where I've never even

felt these feelings before,

so it was even far along
and I was just like,

"This can't be happening."
You know what I mean?

When you put so much effort
into something, like,

you just want to see it succeed.

And, you know, I'm still waiting

for someone to, you know,
just pick me for me.

Pick me for 100% me.

Looking back at your journey,
do you ever wonder,

like, where it went wrong?
Or can you pinpoint a moment--

I think
that's the hardest part.

'Cause we never
had a bad moment.

Mm. Not one time.

Every moment was consistently
getting better.

Every moment
was consistently good.

There wasn't this or that,
it was just...

it wasn't enough
compared to any other guys.

And I can't--can't do anything
about that.

You know, one of
my favorite conversations

of this entire season was

actually a conversation you had

on your one-on-one with Katie,
talking about the challenges

interracial relationships face,
um, and the struggles

that just come with being
in an interracial relationship.

Right.
And you were so courageous

for talking about that.

Were you surprised at all

about how Katie reacted and

how well you guys connected?

Yeah. Honestly, she k*lled it.

I mean, every word
that came out of her mouth,

I was just like, "Yes, yes."

But, you know, when talking
about things like that,

like, I want to be realistic.

Like, this is what
we're gonna head into.

And, like, me being me, like,

I wasn't gonna
shy away from that.

And also, me being
a Black man, like,

I'm not afraid of shouldering
or having to bear that,

as a Black man, to represent us.

Like, there's no way
I was gonna shy away from that.

So like I said,
that's exactly who I am.

[applause]

You know, you said
you deserve to be chosen.

You do. Thank you.

And you will.

I hope so. [chuckles]

Truly do.

I've always believed in love.
Mm-hmm.

I'm a hopeless romantic.

You know, I grew up
watching rom-coms with my mom

so, um, I wanted to give this
my full effort

and see if we can fall in love.

And, um, you know, I think
we got pretty damn close.

Andrew, thank you so much.

We really appreciate
you being so vulnerable

and so real with us.

When we come back,
the single dad

who had Bachelor Nation swooning

will be here with us

to tell us about
his devastating goodbye.

And later, Katie will join us

to face all of the men
for the first time

since those dramatic days
in New Mexico.

Will Thomas be one of those men?

We will find out.

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back to

"The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."

This season was full
of tearful goodbyes,

but none was more heartbreaking

than the one we saw
earlier tonight.

Michael desperately wanted
to pursue a future with Katie.

Ultimately,
the pull of fatherhood

was too much for him to bear.

Michael, do you care
to come up here and join us?

[cheers and applause]

Thanks. How are you doing?

I'm doing okay. Yeah.

Yeah, there's still
a lot on my mind.

Of course.

I think we all saw

the connection
between you and Katie.

And I think I could speak
for all of us when I say

we were sad to see you go.

Let's take a look.

[chuckles softly]

Hi. Hey, how are you?

I remember walking up to Katie,

and it felt like time froze.

I am Michael.

She's beautiful, she's vibrant,

and extremely down to earth.

I actually have
a four-year-old son too.

Really? Yes.

How often do you
get to see him?

I get to FaceTime
with him every day.

Oh!

There was a lot of reasons
for coming here.

But the most important one was

can I find that spark again?
Can I love again?

Like, I always hear
this ends in an engagement.

But it--it begins
at an engagement.

I love that.

Can I kiss you?

Abso-[bleep]-lutely.
[chuckles]

I feel strong for Katie.

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

The past is very much
a part of who I am,

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

Seven months after
James was born,

my wife, Laura, was
diagnosed with breast cancer.

And so, in 2019,

she passed away and...

I have finally gotten
to this place where

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

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

Michael and I just went to

a whole different level
together.

The way he spoke about love,

it was just--
it was just beautiful.

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

I'm like, overwhelmed
with sadness for his pain

but happiness for, like,
what our love can be.

The life that I picture with us
and with James

is such a--a dream, truly.

That makes--that's so nice.

What I'm looking for,
ultimately, is to be in love.

No one can love you
like I can.

With Michael,
I really feel like

if we walked away
from this together,

it would truly be
a forever kind of love.

That's crazy.

Bye-bye. Goodbye.

No, don't you--

James is the thing I love most.

And it's breaking me
that I'm here

when he's thinking that.

I don't want him to ever think
that he's not enough.

It kills me because
I see so much with us.

But I'm going home because

my beautiful boy needs his dad.

I saw us going to the end,

which makes this really

confusing for me right now.

I know that. I'm so sorry.

You taught me how to love again.

[emotional music]

♪ ♪

I know his decision

is the best decision
for his family.

But right now, in this moment,
it [bleep] hurts.

And in this moment,
I am mad, I am sad.

Michael is someone I saw
myself walking away with.

All I'm looking for is to
be in love and find my person.

And it's very possible
that my person just left.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

We're all emotional
watching that.

I can see you are.

How hard is that to watch back?

I mean, I'm struggling. Yeah.

Yeah, watching it back,
it kind of...

I mean, I want to say it brings
me back to that place but

like, since that day, I've been
feeling it the entire time.

So... it's kind of
a reminder of, you know,

what I had to do in order

to be a great parent
to a beautiful son.

And that balance
that all single parents

try to keep together,

which is taking care of
somebody that they truly love

while simultaneously trying to
find happiness for themselves.

Yeah.
Um, when you pursue one,

you feel as though
it takes away for another.

And it's a constant
juggling act.

And the fact that
we were so close,

um, makes it harder.

Um, but for a single parent,
and somebody

that's gone through what
James and I have gone through

and our family's gone through,

it was my only decision.

Yeah, yeah.

I just--I can't imagine
how hard it was

to say goodbye to someone
you're falling for.

How hard was that?

Yeah, it's really difficult.

Um, obviously,
I was very proud of myself

for taking this step
and putting myself out there.

There was a million reasons

why you just say no. Mm-hmm.

And I'm so happy
I just did it.

Katie and I
just had this connection

that happened right off
the beginning.

Mm-hmm.
And looking back on it now,

nothing's changed.

So, if Katie did say

she wanted to give this
another sh*t,

you still feel the same way?

You would do it? 100%.

Oh, my gosh.

It feels as though we left

so much left unsaid.

And when we were in her room
discussing this,

there was one thing that--

it was a kind of theme
that we always juggled around,

which was, you know, if--

if love exists,
it'll find a way.

Mm-hmm.

And I know how beautiful
marriage can be.

I know how great that bond is.

And so I wanted
to let her know that

that's where we're--
that's where we're heading.

Yeah, and I think
what really struck Katie

and a lot of us
was when you said

how lucky would you be
to fall in love twice.

Yeah. It was beautiful.

It is; you feel like
you're in high school again,

doing it all over.

I never, in a million years,
thought I would be

open to that idea again. Yeah.

'Cause after Laura passed...

I mean, we were together
for 16 years.

It just doesn't seem possible.

But there's tons of hope
out there for me now,

and it really
wouldn't have existed

if I didn't take this leap.

Thank you.
Thank you for being up here.

Thank you for coming tonight.

We're all rooting for you
to find love.

Absolutely. Thank you.

I'm trying.

[cheers and applause]

We'll be back when
"The Men Tell All" returns.

[cheers and applause]

Your story means so much.

Really. Thank you.

Of course.

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back to

"The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."

Katie will be out here shortly
but before we get to that,

let's lighten things up a bit.

There were a few great moments

that the audience
didn't get to see,

so we thought it might be fun
to give everyone a look.

You know, when you're competing
against other men

for the love of a woman,

there comes a time where
you gotta talk a little smack.

And as we're about to see
in the Bash Ball group date,

these guys are some of the worst

smack talkers I've ever seen.

[laughter]

In sport, it's all about
mental toughness.

It's [bleep] talking 101 time.

[laughter]

Let's see what you guys got.

Trey, you suck at dancing.

You're an awful dancer.

That's all you got?
Oh, he lied.

Your backbone's
made of Jell-O.

I have never
experienced such bad

trash talking in my life.
[bleep] talking.

Your eyes are, uh, uh,
blue like a urinal cake.

[laughter]

I don't even know
how to spell the word [bleep].

But that was not [bleep] at all.

Where'd you get that shirt?

The shirt store? Pfft!

You look like a human is
Animorphing into a leprechaun

and got stuck
in the middle, dawg.

I don't know
which one's more fake,

your love for Katie
or your smile.

All: Oh!

Dude, that was horrible.

[applause]

Who said somebody's backbone
was made of Jell-O?

That was me.

I kinda blacked out
in the moment.

What does that even mean?

I honestly don't remember.

[laughter]

Yeah, I mean-I forgot that.

I mean, I'm Canadian.
I'm too nice, guys.

You know what I mean?

I mean,
I had nothing bad to say.

I mean, I know Tre, I mean--
Don't do this to me, please.

You want me to
talk to you right now?

Please don't.

Your voice isn't as good

as what it seems to be.

How dare you? Take that back.

God!

That was below the belt.

It's fine, I'll get over it.
Therapy works.

Do you guys remember when I
said you were terrible at this?

It's--you're proving my point.

Is it bad? Yeah?
We like each other.

We love each other,
unfortunately.

My boy.
You know I love your singing.

I love your singing.

Tayshia, you wanna
[bleep] talk me?

I mean, I love you too. Aw.

I can't do it.
See, that's how it's done.

[both laugh]

All right.
This journey tested the guys

in so many different ways.

But there was
one specific challenge

that pushed them
to their limits.

Of course I'm talking about
the infamous WOWO challenge,

where the goal was to see
how long you guys could go

while abstaining
from self-pleasure.

Roll the clip.

[laughs]

So, we're kinda curious

to know about the contest.

The WOWO? Yes.

We wanna know who's broken
the contest.

[laughter]
Mike, you broke the contest?

Yeah. And he's being real?

I'm out, I'm out. Sorry.

So Michael probably
has a really high libido.

Both teams play hard.

What I'm hearing here
is that Mike A.

Has the most stamina
of all the men up here.

Oh, well that's not
what he said.

No, that's--
that's how it's being delivered

and I think it should be
understood that way.

And I would respect the panel

to acknowledge that I have
great stamina for my age.

The most?

Oh, I don't know about
the most.

That's--I don't know
how we can compare that.

That's no way to compare.
No.

[both laughing]
I don't want to know.

I don't wanna know either.
Me neither.

Then quit asking me. [laughter]

[applause]

Michael, you seem to be
getting kind of red.

Do you have shame in your game?

No shame in the game.
Not at all.

I'm, uh, I'm surprised
I lasted that long.

[laughter]

How did everyone else
do with it?

We were exhausted.
We didn't get sleep out there.

I was--I was just
trying to survive.

[laughter]

I was panicking.

[laughter]

Waking up, sometimes
it's just not working.

I mean, I'm being honest.
I mean, you're so exhausted.

[laughter]

I mean, brutal, brutal.

Life goes on, you know?
[laughs]

Life goes on.

I'd like to move on.

Next topic.

Yeah, next topic.

Well, we have
one more unseen moment

that I'm so excited
to show you guys.

So I've brought a special guest
to help set this one up.

[cheers and applause]

[laughs]

Oh, oh, Kaitlyn went crazy.

My special guest!

How are you, sweetie?

[cheers and applause]

For those of you
that don't know,

this is Kaitlyn's fiancé, Jason.

[cheers and applause]

Okay, so the next clip
that we're about to see

hasn't been seen because it's
not from Katie's love story,

it's actually from yours.

Shortly after you got home
from filming,

Jason hatched a plan
to cohost your podcast,

and things took
a surprising turn

and we have that footage.

Let's roll the clip.

Let's bring on Lisa.
Lisa is coming in.

Is she there?

Kait. What?

Oh, [bleep]!

[camera lens snapping]

[chuckles]

I'm wearing a tequila shirt!
That's okay.

What brought us together
was this podcast

and little did I know that day,

when I told you
what I was looking for,

I never in a million years,

would've thought
I was looking at...

[choking up] my best friend...

My future wife,

the future mother of our kids.

[sobbing]

If forever is forever,

then I just don't wanna ever
live another day

knowing that
you're not my forever.

I can't believe
this is happening!

Is this really happening
right now?

What?
Wait, we're still talking

into the microphone? Aah!

I forgot there's even
a ring involved in this!

You're on a knee!
Oh, my God, it's happening.

And the dogs are here.

I can't breathe.

Holy [bleep]!

[laughter]

Kaitlyn, will you marry me?
[squeals] Yes!

Oh, my gosh!

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

It's so cute! [laughs]

What a blast. Okay, Jason.

You gotta tell us all
how this went down.

That was unreal.
No, I always knew that

I wanted to propose to Kaitlyn,

but the big thing is
it's so hard to surprise her.

Yeah. Right?

[stammering]
You couldn't even make out

what I was saying.
Is that English?

I don't know
if that was English.

I was just like
[indistinct shouting]

I was like, I was so surprised.

Guys, take notes, okay?
That's how it's done.

Oh, my God. Bravo, man.

[applause]

Okay, well, coming up,

Katie will be reunited with
all of her ex-boyfriends

for the first time
since leaving New Mexico,

including one man who has yet
to make an appearance tonight.

That's right,
I'm talking about Thomas.

Stay tuned.
It's all coming up on

"The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back to

"The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."

It has been a crazy night

with some feisty bachelors,

some broken hearts exposed,

and a few surprises.

But finally, the moment
we have all been waiting for,

Katie, come on out here.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my God,
you look so beautiful.

[sighs] Goodness gracious.

Wow.

Here's all you ex-boyfriends.
I know.

How's that feel right now?
They look so good!

[laughs] Don't they?

I like the beard.
Oh, thank you.

It looks great. [both chuckle]

Michael, I know
this is the first time

you've seen Katie. Yeah.

Is there anything you would
like to tell her, or...

No, I mean,
watching everything back

is, obviously, really powerful

and brings me right back there.

Mm.
Um, I never wanted to leave

and I was put in a situation,

obviously, and you were
super kind for understanding it

that I had to leave for my son.

Going through this
journey with you

did help me understand
that I can find love again.

And you were so open
and honest and welcoming

to all the complexities
that exist within my own life.

And I trust that,
and still do trust,

that you would be fit
for that role in any capacity.

Thank you, I appreciate it.

I feel compelled to tell you
that earlier tonight,

Michael did say that if you
gave him a second chance,

he would still be open to it.

I have nothing but love
and respect for Michael,

but ultimately, you know,
I could not dwell on the past.

I had to continue
to move forward.

And my ending is

ultimately how everything
was supposed to happen.

You know, I'm a big believer in

everything happens for a reason.

And that's something I still
believe in to this day.

[light applause] Yeah.

Andrew, I know tonight

you were extra emotional.

Is there anything you would
like to say to Katie?

[in English accent]
Hello, my love.

[in English accent] Hello.
[laughs]

Uh, no, I'm just, you know,

I second everything
Michael said.

Um, I'm just really thankful
for, uh, you know,

you being able to, you know,
create a man out of me

in ways I didn't
know was possible.

Um, you know, obviously,

everything that I see
is kind of tough to watch

but, um, you know,
I know in my heart

that everything that we had,
um, was super real

and I have no regrets
about anything.

I know what
kind of person you are.

I know your heart

and I know you're gonna be

an incredible wife

and mother someday, so, um,

you know, I wish nothing
but the best for you.

Thank you, Andrew.

Yeah, it was tough, um,
watching it back.

You know, it's one
of those moments where, again,

with the "what ifs" of like,

what if we had
more time together?

What difference would
that have made?

But I have nothing but love
and respect for you

and I'm just really
excited to see what

life brings to you
going forward.

Great, thank you.

I was gonna say,
selfishly, for me,

you know, when I came out
of that pickup truck

and I met you
for the first time,

I was very nervous,
I was very insecure.

You know, I was very, like,
"Do I belong here?"

And, you know,
through the process of

getting to know you
and spending time together,

kinda like Aaron,
my time seemingly was

encompassed with conflict and,

man, I'm not gonna lie,
I've talked a lot about Thomas.

[chuckles]

But we had moments
that I feel are real

and I learned a lot about you

and a lot about, you know,

what went wrong with
both of our past relationships

that I feel like--so that's
why I say "selfishly,"

helped me grow
for the next person

that I, you know, end up meeting

and that's why I was--
I meant it so much

when I was like
"You're a gemmable woman."

You were able to make me

believe a little bit more
in myself

than I had coming out of that,

and I owe a lot to you

for my self-confidence
that I have today,

and you're just amazing.

Wow. That's so sweet.

Thank you. That is so sweet.

[cheers and applause]

I know my journey
kinda really got

just encompassed by conflict.

Um, but hopefully,

you know that I also had
your best interests

at heart, and hopefully
it made it easier

for you to fall in love
with whoever you did

and I don't know
how it ended but, um,

I'm always gonna be
in your corner. Thank you.

Aw, thanks, Thomas.

Oh, sorry, Aaron--

all: Oh!

Katie!

Katie! [all murmuring]

[bleep].

Why am I here, man?
I have nothing to say.

I have no words.

[laughing]

I just--I'm just gonna
pretend it never happened.

I can't, I can't.
I'm not--I'm gonna blush.

It's okay. [laughing]

Oh. [clears throat]

That's my mortal enemy.
I feel like an [...].

No, you're fine.
No, you're okay.

You're really okay.
It happens, it happens.

Um...

Connor,

it looks like you
have something to say?

You guys really thought
I was gonna show up

and not write one more song?
[chuckles]

Uh, I hope you guys will
sing along at the end.

[strums ukulele
and clears throat]

♪ Now I know you're all
sick of my songs ♪

♪ But I figured one more
couldn't hurt ♪

[laughs]

♪ It all started
that one fateful night ♪

♪ With a ball pit,
a box, and a cat ♪

♪ You were the prettiest thing
I had ever seen ♪

♪ Why'd I kiss you
like a maniac? ♪

♪ Katie, I loved
every moment we had ♪

♪ From the paws, to the puns,
to the end ♪

♪ And I know
I didn't win your heart ♪

♪ But I walked out
with 30 new friends ♪

♪ Katie, we're lucky you gave
all of us half a chance ♪

♪ But the guys on this season ♪

♪ Have got me
believing in bromance ♪

Guys, sing it. Aw.

[men joining in]
♪ The guys on this season ♪

♪ have got me
believing in bromance ♪

Everybody! [laughter]

all men:
♪ The guys on this season ♪

♪ Have got me believing
in bromance ♪

[cheers and applause]

We will be right back
with more of

"The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back to

"The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."

We are here with
our Bachelorette, Katie,

facing all of these
heartbroken men.

You know, Katie,

there was a lot of drama
surrounding Karl tonight.

And, you know, he had said that

he was actually looking out
for your best interests

by trying to expose Thomas

and what he was really here for.

Um, how do you feel
about how Karl ended?

For me,

I mean, the situation
was tough, you know?

'Cause you weren't
really helping me get

the clarity I needed in that
moment by not saying names.

Ultimately, you were right,
so I appreciate your honesty.

In the end, our relationship
wasn't strong enough

to move forward regardless,

and so with the dynamics
of the house

and everyone kind of saying,
"Look, Karl needs to go,"

to me, the men--I hate to say
it this way--

but the men were
more important to me

than you as an individual,
you know?

And so I really
had to make the decision to

send you home earlier
than maybe I anticipated

just because I wanted to
continue to move forward

and have the environment be

a fun environment for everybody.

Yeah, so I do apologize that
our journey ended so early.

That's okay. But I will say,

you were right.

[chuckles]

Thank you, thank you.

Um, I really did have
your best interests in mind.

I mean, I really hope
that you did see that.

And uh, at the end of the day,

I respect your decision,
I have no regrets,

and I'm happy
you were able to find love.

Thank you.

[chuckles]

You could probably
look out here

and see there is
somebody missing.

Yeah.

And that is Thomas. Mm-hmm.

Obviously, he's not able
to make it here tonight,

but he is actually here
via video chat

and he does want
to speak to you.

Okay.

Kay, Thomas?

Hello, everyone.

Hey, Thomas.
Hey, Thomas, how are you?

Very good. I wish I could be
there with you guys in person.

Katie, especially you,
to be able to have

just a conversation
face to face.

First and foremost,
I just want to say

everything that happened
in New Mexico

is still something
that sits with me.

And my biggest regret
over everything

was speaking any sort
of doubt or uncertainty

into your journey
in finding love.

And a lot of my actions

ended up taking away
the attention from you

and away from a lot
of amazing guys in that room.

And I just want to say
I am so sorry for that.

Look, the one thing that
has been bothering me a bit

about we ended,

and I just want to know
what the big change was.

Everything just shifted.
Everything just switched.

And I never really
understood why.

Yeah, the night
of the Rose Ceremony,

you came to talk to me,

and as I'm talking to you about
what we were going through

and I'm practically crying,
you're sitting there,

smiling at me,
saying your speech,

and it just didn't feel genuine.

And there was really no point to

waste your spot and keep you
another week at that point.

And I just felt
it was best for me,

especially given the intuition
I had about you early on,

to just end our journey
when I did.

I respect that.

Thank you,
that does bring clarity.

I meant it every single time
when I looked at you and said

I was there to see
if this was a relationship.

And I saw something
great in you,

I had some amazing
breakthroughs with you,

and my life has been
transformed because of that.

And I'm grateful for
the journey that we went on.

So thank you.

Thank you, Thomas.

I do appreciate you
taking the time to say that.

You know, in reflecting back
on everything that happened,

it is really unfortunate, um,
how things were explained

and kind of how things
were ultimately handled.

In the moment,
I did what was best for me

in the way that I chose
to send you home.

But I will say
if that caused you any pain,

I do apologize about that.

And I do wish
nothing but the best for you.

I appreciate that, thank you.

Thank you, guys, thank you.

Well, g*ng, it's the moment
we've all been waiting for.

You know 'em and love 'em,

and now,
you're going to watch 'em.

It's blooper time. Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

Tre, will you accept
this rose?

Absolutely.

Oh, sh**t, I think
your frickin'--crap.

Yo, where did it go?

I guess you just don't
get the rose.

I'm gonna find it.
I'ma find this rose.

Tre's like "I want it."

[gasps]

[laughs]

[chuckles] I got this.

Ready?
Oh, yeah, that's a great one.

Oh, [...]! [laughs]

[laughing] [grunts]

[grunts]

[grunts, groans]

[screams]

[both chuckling]

[balloon pops] [screams]

Why are they attacking me?

I was conceived
in a dune buggy, actually.

My parents were racers.
Really?

In the back seat of one, yeah.

Oh, shut it. What?

Let me know when you want me
to fire this thing up.

This baby-making machine.

Oh. Mm-hmm.

[bee buzzing]
Yeah, with Michael A.,

I wanted some special time,
you know?

Ooh, sorry,
there's this freaking bee.

[insect buzzing]

Is that a bug or a lizard?

It's a cricket. A cricket?

That thing is massive!

That's a big ass bug. Yeah.

I literally almost
fell off this bo--

Like that?

[bleep]!

We have to walk in and clink

the glass and not break it.

Do you do a little "cling"

and I do a little "cling"?
And then we do a little

[together] "cling-cling."
And then we'll do, like,

"cling, cling-cling, cling,
cling, cling-cling."

Let's go!

Break out into
a full dance party.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

She's gonna be my wife, mm!

Get it, get it, whoo!

Loosen it up, loosen it up.
Rrr!

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

There he is.

[door rattles]

[laughs] That's so crazy.

♪ ♪

More like sisters, super--
[crashing]

[laughing]

♪ ♪

Aw, [bleep].

♪ ♪

Oh... [laughing]

We're good.

You know, sometimes
they say things

that they think are--

[screams] Oh, my God!

[both laughing]

I tried to catch you.

Who the [bleep] did that?

No, get out here!

[cheers and applause]

[laughs]

See, we had fun.

Didn't we, Kait?
Yeah, wasn't all drama.

Katie, thank you for being here.

I do have a question for you.

Do you have any regrets?

I really don't.

I mean, there's obviously
gonna be "what ifs"

but ultimately,
I'm very happy with, you know,

how everything turned out.

I'm thankful for
all the moments I've had

with these men.

And so ultimately, I don't.

I don't have any regrets.
We love to hear that.

[cheers and applause]

We are, of course,
just a few short weeks away

from the journey
coming to a close.

So please join us on August 9th
for what promises to be

one of the most
shocking and emotional

three-hour season finales
in "Bachelorette" history.

Trust me,
you don't want to miss it.

Thank you, again, to Katie,

to you guys,

and to our studio audience.

[cheers and applause]

It is so great
to have you guys back.

And, of course, to you,
Bachelor Nation.

We have missed you
and we love you.

So for me, and for my cohost
Tayisha, here,

good night.

[cheers and applause]

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

[dramatic music]

I came here to fall in love...

and not just any kind of love
but the forever kind.

I have three great guys.

I know I'm falling in love
with you.

You make me
the happiest I've ever been.

Katie is everything
I've ever wanted.

Saying "I love you"

is something I have chosen
to keep private.

I don't want to tell one guy
I love him until the very end.

Now we're going into Hometowns,

and meeting someone's family
is huge.

♪ ♪

Oh, my God!

I can see he is smitten.
[chuckles]

He was the first guy
to kiss me.

Wow.

[laughs]

Hi! This is one of the most

important days of my life.

I worry that his heart's
gonna get hurt.

At the end of this,

everybody gets hurt
except one man.

♪ ♪

I'm falling so hard for Katie.

When I see them kissing,

God, I'm sick to my stomach.

You need to man the [bleep]
up and tell her you love her.

What if somebody else
has already said it,

and she's said it back?
[groans]

We haven't told each other
we love each other.

You know, there's still time.

Still time? There's two weeks.

♪ ♪

I don't know
what she's thinking

but something isn't right.

If you're not ready for this,

I feel like you just need
to say goodbye.

Please,
just for a [bleep] moment.

Are you serious?

You think you know,
and then you don't.

I have no idea
what's gonna happen.

Who cares about the rose

or who's getting sent home
this week?

If it's not real, it's not real.

[sighs]

I honestly don't know
if she'll recover

if he doesn't propose.

I don't even know
if I can do this.

I'm so confused.

I'm losing you,
I'm losing my mind here.

I just don't know
what to believe in anymore.

I am done, I am done, I am done.

This is [bleep]!

Katie? It's Kaitlyn.

Do you wanna talk to me?

[dramatic musical sting]

♪ ♪

[in English accent]
Hello, gentlemen.

[in English accent] What
happened to your taco socks?

Oh, they're gone.
These are the mustache socks.

I mustache you a question.

That's very funny, chap.

[in English accent] Oh, you,
always being so jokeful.

[laughter]

Show them what you do with
your hips, young Andrew.

You want to see
the stanky leg?

Yes, of course.
It's just like this.

You know, it's
a little bit of the hip

but a little bit more
in the ankle.

It's bloody magnificent,
that leg.

Now, why did they call it
stanky? Was it--

You know, he has a little bit
of a pungent smell

that comes from
the back of his knees.

Yeah, yeah, that's exactly
what I was gonna say.

Almost like a bleu cheese.

His favorite cat, Miko,
won't come near him anymore

from that pungent smell.

[laughter]

[normally] This is
the weirdest conversation.

Like, I'm done.

Greg would do poems
in that accent

so, like, everyone was
talking like that for a while.

With the pretend glass
of wine he, liked, twirled.

That's what I was doing.
We were, like, prestigious.

This is how we, like,
we addressed each other.

At the Rose Ceremonies,
he'd be like,

"Start the ceremony, now."
[laughter]