16x10 - The Men Tell All

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Previously
on "The Bachelorette"...

Is this really goodbye?

Tayshia sent Bennett home
on an emotional two-on-one

and faced tough choices about
whose families she'll meet.

Next week is Hometowns,
and that's a big deal.

That makes it really real.

My family's everything.

I'm falling in love
with these guys,

and I don't know what to do.

The gravity
of this situation is intense.

[gasps] Hello, Tayshia.

I had to tell you
that I love you.

[exhales]

I am so confused.

And tonight...

There are three roses left,
but eight guys here.

Tayshia makes some
heartbreaking decisions.

This is really hard.

Who will make it
to her final four?

This intensifies

every single moment
from here on out.

I felt like there was a lot
of unfinished business, so...

Good evening.

Bennett walks in
like he never left.

You guys look like
you've seen a ghost.

Why is he still here?
I don't know what it means.

I have eight
really amazing men here,

but I can only meet
four of their families.

I'm nervous as hell.

I'm scared to death.

Now it's literally do or die.

I don't wanna hurt anyone.

I don't see him coming back.

[sobbing] Okay, I'm sorry.

Oh, my God!

I'm done.
I don't wanna do it anymore.

Plus, it's a shocking
Men Tell All

like you've never seen before.

It's all tonight on a special,

dramatic episode
of "The Bachelorette."

[birds singing]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Going in today,
I'm really overwhelmed.

Last night,

like, the state of, like,
shock and confusion.

I couldn't even give out
a Group Date Rose.

[knock at door]

I'm frustrated because I feel
like I can't really get a grasp

on exactly what I'm feeling

and my thoughts
about these guys.

You're back! [both laugh]

It's so nice to see you.

Hometowns are
around the corner,

and it's a lot
of really serious decisions

that need to be made,
like, quickly.

I've needed you.
Where have you been?

And I just wanna make sure
I'm doing the right thing,

because I have to send
four guys home.

So I feel--

I feel kinda lost right now.

So how was dropping
your son off at college?

It was great.

I didn't cry until the very end.

I was really proud.

But then he gave me a hug
at the end.

Then I lost it. You lost it.

And then I was like,
"Okay, I'm a big sap."

So catch me up. What's going on?

Honestly, I don't even know
where to begin.

You've cleaned house.

Yeah,
but the "honeymoon phase,"

if you will, is kind of over
at this point,

and, like, I started to really
put my future in perspective.

I have to make
these tough decisions

in order to get
what I came here for.

Yeah. Demar. Mm-hmm.

Eazy. Mm-hmm.

Spencer. Yes.

Bennett. Yes.

And Ed. And Ed.

So Bennett's gone.

Sort of. [laughs]

Where's Bennett?

Well, you know,
I did send him home.

Okay.

And then at the end
of the night,

I was walking home,

and when I opened the door,

Bennett was standing
on my doorstep.

He said he loved me.

"I want to be with you.
I will do anything.

Like, I know this is
where I'm supposed to be."

Holy cow. Yeah.

And as far as the guys know,
Bennett's not here.

The guys have no idea
Bennett's here.

So where's your head at?

It's a lot,

but I feel like
I'm getting somewhere.

Hometowns are next week,

and it really gets down
to those people

that you care for.

It's a pivotal week.
I think you're right.

I don't wanna invest my feelings

in these people's families

if there's really just not
anything to build on.

But all I've been asking is
for these guys to be open

and honest and vulnerable
with me,

and every step of the way,
they've done exactly that.

I don't think I've ever seen
so many men

in touch with their feelings

and truly pouring
their hearts out.

I'm taking these Hometowns
very seriously.

Family means everything,

and I just wanna see them
in that setting.

I really want to marry someone.
Yeah.

I really wanna be with someone

and have a really happy life
after this.

Like, at this point,
you're splitting hairs.

These are all good guys.

You could end up
with any of 'em,

be perfectly happy.

Absolutely.
But who do you really love?

That's what we gotta figure out.

I'm gonna have to make
some heartbreaking decisions.

Now I'm at this point
where it's like,

Hometowns are around the corner

and I have eight
really amazing men here,

but I can only meet
four of their families.

♪ ♪

I feel really conflicted,

and so I think I need clarity

before tomorrow's Rose Ceremony.

Today, I have a date with Blake.

I have our first one-on-one.

There's so many different sides
to Blake,

but he's actually,
like, the sweetest guy.

But it's kind of hard right now

when I have so much on my mind.

This journey is very confusing.

I know how serious
you guys are here too,

and it's like,
the reason that I'm here

is very, very, very true,

and, like,
I know what I have to offer,

and I think Tayshia
will end up seeing that

after a full day together.

So I expect to come home
with a rose,

but I'm like, don't fully know
where her head's at.

[door squeaks]

I knew she was coming.
[laughter]

I knew it. [chuckles]

[soft tense music]

Hi. [laughter]

Hi. What's up, Tayshia?

Going on this one-on-one
with Tayshia today,

nothing up until this point
really matters.

Today is, like,
the biggest thing.

So what are we doing?

I'm waiting to go. [laughs]

Let's go. Have fun, guys.

I'm excited. Let's do this.

See you guys. Bye, guys.

See ya.

Take care of her.

I feel like there's guys

that I have to b*at out here
realistically.

If I'm to get a rose,

that means I'm gonna
be b*ating out

one of the three that have
already had a one-on-one.

So it's do or die.

Today is everything.

Does he come back with a rose?

I gotta think it's either
he's coming with a rose

or he's gone right now,
actually...

Mm-hmm. To be honest.

[sighs]

[dramatic music]

Please disrobe. [bird cries]

Sorry? [laughter]

Tayshia's unpredictable.

You guys, I'm really trying.

There can only be one guy
at the end of the day.

[crying] I'm so sorry.

I just hope it's me.

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[relaxed music]

♪ ♪

[bird cries]

This is something

I genuinely, like,
am interested in.

I think you're gonna be too.
Okay.

I woke up really overwhelmed.

I just have a lot of things
going on in my head

to figure out
exactly who should be here,

who shouldn't be here, like,
where your relationship stands.

It's been pretty tough.

I just really needed today
with Blake,

'cause it's a big deal.

I'm considering him
for a Hometown.

I definitely want
to use this time

to really just dive deep

to knowing, like,
what really makes us, us.

I need to make sure
this is all aligned and okay

before I...

can progress, really.

[instrument rattling]
[indistinct singing]

What?

Seekers. Seekers.

Welcome. Thank you.

My name is Gita,

and I'm a Reiki
and crystal master.

And I know
that you both are here

to seek some answers
about your relationship.

Follow me.

I have no idea what to expect,

but today is super important.

It's been
a long, long time coming.

She's seen who I am through
a lot of the group dates

and now it's literally
do-or-die day.

Tell me about
some specific questions.

Well, I have started to learn
a lot about Blake,

but it's been coming in, like...

Chunks? Increments.

Yeah. [laughter]

It took a little bit
for us both

to kind of start connecting,

but I feel like there is,
like, a want there.

You know, I told Tayshia
the first time I met her

that it was gonna take
a little bit of patience

for me to come around,
and I think it did take that.

I'm just hoping to see
that we can continue

based off this late connection
that we've had.

Well, please have a seat.
Okay.

I have to prove to Tayshia

that I'm very, very real
and serious.

If I'm able to show that,

I think I'll 100% come home
with the rose,

and I know that if she met
my mom and my family,

they would, like,
completely hit it off.

Now I'm gonna give this
to you.

Kay.

I want you to cr*ck this open.

That's--oh, I think
I really gotta give it.

[gasps]

Oh, God.

Pick a piece each. Each?

Kay. Phew!

Since you both have a part
of this stone,

as long as you have this stone,
you will always be connected.

Hmm.

I like that.
That's really cool.

Next, pick a crystal
out of this.

Okay. Blake?

Okay. Beautiful.

So let's see what you're
holding in your hands.

Ah! Ooh.

[laughs]

Now, Tayshia,
this is a blue crystal.

This is about communication.

So voice your deepest desires
with Blake.

[both laugh] Yeah, definitely.

Her crystal was
all about communication,

and it's very clear

that Tayshia still has
lots of things to ask.

She's trying to get a grasp
of who I am,

and I hope that she just hits me

with everything
she needs to know.

I don't care
what the question is.

I would like to ask you
to please disrobe.

Sorry? [laughter]

Oh, the chakras are opening.

So I want you to lay down.

Yes. Thank you.

We're gonna look
at your chakras.

Ah, look at that.

Tayshia,

your heart chakra
is a little cautious.

Do you feel it?

So tell him
exactly how you feel.

All the doubts
and all the beautiful things.

This typically
isn't my type of thing,

but it was, like,
very meaningful and deep.

It brought us very close
very quickly.

It was perfect.

If I can continue this feeling
throughout the night

and I end up with a rose

and this feeling continues,
which I think it will

as soon as
my family is involved,

like, it's all gonna
be good things.

So this is
a tantric breathing exercise

that will reveal how much

you can connect with each other.

Look inside the soul.

See each other.

Inhale...

[both inhale]

And exhale. [both exhale]

[chime resonates]

Try to stay in sync
as much as you can.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

I care for Blake,

but when I looked into his eyes,

as I was looking
for more validation

and more confidence
in the situation.

I don't see it.

And maybe that's why
we haven't really progressed

as much as some
of the other relationships.

How do you feel?

It was good. It was very good.

Like, it took me a minute
to get into it, you know?

Mm.

Like, that brought me
back up to speed with, like,

where I feel like
I need to be going to tonight.

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

trying to figure us out,
you know?

I needed this date.

It's brought to light
where my heart is.

We do have attraction
towards one another

and both of our hearts are
open and receptive, you know,

but I just--
I don't think he's my guy.

I feel like
I need to tell him that.

I'm so grateful that
that's what we did today.

It allowed us to connect
very, very, very quickly.

I would be comfortable
going into next week.

I don't know,
I feel like it took us...

A long time
to, like, start having

a conversation to where
I actually kinda saw you.

Well, I felt like
I was constantly trying

to, like, prove myself
and how serious I was.

I know what I have to offer.

Like, I'm like...
it'll get there.

I don't have any doubt.
None whatsoever.

It just needs to, like,
have more time.

Like--but, like--

Like, families come in
next week,

and then--you know?

Like, I wish we had more time.

Mm-hmm.

[somber music]

I just don't know if, um...

if I can get there.

♪ ♪

It's not that you're not
an incredible guy.

I just don't know if, like--

the timing just, like,
was off for us.

♪ ♪

I think it--it's...

It's all right.

I think it's time
to go our separate ways.

Okay.

♪ ♪

It just really freaking sucks.

He has all the qualities
of, like,

what I would want
my person to be, you know?

Like, he's such a good guy.

♪ ♪

But, like, at this point,
like, right now,

I just know that there's
other relationships

that my heart
is more invested in.

♪ ♪

[softly] Oh, my God.

I'm really sorry. It's okay.

[sniffles]

[crying] I'm really sorry.
It's okay.

I'm really sorry.

It's okay.

[sobbing]

I really am. I know.

Okay.

♪ ♪

[engine turns over]

[sobbing]

♪ ♪

[sighs]

[sobs]

I didn't see that coming.
At all.

How did that change so quickly?

♪ ♪

She still has no idea, no clue.

I am, like, so crazy about her.

♪ ♪

That really hurt.

I know I did the right thing.

It just, like, doesn't
feel good to send anybody home.

[breathing deeply]

Figuring out Hometowns, like...

yeah, I'm overwhelmed.

[sobs]

Oh, my God.

And I can't even imagine
what it's gonna be like

to dwindle
all the way down to one.

Saying goodbye to Blake
provided clarity for me.

It makes me realize
that there's something else

I need to do.

And I need
to take care of that tonight.

[sighs]

Right now.

[dramatic music]

One of us is not gonna
get Hometowns.

Yeah.

If Blake comes back,
that's one less rose,

and, like,
my mind just instantly goes

to, like,
the odds of me staying.

♪ ♪

I'm gonna stick
with what I said earlier

and say that he's coming back.

I don't see him coming back
with the rose.

I think somebody's about
to come grab Blake's bag

'cause he didn't get a rose.

[door squeaks]

Tayshia? Hey.

What's going on?

You all right?

We need to talk.

[wind whooshing softly]

[solemn music]

♪ ♪

Tayshia? Hey.

What's going on?

You all right?

We need to talk.

Of course.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

[sniffles]

The last thing
I certainly expected

was to see Tayshia walk in,

and she was very emotional.

♪ ♪

Blake's not with her,
so she sent him home.

And I can tell
it was a tough day.

It shows all of us that,

you know, she's taking this
very seriously.

[sobs]

Oh, my God, this is so hard.

Oh, my God. [sobbing]

Tayshia, it's all right.

[inhales]

[whispering] Oh, my God.

[sniffles]

So...

You guys, I'm really trying.

Thank you. [sniffles]

This is really hard.

[whispering] Oh, my God.

I don't know what I'm doing.

[normally] Um, so...

I sent Blake home earlier,

because our relationship,
it just wasn't...

Wasn't where we thought
it needed to be.

It's a lot, you guys.

I care about
every single one of you

so much.

And I've been asking a lot
of you guys since I got here.

I appreciate it
more than you guys realize,

and this is
really, really hard...

Because I don't wanna
hurt anyone.

♪ ♪

[whispering] Oh, my God,
I am, like, shaking.

♪ ♪

Riley, can we go talk?

Sure.

♪ ♪

You ready?

I don't know what's going on.
I have no idea.

He could come back smiling.
She could come back smiling.

She could be going
to get him a rose.

She reached out for his hand,

but I'm wondering if it's
kinda the same situation...

Comfort before. Who knows?

Who knows
what's about to happen?

We'll find out.

♪ ♪

[exhales]

What's going on? What's up?

[sighs]

Um...

I feel like since day one,

you have probably grown
the most of everyone,

in the sense of, like,
I feel like

now I'm seeing Riley, you know?

I feel like you being vulnerable

and open with someone
is not something

that comes around very often.

But you doing that with me
means a lot.

Yeah. Sure.

Today it hit me,
like, the realization of,

Hometowns are next week,

and I know how much
family means to you,

and I don't even wanna put you
in that position...

if my heart is not


Oh.

Because I don't want
to hurt you.

I see. And I know how much

you are protective over that

and your heart and everything.

God.

And I don't want...

to lead you on.

I'm sorry.

How? Like, I don't get it.

I don't--what am I missing?
What am I missing?

To be honest with you, Riley,
I feel so comforted by you,

I feel safe with you,

I feel like I can talk to you,

and I appreciate you so much,

and I can't help...

[sighs]
Where my heart is right now.

Okay, why keep me around
so long?

Why...

I... um...

yeah, why keep me around
so long?

Why not just let me just...

be?

I felt like we did--

we were finally breaking through

these last couple of
conversations that we've had,

but that also started coming,
like, a little bit later

when you started feeling
able to, like,

open up and be vulnerable
with me.

I--

I really, truly care about
you, and I want you to find

that person that makes
your heart sing so loud,

and I need you
to continue to be vulnerable,

because this guy that I've seen
these last couple of weeks

is incredible.

I get it. No, I do. I do.

I think I can argue all day,

but in the end,
it doesn't matter,

because the end result
is the same.

So the longer I sit here,

the longer I look at you,
the longer...

I hear you talk,
see you smile...

the more pain I feel.

And so, I--I get it.

I'm not saying

that I'm gonna close myself off
or something like that.

That's not who I am.
That's not what I do.

It just takes time...

I understand. Which...

I'm out of.

So... wow.

I'm gonna go now. Kay.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ ♪

[sobs]

[softly] Let me walk with you.

Riley's not coming back in.

No, they're walking out.

I can't imagine
what she's going through.

It's obviously really hard.

It reiterates to us,
like, how--

how invested she is.

It's tough.

I didn't have a lot of time

to tell Tayshia

how I truly felt.

I would tell her
how beautiful she is,

how strong she is,
how confident she is.

I would tell her that she was...

that she is someone

that I could see myself

spending the rest
of my life with.

I mean, at the end of the day,

I felt like
and I still feel like

Tayshia's the one for me.

This is your journey,

and I am happy to have met you.

I don't regret that at all.

♪ ♪

[whispering] Bye, Riley.

See you later.

♪ ♪

[sobs] [engine turns over]

[whispering]
This is not fun. Oh, my God.

[sobbing]

I feel like I let him down
in some ways.

I feel like I...

I feel like I really hurt him.

[sobbing] No.

And I was--which I was
trying to avoid,

and that's why I tried--
I kept reassuring him,

and I didn't know
what else to do.

♪ ♪

[whispering] I'm so sorry.

[sobbing]

Okay, I'm sorry!

Oh, my God!

♪ ♪

[sobbing]

I feel so bad.

It hurts.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Heading
into the Rose Ceremony,

things are getting
really, really serious.

Tayshia's sending guys home
left and right.

You know,
Ben is already locked in

for Tayshia to meet his family.

There's four of us remaining

with three roses available
for Hometowns.

I'm questioning my confidence
going into this.

It's scary at this point.

Anything can happen.

I know that.

Who really knows? I don't.

We started with 20 guys.
We're down to five.

At the end of the day,
she chose everyone here,

and she very well could be
having feelings for many guys.

I don't know.

I don't know what's there
behind closed doors.

If I didn't get a rose tonight,

it would be disastrous.

♪ ♪

Tayshia's not playing around.

She's made that clear.

She sent two guys home
last night out of nowhere.

Tonight,
I want to tell her that,

you know,
I'm ready for marriage.

Meeting my family would
be something that solidified

our relationship ten times.

That rose, to me, is,
yeah, a big step.

♪ ♪

It's just nuts
to look around and

know that this is where we are.

I'm--I'm a little nervous.

It's a big, important night,
and I think we all know that,

looking to Hometowns
and even past that.

Yeah, it's--
it would be hard to--

a hard pill to swallow
to go home.

For me personally,
it would be devastating.

It really would.

I'm extremely nervous about
what the future could hold.

[door opens]

♪ ♪

How are you? Good to see you.

You guys look like
you've seen a ghost.

How's it going? How's it going?

Bennett's here.

He's here.

Let's take a seat.

I'll explain.

I'm not gonna jump up
and give him a fist pound

and say, "Welcome back."

How much did you guys
hate on me while I was gone?

What are you putting
your hand on me for?

My sincere hope is that
this week,

Tayshia Adams
is meeting the Clarks.

And now I don't know.

Why is he still here?

I can't even picture
what it means.

I don't get the sense

she's just kinda
playing around here.

So you never left, obviously.

Sort of started

with this really strange,
bizarre walk out of here.

I had a really emotional time,

ultimately coming
to the conclusion

that I was gonna be written off

as this, you know, Harvard D-bag

that I certainly am not.

I felt like there was
a lot of unfinished business,

to say the least,
so went to see Tayshia

and told her I loved her.

And, you know,
the following day,

I received a note,

you know, saying
that my words meant a lot

and she'd like to see me
at the Rose Ceremony.

So here I am.

It's just a lot to take in
that you're here right now.

Well, she invited me,

so, you know, I think you gotta,

like we've always done,
trust her decisions, you know?

♪ ♪

I am definitely a person

that it takes a little bit
of time to process.

Just sometimes, either my heart
gets in the way,

or my head gets in the way.

I genuinely care about
every single one of these men,

and I want
to not make a mistake.

I've been listening to my heart

and just kind of reflecting
all day today

and knowing where I stand
with everyone.

I feel like
I got so much clarity,

and instead of trying
to dance around it

and trying to figure out
if I can,

it's better just to be,
like, honest with them.

I think I know
what I have to do tonight.

♪ ♪

[exhales]

[door opens]

Hey, guys.
Welcome back, Chris.

Hello. Hey, thanks.

Good to see you guys again.
Nice to see you.

I'm glad to be back.

Probably not so glad
to see me right now.

I know you guys were expecting
to see Tayshia tonight.

I talked to her.

She is very clear
what's on the line

on hometown dates this week.

She also told me that she knows

exactly what she wants
to do tonight.

And she thought

a cocktail party tonight would
just delay the inevitable,

so her decision?

We're gonna go straight
to Rose Ceremony.

It's good to see you again.

I'm sorry it's under
these circumstances.

But I'll see you guys
at the Rose Ceremony.

Night, fellas. Bye, Chris.

See you.

What can I say?

She's making the decisions
that she feels best for her

to find love.

I'm hoping that I get a rose.

If she's got her mind made up,

I respect that as well.

You know, no need to have
a cocktail party

with your mind made up.

I mean, yeah,
it's her decision.

Unfortunate's the word.
That's what I'ma stick with.

There's some great guys
in there,

and, you know,
the competition is fierce,

but still, I'm feeling like
this is a lock.

I don't think
she would invite me

if she doesn't, you know,
have serious feelings for me.

I respect the decision.

Two guys are going home.

Let's go.

[exhales]

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Shocked. I'm shocked.

No cocktail party.

Tayshia said she already
had her mind made up

and that we're going
straight to the Rose Ceremony,

and it's just crazy,
but Bennett is back,

so now there's six guys left,
only four hometown dates,

so two of us will be going home.

I was ready to see my family
next week

and have them meet Tayshia,

but I'm also realizing
this could be the end.

If I go home tonight,
it would be terrible.

Hometowns is gonna be amazing,
and I could really show her

that, you know,
I'm ready for marriage.

It'd just be a shame
that I got stifled

by some narcissistic
Harvard D-bag.

I'm feeling very confident
and optimistic.

When Tayshia said, "Please come

to the cocktail party tonight,"

I sort of got a good,
uplifting feeling,

and I felt, you know,
this is going to continue.

You know, I'm just
very, very excited

to kinda get through
this evening

and continue my journey
with Tayshia.

Hey.

[exhales]

This week has...

been the most difficult yet.

It's truly been really hard
to process through everything,

but I feel it's getting me

to exactly where I wanna be
at the end of all of this.

I just wanna say,
like, I really appreciate

some of you really stepping up

and showing me the depths
of your heart this week,

because it's changed
everything for me.

But I will say
that I am extremely confident

in where my heart stands
and my decisions tonight,

because I know that I will
be meeting your families,

and you know
that family means a lot to me,

and I appreciate
every single one of you.

♪ ♪

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Zac.

♪ ♪

Zac, will you accept this rose?

Yes, and I cannot wait
for you to meet my family.

[chuckles]

Cannot wait.

♪ ♪

Ivan.

♪ ♪

Ivan, will you accept this rose?

Of course.

We spoke at the group date
and I told her

that I'm not gonna propose
if I'm not 100% ready.

She said she understood,
but I would've loved to

have that follow-up
conversation with Tayshia,

but then the cocktail party
was canceled.

I'm sweating.

My heart is b*ating
through my chest.

I hope she knows
how much I want this,

how much I want for her
to meet my family.

♪ ♪

Tayshia,

gentlemen,

this is the final rose tonight.

When you're ready.

♪ ♪

Brendan.

[solemn music]

♪ ♪

Brendan, will you accept
this rose?

[softly] Absolutely.

Thank you.

♪ ♪

Bennett, Noah, I'm sorry.

Take a moment,
say your goodbyes.

See you, buddy.
See you back at the room.

I'm done.

[soft indistinct chatter]

See you, bud. See you, man.

Thank you
for opening your heart,

showing how incredible you are.

I truly, truly think
you're amazing

and hope that you get
what you're looking for.

Thanks.

♪ ♪

Boys, I don't need to say it.
Treat her well.

I am heartbroken.

I mean, you know,
maybe things didn't go exactly

how I wanted,
but I do care for Tayshia.

I want what's best for her.
[engine turns over]

I will make somebody

feel very special
and very happy,

you know, as my wife,
but it wasn't Tayshia.

That's a shame.

So...

♪ ♪

[sniffs]

I do wanna say, though,
I appreciate you

sharing your feelings this week.

Yeah, of course.
It means a lot.

Like, it just wasn't me.

I'm sorry, Bennett.

I wish it was different.

♪ ♪

I'm feeling hurt,

I'm feeling sad,

but it's more confusion really.

I mean, this was not
going to end this way,

never in a million years
in my mind,

and here we are,
you know, doing this again.

[upbeat music]

Guys, bring on your families.

I'm so excited. So excited.

[laughs]

I love the path that Tayshia
and I are on right now.

This is awesome.
This is awesome. I love it.

What's up, Mr. Clark?

The Clarks
are gonna meet Tayshia.

All gas, no brakes. Here we go.

[laughs]

You know, this week has been
really difficult.

It's hard to let men go
that I truly care about.

But it's all been worth it...

[laughs]

Because it gets me
one step closer

to finding true love
and true happiness.

And if you were to tell me

that I literally just hugged
my husband, and...

[laughs] You know?

Like, that's mind-blowing to me.

So bizarre.

But in the best way possible.

To family.

All: To family.

[dramatic music]

Noah, you created this drama
every step of the way.

Personally,
I think you're intimidated.

It's a shocking Men Tell All
like you've never seen before.

Multiple guys went home
that night all because of you.

Coming from the One Direction
party boy manager.

You created all of this.

And now...

I personally think
you're an ostentatious

Harvard D-bag. Yo!

It's a shocking Men Tell All
like you've never seen before.

You stirred the [bleep] pot.
You were out of line.

Your guys' "connection"
has nothing to do with me.

That's not right.

All of your favorite men
are back.

Boom. Bennett, Noah, Blake,

Riley, Jason, Demar, Kenny,
Ed, and Yosef.

No woman deserves
to be talked to like that.

I'm sorry you can't express
how you feel as a man.

Shut the [bleep] up, Yosef.

Thing's heating up.

Wassup?

And then, Tayshia faces
the men she sent home.

It was
one of the hardest things

I've ever been through.

Do you stand
by the decision you made?

I think it just hit me

that I just sent
an amazing man home.

It's the Men Tell All,
and it starts right now.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

Good to see you guys.

You too. Great to see you.

Bunch of handsome-looking
devils.

[all chuckling]

All right, here we go.

Hello, Bachelor Nation.
I'm Chris Harrison.

And welcome
to one of your favorite parts

of "The Bachelorette,"
the Men Tell All.

This season has truly been like
nothing we've ever seen before.



at least one proposal,

and one unexpected
dramatic turn after another.

And now, Tayshia has chosen
her final four men

and she'll meet their families.

But what happened
to all the amazing men

that didn't get that chance?

Well, they're back
to face Tayshia and each other

for the very first time.

Due to the times
we're living in,

this will be a much more
intimate Men Tell All,

a reunion show
like you've never seen before.

There is no audience,
there's actually no stage,

but we do have a lot of candles,

and, of course, there's gonna
be a lot of drama.

So what do you say we do this?

Let's say hello
to the gentlemen.

Fellas, good to see you again.

I wanna start going back.

I mean, it was a wild summer
all the way around.

We were in the middle
of the desert,



and a bunch of great guys
that were fighting over

what would turned out to be
two women.

So yeah, there was bound to be
a little bit of drama.

Let's take a look.

[sweeping music]

♪ ♪

Oh, my goodness.

[laughs]

Hey. Well, hello!

She's beautiful. Hi, guys.

She's stunning.
She's gorgeous.

I'm Tayshia. Nice to meet you.

Clare who?

We have a new Bachelorette,
Tayshia.

It's gonna stir a lot of chaos
in the house, trust me.

[all shouting and cheering]

It felt like a death match.
All: Oh!

This is battle.
I'm ready to fight somebody.

Oh, my God,
that's a lot of blood.

We call you Lunch Meat.

If you wanna [bleep] with me,
you can go.

Stop jibber-jabbing
your [bleep] mouth.

Sit the [bleep] down.

You're gonna stand over me
like a boy?

On my new word,
she's a smoke show.

[laughs]
Tayshia's a smoke show.

[laughter]

I think everyone's
all fired up at this point.

I mean, we got Noah and Bennett
battling it out.

The behaviors
that I have seen out of you

have been juvenile.

You come from this place
of privilege

and superiority
when you talk down to people.

Like when you asked me
how to spell privilege today?

Is that a snarky comment?

I think Bennett
is intimidated a little bit

by the young, cocky 25 year old,

but I'm not changing.

If anything,
I'm gonna take it up a notch.

It's kinda been implied
that you gave me the rose

just to kinda shake things up.

Like, that's my intention?

Kinda whispers.
And this is everyone?

[bleep] Noah!

[bleep] that guy!

There is 0% chance
that you end up with Tayshia.

Everyone here knows it.

She will know it very soon.

I'm sorry to be the one
that tells you the truth.

[dramatic music]

I'm not here to coach
or to parent or to mentor.

I'm here for love,
not for breastfeeding Noah.

Is that a w*r gift, or--

It's more
of a gentlemanly gift,

I think, but I think--

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

Sure.
I'll let you say your piece.

With your fake gifts.

There are actually
four components

of emotional intelligence.

You are deficient
in three of those four.

Bennett is the problem.

It's just his actions

and how he treats
and talks to people.

Harvard's gonna regret

the day that they gave Bennett
a diploma.

Anyone that's in that realm
that he's in,

everybody looks bad,

'cause he's acting like
a pretentious [bleep].

Pretty intense there
in the desert this summer.

Oh, hey. Thing's heating up.

Noah and Bennett,
a lot to talk about,

and we'll dive into all of it,
but before we get to it,

Ed, what was it about Chasen

that just drove you crazy?

I mean, I think the better
question, Chris, is,

what didn't drive me crazy
about Chasen?

I mean,
from the monotonous voice

to the idiotic comments
from him constantly.

He had his feelings for Clare
and he had a right to have them

and I can't challenge those,
but when I hear him

use the same exact verbiage
and adjectives

to describe
two completely different women,

it really draws your attention
to why the hell are you here?

We all came out here
to find love,

and Chasen came out
with the intention

to find likes
and social media gratification.

Wait, Ed, I got a question
for you quick.

Yeah. So with Chasen, right?

He had the same adjectives
or whatever you wanna say

for beautiful for Clare
and beautiful for Tayshia.

No, no, the beautiful's not--

that's not one of the adjectives

we're talking about.

He thought that was,
so he came up with smoke show.

It is the verbiage that he used

to describe his connection
with them.

"I've never felt something
like--this is so magical."

But then what if that was
genuine for him?

Who are you to say that for him?

So you're telling me he had
the most magical connection

one week, and the next week...

It's possible.
30 seconds in,

he had the most--
It's possible.

It's possible.
He's the three Fs.

He's a fraud, fake, and phony,

and phony has a P-H,
but he's too dumb to know that.

[laughter] See, look--

So we're gonna go with that.

I honestly don't
believe that--

And he's a terrible actor.

Because for me,
I didn't see that.

I was around Chasen
a good amount as well.

For me, he was trying

to form his relationships
with these people,

where I feel like, Ed,
when it came down to it,

I feel like you talked
more about Chasen

than you did about Clare,
than you did about Tayshia.

That's not right.

No, I think Ed's point,

it was a competition,
we all know that.

That's fine.
And Ed was frustrated

hearing all of this from Chasen
about himself,

and when it was,
clearly, we were there,

focused very much
on our relationships

and trying to forward those
on a daily basis.

Okay, so the other big part
of that was

the feud
between Noah and Bennett.

[laughs]

What was it
between you two, Noah,

that you just did not get along?

I don't think there--

like, I couldn't give you
a reason

why Bennett disliked me
from the second I showed up.

[scoffs]
That's not my problem.

His insecurities,
I don't have any control of.

Pfft. Okay?

Personally,
I think he was intimidated.

He has this prestige where
Tayshia would not like anybody

except for somebody
like Bennett.

And I brushed it to the side

until I started having feelings
for Tayshia,

so I didn't want her to end up
with somebody

that would treat her like that.

Noah, I already told you this,

so I'm gonna repeat it

so hopefully,
you hear it this time.

I never thought
there was tension with you.

I never had beef with you
when you walked in the house.

You created this drama
every step of the way.

Noah, do you believe

that Bennett was
completely unaware

of any tension
between the two of you?

I could tell there was tension

by the little sly remarks.

I'd try to give him
the benefit of the doubt

until I realized
that he's not clueless.

He's meticulous
in how he does stuff,

he's very intentional
with his words,

and he's conniving
in how he does it.

And to the point of the book,

do you believe that Bennett
gave that book to you

out of good intentions?

That's the question.

We all know the answer
to that question.

Bennett did that

in a pretentious, conniving way.

Did you read the book?
Yeah, did you--

Yeah, I read it.
It's a good book.

It's a shame that you read it
four times, you said,

and you clearly haven't applied
a lot of it,

but it's a good book.

Oh, my God.

Well, Bennett, you did say
Noah was deficient

in three of the four categories.

Yeah, I did say,
and you know what?

I was being a nice guy,
because in fact,

you were deficient
in four of the four.

[laughter]

And I had witnessed behaviors

that Tayshia had not been
privy to

within the first 24 hours
of you being there,

and clearly you were here
to create drama,

and, you know, to your credit,
you did a heck of a good job.

That's a false assumption.

I mean, you're wasting
so much time worried about--

How is it a false assumption
if that's what happened?

I was never--that is
literally what happened.

That's not--
you can't tell me why I'm here.

How is he assuming?
You were in the way.

But to tell a man, though--

You can't tell me
why I'm here.

That he has a 0% chance
with somebody,

for one, it's disrespectful,
not only to him,

it's also disrespectful
to Tayshia.

Tayshia had just
specifically came out

and confronted us
about that exact issue.

She didn't confront.
No, no, why did she do that?

She did that because he went
and talked to her about it.

No, it's 'cause
she brought it up.

She asked. The problem is,

everything Bennett said
actually played out anyways.

Yeah, give me a break.
He acts like a drunk [bleep].

She gives him the rose-How?

Coming from the One Direction
party boy manager

wearing camo
with your star tattoos.

Talk about a drunk [bleep].

Yeah, party boy. That's you.

I didn't get a chance
to talk to her that night.

Multiple guys that went home
that night all because of you.

She brought--okay,
if she brings it up to me--

You started so much [bleep].

She didn't bring it up.
You did.

Like, seven guys went home.
Okay--okay, hold on.

And Tayshia didn't even
get a--

Dude, I can't speak
for why some guy went home.

All I can focus on
is me and Tayshia.

You robbed Tayshia.
You robbed Tayshia.

All right, hold up, hold up,
hold up, hold up.

You went and cried to Tayshia
that night.

Okay, Kenny--

And she sh*t down
the Rose Ceremony

'cause you were being
a [bleep] bitch.

She asked. [laughs]

[whistles] Hey, guys, guys.

You guys, let's hit
the pause button for a second.

We have time.

We will get
to the bottom of this.

More with Bennett, Noah,

and the rest of Tayshia's men
when we come back.

[tense music]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Welcome back
to what has already become

a very heated Men Tell All,

and I'm here with Tayshia's men.

So, Noah, what was it
from the very beginning?

Was there one thing
that really turned you guys...

To answer you,

Bennett att*cked me
from the beginning.

[scoffs] I brushed it off.

And I tried to give him
the benefit of the doubt.

Like, maybe Bennett
doesn't realize

the way he talks to people,

'cause he talks to everybody
like that.

You can ask anybody
in the house.

Like what?
He talks condescendingly.

Bennett, you were
nothing but respectful to me.

Thank you.

Thank you very much, Jason.
Great guy.

And I'd be challenged to hear
if someone else said

a specific example where I was
condescending to them.

It is my appearance,
it's how I carry myself,

and it is the résumé
that you know,

and you make this,
and you project.

There is times, Bennett,
where you are condescending.

Not to me.
You've treated me respectfully.

You have, the whole time.

But there are times
where I'm just like,

"Mm," like--

But can you say
one specific example

where I said something that was
condescending to someone?

Uh... I can.

Demar. So for me personally,

you never treated me like I was
the youngest guy of the house,

but when it came down
to young guys in the house,

you talked down on us,
speaking on--

Not you, 'cause you don't act
like he did.

So that's what I'm saying.

Even though
you're the same age.

It's not about age.
That's cool. That's great.

That's great. That's great.
It's about behaviors.

That's fine. That's fine.

But I'm saying I--

from a unbiased opinion,
I'm seeing these things.

That's all I'm saying, Bennett.
All right, hold on.

I wanna stop--I'm gonna--

we're gonna put a pin in this
so we can move on,

but I wanna give
both these gentlemen

the opportunity to speak,
so Bennett,

let me give you last words
on this whole thing.

Noah, I'm sorry that my words

came across
as, you know, condescending,

and I know that I have
this look and this feel,

and I'm sorry that it, you know,

affected you
the way that it did.

I mean, I'll accept
any genuine apology.

I can't tell
if that was genuine or not,

but...

I personally think

you're an ostentatious
Harvard D-bag

and you're
a condescending [bleep].

I really do.

I don't see us being friends
after this.

But-That's fine, man.

All right, fellas.
Let's put a pin in this.

We do have a lot more
to get to tonight,

and we will get to it.

We're gonna lighten it up
a little bit.

I wanna dive back

into some of the hijinks
and shenanigans

from this season.

I wanna start out with,
Blake, your date with Tayshia.

Yeah? And the shaman.

The sex guru. Mm-hmm.

Now, this is something

that viewers did not
get a chance to see,

but they deserve to see.

You're welcome, America.
Let's take a look.

I would like to ask you
to please disrobe.

Sorry? [laughter]

We're gonna
look at your chakras.

Tayshia, this is about
communication.

Your deepest desires with Blake.

We're gonna look
at the sexual energy.

Oh, there's a lot there.
[laughter]

I'm a pretty, like, I guess,
like, sexually-open guy.

Like, I think sex is a
big part of love and passion.

It's just funny that,
like, that came to light

as much as it did.

Oh, this is beautiful.

[laughs] Beautiful.

Actually,
you're very aligned there

in a big way.

Oh, my God. [men laughing]

Oh, that's beautiful.

It's pure and simple magic.

And we're charging
your presence.

That's a date. I mean...

[laughter]

Canadians rise
to the occasion.

Yeah. Ayo.

Oh. And Blake...

I'm not shy. No.

[laughter] No.

Yeah. I mean, listen...

[laughs]
I was charged, I guess.

If you wanna call it--
we'll call it charged.

I was charged in that moment
and that--

Hey, she charged your chakras.

Yes, she charged me up.

So throughout the season,

one of the things
I always tell you guys,

the rules are,
there are no rules,

and sometimes, you know,

that instigates
some aggressive moves

and guys try to sneak over

and get some extra time
with our Bachelorette.

One night in particular,
it didn't go well for Ed.

Or me.

[sighs]

Oh!

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

Chris. Ed.

How's it going?

It's 2:30 in the morning.
What are you doing?

I just came by--

just wanted to get a quick chat
with Tayshia if she's around.

[laughter]

This is my room.

Oh, this is--I thought
this was Tayshia's room.

Tayshia's not here, man.

She's, like, I mean,
on the other side

of the entire resort.

Wow. Yeah.

[laughter] Come on in, dude.

You want a drink? Oh, sure.

[laughter]

Well, sorry to ruin
your night, man.

[laughing] No, it's a great
consolation here.

One note from the house...
Yeah.

Everyone's worried

that you're not knocking
anymore at the door.

[laughter]

The first time, you knocked,
and now you just kinda come in.

Oh, so I should knock first.

I think people want the knock.

Okay.
I'm gonna take that note.

I'm gonna knock
and I'm gonna say

it's a note from Ed.

Okay. That's funny.

Womp, womp, womp, womp.
[laughter]

Oh, that's good.
That is amazing.

Oh.
Wow, that's--I'm real happy.

Chris, what do you think?
Disappointed or happy?

[laughter]

I mean, disappointed at first,

but we had a good time, man.

Just a couple of guys
hanging out,

had a nice bottle of wine.

Initially, I was--there's
that second of disappointment,

but then I looked across
and I was like,

"I mean, I could learn a lot
from Chris on love,"

so it was pretty epic.

I enjoyed being there
and it was great,

and I'm, you know, somehow glad

I wasn't at Tayshia's
that night actually.

[laughter] So...

Well, fellas, thank you
for diving into that.

That was a lot of fun.
Truly appreciate it.

Coming up next, it's the woman
we've all been waiting for.

Tayshia is here.

What is she gonna say
to these guys,

seeing 'em for the first time
since she said goodbye?

Well, we're gonna find out,
and later,

how will this end for Tayshia
and for her final four men?

Well, you're gonna get
an exclusive sneak peek,

so stick around.

[laughs]

Dude, I don't know how to do it.

Don't do too much of it.

So basically just put
the wax on and pull it off.

Yeah. Kay, ready?

Wait, no! Don't do it yet.

Dude, it's gotta be done.
All right, go, go, go, go.

[laughing]
I can't do this. I can't.

I'm nervous for you! Just go.

Just go, man. Kay, ready?

[bleep]! [laughs]

[bleep]!

Oh, oh! Oh!

It's done.

[laughter]

Oh, that's good.
That is amazing.

Oh, my goodness.
Welcome back.

I am here with the guys

from this season
of "The Bachelorette."

Before Tayshia stepped in,

our Bachelorette was,
of course, Clare.

And on her path
to finding love with Dale,

one man said goodbye to her
in what I can confidently say

was one of the most
contentious moments

in "Bachelorette" history.

I'm talking, of course,
about Yosef.

Does he have any regrets,

or does he stand by his words
and his actions that night?

Well, let's find out
what he has to say.

Let's bring him out. Yosef.

[dramatic music]

How you doing? How's it going?

Thanks for having me.
Good to see you.

Hey, thanks for being here.
You too.

Have a seat. Thanks.

How's it going?
What's up, man?

Appreciate you
coming out here.

A lot to talk about,
and we'll dive into all of it,

but before we get to it,
let's take a look back

and remind everybody
what happened.

Buddy, whoa. What?

What the hell? Oh!

Classless challenge.
It's ridiculous.

It's completely unacceptable
and completely classless.

We all have our line that,
you know, can't be crossed.

I don't care
what these guys say.

I really don't.

I'm not gonna back down
from anyone,

including the Bachelorette.

I've sacrificed a lot
to be here.

Every second I'm here,

that's one second
I've taken away

from being with my child.

Honestly, I get it. Yeah.

My mom is dying.

Yeah, let me--
I--I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Go ahead, go ahead.
Let me continue.

I'm sorry. Let me continue.

I totally understand.
Thank you.

I was absolutely appalled.

There's naked guys
playing dodgeball together.

It's so humiliating
and degrading.

Mm-hmm.

Like, if my daughter
saw me doing that,

think of the example
that would be setting.

I expected a lot more

from the oldest Bachelorette
that's ever been.

Like, I'm ashamed
to be associated with you.

I can't believe I sacrificed
so much to be here.

I'm serious. Like, so appalled.

I want guys
who are here for me.

I'm looking for a husband.

I'm looking for someone--
Clare.

Clare, hold on. Hold on.
To love me.

I'm looking for some--
Hold on, Clare.

Hold on.
I've listened to you...

No, no, no, no.
This entire time.

No, no, stop.
Do not stop me.

I've listened to you
this entire time.

Do not interrupt me.
Like, seriously, I asked you--

I've listened to you
for the last 20 minutes.

And I'm not done yet.
I asked you, please--

You know what? You are done.

Let me tell you something.

The way you're talking to me
right now?

Never in a million years--
Clare.

Listen to me. Listen to me.
Clare. Hey, no.

Never in a million years--
No.

Did I ever think I would have
to utter these words again.

Do not ever talk to me
like that.

I never thought
I'd ever have to tell any man

that I would never want them
being the father of my child,

and I stand by that.

I would never want my children
having a father like you.

Get outta here.
Hey, believe it.

Get outta here.

You're not fit to be a mother
to my child.

I expected way more

from the oldest Bachelorette
in history.

Bro, what are you
talking about?

Go home, dog. Go home.

To sit there and say,

"You're the oldest
Bachelorette"--guess what?

I'm the oldest Bachelorette,

this 39 that's standing here
that's single,

because I didn't settle
for men like that.

So back here with Yosef.
A lot to talk about.

Obviously, whatever chemistry
and good feelings you had,

it all changed dramatically

after the strip dodgeball date,

a date you weren't even on.

What was it that struck
such a chord with you?

You know, I mean,
there were some red flags

that popped up on our
first group date, actually.

And then the strip dodgeball
was definitely something

that I did not agree with,

but it was more than that.

It was the actual fact
of the humiliation

for the losing team.

I'm a very outspoken person,
I'm gonna speak my mind,

and, you know, I think
everyone deserves that honesty,

and, you know, I was raw.

But I don't regret
sticking up for these guys.

I would do it--
Sticking up for us?

Yeah.

Kay, I was on the date.
Yeah.

I was too, and so was Demar.
Yeah.

We actually were three

of the most naked guys, I think.

I don't have a--I didn't--

did you have a problem? No.

At the end of the day, Yosef,
like, we could've said no.

Right.

But I just don't get--
because you weren't there.

All right, so it doesn't
matter if I was there or not.

I can have my own opinion
about it.

And I didn't bring it up

with, you know, really,
like, any of y'all.

No, I know,
but once you start saying it,

it makes us three
look like [bleep],

because we're the ones
that did it willingly.

Listen, you can argue that
with anyone you want.

Don't argue with me.

I already have my opinion
on it, all right?

And I brought it up
to the source...

But it seems hypocritical...
In a [bleep] way.

No, not in a [bleep] way.
Yeah, it was.

It was kind of [bleep].

Listen, I'm sorry
you can't express,

like, how you feel,
like, as a man to someone,

but, like, that's how I feel.

Yelling and screaming?

Yelling and screaming like that?

"That's demeaning"?

You brought up--
Yosef. Yosef.

I think we can all,
like, go back and see--

hold on a second.

I think when y'all,
like, go back and see that

that conversation started out
very calm, cool, and collected.

I didn't, like, accelerate
until Clare started talking--

Because you controlled
the whole conversation,

and when she tried
to express and say,

"Yosef, I completely understand
where you're coming from"--

First-No.

Shut the [bleep] up, Yosef.

Then you just took it
to a whole new level

of [bleep] disrespect.

I'm gonna break in
for a second,

'cause I'm actually curious
if you have any regrets.

Now, you-He just said no!

No, but you've gone back

and you've had the opportunity
to watch it.

Right.
No doubt. We all have.

But do you stand
by what you said?

Do you stand
by all of your actions?

Do you have any regrets?

No, I have no regrets.

I mean, the thing is, I mean,

everything I said was
factually accurate.

I don't think I said
anything inflammatory,

you know,
to warrant that response,

you know, saying,
like, you're not fit

to be the father
of my children, I mean--

You came at her.
You called her classless.

You were out of line.
You're a terrible person.

Ladies, watch out for this man.
Why didn't y'all run up to me

and tell me
when I was walking out?

Why y'all gotta wait
a few months to tell me?

[overlapping chatter]
I'm telling you right now.

We are only 10 feet
from each other.

No, no, no, no,
wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

I am 10 feet from you
and I am telling you right now.

Not just Riley.

We're all telling you
how it is right now.

Yeah, man.

I think
the most shocking thing is

that you have no regret
or remorse.

Not only are you owning
the behavior,

but the way
in which you went about it

is really shocking.

I respect y'all's opinion,
but I have my own opinion

and I'm gonna stand by that.

So just so we're clear,

when you watch that,
you're like,

"That's cool. I would never mind

anyone talking to my daughter
like that."

If, like, my daughter
did something like that,

I would hope someone
would call her out.

[whistles]

I rarely do this.

I wanna try to help you
help yourself.

I've seen a lot of crazy stuff
in 20 years,

but that was really
not a good look.

It just--the way it escalated,
the way you spoke,

but what I would love
is if you could just see that

and just be like,
"You know what?

I do see that, and Clare,
for that, I'm sorry."

I'm not gonna apologize
to Clare,

and with all due respect, like,
I really don't care

what any of these guys
really think about me.

I'm gonna stay true to myself.

Mm-kay.

I tried to help,
and I thank you for being here.

Yeah. All right.

We have so much more to get to.

As dramatic
as Yosef's departure was,

it wasn't all drama
in the desert.

When we come back,
we're gonna catch up

with the woman who, well,
was a surprise to all of us,

the lovely Tayshia.

And yes, we have bloopers.

So don't go away.

[razor whirring]

You know I've never done this
for a guy before,

but it's kinda hot.

It's really white under here.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, my gosh.

Is it, uh--how bad?

Wait, actually,
you look really good!

Like, you're kinda hot.
I don't--what was I before?

You just went up,
like, ten points.

But what was I before?
[laughs]

You were all right.

[laughter]

Welcome back to a Men Tell All

like you have never seen before.

We've been waiting all night
for her,

and, well,
it's time to bring her out.

You ready, guys? Mm.

Tayshia, come on out
and join us.

[upbeat music]

Whoo!

Hello. Hello.

So good to see you again.
So good to see you too.

Hi. You look fantastic.
Thank you so much.

All these fellas dressed up
for you.

You guys look good.

You look better.
You look even better.

Have a seat. Have a seat.
Okay.

What's it like, still,
walking out here

and doing this
and seeing these guys?

I mean,
I wasn't nervous before,

but I'm shaking now.

Yeah?
I'm still a little nervous.

But it's really good
seeing you guys.

I wanna go back
to Clare falling for Dale,

a new Bachelorette coming in,

and a lot of crazy rumors
have been flying around

that this whole thing was
this elaborate scheme

and you were there
from the start

and this was all a setup.

I wish, 'cause that would mean

I had a little bit
more preparation.

Right. As you guys know,

my story of being in bed,
reading a book,

and getting a phone call
while I'm eating doughnuts.

[laughter]

It was the last phone call
I thought I would ever get,

but from that point on,
it was about 48 hours

when I rolled onto the property.

It was a leap of faith

and you were so gracious
to do this,

and thank you,

but we still weren't sure
what was gonna happen

with Clare and Dale
at that time.

Absolutely.

On the phone call,
nothing was guaranteed.

It looked like
Clare had found her love,

and if it continued to progress,

then there was still amazing men

that were looking for love,

but other than that,
like, I was still...

trying to figure out
what was going on.

Right. And I didn't know

if you guys were gonna
be willing to accept me.

I didn't know
if you guys were gonna be

too far along with Clare

that you were not gonna be ready

to welcome me with open arms.

I didn't know what to expect,
and that was

what I was scared of most,
to be honest.

And then you walked in

and there wasn't a jaw
that wasn't on the floor.

[both laugh]

There was a lot of wide eyes.

I mean, for me as well.
I mean, that was overwhelming.

Tayshia, I wanna open it up
to the guys

so they get a chance
to speak to you,

but I wanna start with Noah,
who's here.

What was that relationship like?

[laughter]

Well, I mean, I said it

from the moment he walked
out of that limo.

I said,
"That guy's gonna be trouble."

And, um... [laughs]

He was very true to that.

But, I mean, Noah just has
this amazing energy,

and he brought that out of me.

It was just fun.

Did you really like
the mustache?

[laughs] Or no?

I think it's better gone,
but I see it's returned.

[laughs]
You still look good, Noah.

I will say that probably
one of the only regrets

that I did have
from the show is that...

Bennett and I had a qualm
from the start.

You know, I kept getting
caught up in a mess.

But yeah,
I had a blast with you.

Tayshia, I know it was
a difficult decision

to send Bennett home

on the two-on-one date
with Noah,

but I also know
it was a huge surprise

when he showed back up
on your doorstep.

Let's take a look.

As I sat there

kinda going through
all of these emotions,

I just felt like
our goodbye was so bizarre.

And I was thinking
of all of these things

that I hadn't been able
to share with you.

You know, sometimes,
when you don't realize things

until they're gone.

And I realized in that moment
that I love you.

[dramatic music]

[sighs]

I'm...

I'm not gonna lie,

I'm, like, speechless right now.

Bennett,

what brought you to admit that

and bare your soul like that
to Tayshia?

Yeah, I mean, that was
really, really tough, you know?

Kind of feeling like
I had the rug ripped out

from underneath me
on that two-on-one

is one of the hardest things
I've ever--

sincerely ever been through,

and I spent about 24, 36 hours

kinda crying, back and forth.

So I went and, you know,
I was very insecure

and super nervous,

but at least wanted to come
and tell you,

you know, how I felt
and what I had come to.

And then
the cocktail party was canceled

and I was sent home.

It was really, really tough.

Without any, you know,
sort of explanation,

and I--you know,
I'd love to hear

you know, your thought,

and sort of--you know?

I'm a big boy.

Maybe you, you know,
just weren't that into me.

But I'm curious, you know?

Well...

I will say, when you did show up

and you poured your heart out
to me,

I was definitely
caught off-guard.

I--it was a lot to take in
at that moment.

I had just come off
of, you know, a date,

and I wanted to give you
the respect, also,

of kinda thinking about it,

'cause I didn't wanna
say goodbye to you

right then and there,

'cause I respected those words
from you

and I respect you, but...

we just weren't
exactly there yet,

and there were relationships
that had formed

and were a little bit stronger
at the time.

I understand. That's tough.

Sorry.

There was another
extremely heartbreaking goodbye

that we actually
all just watched tonight,

and that was saying goodbye
to Blake.

I wanna talk about that
after we take a look.

I'm really sorry. It's okay.

[crying] I'm really sorry.
It's okay.

[crying]

I really am. I know.

Okay.

♪ ♪

[sobbing]

♪ ♪

No.

[whispering]
Oh, God. I can't do this.

[sighs]

What was it about
that breakup with Blake

that was so tough?

I think I--

it just, like, hit me

that I just sent,
like, an amazing man home.

And I had put a lot
into our relationship.

I really did have feelings
for you.

I just didn't know

if we could get there
at the end.

I think, like, for me,
since I left,

I kept hanging on,

you know, that we'd
basically blamed it on time.

Mm-hmm.

It was never,
like, a full-on, like,

"No, I don't see this.
You're not for me."

But did you ever, I guess--

do you stand
by the decision you made

at that time,
or have you ever thought about

the potential
if we gave it time?

Um...
And, like, this is the thing.

This is where I feel like
I'm in a way selfish, like--

I just--it's something
I constantly have thought about

since I left.

I always think
about that question mark

as like, if we had more time.

I think

time is not only the factor.

I feel like
there was a lot of things

that kind of played
into that decision.

And I think, you know,

maybe that first conversation
that we had,

that you still said
that you, like, were working

through your feelings
with Clare,

that maybe I didn't realize,
like, subconsciously,

I had put up a little bit
of walls to protect myself.

Yeah.
And to be honest, like,

I didn't want to start,
like, investing,

and then what if
I was blindsided

because you couldn't
get over that?

And so in that moment, I just...

didn't know if we can get there.

It's just--yeah, I guess so.

I'll just always kinda
hang on that a bit,

but, I mean,
when it comes down to it, like,

I can only say amazing things
about you,

your glow, everything you bring,

and, like, that will
always be imprinted,

and I'm glad now that I can
look at you and, like--

with a smile
and remember you like this

and not like that,

because, like,
that was, you know,

brutal for the longest time.

So I'm just, like,
super thankful

that you came,

because I would've regretted
it all if you didn't.

Thank you.

All you gentlemen,
thank you so much,

and Tayshia,
thank you for being here.

We're not done quite yet.

There was
another breakup tonight

that was extremely difficult
to get through

and for everyone to watch,
and that, of course, was Riley.

Riley, we're gonna talk to you
when we come back.

[exhales]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

Welcome back to an intimate

and, to this point,
very riveting Men Tell All.

We watched earlier tonight

as Tayshia tearfully said
goodbye to Riley.

Tayshia joins us now,

and I wanna go back
to that moment.

I wanna talk about it.

But first, let's take a look
at what happened.

Hey. Well, hello.

Hi, guys.

Tayshia is beautiful.

You look good.

Ah, you look better.
[laughs]

You can get lost in her eyes.

This agreement
is legally binding.

If all parties agree,

they are officially
boyfriend and girlfriend.

[both laugh]

She's sweet, she's honest,
she's open, she's truthful.

How many children do you want?

Five. Wow!

I know. A'ight. A'ight.

You got
a whole basketball team going.

That's what I want.

She is amazing

and she's everything
that I want in a woman,

everything that I want
in a wife.

You're an incredible man.

All I want is a loving family.

[laughs] No, I know.

And I think I'm on my way
to finding it.

The truth is,
I'm falling in love.

I love how beautiful she is,

how strong she is,
how confident she is.

She's someone
that I could see myself

spending the rest
of my life with.

I hope she feels the same way.

Riley, can we go talk?

Sure.

[sighs]

Today, it hit me,
like, the realization of,

my heart is not


God.

I'm sorry.

The longer I sit here,
the longer I look at you,

the longer...

I see you smile,

the more pain I feel.

I'm gonna go now. Okay.

[somber music]

I'm sorry.

♪ ♪

This is your journey.

And I am happy
to have been on it.

I'm happy to have met you.

I don't regret that at all,
and I want you to know that.

♪ ♪

[softly] Bye, Riley.

See you later.

[engine turns over]

[whispering]
This is not fun. Oh, my God.

[sniffles]

I felt like
and I still feel like

Tayshia is the one for me.

[softly] I'm so sorry.

[sobs]

I am so sorry.

So, Riley, I know
that's a lot to take in.

You haven't seen that,
because it just aired tonight.

But when you see that
back again,

what's going through your head?

[exhales]

I've tried my best

to just kinda get it
out of my mind.

I didn't wanna relive it.

And seeing it right now,

it just brought everything back.

And I feel like I did myself

a disservice

by waiting so long to tell you,

you know, exactly who I was.

[sighs]

I'm sorry.

It's still more difficult
than what I thought.

Can I give you a hug?
Please.

Riley, why don't you
come up here

and join us, actually?

Of course.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Why don't you have a seat
up here with us?

Thank you. Come on.

Um...

[sighs]

I realized when I got home,

I fell hard, way harder...

[laughs]
Than what I thought I would.

I was at home for the first week

when I got back.

I didn't move.

I felt too bad.

I mean, I don't open up,
you know, to people that often

and tell them,
you know, about myself,

but you allowed me, you know,
to be vulnerable

and overcome,
you know, my fears.

You know, sometimes,
you have to share these things

with other people
that are there for you,

and you were there for me.

I just wish
I could've told you sooner,

and I appreciate everything
that you did for me,

and I would not change
this experience

for anything in the world.

You are amazing.
I wanna get that across.

And if somebody doesn't
tell you that enough,

trust me, I will be there
to remind you, okay?

You are outstanding.
Thank you for everything.

[laughs]

Thank you.

Because like I said then,

you're incredible,

and I don't want you
to think that--

everybody has things
of their past.

Like, everybody has things
that they hold onto

that they're scared
to open up about,

but, like,
that can't hold you back.

Right.
And at the end of the day,

you opening up to me

wasn't the reason
for that decision.

I don't want-Thank God.

[both laugh]

I don't want you
to think that at all.

You telling me that,

I mean, it means so much.

It's a weight off my chest.

It's something
that I've been thinking about

since that day, like, "Man,

did I just scare her off?"

[laughs] No, no.

"Or was I too emotional?"

And you telling me that,
it really means the world,

and I'm trying
to keep it together.

[laughs]

So thank you. Absolutely.

You're gonna make
an amazing husband.

Thank you.
And an amazing dad.

Thank you. Can't wait.

I appreciate you,
because you made my experience

ten times better as well.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Riley, thank you very much,
and Tayshia as well,

and I just--
I really appreciate it,

you guys opening up
like you did tonight.

I know it's never easy
to be this candid,

so thank you very much.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we're gonna lighten it up
a little bit.

It's what you've been
waiting for, Bachelor Nation.

We got bloopers.

And that's coming up. Oh, boy.

And then you're gonna get
an exclusive sneak peek

at what's to come for Tayshia
and her final four men.

You think you know
how all this is gonna end?

Well, guess what? You don't.

You may wanna stick around.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

Welcome back
to a very special Men Tell All.

It has been quite a night
with Tayshia,

Tayshia's gentlemen,

but now it's time to have
just a little bit of fun.

There is one thing
that I am sure of,

and that is,
well, we're never complete

in our hearts, in our souls,

until we watch the bloopers,

and Bachelor Nation,

you know I'm always here
for you.

Let's do it.

[pleasant music]

♪ ♪

[dress rips] [gasps]

Oh, no. [laughter]

Your dress got stuck
in the door.

One more time, guys.
Ready from the top.

[quirky music]

♪ ♪

Whoa.

[laughs]

Uh, door's locked.

I just don't ever wanna forget

this experience, you know?

[laughter]

I smell the chicken.

Joe is--

you're eating that chicken,
aren't you?

I could eat, like,


Could you imagine if they showed

everything I've eaten on here?

[laughter]

What's his name again?

Garin. Aaron?

Garin.

Garrett?

Both: Garin. With a G.

Karen? [laughter]

[upbeat tropical music]

Who would've thought it?
Who would've thought it?

♪ ♪

Hey! Hey! [laughter]

♪ ♪

I don't think this is salsa,
but, like, I like it.

[laughs]

[silly singing] [laughs]

No. [sings high note]

Higher.

[screams] Oh!

Ready? Oh.

Uh-oh. [laughter]

That's a workout.

Oh, my--oh, oh!

Oh! [laughs] You all right?

[objects clattering]

Oh, no. We're good.

[sighs]

[insect buzzing]

I feel like I'm really good at--

[insect buzzing] Hey!

Stupid flies.

[insect buzzing]

Oh! Oh, Lord Jesus.

Oh, my God!
A rat just came out.

[rat squeaks] [gasps]

I'm the Bachelorette!

[rat shrieks] [laughter]

You a soprano?

[laughs] No.

It comes out sometimes.

Ah, but we had a great time,

and overall,
it was just such a season

unlike any other
we had all ever been through.

I know it was rushed,

I know it was a crazy moment
in your life,

but as you look back,
are you glad

you picked up the phone
and answered the call?

Absolutely. Yeah?

I just took a leap of faith
and knew my heart was ready

and I dove in
and I met all of you,

so no, I don't regret a thing.

Well, to you,
my dear friend, thank you.

It's always good
to be by your side.

Bachelor Nation,
join us tomorrow night

for another dramatic episode
of "The Bachelorette."

Now, for that sneak peek

of Tayshia's journey
I promised you?

Let's take a look.

Good night, everybody.

Hi!

Tomorrow night,

Tayshia's journey
to find love continues.

I am so excited for Hometowns.

Oh, my-Hi. Hi.

Seeing Tayshia with my family,

I felt like I saw
a glimpse of the future.

Mama.

I haven't seen him smile
that much in a long time.

Tonight was the most
important night of my life.

[both cheer]

The way you guys
look at each other,

there's definitely
a connection there.

I have these concerns
about proposing

that I haven't been able
to shake.

You love her.

I don't know.

I'm still a big skeptic.
It's just so fast.

Where are you at with Zac

in comparison
to the other three?

I'm definitely falling
in love with Zac.

You didn't answer
the question.

Yeah. [sobbing]

This is not how I thought
it was gonna end.

I should have told her.

This is really real for me.

[sobbing]

It's just, like, a lot.

It's, like, a lot.

And next week,

it's the dramatic season finale

Monday and Tuesday,

when Tayshia's journey
comes to an emotional end.

Oh, my God.

Fantasy Suites are this week,
and it stresses me out.

I've never felt this feeling,
but I'm in love with you.

It's strange envisioning

her spending the night
with another man.

It's, like,
the elephant in the room.

When the love is this real,
there's a lot to lose.

This thing could be the b*mb
that just explodes everything.

There's a Rose Ceremony.

What do I do with that?

I could be getting engaged.
I'm terrified.

[crying]

I have been down
this road before.

There's a lot of things
that I don't wanna experience

that I have in the past.

[sobbing] Oh, my God.

The stress and anxiety
just kind of hit me.

What if it didn't work out?

Frankly, I'm worried.

I've seen you hurt before.

I don't want you to get hurt.

I don't want you to be making

the biggest mistake
of your life.

[dramatic music]

[sobbing]

The drama and emotion
of Tayshia's journey continues

tomorrow night
on "The Bachelorette."

You know, Château Bennétt
is a little bit more

than just top-shelf spa water

and impeccably-tailored suits.

It's really more of a mind,
body, you know, and spirit.

I'd wake up every morning,

do some yoga outside
in the backyard,

and then, usually,
I'd have a green juice.

Pauly!

[gasps] Green juice!

Some green juices
for everyone here to enjoy.

Hey, you know what, Bennett?
I've always liked you.

Thanks, Pauly.

Fellas? Oh, God.

My good sir, thank you.
Riley.

There we go.
Thank you, Bennett.

Here we go. [laughs]

One for you. Thank you.

Christopher.
Oh, wow, the host gets one.

Yeah, of course. Of course.
Thanks, man.

No one's ever brought me
a drink.

Keep your greens.

And for my little baby herb,
baby Noah,

we've got
a little baby sippy cup.

Do I two-hand it
or one-hand it?

Two hands, probably. Clink.
Thank you.

Fellas, this one's to health,
wealth, and happiness.

Both: Cheers. Cheers, boys.

Cheers, fellas. Cheers, man.

Cheers. Little veggie, yeah.

Thanks, man.
That was really good.

I don't know
if I should be mad or happy,

to be honest,
'cause this tastes great.