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- ♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
- FINDING TRUE LOVE IS EVERYTHING.
WELCOME BACK TO READY FOR LOVE,
THE SHOW THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.
WE FOUND THREE INCREDIBLE GUYS.
TIM, A ROCK STAR FROM THE PLAIN WHITE T's.
- AT THE END OF YOUR LIFE, IT'S NOT LIKE
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR CAREER AT YOUR BEDSIDE.
YOU'RE HOPING TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH YOU.
- BEN, A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN AND CEO OF A HOSPITAL.
- FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, I JUST WENT WHERE MY JOB TOOK ME.
GETTING TO SEE THE WORLD BUT NOT HAVING SOMEBODY TO SHARE WITH,
YOU START TO REALIZE HOW MUCH IN LIFE IS REALLY MISSING.
- AND ERNESTO, A ENTREPRENEUR WITH A SOCIAL VISION.
- I WAS BROUGHT UP WITH THE MENTALITY
OF LEAVING THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE THAN WHAT I FOUND IT.
- YOU'VE NEVER SAID, "I LOVE YOU"?
- NO. I'M NOT ONE TO PLAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS.
- THESE THREE GUYS ARE READY FOR LOVE.
WHEN OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER EVA LONGORIA
ANNOUNCED TO THE WORLD THAT OUR GUYS WERE LOOKING FOR TRUE LOVE,
THOUSANDS WENT TO FACEBOOK, SAW THE GUYS' PROFILES,
AND DECIDED WHICH ONE WAS RIGHT FOR THEM.
WE ENLISTED THE TOP THREE MATCHMAKERS IN THE WORLD,
EACH WITH A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY.
- AS A MALE MATCHMAKER, THERE'S NOTHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MEN.
- PUTTING PEOPLE TOGETHER IS A FAIRY TALE.
- I'M A STRAIGHT SHOOTER. I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND.
I'M THE HONEST TRUTH.
OFTENTIMES, A GIRL WILL COME TO ME
AND SHE'LL BE LIKE, "HOW COME I'M NOT MARRIED?"
I KNOW WHY YOU'RE NOT MARRIED. YOU'RE A ***.
YOU'RE SHALLOW. YOU'RE SELFISH.
- OUR MATCHMAKERS SELECTED A TEAM OF FOUR GIRLS FOR EACH GUY.
- I'M MAKING YOU ONE OF MY FOUR.
- I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON MY TEAM.
- WHOO-HOO!
- LAST TIME, ONSTAGE, OUR ROCK STAR TIM
MET THE GIRLS SELECTED FOR HIM BY THE MATCHMAKERS.
- DON'T GO OUT THERE AND BE SOMETHING EXCEPT YOURSELF.
- WORDS AND LYRICS SPEAK TO HIM.
GET YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS.
- TIM CHOSE NINE INCREDIBLE LADIES,
INCLUDING AN OLD FRIEND WITH A SECRET CRUSH.
- HEY, TIM. SURPRISE. IT'S LEAH.
[laughs] - HE LOOKS STUNNED.
- WE'VE GOT TO BRING LEAH AROUND.
[cheers and applause]
- THEN THE MATCHMAKERS WATCHED TIM'S AMAZING FIRST DATE.
- ♪ MY HEART BEATS LIKE A DRUM ♪
- THEY SAW THE CONNECTIONS BEING FORMED
AND GAVE SOME USEFUL ADVICE ONSTAGE.
- HE THINKS YOU'RE A GODDESS. DON'T MESS THAT UP.
- AFTER A GUT-WRENCHING DECISION,
TIM SENT HIS SECRET ADMIRER LEAH HOME.
- I'M SO SORRY.
- I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL EVER FIND SOMEONE AS GREAT AS TIM.
- TONIGHT, WE MEET BEN AND ERNESTO.
IT'S THEIR TURN TO MEET THE MATCHMAKERS' SELECTIONS.
- FINDING LOVE IS THE HARDEST THING.
I'M PUTTING MY COMPLETE TRUST IN THE HANDS OF THE MATCHMAKERS.
- I WAS ACTUALLY MISS PUERTO RICO, 2004.
- I WAS MISS USA IN 2004.
[laughter]
- YEP. I BROUGHT YOU SOME BEAUTY QUEENS.
- AND BEN GETS A SHOCKING SURPRISE OF HIS OWN.
- HEY, BENJAMIN. UH, YOU ALREADY KNOW ME.
- THESE GIRLS SAW, LIKE, A VIDEO OF BEN ON FACEBOOK
AND WERE LIKE, "OH, I REALLY WANT TO GO MEET THAT GUY."
AND I WAS LIKE, I DON'T WANT HIM TO MEET ANY OTHER GIRL.
- AND LATER TONIGHT,
WE'LL WATCH BOTH MEN GO ON THEIR FIRST DATES.
- ♪ OH OH OH OH ♪
- WE CONTINUE THE ROMANTIC ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
RIGHT NOW.
ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE?
[cheers and applause]
WELCOME!
WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO READY FOR LOVE.
HI, EVERYONE. I'M GIULIANA RANCIC.
- AND I'M BILL RANCIC. - THANK YOU.
TUESDAY NIGHT, TIM CAME ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING LOVE.
WELL, NOW IT'S TIME TO HELP ERNESTO AND BEN FIND TRUE LOVE.
LET'S GET TO THE REASON WE ARE ALL HERE.
IT IS ERNESTO'S TURN IN THE HOT SEAT.
- LET'S GET TO KNOW ERNESTO,
OUR PHILANTHROPIST WHO'S NEVER FOUND LOVE.
- HI, I'M ERNESTO. I'M 33.
I LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH, AND I'M LOOKING FOR MY FUTURE WIFE.
WHOO!
I LOVE MIAMI. THIS IS A MELTING POT OF DIFFERENT CULTURES.
I REALLY FEEL TIES WITH THE CITY.
I'M DEFINITELY A PHILANTHROPIST.
I WAS BROUGHT UP WITH THE MENTALITY
OF LEAVING THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE THAN WHAT I FOUND IT.
I GREW UP IN HONDURAS.
I WAS RAISED IN A PRETTY BIG FAMILY.
REALLY, REALLY CLOSE WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
EVERY SUMMER, I WOULD WORK IN MY FATHER'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
WITH THE MONEY I MADE,
I WAS ABLE TO BUY THE LATEST PAIR OF AIR JORDANS.
I'M LIKE, "REALLY?
A WHOLE MONTH WORTH OF WORK FOR A PAIR OF SNEAKERS?"
MY DAD SAID, "YEAH.
THE GUY NEXT TO YOU HAS TO FEED AN ENTIRE FAMILY."
TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER AND SEE
THAT OTHER PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A HOME,
THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT HOME,
DEFINITELY PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.
THAT INTERACTION GROWING UP WAS KEY TO DEFINING
WHAT DIRECTION I WANTED MY LIFE TO GO IN.
MY BROTHER AND I STARTED THIS COMPANY IN LATIN AMERICA.
WE STARTED BUILDING HOUSES, CHANGING THE LIVES
OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE,
GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY OF A HOUSE, ETCETERA.
GIVING BACK TO THESE COMMUNITIES IS FAR MORE REWARDING
THAN ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY
OR ANY MATERIAL POSSESSIONS I COULD EVER HAVE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MOM AND DAD ON YOUR 38TH ANNIVERSARY. WHEW.
- THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER HALF SOMEWHERE FOR ERNESTO.
HE'S A GENTLEMAN.
HE'LL GO THAT EXTRA MILE TO HELP SOMEONE IN NEED.
THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT.
IF YOU CAN HELP OTHERS, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
- I HAVE A GREAT FAMILY.
I HAVE TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
- HE WOULD BE THE BEST HUSBAND,
THE BEST BOYFRIEND, THE BEST FATHER, THE BEST EVERYTHING.
- MWAH. - ERNIE IS VERY LOYAL.
HE'S ALWAYS THERE FOR ANY OF US, NO MATTER WHAT.
- BEING IN LOVE IS SOMETHING
THAT IS DEFINITELY MISSING IN MY LIFE.
GROWING UP, MY MOM WOULD ALWAYS SAY...
[speaking Spanish]
"GOOD THINGS COME FOR THOSE WHO WAIT."
THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS, SHE'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
SHE CAN'T HIDE FOREVER.
I'M READY TO FIND LOVE.
[cheers and applause]
- ERNESTO, COME ON DOWN.
[cheers and applause]
NOW, ERNESTO, AS WE SPEAK, THERE ARE FOUR LADIES
WHO ARE HOPING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP WITH YOU.
- ALL RIGHT, YOU GIRLS, TREAT HIM, ENTICE HIM.
JUST KNOCK HIM DEAD.
HEY, ERNESTO. - HEY.
- HOW ARE YOU? - FANTASTIC.
- ERNESTO'S AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE.
THE SEARCH FOR HIS FUTURE WIFE HAS LED ME TO WOMEN
THAT ARE FAMILY-ORIENTED WITH A BALANCE OF VERSATILITY
AND SOPHISTICATION.
YOU'VE NEVER SAID, "I LOVE YOU" TO A WOMAN?
- NO.
I THINK, SAYING THAT, IT MEANS A LOT,
AND IT'S A BIG COMMITMENT TO SAY IT.
I'M NOT ONE TO--
TO PLAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS.
- SO, WHY DO YOU THINK IT HASN'T HAPPENED?
- I FEEL THAT, UH, THAT SO FAR,
I-I-I'VE STRUCK OUT AT LOVE,
AND, UH, IT'S TIME TO GET A BATTING COACH.
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT, ERNESTO, LET'S MEET YOUR GIRLS.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M HERE FOR ERNESTO.
WHAT REALLY CLOSED IT FOR ME WAS WHEN HE SAID,
YOU KNOW, THAT HIS WIFE SHOULD EXPECT TO BE HIS PRIORITY.
I DON'T THINK I COULD ASK FOR SOMETHING MORE.
SO I PUT MY LIFE ON HOLD TO COME MEET ERNESTO,
BECAUSE I AM READY FOR LOVE.
- I AM HERE FOR ERNESTO BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE, IN LIFE,
IT'S BETTER TO LIVE WITH, "OH, WELLS" THAN "WHAT IFS,"
AND I REALLY FEEL CERTAIN
THAT IF I DID NOT MEET ERNESTO,
I WOULD HAVE A "WHAT IF."
- I'VE LEFT A LOT BEHIND.
YOU KNOW, I LEFT MY PARENTS.
I LEFT MY CAREER.
I'M WILLING TO DO THAT TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET SOMEONE I COULD SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH.
- I MEAN, I LOVE BEING IN LOVE, AND THERE'S NOTHING GREATER,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF I JUST WATCHED
TOO MANY DISNEY MOVIES WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
OR READ TOO MANY FAIRY TALES.
[horn honks]
- ERNESTO, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
TO THESE FOUR STUNNING WOMEN?
- WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH,
THAT I'M REALLY HONORED TO BE IN THIS POSITION.
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY, KNOWING THAT YOU
NEED A HAND FINDING LOVE, SO YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA MAKE FOUR GUYS REALLY HAPPY,
AND HOPEFULLY I GET TO BE ONE OF THOSE GUYS.
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT, SO, ALBA,
TELL ERNESTO ABOUT YOURSELF.
- HOLA, ERNESTO.
I'M ALBA, I'M 30, AND I AM FROM PUERTO RICO.
I WAS ACTUALLY MISS PUERTO RICO, 2004,
AND I FINISHED LAW SCHOOL A YEAR AGO.
- WOW. AND BRAINS.
- TO BE HERE, I ACTUALLY HAD TO PUT
TAKING THE STATE BAR ON HOLD,
BUT THE WAY YOUR MOM TALKED ABOUT YOU
REALLY TOUCHED ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE SAID,
"THERE HAS TO BE SOMEONE OUT THERE FOR MY ERNESTO."
I JUST THOUGHT, "HUH, I COULD BE THAT SOMEONE FOR ERNESTO."
[cheers and applause]
- HI, SHANDI. - HI.
- SO, SHANDI, TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF.
- WELL, MY NAME IS SHANDI FINNESSY,
AND I, UH, WAS MISS USA IN 2004.
[cheers and applause]
- MAN, ERNESTO!
- YEP. I BROUGHT YOU SOME BEAUTY QUEENS.
[applause] - WHOA.
- AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LIFE.
I LOVE MY JOB, I LOVE MY FAMILY, MY FAITH.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO COMPLETE ME.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO WALK BESIDE ME IN LIFE,
AND I HOPE THAT THAT IS YOU.
- YOU GIRLS KNOW EACH OTHER, RIGHT?
- YES.
- YOU WERE IN THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT TOGETHER.
- AGAINST EACH OTHER, YES.
[laughter]
I WAS SECOND RUNNER UP. SHE WAS FIRST.
SO SHE BEAT ME, YES.
- OH! AWKWARD, PARTY OF TWO.
YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING RIGHT IN YOUR LIFE, ERNESTO.
[laughter]
OKAY, SO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF, ERICA.
- HEY, ERNESTO. I'M ERICA.
I AM ACTUALLY ADOPTED,
AND I ACTUALLY HAVE VERY LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE PARENTS
THAT ARE STILL IN LOVE AFTER 38 YEARS OF MARRIAGE.
[cheers and applause] I KNOW.
AND SO THEY ARE MY TRUE ROLE MODELS FOR MARRIAGE,
AND THEY'VE SHOWN ME WHAT IT MEANS TO LOVE,
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ELIZABETH. - HELLO.
I AM 29 YEARS OLD,
AND I'M A MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER.
WRITING HAS BEEN A LONGTIME PASSION OF MINE,
SO I THOUGHT, I'VE GOT TO WRITE ABOUT THIS GUY.
[cheers and applause]
THIS IS ENTITLED, IN YOU, I SEE.
"IN YOU, I SEE A MAN COMPRISED OF MANY PARTS.
"I IMAGINE A KISS THAT IS TENDER,
"A TOUCH THAT IGNITES,
"AND THE SENSE TO KNOW THAT WORDS HAVE THEIR PLACE TOO.
IN YOU, I SEE A RARE BREED."
- [singsong] THIS IS NOT EASY.
- ALL RIGHT, SO WHO CAN I TALK TO
ABOUT KEEPING ALL FOUR?
- NO. [laughter]
AS YOU KNOW, ONE'S GONNA HAVE TO GO,
SO I NEED YOU TO CHOOSE THE FIRST WOMAN
TO CONTINUE ON THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU.
- OKAY.
I MEAN, I KIND OF DID FEEL A, UM,
LIKE, A CONNECTION WITH ALBA.
I MEAN, SHE STARTED OUT WITH THAT "HOLA," YOU KNOW,
SO I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO HEAR ANY SPANISH,
SO I-I WOULD LIKE TO-- I WOULD LIKE TO MEET HER.
- ♪ IF I LOSE MYSELF TONIGHT ♪
♪ IT WILL BE... ♪
- SHANDI DEFINITELY GOT TO ME,
SO I-I WOULD LIKE TO MEET SHANDI.
- SHANDI, COME MEET ERNESTO.
ONE MORE, AND ONE WILL GO HOME.
WILL IT BE ERICA OR ELIZABETH?
[cheers and applause]
- I'M GONNA GO WITH ERICA.
- ERICA, COME ON OVER.
[cheers and applause]
LET'S MEET MATT'S GIRLS FOR ERNESTO.
- LET'S HAVE SOME VICTORY HIGH FIVES RIGHT NOW.
- OOH-OOH!
- HEY, ERNESTO.
MATCHING TWO PEOPLE CAN BE REALLY TRICKY.
I'VE COACHED THESE WOMEN
TO MAKE THE BEST FIRST IMPRESSION POSSIBLE,
SO I REALLY HOPE THAT THEY MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
[cheers and applause]
SONIA IS THE HR MANAGER OF A LARGE CORPORATION.
I CHOSE HER BECAUSE HER PASSION FOR CHARITY
IS GONNA MATCH EXTREMELY WELL WITH ERNESTO'S SOCIAL VISION.
- AT LAST, THE MAN OF MY DREAMS HAS FINALLY COME INTO MY LIFE,
LATIN SPICE AND ALL.
- SONIA, I WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU.
- OKAY.
- I'M KRISTEN. I'M AN ELEMENTARY ART TEACHER.
AND SINCE YOU BUILD HOUSES, MY STUDENTS INSPIRED ME
TO BUILD YOU OUR LITTLE MODEL DREAM HOME.
- THAT'S BRILLIANT. - HERE'S YOUR HOME.
- ACTUALLY, WHY DON'T YOU GET OVER HERE
AND GIVE ME A LITTLE TOUR? - AWW!
- WELL, HELLO, SUMMER.
- WELL, HELLO, MY NAME IS SUMMER.
♪ SUMMER SUMMER SUMMERTIME ♪
[needle scratching record]
- WOW. SHE LOOKS SO NERVOUS.
- HI, ERNESTO.
- ALLY AND HER TWIN MANDY STRUCK ME FROM THE MOMENT I MET THEM.
THEY HAVE THIS UNBELIEVABLE ENERGY.
- I'M GOING FOR ERNESTO. - AND I AM GOING FOR BEN.
- MANDY IS THIS ETERNAL OPTIMIST
AND HAS THIS KIND OF UNRELENTING ENTHUSIASM
THAT ERNESTO NEEDS IN HIS LIFE.
- TO HAVE A FAMILY JUST LIKE THE FAMILY THAT I GREW UP WITH,
THAT'S ALL I NEED.
THAT'S ALL I WANT. THAT WOULD BE MY ULTIMATE GOAL.
- IT IS DOWN TO SUMMER AND MANDY.
- THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A TWIN SISTER, MANDY...
- I DO.
- MAKES IT REALLY INTERESTING,
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU.
- OH, MY GOD, I LOVE YOU!
- COME ON OVER, MANDY.
[cheering]
- YEAH!
HOME RUN RIGHT THERE.
- LET'S MEET TRACY'S GIRLS FOR ERNESTO.
- FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER BEEN IN LOVE,
ERNESTO KNOWS HIMSELF REALLY WELL.
HE NEEDS SOMEONE WHO'S DEDICATED AND SPIRITUAL
WITH A STRONG HEART.
- ♪ WHOA ♪
- LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL,
AND LOVE IS SOMETHING
I THINK YOU CAN ONLY FIND WITH ONE PERSON.
UM...
- OLIVIA, ARE YOU READING FROM YOUR HAND?
- NO. [laughter]
- IS OLIVIA READING FROM HER HAND?
- SAY NO MORE. GET OVER HERE.
I WANT TO MEET YOU ALREADY. - HE'S ALREADY CHOOSING YOU.
- HI. HELLO.
I COME FROM A VERY TRADITIONAL FAMILY.
I'M CHALDEAN, AND CHALDEAN MEANS CATHOLIC FROM IRAQ.
I STILL LIVE AT HOME, AND MOVING OUT IS NOT AN OPTION
UNLESS I WAS MARRIED.
- VICTORIA IS PURE SPICE.
- CAN I START OFF BY ASKING YOU A QUESTION?
- SURE. - ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE?
- I'M HERE, RIGHT? SO, YEAH.
- WELL, GOOD, 'CAUSE I HAVE A NATURAL COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
THAT'LL KNOCK YOU OUT.
- [laughs] ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
- HOPEFULLY, IF YOU CHOOSE ME FOR YOUR TEAM,
I'LL BE YOUR MVP.
[laughter]
- LET'S, UH, MEET VICTORIA.
- VICTORIA!
- I'M HERE BECAUSE I THINK THE RIGHT GUY FOR ME IS HERE.
THAT'S YOU. [laughs]
I THINK, BEFORE, I WAS VERY DRIVEN AND, LIKE,
I WANTED TO BE A CEO IN A CORNER OFFICE
AND WORK ALL THE TIME,
AND NOW IT'S LIKE I JUST WANT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEBODY,
START A FAMILY, AND BE WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE.
- LISA MARIE.
- I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL BE THE PRINCE IN MY STORY,
BECAUSE THEN I WOULD NEVER, EVER HAVE TO KISS
ANOTHER ONE OF THESE AGAIN.
- IS THAT A REAL FROG? - YES.
[laughter]
- THAT MEANS IT IS DOWN TO KATIE AND LISA MARIE.
- I WANT TO MEET KATIE. - KATIE. OKAY.
THANK YOU, LISA MARIE.
IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO GO.
ERNESTO, I KNOW THAT WAS SO HARD.
- ♪ AND WHEN THE DAYLIGHT COMES, I'LL HAVE TO GO ♪
- ERNESTO, ONE OF THESE NINE GORGEOUS WOMEN
COULD BE THE ONE YOU'VE WAITED FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.
ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW THESE WOMEN?
- OF COURSE I AM.
- ERNESTO'S DATE BEGINS RIGHT NOW.
[overlapping chatter and laughter]
- TODAY, WE'RE MOVING IN THE HOUSE,
AND IT IS, LIKE, RIGHT ON THE BEACH,
AND IT'S JUST GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL
AND IT'S LIKE A DREAM.
- WHOO!
- OH, MY GOD, IT'S SO HUGE!
- OH, MY GOD!
- LOOK. BEAUTIFUL COUPLE. BEAUTIFUL.
- I THINK HE LOOKS BETTER WITH ME. SORRY.
- I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT MATCHMAKERS
BEING A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE I'M THE BEST CHOICE FOR ERNESTO,
AND THEY CAN HOOK THIS UP.
I CAN'T WAIT TO DO THIS DATE.
- YEAH, YEAH.
[cheering]
- WHEN I MEET A GUY,
I'M--I'M ACTUALLY REALLY PICKY.
- WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THEN?
- WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?
I GUESS, LIKE, WHEN I MEET A GUY, I'LL KNOW.
- UH, I GET THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS,
JUST GIRL TO GIRL, UM,
IF YOU DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND IT.
- I AGREE, BUT YOU'RE SINGLE, I'M SINGLE.
YOU'RE SITTING THERE, I'M SITTING HERE.
SO WE'RE IN THE SAME-- SAME BOAT.
- HEY, LADIES, IT'S YOUR MATCHMAKERS.
- ERNESTO'S WOMEN GET SOME EXPERT ADVICE
FROM THE MATCHMAKERS.
- GUYS GRAVITATE TOWARDS WOMEN THAT MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE MEN.
- AND TENSIONS RISE IN THE GIRLS' QUEST
TO WIN ERNESTO'S HEART.
- LOSE YOUR ATTITUDE, FIRST OF ALL.
- IT'S NOT AN ATTITUDE, HONEY. I'M JUST SAYING--
- OH, I KNOW. SHH.
- IF THAT'S YOUR DEFAULT PLACE
THAT YOU GO, HE GOES,
"I'VE GOT A DRAMA QUEEN FOR LIFE,"
AND HE'S OUT WITH IT.
- AND LATER, OUR SUCCESSFUL CEO BEN'S JOURNEY BEGINS
WHEN HE MEETS HIS MATCHMAKER SELECTIONS ONSTAGE
FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND ENCOUNTERS A SHOCKING SURPRISE FROM HIS PAST.
- YOU PROBABLY DON'T REALIZE THIS,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY, TO ME.
.
- ♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
- WOW. - WHOA.
- HEY, LADIES,
IT'S YOUR FAVORITE THREE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
THE MATCHMAKERS.
I'M JUST SO EXCITED
THAT YOU GUYS ARE ON MY TEAM.
SO WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY, AND I WANT TO
START WITH SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY FUNDAMENTAL,
WHICH IS, GUYS GRAVITATE TOWARDS WOMEN
THAT MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE MEN.
A GUY AND A GIRL CAN BE ON A DATE,
AND HE SEES THAT SHE'S COLD,
AND HE SAYS, "HERE, TAKE MY JACKET."
SHE'S THINKING, "I DON'T WANT HIM TO BE COLD."
- RIGHT. - RIGHT?
SO YOU GO, "NO, NO, NO.
YOU KEEP YOUR JACKET."
AND IN THAT MOMENT,
YOU JUST DESTROYED HIM,
AND THE ATTRACTION PLUMMETS WITH IT.
I SEE THAT SITUATION, I THINK,
"JUST TAKE THE FRICKIN' JACKET."
- THAT'S SO INTERESTING. - JUST PUT IT ON.
- TO WORK ON YOUR BRAND IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT
IN A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE YOU HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME
TO LET HIM KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALBA AND SHANDI
GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER WHAT THEIR REAL BRAND IS,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS TITLE
OF "MISS PUERTO RICO" AND "MISS USA,"
AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY THEM,
AND I THINK THAT ERICA MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOO QUIET,
SO SHE NEEDS A VOICE.
- I WANT YOU TO WALK INTO THIS DATE,
THINKING, "THERE IS NO YESTERDAY AND THERE IS NO TOMORROW.
THERE IS THIS MOMENT, AND WE'RE IN IT."
WHEN YOU'RE ON A FIRST DATE AND YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF--
"DOES HE LIKE ME?
"WHAT DOES HE THINK ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING RIGHT NOW?
HOW DO I LOOK?"--
YOU'RE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE CONNECTION.
VICTORIA, I KNOW YOU'RE REALLY COMPETITIVE.
- I AM, VERY.
- DO YOU FIND YOURSELF WANTING TO GET COMPETITIVE
WITH THE OTHER GIRLS?
- UM... - BE HONEST.
- I DEFINITELY DON'T LIKE TO SHARE MY MEN.
- OKAY, WELL, NOW YOU KNOW THAT THIS FIRST DATE
IS GONNA BE A GROUP DATE.
- YEAH.
- ERNESTO'S GONNA BE WATCHING YOU.
- RIGHT.
- SO THE GOAL IS TO SOFTEN.
- YEAH. IT'S TOUGH.
- I'M SO EXCITED TO GO ON THE FIRST DATE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S ALL GONNA PLAY OUT.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY,
WE'VE NEVER GONE ON A GROUP DATE.
- ♪ AND OFF WE GO ♪
- ALL RIGHT, WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
- WHATEVER IT IS, I KNOW HE HAS
SOMETHING NICE PLANNED FOR US.
- I'M SURE THEY'RE THINKING
SOMETHING FANCY IS COMING THEIR WAY,
AND IT'S NOT.
- WHOA, THIS LOOKS A LITTLE SKETCHY.
- SERIOUSLY, WHERE ARE WE?
- SO THEN WE START DRIVING THROUGH COMPTON.
- NO, REALLY, WHERE ARE WE? - YEAH.
- AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, DISNEYLAND AIN'T IN COMPTON.
I'M LIKE, WHERE ARE WE GOING? ARE WE LOST?
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO?
- OH, MY EAR!
- WE'RE TOTALLY GOING TO, LIKE,
WORK ON A HOUSE OR SOMETHING, I BET.
- ♪ CATCHING MY BREATH ♪
- HEY.
- OH, MY GOSH. LIKE, THERE HE IS, FINALLY,
AND WE FINALLY GET TO SEE HIM, YOU KNOW?
- HOW ARE YOU?
I KNOW IT'S NOT THE TYPICAL DATE,
BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED
TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU.
GIVING BACK IS A PASSION OF MINE.
MY PRIORITY IN LIFE AND MY MISSION IN LIFE
IS TO LEAVE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE,
AND I REALLY WANT A GIRL THAT I CAN SHARE THIS WITH.
ALL RIGHT, ARE WE READY?
- READY. - YEAH.
- ARE YOU SURE? - YEAH! WE'RE EXCITED.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. - LET'S GET DIRTY.
- ♪ IT'S ALL SO SIMPLE NOW ♪
♪ ADDICTED TO YOUR LOVE ♪
- WE HAVE A GROUP OF GORGEOUS GIRLS DOING KITCHEN CABINETS,
A GROUP OF GORGEOUS GIRLS DOING THE FLOWERBED OUTSIDE...
- IT'S JUST LIKE BAKING A CAKE, YOU KNOW?
- OKAY. [laughs] - IT'S OKAY.
- AND THEN THESE TWO BEAUTY QUEENS DOING THE FLOOR.
- ♪ I'M CATCHING MY BREATH, LETTING IT GO ♪
- GOOD LORD, HE LOOKS GOOD WITH A TOOL BELT.
- HE'S HOT AND HE'S GORGEOUS AND HE'S HERE TO HELP OTHERS.
- HE IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE.
- I ONLY WATCHED YOUR VIDEO ONCE, BY THE WAY.
- RIGHT. - I SWEAR.
HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU WATCH IT?
- OH, WELL, I HAD TO SHOW IT TO MY SISTER AND MY MOM.
[laughter]
- ONE SISTER? - NO, I HAVE FOUR SISTERS.
- WOW. - OH, THAT'S REALLY CUTE.
- WE'RE FIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
I'M THE FOURTH ONE, AND WE'RE A YEAR APART.
- ALBA, I THINK, IS A REALLY STRONG COMPETITOR,
BECAUSE SHE'S BEAUTIFUL,
BUT SHE ALSO HAS THE SAME CULTURAL BACKGROUND AS ERNESTO.
HOW LONG DOES IT NORMALLY TAKE TO BUILD A HOUSE?
- THE HOUSES THAT WE BUILD, 100 OF THEM A MONTH.
WE SELL THEM, AND THE MONTHLY PAYMENT
IS $90 A MONTH.
- WOW.
- YEAH, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXCHANGE RATE IS.
- NO. NO, NO. $90 U.S. - 90, LIKE, FOR AMERICAN?
- $90 U.S. - OH, WOW!
[laughter]
- I THINK YOU NEED TO BE A LITTLE DIRTIER.
LIKE, GIVE ME THIS ARM. - YEAH, RIGHT?
LOOK AT ME. HMM.
- HE'S LIKE A MAN'S MAN.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE SOMEONE ALWAYS CLEAN UP.
I WANT TO SEE THAT THEY CAN GET DIRTY.
AND I WAS LIKE, HELLO.
ARE YOU GONNA GIVE ME A CROSS? - A NICE LITTLE "E."
- ERNESTO IS A PASSIONATE GUY. - MM-HMM.
- EVERYTHING HE DOES IN LIFE, HE DOES BECAUSE IT EXCITES HIM,
SO I WANT YOU TO GO FOR THAT SEXIER VIBE.
- A LITTLE CURSIVE ON THE "K."
- THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.
I IDENTIFIED MYSELF
WITH SOMETHING THAT EACH OF THEM HAD TO SAY.
- I GREW UP, I WAS--IT WAS MY MOM RAISED US MOSTLY,
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH.
- IF YOU CAN STILL BE HAPPY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING...
- IT WAS, LIKE, GREAT. - YOU'LL BE HAPPY, YEAH.
- YEAH, THAT'S SO TRUE.
- AND YOU LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE LITTLE THINGS,
AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
- I TRAVELED ALMOST 3,000 MILES TO MEET ERNESTO,
AND I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ROLLER-BLADED
IF I WOULD HAVE HAD TO. [laughs]
- OKAY. - [laughs]
- SO, TELL ME--TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOURSELF.
- WELL, I'M CHALDEAN. I'M CATHOLIC IRAQI.
- OKAY.
- I COME FROM A PRETTY BIG FAMILY.
IT'S SO FUN GROWING UP IN A HOUSE
WITH A LOT OF SIBLINGS.
- IT'S PRICELESS. - YEAH.
I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME TALKING TO ERNESTO
AND GETTING TO KNOW HIM.
AND NO ONE'S THERE FOR YOU LIKE YOUR SIBLINGS.
- YEAH, YEAH.
- UM...
- THEN SHANDI JUST INTERRUPTS ME.
- I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT. - OKAY, FOR SURE.
[saw whirring]
ON TO THE NEXT ONE. WHAT'S THE OTHER MEASUREMENT?
- HERE'S YOUR BOARD. - 20 1/4.
- 20 INCHES AND 1/4.
OH, NO, AND 1/4.
OH, NO.
- OKAY, THEN GO AHEAD. MEASURE IT.
- YEAH, 20 1/4.
- LOSE YOUR ATTITUDE, FIRST OF ALL.
- IT'S NOT AN ATTITUDE, HONEY. I'M JUST SAYING--
- I'M NOT TRYING TO FIGHT. - I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING--
- I KNOW. SHH.
SHE'S MESSING WITH THE WRONG PERSON.
SHE REALLY IS.
.
- ♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
- OH, NO.
- OKAY, THEN GO AHEAD. MEASURE IT.
- YEAH, 20 1/4.
- LOSE YOUR ATTITUDE, FIRST OF ALL.
- IT'S NOT AN ATTITUDE, HONEY. I'M JUST SAYING--
- I'M NOT TRYING TO FIGHT. - I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING--
- I KNOW. SHH. GO AHEAD.
- OKAY, BUT IF WE DON'T GET IT RIGHT,
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO FINISH THE FLOOR.
SO I'M NOT GETTING AN ATTITUDE WITH YOU.
I'M TRYING TO DO A PROJECT.
OLIVIA'S KIND OF LIKE A GNAT,
AND IT'S JUST LIKE... [imitates insect buzzing]
[saw whirring]
- DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MEASUREMENTS FOR ME?
SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE MEASUREMENTS?
- RIGHT. - OKAY.
REMEMBER, WE'RE BUILDING A HOUSE.
WHEN YOU'RE THAT OLD AND NOT MARRIED YET,
NO CHILDREN, OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOU,
SO DO NOT ACT LIKE YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME.
- HEY, ERNESTO. - HEY, ERNESTO.
- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, GUYS?
I CERTAINLY BELIEVE WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
I MEAN, I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF.
TODAY WAS JUST AMAZING.
I COMPLETELY TRUST THE PROCESS,
AND I ABSOLUTELY TRUST THE MATCHMAKERS 100%.
OKAY.
OH, SHE WAS REALLY COOL.
I GOT REALLY GOOD VIBES FROM HER.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO RIGHT NOW
IS SOMETHING IN COMPLETE CONTRAST TO--
TO GETTING OUR HANDS DIRTY
AND WORKING HARD AND SWEATING.
- HEY. - HEY.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE CHAMPAGNE
AND LITERALLY JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX
AND CHAT AND ENJOY.
SO FAR, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN LOVE,
AND I HAVE MET BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, YOU KNOW?
AND THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT GIRLS,
BUT WE JUST HAVEN'T CLICKED.
- YES, I WAS EXCITED TO SEE HIM,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, TWO OTHER GIRLS ARE THERE.
LIKE, THAT'S REALLY CRAMPING ON MY STYLE,
AND IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING.
- I'M EXCITED, UM, BUT I AIN'T GONNA LIE.
LIKE, I'M NERVE-RACKED. - I THINK WE ALL ARE.
- SHANDI AND MANDY HAVE NOT SHUT UP.
IT'S DRIVING ME INSANE.
- YOU GUYS WANT TO JUMP INTO THE POOL REALLY QUICK?
- YEAH, LET'S DO IT. - YEAH?
- OKAY. [overlapping chatter]
- I KNOW I'M ACTING REALLY WEIRD HERE,
BUT, UH, I'M NOT LIKE THESE OTHER GIRLS...
[jazzy music]
SHOWING MY *** IN HIS FACE.
LIKE, THAT'S REALLY INAPPROPRIATE.
- IN PAGEANTS, THERE'S ALWAYS ONE
WHO TRIES TO, LIKE, "OH, MY GOD,
YOU'RE WEARING-- YOU'RE WEARING THAT?"
YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF STUFF?
SO THEN YOU'RE LIKE... [gasps]
LIKE, "SHOULD I NOT BE WEARING THIS?"
I AM NOT GONNA LET THIS LITTLE TWERP
BE THE REASON THAT I DON'T HAVE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.
- SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME IN THE JACUZZI, SHANDI?
- OH, WOULD I? NO. [laughs]
YES, PLEASE.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, IF YOU HAD TO GIVE,
LIKE, FIVE THINGS, OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
LIKE, WHAT YOUR IDEAL WOULD BE?
- IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY
THAT APPRECIATES FAMILY AS MUCH AS I DO.
SOMEBODY THAT LOVES KIDS. I LOVE KIDS.
I DEFINITELY WANT A WIFE THAT'S SWEET, THAT I CAN COME TO.
LIKE, YOUR IPHONE DIES, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CHARGER, RIGHT?
SO YOU HAVE A BAD DAY, I'M LOOKING FOR MY WIFE.
- MM-HMM. - YOU KNOW?
IT'S REALLY ABOUT WEDDING VOWS.
I MEAN, YOU'RE SAYING, "TILL DEATH DO US PART."
- AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU MAKE THAT VOW TO GOD,
WHERE YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING BIGGER TO LIVE UP TO,
AND IF YOU BREAK THAT--
- YEAH. [laughs] DEFINITELY.
- SO FAR, AMBER IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK,
SO I THINK I'VE GOT THE BEST MATCHMAKER ON MY SIDE.
- MATT GAVE ME THIS GREAT TIP.
- WE ENGINEER MOMENTS THAT ARE SPECIAL.
MENTALLY OR INTELLECTUALLY
MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST WAY RIGHT NOW.
LET'S GO PHYSICALLY.
- SO I WANTED TO CREATE THAT MOMENT,
RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DATE, TO BREAK THE ICE.
I DECIDED TO GO RIGHT INTO THE COLD POOL.
OKAY.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH!
OH, MY GOD.
I THINK I NEED TO HUG YOU RIGHT NOW.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU! [laughter]
LIKE, IT WAS A REALLY CUTE MOMENT.
SO THANKS, MATT.
[laughs]
- THIS COLD TUB, IT WAS UNBEARABLE.
WE DECIDED IT WAS A BETTER IDEA TO GO TO THE HOT TUB.
I HAVE TO SAY, YOUR ATTITUDE TODAY...
- UH-HUH?
- I WAS REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED BY.
- YOU WERE? - I WAS.
- SHUT UP.
- IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL
LIKE WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.
- I KNOW, RIGHT? - YOU KNOW?
- HE'S AN AMAZING GUY,
AND I THINK THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY
THAT I COULD FALL IN LOVE, AND IT'S EXCITING.
- I REALLY LIKED VICTORIA'S CONFIDENCE ONSTAGE.
I REALLY LIKED HER ATTITUDE TODAY AT THE JOB.
I MEAN, THIS IS A GREAT GIRL HERE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I'M SEEING THAT SHE IS UNCOMFORTABLE.
SO A LITTLE WHILE AGO,
WE WERE ABOUT TO JUMP IN THE POOL,
AND YOU WERE A LITTLE HESITANT.
- WELL, SO I DON'T WANT TO BE THE TYPE OF PERSON
TO BE LIKE, "OH, YEAH, YOU KNOW, LET'S GO!"
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I'M NOT THAT TYPE OF PERSON.
- I RESPECT THAT.
- YOU KNOW, MY *** HANGING OUT,
BUTT HANGING OUT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S JUST--I'M-- I'M NOT GONNA JUDGE, I GUESS.
- HOW DO YOU LIKE THE HOUSE?
HOW DO YOU LIKE HANGING OUT WITH THE GIRLS?
- LIKE, MY HONEST OPINION? - PLEASE.
- THE HOUSE IS JUST LIKE,
YOU GOTTA PICK UP AFTER GIRLS 'CAUSE THEY'RE SLOBS,
AND IT'S JUST LIKE, IF I DON'T KNOW WHO LEFT IT THERE,
I'M NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHO LEFT IT THERE, BUT IF SOMEONE'S THERE AND I'M LIKE,
"YOU LEFT YOUR MESS IN THE KITCHEN, GO PICK IT UP,"
IT'S LIKE, I'M JUST LIKE THAT TYPE OF PERSON.
- OKAY.
TODAY WAS JUST AMAZING,
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE AWKWARD.
I'M HOPING TO REACH OUT TO THE MATCHMAKERS,
TELL THEM SOME OF MY CONCERNS,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A WRONG DECISION.
THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.
[cheers and applause]
- WOW! THAT GOT A LITTLE AWKWARD.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR FROM THE LADIES.
- SEND THEM ON UP.
[cheers and applause]
LADIES, THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT.
WE'RE GONNA DIG IN. AMBER.
- SO I WANTED YOU EACH TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO BE PERCEIVED.
ALL THREE OF YOU BROUGHT THAT TO THE GAME TODAY, AND--
[cheers and applause] AND SHANDI, ESPECIALLY.
THERE WAS SOME TENSION GOING ON IN THE HOUSE.
IT DIDN'T FAZE YOU ONE BIT.
EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY,
YOU DIDN'T BRING THE DRAMA TO ERNESTO,
WHICH I THINK WAS GREAT.
- BRAVO, BRAVO.
- MATT.
MATT, YOU CHOSE MANDY TO GO ON THE DATE.
- YES, I DID.
I WATCH YOU AND I THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH ***,
BECAUSE YOU'RE SO CHARMING.
- THANK YOU.
- THAT, COUPLED WITH THE FACT
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO BE ROMANTIC
WHILE HE'S GOT HIS BITS AND PIECES
SUBMERGED IN ICE-COLD WATER.
- I JUST GAVE HIM A HUG. WHAT'S WRONG WITH A HUG?
- YOU TOOK MY ADVICE AND IT WORKED.
IT GOT YOU A UNIQUE MOMENT.
- THANK YOU, MATT.
- VICTORIA, YOU WERE A LITTLE QUIET ON THE DATE, HUH?
- I WAS. - WHY?
- JUST A REALLY AWKWARD SITUATION.
- VICTORIA...
YOU JUST--YOU DIDN'T DO THE TIP.
- LATER TONIGHT, OUR HOSPITAL CEO BEN
GOES THROUGH HIS BLIND SELECTION.
WHOA!
AND THE MATCHMAKERS LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED
TO FIND HIS TRUE LOVE.
- HEY, BENJAMIN.
YOU ALREADY KNOW ME.
- AND JOIN US NEXT TUESDAY, WHEN TIM, BEN, AND ERNESTO
CONTINUE THEIR ROMANTIC ADVENTURES.
- AH!
- LET'S DO THIS. - AH!
- THE MATCHMAKERS GIVE ADVICE ONSTAGE...
- LET ME GIVE YOU A NEW IDENTITY.
HOT, BLONDE GODDESS.
- AND WE SAY GOOD-BYE TO THREE MORE WOMEN.
- IT'S SO IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME.
- I NEED TO SEND HOME...
- ♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
- VICTORIA, THE TIP WAS ABOUT NOT BEING SELF-CENTERED.
- EVEN THOUGH I DID SEEM KIND OF AWKWARD,
PART OF ME WAS LIKE, "MAN, THIS GUY'S FREAKIN' AWESOME."
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
- CAN I SAY SOMETHING? NO, HOLD ON.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER NOT WANTING TO DROP HER ROBE
AND GET IN HER BIKINI AND JUMP IN A DAMN TUB?
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY, FIRSTLY, THIS WHOLE DE-ROBING THING,
YOU WERE MISERABLE BEFORE THAT EVEN HAPPENED.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M NOT SAYING-- I'M NOT SAYING I WASN'T.
- SECONDLY--SECONDLY, LET ME-- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
THAT GOES THROUGH A GUY'S MIND VERY EARLY ON.
MEN ARE LOOKING FOR ALARM BELLS,
AND HERE'S THE ALARM BELL YOU GAVE HIM.
YOU SAID TO US THAT THE REASON THAT YOU GOT MISERABLE
WAS BECAUSE YOU FELT AWKWARD.
NOW HERE'S THE DANGER.
IF THAT'S YOUR DEFAULT PLACE THAT YOU GO
WHEN YOU FEEL AWKWARD,
HE'S GOT TO PUT UP WITH THAT CRAP
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE ANY TIME YOU FEEL AWKWARD.
[cheers and applause]
SO-- - MATT.
LOOK AT-- BILL'S NODDING HIS HEAD.
- SO HERE'S THE DREAM WOMAN, DREAM WIFE,
IS THE ONE THAT, WHEN TIMES ARE BAD, SHE'S SUPPORTIVE.
WHEN THINGS ARE HARD, SHE'S STILL HAPPY.
IF YOU GO TO ALL THOSE DRAMATIC PLACES
EVERY TIME YOU FEEL LIKE THAT,
HE GOES, "I'VE GOT A DRAMA QUEEN FOR LIFE,"
AND HE'S OUT WITH IT.
- OLIVIA, I'M GONNA TURN TO YOU. TRACY.
- THERE WAS A LOT OF FRICTION WITH SHANDI.
- OOH. - THERE WAS.
HONESTLY, I JUST FELT LIKE SHE WAS PICKING ON ME,
AND IF ANYTHING-- I'M SORRY TO SAY THIS,
BUT IT ALMOST FLATTERED ME 'CAUSE I FELT LIKE SHE,
YOU KNOW, SHE FELT LIKE I WAS HER BIGGEST COMPETITION
AT THE MOMENT.
- OKAY, OKAY.
- YEAH, SHANDI, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO SAY?
- YES, WE'RE ALL DATING THE SAME PERSON,
BUT WE'RE COMING HOME TO THE SAME HOUSE,
SO LET'S NOT MAKE THIS UGLY FOR EVERYONE.
[cheers and applause]
- OLIVIA, IF YOU'RE A WOMAN
WHO CAN'T GET ALONG WITH OTHER WOMEN,
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A ROTTEN PARTNER.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CALM YOURSELF DOWN AND STAY COOL
IN ORDER TO GET A GUY LIKE ERNESTO.
- RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES, IT IS NOW TIME
FOR THE MATCHMAKERS TO MAKE THEIR DECISION.
- THEY'RE GONNA CHOOSE THE BOTTOM THREE,
AND THEN ERNESTO WILL HAVE TO SEND ONE OF YOU HOME.
- TRACY?
- THIS IS NOT EASY.
VICTORIA, IT'S GOT TO BE YOU.
- AMBER, WHO ARE YOU CHOOSING FROM YOUR TEAM
TO BE IN THE BOTTOM THREE?
- ERICA.
IF YOU REMEMBER, I ASKED YOU TO HAVE A VOICE
IN THIS THREESOME HERE.
I WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO STEP UP
AND LET ERNESTO KNOW EXACTLY WHO ERICA IS,
BUT I LOST YOU IN THE DATE.
YOU NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH HIM, OKAY?
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO BE ALONE WITH HIM
AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO HAVE A VOICE.
I EXPECT YOU TO COME BACK UP ON THAT ELEVATOR, OKAY?
- MATT, WHO WILL YOU BE CHOOSING
TO BE IN ERNESTO'S BOTTOM THREE TONIGHT?
- KRISTEN, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO BE IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
TOO OFTEN, I SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A BROTHER-SISTER VIBE
WHEN YOU'RE WITH HIM IN THE ROOM,
WHERE YOU'VE GOT ALMOST SLIGHTLY MORE
OF A TOMBOY THING GOING ON.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO GET MORE UNCOMFORTABLE
AND ACTUALLY GO FOR THAT SEXIER VIBE,
BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GONNA REALLY CONNECT.
- ALL RIGHT.
VICTORIA, ERICA, KRISTEN,
ONE OF YOU WILL BE GOING HOME TONIGHT,
BUT THE REST OF YOU ARE SAFE FOR ANOTHER WEEK
TO CHASE ERNESTO'S HEART.
[cheers and applause]
- ERNESTO, COME ON OUT.
[cheers and applause]
- WELL, ERNESTO, AS YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THESE GIRLS IS ABOUT TO GO HOME,
BUT WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A CHANCE RIGHT NOW
TO SAVE ONE OF THEM.
SO, WHO WILL YOU CHOOSE, ERNESTO?
- I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED AT EVERYBODY AT THE DATE,
BUT I-I DO FEEL THAT-- THAT ONE OF THESE GIRLS FOUND,
I GUESS, ENERGY TO SHOW ME SOME FUN SIDE AND OPTIMISM,
AND I'D LIKE TO ASK...
KRISTEN TO STAY.
- THANK YOU. - YAY!
[cheers and applause]
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY AM HAPPY.
- CONGRATULATIONS, KRISTEN. - THANKS AGAIN.
- YOU ARE SAFE. [cheers and applause]
ERICA, VICTORIA, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
BOTH OF YOU ARE GONNA GO DOWN TO THE GARDEN WITH ERNESTO,
AND ONLY ONE OF YOU WILL COME BACK UP.
SO LET'S HEAD INTO THE PODS.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
LADIES, GOOD LUCK.
[cheers and applause]
- YOU KNOW, I LEFT A LOT BEHIND.
I LEFT MY PARENTS, I LEFT MY OLDER SISTER,
I LEFT MY CAREER.
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I'M HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
MY WHOLE FOCUS AND GOAL HERE IS TO BE WITH ERNESTO.
AMBER KNOWS THAT I'M GONNA FIGHT FOR THIS
AND I'M GONNA BRING MY "A" GAME.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M DEFINITELY VERY COMPETITIVE.
I ALWAYS TRY TO BE NUMBER ONE,
BUT I'VE NEVER LIKED THE FACT THAT I'D HAVE TO VIE,
YOU KNOW, LIKE, "OH, ERNESTO, PICK ME!"
ERNESTO IS THE MAN OF MY DREAMS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN SUCK IT UP,
AND I KNOW, IN THE END, I'LL BE NUMBER ONE.
♪ ♪
[audience ohs]
- THIS IS THE TOUGH PART OF THIS JOURNEY.
I'M SUPER GRATEFUL THAT-- THAT YOU GUYS JOINED.
ERICA, YEAH, I FEEL I KNOW VERY LITTLE OF YOU,
SO I, OF COURSE, DO WORRY,
'CAUSE THERE WERE OTHER GIRLS THAT WERE THERE
THAT I DO KNOW MORE ABOUT.
AND THEN, VICTORIA, THE DAY WE WERE AT THE SPA,
I ACTUALLY ADMIRED THE FACT THAT YOU DID NOT FEEL IT WAS RIGHT
AND YOU STOOD BY YOUR BELIEFS.
- I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO,
AND I ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE.
GRANTED, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW,
STILL ADJUSTING TO THE WHOLE SITUATION.
- I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.
- CAN I INTERJECT REALLY QUICKLY?
I THINK THAT YOU TRULY DO WANT TO FIND YOUR MATCH,
AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I'M HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS,
AND I'M JUST NOT SURE IF I CAN SAY THE SAME,
JUST FROM INTERACTIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH VICTORIA.
I DON'T--I MEAN-- I JUST--I MEAN--
- PLEASE DO NOT JUDGE ME. - OH, I'M NOT JUDGING YOU.
- NO, NO, NO, BUT YOU'RE TELLING HIM--I JUST--
- NO, I'M REALLY NOT JUDGING YOU.
- ALL RIGHT.
- I'M GONNA HAVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO...
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- COMING UP, RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK,
OUR TEXAS CEO BEN MAKES HIS BLIND SELECTIONS
FROM THE WOMEN CHOSEN FOR HIM BY OUR MATCHMAKERS...
- ONE OF THESE GIRLS IS POTENTIALLY MY WIFE.
- INCLUDING A HUGE SURPRISE FROM MATCHMAKER AMBER.
- DID SHE BREAK YOUR HEART?
- THIS IS IT.
WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHO ERNESTO DECIDED TO KEEP.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
ERICA!
[cheers and applause]
THEY LOVE YOU, ERICA.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M GONNA HAVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO...
TO YOU, VICTORIA.
AND, ERICA...
DO PROMISE ME WE'RE GONNA MAKE THE BEST
OF THESE LITTLE MOMENTS.
- I WILL NOT TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED.
- NO.
- I'M VERY EXCITED. THANK YOU.
I MAKE IT A PROMISE.
I'M SORRY.
- JUST WALK OFF.
- OH, VICTORIA.
- THIS JUST ISN'T ME.
- I KNOW. YOU'RE A GREAT GIRL.
- THANK YOU.
I GUESS I REGRET THAT...
I DIDN'T ADJUST AS FAST AS HE WANTED ME TO.
YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH. IT WAS A TOUGH SITUATION.
I'M AT THAT POINT WHERE I KNOW WHAT I WANT.
ERNESTO COULD HAVE BEEN IT, BUT, UH...
I DON'T KNOW.
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT. AND NOW IT IS BEN'S TURN!
TAKE A LOOK AT WHY BEN'S TRULY READY FOR LOVE.
[pop music]
- I'M BEN, I'M 31 YEARS OLD,
I LIVE IN DALLAS, AND I'M LOOKING FOR MY MATCH.
I HAD A PRETTY INTERESTING CHILDHOOD.
MY DAD'S A DOCTOR, MY MOM'S A DOCTOR.
I'VE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD.
I GREW UP AS, LIKE, A TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GUY.
[country rock music]
♪ ♪
I WANTED MORE IN LIFE THAN JUST LIVING IN TEXAS,
SO I WENT TO PENN, GRADUATED,
THEN STRAIGHT TO WALL STREET.
I TOOK AN OFFER TO WORK MANAGING FUNDS FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY.
I LIVED IN DUBAI FOR FOUR YEARS.
I WORKED REALLY HARD TO BE THE BEST AT EVERYTHING.
IF I WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING, I WAS GONNA BE THE BEST AT IT.
♪ ♪
WHEN YOU START TO APPROACH 30,
YOU START TO FOCUS MORE ON WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
[piano music]
MY BACKGROUND'S IN FINANCE,
BUT WHAT I DO NOW IS IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR.
RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING ON A SENIOR'S PROJECT.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE AMAZING STORIES.
- I'D NEVER BEEN KISSED LIKE THAT BEFORE,
AND I JUST MELTED.
- JIMBO AND BONNIE BLOW ME AWAY.
I MEAN, THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED 54 YEARS,
AND HE STILL LOOKS AT HER AS THIS GORGEOUS LITTLE GIRL,
AND I WANT THAT FOR MYSELF.
- CHECK. [laughter]
- I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD WHEN MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED.
MY FATHER WASN'T AROUND AS MUCH AS I WANTED HIM TO BE,
AND AS A FATHER, HE DROPPED THE BALL.
THAT HAD AN INFLUENCE ON ME.
I JUST, LIKE, KNEW,
THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF DAD I'M GONNA BE.
- YOU HAVE BEEN, 100%,
LIKE THE--THE BEST BROTHER AND MY BEST FRIEND.
YOU KIND OF TOOK ON THAT FATHERLY ROLE,
AND I THINK THAT IT'S KIND OF--
IT'S--IT'S INSTILLED IN YOU NOW.
BEN IS TRULY ONE OF A KIND.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE
WHO HAS EVERY QUALITY THAT SOMEONE WOULD WANT IN A HUSBAND.
- I LOVE MY FAMILY.
EVERYBODY'S BEEN WAITING FOR ME TO SAY,
"YOU KNOW, NOW I'M GONNA FOCUS ON PERSONAL LIFE,"
AND I'M READY TO DO THAT,
AND THEY KNOW I'M READY TO DO THAT.
EVERY YEAR, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
ARE MEETING THROUGH MATCHMAKERS.
I THINK THE LOVE WILL HAPPEN FASTER
BECAUSE THE COMPATIBILITY'S THERE.
IT'S MY TURN. I'M READY.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S MEET FOUR GORGEOUS WOMEN
THAT OUR MATCHMAKER AMBER CHOSE FOR YOU.
BEN, ARE YOU READY? - I'M VERY READY.
I'M VERY READY. - ALL RIGHT.
- ANXIOUS.
- LET'S MEET AMBER'S GIRLS FOR BEN.
[cheers and applause]
- THE FOUR WOMEN THAT I HAVE CHOSEN
HAVE A LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION
THAT I DON'T THINK MATT AND TRACY'S GIRLS HAVE.
LYNSEE HAS A REAL SOFTNESS ABOUT HER.
SHE'S VERY FEMININE, ALLURING,
AND SHE HAS THAT INTERNATIONAL MODEL QUALITY.
TARRYN IS CAREER-DRIVEN AND CONFIDENT
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A FEISTY SIDE
THAT IS GONNA KEEP BEN ON HIS TOES.
SENECA HAS TWO DEGREES AND SHE'S A TOP ATTORNEY
AT A NATIONAL COFFEE SHOP CHAIN.
KARI IS BEN'S EX-GIRLFRIEND FROM TEXAS,
AND SHE CAME TO ME BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO REKINDLE
THE LOVE THAT THEY LOST FIVE YEARS AGO.
THEY HAD A VERY INTENSE COURTSHIP
BUT AN EXPLOSIVE BREAKUP,
SO I'M TAKING A RISK BRINGING HER IN.
BUT THEY HAVE BOTH EVOLVED,
SO I'M HOPING THAT BEN IS GONNA WANT TO EXPLORE
THIS RELATIONSHIP A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
[cheers and applause]
- WHAT'S UP, GIRLS? HI. - HI.
- HOW ARE WE FEELING? - I'M GOOD.
- ARE WE NERVOUS? - YEAH.
[applause]
- WAIT, YOU GOTTA STAY IN ONE PLACE, MY FRIEND.
- WHAT IS THIS THING? - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU CAN'T PEEK AROUND, BEN.
OKAY. LYNSEE, LET'S START WITH YOU.
[cheers and applause]
- HEY, BEN, I'M LYNSEE. I'M 26 YEARS OLD.
FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, I'VE BEEN CHASING MY DREAMS
AND TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD AS AN INTERNATIONAL MODEL,
BUT THE BIOLOGY MAJOR IN ME LIKES TO GET DOWN AND NERDY
JUST AS MUCH AS I LIKE TO GET DOWN AND DIRTY.
- OKAY.
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY, TARRYN.
- HELLO, BEN, MY NAME IS TARRYN.
I WORK FOR A PRIVATE JET CHARTER COMPANY.
I AM SUCCESSFUL, I'M CONFIDENT, AND I LOVE WHAT I DO.
SO...
[cheers and applause]
BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT AND GIVE ME YOUR HAND,
BECAUSE YOU AND I ARE IN FOR THE FLIGHT OF OUR LIFE
AND I CAN'T WAIT.
- THANK YOU, TARRYN.
[cheers and applause]
SENECA.
- HI, BEN. MY NAME IS SENECA.
I'M 34 YEARS OLD.
I HAVE A MBA AND A JURIS DOCTORATE
AND I AM A CORPORATE ATTORNEY FOR A MAJOR COFFEE COMPANY.
YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNA BE THIS AWESOME POWER COUPLE,
WE NEED TO HAVE A COOL NAME,
SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE "BENECA" OR...
- OKAY. - I REALLY LIKE "SENEBEN."
- IT SOUNDS DELICIOUS, ACTUALLY.
- OKAY. - A SENEBEN.
I COULD HAVE A SENEBEN RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, VERY GOOD. WELL, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
- THANK YOU.
- AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, KARI.
- UM, HEY, BENJAMIN.
UM, YOU ALREADY KNOW ME,
SO...YEAH.
[cheers and applause]
.
- HEY, BENJAMIN.
UM, YOU ALREADY KNOW ME, SO...
[cheers and applause]
- DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS? - YEAH.
I KNOW WHO THAT IS.
[cheers and applause]
- BEN, YOU PROBABLY DON'T REALIZE THIS,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY, TO ME.
[audience aws]
UM, I JUST COULD NOT STAND THE THOUGHT
OF SITTING BACK AND WATCHING AS EVERY GIRL IN AMERICA
FOUND OUT WHAT A FANTASTIC GUY YOU ARE.
SO PLEASE ASK ME TO COME OVER
TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL
SO WE CAN FINALLY HAVE THE CHANCE
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAD.
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY.
I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT ONE GO SO EASILY, BY THE WAY.
HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS THIS?
- ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
- OKAY. - YEAH.
- DID SHE BREAK YOUR HEART?
[audience ohs]
- I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IT WAS REALLY
AN UNHAPPY TIME WHEN WE COULDN'T GO TO THE NEXT STAGE.
- OKAY.
WELL, WITH THAT IN MIND,
WE GOTTA GET TO IT, ALL RIGHT?
WHICH OF THE FOUR WOMEN THAT AMBER PICKED FOR YOU
DO YOU WANT TO KEEP IN ALL OF THIS?
- UM, I'D LOVE TO BRING LYNSEE RIGHT ON OVER.
- OKAY. LYNSEE.
- HI. - HI, HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD. NICE TO MEET YOU. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY TO MEET YOU.
- SO, BEN, LET'S FIND OUT YOUR NEXT CHOICE.
THREE WOMEN REMAIN.
TARRYN, SENECA, AND KARI, WHO HAS SURPRISED YOU.
- UM, I'D LOVE TO BRING TARRYN AROUND.
- TARRYN. - SO BRING TARRYN.
- OKAY, TARRYN.
- HI.
[cheers and applause]
- THANKS, TARRYN.
ALL RIGHT, THAT MEANS IT IS DOWN TO SENECA AND KARI.
[cheers and applause]
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK ONE OF THEM,
SO WHO IS IT GOING TO BE?
SUCCESSFUL LAWYER SENECA OR KARI FROM YOUR PAST?
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- SENECA, I'M REALLY SORRY,
BUT I HAVE TO JUST KNOW--
- [gasps] - HEY, GORGEOUS.
[cheers and applause]
- WOW.
- YOU DID NOT WANT TO WAIT, KARI.
- IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY.
[laughs] - IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- [laughs]
[cheers and applause]
- LET'S GO SAY GOOD-BYE TO SENECA.
- I'M REALLY SORRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- I WISH YOU THE BEST.
- I'M SORRY. BYE, SWEETHEART. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SHE'S A CLASSY GIRL, HUH? - SHE IS.
[cheers and applause]
- BEN'S A REALLY SUCCESSFUL, DRIVEN GUY,
AND I THOUGHT HE WOULD APPRECIATE
THAT I'M THE SAME WAY.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
YOU GET ALL THE EDUCATION. YOU GET EVERYTHING.
- LET'S SIT DOWN FOR A SECOND, SO WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE--
- AND THAT'S NOT WHAT MEN WANT, APPARENTLY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S DISAPPOINTING.
- WELL, I THINK THAT YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB.
- THANK YOU.
- AND I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
- FOR ME, THIS WAS A BIG RISK.
- LET'S MEET FOUR GORGEOUS WOMEN
THAT OUR MATCHMAKER TRACY CHOSE FOR YOU.
- AMBER AND MATT
ARE PROBABLY LOOKING FOR WONDER WOMAN FOR BEN,
BUT AS SOON AS I MET HIM,
I KNEW THAT HE DOESN'T NEED THE PERFECT WOMAN.
IF THE GROWN MAN WHO'S TRYING TO BE PERFECT
IS LOOKING FOR THE WIFE AND CHOOSES THE WIFE,
IT'S NOT GONNA BE AS GOOD OF A MARRIAGE
AS IF THE VULNERABLE, 12-YEAR-OLD BOY
FINDS SOMEONE THAT HE CONNECTS WITH.
- I WANT TO MEET THE PERSON
THAT YOU FEEL LIKE IS-- IS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR ME.
- LET'S SEE THE GIRLS!
[cheers and applause]
- ANGELA'S YOUNG,
BUT SHE HAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN MARKETING.
I THINK SHE'S GONNA MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.
- MY NAME IS ANGELA.
I'M VERY DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF WOMEN IN TODAY'S AGE.
I HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT TO GIVE TO MY HUSBAND
ON THE DAY THAT I SAY, "I DO."
[cheers and applause]
I'M A ***. I'M WAITING UNTIL I'M MARRIED.
I AM HOLDING THAT OUT 100% FOR THAT SPECIAL PERSON.
SO, BEN? I DON'T KNOW.
I HOPE SO. [laughs]
- DO YOU NEED ANY CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THE GIFT IS?
- NO, I-I CAN PUT TWO AND TWO-- - YOU GET IT?
- HE'S GONNA LOVE HER.
- I'D LOVE TO HAVE ANGELA COME ON OVER.
- ALL RIGHT, ANGELA! HIS FIRST PICK!
- HELLO. - OH, MY GOSH.
- HI!
ALL RIGHT, KATIE.
- HI, BEN, I'M KATIE.
I WAS MARRIED BEFORE, AND PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT I HAD IT ALL,
BUT I WAS MISSING WHAT MATTERED MOST TO ME.
I WANT THE FAIRY TALE.
I FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
THAT I HAVE TWO AMAZING KIDS.
[cheers and applause] THANK YOU.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A FATHER FOR THEM.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL.
AND I SEE THAT IN YOU, BEN.
[cheers and applause]
- KATIE, I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME OVER.
- WHOO-HOO!
- [laughs]
RENAE. - WELL, HEY, BEN.
THE REASON WHY I'M HERE FOR YOU
IS FOR YOUR HEART AND SOUL THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN LOOKING FOR.
- RENAE IS A FUN-LOVING TEXAN WITH A TOMBOY SPIRIT.
- MY DAD HAD A HEART ATTACK THREE YEARS AGO,
SO AT ANY MOMENT, I COULD LOSE MY DAD.
I HOPE I'LL FIND SOMEBODY AND HAVE CHILDREN
AND MY DAD WILL LIVE TO SEE IT.
I ACTUALLY WANTED TO GIVE HIM SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA...
- WHOA! - TO ENTICE HIM.
[cheers and applause]
- WOW!
- WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
EVERYBODY'S REACTING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S UP.
- NOW, THAT'S AMAZING.
SHE DIDN'T SAY SHE WAS GONNA DO THAT.
- KRISTINA.
- MY NAME IS KRISTINA. I AM FROM COLOMBIA.
- YOU'VE GOT ALL THIS VA-VA-VOOM.
WHAT ARE YOU LIKE ON THE INSIDE?
- I AM VERY PASSIONATE.
I THINK I'LL BE A GREAT MATCH FOR BEN.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU COME FROM A GOOD FAMILY
BECAUSE, IN MY COUNTRY, FAMILY IS NUMBER ONE.
- BEN, WE'VE GOT TO GET TO IT NOW.
ONE WILL HAVE TO BE ELIMINATED. WHO IS IT GONNA BE?
IS IT GONNA BE RENAE OR IS IT GONNA BE KRISTINA?
- UH...
RENAE, CAN YOU COME OVER?
- RENAE, COME ON OVER.
- HI. - BEN, HI.
- THAT IS A HELL OF A DRESS.
- THANK YOU, KRISTINA.
THANK YOU, SWEETIE.
AND NOW IT IS TIME TO MEET THE WOMEN
THAT MATT HAS CHOSEN FOR YOU.
- I'M EXCITED, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE THIS IS FROM A GUY'S PERSPECTIVE.
- HOW ARE YOU, MATE? - GOOD, MAN.
- MY WOMEN ARE GONNA BE DIFFERENT FROM AMBER AND TRACY'S
BECAUSE I'M NOT LOOKING FOR WHAT BEN WANTS.
I'M LOOKING FOR WHAT BEN NEEDS.
- ALL RIGHT, BEN, THIS IS IT. LET'S BRING 'EM UP.
[rock music]
- I WATCHED BEN'S VIDEO,
AND I WAS REALLY EXCITED.
I GOT KIND OF BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH,
WHICH DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME A LOT.
- BETH, YOU'RE UP. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF.
- HI, BEN, MY NAME IS BETH,
AND I LIVE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
JUST BEFORE ARRIVING, I WAS FACED WITH THE CHOICE
OF KEEPING MY JOB OR TAKING A CHANCE ON FINDING LOVE.
BEN, I THINK YOU'RE REALLY SPECIAL,
AND I BELIEVE THAT THE RISK WILL BE WORTH THE REWARD.
- HEY, BRING BETH OVER NOW.
- REALLY? - YEAH.
- COME ON OVER.
- YEAH!
- ♪ YOU'RE EVERYTHING I NEEDED ♪
♪ IT'S EVERYTHING YOU ARE ♪
- RACHEL, WHAT IS THE STORY?
- I CHOSE RACHEL 'CAUSE SHE HAS THIS GEEKY, NERDY SIDE.
BEN HAS THAT SIDE TOO BUT NOT EVERYONE SEES IT.
- I CREATED A SUPERHERO JUST FOR YOU.
I AM MISS DEVOTION, EVER FAITHFUL,
AND SEEKER OF YOUR HEART.
- SHE'S WEARING A COSTUME.
DOES SHE NOT HAVE A FULL-ON COSTUME ON?
[cheers and applause] - I DIG IT.
RACHEL KIND OF WON ME OVER WITH THIS WHOLE SUPERHERO THING.
[cheers and applause]
I LIKE IT.
- ALL RIGHT. JADE. HI, JADE. - HI, GIULIANA.
ONE THING THAT I FELT ON A DEEPER LEVEL WITH HIM
IS THAT WE BOTH WANT ONE MARRIAGE, ONE TIME, THAT'S IT.
I AM SO CONFIDENT THAT YOU AND I WILL HIT IT OFF INSTANTLY,
SO I MADE A "SAVE THE DATE" FOR OUR WEDDING.
- HE'S EITHER GONNA THINK IT'S CRAZY OR AMAZING.
- YOUR "SAVE THE DATE," IT'S ONE YEAR FROM TODAY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ALLIE. - OKAY!
- I'M A BIG FAN OF ALLIE.
SHE HAS THIS CONTAGIOUS LOVE
THAT I KNOW IS GONNA RUB OFF ON BEN.
- I HAVE COME UP WITH A ROUND OF QUESTIONS.
I CALL IT MY LIGHTNING ROUND.
DO YOU RESPECT YOUR MOTHER? DO YOU WANT TO HAVE KIDS?
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE TWINS? DO YOU LIKE KENTUCKY?
DO YOU LIKE CHILI? DO YOU LOVE YOURSELF?
DO YOU PUT OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF?
ARE YOU EXCITED TO SMILE? DO YOU LOVE TO SMILE?
- YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.
- [laughs] - YAY!
- YOU SEEM VERY EXCITED, ALLIE.
SO, BEN, IT IS DOWN TO ALLIE AND JADE.
WHO'S IT GONNA BE?
- ♪ NEVER GONNA GET IT ALL TOGETHER ♪
- YOU KNOW, UM...
- ♪ SO WHAT'S LEFT TO DO BUT SURRENDER? ♪
- I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO WITH ALLIE.
- ♪ 'CAUSE THIS IS WHERE I AM ♪
♪ AND THIS IS WHERE YOU START ♪
- SO YOU DID NOT CHOOSE JADE.
- I'M SO SORRY.
♪ IT'S EVERYTHING YOU ARE ♪
♪ LOVE HAS COME FOR ME ♪
- ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU HAVE IT. YOU'VE GOT YOUR LADIES THERE,
ALL NINE OF THEM.
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR FIRST DATE?
- YEAH, YEAH. - THAT WAS AN EASY DECISION.
- YEAH, YEAH.
- COMING UP, BEN TAKES HIS LADIES ON A FUN...
- WHOO! - WHOO!
- AND A ROMANTIC WEEK OF DATING.
♪ ♪
AND LATER, BEN GETS CONFRONTED BY HIS EX.
- IF YOU'RE THAT INTO ME, I WANT YOU TO EXPRESS IT.
- GREAT, BUT LIKE IF HE WANTS TO BE WITH HER,
THEN I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
.
[rock music]
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
- WELCOME BACK TO READY FOR LOVE.
I'M GIULIANA RANCIC. - AND I'M BILL RANCIC.
- BEN'S DATE BEGINS RIGHT NOW.
[cheers and applause]
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
[cheers and applause]
- OH, THAT WAS SO COOL!
[light music]
- OH, MY GOD!
[overlapping chatter, whooping]
- WHO'S BARTENDING?
- THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE TODAY SHOW WITH BEN,
I JUST COULDN'T STOP SMILING.
WE'LL HAVE A GREAT CONNECTION. I JUST KNOW HE'S THE ONE.
- LOOK AT THIS PICTURE. - OH, YEAH.
THAT'S BEN AND HIS BROTHER.
SO YOU DATED BEN? - YEAH.
- OH, OKAY. - I DO KNOW BEN.
I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
BUT HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE OUR CHANCE
TO HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE.
I THINK MY HISTORY WITH BEN IS GONNA BE A DISADVANTAGE.
YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT'S MAKING THEM FEEL REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
- THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
THE KARI SITUATION,
SHE SAID THEY LIVE A MILE APART FROM EACH OTHER.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE COULDN'T DEAL WITH THIS
BEFORE SHE CAME, BUT SHE DIDN'T--SHE'S HERE.
[pop music]
- HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY, LOVELY.
- HEY.
- OKAY, SO WE ARE HERE.
SO EVERY WOMAN IS SAYING, "WHY IS IT
"THAT EVERY GUY I DON'T LIKE CHASES ME,
AND THE GUYS I LIKE NEVER WANT ME?"
HERE'S WHY.
IT'S BECAUSE AROUND THE GUYS YOU DON'T WANT,
YOU OWN YOUR STANDARDS, WHEREAS WITH A GUY YOU LIKE,
YOU START DROPPING YOUR STANDARDS BECAUSE YOU THINK,
WELL, AS LONG AS I GET CLOSE TO HIM,
THEN IT'LL START WORKING.
WHAT MAKES A WOMAN ATTRACTIVE IS HER STANDARDS,
SO THE TIP FOR TODAY IS TO BECOME THE CHALLENGE.
- OKAY.
- THERE IS A WAY THAT YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT BY A MAN
THAT MOST GIRLS WHO HAVE HAD SEX,
BY THE TIME THEY'RE YOUR AGE, THEY HAVE BEEN HURT.
ANGELA--I THINK IT'S AWESOME THAT SHE'S A ***.
BUT I WONDER IF BEING A ***
IS SORT OF A DEFENSE MECHANISM FOR HER ABOUT NOT BEING HURT,
BECAUSE SHE SEEMS TO HAVE, UM, A BARRIER UP.
YOUR CHALLENGE IS TO LET THAT GUARD COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
- SO YOU THINK ME NOT SLEEPING WITH A GUY STANDS IN THE WAY?
- NO, I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO HAVE SEX WITH A GUY AT ALL.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS, BEING VULNERABLE STANDS IN THE WAY.
- YEAH. - AND I THINK BEING LIKE,
"I HAVE NEVER BEEN TOUCHED AND NO ONE CAN TOUCH ME,"
STANDS IN THE WAY.
WHAT SHE DOESN'T REALIZE IS THAT SHE NEEDS
TO OPEN UP AND LET HIM IN,
NOT DOWN HERE, UP HERE.
- YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP, A PAST WITH BEN.
WHY ARE YOU DIFFERENT NOW THAN YOU WERE, WHAT IS IT,
FOUR YEARS AGO? - UH-HUH.
- OKAY.
- I HAD JUST GRADUATED COLLEGE.
I KNOW HE WAS WORKING A LOT AT THE TIME,
AND I PROBABLY PERCEIVED THAT WRONG.
I FELT LIKE MAYBE HE JUST REALLY WASN'T THAT INTO ME.
- YOUR STRATEGY IS TO BE THE COOLEST PERSON IN HIS EYES.
HE'S GONNA SAY, "OH, MY GOD,
I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF KARI,"
AND THEN, PFFFOOM, AND THE WEIGHT COMES OFF.
[rock music]
- THIS IS THE FIRST DAY.
ONE OF THESE GIRLS IS POTENTIALLY MY WIFE.
I'M A PRETTY ACTIVE GUY, AND I WANT SOMEONE
WHO FEELS LIKE THEY CAN BE COMFORTABLE AROUND ME
WHEN THEY'RE COMING BACK FROM THE GYM AND THEY'RE SWEATY
AND THEY'RE NOT SELF-CONSCIOUS AROUND ME.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT.
SO, TODAY, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A MUD RUN
PUT TOGETHER FOR US BY DIRTY GIRL.
ARE YOU GUYS READY TO GET SOME DIRT ON YOU?
RIGHT? READY TO GET DIRTY? LET'S DO THIS.
- OH, MY GOD. - WOW. THIS IS REAL.
I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE INTENSE.
- GO! - WHOO!
[rock music]
- ♪ LIGHT THE FIRE ♪
♪ LET IT RADIATE THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN ♪
- WHOO, BOY! - MOVE TO THE MIDDLE.
- I'M FEELING A LITTLE BEAT UP. MY BATTLE WOUND.
THIS IS, UH--RIGHT HERE, THIS IS READY FOR LOVE.
- WHOO! WHOA!
- BEN WAS KINDA FORCED TO HELP ME ALONG.
HE LIFTED ME UP TO GET ME GOING THROUGH THE WATER.
OH, DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
- WHOO!
[laughter] - YEAH! GIMME A HUG, GIRL!
- WELL DONE.
YOU WERE FLYING.
YOU GUYS READY TO GO GET SOME FOOD IN US?
- WHOO! - ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THAT.
- SO WERE YOU HAPPY WITH THE DATE?
DID YOU HAVE FUN?
- I HAD A LOTTA FUN WITH THE DATE.
- YEAH? IS IT WEIRD BEING ON A DATE
WITH NINE GIRLS?
- IT IS TOTALLY WEIRD. [laughter]
I'M JUST SITTING HERE, THINKING TO MYSELF--
- I'M THE LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE! - I KNOW!
- WELL, OBVIOUSLY, I'M VERY FLATTERED.
BUT YOU DON'T GO ON DATES WITH NEW PEOPLE
WITH YOUR EX RIGHT THERE.
- I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BAD TO SAY,
OR ELSE I OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T BE HERE.
- WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU.
- WE'RE THINKING, OH, SO IS THIS HIS TYPE?
- WE WERE LIKE, DOES HE LIKE WINE?
[laughter]
- YEAH. WE WERE LIKE, WE JUST NEED TO PACK OUR BAGS.
YOU KNOW? [laughs]
- IT'S WEIRD WHEN SOME OF THE OTHER GIRLS
TALK ABOUT ME LIKE I'M NOT JUST SITTING THERE,
LIKE, AT DINNER, PARTICIPATING IN THE WHOLE THING.
- YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
TO SPEND SOME SPECIAL ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH EVERYONE.
AND YOU SMOKED ME. YOU SMOKED EVERYONE.
SO, UM, RENAE, YOU WANNA GO AND--
- YEAH, SURE.
- GUYS, WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A FEW.
JUST GONNA HAVE A LITTLE-- LITTLE CHAT.
SO YOU KILLED THAT COURSE. - THANK YOU!
- YOU SMOKED EVERYONE.
I GET TO WALK OFF AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH RENAE.
AND THAT'S REALLY NICE.
I'M CURIOUS, I DIG YOU.
- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE HOT, ATHLETIC.
- I DIG YOU TOO. - YEAH.
SO HOW IS THAT YOU'RE STILL SINGLE?
WHAT--WHAT IN YOUR-- - OOH.
- DON'T WORRY.
- MY FRIENDS CALL ME "SERIAL MONOGAMIST,"
WHICH IS CRAZY, I KNOW.
- THAT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING TO BE CALLED, I THINK.
- YEAH.
I WAS LIKE, THAT'S NOT A HORRIBLE THING.
BUT I DID THAT ALL THROUGH MY 20s,
YOU KNOW, AND I THINK YOU DON'T KNOW...
SO MUCH WHEN YOU'RE JUST STARTING OUT YOUR CAREER.
YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
AND, YOU KNOW, BEING IN LOVE IS LIKE--
THERE'S NOT LIKE THE TOTAL PRACTICAL SIDE TO IT.
SO WHEN I TURNED 30,
I BROKE UP WITH MY LAST SERIAL,
MONOGAMOUS RELATIONSHIP... - SERIOUS MONOGAMOUS--
- AND I BECAME SINGLE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
- THIS DATE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
I NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH EACH ONE OF THESE GIRLS.
I GOTTA TRY TO GET TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT 'EM TO KNOW
LIKE WHICH ONE OF THESE GIRLS IS THE ONE
I'M THE MOST COMPATIBLE WITH.
- SO FOOTBALL WAS LIKE YOUR THING IS HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS A CHEERLEADER SO I DID THAT.
BUT I PLAY BASKETBALL TOO.
LIKE, I COULD PROBABLY SCHOOL YOU, SO--
- YOU CAN SCHOOL ME AT B-BALL?
- TRACY'S ADVICE IS I NEED TO MAKE MYSELF MORE VULNERABLE
TO HAVE BEN FEEL LIKE HE CAN CONNECT WITH ME QUICKER.
I TALKED TO TRACY.
I DON'T THINK SHE AGREES WITH MY MENTALITY
OF LIKE DATING AND STUFF.
SHE WAS LIKE, "OKAY, YOU NEED TO BE VULNERABLE"
AND JUST PUT MY FEELINGS OUT THERE.
- MM-HMM. - BUT LIKE THAT'S NOT ME.
- KARI'S STANDING THERE,
AND I CAN SEE HER IN MY PERIPHERALS.
LIKE, I'M DOING MY BEST TO KINDA LIKE TURN
SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I SEE HER AND I'M IGNORING HER.
BUT I CAN'T IGNORE THE FACT THAT SHE'S JUST
EITHER WAITING FOR ME TO STOP AND RUN OVER TO HER TO TALK,
OR, YOU KNOW, WAITING FOR ME TO SEE HOW UPSET SHE IS.
I'M LIKE, THIS IS SO AWKWARD.
- THAT JEALOUSY THING IS STARTING TO KICK IN,
STARTING TO RAMP UP A LITTLE BIT.
- SO I'LL SEE YOU LATER, OKAY? - OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- IF I'M PUTTING ALL OF THESE EMOTIONS ON THE LINE,
I BETTER FREAKING TALK TO HIM.
- SHE COULD GO OVER THERE AND SAY, "HEY, YOU KNOW, BEN,
I'M HERE FOR THIS AND I'M HERE FOR THAT."
BUT LIKE HONESTLY, IF HE WANTS TO BE WITH HER,
THEN I DON'T WANNA BE HERE.
I CAN'T SEE HIM WANTING TO GO BACK TO A SITUATION
WHERE SOMEONE BROKE HIS HEART.
WHY WOULD YOU GO BACK TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
- THIS WHOLE PROCESS REALLY SUCKS.
- WHEN YOU CALLED THINGS OFF ON ME, I WAS REALLY HURT.
YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH.
- FORGET ABOUT THE PAST
AND JUST KNOW THAT I FELT COMPELLED TO BE HERE
BECAUSE I COULD NOT STAND THE THOUGHT
OF WATCHING THIS GO ON AND I WASN'T A PART OF IT.
IF YOU'RE THAT INTO ME, I WANT YOU TO EXPRESS IT.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT, THEN JUST LET IT BE.
.
SPEAK FOR YOU,
AND I THINK THEY'RE WANTING ME TO.
THEY'RE LIKE, "SO WHAT'S HIS TYPE?"
AND I'M LIKE, "YOU ASK-- ASK BEN."
- WELL, YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.
YOU KNOW STUFF ABOUT ME
BEFORE THIS WHOLE PROCESS EVER STARTED.
AND THEY DON'T KNOW ANY OF THAT.
- I HAVE FEELINGS ON THE LINE.
THESE GIRLS SAW A VIDEO OF BEN ON FACEBOOK AND WERE LIKE,
"OH, I REALLY WANNA GO MEET THAT GUY."
I SAW A VIDEO OF BEN ON FACEBOOK AND I WAS LIKE,
"I DON'T WANT HIM TO MEET ANY OTHER GIRL."
LIKE, YOU'RE THE EPITOME OF THE TYPE OF GUY
THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR, AND SO JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT.
- I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. - [scoffs]
THIS IS, UM-- THIS IS TOUGH.
I WANT A HUG.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, I HAVE A CAREER AND--
- I KNOW YOU DO. - I HAVE A LIFE.
AND I WOULD NOT DO THIS IF YOU WEREN'T YOU.
- I'M EXPERIENCING SOME REALLY TOUGH EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE WHEN I SEE KARI,
I REMEMBER A LOT OF, LIKE, OUR BEST TIMES.
WHILE I WANT TO GET TO THAT SAME PLACE EMOTIONALLY WITH HER,
I'M HOLDING BACK.
PART OF ME IS THINKING,
I'VE GONE DOWN THIS ROAD AND I'M SCARED TO GO DOWN IT AGAIN
WITH THIS GIRL.
- HI! - HI.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD!
ALL RIGHT, PERFECT.
GOOD, GOOD.
'CAUSE I KIND GOT THE VIBE DURING THE DATE
THAT SHE WAS--
I DON'T KNOW, HOLDING BACK A LITTLE BIT
AROUND THE OTHER GIRLS, YOU KNOW?
THANKS, GUYS. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
- BYE. - SEE YOU, BUDDY.
- BUH-BYE.
[lighthearted music]
♪ ♪
ALL RIGHT, COME ON UP. - THIS IS ADORABLE.
- GET SOME DRINKS GOING AS WELL. PLEASE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SPENDING MORE TIME
WITH THESE THREE GIRLS TONIGHT.
I THINK THE MATCHMAKERS MADE REALLY GOOD CHOICES.
THERE IS A COMMONALITY WITH EACH ONE OF YOU GUYS.
FOR INSTANCE, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH RACHEL,
YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW THIS SIDE OF ME.
THE CLOSET CASE BOOKWORM.
BUT I ALSO SAW, WITH YOU,
HOW YOU ARE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR KIDS.
- YEAH. - YOU KNOW, MY MOM...
HAD TWO KIDS OF HER OWN
WHEN SHE REMARRIED MY STEP-DAD.
HAD SOMEBODY SHIED AWAY FROM FALLING IN LOVE WITH MY MOM
BECAUSE SHE HAD TWO KIDS,
IT WOULD'VE PREVENTED ME AND MY BROTHER
FROM HAVING SUCH, YOU KNOW, AN AMAZING LIFE.
I GUESS THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO SPEND SOME TIME, ONE-ON-ONE,
WITH ONE OF YOU GUYS.
KATIE, IF YOU'RE UP TO IT-- - SURE!
- YOU WANNA GO? - ABSOLUTELY.
- KATIE IS AN AMAZING MOTHER.
I WANT TO BE WITH SOMEBODY
WHO TAKES MOTHERHOOD THAT SERIOUSLY.
I'M NOT GOING TO THINK OF HER TWO KIDS AS A HINDRANCE AT ALL.
IF ANYTHING, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER BLESSING.
IT'S LIKE I'M THINKING TO MYSELF,
THIS IS ME SITTING NEXT TO MY MOM 40 YEARS SOMETHING,
35 YEARS AGO. - HONEY, I'M NOT YOUR MAMA.
I HAVE LOTS OF TRICKS. - YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
AND I DON'T MEAN IT IN THAT SENSE.
- YEAH. - IT'S LIKE--
I'M BLOWN AWAY WITH YOUR STORIES,
AND THE WAY YOU LOVE, LIKE, YOUR KIDS,
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT IN THE MOTHER OF MY OWN KIDS.
MM-HMM. - SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- AW, THANK YOU! THAT'S GOOD.
I FEEL A LOT CLOSER TO HIM,
BUT I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I'M NOT HIS MOM.
- YOU'RE MORE AMAZING THAN YOUR VIDEO.
- [laughing]
- NO, SERIOUSLY.
- YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY--
FLATTERY WILL GET YOU EVERYWHERE.
RACHEL IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER GIRLS.
IN MANY WAYS, SHE MIGHT BE THE MOST DIFFERENT.
- THIS IS MY TIME TO SHINE.
MATT SAID YOU DON'T KNOW THE REST OF HIM.
SO YOU HAVE TO LIKE FIND OUT.
- I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET SO LOST IN PROVING YOURSELF TO HIM
THAT YOU FORGET TO GET HIM TO PROVE HIMSELF TO YOU.
YOU WANNA PUT HIM ON THE BACK FOOT.
MEN VALUE WHAT THEY EARN. - OKAY.
- YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE A SIDE OF ME--
YOU KNOW, GROWING UP AS A KID,
IT WAS LIKE INTO THAT SCI-FI, FANTASY PART.
AND THAT'S JUST ME.
THAT'S LIKE FOR ME AND MY CLOSE FRIENDS.
- I KNOW. I AGREE.
- WHICH I WAS LIKE SHOCKED WHEN YOU WERE LIKE,
"YEAH, SO I'M LIKE, YOU KNOW, DRESSED UP AS A SUPER HERO,"
I WAS LIKE, HOLY SMOKES.
I WAS, LIKE--I WAS SHOCKED. - IT WAS DEVOTION.
- I KNOW RACHEL WOULD BE INTO
A LOTTA THE THINGS I AM INTO AS A GUY,
AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE LIFE EASIER.
LIKE, EMOTIONALLY, I FEEL LIKE
I HAVE ALMOST LIKE A RELATIONSHIP THAT I WOULD HAVE
WITH SOMEBODY I'VE DATED A LONG TIME.
PHYSICALLY, I'VE ONLY GOTTEN TO SPEND LIKE, YOU KNOW,
A HANDFUL OF MINUTES TOGETHER. - I KNOW.
- IT'S LIKE, USUALLY, IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW, USUALLY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MOVE TOO FAST PHYSICALLY,
AND EMOTIONALLY YOU'RE NOT THERE.
- I THINK THAT WAS THE PERFECT MOMENT.
[laughing] I DO, IT BREAKS--
BREAKS-- - I WAS JUST THINKING--
- IT BRINGS EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL TO ME.
AFTER SHARING A KISS WITH HIM,
I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE IS A CONNECTION.
I SINCERELY BELIEVE BEN COULD BE MY FUTURE HUSBAND.
I REALLY HOPE HE FEELS THE SAME WAY ABOUT ME.
- I FOUND OUT IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY.
- YES. - SO JUST STAY HERE.
- OKAY.
- JUST GIVE ME A SECOND, LET ME--
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. - THANK YOU.
- YOU GOT IT. - [laughing]
- KNOCKED IT OUT. ALL RIGHT.
NOW THIS IS THE FUN PART. - OH, IT'S ALL CHOCOLATE.
- YEAH, IT IS. - THAT'S ALL--HERE.
- [mumbling]
- [laughing]
- ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT.
WHY ARE YOU STILL SINGLE? WHAT'S THE DEAL?
- YOU KNOW, I'VE-- - DIDN'T WORK OUT?
- I'VE BEEN REALLY LUCKY ACTUALLY,
AND MY LAST TWO BOYFRIENDS WERE AMAZING.
AND I JUST DIDN'T SEE ME SPENDING MY LIFE WITH THEM.
I'M A VERY DRIVEN PERSON, I'M GOAL AND CAREER-ORIENTED.
AND I'VE DATED GUYS THAT ARE REALLY INTIMIDATED BY THAT.
- I'M NOT INTIMIDATED.
- [laughing]
- THE CHEMISTRY THERE WAS JUST BUILDING UP AND MOUNTING.
IT'S GETTING HARD TO JUST SIT THERE
AND SIT STILL NEXT TO HER.
- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KISS ME, I WOULD LOVE IT.
- I WOULD LOVE TO KISS YOU.
I'D LOVE TO KISS YOU. - OKAY.
- HE IS DEFINITELY THE TYPE OF GUY THAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
AND HE'S CHARMING, HE CARES ABOUT HIS FAMILY.
YOU KNOW, I LEARNED HE'S A REALLY GOOD KISSER.
- THIS DAY WAS AMAZING.
BEST DATE I'VE EVER HAD, FROM START TO FINISH.
BUT IT'S GONNA BE SO HARD FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT,
LIKE, WHICH ONE OF THESE GIRLS DO I HAVE TO GIVE UP?
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY, THAT WAS A DATE.
PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE.
- HOW LUCKY IS BEN? - I KNOW, RIGHT?
- I THINK IT'S TIME TO HEAR FROM ALL OF OUR GIRLS.
YOU WANNA HEAR FROM THE GIRLS? - YES! LET'S DO IT!
- BUT FIRST, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A REALLY QUICK BREAK.
- MORE READY FOR LOVE WHEN WE RETURN.
- COMING UP, THE MATCHMAKERS GIVE ADVICE TO THE WOMEN.
- 99% OF PEOPLE IN LIFE ALLOW THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES
TO BE DETERMINED BY THE THOUGHTS OF STRANGERS.
- AND SOME TEMPERS FLARE ONSTAGE.
- I ACTUALLY KNOW BEN,
SO I ACTUALLY QUESTION Y'ALL'S MOTIVES FOR BEING HERE.
OKAY?
.
- ♪ ARE YOU READY ♪
- DATING WAS SO ODD TO ME
WHEN I WENT BACK IN TO THE DATING GAME.
I THINK WITH READY FOR LOVE,
I'M JUST LOOKING TO BE INTRODUCED
TO THAT PERSON THAT I CAN GROW WITH AGAIN
AND BRINGING THE MATCHMAKERS IN AND MEETING THAT RIGHT PERSON
THAT I COULD SPEND ALL MY TIME WITH.
THEY'VE FILTERED THROUGH A THOUSAND.
THEY SAID, HEY, WE KNOW WHAT BEN'S LOOKING FOR.
- YEAH. - MM-HMM.
- CHH-CHH-CHH-CHH-CHH. AND I'M LIKE,
THIS IS A VERY EFFICIENT WAY TO MEET SOMEBODY
THAT YOU CAN MAKE THAT CONNECTION WITH.
- TOTALLY. - YOU KNOW?
[cheers and applause]
- WELCOME BACK.
THIS WEEK, BEN WENT OUT WITH NINE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
THAT WERE HANDPICKED FOR HIM BY OUR EXPERT MATCHMAKERS.
- WE'VE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT FIRST, JUST A REMINDER, THE GUYS ARE IN THE MAN CAVE.
THEY CANNOT HEAR A WORD YOU'RE SAYING.
SO YOU'RE COMPLETELY SAFE HERE.
SO LET'S SEE WHAT THE MATCHMAKERS HAVE TO SAY.
- MATT, HOW DO YOU THINK RACHEL DID?
- WELL, RACHEL, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU DID?
- I THINK I DID GOOD.
I MEAN, I TRIED TO TAKE YOUR ADVICE,
AND I DEFINITELY STEPPED OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
WE DEFINITELY CONNECTED ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL...
AND, UH, THERE MIGHT'VE BEEN A KISS.
- A KISS. [cheers and applause]
- A KISS. - ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION
THAT EVERY GIRL AT HOME WANTS TO KNOW.
IS BEN A GOOD KISSER? - YES.
YES, VERY NICE.
[cheers and applause]
- SOME OF YOU LOOK KIND OF SHOCKED.
IS THIS NEWS OR DID YOU TELL ANY OF THE OTHER GIRLS?
- I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO GET MAD,
BUT THE REASON WHY I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE
IS 'CAUSE THIS IS NOT A KISSING CONTEST.
THIS IS ABOUT COMPATIBILITY,
AND I'M NOT HERE TO THROW IT IN ANYONE'S FACE.
- YEAH. - SO I WANT YOU GUYS--
- THAT'S CLASSY.
- OKAY, I GAVE YOU SOME ADVICE.
HOW FAR DO YOU THINK YOU STEPPED OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE?
HONESTLY. HOW FAR?
- 110%. - 110%?
- YEAH, IT'S--
EVEN WHEN WE WERE AT THE PICNIC TABLE,
I WAS LIKE--I'M LIKE, I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING GRAND OR ANYTHING,
I WAS JUST LIKE, AT LEAST I SPOKE.
- I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU
THAT YOU STEPPED OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE 110%.
'CAUSE HERE'S THE THING. YOU'RE A PEOPLE PLEASER.
YOU'RE CONSISTENTLY, IN YOUR HEAD,
WORRYING ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING.
AND I LOVE THAT LINE YOU SAID. "I EVEN SPOKE AT THE TABLE."
RIGHT? - YEAH.
- OF COURSE YOU SHOULD SPEAK AT THE FREAKIN' TABLE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "I EVEN SPOKE AT THE TABLE"?
YOU HAVE AS BIG A VOICE AS ANYONE HERE.
HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER.
99% OF PEOPLE IN LIFE
ALLOW THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES
TO BE DETERMINED BY THE THOUGHTS OF STRANGERS.
RIGHT? - YEAH.
[cheers and applause]
- NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER
BE ONE OF THEM.
- OKAY. - OKAY?
- THAT'S A LOTTA EVERS. I'LL TRY.
[laughter]
- AMBER, HOW DID TARRYN DO?
- TARRYN, I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
- [laughing] THANK YOU.
- I THOUGHT TARRYN DID GREAT.
AND I THOUGHT THAT SHE HANDLED
THE MORE INTIMATE DATE PRETTY GOOD.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS MAYBE THE HIGHLIGHT THEN
OF YOUR TIME WITH BEN?
- WHEN IT WAS JUST THE TWO OF US ALONE,
AND HE BROUGHT OUT A BIRTHDAY CAKE,
WHICH WAS REALLY CUTE, AND THEN FED ME THE CAKE.
AND THAT WAS REALLY SWEET.
SO THAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DATE.
- YOU WANNA ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT
ON EXACTLY WHAT YOU GOT FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT?
- JUST A CHOCOLATE CAKE AND SOME CANDLES.
[applause]
- WHAT ABOUT ANGELA? - OKAY, ANGELA.
WHAT I WANTED YOU TO DO ON THE DATE
WAS TO SHOW YOUR VULNERABILITY.
BUT INSTEAD OF BEING VULNERABLE,
YOU TALKED ABOUT BEING VULNERABLE.
AND THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING. - MM-HMM.
- BECAUSE LIKE IN ORDER TO CONNECT WITH HIM,
YOU HAVE TO LET HIM INSIDE.
AND I THINK YOU COULD'VE DONE IT BETTER, TO BE HONEST.
- ALL RIGHT.
I FEEL LIKE I RESPECT YOU AS A WOMAN,
AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS YOUR PROFESSION,
BEING A MATCHMAKER,
BUT WHEN YOU ASKED ME TO BE ON YOUR TEAM,
YOU SAID, "HE'S A MODERN-DAY GUY."
WELL, WHAT DOES HE WANT, A WOMAN WHO SLEEPS AROUND?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. I AM WHO I AM.
- IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT. HONEY, NO.
- I DON'T SIT WELL WITH THAT. I DON'T.
- YOU'RE NOT OPENING UP. YOU'RE NOT OPEN.
I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSING HAVING THAT SELF-ESTEEM
WITH NOT BEING VULNERABLE.
JUST PRACTICE BEING IN THAT SOFT, VULNERABLE ENERGY.
- OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT, I WANNA SWITCH OVER TO KARI.
AMBER, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
- I WANTED YOU TO, IN A WAY,
GIVE BEN PERMISSION
TO DATE ALL THESE WOMEN
AND PUT YOU ON THE SAME PLAYING FIELD, RIGHT?
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU BROKE DOWN AND YOU CRIED.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO DO WITH BEN,
'CAUSE I WANTED HIM TO FEEL FREE
IN THIS SITUATION.
AND INSTEAD, HIS EMOTIONS NOW ARE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.
- CAN I SAY SOMETHING TO THAT? - YOU MAY.
- WHEN YOU WENT UP TO BEN,
YOU SUDDENLY GOT EMOTIONAL--
SUDDENLY GOT EMOTIONAL--
AND THEN FELT THE NEED TO HUG HIM
FOR A GOOD 20 SECONDS.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT HUG WAS FOR BEN.
I THINK THAT HUG WAS FOR THE OTHER GIRLS.
[cheers and applause] - NO.
- NO WAY.
- NO!
- HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT? - I-I THINK--
NO, HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON.
- THAT HUG WAS FOR ME.
- I THINK YOU'RE INTELLIGENT ENOUGH
TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
BECAUSE THE GIRLS IN THAT MOMENT ARE ALL GOING,
"HUH, LOOK AT HOW LONG--
"OH, GOD, THEY STILL DO HAVE A CONNECTION.
THEY'RE STILL-- THEY'RE HUGGING FOR SO LONG."
- I KINDA GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM,
I HAVE TO SAY.
SO WHY DON'T WE DO-- THIS IS A LITTLE EXPERIMENT.
KARI, WHY DON'T YOU JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR ONE SECOND?
AND GIRLS, IF YOU THINK
SHE WANTED YOU GIRLS TO SEE THAT HUG,
RAISE YOUR HAND. SHE HAS HER EYES CLOSED.
[cheers and applause]
NO, NO-- KARI! KARI!
CLOSE YOUR--
KARI!
.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ ARE YOU READY ♪
- GIRLS, IF YOU THINK
THAT SHE WANTED YOU GIRLS TO SEE THAT HUG,
RAISE YOUR HAND. SHE HAS HER EYES CLOSED.
[cheers and applause]
NO, NO-- KARI! KARI!
CLOSE YOUR-- - IT'S OKAY.
- KARI-- [chatter]
- ALL RIGHT.
I ALWAYS WANNA ASSUME EVERYONE HAS POSITIVE INTENTIONS,
BUT I WAS QUESTIONING WHAT HER INTENTIONS WERE HERE.
DO YOU TRULY WANT BEN OR ARE YOU WANTING SOMETHING ELSE?
- I ACTUALLY KNOW BEN,
SO I ACTUALLY QUESTION Y'ALL'S MOTIVES FOR BEING HERE.
- ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, LISTEN. - OKAY, WELL, HOLD ON.
- WHAT I THINK IS INTERESTING IS THAT YOU DO KNOW BEN,
AND YOU LIVED IN THE SAME CITY FOR A WHILE,
AND YOU WAITED UNTIL HE WAS ON THIS SHOW
TO TRY TO PURSUE HIM... - I'VE ALREADY EXPLAINED MYSELF.
- WHEN PREVIOUSLY YOU COULD'VE PURSUED HIM.
[cheers and applause]
- I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU ALL
THAT I HAVE BEEN A MATCHMAKER FOR 17 YEARS.
I CHOSE KARI BECAUSE I BELIEVE HER HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE
AND I SUPPORT HER BEING HERE.
- GIRLS, KEEP IN MIND.
BEN HAD THE CHOICE, AND HE CHOSE TO KEEP HER HERE.
[applause]
- SADLY, THIS COMES THE TIME IN THE NIGHT
WHERE OUR MATCHMAKERS HAVE TO CHOOSE
THE BOTTOM THREE GIRLS... - YES.
- AND ONE OF THEM WILL BE GOING HOME TONIGHT.
AMBER, LET'S GET RIGHT INTO THIS.
WHICH ONE OF YOUR GIRLS IS GONNA BE
IN BEN'S BOTTOM THREE TONIGHT?
- UM, KARI, I'M NOT SURE HOW BEN FEELS,
SO, KARI, I'M GONNA CHOOSE YOU FOR THE BOTTOM THREE...
- OKAY.
- SO THAT YOU AND THE REST OF US
CAN HAVE AN ANSWER ONCE AND FOR ALL.
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT, MATT, YOU'RE UP.
WHICH ONE OF YOUR GIRLS IS GONNA BE
IN BEN'S BOTTOM THREE TONIGHT?
- THE PERSON I'M GONNA HAVE TO PUT
IN THE BOTTOM THREE THIS TIME IS RACHEL.
[audience ohs]
HERE'S THE THING ABOUT GUYS.
A LITTLE BIT OF MALE PSYCHOLOGY HERE.
WHEN A GUY FEELS LIKE--
LET'S SAY YOU'RE A RUBIK'S CUBE, RIGHT?
WHEN A GUY FIGURES OUT THAT RUBIK'S CUBE,
HE PUTS IT DOWN, RIGHT?
[overlapping chatter]
WHAT MIGHT BE ENDEARING FOR A DAY
IS NOT NECESSARILY ENDEARING FOR A LIFETIME,
AND I WANT YOU TO STEP UP
SO THAT HE FINDS YOU ENDEARING FOR A LIFETIME.
OKAY?
RACHEL, IF YOU HAVE THE CONNECTION
THAT I KNOW YOU DO WITH BEN,
YOU'LL COME BACK.
[cheers and applause]
- THAT'S WHY I MARRIED HIM.
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
- TRACY, YOU ARE IN THE HOT SEAT.
- I THINK IT HAS TO BE ANGELA.
THE BEST WAY I CAN HELP YOU SOFTEN
IS TO MAKE YOU VULNERABLE,
SO NOW I'M MAKING YOU VULNERABLE.
- OKAY.
- OKAY, KARI,
RACHEL, ANGELA.
SADLY, ONE OF YOU WILL BE GOING HOME TONIGHT.
AS FOR THE OTHER WOMEN, CONGRATULATIONS.
COME ON OUT, BEN!
THE SIX OF YOU ARE SAFE FOR ANOTHER WEEK.
[cheers and applause]
SO, BEN, THIS IS WHO THE MATCHMAKERS CHOSE
FOR YOUR BOTTOM THREE.
AND AS YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEND ONE OF THESE GIRLS HOME TONIGHT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU THE CHANCE
TO SAVE ONE OF THE GIRLS, OKAY?
- OKAY.
- WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP?
- ONE OF THESE GIRLS,
WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.
I'M STILL VERY CURIOUS,
SO I'D LIKE TO KEEP...
ANGELA. - OKAY.
CONGRATULATIONS, ANGELA.
[cheers and applause]
UNFORTUNATELY, RACHEL, KARI,
YOU ARE GONNA BE HEADING DOWN TO THE GARDEN WITH BEN.
[dramatic music]
THIS IS IT,
THE FINAL HUGE MOMENT OF THE NIGHT.
LADIES, GOOD LUCK.
[cheers and applause]
- I LEFT MY FAMILY, MY JOB.
I'VE KIND OF PUT IT ALL OUT ON THE LINE.
I REALLY BELIEVE BEN COULD BE MY SOUL MATE,
SO I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON IT.
[cheers and applause]
- I JUST WANT HIM TO REMEMBER WHAT WE HAD.
LIKE, HOW GREAT WE WERE TOGETHER.
I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF ACTUALLY BEING
THE ONE THAT GOES HOME.
IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.
[dramatic music]
[audience ohs]
- I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU TWO GUYS HERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT EITHER ONE OF YOU GUYS WANT TO TELL ME?
- I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I FEEL THAT THERE'S A DEEP CONNECTION.
I FEEL THE CHEMISTRY THERE TOO.
[dramatic music]
AND THE THING IS, I WILL NEVER JUDGE YOU FOR ANYTHING YOU DO.
YOU CAN BE IN YOUR PAJAMAS,
WE COULD WATCH SYFY OR WHATEVER,
GO OUT ON THE TOWN, AND I'LL NEVER JUDGE YOU.
I REALLY AM SPEAKING FROM THE HEART.
AND I JUST...
I CAN'T IMAGINE GOING HOME WITHOUT YOU.
- I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE I'M HERE
TO PUT PRESSURE ON YOU.
LIKE, I'M HERE TO PARTICIPATE,
JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE IS.
I THINK YOU WOULD KNOW, JUST TO GET TO KNOW, LIKE,
THE PERSON THAT I AM NOW, AND NOT JUDGE ME
FOR WHO I WAS BACK THEN.
THAT'S IT.
- KARI, YOU'RE-- YOU'RE A FIRECRACKER.
I MEAN, YOU WERE A-- - I'VE TONED IT DOWN.
- IT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT YOU,
AND IT'S ALSO, LIKE, THE WORST,
'CAUSE EVERY TIME YOU'RE IN THE ROOM,
LIKE, MY HEART JUMPS INTO MY THROAT
AND I'M ON MY TOES.
THAT PART OF YOUR PERSONALITY THAT I'M ADDICTED TO
IS ALSO THE SAME PART THAT SCARES ME
BECAUSE OUR-- OUR PAST ISN'T...
PERFECT.
I SEE MY FUTURE, I SEE MY PAST.
KARI, WE NEED TO TALK.
- ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE?
IF SO LOG IN TO NBC.COM/READYFORLOVE.
FILL OUT AN APPLICATION, AND WHO KNOWS?
I MAY CHOOSE YOU AS ONE OF MY MATCHES
AND INTRODUCE YOU TO THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.
.
- ♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
- WHAT ARE YOU FEELING? JUST TELL ME.
- I WAS REALLY HURT.
- I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE THAT INTO ME, EVER.
- OKAY, WHEN YOU CALLED THINGS OFF ON ME,
YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER
THAT WASN'T, "YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH,"
BECAUSE THE ANSWER I GOT--
I STILL, TO THIS DAY, REMEMBER THE TEXT--
IT WAS, "WE NEED TO TALK."
MY WHOLE DAY WAS SCREWED 'CAUSE I COULDN'T THINK STRAIGHT.
- AS A GIRL, I'M SITTING THERE, LIKE,
"THIS GUY'S JUST NOT THAT INTO ME.
"WHY AM I GOING TO WASTE THE TIME AND ENERGY
ON A GUY WHO PUTS HIS CAREER FIRST?"
- DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS?
BECAUSE, HONESTLY, IT'S--IT'S AN EASY--
THIS IS--IT'S AN EASY-- - IF I--
- IT'S AN EASY OPPORTUNITY TO, LIKE, GO OUT.
IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO DEAL WITH THEM CONSTANTLY BADGERING YOU
AND GOING THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS,
DON'T MAKE ME BREAK THAT GIRL'S HEART.
- IF YOU FIND A GIRL HERE THAT YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH,
THEN I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
- THANK YOU.
- SERIOUSLY.
JUST DO WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART,
AND IF IT MEANS THAT I'M NOT IT,
THEN I'M NOT.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- THE GIRL I'M GONNA SEND HOME...
[sighs] IS...
♪ ♪
[sighs]
IT'S GONNA BE YOU, RACHEL.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
SHE'S EVERYTHING I THOUGHT SHE WAS,
BUT I'M NOT SITTING HERE,
DRIVING MYSELF NUTS ABOUT THIS GIRL,
AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO FALL IN LOVE IS,
I NEED TO BE DRIVEN NUTS.
YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT PART HAPPEN.
YOU JUST TAKE THE STEPS AND IF IT'S THERE, IT'S THERE.
I'M SO SORRY. - NO, I KNOW.
- IT'S NOT--IT'S NOT--
- SORRY.
- I'M SO SORRY.
GOOD-BYE.
- I'M HEARTBROKEN.
I'M JUST REALLY HURT AND DISAPP--
DISAPPOINTED.
AND I THINK IT TOOK COURAGE
TO COME OUT IN A SUPERHERO OUTFIT.
I CAN'T BREATHE. I'M GONNA BE OKAY.
I KNOW, HOPEFULLY, EVENTUALLY,
I'LL FIND THAT PERSON.
JUST NOT TODAY OR NOW.
- WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHO BEN CHOSE TO STAY.
[cheers and boos]
KARI! WOW!
A LITTLE MIXED REACTION. A LITTLE MIXED.
- THIS SEASON ON READY FOR LOVE...
- MAYBE THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING NEW.
MAYBE ONE OF THESE GIRLS IS GONNA BE MY WIFE.
- WHOO!
- I CAN SEE MYSELF MARRIED TO THIS GIRL.
- HE SEEMS TO BE ALL OF THE THINGS
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR IN A GUY.
- I ACTUALLY BELIEVE IN FATE
AND SOMETHING THAT IS MEANT TO BE.
- IT WAS THE MOST MAGICAL MOMENT I'VE HAD IN MY LIFE.
THERE'S JUST ELECTRICITY WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER.
- I AM LITERALLY, RIGHT NOW,
LIKE A LITTLE KID ON CHRISTMAS.
- OH!
- IT'S ABOUT TO GET REAL. - LIAR!
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE! - I'M OUT!
- YOU'RE MEAN, YOU'RE JUDGMENTAL.
- I'M NOT MEAN!
- I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU, SO SHUT THE [bleep] UP!
- SHE'S SO LUCKY SHE'S CUTE.
- IT WAS SO RUDE AND SO UNCALLED FOR.
- YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST GO HOME. SEND ME TO THE FREAKIN' BOTTOM.
LET'S ASK HIM. - IT'S LIKE WATCHING A WAR.
- GET MY LUGGAGE. - ONE OF THE GIRLS
HAS GONE HOME. - GET ME OUT, NOW!
- [crying] I THOUGHT...
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THAT...
THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE THERE.
- [crying]
- I DO HAVE FEELINGS FOR OTHER GIRLS,
AND I AM NOT AT A POINT
TO MAKE ANY-- ANY DECISIONS RIGHT NOW.
- ALBA IS NO LONGER HERE.
[cheers and applause]
- HE LOOKED AT ME, AND I GOT BUTTERFLIES.
- THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING BETWEEN US
THAT WORDS DON'T EVEN DESCRIBE.
- THE NEXT WOMAN I SAY "I LOVE YOU" TO
IS GONNA BE THE WOMAN I MARRY.
I LOVE YOU.
[cheers and applause]
- I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THIS IS
ONE OF THOUSANDS OF LOVE SONGS I GET TO WRITE FOR YOU.
- I LOVE YOU WITH EVERY PIECE OF MY HEART.
- OH, MY GOSH.
[pop music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ ARE YOU READY, READY? ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ARE YOU READY, READY? ♪
♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
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♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪
♪ ARE YOU READY? ♪