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WHEN I SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY A HOUSE LOOKS...
IT FEELS LIKE A TOY STORE, ALL THOSE CREEPY DOLLS.
YOU DO HAVE TO GROW UP.
IT TELLS ME THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.
- HAVING ALL THIS STUFF IN THE HOUSE
REALLY MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE.
- SO MY ASSISTANT JENNI AND I
ARE GIVING FAMILIES A WEEK OF OUR TIME.
JUST THROW THAT [ BLEEP ] OVER.
WE'LL FIX THEIR DESIGN ISSUES.
- YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A BIG FAN
OF THE KITSCHY STUFF YOU FIND ON eBAY.
- NO WAY! - JESSICKA.
- BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE MESS THAT GOT THEM THERE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY CHRISTIAN...
- I DO.
- DOES NOT GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH YOU?
BECAUSE YOU WILL FIGHT HIM FOR 30 MINUTES
FOR A [ BLEEP ] DINOSAUR WITH A DOLL HEAD!
- OKAY, SO ADAMS FAMILY JESSICKA AND...
- CHRISTIAN.
RIGHT THERE.
- THEY WERE IN A ROCK BAND TOGETHER, RIGHT?
- YEAH, GOOD.
- AND IT WAS VERY DARK AND GOTH, RIGHT?
- GOTHIC.
- SHE IS AN ARTIST
AND HE HAS TRADED IN HIS DARK CLOTHING FOR A SUIT AND TIE.
- YOU GOT IT.
- AND HE HAS ENTERED THE CORPORATE WORLD, RIGHT?
- YOU BET.
"I HAVE A REAL JOB AND REAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
I STILL LOVE MUSIC."
- WAIT A MINUTE, SO HE'S INFERRING, IMPLYING...
- THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A REAL JOB.
A REAL JOB OR ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES. UH-OH.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEIR TASTE IS VERY KITSCHY
WHICH IS KIND OF A NICE WAY OF SAYING THEY HAVE BAD TASTE.
SO I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE THE DECOR.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
- HI. - HI. HOW ARE YOU?
- HOW YOU DOING? JESSICKA AND CHRISTIAN.
- HI, I'M JEFF.
- HI, JEFF. NICE TO MEET YOU. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- I'M JENNI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
- COME ON UP. THIS IS OUR PLACE.
- WHEN I WALKED INTO CHRISTIAN AND JESSICKA'S HOME,
IT WAS STARTLING TO ME.
IT WAS LIKE
EVERY SINGLE CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARE I'VE EVER HAD WAS IN THIS HOUSE.
I MEAN, EVERYWHERE I LOOKED, IT WAS LIKE A SCARY DOLL
OR GROTESQUE PICTURE OR SOMETHING.
I THINK IT WAS EVERYTHING I FEARED WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY.
- THEN THERE'S THAT. - OH, MY GOSH!
- THERE'S ALWAYS THAT.
YOU NEED A NAKED MANNEQUIN WITH A HORSE HEAD,
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT ONE. - WOW.
- I LOVE ECLECTIC DOLLS, RABBITS, CATS.
I AM A COLLECTOR AND I LOVE ART
AND I WANT IT TO KIND OF BE MUSEUM-LIKE.
- WE NEED TO BE GROWN UP
AND I THINK JEFF AND JENNI CAN ABSOLUTELY HELP JESSICKA
GET PAST KEEPING SO MUCH OF HER STUFF
WHICH WOULD HELP OUR HOUSE AND OUR LIVING SPACE A LOT.
- THIS IS OUR LIVING ROOM.
A LOT OF ART AND A LOT OF CLUTTER.
- OH, MY GOD.
SO YOU LIKE...
- WE WERE MARRIED BY THE EASTER BUNNY.
- YOU WERE MARRIED BY THE EASTER BUNNY?
- YEAH.
- HE WAS IN A BLUE TUXEDO AND A RABBIT HEAD.
- DID HE HAVE A BUNNY HEAD? - HE DID.
- OH, WOW.
- WHO HAS THE EASTER BUNNY MARRY THEM?
FREAKS, THAT'S WHO DOES, FREAKS. UNLESS IT'S ON EASTER.
EVEN THEN, IT'S FREAKY.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE LIKE SHOCKING
AND MAYBE PEOPLE WOULD FIND OFFENSIVE.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE ART LIKE THAT,
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY CREATE A SERENE, COMFORTABLE PLACE.
SO STARING AT ALL OF THOSE DISTURBING DOLLS
AND PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES, IT AFFECTS YOUR PSYCHE.
- YOU'RE GONNA NOTICE
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF ART WITH MY FACE IN IT,
BUT I'M NOT A NARCISSIST. I'M JUST AN ART DEALER.
YEAH. YOU KNOW-- - YEAH, THAT'S STRANGE.
- I'M ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSED BY THE HOUSE.
I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE LIVING ROOM
WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE PLACES
IN THE HOUSE FOR ME.
WE HAVE NO ENTERTAINING SPACE.
WE WANTED SOMETHING ECLECTIC AND DIFFERENT
AND THEN ONCE WE MOVED IN--
- WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO PUT ANYTHING.
- YEAH, WE WERE LIKE, OH, NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
- I KIND OF UNDERSTAND AND FEEL HIS PAIN.
THERE'S A LOT OF EYES LOOKING AT YOU ALL OVER THE HOME.
- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL THIS.
OUR DINING NOOK? WE'RE JUST BAD DECISION-MAKERS.
I'M DIFFICULT.
I'M SUPER DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH.
- I FEEL LIKE JEFF COULD HELP US
MAKE DECISIONS THAT WE BOTH WOULD AGREE ON.
IF WE DON'T RESOLVE OUR DESIGN ISSUES,
I FEEL LIKE OUR RELATIONSHIP WILL STAGNATE
BECAUSE JESSICKA WILL CONTINUE DESIGNING THE HOUSE
SO THE HOUSE WILL GET CRAZIER AND CRAZIER AND CRAZIER
AND I DO FEAR WE WILL END UP IN GREY GARDENS.
- AND THEN UP HERE IS THE LOFT.
- THERE'S THE VALENTINE'S DAY,
THERE'S THE BLACK CHRISTMAS TREE.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANNA GET RELIGIOUS,
OUR CAT HAIRED COVERED LIGHT-UP LAST SUPPER.
- THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF, AND IT'S A SHAME
'CAUSE THEY HAVE ALL THESE KIND OF GREAT SPACES
THAT COULD SERVE AS SOME SORT OF PURPOSE.
BUT SHE'S JUST PILING UP CRAP.
IS THIS YOUR ROOM? - YEAH.
- THE MASTER? - YEAH.
- YEAH, IT'S A SMALL MASTER.
- IT'S REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE SPACE.
IT'S A LITTLE OVERWHELMING.
- THERE'S A LOT OF GAMES AND TOYS AND DOLLS
AND THEY'RE TRYING TO RELIVE THEIR CHILDHOOD.
IT'S WEIRD. I MEAN, IT'S WEIRD.
SO IF I WAS JUDGY,
I WOULD THINK YOU GUYS ARE WEIRD.
- OKAY. - IF I WAS.
I CAN TELL YOU GUYS HAVE LIKE, BIG PERSONALITIES.
YOUR HOUSE HAS VERY MUCH A SENSE OF HUMOR.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE LIKE THE RABBIT HEADS AND THEN,
YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE CREEPY DOLLS
THAT HAVE BEEN EYEING ME SINCE I WALKED IN,
I THINK THAT THAT'S MAYBE WHAT MAKES PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE.
LIKE THERE'S FOUR OF THEM OVER THERE
THAT ARE LIKE THE MEAN GIRLS. - RIGHT.
- AND THEY'RE ALL JUST STARING AT ME.
A LOT OF DOLLS.
DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE PERFORMING SEXUALLY
WITH ALL THOSE DOLLS STARING AT YOU?
[ LAUGHS ] - NO.
I WOULD FEEL A LITTLE, LIKE NERVOUS,
LIKE I'M ON DISPLAY. - REALLY?
- YEAH. I THINK THAT,
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE SPACE LIKE MORE SOPHISTICATED,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THE WORD [ BLEEP ] OFF THE WALL.
- YEAH. I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D NOTICE THAT.
- SO THE WHOLE HOUSE, WHAT PERCENTAGE IS YOUR STUFF
AND WHAT PERCENTAGE IS YOUR STUFF?
- I WOULD SAY 80-20 MAYBE?
70... - OH, JEEZ.
- IT JUST FEELS LIKE JESSICKA'S HOUSE.
IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL LIKE HE LIVES HERE.
I FEEL LIKE CHRISTIAN WANTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT
AND SHE'S RESISTING.
IT JUST FEELS VERY KID-LIKE
AND IT FEELS LIKE A TOY STORE
AND I THINK THAT SOME TOYS WOULD BE FINE,
BUT YOU DO HAVE TO GROW UP.
ARE YOU OPEN TO GETTING RID OF THINGS?
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S OVERWHELMING.
- I GET ATTACHED TO THE PIECES,
SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET RID OF THINGS.
I'M A FULL-TIME GALLERIST AND FINE ARTIST.
SO WHEN IT'S LIKE, THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE
OF CERTAIN PIECES, JEFF MIGHT BE LIKE "THAT IS TOTAL CRAP."
I'M GONNA BE LIKE, "JEFF, IT'S A BLAH-BLAH-BLAH"
AND HE'S JUST GONNA BLANKLY STARE AT ME.
THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM.
- SO, IDEALLY, YOUR WISH LIST WOULD BE TO DO WHAT?
- THIS ROOM OR THE MASTER BEDROOM.
THOSE ARE THE TWO ROOMS WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE MOST.
- DO YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN THIS SPACE?
- YES, YEAH. - WOW.
- IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE TO RELAX AND HAVE A DRINK.
YOU KNOW, STRESS AT WORK, YOU WANT TO HAVE A BEER AFTERWARD.
- BUT NOT AT HOME.
- HAVING ALL THIS STUFF IN THE HOUSE
REALLY MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE.
IT GETS MANIC SOMETIMES, A LITTLE TOO MUCH,
AND IT'S HARD TO RELAX.
AND I DO NEED AN ESCAPE AND TO GO TO A BAR,
IT'S PEACEFUL. - OKAY.
I PERSONALLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RELAX HERE.
IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME THAT CHRISTIAN STOPS AT THE LOCAL BAR
AND HAS A DRINK AND RELAXES BEFORE HE GOES HOME.
I DON'T REALLY SEE THIS PLACE AS A SANCTUARY
FOR ANYONE THAT'S SANE.
YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE AN INSANE ASYLUM, REALLY.
- I THINK THE GOAL WOULD BE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
A BEER BETWEEN COMING HOME AND GETTING HERE.
- YEAH.
- DO YOU SIT OUT FRONT TILL SHE TURNS THE LIGHTS OFF?
LIKE OKAY, IT'S SAFE TO GO IN?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ALL THAT?
- I THINK THERE'S MORE UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE.
- I WANT TO KNOW WHY HE HAS TO GO OUT TO A BAR
AND HAVE A BEER AFTER WORK
INSTEAD OF COME HOME AND HAVE A BEER WITH HIS WIFE.
FOR ME, I WANT TO HANG OUT WITH GAGE,
SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHY HE FEELS THE NEED
TO GO TO A BAR BY HIMSELF.
HE'S NOT MEETING UP WITH ANYBODY,
I MEAN, THAT WE KNOW OF.
WELL, MAYBE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE DESIGN.
MAYBE IT'S ABOUT OTHER DECISIONS.
- WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THINK, ABSOLUTELY.
- OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
- WELL, CHEERS, GUYS, HERE'S TO A--
- CHEERS. - CHEERS, YEAH.
- THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF PROGRESS.
- THANK YOU, GUYS. - AND CHANGE.
- IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU REALLY DISLIKE?
- YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A BIG FAN
OF THE 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S BEDROOM DESIGN,
THE KITSCHY STUFF YOU FIND ON eBAY...
- I KNOW.
- THAT MAYBE YOU DIDN'T HAVE IN YOUR BEDROOM
WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL
THAT YOU WANTED TO HAVE IN YOUR OWN HOUSE?
- I TOTALLY DID WANT TO HAVE IT.
I'M LIKE, "I REALLY WANT THAT FUZZY BUNNY."
NOW I'M LIKE 700 YEARS OLD AND I CAN HAVE IT
'CAUSE I HAVE AN eBAY ACCOUNT. YAY!
- JESSICKA IS ALWAYS BRINGING IN PIECES
THAT SHE BOUGHT ON eBAY THAT I REALLY DON'T LIKE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES WE DO DISAGREE ON STUFF,
BUT SHE'S PRETTY PERSISTENT.
WHEN I GET HOME AT NIGHT,
I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE ENERGY TO ARGUE ABOUT IT.
- SO YOU USUALLY LIKE LET HER LEAD, LET HER DRIVE,
AND YOU KIND OF JUST LAY BACK? - YEAH.
- DO YOU EVER WANT TO DRIVE?
- BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MY DAY IS
IS DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE.
IT'S NICE TO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE.
- DO YOU COME HOME AND COMMUNICATE WITH JESSICKA
OR DO YOU SHUT DOWN?
- HE JUST... WHEW, HE CHECKS OUT.
- YEAH. PART OF IT'S BEING TIRED FROM WORKING SO MUCH
AND PART OF IT IS JUST--
IT'S EASIER NOT TO COME HOME
AND HAVE A DRINK.
IT BECOMES CONFRONTATIONAL. - NO WAY!
- JESSICKA. - CHRISTIAN.
- YES.
- JESSICKA MIGHT ACT THE WAY SHE DOES FOR ATTENTION,
BUT IT'S ALSO HOW SHE'S KIND OF SET UP HER HOUSE.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT SHE'S NOT GIVING HER HUSBAND,
THAT HE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO A BAR EVERY NIGHT AFTER WORK
AND NOT COMING HOME, SO THIS IS A BIG ISSUE HERE.
IT'S REALLY HARD FOR YOU NOT TO THINK ABOUT YOURSELF
FOR LIKE FIVE MINUTES,
BUT YOU GOTTA TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
- I GET IT, JEFF.
- YOUR MAN GOES TO A BAR AND DRINKS BY HIMSELF.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, HE'S GOT TO GET THE [ BLEEP ] OUTTA HERE.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU, IT'S NOT NORMAL.
LIKE I GO HOME... - NO, I GET IT.
- I SIT AT MY BAR WITH MY PARTNER AND WE TALK.
- I DON'T KNOW. ANYWAY...
- ALL THIS STUFF SHE DOES FOR SHOCK VALUE AND ATTENTION,
BUT I THINK THAT SHE IS GETTING THE WRONG KIND OF ATTENTION
FROM CHRISTIAN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE
A PLACE THAT HE'S HAPPY WITH.
IT ISN'T AN ART GALLERY. THIS IS YOUR HOME.
IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO VOICE YOUR OPINION.
- YEAH.
- LET'S THINK ABOUT CHRISTIAN THIS WEEK
AND LET'S DO WHAT'S GONNA MAKE HIM HAPPY
AND LET'S CONSULT HIM ON WHAT HE LIKES FURNITURE-WISE.
- NO!
- WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CUTTING?
LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL?
- IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY. - YOU NERVOUS?
- JEFF LEWIS IS STRESSING ME OUT.
TODAY JEFF IS GONNA TELL US WHAT HE'S GONNA DO IN OUR HOUSE.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PURGING,
SO I AM CONCERNED AND NERVOUS. I JUST HAVE ANXIETY.
- YOU NERVOUS ABOUT THROWING AWAY OUR STUFF?
- I'M FINE. I'M JUST LIKE...
MAYBE I NEED A XANAX.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
- HI. - HI. THIS IS ZOILITA.
WE BROUGHT ZOILA IN TO HELP PACK UP EVERYTHING
AND I MADE ESPECIALLY SURE THAT I WAS THERE
TO SEE ZOILA'S REACTION TO SOME OF HER DARK ART PIECES
AND CREEPY TOYS.
BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT JESSICKA WANTS.
LIKE, I THINK SHE WANTS A BIG REACTION FROM HER DECOR.
- OH, MY GOD!
SHE SAVED THE TOYS WHEN I WAS LITTLE GIRL.
- YES!
- NO, SHE'S BOUGHT THESE AS AN ADULT.
THAT'S THE SCARY PART.
- WERE YOU STRESSED OUT LAST NIGHT?
- YEAH, A LITTLE BIT, BUT... I'M IN FEAR.
- DON'T BE. - SO THERE'S THAT.
- WE HAVE DECIDED WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS ROOM,
THIS LIVING ROOM... - WOW.
- AND THE LOFT.
BUT DOWN HERE, YOU HAVE TO DECIDE
LIKE, WHAT YOU'RE DONATING, WHAT YOU'RE SELLING,
WHAT YOU'RE KEEPING. - I'M...
- ARE YOU EXCITED? - IT'LL BE GREAT.
- WELL, I'M NERVOUS. THIS IS REAL.
WHEN JEFF SAID THAT WE HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE LOFT
AND THE LIVING ROOM,
I HAD TO PULL UP MY BIG GIRL PANTS
BECAUSE THE WAVE OF PANIC WAS ALMOST STIFLING.
I WAS ACTUALLY FROZEN FOR A MINUTE.
- IF YOU WANT TO START CREATING PILES,
WE CAN START BRINGING THE BOXES.
JENNI AND I DECIDED TO DO THE LIVING ROOM
MOSTLY BECAUSE THE HOUSE FEELS CLUTTERED AND DIRTY AND DARK.
CHRISTIAN REALLY, REALLY WANTED SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT MORE ADULT.
IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE A MORE SOPHISTICATED, GROWNUP SPACE.
I FORGOT TO MENTION... - YES?
- I NEED KIND OF LIKE A WORKING OFFICE.
SO I WAS THINKING IF I COULD TAKE OVER THIS TABLE?
JESSICKA HAS A LOT OF VERY DARK ART,
A LITTLE ON THE CREEPY SIDE.
IT WAS DEPRESSING ME RATHER THAN INSPIRING CREATIVITY,
SO I HAD ZOILA HELP ME EDIT THE KITCHEN AND WE ENDED UP
TURNING THE KITCHEN BREAKFAST ROOM INTO OUR OFFICE.
I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVEN'T ASKED ABOUT LUNCH YET.
- NO LUNCH TODAY. - JEFF, WHAT TIME IS LUNCH?
THIS IS MY CONTRACTOR, FRANK. - HI, FRANK.
- THIS IS JESSICKA. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- WE'RE WORKING UPSTAIRS? - BOY, YOU'RE GONNA BE PAINTING.
OUR PLAN IS TO REMODEL THE LIVING ROOM AND LOFT SPACE.
CONNECT THEM.
WE'RE PLANNING ON OPENING UP THE LOFT
MAKING IT MORE USABLE,
CONNECTING IT TO THE REST OF THE LIVING SPACE
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S THIS KIND OF ISLAND.
CHRISTIAN WANTED A SPACE WHERE HE COULD ENTERTAIN,
BUT HE ALSO DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE STRIPPED OF THEIR PERSONALITY.
THE IDEA IS TO REMOVE THE FRAMING AND THE DRYWALL
AND DO A GLASS RAILING
AND MAKE IT UPSCALE, LIBRARY, SITTING ROOM.
IT'S GONNA OPEN UP THE WHOLE LIVING ROOM.
THEY WERE REALLY HOPING THAT WE COULD GET TO THE MASTER BEDROOM.
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO REDO IT,
BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN AT LEAST CLEAN IT OUT
AND DO SOME EDITING.
- HOW ABOUT THIS?
- THAT'S THE ARTIST MARK RYDEN,
FILLED A VIAL UP WITH HIS OWN BLOOD.
- OH, WOW.
- YEAH, PROBABLY GONNA KEEP THAT, THOUGH.
- OKAY. I THINK THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME MORE
CREEPY DOLLS HIDING SOMEWHERE
AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE WE'RE GONNA FIND?
HOW ABOUT THESE BUNNIES?
- THEY'RE FROM MY MOM.
- THAT CAN GO, JESS. THEY'RE JUST CANDLES.
- YEAH, BUT I GOT 'EM FROM MY MOM.
- CHRISTIAN WOULD LIKE A PLACE
WHERE HE CAN KIND OF COME HOME AND RELAX.
I THINK THAT HE'D LIKE TO SEE HALF OF IT GO, PERSONALLY.
- HOW ABOUT THIS FRIEND WITH THE BIRD?
- SHE'S VINTAGE. SHE'S SUPER OLD,
AND THEY ARE RARE, BUT THEY DON'T NEED TO BE UP HERE,
SO THEY SHOULD GO...
- DO YOU WANT TO JUST DONATE? - THE CAMILLES?
- YEAH. - CHRISTIAN?
- TRADE?
- NO. - YEAH, TRADE.
- NO, THERE'S OTHER STUFF. THERE'S OTHER STUFF!
- TRADE FOR... - NO, THAT'S JOHN!
- I'LL KEEP THESE. DON'T WORRY.
- THANKS, ZOILA.
IN OUR LIVING ROOM,
SOME OF THE THINGS ARE A LOT MORE PERSONAL
AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DISPLAYED IN THAT SPACE.
SO IT WAS A LOT HARDER FOR ME TO LET THINGS GO.
- HOW ABOUT THIS? - THAT'S CHRISTIAN'S.
- THAT CAN GO.
- IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR JESSICKA
TO LET GO OF THINGS.
CHRISTIAN WOULD PUSH HER, BUT THEN REALLY RETREAT
BECAUSE YOU WOULD SEE THAT SHE WAS GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE.
AND SO WE HAD TO REALLY PUSH HER AND GET TOUGH.
HOW ABOUT THE HORSEY?
- THAT'S JESSICKA'S. I'D SAY WE LET IT GO.
- WE HAVE THE MATCHING TWIN.
HOW COULD WE BE BLACK BEAUTY AND BROWN BEAUTY AGAIN?
- MAYBE YOU COULD GET RID OF BOTH OF THEM.
WE REALLY ONLY HAVE A FEW ROOMS
THAT AREN'T COMPLETELY PACKED WITH CLUTTER.
IT WEIGHS ON YOU AND YOU START TO FEEL CLOSED IN.
AT LEAST I DO.
- WE DID THIS IN AN HOUR?
- YOU ACT LIKE WE'RE DONE. THIS IS ONE ROOM, ONE ROOM.
- YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT TO GO, GIRL.
- OUT OF LIKE, EIGHT.
WE'RE NOT KEEPING ANYTHING.
- TRASH. - AND THIS IS TRASH.
- TRASH. - TRASH.
- GOOD GIRL, JUST KEEP MOVING. - TRASH.
- TRASH.
- WE'RE PURGING THE HOUSE AND JEFF WANTS EVERYTHING GONE,
SO I'M SUPER SCARED.
POSSIBLE PANIC ATTACK. I DON'T KNOW.
- OKAY, TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK.
GOTTA HAVE THAT BOXED. - SHE'S HELPING. SHE'S DOING IT.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO! WE GOTTA GO QUICK!
COME ON, JESSICKA. YOU'RE HOLDING US UP!
HAND ME THE BLACK CHRISTMAS TREE.
IT'S GOTTA GO. - THAT'S OUR CHRISTMAS TREE!
- YOU'LL GET A REAL ONE THIS YEAR. LET'S GO.
I FEEL LIKE JESSICKA WORKS SO HARD
TO MAKE PEOPLE THINK THAT SHE'S SO ENERGETIC AND FUN
THAT SHE PUTS ON THIS FRONT
THAT EVERYTHING IS REALLY GREAT AND SHE'S HAPPY AND SHE'S UP.
BUT SHE MAY BE NOT SO MUCH BEHIND THAT MASK.
TRASH. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT 10 MINUTES, LET'S GO!
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE COME TO A SCREECHING HALT.
- WE'RE NOT, JEFF. FIVE SECONDS.
- NO! - OH, DAMN!
- OH, MY GOD!
- NO, DON'T-- - YES. SHOW HIM.
- WHAT IS IT? - HE WON'T JUDGE YOU.
- DON'T CRY. - OH, MY GOD!
WHEN WE WERE CLEANING OUT THE LOFT,
JESSICKA STARTED SHOWING US PICTURES OF HER PAST
WHERE SHE WAS ON STAGE PERFORMING
AND SHE HAD ACTUALLY CUT HERSELF.
IT WAS PERFORMANCE ART.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT WHAT I CALL IT.
I CALL THAT SELF-MUTILATION.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT REALLY ART.
BUT THEN, JESSICKA AND I
HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF ART.
- DON'T MESS WITH ME, JEFF LEWIS.
IT'S A DIFFERENT SITUATION BETWEEN US NOW.
- SURE IS.
- ALL RIGHT, TRASH BOX? LET'S GO.
I GOT FIVE GUYS SITTING HERE TO START CONSTRUCTION.
- LET IT GO NOW. - OH!
- OH, MY GOD! - OH!
- OH, [ BLEEP ].
- JUST THROW THE SOFA RIGHT OVER ONTO THE LAWN.
- I DON'T THINK SO.
- YEAH, THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.
- FOR REAL?
WHAT IF IT HITS THE... AND DOESN'T MAKE IT?
- NO. JUST MAKE SURE IT CLEARS.
HERE, JENNI, JUST START THROWING [BLEEP] OVER.
- NICE! - YEAH!
- WOW. LOOK OUT!
I HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE HOUSE,
THE CLUTTER, THE MESS THAT IT'S BEEN.
AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE SOME DESTRUCTION TO IT WAS GREAT.
IT MADE ME SMILE.
- OH, MY GOSH!
- NOW I'M HAPPY. - OH, MY GOD.
- WOW.
- WAS THAT YOU TOO THAT CUT YOURSELF?
- NO. - OH, SO THAT'S JUST A GIRL.
- WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CUTTING?
- PSYCHOLOGICALLY, WHEN YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A VOICE,
YOUR BODY BECOMES YOUR VOICE.
- YOU CUT YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T EXPRESS YOURSELF
OR YOU CUT YOURSELF BECAUSE IT WAS PERFORMANCE ART?
- IT WAS A WAY TO KIND OF COMMUNICATE
TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE FEELING THAT SAME WAY,
AND IT WORKED AT THE TIME.
- I WAS FLOORED THAT SHE CUTS HERSELF, BUT IT MADE SENSE.
JESSICKA HAS COLLECTED ALL OF THIS ART
TO REPRESENT ALL OF THESE DARK PERIODS IN HER LIFE.
BUT I WOULD THINK IT'S VERY HARD TO MOVE ON
WHEN YOU'RE BEING SURROUNDED AND REMINDED BY IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WHAT KIND OF PAIN MUST YOU HAVE BEEN IN TO DO THAT TO YOURSELF?
LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL THAT--
- I JUST HAD A REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY BAD RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FATHER,
-- NEGLECT AND I HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES.
- WHERE WAS YOUR MOM WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING?
- COMPLETELY INTIMIDATED BY THIS PERSON.
- SO SHE WAS BEING ABUSED TOO.
- DIVORCE HAPPENED AND SHE WAS SO AFRAID.
- I MEAN, THEY'VE HAD A REALLY ROUGH GO OF IT.
WE ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PARENTS, BUT, MY GOD,
I GUESS I HAD IT PRETTY GOOD.
I'M SORRY THAT YOU WENT THROUGH THAT.
- NO, NO. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
BUT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THEM.
IT WASN'T LIKE I SAID, HEY, CAN THIS HAPPEN?
AND THAT'S PROBABLY SOME OF THE HOARDING TOO.
I'M HOLDING ONTO THE CRAP.
- IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT YOU KIND OF SURROUNDED YOURSELF
BY LIKE, DARKNESS AND LIKE THIS WHOLE GOTH ERA
AND THIS LIKE ANGRY PUNK BAND AND CUTTING YOURSELF.
FROM WHERE YOU WERE AS A CHILD,
LIKE IT WAS A VERY DARK PLACE, OBVIOUSLY.
AND THEN YOU LIKE SOUGHT THAT.
- YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I WILL GIVE YOU TWO WORDS.
DADDY ISSUES.
- AFTER HEARING ABOUT JESSICKA'S EARLY LIFE,
I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE DARKNESS AND THE PAIN
COMES FROM, ABSOLUTELY.
THE WAY THAT SHE HAS FURNISHED THAT HOUSE,
THE CHOICES THAT SHE'S MADE,
ARE SYMPTOMS OF WHERE SHE IS IN HER LIFE,
WHICH IS NOT NECESSARILY THE HEALTHIEST PLACE.
AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR HER TO LET GO.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY - I DO.
- CHRISTIAN DOES NOT GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH YOU?
BECAUSE YOU WILL FIGHT HIM FOR 30 MINUTES
FOR A [ BLEEP ] DINOSAUR WITH A DOLL HEAD!
ANDREAS.
DID FRANK TELL YOU WE NEED ALL NEW DECORA OUTLETS IN HERE?
UP THERE TOO?
- OKAY.
- IS THAT FAR OUT ENOUGH?
OR SHOULD IT BE MORE ABOVE WHERE...
- I WONDER IF YOU SHOULD COME OUT A LITTLE BIT.
JUST KEEP WALKING THE PLANK. WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN TO STOP.
I DID A WALK-THROUGH WITH FRANK
AND ALL THE FRAMING AND THE DRYWALL,
THE PLASTERING WAS FINISHED.
WE WERE NOW JUST WAITING FOR THE PLASTER TO DRY, SANDING.
WE WERE GONNA GET READY TO START PRIMERING
AND PAINTING AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY,
WE HAVE THE RAILINGS AND THE LIGHTING
TO INSTALL AFTER THE FACT.
- CENTER THIS BEAM DOWN HERE WHEREVER IT IS.
- YEAH, RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY GOOD REVEALING, YEAH?
IT'S GONNA BE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN PROPERLY DISPLAY
JESSICKA'S COLLECTIBLES
AND IT'S NOT GONNA INTERFERE
WITH THE FAMILY LIVING AREA FOR CHRISTIAN.
I THINK THIS CHANGE IS LONG OVERDUE
AND I THINK THEY BOTH ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT REDECORATING,
REDESIGNING THE SPACE FOR BOTH OF THEM.
JENNI AND I TOOK CHRISTIAN AND JESSICKA
TO H.D. BUTTERCUP TO FURNITURE SHOP
AND REALLY TO GET AN IDEA OF CHRISTIAN'S TASTE IN FURNITURE.
DID YOU GUYS START LOOKING AT ALL OR...
- LITTLE BIT. - A LITTLE BIT.
- OKAY, GOOD. - CHRISTIAN'S READY.
- I'M READY. - HE'S FOUND HIS VOICE...
- I GOT MY CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES.
- AND HE'S READY.
- YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT WE WOULD USE IN THE LIVING ROOM.
- RIGHT, RIGHT.
- SO, SOFAS, CHAIRS, SIDE TABLES, COFFEE TABLES.
- OKAY, SO BRITISH FLAGS, NOT MY WAY.
DRUMS, NOT SO MUCH. SO STAY AWAY FROM THAT.
AND THE LEATHER, NOT SO MUCH.
- I THINK JESSICKA WAS QUICK TO DRAW BOUNDARIES
OF WHAT SHE LIKED AND WHAT SHE DIDN'T LIKE,
BUT THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE INVOLVED TOO
AND THAT'S HER HUSBAND.
SO NOW IT'S GONNA BE UP TO ME TO THEN TALK TO CHRISTIAN
ABOUT WHAT HE LIKES AND WHAT HE DISLIKES.
AND THEN IT'S UP TO ME
TO KIND OF MIX IT ALL TOGETHER.
- DO YOU LIKE THESE CHANDELIERS, JESSICKA?
- I FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE TOO FEMININE FOR THE HOUSE
BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS MODERN.
- YOU CAN MIX. - YOU CAN MIX...
- OKAY, YEAH. - IF YOU LIKE IT.
- YEAH, I DO, I DO. - THAT'S COOL.
- LIKE A METAL SIDE TABLE? - DO YOU LIKE THAT? NO?
NO. - NO.
- DO YOU LIKE THAT?
- I LIKE THE SILVER BETTER.
- YOU LIKE THAT COUCH? - WHICH COUCH?
- THIS ONE.
- NO, I DON'T. I ACTUALLY DON'T.
- YOU SHOULD SIT IN IT AND SEE IF IT'S COMFORTABLE.
- YEAH?
- NO, NOT SO MUCH.
- DOESN'T LOOK COMFORTABLE AT ALL.
YOU COULD ALSO BE EXAGGERATING TO PROVE A POINT.
- WELL, I LIKE THIS TABLE, THIS LAMP, THIS CHAIR.
- I KNOW YOU DO, BABY. I KNOW THAT YOU DO.
- THIS HERE? - YEAH.
- I KNOW. - IT'S AMAZING.
- I KNOW YOU DO. I LIKE THAT BETTER ACTUALLY.
- OKAY, GOOD. - YEAH, THE WAY THE STUDS ARE.
- I LIKE THE OTHER CHAIR BETTER.
- I LIKE HIGH-BACK. THAT SITUATION'S GREAT.
- JESSICKA SEEMS TO BE THE MOST DOMINANT IN THE RELATIONSHIP
AND CHRISTIAN PICKS AND CHOOSES HIS BATTLES.
AND I THINK THAT CHRISTIAN
NEEDS TO STAND UP TO JESSICKA MORE OFTEN.
DO YOU LIKE LEATHER? IT'S OKAY TO LIKE LEATHER.
- YEAH. NOT SO MUCH. - NO.
- EVEN IF JESSICKA DOESN'T LIKE LEATHER.
- THAT BLACK COUCH IS NOT PRACTICAL.
- IT'S AMAZING.
- THIS IS SO COMFORTABLE. - IS IT?
- THE ONE I HAVE IS REALLY COMFORTABLE.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
- CHRISTIAN, I THINK THAT'S THE SAME ONE.
- I CAN SEE WHY THEY HAD TROUBLE IN THE PAST
BECAUSE CHRISTIAN DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE A CONFRONTATION.
WHEN WE WOULD BE THE VOICE FOR CHRISTIAN
AND YOU SAW KIND OF A GLEAM IN HIS EYE LIKE,
THANK YOU, I'VE WANTED TO SAY THAT.
- OH, AND IT'S LEATHER, OH, BUT IT'S SO COMFORTABLE.
- I LIKE THAT. YOU LOOK GOOD IN THAT.
- IT'S AN ADULT SOFA. THIS SAYS YOU'VE MADE IT.
- YEAH.
- THIS SPELLS A-D-U-L-T. - OUCH!
- TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT YOU PICKED
THAT I WAS HORRIFIED.
- WELL, THAT ONE SOFA. - DO YOU LOVE THAT SOFA?
- I MEAN, I DIDN'T LOVE IT, BUT IT WAS INTERESTING.
- OKAY, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
- 'CAUSE YOU SHOT HIM DOWN WITH THAT SOFA.
IF YOU LIKE SOMETHING AND SHE LIKES SOMETHING,
YOU SEEM LIKE A PLEASER
WHERE YOU'LL BE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, HONEY?
LET'S JUST GO WITH WHAT YOU WANT.
- YES.
- DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT HAPPENS A LOT?
- YEAH. - YOU'RE VERY AGREEABLE.
- YES. SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A MEDIATOR
AND SAY, NO, NOT THAT ONE, THIS ONE.
- I'M SURE THAT I'VE MENTIONED THINGS
THAT CHRISTIAN PROBABLY AGREES WITH,
BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON,
HE FEELS LIKE HE CAN'T COMMUNICATE THIS TO HER.
THERE'S A LOT THAT HE'S NOT HAPPY WITH.
HE HAS A TENDENCY TO CHECK OUT.
I THINK SHE'LL HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR HIM
AND MORE RESPECT FOR HIS NEEDS.
YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT.
- I THINK THAT'S WHY WE GET ALONG SO WELL
IS 'CAUSE I CAN HANDLE A LOT, I THINK.
- YOU HANDLE TOO MUCH, THOUGH. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT OF A PUSHOVER.
- I'M NOT AT ALL, BUT WITH JESSICKA I AM.
- YEAH. - USUALLY, I CAN HANDLE IT,
BUT THEN WHEN IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH,
THAT'S WHEN IT'S TOO MUCH AND I NEED TO REALLY SPEAK UP
BEFORE IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH.
- YOU DON'T ALWAYS DO THAT. - NO. FOR WHATEVER REASON,
I'M TIRED, IT CAUSES A FIGHT, WHATEVER, BUT...
- YOU MIGHT HAVE TO START HAVING A FEW ARGUMENTS
AND THOSE ARGUMENTS SOMETIMES MIGHT TURN INTO FIGHTS.
- YEAH.
- YOU SEEM TO RESPECT PEOPLE THAT STAND UP TO YOU.
- YEAH, YOU DO. - DEFINITELY.
- I LIKE IT.
- DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE SAID? SHE LIKES IT.
- I AGREE WITH JEFF. I NEED TO OPEN UP
AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRESENT
AND COMMUNICATE BETTER TO JESSICKA
HOW I'M FEELING ABOUT THE HOUSE, DECISIONS, ALL OF THE ABOVE.
IT IS SOMETHING I NEED TO WORK ON A LOT,
BUT IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME.
- I THINK YOU HAVE SOME GROWING UP TO DO
AND I THINK YOU HAVE SOME STUFF TO FIX.
THE HOUSE FEELS A LITTLE LIKE, IMMATURE TO ME.
YOU'RE NATURALLY INTERESTING,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT A MANNEQUIN
IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR HOME WITH A HORSE HEAD
TO BE INTERESTING, BECAUSE YOU ARE ALREADY INTERESTING.
- WELL, THAT'S NICE TO HEAR. - YOU ARE.
- I ENJOYED THIS LUNCH 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I GOT TO KNOW YOU GUYS BETTER.
- THANK YOU FOR ALL THE KINDNESS TODAY.
- YOU'RE WELCOME. JUST REMEMBER THIS...
- I AM. - WHEN I'M YELLING AT YOU.
- I'M JUST KEEPING IT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.
- THAT LOOKS NICE, FRANK.
- YEAH, IT DOES. IT LOOKS REALLY COOL.
- I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS, THE CONSTRUCTION.
AND TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE SENDING CHRISTIAN AND JESSICKA
OFF TO THE HOTEL, BUT BEFORE THEY LEAVE,
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO TACKLE THAT MASTER BEDROOM.
IT WAS THE LAST PLACE THE TOYS WERE HIDING, YOU KNOW,
AND SO WE NEEDED TO HIT THAT ROOM
BECAUSE CHRISTIAN ACTUALLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OF THAT GO.
THIS ISN'T REALLY LIKE A VERY SOPHISTICATED ADULT ROOM.
- OH, I SEE A LITTLE HIDING GOING ON HERE.
- NO. I WILL FIGHT YOU ON THAT. - WHY?
- 'CAUSE I LOVE IT. MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY.
- SO EVERY SINGLE THING HERE,
YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED AND ARE ATTACHED TO?
AND WHAT'S THIS? - IT'S A WEDDING INVITATION.
- AND WHAT'S THIS?
- IT'S AN INVITATION TO A SHOW, A LITTLE POP-UP THING.
- IT LOOKS LIKE A TEENAGER'S BEDROOM.
I'M SORRY.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A PLACE WHERE AN ADULT WOMAN WOULD LIVE.
- SHE WAS ON THE BRINK.
SHE WAS CLOSE TO REALLY HAVING IT JUST BE TOO OVERWHELMING.
- BUT I DO LIKE TO SEE THINGS
THAT ARE KIND OF COMFORTING IN THE BEDROOM.
- A DINOSAUR WITH A BABY HEAD IS COMFORTING TO YOU?
- IT IS. - IT'S CHILDLIKE.
I COULD PICK UP A PIECE OF DOG [ BLEEP ]
AND JESSICKA WOULD SAY THAT IT'S ART.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THIS REALLY SYMBOLIZES WHERE WE'RE GOING.
- ALL RIGHT, SO, JEFF, HEAR ME OUT
'CAUSE THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
IT WAS MADE BY SOMEONE WHO'S AN AMAZING ARTIST,
SO DONE WITH THE DINOSAUR.
- THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU HAVE ATTACHMENTS TO EVERYTHING.
THERE'S A STORY ABOUT EVERYTHING.
THAT'S HOARDING BEHAVIOR.
THE EXPLANATIONS, THE LONG, DRAWN-OUT JUSTIFICATIONS
OF WHY YOU KEEP THINGS,
THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU RECOGNIZE.
LOOK, YOU NEED TO LET GO OF THE PAST
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HOLDING ONTO IT.
YOU NEED TO LET IT GO.
JUST BECAUSE A BAND MEMBER 12 YEARS AGO
GAVE YOU AN INVITATION... - OH, NO, NO.
- DOESN'T MEAN YOU HOLD ONTO IT. - BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS.
- YOU NEED TO BECOME A LITTLE UNSTUCK,
SO THAT WAY, YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR LIFE.
AND, CHRISTIAN, I'M SORRY
THAT YOU DON'T REALLY COMMUNICATE THIS,
BUT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH HER
THAT YOU HAVE NOT REALLY, REALLY DEALT WITH.
YOU HAVE GOT TO ADMIT YOUR WIFE IS VERY IMMATURE.
WHILE WE'RE CULLING THINGS OUT,
YOU'RE AFRAID TO SAY WHAT YOU DON'T WANT IN THIS HOUSE.
- YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'T LIKE CLUTTER AND PILES OF CLOTHES.
- WELL, YOU WERE DROWNING IN IT AND I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- I DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HELPING ME.
I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
ONE TOY BECOMES TWO TOYS.
THEN IT BECOMES THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
IF YOU DON'T GET A HANDLE ON THIS, IT'S GONNA BE FOUR DOZEN.
- BUT NOW THERE'S TOYS AND THEN FAMILY PICTURES
AND A FEW, YOU KNOW...
- BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY CHRISTIAN...
- I DO.
- DOES NOT GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH YOU?
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT FOR HIM TO EVER GO AGAINST YOU
BECAUSE YOU WILL FIGHT HIM FOR 30 MINUTES
FOR A [ BLEEP ] DINOSAUR WITH A DOLL HEAD!
THEN TO TRULY INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE
BY POINTING TO THIS TOY DINOSAUR WITH THE BABY HEAD,
[ BLEEP ] OFF, LADY.
LIKE, I'M NOT STUPID AND NEITHER IS JENNI.
I'M SICK OF THE BULL [ BLEEP ],
SICK OF THE STORIES, DONE.
YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE IN YOUR LIFE,
SPECIFICALLY HIM.
AND EVEN WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA STAND BACK
AND LET HIM HAVE AN OPINION, YOU CAN'T HELP YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T HELP YOURSELF.
- [ BLEEP ]
- I'LL BE TOTALLY HONEST.
I REALLY LOVE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE,
BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS FOR SURE.
- ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS DRAW ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES.
- JEFF, TWO GIANT ROOMS FULL OF [ BLEEP ] ARE GONE.
- I'M NOT TRYING TO STRIP THIS HOUSE OF EVERYTHING
THAT YOU ARE ATTACHED TO.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT THIS HASN'T REALLY BEEN A 50-50 ARRANGEMENT
AND I THINK IT'S LIKE 80-20.
AND ALL I WANT TO KNOW, CHRISTIAN,
IS THAT I'M HOPING THAT WHEN I LEAVE
THAT IT'S A LITTLE MORE BALANCED IN THIS HOUSE.
- YOU'RE RIGHT, IT HASN'T BEEN 50-50
AS FAR AS THE STUFF IN THE HOUSE.
AND, YEAH, I SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN UP ABOUT THE STUFF IN THE HOUSE.
BUT I THINK SHE MADE GOOD ON IT THIS WEEK
AND DID AN AMAZING JOB.
I HAVE TRIED TO HELP HER WITH IT.
YOU KNOW, WE MADE A LOT OF STRIDES THIS WEEK
TO CLEAN IT OUT.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HARD GOING THROUGH IT
IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, I FEEL A LOT BETTER.
I FEEL LIKE THE HOUSE WEIGHS ABOUT A MILLION POUNDS LESS.
AND SO WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CONSCIOUS
OF NOT BUILDING UP THAT CLUTTER AGAIN.
- THE HOUSE WAS A SYMPTOM REALLY OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
- WELL, OF COURSE, JEFF, OF COURSE.
I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.
- I JUST WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE
YOU'VE MADE HIM UNCOMFORTABLE IN HIS OWN HOME.
- I DO, I DO, JEFF, OF COURSE.
- AND IF YOU DON'T START LETTING GO OF SOME OF THESE ATTACHMENTS,
YOU'RE GONNA END UP WITH TWO MORE JUNK ROOMS
AND HE'S GONNA BE MISERABLE AGAIN.
- NO. IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN AT ALL.
- IN THE ART WORLD, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS MAKING THINGS,
MAKING THINGS, AND YOU'RE SURROUNDING YOURSELF
WITH PEOPLE THAT GIVE AND MAKE YOU THINGS.
SO IT'S HARD, IT'S JUST HARD.
JEFF WANTED TO PROVE A POINT ABOUT COLLECTING AND HOARDING
AND ALL THESE THINGS
AND I CAN ABSOLUTELY OWN MY OWN BULL [ BLEEP ].
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.
I GET IT. I GOTTA PUSH FORWARD.
- I'M SORRY I RAISED MY VOICE.
- IT'S OKAY, JEFF. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
- IT'S DAY FOUR.
THEY'RE GOING TO THE HOTEL. THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE TIME WHERE WE GOTTA MAKE THE BREAKTHROUGH
OR IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
I PUSHED AND I PUSHED HARD.
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY DON'T LIKE ME FOR IT,
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I FEEL LIKE WE HAD A BREAKTHROUGH.
- HERE, JEFF, YOU CAN DONATE THIS ONE.
- THANK YOU. - AND YOU CAN DONATE THAT TOO.
- ARE YOU SURE? - YEP.
- WOW.
- HONESTLY, I KEPT REMEMBERING
CERTAIN THINGS THAT JEFF WAS SAYING.
A, ABOUT HOARDING AND B, ABOUT KIND OF CLASSING THE PLACE UP.
AND WITH A NEW DESIGN,
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU GONNA PUT THAT THING?
- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
- IN THE END, SHE HANDED ME THE DINOSAUR WITH THE BABY HEAD
AND LET ME "DONATE" IT.
WHO AM I GONNA GIVE THAT TO?
SO I DONATED IT RIGHT TO THE DUMPSTER.
- HI. - HI.
- HEY. - HOW'S IT GOING?
- I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEND YOU OFF TO THE HOTEL.
- OKAY, GREAT. - GO HAVE A GREAT NIGHT TONIGHT.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- YOU HAVE ALL YOUR STUFF, JESSICKA?
- JUST GO AND RELAX AND ENJOY EACH OTHER.
TODAY WE ARE GONNA SEND CHRISTIAN AND JESSICKA
TO THE HOTEL
SO THEY CAN TALK ABOUT ANY RESIDUAL FEELINGS
AND REFLECT ON EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED.
- JUST THROW EVERYTHING IN THE BACK SEAT.
- YEAH.
OH, [ BLEEP ]. YOU KNOW WHAT?
- I WANT BOOKS IN ONE PLACE, ACCESSORIES IN ANOTHER PLACE.
THEN, JENNI, I HAVE THESE TOO
THAT I WANT TO REUSE ON THE SHELVES.
- OKAY.
- THIS IS A REAL BIRD, ZOILA. - YEAH?
- YEAH. IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT PROBLEM THIS WEEK.
THEY HAVE SO MUCH ART THAT I HAD TO EDIT.
THEY HAVE SO MANY ART BOOKS THAT I HAD TO EDIT.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF DECIDING WHAT WE'RE NOT GONNA USE
AND SHE HAS ATTACHMENTS TO EVERYTHING.
CAN'T REUSE EVERYTHING.
SO I GOTTA TRY TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S GONNA WORK WITH EACH OTHER.
BUT IT'S NOT THAT SOME THINGS ARE NOT MY TASTE.
IT'S THAT EVERYTHING IS NOT MY TASTE.
I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA PUT TOGETHER A ROOM LIKE THAT.
ARE THESE RATS? - YES. FOREST RATS.
- THEY'RE RATTAS. - RATTAS.
WHY YOU CALL ME RATTA?
- YANINA, ARE WE GONNA BE USING THOSE?
- THIS IS MY --.
- NO. - SHE REALLY LIKES THEM.
I'M NOT GONNA USE THOSE
LIKE DISGUSTING, FREAKISH LITTLE RAT CENTERPIECES.
LIKE WHO DOES THAT?
WHO HAS LITTLE HALF-RABBIT, HALF-RAT CENTERPIECES
AT THEIR WEDDING?
- THEY'RE STUFFED RATS. - THEY ARE REAL RATS.
- NO, THEY'RE NOT.
- YEAH, THEY ARE. - NO, THEY'RE NOT.
- YEAH, THEY ARE. THEY'RE REAL RATS.
- YES. - THAT'S DISGUSTING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
- I'LL BE TOTALLY HONEST.
I REALLY LOVE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE,
BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS FOR SURE.
- I MEAN, WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS. WE'RE NOT PERFECT PEOPLE.
- 'CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB
CLEANING OUT THE HOUSE.
I MEAN, I SHOULD HAVE REALLY PUSHED YOU TO DO IT.
- I THINK THAT WE WERE BOTH IN A SPACE
WHERE WE BOTH EXPRESSED WHAT WASN'T WORKING.
AND I THINK THAT WE BOTH DID THINGS OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE
AND IT ONLY SHOWS HOW MUCH WE LOVE EACH OTHER.
- RIGHT. - I WILL PROVE TO CHRISTIAN
THAT I'VE GROWN UP BY TAKING BETTER CARE OF THE HOUSE,
TAKING BETTER CARE OF HIM.
I'VE GOT TO TRY TO LISTEN MORE
AND NOT MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, THE JESSICKA SHOW.
- I LOVE THE JESSICKA SHOW, BUT...
- JUST NOT ALL THE TIME.
- NO. I MEAN, SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOMEBODY ELSE
TO LIKE, SET THE WHEELS IN MOTION.
NOBODY'S ASKING YOU TO LET GO
AND I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE ATTACHMENT TO THINGS.
I MEAN, THAT SHOWS YOU HAVE A SOUL.
IT WAS AN AMAZING TURNAROUND FOR YOU.
I EVEN FELT LIKE I SHOULD REALLY BE MORE INVOLVED
AND REALLY BE PART OF IT.
- JEFF AND JENNI COMING TO OUR HOUSE
AND EXPOSING SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WERE CLEARLY DAMAGED IN BOTH OF US
MADE SO MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT ONCE HE SEES EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE
THAT HE'LL BE SO HAPPY THAT HE WON'T WANT TO CHECK OUT.
YOU KNOW, HE'LL WANT TO CHECK IN.
- I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS, SURE. - OF COURSE YOU ARE.
- I MEAN, HE'S SO PASSIONATE ABOUT NOT HAVING...
- ANYTHING.
- A DINOSAUR WITH A DOLL'S HEAD ON IT.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED TO COME BACK
AND IT'S COMPLETELY BARE ON CAMERA.
IF WE GOT HOME AND EVERYTHING WAS CLEARED OUT,
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
- YEAH, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?
SOME COUPLES DON'T EVEN HAVE EACH OTHER.
- YEAH, RIGHT.
BELIEVE ME, IF WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS,
WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH ANYTHING.
THIS EXPERIENCE HAS OPENED MY EYES TO PARTICIPATING,
ACTUALLY OPENING UP,
TELLING JESSICKA MY FEELINGS
AND HAVING A VOICE IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.
- JUST KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU TOO.
AND WE FINALLY GET TO HAVE SOME SLEEP TONIGHT...
- AND SOME PEACE. - WITH NO CATS.
- OR PEOPLE. - THAT TOO.
- GOOD.
- CAN YOU JUST MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY SO HE CAN PLACE THAT?
- JEFF?
- WHY IS THIS SMOKE DETECTOR HERE, FRANK,
THAT WE ASKED 16 TIMES FOR YOU TO REMOVE IT?
- WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THE ELECTRICAL, JEFF.
- HOW MANY TIMES DID I ASK ABOUT THE SMOKE DETECTOR?
- WE'RE NOT DONE WITH IT. - HE'S NOT DONE.
- IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE THE REVEAL.
IT'S KIND OF LATE.
WE WERE HOPING TO BE DONE AT FIVE.
THEY ARE STILL WORKING.
AUDIE IS PUTTING IN ALL THE GLASS RAILINGS
AND IT'S TAKEN HIM ALL DAY TO DO IT.
THE ELECTRICIAN IS HERE DOING ALL THE LIGHT FIXTURES
AND THE LIGHT TRIMS FOR THE RECESSED LIGHTS.
WE WERE CREATING A VERY SOPHISTICATED, HIP, SEXY SPACE
WHERE CHRISTIAN CAN RELAX, WATCH TV, ENTERTAIN, READ,
LISTEN TO MUSIC.
YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS TO BUY A GAG FOR JESSICKA
AND I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE IT A PERFECT SPACE.
- HEY, JEFF, DO YOU LOVE THAT GIRL?
I DON'T LOVE HER, WITH THE UMBRELLA.
- SHE DOES. - OH, OKAY.
- I LIKE THE IDEA OF KIND OF LEANING THE PAINTINGS
AGAINST THE WALL AND KIND OF MIXING THEM UP.
SHE'S ALWAYS SELLING ART,
SO IF SHE SELLS A PIECE,
IT'S GONNA BE VERY EASY FOR HER
TO JUST KIND OF STACK ANOTHER PIECE IN.
SO WE'LL JUST START PLACING THEM,
THEN WE'LL MESS AROUND WITH THEM.
JESSICKA AND CHRISTIAN'S HOME IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE
WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT ART IS SUBJECTIVE
BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME PIECES THAT I LIKED,
A FEW, THERE WERE CERTAIN PIECES THAT TO ME, OKAY,
I GET THAT IT'S ART,
BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I FOUND OF ANY VALUE.
BUT I HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO MAKE IT WORK
AND SOME OF THESE CLIENTS
ARE A LOT MORE CHALLENGING THAN OTHERS.
GO A LITTLE HIGHER, LIKE TWO INCHES.
- GROOVY!
- JENNI, ISN'T THAT HOW YOU GOT PREGNANT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
[ LAUGHS ]
I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
- I THINK IT'S TOO HIGH. - I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD THERE.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. [ DOORBELL RINGS ]
- OH, MY GOD, YOU READY? - I'M EXCITED FOR YOU.
- OH, MY GOD!
- YANINA, PLEASE READ LINE FOUR.
- D-W-P... - UH-HUH.
- HONESTLY, I FAILED MY DRIVER'S LICENSE EYE TEST.
- I'M GLAD YOU HAVE A LICENSE AND YOU'RE ON THE ROAD.
- READ LINE FIVE!
- OH, GOD! A-D-M-J-N... I DID OKAY.
I WOULD SAY MAYBE I GOT A C-.
FRANK, YOU'RE NEXT!
COVER YOUR RIGHT EYE, PLEASE, SIR.
- I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN TWO DAYS,
SO ALL I SEE IS A BLURRY-*** LINE ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
- FRANK WASN'T SO GREAT EITHER,
WHICH IS WHY PROBABLY THINGS ARE CROOKED A LOT.
- JENNI, PLEASE READ LINE SIX!
- D-O-C-F-G-D-A WITH A LITTLE THING ON IT.
- DAMN! - F-C-X...
- AUDIE, TAKE OFF YOUR GLASSES.
I BET HE CAN'T EVEN READ LINE ONE.
- LINE ONE, A-X. - LINE TWO, PLEASE.
- Y-U-T-C. - T-C!
- CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE LEGALLY BLIND, SIR!
I'M SO GLAD THEY'VE INSTALLED OUR RAILINGS.
- I THINK THAT ONE'S LIKE A LITTLE MORE NORMAL.
I MEAN, REALLY, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THEM OUT
'CAUSE THERE'S NO GOOD ONES, BUT WE'LL USE THAT ONE.
- YOU NEED TO TURN YOUR BAD ATTITUDE AROUND.
THIS IS A HAPPY DAY.
- WE BOTH DID A LOT OF WORK THIS WEEK.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK WE DID,
AND HOPEFULLY, WE MADE SOME SORT OF IMPACT ON THE FAMILY.
- YOU NERVOUS? - YES.
- I AM HOPING JEFF TOOK INTO SOME CONSIDERATION
WHAT I WANTED OUT OF THE HOUSE
WHICH IS A MORE COMFORTABLE LIVING ROOM SPACE.
WE CAN HAVE FRIENDS OVER.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
[ DOORBELL RINGING ] - HI.
- MY GOD, YOU READY?
- OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
- WOW.
- IT LOOKS SO GOOD. - WOW, IT'S AMAZING.
- OH, MY GOD, IT'S AMAZING.
- WHEN I SAW THE LIVING ROOM SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME,
I WAS LITERALLY SPEECHLESS.
IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THEY DID WITH THIS SPACE
THAT WE THOUGHT NOTHING COULD BE DONE WITH.
IT'S PERFECT. WOW.
- IT'S AMAZING. - YOU EXCITED?
- YEAH. IT'S LIKE-- IT'S UNBELIEV--
- LOOK UPSTAIRS. BEAUTIFUL. - STUNNING.
- IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. IT HAD ALL OF OUR ARTWORK.
IT WAS SOPHISTICATED. IT'S MIND-BLOWING.
I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT.
I'M SPEECHLESS AND THAT'S HUGE FOR ME.
- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LOOKED UP AND SAW THE CHANDELIER.
- WOW, WE MISSED THAT. [ LAUGHS ]
IT'S AMAZING. - CLASSY.
- YOU HAVE A LOT MORE ART THAN WE HAVE SPACE FOR.
SO THE WAY THAT IT'S DONE HERE
IS THAT YOU CAN KIND OF JUST RE-CIRCULATE IT.
SO THAT WAY, EVERY TIME SOMEONE COMES OVER,
IT'S LIKE A NEW EXPERIENCE.
- THAT'S REALLY SMART.
- NO HOLES IN THE WALLS. REALLY GREAT.
I LOVE THE WAY THE ARTWORK IS DISPLAYED ON THE SHELVES.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY SMART, SO WE CAN ROTATE IT ALL THE TIME
AND THE ROOM WILL NEVER GET STALE.
- DO YOU WANNA SEE UPSTAIRS? - YEAH, YEAH.
- THANK YOU. WOW.
THIS IS AMAZING. - IT'S AMAZING.
- IT'S SO GREAT. - BEAUTIFUL.
- IT'S ALL OF OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THIS ART
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO MUCH MORE OF A HOME TO ME.
- YOU DID A LOT OF WORK THIS WEEK.
- YOU REALLY DID. - YOU DESERVED IT.
YOU REALLY DID. - YOU BOTH DID.
- YOU CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR US.
- WE CAN START OVER NOW. - YEAH.
- I FOUGHT JESSICKA TOOTH AND NAIL, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME.
THIS IS NOT FOR ME TO MAKE TWO BEST FRIENDS
AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
MY SOLE PURPOSE IS TO BRING THIS FAMILY TOGETHER
AND TO HOPEFULLY WORK ON THEIR ISSUES.
AND AS A COUPLE, THEY SEEMED PRETTY HAPPY, CONNECTED, BONDED.
SOMETHING SHIFTED WITH THEM,
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE SENDING ME A CHRISTMAS CARD.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
- WILL YOU HAVE A BEER WITH ME ON THE COUCH?
- ABSOLUTELY. - YEAH?
- YEAH. I DEFINITELY FEEL LESS OVERWHELMED WITH THE NEW SPACE.
IT'S ORGANIZED AND IT'S REALLY COMFORTABLE.
I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE PEOPLE OVER TO THE SPACE,
MAYBE EVEN TONIGHT.
- IT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED AND WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED.
AND JEFF LISTENED TO BOTH OF US.
- I DON'T KNOW WHEN I BECAME A PEOPLE PLEASER,
BUT IT IS KIND OF FUN TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING
THAT I KNOW THEY WOULD LOVE.
SO I THINK EVERY WEEK I GROW A LITTLE
AND EACH WEEK AS I DO,
I BECOME MORE OPEN-MINDED TO DIFFERENT KINDS OF DESIGN
I NORMALLY WOULDN'T USE.
ENJOY YOUR NEW SPACE. - THANKS, GUYS.
THANK YOU BOTH. - IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
- IT WAS A PLEASURE.
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIE. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DRAMA, A LOT OF TENSION...
- A LOT OF EMOTION.
- ULTIMATELY, LOOK WHAT WE CREATED.
- THANKS A LOT, JEFF. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
- IT'S AMAZING.
- I CAN SEE WHY JEFF WOULD GET FRUSTRATED WITH SOMEONE LIKE ME
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM
FOR EVERYTHING HE DID IN OUR LIVING ROOM.
- BYE, GUYS.
- SEE YOU LATER. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- ENJOY, OKAY? - BYE, GUYS.
- NEXT TIME ON "INTERIOR THERAPY"...
- EVERYTHING IN THIS KITCHEN IS UGLY.
- IT WORKS FOR NOW.
- I THINK DANIELLE IS VERY CONTROLLING.
YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT, SHE'S GOT JACK [ BLEEP ].
I UNDERSTAND WHY SHE IS FRUSTRATED.
SO YOU'RE GONNA PROPOSE, AREN'T YOU?
- AT SOME POINT.
AS WE WALK INTO OUR NEW HOME TOMORROW, WILL YOU MARRY ME?
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