[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- The situation in the house has definitely
gotten out of control.
- It was a sucky way to have a "pool party."
Like, there was no party at all yesterday,
just the pool.
Yesterday was just such a heavy, emotional day.
There was some drama between Maria and Sydney.
- At this point, it's just taking up so much space
in both of their minds and our minds
and probably also a lot of Joey's.
- From my perspective, it seems like Maria has--
her intentions are good,
but Sydney is very headstrong,
and she can't get over it without being right.
- I'm hoping going forward that they kind of
got it all out yesterday and we can move forward,
'cause I would hate for more people to not get time
because of that.
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.
- I think yesterday was a perfect indication
of, like, what bullying truly was,
and it wasn't me doing it.
I mean, did I call her a troublemaker?
Yeah, 'cause she is one.
Did I say she looks dumb?
Yeah, because I begged her to stop doing this.
But again, no matter how nice you can be
to someone in this house, you can't win,
or at least I can't win.
Obviously, last week sucked.
Sydney told Joey some things that were untrue
and questioned my character.
I'm really just trying to keep a positive attitude.
So really, this week, I want to focus on
getting back on track with Joey.
- Let's just forget about it, put it in the past,
and let's move forward and have a good day.
♪ ♪
- Hey. - Hey.
- Oh. [all cheering]
- Good morning.
How's everybody doing? - Hi.
Good morning. - Good morning.
- It's great to see you all. - Good to see you.
- I spoke with Joey earlier today,
and the good news is,
this whole thing really is working for him,
and he believes that his wife is in this room right now.
The bad news is that you're not gonna be seeing Joey today,
because Joey's no longer here.
[laughter] - Oh, my gosh.
- That's right, ladies.
Joey's left Los Angeles.
And very soon, all of you ladies
will be as well,
because your international journey to find love
starts right now.
Pack your bags, ladies, because Joey's
gonna be meeting you in Malta.
[all cheering]
[upbeat music]
Get your passports.
Your flight leaves in an hour.
Joey will see you in Malta.
Off you go.
[all cheering]
- We're going to Malta, and I'm so excited.
I've never been to Europe.
Malta's in Europe, right?
Is Malta Europe?
Malta's Europe? OK. I thought so.
♪ ♪
[jaunty music]
♪ ♪
- I'm excited to be in Malta.
I can tell why people love to come here.
It's absolutely beautiful.
♪ ♪
It kind of has that old-school vibe to it.
You can tell there's a lot of culture.
You're close to the water.
There's a ton of beauty.
Something about it just feels right.
- Whoo! [indistinct chatter]
- Oh, my God. - Whoo!
- I feel like my wife is here in Malta currently,
which is crazy to say, but it's true.
These women are amazing,
and these connections have already felt so natural
and so organic that I feel like in a setting like this,
it's gonna be even better.
♪ ♪
I think this is really one of those places
that you're gonna have
a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
It should help these women open up a little bit more
and just have fun with what this can be.
By the end of this, I'm hoping to bring someone to the "alta,"
but before I do that, I have to hang out in Malta.
[laughing] So bad.
It's good, though. It's good.
It's punny.
Oh, [bleep].
Boo.
[soft music]
- Wow.
[indistinct chatter]
- Malta is so beautiful.
The architecture is beautiful.
The people are so nice.
So far, 10 out of 10.
- Oh, my God!
Whoo!
- I did hear that
the Maltese dog originated here.
So there's a fun fact.
- This is gorgeous.
- I feel like everybody's in high spirits.
Everybody's excited to be in another country.
- [gasps] Oh, my God! - [shrieking]
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
- I feel like it's a new chapter for a lot of us,
leaving all the drama behind
and just start--having a new fresh start for sure.
♪ ♪
- The knock just-- - Oh...
- Oh, my God. - Oh, it's the card.
[laughter]
- At this point, I'm not sure
if it's gonna be a group date or a one-on-one,
but I'm really crossing my fingers
it is a one-on-one and my name is on the card,
because I have been really, really hopeful
for an opportunity to open up to Joey in a longer setting.
So very excited to see what's to come.
[suspenseful music]
- I am just praying that is a one-on-one
and my name is on it.
Getting a one-on-one with Joey in Malta
would be absolutely amazing.
I just think that it would take our relationship
to the next level.
♪ ♪
- "Lexi...
let's explore Malta together."
- Oh, my gosh!
- Oh, my God! - I'm sorry.
[laughs]
I'm so excited.
I'm, like, in shock, honestly.
Um, yeah, I'm excited to explore with him.
And yeah, honestly, my heart is racing
at, like, 1,000 miles a minute right now.
- To not hear my name called, I felt a little, like, aw.
I wanted it, you know?
- All right. Bye. all: Bye.
- Bye.
- I haven't seen him in a while.
It feels like forever.
So it wasn't, like, the greatest feeling.
♪ ♪
[lively music]
♪ ♪
- How we doing? - I'm good.
You look so handsome.
- You look beautiful.
- I'm excited. - So good to see you.
How we feeling today?
- I'm feeling great. - Yeah?
- Yeah. How are you feeling?
- Have you ever been to Malta before?
- I've never been to Malta before.
- OK. - Have you?
- Uh-uh. First time. - OK.
- I'm so excited to take Lexi
on our first one-on-one today.
There's just this honest chemistry
and connection that we have, and today,
I just want to see that chemistry continue to grow.
And I'm hopeful that she feels the same way.
Today's gonna be the day that I just want to see
how comfortable she feels with me,
and I'll be able to tell how much we jell.
And that's really important to pay attention to
on these one-on-ones.
♪ ♪
- All right, when you travel, what's your favorite, like,
must thing you want to do when you go to a city?
- My first rule is if I go somewhere new
like this in Europe, I want to check out
some of the history. - Yeah.
- That's, like, a big thing. - Yep.
Getting the first one-on-one date
here in Malta is surreal.
I feel so grateful, so lucky that he wants
to spend the day with me today.
I love--blue and green are my favorite colors,
but these are so-- - That's my favorite color
is green. - It is? Yeah?
I think he sees something in me,
and I definitely see it in him.
But for me to move forward with Joey,
I still need to find out if it's
a connection on both ends,
and I just hope that he feels the same way.
- What do we have here?
- We have pastizzi.
It's a local pastry made in Malta.
- Thank you.
- Are you married? - Not yet.
Just kidding. - Not yet.
Yeah. No, we just started dating.
So we're trying to figure that out.
- Yeah. - Oh. So you're lovers?
- Yes. Yes. - Yes. Yes.
- We're in the beginning stages,
but good things already. - OK.
Enjoy your stay and wish you luck.
- Thank you. - Bye-bye.
- Bye.
- When I'm with Lexi, I feel very safe.
I feel very seen.
We get each other in a lot of ways.
Today just feels like I'm walking around Malta
with my girlfriend.
And that's exactly what I want it to feel like.
♪ ♪
Wow, this is some old-school bocce, though.
- [laughs]
[cheers and applause]
- I have a feeling you're gonna be very good at this.
- Too hard.
- There it is.
There it is.
That was pretty good.
[applause]
♪ ♪
On the spot, on the spot.
That was a little good.
- [singing in non-English language]
- I gotta switch.
♪ ♪
- I'm feeling great.
It feels right.
I have butterflies.
My heart is racing.
I can't stop looking into his eyes.
He makes me feel amazing, and I have not felt that
in a very, very, very long time.
Oh, my God.
- Not a bad view, huh?
- This is insane.
- Where would be somewhere, looking out here,
you feel like it would be a good spot to live at?
- Living on a boat would be pretty great.
- Ooh, which boat out of these?
There's a couple of yachts here.
- The third one back looks pretty nice.
- OK. I can get that. - What about you?
- See those, like, kind of colorful doors over there?
- Yes.
- On that balcony up top there would be
kind of a nice little way
to see the water every single morning.
I'm very excited with how the day has been going so far.
Lexi is someone I can see a future with,
and it's just getting better and better.
And I'm just excited to see
what the rest of the day can bring.
♪ ♪
- Um, I wonder what they're doing right now.
I guess we'll hear when she gets back.
I'm happy it was Lexi today.
- Yeah, I'm glad she got her time.
- And our time will come.
- I think you need that too, like, you need
to just kind of spend time with him so he can get to know you
and just, like, not go off of everything
that people have said about you.
- Right. Yeah.
- So how are you feeling with the Maria situation
going into this week?
- Um, I was pretty disappointed at the--at the Rose Ceremony.
And because he kept her, I can only imagine
what story she gave him, um, to keep her here.
You talk [bleep]. That's it.
End of story. You talk [bleep].
So that is why it is so shocking to me
that she is still here.
- Yeah.
- Maybe other people brought up her talking [bleep]
and she's saying, "Oh, it was out of context,
out of context."
OK, yeah, maybe it is, whatever,
even though it wasn't.
The bottom line is, she's just got to go.
[laughter]
Right now, like, my brain is, you know,
completely occupied by Maria,
and it's, like, affecting my health.
I'm just exhausted.
I'm lethargic.
I'm breaking out.
So I'm going to make sure that Joey knows
that she is the problem.
[soft music]
- This is absolutely stunning.
♪ ♪
Wow.
- Unbelievable.
♪ ♪
- This is so beautiful.
This reminds me a lot of my grandfather.
- Oh, yeah?
- We went to church together all the time,
and um, he was a painter.
Um, this is just so stunning.
He would love it in here.
- That's amazing.
- Yeah.
This is--this is so beautiful.
It's, like, making me emotional.
I can't get over how stunning this is.
- Is your grandfather still around?
- He's not. No.
Yeah, we were very close. - Mm-hmm.
- Um, so yeah, I just-- this is like--
I'm having, like, an out-of-body experience.
It's, like, taking me back.
Yeah, this is really special.
Yeah. - I'm glad.
- Thank you for taking me here.
- Of course.
- We are having such a good day,
but I have been waiting to tell Joey
a few things about my past
that I plan to bring up to him tonight.
It's a very sensitive topic for me,
and it's gonna be very hard for me to share,
but I think it's only right to share it with him.
But I'm gonna try to let that go for the day,
because I want it to come at the right time,
so I am gonna have a tough conversation
later in the evening.
Hi. - Hello.
- Hello. How we doing?
- Father David Cilia, the parish priest here.
- Lexi. Nice to meet you.
- St. Paul's Church in Valletta.
And it's your first time in Malta?
- Yes, first time in Malta. - Yeah. It is.
- Do you have questions for me?
- In the couples you've married in this church,
like, what do you see as the key to success
of them to have a long, happy marriage?
- Seek to be happy, eh, because life is short...
- Yes.
- And love can render you happy.
- Absolutely. Yes.
- I'm not the one to judge
because I'm a priest,
but as a couple, you look good together.
- Oh, thank you. - Oh.
I appreciate you saying that. - That's really sweet.
- It's mostly her. - Yeah, it's the green eyes.
- I just try keep up. I just try to keep up.
- And don't forget to bring forth children, eh?
- Yeah. - Yes.
- Because it completes the marriage.
- Oh, yes. Yes. - Love that.
- If you have a boy and you want to call him Paul,
I will be honored. - OK.
We'll come back and let you know.
- Good to know.
- When the priest said one of the most important
pieces of a marriage is building a family,
it really rung true to me.
I'm so ready for that.
I am taking this so seriously.
I'm 30. I want to have children.
But I have this health condition
that might make me not able to have my own children,
which was one of the hardest things I've ever had to hear,
but a lot of it is out of my control,
and I can only really just pray and hope that
it happens for me and my partner.
- That was awesome. - That was so special.
- So much wisdom.
- Yeah, wow.
Life does throw curveballs, and I think
how you come out of it with your partner
is everything, right,
and nothing's ever gonna be perfect,
but if you have someone with you by your side,
you can get through anything, and...
- I agree.
- That was pretty special. - I love that.
- Yeah, me too.
- Going into tonight, I want to open up.
It's going to be very hard for me.
But for me to move forward with Joey
and potentially an engagement, I have to.
But I'm not gonna lie, like, I'm nervous
sharing the vulnerable part of me
will make him not want to pursue
a relationship with me.
[horn blaring]
[knocking]
[all gasping]
- I'll get it. - Oh, no.
- Ooh. - [laughs]
- When I hear the knock at the door,
I immediately tense up.
I'm thinking there's a date card for sure.
But we have no idea what's in store for the week.
We don't know if it's a one-on-one.
We don't know if it's a group date.
And I know everyone's just wishing
for their name to be on that date card.
- Oh, God.
- Here we go. - Yeah.
[suspenseful music]
- Jenn.
Daisy.
Edwina.
Katelyn.
Allison.
Rachel.
Autumn.
Kelsey T.
Jess.
Madina.
- [softly] Yes.
- Lea.
Kelsey A.
♪ ♪
"True love is worth fighting for."
- Oh, gosh.
- "Heart, Joey." - Renaissance fight.
- We're gonna do knights.
- Yeah, baby, we're jousting.
- So who wasn't on the date?
- [bleep] sakes. - Well, who knows?
It might be a one-on-one. - I doubt it.
- I feel like it's definitely gonna be a two-on-one.
- Yeah, I think so too.
- After the group date card came,
we realized that Sydney and Maria aren't on there,
and a two-on-one is coming their way.
So the drama definitely did not stay in LA.
It came with us here to Malta.
- I'm sorry, you guys.
- Yeah. - That's, like, not fun.
- I'm confused what the hell just happened.
I think we're gonna be on a two-on-one,
and that's definitely the last thing that I want.
I just want to move forward,
and I think she's still trying to keep creating this drama.
But I'm just gonna continue to focus on Joey and I
and be myself.
- I think that, like, y'all should go in
and just treat it as if y'all are getting, you know,
more time with him individually and just see how it goes.
Like, just don't even bring it up.
- No, I totally agree.
I just think that, like, you guys
weren't called verbally abusive,
bully, and all these things.
So for me, this is like a real attack at my character.
And I tried to drop it many times before,
and it just keeps being brought up.
- I have never disrespected you.
All I said is, yes, you are verbally abusing me,
'cause that's what you were doing.
You were attacking me. And that is it.
- Stop worrying about everything else.
Just let you shine through, and that's it.
Move with that intent, and you'll be fine.
- This is torture, and I have been literally
put through the wringer enough,
and now I have to go on a date with her.
I'm just sick of constantly being disrespected.
I'm sick of it.
How am I going to be able to be comfortable
when I'm sitting next to somebody
that literally has zero respect for me?
I don't know how the hell I'm gonna do that.
It's just not fair. [sniffles]
I just don't deserve this. I really don't.
I'm, like, totally emotionally drained.
It's just, like, too much for one person to handle.
♪ ♪
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- You look so cute.
- You look amazing.
- I'm very excited.
I like the salmon jacket.
- Thank you, a little different color tonight.
- Mm-hmm.
I have a huge crush on Joey.
He is sincere. He's kind. He's funny.
He's easy to talk to.
Just a day like this, I wish I could have 100 more.
Wow, this is so cool. Oh, my God.
- Not a bad setup for a date.
After you.
- Oh, my goodness.
Coming into tonight, I'm feeling incredibly nervous,
because I want to talk to Joey about my health
and that I have this condition
that might make me not be able to carry his child.
So tonight is a very important night for me.
- Today was awesome in so many ways.
I think that I'm seeing more and more of just sides of you
that feel like I'm finally getting to know Lexi.
And I'm very appreciative of how much you just seemed
like you were yourself today.
And I just want you to know that I'm noticing it.
And I really do appreciate it. - Thank you.
Thank you for acknowledging that.
I had such a good day with you.
- Mm-hmm.
- It was truly, like, a magical day for me.
And I've touched on how this has been challenging.
And I've had my walls up.
And today was emotional obviously a little bit for me.
And I kind of wanted to open up to you,
um, a little bit more as to why.
- I'd love that.
- I mean, it's hard for me to open up, if I'm being honest.
But I--I really do connect with you.
And, um, yeah.
I--I guess I'll kind of start at the beginning.
So my whole life, I've always been work, work, work.
I moved to San Francisco after college.
I started my job.
Everything is great.
I ultimately ended up moving over to New York.
- Mm-hmm.
- And when I got there, I, like, fell pretty ill.
Um, and it was about a year and a half of not knowing
what was going on with me.
Um, so fast forward, I ended up meeting a doctor in New York
and they put me into surgery
to kind of figure out what's going on.
And I find out that I'm diagnosed
with stage 5 endometriosis.
I don't know if you know what that is.
- I don't, but it doesn't sound good.
- Yeah, it's not. It's not great.
Um, but it is a reproductive condition
where tissue that's supposed to grow inside of your uterus
grows on other organs.
So it was all over my reproductive organs.
It was all the way up to my lungs.
- Wow.
- And they were able to go in, remove everything.
Um, but the doctor sits me down and says, you know,
"You might not be able to have your own kids."
[somber music]
Um, and it's--it's pretty much a wide range of emotions for me
because, like, my whole life, I do feel like
I was called to be a mother. - Mm-hmm.
- I want my--I want a family of my own so badly.
So like, for something to happen to me
was hard to take, um, and--thank you.
You're so sweet.
I've only opened up about it to one person, who was my ex,
and he ultimately came to the decision
that he can't be with someone that might not be able
to have his children, which is hard.
♪ ♪
- Thank you for sharing that with me, first.
I know that's not something easy to talk about,
and it can be scary at times. - Yeah.
- But I appreciate that you trust me
and feel open enough to share something
that personal and intimate with me.
I'm also very sorry that you had to deal with
that being a reason for your last relationship ending.
I can't even imagine how hard that is to try to accept.
I've never had to deal with the idea of someone
having complication with having kids.
That's never been a serious conversation.
It's never been something that someone's felt
even comfortable enough to share with me.
And that's heavy.
That's a lot to take in.
But these are serious conversations
I should be having if I'm finding
the right person for me.
I just--I can sit here and think of how much
that was for someone to hold onto and bear,
especially someone who has, I can see,
the motherly instinct that you have
and the want to create a family.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, that's-- that's a lot to hold.
- Mm-hmm.
- But I don't want you to think
in any way that's something that I hear
and it makes me want to run away.
- Thank you for saying that.
- That's all I can say. - Yep.
- It doesn't scare me in any sense.
And there are a lot of other ways
to be able to create a family through adoption
and other things too. - Yeah. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- Things happen for a reason.
They make you stronger, and they define who you are.
- Mm-hmm.
- You need to know how special you are
and how much you deserve everything,
because I can understand from any type of past experience
when something like that comes out,
you just--you think there's something
that's wrong with you. - You do.
You do. - There isn't.
[soft music]
That shouldn't ever make someone run away
or be afraid of being in a relationship with Lexi,
'cause there's so much more to Lexi...
- Thank you. - Than just that.
- To hear you say that, like, I mean,
it truly, like, brings me to tears,
because this is something that I didn't really know
how I would ever bring up in a relationship again
after how it was received last time.
And I--I just-- I appreciate you so much.
♪ ♪
There was a point where I didn't know
if I'd be able to meet someone that would accept me.
I just thought it'd be easier to be alone.
To hear him, like, truthfully, like, see me
as a stronger person and validate me,
it's just crazy.
Being able to share that and have such a good response,
I don't know, I just feel, like, a happiness in my heart
that I've never felt.
I said it from the beginning, I'm here for you.
You continue to prove to me why that is the case.
♪ ♪
If Joey was my person and Joey and I fell in love,
like, I--I don't know.
I just--I can't e--
like, my heart is fluttering even thinking about that
because when I'm with him, I feel something
I've never felt before.
And it's just like, I don't know.
It's--I'm very excited.
♪ ♪
- Lexi...
- Yes?
- I couldn't obviously have imagined
how much you've been through,
and I just want to let you know, again,
that it's just something that will continue
to be a conversation, something that
I'll need to understand to be a great partner
potentially in the future.
So, Lexi, would you accept this rose?
- Of course.
I'm--I'm so happy.
[sweeping music]
♪ ♪
I can absolutely see myself falling in love with Joey.
I mean, he's so lovable.
He's so kind.
I feel like I could go into a marriage with him,
and he would be supportive
of whatever is gonna happen with a family.
♪ ♪
I'm falling for Joey,
and I'm so excited.
I really am.
♪ ♪
[bright music]
♪ ♪
- Today is the group date in Malta.
I'm at Fort Manoel, which is hundreds of years old.
I'm a big "Game of Thrones" fan,
and this is where some of the show was filmed.
So the fact that we're doing this today
where Ned Stark was beheaded
is something that's crazy, but--
- Yeah, well, sorry. I know.
I'm not supposed to say that.
If you haven't seen it,
Ned Stark's head gets cut off.
Hello.
How we doing?
[indistinct chatter]
Today is the biggest date so far.
I'm sure it's going to feel like a lot.
But this is gonna be a really fun date today.
I'm excited for it.
How's everyone doing today?
all: Good.
- So I hope you guys are ready to explore
a little different side of Malta today.
We are at Fort Manoel.
And I've got a little surprise inside for us
to kind of have some fun with the day.
You guys ready to do it? all: Yes.
- Let's go.
[fanfare playing]
[grunting] [swords clanging]
- Oh, my God. [laughter]
- Oh, oh! Ah!
♪ ♪
- We walk up some stairs,
and there are two knights sword fighting.
They're grunting.
They're yelling.
They're really getting it.
♪ ♪
- The date card said,
"True love is worth fighting for."
♪ ♪
I'm not gonna lie.
I'm pretty intimidated,
but I'm definitely ready to fight for love.
I think, like, the other ladies should be scared.
♪ ♪
- Welcome.
Today, we are at Fort Manoel.
This is an original fort built by the knights of Malta.
Today, we're going to do lots of interesting stuff.
- I am Knight Pepina,
and today, I'm gonna train you to be knights like me.
- Whoo! - Women can be knights too.
[cheers and applause]
Who's ready to fight for Joey?
all: Me!
- Go get changed.
- Yep. - Let's go get changed!
[upbeat music]
- Oh, my God. - [shrieking]
- There's a whole bunch of different accessories for us.
There's swords. There's shields.
We got boots.
We got these little arm cuff things,
which I don't really know what were for.
- Wait, this is a cute outfit.
- I don't know what happened.
It's, like, falling off.
- Is there a pant to this?
- I'm looking around, and we all look
pretty good, honestly.
[laughter]
- You look so cute.
- You can't give any of us a bad costume,
'cause we make it work.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[shouting]
♪ ♪
- Now you're starting to look like knights.
- Joey, looking good. - Thank you.
- Joey looks so good, and he looks even better
when he comes out in his knight costume and has his shirt off.
He looks really good.
[laughs] It's my first time
seeing him in person with his shirt off.
I was like, 'bout time.
- You guys have a lot more clothing than I do.
I would describe it as a half-naked Roman soldier.
I think I still need to do some push-ups and sit-ups,
but it's OK.
We're powering through.
I tried my best today.
Fun-sized Bachelor.
[laughs]
- The winner of the challenges today
will win extra time with Joey.
- For me, sometimes in a group setting,
it is a little tougher for me
to, like, really, like, stand out,
I feel like, or shine.
So to have that extra time on the side would be great.
Hopefully, he notices that I'm coming with my A-game.
- Let's play.
[shouting, laughter]
♪ ♪
[both screaming]
- No one should give me a sword
when a shirtless Joey is right beside me.
There's no telling what I'll do.
[laughs]
- The soul is really important to a knight.
So basically what we're gonna do is, one by one,
you're gonna come here, stare into Joey's eyes,
and show him your soul.
You understand?
- Yes.
- Allison... - Me?
- You're first up.
- I love it.
[militaristic music]
- It's a funny little thing, but I am someone
that really does focus on eye contact
and energy shared.
So pretty cool to be able to have
that little moment with every one of those girls today.
♪ ♪
- They're kissing, and instantly,
I feel like I'm going to throw up.
This is now my third group date,
and I haven't had a one-on-one.
I want that time with Joey, but it is so interesting
'cause as group dates go on and as, like,
more one-on-ones happen, you can see
the connections that people have with Joey
and, like, the way Joey looks at girls
that he has spent more time with and everything.
And so it is just a little bit awkward.
- The next challenge is called the sash grab,
and you have to snatch each other's sashes from the side.
- I'm slowly trying to figure out
how to navigate group dates in a way where I can stand out.
But in practice, like, it's pretty dang hard.
- Go.
- [laughs]
[indistinct shouting]
♪ ♪
[bell clanging]
- Good try, Autumn.
[bright music]
- Welcome to your next challenge.
- The kukkanja,
or the sausage wheel.
[cackles]
[suspenseful music]
- The kukkanja works like this.
You're gonna be all surrounding the wheel.
You're gonna take ten steps back,
and you're gonna try to catch a sausage
using only your mouth, no hands.
You can't move away from the wheel
until you've retrieved the sausage in your mouth.
- So gross.
The smell-- the smell was the problem.
But all is fair in love and war.
I don't know.
- Joey, what are you making us do?
- I'm terrified.
And my mom watches the show.
- Knights used to play this game--
a lot.
- Sausage wheel, baby.
- Joey, you're gonna be standing next to the barrel
right there. - I'm playing.
I'm not making them do this by themselves.
I'm in.
I don't usually think
about catching sausages in my mouth,
but I couldn't make the women do something
I wouldn't do myself.
- Are you going for a sausage or a cheese?
- I'm going with whatever hits me in the face.
- Remember, the winner of these challenges
will get extra time with Joey.
- He's gonna be in the middle of it?
- Oh, here we go.
- Oh.
- Can we go slower?
- OK, guys, let's start.
- Can it get low?
[laughter]
[quirky music]
- The sausages started coming at my face,
and I literally had to back up.
Like, I couldn't even do it.
♪ ♪
- And it's not dry sausages.
It's juicy sausages
smacking your face right now.
- Can you slow it down just a little?
- I literally got hit in the face,
like, probably 500 times.
I almost threw up.
I had to, like, walk away
because I was, like, gagging so bad.
- There's no way.
There's no way.
- I think most of these girls are cheating.
- Ahh!
- They're grabbing it with their hands
or picking up something from the floor.
- I cheated.
Immediately, I said, no, I'm not doing that.
And I just grabbed one, and I was like, I'm done.
♪ ♪
- I literally never want to see another sausage
again in my life ever.
Ugh!
[laughs, gags]
[triumphant music]
♪ ♪
- Go, Autumn!
- The thing about me is if I'm gonna commit to something,
I'm gonna commit to it through and through,
never back down, never quit.
I'm a knight.
I'm trying to be the best knight.
And so I just have to give it my all,
no matter how many sausages hit me in the face,
no matter how much Swiss cheese hit me in the face.
I really want a little extra time with Joey.
So I'm very, very committed.
Some would say too committed.
I say never.
♪ ♪
- Today, we saw incredible heart and strength.
In our eyes, you are all knights.
But in this group, there was one woman
who went above and beyond.
And this woman is Autumn.
[cheers and applause]
And the greatest prize of all is more time with Joey.
Please enjoy your prize.
- Bye, Autumn.
- I came out victorious, and it feels pretty damn good.
Wow.
Looking over the ocean,
it really is just so beautiful.
It's just me and Joey,
and it feels natural, and it feels real.
And it's just-- it's so, so perfect.
I would have a really hard time imagining me being here
with anyone else.
♪ ♪
- Are you looking for your knight in shining armor?
Sign up to be on the next season of "The Bachelorette"
at abc.com/casting today.
[insects chirping]
[laughter, indistinct chatter]
[soft music]
- This place is beautiful.
- Yeah. - Hmm.
[cat meows] - There's so many kitty cats.
- I think that everyone had a really,
really good time today.
The vibe is definitely excited and positive.
But for me, I--I do feel like today was a little bit
of a realization just seeing how many
connections that he does have.
- Oh, wow.
- It's so pretty.
- There's a lot of women here, and inevitably,
there's only gonna be one person that ends up with Joey.
Obviously, I really want that to be me.
That's why I'm definitely ready
for some one-on-one time.
- Days like today really do make me feel so lucky,
and it's because of each and every one of you.
So cheers to all of you.
all: Cheers.
- Everyone's in such a good mood.
It was such a great day.
I mean, of course everyone wants the group date rose,
and it would mean a lot if I got it.
But tonight, I'm focused on myself and Joey's connection.
Every time I talk to him, I just get
more excited and more happy about
where we could go in the future.
He has a lot of the qualities that I want in a partner
and I want in a husband.
- I want a boy for sure.
But if I had twins, I would want two girls.
- OK. What are you--
- I'm like having visions of... - Do you have names?
- Like, pigtails and everything.
Emily is one of them. - OK.
- And give me the second one.
You got one?
- Colette. - Mm.
- I'd call her Coco.
And then either Ocean,
which I know is different.
- That's hippie, and I love it.
That's OK. Ocean?
- Or Teddy.
- Daisy makes me feel special.
She's got this giddiness to her.
She's got this smile.
And the talking about a potential family
and what our kids would be like,
I was picturing it with Daisy.
Yours are better, so... - No, I like it.
- We're naming our girl twins Coco and Ocean,
and that's final.
- I'm nervous today, guys.
- Why are you nervous?
- There's always a bit of nerves,
because I care... - Yeah.
- And I do want to be here. - Yeah.
- So those nerves are, like, natural.
But it's hard, especially on a group date
today when, you know, you can really see
everybody's connection.
- I had a great day today. - Yeah, I'm glad.
- It was just fun.
- There's so many girls.
- So many girls, but it was, I think,
with that many girls, I still felt like--
first off, I felt like I couldn't stop
focusing on you the entire time.
I look around, and every time I look at you,
I see you focusing on me and smiling.
And I just appreciate it, truthfully.
- Of course. I'm glad.
[soft music]
- There's a lot of us here.
It's, like, the first time you're seeing his connection
with, like, everyone almost.
It is a little overwhelming.
- My mind is all over the place right now.
This is getting really real.
And even though, like, I try to make the most
of the time that I have with Joey,
it feels like other people are progressing further.
- I made a promise to you that if you were
gonna be wearing your glasses--
- You don't have to wear your glasses.
- You kidding me?
I'm not making you go on your own.
- Dude.
- So if you're gonna show that side of you--
- Oh, you're, like, blind.
- I'm blind as a bat.
- There's a group date rose on the table,
and it'd be nice to get one.
- Sorry. - Hello.
- You're good.
I just want to make sure that he knows that I am still here
and he understands, like, what I need
and I understand what he needs.
I just want to know, like, what do you need from me
so that I can be there for you?
- Yeah. - And what does that look like?
- That's a great question.
And for me, I'm a simple dude.
I'll say it every time. - OK.
- I am with that kind of stuff.
Like, I--quality time is all I need.
But what would you think for you?
Like, how do you think you would want to receive that?
- For me, it's a lot of, like, action,
when people, like, do things.
It doesn't even have to be big, grand things.
You know, just small things, just like action, just--
- Action. - Just movement, yeah.
- That's good to know.
- Just something. Yeah.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- My heart is fluttering when I speak to Kelsey T.
There's just something there.
There's just something that I get
so excited when I talk to her.
It feels so natural and seamless,
and I get lost in it.
♪ ♪
- [speaking indistinctly]
♪ ♪
[cat meows]
♪ ♪
- I'm super interested to hear what the girls did
on the group date. - Oh, me too.
- I have no idea.
I'm interested to see who gets the rose.
- Roses from this point on are very, like, telling.
- Intentional.
- Yeah, intentional.
[knocking]
- I will be right back.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[door closing]
♪ ♪
- "Sydney and Maria, meet me on the water.
Love, Joey."
- That sounds nice.
♪ ♪
We all saw this coming.
I'm a little nervous how things are gonna play out.
What new thing is Sydney gonna call me tomorrow?
Like, being called a bully, being called
verbally abusive, like, of course it hurts.
But like, I really just need to focus on us, Joey and I.
I guess I'll get to see
a little bit of Malta. - Mm-hmm.
- Obviously,
it's not going to be fun.
But, like, I know I'm in the right,
and I think Joey's a smart guy,
and he'll see for himself who the problem is.
Like, I'm getting tortured, and she deserves to go home.
- I know what I would like to do moving forward.
Whatever you do is your choice as well.
And I think we're gonna get that chance.
We'll see.
- Oh, cute.
- Just a little bench.
- How are you? - I'm good.
How are you doing?
- I had so much fun today.
- Good.
I'm glad.
- I'm feeling so excited to talk to Joey.
I feel such a deep connection.
And every time we talk,
it just grows deeper and stronger.
And I want to go ahead and tell him how I'm feeling.
And it's scary, but I feel like it's also necessary.
We didn't get to talk at the pool party,
and then the Rose Ceremony before that
we didn't get to talk.
So I'm like, can we not make this a trend?
[laughs] - No, I get that.
I have been thinking about that.
And I know sometimes it can be tough
not getting as much time as we both would hope for.
But I don't want you to think I haven't been thinking of you.
And I'm just--again, I'm so happy you're here.
- Aw, I'm so happy to be here.
Honestly, like, I wanted to talk to you
about how I was feeling, because I do feel really good.
- Yeah. - Um, I feel like
just from, like, the beginning,
I just felt, like, an instant connection.
And like, every time that I spend more time with you,
I feel that getting stronger,
and like, I can feel myself falling for you.
Like, I really can.
And it's super scary even just saying that.
Like, my heart's beating out of my chest.
Even just like, I'm looking at you,
it just feels, like, so right.
I can't wait to see where this goes.
♪ ♪
It felt really good sharing my emotions with Joey.
I'm just so hopeful.
It makes all the scary feelings and the nervousness
and maybe a little anxiety--
it makes it all worth it to know
what could come at the end,
and that's true love and a lifetime together.
- Hi. - Hello, everyone.
- Hello, hello.
- How's everyone doing?
all: Good.
- Today was awesome,
every one of you having fun with today.
I'll say that time and time again
how amazing each and every one of you are.
But there is only one rose.
It's at that point.
♪ ♪
Kelsey T., would you accept this rose?
- Yes.
[soft cheers and applause]
Thank you.
- Kelsey T., there's no one more deserving
of that rose tonight just because
she's being herself, being fully there,
doing her best to make
this uncomfortable situation comfortable.
She's been amazing.
I've left every single time in a group setting
with Kelsey T. being on the forefront of my mind.
It is again the end to another amazing day with all of you.
So I appreciate each and every one of you, but I gotta go.
- I just feel really good.
I feel very excited for the future.
I just want to build.
I want to go deeper.
I want to get to know Joey for Joey.
And I want him to get to know Kelsey for Kelsey.
And I want to see if our worlds can collide.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Waking up this morning, I definitely feel, um, anxious.
Obviously, I'm excited to see Joey,
and I'm going to try my best to make the most of today.
But as much as I want to stay positive,
I really don't want to be in this two-on-one with Sydney.
♪ ♪
I'm not a bully.
There is a bully in the house.
It's just not me.
I don't know what she's gonna say today.
I don't know what to expect from her today.
But my approach has been the same
since day one is just be honest,
be myself, and hope for the best.
♪ ♪
- I'm ready.
I think that this needs to happen.
Maria is not suitable to be his wife.
And I need to get this girl out of here.
♪ ♪
I do have a little bit of a game plan going into today.
Unfortunately, like, I want to be excited
to hang out with Joey, but I'm dreading it
because spending a whole day with Maria
is like spending the whole day with the devil.
♪ ♪
[bird squawking]
[tense music]
- We have Sydney and Maria... - I know, today.
- On the two-on-one. - I know. How you are feeling?
I know you and Maria are besties,
and it must be a hard, like, position to be in.
- I'm hoping she comes back.
I think once she, like, gets the time today
to kind of explain her side to him and just,
like, show him more of, like, who she is, he'll understand.
- I mean, it could go three ways.
They could either both stay, both go, or one go.
- I'd like Sydney to come home.
But you know, Maria has been able
to get to know Joey outside of this drama.
Syd hasn't had that.
- I just don't see Maria being Joey's person.
I feel like Joey would see more in Sydney.
- There's no way that they're gonna be on that date
and coexisting and having a great time.
- Yeah.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- Today will be a weird day, but there is purpose to it.
Today is the day that I'm hopefully gonna get
some answers and some more clarity,
'cause they are both two amazing women
that I have felt connections with,
that I was and still am excited about.
It's just there's been some animosity or issues with them.
- What I did say to her was, "You're calling me a bully,
"and now Joey thinks I might be one.
Why?"
- She called me embarrassing, weird, and dumb.
- I just can't get past the fact
that there's something going on that I don't understand.
I just don't know who is telling the truth.
Is Maria actually a bully,
or is Sydney making something bigger than she needed to?
I don't know which one is the case,
and I need answers.
What's up?
- Hello. - Come on over.
- You guys look good. That's a big boat.
- Bigger than yours for sure. - [laughs]
[dramatic music]
- How we doing? - Hi. Good. How are you?
- Give you a hug. Let me get low.
Good to see you. - Good to see you.
- Hello.
You look great. - Thank you.
So do you.
- How we feeling?
- Good. - Good?
- Yeah. - How you feeling?
- Good. - Mm-hmm.
- I'll be the first to say this is a little weird.
I know this is a little awkward and probably not
what you expected for your date today.
But I do have a fun day planned.
We're gonna go explore the Blue Grotto,
which is something that's really big in Malta.
I think it's time we get on a smaller boat
and go explore a little bit. Are you guys down?
- Let's do it. - All right.
After you. - All righty.
- Go ahead, Sydney. - Thank you.
[light music]
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God, it's so beautiful
and scenic and stunning.
We're in this romantic place,
and it would be just perfect if it was me and Joey.
But being here with Sydney, I am so ready
to get this thing over with.
Please, let's go,
before I overthink
and feed myself to a shark.
Malta's beautiful.
Apparently, we're 30 minutes away from Sicily.
So take this boat--
never mind.
- Finish that sentence. - [laughs]
We should go to Sicily, though, for real.
Are we going to Italy next? What's going on?
- I would love to go to Sicily.
- Take me to Italy. Let's go.
- To be honest, this is really torture,
but I'm doing it.
I'm showing up for Joey.
I hope he recognizes that.
- Sorry.
I just laugh when I'm uncomfortable.
I'm sorry.
- She's cracking jokes,
and I cannot bring myself to do that.
- Take your shirt off.
- Only if you ask nicely. - Hurry up.
- I'm on a two-on-one with somebody who
completely disrespects me repeatedly.
And it sucks that I'm put in this position.
- OK, this is a little bit more of a cave.
- As long as I'm not going into something, like, really small.
That's, like, my one thing.
I'm not fearful--
- Do either of you struggle on boats too, or no?
- It's like really, really close places,
I start freaking out a little bit.
- So that would-- that would get you?
- Misery loves company,
and she's trying to ruin my time here.
Like, I was trying to be so happy today.
Oh, that's really nice, though. - That's pretty.
- I was literally, like-- like, taking it all in,
and then it's like she's just a sucker,
like a blood sucker.
Ugh, she just-- my energy is gone,
slowly by slowly.
Every time I'm sitting with her, talking to her,
I have no energy.
And it's her.
She's a vampire.
♪ ♪
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Thank you, sir. - Thank you.
- You want to go first? - Sure. Thank you.
♪ ♪
- How we doing, ladies?
- Good. How you doing?
- Good. Yeah?
- Yeah. - Good.
- This is-- this is tough for me.
- OK. I'm--I appreciate the honesty.
I know this isn't, again, the most comfortable setting,
and it's a little awkward.
But again, the purpose is
to be able to talk to both of you,
to get as much time as possible just because
I want to have that ability to clear up
some stuff from last week.
And I think you guys can understand that.
But Sydney, do you want to chat real quick?
- Yes, please.
It's really hard for me to act like everything's OK.
Like, genuinely, my body is taking a co--a toll
from the anxiety that she has caused.
I have, like, stomach issues from the intense stress
of just, like, walking into a room and not knowing
when she's going to attack me.
♪ ♪
Joey's trying to find his wife,
and I know that I'm the one for Joey.
It is 110% not Maria.
But he's only seen the version of her that she gives him.
It sucks that I have to now occupy my time
again talking about Maria,
but the truth needs to be said.
- How we doing?
- This has been really tough for me.
- Yeah. - Um...
this whole week, um, to be honest,
I, like, went into it, like, really scared.
- I--I want to say I'm sorry that this has been
uncomfortable for you.
I want you in every case to feel comfortable,
and that's--that's the root of this is to try
to get the understanding so that not only
you and Maria feel comfortable,
but every other woman in the house feels comfortable.
So that's always been the purpose of this.
- When you left the pool party, like, hell broke loose.
Um, Maria was-- started attacking me
in front of the group.
- OK.
- And this was, like, the first time
the girls were trying to step in.
And then she told Lea to shut the [bleep] up.
Many people in the house heard it.
It was with a group. I heard it.
Lea brought it up again.
And like, I can guarantee that, like,
every single situation in the house,
there has been one common denominator,
and that has been Maria
repeating-ly being disrespectful.
- Mm-hmm.
- It's crossed the line enough
that I have to do this for myself,
and I have to do this for you.
The person that Maria has been towards me and others
is not somebody you would want your wife to be.
- There's so many of this that makes me uncomfortable.
I--I'm not someone that enjoys drama.
For me, I don't want to be with someone
that makes other people feel uncomfortable.
I'm trying not to have any bias.
I'm trying to make sure I hear both sides.
The part that is so difficult for me is
they are just so different. - Mm-hmm.
- That's why I'm so conflicted right now.
So I think it's probably best just to head back,
and we can chat a little bit more later.
- Definitely. - Thank you.
- I appreciate you.
Sydney is saying that she did hear Maria say,
"Shut the [bleep] up."
And obviously, that's something to pay attention to.
I'm not confused about how I feel about Maria.
There's something there that's real.
But what Sydney said, that just, like, scares me.
- How could Sydney be so sad on vacation?
- If it was that bad of an environment
and there was multiple women that
really did feel uncomfortable,
that's not what I want in a partner.
It's so confusing, and there's still
so much to uncover and figure out.
♪ ♪
- Don't look at me like that. - I'm just looking.
First, I would like to say I'm sorry 'cause I know
this isn't how you would want to spend your time in Malta,
especially with me. - Mm-hmm.
- But for me personally, it was about getting
some type of clarity and understanding
what has actually happened.
I was going into last week very excited
about where we were at. - Yeah.
- And then this just kind of derailed us.
And I just wanted to find some time
for you to be able to share how you're feeling
and give me more insight
on just anything that's been going on.
- I understand obviously things were confusing to you
and were brought to your attention and stuff like that.
But like, I left that stuff in LA, like,
long time before you even mentioned it.
Mm, but like, now sitting with Sydney
and she was, like, saying this is really hard for her,
I'm like, I'll be honest, like, it's pissing me off
to, like, even be here,
because being accused of being these things and--
- Mm-hmm. - Like, it worries me.
I'm here to, like, further, like, what we have going on.
- Mm-hmm. - And I didn't want
to come here today to do this.
But I wanted to see you, and that's why I'm here.
- I just want you to know that I do, from my side,
from everything I've seen, I just need to make sure
that I'm asking the right questions
and talking through it.
She said that you told Lea to shut the [bleep] up.
Is that something that you remembered happening
or that was something that didn't?
- Absolutely not. - OK.
- I would never say that.
First of all, that's just so vulgar.
It's just so, like, out of-- no, like, it's just such a lie.
- OK. - It's crazy to me.
- I just need to ask that,
because if I'm being completely honest,
when I left the conversation with Sydney,
I had to take a beat and tell myself
not to be quick to judge because of how
she described what you were doing.
It sounded like there was no question
you couldn't be here anymore, and it was--
and it was a terrible situation for everyone involved.
♪ ♪
I'm not expecting all of you guys to be friends.
- Yeah. - I'm just expecting
there to be an environment
that can be at least somewhat comfortable
for what the purpose is. - Yeah, of course.
- So I do want to put this behind us.
It's just, as you know,
still things I have to understand or ask about.
- Is this something you can look past?
Like, 'cause trust, again, is a real big thing for me.
- But to answer your question truthfully, I don't know.
I want to try. - Yeah.
- I don't know. - Mm-hmm.
- That's the-- that's the honest answer.
- When he told me that,
in that moment, I just shut down.
I couldn't even look him in the eyes.
I was so upset.
She's a liar from the jump.
She's a liar, and I'm just, like, over it.
[bird squawking]
I'm not gonna say much at this point,
because I feel like what he brought to my attention
was so shocking that I was like,
OK, you've made up some BS this entire time,
but like, I told Lea to shut the [bleep] up?
I told Lea--yeah?
You know we're on camera the entire time, right?
- Maria, you have not taken ownership
for all of the things that you have done,
the things you have said.
And yes, Joey deserves to know.
- I owned up to the things that I said.
You're a [bleep] starter.
You're a troublemaker.
I will own it to my deathbed,
because look what you're doing.
Nobody else is coming to your defense
or even going to Joey and saying,
"Maria is--I'm so scared."
First of all, I've had no problems
with anybody else but you.
Why are you doing this to me?
- Maria, I-- - Why? Just answer why.
- Maria, you are the one that have been doing it to me,
to all of us in the house.
- "All of us, all of us."
Where is everyone else with these accusations?
What the hell are you talking about?
[dramatic music]
- I feel like I might be more confused
than I was going into today now.
I still don't really know the truth of what's happened,
so it's very hard for me to put this drama behind,
because if I choose Maria
and what everything that Sydney is saying is true,
no way it gets left behind.
If I choose Sydney and I find out that
everything Maria said was true,
I feel terrible.
I take this seriously.
So I do hope that I find some clarity tonight.
I need it badly.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- I don't want to be doing this two-on-one with Sydney,
because Sydney thinks I'm the devil.
But I'm still showing up for Joey.
♪ ♪
Obviously, it's upsetting that it's, like, taking this long,
and he has still a decision to make.
But whatever decision Joey makes tonight, I will respect.
If it's not me moving forward,
don't give me the rose tonight.
I can't stick around if Sydney is still here.
I really just can't do it.
♪ ♪
- Going into tonight, I'm really happy with
how our conversation went,
because I did everything I needed to do.
♪ ♪
I do feel like Joey is a good judge of character.
He will be able to see through Maria.
And I have a really good feeling he's gonna make
the right decision tonight.
♪ ♪
[soft music]
- Today was my first and hopefully last two-on-one.
♪ ♪
Tonight is not about finding the truth,
because from the conversations today,
I knew that there was no way
I was going to actually get to the bottom of it.
I've done everything I can today,
and I've gotten nowhere.
So tonight's about choosing someone
that I feel like I have the strongest connection with
and I see a possible future with.
So tonight's definitely about testing the connections
and seeing if there's something that truthfully can be there.
♪ ♪
Hello.
- Hi. - Hello.
- [sighs] How we doing?
- Good. - I'm good.
- Good.
I wanted to start off by telling you both
how much I do appreciate you today.
I know it wasn't the easiest situation.
And it took a lot of courage for you both to be there
and be honest and share everything that you did.
I still left the conversation pretty confused and conflicted.
I don't want tonight to be about
trying to find the truth anymore.
But I just wanted to make sure
I asked at least one more question
to give me some more clarity.
[tense music]
I'll start with you, Sydney.
- Mm-hmm.
- Um, I'm just curious
if you think there could be a potential future with us.
- Yeah.
I think the reason why I've been, you know,
speaking my truth,
putting myself in these uncomfortable situations,
having these difficult conversations,
is because, like, I see so much potential with me and you.
And I think, in a way, like, me showing up
is me fighting for you,
and it shows the partner that I would be for you,
which is the partner that would show up,
would fight for you.
So, yeah, I definitely do see a future with you.
- I appreciate you sharing that.
And you think that with the short time that we've had,
there has been a legitimate connection
and something that can build?
- Yeah, I do.
- Sydney is weirdly confident,
but if he wants to, you know, give a rose to someone
who just lies about me
and says things that he wants to hear,
then he's not the guy for me.
- Maria...
- Joey.
- Do you feel like we have the potential
to actually have a future at the end of this?
- When I first, like, came here, absolutely yes.
Like, I was so giddy about you.
Like, I had a feeling about you
that I haven't had in a long time.
I'm very hopeful.
Um, but obviously, with
all the craziness that happened
and a lot of me defending myself, like,
I have a lot of unanswered questions.
- Mm-hmm.
- Obviously, I definitely didn't want
to show up for the two-on-one, but I did for you
and only you.
And I was honest from the jump with you
that if I didn't see something, I would leave.
And I would hope if you didn't see something,
you don't give me a rose.
And that's all I asked from the beginning.
I need some clarity.
But I'm hoping you feel what I feel.
And that's my truth.
- Regardless of all of that in the beginning,
you still feel like there is a connection here
and something that can build?
- Yeah, I'm hoping we can get there.
- Yeah.
That was something neither of us
got a chance to talk about today.
So I needed to at least ask that.
♪ ♪
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
Again, I want to explain what these roses mean to me.
I see something in a potential future,
I felt a connection,
and I'm trusting my gut and just being honest
to how I'm feeling,
'cause both of you deserve that.
- Yep.
- Maria, from the beginning,
we had nothing but a great time,
and I always saw the potential.
And I was so happy where things were going.
- Thanks.
- Sydney, I know we didn't get the start that we hoped for.
I know a lot of this has not been probably
what either of us imagined it would be
for starting a connection.
But I just really enjoy spending time with you.
♪ ♪
But again, with this rose,
it--it has to do with how I'm feeling.
And Sydney...
♪ ♪
I'm sorry, but I cannot give you this rose.
♪ ♪
Um, is it OK if I walk you out?
- Yeah.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
I think you can tell that this wasn't easy on me
in any way. - Mm-hmm.
- And I want you to know that I can see how amazing you are.
- Thank you.
- I just had to go with my gut off a connection I felt
that was stronger at the time. - Yeah.
I just hope that you, you know,
are conscious of your decision.
- Yeah.
- My brain is just, like, all over the place.
I am a little shocked,
because I don't think he knows the real her.
♪ ♪
She sucks. She sucks.
♪ ♪
It was hard for me to open up because I fear rejection,
and that's exactly what happened.
So I'm gonna go home.
I'm gonna see my cats.
♪ ♪
- Knowing everything that's been said about me...
- Mm-hmm. - Um, can you see me
still being a potential person in your life?
You said you didn't know.
- What I can tell you is I'm willing to
and I'm trying to work past this
because of the feelings I had from the beginning...
- Yeah. - And because I appreciate
the realness of your answer.
I know that's all you've been with me is real.
[romantic music]
- Oh, my God.
[whispering] I regret everything.
I'm freaking out.
- Maria...
- Yes?
- Would you accept this rose?
- Yes, of course.
I'm in shock, but I am so happy.
I am so, so, so happy.
I believe in Joey, and I think that he feels what I feel.
So this rose means everything.
["Ave Maria" playing]
- [singing in Latin]
♪ ♪
I got the rose, and then I heard my name
being sung from, like, the heavens.
It was just such a beautiful moment.
- [singing in Latin]
♪ ♪
- The reason why Maria got a rose tonight
is because I wanted her to know how good I feel around her,
how happy she makes me feel.
♪ ♪
[all gasping]
- No. - No.
- Oh, my gosh. - Oh, my gosh.
- Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
[door closing]
- Oh, I just really wasn't expecting that.
♪ ♪
- Tonight, I feel something real with Maria.
We have only scratched the surface of understanding
where we can be as a couple.
But I can see a future with Maria.
♪ ♪
- Are you looking
to find someone
that will see you for you?
Sign up to be on the next
season of "The Bachelorette"
at abc.com/casting today.
[soft music]
[bells ringing]
♪ ♪
- I am shocked to see that Syd went home last night
and Maria stayed.
I really didn't expect it,
but I feel like the drama has been, like, intense,
and you know, I'm hopeful that everything is in the past,
and tonight's Rose Ceremony,
I can continue to keep my focus on Joey and I,
and I'm just trying to get a rose tonight.
♪ ♪
- It feels amazing to have this rose
going into the cocktail party.
I feel secure in knowing that Joey feels what I feel.
And what I would like out of tonight
is for everyone to get their time with Joey.
So I'm trying to be quiet tonight
and just stay in my own lane and not ruffle any feathers.
I know it was tough for a lot of the women here.
Some of them were close to Sydney,
but just know that Joey made the decision.
So just learn to respect that.
And let's all just move forward and focus on ourselves.
- The whole thing with, you know, the two-on-one
was stressful for all of us.
I think it affected all of us in some way.
It's still a bummer when someone
that you're--you know, whether it was you leaving
or if it was Sydney, like, we'd all--you know,
someone would feel some type of way about it.
- Syd going home is sad.
But to be honest, like, today,
I'm just trying to, like,
kind of get through my own emotions,
as I'm sure a lot of us are.
- I'm excited to see Joey.
♪ ♪
- Hello.
all: Hi.
- You all look so nice.
Thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
♪ ♪
Um, I'm so happy to be in Malta with all of you.
Lexi, I had the greatest time with you,
and I just appreciate your openness
through that whole day.
To all of my lady knights,
I had the best day ever with you.
It was something that I will never forget.
I know, Maria, yesterday wasn't easy,
but once again, I appreciate you being there
and giving everything to it.
I do need to address that Sydney is no longer here.
Uh, it was not easy to do,
but I did not feel as strongly about Sydney.
That was me listening to my gut
and thinking about the connection.
And that's really what the focus is tonight as well.
But again, cheers to Malta, and cheers to all of you.
all: Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
- I think that Joey and I have a deeper connection
than I've ever made with anyone in my life so far.
As the days go by, my feelings
are growing stronger and stronger.
I'm definitely, like, getting outside my comfort zone,
and it's for a reason, and it's for Joey.
- Oh, you're gonna see my feet for the first time.
It's such a deal-breaker. - First time?
I saw them surfing.
- You barely saw them.
I was running around hiding them.
- No, I was-- I was staring at them.
- Yeah, they're ugly. You gotta admit it.
- Honestly I was like, should I just leave right now?
- Usually it's what scares women away.
- What's that big toe doing over there?
- It's all the way [bleep] up.
That's all it is.
- Mm, what's that doing up there?
- Stop making fun of my toes!
- Are those real feet?
- I'm so self-conscious.
- [laughs]
- I do like the idea of getting in the water a little bit.
- You do? I know, it's such a good pool.
- Is it chilly? - You can't not go in.
No, I don't think it's that bad.
- It's not terrible. How are you doing?
- Good. How are you?
- I'm good. It's good to see you.
- Good to see you.
I wanted to take you back to the water...
- Mm-hmm. - Where it all started.
- I love it. - [laughs] Um...
and I don't know.
I kind of just wanted to really let you know, like,
how safe and, like, how valued I really felt that day,
um, like, surfing with you and stuff.
And it was definitely, like, a new experience for me,
but I trusted you with my life.
Literally after knowing you for 40 seconds, I was like,
I'm getting in the water with this man, and I trust him.
- I can't tell you how much I appreciate that.
I don't know why you did, but I loved it.
- No, you have this, like, safe and calming presence.
And yeah, I mean, I've said it from the beginning.
It's, like, weird how safe I feel with you
and how much I really do trust you.
Um, that it's crazy that we like, I don't know--
- Yeah, such a short period of time, we're already here.
- Yeah. - And I'm glad just doing
something fun like this,
just bringing it back to, like,
what the good times were. - Yeah.
- And you get to make fun of my ugly toes.
- It's OK. - It's not OK.
I hate 'em.
- I accept you for you
and all of your bunions.
- I appreciate it.
- [laughs]
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
It does feel like me and Jenn are in this phase--
we are finally dating and trying to see if this
is something that could be real.
I just feel like each time we talk,
the connection gets stronger.
I appreciate you saying that. - Yeah.
- She's being very intentional with the conversation.
- I appreciate that.
- With a lot of these women, I'm shocked
how much I'm feeling so quickly.
And I love that they are opening up more and more.
- I find it very hard to open up to people
and just, like, express my feelings.
And I feel like I haven't had an opportunity to tell you
how I feel about you. - OK.
- So I just want to let you know I like you.
- I appreciate it. - And you have a lot of values
that I look for in a husband, and yeah.
- Hi. May I interrupt? - Hello.
- Yeah.
- I am very lucky to be here in Malta,
sharing and creating beautiful experiences
with each of these women.
Just a lucky guy.
So currently, I just feel very grateful.
I'm so happy you're here. - Yeah.
I feel like you make me feel very, like, grounded.
And I feel like I can open myself up to you.
- We're now at this point that I feel like
we're finally starting to take
a little bit of an upwards climb again.
I do feel like love is not only possible,
but it might be right around the corner.
- So I got you a little something.
- OK.
I love presents and surprises.
Oh, got a little knight here.
- Yeah.
So the capital is Mdina here.
I did a little research, and Mdina means
a city that is, like, closed in by walls.
- Mm-hmm.
- Um, and so I wanted to share this with you,
and I thought it would segue
into something I want to share. - Mm-hmm.
- I think, like, through this process,
it's been really difficult just 'cause I have been
vulnerable in a lot of areas.
But like, if I'm being all the way honest,
I don't know that I've been, like,
the most vulnerable with you. - Mm-hmm.
- I just feel like I have a really hard time trusting,
because in high school,
something between my parents happened
that ultimately led to them getting a divorce
that I think really, like, honestly, like, shattered
my trust in both of them,
but also just, like, in, like, the concept of love.
- Mm-hmm. - Um...
and so I just, like--
I do have a hard time opening up.
- Mm-hmm. - And I didn't want
to, like, potentially leave here, like,
not sharing at least a little piece of me.
- I appreciate it 100% and wholeheartedly.
Trust is something that's earned.
So I don't want you to share things that don't
feel comfortable for you to share.
- Mm-hmm. - And I can tell
with just your tone and how you're talking about it,
this is something that is--is difficult for you.
And that's completely OK.
So I just appreciate you sharing these things with me
and opening up this side of you because it--
it definitely helps me to understand
how I can make you feel more comfortable
and how this can continue to grow.
So I--I love and I appreciate that.
- I feel good.
Tonight I opened up about something
that was more vulnerable.
And I'm, like, happy that he was
really sweet and comforting about it all.
- I'm gonna be nice and close, though, just in case,
but I got you. - OK.
- Whenever you're ready.
Three, two, one.
I wasn't gonna let you go too far back--
not in the heels, not in the heels.
I appreciate you.
- And I think he really saw firsthand that, like,
he did earn my vulnerability.
- It was good? - Yeah.
- You said what you needed to? - Yeah.
- You want to just leave your drinks here?
- It was--yeah, I feel like I was open.
Yeah. - So now you get a drink.
- Yes.
It definitely made me closer to him for sure.
And I'm so ready to continue to grow myself
and to grow my relationship with Joey.
- Give it to me.
- What is going on here?
[laughter]
- Guys, come on.
Everyone come in on this. Look.
- Now everybody comes in on the sides.
- OK. I'm not doing it alone.
- Just do it.
- I have a perfectly great view right here.
- [laughing] Open up, little girl.
- Oh, that-- - Wait.
Even weirder--we're doing the sausage thing now.
[laughter]
- Right now, no one cares that Sydney went home.
I thought we would have been a little bit more bummed.
- Yes! - Oh. Nice.
- OK, who's next?
- They're all, like, being nice to Maria.
You know, if I was Syd, like,
I would be really, really disappointed,
especially, like, with Madina.
- So did you talk to Joey?
- Yeah. - How'd it go?
- It went good. - Good.
- Yeah. Thanks for asking. - Of course.
- I want to hear more about your date yesterday.
- I'm so frustrated with how everything
went down with Madina and Syd.
It's frustrating that one second,
she's, you know, Team Syd,
and the second Maria walks in,
she's voicing how she's so happy for her.
- I'll be back.
[dramatic music]
- I just, like, want to, like,
bring some things to the light.
I don't care if I need to stand up and be brave.
I have a voice, and I'm not afraid to use it.
- Sure.
- So every time, like, I travel somewhere new,
regardless, like, where it is, I like to get postcards.
And I like to write about my experience on the back.
I couldn't, you know, buy a postcard, so I made one.
[laughing] This is what I drew.
- It's us again.
- Yeah. - It's the same one.
- It's the same one, yeah, getting sausages.
- What's the butterflies?
- The butterflies is,
um, that you just give me butterflies.
- I could have guessed that, but I just wanted to hear it.
If I'm being honest, I wanted to hear you say it.
- [laughing] Yeah.
I feel really confident.
I feel like Joey gave me a lot of reassurance
and kind of like, you know, boosted my confidence.
So I feel great.
I feel there's definitely feelings.
Thank you. That's sweet.
- This is sweet.
- I'm feeling very positive and very excited.
And I'm really hopeful to get a rose.
But at the same time, you know, it's like,
you never really know what's gonna happen.
- Um, I just wanted to, like, clear the air.
I just feel like, honestly,
I feel like Syd leaving made a lot of things
a lot more real... - Mm-hmm.
- And a lot more serious.
And I feel like I'm just, like, honestly, like,
a little bit frustrated and pretty confused about
how, like, you've navigated this, because last night,
you called Syd, like, one of your best friends.
And you were hoping she was gonna come home.
But Maria walks in the door,
and you kind of, like, switch up.
And you're like, "Oh, Maria, I'm so happy for you.
You look so good."
Like, your narrative changes a bit to kind of--
- Maria knows that Sydney and I are close.
I don't have to be mean to Maria
because Sydney was my friend.
- And I'm not saying that you need to be mean.
- But that's what-- well, you act like
I'm like, purposefully doing this.
I'm trying to navigate this situation the best I can.
And I think, like, you critiquing
how I'm doing it is--
- I just want, like, I just want
to get, like, clarity and maybe--
- You don't have to understand how--
you don't have to understand how
I'm navigating this journey.
I don't understand how you're doing it
or any other girls, but I'm not pulling them aside
to tell them they should do it this way, like--
- OK. And I'm sorry.
- And I'm sorry that I, like, haven't been,
like, the friend that you would, like, expect me to be.
But like, I'm already hard enough on myself.
So like, I'm just trying to like,
literally navigate through the situation the best I can.
And like, you saying that is, like, extremely hurtful,
'cause like, I'm just, like, literally
trying to, like, get through this.
- I just, like, hope that, you know,
me just having this conversation with you
can give some, you know, perspective.
- What are you speculating?
- She's probably maybe asking her
about a comment that was made.
- What comment?
- Just kind of misunderstanding if--that she was close
with Sydney, but then when you came back
it was like she was, like, interacting with you.
So-- - But why is that a bad thing?
- No, no, no I'm just saying that's what I'm thinking.
Maybe Lea's just asking, like, "Hey, like,
"from my understanding, you were best friends
with Sydney in the house."
So--you know, like, that's what I'm thinking.
- Yeah, I understand.
I just, like--yeah, let's stay positive.
- Peace, love, and positivity.
- Peace love, and positivity.
- I feel like we didn't get anywhere with that.
- Yeah, I really don't either. And that's OK.
But we just have different approaches and perspectives--
- Yeah. And that's fine. And I've said that.
- In life and relationships, like, I hold my myself,
my friends, my close circle to a really high standard.
I have a different set of morals and values.
- OK, well, I guess we'll just agree to disagree.
- Yeah. Yeah. And that's cool.
I just wanted to, yeah, get that out there.
- OK.
Madina's perspectives are completely different
than, you know, what I would perspectivize
in this situation.
It was so unproductive.
- Really?
- It was just like, she just doesn't get it.
I don't think we'll see eye to eye on this.
I have a high standard for, like, the friends that I keep.
- For friendships, yeah.
- I know that, like, all of my friends would have my back.
Back home, my friends and I would
go to war for each other. - Mm-hmm.
- I'm like, clearly you're just not one of those people.
That's OK.
And I was so gentle about it.
I hope she doesn't make it a thing.
I just, like, want to let her know, like, I can't be fake.
I don't want to be fake.
Sydney inserted herself for her,
and Maria doesn't give a single [bleep] about any of us.
- No.
- But she wanted to use all of our curling irons.
- Hey.
- Bring your own.
- Hey.
I don't want to get involved,
but is everything OK with you?
- Everyone is, like, mad that I'm being nice to you.
[dramatic music]
- Why am I so hated here?
I don't know. - I don't hate you.
- That makes me upset.
They're getting mad,
the fact that you were just nice to me.
That's not OK. - Yeah.
- That hurts my feelings, and--
- Well, I don't want to, like, make you upset
by saying that. - No, no, I'm just like,
why do I have to feel like the, like, odd one out here?
That's not nice.
And the fact that people are getting mad at you for that
hurts my feelings.
- Yeah, I mean, it was, like,
a very uncomfortable conversation.
She literally said I'm the reason
Sydney got sent home.
- Oh, my God.
Yeah, that sucks.
It sucks. I'll just leave it at this.
But just, yeah, it sucks.
I went into tonight being nice, sweet, calming Maria,
didn't want to step on any toes,
and then I still get brought up.
It's like I can't win with these women.
Um, when I'm quiet, they don't like me.
When I talk, they don't like me.
So I'm damned if I do, and I'm damned if I don't.
I can't win being here at all.
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
- Don't get upset, please.
- No, don't cry. - No, don't. No, it's OK.
- It's OK. - [crying] It's not OK.
I actually don't want-- - I know.
I know.
Just--you know who you are.
- Yeah. - Remember that, OK?
♪ ♪
Do you want to step out for a second?
- Yeah.
- Want me to come with you? - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- Oh, no.
Was she crying?
She's crying?
- I'm, like, over this.
I'm over it.
I'm sorry.
I just--I can't do this anymore.
It's always something.
- She just asked me how I was doing.
So I shared with her how I was doing.
So I think that's what upset her.
Yeah. - Oh.
- Yeah.
- It's not, like, anything
about, like, me or anything.
I think--
- A lot of emotions going on.
♪ ♪
- Sad.
- It's too much.
Maria storms off in tears, and I'm honestly,
like, I'm glad that that's the case.
Yeah, she's just--I don't know.
Honestly, like, she's a drama queen crybaby.
- I hate that I'm even crying. - I know.
- I'm not this girl. - I know.
You've been pushed. You've been pushed and pushed.
- She has a rose.
She had a, you know-- a week in Malta.
And she has had so much time with Joey.
I can't change that.
So, you know, my hands are up.
But tonight's a really great opportunity for me
to speak my truth and stand on it.
- How we doing?
- [sighs] I'm good.
How are you? - I'm doing good.
- [crying]
- Um, I think honestly, like,
if I'm being, like, completely real,
a lot of us were shocked... - Mm-hmm.
- Just because of, like, the words that were said
and, like, how Maria has treated some of us.
- Lea is upset that other girls embrace me.
[bleep] this.
Like, I'm out.
They win.
- You know, I--I absolutely trust, like,
your intuition and your decision-making process.
- I just want to go home.
I hate this.
I don't care.
Give someone else my rose.
I really don't care.
I'll tell Joey right now.
I'm leaving.
- Um, I know you're smart,
and you know, yeah, it is what it is.
- [crying] I just want to go.
♪ ♪
- Tomorrow night,
the two-day "Bachelor" event continues.
- Maria storms off, and she leaves the castle.
- I just want to go home, please.
- Just go home.
Bye-bye.
- And then...
- We are in Spain,
and it is absolutely breathtaking.
- It's getting to that point where I could really say
I might be falling for someone.
- He is a work of art.
And I think Joey could definitely be my husband.
- I might be starting to fall for Joey.
- Connections are getting deeper.
Feelings are getting stronger.
And it's hard to watch.
[sniffling]
I just haven't met anybody like him.
- I think everyone's emotions are getting heightened,
and people are starting to get really jealous.
- It's giving disrespect on all [bleep] sides.
- I mean, I guess one can be delusional.
- Grow the [bleep] up, bitch.
- The drama at this point is exhausting.
- She is literally awful.
- It's all coming up tomorrow night
on "The Bachelor."