- You know, at first, I was like,
I want him to experience every girl in here,
so when he ends up with me, it means more.
But bringing you
to meet my family,
knowing that you are that way with these other women,
it just doesn't sit right with me.
[dramatic music]
It just-- it's gotten the best of me,
and I don't know if I can do this anymore.
♪ ♪
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[geese honking]
♪ ♪
[engine rumbling]
♪ ♪
- We are in Jasper National Park
in Alberta, Canada,
and it is absolutely beautiful here.
I mean, this place is unreal.
This is hands down the prettiest place
I've ever been.
The sky, and the water, and just the whole scenery--
your jaw drops.
I don't know how else to describe it.
♪ ♪
Last week was tough
and, honestly, a little heartbreaking.
Lexi decided to go home, even though we had a connection.
It was rough.
My biggest fear is someone I care about leaving this
and not seeing it with me, and it happened with Lexi,
and that's scary.
But last week was great in a lot of ways,
because four women expressed they're falling for me,
and I know feelings are really starting to develop,
and that's all I can ask for in this position.
This week is really just about getting to the point of,
can I see a future?
Can I really, really be honest with myself
that that could possibly be my wife?
- We're here. - So pretty!
- Oh, my gosh! - Guys, guys, guys.
- Stop. - The water.
- Literally, it's so clear.
- Look at those mountains. - And there's elk.
- Wow. Where? - Oh, right there.
- Look in there.
- The reason these six women are here
is because I do have feelings.
I can see it growing into a love
and being something that's beautiful.
So this week's about uncovering that.
But that's hard, because all six of the women here
are unbelievable.
So this week I hope for clarity.
I hope for confidence.
And I hope that I start to fall in love.
[people gasp, exclaim] - Stop.
- This is so...
- Oh, my God.
- I feel amazing. Like, this is so much my vibe--
being in nature, the trees, the beautiful scenery.
Yeah, I love it.
- Okay. - It's beautiful.
- I've never experienced a place like this in my life.
Like, the water is different. The trees are different.
The mountains are insane.
[clicks tongue] Damn, this is nice. [laughs]
I wish I definitely didn't have to share this place
with a whole bunch of women-- I just want me and Joey.
[all chattering excitedly] - Rainbow.
- It's a sign. - [gasps]
This is beautiful. - Wow.
- It's so pretty! It's crazy.
I've never been anywhere like this in my entire life.
- This is unreal.
- You really can't be sad here, honestly.
With Joey, I feel like it's going to be so great for us.
It's such a romantic little place.
I just want to, like, get naked and cuddle in the woods.
[laughs]
all: Joey, we're in Jasper!
♪ ♪
- [grunts] There it is.
- That's my little--that's my special Canadian drop shot.
- Canadian drop shot-- this is your home turf.
I'm a little nervous.
♪ ♪
Yep. I'm going for it.
[grunts] - Oh.
- Almost. That was almost it. - Almost, yeah.
Dude, the Canadian Rockies look good on you.
- It's beautiful out here.
- How you feeling, man? How you feeling this week?
- I'm feeling good, man. I'm excited.
I think this is, obviously, the biggest week yet.
I'm really excited about each of these six women.
But this is a very purposeful week.
I'm not taking Hometowns lightly in any way.
So I'm just trying to do everything in my power
to make sure that I feel very confident in the connection,
the relationship before I possibly meet
someone's family. - Yeah.
- And the crazy part is,
I can see it with each of these six women.
It's just a question of which ones are stronger.
I just don't want to see anything fall off,
because it's a big week.
It really is. - Yeah, it is a big week.
- I hope I get a one-on-one this week,
especially with Hometowns next week.
I need a little bit more
to make me feel more, like, confident
if he does come home to meet my family.
- Yeah, it's definitely been a while since we've had
a one-on-one, so I feel like
there's a lot to, like, talk about
before Joey meets my family, and so I just want to see him.
I'm excited.
- I mean, I feel great, because there's a lot of these women
that have said they really are here just for me,
and I believe it when they say that.
- Yeah.
- I mean, I just think that I sometimes struggle
opening up fully because I really want it to be there.
- I've heard you say this before--
the fear of falling for someone and not having the feelings
reciprocated. - Yeah.
- It's always gonna be something
that's in the back of your mind.
But it sounds like you're handling it as well as you can.
- Yeah, so I'm gonna have those highs and lows.
But I just got to keep my mind on the bigger picture.
- Obviously, just coming off a one-on-one, like,
I would be lying if I didn't say I want
more one-on-one time, of course.
But I'm also respectful of the fact
that, like, girls haven't had that in a long time, you know?
- It'll be an emotional week.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
[knock at door] - [gasps]
- Oh, my gosh. - [groans softly]
- I don't know why, like, literally,
like, my heart's racing.
- This week is very important, and I need my time with Joey.
I feel amazing.
I'm coming off on such a high from last week.
Now going into this week,
I don't even know if I'm gonna see him.
This is just getting the best of me,
and I think that it's hard for me to see a finish line.
- Dun, dun, dun.
- Oh, gosh. [chuckles nervously]
[dramatic music]
- Oh, [bleep].
Every woman here has already had a one-on-one with Joey.
Not everyone is gonna get a second one-on-one,
and so I think that validation, that reassurance
that he does want to keep spending time with you
and really get to that next level,
it would mean everything.
♪ ♪
- Daisy...
"Let's ride off into the sunset together, Joey."
[people squeal] - Horseback riding.
- Oh, my gosh! - Horseback riding.
Yay!
- That's so cute. - I'm excited.
- Told you. Get ready.
You're going on a date. [laughter]
- I'm obviously, like, upset.
It's disappointing for me to hear.
And, like, I'm just, like, shocked.
- I'm gonna go get ready for my date,
but I'll see you guys later, hopefully.
- Bye. - Love you.
- Have fun.
♪ ♪
- [clicks tongue] [door opens, closes]
- That's the first one. Two more dates this week.
- I'm happy for her. - Yeah.
- Like, I'm crazy about him.
And, like, last week, I told him I was falling for him.
And, like, that was a huge step for me,
and, like, I never really had said
something like that before.
And, like, I think it's really getting in my head.
[sniffles, cries softly]
♪ ♪
I just hate feeling this way.
Like, I just have so much anxiety,
like, thinking about everything,
like, talking about everything, and, like...
[sniffles] - I know.
It's a lot, for sure.
But that's why we all just need that extra time
to, like, confirm where we are.
- Yeah.
It definitely is a lot harder than I thought it would be.
I don't know-- it's tough to see...
[sniffles]
him have such strong, like, connections
with other women and, like... [sniffles]
I don't know.
[sniffling]
[breathes deeply]
♪ ♪
[light music]
♪ ♪
- I'm so excited today. I really am.
I have really enjoyed my time with Daisy
the entire time through this.
She was my first one-on-one date,
and she was the first real connection I created,
and it hasn't faded.
It's been there the entire time.
And I feel like I am falling for Daisy.
But Daisy is the only woman that has not expressed
how she feels about me.
She's giving me that feeling like she is falling,
but I haven't heard it yet.
And I do think it's because we haven't had enough alone time.
So it's time to take it to a different level today.
I have to feel that she's there with me,
and I don't know yet-- we haven't talked about it.
So today I just really want to make sure
we are on the same page
and the feelings are developing together,
because I can see it.
I would love to meet her family.
I just don't know if we're gonna progress enough today
that I can be confident in it.
I'm hopeful, but I don't know.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- How you doing? You look great.
- Thank you. So do you.
♪ ♪
- It's good to see you. - Good to see you, too.
- How we doing? - Good. How are you?
- I'm good. - I'm excited to be here.
It's so beautiful. - Okay.
Well, I got a really fun day planned.
We are gonna kind of take in the scenery
and go through some trails today.
How does that sound? - Good.
- Good? You ready to get going? - Yeah, let's do it.
- All right, let's go.
- I'm so excited to see Joey today.
And I think to have a second one-on-one
before going into next week
is, like, the best possible case, honestly.
It's gonna be fun, whatever-- oh, I'm right!
- I don't know how you keep guessing this stuff.
So we got some horses here,
and that's how we're gonna get around today.
- Have you ever rode a horse before?
- This is gonna be my first time.
- Really? - Yeah. Have you?
- A couple times. - Okay.
- I'd love for my family to meet Joey,
because my family's the most important people
in the world to me.
And their opinion is so important for me.
- This is Ellie.
And then this one here is Thunder.
This is who you're gonna be riding today.
- Me? - Mm-hmm.
- Thunder, you're mine.
I feel like I need today
to kind of understand how I'm feeling
before I bring him home to my family, if that does happen,
because I want to be, like, confident
in what me and Joey have.
Like, I don't want there to be any questions
in my mind about it, but I'm not at that point yet.
So I think today is just kind of figuring out,
like, if I can get there.
But I'm feeling hopeful.
Here we go. [laughs]
We're doing it. - We're doing it.
Don't go in the tree, Ellie.
♪ ♪
This is so beautiful.
♪ ♪
[horse snorts] Yeah, Ellie, atta girl.
[horse snorts] One more time.
[Daisy laughs]
♪ ♪
- Oh, the lake.
- This is so beautiful!
I love this. This is amazing.
I got the best view.
I got you. I got these mountains.
♪ ♪
- ♪ When rustling the leaves ♪
- Let me hear your best neigh. - That was loud.
- ♪ In the hideaway of ♪
♪ Cedar trees ♪
- There we go. Attagirl.
- ♪ Never wish for you to leave ♪
♪ ♪
- Wow.
- Aha! This is beautiful.
- Crazy. Oh, my goodness.
[horse neighs] - Oh, my God.
- Breathtaking.
- ♪ And my vase is overflowing ♪
- I'm very happy.
I did something I've never done before.
I got to do it with a girl that I truly care about.
She made it better. She made it fun.
She's special. She really is.
How beautiful is this?
- It's so beautiful.
Honestly, one of the most beautiful views
I think I've ever seen.
- I wish I could actually hold on to your hand.
Thunder's got his own brain right now.
I always knew something was there with Daisy
from that first one-on-one.
Just, like, every little moment we've had since then.
I get impressed by her all the time.
- Oh, my gosh, this is so pretty.
- So, what do you think we're doing?
- I think we're hot tubbing. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
We've had a lot of time in groups, and this is necessary
to have a relationship continue to grow--
is to get alone time and enjoy this beautiful place with her.
We should get changed. - Let's do it.
- Yeah? All right.
- I love myself a hot tub. - Yeah, I know. Me too.
- [giggles]
- All right, let's go.
You go this side. I'll go over here.
- Okay. See you. - See you in a sec.
- I can see this growing into a love and her being someone
I can spend a life with, and I'm hopeful.
- ♪ Serotonin ♪
♪ ♪
- [snorts]
You ready, Daisy?
- I'm ready. Are you ready?
- I'm ready. Let's go.
♪ ♪
It's a bit nippy.
- It's cold.
Today was awesome.
I'm feeling really good.
I love being around him. I love kissing him.
Joey's so hot, I literally can't stop sweating.
Every time I'm with him, I'm so happy, and I feel so good.
I don't know--he just keeps, like, surprising me.
Actually, it reminds me a lot of home.
- It has to.
- Even when we were driving up here,
I felt, like, at peace right when I saw it.
I don't know--it's something about, like, the energy--
it makes me, like, excited. - Yeah.
About the possibility of going home?
- Yeah, about the possibility of going home.
- That's good. - Well, I guess either way,
I'm going home, but hopefully it's with you.
[laughing]
- It's true.
Let's stay optimistic now, though, okay.
- Yeah.
- What have you been, like, thinking about
or things that you've wanted to know?
- For me, with, like, love and when, like,
I get engaged to someone, I want unconditional love.
And I want someone, even on the days
that they hate you, they still love you.
- Yeah. - And they will, like,
do anything to try to make it work, you know?
That's what I'm looking for, and that's what I want.
- Yeah. I want the type of love
that you can't see a life without them.
That's the truth of it. - Yeah.
- Regardless of anything you're going through,
the idea of them not being there
even through the bad times, it's still--
still need to be with them. - Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- Still can't see it without them.
- Mm-hmm. - So, yeah.
I'm--it's exactly what I want.
♪ ♪
- My feelings are, like, really, really strong for him.
I can see a future with him and, like,
I know where we could be.
But I don't--
I'm not, like, in love with him yet.
I think honesty in a relationship
is the most important thing.
And so I definitely want to just let him know
how I'm feeling.
But, like, I'm not gonna sit here and be like,
"I'm in love with you," when I'm not.
I know his biggest fear is being
at the end of this and someone not reciprocating
what he's feeling.
And so I think that's what makes me, like, nervous.
♪ ♪
My biggest fear is that...
I tell him exactly how I'm feeling,
he doesn't give me a rose, and then I go home.
♪ ♪
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[soft music]
♪ ♪
- It is a serious week. - Mm-hmm.
- You know, I'm coming off from a high of last week.
But I still want more time,
because these are the last two dates before Hometowns, so...
- It would honestly make or break a lot of things
for me if I got a one-on-one.
You know, I haven't had that one-on-one time in a while.
So I think it would just be huge for us.
I definitely need a one-on-one this week.
I think Joey and I just need, like, more time together.
[knock at door] - Date card.
[dramatic music]
- I think it's really sinking in
that there's only one more left.
And I don't know what I would do if I wasn't on a one-on-one
this week.
Like, that would suck. That would really hurt.
I'm definitely scared.
♪ ♪
- Kelsey T...
Maria...
Rachel...
♪ ♪
And Jenn...
"Let's take our love to the great outdoors.
Love, Joey."
- Congrats.
Congrats.
- Another one-on-one.
- It feels [bleep].
I wanted the one-on-one, for sure.
♪ ♪
It doesn't feel good.
This one-on-one meant a lot, and I really wanted that.
I wanted that to progress our relationship.
And not getting it, that scares me. [sniffles]
♪ ♪
Ow.
[sniffles]
- Okay.
- I'm just disappointed.
Last week I had such an amazing one-on-one,
but I want more time with him.
When you are dating someone,
you usually see them a lot more than this.
And so, for me, it's like the good moments come,
and now they're gone, and that scares me.
[thunder rumbles]
♪ ♪
- Where are we going?
I feel so good.
Today was one of my favorite days ever.
But tonight is a really important night for me
because I'm gonna tell Joey how I feel.
I kind of like the rain. - Yeah?
- Yeah. I love storms.
I'm, like, a storm girl.
♪ ♪
[gasps] It's so cute.
It's not probably 100% what most people would do,
but I'm just gonna be honest and speak from my heart.
♪ ♪
The fact is, I'm not in love with Joey,
but I can see myself getting to that point.
And I'm always going to tell him how I'm feeling.
Like, I'm never gonna be like,
oh, I'm in love with you, when I'm not.
I'm not gonna tell him I'm in love with him
just to get a rose.
- I had the best day ever with you today.
I was so excited to finally be able to explore Jasper
and to do that on a horse,
something I've never done before.
But just to do it with you--
I just enjoyed the day, and I'm so excited for tonight.
So cheers. - Cheers.
[glasses clink]
But it is scary, because you never know when your honesty
is gonna be too much for somebody
and when they're gonna pull away.
And at the end of the day, like,
if he doesn't want me because of that,
like, I would be devastated.
- It was a surreal day.
I had a lot of moments today where I was just taking it in
and just loving every second of it.
- Yeah. - I think you could see me
smiling from ear to ear on my horse, you know?
- [laughing] Yeah, you were smiling.
- It was just a beautiful day. - I was smiling, too.
It was a beautiful day. - It was a beautiful day.
- Everything about it, honestly.
- So... - So.
You're looking at me like you have something to say.
- I don't have anything to say.
You look like you have something to say.
I'm just--I'm feeling really great from today.
- Yeah. - I came in
knowing that we needed today,
and I really appreciated our conversation
in the hot tub, too. - Yeah.
- I love where your head's at.
I love that you're thinking of the seriousness of it all...
- Mm-hmm. - And trying to start
having those conversations.
And so I want to make sure we further that tonight.
- Yeah. Definitely.
- So how are you feeling about everything
currently right now?
'Cause I know next week's a big week.
- Yeah. - And I want you
to feel comfortable.
And I want to feel comfortable with the idea
of meeting your family. - Yeah.
- But I kind of was curious where you're at,
because it's me meeting your family.
- Definitely.
So my family is the most important people...
- Mm-hmm. - To me in the whole world.
And I'm not saying that I need my family to be like,
yes, Daisy, love him.
Do you know what I mean? - Yeah.
- But I think the thing that's more important for me
is seeing how you interact with them--
and so making sure that the person
that I want to be with forever,
how they interact with the people that I love,
like, that really matters to me.
You know what I mean? - Yeah.
I mean, do you truthfully still think in this position
that you can get to that point, though?
- If I'm being, like, 100% honest and transparent,
which I want to be, I really, really like you.
But, like, am I there yet?
No.
[dramatic music]
The thing is, I can see us being, like, so great together.
And I can see myself falling in love with you,
if I'm being honest.
And so, if for any reason that ever becomes,
like, a worry in my mind or anything, like,
I will let you know. - Mm-hmm.
- And I'll be super honest about it.
- It's a very real conversation with Daisy.
It's scary. It's not what I want.
I would love for her to be there.
That's a fear of mine. Like, I need to feel that.
I need to feel that level of confidence
before I meet her family,
because what if I give her a rose tonight
and we go to Hometowns next week
and the Hometowns don't go well?
I appreciate your honesty about it.
It's fragile.
I mean, I know the idea of falling for someone
and starting to let yourself go.
And it's scary.
I've had issues with it in the past.
I still have issues with it some days now.
- Mm-hmm. - I just want you
to feel confident for me to meet them
even if you're not there yet.
That's, I think, where my worry comes from, if anything.
- I think a lot of it...
♪ ♪
Comes from everything that I went through...
- Mm-hmm. - Like, especially, like,
with being really sick for a while
and losing my hearing.
They've seen me so low
and, like, so sick before, like--
I know I've talked to you about it,
but it was, like, really bad for a while.
Like, I had tubes in my chest. I had a catheter.
I, like, couldn't get out of bed.
And, like, they were the people
that were, like, stepping in and picking me up.
- Mm-hmm. - And, like, literally putting
all of their love into me.
And I just know they're gonna have
some, like, big questions for you.
- Understandably.
- Like, if it is her at the end,
are you gonna be the person that will, like,
be there for her, like, in sickness and health?
And, like, that's a huge thing for me, too.
And so they're just gonna want to make sure
that you can be that person for me if it is us at the end.
- Yeah.
- So I think that's, like, my biggest thing kind of,
if that made any sense. - It does.
You're obviously explaining that they are protective of you
because they should be. - Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- If it is us at the end, it doesn't matter what it is.
I'm accepting all sides of you.
I know this is a part of you
and you've had issues in the past.
And I know they can come back again
in some shape or form in the future.
But I don't want you to doubt
that, like, I can be that person fully.
And I can sit in front of your family
and confidently explain
that I can be that person if it was us.
- Yeah. I am feeling more and more every time I'm with you.
But, yeah, I think, like, I do need that.
- Yeah.
- This conversation is hard for me to have.
I definitely sense nervousness and, like, fear
from him a little bit because I'm not 110%, like, there yet.
And I honestly wish I was at that point, too,
but all I can do is be honest about where I'm at.
And if I do get sent home, like, it's gonna hurt.
♪ ♪
- Daisy... - Mm-hmm.
- Today really was amazing. - Mm-hmm.
- But I did have a lot of expectations
coming into tonight,
because I wanted to make sure we were on the same page.
I don't take next week lightly, in any way.
And I've always appreciated your honesty
and your realness.
And what you said didn't scare me.
So this rose is just a symbol to tell you
that I really want to meet your family.
And I'm hoping it's something that can grow.
So, Daisy... - [chuckles]
- Do you accept this rose? - Yeah.
[hopeful music]
♪ ♪
- You okay?
- I'm so excited, you have no idea.
[laughter] This is gonna be so fun.
- I'm feeling really good.
I'm willing to take that chance--I really am.
I see something with Daisy. I really do.
And that something I see is just potential.
I have to go with my gut.
I have to choose someone that I have been excited about,
someone that I see a true future with,
and someone that I want to build a connection with still.
- Are you excited? - Of course I'm excited.
I love how excited you are right now.
- Best rose ever. - We're going to Minnesota.
- Yeah. - Best rose ever.
- Have you been to Minnesota? - Nope.
First time being in Minnesota.
- Oh, we're gonna have a great time.
- Mm-hmm. Makes me excited.
- I'm so excited.
- Daisy's worth it because the way she makes me feel.
I enjoy spending time with her.
I can see us having a really beautiful life together.
Well, I actually have one more surprise for us tonight.
Want to get out of here? - Okay, let's...
- All right. Let's go.
I just would be lucky to be with someone like Daisy
at the end of the day, because I think she's special.
- Oh, my God, are we skating?
- When's the last time you've ice-skated?
- Like, a long time ago on, like, my pond.
- Yeah? - I feel amazing,
because my family's everything to me.
And Joey's gonna meet my family.
Ah! - [giggling]
- I'm just really thankful
that he still wants to explore this
and that he can see something coming out of this,
because I can see it, too.
♪ ♪
[stick clatters on the ice]
I really, really like him.
I did not expect this-- to feel this way.
This is nuts. Like, I'm falling.
Oh, my gosh.
♪ ♪
I think it's happening.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- These are such heavy boots.
- Hello, everyone. all: Hello.
- I'm feeling good. I'm excited for today.
This is the last group date. That's pretty crazy.
There's four women
that I have developed real relationships with.
And I can see myself meeting every one their families.
[indistinct chatter]
There's a lot on the line with what comes up next week,
so I can feel this being the toughest group date yet,
even though it's the smallest.
Today should be an opportunity to really get to the point
where you feel comfortable with me meeting your family.
How are we liking Jasper so far?
- Oh, it's stunning.
- Loving it. - Oh, top tier, honestly.
- Beautiful, right? - It's stunning.
- It was hard not getting the one-on-one this week,
but I am hopeful that fresh air and just being
in the outdoors is gonna help ground me
a little bit for today.
I'm gonna make time when I can,
because he's what's most important here.
- All right, well, if you guys are ready to go,
we can head over this way
and see what we're gonna be doing.
Let's go. - I got my boots.
I got my jacket.
I got my beanie. This city slicker is ready.
Whatever we're doing, I'm gonna give it my all,
because I really want to introduce Joey to my family.
[indistinct chatter]
[rock music]
- Oh, my God. - Oh, yeah.
- I'm intimidated.
[ax chopping]
- So, ladies, if you can't tell already,
we are gonna be learning how to be lumberjacks,
or "lumberjills" in your case, today.
And we have a certified badass here, Anita,
that's gonna be helping us.
Anita competes in the sport.
She is a five-time Canadian champion,
so we're lucky to have her help us out today.
- Thank you so much, Joey. That was a lovely introduction.
I love this sport, and I love sharing it with everyone.
It takes passion and dedication and strength.
- And that's all, really, I'm looking for in a partner.
And also a little bit of a sense of humor, too,
but I don't know if that has anything
to do with lumberjack.
- Absolutely. - Okay, good.
- So we're gonna start with the single saw.
And it's called a M-tooth. And it's all legs.
[quirky music]
- Okay. - There you go.
- Um, I'm pretty excited.
I grew up woodworking with my dad, so I'm like, can we go?
Let's get it on.
[all cheering] - Yeah!
- That was hot.
♪ ♪
- Hey! [laughs] [all cheering]
- Obviously, I'm excited to see Joey,
but I don't usually do the outdoors.
Like, I'm not an outdoorsy kind of gal.
I don't camp, I glamp.
Like, I'm a little lost in this.
[sputters] - Not bad.
- You got it.
- Ooh. - Oh.
- That was a little aggressive.
- You'll get it.
- I think I need to stop. Someone's gonna get hurt.
After coming off such an amazing one-on-one,
I'm not happy about being on a group date
with three other people.
- Easy. Easy. Getting close to that thing.
- This is harder than it looks.
I think it's extremely frustrating.
If I'm not gonna be with Joey,
I would rather just be by myself.
And I feel like I need to let my anger out a little bit.
[intense music]
- Oh, [bleep]. - Straight up. Straight--
- Remind me never to hand you an ax.
- I did it in a Maria way.
Trust the process. Trust the process.
- We've just spent a bit of time learning some skills.
We're gonna go put them to use.
We've got a little competition for you, okay?
all: Ooh. - So let's go get you changed.
Your flannels are over there. We'll see you up there
- Thanks. Whoo! - See you, girls.
The weird part about today is it's therapeutic.
It's fun to see these girls
get a little bit of frustration out.
I'm sure each one of them wanted a one-on-one this week,
but I'm just looking for these women to give it their all.
- Oh, it has our name on it.
- No one here is a lumberjack.
They just learned how to be one.
And I think it's just gonna be a fun way
for them to compete, see who really wants it.
It should be a good stamp on a great day.
- You guys look great-- very Canadian.
The fastest woman will win.
Round one is going to be Rachel versus Jenn.
One, two, three. [air horn blares]
- Oh, yeah, keep it rolling. Keep it rolling.
- Flip that thing. - There we go. There we go.
- Today is really, really hard.
But no matter what the task is, every time I'm with Joey,
everything feels very natural,
which is what I absolutely love.
- Keep breathing. - That's it. Use your legs.
- I think my feelings will grow stronger seeing him
with my family, which is what I'm looking for
to kind of grow in our relationship.
- Whoa, whoa. Come on, Jenn. - Come on, let's go, Jenn.
- Keep going, Jenn. - I'm drinking the milk.
- So I'm lactose intolerant,
and I'm allergic to milk protein,
but I'm gonna drink this elk milk.
- [gags]
- Do what you got to do to get to Hometowns,
and that's what I'm focused on.
[Joey gags] [breathing heavily]
Ugh.
- Rachel, you okay? - Yeah.
That was so good. [laughter]
- I actually kind of liked it. It wasn't that bad.
- Okay, so round two.
Ladies, you ready?
- Ready. - Ready.
- Three, two, one. [air horn blares]
- What the hell?
- Come on. Come on. - Let's go.
Top of the log. Let's go.
- There it is, Kelsey. - Nice job, Kelsey. Let's go.
- There it is. both: Come on, Maria.
- Here I am--I'm really truly trying to adapt to this.
And I think the goal is for all of us to be secure
in our relationship with Joey going to Hometowns.
And for me, this isn't doing that, like, at all.
- Run. Catch up. Come on.
- Obviously, I was struggling.
You know, the hardest part
is just the fact that there's other girls here.
Like, I don't--I just-- I don't know.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- [grunting]
- Let's go, Maria. Keep going.
- Time.
- I mean...
I don't like competition.
And I don't know how things could get worse.
- Kelsey, you're the winner
of today's Ultimate Lumberjill competition.
- It was fun today--I think the girls gave it their all,
regardless of how they felt.
I think that the ax-throwing part
was a little bit easier for everyone, but...
Hello. - Hi.
- What's up?
- Just wanted to steal you for a little good-luck kiss.
- Oh, did you, now? - Mm-hmm.
[dramatic music]
- What the hell?
Are you for real right now?
♪ ♪
- Okay, have a good interview. - Okay, see you later.
- I did not need to see that.
- Did they forget that I have an ax?
Seeing Jenn kiss Joey made me sick to my stomach.
Disappointing.
No. Fine. Whatever.
I saw something coming along these lines,
but not in front of my face.
And I don't even know what to say to Joey tonight.
It's extremely out of my comfort zone
to introduce someone to my family that's not all mine.
[sighs] I just--
♪ ♪
This is just too much.
[wind whooshing softly]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Tonight is the after-party, and it's just big.
I have four really strong connections tonight--
four people that I can see myself meeting their family.
And this rose means I'll get that chance.
So I have tough decisions to make ahead.
Hi, everyone.
How we feeling?
- Good. - Good?
You all look very nice.
- I'm concerned.
Today on the date, I saw Jenn kiss him.
And at first, I was like, ha ha ha.
But then I was like, no, my man kissed another woman.
And the reality of it is that I felt like [bleep].
Today was obviously a very vulnerable place
for me to be in.
And I'm a little nervous how things
are gonna go for me tonight.
- Well, let's start off with a little bit of a toast,
why don't we?
I feel so lucky to be here with each and every one of you.
I'm just looking forward to tonight
to continue to further those connections.
And it's tough, because I can see myself
meeting each of your families.
So, as always, cheers to you beautiful women
and how lucky I am. - Aw, cheers.
[glasses clinking] - Tink.
- My stomach is in knots right now
thinking about the conversation that I have to have
with Joey tonight.
I need to get some clarity from him where he stands
with me and our relationship.
It's tough to know truly where he's at
in comparison to all the other women.
Like, it's tough to not be insecure about that.
I guess I'm just nervous to see what he says back.
- How you feeling? - I've been better.
- Okay.
You want to talk a little bit more about that?
- I mean, I think, like, this week has been
one of the hardest weeks for me.
How this week panned out
with, like, the one-on-ones and stuff,
like, it was tough... - Mm-hmm.
- To kind of sit with that.
It made me put a wall up.
Like, I think a one-on-one would have really progressed
our relationship and gotten me to a place where I'm like,
okay, like, Hometowns seems great, you know?
- I appreciate you sharing that.
- Yeah.
- I can tell you, when I'm with you, I'm here 100%.
- Mm-hmm. - I hope that you still can see
something in this that you're not afraid to fully give that.
- I'm definitely excited
for you to meet my family, like, if we get there.
But my family's complicated. - Mm-hmm.
- With Hometowns, it's like a comparison.
It's like, who are you gonna feel most comfortable with?
And it's not gonna be my family.
Like, having, like, American culture
and then, like, Vietnamese culture
and then my mom not really understanding fully
the American culture part of it and everything--
like, it's just, like, there are sides of me and parts of me
that she will never really fully understand.
- Mm-hmm. - And I've never brought
anybody home before. - I was gonna ask that.
- So I don't really know what that's gonna look like.
And that's also--like, a lot of the anxiety's around that, too.
- I hope you understand that
that doesn't scare me in any way
or change the way I feel about you.
And I'll do everything in my power
to feel like I can be a part of your family.
I can promise you that.
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
I really needed to hear that, I think.
Sometimes I feel like I'm just, like, not cut out for this.
- Trust me, it's a common conversation.
- [chuckles]
♪ ♪
- I feel a lot better about where we're at.
It was really, really nice to hear him kind of talk me out
of my bad headspace and kind of reassure me
that, yeah, there is a future here.
- You good?
- Yeah, you made me feel a lot better.
- Don't worry about it.
- But then I can never be too confident.
Like, as much as, like, he reassured me,
he made me feel so good,
there's always a little voice in the back of my head,
like, you know, is he also saying this to everybody else?
So it's tough.
- Well, it was awesome to see you have fun with it
and just fully commit to today,
'cause I know those competitions--
those days can be a little crazy.
But you always bring it. There's zero doubts on that.
- Yeah. I mean, I left the date on a high, for sure.
- Good. - Um...
but I think that, like,
I get in my head a lot. - Mm-hmm.
- And, like, I know you're gonna have, like,
interactions with other people
and it's gonna be right in my face.
And it is what it is.
I'm at peace with that at this point.
But, like, it's hard, Joey. - Mm-hmm. I know.
- It's hard.
My feelings are really, like...
they're really strong.
I want us to, like, get to a point
where we can feel comfortable, you know, going into Hometowns.
- That was something I really want
to make sure we take time to talk about is...
- Yeah. - What that would even
look like next week, how you feel about that.
- My dad actually doesn't know,
like, where I'm at right now.
- Okay. - He, uh--
I know he loves me,
and I know he wants the best for me.
It's just that I think what he thinks is best
and what I think is best is just too different.
- Mm-hmm. I can expect that would be a tough conversation
in person to meet as well. - Mm-hmm.
As hard as it is, like, I know how my heart feels.
And it feels full when I'm with you.
And I love that.
[light music]
♪ ♪
It felt really amazing to let that go and release it.
I'm actually getting a little emotional,
but it's, like, good emotions. I'm, like, really happy.
I feel like a weight has come off of me.
I think a level of fear has kind of left me.
I think I just feel better letting him know where I'm at.
Everything else is in his hands.
- That rose on that table...
- It's freaking me out. I can't look at it.
- That's why every time I go to a group date, I just try to...
- Yeah. But this one's, like, just different,
because it just means without a question,
he knows he wants to go to Hometowns.
And it just hits different. - It does.
- Yeah. - No, it does.
- I don't like how I feel right now.
I do really like Joey, and I see us together.
That's not--Like, it's crazy. I do. I just do.
But I've seen him with the other women.
I've seen the way he has connections.
It gets the best of me.
- I'm 100% comfortable and excited going into next week.
My family would adore you--
I mean, like, who wouldn't adore you?
- When I'm not with Joey, my mind starts racing.
And I get in my head.
And, you know, I see things,
hear things that obviously get to me.
This is some other level of hard.
This is other women being involved.
It's not normal.
And I know what I signed up for,
but it's finally all hitting me
because of how real it is to me.
- I do have one more thing to show you, though.
It's a little soft launch of my family.
- Okay. Okay.
- My favorite picture of my parents
when they were madly in love.
- Look at this. - They're so cute.
- I always say I'm confident, and, like, I see him as mine.
And I want him to frickin' be so excited
about just me being his, you know?
And the fact that we can't do that is the scariest thing.
[sighs]
[softly] I don't know. It's just a lot.
- I love how confident you are about me,
'cause I can feel it, and I need that.
I do. - Yeah. [giggles]
♪ ♪
- It's just gonna kill me that I can't, you know,
tell my family, like, this is it.
And they're gonna fall in love with him--I know it.
And I just want it to be the end.
I'm spiraling.
- Oh, just don't wait for me, eh?
- Eh? - You like my Canadian "ehs"?
- Yeah.
[voice breaking] I just want to be, like, chosen, you know?
And so does Joey, obviously.
And I don't want him to think that I don't choose him.
I do, but I want to be chosen, too.
I'm realizing I'm not cut out for this.
I just--I like you so much,
but I did want to talk to you about a few things.
- Okay.
- You know, like,
Hometowns means so much to me.
And I haven't introduced, like, anyone to my family
unless I've started dating them.
And I think just with you,
knowing that I'm going into it
with you not being mine, you know--
You know, at first, I was like, I want him to experience
every girl in here, so when he ends up with me,
it means more.
But the reality of it is that you have connections
with the other women, and I--
- But I have connections with you, too.
- I know.
- You always discredit what we have.
- No. - What we could have. You do.
You're doing it right now.
- I don't--you know, today I saw you kiss Jenn.
And, like, obviously, I wasn't meant to see that,
but, like, bringing you to meet my family,
knowing that you are that way with these other women,
it just doesn't sit right with me.
My biggest fear would be, like, doing all this
and not ending up with you.
It just--it's gotten the best of me, and...
I don't know.
I just--I don't know if I can do this anymore.
I don't know.
[dramatic music]
- It--I'm just--
Last week was special to me, so to get this--
- I know. And it was-- Are you kidding me?
It was so special to me. It changed everything for me.
But that's what made it so hard, too.
- I'm just-- I'm obviously shocked.
I didn't expect this.
♪ ♪
I want you to know how much I truthfully care
and that...
my biggest fear in all of this is not only the fact
that this wouldn't work for me,
but that the right person possibly couldn't see
themselves doing this in this way,
because I know I still have a lot of great women here
that I do have connections with.
- Yeah. - But you were one of them.
You don't talk about it enough, but--
- I know, but, like, I just can't hear and know
that, like, you feel just as good or better
with other women.
I just--I can't do it anymore.
- Okay. It's not my job to pull that out of you...
- Yeah. - Or to force it, because...
I want someone to choose me.
Logically, my brain can understand.
But if I'm being honest, my heart's kind of, like--
doesn't get it,
because I thought we were going somewhere.
- Yeah.
- So is this it?
♪ ♪
Is it something that, truthfully,
like, your mind's made up?
Because it feels like it might be.
- [softly] I think it is.
Ah, I hate this.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[sniffles, cries]
♪ ♪
[sniffles, cries softly]
- I don't know what I'm supposed to say.
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [crying]
♪ ♪
Like, I feel bad.
I don't want him to think it's him, 'cause it's not.
Like, trust me. It's [bleep] not.
I've only wanted to be with him, and, like...
It's just, like, I see how he feels
about the other girls, and I just don't like
that I can't say "he's mine."
- I'm not going to have feelings start to build
and me getting to a point and then just have it go away.
Like, I can't do that.
It's going to [bleep] with me.
I don't get what's going on right now.
Maria walks away, and I don't know if she's coming back
or if the next time she comes back, it's a goodbye.
I have no idea.
Now I'm questioning everything.
My biggest fear is someone I care about leaving this
and not seeing it with me.
Do you know how scary it would be
to get to that point of getting down on one knee
and her being across from me
and wondering if she was actually going to say
yes or no?
- Okay.
♪ ♪
Oh, God.
♪ ♪
Hi. - Hi.
♪ ♪
- Um...
well, I just had a little moment.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, it hit me a little bit
because it's so real with how I feel.
I might have--
I don't want to say "overreacted,"
because, like, it's just truthfully how I feel.
- No, it was real. It was real.
I don't think it's an overreaction.
- And, you know, it just-- I think out loud a lot.
And I say things.
And I don't want you to ever think that it's you
that I'm, like, running from.
I think I'm just, like--
because of how I feel with you, I'm scared.
And, like, I don't know-- I don't like seeing you
with the other women.
And I think it just got the best of me.
And...
♪ ♪
- I don't want you
to ever, like, not be that side of yourself.
Like, I want you to feel comfortable
to talk through what you're feeling.
I know dating you would be that.
I know being in an engagement and being married to you
would be that.
So I accept that side of you.
You're here because I love that side of you, too.
I think it makes you who you are.
- Mm-hmm.
- But just like how you have fears, I have fears, too.
It does suck that there's a possibility
it won't work out--I get that.
That was literally the conversation
of my entire Hometown with Charity.
- Yeah.
- My family couldn't accept the idea of this
because they were worried about me being hurt.
And at the end of the day, she didn't choose me,
but I'm here now, and I learned from it,
and I'm better from it, too. - Yeah.
- From the conversation we had last time,
how you talked about the last relationship and you're like--
you, like, pretty much said, it was over.
And I ran from it. I forgot it.
Like, that scares me,
because it seemed like you were just about to walk out.
Like, if you felt the way that I felt,
there would be no way you would be doing that.
That makes me want to hold back
from letting the feelings that I'm truthfully feeling
start to develop, too.
Whoever I choose at the end, I'm in.
Nothing I see, nothing I hear will change from where I'm at,
because that's how I am.
And you have to start believing that it can be you.
I need someone that's in it fully.
- I know.
- So do you still want to be here?
Are you sure? - Yeah.
And I'm sorry that I went... - Don't apologize.
- About it this way. - I don't need an apology.
What I need and I hope will happen
is you consistently talking
through it with me... - Mm-hmm.
- But you feeling like you can still be here,
because I'm not going to be with someone
that can't see this and trust it.
- But I'm telling you... - And I'm hearing it.
- I can see it. I've seen it. It's us.
- But this is what it is.
- I'm not kissing you tonight, because I saw you kiss her,
and it scared me. - You really--
you're not even going to kiss me tonight because of that?
- No, because you need to learn your lesson.
- Again, you also understand that was something that--
- Okay, keep going. I'm listening.
- You're all over the place, woman.
- [smooching]
- I'm feeling conflicted.
I know Maria gets in her head sometimes.
I know she just spews it out and talks it out.
I just--it's making me question if I can trust
that she'll ever get there.
There's so many great women here
that have given me a lot of confidence
that they would never do that, but maybe that's not real.
Maybe what Maria is saying is more real, because I get it.
I feel it. I understand that.
It's so confusing.
Am I just being an idiot,
and I'm falling and investing in these women
that maybe don't see it with me?
In my position, how can I make justified
and confident decisions when I have this sense of doubt?
- Hello.
- I'm afraid of consistently investing in someone
that might just leave tomorrow.
It's nice and toasty in here.
I know it was a long night,
and I want you to know how much I really did appreciate today,
because it was a lot of fun.
And I appreciated the conversations tonight, too.
[sighs]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
I am sitting here in front of four remarkable women
that I see so much in.
And I do feel something special with each and every one of you.
♪ ♪
But...
tonight...
I cannot give out this rose to anyone.
♪ ♪
I need more time.
♪ ♪
And I am going to see you all later this week,
but I would love some hugs and some goodbyes, if that's okay.
- Good night.
♪ ♪
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
- I mean, of course, I would have wanted it.
So there is a part of me that is sad, disappointed,
but I just have to hope for the best at the Ceremony.
I really don't know what to think right now.
Now I think I'm doubting the conversation I had with him.
I'm just really hoping that he is confident
to take me to Hometowns.
- Yeah, I did not expect
the no-rose-handout tonight.
- I wish that he knew.
And I wish that he knew it was me.
I just feel like I'm losing him--I don't know.
- Yeah, it's definitely...
disappointing.
It's just hard to not know how someone's feeling
when you're feeling so strong about them.
- That puts a lot of pressure
on that cocktail party now, too.
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm freaking out.
I don't know what to expect moving forward.
And now it kind of scares me to think
that he might have some sort of reservation.
And I don't know. I don't know.
I'm afraid that I screwed things up with him.
♪ ♪
[soft music]
[birds chirping]
♪ ♪
- Last night-- not an easy night.
A lot of different emotions. It was a roller coaster.
Maria got to the point that she didn't know
if she could be here anymore.
And it's scary, because she's someone
I do see a future with,
that I'm trying to continue to build a connection with.
But I can't live with that fear.
I can't let it take away from what today can be.
- [squeals softly, laughs]
Today I am so excited to go on this date with Kelsey A.
- How are you? - So good to see you.
How you doing? How you feeling?
- Good. I'm excited.
- Yeah?
I don't doubt that there's something there with Kelsey,
but especially after last night,
I just need a day where I have nothing but confidence
in the connection I have.
And I want to make sure that this is as strong
as I feel like it can be.
Today we're just going to explore the city of Jasper.
And I got some fun things in store, I think.
So you ready to get going? - I'm ready.
- All right, let's do it. - Let's go.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Do you usually grab souvenirs
whenever you go visit somewhere?
- Sometimes. Are you a big bucket hat guy?
- I like rocking a bucket hat. See what it looks like on you.
That's a look. - Is it?
- That's a look.
- I'm thrilled about having another one-on-one.
It's been a minute since I had one,
so it just feels surreal, but I'm really excited.
I'm just so happy whenever I'm with Joey.
Everything's just so easy and fun with him.
[laughs] - Come on.
How cool are we?
- I can never stop smiling when I'm with him.
He really does make me feel so special and seen.
- Can we get two hot cocoas, please?
- Yeah, of course. - Thank you.
- When was the last time you had a hot cocoa?
Be honest. - [laughing] Yesterday.
- No. Really?
Thank you very much. - Thank you so much.
- Appreciate you.
- Last week, I told him that I was starting to fall for him.
♪ ♪
- Is it all over me?
I'm a messy eater. What do you want out of me?
- And I really am hoping that today
is going to progress those feelings.
- So do it like that, where it's open,
and keep this as stable as you can,
and that's going to be kind of your base.
[balls clatter]
- Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - Come on.
- I mean, I know that I really want
to have him meet my family.
But there are still five other girls.
But I don't want to get too in my head about it all.
So I'm just trying to just let my mind
be at ease
and then see what craziness we get into.
- How you enjoying Jasper so far?
- It's beautiful here. - Stunning. Uh-huh.
- This place is honestly breathtaking.
- There's a pretty awesome event that, you know,
when in Canada, you have to do it.
- What is this event? - What's that?
- It's called the Polar Bear Plunge.
- Oh, my gosh. [person laughs]
I've been wanting to do one of those.
I'm not kidding. I'm not kidding.
- Really? - Yes.
I literally have been talking about that since we got here.
I'm like, I want to do a polar plunge.
I was about to, like, just jump in our lake.
Like, I'm not kidding.
- Okay, well, it sounds like today is the day to do it.
- I am honestly so excited. Maybe I shouldn't be.
Everyone's acting like I'm crazy.
- You're down to do it? - Yes. I'm so excited.
- All right, we're in. - It's going to be great.
All right. - Oh, my gosh.
- I'm a little nervous.
I don't got a lot of meat on these bones,
so I get cold pretty easily.
We're going to be freezing [bleep] cold, but--
- I know.
- But, luckily, I'll have Kelsey next to me
to go through it and hopefully keep me warm.
[dramatic music]
- What's going on?
It's Devo Brown here at Jasper, Alberta,
for the Jasper Polar Plunge Palooza.
Look at that. Look at the lake right here.
Don't be fooled-- that lake looks gorgeous,
but it is cold.
We are getting ready for that plunge.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
Here we go.
We've got our plungers coming down.
They're ready to get into this cold glacier water.
[cheers and applause]
They look happy now, but I don't know
what it's going to look like after the fact.
- I am excited, but I'm also nervous.
I don't do well in the cold, and it's [bleep] cold.
- I'm ready. - All right.
- We're just running in?
This feels a little crazy. - I know.
Oh, my God. This is going to be terrible.
- Everyone gather around, get into position,
and I'll count you down.
- I am ecstatic.
It's going to be a bonding experience.
I know, like, he's not done this.
I haven't done this.
So I think it's going to be fun to do it together.
- Robes off.
[cheers and applause]
This just, like, really relates
to this whole experience.
Like, the feelings that I have for Joey
and knowing how they could potentially progress
is, like, a little terrifying.
But you can't just dip your toe in and slowly go in.
You got to go full force and plunge yourself
into that water and see what's going to get you.
- Everyone, brace yourselves.
And on the count of ten, jump. - Jump?
- Yeah, we're not jumping. - Ten, nine...
Eight, seven, six, five... - Here we go.
- Four, three, two, one.
[all cheering]
[all shouting]
[soft music]
- Jumping in that water, my body starts stinging,
then it starts going numb.
And then I'm just, like, focusing on my breathing
and, like, trying to regulate that.
- So cold! - This is stupid.
[exhaling sharply]
I just struggled with breathing.
I'm not built for this weather. I'm not built for the cold.
- We lost a shoe.
[indistinct chatter]
- But Kelsey's there with me. She's trying to calm me down.
She's making everything better.
Get the [bleep] out of here! - You got it.
- I'll lose. It's fine.
I was freezing.
I would have been in and out in a second
if it was just myself.
But it was amazing to share that moment with Kelsey.
And she made the entire experience even more special.
[cheers and applause]
- All right, congratulations, everyone!
You just survived the Jasper Polar Plunge Palooza!
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- Damn it, that's cold. [laughter]
This has been an amazing day.
I'm really happy right now.
- Oh, my gosh.
- That was so cold.
I don't want to stop being next to Kelsey.
I don't want to stop kissing her.
I don't want to stop holding her.
My feelings for Kelsey have grown so much.
Going into tonight,
I hope that we can have deeper conversations.
And I just hope that we're on the same page.
I don't know what tonight will bring,
but I can tell you the truth-- I'm very hopeful.
♪ ♪
- Age is just a number, but love can be forever.
Sign up to be on the first season
of "The Golden Bachelorette."
Go to abc.com/casting now.
[wind whooshing softly]
[soft music]
- How are you guys feeling?
- It's been an emotional week for me, for sure.
- Yeah. - And I think, like,
I've definitely gotten in my head a little bit
just because, you know, there's a lot of pressure this week.
And it's really getting serious.
But I'm just going to go into it tomorrow with the idea of,
like, trying to progress our relationship as best we can.
And, you know, if he feels at the end of that
that he wants to meet my family,
then I'll be so happy. - Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- So.... How about you, Maria?
- You know, last night was a little bit harder
for some of us.
- Mm-hmm. - And, you know,
my insecurities got the best of me.
And, like, it was so weird,
because, like, I just got off of, like,
a one-on-one that was so good. - Yeah.
- And, like, I just felt so confident.
And then you go on this group date,
and then you see him with other girls, and you're like,
he's kind of like this with a lot of us, you know?
- Mm-hmm.
- So I had a difficult conversation with him.
But, you know, you just never know.
- Yeah. - But, yeah.
That was last night.
I told Joey that I was contemplating leaving.
And I regret that.
I want him to know that, like, I'm here fully for him,
like, no question.
Going into tomorrow, I think I definitely want
to express that I am grateful to be here
and to have known him.
And, yeah, we'll see.
I hope that he still wants me here.
I want us to struggle together, and I want us to love together,
and I want us to be happy together.
I want us to laugh together. I want to do it all with Joey.
And I desperately need that time to talk to him,
but I'm scared
because I could be going home tomorrow.
[upbeat music]
- Can't be cold.
You did a plunge today. You were cold earlier.
- No, I'm not cold. Who said I was cold?
I'm just taking deep breaths. - Just taking deep breaths?
[laughter]
- Everything, honestly, went so well today.
Joey and I have had so many great moments together.
Every time I talk to him, I'm, like, just buzzing with joy.
Like, that just shows, like,
how serious, like, all these emotions are
and how real they are.
Tonight is going to show whether he wants to see
my family or not and if he wants to take
that next step with me.
It is really exciting but also really scary.
- It was an awesome day. - Yeah. I know.
I had such a good time.
I was so excited for that polar plunge.
And, honestly, like, it definitely exceeded
my expectations of, one, how cold it was...
- Understandably. - And also just, like,
how exciting it was.
You know, the polar plunge was scary, but telling you
that I'm starting to fall for you is even scarier.
And, like, my heart's racing just saying it again.
It just, like--I didn't expect to feel this way
through this process.
It's like a high that... - Mm-hmm.
- You know, I'm just excited to be on.
- I'm excited to be on it with you.
In terms of everything coming with next week,
you have four siblings, and I know you have your dad.
Would I be meeting all of them?
Like, what would that possibly be looking like?
- I would hope that you could meet everybody,
but I know my dad would be there.
- Yeah, of course. Mm-hmm. - My dad would not miss that.
- I would love for you to meet everybody.
Me and all my siblings,
we have such, like, distinct personalities.
I'm definitely closest in personality
with my little brother Mateo.
I heard him on the phone whenever I was with my dad
right before I came here, and he was like,
I'm so proud of Kelsey.
And my dad, you know, was, like, very positive.
- He told you it was something
he thought your mom would have done...
- Mm-hmm, yeah.
- Which I thought was so beautiful.
- I wasn't close with my dad when I was younger
because of him working, you know, a lot for our family.
But then my mom got cancer, and she passed away.
And so it's really important for Joey
to kind of have an understanding of who my dad is
before going into this.
Yeah, my dad is really, like, my favorite guy.
Whenever anything happens, like,
he's the person I run to... - Mm-hmm.
- Whenever I'm happy or I'm sad.
And definitely, like, in happy and sad moments,
I think that I really miss my mom,
but I know that I have my dad that I can lean on.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
[sniffles, cries softly] - You're okay.
- And I think that I'm, like, so thankful
that he really stepped up.
I think that's something that I think is so amazing about him
is that, like, he lost, like, the love of his life,
and he's had, like, five kids.
I can't imagine, like, that scenario where, like,
you know, you're so devastated, but, you know,
so are all these people that are depending on you, and--
[sniffles, exhales deeply]
And you just kind of have to, you know, do your best
and, like, be there for them when, like, you know,
you need people for you. - Mm-hmm.
I can't even imagine what, obviously, you went through,
but him as well.
How you handle a situation like that
says so much about who you are as a person, your character,
and it sounds like he stepped up big-time
for you and your siblings.
And the amount that I'm sure you all carry still every day
with missing her is--
that can't be easy.
So it's a special relationship. - Yeah.
- Her dad sounds like one amazing man.
He's someone that she has a really strong connection
and relationship with, someone that she can really look up to,
and it sounds like someone who would be
a great father-in-law.
I think it's beautiful.
- What was your dad's outlook on you doing all of this,
from, you know, going on "The Bachelorette"
to now being the Bachelor?
- He was always my biggest fan and super supportive
of doing "The Bachelorette."
But he just really wanted me to stay confident
and to be myself and to not get in my head,
because he's seen me in a lot of ways
where there's just been times that I doubt myself.
And I want someone that chooses me over anything else,
and I choose them over anything else.
So, once I get to that point, especially in something
as serious as this at the end,
like, I don't want to have doubts in that.
- I think that's, like, my, like, biggest fear
in all of this is, if it was me at the end,
like, you not being 100% sure...
- Mm-hmm. - Of me.
Or, like, you are confused about two girls.
I think that would be devastating to me...
- Yeah.
- That you weren't, like, 100% sure about...
- I can tell you confidently now the only way
I can get down on one knee is if I know and have zero doubts
that that's my person, so...
- That makes me feel a lot better.
I only want to do an engagement once.
I only want to do marriage once.
And, you know, I do take that very seriously.
And I know how heavy that all is.
- We might have just had the best conversation
we've ever had.
It was honest. It was open.
She's a strong, smart, brave woman
that knows what she wants.
I trust her.
I believe that she's willing to see this through.
And I just can't wait to see what comes next.
Well, there is one more thing.
- What the heck is that?
- Kelsey, I knew from the time that I saw you
that there was something there, and I wanted to learn more.
You are such a light.
You have this energy about you
that just makes me so happy to be around.
It's easy to smile.
It's easy to sink into our conversations.
Days like today are days that I can see a future.
And I know how big next week is.
I want to meet your dad.
He sounds like an amazing man who's been there for you
and created such an amazing woman.
And the idea of meeting someone like that
and meeting your siblings and getting to see who you are
gets me so excited.
So, Kelsey, would you accept this rose?
- Of course. [chuckles softly]
Thank you so much.
♪ ♪
I am so excited.
I got a rose!
Not just any rose, I got a Hometown rose.
I got "Joey's coming to New Orleans" rose.
And it makes me feel, like, really excited
and confident about, like, what could be outside of here.
♪ ♪
- I felt today for the first time how much Kelsey likes me.
We connect on such a deeper level.
There's something that can grow and flourish
into something beautiful
because she has so much love to give.
I just feel it.
And I have so much love to give.
And the idea of that coming together is just--
it seems magical.
♪ ♪
[animal brays]
[distant animal howling]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- I'm scared. I'm nervous.
Nothing about tonight is going to be easy.
A lot of big decisions to make.
Coming into this week,
I felt great about where Maria and I were at.
But I don't know if she can get there
because of what this setting is
and because there's other women here.
And that's real.
I have to respect it.
It's just still a potential Hometown
where I don't know if it's going to go any further.
So it's the time to be a little bit more decisive
and trust my gut.
♪ ♪
- Going into this cocktail party, I'm scared.
You know, I told him I was falling in love with him.
And my biggest fear is that he doesn't see
that happening for us.
♪ ♪
- On our group date,
my emotions were all over the place.
I was feeling insecure and jealous.
And then I had a hard conversation with Joey,
but I kind of didn't expect it to go the way that it did.
And, like, my honest truth is that I don't really know
exactly where we left things off.
So I just want to prove to him that, like, I'm here
and I'm willing to stick it through.
And I do want him to see that about me.
♪ ♪
- I'm not going to lie-- I'm obviously very nervous.
I'm sure we all feel the same, that tonight is definitely
very vital to speak your truth and say what you need to say.
- I'd love for Joey to meet my family.
I haven't brought anyone else home before,
besides one person, so... - Mm-hmm. Okay.
- Yeah, I mean, like, obviously,
like, we all have strong relationships here
and feel strongly for him.
So, at this point, like, going home would be devastating.
- Yeah. [door opens]
- I can't wait to talk to him tonight about everything.
Knowing that there's going to be four of us
and two roses left is crazy to think about.
So, yeah, we'll see how things play out.
- Ladies, hi.
I know I'm not who you were expecting to see here tonight,
but I just spoke to Joey.
And this week in Jasper was everything
Joey could have wished for and could have hoped for.
But...
there's not going to be a cocktail party tonight.
♪ ♪
- That hurts.
That hurts.
- So I'll give you all a moment,
let you collect yourselves,
and I'll see you all there at the Rose Ceremony.
- Sounds good. - Good luck.
- Thank you.
- Immediately when I saw him, I knew.
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
- Yeah, I know that it sucks.
I know that a lot of y'all still wanted to have
conversations with him about different things, but...
- I am so nervous now--
so nervous.
I just wanted to talk to him again.
I just want to have that moment before we go
into a Rose Ceremony.
At least I get that, you know?
My biggest fear is I don't get a rose
and I don't even have the answers of why.
♪ ♪
- I don't like that he did not want to talk to us tonight.
I want that talk. I need that talk.
Let's go.
I hope that I haven't scared him away at this point
and that he does have a good gut feeling about me.
The reality of it is that it sucks. It sucks.
♪ ♪
- [softly] I love you.
[Jenn sighs]
- I don't feel too confident right now,
if I'm being honest.
I want to see my family.
I want Joey to come with me to meet my family.
But I'm nervous.
I'm just trying to be very optimistic
and not, you know, give energy to those thoughts.
♪ ♪
- I am scared to lose Joey. I am.
I'm falling in love with him, and...
[breathes deeply]
It could be all over in, literally, a second.
And that would be heartbreaking.
[door opens]
♪ ♪
- [sighs deeply]
Hi, ladies.
- Hi. - Hi, Joey.
- It's never lost on me
on how lucky I truthfully am.
But this week has challenged me.
The idea of sending two of you home tonight,
it crushes me.
But finding your person isn't easy...
and I'm here to find my wife.
And I'm really, really confident
that she's in this room tonight.
♪ ♪
[exhales deeply]
♪ ♪
Maria, can I chat with you for a second?
- Mm-hmm.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [sighs] Hi. - Hi.
- Obviously, I know there was no cocktail party tonight...
- Mm-hmm. - But it would have felt wrong
to go up there and not still have a conversation with you.
I like you.
I see something in what this can be.
I really didn't have a lot of doubts
with us coming into this week. - Yeah.
- But last time I left you, you were on your way out,
and I don't want to be sitting here and begging you to stay.
I want to feel confident that you want to be here.
- Right.
- Because last time I was with you,
I couldn't understand it.
- I know. I know.
Well, my honest truth is that
I like you a lot,
to the point where I don't like seeing you
with any of these girls, you know?
♪ ♪
My insecurities got the best of me,
and that's where that stemmed from.
But I'm here, and I want to be here,
and I want to prove to you that I'm not running.
That's not what I want to do.
But, yeah.
- Okay.
This frustrates me. It does.
Okay.
With Maria, we have always had the ability
to be honest and open with each other.
And we have a very strong physical
and emotional connection.
Okay. Thanks for talking with me.
- Mm-hmm. - We can head back in.
- Okay.
- But at the same time, my biggest fear
every time I'm with someone that I care about,
is that they would no longer want to be here.
And I don't want to be alone at the end of this
because she chose to leave here
instead of choosing what could be with me.
So I have a tough decision to make,
and that's the tough part right now.
[footsteps approaching]
[sighs deeply]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[sniffs]
♪ ♪
Rachel...
♪ ♪
Rachel... - [gasps]
- Will you accept this rose? - Yes, Always.
Thank you.
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
- [breathes deeply]
♪ ♪
- Ladies, Joey...
it's the final rose tonight.
When you're ready. - Thank you.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[fire pops]
♪ ♪
Maria...
[somber music]
Maria, will you accept this rose?
- Yes.
♪ ♪
- Kelsey, Jenn,
I really am so sorry.
Please take a moment to say your goodbyes.
[indistinct chatter]
- Thanks, Jesse.
[indistinct chatter continues]
- Hey, Joey Joe.
- Thank you so much. I appreciate you.
I appreciate everything you've been.
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
[car door closes]
♪ ♪
- Thank you for everything.
You go find your person. - Thank you so much.
♪ ♪
- It's definitely tough to know that I wasn't enough.
That's not fun.
[car door opens, closes]
♪ ♪
I know we would have been amazing together.
I know that we would have been so happy.
And I'm definitely going to miss him.
[sniffles, sighs]
I know what I have to offer.
I know the amazing woman that I am,
and I know that somebody else
will be more than happy to be my person.
[inhales sharply] I just hope that I find someone...
[voice breaking] As special as him one day.
♪ ♪
- I know these nights don't get any easier.
I know we just said goodbye to two amazing women.
But all four of you deserve to be here fully.
This is a big rose.
This means I'm about to meet your families.
This is where it really starts to change.
So cheers to all of you.
And I cannot wait to see what comes next.
all: To Hometowns.
- Next week on "The Bachelor"...
- This is a huge step
in my relationships with all four women.
Hi.
Meeting someone's family is a very big deal.
How's it going? - Hey, Joey. How you doing?
Mark. both: Nice to meet you.
- When it comes to the woman that I'm hoping to marry,
I want to be a part of their family
as much as they are a part of mine.
[all cheering]
- I definitely need my family's help
to kind of help me figure out exactly what I'm feeling.
Hello. [all cheering]
- Nice to meet you.
When's the last time you've brought someone home?
- I've never brought anyone home.
My dad is not going to make it easy.
- It's hard for me right now
because I don't know where you stand.
Maria is 100% Daddy's girl.
If she gets hurt, it would be a problem for Joey.
- In a normal dating situation,
ideally, you would date one person.
This is a scary process.
As a father, I'm, of course, concerned with Kelsey.
- The hardest thing for me
is that there's also three other girls.
- Mm-hmm.
- Have you guys said "I love you" to each other?
- She's told me that she is not able to express any feeling
of falling in love.
- This whole journey is nontraditional.
But I want them to give that blessing
for he and I to be together.
- I care for your daughter, and I'm not taking this lightly.
- Yeah, it's just...
I wish you the best.
- [sobbing]
[sniffles, breathes shakily]
[dramatic music]