‐ People have gone out of their way to find me and tell me,
"Oh, my God. Watch out for this girl."
‐ In what regard? Like, watch out with her, how?
[owl hooting]
[dramatic music]
‐ That she may be an escort.
‐ [laughs]
‐ I'd heard rumors that...
she's entertaining men for money.
♪ ♪
‐ A shocking new episode of "The Bachelor"
starts right now.
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
‐ Today was tough.
Sarah left,
and it's‐‐it hurts, you know?
♪ ♪
It's never easy when you put who you are out there‐‐
everything you've been through, where you're going,
everything that's wrong with you‐‐
and someone realizes that you're not their person.
It's‐‐it's hard,
'cause I really felt something with Sarah
in the time that we spent together.
And we talked about a lot of stuff
that I hadn't shared with anybody,
and what if there are gonna be more women
that don't want to be a part of my journey?
Um, it's‐‐that's a really scary feeling.
♪ ♪
‐ Like, Sarah left, so, like, bye.
Like, relationships are hard,
and if you're telling me the first time things get hard,
you pack your bags... ‐ Yeah.
‐ I'm already like... ‐ Bye.
‐ "Peace." ‐ Yeah.
‐ Just the trash took itself out.
‐ Can you stop, seriously?
She's gone; there's no point to keep talking about her
or saying negative things.
‐ No, I won't stop, Katie.
I'll do whatever the [bleep] I want.
‐ Okay, well, you can keep being toxic and rude about it.
‐ I'm not toxic.
‐ She's just not here. What's the point?
‐ Oh, my God. Shut up, Katie, literally.
♪ ♪
‐ Victoria seems to thrive
on being mean to other girls.
To me, it's kind of a reflection
on maybe her insecurities, you know?
I don't care who's here and who's not.
I'm focused on me and my connection with Matt.
‐ I wonder what this is gonna mean for your group date.
‐ I just hope it doesn't
fog him up for the rest of the day...
‐ Today. ‐ Yeah.
‐ And for the rest of the date or the night.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
‐ Hi. ‐ How's it going?
‐ Good. ‐ We made it.
‐ Whoo!
‐ Let me get the door for you all, ladies.
‐ Oh, thank you.
‐ Thank you.
‐ Aw, pretty. ‐ Right?
‐ Hearing that Sarah was leaving this morning,
I was definitely anxious
that Matt could end up, you know, canceling the date,
but he didn't.
I've always been a big believer
that everything happens for a reason,
and everything happens in the right timing,
and tonight's a chance
to show Matt that I'm here for him.
‐ The day, for me, started out a little rough.
We had someone who‐‐who left us,
but that allows me time to focus on relationships
that are heading in the right direction.
Um...
let's enjoy this night,
and to learning about each other.
‐ Yes. ‐ Cheers.
‐ Cheers to that. ‐ Cheers.
‐ Matt, can I grab you?
Can we go outside?
‐ Absolutely.
‐ I saw today what happens
when someone can't handle this.
Like, I'm not here to just, like,
turn around and run 'cause things got hard.
Like, things that are worth fighting for, like, take time,
and it's not going to be easy, but, like,
I don't need easy.
I just need time with Matt.
How are you dealing with all this?
Like, you don't have to, like, dive too deep.
I'm like‐‐ ‐ Just trying to be real?
Like, just being real as possible, like,
this is stressful, you know?
It's a lot going on... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And I appreciate that you realize that
and you're thinking about me.
‐ I'm here for you,
and I do check in on you, 'cause I'm like‐‐
I'm considering your feelings.
Like, I worry about you, and, like,
this is hard. ‐ Mm.
This morning started out extremely difficult.
It kind of has me questioning,
am I doing the right thing in letting my guard down
and being this open with these women?
Can they handle it?
‐ How are you? ‐ I'm good. Um...
‐ Yeah? You okay? ‐ I don't‐‐yeah.
‐ Good. ‐ I, like, try to...
compartmentalize everything, you know?
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ It's like, that happened,
and we've addressed it... ‐ Yeah.
‐ And I'm focused on you and everyone who's here.
‐ I appreciate that.
‐ But thank you for‐‐for asking.
‐ Yeah, I mean, I wanna make sure you're okay too.
I mean, I'm sure it's a lot for you.
Um... ‐ Yeah.
It's pretty encouraging to hear these women
tell me that they're here for me,
which is what we all want, right?
We all want positive affirmation
and someone wanting to be with you and around you.
Up until this point,
is this what you thought it was gonna be
before you got here?
‐ I honestly did not think
I was gonna make it past the first night.
Just the fact that, like, you saw me,
and, like, we hit it off right away, like,
I'm, like, still riding, like, on that high,
to be honest.
‐ Even though the day may have started off
kind of difficult and extremely challenging...
‐ Surprise! ‐ Oh, man.
‐ And it matches me and everything.
‐ These women overwhelmingly reassured me
about why I'm here and made it easy.
The more I get to know these women,
the more I'm intrigued by their story
and the possibility of ending up with one of 'em.
‐ So this is me and my mom. Me with hair.
‐ That's your mom? ‐ Yeah.
[laughs]
But, um, I don't know.
I was showing everybody these pictures before,
and they're like, "Oh, my God,
"I can't believe you look like that with hair.
You look like a different person."
‐ I think you look great both ways.
‐ I mean, thanks. ‐ Yeah, no, I like your hair.
‐ Thank you. I don't know.
I think people don't realize how emotional hair can be...
‐ Yeah.
‐ Especially, like, for Black women...
‐ Yeah. ‐ Just because, like,
I literally had been, like, chemically
straightening my hair since I was two years old.
Like, all my friends are white, my school was white...
‐ Yep, yep.
‐ And I didn't even feel comfortable, like,
leaving my house without my hair being straight.
Like, there were times I just had so‐‐
like, so much anxiety and stress about, like,
what people were gonna think.
It's definitely a unique experience
that Black women have with their hair...
‐ Yeah.
‐ But‐‐ ‐ I can't imagine.
‐ Yeah, it's‐‐it's a lot.
So when I finally decided to shave it, it was, like,
such an emotionally, like, freeing experience.
‐ Uh, thank you for sharing this with me.
‐ Yeah, yeah, yeah. Of course. No, like‐‐
‐ Um, you do look amazing. ‐ Thank you. [laughs]
‐ The first time I saw you, you got out of the limo.
I was just like, "Damn."
You had the bam‐bam dress on for me.
[both laughing]
‐ I had to, like, give you a "wow" moment.
I'm like... ‐ [laughs]
Well, every time you come in the room
is a "wow" moment. ‐ Thanks.
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
[crickets chirping]
‐ Katie. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Could you come talk to me, please?
Um, so I just really didn't like
when you shut me down during group conversation,
and I feel like you've done that on multiple occasions.
‐ Are you talking about today
when you were calling Sarah names?
‐ When I said, "The trash took itself out."
I just would love an apology, because...
‐ You're not gonna get an apology.
‐ You told me to stop
when I wasn't done expressing myself.
‐ Expressing yourself and name‐calling
are two different things.
‐ Um, well, I can do whatever I want...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And I can express myself
with name‐calling when I choose to.
‐ If that's how you wanna express yourself,
and you wanna be toxic and rude...
‐ And if‐‐yeah. ‐ Go for it.
‐ And if you wanna express yourself with your dildo
and think you're ready for an engagement...
you can do that.
Sure‐‐ ‐ I love my vibrator,
so I don't know what you're trying to do,
like, coming at me about, like, "your vibrator."
Like, I'm very confident
in what I want to do with my life,
and it's showing how insecure you are.
‐ I'm not insecure nor attacking you, Katie.
‐ So what are you trying to accomplish
with this conversation?
Like, what's the point?
[foreboding music]
‐ I mean, I think it's rude, the way you speak to me.
‐ If you're being a bitch,
I'm gonna tell you you're being a bitch...
‐ Um, I'm not being a bitch. ‐ Always.
Okay.
‐ I think you are a bitch, and‐‐
‐ I speak my mind.
If you're gonna be rude to someone,
especially someone who's not here,
I'm gonna call you out and tell you it's unnecessary.
‐ I mean, if you try to shut me down again...
I probably wouldn't.
‐ I don't know what you tell you about that.
I'm not gonna apologize to you.
[dramatic music]
‐ There was a lot about tonight that I enjoyed.
Um, MJ, how you were open about everything
and how honest you were with me.
I like that a lot.
Abigail, what you shared with‐‐
about what you were looking for,
it really resonated with me,
but there is only one rose.
Chelsea...
will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes. Thank you.
‐ Absolutely. ‐ [giggles]
[gentle music]
It feels special
that Matt chose me out of everybody.
It was a big moment for me, and I just‐‐
I mean, I couldn't do this in front of the other girls,
but, like, aah!
I got the rose! Eek!
[laughs]
‐ I'm gonna get out of here.
I will see you all tomorrow,
but thank you all for another amazing evening,
and have a great rest of the night.
‐ No, I'm super happy for Chelsea,
but it is disappointing.
You know, you want that rose,
'cause it just means you're safe until the next week.
‐ Bye.
‐ I think it will be intense
tomorrow at the Rose Ceremony.
Who knows how many people are gonna be sent home?
And I just feel like there's, like,
a storm, like, waiting to brew.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
‐ Matt, I need to talk to you right now.
‐ [gasps] ‐ Oh, my God.
‐ [sighs]
‐ The word "escort" is being thrown around.
‐ The room just exploded.
‐ I'd heard rumors...
she's entertaining men for money.
‐ Slut. Whore.
‐ I'm so upset. I'm done.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
‐ We're going into our third Rose Ceremony.
There are three women with roses,
out of the 18 of us, now that Sarah's gone.
Serena P. has one from her one‐on‐one,
Rachael, from our group date,
and, of course, Chelsea, from last night.
‐ I really do feel like the energy shifted.
Much better than last week.
‐ And I think we all saw
how much, like, us just getting at each other
for dumb things affected Matt last week,
and I think we're all ready to, like, not repeat that.
So... ‐ I agree.
I'm feeling so good today.
I'm ready to talk to Matt.
I'm gonna pull him first,
especially since I didn't get time last week.
[quirky dramatic music]
I have heard that, like, Anna wants to go first,
but, like, that's not happening.
Sorry, Anna.
I'm Elsa, and you're Anna.
[laughs]
So let it go, bitch.
I'm going first. [laughs]
‐ Whoo! ‐ Hey!
‐ What's going on? ‐ Hi.
‐ How we doing? ‐ Good.
‐ Thank you.
You all look incredible... ‐ Thanks.
‐ And what an incredible week we had.
I came into this looking for a wife,
and at the end of this,
I'm hoping to get down on one knee
and ask the love of my life to marry me.
I just wanted you all to leave tonight
feeling reassured that I'm here for you all.
Here's to a great night.
Here's to continued relationships and...
‐ Cheers! ‐ Finding love.
all: Cheers. [glasses clinking]
‐ This week was like a reality check.
We had Sarah leaving.
That was tough, but, uh,
we bounced back and had a great rest of the week.
You look pretty. ‐ Thank you.
‐ Going into tonight, I'm very hopeful,
and I'm looking forward
to a lot of quality time with these women tonight.
‐ I was really excited to see you tonight.
I know that we just got to spend some time together
yesterday, but I'm just excited to see you.
‐ Yeah, no, I, uh...
the more time we spend together,
the more and more I'm enjoying you
and who you actually are. ‐ [laughs]
Thank you. ‐ You know?
'Cause, like, I feel like I was‐‐
I was trying to break through the barrier.
Like, you're like such a strong woman,
and it's like you‐‐you have, like, your mom,
who's like the head of y'all's household...
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And you've got
these two sisters who have strong personalities...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And, um, I feel like
I'm slowly getting into, like...
‐ Just chipping away‐‐yeah. ‐ Who Pieper is.
‐ [laughs] I mean, yeah. Yeah.
I mean, I love to hear that, like, you have a strong mother,
so you know what strong women look like,
because I'm not someone to back down.
Um, I'm never gonna, like, compromise who I am
for anybody. ‐ I see that.
[both laughing]
‐ I don't know if you can tell.
‐ I see that. ‐ [laughs] Um...
so I'm really enjoying the time that we're spending together.
So... ‐ Me too.
‐ I'm just really happy.
[gentle music]
♪ ♪
‐ I want to have the time with Matt
to explore romance and friendship,
and so I just want, like, time to explore it.
‐ We're all taking risks
and really trying our best to put ourselves out there
and put our best foot forward.
Four out of five of us have not talked to him yet,
but the night is young.
‐ I know. ‐ Yeah, I'm excited.
I feel like we're on a steady, positive train right now,
so I hope that continues, um,
and I hope I get to see him soon.
I know the majority of us sitting here
haven't had time, so hopefully, you know,
we'll get that soon. ‐ Mm‐hmm. I agree.
‐ I feel the chemistry's there, for sure...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And I think, for me,
it's like, the harder part is going deeper.
‐ I'm here, and I'm ready,
and I'm gonna be patient with you,
'cause, like, I don't know if it's evident or not,
but I love being around you.
And I want you to think about...
like what we would look like.
Like, what, like, a relationship‐‐
‐ We would look good.
[both laughing]
‐ I like being around Kit so much.
She is continuing to impress me,
and it's exciting to be around
such a smart, beautiful group of women.
The thing I respect most about you
is you're yourself,
and you don't care what other people think,
and I saw that night one... ‐ [laughing]
‐ And you stuck to that.
You took the most unconventional approach
of all the women, and I love that.
‐ Oh, my gosh. ‐ It was great.
‐ [laughing] ‐ It was great.
Like you said, like you're not trying to be in the back.
You're‐‐you want to be seen... ‐ Yeah.
‐ And I'm seeing you, and I like what I see.
‐ Oh, I'm glad.
‐ I really look forward to every conversation I have,
because that could potentially be my wife.
I can't help how I feel... ‐ Yeah.
‐ And what I felt with you is real.
‐ I want to give you that reassurance.
[soft uplifting music]
Are we going on another one‐on‐one?
[both laughing]
‐ The more time I'm spending with these ladies,
the stronger my connections are growing,
and...it's working.
‐ And, like, I feel overwhelmed with emotions
because it's, like, hard
that I haven't, like, had time with you.
‐ What's the hardest part about it?
‐ [sighs] I'm used to, like,
knowing if a guy is interested in me, so it's, like, scary.
‐ Yeah.
Well, how can I help you with that?
‐ Mm...
‐ And you don't have to give me an answer now,
but, kind of like what I told you inside was, like,
I wanna be that person that gives...
‐ Hey, guys. ‐ Everyone a chance.
‐ Hello. ‐ Victoria,
I am sorry to interrupt, but... ‐ No worries.
‐ Matt, I need to talk to you right now.
‐ Okay. ‐ Okay.
‐ Thanks.
‐ I'll talk to you in a little bit.
[solemn music]
‐ Hey, bud. ‐ Hey.
‐ How you doing? ‐ Good.
‐ Good to see you. ‐ You too.
♪ ♪
‐ [sighs] It's so hard to open up to Matt
and talk about things
when there's constant change and new things happening.
I'm like, "I can't even communicate my one thought."
Thank you, Chris Harrison.
I was in the middle of a sentence.
Ugh!
I don't wanna feel this annoyed,
but I am.
‐ Oh, wait a minute.
‐ That looks serious. ‐ Oh.
‐ Oh, no.
‐ What? What? Tell me.
‐ Chris Harrison and Matt
just walked in. ‐ Oh.
‐ What the heck? Will you look?
We see Matt and Chris Harrison
making a beeline for the front door.
You feel the energy shift.
You feel that things are different.
‐ Why is Chris Harrison here?
‐ Wait, wait, wait. Can we go look?
[ominous music]
‐ What is it, Serena?
‐ They're walking off. They're walking.
‐ Is Sarah out there? ‐ Is she?
‐ Oh, wait, wait. Is Sarah here?
‐ Are you joking? ‐ I knew it.
‐ Stop.
‐ I think there's a lot of speculation in the house
that Sarah might be back.
♪ ♪
‐ [sighing] So...
the ultimate goal here
is for you to meet the woman of your dreams,
and maybe you have already,
but maybe not.
‐ Is Sarah here? ‐ You don't think so?
‐ Who else would it be?
Why else would he be going outside?
‐ I know.
If she comes walking in right now...
‐ Oh, it's happening. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Because you were the Bachelor,
we had a record response
from women who wanted to be on this show.
‐ Right.
‐ And to that end, there are some more
incredible women... that are dying to meet you
and want a shot at falling in love with you...
[tense music]
And they're arriving right now.
‐ [laughs quietly]
‐ So, Matt, let the journey continue.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
‐ [clears throat]
‐ If it is Sarah... ‐ It's her.
‐ No. ‐ No, it's not.
‐ No, he's pulling up. There's a car.
‐ But I'm like, there has to be something‐‐
‐ No, it's her. There's no other way.
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Open the door!
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
‐ If it is Sarah...
‐ No, it's her. There's no other way.
♪ ♪
‐ Who is it? ‐ Is it her?
Both: No. ‐ It's someone with dark hair.
♪ ♪
‐ Hey! ‐ Hi.
‐ What's up, Matt? ‐ How you doing?
‐ It is so great to finally meet you.
‐ Nice to meet you as well.
‐ My name is Brittany, I am from Chicago,
but enough of all that.
I want to make up for lost time.
♪ ♪
‐ Who is that? ‐ Is she kissing him?
‐ Ew. Ew, ew, ew. ‐ This isn't fair.
♪ ♪
‐ [laughs] ‐ I'll see you inside.
‐ [chuckles] Nice to meet you.
‐ I feel disrespected. ‐ I wanna vomit.
‐ Ew, why is she walking like she owns this?
‐ You guys! ‐ What happened?
‐ There's a new girl that just showed up.
‐ You're kidding. ‐ I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding. [overlapping chatter]
‐ What do you mean, "a new girl"?
I'm, like, actually about to cry.
That's not fair. ‐ Oh, Lord, have mercy.
This is like too much to handle.
‐ Victoria comes out and tells us
that there's girls pulling up in cars.
One of them made out with him right out of the car.
Like, yeah.
[bleep] sucks.
‐ I'm definitely thrown off.
I'm pissed off right now.
Um, I don't like what's happening.
‐ I'm shocked.
‐ She's not welcome. She's not welcome!
♪ ♪
‐ Hey! [scattered responses] Hi...
‐ Surprise! [laughs]
‐ Yeah, surprise. ‐ I'm Brittany.
Nice to meet you.
I am a little late,
but I'm here with a couple other people, so...
‐ A what? ‐ A few more?
‐ Yeah, there's a couple more coming in the car.
I don't know how many. [women murmuring]
‐ So you quarantined
and then just stayed in your room as a backup,
and now you're coming in as like a backup
'cause some girls left?
‐ Um, no.
They just wanted to save the best for last.
‐ Mm, no, I don't think so.
‐ Okay. ‐ Okay, come over here.
‐ That's cool. ‐ Grab a seat.
[laughter]
‐ You will feel uncomfortable pretty soon.
‐ What was your entrance?
‐ I told him I wanted to make up
for last‐‐like, lost time, and then I made out with him.
[laughs]
So...
[tense music]
‐ That's farther than I've been with him, so...
‐ Brittany interrupted me to make out with Matt.
"Slore."
Slut. Whore.
‐ We've been forming these connections with Matt,
and we've been, like, on this journey already,
so it's very shocking, um, to the system,
and, yeah, I don't think a lot of us are okay with it.
♪ ♪
‐ [sighs]
[quietly] Hi.
‐ Hi. ‐ How are you doing?
‐ I'm doing well. ‐ Oh, my goodness.
It's so nice to see you. ‐ Good to see you too.
What‐‐what's your name? ‐ Michelle.
‐ Michelle? Matt. ‐ Yes.
Nice to meet you. ‐ I'm happy you're here.
‐ So nice to see you.
‐ And where are you coming from?
‐ I'm from Minnesota.
‐ You're from Minnesota? ‐ Yes.
‐ I haven't heard the accent yet.
‐ No! Well, you'll hear it. ‐ I'll hear it?
‐ You'll hear it, I promise. ‐ Okay.
Well, you look incredible. ‐ So‐‐thank you.
I appreciate it. It's so nice to see you.
‐ It's nice to see you as well.
‐ This is so frustrating.
This is so disrespectful... ‐ This is so annoying.
‐ For the girls who have been here.
I'm really having a mental breakdown right now.
You would be pissed if you haven't
talked to the man you're here to date,
and new girls just walked in.
‐ Hi! ‐ Hi.
‐ Hi, Matt. ‐ What's your name?
‐ Ryan. ‐ Nice to meet you.
‐ It's nice to meet you too.
‐ Why do you get to come in
halfway through, like, fresh‐faced?
I don't want them here.
Go home.
[squeals]
Ugh.
‐ I'm Kimberly.
Nice to meet you. ‐ Nice to meet you as well.
‐ I'm not watching this. I'm done.
I need to be in a good mental state to talk to him,
and I just feel so [bleep] pissed off.
‐ Hi! I'm Kimberly!
Nice to meet you guys.
‐ I just‐‐how many? When does it stop?
‐ I literally have like PTSD from night one right now.
It's just like never‐ending.
‐ I'm Catalina.
‐ Catalina. ‐ Yes.
So I'm from Puerto Rico,
and I also had the privilege
to be Miss Puerto Rico Universe.
But what I want to tell you is that now I'm here
to hopefully become the queen of your universe.
‐ I like that.
♪ ♪
[heels clacking]
‐ Oh, my God!
‐ Hi, everyone! [laughs]
[women murmuring]
‐ Who the [bleep] are these random‐ass hos
coming into the house?
Catalina, come here.
I would love to meet you. ‐ Okay.
I mean, I‐‐of course. ‐ Uh‐oh.
‐ I'll go over there. ‐ I'm gonna scoot over.
‐ Are you a former Miss, or, like‐‐
‐ Yeah, so I'm Victoria, like the queen...
‐ Okay. ‐ And so I think
I should have that crown, actually.
‐ Oh, really? ‐ Yeah.
‐ I mean...
‐ Thank you.
‐ Victoria... ‐ [laughing] Victoria.
‐ Victoria! [overlapping chatter]
‐ Victoria! ‐ Victoria.
‐ The claws are out, man.
Like...
yikes.
‐ I think you're Elsa royalty tonight.
I don't think Elsa wears a crown.
‐ Okay, that's fine. [women murmuring]
[dramatic music]
‐ [sighs]
Breathe.
[exhales]
Five more women were added to the equation.
Now my head's spinning, 'cause I'm just like‐‐
I don't know what to think at this point.
‐ This is new and exciting, you know, candy for him.
Like, who's to say
he doesn't want to explore all five of them?
‐ How do you tell women
who you're forming feelings for
that there are gonna be more women
to take into consideration and their time's gonna be...
even more scarce to come across?
‐ I'm super upset.
Like, I finally got time with him,
and then it was interrupted.
‐ Will I not get time again?
It's very frustrating and very annoying.
‐ It makes the decisions tougher
because you don't want to miss out on somebody
because you don't know enough,
but there is a 100% chance there will be hostility,
there's a 100% chance there's gonna be drama,
and...I'm in trouble.
‐ I hate everything about this.
Right now, I want to leave. This isn't fair.
I'm so upset.
I'm literally shaking right now.
♪ ♪
‐ We're just processing.
‐ We're invested already,
so that's why it's like so shocking.
‐ Yeah, I mean, but you guys
also had more time than me, though, so...
‐ I'm so excited to finally get some time...
‐ I would love some time with Matt.
‐ After being here for three weeks
and then get time taken away
and then get more time taken away
by more girls coming in.
So I'm sorry, but I am...
[claps once] not happy.
‐ Five new girls showed up. How is that fair?
There are girls that have been here
that still haven't got a lot of time with him,
and now they're, like, fighting with these new girls.
‐ But, like, we might not [bleep] make it
past this night because there's new girl's here.
‐ I don't feel good.
Like, I'm not happy.
I am upset about the entire thing.
I'm just very curious to see how it's gonna work
with these new women in the house,
because maybe he looks at them like a shiny new toy.
So maybe the women that have been here,
I mean, we might get put to the back burner.
‐ Oh, my gosh! ‐ Hey.
‐ Hello! ‐ Hey.
‐ What's going on?
‐ How are you? ‐ I'm all right.
‐ What's going on? ‐ How‐‐how are y'all doing?
‐ Not great. [overlapping chatter]
‐ Yeah. Um...
I'm still in shock, obviously.
[laughter] Um...
It was a‐‐a nice surprise.
I'm‐‐we're happy to have you, and I don't have a glass,
but I'm gonna propose a toast to the‐‐the new arrivals.
Welcome, and, um,
I'm looking forward to getting to know you all tonight,
so let's‐‐let's‐‐let's keep it‐‐let's keep it moving.
‐ Can we finish our convo outside?
‐ Yeah. Let's go. ‐ Okay.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
‐ So‐‐ ‐ Sorry. We are not trying to
make you feel uncomfortable in any way right now.
‐ If you feel like an energy, it's because a lot of us
are already very deeply invested
in our relationship with Matt.
‐ You know, we all kinda want the same thing.
‐ Brittany‐‐ I, like, recognize her.
We're both from Chicago, and she's, like, sketchy.
She's not here for Matt.
‐ Since you know one of the girls,
do you see her as a threat going forward?
♪ ♪
‐ I don't see her ever ending up with Matt.
Literally, all I've been told about her
is that, like, her‐‐ she [bleep] sucks.
‐ Okay. ‐ But, like, also,
I don't know her. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Um...
someone that, like, made out with him right away.
♪ ♪
‐ I feel like, too, I was telling you, like,
I, in normal life, like, run for things.
Like, I'll run for the hills. ‐ Yeah.
‐ And so it's hard to stay here and, like, work through things,
but I think it would be worth it, and, like,
I do think that you and I would be a good match.
‐ Agreed.
‐ Bye. ‐ Bye.
Have fun with...mm... her.
[laughs]
‐ Hey, Matt.
I'm, like, so happy
I finally, like, get to meet you.
‐ I know, I know. [both laugh]
‐ It's been like so crazy in my room.
Like... ‐ I can't imagine.
‐ Another week without, like, any human interaction.
‐ Yeah. ‐ I'm kind of going crazy.
And, plus, not a lot of the girls were happy to see me.
I was like, "Oh, my God." ‐ No, I know.
‐ This is just like‐‐ I can talk to anybody,
but, like, I feel like there was just a lot of tension.
‐ I would be incredibly upset if I didn't have time.
To know that I could leave here
without laying it out all on the table,
it will gut me,
and that's why I have extreme anger.
Process is dwindling down,
he's really deciding who he wants to spend his life with,
and now five girls have entered into the equation.
‐ You said you had a big family.
So how many brothers and sisters do you have?
‐ Well I only have one brother. ‐ Okay. Okay, okay.
‐ So...and he's younger.
He's 22. ‐ Okay.
‐ Matt, forging new relationships
with all the new girls is very triggering,
and it brings up a lot of insecurities.
‐ I have a little doggy named Bosley.
‐ What kind of dog? ‐ He's a shar‐pei.
And he drools all the time. ‐ He drools all over the place?
‐ All over the place.
‐ I'm pissed off right now
because these new girls
have come in and hijacked the night.
‐ When I saw you, I was like, "Oh, my Gosh."
Like... ‐ [laughing]
‐ You are way cuter in person.
[both laughing]
‐ I want to know what Matt is feeling right now.
I want to know what he's thinking.
I mean, I'm sure he, as the Bachelor,
is excited that there's more women here
and more opportunity for him to fall in love,
which is great for him.
At the same time, like,
I'm concerned about myself and my feelings.
‐ I feel like I know, like, a little bit of who you are.
‐ [laughs] Just a little bit?
‐ You know, just a little bit. ‐ Yeah?
‐ But at the end of the day,
like, after this experience is done,
are you that down‐to‐earth person
who's gonna be there for the people around you?
Like... ‐ Dang.
‐ That's what I'm looking for. ‐ Yeah, no. That's real.
‐ And, like, that's what I want.
‐ Like, I want to be my most authentic self
so that...like, you don't leave here like,
"That's not the person that I met."
Like, you know what I mean? ‐ Absolutely. Yep.
‐ So it's difficult at times
because a lot of what we do isn't normal,
but bear with me, because I'm trying...
‐ [laughing] I will, I will.
‐ And‐‐and I can't help but not keep it together,
so, like, you're just gonna see that I'm human,
just like everybody else. ‐ Yeah.
I mean, I'm looking for someone
who will change the world with me,
and it seems like you'd be a good one.
‐ I could be that.
I could be that. ‐ I think so!
‐ [laughs] ‐ It seems like it, right?
‐ Yeah. ‐ I feel like we'd breed well.
[both laughing]
‐ I like where your head's at. ‐ I'll just put it all
out there, right? ‐ [laughs]
‐ And if it's a small thing like this that shakes me,
I'm just like‐‐I don't know. ‐ This isn't a small thing.
This is five new girls with no new roses added.
‐ I just want the Rose Ceremony to start.
I mean, there's still like a chance
that, like, some of them don't stay tonight.
‐ I wouldn't mind if he sent one of them home, though.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Oh, no, I was thinking all.
[scoffs]
‐ [clinking glass]
‐ Yes! ‐ Hello, everybody.
[overlapping chatter] ‐ Chris.
‐ And, uh, hello to our‐‐our newcomers.
It's time for another Rose Ceremony.
‐ Going into the Rose Ceremony,
the fact that there are five new girls here tonight,
I'm obviously very upset right now.
If these girls showing up here tonight
is, uh, gonna jeopardize my opportunity
at getting a rose, yeah, that would sting a lot.
♪ ♪
[tense music]
♪ ♪
‐ I'm nervous for the Rose Ceremony.
That's for sure.
We had five new ladies joining the house,
but I would be hoping, at this point,
that Matt is making rose decisions
based on a relationship he's already formed
rather than, like, fresh face.
♪ ♪
‐ Matty. ‐ Chris.
‐ How you doing, man?
‐ The last thing I was expecting tonight
was to have five incredible women join this journey.
‐ To come in such a hostile environment,
I'm just, like, kind of taken back
by how like angry everyone was,
but I probably have a stronger relationship
within the first five minutes of talking to him
than a lot of these girls.
‐ You know, the room was extremely tense.
I can only imagine that that's gonna intensify
as I start to have more interactions
with these new women and potentially form feelings,
so I don't know what to think right now.
‐ Right. You ready to head in?
‐ I am. ‐ All right.
I'll see you in there. ‐ Thank you, Chris.
♪ ♪
‐ Ladies, I wanted to thank you all again
for an incredible evening and, again,
welcome the‐‐the new ladies who have joined this journey.
I can imagine it's been difficult for you all,
and I continue to challenge everyone
to be vulnerable and trust the process,
and everything's gonna work itself out.
[exhales]
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
MJ.
‐ [whispers] Excuse me.
♪ ♪
‐ MJ, will you accept this rose?
‐ Of course. [mouths words]
♪ ♪
‐ Pieper.
♪ ♪
Pieper, will you accept this rose?
‐ Of course.
Thank you.
♪ ♪
‐ Bri.
♪ ♪
Bri, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yeah. Yes.
[both laugh softly]
‐ We had 18 girls going into the night,
and now we have 23.
‐ Magi.
♪ ♪
Magi, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes.
‐ I'm worried, honestly, about the possibility
that Matt has started to form the idea
of, like, "Oh, new, shiny stuff."
‐ Michelle.
♪ ♪
Michelle, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely. Thank you.
‐ These girls have barged in on our night
and barged in on our process
and our relationships with Matt.
♪ ♪
‐ Mari.
‐ [whispers] Excuse me.
♪ ♪
‐ Mari, will you accept this rose?
‐ Of course. Thank you.
‐ Again, tonight, I had no time with Matt.
I'm kind of envious seeing these new girls come in
and automatically get roses.
‐ Ryan.
♪ ♪
‐ [whispers] Excuse me.
‐ Ryan, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes. Thank you.
‐ It's just another way
of fueling my frustration, again.
‐ Kit.
♪ ♪
Kit, will you accept this rose?
‐ Of course.
‐ But I refuse to let it get the better of me.
For me, it's like I've done enough crying.
‐ Serena C.
♪ ♪
Serena, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes.
♪ ♪
‐ Abigail.
♪ ♪
Abigail, will you accept this rose?
‐ I will.
‐ For a few girls to come in,
it's extremely hard to process.
♪ ♪
‐ Katie.
‐ [whispers] Excuse me.
♪ ♪
Katie, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely.
‐ Time was taken away from folks
to build a relationship with Matt.
Ugh.
It's just‐‐ it's very frustrating.
‐ Victoria.
♪ ♪
Victoria, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes. Of course. Thank you.
‐ Knowing you're on the chopping block
and then to have five more girls walk in,
it just‐‐it doesn't sit right with me.
‐ Lauren.
♪ ♪
‐ [whispers] Excuse me.
‐ Lauren, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes.
‐ It sucks, too, because us girls
have been in the house for three weeks.
‐ Brittany.
♪ ♪
Brittany, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely.
‐ I'm pissed!
I'm so mad. I'm so...
‐ [sighs]
♪ ♪
‐ [sighs, sniffs]
‐ Jessenia.
♪ ♪
Jessenia, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes.
♪ ♪
‐ So it's just a lot.
♪ ♪
‐ Anna.
♪ ♪
Anna, will you accept this rose?
‐ Of course.
♪ ♪
‐ Ladies, Matt, this is the final rose tonight.
When you're ready. ‐ Thank you.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
‐ Catalina.
♪ ♪
‐ [whispers] Sorry, ladies.
♪ ♪
‐ Catalina, will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes, of course I will.
Thank you. ‐ Yeah.
♪ ♪
‐ Ladies, I'm sorry.
If you did not receive a rose, take a moment.
Say your goodbyes.
‐ Bye, babies.
♪ ♪
‐ Aw [murmuring], girl.
♪ ♪
[whispers] Bye.
‐ Bye.
♪ ♪
‐ Bye, girls. Love you.
‐ Bye.
I hope you find all the happiness.
‐ Thank you.
♪ ♪
‐ It's just kind of disheartening.
With the new girls here,
there's already kind of a divide
between the "OGs," like, the original group,
and the new girls.
‐ It was nice meeting you. ‐ Likewise.
‐ If one of the new girls gets a one‐on‐one,
everyone's gonna be pissed.
Like, everyone's gonna be pissed.
It's gonna be such [bleep].
‐ To new beginnings and going on this journey,
and to Matt finding his future wife.
all: Cheers. [glasses clinking]
‐ These girls just don't get it.
Like, they think it's gonna be a cakewalk,
and it's just like, pump your brakes.
♪ ♪
I think they're just naive to what they're walking into.
They have no idea.
‐ To love. ‐ To love.
all: Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
‐ Game on.
[bell dinging]
‐ We can't let the newbies
come and take our spots.
‐ The dynamic is aggressive.
‐ These girls have no idea. ‐ [yelps]
‐ I know some dirt on you.
‐ The word "escort" is being thrown around.
‐ I'd heard rumors...
she's entertaining men for money.
‐ [laughs]
[birds chirping]
‐ Good morning.
‐ Good morning! ‐ Hi, Chris Harrison.
‐ Hello. [laughter]
Um, we did have some newcomers last night,
which made things a little interesting.
‐ [laughs] ‐ Welcome...
Both: Thank you. ‐ To the ladies
that are new here. ‐ Thank you.
‐ Uh, what was it like walking in last night?
‐ It was, like, really intimidating.
‐ I definitely was a little bit shocked
that it was gonna be so tense and it was gonna be so awkward.
‐ Last night was so freaking hard.
Like, Matt gave four out of five of the new girls roses,
so the new girls are definitely coming in hot,
and that's why I'm gonna show them
that I am queen of the castle and the kingdom,
and hopefully, the newbies feel the pressure
and drop like flies.
[tense music]
‐ Whether you have been here since night one
or if last night was your night one,
it's all about finding love.
For some of you, I have your first date card,
and I'll see you all very soon.
[laughter]
‐ Bye. ‐ See you.
♪ ♪
‐ I'm definitely hoping to hear my name.
It is an opportunity to have time with Matt,
so to have these new girls
disrupt that dynamic that we have is scary.
‐ Mari.
Bri. ‐ Mm.
‐ Abigail.
Brittany.
‐ Yay!
‐ Ryan.
Catalina.
♪ ♪
Magi.
Anna.
Victoria.
"Let's fall in love. Matt."
♪ ♪
‐ I'm excited. I'm ready.
I was, like, anticipating
if my name was gonna be on the card or not,
and when I heard it, it felt really nice.
Let's get it. [laughs]
‐ When we get the date card and we realize
that there's three new girls on our date,
including Brittany, I'm annoyed, because honestly,
she just walked in trying to start stuff.
‐ Today should be fun.
‐ Like, go home.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
‐ What's up, man? ‐ What's going on?
‐ Man, good to see you. ‐ Good to see you too.
‐ Last night was heavy,
and Ben Higgins is here
because I want his input to make sure
that I'm doing not only right by these women,
but I'm following my heart through the process.
‐ Okay, so it's been hard. ‐ Yeah. Yeah.
Last night‐‐I don't know if this has ever happened,
where you‐‐you‐‐ you leave a Rose Ceremony
with more women than you went into it.
You know, it's like I'm back to square one.
It's like, I'm happy they're here,
but it's‐‐it's scary, because, like,
what if the relationship there
is stronger than the ones that I've already formed?
And‐‐and‐‐and what if they're not,
and I could've put more time into a relationship
that could've sprouted?
It's just...
‐ If I'm in your seat, I'm‐‐I'm sitting there.
I'm going, "Okay, you have kind of the old regime,
and now the new girls coming in‐‐"
‐ [laughing] "Old regime."
‐ How are you gonna bring 'em together?
‐ Oh...I don't know.
‐ You've gotta continue to be just your realest to them,
and you have to be giving
as much of yourself that you possibly can.
‐ Yep.
‐ Uh, I've got a great day for you planned.
I'm here alongside you the whole time,
and, uh, today's gonna be super interesting.
I know the ladies are on their way.
‐ Talking to Ben Higgins is great.
You know, I felt the tension in the room yesterday,
and I just wanna make sure that these women are focused
and our relationship continues to progress,
so I'm putting a lot of faith in Ben
that he's gonna handle today's date.
It's gonna be a lot of fun.
[soft music]
[ducks quacking]
‐ Hey! ‐ Hey, ladies.
‐ Ooh! ‐ Hi.
‐ My name is Ben. It's been a bit, but, uh,
I was, at one point, the Bachelor.
This is a beautiful fall day,
so Matt asked me to come here,
set up the Fall in Love Fest, which is an obstacle course.
‐ Okay. [laughter]
‐ Station number one is the pumpkin race.
You're gonna get into a 1,000‐pound pumpkins,
row across the lake to where Matt will be waiting for you.
[laughter]
And it's a foot race to station number two.
At Squirreling Around,
you're gonna put on your squirrel costume.
Once you do that,
Find Your Acorn, and carry it like a squirrel.
[laughter]
You're gonna walk across the balance beam,
drop your acorn in the bucket,
and it's a foot race to the finish.
And the winner of this
is gonna get a very special prize.
‐ We have some new girls here,
so I'm gonna fight for Matt
and the prize at the end, whatever that is.
‐ Oh‐ho‐ho!
[women exclaiming]
‐ In the name of love,
three, two, one!
[horn blares]
[women exclaiming]
[lively music]
‐ Mine is not moving! ‐ Ah!
‐ It's craziness. [laughs]
‐ Why am I going backwards?
‐ [laughing]
‐ This is fun,
but it's also my first date with all the girls,
so I don't know how competitive they are,
and I'm just gonna try my best.
All in the name of love!
‐ I'm impressed. ‐ Victoria, good job.
Good job, good job.
♪ ♪
Magi, over here!
‐ Magi, this way! ‐ Come on, Magi!
‐ You gotta push yourself through the water.
‐ It's not moving!
‐ Use your paddles!
♪ ♪
‐ Victoria's the first.
‐ The new girls got damn lucky
that this was their first group date.
‐ That's a hat.
‐ Everything's been pretty fun.
‐ How do I even...
‐ I'm feeling competitive.
The OGs need to win.
‐ All right, go, go, go!
Find your acorns!
‐ I don't see‐‐ ‐ Find your acorns!
‐ Aah! ‐ Whose is that?
‐ I couldn't find my acorn!
‐ There we go.
‐ But I found Brittany's,
and then I hid it.
‐ I don't see...
‐ So that's good.
‐ Aah!
‐ I haven't found one. ‐ Oh!
‐ How we doing? Where's the acorn?
Whose is it?
‐ Whose is it? ‐ I got mine!
Yes! ‐ Yes, Mari!
‐ I'm seeing, like, the girls next to me
all, like, have their acorn.
Where the [bleep]...
I literally couldn't find my acorn anywhere.
♪ ♪
Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
[disheartened music]
‐ I'm trying!
♪ ♪
‐ Mari! ‐ Yes, Mari!
‐ Drop the acorn, and it's a foot race to the finish!
‐ Let's go, let's go! Look for those acorns!
‐ I'm, like, scrambling
because maybe the special surprise
is extra time with Matt...
‐ Where's the finish? ‐ Where's Mari?
‐ Come on, come on, come on!
‐ And next thing I know,
I already see Mari running for the finish line.
‐ Come on!
Hey. [clapping]
[laughing] ‐ [sighs]
‐ I'm so glad it was one of the OG girls that won.
‐ Congratulations, Mari!
These nuts are yours. ‐ Thank you.
[cheers and applause] ‐ The new girls
didn't really stand out, in my eyes.
‐ All right, ladies, let's get out of these squirrel outfits
and head to the afterparty.
‐ Oh, my God, I'd be so happy
to get this group date rose
to show these newbies who the queen is.
[dramatic musical sting]
[playful music]
‐ This is not fun!
[ducks quacking]
[crickets chirping]
[soft music]
‐ So what'd y'all think about today?
That was fun, right? ‐ Yeah.
‐ Yes. [laughter]
‐ No one fell out of the pumpkins, which was nice.
‐ Thank God. ‐ Yeah.
[laughter] ‐ I was worried about that.
‐ I was nervous. ‐ But, um...
the most enjoyable thing for me with the group dates
is the afterparty.
So to getting to know each other better
and everyone making it out alive today.
‐ Cheers. [glasses clinking]
‐ None of us wanted to put on a squirrel costume,
but, like, it was fun, but now it's like
I actually really need time tonight.
‐ You wanna get out of here? ‐ Yeah.
♪ ♪
‐ And Matt grabs me first,
which‐‐I'm like, "Okay. Let's go."
I'm excited.
‐ You look incredible, by the way.
‐ Thank you. So do you. ‐ Yeah.
‐ You always do.
Kind of have a little plan in my head
of, like, what I wanna do, what I wanna say,
and I really hope I get the group date rose tonight.
Okay, so the first thing you're gonna realize about me
is that, like, I'm awkward, and that's why, like,
this situation just kind of is like a lot for me.
‐ Yeah.
‐ Like, growing up in Minnesota,
I feel like we were always outside doing things.
Um, like, I grew up boating, water sports.
Like‐‐that's why I was, like, kayaking.
"I got this, baby."
‐ You were crushing it today. No.
‐ I was like, "I need to win."
[both laughing]
‐ Hey. Can I talk to you?
‐ I'm actually gonna try to keep him
for a couple more minutes, if you don't mind.
‐ I know, but I, like, really haven't talked to him at all.
‐ Um, if you could give me, like, five,
he is yours, hon'.
‐ Okay. ‐ Yeah.
[tense music]
I'm ticked off.
Brittany's brand‐new.
She feels entitled to time.
I've been here for three weeks, and I haven't had time.
Like, you can wait your three weeks
and then talk to him.
I think we'd be great if we would just get time.
‐ To that point, like, what's things
that you wanted to tell me that you feel like,
"If he just knew this,"
or, like, "I wanted to share this"?
‐ Yeah.
Um...
♪ ♪
‐ But all I'm thinking about is her standing there
or interrupting
or interrupting again in 30 seconds.
‐ Is it cool if I steal him now?
♪ ♪
‐ Um, yeah, I'm gonna try
to grab you later in the night, then.
‐ Okay. ‐ Okay.
♪ ♪
It's just...disrespectful.
‐ Hey, Matt.
‐ What's up? ‐ How are you?
‐ I almost wanna be like, "Yo, girl,
"like, I know some dirt on you.
Don't mess with me...please."
[fire crackling]
Literally, we were talking for, like, five minutes,
and she came in, and I was like,
"No. Can I get five more minutes?"
and it was like, "No, I need him,"
and I was like... [slaps knee]
‐ I mean, yeah. Like, I'm not surprised.
Brittany lacks a lot of class. ‐ [laughs]
‐ Like, Brittany made out with Matt
within two seconds of meeting him.
It's, like, slutty. ‐ Yeah.
‐ That kiss we shared when you first got out‐‐
‐ [laughing] I know.
I'm just like‐‐I‐‐I felt like
I needed to kind of like do something bold like that
in order for you to just be like, "Okay..."
‐ I loved that. ‐ "This girl..."
‐ That was great. ‐ Okay, good.
[fire crackling]
‐ Being from Chicago, where she is,
I'd heard rumors, and...
people have gone out of their way to tell me,
"Oh, my God. Watch out for this girl."
‐ In what regard? Like, watch out with her, how?
[tense music]
‐ That she is entertaining men for money.
‐ [laughs]
That's insane. ‐ It's all, like, ins‐‐
no one's sending my profile being like,
"Watch out for this girl," like...
There is a rumor,
because she knows all of the rich men in Chicago,
that Brittany may be an escort.
♪ ♪
She may be having a transactional relationship
with wealthy men.
‐ I could see her playing Matt
if that's what she's used to doing with men
to get what she wants.
♪ ♪
‐ The new girls who came in with me last night,
our perspective is we have to catch up.
I know that I deserve to be here,
I know that I'm here for the right reasons,
and so at the point of, like,
do I feel like everyone should respect everyone?
Yes, and I'm sure that the other new girls
are feeling somewhat similar.
[somber music]
‐ Michelle's here at the house with us today.
The only new girl.
You know, obviously, a little‐‐
an uncomfortable situation for everybody.
[knock on door] ‐ [chuckles]
‐ For this week, I hope to get the one‐on‐one.
Um, I hope that Michelle does not get the one‐on‐one,
just because a lot of us are hoping
that, at this point, one‐on‐ones are based
on furthering a connection rather than starting one.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
‐ Michelle.
‐ [sighs]
‐ "Let's make up for lost time...
Matt."
[tense music]
‐ Thank you.
♪ ♪
I am genuinely excited,
um, and I want to make up for lost time.
Like, that's what I came here to do.
‐ Michelle, like, we don't know you,
and you just walked in here and got the one‐on‐one?
She's gonna have more time than I've had
the entire time here.
It's really frustrating.
I hope she doesn't come back with a rose, honestly.
♪ ♪
‐ This is now my second group date,
which obviously makes it a little bit harder.
I did feel a little insecure in the squirrel suit, but...
‐ You looked good in the squirrel suit.
‐ [laughing] ‐ I liked the squirrel suit.
‐ Good. But yeah.
No, I mean, it is‐‐ it's challenging, and I'm‐‐
I know you know that, too,
and I know that you're feeling that, too,
so I'm also just still grateful
that I'm able to get those little interactions with you,
'cause I feel it. ‐ You feel it?
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ Okay, good.
[romantic music]
‐ Sticking through whatever drama's happening in the house
makes the moments like tonight with Matt
feel extremely worth it.
I hope I get the rose.
‐ I really enjoyed my time
and conversations with everyone tonight.
[soft tense music]
[breathes deeply]
Brittany,
I appreciate how bold you were and your gestures,
and Anna, I'm continuing to love
what I'm getting to know about you...
‐ I really hope I get the rose.
This is like the first time I kind of feel like
I have an actual shot at it.
‐ But unfortunately, tonight, there's only one rose.
♪ ♪
Bri...
will you accept this rose?
‐ Yes.
♪ ♪
‐ [bleep].
♪ ♪
‐ Thank you. ‐ You're welcome.
‐ Brittany [bleep] bites me in the ass.
‐ It's getting late, so I will see you all tomorrow.
‐ She comes in and blatantly disrespects time.
If her intentions are ill,
that messes with my relationship.
That messes with my feelings.
That directly affects me.
Brittany, I really want to talk to you.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Um...
we're all fighting for the same man,
so I just wanna make sure that your intentions...
‐ Yeah. ‐ Are pure coming here.
So coming into this,
I actually was getting messages from people in Chicago,
um...
and just kind of them saying, like,
"Watch out for this girl."
That, like, you're an escort and all this stuff.
‐ Wait, you were telling people in the house that?
‐ Think that's an awful thing to say about someone,
and I want to apologize
but also kind of give you the space
if you wanted to talk about, like, why
people were sending warnings about you
when I literally have never met you.
‐ No, I'm not a escort.
Like, it's just like so ridiculous
to even, like, say that,
like, to have that come out of my mouth, like...
I've had a boyfriend my entire‐‐
like, since I was 16.
♪ ♪
Making, like, a conclusion about me
before you, like, even know me just...
♪ ♪
[sniffles]
♪ ♪
That's sh...that's [bleep].
♪ ♪
I don't know.
♪ ♪
It just makes me, like‐‐
I just feel like everyone's, like, against me right now,
and, like, I know you guys don't care at all...
‐ [clears throat]
‐ But it's really hard.
‐ Okay. Then get out the house.
[scattered laughs]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
‐ It's extremely awkward.
Anna's intention was to, you know, start up stuff
because Brittany's a new face, and it's untrue...
♪ ♪
And it's disgusting, honestly.
Moving forward, Brittany is gonna
have to carry that with her and defend it.
She shouldn't be put in that situation.
‐ Then I'm glad we had this chat.
♪ ♪
‐ They spread a rumor about me
saying I'm an escort.
‐ She's the dumbest ho...
‐ [laughing] ‐ I've ever met.
‐ We're the varsity squad.
‐ It's just mob mentality.
There's some pretty bad rumors
that literally could ruin their lives.
‐ Who's spreading these rumors, and why?
[light music]
‐ Apparently, the nightlife world in Chicago
is pretty small, so...
Anna and Brittany know each other?
‐ Yeah, I mean, we talked about it with Anna,
because Anna, like, knew of her,
and Anna said that she runs around with the big spenders,
but she's not one of the working
bottle service girls, so...
There are some rumors about Brittany,
but it's a rumor until proven false or true.
‐ A lot of times, these men are just kind of
paying these girls to spend time with them.
‐ To hang out with them. Yeah.
In a perfect world, obviously,
we would not want any more drama,
but with Brittany,
I can only see it getting worse and worse.
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
‐ It was hard to sleep last night,
but in a good way, though.
How are you? ‐ Good.
How are you doing? ‐ Good.
The fact that I actually
get to make up for lost time so quickly
with Matt on a one‐on‐one is pretty cool.
‐ You look great. ‐ All right.
‐ You look ready to go. ‐ I like the sweater!
‐ Thank you. ‐ Hey.
I'm a person that likes to have fun,
so I really hope that I get to see that side of him today.
‐ Are you nervous?
‐ Good‐nervous.
Like, I'm ready to go.
How are you? ‐ I'm excited.
‐ Yeah? ‐ Yeah.
When you first got here, you really caught my eye,
and I know that some of the other women
had a head start, but I wanted to spend today with you,
'cause I felt something,
and I wanted to explore it with you.
‐ I'm so ready. ‐ Me too.
‐ I have no idea what we're doing.
‐ You really don't know? ‐ No.
‐ Chris Harrison has taken over responsibility
for planning the date... ‐ Oh, no.
‐ And we're going on an extreme scavenger hunt.
‐ [laughs] ‐ Yeah, no.
The sky's the limit when he's in control.
I really enjoyed getting to know Michelle
that first night that she pulled up.
‐ Okay. Are you ready?
‐ I'm ready. ‐ [laughs]
‐ I love the fact that she's a teacher
and she's a former athlete...
First clue.
And I'm looking forward to learning more about her today.
‐ Okay.
"Matt and Michelle,
"take the leap to find your next clue.
Chris Harrison."
‐ [laughing]
‐ Wait, we're going off that thing?
‐ Yeah, we're going off this thing.
So our first clue
is talking about a leap of faith,
and from the looks of things,
it's gonna take a lot of faith and prayers
to get to the bottom of this thing safely.
[exciting music]
So I'm trying to be strong, but I'm a little nervous.
‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ Are you nervous?
‐ I'm really... [both laugh]
Do I look nervous? ‐ No.
You look great.
‐ Okay, ready?
Both: One, two, three.
‐ Go!
Ahh!
‐ [laughing] ‐ Ah!
[upbeat music]
[yelling indistinctly] ‐ [laughing]
Whoa! ‐ Whoo!
♪ ♪
Whoo!
‐ [laughing]
‐ That was awesome. ‐ Wow.
‐ My eyes are watering.
Does that mean I technically won?
‐ You technically did win.
Somehow, she slipped ahead at the end.
Like, I was leading the whole way,
and then Michelle finished first.
I was like, "What?"
I don't know. ‐ It's good for you
to learn early on.
[both laughing] I'm just kidding.
‐ I feel like our clue is in one of these balloons.
It's gotta be.
‐ I'll hold one, and you pop it.
Oh, God. Oh.
‐ All right. "Any hidden talents?"
[lively music]
‐ Oh, God. ‐ No pressure.
Okay. ‐ Like this.
‐ [laughing] Okay.
First of all, how did you figure out that that was‐‐
like, were you just sitting at home just like, "Oh, wow"?
‐ It's been a really fun day so far.
and as I'm laughing and just, like, enjoying
all these really fun moments with Matt...
[air hissing]
‐ [laughing]
‐ I do feel like he's a person
that has all these qualities that I've been looking for.
How many children do you hope to have?
You wanna say it at the same time on three?
‐ I like that.
‐ Okay, ready?
Both: One, two, three.
Both: Three.
‐ [laughing]
‐ Wrap it up.
[laughing] Time to go home.
‐ Michelle is incredible.
It's hard to let your guard down
around someone new, but Michelle makes that easy.
‐ "Matt and Michelle,
it's time to take your love to new heights."
♪ ♪
‐ Oh, my gosh.
[soft music]
[laughing]
♪ ♪
‐ Hot air balloon, here we come.
‐ The more time I'm spending with Michelle,
I realize that we could have fun
literally doing anything.
[flame roaring]
Wow.
‐ You are a tall man in a hot air balloon.
[both laughing]
‐ This is‐‐ this is a great date.
[uplifting music]
‐ Is your head hot? ‐ Yes.
Is yours? ‐ [laughing] Yeah.
It feels like we're kind of just like
taking our connection in stride.
We're not missing a beat.
What? Today is just unreal,
and this is the best first date
that I've ever experienced.
‐ Guys... ‐ Don't look.
‐ It's a hot air balloon!
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ You see her? ‐ Yes.
‐ I see her, but‐‐ ‐ Straight up.
‐ Really? ‐ Yes.
[quirky music]
‐ I wanna vomit right now.
♪ ♪
[groans]
‐ We look out, and there happens to be
a Nemacolin hot air balloon
with Matt and...Michelle.
[laughs]
‐ Wow.
[both laughing]
‐ It is a hot time. ‐ Oh, man.
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
‐ Today's been incredible.
Like, I'm just up there vibing with Michelle.
♪ ♪
It's something about her presence, you know?
It's‐‐it's‐‐she kind of puts me at ease.
It feels like I've known her for a long time,
and today is just confirming everything that I felt.
♪ ♪
‐ Imagine your first kiss in a hot air balloon.
‐ Stop. Both: Stop!
‐ I'm sorry. It just came out.
I don't know why I said it. But imagine‐‐
‐ [laughs] ‐ Shut up!
♪ ♪
‐ Matt is definitely somebody
that I could picture myself with.
I just want to keep moving forward
and continue to get to know more and more about him
and see the different sides of him
and what makes him tick.
♪ ♪
Oh, my gosh.
♪ ♪
‐ To me, Michelle getting a one‐on‐one
is sort of bittersweet,
'cause it's hopeful knowing that us newer girls
do have a chance, but at the same time,
it's like another girl getting more time with him
that I don't get.
It's a weird thing where you're like happy
but not at the same time.
‐ I'm definitely not happy at all.
‐ I'm not happy at all.
‐ I'm not happy, period.
‐ I actually don't relate to you.
I'm just straight‐up unhappy.
[knock at door]
‐ Date card. ‐ Date card.
‐ These girls have no idea.
Like, I can't even tell you
how bad I wanted that one‐on‐one time.
Do I think the new girl that just walked in here
deserves a one‐on‐one?
No.
I feel like that was disrespectful,
like, bottom line.
[suspenseful music]
‐ Katie.
Pieper.
Serena P.
Rachael.
Kit.
Chelsea.
Jessenia.
Lauren.
Serena C.
MJ.
♪ ♪
"Are you willing to fight for love?
Matt."
[women groaning]
‐ Seriously? [laughter]
‐ I'm so scared! ‐ [laughing]
[laughter]
[romantic music]
‐ Wow.
What is this?
I don't know if I've ever dated anyone like Matt.
He's a very unique person
for many wonderful reasons.
Oh, my goodness.
Look at these cars. ‐ I know.
It's a nice spot, isn't it?
‐ This is pretty cool.
‐ It's dope, right? ‐ This is so cute.
‐ [laughs]
‐ And so if the connection continues to build
and it's the right fit, then...
[clicks tongue] see you later.
[laughs]
What was your absolute favorite part today,
if you had to pick one part?
‐ To be honest with you? ‐ Mm.
‐ When you walked up,
'cause I was just waiting for you.
I'm just like sitting there, like pacing back and forth,
getting antsy, and then I see you,
and I just started smiling.
That was my favorite part.
And then before I knew it, the day's over.
‐ Right? ‐ Like, I feel like it flew by.
‐ Right. ‐ Which is a good thing.
You know, it's like time with you just flies by.
‐ Well, the feeling is definitely mutual.
It's kind of caught me off guard how that, like,
quick conversation at that Rose Ceremony
turned into, like,
"Why do I feel like I've known him for so long?"
‐ [laughs] Yeah.
‐ But I guess that's exactly what I'm looking for.
That's exactly what I want, so...
‐ You've been so patient,
and I'm so appreciative of you being here,
and I'm excited to just know more about you.
‐ Yes, absolutely.
‐ What made you want to get into teaching and education?
‐ From a young age, I just always wanted
to help those around me,
and as I got older,
I realized that you can enter passionate work
that allows you to do that every day.
I'm able to go to work,
and I know that I'm making a difference.
Some days, it doesn't feel like that
when you get home... ‐ Yeah.
‐ But I'm constantly thinking about, like, my students...
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And what kind of year it is with the pandemic.
And everything with George Floyd in Minnesota
this past spring‐‐ that was very close to home,
and so it's been a really difficult year for my students,
especially my students of color,
and wanting to make sure that I can be there for them.
‐ I mean, I can't imagine
what your students must've been going through,
and you're trying to teach 'em, and they're at home.
You can't hug 'em and... ‐ Yeah.
‐ Comfort 'em. Like, what was that like?
‐ That was a absolutely terrible, heavy situation,
and some people consider it, like, a touchy topic.
‐ Right. ‐ Right? To talk about.
But parents wanted to have that conversation.
‐ Yeah. Yep. ‐ You know what I mean?
Like, that's a start somewhere is that they're releasing‐‐
"This is the conversation
that we actually need to sit down and have."
‐ As a educator,
that's another one of the things I love about you,
that you have a heart for these students,
and you see that the work you're doing
is gonna shape a generation.
‐ I think it's also important
to change those lives of those students,
and the first thing I think of, like,
is everything that you're doing with your food tours,
and we talked a little about, like,
the achievement gap and the opportunity gap,
and it was really cool to tap into that,
and I don't want to just pass the time.
I want to make a change so that when I'm not here anymore,
I impacted people. ‐ Right.
‐ You know? People don't necessarily
always remember what you say, um,
but they, for sure, definitely remember
how you made them feel.
‐ Maya Angelou?
‐ You clearly know.
[both laughing]
I'm impressed.
‐ It's one of my favorite quotes.
[both laugh]
‐ Wow. I mean...
I am overwhelmed in a very good way.
‐ The conversation with Michelle's flowing
a lot smoother than some of the women
who have been in the house for four weeks now.
We're able to have fun, go up in hot air balloons,
have this great experience during the day,
and then we're able to really dig deep
and then talk about things that matter
and things that are gonna affect the future,
and that's the type of depth
that I'm looking for in a woman.
[grunts]
[soft music]
I don't want to scare you,
but I wouldn't be here
if I wasn't serious about finding a wife,
and I know it's wild to think about
something like that happening so quickly,
but I felt so comfortable with you today,
and you embody
all the qualities I'm looking for in a woman,
and that being said,
Michelle, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely.
Thank you.
♪ ♪
I just had the best date anyone could ask for.
Like, I feel like I'm floating a little bit.
On cloud nine.
Thank you.
‐ Shall we do it? ‐ Let's go.
‐ It's kind of wild to think about
how you can form feelings for somebody so quickly
in this process.
‐ Fancy.
‐ Everything I'm hearing about Michelle, I love.
We're connecting on a lot of levels,
and I just really enjoy her company.
♪ ♪
‐ I feel like I'm in high school again.
[both laughing]
The thought that someone like Michelle
could be someone that I call my wife is exciting,
and what I've learned about her‐‐
her story, who she is as a woman,
and where she's going‐‐
I've seen all I need to see.
♪ ♪
[solemn music]
‐ So you know what kind of sucked is,
apparently, like, two of the girls, like,
knew me before I came here, and I didn't even know that,
and they wanted to spread a rumor about me,
um, basically, like, saying I'm an escort.
‐ Crazy. ‐ And they were saying,
"We kind of heard that, like, Brittany likes to party
back in Chicago," and, you know,
for them to try to twist it and say that about me
just, like, really hurt.
‐ People are gonna throw things out
that aren't accurate.
People are gonna make up stuff,
and it's‐‐it's hard here.
‐ You know, I'm just like not like a huge
like emotional person in general.
Like, I can handle my emotions really well,
but, like, right now, I just want to, like, just cry.
♪ ♪
If somebody doesn't like me
and feels insecure about themselves,
to, you know, spread a rumor about me‐‐
like, obviously, I'm going to address it.
‐ Did Matt hear that rumor?
‐ Not that I know of.
‐ I completely sympathize with Brittany.
I mean, the rumors that were spread were completely false,
and that's happened to me before.
I mean, Victoria has been a mean girl since day one,
and then you have Anna as well.
The thing is, there's something new every day,
and it's becoming old.
The petty, mean‐girl stuff needs to stop.
‐ I feel like everybody else knows about it, so...
‐ Yeah, I mean, in this house, there are no secrets.
Like, I'll be honest. The whole house heard that.
‐ Yeah.
♪ ♪
[thuds, chain rattling]
[uplifting music]
‐ It's been a very intense past week in the house,
and these girls have some pent‐up aggression.
You gotta get that aggression out somehow,
and today, they have that chance.
‐ Lots of energy or game faces?
‐ Oh, yeah, not game faces. ‐ No, we're allowed‐‐
‐ We're happy! We're gonna see our man.
‐ Last night, we got a date card
that said, "Are you willing to fight for love?"
Maybe we'll be fighting somehow.
I don't know, but it sounds like we have to be physical.
[laughing] So, yeah, I'm scared.
♪ ♪
‐ Ooh! ‐ Yay!
[laughter]
‐ Hey.
‐ Hi. ‐ Ah!
‐ What's going on?
‐ How are you?
Hi. ‐ Good to see you.
‐ He just keeps getting hotter.
‐ What up? ‐ Just‐‐oof.
It's just like...yum. Daddy.
Hi! ‐ Hello.
[laughs]
‐ Welcome, ladies.
Um, for those of you who do not know,
being physically fit and active
is a major part of my lifestyle,
and to that note, it would only be appropriate
to invite a former five‐time world boxing champion,
Mia St. John.
‐ [gasps] [women cheering]
‐ Yes!
‐ Okay. ‐ How you doing?
‐ Hello. Thank you. ‐ Good to see you again.
‐ Well, hello, ladies. all: Hi!
‐ Mia looks awesome in her outfit.
She's like such a badass, and I'm like,
"Yeah, this is exciting." [laughs]
‐ Are you guys ready to fight for this man?
‐ We've been fighting.
‐ Okay! ‐ [laughs]
‐ So tonight,
you all are going to be fighting
in front of a live audience.
‐ Whoo!
‐ All right, let's go!
[laughter] ‐ Oh, my God.
‐ This week is very intense.
Seeing the new girls walk in,
get immediate quality time with him, sucks.
‐ Good.
‐ So like, maybe this'll be good.
Maybe I'll get some anger out.
‐ One, two, three, four.
Slide. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Up with that. Hook. There you go.
‐ One, two, three, four. Good.
‐ Is this just like an uppercut?
Everyone on the date today is OGs.
We all respect each other,
especially when it comes to Matt.
‐ One, two.
‐ If this is a competitive date,
I would have rather had some of the new girls,
just 'cause it brings out a little more edge in me.
I would wanna, like, try harder to beat their asses
at whatever we're doing.
‐ Yes!
‐ This is for all the other girls you're dating!
♪ ♪
And getting no time!
[laughs]
[dramatic music]
‐ Oh, my God. ‐ It's a boxing ring!
‐ Oh, my God. ‐ God.
‐ What? [overlapping chatter]
‐ I feel so bad for them. ‐ Oh, my God.
This is just so crazy.
Guys, scoot down.
I can't wait to see the OG girls fight.
The suspense is gonna kill me.
‐ Welcome to the main event. [bell dings]
[women cheering]
Without further ado,
let the journey begin!
Let's welcome the ladies.
[cheers and applause]
Hello, Bachelor Nation,
and welcome, fight fans from around the world.
This is the Battle for the Bachelor.
I'm Chris Harrison,
alongside three‐time Golden Glove champion
and Muay Thai fighting specialist
Wells Adams.
Wells, we have five bouts tonight.
Ten women will step into this ring.
‐ If I was on that date,
I would've punched Katie in the face multiple times,
'cause she's been pissing me off.
She'd wake up with a black eye. [laughs]
‐ All right, Wells, let's go to the ring
for the first match.
Katie... ‐ [bleep]!
‐ Versus Jessenia.
‐ Victoria pissed me off the other day,
so this is a good date to just let out some steam.
Sorry in advance, Jessenia.
‐ Okay, ladies. Keep it clean.
Touch 'em up. Let's go!
[bell dings]
[women cheering]
‐ Oh, Katie is fierce, angry. ‐ Whoo!
‐ You got this!
♪ ♪
‐ Oh.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh!
‐ The dynamic in the house is aggressive.
There's still tension from being new in the house,
so I'm really happy
that I'm not putting on those boxing mitts.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh, no. Oh, my God. ‐ Whoo!
[bell dinging]
‐ Wow. ‐ [bleep].
‐ Wow. ‐ Good job. Good job.
And the winner of this bout is...
Katie! [applause]
‐ They should've put the new girls on.
It would've been a completely different story.
There would've been blood
if the new girls were on this date.
‐ Serena C. versus the mighty Kit.
‐ All right. Touch 'em up. Let's go.
[bell dings]
[women cheering] ‐ Oh, look at Kit.
Serena just going at it.
[women cheering]
‐ Serena C.!
‐ Oh, my gosh.
[bell dinging]
‐ Rachael versus Pieper.
‐ Fun and games are over. That emotion comes out,
and they start throwin'...
[blow landing] ‐ Whoo!
‐ And it was kind of frightening.
[blow thuds] ‐ Oh!
[women exclaiming]
[bell dinging]
‐ Are you ready?
Let's go! [bell dings]
‐ Serena P
versus Lauren.
[crowd exclaims] ‐ Oh!
‐ There's a jab to the throat.
‐ I'm nervous.
♪ ♪
[blow thuds] ‐ [grunts]
[crowd exclaims] ‐ There's a shot!
‐ All right, it's over, it's over, it's over.
Done. Throw in the towel.
‐ Okay, that's it, that's it, that's it.
‐ That's the fight. ‐ That's it, that's it.
‐ Had to call the fight. It was getting dangerous.
And that's not what we were going for today.
We're‐‐we're‐‐ we're in there to have fun,
but the fact that they were so willing to get in there
and‐‐and put their skills on the line
for‐‐for love says a lot.
How you feeling?
‐ I'm fine. I just, like...
‐ Your nose hurts? ‐ Took a punch to the nose.
Yeah, that‐‐it really hurt.
I'm fine, I'm fine. I'll see you tonight.
‐ Today was very intense.
Um, the women aren't too banged up.
Hit the showers. Get some ice on that nose.
Let's head to this afterparty, because they've earned it.
‐ Ugh.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
‐ Everyone brought it today at the group date,
but, um, things kind of got out of hand a little bit.
It was stressful, intense,
so this evening is about getting back on track.
I want everyone to be comfortable,
I want everyone to feel relaxed,
and I want these women to have a good time.
I, uh, wanted to start out by saying
you all continue to push yourselves
and do things outside of your comfort zone,
and for me,
that's when I've experienced the most growth,
and I'm seeing it in a lot of the relationships
that I'm forming with you all.
To that point...
I'd like to propose a toast to digging deeper tonight.
‐ Cheers. ‐ Cheers.
‐ Matt definitely made an effort
to make me feel special on the group date today.
He, like, came by and checked on me
and made sure I was okay,
so it would be great to get a rose,
but we'll see how the rest of the night goes.
♪ ♪
‐ How are you doing?
‐ Like, this week was kind of hard, honestly.
You know, whether we like it or not,
like, we spend more time with the girls than with you...
‐ Yeah. ‐ So like,
these relationships with them form as well.
‐ Yeah, I see that.
‐ So having the new girls come in,
and then, like, I was just, like...
‐ Yeah. ‐ Really feeling
a lot of things that night I got overwhelmed by.
‐ Yeah, I get, like, where you're coming from
where it's like‐‐like, you‐‐ you spend more time with them.
Like, you're in the house with them, and they're your friends,
and it's like, this process isn't easy for anybody.
So what do you need from me to feel like I want you here
and I don't want you to go anywhere?
‐ Um, let's see. ‐ [laughs]
‐ There's a rose up there. I'm just kidding.
[both laughing]
‐ If it's really meant to be at the end,
like, nothing can change that,
even, you know, five new girls showing up, you know...
‐ I agree.
‐ And, like, if we're both feeling this,
then, like, that's all that matters, you know?
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
I did have some worries in the back of my mind,
but I knew it was just because
I hadn't talked to him in so long,
and, like, yeah.
I mean, I just feel so much better now
after talking to him.
It's like a complete reset, you know?
I'm, like, shaking and...
so hot.
‐ I think that we were all nervous going into this date...
‐ Oh, my God.
The amount of anxiety I had going into this date,
like, I just can't even explain.
‐ So we're like, "All right. We did it. We survived."
‐ Yeah, literally.
‐ I just need time with him.
♪ ♪
‐ So how are you feeling?
‐ Good. ‐ Good.
‐ I, um...I feel like I could do a better job
of letting you know how much I like you
and like being around you.
‐ That's really funny that you say that,
'cause that's exactly what I was gonna tell you.
I mean, being vulnerable, like, about my feelings
is probably one of the hardest things for me to do.
Like, growing up, always kind of saw that
as a sign of weakness,
but for me, that's, like, removed
because I really like you,
and, like, every time I see you,
I smile, and every time... ‐ I see that.
[both laughing]
‐ Damn it! I like you. [both laughing]
‐ Well, for not sharing feelings,
I feel like you're doing a really good job.
‐ I'm trying. ‐ We're on the same page.
‐ I like that.
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
‐ On the date today, tension was high,
and, um, you know, it's always tough
to end the night on a note like that,
but we've moved on,
and this night's off to a great start,
and so I just want to keep it going.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh, my God, when those new girls showed up,
I was like, "This is [bleep] [bleep].
I haven't even had time yet." [laughs]
‐ I know.
‐ I gave up so much to be here
to, like, not get time already,
and then, like, that extra [bleep] walked in.
I was just like, "This [bleep] sucks."
‐ Brittany is like straight up
[bleep], like, serial‐killer weird.
‐ [laughing]
‐ She's just weird.
‐ Also, she could be an escort.
‐ Yeah. Whore.
And then Catalina's the dumbest ho I've ever met.
I definitely don't see her lasting.
I don't know. ‐ Yeah.
♪ ♪
‐ I'm ready to steal my man's heart back,
and then the new girls came in.
‐ And then the new girls. ‐ I was like...
‐ They call came in pretty strongly too.
‐ Yeah. ‐ It was a little too cocky.
‐ These girls just kind of swoop in,
so yeah, it did feel like a slap in the face.
‐ It was annoying
that Michelle is just still getting that time.
‐ She was like, you know, "I'm gonna use this time
to see if I like Matt," and I was like...
‐ Pffft! ‐ "You're getting a whole day
"to figure out if you like Matt
"when girls have now decided they like Matt
and know they like Matt."
‐ Don't come in here and tell me
you deserve the one‐on‐one, 'cause you do not know,
and don't tell me you get what it's like,
'cause you don't get it. ‐ Yeah.
‐ That's just another thing of them just being ignorant.
‐ I feel like‐‐I get it, we're entitled to our feelings,
but at the end of the day, they live with us,
and I would hate to be on their side of this.
And so the continuous, like, digs‐‐
at some point, we gotta kind of get over it
and welcome them into the house a little bit.
‐ [snorts] ‐ Yeah.
I totally‐‐ I know what you mean.
[laughs] I just love us. That's all.
[laughing] ‐ I really do.
‐ It's all the varsity squad here tonight.
I really appreciate that.
‐ The environment here hasn't been the best,
especially for the new girls,
and I've tried my best to stand up‐‐
you know, being the devil's advocate
when things are being discussed‐‐
and it just isn't really working.
But Matt, he doesn't know anything about it,
and I think he'd be pretty shocked
to hear the things that they're saying,
and I'm gonna let him know.
♪ ♪
‐ Can I borrow you for a second?
‐ Yes.
‐ Hi. ‐ Hi.
‐ Sorry, I don't wanna mess up like part of your night,
but it would probably be a good time
to, I don't know, address some of the bullying
that's kind of been happening in the house.
And it's‐‐it's hard for me to keep trying
to stand up for these women
when we have this, like, mob mentality.
‐ Right.
‐ I will admit‐‐ in this room‐‐
that, like, I was not the most respectful person to them.
[laughter] ‐ Pieper!
‐ Jokes that are not the nicest.
‐ The house just needs to be better.
It's just a toxic environment,
and there's some pretty bad rumors
that are starting about the new girls
that literally could ruin their lives.
Not even exaggerating.
‐ Territory is territory.
You don't want people coming in and disrupting that.
And that sounds very warlike,
but it's just kind of, like, who I am.
‐ I just figured, tomorrow,
everyone's together in one room.
You could address it,
and coming from you, I think it would just
mean a lot more to them.
‐ I hear it, and that's something
that I'll never stand for and I'm gonna address tomorrow.
‐ Yeah.
‐ When Katie mentioned that the bullying rumors
could potentially ruin this woman's life...
♪ ♪
I had to take a step back, because for me, it's bigger‐‐
now it's bigger than our relationship.
It's‐‐it's their family, it's their career,
and I don't want that for anybody.
‐ Sorry to bring it up. ‐ No, no. Thank you.
‐ You know, and not take too much time, and‐‐
‐ No, that's important.
I need to have these conversations.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Thank you.
‐ All right. Have a good night.
‐ You too.
Who's spreading these rumors, and why?
And the fact that somebody in the house
thinks that they're gonna be able
to bully their way to my heart...
that's not how it works.
It's not something that I want to be a part of this journey,
and I need to get to the bottom of it,
so better believe I'm gonna bring it up.
[sighs]
‐ Next week on "The Bachelor"...
[dramatic music]
‐ I didn't sign up to be bullied.
‐ People have said disrespectful things.
‐ If you're having to belittle someone else
for you to shine,
then those aren't the qualities I'm looking for in my wife.
♪ ♪
‐ There shouldn't be any disrespect,
and there has been.
‐ I'm always playful.
It was never malicious.
‐ I feel horrible.
‐ Those apologies... ‐ [crying]
‐ Are not sincere. She needs to go home.
‐ I owe it to these women
to create a safe space for them,
and that's what I'm gonna do.
‐ You put my character in question.
‐ That's complete [bleep].
‐ I feel like you're deflecting.
‐ I don't give a [bleep] anymore.
‐ You have to own up
to things that you've done.
‐ I need to sit down.
‐ Oh, my God. ‐ What? What?
‐ The drama continues next week
on "The Bachelor."
‐ The more I get to know you, like...
‐ Yeah. ‐ I am the k‐‐
I'm serious.
I like to be serious when I'm serious.
I like to be‐‐I'm goofy.
I like dancing.
‐ Yes. ‐ I love dance.
I think life without dancing is boring.
‐ Are we gonna dance right now?
‐ Uh, not me.
I just wanna see you to dance. ‐ You wanna see me dance?
‐ Yes. ‐ Okay.
Sweet. ‐ Oh!
[laughing]
‐ You ready? ‐ I am.
I'm so ready. ‐ And this is the judgment‐‐
this is the judgment‐free zone. ‐ Oh, I promise.
‐ Okay, good. ‐ You got it. Okay
‐ You ready? ‐ Okay.
What do you want me to do? I'm just gonna look.
‐ You just vibe. I'm gonna do my thing now.
‐ Thank you. ‐ You ready?
‐ Okay. ‐ It goes like this.
‐ Okay.
[laughing quietly]
[laughs, applauds]
‐ That's all I got. [laughs]
‐ That's great. That's great.
I... ‐ [chuckles]