‐ Previously, on "The Bachelorette"...
‐ Clare, my name is Dale.
‐ When Dale stepped out of the limo,
it was like love at first sight.
‐ I know how I feel, and I'm not afraid.
[enchanting music]
‐ I'm pissed off right now. ‐ Clare has
a massive crush on Dale. She's got total tunnel vision.
‐ I was the best one suited. ‐ You were the best man suited?
He thinks he's better than all of us?
He's not better than all of us.
‐ It's almost like they're already dating.
If you want Dale and that's what's up,
how 'bout the rest of us walk out?
[dramatic music]
‐ And tonight...
‐ [sobbing]
‐ The truth about Clare's journey
is finally revealed.
We have never dealt with anything like this
in the history of our show.
‐ I'll apologize if I wasted your time.
I'll apologize if I hurt you. ‐ Why am I here?
‐ Can all the shocking rumors really be true?
‐ I still haven't, like, fully comprehended
what the hell's going on.
‐ You can tell that guys are getting drained and fed up.
‐ Dale is not her guy. [bleep] that.
‐ Has Clare's journey come to a dramatic end?
‐ [sobs] ‐ The path we're on right now,
we can't continue.
You've just blown up "The Bachelorette."
Or is it just an unbelievable beginning?
‐ I am so in love with this man,
and I can't wait for the next step with him.
‐ It feels like there's some unfinished business here.
‐ What is next?
‐ It's an episode of "The Bachelorette"
you won't believe, and it all starts right now.
[birds chirping]
‐ After last night, I don't know how to feel, personally.
No Group Rose for nobody.
Like, we did everything you asked.
‐ I mean, it was not hard to feel defeated
walking home last night. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Yeah. ‐ It definitely didn't
sit well with a lot of people 'cause they're like,
"Wow, then what was the point of this whole
entire date if you didn't give us the time then?"
‐ Her explanation was, "I'm not giving a Group Date Rose
"because I feel like I didn't
get enough time with any of you."
Well, you could have. ‐ You absolutely could have.
‐ And this has nothing to do with Dale.
This is on her.
At the end of our group date, she left it like:
"You guys are all pieces of [bleep].
I'm not giving you a rose."
She's wrapped up in whatever the [bleep]'s
going on with Dale, but this needs to be addressed
because we can't do anything forward
with this [bleep] elephant in the room.
She's not even giving
anybody else in this house an opportunity.
It's almost like she doesn't care
to learn about anybody else.
Like, why am I here?
We just need to know what's going on.
Everybody would love to know
just what the [bleep] are you thinking
right now, Clare, 'cause you're not telling us [bleep].
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
‐ [sighs]
I'm so falling in love with Dale.
We have this connection where it feels like
I've known him forever.
It's that intangible chemistry
that you just can't make up and you can't replace.
It's something that is just so rare,
to feel so connected with somebody
when you've only known 'em for such a short period of time.
I mean, there really is that fine line
between respecting the process
but also going for what you want,
and Dale is what I want.
[sighs]
♪ ♪
What do we do from here?
[softly] What do we do?
Hi! ‐ Hey.
‐ Come on in. ‐ Surprise.
How you doing? ‐ [laughs]
I was just talking about you. ‐ Good to see you.
‐ Good to see you too. ‐ Oh, I hope good things.
‐ Yeah! ‐ [sighs]
‐ Come on in. ‐ Sit and have a chat?
‐ Yeah. ‐ Can I rearrange furniture?
‐ Please. [laughs]
‐ [sighs]
‐ I didn't know you were coming.
‐ I know.
Last‐minute change. ‐ Yeah.
‐ A little surprise, but... ‐ Yeah.
‐ [sighs]
‐ What's up? ‐ We need to talk.
‐ Okay. ‐ Um...
we need to have a serious, honest, just‐you‐and‐me talk.
Right now, the guys in the house
are unhappy.
They're confused.
These are good guys, and they're not dumb.
‐ Yeah. ‐ These are smart men.
They know what's going on. ‐ Yeah.
‐ The path we're on right now...
we can't continue.
‐ It's hard.
It's hard because on one hand, like,
I completely respect the process of all this.
I completely understand what it means
to see what works for me, to see what doesn't
work for me, and to get to know these guys.
And there are some really amazing guys here.
‐ What are you feeling?
And‐‐and be totally and completely honest with me,
no [bleep].
‐ I...
Totally am like head over heels for Dale.
He's amazing.
I don't know. Like, it's so crazy.
Like, I feel like maybe the universe
was like working in my favor, because even when we first
stopped filming because of COVID
and had to go into quarantine,
everything was kind of stacked against me,
and I couldn't have contact with anybody.
And I would look at all the guys' social media pages,
just to see what kind of guys are coming on,
which kind of guys I'm gonna meet,
and I was excited for it.
But when I would see Dale's,
it just was like, he's somebody
that I could see hanging out with.
I like what he talks about.
I like what he's interested in.
Like...on Mother's Day,
I happened to look at his social media,
and it was close to the anniversary
that his mom passed away,
and I could just relate so much,
and my heart was so heavy for him.
My heart went out to him.
I would see his sister that's in a care facility,
and...I relate to that because my mom's
in the same situation. ‐ Yeah.
‐ And it's just so parallel
that it was‐‐I would say definitely built up
before we even got here.
‐ Can I ask you a very honest question?
‐ Yeah, absolutely.
‐ Don't [bleep] me. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Did you guys talk at all before the show?
‐ Not one bit, not one word. I swear on my dad's grave.
‐ Okay. ‐ Not one single word...
‐ Okay. ‐ Not one single contact, 100%.
And that's why, like, I'm...so into this.
I've just spent years knowing what I don't want,
and it's given me so much clarity coming into this‐‐
especially in quarantine‐‐ to focus in on what I do want.
I feel like Dale is my match. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ He meets me on the level emotionally of...
what I'm looking for, what‐‐ everything I want
out of a relationship, everything I want out of life.
When I was struggling with how Yosef was treating me...
‐ Yeah. ‐ I look over,
and Dale's there, having my back,
coming to check on me and protect me.
‐ You spent your whole life... ‐ [sniffles]
‐ Looking for someone that'll remind you of your dad.
‐ [softly] Yeah.
‐ Is Dale that man?
‐ I think he is.
Like, he just continually shows up for me.
[emotional music]
[sniffles]
♪ ♪
[laughs, sniffles]
Yeah.
♪ ♪
[sniffles]
I've just waited so long for this.
♪ ♪
[sniffles]
♪ ♪
I waited so long for this.
[sniffles]
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[sniffles]
♪ ♪
What do we do?
Because I don't know how to go on.
I don't know how...
[sniffles]
I don't wanna disrespect these guys
or waste their time.
‐ We've never dealt with anything like this before,
and so...
I think we have to reinvent this whole thing.
What would you like to do?
‐ I would so just love to...
spend as much as I can with him.
‐ Okay.
‐ I wanna be able to let him know how I feel...
‐ So in your mind, right now,
is this over?
‐ [softly] Yeah.
‐ [softly] Okay.
Congratulations; you've just blown up "The Bachelorette."
‐ [laughs]
[sniffles]
[birds chirping]
‐ Do y'all feel the vibes of, like,
every Rose Ceremony that passes, like,
when you start putting on that suit,
it's like the nerves start going a little bit more.
‐ Yep.
‐ Tonight is the cocktail party,
and we definitely wanted to ask Clare some things
just so we know, you know, what's going on.
‐ Going into tonight, I‐‐I'm just kind of looking
to get a‐‐a little bit more,
uh, clarity from Clare.
Uh, some stuff just doesn't seem
to make sense to me right now.
‐ You can tell that guys are getting drained
and kind of fed up with not having time
and that little bit of time that they do have
being focused on another person.
‐ I'm a lot of things, but I'm not a quitter.
So that's the message I'm gonna get across.
I'm gonna lean into that and let her know that,
and I'm willing to fight for this
and for whatever comes next
and‐‐and leave it all on the field.
And that's kind of the attitude I'm taking into tonight.
‐ Who knows?
Maybe she wants to see adversity,
so tonight, I'm gonna maximize my opportunity,
and I'm gonna talk to her as much as I can.
[dramatic music]
[door clicks open]
♪ ♪
‐ Boys. ‐ Oh.
‐ Hello. ‐ Ohh!
‐ How's it going? ‐ Okay.
[laughs] ‐ Hello, hello.
‐ How's everybody doing? You guys all right?
‐ I'm good. [overlapping chatter]
‐ Uh, sorry to interrupt, but I just talked to Clare.
And she was extremely emotional,
and she let me know
that there's not gonna be a cocktail party tonight.
There's also not gonna be a Rose Ceremony tonight.
‐ Oh, wow.
‐ And I will see all of you tomorrow.
Dale, can I talk to you outside real quick?
‐ Yep. ‐ Thanks.
[uneasy music]
♪ ♪
‐ What's happening right now?
‐ I have no idea what's going on.
‐ Why is he talking to Dale outside?
[laughs] I mean‐‐what?
Like, I'm still kind of confused.
‐ Um, I wanted to pull you out,
uh, to not do this in front of the guys.
‐ I think Dale's just become a big distraction,
is what it is‐‐a sideshow.
‐ It's like, give me a break, you know?
It's like‐‐right? ‐ It's really not about Dale.
It's really just about me trusting Clare,
that she's giving everybody a fair shot.
I just need to know, like,
if she's still open to other people,
or is it just about him at this point, and it's done?
‐ The reason there's no cocktail party
and there's no Rose Ceremony... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Is Clare wants to spend time with you tonight.
‐ Listen.
Dale is not her guy. [bleep] that.
‐ [laughs] ‐ It is so [bleep] early.
‐ Yeah. ‐ I'm telling you right now.
There's a bunch of good dudes in here.
She hasn't made up her mind early,
so get it out of your head, 'cause [bleep] that.
‐ What is going on?
No cocktail party, no Rose Ceremony,
and I get some time with Clare.
You know, I'm excited.
I know Clare and I have a special connection.
That's undeniable, but at the same time,
I don't know what this is all about.
‐ [whimpers]
I'm so falling in love with this man.
It's a scary situation
to express your feelings towards somebody
for the first time.
This is it for me. I'm taking a risk.
Love innately is taking risks.
And if he's not at the same place as me,
I'll be crushed.
[dramatic chords]
‐ Coming up...
‐ I'm really nervous for her.
She's gonna get hurt in the end.
‐ You don't know anything about him.
‐ I'm so falling in love with you.
‐ Um...
‐ [sobbing] Love is always so hard for me.
I show up...
and they don't.
[sobbing] This is hard.
[moody music]
♪ ♪
‐ Tonight, I have a dinner date with Dale,
and...I want to tell him how I feel about him
because Dale is the man of my dreams,
and I'm so in love with him.
♪ ♪
I know it sounds so crazy saying that,
but I just feel it.
But I'm scared because
what if he doesn't feel the same thing?
This is such a big risk.
It's putting a lot on the line
because I have no idea what he's gonna say tonight.
I don't know if it's mutual.
That's terrifying.
‐ [softly] Oh.
‐ Hello. ‐ Hello.
‐ I'm a lucky girl. ‐ How are you?
‐ Good. How are you?
‐ Good to see you. ‐ So good to see you.
‐ How are you? ‐ So good.
How are you? ‐ I'm good.
[sighs]
‐ Yeah. ‐ This is beautiful.
‐ Yeah. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ Feels like this is most beautiful, perfect spot.
‐ Let me get this for ya.
‐ Oop. ‐ Here you go.
‐ Thank you.
‐ So you‐‐you chose this one, huh?
‐ Yeah, I actually feel like I'm the one
who found this spot, to be honest.
‐ All right. Well, this is beautiful.
‐ Yeah. ‐ This is beautiful.
‐ I think it actually might be haunted
but in a good way.
‐ Yeah, it's okay. ‐ Yeah?
‐ I feel like there's good energy
throughout this entire, uh‐‐
at least‐‐I don't know. I felt good energy,
for the most part. Yeah. ‐ Yeah?
How are you?
‐ Um...
‐ I know this probably caught you off guard.
‐ Yeah. ‐ But I feel like
this entire thing for me, I've been doing it my way.
And I know that it's not the traditional way,
but I come from just a space
of really knowing what I want
and believing in it.
And since I have been doing everything
the way I wanna do it,
I was thinking about the guys on the date last night.
I literally wasn't able to give a rose to any of them
because I was thinking about you,
and I was like, "I've already given him a rose, though."
Like, how can I possibly give him another rose?
But, um, it's been crazy to me because...
we haven't even had a one‐on‐one date.
Yet I feel like I know you so much better
than all the other guys.
And it's been, for me,
years and years and years
of, like, praying for a man
that had those qualities that my dad had
that I knew is out there,
somebody who is, like, really strong
but really compassionate.
And everybody always told me‐‐ my sisters, my friends
would always tell me, like, "You're wanting too much."
Like, "You're expecting too much from a guy."
But literally, the second you walked into my life,
like, you have been nothing but that.
‐ You shared that‐‐ the fact that you saw qualities
like, in me that you saw in your dad.
That truly meant, uh, it meant a lot,
and...like,
I‐‐I've wanted to know more about, like,
your parents and their relationship,
like, why you are the way you are.
You know? ‐ Yeah.
James is my dad. ‐ James?
‐ Lili's my mom.
‐ Lili? ‐ Yeah.
‐ All right, James and Lili.
‐ Yeah, and she met my dad one night,
and three weeks later, my dad showed up
at her house... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ In California. ‐ They met one time?
‐ Mm‐hmm. He hitchhiked 'cause he was‐‐
didn't have any money to propose to my mom.
‐ And they met one time? ‐ They met one time,
and three weeks later, he proposed.
‐ James was committed. ‐ He was so committed.
He‐‐he totally‐‐he was‐‐ ‐ James was committed.
‐ Yeah, he totally proposed three weeks later,
and they were married three months later.
‐ Wow. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Talk about a story. ‐ Oh, for sure.
And they were married for... ‐ James loved Lili.
‐ Yeah, they were married for, like 42 years.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.
‐ My parents were together for 40‐‐
a little over 40 years.
Uh, my‐‐my dad shares a‐‐a story
about when he first met my mom.
She was doing basketball clinics
in Omaha, Nebraska in the summers.
Um... ‐ Yeah.
‐ And that's where they ended up meeting.
And he was‐‐this is a town about a hour or two away,
but he was so broke, he couldn't get back
to see her, so he had to hitchhike to see her in Omaha.
‐ He hitchhiked to see her? ‐ Hitchhike, I swear.
‐ Stop! ‐ Yeah, um...
‐ Same thing as my dad? ‐ Yeah, he's, like‐‐
‐ What? ‐ And, like, I wish
you could meet my mother. ‐ Yeah.
‐ And, like, honestly, like, what I give off
is because of the love and, like, what she gave
to, you know, myself and my sisters‐‐
and just an amazing woman.
My parents expressed how they felt about everything,
so it's been eas‐‐like, I‐‐I've grown up
talking about feelings and emotions.
‐ Yeah.
‐ But after my mom passed,
like, that changed my life forever,
and my family was broken. [sniffles]
Like, my dad‐‐they've been together for 40‐plus years.
My dad was lost.
My sisters were lost.
Like‐‐and anything that I felt...
throughout that process,
like I had to put on the back burner,
and I had to bury that.
And, like, the idea of a relationship or anything was...
like I couldn't feel
because our family was completely falling apart.
And this went on for like two years.
[solemn music]
‐ I don't know if I've told you or not.
Like, I went through exactly what you feel
or what you felt like when your mom passed away.
‐ Yeah.
‐ So much of that when my dad passed away.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ Like, so much of that,
where it hurt to even feel anything.
So I didn't even want to let anybody close to me
because it just hurt too bad.
‐ Yeah. ‐ But then, I think for me,
it was just like, my dad wouldn't want that for me.
‐ Yeah. ‐ He wouldn't want that for me.
So...how did you evolve
from being so shut off?
Because everything you have shown me
is like emotionally intelligent.
‐ Yeah. ‐ You're here.
You're present. You're in it.
You're vulnerable. You're open.
To go from completely shut off to that,
like, that's a huge...
‐ Yeah. ‐ Huge thing.
‐ Well, I mean, it‐‐it‐‐it took a while.
You know, like, fast‐forward, we're in...February.
You're announced as the Bachelorette,
and I see you walk out.
I remember it clear as yesterday.
I'm watching on TV.
You had a beautiful presence and aura
and just an excitement that was, like‐‐
it was everything, and I was in.
‐ Same. ‐ After‐‐after we first met,
it was like, "What the hell is going on?"
I hadn't felt these emotions in years.
‐ [softly] Same.
[tender music]
I've been falling in love with Dale
this entire time, and I wanna let him know
exactly how I feel about him.
It's all just stirring inside of me,
and I want to let him know.
I'm so in love with this man,
but I don't fully know how Dale feels,
and...
that's what makes it so scary.
Being vulnerable is incredibly scary.
What is he gonna say?
♪ ♪
[curious music]
‐ Did Chris Harrison ever come back
or Dale or anybody? ‐ Nah, man.
‐ Nothing? ‐ Both of them have been gone
since Chris took Dale out from‐‐when that whole situation
kind of happened. ‐ Wow.
‐ Yeah, right. It's been a minute.
We haven't heard a peep, so what is‐‐
what does that mean?
It's frustrating as hell.
‐ The day you start to [bleep] with my feelings and emotions,
you're gonna start seeing a different side of me.
And when I start getting hurt
and I start being resented like this
and I'm not able to express my feelings to somebody
and they're not able to express to me, I'm gonna freak out.
‐ I mean, it's a little ridiculous
if she's been spending this entire time with Dale.
I don't see it working out with Dale and Clare.
Is she putting emphasis on one relationship
and ixnaying 16 already?
It's been, like‐‐it's...
[sighs] it's too early!
If she really...
wants to end up with someone like for real
and actually get married and take this seriously,
it's not Dale. ‐ No.
‐ There's a lot of other guys here
I could, like, see it happening.
‐ Yeah, not Dale. ‐ Not him.
[tense music]
‐ I was feeling, like, the other day, um...
like I'm‐‐you know I'm all in this process.
I'm here... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And ready for this.
I want this, um, but...
Like, it's hard for me talking about...
honestly, like how much I feel for you.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Because, like, it's so new.
Like, we've just started this process.
‐ Yeah. ‐ And...
I'm thinking about it, and I'm like,
no, like, Clare, stop think‐‐you know,
just‐‐you're too into this. Like, be open‐minded.
Be open‐‐like, I'm literally trying to convince myself
to be open‐minded and try my best to be present
in every conversation with everybody.
But every time I wake up...
like, I think about you.
And when I go to bed at night, I think about you.
I can't even put it into words, like, how you make me feel.
‐ Yeah.
‐ It's insane to me.
It's insane. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ All I know is that...
like, I'm so falling in love with you.
‐ When we met...
I felt love, and, like‐‐
like, that's what I came here for.
And, like, I'm falling in love with you through this process.
Like, I'm not afraid to say that at all.
‐ Honestly, me too. Like, me too.
‐ And my heart is open, and I'm not gonna fight that.
‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ And I've been dying to share this with you, and...
‐ So have I. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Like, so have I, and I could not sit through
another Rose Ceremony without talking about it.
‐ It's like it's right here, right in front of our face.
‐ What is happening? ‐ It is what it is.
‐ Dale. ‐ [laughs]
I don't know... ‐ What is happening?
‐ Life. Love.
Just go with it.
[romantic music]
♪ ♪
‐ Dale said he's falling in love with me.
♪ ♪
[whispers] Oh, my goodness.
♪ ♪
I mean, I don't even know what is happening.
I've been waiting forever for this feeling.
And to every single person
who has ever told me to settle
and that the man I'm looking for is not out there...
like, I'm having dinner with him right now.
[Chris and Bri's "Found You" playing]
‐ Tonight, you‐‐ obviously you look gorgeous.
You‐‐like...
[sighs]
♪ ♪
Hey!
‐ ♪ I had a dream ♪
♪ Once upon a time ♪
♪ ♪
♪ That what I hoped for I'd find ♪
♪ ♪
‐ ♪ I was searching to belong ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Like a melody to a new song ♪
♪ Never before have I ♪
♪ Known how to fly ♪
♪ But you show me ♪
♪ New skies ♪
‐ Finally telling Clare, you know,
that I'm falling in love with her,
it‐‐it feels pretty amazing,
and I definitely want her to know
that I'm not shying away from it.
And that's what she deserves.
both: ♪ So I will hold you ♪
♪ Hold you in my arms ♪
♪ And I will love you ♪
♪ Love you all along ♪
♪ Because I found you ♪
♪ Found you, found you ♪
♪ Found your love ♪
♪ ♪
‐ What's happening with Dale and I
is just magical, and...
there's not like a doubt in my mind
that this is my person.
This is exactly everything I've wanted.
both: ♪ So I will hold you ♪
♪ Hold you in my arms ♪
♪ And I will love you ♪
♪ Love you all along ♪
♪ Because I found you ♪
♪ Found you, found you ♪
♪ Found your love ♪
♪ ♪
both: ♪ Because I found you ♪
♪ Found you, found you ♪
♪ Found true love ♪
[insects chirping]
‐ Coming up...
We have never dealt with anything like this
in the history of our show.
‐ I just don't know how you can be so sure so quick.
‐ You don't know anything about him.
‐ Clare is waiting for a proposal.
‐ I'm really nervous for her.
She's gonna get hurt in the end.
‐ I don't if he expected it to go so quick.
He's like, "I actually have to marry this girl?"
‐ [sniffles] I deserve to be happy.
I've literally begged guys to love me.
[sobbing] This is hard.
[birds chirping]
[buzzing]
[tender music]
♪ ♪
‐ Yesterday, I woke up preparing for a Rose Ceremony,
and‐‐and now we're here.
♪ ♪
Like, I just want you and I to spend time together
and just let you know how I feel
'cause I told you I was falling in love with you.
You ever think that was gonna happen last night?
‐ I wanted to tell you that, so I wanted dinner with you.
‐ Yeah. Um...
‐ I felt it and, like, even more now‐‐
even so much more now.
‐ Yeah.
‐ Yeah, I just wanna be with you
and spend time with you.
‐ [breathes deeply]
‐ Honestly, what do you think is gonna happen next?
‐ I have no idea.
I really haven't thought about it.
‐ I mean, but think about it.
‐ I am thinking about it a little bit, but...
‐ What are you thinking?
‐ [exhales]
‐ Go back to the house?
‐ Pfft, I don't know. That's a good question.
‐ We'll see because...
this kind of‐‐I mean, it's been a game changer.
I just never knew how to approach what to do
because...I don't ever wanna, like,
turn away how I'm feeling or lessen how I'm feeling...
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ Or feel like I have to.
‐ Yeah.
You're not supposed to,
and we didn't plan for things to happen in this way.
There was nothing going on before I got here, and, like‐‐
‐ We should lie detector it, 'cause nobody believes us.
‐ I'd pass. ‐ I'd definitely kill it.
‐ I'll pass with flying colors. ‐ For sure.
[inhales sharply]
Oh, my God. I don't want you to leave.
‐ I know.
‐ I don't want you to leave at all...
like, not today, not tomorrow.
Dale is the type of man you get
when you refuse to settle.
He is strong and sensitive,
kind and compassionate, makes me feel protected.
Dale is just everything.
[groans]
I do have so many other great guys here,
and I genuinely wanted to get to know these guys
and to give 'em a chance, but...
nothing compares to, like, what I have with Dale‐‐nothing.
[warm music]
And I could most definitely,
gladly spend the rest of my life with Dale.
♪ ♪
‐ Thank you for last night.
‐ I'm glad you came over. ‐ We finally got our date.
‐ Our one‐on‐one! ‐ Our one‐on‐one.
Waking up this morning, I'm feeling great,
being able to have time to just enjoy
an amazing experience together on our date.
I'll see you soon, okay? ‐ Yeah.
‐ I didn't expect a lot of things to happen this quickly.
All right. ‐ Bye.
But there's still a lot of time
left in this process
to really nurture, like, this love that we have
and really see where it goes.
♪ ♪
[birds chirping]
‐ No sign of him yet? ‐ No sign of him, yeah.
‐ No signs of Dale.
‐ Almost been gone for 18 hours.
Today's a new day.
Where is he? Like...aw, man.
‐ There was no cocktail party, no Rose Ceremony.
Um, Dale and Clare seem to still be
on like a one‐on‐one, um, overnight type of deal.
So it's like, I don't know what's happening!
‐ I mean, I think it would blow me away
if he slept over there. ‐ Yeah, I don't know.
I think Clare wouldn't do that
this early in the game.
I think the type of person she is‐‐
I don't think she would, like, do an overnight with Dale
and, like, take that intimacy to the next level.
Like, I just‐‐I‐‐ I just don't see it.
I don't know. ‐ I don't know, dude.
I don't know. ‐ Aw, man.
It's just a big ol' question mark right now.
‐ Yeah. I agree.
[bird chittering]
[knocking on door]
‐ Hello. ‐ Hey, how's it going?
‐ Good. Come on in.
‐ [groans]
So...
‐ Oh, my gosh! ‐ How was last night?
‐ Amazing!
I needed that so bad. ‐ Yeah.
‐ So bad. That time with him
was just priceless.
And when the cameras turned off and went away
and let us be on our own,
he was even better than I expected,
and I have so much clarity.
It was so nice
to get the reassurance from him
that he feels the same way I feel.
‐ Did you tell him you love him?
‐ Yes, absolutely. Absolutely.
And guess what.
‐ What? ‐ He didn't run away.
[both laugh]
It was‐‐it was amazing. ‐ So...
Is he in love with you?
‐ Yes, he's in love with me. [laughs]
‐ He told you? ‐ Yeah.
It's kind of unbelievable for me, and it's surreal.
[soft music]
Like, he's exactly what I've been looking for,
and I would be so honored
to be with this guy for the rest of my life, easily‐‐
easily‐‐and I don't even hesitate on that.
He's my person.
♪ ♪
‐ This is...unprecedented, to say the least.
I mean, you have broken every record,
everything we've ever had on this show.
But you've fallen in love.
Like, the goal was: fall in love,
find the man of your dreams.
You've done it. ‐ Yeah.
[bright music]
[laughs] What do we do?
‐ The next step...proposal.
♪ ♪
‐ [whispers] Oh, my gosh.
‐ That's where we're headed.
‐ Yeah.
Oh, my gosh. ‐ You want that?
‐ Of course I want that.
Of course I want that!
That's the dumbest question you've ever asked.
[both laugh]
When are we doing this?
‐ When are we doing this?
Tonight.
‐ What?
[gasps]
‐ And you're gonna be an engaged woman very soon.
‐ I'm so excited. ‐ Me too.
‐ This means...so much to me.
This means so much to me. Like...
when you called me to be the Bachelorette
and you said that you'd never give up on me...
like, that's what this has led to.
And because you never gave up on me, like...
I get this...
the man of my dreams.
[sighs]
I'm so excited.
[upbeat music]
‐ I'm not gonna rest... ‐ The best man ever.
‐ Until this is done. ‐ Oh!
It couldn't be more of a great guy.
‐ Oh, my God.
I can't believe what you're doing to us.
‐ Oh, my gosh. [laughs]
‐ This is crazy. [both laugh]
This is crazy.
‐ True Clare fashion, right? ‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ I've never felt like this before...
like, pure happiness.
Pure happiness.
Thank you.
My whole point in coming here was to find love,
and I found it.
♪ ♪
[softly] I'm just so in love with Dale.
Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
♪ ♪
Like, it seriously is true;
you know when you know.
And I know,
but does Dale wanna get engaged to me?
Oh, my gosh.
I just hope that he's ready for this.
This is crazy! What's happening?
[laughs] Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
‐ Coming up... ‐ I'll apologize
if I wasted your time,
but I'm not gonna apologize for love.
‐ I just don't know how you can be so sure so quick.
‐ Clare is waiting for a proposal.
‐ What if he's not as certain as I am?
It's just scary.
[uneasy music]
‐ There's something I need to tell you.
‐ What?
[sobbing]
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
‐ I came into this knowing what I want,
and I found it.
Dale is just everything to me.
He's literally the reason why I haven't settled,
and I'm so excited to move forward with him.
♪ ♪
But what do I do from here?
How do I navigate this?
Because I can't hide the truth, and I can't deny the truth.
And I'm not gonna pretend like it's not happening.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
‐ This is so stupid.
I think for all of us,
we just need to know what's going on, like...
‐ Whatever's going on right now,
it needs to be addressed.
I think Clare needs to step in front of the group,
and, uh, we need to air all this out.
‐ It's just been a lingering lull, and I don't like it.
I don't think anyone does,
and I think she kind of owes it to us
because I think a lot of guys are checking out right now,
and I don't think that's a good thing for her.
‐ She's lost the house, at this point.
Like, this is screwed up, dude.
And this has nothing to do with Dale.
This is her show.
She let this happen.
‐ Bottom line, it'd just be important
for Clare to talk to all of us.
‐ Yeah, agree.
[door creaks open]
all: Hello. ‐ Hi, guys.
‐ Hi, Clare.
‐ How you guys doing?
‐ Doing all right. ‐ Good, good.
‐ We're all right. ‐ How are you?
‐ Yeah, how are you, more importantly?
‐ I'm okay. I'm okay.
It's been an interesting last couple of days for me.
Um, but...
100%, I wanted to come talk to you guys about it.
It's just taken me a minute.
Um...
This is so hard for me... [small laugh]
Because, um...
[exhales deeply]
You guys are all... such amazing guys.
Essentially, when I came here,
like, I was so ready and open
and willing to, like, find the love of my life.
And, um...
[exhales deeply] What I came here for...
Um...
I think I found,
and it's with Dale.
♪ ♪
I know each and every one of you, like,
have so much to offer.
But, um, and I've always said, like,
"I'm a woman that knows what I want,"
and I'm going for it.
♪ ♪
I just have so much respect for you guys,
I would never, ever wanna lead any of you on.
And I hope you guys know it doesn't devalue
any of the conversations and any of the energy
that I've put into you guys because I was there,
and I was present.
And I hope that, like,
what I have found in Dale,
I seriously, sincerely want the same for you guys.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
‐ I mean, I'm bummed. It definitely sucks.
This is what you wanted, and that's what you came for.
And that's great, so I appreciate you
addressing all of us, but... ‐ Yeah.
‐ Yeah, I'm bummed I didn't get more time to spend...
‐ I know. I know.
I totally‐‐trust me.
I get it.
‐ I mean...I just hope you don't get hurt,
and I'm scared that in 24 hours, like...
however amount of time you had with him,
I'm just scared that you're gonna get hurt
and be devastated after this.
I just don't know how you can be so sure so quick,
and...
it worries me for you a little bit.
But, I mean, you gotta trust what you think
in this short period of time, and it just sucks, I guess,
for other guys that truly thought
there might be something there.
So... ‐ Yeah.
‐ Were you talking to Dale before the show started?
‐ 100% no.
I never had one interaction, one conversation,
not one text, not one DM‐‐100% nothing.
‐ Well, you know what?
You should apologize to the group.
[tense music]
‐ Can you tell me what I'm apologizing for, though?
Because I'm sitting here, like‐‐
I'm not gonna apologize for love.
Like, that's not something that's negative.
‐ You don't have to apologize for falling in love with Dale.
That's not what we're asking.
I just feel like a lot of time's been wasted.
Because like the conversation we had,
I‐‐I could tell your head wasn't there.
You know what I mean? I'm like‐‐I'm talking to you,
but it's like, I don't think you really cared.
So, like, I can tell when someone's not into it,
and I said that to the group.
So you should apologize for faking it
when you should have admitted you were in love with Dale
after the first night
'cause that's kind of what it looks like.
‐ [sighs]
I truly did not wanna waste any more of your guys' time
because you guys have given up so much to be here,
[sniffles] and...it means everything to me.
From the bottom of my heart, I mean it when I say
every word of this.
I'll apologize if I wasted your time.
I'll apologize if I hurt you.
But I'm not gonna apologize for love.
‐ As you shouldn't. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Thank you.
[exhales deeply]
‐ Um...you know, it takes guts to do what you just did.
‐ It's hard.
‐ I just really appreciate you,
and I really hope the best for you
no matter what. ‐ Thank you.
Thank you so much. ‐ I'll second that.
I appreciate your courage coming in front of us
and just sharing this.
Uh, you know, the thing that I was most attracted to
about you was your boldness and your ability
to stay true to yourself, and you're doing that,
you know, once again.
And so even though it didn't work out
the way that I would have liked,
I'm so happy for you.
‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Yeah.
[solemn music]
‐ God. I'm gonna miss you guys.
‐ Good luck. ‐ Good luck.
‐ Can I have hugs from you guys?
‐ Yeah. ‐ [laughs]
‐ [indistinct muffled speech]
‐ I'm not only in shock; I'm in disbelief.
I'm crushed. I mean, my heart's‐‐
I don't know if it's gonna come out or if it'll sink.
Um...it sucks.
Thank you. ‐ [whispers] Jason.
‐ I hit bottom when I gave my last hug to her,
and I said goodbye.
‐ Congratulations.
‐ I just‐‐I don't get it.
It's just like you're letting go of something
that you thought was real.
‐ Bye, guys.
[exhales deeply]
♪ ♪
‐ It's tough. I‐‐I don't know.
It's tough. I don't know.
♪ ♪
What is next? I don't even know what to do.
♪ ♪
It sucks.
‐ [sobbing]
It's so hard.
[breathing shakily, sniffling]
‐ What the [bleep] just happened?
‐ It'll have to digest, man, a lot, to get the words out.
I didn't even wanna speak 'cause I had
nothing really I could say.
‐ How much cumulative time before yesterday
did she spend with Dale? Like, you know, like‐‐
like, two hours? ‐ At this point,
I feel like, uh, kind of a joke, like, you know?
‐ Never in a million years
have I ever been around so many great guys.
[whimpering, sniffles]
‐ I don't know. I just, like‐‐I invested early
when I found out it was her.
Like, I bought a book on like
dementia and Alzheimer's to make sure I can understand
like what she was going through with her mom.
I fully, like, dove in to make sure that I could
potentially be that fairy‐tale ending for her
if I got there.
‐ It is hard.
‐ Yeah, they're amazing.
‐ They're all, like, amazing. [sniffles]
‐ Why did I invest so much and not get anything in return?
I'm just shocked.
If she wants a true marriage, I don't‐‐
I don't think you go that route.
I don't think you go the route with Dale.
Like, you don't know anything about him.
You know nothing about him. ‐ [sniffles]
‐ I'm really nervous for her. ‐ [whimpers]
‐ I don't know, I think she's gonna get hurt in the end.
‐ I'm interested to see what's gonna happen next.
‐ I'm like, "Are we going home now or what?"
I mean, I don't know. ‐ I don't know.
It'll be interesting. I still don't‐‐
still a little shocked. So...
‐ I don't really find any comfort
in any of this at all right now.
Everybody's questioning everything,
wondering what's going on, and right now,
it just raises more uncertainty amongst the house.
And we're just not sure what's gonna happen next.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[phone line trilling]
‐ Hey. ‐ Neil Lane!
‐ What's up?
‐ Everything has been turned upside down here.
Clare came here to find love, and she did.
‐ Already? ‐ Already.
So here's the situation. ‐ Okay.
‐ I need to get the ring today.
‐ Today? ‐ Today.
There's going to be, hopefully, a proposal today.
[mellow music]
[birds chirping]
♪ ♪
‐ It was tough saying goodbye this morning to Clare.
I definitely didn't wanna leave.
I just felt comfortable, you know, when I was there,
and it just felt right.
I love Clare and, like, I know that she loves me,
and I'm excited to spend more time together,
whenever that is.
There's no stress, no pressure.
So I believe we're on the same page
and just exploring, like, where this goes.
♪ ♪
‐ Dale. ‐ Hey, what's up, Chris?
‐ How's it going, bud? ‐ How you doing?
‐ Got a sec? ‐ Yeah, I'm good.
‐ Thanks.
Have a seat. ‐ All right.
‐ It's a bit wild, huh?
‐ Yeah, it's been an interesting, uh,
last 24 hours, but I'm doing good.
‐ Yeah, um, how are you feeling right now?
Where's your head at? Where's your heart?
‐ Honestly, like... like I feel good.
I feel relaxed. I'm not stressed.
Um...like, I was able to spend one‐on‐one time
with Clare last night, and I‐‐I definitely wanted
to‐‐to share how I felt about her, you know.
That's something that... ‐ Yeah.
‐ Doesn't scare me.
I told her that I was falling in love with her
throughout this process and, um...
that I only see things going, you know, further and further.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Or at least, you know,
I‐‐I wanna explore that.
And the goal was to come into it with an open heart,
and she pulled a lot out of me.
‐ So you're in love with this girl?
‐ Yeah, that's exactly where I'm at,
and I know she feels the same way.
The thing that's exciting about it,
even in a short span, is just really, you know,
looking at this, you know, situation
and, like, how lucky I am in it...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And just nurturing that.
And I think that's all you can do.
‐ Yeah, well, let me fill you in on some gaps, then,
since you don't know what's going on.
‐ Yeah. ‐ 'Cause it's been a busy day.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Um, this is unprecedented.
We've never dealt with anything like this.
‐ Yeah. ‐ So I can tell you
that Clare broke up with all the other guys today.
‐ [laughs]
‐ And with that said,
there are no more steps.
[pensive music]
This is it.
This is the end of this part of the journey.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And what's next is the final step.
Clare is gonna be waiting for you.
‐ [exhales]
‐ And she's gonna be waiting for a proposal.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
‐ She's a mature woman. She's been through a lot.
I truly believe she knows about herself and her wants,
but what about Dale?
‐ Yeah, you‐‐you never know if he's scrambling
at the moment and is like, "Oh, [bleep].
I actually have to marry this girl?"
‐ I mean, if Dale proposes‐‐ ‐ There's no way.
‐ That would be insane. That would be insane.
‐ She doesn't seem like she's in the mode
right now to take things slow, though.
‐ True. ‐ She‐‐she‐‐she seems like...
‐ That's true. ‐ She's rip‐roaring ready
for a wedding. ‐ Like, if it wasn't 2020,
I'd be like, "That's crazy." ‐ True.
‐ But this is all crazy, dude.
I mean, what the heck is going on?
[tense music]
I know what Dale and I have between each other right now.
Like, I know what that is, and I know that I want
to spend the rest of my life with Dale.
But if he's not at the same place as me,
what do we do?
[heavy music]
[sniffling]
And it totally scares me because...
[sniffles]
Love has always been so hard for me‐‐
to feel love, to want love.
Like, I've literally begged guys to love me.
[sniffles]
♪ ♪
[laughs, sniffles]
♪ ♪
‐ Clare? How you feeling?
‐ Um, nervous. ‐ Yeah?
What's happening? ‐ [sniffles]
I've been in those relationships every time
where I show up, and they don't.
And that's everything I'm used to,
and I don't know different.
So when I'm in a situation
where this is the next step...
I'm used to a different outcome every single time.
And it...
‐ I know that,
and I'm sorry for that.
‐ This is just bringing up so many old fears
and old stuff.
It's scary.
‐ I know where this fear comes from,
but you need to actually trust yourself.
What you feel, what you saw,
what you've heard, all the work...
you have to trust that.
This last hurdle is...
the biggest one for you to get over.
‐ My whole adult life
has been dysfunctional relationships...
that love equaled pain.
[sniffles]
[whimpers]
And here is this man who is just everything
of what I'm looking for.
[sniffles]
[dramatic music]
All I've ever wanted is to...
find the feeling that I'm feeling right now.
But I know what we feel is real.
You, like, obviously, can't deny that,
but I don't know...
♪ ♪
Why this is so hard for me.
[sniffling]
I fought my whole life to find good love.
I deserve to be happy.
[sniffling]
It's just scary.
♪ ♪
[uneasy music]
♪ ♪
‐ This feels like a dream‐‐ a dream come true.
I've been waiting my whole life for this day.
Like, this has been a long journey coming,
and I'm not even talking about being the Bachelorette.
I'm talking like six years ago
when I started my journey on this show...
wanting love, believing in love.
♪ ♪
But falling in love is hard, and it's‐‐it's scary
because always in my past,
once you pour your heart out to a guy,
once you fully commit to a guy,
he runs away and finds an excuse to leave.
I've never had a guy stick around.
I've never had a guy want to stick around.
Hi. ‐ Hey.
‐ [softly] How are you?
‐ I'm great. How are you?
‐ [sighs] I'm here, and I'm doing good.
‐ You showed up.
I know it took a lot to be here.
‐ Yeah.
‐ You ready to go take your place?
‐ Yeah. ‐ Okay.
‐ But Dale is the man of my dreams,
and I've never felt like this before.
This is just so different.
[stirring music]
♪ ♪
I've been falling in love with Dale
this entire time.
He's literally everything
I've ever, ever wanted in a man,
and I can't wait for the next step with him.
But it's terrifying
because I don't know what Dale wants to do.
The unknown is so scary.
Like, what if he's not as certain as I am,
and he doesn't show up?
♪ ♪
‐ You okay? ‐ Yeah.
‐ All right.
There's something I need to tell you.
[unsettling music]
‐ What?
‐ I have a feeling that Dale might be,
like, "Oh, [bleep]." ‐ Yeah.
‐ I don't know if he expected it to go so quick.
I could see her falling quickly,
but for him also to, like, mimic those feelings,
it doesn't seem... ‐ Natural.
‐ No. ‐ If she's so set on him
this quick, she's expecting it to move quick.
‐ I agree. ‐ She's gonna be putting
the pressure on him to be like, "Let's get engaged,"
and he's gonna be like, "Oh‐‐oh‐‐uh‐‐"
Maybe he was completely prepared to do all that
'cause he never talked about any of that.
‐ Maybe, but it just didn't seem like it.
Right? ‐ No, no, it didn't.
I'd be shocked. ‐ I would be shocked too.
[uneasy music]
‐ [whispers] Don't make me cry. ‐ I'm not gonna make you cry.
‐ [sighs]
‐ Just wanna say...
We are so proud of you.
‐ [exhales] [whispers] Thank you.
‐ And if you're ready, I'll go get Dale.
Okay. ‐ I'm so ready.
‐ Good luck. ‐ Thank you.
[tender music]
♪ ♪
There's not a doubt in my mind how I feel,
but I'm scared because I have no idea
what he wants to do tonight.
‐ You look good, looking sharp. ‐ Yeah, thank you.
‐ Ready for tonight?
‐ Um... [clicks tongue]
‐ Like, I don't ever wanna live with regret
and wonder, like, what could have been.
So I'm gonna tell him everything that I have felt
this entire frickin' time.
I wanna let him know that, literally,
from the moment he stepped out of that limo,
I knew it was him.
There's a lot I'm scared of,
but it'll all be worth it
if Dale gets down on one knee.
♪ ♪
Hello.
How are you? ‐ I'm good.
How are you? ‐ [softly] So good.
Oh, my gosh, so much better right now.
‐ Long day, huh? ‐ Yeah.
[sighs deeply]
‐ [chuckles]
‐ I cannot believe we're standing here.
‐ I know.
‐ There's one rose.
From the moment I knew
that you were coming...
like, I was so excited to meet you.
Then when you got here,
it was like electricity for me
because I knew
that I had just met my husband.
You embody everything that I want in a man‐‐
everything just like my dad had.
Like, you're kind.
You're strong.
You're compassionate.
And I just am so in love with the man that you are.
[sighs]
You made me feel like
everything that I've ever been through‐‐
all the ups and downs in other relationships‐‐
like, it was all worth it because I've got you right now,
and most importantly,
you've shown me that you would never run away...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And never leave me.
And I've never, ever had a man that would stay,
and you continue to show up for me.
And I promise you, I wanna show up for you
each and every single day.
You make me so happy.
[sighs]
‐ [sighs]
Yeah, it's, uh‐‐it's wild, right,
that we're here right now?
Um...
But I‐‐I‐‐I've said this before.
From the moment I stepped out of the limo,
I knew this was special,
and I know you and I, we both felt it immediately,
and there was absolutely no denying it.
You made it so clear and apparent
at every phase of this that you believed in us,
you believed in you and I.
‐ [softly] Yeah.
‐ And I know without the shadow of a doubt
that you would go to the end of the world for me,
and I've never had that.
And I'm so grateful for that.
And you talked about strength and compassion
and how you saw that in me.
It's similar to‐‐to your father,
and‐‐and that meant everything.
You know, I wanna be here for you.
I wanna be strong.
I want you to feel protected,
and I want nothing more than to keep moving forward,
to be there for you each and every day.
[romantic music]
And‐‐and I thought a lot about, you know, my mother
and, like, what she would think about you,
and she would absolutely love you.
And all she's ever wanted for me
is someone who just loves me unconditionally
and wh‐‐who would be there for me...
no matter what.
♪ ♪
I mean, I know that I have that, and I love you.
And... ‐ [softly] I love you too.
‐ I'm so appreciative for you.
And...the best is yet to come.
I'm not going anywhere, and I wanna make you happy
each and every day.
So...with that being said...
‐ [gasps, squeals]
‐ I'm gonna do it. ‐ You're doing it.
Oh, my God.
‐ I'm doing it. ‐ Yeah, do it.
[enchanting music]
‐ Clare, will you marry me?
‐ [softly] Yes.
Oh, my God.
[stirring music]
Oh, my God.
‐ You said "yes." ‐ Ohh...
‐ [laughs] ‐ I meant it.
[laughs] Hold on!
‐ Oh. ‐ [gasps]
Put that ring on my finger.
I waited a lot‐‐a lot years for this.
‐ I got it.
[gentle music]
‐ [whispers] Oh, my God.
‐ That'll do.
‐ [sniffles] Clare Moss.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Oh, my gosh. [inhales sharply]
Oh, my God!
[tender music]
Thank you so much for showing up.
‐ Thank you.
‐ [whispers] I was so scared.
[sniffles] Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
Oh, my God.
Like, look at you, though.
‐ [laughs] "Look at you." ‐ I mean...what?
Oh, my God.
Mm.
[romantic music]
‐ We're engaged!
‐ [gasps] We're engaged!
‐ We're engaged!
‐ [gasps] Oh, my God.
‐ We're‐‐we're engaged right now.
‐ Yeah, we are.
‐ [laughs] This is real life.
‐ Oh, but is it? Oh, my God.
‐ It is.
‐ Oh, my gosh.
[exhales sharply]
One more thing.
♪ ♪
Dale, will you accept this rose?
‐ I will accept the Final Rose.
‐ My Final Rose.
‐ [laughs] There it is.
Ahh.
‐ Ooh!
‐ Whee! ‐ Whoo!
‐ It's wild, right, that we're here right now,
but, like, when you know, you know.
This is how it was supposed to happen at the beginning.
We saw this coming... ‐ [softly] Yeah.
‐ A long time ago.
‐ We so saw this coming. I felt it.
‐ I accepted it. ‐ I knew it.
‐ I accepted it. ‐ Yeah, you did.
‐ Dang, that thing's like‐‐ ‐ I mean...
what? ‐ I need some shades on that.
‐ [squeals] Get some sunglasses on, baby.
‐ You're gonna hurt your wrists carrying this thing around.
[both laugh]
‐ Oh, my God.
We're engaged. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Now we gotta put in the work.
We're gonna have some fun too. This is when it gets exciting.
This was already exciting,
but, uh...let's do the damn thing.
‐ Yeah. [squeals]
‐ [growls] ‐ [laughs]
‐ And we're off. ‐ To the rest of our lives.
‐ Off on a journey... ‐ You're stuck with me.
‐ To the rest of our lives. ‐ [whispers] You're stuck.
‐ I'm good... ‐ [laughs]
‐ Wherever you wanna go. ‐ Whoo!
‐ [laughs] This is so wild.
‐ [laughs]
‐ Coming up...
‐ Everything crumbled in an instant.
‐ I guess we're packing it up.
It's gonna suck to, like, get on a plane
tomorrow and go home. ‐ Gentlemen, I'm here
to tell you if you decide to stay,
your journey is not over.
‐ What the [bleep] is happening?
‐ Do I wanna start that process all over again?
‐ It just feels like there's some
unfinished business here.
‐ What is next for us?
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
‐ Tayshia, are you ready? ‐ [exhales]
[birds chirping]
[zippering]
[uneasy music]
♪ ♪
‐ Yesterday doesn't sit well with me.
Um... ‐ Oh, it was bad.
[laughs] ‐ It was real bad, you know.
‐ It was‐‐it was tough. ‐ Yeah.
I didn't expect the process
to be cut short.
The past 24 hours have really been a whirlwind.
When everything crumbled in an instant,
I was really crushed.
I have a lot to give. I have a lot left in the tank.
‐ Just knowing it's all over,
I feel like a letdown, you know?
So... ‐ Yeah.
I guess we're packing it up.
‐ It was hard enough to do the bubble, quarantine
just to be [bleep] around and doing all that‐‐
like, I don't wanna go home.
‐ Clare threw me, like, through, such a crazy,
emotional, mental ride, and I'm just like,
"What the hell?"
‐ It's a bummer.
You know, it just‐‐it just feels like
there's some unfinished business here
and, quite frankly, that there's, like,
more love to give and more love to be received.
‐ I'm very happy for her,
and, uh, I wish the best for them,
but, um, you know, I've had my heart broken
in the past, and it‐‐it sucks.
It's like one of the worst things to‐‐to mend back.
‐ You know, my heart breaks for a guy like Chasen,
a guy like Blake, a guy like Jason.
It's gonna suck to like get on a plane tomorrow
and go home.
‐ Ah, here we go. ‐ There he is.
‐ Fellas, good morning. ‐ Hello.
‐ Hey. ‐ Hey, guys.
‐ Hey, Chris. ‐ Um...
first of all, I just wanna say I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that all of you put your hearts on the line,
put your lives on pause, and, to be quite frank,
it's not turning out the way you'd hoped.
It's probably been a pretty stressful
24 hours for you guys.
So for that, I'm sorry.
‐ Chris, what's your opinion of her sort of
coming into night one already researching Dale and knowing‐‐
‐ Yeah, this is so unprecedented.
We've never had to do a show like this.
But I did grill her.
I said, "Did you guys have
"a relationship before this? Just tell me
because it's gonna get out."
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And she swore up and down
that there wasn't a relationship.
So, um, did she have it in her mind?
Was she already in love with him before we started?
I don't know.
And...I can share with you guys,
last night...
Dale got down on one knee and proposed to Clare,
and she said "yes."
[melancholy music]
‐ [exhales sharply] ‐ So Clare and Dale
have left quarantine, have left this bubble.
They've left the resort together.
♪ ♪
Blake, I know‐‐I can tell, man.
You're wearing this, and I'm sorry.
‐ Yeah, I think it's just disbelief still.
Like, I‐‐it hasn't really sunk in
as to what just happened.
So...
I don't know if I need like drinks or sleep or what, but...
‐ You know, the ultimate goal‐‐
and I hate to say it‐‐ was to help Clare find love,
and we did that.
But as much as it was about her and her journey to find love,
it was also about you guys.
And in that regard,
I do feel like you guys were cheated a little bit.
We have never dealt with anything like this
in the history of our show,
and that's going to cause us
to do something historic as well.
So, gentlemen, what I'm here to tell you
is that your journey is not over.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
‐ What the... [laughter]
‐ What is up? ‐ Whoa.
‐ Yo, what a ride right now.
‐ Each of you needs to make a decision,
truly think about your relationship with Clare‐‐
where you were, where your head is,
where your heart is.
And can you look past
your feelings with Clare and that relationship
and what just happened and move on?
And if you decide you can't get past this,
if you decide "I'm out.
I've had enough," I respect that,
respect you, no hard feelings.
There's not a guy in this room
that won't blame you for doing that and walking away.
‐ Chr‐‐Chris, can I ask a question?
How much time are you giving us?
'Cause, like, this is hard
'cause I‐‐I‐‐I‐‐I opened up
to somebody that I've never done.
‐ Yeah. ‐ That's tough, man.
Like‐‐so, uh,
what‐‐what's the timetable‐‐
‐ Well, I'll tell you what.
Each of you needs to make a decision by tonight
if you wanna stay or you wanna go.
If you decide to stay, be dressed
and be ready to continue your journey tonight.
That's all the details I'm gonna give you for now.
I hope to see you all.
All right, gentlemen, thanks. ‐ Thanks, Chris.
‐ Thank you, Chris.
[overlapping chatter]
‐ Bro, what is happening?
‐ Bro, I don't get it. I don't...
‐ [bleep]. Like, I'm still like,
"What the [bleep] is happening?"
Honestly.
I still haven't, like, fully comprehended
what the hell's going on, but I hope
that whatever the hell it is
quickly cleans the slate for me in my head
and I can just try to, like,
pretend that Clare... wasn't a thing.
‐ There's a completely new opportunity
to try to find love, which is the reason why we're here,
but I just don't know.
I don't know if they're bringing in
one other woman, and we're just basically
gonna start from zero, um,
or if they're bringing in a bunch,
and we're gonna make this into some "Paradise" type stuff.
‐ To be honest, I don't really know how to feel.
After, you know, months of thinking only about Clare,
I have to now switch that.
I have no idea if I can do it.
Taking a shot at love is always a risk.
Do I wanna start that process all over again
with a new woman who I have no idea about?
Um, I really don't know.
♪ ♪
[birds chirping]
‐ I came into this open mind, open heart with Clare, but...
‐ Honestly, I wasn't invested, you know.
I had no chance to be invested.
I was trying to mentally get myself there, you know,
with Clare, but this is just a, you know, clean slate.
Clare's gone. Dale's gone.
Personally, I'm very, very, very excited
for, um, a possibility
that I never thought was going to happen.
[sighs] Now we get a fresh start.
[solemn music]
‐ It's hard to think about things right now
because it's like,
I had a lot of optimism about Clare.
Just because I put so much into Clare
and thinking about Clare,
and everything I did revolved around Clare,
that, like, do I wanna go through all that again?
Like, I don't know.
‐ I don't know. I'm‐‐I'm feeling excited.
Like for me, it's excitement.
That's‐‐that's where I'm at with this whole thing,
and I know everyone's having their process, but...
‐ It was‐‐man.
It's hard, man.
It sucks.
Having that one‐on‐one,
opening up like that...
I don't know. It's‐‐
I don't know.
It hurts. It's tough 'cause I did invest.
Like, I took this journey, and‐‐and I opened up.
And I invested a lot into coming out here
and to really putting myself in front of this woman.
I still do care about Clare.
[snorts softly]
It sucks.
♪ ♪
[exhales deeply]
[bleep].
Mm.
♪ ♪
Can I be here anymore?
But I‐‐I‐‐I wanna be honest. I don't know if I can.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
‐ There's 16 of us left.
You know, we're the‐‐ we're the leftovers right now.
I'm still in the same place I was.
I never did anything yet.
I never really got deep with Clare.
I never opened up.
I was totally prepared to do that.
So I am 110% ready
to find out what is next for us here.
♪ ♪
‐ We're heading into tonight with a little bit of unknown.
Like, we don't really exactly know
what's gonna happen tonight.
For myself, I don't‐‐
I don't think it could be a better situation.
I think there's a handful of guys
that I'm gonna be shocked if they're really, truly
able to come back
because they did have a connection with Clare.
‐ Boys.
[overlapping greetings]
‐ Hell, yeah.
‐ I really hope every guy goes in with an open mind,
open heart, but if I was to pinpoint a guy
who still has Clare somewhat on the mind,
it might be Blake.
♪ ♪
‐ What I'm looking for hasn't changed.
You know, I came here to find somebody
and be serious about something.
I want that rock. I want that companionship,
and so I wanna move past the whole Clare situation.
I want someone to spark like an energy in me
that just makes it easy to forget.
‐ I think Jason of all people, you know,
he had some of that time, and I know
he opened up emotionally.
And I sympathize, I empathize with Jason
as far as, you know, what he went through
with Clare in that short time.
‐ I didn't know... it was as deep as it was.
Jason's struggling.
I think it's just tough for him
because he has to pick up those pieces so quickly.
To be completely honest,
if that was me, I feel like I'd be broken.
Hopefully, he'll, you know, take it by the horns
and bounce back and‐‐and take advantage
of this opportunity.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[door clicks open]
There he is. That's my roommate, y'all.
‐ The Big J, the groom.
[uneasy music]
‐ Jason, I'm not gonna lie. You made me nervous
for, like, two seconds. I was like, "Where's Jason at?"
‐ Same. That's what I said.
‐ I was like, "Where‐‐where is Jason?"
‐ All right, focus is back on love.
Here we go again.
‐ Boys. ‐ What's up, Chris?
[overlapping greetings]
‐ Good to see everybody.
‐ Good to see you. ‐ Good to see you.
‐ Everybody looks great, by the way.
Let me just say, you're looking sharp tonight.
‐ You said "your best." ‐ Thank you.
‐ Well done. In all seriousness,
it is great to see all of you here.
It means a lot that everybody's taking this leap of faith
and gonna continue because you guys‐‐
to no fault of anybody‐‐ got a little cheated.
You didn't really have an honest chance to find love.
And I said, if you guys get dressed up
and you show up tonight...
that this journey would continue.
[dramatic music]
And if you guys take this leap of faith,
you will have a shot at love.
So...gentlemen,
your new Bachelorette is on her way here right now.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
That's right.
You guys have a brand‐new Bachelorette.
This woman is incredible.
She is smart, independent, stunningly beautiful,
really kind and charismatic,
wants to spend time with you guys,
wants to get to know you guys, and most importantly,
she really is in a place in her life
where she wants to find love.
♪ ♪
So...we're gonna start "The Bachelorette"
right now, again.
[overlapping chatter] ‐ Yes, sir!
‐ Let's get it. ‐ Sheesh.
‐ All to me.
‐ [exhales]
This is a fresh start.
I'm reenergized. Everybody seems reenergized.
‐ My life to this point
was kind of built on second chances.
You know, I'm a guy that believes
in giving second chances
and taking advantage of second chances.
So I'm just excited.
‐ Well, the big question: who is she?
‐ Yep.
‐ Well, how 'bout I just go get her
and I let her come in here?
‐ That works.
‐ That works too. ‐ Yeah.
‐ So, gentlemen,
your journey's about to begin again,
'cause the next person to walk through these doors
will be your new Bachelorette...
and possibly your wife.
So good luck. Have fun tonight.
I'll see you guys later.
‐ Thanks, Chris. ‐ Thank you.
[overlapping chatter]
‐ What? ‐ Oh, my, my, my.
[soft music]
‐ Whew. ‐ I think everybody's palms
are getting sweaty. ‐ Yeah.
Mine are already sweaty. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Mine are already sweaty. ‐ I like the fact
that we don't know nothing about her.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Like, that for me
is‐‐is way better.
It's all very equal playing field right now.
We didn't start with an equal playing field, obviously,
coming into this.
Clare knew more about
some guys than others,
but this time, it's like a clean slate.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh, man.
I can feel Eazy's heartbeat in the couch.
‐ It's in the couch. [laughter]
‐ [exhales deeply]
The night one like anticipation feeling
is, like, back.
I thought we were done with that.
I hate that.
♪ ♪
[stirring music]
‐ [exhales]
♪ ♪
Hello.
‐ Tayshia? ‐ [laughs]
Surprise. ‐ What are you doing here?
‐ [laughs] I don't know.
‐ Hi. ‐ Hi.
‐ Ah.
‐ [inhales sharply]
‐ This is great. ‐ I know.
Hasn't hit me yet. ‐ Has it not?
‐ No.
‐ What are you feeling right now?
‐ Well, seeing you, I think, makes it more real.
‐ Yeah. ‐ But...
‐ Does seeing me actually‐‐ does it put you at ease,
or does it like freak you out?
‐ It actually puts me at ease. ‐ Okay, good.
‐ But it makes it, like, feel like this is actually‐‐
like, I'm not being punked or anything.
‐ No, you're not being punked. ‐ Okay.
‐ No. No, no.
‐ [laughs]
‐ I will tell you this.
It is a great group of guys.
‐ I can't wait. ‐ Solid group.
‐ I can only imagine what she's going through.
"I have 16 guys here,
"but they weren't originally here, you know, for me.
Can they make the shift?" ‐ Do you have that fear
that these guys aren't gonna accept you
because of what happened with Clare?
‐ I just know that this process moves very quickly...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And you start to invest
a lot of feelings really early on.
I don't know if that's the case for some of them,
and if so, I am more than happy to have
that conversation with them if they don't feel like
this is the right time for them,
or I'm not right for them. ‐ Yeah.
‐ I can't wait to see where her head is at.
As nervous as I am, I'm sure she's doubly nervous right now.
‐ I'm sure she's nervous, but hopefully she's ready
for what she's getting into. ‐ Yep.
‐ I feel like this is the right moment in time.
I wouldn't be standing here, I don't think,
if it wasn't meant to be.
That's what I pray for.
‐ Well, I'm sending you in. ‐ And here I am.
In the next ten seconds, you could meet your husband.
‐ Oh, my gosh!
‐ Are you ready? ‐ I am so ready!
‐ The way that Clare described how she felt about Dale,
I want that.
Like, literally, like, from the moment
she walks in, like I wanna, like,
lock eyes and just know that, like, that's it.
‐ All right. ‐ Good luck.
‐ Thank you. [laughs]
‐ There's a certain level of anticipation
and nervousness about the whole thing.
You know, there could be someone that walks in
that I'm not attracted to.
You know, like, physical attraction
is an important thing to me.
[dramatic music]
‐ [exhales]
‐ Who the hell is it?
This is completely blind date.
Who likes a blind date?
Like, nobody likes a blind date.
At least you see a picture or something.
Like, this is completely blind date.
‐ She's gotta be going through a lot right now,
but I think more than anything, she's gotta be excited
'cause she's looking for the same thing
we're looking for. I think my walls
are a little bit higher, maybe a little bit stronger
than what they were coming in, but that doesn't mean
I'm not willing to break those down.
So we'll see.
[stirring music]
♪ ♪
‐ Coming up next week... ‐ Hello.
‐ [laughs] ‐ Clare and Dale return
to tell all. ‐ It's just been
a dream come true.
Everything he was looking for
was everything I was looking for.
‐ But are the rumors really true?
There's skepticism out there.
Did you lie to all of Bachelor Nation?
‐ Um...
[tense music]
‐ And then what happens next...
‐ I'm really nervous 'cause I haven't been
in this position, you know.
‐ When Tayshia's journey begins.
‐ One of my fears is if they were gonna be accepting of me.
‐ Full transparency, like, I had feelings for Clare.
‐ I really wasn't even sure if I was gonna stay.
‐ I don't know about Tayshia.
‐ Some of the guys might view me
as a second choice.
I never wanna feel that way again.
‐ Tayshia, unfortunately, everything is about to change.
‐ Okay.
♪ ♪
‐ What up, ladies and gentlemen?
Today is a great day. You know why?
Because Queen Clare is cooking in the kitchen.
What you doing over there, Mama?
‐ Making a salad!
‐ Take us through the salad‐making process.
‐ A little bit of romaine,
and that's what we're starting at.
‐ She looks so goo‐‐you look so good.
‐ Does this make me look even better?
‐ I mean, it's hard to make you look b‐‐
but that‐‐that's a nice accessory.
‐ Can you even believe, you guys,
I am engaged?
[upbeat music]
Dale and I have been outside the bubble
for four days, and it just is unbelievable.
Every tear that has been cried,
every ounce of it has been worth it
to have this ending for me.
‐ Cheers to the start of a new life together.
‐ Cheers. ‐ Cheers.
‐ I'm a woman that has found the man of my dreams
because I didn't give up.
♪ ♪
And my love story is just beginning.
♪ ♪
‐ [laughing]