-[feet tapping] -[vocalizes]
[people cheering]
[Whitney] Previously on My Big Fat Fabulous Life.
-[squeals] Wait. I can't turn the wheel. -[laughs]
[Whitney] So here we are in Spain,
on the cusp of my 40th birthday.
I'm determined to have a wonderful time
and nothing's gonna ruin it.
Has anyone heard from Todd?
No, no one's heard from Todd.
Todd, where have you been?
[Todd] I don't know. I didn't go anywhere.
[Whitney] We're only here for a total of four days,
and for the last night,
Todd and I are doing a flamenco performance
at our 40th birthday party,
so I am nervous that if he doesn't get it together
before then, this is going to be a disaster.
I found your mother's engagement ring.
Why do you have this?
Just in case Hunter might ask her to get engaged.
I think it's time to go ahead and get to the next step.
I would love to be able
to see you and Karen get married.
Would you marry him if he asked you right now?
-I'm gonna marry him. -[Jessica] Of course she would.
No, that's my person.
Have you been talking to anybody on the apps?
-Oh, I did message somebody. Wait, now see, I like Juan. -[men] Yeah.
[Jessica] Oh, he looks nice.
[Whitney] I'm going for it.
If I could snag, like, even one date for my birthday trip,
things would be really looking up.
[Juan speaking on loudspeaker]
That would probably be really nice.
[Juan speaking on loudspeaker]
[Whitney] Juan seems sweet
and legit.
So I'm just gonna let myself be excited.
[Juan speaking on loudspeaker]
[Whitney] It's just another one.
I can't even get a first date.
I'm cursed, truly.
[theme music playing]
[Jessica] Maybe I should call Tal.
-Tal, -[Tal on phone] Hey.
[Jessica] Juan didn't show up to the date.
Whitney is like, not okay.
She's, like, pretty much having a full on meltdown.
[sobbing]
Not only am I feeling so [bleep]
because of this stupid man,
[tearfully] I'm just embarrassed.
I don't want to be wasting Jessica's time,
Isaiah's time, my brother's time,
Karen's time.
I don't want to have to be some pathetic person
who somebody has to cheer up all the time
and say, "Oh, it's okay, like, he's [bleep]"
like, like... Ugh!
I just don't want any of it.
I don't know what to say to her honestly.
[Tal on speaker]
-Okay. All right. -[Tal on speaker]
All right. Bye.
I can't watch Whitney cry on her birthday.
I have to do something.
[Whitney sighs]
It's gonna be okay.
[Whitney exhales deeply]
To be honest, I don't know what I'm gonna do,
but I know I have to do something, and now.
[Whitney screams]
If we're gonna do a nude beach,
-[screams] -we're gonna be nude at the beach.
[bleep] Oh! Oh!
I have no idea what the hell he's doing.
Isaiah!
-[yells] -[Isaiah speaking]
[laughs excitedly]
I think if the tactic was to distract,
the tactic was achieved.
I am distracted.
Oh, my God.
-[both laughing] -It's cold.
-Oh, my God. -Whoo! Whoo!
-Isaiah? -That is a friend for you.
Holy [bleep] cold though.
It, it, it's [stutters] a very unconventional way
to cheer me up,
[chuckles softly] but I gotta be honest,
it did. It jolted me out of whatever place I was in,
and I've never felt more loved.
Where... I don't know what to do or where to be!
[yelps] Jessica!
[screams]
-[Jessica] Oh, my God. -[Karen and Hunter] What?
-Isaiah's naked. -[Karen] What?
We're on a nude beach!
[Jessica] What are they doing?
[laughs]
-Oh, my God! -What?
[Jessica laughs]
-We're on a nude beach! -[Jessica] What is happening?
Why is my husband naked?
[laughs heartily]
[Isaiah speaking]
Everybody right now has to get naked,
and we have to swang and dang. [chuckles]
[Jessica] Are we all getting naked?
-I guess. -[Isaiah speaking]
-Yeah! [chuckles] -[Isaiah speaking]
[Karen] Wait. We're getting naked?
No, we're not getting...
-I'm gonna go get naked. -No, no...
-If we're getting naked... -[Jessica cheers]
[Isaiah speaking]
Oh, my God.
Drop them drawers!
-She's getting naked. -No, no, no.
We're going.
-[Karen] But if they're getting naked, I... -[Hunter] We're not.
[Karen] He's getting in the water.
I want to get in the water.
-No, you're not getting in the water... -I want to get in the water.
You're not getting in the water.
Karen's a very free spirit, so I think she is ready
to take off her clothes and run in the ocean as well.
[Isaiah] It is like 50 degrees out here.
-[Jessica] Oh, my God! -[Whitney squeals]
But, that's my sister down there.
So we are not doing that.
We can just like... for like a minute.
This is my nightmare.
-It's so cold. -Let's go. Let's go.
[exclaims]
[Jessica] I can promise you what we're not gonna do.
We're not gonna let Juan ruin Whitney's birthday.
I mean, we're gonna rally behind this girl,
and we're gonna raise some spirits up.
[bleep] Juan and [bleep] Juan
and [bleep] Juan and [bleep] Juan.
-[Isaiah screams] -[Jessica exclaims]
[all screaming]
[Isaiah speaking]
-Oh! -[Isaiah speaking]
[Whitney] You know, I went from crying over a [bleep]
to laughing over two [bleep].
[Isaiah] You only come to Spain once, baby.
Oh!
Today will no longer be the day in my mind
that Juan stood me up for a date.
It will be the day that Isaiah flashed me his [bleep].
[Tal] I'm out here!
-We love you. -[Jessica] We love you.
[upbeat music playing]
-We're going around. -We're going around once.
And I'm with you here.
-Oh, my goodness. -It's too close for comfort.
Too close.
[Hunter in Spanish]
[in English] Oh, thank you.
We're in here.
[Hunter] Buenos días.
Who we got today, Francisco or Jorge?
-It's Fran. Okay, Fran! -[Tal] Francisco, my boy.
Hey, Fran!
[Whitney] It's Day 3 of my 40th birthday trip.
We are celebrating in the southern coast of Spain
in Costa del Sol, the Sun Coast.
Unfortunately, we have not had much sun
and there have been some ups and downs already,
so I want to get out and do some more sightseeing.
[Whitney] Oh! Let's go see some montanas.
The town of Ronda is about an hour away from where we are,
and it is one of those historical places
with, like, stunning views, architecture
and I have no doubt that it's gonna be incredible.
Dad, did you see Todd this morning?
No. He is so unpredictable.
She probably should have just had her own, her own birthday party
instead of making it a joint birthday party.
I wish Todd had seen this.
This is classic Todd.
All of us have come to love and accept him
for all of his quirks and at the same time,
it's super disrespectful and disappointing,
like, you're turning 40 years old this year.
This is not the behavior of a 40-year-old man.
It's funny. I always wanted to go to Spain,
but I have been more excited and moved than I expected.
-Even with the weather and the letdown? -Yes.
I wanted nothing more
than for you to have a happy birthday.
-It makes me so happy to hear you say that. -[Whitney] Well, Tal,
it's just been amazing, besides Juan.
But who gives a [bleep].
Juan was not the one.
It just feels like another confirmation from the universe
or something that I'm, like, I'm [bleep] cursed.
After Juan stood me up,
I just feel like my love life has been tainted
by dark energy.
You know, it's the same story. Spain Edition.
-What's "curse"? -A spell.
-♪ I put a spell on you ♪ -[Whitney] A spell.
like... maldicion.
[in Spanish]
[in English] What's a bruja?
-A witch? -[Fran in English]
-No! No! -Si! Si!
[laughs excitedly] How are you gonna remove it?
-Si. - [in Spanish]
-[in English] There we go, Fran. -Gracias, Fran.
[Whitney] Oh. Have you always been a witch?
[Fran] Yes.
[Whitney] Your mother's a witch?
-Yeah! -Oh! [laughs excitedly]
Yeah.
Wait. Are you really a witch?
-Yeah! -[all] Really?
What the [bleep]?
-Get you right. -He's a love doctor.
We used rosemary.
-We did. -In our energy class.
Uh-huh.
"All the bad things go away."
Yes, we throw the... [in Spanish]
[both in Spanish]
[in English] Yeah. Si!
[sighs]
You know, my dating life really sucks.
But in other ways, I just feel like
my life is right on time.
The next thing I know, like, "Fran, are you a witch?"
"Si!"
Like, [laughs exultantly] what?
Can we do it on my birthday, really?
-Yes, for sure. -Can you come to my birthday?
-And we do, we do the ceremony. -Yes.
We need some help.
-[Whitney] Hell, yeah! -Oh, yeah.
[Whitney] Okay!
It's about time for the bad thing to go away.
It is. I'm tired of all the bad...
I'm tired of bad things. I'm ready for a good thing.
Did the universe place Fran in my vehicle
to exercise the demons out of this cursed heart?
To just take my maldicion away from me forever?
Viva la Spain!
Wow!
How gorgeous.
Oh, my goodness!
The town of Ronda has this huge, gorgeous bridge
that's like, spans this huge distance
over this huge... The gorge is gorge.
[Hunter] We have arrived at the top of the bridge.
-Todd just texted. -Oh, interesting.
He said, "When are you coming home?
I just woke up."
I said, "Well, start getting up now... so you'll...
You'll be awake when we get back."
Do you think he'll show up for his birthday party?
He better because I did not fly all the way to Spain
to give him a birthday that he don't show up to.
This was a joint celebration, and he's missed half of it.
I cannot worry about Todd,
I cannot worry about what he's missing.
I can't worry about convincing him
to leave the hotel and join us.
But I will say one thing,
if he does not show up for our joint birthday party,
which is tomorrow,
he will never have another one with me again.
And more than that, he'll wish he was never born
in the first place.
[Tal] Shall we take in the view from the bridge?
[Whitney] We shall, we shall.
[Isaiah] This is an awesome town, that's for sure.
-[Whitney] Wow. -[Tal] Views on both sides.
[Hunter] This is awesome.
-[Tal] See. This is the gorge. -[Whitney] Oh, my God.
-How beautiful is this? -[Jessica] Yes.
-[Tal] Oh, my God. -[Karen] Oh, my gosh.
What?
[Karen speaking]
[Hunter and Karen laugh]
It's so romantic up here,
that looks like a butt!
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ruin the moment.
I love you.
-[Hunter] I love you, too. -[Karen] I love being here with you.
Yeah. Yeah.
[Glenn] This is really beautiful.
-I know it. -[Glenn] And, you know,
Karen and Hunter. I mean, they're smiling
and hugging and kissing, and so...
being in Spain, it would be a good time
for them to take the next step.
Proposal...
So, just in case...
-I brought the engagement ring. -No, you didn't.
Yes.
Dad!
Glenn Thore has brought
my mom's engagement ring to Spain.
[Glenn] Well, you need to be prepared.
I told my dad unequivocally not to do that for the record.
You see the way they act with each other.
I do. Yes, they're... They're very much in love.
-Well, so? -I, I would recommend
you just keep that,
-and just keep it in your back pocket. -[laughs mischievously]
Well, I thought maybe I'd just let him have it,
-just in case he... -I don't know that it's wise.
I think that my dad has completely lost it
by trying to, like, push this proposal timeline.
I'm gonna give him a chance.
Now that I know from Karen that she's, like, gung-ho
ready to get engaged, then I fully support it.
I just think my brother should be in charge of planning it.
[Glenn] Ain't it a beautiful view out here?
-Yeah. -It's so beautiful.
Yeah, it's great. You see the river?
[Glenn] Yeah.
-Gosh! -[Karen] Yeah, it's going.
Yeah. I mean, what a gorgeous place to be in love.
-I know. -It's so great.
[Hunter] My dad is handing me an engagement ring.
Karen's right here.
[Glenn speaking]
[Hunter hesitates] Yeah. Okay.
[Hunter] He's just... He's like a child, you know.
It's... It's ridiculous.
Nobody has any power over Glenn.
He's just gonna do whatever he wants.
Oh, my God. Did he take it?
Yeah.
[Hunter] Don't get me wrong. Like, I love Karen,
and we've talked about marriage down the road.
But I don't know if I'm gonna propose to her now or later,
or... I just need, like, a minute to, like, think
and just kind of try to figure this out on my own terms
because the pressure is intense.
This might be a good time, Hunter.
Oh, all right. Well...
Yeah, I'm nervous. I feel put on the spot.
-Where are you all going? -We'll be back.
[Hunter] I definitely want to propose,
and now I have the ring in my possession.
-He has the ring in his pocket. -Shut up!
I swear to God.
[Spanish music playing]
-Dang! -Now this is scary.
-No, it's so beautiful. -But very cool.
[Jessica] I don't want to sit close to the edge.
-That's all you, Tal. -[Whitney] Oh, my gosh.
I got you.
Look at just how... turn around.
-Look at this arch. -[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
-[Whitney] Look at that. -[Tal] That's unreal.
[Whitney] While everyone else is sightseeing,
I really want to spend a little bit of quality time
with Tal and see how he's doing.
His mental health struggles have been on my mind a lot,
and I just want to make sure that he is really doing okay.
Obviously, I'm an entire [bleep] show as well,
and we all need the support of each other.
[Tal] You seem good today.
You bounce back all right?
[Whitney] I don't care about Juan.
I just want to get rid of my maldicion.
-Is that your curse? -[Jessica] Oh, yeah.
Wait. Why am I French?
-[Tal and Jessica laugh] - Maldicion!
My maldicion.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
I just want to get rid of that.
Obviously, I think if I were thin, I don't think
I'd have as hard of a time, you know.
I just wish that somebody found me
-worth it, right? -Yeah.
But I... I think this trip is...
[all chuckle]
Isaiah's [bleep] has reminded me
that there are still good things in life.
-[Tal] Oh. -[all chuckle]
-And, uh... -And I know,
like, it doesn't help
to hear things like this from someone who's already happily married,
but I promise you, as silly as it sounds,
like, as soon as I stopped looking, it just like,
that was my moment when it happened.
And then I just thought, like, what did I do to deserve this?
And you realize you don't really.
You just are who you are...
-Yeah. -...and you find your person eventually.
Don't not focus on yourself, right?
Because the thing is, when I met Isaiah, I was not who I am now.
-[Whitney] I know. -I've done a lot of growing and changing as a person
-because he was already exponentially ahead of me. -Right. Right.
Even though he's younger, you know?
-Yeah. -And, and I wish that I was ready for him when I met him.
-Right. -[Jessica] You know.
I've been waiting for a man to come along
and, like, fix my life,
-and I think that's where I've been... -[Jessica] Don't...
-...going about this incorrectly. -You gotta fix your own life.
-Don't put that responsibility on somebody else. -[Whitney] I know. I know,
and I kind of just feel...
I mean, definitely since the pandemic
and I think before, I kind of feel like
I've just been sleepwalking through my life...
-Yeah. -...you know, and,
and then losing Mommy and everything
like... [voice breaking]
I want to, like... I just want to feel like
-there's life to be lived, you know, still? -[Jessica] Yeah.
Not just like surviving,
-but really living, yeah. -[Whitney] Right, I want to live.
-Yeah. -Yeah. There has to be things in life
that give me joy, and I know what they are.
You're one of the most vibrant people I know.
I wish that were true, though.
I don't think it is anymore.
I think I used to be.
I agree. I agree.
I think you're in a rut.
In recent years, I've started to feel
the internal struggle of, you know,
an impending midlife crisis or wondering if I had done
the right things, you know, "for my age."
But I think about having a family
and I cannot accept that I'm not going to, like...
The worst thing is is that it makes me question
my choices heavily. [sobbing]
And I just wonder, like, should I have started earlier?
Should I have tried harder?
Should I have done something that I didn't do
so that I wouldn't be here now, you know?
I don't know. I just think, like, how could I be,
like, successful and accomplished
and I've done so many things and I can't do...
like, the one thing...
that you're supposed to do... that...
You know, I look around and, I'm like, it's so easy
for people, and I can't even get a date.
[chuckles nervously]
And it's gonna affect the rest of my life, you know.
What does 45 look like?
50, 60, 65, when I'm all alone?
I think that's why I've been so depressed lately
because I'm approaching 42 and there are so many things
that just haven't worked out quite the way that I hoped they would.
-Yep. Yep. -And it does feel like time is limited,
-like, for the first time in my life. -[Whitney] Yeah.
And I told you the other night, Tal,
and I am really proud of you,
and I'm proud of you for being here. [sobbing]
And I'm so glad that you were able to come.
-You are amazing. -[sniffles]
Despite what you think, about you're depressed and you're...
you are actually so good at caring for yourself.
Look at what you're doing to help yourself.
That is so admirable.
-[tearfully] Thank you. -[Whitney] It really is.
This felt initially, like, something very shameful
to have to go into a treatment program
because my mental health was that bad.
And it feels really good
to hear from Whitney that she's proud.
But it just feels like love and support,
and it gives me more motivation
and encouragement to keep pressing on.
And you know what? Even if it takes another ten years,
we're gonna get through it together.
-[Jessica] Yeah! -Yes, we are.
[Whitney] We will get through it together.
Jessica, and you too,
and Isaiah. My God, you're married.
What's wrong with you?
My problem is I haven't started therapy yet.
And I know I have...
I have so many things to be thankful for,
and I... and I am, you know, I am very thankful.
-I just... I know that there's something off. -Mmm-mmm.
I think wanting to be a mom too, for the first time in my life
has made me realize, like, I'm not ready to be a mom.
[sniffles] Like, I want to be better before I have kids.
I don't want to pass down my [bleep] onto my kids.
You know, like, I just really want to get my [bleep] together...
-[Whitney] Right. -...before [sniffling] I bring life into this world,
and, I don't know.
My biggest fear is that I'm gonna pass on my baggage
and my bullcrap to my kids.
I feel like I have a lot of work to do
as far as being a better person,
being patient, being loving, being honest,
and so, I am nervous about becoming a mom.
[sniffles]
You know, I feel like I'm not quite equipped for that yet,
and... [chuckles nervously] sorry.
[sniffles]
I think as much as I want to be a mom,
and as much as Isaiah wants to be a dad,
I feel like that's just not quite enough
and then to be struggling,
trying to get pregnant is just...
I mean, I don't even know
how to navigate through something like this,
and it's scary, and makes you question
everything about life honestly.
There's no, like, perfect finish line, though,
you would be an incredible mom.
Now I know... Look me in the face.
-I can't. -[Whitney] Look me in the face.
Don't tell me you don't think
you'd be a good mother.
I think it's normal to have fears
but do not feel like there's something in you
that would not make you a good mother.
You... I can't imagine a better one.
And we're gonna get you pregnant
-one way or another. -[laughs]
We are!
-All of you? -[Tal laughs] Yeah.
-[Whitney] Yes! -[Jessica] I'm gonna have all of your children.
We'll be in the...
Now that we've seen Isaiah, hell, we'll just all be--
[both laughing]
[Whitney] I don't know what you need,
but I'll bring it.
-I will bring it. -Oh, my God.
I need you to talk to yourself
and love yourself the same way you talk to us.
I do! I... Well... [laughs]
-I was about to say, "I do!" and I was like, "Well..." -You don't.
We all have enough.
We have enough
-to make and get everything that we want in life. -[laughs] Yeah.
We really do. And we have each other.
We are very blessed.
-All of us. -[Whitney] Yes, we are.
Yes, we are.
Well, you know what?
We're about to move forward, bitches.
-[Jessica] Yeah. -So many adventures ahead.
And I'm about to be 40
-and... -[laughs] Lordy, lordy.
[sighs] Thirties are done.
Well, this is still no sun. Anyway... [laughs]
[all laughing]
[man in Spanish]
[Whitney in English] As I'm watching these performers,
I am again reminded
that Todd and I have no idea
of what we're doing with our flamenco dance.
I really hope that it's gonna not be a disaster.
[gasps]
[instrumental music playing]
[Whitney] Good morning, horse dancing!
[Fran] You're welcome!
[Whitney] This is the last day in Spain,
and it's finally my 40th birthday.
[Jessica] Happy birthday!
[Tal] Cumpleaños feliz.
Thank you!
The sun has come through for us,
which feels a little bit
like a wink from the sky gods
that maybe we are being renewed
and revitalized.
And I'm into it.
Oh, wow. Look, baby. Todd's here.
I am glad that Todd has decided to show up...
[Todd in Spanish]
[in English] ...because our 40th birthday party
is only a few hours away,
and Todd and I are doing
a flamenco performance at the birthday dinner.
So I want to change gears a little bit
and do something new that I've never encountered
to glean inspiration.
We're gonna go see some...
[in Spanish]
[Karen in English] Are they dancing on the horses?
I bet they are doing their little prancing or something.
[Whitney] I found this place where they incorporate
flamenco and like horses.
I love dancing and I love animals.
So I just feel like this could be
a winning combination.
[Tal] We're having such a dance themed
vacation experience so far.
I'm interested to see how many dance moves
horses can really do.
As long as Whitney has a good birthday,
that's... that's all I care about.
And you too, Todd.
Of course, we want you to have a good birthday as well.
[no audio]
[all laughing]
You know what I learned about flamenco?
[Hunter] What?
[Whitney] Traditional flamenco,
only the very young or older dancers
are considered to have
the emotional innocence or maturity to convey...
the duende.
What is that?
The soul... Mmm-hmm.
I was like, "Oh, I wanna learn this",
and I was like, "I'm too old."
But I thought, "Well, maybe flamenco is perfect for me then."
Because I have duende.
[Hunter] You've got lots of duende.
I have so much duende.
Just duende for days.
[laughs]
[amusing instrumental music playing]
[Tal] I'm excited about these horses.
I see stables!
[Whitney] Oh, I smell horses.
-Oh hello! Nice to meet you. -Hello. Nice to meet you.
I want to [kisses] to know you.
Well, look at how beautiful you are!
Oh yes.
Well...
-Oh, my God, very hard. -[Isaiah in Spanish]
[in English]
[Whitney speaking]
I have a lot of duende.
I will show you my duende.
[all laughing]
My duende is open.
I'm turning 40. This is my birthday trip.
And why I'm I crying!
-What's wrong with me? -[all laughing]
I just feel really happy to be here.
It's really wonderful.
[Whitney] Yes, yes, yes.
[Jessica] Aw! That's beautiful.
Yes, it is, isn't it?
I did not anticipate all of the ways
that flamenco dancing
was going to really affect me, and it's been a long time
since I have felt shaken to the core regarding dance.
-We can sit right here? -[man] Yes, please.
Yes, please.
It really feels like a homecoming.
And that's just for me seeing one performance.
So I can't imagine what's about to be unearthed.
[traditional music starts]
[man in Spanish]
[traditional music playing]
[Todd] Yes...
[Tal speaking]
These flamenco performers are absolutely incredible.
[music playing]
I am again reminded
that Todd and I have no idea
of what we're doing with our flamenco dance.
We haven't had a whole lot of time to practice,
so I am anxious to say the least,
and I hope that it's gonna not be a disaster.
[Rocio] Now we have to feel it together.
[Whitney] Okay. All right.
Lord, [bleep]. Help me, Lord.
I'm feeling really nervous,
and I'm feeling like I don't know what I'm doing.
-The more important... -[Whitney] Mmm-hmm.
...is you feel the music.
-Okay. -Okay?
-Okay. -We start together?
Yeah. I'll just follow you.
I don't have any training in this style.
However, instead of being really intimidated by that,
I'm just going to go for it.
[music playing]
Olé.
Sí.
[Whitney] Whenever I'm dancing and it feels really good,
I always feel like I'm in a bubble
of music and energy,
and I can, like move in and out of it.
I don't have to know the steps.
I don't have to have the training.
I don't have to know what I'm doing.
And I can just step out here and move intuitively.
[Rocio breathing heavily]
And I think something I've really learned
from flamenco
is that the older you get, the better you get.
And what an inspiration to not stop growing.
[Rocio] Thank you!
[all applauding]
-[Tal] Whitney, that was beautiful! -Thank you. [laughs]
I know I'm turning 40,
and I felt really down about it.
But if I could follow in the footsteps
of this woman,
I would be looking forward to 50, 60, 70, 80...
I would be set.
[Glenn] You did a great job, Whitney.
[Whitney] Thank you, Dad.
[Tal] You sure you didn't practice?
-Swear to God! -'Cause that was just as good as her.
Something in this is just really moving me
in a way that I did not expect.
-We made the New Year's resolution. -Mmm-hmm.
Part of mine, you know, was to get back into life...
[crying]
You know, and I was so nervous about my birthday,
and I was just feeling so, like hopeless about it and...
sad about it.
And I don't want to look at it that way.
Because there's stuff
there's so much out here to like...
do and be happy and experience, you know?
I mean, look at where... where we came from,
you know, and I feel like we've lost it.
We've lost the meaning over the years, Todd.
We have. I mean, in just everything.
And I'm getting caught up in all my own [bleep].
And, like, I'm ready to embark
and like dance all over the place.
-But I need my partner. -[horse neighing]
Well, I'll stay ready.
-Just in case. -[Whitney laughs]
Even though we have not put in a significant amount of hours
into choreographing this performance,
it's still significant to me.
And it's something that we're doing
at the 40th birthday party.
I've got the choreography.
[gasps] Then why is it not being said?
I've been here all along, ready to dance.
[chuckles] Okay.
I feel like, well, the sky's the limit.
I'm just gonna throw it.
-We have been a duet for 25 years. -Ten years.
And what I've learned about Todd
is that there will be things that you don't like,
and there will be things that are frustrating,
but the good outweighs the frustration,
the chaos--
Well, it's all for your own good.
And like the magnets that exist
underneath our skin will pull us together...
[effort grunts]
[Whitney] I just want to enjoy
our 40th birthday
together and in peace.
Well, what a just... This was just...
-Let's go tell them thank you, huh? -Yeah, let's do that.
[Whitney] Burn, baby, burn!
I want this curse lifted
and I need to have a Spanish brujo
do it for me.
-I'm not leaving yet. -[Whitney screams] Okay! Ah, ah, ah!
[amusing instrumental music playing]
[Whitney] Don't wanna lose, Todd.
Isn't it? [gasps]
Hola!
[Tal] Oh, my God!
[Whitney] Oh! Muchas gracias!
[Tal] This is special right here.
[Todd] It's your birthday.
-You've got to be at the head of the table. -[Tal] At the helm.
[Whitney] It's our last night in Spain
and I'm filled with anticipation
and excitement for this birthday party.
Oh, my God!
[Karen] "Whitney y Todd!"
I just hope that we don't embarrass ourselves
too badly with our flamenco performance,
and I cannot wait for Fran to come
and rid me of my maldicion.
And that way everybody can end the night on a high note.
Well, Whitney, I will start off.
Um...I am going to try not to cry.
Um...
This is, I just thought maybe it'd be nice
to have this while you're here,
and it's a picture of you and Babs...
-[Whitney] Oh, my God. -...engraved on a necklace.
And I know exactly--
[Jessica chuckles] I knew you would know exactly what picture it was.
[Whitney] This is my favorite picture of me and my mommy.
-[Jessica] Is it? Really? -My very favorite one.
-[Jessica] Oh... -[Whitney] Mmm-hmm.
[Jessica] I'm hoping that this necklace
is gonna be something
that Whitney can hang onto and wear.
And while she's wearing it, feels stronger with Babs by her side.
Feel like she can tackle all these things
she's scared to tackle.
And really put herself out there with her life
and her relationships and her business,
all of the things.
[Jessica] Well, I love you
-and you're a very special friend to me. -[Whitney] Thank you, Jess.
[Jessica] Happy birthday.
Love you. Todd, happy birthday to you, too.
-It is so wonderful. -[Todd] Thank you!
And I also wanted to say, Todd, you have been with me
for over half my life.
And to look at you-- I know, Todd,
Yes, it's true. We're 40.
Um, and even though you tend to be late,
you do show up for me.
We are very grateful for you.
And we also wish you a very big, happy birthday.
-[Jessica] Yes! -Thank you so much.
-We love you. -[Jessica] We love you.
-[all applauding] -We love you, Todd.
[Todd speaking]
[all laughing]
You know what, Todd? I got... No, just kidding.
[all laughing]
So we... got you a gift as well.
[Karen] I'm not as articulate as everyone else...
-[Whitney laughs] -...but I'm gonna give this a shot.
I'm so grateful to be on this trip.
Thank you so much for having me.
Um, what I've learned about you in this past week
is that you love to dance.
And you've been missing that from your life.
And seeing you try on that dress and glow in it,
I think this is a good representation
of you having your moment this trip
and then going forward and thriving.
[Jessica] Karen, are you kidding?
Oh, my God, "not as articulate."
Girl, bye!
Oh, my God!
-[Tal] Aw... -It's... we matched it to your dress.
It was just so perfect.
-[Jessica laughing] -Need a fan?
[Jessica] Isn't it perfect?
[all laughing]
[Whitney] And she looks just like me.
I just have a few... extra pounds.
[Hunter] Karen couldn't fit into the family any better.
She's clicked with my sister...
Karen, that is so nice.
[Hunter] ...and my father,
and I'm also really grateful
to have her in my life because
she's beautiful
and smart and funny and all those things
that people want in someone else.
So I know that Karen is the one.
- Olé! -[all] Olé!
[Whitney] That's kind of true though.
[Tal] Oh, my God! Yay!
[Whitney] I didn't know they made them this big.
[Jessica laughs]
Oh, I'm so happy.
[excited scream] Oh, Fran!
My darling, how are you?
Good!
Fran!
Fran is such an unexpected highlight of this Spain trip.
-No. - Sí.
How you gonna remove it?
He's been like our protector, our driver, our tour guide,
and now he's out here doing the Lord's work.
Is this the rosemary for the curse?
Yes.
Do we... What do we do with...
Okay. Okay.
Can we all do? Can we all pass around?
Okay, okay, okay.
So things we don't want, right?
-Yes. -Okay.
[Karen speaking]
I don't know. What don't you want?
[Karen speaking]
Yeah?
[kisses]
I want this maldicion gone.
I want this curse lifted,
and I need to take this opportunity
to have a legitimate Spanish brujo
do it for me.
[Whitney] Okay.
Mmm-hmm.
[Whitney] Oh.
My God!
[Todd] This is exciting!
[Fran speaking]
[in Spanish]
[all in Spanish]
[in English]
[Whitney] Burn, baby, burn!
[Tal] ♪ Rise the flames ♪
[Whitney screams] Okay! Ah, ah, ah!
[Fran] Now...
Oh!
-[Todd] Oh. -[Whitney clapping] Yeah!
-[Jessica] Okay! -[all applauding]
-They're gone! -[Whitney laughs]
Thank you, Fran.
-I love you. -[Fran kisses] I love you.
-[Tal] Thank you, Fran. -I love you.
[Karen] Thank you, Fran.
Bye.
[Whitney] This ritual does feel cleansing
and I truly feel
[chuckles softly] that this is the best birthday
I've ever had.
[Tal] Now, did y'all get some last-minute inspiration
for your performance?
Well, I mean, we played around
a little bit, but--
When are you ever gonna have the opportunity
-to perform for us traditional flamenco in Spain? -[Tal] In Spain.
Okay. All right. Well, Todd, you ready?
[Todd] Mmm.
[all laughing]
I can tell that Todd's nervous,
which makes me nervous.
If we mess up, we'll just do it again.
[Isaiah] You're not gonna mess up.
[Whitney] I have now such an immense respect for flamenco
that I'm almost terrified to disrespect it
by trying to perform it.
Oh, my God!
-Ready? -Yes. [laughs nervously]
[Tal] How many more surprises are in store tonight?
I don't know. I can't take anymore.
I have been wondering this entire trip
if Hunter was gonna propose to Karen.
Wow, I hope his witchcraft works.
This is gonna change our entire family.
Dad?
[instrumental music playing]
-[Tal] Are you ready? -Yeah. [laughs]
-[Jessica] Here we go! -[clears throat]
I have really been freaking out about
this flamenco performance,
but my intention for this year was to dance, and so often
I'll have those nervous jitters
and it will stop me from getting started.
And I forget that once I'm there,
all feels right in the world.
[flamenco music playing]
Okay.
[Whitney] I'm not thinking about how it looks,
if we're messing up.
I'm just in it, and that's a state of being
I almost can only get when I'm dancing.
[dance music playing]
[Jessica] Yes...
[Whitney] And it's so obvious to me that it's something
that I have separated myself from
over the last several years and I don't know why.
Because it just feels right.
The duende is duendeing.
[dance music stops]
[all cheering and applauding]
-[Jessica] It was awesome! -Yay!
[Whitney] I am actually starting to truly open myself up to the idea
that maybe it doesn't all go downhill from here.
Even though life hasn't taken me where I thought I would be at this age,
maybe there are still really exciting things to come.
Well, guys, I feel like we are on to bigger
and better things after this trip.
We really are. We really are.
This might be a good time, Hunter.
Well...
What?
[Glenn clears throat]
Talk amongst yourselves...
-Oh... okay. -[Whitney] Okay.
-You wanna get out of here for a minute? -Always.
-Yeah? -Mmm-hmm.
[kisses] Let's get out of here.
[Tal] Where are you all going?
Where are you all going?
[Hunter] We'll be back.
Okay.
-[Jessica] No, he doesn't. -Yes, he does.
-Shut up. -[Whitney] Swear to God.
I have been wondering this entire trip
if Hunter was gonna propose to Karen.
I have to admit, I was leaning towards
like, "No, it wasn't gonna happen."
But I don't know why else my brother would have the ring
in his pocket if he was not planning to propose.
-I've been encouraging the next step. -[Todd laughs]
-Whatever the next step is, which I think is a proposing. -[Whitney] We are aware.
[Glenn] I would be thrilled if Hunter proposed to Karen
and having a ring at your fingertips
makes that an easier thing to do.
So fingers crossed.
[laughs]
Well, every time I've mentioned it to Hunter,
he says that they're having a good time,
they're enjoying their life right now
and, you know, it'll happen when it happens.
Well, Karen told me at the dress shop
that they are getting married.
-She said it definitively. -[Jessica] Yeah. We cried about it.
And she said, "We talk about it all the time."
-[Jessica] Yeah. -[Glenn] Huh?
[Jessica] Yeah, we cried about it.
[Whitney] She said, "He's my person."
[Tal] How many more surprises are in store tonight?
[Whitney] I don't know. I can't take anymore.
-I can't take anymore. -[Jessica laughs]
I have barely been able to adjust
to the fact that my brother,
the eternal bachelor, is in love.
Now he's about to, like, have a wife.
This is gonna change our entire family.
Her words were,
"If he proposed to me today, I would say, 'Yes'."
Wow.
I hope his witchcraft works. [laughs]
Seeing my brother this happy is... it just...
I don't know.
I'd almost forgotten what it was like.
It's been so long.
And it makes me hopeful for me, you know?
Like, maybe I just had to wait until Hunter got squared away.
[Glenn] Well, I guess you might ought
to take advantage of that moment.
[Whitney] Watching them, I have so much excitement for their future,
and I'm optimistic that there's still time for me to find someone.
And maybe one day Hunter and I could both end up married.
[Hunter speaking]
Yeah, I'm nervous.
I feel put on the spot.
This trip to Spain made me realize
how much I love Karen,
and I definitely want to propose.
I mean, it is beautiful here
and now I have the ring in my possession
but, you know, at the same time,
we're going at the pace that we're going at.
So I just have to find the time that works out good for us.
And that's all that matters.
[glass clinking]
One final cheers.
I feel like Spain has really taken us down
an unexpected road of twists and turns.
It's been an emotional journey.
For the best birthday
of my life.
-Cheers! -[all] Cheers!
-[Whitney] Cheers! -Happy birthday! We love you!
[Whitney] I came here as a downtrodden,
lonely, childless, unmarried, almost 40-year-old woman.
And I feel like I am leaving uplifted, lighter, happier.
I want this to set the tone
for the next decade of my life
as I enter into this chapter
that I hope is going to be
a lot better than the one I'm coming out of.
-[all cheering] -Viva Espana!
[Todd and Tal] Viva España! Salud!