- Welcome to beautiful Costa Rica,
where six recently divorced couples
are about to search for love again.
But they’ll have to do it right alongside their ex.
- What?! - What?
- With each other?
- ♪ I like the way that you’re looking at me ♪
- Oh, so who wants to [bleep] Brooks?
- Damn.
- Dede is really pretty. She looks like your type.
- Everyone is up for grabs entirely.
- Who do you think you are, [bleep] my wife?
- This part is not [bleep] going on TV.
- No. - Cheers to divorce.
[laughter] - He’s so over me.
- But are you over him? - No.
- Don’t answer for him. - [screams]
- Will watching each other date for the first time
since their divorce push them over the edge?
- I’m asking you right now to please walk away
and give me some space. - I gave you--I gave you--
- I’m [bleep] done with this [bleep].
- I’m really having a [bleep] hard time, I’m sorry.
- It kills me to see you upset
that it’s your ex that I’m interested in.
- I shouldn’t have [bleep] come here.
- I’m sorry for everything.
- Thank you for opening up finally.
- Can they finally resolve the baggage
that’s been holding them back from finding love again?
- If we don’t get back together,
I just want you to know I really tried.
I want you. I want you in my life.
- Will this experience tempt them
to try something sexy and new
or reignite the fire of their old flame?
- If I thought that everything was completely done
and over with, I never would have came here.
- Welcome to "The Big D."
[upbeat music]
- ♪ Shame on me ♪
♪ Double shame on you ♪
♪ One more piece is all I need ♪
♪ My transformation near complete ♪
[upbeat pop music]
- ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ On my knees like hallelujah ♪
♪ Enough to make me testify ♪
- Hi. - Hi.
- This is so awkward. - Yeah.
When Ariel and I first met,
it definitely wasn’t love at first sight.
She thought I was a scrawny nerd.
- He was a goofball but was funny.
It was his laugh that would make me laugh
’cause he would be like he-- [mimics Blair’s laughter]
[Blair laughs]
He did start working out, and I found that attractive.
- She was very adventurous
and was all about positive energy,
and eventually, we started to date.
After two months, it was like, "Okay, good.
We’re ready to get married."
- ♪ I want to see this through with you, oh ♪
- It’s funny that it’s in Costa Rica.
- Yeah. Our honeymoon spot.
- Yeah. - Pretty ironic.
After the first couple years, she started to change.
She wanted to jump into social media.
- Do you like my hair? - I liked it better natural.
- I know you would.
- It became more about social media
than it became about our relationship,
and she moved to LA.
- We got married so young, I was like,
"I don’t know if you want the same things I want."
- When she moved to LA, it was--I was wrecked.
- I’m kind of, like, hoping that
this will be
a really good experience for us.
- Why are you sad? - I don’t know. Leave me alone.
We didn’t even start yet.
I would be open to rekindle.
He’s the only person that I’ve ever been in love with.
Oh, my God. It’s so pretty.
- I’m still very cold to Ariel.
I hope, through this experience,
we can get past that whole part of our life.
- Oh, my God. This is so cute.
Reminds me of, like, when we went to Aruba.
- Aruba ended in shambles. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- How you feeling? - Good.
- I like your dress. - Thanks.
Do you remember where I got this dress?
- Ooh, of course I do. How can I forget?
- What was the event?
- Oh, it was so important. It was so special, you know?
- I got it for my bridal shower.
- Yeah, you had it for your bridal shower.
- Yeah. - I told you I didn’t forget.
- Yeah, right.
David was my high school sweetheart
who later became my husband.
I probably was just blinded by stars
and hearts and bullshit.
- Well, you look great. - Thanks.
You look like you’re from the ’80s.
- It was wonderful in the beginning.
Then COVID came.
And now that kind of put a damper on everything.
- We both lost our jobs.
So the financial stress was hard.
- Dealing with that stress, being cooped up,
we started bickering.
I just knew that I had to be out of the apartment.
- "I just can’t do this anymore.
No man will ever make you happy."
That’s what he told me.
- Three weeks go by, I’m trying to reach out.
And the next thing she tells me is divorce.
16 years is a long time.
- You hurt me. Hard to just get over it.
- I want to work past it to be on the same page.
[soft piano music]
- That was offered a while ago.
- I’m crawling on my belly.
And I want to do this for us.
I want to work on our marriage again.
Yeah. - I still care about him.
Even though I’m a little dead inside.
Oh, this is gorgeous.
- Yeah.
[upbeat music]
- Wow. - Hello there.
Who the cat drag in? - Looky, looky.
- You look like you gained a couple pounds.
- There you go already, man.
- Just know that you’re never having it again.
- I got other options.
- I can bet you $1 million, by the end of this,
you’re gonna be on me heavy, okay?
And I need you to hold it together, baby.
- Good luck.
- It was just always arguing, arguing, arguing.
I am throwing glasses.
- You already have a mad Black woman.
- Hey, I’m Alexis. - Hey, I’m Devon.
Nice to meet you. - I’m Ariel. Nice to meet you.
- Devon. Nice to meet you. - Devon?
- What was the point of buying all those
expensive-ass dishes if you gonna break them [bleep]?
Like, you come back to the crib and you’re just like,
"Damn, I don’t have any dishes."
I’m like, "Well, I wonder why. You broke the [bleep]."
- Cheers. - We had new ones every time.
- Cheers to divorce! [laughter]
- Girl, you hit that on the money.
I’m with that.
- What’s up? - Hey, buddy.
- Can I get a hug?
You look good. - Thanks.
- You gonna pick a girl up in that shirt?
- Maybe. I’m all for it.
- Are you? - No.
- What? - Maybe.
- Brooks still tries to get back together
with me every single day.
He needs to face the music
and realize I’m moving on with my life, as should he.
- I’ll always love you. You know that.
- I want him to meet someone.
I want him to, like, get laid and meet a hottie.
But only if she has nice tits.
Hi! This our new home, guys! [laughter]
- There’s probably a small chance
of me and Casey hooking up.
I hope I can get it in there. Who knows?
- Hey, you. - Hey, ex-boo thang.
[both laugh]
I was an NFL player.
- And I was gonna be the Dallas booty call.
So he thought. - That was the original plan.
I don’t totally despise you, girl.
- That’s a lie. - That’s the thing, like--
- We didn’t get married on, like, the solid foundation
or anything like that. I was pregnant.
- Hi. - Nice to meet you.
- I’m Ally.
- We got married, had a baby,
and then [bleep] got real after that.
- What happened to you? Give me details.
- We were married for four years.
- Oh, really? No.
We’ve been more, like, married since 2014.
Six years. Six. - You know, Snoop.
- At least give me my due time.
Hell, I was married to you for six years.
- You worked hard for those years.
- I worked hard for those years.
- Yes. - Exactly.
- Yeah, six years.
So basically, why it ended, I was in an open marriage,
but I was the last one to find out.
- Mm. - What?
[laughter]
- I’ll go get another drink.
- I don’t know if I want to do this.
I’m, like, super-duper nervous, to be honest with you.
- I am too.
- Like, I don’t know if I can bear
seeing you with a different person.
- I know that this is hard for you.
But it really means a lot to me.
- Yeah.
- I really want to be able to be friends with you again
so that we can open up to one another and communicate
and be a part of each other’s lives.
- [sighs]
The goal is to hopefully get back together.
Sometimes I resent her for leaving.
- Hi, Dede. - Thakur.
But she left for a reason. I did too much damage.
- Hi, I’m Blair. - Dede. Nice to meet you.
- Dede, nice to meet you. - Well, I would love a drink.
- You gotta loose him up.
You gotta get him a drink, dog. - Yeah.
- One thing I can say, we all got something in common.
We’re [bleep] divorcees.
- We survived that. We can survive this.
- [gasps]
Shut up! JoJo, she’s the Bachelorette.
- Oh, my God!
- Welcome to Costa Rica,
and welcome to "The Big D."
[cheers and applause]
- I’m Jordan, and this is my beautiful fiancée JoJo.
And we’re about to do something you all are very familiar with.
Get married. - Yes.
- Just like us, each of you have an amazing love story.
But in the end, yours didn’t quite work out.
- But we’re here to find the one thing you haven’t had
since you signed those divorce papers.
New love. - That’s right.
No one seems that excited about it.
- We’re scarred. - We’re damaged.
- So now you’re probably wondering,
"If I’m here to find love again,
why do I have to do it right in front of my ex?"
- Yes, absolutely. - That’s painful.
- The answer is simple.
The only way a new relationship
works better than an old one
is if you learn from your past.
So believe it or not, your ex is actually here to help you.
- And who knows, some of you guys might even
decide at the end of this, the love you’re searching for
is the person you’ve already married.
- What? - Ugh.
- The next ten weeks are gonna be jam-packed
with romantic dates, beautiful parties,
and even some fun "exercises,"
all aimed at helping you move on
to a fantastic new relationship.
- "Exercises," I heard that.
- However, there is a catch. - Oh, no.
- All of you aren’t gonna make it
to the end of this process. - What?
- In order to find something that works,
you have to let go of what doesn’t.
- The baggage.
- So each week, we will gather together
and let someone go who just isn’t ready
for a new relationship.
all: What?
- Wow. - Oh, my God.
- Our goal is to find one couple that everyone agrees
is ready to reenter the real world
as a committed relationship.
- Yeah. We want that.
- So there’s a lot more to come.
But now, go enjoy this beautiful new home,
and we’ll see you again tomorrow.
- Have so much fun, you guys.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- Having Alexis under the same roof with me,
I think this is gonna be a roller coaster ride.
I don’t know what to expect.
I don’t know what’s gonna happen.
I don’t even know what to expect from me.
- ♪ I got a bad feeling ♪
♪ This ain’t the beginning ♪
♪ This is the end ♪
- So who wants to [bleep] Brooks?
[laughter] I’m serious, you guys.
- Hey, what makes you say that? - You guys are all so pretty.
- Is your relationship that messed up?
- Oh, so done. So done. - Messed up?
- Casey’s mouth can be like razor blades
and just cut you up into a million pieces.
- If he had it his way, we would be back together.
And that kind of breaks my heart.
- Yeah. - But I hope you guys like him.
- Oh. - Make it happen, somebody?
[laughter]
- I don’t know what I’m looking to get here.
I mean, after that comment, I don’t know.
I--I’m lost.
- It’s weird ’cause I should be pimping him out
to you right now, I should be selling him.
- [groans]
[sighs, chuckles]
[upbeat music]
- ♪ Can you see? ♪
- Where’s the room?
- [bleep]. Guys, I think it’s by couples.
- No, it’s not by couples. - Look.
- Y’all are [bleep] kidding me right now.
- Oh, shit!
- You got to stay in your room with your girl?
- Ahh! - Why is everyone screaming?
I’m starting to realize how chaotic and crazy it is...
- Do we have to sleep with our exes?
- To be in a house with a bunch of divorced couples...
- Oh, these are my wedding pictures.
- Who have a lot of things to hash out.
Aw, they look so happy, it’s [bleep] up.
[both laugh]
Plus, we’re all gonna date each other.
Things are getting weird.
- Come here, babe. We’re on our honeymoon again.
[both laugh]
There’s a lot of beautiful girls here.
But if I was gonna go on a date with somebody right now,
I’d pick my ex-wife. I don’t want to let go.
And I don’t know.
I think that we didn’t try hard enough.
When I met Casey, she was really loud,
but she’s funny, and she had that cool personality
that I like to be around.
Everything started going sideways
when I started my own company.
And I think I brought some stress home.
- I would ask him for things that money could not buy,
and he could not do it.
Our marriage lacked passion entirely.
Sex wasn’t exciting. It was like a chore.
Like, I’m not a dried-up old woman.
Okay, well, I get this side. - Okay.
- We needed to take a break.
And then the break, you know, turned into a divorce.
- Wait, what’s in here? Is this a smush room?
- No, [bleep]. Yeah, right.
- Well, I mean, it could be. [laughs]
- Never have I ever.
- We all drink it if we have done it.
- Let’s do that.
- Okay. - Hey, Dede.
- Anything goes? - Yeah.
- Never have I ever had a threesome.
- Threesomes. Threesomes.
- Ooh!
- It’s Thakur’s turn. Go Thakur.
- Never have I ever had more
than a threesome, been with multiple people.
- That’s an orgy. - That’s an orgy.
- All right. So you say.
- Oh, my God!
- Dede and I, we fought a lot
predominantly because of my actions.
I met Dede on an online dating app,
and we really hit it off.
It was really beautiful in the beginning.
I mean, we loved each other a lot.
But over time, it started dissipating,
and I started going back to my old habits.
- Never have I ever had sex on an airplane.
- Oh, nice.
- The lying and the cheating, I became addicted to it.
And I didn’t stop.
- Drink up! [laughs]
- I didn’t want to believe that I was in a relationship
that was ultimately not going to end up working out.
So I tried really hard to make it work.
But one weekend, I found a box of condoms.
That was the final straw for me.
I filed for divorce immediately.
- Never have I ever had sex with a stripper.
- Of course.
[laughter]
[singer vocalizing]
- Everyone’s cool.
- Are these someone’s drinks? - Dede is really pretty.
- Yeah. - She looks like your type.
- What does that mean? - She looks like your type.
- She’s not unattractive.
She’s not an unattractive woman.
- Yeah, but I think she’s cute.
- I mean, Dede is attractive. I mean, yeah, I get it.
I mean, she’s definitely attractive.
Like, yeah, I would say so.
- Can you get me a towel, please?
- Yeah.
- Guys, I have no idea what I’m doing.
I think he is so over me.
- But are you over him? - No.
- Don’t answer for him. - [screams]
- No.
All right, I see you, Blair.
Blair’s with the abs. He’s cutting up.
- Blair, trying to wash some clothes on that [bleep]?
- I’m very jealous of Blair’s godly body.
Me, on the other hand, I look like a tattooed pirate.
It depends what you like.
- Are you drinking white wine? Or what are you drink--
oh, beer out of that, huh? - Yeah, ’cause I’m bougie.
- You’re like, "I’m [bleep] classy."
- Pinkies out. Pinkies out. - Pinkies up. [laughs]
David’s funny. He’s so entertaining.
I want to get to know him more, definitely.
You know what we should do is stock that fear with bridge.
I mean... [laughs]
I mean, that fridge with beer.
- That fear had no chance with that bridge.
- Anyway.
- Get my back. - So you’re trying to--
- Get on my back and give me a [bleep] massage.
- So you’re trying to tell me that during our marriage,
that you think that the marriage counsellor--
- Not like that.
- You think the marriage-- - Oh, Lex, no.
Oh, my God. Lex, no.
- I’m trying to talk right now. You’re not listening.
- You’re just trying to paralyze me.
Like, what the [bleep]?
In the beginning, everything
between me and Alexis was just perfect.
But Alexis’s mother played a big part in our marriage
’cause me and her fought all the time.
Lex, no. Oh, my God! Lex, no.
- My mom definitely meddled in our relationship.
She was texting him rude, long messages.
They would go back and forth, message, voicemail,
blocking each other to blocking each other.
Even in person, it was just always a hot mess.
It caused stress for me
because I’m trying to start a life with someone,
and then I have my mother pulling me back like,
"No, this is not the person for you."
- Lex, what the [bleep] is wrong with you?
- I’m getting those knots out.
- It just got to a point in time
where things were just super toxic.
And that’s just what pushed the whole entire,
"Yo, I just think it’s better
for us to divorce and go separate ways."
- That’s all you get. - Yeah, no.
- Devon, no, I’m not dealing with you.
- I’m gone, man.
I’m not dealing with you. - Okay. Well, be done.
- What the [bleep]?
- ♪ I’ll be your comfort ♪
♪ And you can meet my needs ♪
- Come on. Get up, white girl.
- Yes! Who’s your daddy?! [both laugh]
- What are we doing here? So what are you thinking?
- We’re just here to enjoy the experience.
Get to know new people, you know?
- And what, hook up with somebody’s ex-husband?
- Did I say that?
- I’m asking you. - No.
Falling in love with somebody and hooking up with somebody,
those are like two completely-- - You’re open to that?
- Am I open to falling in love? Yes, absolutely.
- While we’re here? - Any time, any day.
Here, anywhere. Like--
- Bye. - Bye.
It’s super inappropriate for Thakur
to be making comments about me being here
just to hook up with other people
because that’s what he was doing our entire relationship.
Want to walk down to, like, the little cabanas?
- Sure. - Being in the house,
I’m really seeing all those same toxic habits.
We’re always arguing, and I just don’t want
to deal with that situation anymore.
So what’s up?
- So you think that this is the best way to date other people?
Is to flaunt it in front of my face?
- Do you really feel like
I’m trying to flaunt it in front of your face?
- Of course. - You know what my goal is?
My goal’s my next relationship is gonna be solid.
They’re gonna love me. They’re going to appreciate me.
They’re not gonna treat me like dirt the way that you do.
They’re not gonna cheat on me every two [bleep] seconds.
- I treat you like dirt all the time?
- You really think you had any respect for me
and our relationship?
- Yes. - How? How?
You were literally talking
to people the entire time we were together.
- Right.
- Women came up to me and told me.
And I confronted you about it,
and you lied to my face about it.
- I don’t want to, like, deal
with these conversations anymore.
- This is the most we’ve talked since we divorced,
so [bleep], it’s something.
- No, I’ve tried to talk to you a bazillion times.
And you blew me off.
- But look how well our conversations go.
- Okay, so then let’s just leave it at,
we have nothing to say to each other.
- All right.
- He’s accusing her of doing exactly what he’s been doing,
and she’s not even doing anything.
So it’s kind of hypocritical.
- I don’t even know what to say.
- ♪ They say ooh, la, la ♪
♪ Every time you smile ♪
♪ Breaking hearts, you don’t know you do ♪
- Was it weird for y’all to sleep next to your ex?
- She said good night. I was like, "All right."
- Really? - I said good night.
- Good night. - Yeah.
- She’s very nice. - Lucky.
I had Devon talking to me for a long period of time.
It was like I was in a senior seminar,
and he’s just going on.
- Hello! - Hello. Look who it is.
- Hey, guys. Come on. - Hey, new person.
- Come on over. - Hey!
- Get in there.
- Good morning, everyone.
I know you had some fun last night.
That’s good. both: A little bit.
- But today, we get down to business--
the business of moving on from the past
and finding love again.
Welcome to your first exercise.
all: Wow.
- To help lead us each week through these exercises,
we have brought in our favorite relationship expert,
Dr. Jada Jackson.
- Hello. Hello.
I’m Dr. Jada, and I’ve been working with divorced couples
just like you for over 12 years.
Now, this process is really about healing.
In other words, we want to get all of you to a place
where you can actually welcome
something healthy into your life.
- That’s what we all want, right?
- Hell, yeah. Yeah.
- Dr. Jada is a good addition.
When me and Ally were together,
we didn’t go to therapy or anything like that.
We were just trying to thug it out on our own,
and in hindsight, that was a terrible idea.
- All right, since we’re all still
getting to know each other, we thought it might be nice
for our guys to be officially presented
to the beautiful ladies here.
- And who better to do that than the person
that knows you best: your ex.
[laughter]
Give me the tea, everything that you want the other women
in this house to know.
The winners will head out on a romantic
and exclusive date with someone very special.
- Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
- Okay, then let’s get to it.
You have one hour to prepare.
Are y’all ready to flex your ex?
- Yes. - Yeah!
- Let’s go! - All right, go do it.
- Okay. Brainstorm. I need a pen and a paper.
- So I got to figure out nice things to say about you.
- Shouldn’t be too hard, right?
- I mean, I might run out of...
- Space on the paper?
[upbeat music]
- So let’s do a list of the goods.
Loving. Right?
- I think so. - Okay. Now a bad thing.
You sweat a lot. What else?
- Sarcastic?
- Asshole. I’m not putting sarcastic.
That ain’t the word I would use.
- Want to talk about your package?
- The what? [laughs]
- He’s packing heat.
- What do I write? - Um.
- Devon here, when it comes to finance, he is bipolar.
- What the hell? You have a shopping habit.
I don’t have those issues.
- That’s a lie! - I don’t--listen...
- You do love to shop. - I do not like to shop.
- Just look at your suitcase. You do love to shop.
- We’re gonna have to fix your hair.
- What’s wrong with my hair? - Nothing. It looks good.
But we’ll just have to, like, touch up a little bit.
What should you wear?
I want to take Blair on a date.
This is a competition, and I’m not here to lose.
So am I gonna make it all good ’cause I want to sell him?
Toss you around in the bedroom
and can also take you on wild adventures.
Oh, my God. They’re all gonna want you.
Or am I gonna kind of throw in some of the red flags
to, like, keep the girls away from him?
- All right, everyone. Time is up.
- I’m so mad that I have the hottest husband
in the house.
- All right, Gillian and David, you’re up first.
Let’s get this party started.
- Whoo! - Ladies!
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for.
I’d love to introduce to you
my very handsome ex-husband, Mr. David.
[cheering]
Yeah.
- Warning: he can be a little sensitive.
- That’s good. I like that.
- He can also be a little stubborn.
- No, I’m not. - You are.
He can even dress himself well 90% of the time.
And he is also a fabulous dancer.
- Prove it.
- Hey!
- He will wine and dine you
and make you feel like a princess.
- Aw.
- Not only does he have the body of a Greek god.
- Ow! - Oh, damn.
- Blair’s very attractive.
There’s just something in his eyes
like there’s more to him, and I’m very curious about him.
- He will not disappoint you. Or he might.
But the sex will be so good, it’ll be worth the trauma.
- Yes!
- Ladies, roses are red, violets are blue...
- Uh-oh.
- We have Daddy Brooks in a speedo.
- Yeah. - Oh, my God.
- And we just need you.
Now, he may be all bark, no bite.
But this man’s bills are paid right.
- Ow!
- It may take three months for him to change a light,
but let’s see here, this Speedo is tight.
- Damn, man!
- Whoo! Here it is, ladies.
- Do a dance, Brooksy. Do a dance. There we go.
- And what’s even better is, underneath that Speedo,
he’s got his mom’s name tattooed on his butt.
Find that out later.
- He loves to exaggerate and does have a bad temper.
But other than that, bills are paid.
He’s getting by.
Let’s turn it around one more time.
Yeah. - Ow!
- That slick tongue of his, it will get on your nerves.
But I promise you, get a little liquor in him,
and that tongue will get on your nerves,
if you know what I mean.
[laughter] - Oh!
- I’ll be honest, I had a really
hard time with this exercise. It’s been tough.
We were together a really long time,
and since the separation and the divorce,
I have not really thought about what we went through.
So trying to put that into pen and paper
was a struggle for me.
Um.
[sentimental music]
- Dede, just recognize that you’re still going through
the healing process, and that’s why we’re here.
So just own that space.
- Thank you. - Yeah, Dede!
- Thank you.
- All right, now it’s time to determine our winners.
At first glance, you might have thought this exercise
was being judged on how the men performed.
But in reality, Dr. Jada was focusing on the women.
- That’s right, Jordan.
So the ladies who put their past behind them
and supported their man’s future
demonstrated a healthy ability to move forward.
- Our two winning ladies are...
♪ ♪
Casey and Gillian.
- I didn’t want to air out my dirty laundry like that.
It’s a reflection on me if I’m petty and salty,
so I didn’t want to let them know that he’s immature
and he’s Sir Nap-A-Lot. They can find out.
- Congrats, guys.
So tomorrow, you two get to go on an amazing
and super fun jet ski date.
- What?! - Wow.
- Super excited.
Me and her having a little one-on-one time,
I think this is gonna be a great experience to see
if we can find that connection again.
- Ah, but that’s not all.
Anyone who goes on a date
is safe another week from being eliminated.
- So with that in mind, which two men will join them
and also be safe from elimination?
- Let’s start with you, Casey.
- I’m going to pick David.
- Oh. - Okay.
[laughter and applause]
- Let’s have a good time, baby! - Yeah.
- So far, my energy has gravitated towards David.
He’s so funny, he’s such a good time,
and I’m here because I do want to find love and meet someone.
- Now, Gillian.
- I was gonna choose David. - Oh.
- Uh-oh. - Okay.
- This is a difficult, awkward situation.
She right away let it be known that even though I’m done,
we’re not really done.
I’m not surprised she chose him.
- But you portrayed him as a lot of fun.
- Yeah. - That was all you.
- Yeah, this is weird.
I came here knowing David was going to go on other dates.
However, it’s all happening really quickly,
and I’m having a hard time processing everything.
Would you like to go on a date?
- [bleep] yes. - Let’s do it.
- Devon, there you go.
- Awesome. - Let’s do it.
- All right, while our daters are out enjoying their dates,
the rest of you will stay here and discuss
our next major milestone, our first elimination.
- Good job, guys.
- ♪ Maybe there’s a way we can survive ♪
♪ Future’s on the line so let’s go back in time ♪
- Hey, Case.
- Yeah. - You’re gonna get what?
- Gonna go talk. I’m not getting...
- Oh! - Lectured.
- Casey has made it clear
that she’s trying to move on, and Brooks can’t.
- Line is drawn in the sand.
- And so from outside, looking in,
it looks like he’s the problem.
- We did something as a team.
You know, I put myself out there,
and then I end up getting sliced.
I could potentially go home now,
but I helped you be safe, so it’s [bleep] up.
- Seeing your perception of it all,
and I’m not saying you’re wrong.
- I don’t understand how you couldn’t see it.
You picked somebody else, and now he’s safe.
Yeah, that sucks. That hurts.
- What, we’re an ally and like, we’re just gonna sit here
and constantly choose each other?
- If you would have chose me,
we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
- If she doesn’t do what he wants,
he makes her feel guilty.
- He doesn’t want anything else to go on in this house
outside of potentially trying to get Casey back.
- Okay, well, I mean, now that I know,
you want me to [bleep] up every competition to spare you.
- You got to understand where I’m upset.
- But I’m the [bleep] punching bag for you right now.
This is what you do.
This is just like it was in our marriage.
Whenever [bleep] hit the fan in his life,
he took it out on me. Everything was my fault.
I am constantly a [bleep] punching bag.
And it’s not [bleep] fair anymore.
- When the team wins something
and then it’s the other person’s decision,
it’s like, "[bleep] that guy. Let’s go."
- You think that I’m just some spiteful [bleep] pig?
- Well. I’m gonna leave it at that.
- ♪ Hay que luchar ♪
- [screaming]
The date with David is so much fun right now.
[inaudible]
We’re just having a blast.
[screaming]
- So I’m on a double date with mini-obnoxious
and my ex-husband.
He definitely likes a fiery woman,
but I don’t think he can handle it.
No, I’m kidding.
They’re gonna have a great time.
[laughing]
- Gillian is something else.
- I don’t know how to steer!
- Gillian had me thinking she was some damn granny.
- All right. Hold on, big boy.
- She went crazy on the jet ski.
- Look at me go, Mom!
[laughing]
Whoa! Whoa!
- [laughs] Yes!
- [indistinct] - Yes!
- ♪ Let’s both go ♪
- I gotta be honest with myself,
I didn’t think this was gonna be like this.
So it’s like-- - What were you expecting?
- I don’t know what I was expecting,
but I wasn’t expecting, like, be, like, here,
then down here, up here.
It’s hard.
- Casey picking David for the date
and that whole dust up, you know,
was necessary to people to kind of get the point, like,
"This is why we’re here, guys.
"You know, everybody’s gonna go on dates with other people,
and you have to get over that [bleep]."
- I would have thought maybe she would have like,
"Oh, you [bleep] put a Speedo on,
let’s go do this thing," but that’s her.
- Brooks is a good guy, but he’s gotta take
the reality for what it is.
- You know, with every situation,
there’s a consequence, and I think it’s [bleep] up.
- You have so many qualities that I look for in a guy.
- Well, I love your energy.
- Thank you. - I love the high energy.
I love the charisma and the enthusiasm.
- Eye energy, what’s that? - High energy.
- Oh, I was like--
- Sorry, I tend to mumble a little too.
- I was like, "The eye."
You can keep up with me, which is funny,
and I feel like, my whole life,
I’ve kind of been in relationships
where, like, things just get so serious
and, like, you kind of forget to laugh.
I, without a doubt, made the right choice.
All that drama that I caused, [bleep] it.
It was worth it
because I finally was doing something for myself.
I’m not here for Brooks.
Thank you for such a good date.
- I hope you didn’t get buyer’s remorse on it.
- Not at all. Not at all.
I want to extend my warranty with this one.
[both laugh]
- I had a really good time with you today.
I feel like the focus was enjoying my time with you...
- Right. Absolutely.
- And not like, "Oh, I’m on a double date,
and my ex is with somebody else right now."
- Right. - You know, so thank you.
Thank you for being you. - Yeah.
How do you still feel about David?
Do you love him?
- I like him.
And it’s interesting ’cause I feel like David and I
have a pretty decent friendship,
which maybe makes this even harder.
- I think the issue is that you also want closure.
- Yeah. Closure would be good. - Right.
- Oh, man.
David is my best friend, and, you know,
I guess it’s a little selfish of me
to be upset if he goes on another date.
But Casey needs a lot of attention,
so they’re probably gonna have a long, happy life together
fighting over the spotlight.
- The minute we get back to the house,
anybody asks, I’m gonna be like,
"Yeah, she freaked me out, dawg."
- What? - Speed demon.
She turned into a damn speed demon on the water.
- ♪ Watch me burn bright ♪
♪ Whoa, oh-oh-oh, whoa, oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Brighter than a million stars ♪
- We were just talking about the elimination.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
- I don’t know how to look at it,
but I know what I’m here to do, and I have one mission.
I just hope I get to stay a little longer.
- I think Dede and I are on the chopping block
because of the way that we performed yesterday.
- Yesterday? - Yeah.
- Elimination night is stressful.
We’re gonna have to send someone home,
and I’m feeling nervous about having to decide
that it’s someone else’s time to go
and being wrong about that.
- Like, let’s say, for instance, that, you know,
you and Dede don’t get back together.
- Yeah.
- Like, how do you feel like coping with that would be?
’Cause are you here because you really want
to mend the relationship with her?
- Just speaking to her, I know that she’s not interested
in being with me anymore.
I am afraid of seeing her with somebody else.
But I mean, I think-- I don’t know.
I kinda have to rip the Band-Aid off, you know?
- Yeah, yeah. - The elimination is tonight.
I don’t know what’s gonna happen,
but I really have no intention
to stop pursuing a relationship with Dede.
I just told everybody what I thought they wanted to hear.
I started believing in myself, and I was like,
"Thakur, that is not true. You’re just bold-faced lying."
Ultimately, it’ll be a good thing.
- I mean, that’s raw and honest as [bleep].
- Yeah.
I don’t feel entitled to any of these feelings,
but--but they’re there, you know?
- That’s honest. And that’s honest.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Hello!
all: Hello.
- What’s going on? - Hi!
- As the first elimination is coming up,
I’m getting more and more nervous
’cause we have no idea what is gonna happen.
I guess you’d call it the gauntlet.
It’s time to get rid of somebody.
- Well, what’s up, everyone?
It’s a beautiful night tonight. How is everyone feeling?
- Nervous. - Nervous.
- I know you’re probably all very curious
about this elimination. - Yeah.
- So let me explain how this is gonna work.
Each week, the power to eliminate
is gonna bounce back and forth between the women and the men.
- Oh, my God.
- This will eventually narrow the group
until we arrive at our goal:
one couple that’s moved on from the past
and truly committed to each other.
- So week one, the power starts in the hands of our ladies.
- Oh, my God. - [groans]
- Finding out the girls are going to be the ones
choosing who goes home, I don’t feel good about it.
Casey’s, like, cried and stuff,
and they’ve had these, like, girl powwows,
and I don’t know where their heads are.
So we’ll see what happens.
- So now’s the time to decide which of these men
will continue in the dating process
and which man will end his journey tonight.
- David and Devon, you guys went on dates,
so you will be safe from elimination.
- [sighs]
All right, so now it’s time for the tough part.
The women have to make their choice.
I’m gonna ask the guys to step away for a few minutes
and give you some privacy.
- Thakur is a playboy.
I am not a fan.
Dede deserves a chance,
and he’s, like, all up in her grill.
This guy needs to go.
- Now we need to have a difficult conversation.
Who we gonna send home?
[suspenseful music]
- I had a conversation with Dede,
and she opened up about her relationship
and how toxic it was.
Thakur approached us, and he is not respectful.
I think he’s a bullshitter.
- Who else would it be? - A lot of pressure, guys.
I know y’all are thinking it.
- Spit it. - Brooks.
- Brooks kind of has some of those same tendencies.
Like, they’re both only here, like they’ve said before,
for their exes. - Yeah.
- That means you’re not here to work on yourself.
You’re here to figure out
how to either make this a living hell
for the person that’s here that’s trying to move on,
or you’re trying to get that person back.
But you’re not willing to work on yourself
and really face what has gone on.
- I’m just curious, Dede, how do you feel about this
and your thoughts on either Thakur staying or leaving?
- It’s hard because I see the pros and cons of him
being here and him going home.
I need to be able to find peace
with him in order for me to move forward.
- If you don’t get that closure and if you don’t get it here,
where are you gonna get it?
- I don’t think we would get it at home.
But at the same time,
him being here is holding me back
because I’m so hung up on what’s going on with him
and my communication with him
that I’m not able to engage in conversations
with other people and get to know other people and date.
- Our situation is the exact same.
I’m not giving it 100% because I’m sparing Brooks’ feelings
because he is right here in front of me this whole time.
I’m hoping that if he is here for maybe a little bit longer,
um, hopefully--
- Casey, is this a moment
where you’re trying not to hurt him again?
- Yeah. - Okay.
That’s what it is. That’s what it is.
- Like, I don’t want him to leave here being like,
"You made me look like [bleep]."
- You’re not doing that. He does that on his own.
- He might have the potential to grow here.
You push him out of his comfort zone,
and maybe he will have a good time with somebody else.
- And that’s why I want him here.
- So I think there’s more potential
for growth for Brooks as an individual.
- For him versus Thakur. - Yeah.
- Thakur could go home and go on any date.
[suspenseful music]
- All right, ladies, it sounds like we’ve come to a consensus.
So let’s bring the guys back in
and let them know what you decided.
- I don’t deserve to go home
because I have so much more to give here.
Being here, I think we just scratched the surface,
and I just don’t feel like
I’ve gotten all the closure that I needed.
- All right, ladies, the floor is yours.
- The ladies and I, we all spoke,
and in the discussion, we kinda talked about
the pros and the cons about everything.
Thakur, the reason why we felt like you should go home
was because you’re not over her,
you still want to be with her, and those things.
But at the same time, we also feel like
there is some unfinished business there.
The other gentleman was Brooks.
There’s another feeling that communication not being there
and feeling uncomfortable
to be their authentic self with you there.
With all that being said, we felt like the person
that should go home...
♪ ♪
Was Brooks.
We feel Casey will have a better opportunity
of really working on herself if you weren’t here.
- Living with Brooks again, a lot of things
are triggering me actually in a negative way.
- Wow. - I feel I’m almost angrier.
[voice breaking] And I can’t do it anymore.
- It’s mind-blowing. - Yeah.
- I mean, there’s a lot of issues
that haven’t been brought to the table,
and then she’s throwing them out like this to--
it just--I don’t know.
- I mean, but that’s ultimately why we’re here, right?
- Yeah. It sucks.
- So, Brooks, you can head out to the front of the house,
and Casey will meet you there for one last goodbye.
- Okay. See you guys. - Thank you, Brooks.
- Thanks, Brooks. - Bye, Brooks. Bye, bro.
[apprehensive music]
- I’m freaking out. He’s hurt. I’m beside myself.
- Casey, thanks for being strong.
You can go meet Brooks.
- You got it, girl.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- Sit down.
- [sobbing] I don’t want you to go.
- I don’t understand why, what you said tonight,
you couldn’t have brought out before.
- I feel like you are only going to be happy
if we’re together.
- I obviously would be more happy with you,
and I think you know that. [sighs]
- Moving forward, though, like,
I want to do therapy with you outside of this.
- Like this has made me-- - I do too.
- ’Cause, like, you deserved that.
- I know. - And I never gave you that.
And I’m sorry.
- I just hope if you’re here to find love,
like, you find it.
I want you to be happy.
Being in the house has really made me come to the conclusion
like I need to start putting myself out there
if we’re not gonna work things out.
I love you no matter what, okay?
You’re my best friend, you know?
- You’re mine.
- All right.
Let me get out of here and let you go do your thing.
I love you. - I love you too. I do.
- ♪ Whoa-oh ♪
- Bye.
- ♪ We got that kind of love indestructible ♪
♪ It’s the world against us ♪
♪ We got each other, you and me ♪
- This season on "The Big D"...
- What’s up? What’s up? - Got some fresh meat!
- Everyone, meet your new divorced and single housemate.
[cheering]
- Before I was divorced, divorce to me sound insane.
Come on now.
Once I was divorced, I was happy.
- Ah, look at us.
- I’m gonna do whatever I want.
- Um, I feel like you’re slut shaming me a little bit.
- You have no idea. I am so hot for you right now.
- I feel this connection. - I’m nervous.
- Me too.
- She’s playing everybody.
- Divorce never has to be the end for a love story.
- This is kind of fun. - This is not bad.
- And I have to deal with all this.
- Our divorce is two years ago,
and I don’t want to relive that every time we [bleep] talk.
- I’m comforting your ex-wife ’cause you’re being
a piece of shit. [bleep] you.
- I have these unresolved feelings,
and I didn’t realize how strong they were.
- I’m on your side. I’m on your team.
- You’re kind of being a [bleep].
- I’m being a [bleep]?
- Calm down. - You need help.
- Don’t think for a second that I forgot
the way that you disrespected me.
- You don’t even know who the hell you are.
You a joke. - Thakur, Thakur.
- No, please [bleep] go home.
- This part is not [bleep] going on TV.
- I’ma have your [bleep] for this [bleep].
- Can you get the medic?
I think she’s having a panic attack.
- These people is wild.
- A bunch of divorcees dating people’s exes,
there’s no other option but to pour gas on the house
and burn it down.
- Plenty of this to go around. [laughs]