- Meet your new housemate, Dean.
- We got some fresh meat!
- You’re so handsome.
- Appreciate it. - And then it’s like,
this personally--I needed you.
- I’ve definitely connected with Casey.
We both have loud personalities.
- I’m trying, at this point, to claim the Dean.
The Dean is mine.
♪ ♪
- You moving to L. A., it was [bleep].
- The reason I moved was because he did cheat on me.
I wish I did things differently and better.
I’m not mad at him anymore.
I want to be able to work things out,
’cause I do love him.
♪ ♪
- Ooh!
Ariel kind of stands out. She’s a beautiful girl.
- You want to get to know me, maybe?
- I do, by the way.
- I feel like Ariel knows how to play the game.
- Girls, he’s off-limits.
- I don’t think she’s good enough for him.
- When I first got with David, I wasn’t attracted to him.
- Wow. - Truthfully,
there’s nobody here that I’m going to
come out of this house with.
- It came down to two: Ariel and Ally.
Unfortunately, Ally, you’re being eliminated.
- All right, we want to help you guys
move on to something better.
- You might hear your doorbell ring in the morning.
- What the hell? - Holy [bleep].
I don’t know what is gonna happen in this house now.
- Ariel, I want you to know
we’re not gonna rekindle our relationship,
and moving forward, you need to show these guys
that you are actually interested
in having a relationship with them.
- Okay, Blair, thank you.
You want to tell everybody how [bleep] over me you are?
This part is not [bleep] going on TV.
- You don’t-you don’t--Ariel, relax, hold on for a second.
[tango music]
- ♪ Shame on me ♪
♪ Double shame on you ♪
♪ One more piece is all I need ♪
♪ My transformation near complete ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪
- Why are you so upset?
- I felt like he made it sound like
I’m here and I’m like, "I’m in love with you, Blair."
Like, "I need you back," and he’s like,
"Bitch, I’m done with you."
And that’s how I felt it came across.
- I feel like you need that, though, to kind of get over it,
and that’s also part of the reason why we’re here too.
- I have a very serious question for you.
She’s flipping out for being saved.
- I mean, it’s just--to me, that’s just really fake.
- They went over there for privacy.
He’s so excited to have attention from any woman.
Ariel, I do like her, but she seems very lost,
and I don’t feel like her true intentions are with David,
and I want to protect him. I’m sorry.
I don’t want to question your character and your intentions,
but it’s what I feel in my [bleep] gut.
- Gillian and I are trying to go our separate ways
and come out of our comfort zones.
It hasn’t been easy.
I know Gillian is kind of watching from the distance,
and the thing about Gillian is that
she doesn’t want to get back together,
but she loves me too much, and she won’t let me go.
And honestly, that’s just-- it’s not fair for me,
especially when this was her idea.
- David.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I put up walls ♪
♪ To hold back the ocean ♪
♪ Don’t wanna get swallowed up ♪
♪ Don’t wanna get swallowed up, no ♪
- Did you sleep good, David? - Eh.
- No? - Emotions running high.
- Your emotions are? Why?
- Everyone’s are.
- I feel [bleep] fine. Just kidding.
I don’t know what the surprise is gonna be today, though.
I wonder if it’s Dean’s ex.
- I was thinking more of a divorced single.
Another hot chick. - I know.
If it’s another blonde spitfire, I’ll [bleep] leave.
- ♪ Eh ah eh eh ♪
♪ Eh-ah eh eh ♪
♪ I’m in it to win it ♪
♪ I’m a little older fight ♪
♪ Watch me make it, take you... ♪
- Uh-oh, somebody at the door. - Who is it?
Wait, who’s this girl?
- Oh, she’s hot.
- Is it locked? Yes.
Oh, it opens--
- Hi. Welcome.
- Thank you. Hi!
- What’s your name?
[overlapping chatter]
- Oh, my God! [chatter, laughter]
- Angelique walks in,
and right away I’m-I’m drawn in.
I’m very attracted to her. Hi. I’m David.
- Hi. I’m David. - David!
- I’m trying not to be too obvious about it,
because I want to be respectful to my ex
because she is right there, you know, burning a hole
in the side of my head, I’m sure.
- Are you single? How single are you?
- I’m very single. - Aah!
- Whoo!
Walking into the house, I’m feeling pretty confident
and maybe even a little bit cocky.
I am just, like, "You’re a bad bitch.
You got this. People are gonna love you."
And then I look over and I see Dean.
Hey, look at this fit. - How you doing?
- Dean is stylin’. He is a fashionisto.
I’m a fashionista. I’m like, we gotta start connecting.
- I like your smile. - Thank you. You’re so sweet.
I like your smile too.
So, I’m divorced. I was married 14 years.
- 14--how old are you? - I’m 35.
I got married at 20, so-- - Y’all was young as hell.
- Yeah. And so, I grew up Mormon.
O-o-okay.
- I love you. Oh, you’re hilarious.
- You gotta talk to me. - Okay.
It’s not a sister wives situation.
My ex-husband, he was Mormon also.
We got married at 20.
In my gut, I knew it wasn’t right,
but I ignored that because I wanted to please other people
and what God wanted, really.
I really struggled with Mormonism,
feeling like I was confined to these rules and beliefs.
It didn’t align with how I truly felt.
So, it was a slow, gradual process,
me leaving the Mormon church.
And I was like, "Okay, I am working on me."
So, I feel like I’m a little bit of a free spirit.
And I’m gonna do whatever I want, and I’m going.
What do you do? - I’m doing me.
- Love that so much. - You know what I’m saying?
- I want more people to do me. I want more people to do me.
- Now, talk to me, now, talk to me, you heard me,
’cause I do that too. - I love it.
♪ ♪
- Well, good morning, singles.
I’m noticing a new face in the room.
Angelique, welcome to the house.
- Thank you.
- How’s it feel? - Amazing.
- All right, Angelique, this may be new to you,
but to everyone else, you know how it goes around here.
It’s time for your third exercise.
This week,
we wanted to see who’s got some physical chemistry
and are light on their feet--together.
- All right. - What?
- So, today, my beautiful people,
you get to put your best moves on display.
Everyone is going to have a chance to pair up
and take a turn on the dance floor.
And you will bring sexy back
with your hottest moves as a couple.
- Now, this is not about who is the best dancer.
- Thank God.
- It’s about who is the best dance partner for you.
- And again, this week, guys,
we’re sending two winning couples
on an amazing date outside of the house.
And remember, this offers you protection from elimination.
- Get it. Get it. - All right.
- All right, guys, let’s get this party started.
[dance music]
- Don’t get dizzy now. - I’m not trying to.
♪ ♪
Oh my God.
- Oh, now it’s your turn to show me what you got.
I’m following your lead after this.
I had Gillian as a partner. She was awesome.
Oh, okay, okay.
She had great passion.
She didn’t know how to dance, but it was passion.
Okay. You know what I’m saying,
when they don’t know how to dance,
they kind of get up on you close,
and they be like--they do that.
And I did that.
- You like this? - Aah!
- That’s some real [bleep]. This all man here. Uh-oh.
- Yeah! Finally!
- Nothing wrong with it. Enjoy yourself.
- Devon danced like a slut the whole time.
Slutting it out, grabbing people by the hips.
Come on, man.
- ♪ Why do we do this...♪
- Ooh.
- Slowing it down.
- ♪ Why do we keep fighting ♪
♪ About the same thing... ♪
- I started dancing with Dede,
and, you know, there’s a physical attraction there.
Just a genuine moment.
You know, it just kind of like all goes away,
and it’s just like, all right, this is kind of nice.
♪ ♪
- Good job. - I like that.
- All right, time to announce our winners.
- Our two winning couples...
are Devon and Angelique and Blair and Dede.
Congratulations. - I had a good time.
- I mean, I feel chemistry with Blair, for sure.
It’s easy to be around him.
And I really want to get to know him more.
- You’re gonna take those dancing feet
on a beautiful sunset horseback ride on the beach.
- Awesome. Yeah.
- Hey, uh...
[music warps, stops]
Nothing against you. - Of course.
- I think you’re beautiful. - Thank you.
- But I know the horseback riding date--I always told her
I wanted to take her on, and she always asked me.
- Oh my gosh. - And I wouldn’t feel right
going on that date with you. - Oh my gosh.
- I would love to take you on a date,
but I would rather do that with her.
That’s no disrespect. I don’t want to disrespect
or step on nobody toes.
When me and Alexis got married, one of her bucket list dates
and something that she always wanted us to do
was horseback riding.
It was no way in the world I could go on that date
and it--Lexy could not be there.
I only did what I thought my heart was telling me to do.
- We’re all about that.
So, is there someone else that you’d rather take?
- I know I haven’t met a lot of people,
but I have a great time with Dean, so...
- All right, Dean. - I’d love to--
- Come on in. - Hey, come on down.
- That is so sweet, though.
- I’ve never seen that before.
- I’m trying not to cry right now.
- I told you. It’s hard.
That [bleep] is hard.
- just a reminder, Devon, your unselfishness
did put you in the line of fire for elimination.
- I’m okay with it.
- It really touched me deep to know that he would risk
getting himself eliminated just to be with me.
- Alexis, how does that make you feel?
- It makes me feel really good.
And maybe he is growing, and maybe we have
a better chance now that he’s focused on me.
- All right, and speaking of elimination, this week,
we have another little twist.
- Tomorrow night, at the elimination,
one guy and one girl
will end their journeys.
Two of you will be leaving us. - [gasps]
- I can’t handle the pressure.
People coming in, double elimination.
- Two big decisions are now in your hands.
So, take some time, think it over,
and we will see you guys later.
- Ahh! I’m freaking out right now.
This is why we drink in this house.
[dramatic music]
[bluesy pop]
- ♪ I should give you a warnin’ ♪
♪ ’Cause I’m about to have too much fun ♪
- I’m living my fullest life right now.
- You looking better and better as the day go on.
She’s a hot blonde. She’s spunky, good-looking.
If I don’t like a girl like Angelique,
I don’t think I like girls.
- ♪ Hey, it’s a good day ♪
♪ For a good day, uh-huh, uh-huh ♪
- I’m glad we got to do this, though, for real.
- No, yeah, I know, I know. I definitely wanted to spend
more time with you, you know? - Me too.
Blair and I haven’t really had the opportunity
to talk to one another
and, like, really dive deeper into conversations
and get to know one another. So I’m really excited
to get one-on-one time with him finally.
- ♪ Light me up, light me up ♪
- Pretty romantic out here.
- It is. - It’s really cute.
I mean, this would be, like,
definitely something I would-- [Angelique giggling]
- Come here.
- Come here, girl. - Where you going?
- That [bleep] still... - The horse is doing it again.
- It definitely makes it less romantic
if you’re actually trying to have a decent conversation,
and then you have a [bleep] comedy show behind you,
because Dean is always on, and...
Angelique is definitely... out there.
[Angelique laughing]
- This was fun, but I’m not gonna lie,
I kind of wish it was just us and not them.
- [laughs] - I didn’t say that.
♪ ♪
- I’m gonna go in the pool. Come in the pool with me.
- Nah, I’m about to eat. I’m chilling.
[laughter]
Hey, I’m simple, you know, keep it one thing at a time.
I’m a busy man, you know.
I gotta go from here to the other room, back here.
Once Ally left, it kind of took my, you know,
desire to be here a little bit.
I mean, everybody here is good-looking and all that,
and that’s cool, that’s important,
but I’m not gonna just go out there just to play the game
and be--you know, that’s not me.
It’s exhausting.
[snoring]
- ♪ Would you ever give me love ♪
♪ Would you ever give me love like that ♪
♪ Love like that ♪
- So...hi.
- Hi. Finally. - I know!
- So, what kind of things do you like to do,
like, as--like, for fun?
Like, I’m kind of adventurous.
I like going camping or jet skiing or--I’m very active.
- And I love that about you... - Yeah.
- Because I want to be able to do those things with somebody,
but I want somebody to do it with.
Like, I want someone that’ll push me
out of my comfort zone in that regard
a little bit, too, you know? - Totally.
- Need somebody there with me
to do it and kind of like,
"You got this!"
- I’ll get you comfortable and then--
- You’re gonna make me blush.
- Dede is definitely a type that I go after.
It’s a little deeper than just the beauty.
You know, she is very caring.
She comes at things from a different perspective
than other girls,
and I’m excited to see where it leads.
- I hope this is good.
I put a little garlic, a little--
- Is it spicy? Don’t make it spicy.
- I put a little crushed red. Not bad.
- You made it spicy!
- It’s not that spicy. I put like six flakes in there.
- My [bleep] tongue is like-- I’m just like a little bitch
with spicy things. I don’t know,
David and his Dad bod--
he seems like warm and welcoming and funny.
And I think that maybe it’s because we’re all just like
women who have been traumatized and can relate to,
like, men who have, like, walls and issues.
He’s kind of a breath of fresh air.
- What do you think of the new girl?
- We had, like, a mutual--
kind of a similar understanding,
in that, like, her ex-husband was her first,
and she was, like, a virgin before him,
and so that was kind of all she knew.
That was, like, one thing we could relate on.
- Blair was your first? - Yeah, Blair was my first.
I was a virgin before him. - I was Gillian’s first.
- Oh yeah. Yeah, that’s right.
Did you guys wait till marriage?
- Yeah, we waited.
- Oh, wait, no, you guys were together--I forgot.
You guys were together so-- that would be really weird.
I’d be like... - Yeah, exactly.
- "What the [bleep]?" - You kidding me?
- Have you guys been with other people
since you guys took breaks and [bleep]?
- Yes, I have been with other people.
- I don’t really understand Ariel’s intentions.
At all. David deserves to be with a woman
who is not playing games.
I just feel, if David were to pursue something with her,
it wouldn’t be real.
It’s just a shame how our split went down.
- I guess I’m confused, because--
- You and me both, brother.
- Yeah. I’m confused, because
it seems like he feels like you’re holding on to something.
- The feelings, a little bit, are there.
They could blossom.
However, all the damage--it’s just not--
Last year, I had lost my father,
and David decided he wanted to go to New York at that time.
I was going through a lot of stuff,
and he didn’t want to be around me.
And I just looked at him as selfish.
Maybe I shouldn’t have put so much pressure on him.
However,
if one of his parents passed, I would never leave him.
I would have been supportive. That was a lot.
- I like your energy when you came into the house.
- Yes! I know, I felt the same. I was drawn to you first.
- Why? - To be honest, the outfit.
’Cause you need confidence.
And then after talking to you, I’ve noticed
you are super positive and have really good energy.
- I’ma tell you one thing. I want you to be you.
- Yeah. - Like, I mean that.
Like, don’t feel like you gotta be a certain way.
Be who you are, you know, with certain, but--
- I like that. - Yeah.
- Have you always had that mindset?
Or has that been something you’ve, like, grown into?
- I’ve always been like that.
Like, I mean, and that’s--like, I think it’s a blessing,
’cause I’ve--as I got older, I started to realize
more--I thought everybody was like that.
- Yeah. Yeah. - But then I started realizing,
like--you know, as you get older,
you start seeing some people venture off from you,
or jealousy, or-- - Yes.
Dean is amazing.
We are laughing.
We’re connecting. We’re touching a lot.
A lot of touch.
I feel sexuality is such an amazing, beautiful thing.
And I think that Dean is suave, he is smooth,
and he is the cat’s pajamas,
which I don’t think I’ve ever said in my life before.
- I don’t know, I just really want to be,
like, cute with you, just because you cute.
I want you to feed me the kiwis.
- I would love to feed you the kiwi.
Ready for this? - I’m ready.
- Okay, here we go.
What do you think?
- It’s good.
[both laughing]
- [sobbing]
It’s just so much. It’s [bleep] up.
I feel like there is unfinished business between David and I.
You know, I don’t want to stop him from finding happiness.
However, it does suck having it right in your [bleep] face.
We both lived with each other and had vows and [bleep].
It’s just so deep.
- Exactly. - I respected you.
You’ve done things.
- What? What have I done?
- You put others ahead of my feelings.
- No, I haven’t. Ariel and I had a conversation.
She wasn’t disrespectful where she was crossing boundaries.
- Both of you were. ’Cause you put her before me.
- To have closure, and then, at the same time,
she’s still hanging on to me and not letting me go--
- We talk in circles.
- And that’s what we’ve been doing for seven months,
is talking in circles. I came back on my belly,
apologizing to you, trying to validate your feelings.
And don’t tell me that I didn’t.
- You did. - Exactly.
- However, I was still processing my best friend,
who claimed you loved me, who just walked.
You waved the white flag.
You just couldn’t take it anymore.
- I need you to understand the reasons why I left,
and what I was going through
and that I didn’t just throw my hands up and give up, Gillian.
- I told you I was-- - Being away from you
was really hard.
And I was [bleep] miserable. I was miserable,
because I was lonely, and I missed you.
I hated being away from you. I hated being away from you.
- And I did not know that.
- Because it’s so hard for me to talk about my emotions.
And this is-- - I needed that.
I felt like you didn’t give a [bleep] about me.
I never heard that from you.
[quiet music]
- I’m sorry.
♪ ♪
- That was just the conversation
I was waiting for all these [bleep] weeks.
♪ ♪
- I recognize my faults
played a huge part in our downfall.
And I’m sorry. I will always love you.
♪ ♪
- ♪ You think you’re pretty ♪
♪ Clever but lucky for me ♪
♪ I know better, I’ve seen...♪
- Get a mug. I’ma make you tea.
- Devon turning the date down, it really surprised me.
Like, everything is just so confusing to me,
and I just don’t know how to feel
and why I’m feeling the way--how I feel right now.
Honestly, I’m just trying to figure out the proper words
to how I want to say it and what I want to say, and...
- What it is you’re trying to say?
- Okay, after I say it, I never said it.
- Yeah, cool.
- Okay. Before the winner was announced,
thought went through my head, like,
"Dang, like, someone could really just pick you.
Someone could potentially like you and
then go on a date with you." And it just, like, hit me.
In that moment, it’s like, dang...
I may...
still love you.
That’s all I gotta say.
- Man.
Ha.
I will tell you this.
I knew.
[both laughing]
- Devon, I’m done with you. - I [bleep] knew.
- You want to act hardcore, but I know too.
- That’s not-- - You’re not-you’re not giving
as much as what you want to give,
but it definitely shows. It definitely shows.
- What shows? I don’t know what you talking about.
- Playing hardball, I see.
- I’m not playing hardball. - Yes, you definitely are.
But it’s okay.
- For me hearing she still loves me, that meant a lot.
And that’s a good thing, because I definitely know
5it’s--I still got feelings for her.
[mellow music]
[chatter]
- Where is everybody?
- I don’t know. Are they in the kitchen?
- Hey! - Hello, hello, hello.
- What’s going on? - You guys are making dinner?
- How’d you guys do? - It was good.
- Getting out of the house a little bit
has definitely helped boost my mood
because it’s been pretty heavy dealing with
some of the issues between Thakur and I,
so it was really nice to just get away,
spend some time with Blair, and do something fun.
- You in love? - It was so pretty.
- Did you Fall in love? - Maybe a little bit.
No, no, no. He’s good.
I was gonna say, I love him. - You just said I love him.
- I’m really glad-- - That was really quick,
but I’m all for it. - Oh. You know what I mean.
I had a really good time. - You have a crush on him.
- I’m really glad--I do have a crush on him.
- Yeah, good. Yes should. - I should have told him that.
I’ve been crushing on him since I came into the house.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- All right, come on over, everybody.
We’re sitting at the table.
- Watch out, now. You ready, huh?
- I’m wasting absolutely no time.
Just digging in. Just put it in.
- Dede, you down for a shot? - Yes.
- Oh, Dede! That makes me happy.
- What’s your deal right now?
- What do you mean?
- Quiet. You’re bumming. Why? - I don’t know.
I’ve been just spending a bunch of time [bleep] cooking,
and my wife was spending time with this piece of [bleep].
I’m just--I’m loving it.
The entire day, I was trying to sort of, like,
downplay it in my mind and my heart.
But Dede being with somebody else felt weird.
Yeah, it’s tough. It’s really-it’s really tough.
- Is he mad at you? - I can’t tell.
- Okay. I can’t tell either.
- I mean, I don’t know what the animosity is, but you good.
- No, I know I’m good.
- You good as of now. Relax.
- Do you want to come with me?
- Sure.
- Thakur’s a very different person when he drinks.
I’m struggling a lot right now trying to figure out
how to be supportive of him,
you know, because I do care about him.
But at the same time, like, I don’t want to trigger him,
and I don’t want him to pull me back into this negative place.
You’re obviously thinking and feeling a lot right now.
I think you’ll feel better if you let it out and talk to me.
I want to be able to help you with how you’re feeling,
but I can’t if you don’t open up and let me in.
Please don’t cry. Please don’t cry.
Will you please talk to me? Please, come on.
I don’t know what you’re feeling right now, and I--
- I just don’t want anybody [bleep] touching you like that.
- Like what? - Like that [bleep, murmurs].
- Stop. You can’t act like that, though,
every time someone’s giving me attention. Like--
- Oh, that’s how I react every time
you’re getting [bleep] attention, Dede?
- Well, there’s no reason for it to escalate like that.
- Then-then don’t-then don’t--
- Thakur. - Then don’t.
- He’s making all of us uncomfortable right now.
I’m not entertaining [bleep] like that.
- You know, it’d be nice if you were,
like, ever on my side, and you’re not.
- Ever on your side? I don’t agree
with what you’re saying right now.
I’m not going--what do you want me to say?
I’m not gonna lie. I’m not going to--
there’s nothing wrong with what happened.
- So-so-- - He didn’t do anything wrong.
He didn’t do anything to hurt me.
I don’t want to argue. - You know what,
[bleep] you, Dede. - This is why
we can’t communicate.
This is why we can’t communicate.
- No, seriously, this is why--
- You don’t have control over me.
- This is-this is why I [bleep] hate you, because, like...
- All right. - You’re an asshole.
I’m about to knock somebody the [bleep] out.
[bleep] asshole.
- Let me grab a [bleep] drink.
- Maybe get a water.
- [bleep] grab a drink, ’cause it would be helpful
when I [bleep] punch him in his [bleep] head.
- That’s a lot. Put something in there.
- I don’t give a [bleep].
- Come on. Don’t do that.
- "Come on," what? - Don’t be pissed like that.
- I literally just want to-- - Don’t.
- Just knock somebody the [bleep] out.
- Why, though? That’s not gonna solve anything.
- ’Cause I wanna [bleep] feel it.
I just wanna [bleep] feel it, you know what I mean?
- But that’s dumb. - What happened, Thakur?
- Yeah, fill David in. Let’s go inside with David.
- Okay. - Okay.
We all know Thakur is pretty drunk right now,
and he’s kind of angry.
But I cannot deal with another explosion from Thakur.
Okay, Thakur, why?
- So, I have to deal with Dede going on a date.
Like, it’s just-it’s just-- it’s all [bleep] nonsense.
Like, this is all [bleep] nonsense, you know?
- Listen, we are all
in the most crazy, most intense situation.
But it’s like the answer is not to knock someone out.
Like, that--you don’t want to be that guy,
’cause I don’t want to be with a guy that [bleep] has--
that I would have to deal with losing their [bleep]
like that any time [bleep] hits the fan.
But I know that you’re struggling with a lot,
’cause there’s a lot going on. - [sighs]
I put myself in these situations where I do things
that I probably shouldn’t do, but then I’m too afraid
to even deal with the consequences of that.
That’s pretty bad. Like, that doesn’t
really make for great relationships with people.
I mean, it really hasn’t worked out for me at all,
ever, in my entire life.
So, yeah, that’s definitely something
that I-I have to get better at it.
- You and Dede have made, like, three steps forward.
You don’t want to kick it five steps back. Right?
- ♪ Lookin’ for a way like this ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪
♪ To call up in my head ♪
♪ Call up in my head ♪
♪ I forgot I have ♪
♪ I’m breakin’ through ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, I’m changin’ the rules ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ♪
♪ Makin’ my rules ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ♪
♪ I’m breakin’ through ♪
♪ I’m breakin through’ ♪
- Are you guys worried at all? - Yeah, yeah. I’m worried.
After-after last night, I’m worried, for sure.
- Got a double elimination tonight,
so you can kind of sense that in the house today,
and, like, just knowing that two people are leaving tonight.
So, you know, there’s,
I think, some stress and anxiety with that.
- Who are we guys going for, as far as elimination?
I want to--us to be on the same page.
- Mims.
- So, Gillian? What do you guys think?
- Gillian, I haven’t really talked to a lot.
- Yeah. Does it even seem like
she’s interested in anybody?
- No, I don’t think so. - What about Ariel?
- I’ve had a conversation with Ariel, with her
in the kitchen and stuff. But I don’t really sense
anything--she’s looking for anything serious.
- She’s been pretty hung up on you.
- The thing is, for me,
you only have so much time to decide,
so I’m gonna go talk to Ariel about it.
I came to the house to get some resolution with Ariel,
and, you know, at this point,
we’re not getting back together,
so I would be fine with seeing Ariel date other people.
But I don’t think if she’s interested in anyone.
Just haven’t even asked her that question.
The word on the street
is that it’s you that’s gonna be eliminated next
because it doesn’t seem like you’re interested in anybody
and all that jazz.
- And what do you think? - What do I think about what?
I don’t know, ’cause I haven’t talked to you about it.
Like, are you interested in any of the guys?
- I see myself, like-- - Like, just be direct.
Yes--it’s, like, a yes or no, you know what I mean?
Jesus [bleep] Christ. Like, yes,
of course it’s a [bleep] hard question to answer.
But they want you to find true love
at the end of the experience.
- You have your watch on.
- I’m trying to get a [bleep] straight answer on this, Ariel.
So, if you cannot give me a straight answer,
then I don’t--I’m gonna say-- - Stop saying that,
because you’re not even willing
to communicate--to listen to my communication.
And then you keep saying I’m being--like,
not giving you a straight answer,
as if I’m going, like, a [bleep] ’round the bush.
And I’m like, no, I’m trying to, like,
have a conversation with you
I’m intrigued by David.
But what’s hanging me up is clearing the air with Blair.
I’m struggling, because I feel like Blair
is not really being an open book.
So, I don’t know if he’s gonna want to protect me
or get rid of me, and that’s confusing for me.
- If you look at the purpose of the elimination,
it’s are you willing
to fall in love with this person?
Because that’s what they’re looking for.
That’s what they’re gonna ask me tonight, in six hours,
and that’s my whole point.
- Like, I’m not gonna fall in love and be like,
"Yes, let’s [bleep] get married."
- I’m asking you a simple question,
and you’re not giving me a [bleep] easy answer.
- I know, but I’ve answered. Can we also talk beyond that,
or was that all the time you’ve allotted me today?
- Okay. You know what, there you go.
- I don’t know. - That’s the end of it.
- So, was that a yes? - Yeah. Yeah.
It’s really annoying that I couldn’t get
a straight answer from her.
It’s like, "Okay, cool, I tried to warn you.
I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but just watch out."
♪ ♪
- Y’all are having some fun. - Hello, hello!
- What is up? Gather ’round.
- I feel like I’m probably gonna be
one of the options to be voted off.
But I don’t feel like my story’s done yet.
Not gonna be okay. I need to stay.
- Welcome back, everyone. How are we feeling?
- Whoo! - So good.
- Crazy. - Looking better.
- All right, guys, well, let’s get to it.
Normally, the power to eliminate
bounces back and forth between the women and the men.
This week, things are obviously a little different.
Tonight, both a woman and a man will be leaving us.
- But our goal remains the same.
This group will continue to narrow until we find
one couple that’s moved on from the past
and is truly committed to each other.
Remember, Angelique and Dean, Dede and Blair,
y’all went on dates this week,
so you are safe from being eliminated.
But now it’s time for the tough part.
We have two very difficult decisions to make.
We’re gonna start with our ladies.
So, fellas, I’m gonna ask you guys to step away
and give them some time to speak openly.
- I don’t feel like I deserve to go home,
and I definitely don’t want to go home.
There is an ugly side to me
that part of me wishes people didn’t see,
but part of me also realizes that that’s who I am,
and there’s still more work that I have to put in.
- All right, ladies, you guys know how this goes.
Let’s start with which guys you are connecting with.
I want to hear about the romance in the house.
Angelique, I think the easiest would be to start with you.
I feel like you had this great date with Dean,
so tell me kind of where you are.
- We were definitely connecting.
He’s just a good person to talk to.
I like his energy, and I’ve had a lot of fun
getting to know him, and it’s been good.
And I’m so new that I don’t want to, like,
make, like, a strong commitment right off the bat
before I fill everything out.
- Dede, how are you feeling right now?
I know a lot of stuff has happened in the house,
and you had a date with Blair, so kind of where are you at?
- He’s very deep, you know?
It doesn’t--it’s not so much verbal,
but you can see it in his eyes, like the way he’s thinking
and the way that he’s processing,
how much is in there and how big his heart his.
And I love that. Like, I’m attracted to that in him.
- I love that . - Now, it’s time for
the not-as-fun conversation.
Is there anybody or any guy in this house
that doesn’t have a match in any of you?
- Mims. - Mims.
- For sure. - Mims.
- So, more on that.
- You could tell that he was working on a lot of things
with Ally, and I think that he’s hurt
about the fact that she’s gone. - Yeah.
- Gillian, you feel the same way about Mims?
- Yeah. He’s so sweet,
but I don’t see him really interacting with any of us.
He’s kind of just chilling, doing his own thing.
- Casey, what about you? - I was really liking Thakur,
but Thakur really disappointed me last night.
You know, he was up in his feelings
about Dede being on a date,
and I was just like--I was like, "Don’t be so emo."
- Thakur and I have made a lot of progress in our relationship
and our ability to communicate with one another,
and obviously some other things
have been going on in the house,
but I think that there’s more in there and there’s more
that will continue to come out if he has more time.
- Ariel, I want to switch over to you.
I want to hear kind of, like, where you’re at.
- Well, like, Thakur is very funny.
But I couldn’t see myself being in a relationship with him.
I don’t think he’s the guy for me.
- Is there a guy you could see yourself
being in a relationship with?
- The person in this house that I have been interested
in getting a deeper connection with is David.
And it’s been a very hard thing just to navigate so far,
because we’re all observant of each other’s feelings.
- Gillian, do you see you and David truly rekindling
that relationship, at this point?
- I wish I could, but I’m a very--I’m really afraid
of getting hurt again.
So, it’s hard for me to wrap my mind around that.
However, I have been enjoying my time with him.
So, it’s been very confusing.
- I appreciate your honesty.
I think we got the clarity we need,
so I’m gonna ask you guys to head back up to the house,
and I’m gonna swap you with the guys
and see what they’re thinking. Thanks, ladies.
- I really hope I get to stay here.
I just want an opportunity to continue growing here.
I’ve been making so many breakthroughs with David,
with our communication.
So, I really hope that my journey does not end tonight,
because I will be absolutely devastated.
- Welcome back, guys.
So, we had a chance to hear from the ladies,
and now we want to talk to you guys.
But I want to start with the easy part.
Let’s talk about the positives and the romances
and the crushes that are happening in this house.
And I want to start with you, David.
Are you connecting with anyone? Where is your head at?
- It’s been-it’s been difficult,
because I’ve been kind of
working through my past relationship,
and it’s been difficult for me to have a real deep connection
with any of the-any of the house members here,
because I know that I’ve been a little bit guarded.
I know that I’ve had a few conversations--
I’ve enjoyed my conversations with Ariel.
Angelique seems like an amazing person, too,
and I would like to get to know her as well.
Let’s flip the script.
So, we need to start to talk about the ladies
that you’re not finding a connection with.
Is there someone in that group that’s not connecting
with any of the guys over here? Dean, let’s start with you.
- So, I would say it’s Gillian. You know, I mean,
you cannot really even talk to her all day.
Also, just her not knowing what she want
even out of the situation with her and David.
- Mims, what do you think?
- This morning, on my head was Ariel.
You know, she’s cool and everything,
and I think, you know, the conversations we’ve had,
you know, have been pleasant, but, you know,
I think it’s really just surface-level,
kind of like in a group setting.
But I just haven’t had that connect with her.
- Right. - I haven’t really seen it.
- Thakur, do you agree with that?
- With sort of a heavy heart, I do.
I can’t say I’ve seen Ariel looking for new love.
- Blair? - I haven’t talked to
Gillian a lot, but we have a very limited amount of time
before eliminations, and you need to use that time wisely
if you want to actually find love.
You know, you can’t stay with all the girls.
You need to start talking to guys.
- And that’s the thing, it’s not a popularity contest.
Our job here is to just help you sort through
those that are actively searching for love and stuff.
David, I know it’s tough, on the conversation
with Gillian, but what do you think?
- The times leading into this, she wanted closure,
to move forward without each other.
And it’s difficult to let go.
- David, let me ask you a question.
- Sure. - Have you found closure?
- It’s difficult to say, really.
♪ ♪
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- Welcome back, everyone.
I think both sides have come to a decision.
So, ladies, we will start with you.
- It was down to Thakur and Mims.
Thakur, we love you. You make us laugh.
You are just so amazing to have in this house,
so we were also faced with the challenge of,
is it healthiest for you to be here in this house?
Mims, you came here with Ally, and that was your focus.
However, I wish that you would maybe
open up a little bit more.
So, we decided to go with...
Mims.
I think it’s best that you solve your problems
where they are right now, and that’s Ally, at home.
- Well, gonna have you head out to the front of the house.
- Mims... - We appreciate it, Mims.
- Thanks so much for being here.
- [murmuring] - Love you, boy.
I get it. I didn’t hold anything back,
you know, when I was here,
and I was as honest as I could be.
I don’t regret anything.
- Mims. - Thank you.
- Ladies. It’s been real. All right.
- All right, well, now it’s time
to hear the men’s decision.
- You know, even just my short time here
with you ladies, you know,
just kind of put in an unfortunate situation
that we have to, you know, eliminate one here tonight.
Nothing bad to say about her, but it’s just that, you know,
we kind of wanted more out of this young lady,
not just kind of mingled up in between, you know,
just the ladies, because I think
that’s what we’re here for is to see, you know,
where the connections are gonna lie.
And so...
♪ ♪
Gillian.
- [sighs]
- I’m kind of surprised.
- Yeah, Gillian, tell me how you’re feeling right now.
- I’m kind of surprised, because I-I haven’t just
hung out with the girls. I’ve hung out with the guys.
And, you know, I just--
it takes me a minute to warm up,
and I feel like I was really working on things,
as far as communicating with David,
but I don’t feel like I was finished.
So, I feel like this is a mistake
and my time is cut short.
- It’s a tough situation.
This whole process is brutal, it’s difficult,
and I just want you to know that, Gillian,
just from somebody who cares about you--
- I’m still very surprised.
Yeah, I don’t think this was the right choice.
I’m feeling disappointed.
I was expecting David to stick up for me to stay.
- Bye, Gillian. We’ll miss you.
- I think, as the more time we spent here,
it became clear that it’s super difficult for her
to see me pursue or be pursued,
so we needed to let each other go.
This is exactly what we needed.
- All right, these are only gonna get tougher.
But that’s it for tonight.
Tomorrow is a new day, with new surprises,
and gotta say, you never know
what’s gonna show up at your doorstep.
- Ooh. - You guys, have a good night.
- ♪ And I’m sorry again ♪
♪ To say I’m sorry all the time ♪
♪ And I know I can’t change ♪
♪ The world outside ♪
- You were my first love.
- You were mine too.
- Sorry I was an [bleep] at times.
- I know.
- Sorry if you ever felt that I let you down.
♪ ♪
- Thank you for validating my feelings and apologizing.
[sniffles]
You’re a great man.
- I know, but you are gonna go on
and be the best version of yourself,
and I’m not gonna hold you back either.
- ♪ I was lost when I met you ♪
♪ You told me you were too ♪
♪ So heavy, so much to lose...♪
- I know--as much as he wishes me the best,
I also wish him the best too.
And it’s hard, ’cause I will miss him.
But ultimately, we’re not good for each other,
and I’m accepting that.
[singers vocalizing]
♪ No one knows me like you ♪
♪ ♪
- Next time on "The Big D"...
- I’m, like, really having fun with you.
The more I get to know you, the more I like.
I’m definitely interested in David.
I want some one-on-one time with him.
- When I look at your eyes, like, I can see that
there’s, like, so much more. I just feel like
we can take our friendship to a different level.
- Do you think Ariel’s looking for marriage right now?
- It’s easy to put the pin on the donkey when she’s not here.
- But it’s also looking at facts, kind of, too.
- Angelique started being a little manipulative
to vote Ariel off, and it’s like, that’s not cool.
- We’re gonna have issues. I feel it.