‐ Previously on "The Bachelorette"...
‐ Clare, will you marry me? ‐ [gasps softly]
Yes.
‐ Clare found her happily ever after,
and a new romantic journey began.
‐ Hi, guys! I'm Tayshia.
‐ Tayshia's just amazing.
‐ She couldn't be better.
‐ But then four new men arrived.
‐ Ooh! You are beautiful.
‐ Hope you guys are ready for a few more.
‐ And the competition between
the new and the old guys was fierce.
‐ I'm pissed. ‐ It's us versus them.
‐ And tonight...
[dramatic music]
‐ Looking good.
♪ ♪
This is a girl's dream, honestly.
‐ This is every morning at Chateu Bennêtt.
‐ I could get used to this.
‐ I could be the main course for breakfast.
‐ [laughs] [squeals]
‐ I definitely want her for myself.
‐ That was good.
Just the life of the Bachelorette.
What can I say?
‐ I enjoy every second I get with you.
‐ I'm trying to have the best love story ever.
‐ Every moment is precious,
so I'm gonna fight for what I want.
[bell dings] ‐ This is battle.
‐ Blood, sweat, tears, regret.
[all shouting] ‐ [gasps]
‐ The medics are heading over.
‐ And then Noah hopped the fence.
‐ All hell is breaking loose.
‐ He's trying to push himself
onto group dates.
‐ I think it's immature to do that.
I'm not gonna let this go.
‐ You can think what you wanna think.
‐ You're a fraud. You're a phony.
‐ This [bleep] needs to [bleep] stop.
I'm not taking anymore, dude.
I'm bringing Wolverine out,
and it's gonna get bloody.
‐ It's all coming up tonight on the "The Bachelorette."
[upbeat music]
[birds chirping]
‐ Last night, I think this whole experience
finally sunk in.
I had an amazing one‐on‐one with Brendan.
I really feel like he's husband material.
I don't know. I think he just really
set the bar high for a lot of the guys.
And today, I have a group date,
which I'm actually so excited about.
I honestly cannot wait.
It's gonna be a good day.
‐ I'm excited for today.
I mean, for all of us on this date,
it's our first time seeing Tayshia
since the first night.
So, uh, I'm just ready to figure out
what the date's gonna be.
‐ So on the date today, we have Montel, Ivan,
Demar, Ben, Chasen,
Ed, myself, and Bennett.
It's been a few days now since I've seen Tayshia,
so, yeah, really excited for the date.
‐ Come on, boys. [overlapping chatter]
‐ Get after it.
‐ I'm looking forward to going
on the group date today.
For me, this is a new energy,
a new life. It's like a rebirth.
So it‐‐it's gonna be a good time.
[laughter]
‐ Hi! ‐ It's good to see you.
‐ Good to see you too. ‐ You look beautiful.
‐ Tayshia's looking gorgeous today.
Can't wait to just spend some time with her.
I really, really want that Group Date Rose.
‐ Okay, I'm really excited
to hang out with you guys today.
I've been dying to see y'all.
Um, I actually brought two of my friends
to take care of the date today.
I have no idea what's happening,
but I heard it's really, really fun.
So you guys ready to do it? ‐ Cool, let's do it.
‐ Let's do it. ‐ Let's do it.
‐ Okay, cool. Let's go.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh, hey.
["Thus Spoke Zarathustra" opening chords]
♪ ♪
‐ This is the story of one woman...
‐ And her quest for love.
‐ She's been through it all,
and now she knows what she's looking for.
She's looking for a man.
She's looking for...
a grown‐ass...
man!
‐ Bravo! [laughs]
‐ Hey! ‐ Hi, guys!
‐ Hello, guys! ‐ Hello.
‐ How are you? ‐ Hi!
‐ So for those of you that don't know,
this is Ashley and Jared. ‐ Hey.
‐ They met each other
on "Bachelor in Paradise." ‐ Mm‐hmm.
And we've been married for a year now.
‐ Look at this. ‐ Yeah.
‐ She's got a ring on her finger.
all: Ooh! [applause]
‐ [laughs]
Today, we're gonna put you guys
through a set of challenges,
and at the end of today's date, one of you
will be crowned "a grown‐ass man."
‐ And unfortunately, one of you will be labeled
as a "man‐child." ‐ Oh.
‐ [chuckles] Mm.
‐ It is a known fact I came here
not looking for a boy, but for a man.
‐ Everybody, take a seat.
‐ So today, we're gonna put them to the test.
Really excited for today's date.
I'm looking for a grown‐ass man, okay?
[laughs] ‐ So Tayshia's looking
for someone who is smart.
So we're gonna test your skills in math
and spelling today.
‐ Good luck, guys.
‐ You know, growing up, school was not challenging,
you know, whatsoever.
You know, I did go to Harvard,
and I think is, uh, playing into my favor.
Yeah, I think I'm, you know, in the sort of
upper echelon in terms of being a grown‐ass man.
I'm certainly the smartest.
‐ "You are going on a date with the beautiful Bachelorette,
"Tayshia herself.
"If you wake up at 7:35 a. m., [alarm ringing]
"and it takes you 1 hour and 42 minutes to get ready
"and walk to her suite, at what time
will you get to the date?" [timer dings]
Flip 'em over! "9:17."
"9:17."
Bennett, what do we got, bud?
"9:07." The correct answer is 9:17.
Congratulations, gentlemen who did get that correct.
‐ Okay.
"Tayshia has 25 roses total.
"She gave out six roses during a cocktail party,
"one First Impression Rose, and three
"during one‐on‐one dinners.
How many roses does Tayshia have left?"
‐ That's kind of a poorly‐worded question.
‐ Well, that's a judgement call.
[laughter]
The correct answer was 15!
‐ Bennett got it wrong. ‐ It's all right.
We all have off days. You know what I mean?
‐ I just found out that
Bennett went to Harvard, actually,
which I'm a little shocked at
because his answers were a little questionable.
‐ Well, if it had been worded appropriately,
that would have been different.
‐ Harvard might have to drop their tuition prices
after seeing Bennett's performance today.
Maybe he didn't stay the full four years
like Mark Zuckerberg.
I don't know what he's doing.
‐ Spell "limousine."
Three, two, one.
It's L‐I‐M‐O‐U‐S‐I‐N‐E.
[groans] Oh, Bennett forgot the U!
‐ Wait. Who went to Harvard here?
‐ [laughs]
Mr. Harvard had more wrong answers
than I did, for sure, and I went to Arizona State.
‐ Oh, no.
Some of these questions, you know, caught me off guard.
I still think I have a good chance
of winning this competition.
It really is gonna depend on the next, you know,
three or so events, and we'll see what we have in store.
‐ All right, off to our next challenge.
‐ Now like we talked about,
Tayshia is looking for a grown‐ass man.
‐ Grown man. ‐ And that means fighting
for the person you love‐‐ both emotionally
and physically.
‐ The date today was about
how Tayshia's looking for grown‐ass men,
and I'm really excited to show her
how grown...my ass is...
[laughs] as a man.
‐ The person who gets ahold of the bouquet
will be the winner of that duel.
‐ I wanna see, like, how down and dirty
you guys get with this.
‐ Show up! [laughter]
‐ This challenge requires a lot of strength,
and it's a little competitive,
which...a little competition never hurt nobody.
‐ All right, in three, two, one‐‐go!
‐ You got it, you got it you got it, you got it.
Go, people, you got it, go! Get it!
‐ I‐‐I definitely feel like I have what it takes to win
this grown‐ass man challenge,
and that's what I'm going after.
‐ That was good. ‐ Ben versus Ed.
‐ No. This one is‐‐no!
‐ Hey, you got this, bro. Let's go.
I mean, he's got tree trunks... ‐ No.
‐ But you're fine, man. ‐ You got this.
‐ I am a grown‐ass man, but, uh, Ben's the guy
no one would wanna do a leg competition against.
‐ Go! ‐ Let's go, Ben!
‐ Oh, my gosh! [squeals]
‐ Ed is really struggling 'cause, you know,
Ed's got some chicken legs.
‐ Oh, my gosh! [overlapping shouting]
‐ [grunts] ‐ Oh!
[laughter]
[uneasy music]
‐ So I got smoked.
I mean, it wasn't even a fighting chance.
‐ Good job. ‐ You know, if I miss
the award for the grown‐ass man, I can accept that,
as long as I avoid the man‐child award.
Unfortunately, I can't really participate
in to the physical competition due to a old, you know,
football knee injury that's still kind of with me,
but, you know, well‐‐it's all right.
It's all right.
‐ Oh. ‐ It's not by choice.
‐ Bennett 100% does not deserve to win
the grown‐ass man competition.
He missed a ton of questions in the beginning.
He didn't know how to spell "limousine."
On top of that, he didn't even compete
in the tug‐of‐war. So, like, I don't think
he's really in the running for anything right now.
‐ All right, you guys. Well, welcome
to the breakfast in bed challenge.
‐ The best challenge 'cause there's donuts.
‐ I mean, I'm clearly a fan. ‐ [laughs]
‐ Oh, my gosh, I love a man that can cook,
so I'm really excited to see what they whip up.
I could get used to this.
[bright music]
Ooh, I smell bacon. ‐ I know, I smell it.
‐ Tayshia, how are we on avocado?
‐ I love avocado! [blender whirs]
[softly] I was really excited about Bennett at first,
but I‐‐I don't really know
about that math test that we had.
‐ I haven't really excelled on the events,
coupled with my, uh, falls on a couple of questions,
but, otherwise, I think I'm up there.
I'm a contender. ‐ What are we judging this on?
‐ Thoughtfulness is, like, definitely‐‐
I need some bold moves.
I need people to step up, you know?
both: Five, four, three, two, one!
‐ Everybody have their hands up.
‐ Look at Bennett!
I think we're getting a bold move.
‐ [laughs] ‐ This is a very bold move.
All right, great. ‐ Demar, you are
our first man up.
‐ [laughs] ‐ Hi!
‐ So I figured since I'm currently
in Scottsdale, Arizona, where we do
"Sunday fun days," right, you gotta have a mimosa...
‐ I love that. ‐ To get things started.
‐ Group dates are always very competitive.
You have to bring your A game.
There's so many alpha males here.
‐ The little things matter, and I'm always gonna
be here for you, for sure.
‐ Being bold and being assertive
gets you a rose, so you gotta make
the best of every group date.
‐ Oh, my gosh! ‐ [exhales loudly]
‐ Ahh! ‐ [laughs]
‐ Ed!
‐ For Tayshia, I have
something special planned
where I'll stand out,
and I'm excited to see what happens.
You know, I just thought that I could be
the main course, uh, for breakfast.
‐ [laughs]
‐ Just get, like, right here
and give you a nice, little hug.
‐ Thank you. You look good in that apron.
‐ Thank you. ‐ I think Chasen kind of,
you know, scrapping the breakfast
and saying that "I'm the feast"
and, you know, being‐‐being shirtless is, you know,
slightly boyish, but that's okay.
I think everyone has their own approach,
and, you know, to each their own.
‐ Next up, Bennett.
‐ Bennett. ‐ Hello, hello.
‐ How did this happen? ‐ All right, all right.
‐ [laughs]
‐ I feel confident
that I'm a grown‐ass man.
I'm not afraid to be who I am,
and, you know, I think a woman respects that.
‐ What are you doing? ‐ It's, uh, breakfast in bed,
you know? ‐ [laughs]
‐ Oh. ‐ So...
‐ [whispers] [bleep], Bennett.
‐ Looks good. ‐ I think this is kind of like
a Sunday, you know, morning‐‐
slow and easy. ‐ Mm.
Bennett's bougie, okay?
He's bougie, and I'm bougie,
so...I appreciate it.
‐ I know that you like, you know, donuts,
and naturally, you need to have a beignet...
‐ I love beignets. ‐ From Chateau Bennêtt.
‐ Oh! That was good.
‐ Yeah, so, you know... ‐ That was really good.
‐ Just Bennett took it over the top
with the robe and then getting in bed.
‐ He made it more of an intimate moment,
and when she was sitting next to him,
it looked like she forgot about everybody else
in the room.
‐ Thank you. ‐ [laughing]
‐ You're welcome.
Thank you! ‐ Of course, anytime.
‐ I think that that was impressive to Tayshia,
that intimacy.
Ah‐choo.
[sneezes] ‐ Cover your nose!
Cover your nose! ‐ I'm sorry.
I was tested.
I think all of you guys
did a great job today,
and I'm really impressed by all of you.
I think that Tayshia has some hard decisions
lined up for her. ‐ Yep.
‐ [sighs] All right, so...
[baby doll coos]
This is awarded to the man‐child of the evening.
You will have to carry this as long as Tayshia so desires.
So the award for man‐child this evening goes to...
Ed. ‐ What?
[laughter] What?
‐ Come on and get your doll, Ed.
[laughter]
So‐‐oh, well, Ed... ‐ Oh, my gosh!
‐ You gotta make sure you hold it like a real baby.
‐ Support the head, Ed. ‐ Support the head.
‐ I got the man‐child award. I view it as a fun thing.
I mean, I think Tayshia knows only certain people in the room
can take that. I mean, I‐‐I'm a fun guy.
I love a little joke. I'm gonna own it.
This is a good look. Boom!
‐ The upside of this is that there's nothing sexier
than a man taking care of a baby.
So maybe later at the cocktail party...
‐ Great. ‐ Hope he‐‐I hope he has
a name too by then.
‐ Carlos. ‐ Carlos!
Ed was such a good sport about the baby.
He just brings a good, light energy to everything.
So...I don't know.
I was really, really proud of him.
‐ I'll be giving out
the grown‐ass man award,
and this man, when it got to the final round,
he really showed up.
He made a romantic moment.
This man is...
Bennett.
‐ Congratulations, Bennett. ‐ Thank you.
‐ Congratulations. ‐ Congratulations.
Oh. [chuckles]
[dramatic music]
‐ When Bennett kissed her, the whole room cringed.
That just shows that he's classless.
He has no respect for the other guys.
He's wearing a [bleep] robe in front of everyone,
thinking he rules the world because he's from Harvard.
‐ Wha‐‐are you trying to take a picture?
‐ Yeah, I think we're just, you know, posing for the boys.
‐ All right, Bennett, you can go over there now.
[laughter] ‐ Are you sure? Yeah.
‐ I don't play those games,
and I don't think Tayshia really appreciates that either
because that's not being a man.
‐ Let's get ready for our after‐party
'cause this date isn't quite over yet.
‐ And if he's gonna continue riding his ego,
it's gonna shoot him in the foot.
♪ ♪
[insects chirping]
[curious music]
‐ This looks nice!
‐ Today was awesome. I won the grown man challenge.
Tonight, I'd love to pick up right where I left off
in that bed with Tayshia and, you know,
continue on our evening.
‐ Where is the tequila?
Oh, my God, it's right here.
‐ Regardless of what happens,
I am very confident that I'm gonna get that rose.
‐ You brought the diploma out.
‐ You know, I thought it was the trophy of the evening.
It won't come with me everywhere.
‐ Do you‐‐do you think you earned it, though?
‐ I have, you know, all the confidence of being
a grown‐ass man in any, you know, way, shape, or form.
‐ Does a‐‐does a grown‐ass man
not compete in a physical competition
and has to sit out?
‐ I‐‐I‐‐if you wanna go down that route,
I‐‐I got the award and didn't compete
in one of the, you know, competitions.
‐ That is true. ‐ So how does that
make you feel, man? ‐ But you competed poorly
as well, though, is the other thing.
‐ That kiss in there was very, very cringe‐y.
‐ Cringe‐y? ‐ Just kind of like
your robe right now, buddy. ‐ Aww.
That's all right, man.
‐ Kind of making me cringe a little bit.
Bennett, it's called a cocktail party
for a reason, buddy.
You don't wear a robe.
It's not gentlemanlike,
especially for Tayshia.
That's not the kind of grown‐ass man
that she needs to be with.
‐ Hello, hello, hello, hello. ‐ Hello.
‐ How are you? ‐ I'm good.
How are you? ‐ Oh, we're doing great.
‐ Good. Today was just like a fun‐‐
it was a fun day out with the guys.
Hello! You got dressed up, I see.
I think the entire group is a group of men, not boys,
and I hope that the evening
also turns out to be a good one.
‐ Yeah, I just, you know... ‐ Whew!
‐ Wanted to wear the robe. I was hoping to pick right up
where we sort of left off. ‐ Oh, you're funny.
‐ If you don't mind, I'd like to kind of
get things going, just real quickly.
Just‐‐and we'll take two minutes.
‐ W‐‐uh, okay, um...
I'm just gonna say hi to everyone first, though.
Is that cool? ‐ Of course.
‐ Okay. ‐ Whatever the girl wants,
the girl gets‐‐absolutely. ‐ Okay.
You guys, today was fun. ‐ So much fun.
‐ Yeah? ‐ Yeah.
‐ And Carlos... ‐ We added a new guy
to the pack. ‐ It's so nice of you
to join us. [doll squeals]
I'm just so happy. I feel like I really have
some grown men, and I'm just really excited
to get to know you guys a little bit more tonight.
Maybe we should just cheers to that.
Is that good? ‐ Yeah, absolutely.
‐ For sure.
‐ Ooh!
Cheers, y'all! all: Cheers.
‐ Cheers to some grown men! ‐ Yes.
‐ [laughs] ‐ I'll cheers to that.
‐ Tayshia, can I actually grab you first?
‐ I'd love that. ‐ All right, perfect.
‐ Oh, interesting. ‐ We'll finish
our conversation. ‐ Okay.
‐ Interesting, all right.
‐ Be right back. [doll cooing]
‐ Chasen with the swoop. [laughs]
‐ That's all right. I was gonna take, you know,
two minutes, but, you know, grown‐ass men have manners.
‐ So I'm so excited every time I‐‐I get
to hang out with you, and just, like,
you amaze me more and more.
‐ Oh! ‐ And, uh, you know,
last time we talked, um, we were talking about family.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Um, so family's
super important to me. ‐ I love that.
‐ And, like, that's everything that builds me up.
My little sister's married. She's‐‐
‐ Oh, is she? ‐ Yeah, she's just expecting
a‐‐a kid in February. ‐ No way.
‐ So I found out a couple weeks ago,
like, I'm gonna be an uncle. So it's just like‐‐
‐ That's exciting! ‐ I know, so, like, I, like‐‐
‐ Congratulations. ‐ I, like, lit up.
Like, just like my heart, like, kind of exploded
and, like, dropped at the same time.
‐ Oh. ‐ And I'm at this point
where, like, I've actually never been in love.
‐ No? ‐ I've gone through
some relationships, and we can, like, talk about this,
like, later on. ‐ Yeah, I definitely
wanna know. ‐ But, you know,
this is why I'm here on this journey.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And I think it's
very important just to get to know you
and, like, learn where you come from.
Like, what makes Tayshia Tayshia?
‐ Was it really grown‐ass man to kind of just, like,
"Oh, by the way, I'll hop right in here"?
‐ Yeah. ‐ But that's fine.
That's how it goes. What do you think, um...
his conversation is like with her?
‐ I'm sure his conversation is what we see.
It's just like‐‐oh, he probably has
his five adjectives: "You're beautiful.
You're energetic. You light up my life."
Unfortunately, she doesn't see the Chasen we see.
Chasen's a fraud. Chasen's a phony.
The guy's more or less an actor, in my mind.
‐ Well, likewise. ‐ Good seeing you.
Ooh! ‐ He just kind of repeats
what he thinks he's supposed to say,
and it, you know‐‐it's just not believable.
The longer Chasen spins this web of deceit
over to Tayshia, he's gonna be around.
‐ So how's your night?
‐ It's going well. ‐ Yeah?
‐ Yeah, a little better that you're here.
‐ Me too. I'm excited to be here.
‐ It's so funny 'cause, like, I feel like, um‐‐
like, I'm attracted to you. ‐ Yeah.
‐ I feel like we have chemistry.
‐ That makes two of us. ‐ Okay.
‐ Yeah. ‐ But also, like,
I feel like my guard goes up when I'm around you sometimes.
‐ Really? ‐ I get nervous.
‐ I'm also very nervous right now.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ It's a weird thing.
I, like, don't‐‐ this doesn't happen.
My heart doesn't race. I, like, don't get sweaty.
But my heart's racing, and you're‐‐you're feeling
my hands right now. ‐ [laughs]
‐ Um, so it's like a weird feeling for me,
but I‐‐I like it, you know. ‐ Okay.
Well, I like it too. So...
‐ Cool. ‐ We'll keep talking then.
‐ So what do you wanna know? ‐ Okay.
So let's see.
Well, first of all, how are you‐‐
how and why are you single?
‐ I, uh, so I've always, like, been a relationship guy.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ I've had a couple
longer relationships in my life,
but two years ago, I ended one
that I thought was gonna last forever.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And the ending
of that relationship,
like, destroyed me.
And so for the last two years, I just haven't even tried
to date anybody. ‐ Yeah.
‐ But I, uh‐‐the feeling that I feel right now
is, like, the thing that I was hoping to feel,
and I‐‐I'd love to kiss you.
‐ [laughs] ‐ 'Cause you're...gorgeous.
[tender music]
♪ ♪
‐ Ben. ‐ One more for the road.
‐ [laughs]
♪ ♪
I'm smitten by Ben.
‐ We can save some for later. ‐ You're trouble.
I'm leaving. ‐ I'm nothing; I'm perfect.
‐ I'm going. ‐ I'm perfect.
‐ I gots to go. ‐ You can't just get up.
‐ I gotta just go.
‐ All right, well, see you later.
‐ [laughs] Okay.
There's something about that boy.
I like him.
‐ That challenge did, like, mean a lot to me, you know‐‐
being a grown‐ass man, and you want somebody
who's a grown man, right? ‐ Absolutely.
‐ And that's completely what I embody.
I wanna give back to the world as much as possible,
you know, start a charity‐‐whatever‐‐
do whatever and just give back.
There's just so much in the world
that I wanna change, you know?
So let me ask you, uh,
what are you looking for in a husband
or a relationship, going forward?
‐ I want someone that's loyal, someone that is driven,
motivated, wants to, like... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ I've said this‐‐ build an empire with me.
‐ 100%, yeah. ‐ You know?
Like, I just‐‐ ‐ No, no, like, everything
you're saying, I 100% agree with.
‐ That's... ‐ Like, I‐‐I love it.
I love everything that you're saying.
‐ I mean, did you do research
before you came over to talk to me?
‐ Because you're just basically saying everything‐‐
‐ That's what I feel like‐‐ maybe you did some research.
‐ What are you talking about? No!
You're the one speaking.
You‐‐it's like you did a little a work on me.
‐ No‐‐yeah. ‐ Honestly‐‐wait.
You carry yourself so different,
and you're so much younger than all the guys, I feel like.
I don't know. I knew there was
something different about you, but there's just, like‐‐
there's, like, depth to you in the sense of, like...
I don't know. You're just‐‐
you're a grown‐ass man.
Ivan's kind of like a dark horse.
He's there.
Um, he's fairly subtle,
but he has, like, a lot of power.
‐ I wanted to, you know,
get a little blindfold action going
and feed you some strawberries. ‐ Oh!
‐ You know, part of being a grown‐ass man
is, you know, being romantic, and...
‐ Okay. ‐ I wanna make sure
you can see that side of me. ‐ Okay!
‐ So here you go. ‐ Okay.
You ready? ‐ Am I over there?
Yep. ‐ Okay.
‐ You want strawberries or blueberries?
‐ Um...let's do some strawberries.
‐ All right, here we go. ‐ Oh, my gosh, I'm nervous.
‐ [laughs] ‐ I've never‐‐I've never
had this done to me before. ‐ You ready?
‐ Yeah. ‐ There you go.
‐ [chuckles] Mmm!
‐ Like that?
‐ Strawberry's my favorite. ‐ I got, uh,
a little something different this time.
How 'bout this? ‐ Okay.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Today has just been nothing short of amazing.
Each guy surprised me so much.
I never thought I'd have so many
positive connections with all the guys in the group.
So I'm happy.
‐ It was curious, you know.
Obviously, we've got Tayshia in here.
Thank God, right? And, uh, most of us
are really, really fired up about that.
I think that there's a bit of a, you know,
elephant in the room with some others
that perhaps aren't as, you know, fired up.
[tense music]
‐ Is it anybody here you're talking about?
‐ So who‐‐so who‐‐ who are you speculating?
'Cause I'd like to get down to the bottom of it
if you're pointing fingers at me.
‐ I think, you know, there might be some question‐‐
I think Ed brought that up‐‐
you know, if you're as genuinely
fired up about Tayshia as I am.
I'm just posing the question. ‐ Oh, yeah.
I appreciate as a man that you're coming at me.
‐ I'm posing it as a question.
‐ Those guys can come at me all they want‐‐
Batman and Robin.
I'll be Superman, so‐‐actually, I'll be Wolverine
'cause that's kind of my nickname, but, uh...
we'll let them find that out later.
Yeah, I mean, I definitely did share moments with Clare.
‐ Right, right. ‐ You know?
I‐‐I was able to have a little bit more
one‐on‐one time. ‐ Ah, I mean, come on, dude.
‐ No, it is‐‐it is definitely tough to pivot.
The fact that she had Dale in her mind the whole time
with those conversations was not authentic.
It was not real. ‐ Look who's talking, man!
‐ And I'm still getting to know Tayshia.
‐ But, like, you're not here for the right intentions.
You're a bad actor.
You don't have a future in that.
You're not good at it. ‐ Ed, I don't even know
if I can take you serious sometimes anymore.
You're holding a baby.
You have chicken legs. You lost the competition.
‐ [scoffs] Dude, "chicken legs"?
That's fine, man. ‐ Come on, man.
‐ Chasen's super fake. I think he's fake and phony.
You don't want someone like that to get down,
close to Tayshia and actually potentially steal her.
So I think we can send him
back to San Diego pretty soon, hopefully.
[baby doll crying]
‐ So, um, we have a lovely lady here.
I think it's up to her who is a grown‐ass man.
There's still, uh, a rose to be awarded,
and, um, cheers...
to being a gentleman and a grown‐ass man.
all: Cheers. ‐ Aww, cheers to you, Ivan.
‐ Cheers, my man. ‐ I can't cheers you.
‐ Aw, jeez, Chase.
No cheers, man?
Come on. ‐ No.
‐ No cheers? ‐ You crossed it, buddy.
‐ I crossed it?
All right. Chasen's an idiot!
I mean, there's nothing that's gonna be subtle with the guy.
I'm able to see through Chasen's BS so easily.
I call him a phony. I call him a fraud.
I know he knows that.
What needs to happen is that Tayshia
needs to see him for who he is‐‐a phony.
I think we need Chasen out of here!
That's what we need.
‐ [laughs] ‐ Um‐‐but no,
the man‐child thing was... it was funny.
It was great. It was ironic
because I want a little Danny Carlos.
‐ [laughs] ‐ I mean, I'm‐‐I'm 36.
So I‐‐that‐‐ this is what I want.
I want a family. That's why I'm here
right now, literally.
I just want you to know that, you know,
I'm here for the right reasons, and I think there are
some people that might not be as genuine, you know.
I‐‐I don't wanna name‐drop. ‐ Really?
‐ Yeah, I‐‐I had a little conversation tonight
with Chasen, and I think one of the things I've discussed
just kind of man‐to‐man with Chasen
is that I've heard him say identical things to Clare
that he's been saying about you and just kind of using
the same exact adjectives, the same verbiage,
the same words.
And I said, "Chasen, are‐‐I mean, you turn this on
"more or less sometimes when the cameras are on,
when we're on these group dates,"
or whatever it might be, and I just wanna make sure
that whoever you choose out of the guys here
is, you know, someone that's genuinely here
for the right reasons and not for, you know,
the Instagram followers.
I asked him tonight, like, "What's real?
"Or did you feel this way about Clare?
Do you feel‐‐they're completely different people."
And to‐‐to compare and contrast‐‐
‐ What was his response?
‐ He just called my legs "chicken legs."
‐ When he said like Chasen wanted Instagram followers,
like, that rubs me so wrong.
I said it since night one:
I want you to be your true, authentic self
because I don't want to have one version of you here
and go home and have a completely
different version of you.
I don't wanna find that out at hometowns.
I don't wanna find that out at the end,
after I have a ring on my finger.
I don't wanna find that out, you know,
years down the road.
‐ We had a good chat, and, you know...you know,
we got to talk about some real stuff while we're here.
I did mention you, Chasen, a little bit.
Um... ‐ What'd you say?
‐ I just mentioned that I think you're a different guy
when the cameras aren't around and that I don't think
you're here for the right reasons, and...
‐ Interesting. ‐ Yeah.
‐ We're still gonna bring this up,
and you brought that to her.
‐ Yeah, I don't think‐‐I mean...
‐ Okay. ‐ Is that interesting to you?
‐ No, it's just very childish,
you know, with your demeanor... ‐ Well, I brought it‐‐
‐ And your baby jokes. ‐ Hey, you know‐‐
‐ What makes you think I'm not here for the right reasons?
I wanna hear your facts right now.
‐ Well, we'll time out for one second.
‐ Tayshia's coming. ‐ Oh.
‐ [clears throat]
[dramatic music]
‐ Hi. ‐ Hey!
‐ Tayshia. ‐ Chasen, can I talk to you
really quickly? ‐ Yeah, absolutely.
I'd love to clear some things up with you.
‐ Chasen's here for the wrong reasons.
I called him out. Now Chasen's thought bubble
above his head is "Oh, [bleep]."
‐ You good? You seem a little defensive.
‐ Yeah‐‐no, I'm good.
Ed's just been attacking me, and then he just told me
what he told you... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And now I'm here with you. So I wanna hear
what your thoughts are on everything.
‐ [sighs] Um, basically, Ed just said
that he's observed you using almost identical words
to des‐‐to describe myself as you did with Clare...
‐ Okay, yeah. ‐ About‐‐just a few days ago.
‐ And he did bring that up to me.
‐ He said that you could essentially be
using this for a career leverage.
I don't know.
I'm not the girl to waste that on.
‐ No, I‐I'm so glad that you're‐‐
you're approaching me like this.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And I am staring you
dead in the eyes when I look at you.
That is absolutely ridiculous to call me that,
and I just‐‐I feel insulted, so I'm defending myself.
‐ Honestly, it's‐‐it's one of my fears,
being here right now, um...
especially with Clare being here prior to me.
‐ Yeah. No, I completely understand.
Yeah. Like, I definitely want, like,
to find someone and‐‐and get to know them,
and right when you came out, you know, obviously,
you know, it was a pivot.
But I'm getting to know you more and more.
Like‐‐and I'm just, like, really vibing with you,
and I feel‐‐I hope that you feel the same way.
‐ Well, thank you for talking to me.
[uneasy music]
I feel like the way that I navigate
through these situations is,
I trust my instinct and my gut intuition.
Actually, I'm gonna stay here. ‐ You are?
‐ Yeah. ‐ Okay, I'll walk back.
‐ Okay. ‐ All right.
‐ All this information does is just put me
a little bit more on alert.
I will take this, I will process it,
and I'll make a grown‐woman decision.
♪ ♪
‐ I just felt like I should, you know‐‐
I could just call him out,
like, as far as what I see.
I just wanted to kind of clear it up.
‐ Ed.
Bottom line, this [bleep] needs to stop, dude.
You're pissing me off, and you're interfering
with my relationship and a spark
where I'm trying to get a relationship with a girl.
I'm not taking any more, dude.
Like, you are interfering in something
that I'm trying to grow right now,
and I really don't appreciate it at all.
‐ All right, well‐‐well, take your "smedium" shirt
and sit down. ‐ My "smedium" shirt?
It's actually a large, okay? ‐ Dude‐‐sit down, dude.
‐ Ed, no, I'm not gonna sit down.
‐ I don't know what you're doing.
Like, I got a baby in my hand, bro.
‐ Ed, no. No, dude‐‐Ed, I'm standing up
for myself, and, yes, there was a previous Bachelorette.
I have pivoted.
I am starting to grow feelings for this girl,
and you are getting in the way of that,
and I do not appreciate that as a man‐‐
as a grown‐ass man, right now.
‐ Well‐‐ ‐ So you need to stop.
‐ All right, well, you don't have to‐‐
‐ No, seriously! ‐ You don't have to appreciate.
I'm just saying what I see. ‐ Stop jibber‐jabbering
your mouth, dude. ‐ It's not jibber‐jabber.
You're the one that's like a rocking char
going back and forth, man.
‐ How am I going back and forth?
‐ You say the same things over and over again.
I mean‐‐ ‐ No, I don't.
You only have me for describing a woman.
‐ What was your cliché last night?
"I'm on cloud nine"‐‐ what is that?
Like, literally it's a Zac Efron movie.
‐ I'm exci‐‐I'm excited. ‐ It's a Zac Efron movie.
You have it on the back of your palm.
‐ I like to keep things short and simple, Ed, buddy.
‐ "Beautiful, energetic; she's sexy," like, come on.
‐ Eddie, you're wasting my time, at this point.
‐ Sit down! Sit the [bleep] down, dude.
‐ No.
‐ It's unfortunate that there's, like,
this weird arguing thing that's going on
because in my mind, grown‐ass men don't do that thing.
The grown‐ass man is somebody who is kind.
They're humble.
They protect those that cannot protect themselves.
They don't [bleep] on national TV
about some stuff.
‐ Here comes Tayshia. ‐ Oh, she looks great.
‐ She's coming, man. She's coming.
‐ She's coming.
‐ I wouldn't be Ed.
I wouldn't be Cha‐‐I wouldn't do any of it.
I don't play. I'm gonna focus
on what's most important to me,
and that's getting a rose and developing
a relationship with this incredible woman
that I met two days ago.
‐ Come on in. ‐ Excuse me.
Hi, guys! [laughs]
Well, guys, I had a lot of fun with you guys today,
but tonight's been pretty eye‐opening.
And I just wanna let you know
that I am looking for a husband at the end of this, okay?
So I'm being real with y'all,
and I would love for you guys to do exactly the same.
With that being said...
[dramatic music]
[sighs, clicks tongue]
Ben, I can tell that you listen
to what I have to say, and I appreciate
that you paid attention to all the little details today.
‐ Thank you. ‐ Ivan.
You showed off your smarts today.
‐ Thank you. ‐ And, um, I really enjoyed,
um, the romantic gesture you made this evening.
♪ ♪
Ivan... ‐ Yes?
‐ Would you accept this rose?
‐ I will definitely accept that rose.
[emotional music]
‐ Looks good on ya. ‐ I appreciate it, for sure.
Thank you. ‐ Of course, of course.
‐ After everything that happened tonight,
just to be able to have this rose,
uh, it just means so much to me.
I loved the fact that she was the new Bachelorette,
and I knew there was a new energy there‐‐a new me.
And, uh, this means so much to me.
I'm gonna sleep very happy tonight.
[low murmuring]
I hope you have a great night.
‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you so much.
‐ Of course. ‐ I'm disappointed.
I'm disappointed that I didn't get...any validation.
‐ Good night, guys. ‐ Good night, Tayshia.
‐ Good night.
‐ I get it that only one guy can get the rose,
but I was pretty confident that I was gonna get a rose.
‐ Bro. Thanks, guys.
Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks. ‐ Buddy, yeah.
‐ "Hi, hello, I'm Ben.
I didn't get a rose again."
♪ ♪
[people shouting] [bell dings]
‐ This is a girl's dream, honestly.
‐ You're a fraud. You're a phony.
‐ Chasen is going to implode.
‐ Hopefully, Chasen gets the [bleep] out of here.
‐ I'm bringing my inner Wolverine out,
and it's gonna get bloody.
[uneasy music]
♪ ♪
‐ Going into tonight, we have the cocktail party
and Rose Ceremony.
I'm always nervous Rose Ceremony night, um,
because there's always that fear of not getting a rose
and, you know, your love journey ending.
Tayshia‐‐she's gonna have a tough choice tonight.
There are still, you know, 19 guys here.
So she's gotta kind of start weeding through some people.
♪ ♪
‐ I was very close to bringing
my inner Wolverine out last night
because of what happened with Ed.
I just gotta be honest. Uh...
you don't wanna see Wolverine.
So I'm gonna address it tonight,
in front of all the gentlemen, what happened, and squash it,
so hopefully I don't waste my time on it anymore.
Hey, uh, gentlemen, um, a couple things
I just wanna address, you know,
that kind of happened last night,
and I feel like it really interfered
with, uh, my relationship.
And my character's been portrayed in a false light
and, uh, you know, I felt, you know, pretty insulted,
and I don't want any drama tonight from anyone.
And, uh, Ed, as gentlemen, I just wanna ask
if you have anything else to say, off your chest.
‐ I stand by what I said.
I feel like you're a fraud. You're a phony.
I don't know. I mean, come on‐‐
‐ All right, well, Ed, you can think what you wanna think‐‐
‐ Good, I will. I will.
‐ And‐‐and you said that last night...
‐ I'm not gonna back down. ‐ And that's fine.
And I just wanna‐‐ ‐ Are you gonna posture up
and stand above me tonight and get physical
and pretend your, like, presence is so big?
‐ No, and I'm trying to be... ‐ I mean, come on.
‐ The bigger man here, and I just wanna set the tone.
‐ Let‐‐let me take Carlos from you for a second here.
He doesn't need to‐‐he doesn't need to hear this.
‐ And, Ed, I mean, I can be attracted
to two girls, you know.
I did use one adjective to describe Clare and Tayshia,
and, you know, my new word‐‐ "She's a smoke show.
Tayshia's a smoke show."
[light laughter] ‐ "Smoke show."
[laughter]
‐ I genuinely feel bad for Chasen
'cause as ridiculous as Ed is, he is the smart guy.
The guy got a perfect math SAT.
He can talk circles around Chasen.
I mean, what woman wants to be called a "smoke show"?
Give me a break, dude.
‐ Oh, there she is! ‐ Oh, man.
‐ Wow! ‐ What's up, Tayshia?
‐ Hi, guys! ‐ Hello, hello.
‐ Hello. ‐ How are you?
I don't know why I'm so nervous right now,
but, like, my hands are shaking quite a bit.
Um, but it's not a bad thing
that I'm pretty nervous around y'all
because it means I'm feeling something, right?
Um, this week has been so amazing this far.
Um, it also has been a little eye‐opening
because I'm looking for real love
at the end of this, and I‐‐I hope
that you are showing your true selves,
and there's no hidden agendas outside of any of this,
because I'm the wrong girl to be doing that with.
So I'm excited to talk to you guys tonight,
get to know a little bit more about you.
So cheers... ‐ Whoo!
‐ And let's have a good night. ‐ Cheers.
‐ Absolutely.
‐ Last night, when Ed did bring up
those accusations about Chasen, I‐‐like, it kind of was,
like, a punch in the gut. ‐ How are you?
‐ Hi. Good, how are you?
‐ You look beautiful. ‐ But maybe after
I talk to a lot of these guys, I'll be able
to identify someone that's genuinely here for me,
because what I'm doing right now is very real for me.
There's no hidden agenda.
There's no façade that I'm trying to display.
Like, this is me genuinely looking for love.
‐ So I know it's been pretty crazy.
How are you?
‐ Um...yesterday, um,
had its up and‐‐ups and downs. ‐ Yeah.
‐ But I think I'm doing okay. I mean‐‐
‐ Good. I'm glad.
‐ I don't know. It's just been‐‐
it's just annoying.
‐ Yeah, I can't even imagine, what you're going through.
You talk about, like, showing up
and being your real self,
and that resonates so much with me.
And I just haven't felt this way in a long time,
and so to hear you say those things,
it's like exactly what I'm thinking.
And it, like, makes you more attractive.
Like, your physical beauty is one thing,
but, like, that is like so much more,
and I, like‐‐to see you walk across the room,
I just, like‐‐I'm like, "No, you need to, like, be
right here, next to me." ‐ [laughs]
‐ It's, like, this weird, like, animal magnetism,
and I'm so happy to be here.
And th‐‐the worst part is that I didn't
get to kiss you all day long.
So I've been looking forward to doing this.
‐ [laughs]
[tender music]
♪ ♪
[chuckling] ‐ I, like, blacked out.
I'm not usually at a loss for words, but, uh...
‐ I, like, really like Ben.
He actually is super sensitive and sweet,
and there's definitely chemistry,
so it's‐‐it's like a good feeling to be around him.
I'll see you later. There are so many guys
like Ben that I can see myself with,
and I feel really good about those connections,
but I also am really excited for the people
that I've just barely scratched the surface with.
‐ What is your background? Where're you from?
What's your family about?
‐ Ooh, okay, so I‐‐ ‐ That's a lot.
‐ No, no, no. I'm African American
and Mexican. ‐ Oh, whoa.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Very cool.
‐ What about you? ‐ I'm of the Korean persuasion.
My family's my whole world. ‐ Yeah?
‐ Uh, I have a little picture. ‐ Oh, my God!
I'm really excited to get to know these guys
a little bit better and just, like,
really dive in a little bit more.
Ooh, that one looks good! ‐ Here we go.
‐ Honestly, this is, like‐‐ I could eat 20 of these a day.
And they made me all these little
very thoughtful gestures this evening,
which I was not expecting to kind of, like,
turn the corner and have all these little surprises set up.
‐ I really can't wait to go on a little European vacation.
‐ This is cute! ‐ Not bad, right?
‐ "What love means to me is being there for you
"through thick and through thin.
"What love means to me is seeing you smile
day after day, again and again."
‐ Oh, my...
[gasps] Come here.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
I'm sorry. I just grabbed you.
‐ Oh, I want that. ‐ [laughs]
So far, I'm having a great night.
‐ Speak to me. Why did he have to speak
to the group? He just tangled himself up.
"I'm an authentic, genuine guy. I want the house to know that."
What does that mean? ‐ And he had all day
to think of a new adjective, and he did not
think of one new adjective; he thought of a noun.
‐ [laughs] ‐ He thought of "smoke show."
[laughs]
‐ He's a great guy. The guy needs a thesaurus.
He needs‐‐he needs an English lesson.
Now that it's been called out, those who didn't notice it
on their own, they're seeing two sides to Chasen
that I've seen for so long.
Hopefully, I can translate that
into Tayshia seeing it, and, uh, we're not gonna
settle for his crap right now.
I'd like to speak for, like, myself...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And everyone here.
You want everyone to be real, and that's what I try to be.
That's what I know a lot of these guys try to be,
'cause it affects your ultimate outcome.
‐ Yeah. ‐ But it's like,
last night, I was sitting on the couch,
and Chasen towered above me, like, right here.
And he just st‐‐he screamed at me.
He came back, and‐‐ ‐ Wait, what?
‐ Yeah, he kind of, you know, postured up.
It's just uncomfortable. It's not like...
‐ Well, absolutely. ‐ He swung a punch
or something. It's just‐‐obviously,
I don't wanna be entangled in something like that.
‐ Yeah. ‐ You know?
Of course. ‐ No, I mean, the last thing
I want is for you to feel like
someone's going to be... ‐ Yeah.
‐ Physical with you... ‐ Yeah.
‐ And over something
that really shouldn't be a big deal if it's not true.
This whole Ed and Chasen thing escalating
is extremely disappointing...
especially after I had a conversation
with both of them last night.
Like, I get guys picking on each other.
Okay. But if you're gonna start
to get physical to the point
where you get in someone's face
and almost punch them, it's a red flag
that I don't really want anything to do with.
[door clicks open]
Hey, guys. ‐ What's up, Tayshia?
‐ Chasen, can I take you for a sec?
‐ Yeah, of course. ‐ I was starting to develop
feelings for Chasen, but if that's the way
he handles his situations, I don't want any part of that.
[dramatic music]
‐ Eddie boy.
What did you‐‐ were you just, uh,
hanging out with Tayshia?
‐ Little Tayshia time. ‐ Good chat with her?
You weren't talking about Chasen drama, right?
‐ Yeah. I let her know.
And hopefully, Chasen's the [bleep] out of here.
[dramatic music]
‐ Hey. ‐ Hey.
‐ Um...
So basically, I was told...
By Ed after our conversation yesterday.
‐ Okay. ‐ Basically got in his face.
It was relatively aggressive.
‐ I did. ‐ Okay.
You're red in the face.
‐ I can explain myself with all this.
‐ It's not a good look, Chasen. ‐ I know.
I know it's not a good look.
He has been pointing fingers and portraying me...
Like, I lost it. ‐ So why give it attention?
‐ I know, I know, I lost it.
‐ Why haven't you just sat him down
and just talked to him like a man,
be like, "Listen, I need you to stop doing this.
"Like, I am‐‐let me move on with my relationship
the way that I want to."
Especially if those accusations are false, like...
I don't‐‐like, this stuff is so petty to me.
‐ It is very petty. ‐ And it's just like‐‐
‐ This‐‐it is. ‐ It's‐‐
it's‐‐it's‐‐it's‐‐it's rolling
to something much bigger to the point where
it's like now, in a sense, getting physical.
Like, I've been really interested
in getting to know you, but now, like, this is like‐‐
I'm not gonna lie‐‐ it's a little concerning.
‐ I know, and I knew that coming in.
I'm, like, nervous, like, having this conversation.
I honestly have no idea why Ed continues to come after me.
He's obviously thinking that I'm not here
for the right reasons, but, you know, I am,
and I just wanna focus on one thing.
[solemn music]
And that's Tayshia.
She's uneasy, she's nervous, and I don't like that.
And all I can do is be accountable
for what I did, own it.
Hey, excuse me, guys.
Ed, can I, uh,
can I just borrow you for a second, man?
Just to have a... ‐ Yeah, of course.
‐ I'm owning it, and that's‐‐
and that's all I can do at this point.
I did get overly aggressive with you last night,
and, like, if anything I did to, like, stir the pot
or make you feel un‐‐ in any type of way,
that's not my intentions at all.
‐ Well, here's the‐‐you know, here's the thing, Chasen,
like, there's not a pot to be stirred here.
‐ No, yeah, not, like, stirring the pot.
‐ And, like, I‐‐ no, no, I mean, like‐‐
‐ I'm just saying, but...
‐ Just since I met you, like,
some of the things that you've said,
I mean, just in general overall...
‐ Ed's not gonna back down. ‐ Clearly not.
‐ Not gonna let him just apologize.
I just hope he doesn't touch him.
‐ Wanna head in there? ‐ Sure.
‐ Here we go. ‐ The things that you've
talked about and mentioned, like the phrases,
the cliches. ‐ Hey, guys.
‐ Oh, God. ‐ Seems like you guys
are, like, just like circling.
‐ You guys all right? ‐ Ye‐‐no, I know.
But I'm just trying to have a truce
and just say, "Hey, let's have a good night," and‐‐
‐ Here's the thing.
I could care less.
[tense music]
Let's just bury it.
I like Ed, and I think he's an honest man,
but Ed's time seems to be monopolized
by this whole thing with Chasen.
‐ Hey! ‐ What's up?
‐ How are you?
‐ In doing so, he's not developing
his relationship with Tayshia, which is...
truly the only reason I'm here.
‐ How is it? How have you been doing?
‐ I'm great. I mean, like... ‐ Yeah. How's the house?
‐ The house is good. ‐ Yeah?
‐ You know, I try to, like...
‐ Stay out of it all. ‐ Yeah.
I mean, like, my reason for being here is...
‐ Not...yeah. ‐ Not to worry about...
"He‐said‐she‐said" and, like, you know?
‐ You're so swall, like, you're just, like‐‐
look at you. Are you comfortable?
‐ I don't know. Nervous.
‐ Hmm. Why?
‐ Because I care. ‐ Yeah?
‐ 'Cause I'm getting to know you, and it's, like,
amazing, you know? ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ I'm here to, uh...
See what's here, you know what I mean?
Like, that's‐‐ that's why I'm here.
‐ I actually appreciate your input
'cause I feel like you are one of the...
more mature men, I guess. ‐ You can say "older."
‐ No, I didn't say "older." ‐ You can say older.
‐ I didn't say it! ‐ Older is fine.
‐ I said "more mature," though.
I feel like that's... ‐ Okay. I'll take it.
I'll take it. ‐ That's more fitting.
‐ Yeah. ‐ I mean, you're‐‐
sure, you're older, but, like, okay.
You could be 40 years old and still a child.
‐ "Why are you 36 and still single?"
Like, everyone asks me that question, right?
‐ Well, yeah. ‐ But uh...
I like‐‐and I hid behind the whole, like,
"Being single's great, being s‐‐" I'm like...
I've started saying the last couple days, like...
I want to be a husband and a partner.
I want to be a dad, like, and, like,
so it feels good to, like...
be growing a little bit here, you know what I mean? Like...
‐ Be able to embrace it. ‐ Yeah.
‐ 'Cause other guys are gonna say the same thing?
‐ Because it's the truth.
‐ Oh. That's good. ‐ You know what I mean?
Like, I wanna live in the truth.
‐ That's really good. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Okay. ‐ So you gotta‐‐
you, like, squeeze it out of me.
‐ I did squeeze it out of you.
I went like this, and I squeezed it out of you.
‐ Good.
[Tayshia laughs]
[heartwarming music]
‐ I really liked my conversation with Zac,
and I just like that he carries himself differently.
I like that he's older, I like that he's willing
to give advice... about the boys in the house,
you know what I mean? Like, he just...
He has a really good, um, view on life.
There's a lot to Zac, and I think that's really cool.
[background chatter] [glass clinking]
‐ Oh, there he is.
‐ Gentlemen.
Tayshia, I hate to break up the party,
but your first Rose Ceremony. ‐ Thank you.
[suspenseful music]
So guys.
I had some really amazing conversations tonight,
but also, I had some conversations that...
were really eye‐opening,
and I have a lot to think about
of what to do at the Rose Ceremony.
So I'll see you guys in a little bit.
‐ See you guys there.
♪ ♪
‐ I'm hoping to God my journey's not over,
but Ed's had it out for me from the beginning.
I think that he might have some jealousy tendencies,
and hopefully, Tayshia sees him for who he really is.
'Cause if she doesn't, I'm packing my bags for sure.
♪ ♪
[tense music]
♪ ♪
‐ Hey. How you doing?
‐ It's‐‐it's been a little frustrating.
‐ Ed and Chasen. ‐ Yeah.
But ultimately, I'm here for a lasting relationship,
and there's some amazing guys here.
‐ So you're ready? ‐ I am.
‐ All right, head on inside.
♪ ♪
‐ So...this is my first Rose Ceremony,
and though I came in tonight a little frustrated,
I've had some incredible conversations...
but unfortunately...
Some of you will not be receiving a rose tonight.
It's just that I need to listen to my heart
in order to move forward
and find someone at the end of this
that I'm truly in love with
and is the right person for me by my side.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
Zac.
Zac, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely. ‐ Hmm.
‐ I, like, have a huge crush on Tayshia.
I feel super nervous right now.
My hands are sweaty, my arms are shaking,
and my leg's doing this thing that I, like,
don't know what it's doing.
‐ Riley.
‐ And so if I didn't get a rose, it would hurt.
‐ Riley, will you accept this rose?
‐ Of course. ‐ I think it's pretty evident.
I'm just pulled to her for some reason.
‐ Kenny.
‐ There's a ton of great men here
that deserve a shot at this woman,
but I want to get a rose tonight
more than anything else.
♪ ♪
‐ Ben.
Ben, will you accept this rose? ‐ Absolutely.
♪ ♪
‐ Demar.
Demar, will you accept this rose?
‐ Always.
♪ ♪
‐ Bennett.
‐ It's been a very busy night with drama
with Ed and Chasen.
It needs to end with one or both going home.
‐ Spencer.
‐ It took so much attention away
from what was important, which is Tayshia.
If I get sent home because of that,
I'd be pissed off at Chasen and Ed.
‐ Jordan.
Jordan, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely.
‐ I think Chasen's fading at this point.
Tayshia knows about some of this,
and it'd be a damn shame
for anyone to get in the way of the guys
that are here for the right reasons,
that want to find everlasting love with Tayshia.
So send him home.
You know, Chasen is already late
for his first club appearance with his, uh,
6,000 new followers he obtained tonight.
‐ Noah.
♪ ♪
Noah, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely.
‐ My hands are sweaty,
my knees are about to collapse.
‐ Joe.
‐ I am here for Tayshia.
I mean, she is a smoke show.
‐ Blake.
‐ Like, I put everything out there,
I showed my true emotions with my words.
All I can do is cross my fingers
and hope she makes the right decision tonight
because, I mean, if Ed got the rose over me,
I'd be pissed.
‐ Ed.
‐ Ed... ‐ So excited.
‐ Will you accept this rose? ‐ Of course.
Thank you so much.
♪ ♪
‐ Tayshia, gentlemen,
this is the final rose tonight.
When you're ready.
♪ ♪
‐ Chasen.
Chasen, will you accept this rose?
‐ Of course.
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
‐ Gentlemen, I'm sorry.
If you did not receive a rose...
take a moment, say your goodbyes.
‐ Joe. ‐ I'll see you soon.
‐ Hey, my boy.
‐ Hey, man. ‐ Thanks‐‐I'll see you soon.
All right? ‐ Thank you.
‐ You have such a good group. I wish you the best.
‐ The three guys who I sent home,
the only reason why I'm sending them home
is because ultimately, like, I just didn't feel
a romantic connection with them, to be honest.
‐ Appreciate it.
‐ So...
I'm not gonna let them continue
to be vulnerable and open
when I'm just not connecting with them.
‐ I'll see you later.
‐ I hate that I hurt their feelings,
but it's‐‐it's better that it works out this way
'cause I'd never want to lead anybody on.
Although I don't agree with the way
that Chasen handled things with Ed...
I'm starting to, like, develop feelings for Chasen,
and I just feel like he's a good guy deep down,
and it's now on my radar.
I formulate my own opinions.
It's that simple, and I go with my intuition and my gut,
and I actually really trust that intuition.
‐ Cheers to focusing all of my attention
and everyone's attention towards you.
To new beginnings.
‐ Cheers. ‐ Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
Ed, you tried everything you possibly can
to maliciously attack me.
You portrayed me as someone that I'm not.
And Tayshia, she's a smoke show,
and I'm here for her.
Tayshia saw me for who I truly am,
and this rose resembles that right here.
‐ Somehow, Chasen got a rose,
so I'll have to continue to keep an eye on him.
Will he be a changed man?
Is he in it for the right reasons
because of that?
I guess we'll find out in due time.
‐ To love.
all: To love. ‐ Cheers.
‐ Ed, you are not
waking up tomorrow. ‐ [gasps]
I don't want any of the guys to get hurt.
‐ I'm bringing Wolverine out, and it's gonna get bloody.
‐ Somebody was not gonna leave there alive.
[Ed grunting]
[curious music]
♪ ♪
‐ Last night was pretty intense, actually,
with, um, you know, Chasen and Ed situation.
‐ Yeah, I just‐‐I'm so glad that I'm not
in Chasen's position.
At least last year, like, that would've been
such a nightmare to go through.
‐ Last night, I literally thought, like,
I was going home.
Ed tried to portray me as being fake with Tayshia...
But, you know, I got the last rose,
so waking up this morning, I am really, really
looking forward to today
because it's a new beginning, it's a new day for me.
‐ I'm dumbfounded only three people
went home last night.
And to me, that means it's gonna just
get even crazier
'cause we still have this many guys,
and the time's running out.
So Ed and Chasen,
they've been going at it for three days.
Not only does that suck for Tayshia,
and it's been taking a ton of her time,
but that sucks for every single person.
So today, I just need more of an opportunity
to get more time with her.
I'm confident, like,
whatever small opportunity I have,
I'm gonna get it.
‐ Oh! ‐ Chris.
[all speaking]
‐ What's up, fellas? Good morning.
‐ Good morning. ‐ How you doing?
‐ How's everybody doing? First week
with Tayshia in the books.
First Rose Ceremony. ‐ Mm!
‐ Dates continue.
You guys enjoy.
See you, guys. Have a good one.
‐ Have a good day.
‐ I'm excited to see Tayshia as always,
that's why I'm here.
But to be on a group date, obviously, with Chasen,
well, that would suck.
‐ Eazy.
Brendan.
Joe.
Jordan.
Spencer.
Ben.
Ed.
♪ ♪
Chasen.
"I'm looking for my perfect match.
Tayshia."
‐ I know exactly what we're doing.
‐ Puzzles. ‐ Puzzles?
‐ Puzzles. ‐ Maybe it's a wrestling match.
‐ [gasps]
Ooh... ‐ Ooh...
‐ 'Cause you know, Ed, Chasen, it's in the cards.
I think if there's a competition aspect,
we just gonna let them fight it out.
There's gonna be fireworks.
‐ Let's do it.
‐ If I know, you know, guys, especially Ed and Chasen,
when they're heated, in a desert,
and fighting over a girl,
I imagine it's gonna get pretty heated, pretty quickly.
‐ Yeah, I could see someone not coming home
from this group date.
I think there's gonna be dramatic events
this evening, I'm sure.
[upbeat rock music]
♪ ♪
‐ [grunting]
‐ Oh, it's a‐‐
‐ Oh! ‐ [bleep]!
‐ Oh! ‐ Oh‐ho‐ho!
‐ We walked up, and of course,
it's a wrestling match.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh! ‐ Oh! Ho‐ho!
‐ And the winner, Tayshia!
‐ Hey, guys.
‐ Hey! ‐ How are ya? [laughs]
Hi!
‐ How are you? ‐ Hi! Good, how are you?
[squeals] ‐ How's it going?
Good to see you. How you doing?
‐ Good to see you too. You guys look good.
‐ Tayshia's muy caliente right now.
She is a smoke show.
‐ You look great. ‐ Are you guys ready for today?
‐ Oh, yeah. ‐ Good.
So I kinda felt a little tension yesterday
at the Rose Ceremony.
But what better way than to cut through the tension
than to work it out on the mat? ‐ Love it.
‐ So I brought two badass women
to help me out today. ‐ Yeah! Hey!
‐ 'Sup, y'all? ‐ Hey, guys.
I'm Amy Dumas.
I am four‐time former women's champion
and a WWE Hall of Famer. ‐ Wow!
‐ Oh! ‐ Yeah!
‐ Yeah. ‐ Hi guys, I'm Tatiana Suarez,
and I'm now a current undefeated UFC fighter.
‐ Oh. ‐ Whoa!
‐ Tayshia is powerful, confident, sexy,
and this girl's got moves.
‐ You saw them, right? ‐ Oh, yeah.
‐ So she's looking for a guy that's not only strong,
but willing to fight for her love.
‐ Okay. ‐ So we're training you guys
like the pros, and we're gonna find out
who's really here for the right reasons.
‐ Yeah! ‐ Let's go!
‐ All right! Let's do it!
‐ I'm excited for today's date.
‐ We're gonna have you guys get in your wrestling stances.
‐ I think last night was stressful,
and there's been a lot of tension within the house,
so today, hopefully, everyone's kind of just,
like, in happy spirits.
‐ You're gonna put your leg back,
and you're gonna sprawl.
‐ The date card said,
"I'm looking for my perfect match,"
so the fact that I have all these guys on this date
that I can say with pure confidence,
like, I'm very into, is really exciting.
You ready, Ed? ‐ Uh...
‐ Widen your stance, so just‐‐ ‐ [laughs]
You're good, you're good.
With the whole Chasen and Ed drama,
I feel like the best thing they can do right now
is just to stay in their lane and not worry
about anybody else's relationship.
‐ All right!
‐ We'll see how that goes. [laughs]
‐ So before you get physical,
I just want to see a little mental intimidation,
some smack talking.
‐ What worries me is that I have former NFL players here.
Eazy is just yoked.
‐ You ready to take lessons? I'ma‐‐
‐ I don't take lessons on losing!
‐ [laughs] ‐ I don't do that!
Who's next?!
[laughter]
‐ Former collegiate basketball players here.
‐ Ed, I'm drinking all your Red Bulls tonight, bro.
What are you gonna do about it?
‐ Chasen is very thick as well.
‐ Look me in the eyes.
You're not waking up tomorrow after this.
‐ Ooh... ‐ All right, you're right.
[laughter] My bad.
‐ I mean, I don't want to brag here,
but I was all‐conference in volleyball in high school.
‐ You know, Joe, I like you,
but I'ma have to kill you. All right?
I just want you to know‐‐ ‐ You're a really nice guy!
All right?
You got nice eyes too!
Uh! Your chest is pretty strong!
Uh! ‐ Yeah, yeah.
‐ How do you feel about that?
Might be some trouble. [laughs]
‐ So first move is a double leg.
You're gonna step forward,
you're gonna put your knee down,
and you're gonna grab the legs.
[chatter, laughter]
There you go. That's it.
‐ Ed, this is not a "feel up" competition.
‐ I'm super jazzed up, I'm pumped, I'm stoked.
I'm ready to go.
‐ That's it. Just like that.
Yes!
‐ Between Chasen and Ed,
everyone knows they're gonna be matched up at some point.
I would take Chasen in that.
Chasen's gonna be fired up.
‐ Whoo! ‐ Oh, God.
You gotta be [bleep] kidding me.
‐ And I think Ed is just glam muscles.
[bell ringing]
‐ Fellas. What's going on, Tayshia?
Good to see you. ‐ Good to see you too!
‐ How's everybody doing?
‐ It's good. ‐ Good.
‐ Pretty good, just warming them up.
‐ Do you think they're ready to go big time?
Like a primetime event? ‐ Yeah!
‐ Then let's do this.
You guys are gonna wrestle...
tonight...
in front of a live audience.
[Tayshia laughs] ‐ Their eyes.
‐ [mouthing words]
‐ And the winner of tonight's...
"Bachelorette" WrestleMania will earn...
time, precious time, with Tayshia.
‐ Ah... ‐ Oh, yes.
‐ Something truly worth fighting for.
‐ At stake, precious time with Tayshia.
So Ed...
you are not waking up tomorrow.
You're gonna be in an ice bath after this.
You're gonna be icing your whole entire body,
and your mama's gonna be picking you up tomorrow.
I'm bringing Wolverine out.
[dramatic music]
[bell tolling]
‐ Ladies and gentlemen...
Bachelor Nation, sports fans around the world,
welcome...to the main event.
[all cheering]
‐ We're about to do some sort of wrestling match,
and Chris Harrison said
the winner gets time with Tayshia,
and so I'm ready to fight somebody.
‐ Of course I want to fight. I want to impress Tayshia.
But some of these people think it's like life or death.
I almost think there could be an injury today.
[all cheering]
‐ Hello sports fans, and welcome
to the Battle for the Bachelorette's Heart.
The men are now entering the ring.
[Tayshia laughs] ‐ You guys look good!
‐ Joining me to call tonight's action,
legendary wrestler... ‐ Yep.
‐ The world's favorite bartender,
and my good friend, Wells Adams.
Wells, welcome to the booth. ‐ Thanks for having me.
Thank you for allowing me to leave the bar
for just a couple of minutes. I do appreciate that.
I'm excited about tonight's main event.
‐ What are you expecting to see tonight?
‐ Blood, sweat, tears, regret,
someone probably calling their mom a little bit later.
‐ So like a Saturday night at your house.
‐ Yeah, exactly.
‐ Oil it all up.
Oh, yeah. ‐ Oh, thank you. Thank you.
‐ Looking good!
I'm really excited to see these guys wrestle,
all in a controlled environment
and oiled up.
I'll just rub you all down, then.
‐ Perfect. ‐ Oh, yeah.
This is a girl's dream, honestly.
I think it's gonna be fun,
and I wanna see some good, healthy competition.
Look at you guys.
Oh, my gosh.
‐ Starting us off...
Eazy vs. Joe.
‐ Whoo! ‐ Ponytail Joe!
[all cheering]
‐ Good luck, guys.
‐ I know I should say something like,
"I was born for this!" or "Hell yeah!"
or "I‐‐I‐‐I'm ready for this!"
but, uh, I'm also a little scared.
‐ Wrestle! [bell dings]
Oh, my God. [background chatter]
Come on, Joe!
‐ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
‐ Oh! ‐ Aw, yeah!
‐ Oh! Oh, jeez‐‐
[bell dings]
‐ That's what we call a mercy kill.
‐ Yep.
‐ Good job, Joe.
‐ It sucks to lose, but...
I'm a lover, not a fighter.
‐ Brendan and Jordan!
‐ Ooh! ‐ Oh, my God.
Good luck.
‐ I have never wrestled, um, in my entire life.
[bell dings]
But Tayshia's looking
for her perfect match today,
so I'm gonna do everything I can
and see if I come out on top.
[upbeat rock music]
[crowd shouting] ‐ [yelps]
‐ Oh! ‐ Ooh!
♪ ♪
‐ Ooh, Jordan with a stellar takedown, Wells.
‐ Oh, my gosh!
His balls are in his face! [bell dings]
[applause]
‐ It was fun, uh, but yeah, I got my ass kicked.
‐ You okay?
[laughs] Good job.
‐ He is walking a bit gingerly.
I think he may have, uh, taken one right in the manhood.
‐ Ah. ‐ [gasps]
Are you okay?
That looks like it really fricking hurts.
‐ No, it's not that bad. ‐ I was shocked.
I thought we were doing, I don't know,
a little more low‐key wrestling.
And I don't want any of the guys
to get hurt.
‐ Spencer and Ben!
‐ Be careful!
‐ Wrestle. [bell dings]
[crowd cheering]
‐ Get low! Get low, go, get low!
‐ Ooh! ‐ Oh no!
‐ Oh! Oh! ‐ Ben!
Let's go, keep going!
Keep going! Keep going! Keep going!
‐ Whoa, whoa!
[crowd shouting]
‐ Down goes Ben!
‐ He's mounted him like it's a fantasy suite.
[bell dings]
[dramatic music]
‐ We're calling it a draw.
‐ It's a draw! ‐ Oh, wow!
‐ It's a draw! ‐ Unbelievable, Chris!
‐ His feet.
‐ Wells, this is never a good sight.
The medics are heading over.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Ben is bleeding.
♪ ♪
‐ Ben!
‐ You got Ed in one corner,
you have Chasen in the other corner,
and we all know it's about to go down, man.
But it's been a little quiet, which is,
uh, you know, it's kind of weird for me
'cause, like, this should be up his alley.
‐ Thanks, man.
‐ Between Ed and I, it's gonna get bloody.
[bell dings]
‐ Chasen and Ed!
♪ ♪
‐ Yeah! ‐ Whoo!
[applause]
‐ What we all been waiting for!
‐ Let's go, boys.
‐ Hey, hey, Chris.
Can I‐‐can I grab you for one second?
‐ Where're you going?
‐ Hey, Chris, how's it going? ‐ 'Sup, dude? How you doing?
‐ I got some‐‐I got some really bad shoulders
that dislocate chronically.
Uh, I don't want to end up in a hospital.
I know we're in a bubble right now,
so I'm just trying to, you know,
stay here for Tayshia. ‐ Wait, so wait.
what happened with your shoulders?
You're built like a brick outhouse, man.
‐ Well, it's very careful lifting,
but uh, no, they both just chronically dislocate,
like, you know, I can't even throw a football.
[curious music]
I feel like I would be able to take Chasen,
of course, but I just really can't fight for Tayshia
if I'm in the hospital. We all know that.
Kind of a step back, but I wanna make that time up.
‐ Totally understand‐‐I don't want to put you in any danger.
‐ But‐‐no, I appreciate you. ‐ Oh, yeah.
‐ I just wanted to kind of pull you aside.
This isn't a one‐week thing.
It's not a three‐week thing.
You know, this is a decision
for a lifetime, and I think, uh,
you know, putting my health in jeopardy for that,
uh, wouldn't be the smartest move right now.
[bell dings]
‐ Wells, uh, we have some breaking news here in the ring.
Unfortunately, due to some medical circumstances,
Ed is unfit to wrestle tonight.
‐ Wow, he concedes.
‐ You know, Ed has forfeited,
but he's just super scared,
so I hope Tayshia sees that.
Let's go! [laughs]
‐ Is there anybody here
that wants to fight for Tayshia's heart?
‐ Yeah.
‐ 'Sup?
[all cheering]
‐ Ah!
[applause]
‐ Ed, he backed out.
He's got shoulder injuries and big toe injuries
and all sorts of injuries, apparently.
Next thing I knew, hopped the fence
and I was on the other side,
and I was ready to fight for Tayshia.
‐ I think you're ready.
‐ We had young Noah hop the fence,
and you know, this guy's been in the house now
for what, a week and a half?
And he's trying to push himself onto group dates.
It seems a little bit childish,
crass, you know, a bit greedy.
[laughter]
‐ The only thing more embarrassing
than them actually doing this is that moustache, Chris,
and I'm very excited about it.
‐ Talk that trash!
‐ I'm not worried about Noah.
He's a little kid,
and he's the new guy in the house,
so I'm gonna try to show him a lesson.
‐ Wrestle! [bell dings]
‐ Come on, Noah. ‐ All right, all right!
Hey!
[crowd shouting]
‐ Oh, my God.
This has been such a great day today,
and I am very impressed with these guys.
They're all really trying to prove themselves.
‐ Careful! ‐ Hey!
‐ Be careful! ‐ Oh!
‐ Okay! Okay!
Chasen and Noah‐‐ it felt like the real deal,
like, it just felt like a deathmatch.
‐ Hey, hey, hey!
[dramatic music]
‐ This fight, it gave off the vibe
that somebody was not gonna leave there alive.
[overlapping shouting]
[bell dinging] [crowd cheering]
‐ [laughs]
‐ It goes to the referee's decision.
‐ Chasen.
[bell dings] ‐ Wow!
‐ Noah called his shot, and he handled his own.
He lost at the end of the day,
but it's not about, like, winning or losing,
it's about how much fight you got,
and he brought the fight today.
‐ The champion...
of the main event tonight...
Chasen!
[applause] ‐ Whoo!
[cheers and applause] [Tayshia laughs]
‐ Good job.
‐ Gentlemen, Noah.
Time for you guys to head back to the house.
But the rest of you, it's off to the afterparty.
‐ Thank you. ‐ All right.
‐ Actually, hold on a second.
Honestly, Noah, you jumped a fence for me
and were willing to get in the ring and fight for me.
I'd really like you there tonight
if you'd like to join us. ‐ I'd be honored.
‐ All right, so... ‐ See you there.
‐ Boys, head on home.
All of you gentlemen,
all of you are headed to the afterparty
with Tayshia tonight.
‐ I'm sorry, I'm pissed.
All bets are off now.
Like, God forbid my time with Tayshia
gets cut short because something with Noah.
‐ Enjoy. Everyone have a great night.
‐ Nice job!
‐ Noah, he was rewarded for being bold,
but there's no way those other eight guys
are gonna be cool with getting time
taken away from them by the guy
who wasn't supposed to be on their group date.
And if that happens...
all hell is breaking loose.
‐ Let's go, let's go.
♪ ♪
[soft sentimental music]
♪ ♪
‐ Noah kind of crashed our group date
when he hopped the fence and fought Chasen,
and I think there's a little bit of saltiness
amongst a few of the guys towards him.
‐ I do want to say, you know,
I was awarded champion of Tayshia's heart,
but, you know, everyone tonight is a champion,
and I'm just gonna have this right here for all of us.
We all‐‐we all deserve this tonight, boys.
‐ Coming into tonight,
I kinda knew I'd make some enemies
or maybe ruffle some feathers,
and I hate to say that I don't care
about their feelings, but I really don't.
‐ This is the main event, and we're obviously here
to see that lady over there.
‐ Yeah, let's go! ‐ This is so fun!
‐ My time with Tayshia is precious,
and I'm not here to mess around.
I'm here to take risks. ‐ Hi, guys.
‐ Hi. ‐ How you doing?
‐ I'm good. How are you?
Much better now that I have you studs next to me.
I'm excited to get to know you guys a little bit more
and just hang out with ya.
‐ Yes. ‐ Have a good night.
‐ Good. ‐ You mind if I take you away
for a minute? ‐ I'd love for you to.
‐ All right.
‐ Adios.
♪ ♪
‐ We have to walk slower with me
because these tiles are so, like, slippery.
[Tayshia laughs]
‐ Think it was all fun and games
that Noah, you know, leaped over the fence,
wrestled you, earned his way to this group date,
but if he gets the... ‐ I'm gonna be upset.
‐ He's not gonna get the rose. ‐ It's gonna be different.
‐ Noah's a goofball, and the guy's 25.
She's 29.
So I do not believe
that Tayshia would choose a 25‐year‐old guy
who walked in the house with a [bleep] moustache.
‐ I think it's, like, immature to do that.
There's a mu‐‐there's a level of mutual respect
across the group, across the other eight men
that are here, you know.
‐ Absolutely.
‐ What'd you think when I hopped the fence?
‐ I thought it was‐‐ it was very bold.
‐ I told you from the start...
I'm gonna come here, and I'm gonna be myself,
be open, fight for what I want,
and if that's something you're into,
it'll work out, if it's something you're not,
uh, then I'd rather not waste our time.
That's‐‐that's what I've said from the beginning, and‐‐
‐ Yeah, I feel like it's working out, don't you?
‐ I feel like it is. ‐ [laughs]
[romantic music]
You know, Noah... ‐ Yes, ma'am?
‐ There's one thing.
‐ You don't like moustaches.
[both laugh]
‐ How did you know I was getting towards that?
I'm not‐‐it's not that I don't like it,
but I wonder what you look like without that thing.
You know, like, what if it'd be, like,
fun if we, like, shaved it off or something.
‐ Tonight?
‐ I don't know. There's no rules.
‐ I'm cool with rolling with that.
I love it. ‐ Okay.
Let's‐‐let's get that done.
I mean‐‐ ‐ Un‐‐until I shave it, though.
‐ [laughs]
I'm super glad I invited Noah to the afterparty.
Every time I've talked to Noah,
he's...surprised me.
Like, even if he looks
absolutely ridiculous, he owns it.
‐ Thanks for letting me crash your party.
‐ [laughs] ‐ It's been a treat.
‐ I'll be back.
‐ Oh, boy.
He's trouble, I'm telling you.
‐ Can I ask a question? I'm just being ser‐‐
I'm not trying to be mean to the guy.
Don't‐‐let's not repeat this.
In the outside world, would any woman
feel like this guy is a threat?
‐ [laughs]
‐ We've got a ton of dudes on this date.
Noah was added to the list,
but I'm not scared or threatened
because I have a plan.
I'll go last, I'll bring her a fresh drink,
we'll sit there, have a nightcap,
sharing a toast,
and then relax for a second
before she has to come back and make this decision
to give out a Group Date Rose,
and I fully expect to receive it.
All I'm saying is, I'm manifesting that rose...
‐ Speak it into existence, Ben. ‐ In this direction.
[soft sentimental music]
‐ I know, like, this is a unique situation
for us, like, dating again.
Like, how did you feel...
dating again and, like... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Getting back out there?
‐ I think I was so broken at the time
that when someone did give me‐‐
this sounds so sad, but it's just, like, it's true.
When someone did give me the attention...
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ Um...
it, like, meant more to me than it probably would have
if I was, like, now, you know? ‐ Okay.
‐ I think I was like looking to fill a certain void.
I don't know. It's hard. ‐ It is, it is, it is.
I love being with you and, obviously,
I know it's super early, but, um,
I enjoy every second I get with you,
and it means a lot, like, knowing that you have‐‐
‐ [laughs]
Sometimes you just like to ramble.
[laughs] ‐ Do I, really?
‐ Yep. Mm‐hmm.
The date is going so well right now.
I don't want it to end.
I feel like I have major heart eyes for Brendan.
♪ ♪
He just has such a genuine soul,
and I love that about him.
He's definitely someone I could see myself
ending up with at the end of this.
You know, you could, like, you just‐‐
shh...sometimes. ‐ Just stop‐‐
Just stop talking. Okay then. ‐ Mm‐hmm. [laughs]
‐ Now, where's, uh...
Mr. Noah?
‐ He's been gone for a long time.
‐ Like, an hour. What if he got sent home?
‐ No idea. He's been gone for a while.
‐ I'm not worried about it.
He's not with her; I'm not worried about it.
I‐‐like, I'm not worried.
I feel an incredible thing here with Tayshia,
and I think that, you know, coming in
later in the evening or‐‐ or last, uh, is, like,
it's the most recent memory she has
going into, uh, you know, giving out a rose.
I'm just excited to pick up where we left off.
‐ How are ya? ‐ I'm good.
‐ I'm very excited.
It's just, like, I'm excited in here and in here.
‐ You're looking muy bonita.
‐ No! ‐ Yes!
Look at you! ‐ How are you?
‐ You better believe that I want to talk to her first
and second and third and fourth and fifth.
‐ Well, I'm so happy to get a little bit of time.
‐ But I'll wait... because I'm not worried.
‐ Of course I want to fight for you.
Because the whole goal is Tayshia time.
That's the currency here for myself, I think,
for everyone here, is spending time with you.
‐ You know, I'm gonna go in when I do get time with her,
and then I'm gonna be the Ben that...
she's grown to know at this point.
‐ Hi! ‐ Well, hello.
‐ How are you? ‐ I'm good, how are you?
‐ And I hope that I leave a lasting impression.
‐ Good to see you.
‐ Because I'm trying to have
the best love story ever.
[curious music]
[footsteps]
[curious music]
‐ Tayshia, she asked me to cut away
a huge part of my life.
[chuckles] Oh.
Because she asked me to shave my moustache.
Instantly, him and I took an ego beat
because I thought she loved it.
I'll miss you.
I think I might look funny without it,
but mine and her relationship was more important
than mine and my secret power's relationship,
really, so I...
I pray that she doesn't, uh, send me‐‐
send me away with a‐‐ a bald baby face after this.
‐ I am a Leo,
and one of those characteristics
is unwavering loyalty, and... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Like, I wanna‐‐ I wanna make sure
that you know that I'm gonna be here
the whole time. ‐ I appreciate that.
‐ The whole time.
You mind?
I'm gonna leave this one up to you.
‐ Oh, don't do that. ‐ I'd love to‐‐
I'd love to continue talking.
‐ I know. Okay, well...
let me finish talking to Noah. ‐ Sure.
‐ We had‐‐we did have some unfinished business.
‐ Thanks, Jordan. ‐ Talk soon. Of course.
I'll talk‐‐I'll see you soon. ‐ Thank you.
‐ All right, buddy. ‐ I do apologize.
‐ I don't know what the hell's going on,
but it's kind of annoying,
especially considering the fact that
Noah shouldn't have been on this date to begin with.
Like, I really just don't have any respect
for that dude anymore. Like...
It's like, he has zero class.
‐ So we either have, um... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Like, a stubble. ‐ A stubble.
‐ Or a baby face.
‐ Mm.
‐ What up? ‐ 'Sup, Jordan?
‐ 'Sup, boys? ‐ 'Sup, man?
‐ What's going on, bro?
‐ So I was talking with Tayshia.
Noah was running around. He interrupted...
‐ Oh, [bleep]. ‐ [groans]
‐ Here we go. Here we go.
Here we go. ‐ Seriously?
‐ Yeah.
‐ It's late into the evening,
and I'm waiting for my opportunity
to talk to Tayshia.
When you left, did he sit down or what?
‐ Yeah. ‐ Oh.
I don't know what's happening
with her and Noah.
I'm nervous, but, like,
I'm doing everything I can to be calm.
Hopefully, it's not too late.
[razor buzzing]
‐ [laughing]
‐ And you can't stop.
We just gotta go through the whole thing.
‐ Okay.
‐ [laughs] ‐ [chuckles]
‐ Okay, ready?
You know, I've never done this sort of thing
for a guy before, but it's kinda hot.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ It's really white under here.
‐ Mm‐hmm. [chuckles]
[heartwarming music]
‐ Okay, I did it. Oh, my God.
This is really good.
Oh, my Gosh.
‐ How bad? ‐ [laughs]
‐ Let me get an outside opinion.
‐ Wait, actually, you look really good.
Like, you're kinda hot. ‐ I don't‐‐
what was I before? ‐ You just went up
like ten points! ‐ What was I before?
You all right. ‐ Wait, first off...
‐ What?
‐ You haven't...
you haven't... ‐ [gasps] What?
‐ You haven't kissed me... ‐ Stop.
‐ Without a moustache. Are you kidding me?
‐ My bad. ‐ That's what this was
all about. ‐ [laughs]
♪ ♪
[laughs] ‐ Better or worse?
‐ It's actually much better.
I like this Noah. ‐ [laughs] You like this Noah.
‐ I like the other one too. This one's good.
‐ It does feel different
kissing her without the moustache.
She loves it. We'll just‐‐
that's what I'll shoot for.
‐ Okay.
‐ And I was just following through
with my instincts, my gut,
and my heart, and...
I have no regrets.
‐ [laughs] [sighs]
‐ All right.
I had so much fun today!
And...I'm really happy
I was able to connect with all of you this evening.
‐ Before you give out the rose, do you mind if we go talk?
‐ [sighs] Ben.
‐ Yeah.
♪ ♪
‐ I‐‐the night's over. ‐ Okay.
‐ I mean, I'm kinda disappointed
you didn't come find me earlier,
to be honest. ‐ Okay.
‐ I am just a little disappointed in Ben
'cause I was really looking forward to talking to him,
but I don't want people sitting back and, like,
just thinking everything's expected.
I want someone that's going to fight for me,
that's eager to talk to me,
and I know there are some guys here
that feel exactly that way.
Um...but there is a rose.
And...
[suspenseful music]
Um...
♪ ♪
Noah.
[heartwarming music]
I mean, I barely recognize... [chuckles]
you look really good without the 'stache.
Do you guys agree?
‐ If you're like a douchebag and you have a moustache,
wear the moustache well.
You gotta be, like, just actually hilarious
and actually a solid dude.
Obviously, that wasn't the case.
‐ But honestly, today you really fought for me...
and you really just proved yourself,
and that's all I've been asking for,
and so...
I'd love it if you'd receive this rose.
‐ Absolutely. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ I'm frustrated.
[tense music]
Like, he got two times with her and a rose
'cause he jumped the fence.
So I'm really pissed with Noah,
and I'm not gonna let this go unresolved.
‐ Well, I have to head to bed,
and...I'll see you guys soon.
‐ Let's do it. ‐ Okay.
‐ Have a good night. ‐ Good night.
‐ Noah got the Group Date Rose.
Noah hopped over a fence, but, like,
the rest of us were all in there
fighting for love, so...
to be honest with you, I wish I was in Chasen's shoes
'cause I feel like I would have whupped his ass,
but that's just me.
‐ Good night.
‐ Noah absolutely took advantage
of our Group Date.
He double‐dipped, which is, uh...a sin.
Hopefully he's not on the one‐on‐one tomorrow
or a group date because that will stir
a lot of chaos in the house, trust me.
‐ Good night, Noah. Good night, guys.
‐ See ya. ‐ Sleep well.
‐ Thank you, you too.
‐ [bleep] Noah!
[bleep] that guy!
He got a rose.
But you know what?
His 'stache is gone.
His momentum's gonna be gone.
I will call him out in front
of the whole house tomorrow,
man‐to‐man, and tell him...
"Noah from Oklahoma...
your rose means [bleep] nothing."
♪ ♪
‐ Next week on "The Bachelorette"...
‐ Ah! ‐ Oh!
[laughter] ‐ What?!
‐ Whoo!
[romantic music]
‐ Who's gonna put it all on the line
for Tayshia? [discordant notes]
‐ It's the most exhilarating thing
I've ever been a part of.
I never thought this was gonna happen.
‐ To the best woman that I've ever met in my life.
‐ [laughs] ‐ You‐‐oh...
‐ We're both biracial,
and we have this beautiful love story developing.
‐ I'm crushing on Tayshia,
and I do not want it to end.
‐ It's a good feeling, coming into this with a rose.
‐ Here you are, again, stirring the pot.
‐ I get the sense Noah's gonna do anything
he has to do to win.
‐ You're a little boy. Everyone here knows it.
She will know it very soon.
‐ We're done talking now.
‐ Dude, I want to go at this guy.
‐ Can I get everybody in this room, please?
If you guys're trying to just start drama
in the house for no reason...
I'll gladly walk you outside.
[dramatic music]
‐ You had endless surprises for me
on our date... ‐ Yeah.
‐ So I wanted to give you a surprise of your own.
‐ [laughing] ‐ And kinda relive...
the best date of my life, so... ‐ Aww...
‐ We have, uh, Ned and Ted for you.
‐ Okay. ‐ Look at you. You're good.
‐ So I‐‐you taught me how to ride the horse on our date,
so I'll try to teach you...
‐ How do I do this? ‐ So we got‐‐
we got a little foothold here.
‐ Okay. ‐ Kinda‐‐
you gotta thrust it. ‐ [laughs]
‐ It's really a natural movement.
You just...just give me‐‐ give me your best thrust.
‐ [laughing] I can't do...I can't.
‐ Get the hips in it. ‐ Okay.
‐ Pull back, thrust.
Thrust. ‐ [laughing] I can't...
‐ Is there a brake on this thing?
I feel like the emergency brake
is on or something.
‐ You‐‐oh, okay, there we go. Okay.
Okay, wait. ‐ So it's all‐‐
it's all just hip, thrust. Hip‐‐
‐ [laughing]
Mine's going‐‐
‐ I'm gonna cheat now and use my...
‐ [laughs] ‐ See, I won.
‐ [laughing] You won.