‐ Tonight, on a very special edition
of "The Bachelorette"...
‐ We are back, Bachelor Nation.
‐ It's "The Men Tell All"
like you've never seen before.
‐ Connor, I know you can't be a bad kisser.
‐ Let's find out! [overlapping shouting]
‐ Get in there, tiger!
‐ Oh, my God!
‐ All of your favorite men from the season are back.
‐ Wow. That was a lot to unpack.
‐ Karl, you're a snake and scumbag.
‐ Maybe you didn't really care for Katie.
‐ What did you know that we didn't?
‐ You're gonna drop another bomb.
‐ I am gonna drop another bomb.
‐ Oh! ‐ Oh!
‐ I don't think that I lied about that.
‐ You don't [...]? Run back the tape.
‐ Hunter's half the size but twice the [bleep].
‐ Oh, my gosh! [laughter]
‐ Think you've seen it all?
‐ Katie, come on out here.
‐ Guess again. ‐ Katie,
I'm always gonna be in your corner.
‐ Thanks, Thomas. Uh‐‐sorry!
‐ Oh! ‐ Oh!
‐ Why am I here?
‐ It's truly a night full of surprises.
‐ You guys thought I was really gonna show up
and not write one more song? ‐ God!
[laughter]
‐ But first
in New Mexico,
Katie's journey to find love
takes an unexpected turn.
‐ It does make me wonder, you know,
what are these Hometowns gonna do to my relationships?
‐ Like, he really shocked you.
‐ Something happened which...
kind of changes things.
‐ What happened?
Oh, my gosh.
I can't even think. [sobbing]
‐ And it all starts right now.
‐ It's hard because sometimes you don't know
how much you care about somebody
until you say goodbye. ‐ Right.
‐ And that's what happened with Andrew,
but I do know where my other relationships stand,
and those are the ones that I have to focus on now.
‐ Yeah. It's tough.
I mean...
you're doing a really big thing this week.
It's Hometowns. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And you wanna make sure you're walking into it
feeling 100% about all of these guys.
How are you feeling?
‐ I mean, as tough as every decision
up to this point has been, I also feel so confident
about these final four guys. ‐ That's amazing.
‐ You know, and I still need to continue to figure out
my relationships, you know?
Like, yes, I'm falling in love,
but I haven't admitted to anybody
that I'm in love with them.
‐ Are you scared? ‐ It's not that I'm scared.
I think it's like the one thing I can give
my fiancé at the end of this is that feeling
of you're the only person I said this to.
‐ My perspective on that is if you feel it,
say it. ‐ Yeah.
‐ I told multiple people that I was falling in love with them.
‐ Yeah.
‐ It could be that one thing that someone needs to blossom
and be like, "I'm all‐in. I'm head‐over‐heels.
Let's fricking go." ‐ Yeah.
‐ I just remember this week really being huge for me.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ You see the guys in such a different light.
They bring you into their world.
‐ Yeah, I never made it to a Hometown,
so I actually have no idea what to expect,
and it does make me wonder, you know,
what are these Hometowns gonna do to my relationships,
good or bad?
‐ You know, Zac wasn't my strongest relationship
at the very beginning. ‐ Really?
‐ No, like, I thought I had a stronger connection
with other men until I met his family.
‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ It could really shock you
as to who you really feel at home with.
‐ I haven't introduced someone to my family
in a long time now.
I feel like I've learned so much about her.
I'm just so excited to show her what makes me me, you know?
‐ Yeah.
‐ I think my family's gonna see it all over my face
when I walk in. ‐ It's like an aura, yeah.
It's been a while for me obviously.
And introducing a woman into my family
is just a little bit different,
and, you know, there's that part of James
not being here that just constantly weighs on me.
I've never been away for a week from him,
but, you know, a few days ago,
Katie answered some really tough questions.
The way she answered them gave me some affirmation.
I feel like this is gonna be the most exciting week yet.
Last week, Katie answered all of these questions
that literally have been burning at my brain
since the second I got here.
She lives in Washington. I live in Ohio.
I've got a child. She doesn't care.
She wants to be a part of that.
I left there just on cloud nine,
and for her to meet my parents,
I'm so excited.
‐ Are you scared at all for this week?
Are you nervous? ‐ Yeah.
‐ Are you excited? ‐ It's a mixture of emotions.
For example, Michael, his parents I think
I'm most nervous about meeting...
‐ Okay.
‐ Just because, you know, I know that they
want what's best not only for Michael
but for their grandson, James,
and... ‐ Yeah.
‐ I feel so strongly about him that, you know,
I want their approval.
He's been a good husband, he's a good father,
and, I mean, that's really all I'm looking for.
I just picture parenting James together, you know?
‐ Yeah. ‐ Like, by choosing Michael,
I also become an instant mom, and that's actually
something that's really exciting for me.
‐ Isn't that crazy? ‐ Yeah.
He's built something already, and all he's missing is me.
[soft dramatic music]
[line rings]
‐ Whatcha doing? ‐ Oh, hey, handsome boy!
Do you miss me, buddy? ‐ I do.
‐ I miss you so much.
James isn't here.
Just out of protection for him‐‐he's young‐‐
I can't explain to him why I'm here.
What up, monkey boy? ‐ Hello.
‐ I think about my son nonstop.
He's the thing I love most in the world.
[tender music]
Whoa, slow down!
‐ Look how fast I go. ‐ Whoa!
I miss him like crazy.
It's really starting to weigh on me.
But I wouldn't be here if the payoff
wasn't massive for James and potentially life changing.
I just hope he's doing okay.
I'm gonna be home soon, and then, when I get home,
we're gonna go on a vacation for a whole week.
‐ Why're you always in there?
‐ Oh, I'm just doing some work.
I'ma see you soon.
‐ I want to go to the beach with you,
and I want to go to the Disney World with you.
‐ We can spend all that time together
once I'm done with this work trip.
‐ That's crazy.
[melancholic music]
‐ Bye‐bye, goodbye.
‐ No, don't you dare. Hey, hey, James.
Do you miss me? ‐ Come here.
‐ Yes, I do.
‐ I know. I miss you too.
I can tell you miss me, man.
‐ Oh, oh, bye‐bye.
‐ Okay, thank you.
‐ Love you. ‐ Love you.
Okay, bye‐bye.
♪ ♪
[sniffling] ‐ James basically asked,
"Why don't you wanna see me anymore?"
It just scares me to death.
♪ ♪
He is the only certain thing I have in my life.
♪ ♪
[sniffling] I miss him so much.
[sighs]
Thank you. [sniffling]
Oh, thank you.
It's breaking me...that... Thank you.
That I'm...I'm...
that I'm here
when he's thinking that.
♪ ♪
We've gone through everything together.
To go through losing a mother,
I don't want him to ever think that he's not enough.
It's a lot.
[soft, emotional music]
I feel conflicted.
I feel guilty.
I feel selfish.
I don't know what to do.
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
I knew this road would be painful,
and pain is something I can take.
When it starts to affect my son,
that's when everything changes.
‐ Oh, my God!
Hi.
[soft dramatic music]
‐ Hi. ‐ How you doing?
‐ Good. How are you? ‐ I missed you.
I was able to FaceTime with my son.
He's sad. He misses me.
And it's breaking me that I can't be there with him.
I've come so far with Katie,
but can't be two places at once,
and I am just at war with myself
on what to choose.
‐ I was not expecting to see you.
‐ I know.
Like...obviously with Hometowns
and everything coming up,
I know that this
is an insanely important week.
It's something you've been working so hard
to get to and actually a week I've been looking forward to
the second I met you...
and, um...
when I, like, came here, I was skeptical
about the whole thing, but I had a gut feeling
because of you.
And I was right.
Our one‐on‐one date was, like, the greatest.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ But, um...
something happened
which kind of changes things for me.
‐ What happened?
‐ Um...
You know, obviously James is home,
and I was FaceTiming him.
He said, you know, like,
you know, outside of the "where are you,"
"why aren't you coming home," he said, like,
"Why don't you want to see me anymore?"
And that's...
I can't focus on anything else.
[sniffles]
And, you know, with Hometowns coming up,
I feel like it's wrong
for me to give you half of what I could be.
And it kills me because
I see so much with us.
And, you know, my decision to leave
hurts you too.
But I'm going home because my beautiful boy
needs his dad.
[melancholic music]
♪ ♪
‐ I'm sorry, I just, like, did not see this coming.
‐ I know that. I'm so sorry.
I have to leave here with all, like, the what‐ifs.
‐ Ohh...
I...
saw us going to the end,
which makes this really, um...
Confusing for me right now.
‐ I'm not leaving because of us.
I'm leaving because my son needs his dad.
♪ ♪
I'm sorry.
‐ I had so many things I was going to tell you.
♪ ♪
‐ The first night we met,
like, I handed you, like, a stopwatch.
I didn't give it to you.
I took it 'cause you didn't have any pockets.
I gave that to you because I understood
the importance, like, of time,
and when you're here...
Like, the two things you just constantly talk about
are time and love,
and I thought that love was going
to be the harder one to obtain.
And it wasn't.
You know, we ran out of time.
I can't help but wish that we had more
in a different, like, world or different circumstance.
‐ [sighs]
‐ 'Cause I do think it would work.
[sniffles]
I mean, I get it.
You're a good dad.
‐ I'm trying.
‐ As selfish as I want to be,
and I want to beg you to stay...
I just know that's not an option.
I really know that's not an option.
♪ ♪
So I support you
going home to James.
‐ Thank you.
You entering my life made me better.
You taught me a lot.
You...
You taught me how to love again.
Yeah.
♪ ♪
‐ Give me a hug.
[sighs]
[both murmuring]
[soft emotional music]
♪ ♪
‐ I'll walk you out.
[Katie sighs]
♪ ♪
‐ [whispers] Bye. ‐ Goodbye.
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ ♪
It's hard because we were so close to the end.
♪ ♪
It just doesn't feel right.
♪ ♪
Our connection is still there,
and our connection is unexplored.
♪ ♪
It's just hard to know the impact
of him leaving right now.
Michael is someone I saw myself
walking away with.
I knew what my life would be if I chose Michael,
and that was a life I wanted.
[dramatic music]
I know his decision is the best decision
for his family, but right now in this moment,
it [bleep] hurts, and in this moment,
I am mad. I am sad.
♪ ♪
All I'm looking for is to be in love
and find my person,
and it's very possible that my person just left.
♪ ♪
‐ Coming up...
‐ We are back, Bachelor Nation.
‐ It's "The Men Tell All" like you've never seen before.
‐ Karl, you're a snake and scumbag.
‐ Maybe you really didn't care for Katie.
‐ Your back's against the [...] wall.
‐ Connor, I know you can't be a bad kisser.
[cheers and applause]
‐ [gasps] ‐ [gasps]
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
‐ Whoo!
[cheers and applause]
Whoo!
[laughs]
‐ Gosh, we're doing... ‐ Holy‐‐
‐ We're doing "The Men Tell All."
[cheers and applause]
‐ Good evening, Bachelor Nation.
I am Tayshia Adams. ‐ And I am Kaitlyn Bristowe.
‐ Welcome to what promises to be
a very special, very revealing episode
of "The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All."
‐ It's so good to be back,
and look who we brought with us,
a live studio audience!
[cheers and applause]
‐ Yay! ‐ Whoo!
We are back, Bachelor Nation, and, of course,
Katie will also be back with us later tonight.
But before we get into all of that,
we have a little unfinished business
with all of the guys. ‐ Oh, yeah, we do.
It was, after all,
one of the most dramatic seasons
in "Bachelor" history. ‐ Mm.
‐ We had fairy tale romance, explosive drama,
uncomfortable challenges, shocking returns,
and, of course, plenty of man tears,
and I love those man tears. ‐ Gosh, I do too!
I can't help it.
‐ Well, I don't know about you, but I think I'm ready
to get this thing going. ‐ I'm definitely ready.
‐ Okay, well, let's welcome the guys.
[cheers and applause]
Please welcome Quartney, Cody
Karl, Tre,
Brendan, James,
Kyle, Aaron,
Connor... ‐ [laughs]
‐ Hunter,
Andrew,
and Michael.
Great to see you all. You guys look really good.
‐ Dapper. ‐ Dapper as ever.
‐ Yes.
‐ We have a lot to get into tonight,
but let's start from the very beginning.
Tell us what it was like
for you to come out of that limo
and meet Katie for the first time.
‐ First impressions were‐‐ man, she's excited,
and she's got that positive energy
that I'm looking for.
You know, she was laughing. I was laughing.
I'm glad that we started it off, you know,
with some happiness,
with some laughter, with some fun.
‐ I think I fully blacked out
from nerves. ‐ Yeah.
‐ I was really, really nervous, but it did help
to be in a cat suit for sure. It was high risk, high reward.
But it paid off, and Katie even made a pun back to me,
so she had my heart in that moment pretty much.
‐ Absolutely. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ Well, as charming as many of you were,
you also certainly brought the chaos and controversy
this season. Let's take a look.
‐ [laughs] ‐ Katie is the perfect girl.
‐ Hi, guys! [together] Katie!
‐ Katie looks absolutely stunning.
‐ Katie's gorgeous. ‐ She's cool.
She's awesome.
She's easy to talk to, easygoing.
‐ Everyone's competing for Katie's heart,
and I'm willing to fight to the death out here.
‐ Oh! ‐ Oh!
‐ This is "The Hunger Games," bro!
‐ You wanna come at me, come at me.
‐ That was the dumbest thing you could've possibly done.
‐ I'm not gonna let him walk all over me.
I'm not gonna let him walk all over everybody else.
‐ You need to get the [...] out of my way.
‐ He's still here! ‐ Hey, don't yell at me!
‐ The drama's been increasing.
Now it's like reached a point
of like nightmare scenario.
‐ I don't like you, bro.
Like, I have never liked you,
and it's not my fault I don't like you.
‐ Well, you don't like me, so that is your fault.
‐ Cody and I know each other from back home.
He's here for one reason, and that's to get followers.
I wouldn't say he's a piece of [bleep],
but there's always that concern there.
‐ It's just making me look really bad.
‐ It's a responsibility thing 'cause we are connected.
‐ But, like, how would anyone know
we knew each other if you kept your mouth shut?
‐ Cody was here for the wrong reasons,
and so I'll do whatever it takes
if I'm gonna separate myself from the rest of these guys.
All right, it's showtime.
Like, looking around, like, I know that there are
some people that don't have the best intentions.
‐ Sorry, I'm, like, honestly shaking right now.
Tonight a bomb was dropped on me
about multiple people still here
for the wrong [bleep] reason.
[soft dramatic music]
‐ Can someone tell me what just happened?
‐ That didn't just come out of nowhere.
‐ Let me go ahead and say that I spoke to hear.
‐ Who did you say was not here‐‐
‐ I didn't want to give her a name.
I didn't want to go into it
'cause I don't know the specifics 100%.
‐ Damn, bro, God. ‐ Karl is a snake.
He's a scumbag.
‐ I'm not putting anybody on blast,
especially when I don't have all the facts.
‐ You already did. ‐ You already did!
‐ I didn't put anyone on blast.
‐ Karl, he just wanted attention,
and we're gonna find more people
that have ulterior motives to be here.
‐ I told her that I was falling in love with her.
‐ I think you're full of [bleep].
‐ But, dude, saying that you're falling in love with her
is toying with her emotions.
‐ Thomas, I can't confidently say
that his intentions are genuine.
It's almost coming off as just a big sales pitch
to become the next Bachelor.
‐ Was being the Bachelor‐‐ was that a prerogative for you?
‐ Yes, coming into this, one of the thoughts on my mind
was potentially being the next Bachelor.
‐ I'm over it, like, for me
because you've been so good at the manipulation.
That was just insane to hear.
The snake is out. We uncovered him.
He really uncovered himself.
We're getting rid of all the snakes,
so I hope that there's no more.
You are in a position of safety.
I'm in a position of not safety.
‐ I'm competing for the same love that you are.
‐ That's exactly what Thomas used to say
when we would talk to him. ‐ Dude, don't‐‐okay, hey.
‐ It is, though.
‐ I'm just noticing too many similarities
with Thomas and Hunter.
His movements and actions seem measured
and manipulative.
‐ I wouldn't be surprised
if she already had the top four picked.
My opinion is that me, you, and Connor
are already in the top four.
‐ I mean, Hunter, it's cute that you
have a top four list already.
It's funny that you're in my bottom four.
‐ Top four?
‐ I'd like to hear this top four.
‐ What's the top four?
‐ I do not have a top four list.
‐ I've heard of a list. ‐ There's not a top four list.
‐ We're not just making this up.
‐ I've heard of it as well.
‐ Hunter's behavior, it's getting to the degree
of what Thomas was, and I think that's evident
by lying in the debate.
‐ Do you feel like you're in love with Katie?
‐ I don't think that I'm in a place right now...
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Where I've been able to explore that
enough to say that. ‐ How do you feel about Katie?
‐ I'm falling in love, absolutely.
‐ People are dishonest, I gotta speak up,
and I heard that same question asked to Hunter,
and his answer was a little different.
‐ Correction, well, you didn't hear it right.
‐ Ooh, heard the question. I was standing right there.
‐ I'm focused on Katie.
I don't give a [bleep] what they think.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Oh, my gosh.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Wow, that was a lot to unpack.
‐ I'm just sitting up here being like,
"Where do I even start?" ‐ Y'all in trouble.
‐ But I'm gonna start with you, Aaron.
You really seemed to flip a switch
when you saw Cody.
Can you kind of explain to some people
who are still confused about why that happened?
‐ It's pretty simple.
Like, he has been disrespectful to people.
He's rubbed me the wrong way in a lot of events.
You know, kind of reckless social media posts as well.
Fame can definitely be achieved from this,
and if achieving fame is definitely a goal, like‐‐
‐ That's not a goal of mine though.
‐ Like, bro, like, you posted on the story like,
"I will be famous in six months," right?
What do you think when you're gonna be
on "The Bachelorette" in six months?
‐ Right, I think that that story post
was taken out of context.
It was not referring to the show whatsoever.
‐ That's fake news, Cody. ‐ Yeah, come on, bro.
‐ I've seen it.
You know, the first night,
you put on this, you know, nice, snazzy suit,
got a haircut, you cleaned yourself up,
and, like, you fooled me, you fooled Katie,
and you fooled everybody in the house
except for Aaron.
You literally said, "If you didn't say a word,
no one would know this."
And for you to toy with Katie's emotions
to build a platform, and what you posted
was very disturbing.
‐ You know, you guys have taken Aaron's side.
You guys were in the house longer.
You built that relationship, but don't let that
sway your view of me or if I was here for Katie
or just the followers, 'cause I was here for Katie.
‐ And that's just‐‐yeah,
this is a fundamental difference
in our viewpoints. ‐ So I'm gonna add something.
When you guys go after people, you guys go after people
and it becomes a witch hunt.
Every single time you guys get a chance,
it's like, "Oh, okay, who's the person of the day?
Oh, Cody."
And then everyone gangs up on Cody.
You don't even know Cody, but you ride around‐‐
‐ No one ganged up on Cody. It was me versus him.
You're wrong already, bro. ‐ No, what I'm saying is‐‐
‐ And you told Katie to watch her six, bro?
‐ [chuckles]
‐ Karl, I heard you at the Rose Ceremony
saying you're gonna drop a bomb on all the guys.
I heard that.
You knew your time was up, and you ruined
the night for everybody. You ruined the night for Katie.
‐ First of all, I went and I had the conversation with her.
I let her know that I don't believe that Cody
was the only one that was here for the wrong reasons.
‐ Yeah, "What did you know that we didn't?"
I guess would be my question. ‐ Nothing, dude, nothing.
‐ Was it Thomas?
‐ Now's the time to come out with it.
‐ Just say it. ‐ What did you know?
‐ Of course it was [bleep] Thomas, all right?
‐ [chuckles] ‐ That's number one.
‐ Are you really saying that you thought
it was Thomas the whole time?
‐ Thomas and me had a bad chemistry‐‐
‐ Okay, 'cause I'll take it to my grave
that you did not think it was Thomas,
and I guarantee you a lot
of people in here don't think that.
‐ Back's against the wall again.
‐ You would've said it when we asked you that.
‐ It is. It is, and I'm gonna force.
‐ Talk to you guys right now. All right, so listen.
‐ You're gonna drop another bomb.
‐ I am gonna drop another bomb. [laughter]
‐ Brendan's not here for the right reasons.
He only showed up for a free ticket
to the United States so he could have
free beer the whole trip.
‐ Now you're calling out names. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ That's another bomb for you. ‐ Oh, my God.
‐ So here's what happens.
You're a snake and scumbag just like I said.
‐ The whole bottom line was there's someone
that she should at least be aware of‐‐
‐ Well, you should have said that someone's name.
‐ Not to interrupt‐‐ there's a big hole
in what you're saying
when you started off by saying, "There are multiple guys,"
then you ended with, just now, saying,
"Of course it was Thomas."
If, of course it was Thomas,
then how could you have said,
"Of course there were multiple guys"?
One of those is a lie, bro.
‐ All right. ‐ Like, one of them.
All right? You're killing me up here.
‐ Karl, Karl, I want to ask you,
you're there for Katie. You're there‐‐
‐ All right, Brendan. ‐ It's a question.
‐ One second.
Shut the [bleep] up.
Now, like I was saying‐‐ ‐ Did you like Katie?
Were you there for Katie? ‐ I did like Katie.
‐ So for a potential engagement‐‐
‐ I had a great conversation
with Katie. ‐ Great.
‐ But I also had a conversation with you guys...
‐ Okay.
‐ Which, when you guys talked about the mess that I made,
I admitted that I made a mess.
First of all, is it okay that I admit
that I made a mistake?
Can we all admit that we've made mistakes before.
‐ What are you doing? ‐ What's the mistake?
‐ Sit down. ‐ What's the mistake?
‐ I told you guys that I messed this up so bad‐‐
‐ So what? ‐ Uh‐oh, uh‐oh.
‐ She decided that she wanted to take me out of the equation.
‐ Right. ‐ I told her...
‐ That's totally fine. ‐ That I would go home.
‐ Do what you wanna do.
‐ And I wouldn't create a fuss about it.
‐ So if I'm there on the show‐‐
‐ And did I accept that as my fate?
‐ So if I show up‐‐ ‐ Did I accept that as my fate?
‐ Sure. ‐ So, I mean‐‐
‐ Sit down. Sit down.
‐ Maybe you really didn't care for her as much as‐‐
‐ Maybe you really didn't care for Katie
as much as you say, bro. ‐ You're fake news.
‐ Sit down, Karl.
‐ All right, guys, all right. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ Guys, I hate to do it,
but we have to take a quick break.
We will be right back with "The Men Tell All."
[cheers and applause]
[soft dramatic music]
[cheers and applause]
‐ Welcome back to the "Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All." Let's get back to it.
‐ Brendan, we did see that you did call Karl
a scumbag and a snake. ‐ Right.
‐ Do you still stand by those words?
‐ I mean, definitely, of course.
I mean, I just, you know, stood face to face with him.
I mean, I spoke facts.
You know, I think he's fake news.
Whenever his back's against the wall,
he'll just spit, you know, fake news to everybody,
and he'll just call people‐‐
‐ But then he told me
that my back's against the wall.
I should just throw out a name. Just throw out a name.
‐ Well, I mean, you're there for an engagement...
‐ You said Thomas, bro.
‐ And to fall in love with a woman.
Okay, but what are you there for?
Are you there to, like, you know, honor a guy,
to not say his name because you don't want
to have bad blood with Thomas, or are you there‐‐
‐ It's not that I don't want to have bad blood.
‐ But you just said you had a great connection with Katie.
‐ I'm not gonna be a rat.
‐ You had some time with her on the group date.
‐ I'm not gonna be a rat.
Within days after I left,
you guys start to decipher that he's not there
for the right reasons.
What evidence did you guys physically have
before he actually claimed he was there to be a Bachelor?
‐ The Nick Viall date that you weren't a part of.
‐ Some of you guys were already having bad experiences
with this person, and what I'm saying is
he didn't flat out tell me he was there
to be the Bachelor, but there were things being said
where he was there for a following.
‐ I just think it's also important to mention,
'cause I saw a couple people be like,
"Well, all the guys that go out on the show
are thinking about being the Bachelor."
And that's just, like, 100% wrong.
‐ Yeah.
‐ Like, I showed up there wanting to get one rose
to show a great woman that I could possibly
be the man for her. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Like, that's the dead‐ass truth.
Like, I was not‐‐ ‐ Yeah.
‐ Thinking about being the Bachelor night one is nuts.
‐ And so between that and then going
to his manipulation with Katie and saying
that he fell in love with her and then five seconds later
saying, "I didn't say I fell in love with her."
‐ "Can't have love without fear."
‐ Exactly, so he kept on with the lies
and the manipulation, and that just caught him up.
‐ And then you can see that,
like, Katie really cared about him.
It was just like, "Oh, you're really, really good
"at getting what you want and manipulating people
to like you."
‐ I was trying to stick up for him for the longest time,
and then people started coming to me and saying,
"Hey, man, like, you're starting to look like‐‐
you're getting egg on your face."
I don't think Thomas is a bad person.
I think that this setting makes you do things
and think things and feel things
that you wouldn't normally do.
I think that he made some poor choices,
and he kind of just got caught up in all of it.
‐ Yeah, okay.
‐ I mean, does anyone up here think he's a bad guy?
I think no one's saying he's a bad guy.
‐ I think he's a bad guy. ‐ Right.
But, James, you actually called Hunter Thomas 2.0.
‐ I did. ‐ Why is that?
‐ He actually said 1.5.
‐ Oh. [laughter]
‐ Yeah, say the whole thing. It was funny as hell.
‐ Half the size but twice the [...].
‐ I'm sorry. What was that?
‐ Half the size but twice the [bleep].
‐ Okay. ‐ Wow.
[laughter] ‐ All right.
‐ And I mean, honestly, I stand by that,
and people I think know my opinion
of Hunter, and we butted heads since the get‐go,
and I think, honestly, Thomas is maybe better off
'cause at least he was forthcoming and honest,
whereas, Hunter, we all saw what just aired.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And I don't think you can look anyone in the face,
Hunter, and say you didn't flat out lie.
‐ Twice. ‐ But, Hunter, it's a top four,
and you're whispering it to Greg on the couch, right?
‐ And, listen, there's definitely some dishonesty
with the top four thing. I gotta own that.
‐ It's on TV, so yeah. ‐ Yeah, no, and, like‐‐
[laughter]
‐ No, absolutely, I do. Absolutely, I do.
‐ [laughs]
‐ As far as the love thing, though,
I was asked if I was in love, and...
‐ Details, bro, details.
‐ Then I was asked if I was falling in love.
‐ Let him talk.
‐ Those are two totally different things.
And I answered honestly that I did think I was falling.
I mean, that was honest.
So I don't think that I lied about that.
‐ Bro, after running back that tape, bro,
there's no way you can say that, bro.
‐ With the queens, you know, Tre's looking over at you,
and you're saying you're not, you know, falling in love,
and then onstage, you're saying
you're falling in love with her, so‐‐
‐ So what's the diff‐
is there a difference between being in love
and falling in love to you? I consider those different.
If you don't, then I'm sorry.
‐ Of all times to be crystal clear,
speaking about that is the moment.
‐ Well, and I'm sorry that, like, you
didn't find it crystal clear. ‐ That's inconsistent to me.
‐ I was the guy onstage that said you lied.
For me, I think that the way that he went about
choosing how to communicate those feelings
in certain moments showed a little bit of strategy.
That was my point.
‐ And when you're on a stage and you get asked a question‐‐
‐ "I'm falling in love with her."
But why didn't you say that when they said,
"Are you in love?" ‐ Absolutely.
‐ It would have been like, "No, I'm falling in love."
That would have been so much easier
than what you ended up doing. ‐ And‐‐yeah.
In hindsight 20/20, I wish I said the perfect things,
and I didn't.
‐ Yeah, let me chime in here. Hunter was my roommate.
I saw him every single night.
I am telling you, even if he's not going to,
he was falling in love with Katie.
‐ Mm‐hmm, yeah.
‐ If he's not gonna say it, I will.
[applause]
I got you. [indistinct chatter]
‐ I mean, everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
I‐‐ ‐ And yours is wrong.
I'm just telling you. ‐ Oh!
‐ He's just telling you.
‐ James, you know I love you, man.
You're just wrong about this.
‐ I mean, I just‐‐ my personal opinion,
Connor, I just saw inconsistencies,
and, in my gut, I mean, I stand by that.
‐ All right, gentlemen.
Thank you for your candor and your willingness to share,
but we still have so much in store for y'all tonight.
When we come back, the man who stole our hearts
with his cat whiskers and soulful tunes
will be here. That's right.
Connor will join us in the hot seat.
It's all coming up when "The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All" returns.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
‐ Welcome back to "The Bachelorette:
The Men Tell All."
This man immediately caught Katie's eye
when he sauntered out of the limo.
Things seemed to be going great until it all unraveled
around a kiss.
Connor, I've got a hot seat up here for you
with your name on it, so come join us.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
‐ Hey, guys. ‐ Hi.
‐ How are you? ‐ Hi, Connor.
Thanks for coming up.
Is it hot? ‐ Of course. It's toasty.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Toasty hot.
‐ Your arrival was obviously so memorable.
You guys had an instant connection.
There was chemistry.
You even shared a kiss on night one.
‐ [chuckles] We did.
‐ But unfortunately, the love between you two
didn't blossom, so let's take a look.
‐ Okay.
[soft dramatic music]
‐ Oh, my. ‐ My name's Connor.
I'm a math teacher from Nashville...
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ And I heard you were a huge cat lover.
‐ I think I'm in love.
[laughter]
‐ So I was hoping that this
would make you want to ask me out.
‐ I think it's perfect.
I still remember the second Connor B.
came out of that limo with a catsuit on.
I think I even said, like, "This is it."
Like, "This is the one."
Oh, my gosh, I couldn't stop thinking about you.
Honestly, I was like, "I need to see him."
He gets my sense of humor, and, you know,
I love a guy who can be confident and silly
and not take it too seriously.
‐ ♪ My feet may not be perfect ♪
♪ But I know my own self‐worth ♪
♪ And the length of my affection ♪
♪ Is less important than the girth ♪
‐ Whoo!
‐ I have not felt like this
in a really, really long time.
She's amazing.
You have this way of seeing people,
and I haven't felt that seen in a really long time, maybe ever.
There's something there, and it's not just me
kind of picturing it. It's not just my imagination.
I'm confident that there is some part of her
that can see a future with me.
It's crazy how, when I'm with you,
everything else fades, right?
Like, any insecurity, any doubt,
any worry about anything that's going on,
it's just gone.
‐ With Connor, I'm falling for him more and more,
but there's just something missing.
♪ ♪
I don't feel that spark or that passion.
[sighs] Um...
‐ what's wrong?
‐ I just want you to know that the moment I met you...
♪ ♪
I really thought you were the one for me.
Like, I felt that in my heart. ‐ Mm.
‐ Everything about us was so easy, so good,
but when we kiss, it just‐‐
that was the one and only time that something was missing.
[sighs]
‐ It's okay. I know where this is going.
It's okay.
♪ ♪
‐ It's not. ‐ It is.
It's okay.
‐ Come here.
♪ ♪
It's heartbreaking.
Oh, God.
‐ [sobs]
‐ Oh, God, the most heartbreaking part of that
is starting off that strong and then...
♪ ♪
God, how bad of a kisser am I?
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
Yeah.
Yeah, that's tough to watch back.
‐ Yeah, I can tell. You're pretty emotional.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
Like, of course, I was sad
that I had to go through the breakup.
I was heartbroken, but in that moment,
I just wanted her to be okay.
‐ Yeah, you constantly continued
to put her first even when you were going through
your own heartbreak.
And how hard was that to hear Katie kind of say out loud
she didn't hear that passion?
‐ It's so tough because...
If it started out that strong, what did I do wrong, you know?
And you can't help but think that.
‐ Of course.
‐ Like, what could I have done better?
Like, just... that's a tough thought,
but I think...
I think, in the end, there's nothing I did
or didn't do. It just wasn't‐‐
that spark wasn't there for her.
‐ Yeah. Have you ever been told
that you weren't a great kisser before?
Has this ever been a thing for you?
I'm sorry.
‐ I went back home... [chuckles]
I texted, like, two or three people
I'd kissed in the past.
‐ No. ‐ I did.
[laughter]
‐ You did? ‐ I swear to God, I did.
‐ No.
‐ And I was like, "Listen, am I a trash kisser?
You gotta be honest with me." ‐ [laughs]
‐ Um... [chuckles]
My ex said no. I was a good kisser.
It's just the connection‐‐
it's not just one person being a good kisser or not.
It's about the connection. ‐ Tayshia, Kaitlyn.
I'm so sorry to interrupt.
I just wanna say, Connor, that I watched you on the show,
and I just think you're absolutely adorable,
and I know that you can't be a bad kisser.
‐ Let's find out! ‐ Oh!
‐ Let's find out! ‐ Kiss her now!
Kiss her now! ‐ Yo, bro!
‐ Kiss her! ‐ No, she can come down here.
[cheers and applause]
‐ I was literally checking you out earlier.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Gosh. ‐ Oh, my God!
‐ Oh, my‐‐ oh, he so got into it.
Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause]
‐ What's your name? ‐ Tara.
‐ Hi, Tara. ‐ Hi, Connor.
‐ "What's your name"! ‐ Wait, yeah.
‐ Can you hang out? ‐ Sure.
‐ Oh, my gosh, you're so cute! ‐ What a bold move.
‐ So... ‐ I couldn't help it.
‐ Are we gonna rate the kiss? ‐ I was gonna say.
Out of one to ten? ‐ How was it.
‐ 11. ‐ What?
‐ 11. ‐ 11.
‐ What? ‐ Wow. Whoa.
‐ I noticed that earlier.
I was like, "Oh, he's checking me out."
‐ I was checking her out. ‐ You were?
‐ No way. You're kidding me.
‐ I was like, "That girl's really cute."
‐ You were checking her out.
Connor, were you expecting this?
‐ No. ‐ Yeah, clearly not.
‐ I'm a little flustered. ‐ Same.
‐ Okay. ‐ Okay.
‐ Um...
‐ I don't even know what to do now.
This is already a very memorable night.
We should probably take a break.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Cool off.
‐ But one more for the road. ‐ But one more for the road.
‐ Oh. ‐ Here I come.
‐ Whoo! ‐ Get in there, tiger!
You're not a cat! You're a tiger!
You're a tiger!
‐ I'm out!
‐ You're a tiger! ‐ What?
‐ Okay, when we return... ‐ Oh, wow.
‐ Oh. ‐ Will you accept this rose?
‐ Aw, thank you. ‐ Okay, I can't‐‐
okay. ‐ I can't even‐‐
this is just like one of the most romantic dates
in "Bachelor" history.
Okay, obviously we're gonna have to check back in
with these two lovebirds over here.
‐ Crazy.
‐ We'll be back when "The Men Tell All" returns.
[cheers and applause]
[chatter] ‐ What just happened?
‐ I want your number. You should‐‐
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
‐ [laughs]
‐ What's up? ‐ Hug, dog.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Welcome back, Bachelor Nation.
It's already been a very exciting night.
In fact, Connor just kissed a woman from the audience?
[laughter]
And who knows what will happen later?
Up next is a man whose energy immediately drew Katie in,
but what they shared during their relationship
was so much deeper than just fun and laughter.
Andrew, let's get this. Come on up.
[cheers and applause]
Hi, Andrew. So happy to have you
up here and join us.
Thank you so much for being here.
‐ Thanks for having me.
‐ You and Katie clearly had a connection.
‐ Yeah. ‐ You had playful banter,
shared same values, insane chemistry.
But your relationship took an abrupt end
right before you were about to introduce her to your family.
Let's take a look back.
[gentle upbeat music]
‐ [laughs] Finally, right? Hi.
‐ [in English accent] Hello, my love.
‐ What's your name? ‐ I'm Andrew.
‐ Andrew, nice to meet you. ‐ Nice to meet you.
I've traveled all the way across the pond
to be here with you tonight. ‐ Oh.
Andrew S., the first time I met him,
he was playful and confident.
‐ [normally] Nice to meet you. I'm actually from Chicago.
‐ I knew it! I knew it!
I was like, "This guy's lying!"
That little fib sparked a connection right away.
[laughs] ‐ We're doing it big.
‐ Oh, my God!
I just love the energy
that him and I share together.
I got it.
We did it.
Like, he just makes me so happy.
‐ You are exceptional.
‐ What I love about our relationship is
we can get deep and serious.
And we can laugh so hard we're crying.
‐ Why are you so strong?
[balloon pops] ‐ [screams]
‐ [laughs] That popped off your head!
‐ Andrew really is one of a kind.
And we actually bonded over the struggles
we experienced as children.
‐ Like, I wore, like, the same jeans‐‐
‐ Thrift shopping? ‐ Thrift shopping!
‐ I prayed no one ever saw me. ‐ And I'm the baby,
so I'm getting hand‐me‐downs.
‐ Free lunches, that was me. ‐ Yo, I was free lunches.
Never had a woman understand what I'd been through.
She's an amazing woman.
I'm really swept off my feet.
Honestly, I've really fallen for your heart.
And I believe in love.
You're getting me really close.
Her personality's so infectious,
her smile‐‐this is exactly what I've been looking for.
When we kiss, there's no way anyone kisses the way we kiss.
‐ [laughs]
‐ Definitely falling in love with Katie.
I know she feels it; I feel it.
It feels like there's no one else.
‐ Justin.
[solemn piano music]
♪ ♪
You are such an amazing man.
But the hard part is that I am
building stronger connections.
[sniffling]
And you deserve more than what I can give you.
‐ It's bittersweet but just know that
I will forever hold you dear to my heart.
‐ [whispers] I'm so happy we met.
Come here. Gimme a hug.
I'm so sorry.
[sobs]
[kisses]
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
[sobs]
‐ It's heartbreaking, you know?
I haven't felt this way about a woman before.
I poured myself into every little bit of this
and, um, she had stronger connections
with everyone else.
And it hurts.
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
‐ I can tell it's really tough to relive.
‐ Yeah.
‐ How are you feeling right now?
‐ [sighs] I mean, you know,
those are real emotions.
I feel, um, what me and Katie, you know, had,
we were always consistently us, if that makes sense.
‐ Mm‐hm.
‐ And I think that's what, you know,
made it so...so hard to, you know‐‐
'cause it was so‐‐it was such a real thing for us both.
‐ After you said goodbye,
what were you feeling right then and there?
‐ Here we go again.
Um, you know, I've been accustomed to heartbreaks,
so, um, you know,
I was just feeling
every single relationship that I've done.
And obviously, having to restart again
is, uh, you know,
never something that you want to do.
And especially the one with Katie,
where I've never even
felt these feelings before,
so it was even far along and I was just like,
"This can't be happening." You know what I mean?
When you put so much effort into something, like,
you just want to see it succeed.
And, you know, I'm still waiting
for someone to, you know, just pick me for me.
Pick me for 100% me.
‐ Looking back at your journey, do you ever wonder,
like, where it went wrong? Or can you pinpoint a moment‐‐
‐ I think that's the hardest part.
'Cause we never had a bad moment.
‐ Mm. ‐ Not one time.
Every moment was consistently getting better.
Every moment was consistently good.
There wasn't this or that, it was just...
it wasn't enough compared to any other guys.
And I can't‐‐can't do anything about that.
‐ You know, one of my favorite conversations
of this entire season was
actually a conversation you had
on your one‐on‐one with Katie, talking about the challenges
interracial relationships face, um, and the struggles
that just come with being in an interracial relationship.
‐ Right. ‐ And you were so courageous
for talking about that.
Were you surprised at all
about how Katie reacted and
how well you guys connected?
‐ Yeah. Honestly, she killed it.
I mean, every word that came out of her mouth,
I was just like, "Yes, yes."
But, you know, when talking about things like that,
like, I want to be realistic.
Like, this is what we're gonna head into.
And, like, me being me, like,
I wasn't gonna shy away from that.
And also, me being a Black man, like,
I'm not afraid of shouldering or having to bear that,
as a Black man, to represent us.
Like, there's no way I was gonna shy away from that.
So like I said, that's exactly who I am.
[applause]
‐ You know, you said you deserve to be chosen.
You do. ‐ Thank you.
‐ And you will.
‐ I hope so. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ Truly do.
I've always believed in love. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ I'm a hopeless romantic.
You know, I grew up watching rom‐coms with my mom
so, um, I wanted to give this my full effort
and see if we can fall in love.
And, um, you know, I think we got pretty damn close.
‐ Andrew, thank you so much.
We really appreciate you being so vulnerable
and so real with us.
When we come back, the single dad
who had Bachelor Nation swooning
will be here with us
to tell us about his devastating goodbye.
And later, Katie will join us
to face all of the men for the first time
since those dramatic days in New Mexico.
Will Thomas be one of those men?
We will find out.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Welcome back to
"The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All."
This season was full of tearful goodbyes,
but none was more heartbreaking
than the one we saw earlier tonight.
Michael desperately wanted to pursue a future with Katie.
Ultimately, the pull of fatherhood
was too much for him to bear.
Michael, do you care to come up here and join us?
[cheers and applause]
‐ Thanks. ‐ How are you doing?
‐ I'm doing okay. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Yeah, there's still a lot on my mind.
‐ Of course.
I think we all saw
the connection between you and Katie.
And I think I could speak for all of us when I say
we were sad to see you go.
Let's take a look.
‐ [chuckles softly]
Hi. ‐ Hey, how are you?
I remember walking up to Katie,
and it felt like time froze.
I am Michael.
She's beautiful, she's vibrant,
and extremely down to earth.
I actually have a four‐year‐old son too.
‐ Really? ‐ Yes.
‐ How often do you get to see him?
‐ I get to FaceTime with him every day.
‐ Oh!
‐ There was a lot of reasons for coming here.
But the most important one was
can I find that spark again? Can I love again?
Like, I always hear this ends in an engagement.
But it‐‐it begins at an engagement.
‐ I love that.
‐ Can I kiss you?
‐ Abso‐[bleep]‐lutely. ‐ [chuckles]
I feel strong for Katie.
And that's equally as scary as it is exciting.
The past is very much a part of who I am,
and I'm hoping that it doesn't scare her off.
Seven months after James was born,
my wife, Laura, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
And so, in 2019,
she passed away and...
I have finally gotten to this place where
I'm ready to, like, open up my heart.
Like, what a gift to be able to fall in love twice.
‐ Michael and I just went to
a whole different level together.
The way he spoke about love,
it was just‐‐ it was just beautiful.
I'm like, I don't know, I'm like‐‐
I'm like, overwhelmed with sadness for his pain
but happiness for, like, what our love can be.
The life that I picture with us and with James
is such a‐‐a dream, truly.
‐ That makes‐‐that's so nice.
‐ What I'm looking for, ultimately, is to be in love.
‐ No one can love you like I can.
‐ With Michael, I really feel like
if we walked away from this together,
it would truly be a forever kind of love.
‐ That's crazy.
‐ Bye‐bye. Goodbye.
‐ No, don't you‐‐
James is the thing I love most.
And it's breaking me that I'm here
when he's thinking that.
I don't want him to ever think that he's not enough.
It kills me because I see so much with us.
But I'm going home because
my beautiful boy needs his dad.
‐ I saw us going to the end,
which makes this really
confusing for me right now.
‐ I know that. I'm so sorry.
You taught me how to love again.
[emotional music]
♪ ♪
‐ I know his decision
is the best decision for his family.
But right now, in this moment, it [bleep] hurts.
And in this moment, I am mad, I am sad.
Michael is someone I saw myself walking away with.
All I'm looking for is to be in love and find my person.
And it's very possible that my person just left.
♪ ♪
‐ [sighs]
‐ We're all emotional watching that.
I can see you are.
How hard is that to watch back?
I mean, I'm struggling. ‐ Yeah.
Yeah, watching it back, it kind of...
I mean, I want to say it brings me back to that place but
like, since that day, I've been feeling it the entire time.
So...it's kind of a reminder of, you know,
what I had to do in order
to be a great parent to a beautiful son.
And that balance that all single parents
try to keep together,
which is taking care of somebody that they truly love
while simultaneously trying to find happiness for themselves.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Um, when you pursue one,
you feel as though it takes away for another.
And it's a constant juggling act.
And the fact that we were so close,
um, makes it harder.
Um, but for a single parent, and somebody
that's gone through what James and I have gone through
and our family's gone through,
it was my only decision.
‐ Yeah, yeah.
I just‐‐I can't imagine how hard it was
to say goodbye to someone you're falling for.
How hard was that?
‐ Yeah, it's really difficult.
Um, obviously, I was very proud of myself
for taking this step and putting myself out there.
There was a million reasons
why you just say no. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And I'm so happy I just did it.
Katie and I just had this connection
that happened right off the beginning.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And looking back on it now,
nothing's changed.
‐ So, if Katie did say
she wanted to give this another shot,
you still feel the same way?
You would do it? ‐ 100%.
‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ It feels as though we left
so much left unsaid.
And when we were in her room discussing this,
there was one thing that‐‐
it was a kind of theme that we always juggled around,
which was, you know, if‐‐
if love exists, it'll find a way.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And I know how beautiful marriage can be.
I know how great that bond is.
And so I wanted to let her know that
that's where we're‐‐ that's where we're heading.
‐ Yeah, and I think what really struck Katie
and a lot of us was when you said
how lucky would you be to fall in love twice.
‐ Yeah. ‐ It was beautiful.
‐ It is; you feel like you're in high school again,
doing it all over.
I never, in a million years, thought I would be
open to that idea again. ‐ Yeah.
‐ 'Cause after Laura passed...
I mean, we were together for 16 years.
It just doesn't seem possible.
But there's tons of hope out there for me now,
and it really wouldn't have existed
if I didn't take this leap.
‐ Thank you. Thank you for being up here.
Thank you for coming tonight.
We're all rooting for you to find love.
‐ Absolutely. ‐ Thank you.
I'm trying.
[cheers and applause]
‐ We'll be back when "The Men Tell All" returns.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Your story means so much.
Really. ‐ Thank you.
‐ Of course.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Welcome back to
"The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All."
Katie will be out here shortly but before we get to that,
let's lighten things up a bit.
There were a few great moments
that the audience didn't get to see,
so we thought it might be fun to give everyone a look.
You know, when you're competing against other men
for the love of a woman,
there comes a time where you gotta talk a little smack.
And as we're about to see in the Bash Ball group date,
these guys are some of the worst
smack talkers I've ever seen.
[laughter]
‐ In sport, it's all about mental toughness.
It's [bleep] talking 101 time.
[laughter]
Let's see what you guys got.
‐ Trey, you suck at dancing.
You're an awful dancer.
‐ That's all you got? ‐ Oh, he lied.
‐ Your backbone's made of Jell‐O.
‐ I have never experienced such bad
trash talking in my life. ‐ [bleep] talking.
‐ Your eyes are, uh, uh, blue like a urinal cake.
[laughter]
‐ I don't even know how to spell the word [bleep].
but that was not [bleep] at all.
‐ Where'd you get that shirt?
The shirt store? Pfft!
‐ You look like a human is Animorphing into a leprechaun
and got stuck in the middle, dawg.
‐ I don't know which one's more fake,
your love for Katie or your smile.
all: Oh!
‐ Dude, that was horrible.
[applause]
‐ Who said somebody's backbone was made of Jell‐O?
‐ That was me.
I kinda blacked out in the moment.
‐ What does that even mean?
‐ I honestly don't remember.
[laughter]
Yeah, I mean‐‐ ‐ I forgot that.
I mean, I'm Canadian. I'm too nice, guys.
You know what I mean?
I mean, I had nothing bad to say.
I mean, I know Tre, I mean‐‐ ‐ Don't do this to me, please.
‐ You want me to talk to you right now?
‐ Please don't.
‐ Your voice isn't as good
as what it seems to be.
‐ How dare you? Take that back.
‐ God!
‐ That was below the belt.
‐ It's fine, I'll get over it. Therapy works.
‐ Do you guys remember when I said you were terrible at this?
It's‐‐you're proving my point.
‐ Is it bad? Yeah? ‐ We like each other.
‐ We love each other, unfortunately.
‐ My boy. ‐ You know I love your singing.
I love your singing.
‐ Tayshia, you wanna [bleep] talk me?
‐ I mean, I love you too. ‐ Aw.
‐ I can't do it. ‐ See, that's how it's done.
[both laugh]
‐ All right. This journey tested the guys
in so many different ways.
But there was one specific challenge
that pushed them to their limits.
Of course I'm talking about the infamous WOWO challenge,
where the goal was to see how long you guys could go
while abstaining from self‐pleasure.
Roll the clip.
[laughs]
‐ So, we're kinda curious
to know about the contest.
‐ The WOWO? ‐ Yes.
We wanna know who's broken the contest.
[laughter] ‐ Mike, you broke the contest?
‐ Yeah. ‐ And he's being real?
‐ I'm out, I'm out. Sorry.
‐ So Michael probably has a really high libido.
‐ Both teams play hard.
‐ What I'm hearing here is that Mike A.
has the most stamina of all the men up here.
‐ Oh, well that's not what he said.
‐ No, that's‐‐ that's how it's being delivered
and I think it should be understood that way.
And I would respect the panel
to acknowledge that I have great stamina for my age.
‐ The most?
‐ Oh, I don't know about the most.
That's‐‐I don't know how we can compare that.
‐ That's no way to compare. ‐ No.
[both laughing] I don't want to know.
‐ I don't wanna know either. ‐ Me neither.
Then quit asking me. [laughter]
[applause]
‐ Michael, you seem to be getting kind of red.
Do you have shame in your game?
‐ No shame in the game. Not at all.
I'm, uh, I'm surprised I lasted that long.
[laughter]
‐ How did everyone else do with it?
‐ We were exhausted. We didn't get sleep out there.
I was‐‐I was just trying to survive.
[laughter]
I was panicking.
[laughter]
‐ Waking up, sometimes it's just not working.
I mean, I'm being honest. I mean, you're so exhausted.
[laughter]
I mean, brutal, brutal.
Life goes on, you know? ‐ [laughs]
‐ Life goes on.
‐ I'd like to move on.
‐ Next topic.
‐ Yeah, next topic.
Well, we have one more unseen moment
that I'm so excited to show you guys.
So I've brought a special guest to help set this one up.
[cheers and applause]
‐ [laughs]
‐ Oh, oh, Kaitlyn went crazy.
‐ My special guest!
‐ How are you, sweetie?
[cheers and applause]
‐ For those of you that don't know,
this is Kaitlyn's fiancé, Jason.
[cheers and applause]
Okay, so the next clip that we're about to see
hasn't been seen because it's not from Katie's love story,
it's actually from yours.
Shortly after you got home from filming,
Jason hatched a plan to cohost your podcast,
and things took a surprising turn
and we have that footage.
Let's roll the clip.
‐ Let's bring on Lisa. ‐ Lisa is coming in.
‐ Is she there?
‐ Kait. ‐ What?
‐ Oh, [bleep]!
[camera lens snapping]
‐ [chuckles]
‐ I'm wearing a tequila shirt! ‐ That's okay.
What brought us together was this podcast
and little did I know that day,
when I told you what I was looking for,
I never in a million years,
would've thought I was looking at...
[choking up] my best friend...
My future wife,
the future mother of our kids.
[sobbing]
If forever is forever,
then I just don't wanna ever live another day
knowing that you're not my forever.
‐ I can't believe this is happening!
Is this really happening right now?
‐ What? ‐ Wait, we're still talking
into the microphone? Aah!
I forgot there's even a ring involved in this!
You're on a knee! Oh, my God, it's happening.
And the dogs are here.
I can't breathe.
Holy [bleep]!
[laughter]
‐ Kaitlyn, will you marry me? ‐ [squeals] Yes!
Oh, my gosh!
[cheers and applause]
It's so cute! ‐ [laughs]
What a blast. ‐ Okay, Jason.
You gotta tell us all how this went down.
‐ That was unreal. No, I always knew that
I wanted to propose to Kaitlyn,
but the big thing is it's so hard to surprise her.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Right?
‐ [stammering] You couldn't even make out
what I was saying. ‐ Is that English?
‐ I don't know if that was English.
I was just like [indistinct shouting]
I was like, I was so surprised.
‐ Guys, take notes, okay? That's how it's done.
‐ Oh, my God. ‐ Bravo, man.
[applause]
‐ Okay, well, coming up,
Katie will be reunited with all of her ex‐boyfriends
for the first time since leaving New Mexico,
including one man who has yet to make an appearance tonight.
That's right, I'm talking about Thomas.
Stay tuned. It's all coming up on
"The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All."
[cheers and applause]
‐ Welcome back to
"The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All."
It has been a crazy night
with some feisty bachelors,
some broken hearts exposed,
and a few surprises.
But finally, the moment we have all been waiting for,
Katie, come on out here.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Oh, my God, you look so beautiful.
‐ [sighs] Goodness gracious.
‐ Wow.
‐ Here's all you ex‐boyfriends. ‐ I know.
‐ How's that feel right now? ‐ They look so good!
[laughs] ‐ Don't they?
‐ I like the beard. ‐ Oh, thank you.
‐ It looks great. [both chuckle]
‐ Michael, I know this is the first time
you've seen Katie. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Is there anything you would like to tell her, or...
‐ No, I mean, watching everything back
is, obviously, really powerful
and brings me right back there.
‐ Mm. ‐ Um, I never wanted to leave
and I was put in a situation,
obviously, and you were super kind for understanding it
that I had to leave for my son.
Going through this journey with you
did help me understand that I can find love again.
And you were so open and honest and welcoming
to all the complexities that exist within my own life.
And I trust that, and still do trust,
that you would be fit for that role in any capacity.
‐ Thank you, I appreciate it.
‐ I feel compelled to tell you that earlier tonight,
Michael did say that if you gave him a second chance,
he would still be open to it.
‐ I have nothing but love and respect for Michael,
but ultimately, you know, I could not dwell on the past.
I had to continue to move forward.
And my ending is
ultimately how everything was supposed to happen.
You know, I'm a big believer in
everything happens for a reason.
And that's something I still believe in to this day.
[light applause] ‐ Yeah.
Andrew, I know tonight
you were extra emotional.
Is there anything you would like to say to Katie?
‐ [in English accent] Hello, my love.
‐ [in English accent] Hello. [laughs]
‐ Uh, no, I'm just, you know,
I second everything Michael said.
Um, I'm just really thankful for, uh, you know,
you being able to, you know, create a man out of me
in ways I didn't know was possible.
Um, you know, obviously,
everything that I see is kind of tough to watch
but, um, you know, I know in my heart
that everything that we had, um, was super real
and I have no regrets about anything.
I know what kind of person you are.
I know your heart
and I know you're gonna be
an incredible wife
and mother someday, so, um,
you know, I wish nothing but the best for you.
‐ Thank you, Andrew.
Yeah, it was tough, um, watching it back.
You know, it's one of those moments where, again,
with the "what ifs" of like,
what if we had more time together?
What difference would that have made?
But I have nothing but love and respect for you
and I'm just really excited to see what
life brings to you going forward.
‐ Great, thank you.
‐ I was gonna say, selfishly, for me,
you know, when I came out of that pickup truck
and I met you for the first time,
I was very nervous, I was very insecure.
You know, I was very, like, "Do I belong here?"
And, you know, through the process of
getting to know you and spending time together,
kinda like Aaron, my time seemingly was
encompassed with conflict and,
man, I'm not gonna lie, I've talked a lot about Thomas.
‐ [chuckles]
‐ But we had moments that I feel are real
and I learned a lot about you
and a lot about, you know,
what went wrong with both of our past relationships
that I feel like‐‐so that's why I say "selfishly,"
helped me grow for the next person
that I, you know, end up meeting
and that's why I was‐‐ I meant it so much
when I was like "You're a gemmable woman."
You were able to make me
believe a little bit more in myself
than I had coming out of that,
and I owe a lot to you
for my self‐confidence that I have today,
and you're just amazing.
‐ Wow. ‐ That's so sweet.
‐ Thank you. ‐ That is so sweet.
[cheers and applause]
‐ I know my journey kinda really got
just encompassed by conflict.
Um, but hopefully,
you know that I also had your best interests
at heart, and hopefully it made it easier
for you to fall in love with whoever you did
and I don't know how it ended but, um,
I'm always gonna be in your corner. Thank you.
‐ Aw, thanks, Thomas.
Oh, sorry, Aaron‐‐
all: Oh!
‐ Katie!
[all murmuring]
‐ [bleep].
Why am I here, man? ‐ I have nothing to say.
I have no words.
‐ [laughing]
‐ I just‐‐I'm just gonna pretend it never happened.
‐ I can't, I can't. I'm not‐‐I'm gonna blush.
‐ It's okay. ‐ [laughing]
‐ Oh. ‐ [clears throat]
‐ That's my mortal enemy. ‐ I feel like an [...].
‐ No, you're fine. ‐ No, you're okay.
You're really okay. ‐ It happens, it happens.
‐ Um...
‐ Connor,
it looks like you have something to say?
‐ You guys really thought I was gonna show up
and not write one more song? ‐ [chuckles]
‐ Uh, I hope you guys will sing along at the end.
[strums ukulele and clears throat]
♪ Now I know you're all sick of my songs ♪
♪ But I figured one more couldn't hurt ♪
‐ [laughs]
‐ ♪ It all started that one fateful night ♪
♪ With a ball pit, a box, and a cat ♪
♪ You were the prettiest thing I had ever seen ♪
♪ Why'd I kiss you like a maniac? ♪
♪ Katie, I loved every moment we had ♪
♪ From the paws, to the puns, to the end ♪
♪ And I know I didn't win your heart ♪
♪ But I walked out with 30 new friends ♪
♪ Katie, we're lucky you gave all of us half a chance ♪
♪ But the guys on this season ♪
♪ Have got me believing in bromance ♪
Guys, sing it. ‐ Aw.
‐ [men joining in] ♪ The guys on this season ♪
♪ have got me believing in bromance ♪
Everybody! [laughter]
all men: ♪ The guys on this season ♪
♪ Have got me believing in bromance ♪
[cheers and applause]
‐ We will be right back with more of
"The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All."
[cheers and applause]
‐ Welcome back to
"The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All."
We are here with our Bachelorette, Katie,
facing all of these heartbroken men.
You know, Katie,
there was a lot of drama surrounding Karl tonight.
And, you know, he had said that
he was actually looking out for your best interests
by trying to expose Thomas
and what he was really here for.
Um, how do you feel about how Karl ended?
‐ For me,
I mean, the situation was tough, you know?
'Cause you weren't really helping me get
the clarity I needed in that moment by not saying names.
Ultimately, you were right, so I appreciate your honesty.
In the end, our relationship wasn't strong enough
to move forward regardless,
and so with the dynamics of the house
and everyone kind of saying, "Look, Karl needs to go,"
to me, the men‐‐I hate to say it this way‐‐
but the men were more important to me
than you as an individual, you know?
And so I really had to make the decision to
send you home earlier than maybe I anticipated
just because I wanted to continue to move forward
and have the environment be
a fun environment for everybody.
Yeah, so I do apologize that our journey ended so early.
‐ That's okay. ‐ But I will say,
you were right.
‐ [chuckles]
Thank you, thank you.
Um, I really did have your best interests in mind.
I mean, I really hope that you did see that.
And uh, at the end of the day,
I respect your decision, I have no regrets,
and I'm happy you were able to find love.
‐ Thank you.
[chuckles]
‐ You could probably look out here
and see there is somebody missing.
‐ Yeah.
‐ And that is Thomas. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Obviously, he's not able to make it here tonight,
but he is actually here via video chat
and he does want to speak to you.
‐ Okay.
‐ Kay, Thomas?
‐ Hello, everyone.
‐ Hey, Thomas. ‐ Hey, Thomas, how are you?
‐ Very good. I wish I could be there with you guys in person.
Katie, especially you, to be able to have
just a conversation face to face.
First and foremost, I just want to say
everything that happened in New Mexico
is still something that sits with me.
And my biggest regret over everything
was speaking any sort of doubt or uncertainty
into your journey in finding love.
And a lot of my actions
ended up taking away the attention from you
and away from a lot of amazing guys in that room.
And I just want to say I am so sorry for that.
Look, the one thing that has been bothering me a bit
about we ended,
and I just want to know what the big change was.
Everything just shifted. Everything just switched.
And I never really understood why.
‐ Yeah, the night of the Rose Ceremony,
you came to talk to me,
and as I'm talking to you about what we were going through
and I'm practically crying, you're sitting there,
smiling at me, saying your speech,
and it just didn't feel genuine.
And there was really no point to
waste your spot and keep you another week at that point.
And I just felt it was best for me,
especially given the intuition I had about you early on,
to just end our journey when I did.
‐ I respect that.
Thank you, that does bring clarity.
I meant it every single time when I looked at you and said
I was there to see if this was a relationship.
And I saw something great in you,
I had some amazing breakthroughs with you,
and my life has been transformed because of that.
And I'm grateful for the journey that we went on.
So thank you.
‐ Thank you, Thomas.
I do appreciate you taking the time to say that.
You know, in reflecting back on everything that happened,
it is really unfortunate, um, how things were explained
and kind of how things were ultimately handled.
In the moment, I did what was best for me
in the way that I chose to send you home.
But I will say if that caused you any pain,
I do apologize about that.
And I do wish nothing but the best for you.
‐ I appreciate that, thank you.
Thank you, guys, thank you.
‐ Well, gang, it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
You know 'em and love 'em,
and now, you're going to watch 'em.
It's blooper time. ‐ Whoo!
[cheers and applause]
‐ Tre, will you accept this rose?
‐ Absolutely.
‐ Oh, shoot, I think your frickin'‐‐crap.
‐ Yo, where did it go?
‐ I guess you just don't get the rose.
‐ I'm gonna find it. I'ma find this rose.
‐ Tre's like "I want it."
[gasps]
[laughs]
[chuckles] I got this.
Ready? ‐ Oh, yeah, that's a great one.
Oh, [...]! ‐ [laughs]
‐ [laughing] ‐ [grunts]
[grunts]
[grunts, groans]
[screams]
[both chuckling]
[balloon pops] [screams]
Why are they attacking me?
‐ I was conceived in a dune buggy, actually.
My parents were racers. ‐ Really?
‐ In the back seat of one, yeah.
‐ Oh, shut it. ‐ What?
‐ Let me know when you want me to fire this thing up.
This baby‐making machine.
‐ Oh. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
[bee buzzing] ‐ Yeah, with Michael A.,
I wanted some special time, you know?
Ooh, sorry, there's this freaking bee.
[insect buzzing]
Is that a bug or a lizard?
‐ It's a cricket. ‐ A cricket?
That thing is massive!
‐ That's a big ass bug. ‐ Yeah.
‐ I literally almost fell off this bo‐‐
‐ Like that?
‐ [bleep]!
‐ We have to walk in and clink
the glass and not break it.
‐ Do you do a little "cling"
and I do a little "cling"? ‐ And then we do a little
[together] "cling‐cling." ‐ And then we'll do, like,
"cling, cling‐cling, cling, cling, cling‐cling."
Let's go!
‐ Break out into a full dance party.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
‐ She's gonna be my wife, mm!
Get it, get it, whoo!
‐ Loosen it up, loosen it up. ‐ Rrr!
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
‐ There he is.
[door rattles]
‐ [laughs] ‐ That's so crazy.
♪ ♪
‐ More like sisters, super‐‐ [crashing]
[laughing]
♪ ♪
Aw, [bleep].
♪ ♪
‐ Oh... [laughing]
‐ We're good.
‐ You know, sometimes they say things
that they think are‐‐
‐ [screams] Oh, my God!
[both laughing]
‐ I tried to catch you.
‐ Who the [bleep] did that?
No, get out here!
[cheers and applause]
[laughs]
See, we had fun.
Didn't we, Kait? ‐ Yeah, wasn't all drama.
Katie, thank you for being here.
I do have a question for you.
Do you have any regrets?
‐ I really don't.
I mean, there's obviously gonna be "what ifs"
but ultimately, I'm very happy with, you know,
how everything turned out.
I'm thankful for all the moments I've had
with these men.
And so ultimately, I don't.
I don't have any regrets. ‐ We love to hear that.
[cheers and applause]
We are, of course, just a few short weeks away
from the journey coming to a close.
So please join us on August 9th for what promises to be
one of the most shocking and emotional
three‐hour season finales in "Bachelorette" history.
Trust me, you don't want to miss it.
‐ Thank you, again, to Katie,
to you guys,
and to our studio audience.
[cheers and applause]
It is so great to have you guys back.
‐ And, of course, to you, Bachelor Nation.
We have missed you and we love you.
So for me, and for my cohost Tayisha, here,
good night.
[cheers and applause]
‐ Coming up next week on "The Bachelorette"...
[dramatic music]
‐ I came here to fall in love...
and not just any kind of love but the forever kind.
I have three great guys.
‐ I know I'm falling in love with you.
‐ You make me the happiest I've ever been.
‐ Katie is everything I've ever wanted.
‐ Saying "I love you"
is something I have chosen to keep private.
I don't want to tell one guy I love him until the very end.
Now we're going into Hometowns,
and meeting someone's family is huge.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh, my God!
‐ I can see he is smitten. ‐ [chuckles]
‐ He was the first guy to kiss me.
‐ Wow.
‐ [laughs]
‐ Hi! ‐ This is one of the most
important days of my life.
‐ I worry that his heart's gonna get hurt.
‐ At the end of this,
everybody gets hurt except one man.
♪ ♪
‐ I'm falling so hard for Katie.
When I see them kissing,
God, I'm sick to my stomach.
‐ You need to man the [bleep] up and tell her you love her.
‐ What if somebody else has already said it,
and she's said it back? ‐ [groans]
‐ We haven't told each other we love each other.
You know, there's still time.
‐ Still time? There's two weeks.
♪ ♪
‐ I don't know what she's thinking
but something isn't right.
‐ If you're not ready for this,
I feel like you just need to say goodbye.
‐ Please, just for a [bleep] moment.
‐ Are you serious?
‐ You think you know, and then you don't.
‐ I have no idea what's gonna happen.
‐ Who cares about the rose
or who's getting sent home this week?
If it's not real, it's not real.
‐ [sighs]
‐ I honestly don't know if she'll recover
if he doesn't propose.
‐ I don't even know if I can do this.
I'm so confused.
‐ I'm losing you, I'm losing my mind here.
I just don't know what to believe in anymore.
I am done, I am done, I am done.
This is [bleep]!
‐ Katie? It's Kaitlyn.
Do you wanna talk to me?
[dramatic musical sting]
♪ ♪
‐ [in English accent] Hello, gentlemen.
‐ [in English accent] What happened to your taco socks?
‐ Oh, they're gone. These are the mustache socks.
‐ I mustache you a question.
‐ That's very funny, chap.
‐ [in English accent] Oh, you, always being so jokeful.
[laughter]
Show them what you do with your hips, young Andrew.
‐ You want to see the stanky leg?
‐ Yes, of course. ‐ It's just like this.
You know, it's a little bit of the hip
but a little bit more in the ankle.
‐ It's bloody magnificent, that leg.
‐ Now, why did they call it stanky? Was it‐‐
‐ You know, he has a little bit of a pungent smell
that comes from the back of his knees.
‐ Yeah, yeah, that's exactly what I was gonna say.
‐ Almost like a bleu cheese.
‐ His favorite cat, Miko, won't come near him anymore
from that pungent smell.
[laughter]
‐ [normally] This is the weirdest conversation.
Like, I'm done.
Greg would do poems in that accent
so, like, everyone was talking like that for a while.
‐ With the pretend glass of wine he, liked, twirled.
That's what I was doing. ‐ We were, like, prestigious.
This is how we, like, we addressed each other.
‐ At the Rose Ceremonies, he'd be like,
"Start the ceremony, now." [laughter]