1 00:00:01,251 --> 00:00:02,878 - Since the beginning of time, 2 00:00:02,878 --> 00:00:04,463 or at least the '90s, 3 00:00:04,463 --> 00:00:07,299 society decided to stop being polite 4 00:00:07,299 --> 00:00:08,592 and start getting real. 5 00:00:08,592 --> 00:00:11,720 People love to hate on reality TV. 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,390 Reality television is the digital artifact 7 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:18,977 that will be studied next to the pyramids and dinosaurs. 8 00:00:18,977 --> 00:00:20,938 But the reality of reality TV 9 00:00:20,938 --> 00:00:23,315 doesn't stop at the end of an episode. 10 00:00:23,315 --> 00:00:26,777 Dating Annika has shown me that sometimes 11 00:00:26,777 --> 00:00:28,528 the storylines follow you home. 12 00:00:29,821 --> 00:00:32,449 - ♪ I got the blood, no middleman ♪ 13 00:00:32,449 --> 00:00:34,409 - I'll be honest: it has required 14 00:00:34,409 --> 00:00:36,203 some adjustment on my part. 15 00:00:36,203 --> 00:00:38,789 But after we worked out the kinks in our relationship, 16 00:00:38,789 --> 00:00:41,833 I am comfortable being an influencer boyfriend. 17 00:00:41,833 --> 00:00:43,794 If that what it takes to be with Annika, 18 00:00:43,794 --> 00:00:45,837 that's a small price to pay. 19 00:00:45,837 --> 00:00:47,464 What's up, dog? Here. 20 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:52,094 Nothing makes me prouder than kicking back with the Gammas 21 00:00:52,094 --> 00:00:53,762 and watching my baby do her thing 22 00:00:53,762 --> 00:00:55,347 on "Influencer Island." 23 00:00:55,347 --> 00:00:57,140 - All right, let's go, let's get it, let's get it. 24 00:00:57,140 --> 00:00:58,225 - Let's see what we got going on this week. 25 00:00:58,225 --> 00:00:59,643 - You know what time it is. 26 00:00:59,643 --> 00:01:02,604 - Tonight, on "Influencer Island"... 27 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:04,648 looks like Annika is taking a break 28 00:01:04,648 --> 00:01:07,276 from stirring the pot. 29 00:01:07,276 --> 00:01:09,403 Or does she? 30 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:13,240 - I've got dibs on little spoon tonight. 31 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:14,533 - Oh! 32 00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:16,034 - Oh! - Ooh... 33 00:01:16,034 --> 00:01:18,745 [chuckling, chatter] - Chill, chill, chill, chill. 34 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:20,539 - As night falls, 35 00:01:20,539 --> 00:01:24,626 things are heating up between Annika and Drea. 36 00:01:24,626 --> 00:01:26,086 [scattered chuckles] 37 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:27,629 - Hoo... 38 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:29,548 - I don't think you have trouble, bro. 39 00:01:29,548 --> 00:01:31,758 You have competition. 40 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:35,220 - Looks like Annika has a new cuddle buddy. 41 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:38,140 - Does my girlfriend have a girlfriend? 42 00:01:39,808 --> 00:01:41,768 - ♪ Watch out world ♪ 43 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:43,437 ♪ I'm grown now ♪ 44 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:45,063 ♪ I'm grown ♪ 45 00:01:45,063 --> 00:01:47,357 ♪ Learn something new every day ♪ 46 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:50,360 ♪ I don't know, so I'ma feel my way ♪ 47 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,155 ♪ Got the weight of the world on me ♪ 48 00:01:53,155 --> 00:01:55,782 ♪ But no regrets, this is what I say ♪ 49 00:01:55,782 --> 00:01:57,784 ♪ Watch out, world ♪ 50 00:01:57,784 --> 00:02:00,203 ♪ I'm grown now ♪ 51 00:02:00,203 --> 00:02:01,413 ♪ You can tell me ♪ 52 00:02:01,413 --> 00:02:05,167 ♪ My heart beating so loud ♪ 53 00:02:05,167 --> 00:02:06,626 ♪ ♪ 54 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:09,963 ♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪ 55 00:02:09,963 --> 00:02:13,634 ♪ I'm grown ♪ 56 00:02:13,634 --> 00:02:15,552 - ♪ Bad lil' bitch, she don't care about the drama ♪ 57 00:02:15,552 --> 00:02:18,221 ♪ Shorty double kicked up and she get it from her mama ♪ 58 00:02:18,221 --> 00:02:19,681 ♪ Tell her boys ease up but shorty drop it to the floor ♪ 59 00:02:19,681 --> 00:02:22,142 [knock on door] - Hide the vodka. 60 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:23,769 - Okay, calm down, guys. Just me. 61 00:02:23,769 --> 00:02:25,187 You can keep drinking. 62 00:02:25,187 --> 00:02:27,189 - Whew. - Great show tonight, babe. 63 00:02:27,189 --> 00:02:29,358 Can I pull you aside for a second? 64 00:02:29,358 --> 00:02:30,609 - Yeah, what's up? 65 00:02:30,609 --> 00:02:32,235 How'd you like tonight's episode? 66 00:02:32,235 --> 00:02:35,197 - Um, about that... that Drea girl. 67 00:02:35,197 --> 00:02:36,782 She seems real cool. 68 00:02:36,782 --> 00:02:38,325 - Yeah, we got so cool on the show. 69 00:02:38,325 --> 00:02:40,285 - Mm. - And you'll get to meet her 70 00:02:40,285 --> 00:02:44,247 along with the rest of my cast members, because-- 71 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:45,666 drumroll, please. - No. 72 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:47,125 - You're all invited 73 00:02:47,125 --> 00:02:49,002 to the "Influencer Island" reunion tomorrow 74 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:50,671 as my VIP guests. 75 00:02:50,671 --> 00:02:52,297 - [squeals] 76 00:02:52,297 --> 00:02:54,132 - Also, I snagged some seats for the Gammas 77 00:02:54,132 --> 00:02:56,051 so they can just stroll on in--get it? 78 00:02:56,051 --> 00:02:57,886 - Oh, thank you, babe. - Okay, I understand 79 00:02:57,886 --> 00:03:01,390 why the producers wanna swindle young, impressionable minds 80 00:03:01,390 --> 00:03:03,850 to the inaugural Gen Z NXIVM cult meeting, 81 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:05,394 but why do you want us to be there? 82 00:03:05,394 --> 00:03:07,145 - I don't know. I think it sounds exciting. 83 00:03:07,145 --> 00:03:08,855 - I thought you said you didn't wanna be 84 00:03:08,855 --> 00:03:10,440 seen around me in public 85 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,901 because I was wearing a sensible flat after 6:00 p. m. 86 00:03:12,901 --> 00:03:14,986 - Excuse Kiela. We will be there 87 00:03:14,986 --> 00:03:17,155 in your preferred footwear. 88 00:03:17,155 --> 00:03:18,865 As a matter of fact, I will not leave your side 89 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:21,076 even when you're talking to cast members like Drea. 90 00:03:21,076 --> 00:03:24,371 I will be front and center, cheering you on 91 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:26,373 as your man, your partner. 92 00:03:26,373 --> 00:03:28,333 Ten toes down for my woman! 93 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:29,918 - Thanks. 94 00:03:29,918 --> 00:03:31,711 I'm gonna need all the support I can get. 95 00:03:31,711 --> 00:03:33,839 This villain edit is getting out of control. 96 00:03:33,839 --> 00:03:35,799 - I thought you liked that. 97 00:03:35,799 --> 00:03:37,717 - I thought I did, too, but turns out, 98 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:40,595 Black people not only get hosed in a real court, 99 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:42,431 but also in the court of public opinion. 100 00:03:42,431 --> 00:03:44,474 - Damn. - Well, I guess 101 00:03:44,474 --> 00:03:46,435 we're just gonna have to let those bitches know 102 00:03:46,435 --> 00:03:48,520 that you're the sweetest bitch in the world. 103 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,064 - Oh! 104 00:03:51,064 --> 00:03:52,899 - Okay. Let's find you an outfit. 105 00:03:52,899 --> 00:03:55,318 - Okay. 106 00:03:55,318 --> 00:03:56,736 - [clears throat] 107 00:04:00,282 --> 00:04:01,825 - Your pupils aren't dilated, 108 00:04:01,825 --> 00:04:04,327 but your hands and face are clammy. 109 00:04:04,327 --> 00:04:07,205 Also, your breath smells like a wet dish rag. 110 00:04:07,205 --> 00:04:08,582 What is going on? 111 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:11,585 - Uh...I think that Annika 112 00:04:11,585 --> 00:04:13,879 might be cheating with that chick from the show. 113 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:15,589 - Can't you just ask her what's going on? 114 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:18,216 - No! No, a-are you kidding me? 115 00:04:18,216 --> 00:04:20,552 We already got off to a rocky start this year, 116 00:04:20,552 --> 00:04:21,553 and we haven't even hard-launched 117 00:04:21,553 --> 00:04:22,804 our relationship yet. 118 00:04:22,804 --> 00:04:24,097 I can't be out here acting soft. 119 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:25,515 I wanna be on a "Below Deck" yacht, 120 00:04:25,515 --> 00:04:27,017 not the "Titanic." 121 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:29,102 - Yeah. You cannot just ask her what's going on. 122 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:31,021 - Exactly. That's why I have to be out here, 123 00:04:31,021 --> 00:04:32,939 acting like a secure Black man 124 00:04:32,939 --> 00:04:34,691 who has not spent the past half hour 125 00:04:34,691 --> 00:04:36,985 wondering if my queen is out here getting scissored 126 00:04:36,985 --> 00:04:39,821 by some influential influencer with impeccable bone structure. 127 00:04:39,821 --> 00:04:41,490 - Okay, first of all, 128 00:04:41,490 --> 00:04:44,075 scissoring is not the primary lesbian sexual position. 129 00:04:44,075 --> 00:04:46,161 - Really? - And secondly, 130 00:04:46,161 --> 00:04:48,371 I haven't even seen the show. 131 00:04:48,371 --> 00:04:51,166 Fine! Show me the evidence. - Thank you. 132 00:04:51,166 --> 00:04:53,126 So Drea, here, 133 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:55,879 a hot streetwear model, and Annika 134 00:04:55,879 --> 00:04:58,757 are now bedtime cuddle buddies. 135 00:04:58,757 --> 00:05:00,884 I don't wanna jump to any conclusions, 136 00:05:00,884 --> 00:05:02,385 but that means they're gay, right? 137 00:05:02,385 --> 00:05:04,137 I mean, what if Drea and her have something 138 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:06,473 that I could never understand? 139 00:05:06,473 --> 00:05:09,684 - The verdict is inconclusive. But, rest assured... 140 00:05:09,684 --> 00:05:12,562 your "Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent" 141 00:05:12,562 --> 00:05:14,731 appointed attorney is on the case. 142 00:05:18,735 --> 00:05:21,029 - You better not be setting up your face ID 143 00:05:21,029 --> 00:05:23,657 on my phone again. - That's just a safety measure. 144 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:25,617 I'm actually just finessing your dating profile. 145 00:05:25,617 --> 00:05:27,160 - I don't even use that thing, dude. 146 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,411 It's just to have something to talk about with people, 147 00:05:28,411 --> 00:05:30,956 like the weather or blue light glasses. 148 00:05:30,956 --> 00:05:32,582 - Okay. Well, you need to start. 149 00:05:32,582 --> 00:05:34,751 40% of eligible singles are on the apps, 150 00:05:34,751 --> 00:05:36,461 and you need to be a part of the masses 151 00:05:36,461 --> 00:05:38,213 to get back into society. 152 00:05:38,213 --> 00:05:39,881 - I don't wanna get back out there, man. 153 00:05:39,881 --> 00:05:41,967 I wanna stay here, on my couch. - Okay, well, you're too late, 154 00:05:41,967 --> 00:05:44,052 because the new and improved Aaron Jackson dating profile 155 00:05:44,052 --> 00:05:46,304 is ready. I accept mobile cash apps 156 00:05:46,304 --> 00:05:48,557 and the names and numbers of all the lovely ladies 157 00:05:48,557 --> 00:05:50,433 that you are not compatible with. 158 00:05:50,433 --> 00:05:52,352 Because my boy is about to be out here 159 00:05:52,352 --> 00:05:54,187 like the Humane Society with his pick of the litter. 160 00:05:54,187 --> 00:05:56,064 Thank you. Here. Enjoy. - All right, let me see that. 161 00:05:56,064 --> 00:05:57,816 What am I looking at? 162 00:05:57,816 --> 00:05:59,693 I've seen German wax figures of Black celebrities 163 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:02,320 that look way more natural than anything I'm seeing right now. 164 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,656 - Bro, what you had before was dull and bland. 165 00:06:04,656 --> 00:06:06,533 Had to put a little Lawry's on it. 166 00:06:06,533 --> 00:06:08,326 - Looks like you poured the whole bottle on here, man. 167 00:06:08,326 --> 00:06:09,703 And why do I look like Jim Crow's protege 168 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:10,704 in this photo? 169 00:06:10,704 --> 00:06:12,289 - No, this is good. 170 00:06:12,289 --> 00:06:14,040 This makes you look like an academic, okay? 171 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,792 You Bell Hooks 'em, you keep 'em. 172 00:06:15,792 --> 00:06:18,420 - Okay, one day. You get one day outta me. 173 00:06:18,420 --> 00:06:20,797 - Sit back, swipe, 174 00:06:20,797 --> 00:06:23,091 and by sundown, you're gonna have women on your page 175 00:06:23,091 --> 00:06:25,886 like Walmart on Black Friday. 176 00:06:25,886 --> 00:06:27,971 - ♪ Whoo ♪ 177 00:06:27,971 --> 00:06:32,392 [funky music] 178 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,477 - ♪ I'll tell you what I want, what I really want, yeah ♪ 179 00:06:34,477 --> 00:06:36,354 ♪ ♪ 180 00:06:36,354 --> 00:06:38,273 ♪ I'll tell you what I want, what I really want ♪ 181 00:06:38,273 --> 00:06:40,066 ♪ What I want what I want is ♪ 182 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:41,902 - Rahul, give me fierce! 183 00:06:43,153 --> 00:06:45,071 - ♪ A little bit more ♪ 184 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:46,281 ♪ ♪ 185 00:06:46,281 --> 00:06:47,407 ♪ Just a little bit more ♪ 186 00:06:47,407 --> 00:06:48,533 - One more, one more. 187 00:06:48,533 --> 00:06:49,492 Before we go in, everybody together. 188 00:06:49,492 --> 00:06:50,577 That's great. Thank you. 189 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:52,370 - ♪ A little bit more ♪ 190 00:06:52,370 --> 00:06:54,164 ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ 191 00:06:54,164 --> 00:06:56,458 ♪ A little, a little bit more ♪ 192 00:06:56,458 --> 00:06:58,376 ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ 193 00:06:58,376 --> 00:06:59,836 ♪ A little bit, little bit more ♪ 194 00:06:59,836 --> 00:07:02,464 ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ 195 00:07:02,464 --> 00:07:04,174 ♪ Just a little bit... ♪ - All right, pretty people, 196 00:07:04,174 --> 00:07:06,384 eyes on me, listen up, folks. 197 00:07:06,384 --> 00:07:08,178 We're five minutes out from rolling, 198 00:07:08,178 --> 00:07:09,846 so I'm gonna need talent on deck 199 00:07:09,846 --> 00:07:11,931 and civilians to report to the audience. 200 00:07:13,725 --> 00:07:15,268 Get a move on, gen pop. 201 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:18,855 - Wow. I've always wondered what it's like 202 00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:20,940 to be treated as a second-class citizen. 203 00:07:20,940 --> 00:07:22,317 - You coming? - Yeah, I'll be there 204 00:07:22,317 --> 00:07:23,693 in a second. - Aw. He wants to 205 00:07:23,693 --> 00:07:25,070 wish his girl luck. 206 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,237 Black love. 207 00:07:26,237 --> 00:07:27,739 - Pop off, Annika! 208 00:07:27,739 --> 00:07:29,199 ♪ ♪ 209 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:31,034 [both giggling] - Yes, Drea! Yes! 210 00:07:31,034 --> 00:07:33,119 - Oh, my gosh. Drea, you play too much. 211 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:34,913 - Well, when I like the game... 212 00:07:37,248 --> 00:07:39,084 - Sweetie! 213 00:07:39,084 --> 00:07:42,754 Honey bunches of gluten-free oats. 214 00:07:44,297 --> 00:07:45,465 Drea. 215 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,092 - So I'ma dip. 216 00:07:48,885 --> 00:07:51,429 - Break a leg out there. - Thanks, baby. 217 00:07:51,429 --> 00:07:54,599 Wait. You know that I'm happy and secure 218 00:07:54,599 --> 00:07:56,685 in our relationship, right? 219 00:07:56,685 --> 00:07:59,479 And I don't feel threatened at all. 220 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:03,650 And that I am an avid Marsha P. Davis enthusiast. 221 00:08:03,650 --> 00:08:05,527 I just need to know, is there anything going on 222 00:08:05,527 --> 00:08:06,903 between you and Drea? 223 00:08:06,903 --> 00:08:08,446 - Okay, you think I'm cheating on you? 224 00:08:08,446 --> 00:08:10,156 You're trying to get really deep right now, 225 00:08:10,156 --> 00:08:11,866 and I'm literally in the middle of a work day. 226 00:08:11,866 --> 00:08:13,243 - Annika, I-- - You have nothing 227 00:08:13,243 --> 00:08:14,786 to worry about, okay? 228 00:08:14,786 --> 00:08:16,413 I have to go; I don't wanna hold up production. 229 00:08:16,413 --> 00:08:18,665 - Okay-- - Uh, babe, my lips. 230 00:08:18,665 --> 00:08:19,874 - Four minutes! 231 00:08:19,874 --> 00:08:23,336 ♪ ♪ 232 00:08:24,671 --> 00:08:26,214 [beeping] - Match. Match. 233 00:08:26,214 --> 00:08:27,507 I got a match. What do I do? 234 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:29,008 - Show me the stats. Let's go. 235 00:08:29,008 --> 00:08:30,427 - Okay. All right, uh... 236 00:08:30,427 --> 00:08:31,845 Mallory is her name. - Mmm. 237 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:33,513 Stunning. - She's a nurse. 238 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,432 - Come on, Black excellence. - Indigenous. 239 00:08:35,432 --> 00:08:37,100 - Come on, Native American excellence. 240 00:08:37,100 --> 00:08:39,227 - 25. That's not bad. - Oh, hey, yes, yes. 241 00:08:39,227 --> 00:08:41,271 This is the momentum that we need. 242 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:42,939 Now, set up the date for the bar tonight. 243 00:08:42,939 --> 00:08:44,524 - Okay. - This will be the best way 244 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,234 for me to soft-launch the basement. 245 00:08:46,234 --> 00:08:48,695 - Okay. I'm gonna go, but this isn't one of those sex rooms 246 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:50,655 that I see on my "Real Estate Surprises" subreddit, 247 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:52,949 'cause if it is, you're legally obligated to tell me. 248 00:08:52,949 --> 00:08:54,868 - Subreddit where? 249 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:57,996 [background chatter] 250 00:08:59,372 --> 00:09:00,915 - So it's all good. 251 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:03,168 She told me that there is nothing to worry about. 252 00:09:03,168 --> 00:09:04,461 [shrilly] So nothin' to worry about. 253 00:09:04,461 --> 00:09:06,254 - Well, there is something to worry about, 254 00:09:06,254 --> 00:09:08,214 because if she's not two-timing you, 255 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:11,092 then she's two-timing America as a world-class queerbaiter. 256 00:09:11,092 --> 00:09:14,054 - If it's between America and me, I choose me. 257 00:09:16,014 --> 00:09:19,350 - Welcome back to the "Influencer Island" reunion. 258 00:09:21,603 --> 00:09:24,481 Our influencers may be on an island, 259 00:09:24,481 --> 00:09:26,524 but it looks like two of our stars 260 00:09:26,524 --> 00:09:28,568 still have some narrow stretches of land to explore. 261 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:29,944 Grab your sunscreen, 262 00:09:29,944 --> 00:09:31,571 because things are about to heat up 263 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,364 between Drea and Annika. 264 00:09:33,364 --> 00:09:35,033 Take a look. 265 00:09:35,033 --> 00:09:38,161 - This had Remi's name on it in the fridge. 266 00:09:38,161 --> 00:09:39,913 But until she cracks 2 million on TikTok, 267 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:41,998 I don't think she deserves this pudding. 268 00:09:41,998 --> 00:09:44,459 But something tells me you do! 269 00:09:44,459 --> 00:09:45,627 [crowd murmurs, laughs] 270 00:09:45,627 --> 00:09:47,420 - Could Annika and Drea 271 00:09:47,420 --> 00:09:49,964 be sharing a little more than pudding? 272 00:09:49,964 --> 00:09:51,216 - Ooh! - Ooh! 273 00:09:51,216 --> 00:09:54,385 [audience murmuring] 274 00:09:54,385 --> 00:09:56,679 - Your girlfriend has a girlfriend. 275 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,439 - You know it. 276 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:07,816 - Drea is moving in, and you're sulking here 277 00:10:07,816 --> 00:10:09,359 without even putting up a fight? 278 00:10:09,359 --> 00:10:11,319 - So I wasn't overreacting! 279 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:13,613 It's not like I really care if Annika's into women. 280 00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:14,989 I just want her to be honest with me. 281 00:10:14,989 --> 00:10:17,075 Like, is she just playing it up for the cameras, 282 00:10:17,075 --> 00:10:18,910 or is this how she feels about Drea? 283 00:10:18,910 --> 00:10:20,745 - Do we even know if Drea is gay? 284 00:10:24,332 --> 00:10:26,000 [both giggling] 285 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,293 - Should I go ask her? 286 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:29,420 - Are you out of your mind? 287 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:31,297 That's rude. 288 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:34,634 - Fine! Just hold my drink. 289 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:35,844 - Thank you. 290 00:10:38,221 --> 00:10:40,265 - Is your staring problem terminal, 291 00:10:40,265 --> 00:10:41,850 or are you just rude? 292 00:10:43,268 --> 00:10:44,894 - I have this dilemma. 293 00:10:44,894 --> 00:10:47,522 I have free tickets to a Sparks game, 294 00:10:47,522 --> 00:10:50,400 but that same night, I have a Meghan Trainor concert. 295 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:51,693 - Mm. - What would you do 296 00:10:51,693 --> 00:10:53,194 in that situation? 297 00:10:53,194 --> 00:10:55,530 - I'd ask myself if I was a lesbian or a gay man 298 00:10:55,530 --> 00:10:57,115 and make my decision from there. 299 00:10:57,115 --> 00:10:59,784 - So you would go to the Sparks game bec-- 300 00:10:59,784 --> 00:11:02,120 - I think organized sports of any kind 301 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:03,496 are a legal form of slavery, 302 00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:05,039 and I'm not a Meghan Trainor fan 303 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:06,666 because I don't listen to future Kidz Bops. 304 00:11:07,792 --> 00:11:09,335 I have to go. 305 00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:14,424 ♪ ♪ 306 00:11:14,424 --> 00:11:15,925 - So? 307 00:11:15,925 --> 00:11:18,344 - Kinsey scale? I don't know. 308 00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:20,805 Bitch scale? She's off the charts. 309 00:11:22,307 --> 00:11:24,893 - Okay. This is quite the Underground Railroad 310 00:11:24,893 --> 00:11:26,853 immersion experience you got goin' on. 311 00:11:26,853 --> 00:11:29,314 - Okay, but Harriet did not have drip like this. 312 00:11:29,314 --> 00:11:30,899 - Dude, come on. Show some respect. 313 00:11:30,899 --> 00:11:32,817 - Okay, my apologies, but, uh, 314 00:11:32,817 --> 00:11:35,612 I'm allowing you to christen this space. 315 00:11:35,612 --> 00:11:37,614 So don't mess up the vibes. 316 00:11:37,614 --> 00:11:40,491 Welcome to The DougOut. 317 00:11:40,491 --> 00:11:42,243 - ♪ Yeah yeah yeah real quick ♪ 318 00:11:42,243 --> 00:11:44,037 ♪ I been goin' to the top ♪ 319 00:11:44,037 --> 00:11:46,664 ♪ Yeah, real quick, I'ma switch up on the spot ♪ 320 00:11:46,664 --> 00:11:49,250 ♪ Yeah, real quick, I'ma cop it while it's hot ♪ 321 00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:51,878 ♪ Yeah, real quick, bro bro hit it... ♪ 322 00:11:51,878 --> 00:11:54,714 - Yo, this basement is top notch. 323 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:56,633 Congratulations. 324 00:11:56,633 --> 00:11:59,052 - ♪ Bro bro bro, hit it real quick ♪ 325 00:12:01,763 --> 00:12:03,598 - Can I get two? Tequila sodas, please. 326 00:12:03,598 --> 00:12:05,808 - Hey. - What's up? 327 00:12:05,808 --> 00:12:07,727 - I don't know what game you're playing with Drea, 328 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:09,312 but you need to watch yourself. 329 00:12:09,312 --> 00:12:11,773 I know that you think that you have a handle on this, 330 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,316 but you're gonna confuse people. 331 00:12:13,316 --> 00:12:14,984 - I'm fine. - I know you, 332 00:12:14,984 --> 00:12:16,611 so I am not losing sleep, 333 00:12:16,611 --> 00:12:18,821 but the rest of the world may not be as kind. 334 00:12:18,821 --> 00:12:20,949 Even Harry Styles lost fans 335 00:12:20,949 --> 00:12:22,909 because he acts sexually fluid, 336 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,827 but then he only openly dates women. 337 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:26,871 Harry Styles, okay? 338 00:12:26,871 --> 00:12:28,957 If he is not immune to a flop era, 339 00:12:28,957 --> 00:12:31,918 literally no one is-- even you. 340 00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:34,254 - Zaara, I'm fine. 341 00:12:34,254 --> 00:12:37,465 - Okay, well, count your days on lesbian Twitter. 342 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:43,346 [both chuckling] 343 00:12:43,346 --> 00:12:45,014 - But I do wanna say thank you for, uh, 344 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:46,933 coming down here on such short notice. 345 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:49,811 And for not running when I invited you to a basement 346 00:12:49,811 --> 00:12:51,312 for our first date. 347 00:12:51,312 --> 00:12:53,982 - Mm. I'm more concerned with just how many 348 00:12:53,982 --> 00:12:56,526 Toni Morrison books you have. 349 00:12:56,526 --> 00:12:58,820 I knew Solomon had a song, 350 00:12:58,820 --> 00:13:01,698 but, clearly, I missed most of his discography. 351 00:13:01,698 --> 00:13:04,325 - Yeah, about that. That wasn't me, okay? 352 00:13:04,325 --> 00:13:06,828 It's my friend Doug. He packs a lotta creativity 353 00:13:06,828 --> 00:13:10,039 into such a trim frame. 354 00:13:10,039 --> 00:13:12,166 But if my profile was so cringe, 355 00:13:12,166 --> 00:13:14,502 why'd you come? 356 00:13:14,502 --> 00:13:16,546 - I know a good thing when I see it. 357 00:13:16,546 --> 00:13:18,423 Plus, a crazy friend of mine 358 00:13:18,423 --> 00:13:21,592 Googled you before I could swipe left. 359 00:13:21,592 --> 00:13:24,679 - Okay. To crazy friends. 360 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,222 - To crazy friends. 361 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:31,269 - You know, I may be, um, 362 00:13:31,269 --> 00:13:32,729 saying this too soon, 363 00:13:32,729 --> 00:13:35,106 but I'm thinking we should do this again. 364 00:13:35,106 --> 00:13:37,483 - I... like that you said that. 365 00:13:37,483 --> 00:13:39,861 I've been on these apps for months, 366 00:13:39,861 --> 00:13:42,572 and you're the first person I feel a connection with. 367 00:13:42,572 --> 00:13:44,365 I don't know about you, 368 00:13:44,365 --> 00:13:46,492 but I'm ready to delete them after tonight. 369 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:49,871 - Delete them? But then how would we communicate? 370 00:13:49,871 --> 00:13:52,457 - Well, people who are dating 371 00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:53,666 typically have each other's numbers. 372 00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:56,627 - What? Dating? 373 00:13:56,627 --> 00:13:59,756 Like dating for real? Like D-A-T-I-N-G dating? 374 00:13:59,756 --> 00:14:01,883 Nice, nice. Um, you know what? 375 00:14:01,883 --> 00:14:03,593 If we're gonna be potentially dating, 376 00:14:03,593 --> 00:14:04,886 I think you should know some stuff about me. 377 00:14:04,886 --> 00:14:06,262 I think it's only fair, you know, 378 00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:07,305 that I put all my cards on the table. 379 00:14:07,305 --> 00:14:08,848 One: I bite my fingernails. 380 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:10,725 Also bite my toenails. 381 00:14:10,725 --> 00:14:12,643 I cry during sex. Not because I'm afraid. 382 00:14:12,643 --> 00:14:13,978 More so, because I'm emotionally involved. 383 00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:15,646 Sometimes too emotionally involved to where 384 00:14:15,646 --> 00:14:17,565 I push people away, but only because I really want them. 385 00:14:17,565 --> 00:14:19,484 - Just cannot wrap my head around 386 00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:21,694 why Annika would care more about a TV storyline 387 00:14:21,694 --> 00:14:24,655 than our relationship. - You are a better man than me. 388 00:14:24,655 --> 00:14:26,783 There is no way that I'd let my chick have me out here 389 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:29,744 lookin' like boo boo the fool. 390 00:14:29,744 --> 00:14:32,163 - I mean, do her fans even know that she has a boyfriend? 391 00:14:32,163 --> 00:14:34,332 She hasn't even hard-launched me on IG yet. 392 00:14:34,332 --> 00:14:36,125 Right now, I would settle for a soft launch, 393 00:14:36,125 --> 00:14:38,461 you know, just like a pic of our shadows 394 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:40,505 with an "Us period" caption. 395 00:14:40,505 --> 00:14:42,048 Or maybe her just, like, coming out 396 00:14:42,048 --> 00:14:43,466 as in a relationship with a man. 397 00:14:43,466 --> 00:14:46,010 - That's literally not a thing. 398 00:14:46,010 --> 00:14:48,096 But it is super jacked up of Annika 399 00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:50,640 to be using queerness as a tool to entice more followers 400 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,183 when the gayest thing about her 401 00:14:52,183 --> 00:14:53,935 is her "Cool for the Summer" playlist. 402 00:14:53,935 --> 00:14:56,437 - Okay. Now you're gatekeeping being gay? 403 00:14:56,437 --> 00:14:58,106 Aren't we all on a sexual spectrum? 404 00:14:58,106 --> 00:15:00,525 Annika could one day be boo'd up with a girl. 405 00:15:00,525 --> 00:15:03,027 - Having the potential to be queer 406 00:15:03,027 --> 00:15:04,737 does not make you part of the community. 407 00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:06,531 Like, I could be a murderer, 408 00:15:06,531 --> 00:15:08,366 but that doesn't mean I'm forcing white women 409 00:15:08,366 --> 00:15:10,368 to thirst after me before I get there. 410 00:15:10,368 --> 00:15:12,954 - Why is all this on Annika, though? 411 00:15:12,954 --> 00:15:15,206 - She's queerbaiting. That's why. 412 00:15:15,206 --> 00:15:17,250 - All I see is someone trying to do whatever she can 413 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:19,502 to further her career, and if the producers 414 00:15:19,502 --> 00:15:21,295 are making it look like her relationship with Drea 415 00:15:21,295 --> 00:15:22,880 is something it's not, 416 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,383 and she's not coming out to say it's fake, 417 00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:27,468 who's really at fault? 418 00:15:29,220 --> 00:15:30,429 - Damn. 419 00:15:30,429 --> 00:15:32,473 - We're rolling! 420 00:15:32,473 --> 00:15:35,852 [cheers and applause] 421 00:15:35,852 --> 00:15:40,148 - Welcome back to the "Influencer Island" reunion. 422 00:15:40,148 --> 00:15:43,651 We're having a Fab, Fit, Fundamentally good time. 423 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:45,862 Now, let's take a question from our audience. 424 00:15:45,862 --> 00:15:48,614 What's your name and where are you from? 425 00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:51,117 - Hi, I'm Blair. I'm from Towson, Maryland, 426 00:15:51,117 --> 00:15:53,786 and my question is for Annika and Drea. 427 00:15:53,786 --> 00:15:56,581 - Hi, Blair. - Ladies, are you gay? 428 00:15:56,581 --> 00:15:58,124 Queer, bi, pan, 429 00:15:58,124 --> 00:16:00,626 or just straight and straight-up lying bitches? 430 00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:02,086 Thanks! 431 00:16:02,086 --> 00:16:03,838 - 'Scuse me. 432 00:16:03,838 --> 00:16:07,466 Keep my girl's name out of your mouth! 433 00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:10,011 [laughter] I'm sor--I'm speaking 434 00:16:10,011 --> 00:16:13,723 for my girlfriend, Annika Longstreet, 435 00:16:13,723 --> 00:16:15,641 when I say that she is straight. 436 00:16:15,641 --> 00:16:17,476 An ally to all, 437 00:16:17,476 --> 00:16:19,478 and straight with me. 438 00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:21,814 She's just faking it for the show. 439 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:25,067 So in conclusion, she's straight, and straight with me. 440 00:16:25,067 --> 00:16:27,195 Thank you. Thank you. 441 00:16:27,195 --> 00:16:29,238 [all murmuring] 442 00:16:33,409 --> 00:16:34,869 - So that didn't go as planned, 443 00:16:34,869 --> 00:16:36,245 but on the bright side, 444 00:16:36,245 --> 00:16:37,788 at least everyone knows the truth. 445 00:16:37,788 --> 00:16:39,081 - I tell you I'm not cheating, 446 00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:40,249 and you're still in your feelings? 447 00:16:40,249 --> 00:16:41,459 - I was just trying to protect you. 448 00:16:41,459 --> 00:16:42,501 - I don't need you to protect me. 449 00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:44,253 I need you to trust me. 450 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:45,880 I'm trying to make this work for me 451 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,466 without compromising myself. - What about compromising me 452 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:51,052 and us, Annika? - This isn't about you. 453 00:16:51,052 --> 00:16:53,179 Don't you see how much pressure I'm under here? 454 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:54,764 It's so hard 455 00:16:54,764 --> 00:16:56,224 being a Black woman on a show like this. 456 00:16:56,224 --> 00:16:59,268 Either I'm too ghetto or I'm too white-acting, 457 00:16:59,268 --> 00:17:02,855 or I'm used as a meme in a modern-day minstrel show. 458 00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:04,523 Between producers 459 00:17:04,523 --> 00:17:08,444 and agents and fans and interviews and now you... 460 00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:13,616 I'm realizing I can't control much here. 461 00:17:13,616 --> 00:17:15,826 - So it's just... okay for everybody to think 462 00:17:15,826 --> 00:17:17,995 that you're stepping out because it's easier? 463 00:17:17,995 --> 00:17:21,749 - To be honest, I thought no harm, no foul. 464 00:17:21,749 --> 00:17:23,668 I got some extra followers and more engagement 465 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:26,921 through a misunderstanding, but... 466 00:17:26,921 --> 00:17:29,257 I guess Zaara was right. 467 00:17:29,257 --> 00:17:31,384 I didn't think it would hurt anyone. 468 00:17:31,384 --> 00:17:34,428 but it clearly did, and it got out of hand. 469 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:36,806 Plus, it hurts me to hurt you. 470 00:17:36,806 --> 00:17:38,474 So I'm sorry. 471 00:17:40,226 --> 00:17:43,062 - And I'm sorry for projecting my insecurities onto you 472 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:44,689 and for embarrassing you at work. 473 00:17:44,689 --> 00:17:47,233 I really hope they don't call HR. 474 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:50,069 - Reality television doesn't have HR. 475 00:17:56,492 --> 00:17:59,245 - So home girl laid it on too thick? 476 00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:01,455 - Yeah, man, I mean, she was talking about deleting apps. 477 00:18:01,455 --> 00:18:03,332 I wasn't even trying to be on 'em in the first place. 478 00:18:03,332 --> 00:18:05,042 - Well, that might have been my fault. 479 00:18:05,042 --> 00:18:07,712 Uh, yeah, made the basement a bit too sexy. 480 00:18:07,712 --> 00:18:09,589 Sorry. - Yeah, with that being said, 481 00:18:09,589 --> 00:18:10,548 I'm gonna get rid of the facade, 482 00:18:10,548 --> 00:18:11,841 rid of the profile. 483 00:18:11,841 --> 00:18:13,467 But please send me the photoshopped pic 484 00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:15,136 of me skydiving. My mom wants something 485 00:18:15,136 --> 00:18:16,554 more impressive to put on the Christmas card 486 00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:18,598 other than "has job." 487 00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,349 - Say less. - Yeah, thanks. 488 00:18:20,349 --> 00:18:23,519 - [snickers] 489 00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:27,106 - I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable 490 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,817 with you making those noises while looking at photos of me. 491 00:18:29,817 --> 00:18:31,611 - Bro, it's a work thing. 492 00:18:31,611 --> 00:18:33,738 - A work thing? - Yeah. 493 00:18:33,738 --> 00:18:35,990 [snickering] - Okay, well, if, you know, 494 00:18:35,990 --> 00:18:37,742 if Ray's making you this giddy, 495 00:18:37,742 --> 00:18:39,619 I might have to rethink our best friendship. 496 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:41,537 - Okay. - It's not that I'm a jealous 497 00:18:41,537 --> 00:18:43,289 man; I'm just saying it'll be on sight next time I see you. 498 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:46,917 - Stand down, because this is just our new wine rep. 499 00:18:46,917 --> 00:18:48,169 Her name's Sloane. 500 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:50,004 - Am I getting, like, some subtle notes 501 00:18:50,004 --> 00:18:51,339 of a crush here, Douglas? 502 00:18:51,339 --> 00:18:53,215 - Hey, man, you can call me Suave Blanc, 503 00:18:53,215 --> 00:18:55,301 'cause I'm about to swirl, sniff, sip, 504 00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:57,470 spit out a new relationship, the way things are going. 505 00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:58,721 - That doesn't sound appropriate. 506 00:18:58,721 --> 00:19:00,181 - I know. 507 00:19:06,729 --> 00:19:08,856 - Drea, is it? I didn't catch your name 508 00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:10,441 when we spoke earlier. 509 00:19:10,441 --> 00:19:11,984 - You mean when you spoke at me? 510 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:13,152 - Tomato, "tomahto." 511 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:14,528 - It's Drea. 512 00:19:14,528 --> 00:19:16,238 - Drea, are you gay? 513 00:19:16,238 --> 00:19:18,699 - "How are you?" took the day off? 514 00:19:18,699 --> 00:19:21,160 Why do you care so much? 515 00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:25,706 [laughs] 516 00:19:25,706 --> 00:19:27,500 It's 'cause you think I'm hot. 517 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,045 See you around, Zaara. 518 00:19:31,045 --> 00:19:33,798 ♪ ♪ 519 00:19:33,798 --> 00:19:36,300 - Reality television holds up a mirror 520 00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:40,012 for us to reflect on society and our place in it. 521 00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:42,390 It's less about the drama and more about realizing 522 00:19:42,390 --> 00:19:44,767 we are all crafting story lines 523 00:19:44,767 --> 00:19:47,228 and curating how we want the world to see us. 524 00:19:47,228 --> 00:19:48,604 But I'm ready to leave 525 00:19:48,604 --> 00:19:50,022 a lot of what I thought would be my edit 526 00:19:50,022 --> 00:19:51,440 on the cutting room floor. 527 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:55,528 - ♪ When you got too much pride ♪ 528 00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:58,489 ♪ It all falls down... ♪ 529 00:19:58,489 --> 00:20:00,199 - Are you hard-launching me? 530 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,576 - Only if you promise to hard-launch me later tonight. 531 00:20:02,576 --> 00:20:04,995 - ♪ Yeah, I like how that sounds, hey ♪ 532 00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:09,709 ♪ So I'm just finna take my shot ♪ 533 00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:12,628 ♪ Yeah, I like how that sounds, hey ♪ 534 00:20:15,464 --> 00:20:17,967 [mellow R&B] 535 00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:19,927 - Tch. Oh, shit. 536 00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:26,475 ♪ ♪ 537 00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:43,075 Oh... shit. 538 00:20:46,662 --> 00:20:48,164 [squeals]