1 00:00:12,429 --> 00:00:16,349 ♪ I trust where I'm going ♪ 2 00:00:21,229 --> 00:00:23,857 ♪ Don't wanna be in the dark ♪ 3 00:00:23,940 --> 00:00:27,193 ♪ I don't wanna be in the dark ♪ 4 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:38,204 - You're beautiful. - Thank you. 5 00:00:40,081 --> 00:00:43,918 - I don't wanna get makeup on your shirt. - Oh, forget my shirt. 6 00:00:44,002 --> 00:00:46,004 Forget my shirt. 7 00:00:46,087 --> 00:00:48,548 Oh my goodness. 8 00:00:49,674 --> 00:00:53,386 Oh shit. 9 00:00:54,220 --> 00:00:56,347 Welcome to your final bonfire, both of you. 10 00:00:56,431 --> 00:00:59,100 Here's how this is gonna go. 11 00:00:59,184 --> 00:01:01,686 I think it's important that everybody feels heard. 12 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:02,771 So the way we'll do it is 13 00:01:02,854 --> 00:01:05,607 that each of you will have a chance to speak without being interrupted, 14 00:01:05,690 --> 00:01:07,567 which is really difficult to do. 15 00:01:07,650 --> 00:01:10,403 But I ask that you honor the other's chance, 16 00:01:10,487 --> 00:01:11,613 and you'll have yours. 17 00:01:12,655 --> 00:01:15,658 - And then you can have a conversation. - Okay. 18 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:19,412 And it's in that time that you can ask whatever question you need answered 19 00:01:19,496 --> 00:01:23,625 or share what you haven't shared, and then after that conversation, 20 00:01:23,708 --> 00:01:26,711 I'll ask you both what decision you'd like to make 21 00:01:26,795 --> 00:01:28,588 for the future moving forward. 22 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:32,967 Shante, I'm gonna give you the floor first. 23 00:01:33,051 --> 00:01:34,969 So, Shante, whenever you're ready, talk to Brion, 24 00:01:35,053 --> 00:01:37,305 and say what you need to say. 25 00:01:37,388 --> 00:01:38,681 Okay. 26 00:01:42,352 --> 00:01:45,814 You brought me here because you wanted to prove 27 00:01:45,897 --> 00:01:49,359 that you could have, like, Platonic friendships with women. 28 00:01:49,901 --> 00:01:52,237 And then for you to do what you did… 29 00:01:53,530 --> 00:01:56,741 Just for you to say you had no regrets just made me feel… 30 00:01:57,909 --> 00:01:58,993 worthless, 31 00:01:59,494 --> 00:02:04,082 like I don't matter, like our love never mattered, 32 00:02:04,874 --> 00:02:06,376 and I don't deserve that. 33 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:10,046 And then again 34 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:13,800 to hear other women in your house say that you've been disrespectful, 35 00:02:13,883 --> 00:02:17,637 it just makes me confused and worrisome for you. 36 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,974 I know that in your video, you want to be the man that I deserve, 37 00:02:21,057 --> 00:02:24,060 but I don't see how those actions showed that. 38 00:02:25,103 --> 00:02:29,357 Um, that's all I have to say right now, Mark. 39 00:02:29,858 --> 00:02:32,110 Okay. Brion, when you're ready, 40 00:02:32,861 --> 00:02:36,531 you get to speak and, Shante, same rules apply. 41 00:02:36,614 --> 00:02:38,074 Do your best not to interject 42 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:40,994 and let him just say his truth, and then you'll have a chance. 43 00:02:43,788 --> 00:02:44,831 Um… 44 00:02:45,915 --> 00:02:47,625 First, I wanna apologize, 45 00:02:48,126 --> 00:02:49,961 um, for hurting you. 46 00:02:50,795 --> 00:02:53,673 I love you. 47 00:02:56,342 --> 00:02:59,888 They got me emotional as hell these days. I'm sorry. 48 00:02:59,971 --> 00:03:01,514 Um… 49 00:03:02,223 --> 00:03:05,435 …but the man I was before we got here, 50 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:07,604 in my opinion, was fake. 51 00:03:08,771 --> 00:03:13,318 I think I was so surface-level of a boyfriend, and, um… 52 00:03:15,945 --> 00:03:19,490 …you know… …I guess coming here, I… 53 00:03:19,574 --> 00:03:21,868 You know how I was raised. It was tough. 54 00:03:21,951 --> 00:03:24,537 Um, abused, adopted, 55 00:03:24,621 --> 00:03:28,166 abused some more, left the house at 17, and… 56 00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:34,297 I guess I was… I used women as a way to try to find that love. 57 00:03:35,131 --> 00:03:37,592 And I thought the wild sex and the threesomes, 58 00:03:37,675 --> 00:03:40,637 you know, that was gonna fill that… that gap, and honestly, it doesn't. 59 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,891 But I just wanna show you that I'm a changed man, 60 00:03:46,017 --> 00:03:49,103 and I'm honestly not worthy of you, 61 00:03:49,687 --> 00:03:51,439 and that's a hard pill to swallow. 62 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:56,986 Because you deserve the best… the absolute best of a man. 63 00:03:58,112 --> 00:03:59,614 If you give me the opportunity, 64 00:03:59,697 --> 00:04:02,450 I want to show you that I can be a great boyfriend, 65 00:04:02,951 --> 00:04:04,494 a great future husband, 66 00:04:05,078 --> 00:04:07,205 and a great father to our kids. 67 00:04:07,288 --> 00:04:08,498 I love you. I really do. 68 00:04:10,792 --> 00:04:11,876 But I'm sorry. 69 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,339 Okay, both of you have had a chance to say your piece. 70 00:04:16,422 --> 00:04:19,300 Now you get a chance to have a conversation. 71 00:04:19,384 --> 00:04:22,804 This is a great time to ask questions… 72 00:04:22,887 --> 00:04:25,014 …that are burning in your mind. 73 00:04:25,515 --> 00:04:27,767 And also, maybe this is a chance to share 74 00:04:27,850 --> 00:04:31,271 what growth or what you've learned about yourself as well. 75 00:04:31,854 --> 00:04:34,440 So, we're gonna start with you, Shante. 76 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:37,360 Um… 77 00:04:38,903 --> 00:04:42,532 I guess I just want you to be honest about everything that happened. 78 00:04:42,615 --> 00:04:45,660 Obviously, the threesome video was disturbing, 79 00:04:45,743 --> 00:04:51,457 and then you leaning back and saying that you don't have any regrets. 80 00:04:52,041 --> 00:04:57,297 Amiah saying that you had been disrespectful to the women in your… 81 00:04:57,380 --> 00:05:00,425 in the house and disrespectful to your relationship, 82 00:05:00,508 --> 00:05:02,719 and she didn't wanna go on a date with you. 83 00:05:03,219 --> 00:05:05,638 That hurt me, and I felt so bad for her 84 00:05:05,722 --> 00:05:08,433 'cause I have no idea what's been going on at that house. 85 00:05:08,516 --> 00:05:10,935 Nothing happened. There wasn't anything that happened. 86 00:05:11,019 --> 00:05:15,481 The only time I crossed the boundary was the threesome, right, in the bathroom. 87 00:05:16,524 --> 00:05:21,112 Me not regretting it was just deflection, scared to admit my truth that I fucked up. 88 00:05:21,195 --> 00:05:23,740 Me being so prideful and egotistical, 89 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,035 you know, I just tried to act like, you know, it ain't no problem. 90 00:05:27,118 --> 00:05:28,578 Um, I think I was just very humbled 91 00:05:28,661 --> 00:05:32,248 after that… seeing your bon… like, seeing your bonfires and your videos. 92 00:05:32,332 --> 00:05:34,709 Um, Amiah was actually my last date, 93 00:05:34,792 --> 00:05:37,045 and she's helped me the whole way through. 94 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:38,755 That's a strong Christian woman. 95 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:42,508 You know, and she didn't stand for what I did and my actions, 96 00:05:42,592 --> 00:05:46,679 but her last words to me was, you know, "You've really grown." 97 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:52,060 "This is a man that she can be proud of, and I hope she offers you some grace." 98 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:55,063 You… 99 00:05:55,980 --> 00:05:58,816 You gave me so much assurance coming into this. 100 00:05:59,609 --> 00:06:02,570 For me to walk into this house and be just, like… 101 00:06:03,738 --> 00:06:06,949 …so enamored and so in love with you and then… 102 00:06:08,117 --> 00:06:09,077 to have to sit here 103 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,872 and, like, watch you do that so nonchalantly, fucking hurt. 104 00:06:13,623 --> 00:06:16,250 - I know. - And I didn't deserve that. 105 00:06:16,751 --> 00:06:17,710 - Um… - You don't. 106 00:06:20,505 --> 00:06:21,464 Um… 107 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:25,051 It's just… 108 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:30,598 Like, you don't do that to someone you love. 109 00:06:31,516 --> 00:06:33,935 You shouldn't have done that to someone you love. 110 00:06:34,727 --> 00:06:37,939 Can you share a little bit about what have you learned about you? 111 00:06:38,022 --> 00:06:40,108 What growth do you have about you? 112 00:06:40,191 --> 00:06:44,862 Because this conversation about "You did me wrong" and "I apologize," 113 00:06:45,822 --> 00:06:46,989 that ain't it yet. 114 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:49,867 There's something deeper. 115 00:06:49,951 --> 00:06:53,663 Yeah, well, you know, last bonfire, what we talked about, um… 116 00:06:53,746 --> 00:06:57,959 We just kinda went through what I've been through as a child, right, 117 00:06:58,042 --> 00:07:01,087 so feeling left out and neglected. 118 00:07:01,587 --> 00:07:05,425 I mean, 17 years of my life was probably the worst 17 years growing up. 119 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:12,014 When you feel alone for that long, you don't know what love is, you know? 120 00:07:14,350 --> 00:07:15,351 Um, 121 00:07:16,310 --> 00:07:18,479 I wanna be better, and I wanna address it. 122 00:07:20,064 --> 00:07:20,940 Um… 123 00:07:22,733 --> 00:07:26,529 A lot of things that I've put you through and things I've done even here, it's… 124 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:30,158 it's just shit from way before that I gotta deal with. 125 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:33,411 I guess this is the start. 126 00:07:36,998 --> 00:07:37,832 Mm-hmm. 127 00:07:42,336 --> 00:07:44,130 I think that 128 00:07:45,548 --> 00:07:47,633 I put others before myself. 129 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:49,427 - Mm-hmm. - Um… 130 00:07:51,596 --> 00:07:54,348 Every situation and, um… 131 00:07:59,061 --> 00:08:03,191 I probably put you before myself in a lot of times. 132 00:08:03,274 --> 00:08:07,195 And this experience kinda forced me 133 00:08:07,278 --> 00:08:10,406 to put myself first. 134 00:08:14,285 --> 00:08:16,787 - So you're starting to put yourself first? - Yeah. 135 00:08:19,790 --> 00:08:22,376 So we come to this. 136 00:08:22,460 --> 00:08:23,753 Each one of you 137 00:08:24,420 --> 00:08:27,465 is gonna get an opportunity to declare what you've chosen. 138 00:08:28,049 --> 00:08:30,092 You can say you wanna leave together. 139 00:08:31,552 --> 00:08:35,932 You can say that you wanna leave with someone else that you've met here. 140 00:08:36,807 --> 00:08:39,268 Or you can say that you wanna leave alone for now. 141 00:08:40,102 --> 00:08:43,439 And I think I'm gonna let Brion declare first 142 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:44,774 what he'd like to do. 143 00:08:45,358 --> 00:08:51,531 Well, my option is, um, pretty clear that I wanna leave this island with you, 144 00:08:51,614 --> 00:08:54,075 um, and I want another opportunity 145 00:08:54,992 --> 00:08:58,663 to have a lifetime of happiness together. 146 00:09:01,082 --> 00:09:02,875 Just give me the opportunity. 147 00:09:04,293 --> 00:09:05,336 All I'm asking. 148 00:09:07,004 --> 00:09:08,089 If you still love me… 149 00:09:10,216 --> 00:09:11,801 let me build the trust back. 150 00:09:14,262 --> 00:09:15,263 Okay. 151 00:09:15,346 --> 00:09:17,265 So Brion has made the choice 152 00:09:17,348 --> 00:09:20,768 that after all this and all he's learned, he wants to leave with you. 153 00:09:21,269 --> 00:09:23,563 Now it's your turn to tell Brion what you've decided. 154 00:09:38,077 --> 00:09:39,245 Can I have a second? 155 00:09:39,829 --> 00:09:41,205 - Absolutely. - Okay. 156 00:09:54,719 --> 00:09:56,679 - Are you okay? - Yeah. 157 00:10:00,099 --> 00:10:02,977 - I don't know what to do. - Are you okay? 158 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:10,860 I want him to grow, I do, but… 159 00:10:11,485 --> 00:10:13,863 I don't know what to do anymore. 160 00:10:14,739 --> 00:10:16,866 You gotta do what's best in your heart, babe. 161 00:10:17,366 --> 00:10:18,993 What's gonna be good for you? 162 00:10:25,082 --> 00:10:26,167 Oh God. 163 00:10:49,023 --> 00:10:50,524 I think right now… 164 00:10:52,443 --> 00:10:53,569 I have to… 165 00:10:55,404 --> 00:11:00,034 I want to be respectful of myself, um, 166 00:11:01,369 --> 00:11:03,371 but I want to know what you've learned. 167 00:11:03,454 --> 00:11:06,999 At some point, I want to know that side of you, 168 00:11:08,167 --> 00:11:12,838 and if that creates and then flourishes for us to be together down the road, okay. 169 00:11:12,922 --> 00:11:15,966 But I think right now I have to choose myself. 170 00:11:21,847 --> 00:11:23,557 You have every right… 171 00:11:25,935 --> 00:11:26,852 to… 172 00:11:29,188 --> 00:11:30,231 choose that. 173 00:11:30,314 --> 00:11:32,316 I… I… 174 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:33,526 I fucked up. 175 00:11:34,026 --> 00:11:35,861 I crossed the boundary. 176 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:41,409 I understand, and… and as much as it sucks, 177 00:11:42,034 --> 00:11:44,286 because I think we've had a lot of good times… 178 00:11:47,081 --> 00:11:49,458 But I have to, you know, 179 00:11:50,167 --> 00:11:51,544 lay in the bed I made. 180 00:11:57,508 --> 00:12:01,554 One of the things I wanted him to learn in this is to be emotionally in tune, 181 00:12:01,637 --> 00:12:03,681 and he has all these emotions and things 182 00:12:03,764 --> 00:12:06,225 that he wants to prove and show. 183 00:12:07,017 --> 00:12:09,186 That's exactly what I wanted him to do. 184 00:12:09,687 --> 00:12:14,066 But then, on the other end, he disrespected me 185 00:12:14,150 --> 00:12:15,901 by crossing the boundary. 186 00:12:19,655 --> 00:12:22,575 I didn't think you would do that to me. 187 00:12:23,325 --> 00:12:25,286 I get I crossed that boundary, 188 00:12:25,369 --> 00:12:28,205 but I think the reason you came in here so confident 189 00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:30,124 is 'cause out… off this island, 190 00:12:30,207 --> 00:12:32,251 I don't even come close to crossing that boundary. 191 00:12:32,334 --> 00:12:34,211 It's Shante all day, every day. 192 00:12:34,295 --> 00:12:36,130 I fucked up here. I really did. 193 00:12:36,630 --> 00:12:39,133 But what you wanted to see, the growth, 194 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:44,305 and hopefully what I get to show you, that's what I'm truly proud of as myself 195 00:12:44,889 --> 00:12:46,182 coming to this island. 196 00:12:48,184 --> 00:12:52,521 Um, I'm really proud of, like, this side of you. 197 00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:57,318 I've seen so many faces of you in this experience that I don't recognize, 198 00:12:57,401 --> 00:12:59,320 but this one, I could get used to that one… 199 00:12:59,403 --> 00:13:01,071 - Mm-hmm. - …at some point. 200 00:13:03,949 --> 00:13:07,620 I just know that I deserve someone that is going to love me. 201 00:13:10,623 --> 00:13:11,624 I do love you. 202 00:13:15,252 --> 00:13:17,963 - Because I love you so much. - I love you more. 203 00:13:18,047 --> 00:13:20,925 And I want that for us. I do. 204 00:13:21,008 --> 00:13:23,302 You'll have that. You gotta trust me. 205 00:13:28,057 --> 00:13:29,016 Okay. 206 00:13:29,099 --> 00:13:32,228 Shante, what do you wanna do? 207 00:13:39,735 --> 00:13:44,323 - I'll leave the island with him. - Oh my God. Oh goodness. 208 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:48,369 Look at me. 209 00:13:50,079 --> 00:13:52,915 I promise I'll build your trust. 210 00:13:54,416 --> 00:13:55,835 - Okay? - Mm-hmm. 211 00:13:55,918 --> 00:13:56,919 And I love you. 212 00:13:58,379 --> 00:14:00,256 - Okay? - Yeah. 213 00:14:00,756 --> 00:14:01,966 I promise you. 214 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:07,763 Okay, you feel good? 215 00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:10,057 - You feel good? - Yeah. 216 00:14:10,140 --> 00:14:11,600 Then your journey here 217 00:14:13,060 --> 00:14:13,978 is complete, 218 00:14:14,812 --> 00:14:17,147 and I, truly from the bottom of my heart, 219 00:14:17,231 --> 00:14:19,066 wish you both all the happiness 220 00:14:19,149 --> 00:14:20,818 that life can give you both. 221 00:14:20,901 --> 00:14:22,403 - Okay? - Mm-hmm. 222 00:14:22,486 --> 00:14:25,114 You're not out of the woods, but at least you're in the woods together. 223 00:14:26,156 --> 00:14:27,324 It's time to go. 224 00:14:28,409 --> 00:14:31,537 I'll go to therapy. I'll find a therapist. 225 00:14:31,620 --> 00:14:35,958 ♪ Don't give up on me now… ♪ 226 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:40,170 - You're so beautiful. - ♪ We go way back ♪ 227 00:14:40,254 --> 00:14:45,759 ♪ I've been fighting shadows… ♪ 228 00:14:45,843 --> 00:14:50,097 I know he knows I'm hurt, but I am giving him grace in this. 229 00:14:50,180 --> 00:14:54,685 ♪ Can we make it to the daybreak ♪ 230 00:14:54,768 --> 00:14:59,398 ♪ Where the heartache fails to bloom? ♪ 231 00:14:59,481 --> 00:15:02,693 It's not gonna be an easy road for him. That's for sure. 232 00:15:02,776 --> 00:15:05,154 But I believe in our love. 233 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,491 I think that we can make this something special. 234 00:15:12,453 --> 00:15:14,747 And I am happy with my decision. 235 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:20,669 ♪ I can face it if I've got you… ♪ 236 00:15:29,053 --> 00:15:30,930 Coming to Temptation Island, 237 00:15:31,013 --> 00:15:34,058 I did not know me being undervalued 238 00:15:34,141 --> 00:15:37,227 was one of the main issues we had in the relationship. 239 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,774 And it took an experience like this to really show that. 240 00:15:42,358 --> 00:15:43,984 I'm finally trusting myself 241 00:15:44,068 --> 00:15:47,071 that, in the moment, I will make the right decision. 242 00:15:47,655 --> 00:15:52,534 ♪ This might be toxic… ♪ 243 00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:55,871 In this final bonfire, I want Tyler to really understand 244 00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:59,333 that I deserve better than he can give me. 245 00:16:00,668 --> 00:16:03,921 Through this experience, I've been able to find my authentic self again, 246 00:16:04,004 --> 00:16:05,422 and just I wanna convey that to him 247 00:16:05,506 --> 00:16:08,676 and also let him know that he does not get a piece of this. 248 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:13,389 I don't necessarily feel like there's words that he can say 249 00:16:13,472 --> 00:16:16,642 to lessen the blow of what has already happened. 250 00:16:16,725 --> 00:16:21,021 His actions have spoken louder than any words he… he can say to me tonight. 251 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:26,819 ♪ This might be toxic ♪ 252 00:16:28,070 --> 00:16:32,908 ♪ 'Cause my drug is my oxygen… ♪ 253 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,410 - Hi. - How are you? 254 00:16:34,493 --> 00:16:36,453 Thanks for asking. I'm great. How are you? 255 00:16:36,537 --> 00:16:38,455 - I'm good. Thank you. - Good. 256 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:42,751 Thank you. 257 00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:46,588 - How are you feeling? - I'm feeling pretty good. 258 00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:48,716 I don't feel emotional. 259 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:51,176 I feel like I know what I would like to say, 260 00:16:51,260 --> 00:16:52,761 and I'm confident in that. 261 00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:56,223 I am sure that emotion will show up when you see one another 262 00:16:56,306 --> 00:16:58,934 because it brings up old feelings and new feelings. 263 00:16:59,018 --> 00:16:59,935 Yes. 264 00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:03,564 But this is a good moment to remember what your journey has been 265 00:17:03,647 --> 00:17:04,815 and what it is you wanna do. 266 00:17:04,898 --> 00:17:07,568 - Yes. Yeah. - Whatever that is. You ready? 267 00:17:07,651 --> 00:17:08,610 - Yeah. - Okay. 268 00:17:21,081 --> 00:17:23,042 - Hey, Mark. - Hey, Tyler. How are you, pal? 269 00:17:23,125 --> 00:17:24,168 Good. 270 00:17:24,918 --> 00:17:25,836 Hey, Tay. 271 00:17:25,919 --> 00:17:27,463 Hi. 272 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:29,048 Can I have a hug? 273 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:32,217 - No? - Mm-mm. 274 00:17:37,014 --> 00:17:39,516 Welcome to your final bonfire, both of you. 275 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,852 Each one of you is gonna have a chance to speak, 276 00:17:41,935 --> 00:17:43,771 but as a gift to the other person, 277 00:17:43,854 --> 00:17:45,064 just listen. 278 00:17:45,147 --> 00:17:47,316 After that is what I think is really important. 279 00:17:47,399 --> 00:17:52,571 You'll just have an open conversation so that you don't leave anything unsaid. 280 00:17:52,654 --> 00:17:56,450 Once you feel you've completed on that conversation, 281 00:17:56,533 --> 00:17:59,578 I'm gonna ask you to declare what you'd like to do 282 00:17:59,661 --> 00:18:01,080 moving forward in your life. 283 00:18:01,163 --> 00:18:04,666 Leave as a couple, leave with someone new, 284 00:18:05,542 --> 00:18:08,337 or you may choose that you wanna leave the island alone. 285 00:18:08,420 --> 00:18:12,424 So, Tayler, I'm gonna invite you to speak first. 286 00:18:12,508 --> 00:18:13,717 Okay. 287 00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:16,178 And you'll talk to Tyler, of course. 288 00:18:20,265 --> 00:18:22,726 "Tyler, we came to this island 289 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:25,062 for you to prove to me that I could trust you 290 00:18:25,145 --> 00:18:27,106 and that I'm your first and only choice." 291 00:18:28,065 --> 00:18:30,734 "You asked me not to give up on you, and I didn't." 292 00:18:31,318 --> 00:18:33,904 "Up until you crossed the boundaries that we set together, 293 00:18:34,863 --> 00:18:37,741 every day I felt confident that you would make me proud 294 00:18:37,825 --> 00:18:39,701 knowing what was on the line." 295 00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:42,496 "Overall, you played me, 296 00:18:42,579 --> 00:18:44,706 and more importantly, you played yourself." 297 00:18:45,624 --> 00:18:49,503 "The nonchalant, jokey attitude that you upheld throughout this experience 298 00:18:49,586 --> 00:18:52,214 is hurtful and extremely disrespectful 299 00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:55,467 to the relationship that we both worked so hard to build." 300 00:18:56,135 --> 00:18:59,179 "Overall, this experience has put into perspective 301 00:18:59,263 --> 00:19:02,349 what I bring to the table and what I deserve." 302 00:19:02,933 --> 00:19:08,147 "I want someone who is dependable, consistent, trustworthy, 303 00:19:08,230 --> 00:19:11,108 and realizes just how special I truly am, 304 00:19:11,191 --> 00:19:14,611 and I'm so sorry, Tyler, that you're not gonna get the opportunity 305 00:19:14,695 --> 00:19:17,364 to know this new and improved version of me." 306 00:19:21,326 --> 00:19:24,246 Tyler, your turn to speak. 307 00:19:25,873 --> 00:19:27,916 I wish I prepared a… a note also, 308 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,128 but I do agree, you know, coming here to the island, 309 00:19:31,211 --> 00:19:36,884 it was mainly me trying to prove 310 00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:39,553 that I could be the man that you felt like you deserved, 311 00:19:39,636 --> 00:19:43,390 but I've heard some things said through the bonfires 312 00:19:43,473 --> 00:19:48,604 which were very telling on how you view me and how you portray me to other people. 313 00:19:48,687 --> 00:19:52,941 And it was something I was not expecting, using my vulnerability over the years 314 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:56,862 to push whatever agenda you had by saying those things about me. 315 00:19:57,821 --> 00:19:59,907 I definitely felt clowned, 316 00:20:00,407 --> 00:20:02,910 and I feel like now I can sit here with a clear head. 317 00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:06,997 And I definitely was tempted in this process. 318 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,084 You know, mainly, I was tempted to pursue my value, 319 00:20:11,168 --> 00:20:13,128 but I was tempted to pursue 320 00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:17,257 a lot of new ideas, new growth, a lot of humility, 321 00:20:17,841 --> 00:20:20,135 and I feel like I've successfully done that. 322 00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:23,263 And I also was tempted by someone else on this island 323 00:20:23,764 --> 00:20:26,183 who I feel sees my value, 324 00:20:26,266 --> 00:20:30,187 and I also want you to know that I have waited to make sure 325 00:20:30,270 --> 00:20:32,981 that I was not motivated in my decision with us 326 00:20:33,482 --> 00:20:35,692 by sexual relations with another person. 327 00:20:38,654 --> 00:20:42,574 My last thing is, at this point, you know, I do wanna be a thoughtful person, 328 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:47,955 so I apologize for what I've specifically put you through. 329 00:20:49,539 --> 00:20:50,540 I'm sorry. 330 00:20:56,922 --> 00:21:00,008 Okay. I'm sure you both have questions. 331 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:02,886 Now is a chance for you guys to talk directly to one another, 332 00:21:02,970 --> 00:21:04,471 ask those questions. 333 00:21:04,972 --> 00:21:07,057 Whenever you're ready. 334 00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:09,851 I don't even know what to say. 335 00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:12,145 We came here on this premise, 336 00:21:12,229 --> 00:21:14,731 and you had tears in your eyes walking away from me 337 00:21:14,815 --> 00:21:18,735 asking me to not give up on you, that you wanted to prove all these things, 338 00:21:18,819 --> 00:21:20,445 and you did the exact opposite. 339 00:21:20,529 --> 00:21:22,656 You wasted no time. Literally. 340 00:21:22,739 --> 00:21:25,534 This was, like, borderline first bonfire, you were touching. 341 00:21:25,617 --> 00:21:27,703 You sat down and said, "No touching. No touching," 342 00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:29,454 and got up and started touching. 343 00:21:29,538 --> 00:21:31,540 "Baby, baby, you're trouble. You're trouble." 344 00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:35,043 That is the first thing you said to me when we had our very first kiss. 345 00:21:35,127 --> 00:21:38,130 Um, I do feel something for Kay. 346 00:21:38,213 --> 00:21:41,091 Within the first 72 hours? 347 00:21:41,717 --> 00:21:43,885 - Hmm, I was starting to, yes. - Okay. 348 00:21:43,969 --> 00:21:44,803 Mm-hmm. 349 00:21:44,886 --> 00:21:46,179 And I was tempted, 350 00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:50,434 and I did cross those boundaries with her, specifically at that lap dance. 351 00:21:50,517 --> 00:21:54,229 - Yeah. - After that, it definitely continued. 352 00:21:55,731 --> 00:21:59,651 Did you have me in the back of your mind at all during these experiences? 353 00:21:59,735 --> 00:22:00,736 Of course. 354 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,450 I had been chasing you and trying to get my life up 355 00:22:06,533 --> 00:22:10,078 and build my character enough to be where you're at in life, 356 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:12,581 and coming here and zooming out on our relationship, 357 00:22:13,165 --> 00:22:14,875 I found out that I will never be that person 358 00:22:14,958 --> 00:22:16,126 and never achieve that. 359 00:22:16,209 --> 00:22:17,919 And within the first couple days, 360 00:22:18,003 --> 00:22:21,214 my whole perspective on our relationship did crumble. 361 00:22:21,298 --> 00:22:24,676 And so, yes, as soon as the first "72 hours" happened here, 362 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,471 boom, I began to crumble immediately, all right? 363 00:22:27,554 --> 00:22:29,514 I mean, to be honest, I'm not surprised. 364 00:22:29,598 --> 00:22:31,475 I said from day one you'd fold like a card table, 365 00:22:31,558 --> 00:22:34,061 and you just proved me right time after time, so… 366 00:22:34,144 --> 00:22:38,398 And if proving you right means we're both gonna go in the right direction, 367 00:22:38,482 --> 00:22:39,358 I'll take that, okay? 368 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:42,027 We've had all these prior conversations, 369 00:22:42,110 --> 00:22:43,945 the conversation at the goodbye and all that, 370 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:48,116 and then you, first day, second day, I'm not too sure, 371 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,995 you know, you leaning into a guy and saying I have bitch tendencies. 372 00:22:52,079 --> 00:22:53,121 Mm-hmm. 373 00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:56,625 And then, immediately after that, complimenting him and going in for a hug. 374 00:22:56,708 --> 00:22:59,628 Like, what's your game there? Like, what are you trying to do? 375 00:23:00,462 --> 00:23:05,050 Everything that I said and throughout the entire experience here 376 00:23:05,133 --> 00:23:09,888 I have said to your face, and it has been 100% the truth. 377 00:23:09,971 --> 00:23:11,098 How is that wrong? 378 00:23:11,181 --> 00:23:14,643 I thought we were a team, and it was me and you. 379 00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:16,311 We have never been a team. 380 00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:20,565 The last six to nine months, there has been zero team. 381 00:23:21,316 --> 00:23:23,652 I have felt so alone. 382 00:23:23,735 --> 00:23:26,446 You are a man. I am not here to raise you. 383 00:23:26,530 --> 00:23:29,699 I am here to encourage you and push you to make you better 384 00:23:29,783 --> 00:23:33,620 because I want you to be the man that I know you have the potential to be. 385 00:23:33,703 --> 00:23:35,914 I'm sorry you're not taking it that way, 386 00:23:35,997 --> 00:23:38,417 but I think that's a you problem, not a me problem. 387 00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:40,669 I'm sorry that I was too abrasive. 388 00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:43,296 I may have been too assertive, whatever it may be. 389 00:23:43,380 --> 00:23:46,007 - I'm not saying that. - I was trying my fucking hardest. 390 00:23:46,091 --> 00:23:48,677 - I never-- - You have not had a job in almost a year. 391 00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:51,221 A fucking year, Tyler. 392 00:23:51,304 --> 00:23:54,349 So, let's get this job thing out of the way, okay? 393 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:57,269 I have never shown that I'm lacking or in a bad position, 394 00:23:57,352 --> 00:24:00,439 and I've tried to shift my focus and pick myself up, 395 00:24:00,981 --> 00:24:02,732 as you said I should as a man, 396 00:24:02,816 --> 00:24:05,861 but I am seeing now that you think that I am the problem. 397 00:24:05,944 --> 00:24:07,320 I am worried about you. 398 00:24:07,404 --> 00:24:10,490 But I don't want that. I want you to trust me that I can see it through. 399 00:24:10,574 --> 00:24:12,659 And I know that you think that's getting in the way, 400 00:24:12,742 --> 00:24:17,038 but to me, that's what I want to pursue, and I am taking risks right now, 401 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:20,584 and you are in a situation where you don't wanna take a risk on me, 402 00:24:20,667 --> 00:24:22,377 and that is what I saw. 403 00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:25,922 I have taken such a risk this entire time. 404 00:24:26,006 --> 00:24:28,717 I said, "Tyler, what will put my mind at ease is just an action plan." 405 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,052 "Let's make a three, five-year." 406 00:24:31,136 --> 00:24:33,680 "I need a plan, and I will shut the fuck up." 407 00:24:33,763 --> 00:24:35,599 Did you ever come to me with a plan? 408 00:24:35,682 --> 00:24:37,476 That is not where I'm at right now. 409 00:24:37,559 --> 00:24:40,979 I literally lived by a step-by-step routine, 410 00:24:41,062 --> 00:24:43,023 all… from 18 to 25, 411 00:24:43,106 --> 00:24:46,234 and I do just wanna venture out and just let go 412 00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:48,195 and life has been blessing me for it. 413 00:24:48,695 --> 00:24:51,490 I feel like I am actually finding my worth and benefit, 414 00:24:51,573 --> 00:24:53,909 and it's at a point where I don't think you can see it 415 00:24:53,992 --> 00:24:56,661 because it's not fitting the projection 416 00:24:56,745 --> 00:24:59,039 of what you want the man to be in your life. 417 00:24:59,122 --> 00:25:00,624 And you were asking for stability. 418 00:25:00,707 --> 00:25:03,585 You were asking for a provider for someone who's very mature, 419 00:25:03,668 --> 00:25:07,088 that knows where they're going in life, but I'm not going in that direction. 420 00:25:07,589 --> 00:25:10,884 And stepping out and seeing other people and how other people live their lives 421 00:25:10,967 --> 00:25:14,429 and being inspired by so many different ventures of life, 422 00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:17,140 I was like, "No, I will not be happy, 423 00:25:17,224 --> 00:25:20,519 and this relationship will not work out because it's not where I wanna go." 424 00:25:20,602 --> 00:25:22,395 It's not working out either way, 425 00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:24,231 and I don't know how the fuck you think 426 00:25:24,314 --> 00:25:26,358 this relationship with Kay is going to work out. 427 00:25:26,441 --> 00:25:28,109 You went from a five-year marriage, 428 00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:30,820 no break in between, two and half years with me, 429 00:25:30,904 --> 00:25:34,199 and now you're just gonna ride off into the sunset with a 25-year-old. 430 00:25:36,910 --> 00:25:39,538 I think you need to be by yourself to figure out 431 00:25:39,621 --> 00:25:42,040 whatever the fuck you need to figure out, 432 00:25:42,123 --> 00:25:44,709 but I know you, and you won't. 433 00:25:47,671 --> 00:25:50,340 I appreciate the advice, you know? 434 00:25:51,633 --> 00:25:53,927 And I know that you think you know me so well. 435 00:25:54,010 --> 00:25:55,345 My response to that is, 436 00:25:55,428 --> 00:25:57,222 I'm not riding off into the sunset with Kay. 437 00:25:57,305 --> 00:26:01,184 - We haven't even talked about that. - You said you're falling in love with her. 438 00:26:01,768 --> 00:26:05,438 You said you are literally falling in love with Kay and made a joke, 439 00:26:05,522 --> 00:26:08,525 "Oh, 'cuddling with Kay' just rolls off the tongue. Isn't that funny?" 440 00:26:08,608 --> 00:26:10,277 That's extremely disrespectful. 441 00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:13,321 I do agree that'd make you feel disrespected, okay? 442 00:26:13,405 --> 00:26:15,115 I'm not disagreeing with that. 443 00:26:15,198 --> 00:26:18,827 You're not taking responsibility either. You're not taking accountability either. 444 00:26:18,910 --> 00:26:21,997 - Not even in the video you sent to me. - Let me… Let me say this, then. 445 00:26:22,497 --> 00:26:24,541 I am falling in love with Kay. 446 00:26:25,375 --> 00:26:27,627 "Cuddling with Kay" does roll off the tongue. 447 00:26:27,711 --> 00:26:29,796 - So I just wanna-- - That was a fucking joke. 448 00:26:29,879 --> 00:26:31,548 - Can I-- - A fucking joke. 449 00:26:31,631 --> 00:26:33,300 Can I jump in? 450 00:26:34,301 --> 00:26:35,468 - Please. - Please do. 451 00:26:36,469 --> 00:26:39,848 The "I want for you to grow and be a better man and make money" 452 00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:42,350 might be because you feel unsafe, 453 00:26:43,143 --> 00:26:48,648 and you encouraging him to do that might make you feel less than. 454 00:26:49,357 --> 00:26:52,527 So I know this is sort of Walberg doublespeak, 455 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:54,404 but can you talk about feelings for a moment, 456 00:26:54,487 --> 00:26:57,532 Rather than "what you've done to me," "How it makes me feel when…," 457 00:26:58,116 --> 00:26:59,409 and try that for a second. 458 00:26:59,993 --> 00:27:02,203 - Would you like to go first? - Sure. 459 00:27:02,912 --> 00:27:04,122 I feel 460 00:27:04,956 --> 00:27:06,333 very undervalued, 461 00:27:06,416 --> 00:27:11,630 and I do feel pushed because of your agendas, where you wanna go in life 462 00:27:11,713 --> 00:27:14,841 and how you want safety and security because of what you've been through. 463 00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:20,096 So I feel, especially after, you know, my divorce and what happened there, 464 00:27:20,847 --> 00:27:23,308 you know, that was a big hit on my ego 465 00:27:23,391 --> 00:27:27,270 and feeling… feeling un… undervalued or just not enough. 466 00:27:27,771 --> 00:27:31,316 So when you give me that encouragement, 467 00:27:31,399 --> 00:27:33,985 it makes me feel, honestly, 468 00:27:34,069 --> 00:27:36,154 I think it goes to a core emotion, very sad. 469 00:27:36,738 --> 00:27:39,491 I love the love for you wanting to push me, 470 00:27:39,991 --> 00:27:42,702 but that is not the direction I wanna be pushed in, 471 00:27:42,786 --> 00:27:45,080 and so it just makes me feel essentially worthless 472 00:27:45,872 --> 00:27:47,290 for what you need in life. 473 00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:58,510 I feel unsafe and unstable, and you hit the nail on the head 474 00:27:58,593 --> 00:28:01,012 saying that this is from my past. 475 00:28:01,096 --> 00:28:04,265 A lot of the times where I do try to encourage you, 476 00:28:05,016 --> 00:28:09,521 it reflects on me negatively because I do things for survival. 477 00:28:09,604 --> 00:28:12,732 I… And I wish I could get out of the fight-or-flight. 478 00:28:12,816 --> 00:28:17,028 It makes me feel sad that I can't get out of it, 479 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:19,531 but I feel like through this experience 480 00:28:19,614 --> 00:28:21,908 I've been able to get out of it. 481 00:28:22,450 --> 00:28:26,663 And it just… I… I… I just feel kind of, like, hopeless with you 482 00:28:26,746 --> 00:28:30,166 because I… I feel like I try to do so much 483 00:28:30,250 --> 00:28:33,086 and figure out the way to say things and move and stuff like that, 484 00:28:33,169 --> 00:28:34,963 and it's just not well-received, 485 00:28:35,046 --> 00:28:37,549 and it makes you feel the way that you're feeling, 486 00:28:37,632 --> 00:28:40,135 and I never wanna make you feel worthless. 487 00:28:40,635 --> 00:28:41,469 And… 488 00:28:42,429 --> 00:28:46,433 …it just makes me feel so gutted because you were my home. 489 00:28:46,516 --> 00:28:49,394 You were my safe place from the entire world. 490 00:28:49,936 --> 00:28:54,399 I just want that with you so bad, Tyler. 491 00:28:55,859 --> 00:28:58,027 And that's why this experience is really gutting. 492 00:28:58,111 --> 00:29:00,655 And to see you falling in love with someone else when all along, 493 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:02,866 I just wanted you to fall in love with me. 494 00:29:09,539 --> 00:29:10,540 Okay. 495 00:29:10,623 --> 00:29:13,752 Now I'm just gonna redirect you to get to a decision. 496 00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:17,338 Tayler, we'll start with you. You can leave together. 497 00:29:17,422 --> 00:29:21,092 You can leave with someone new, or you can leave alone. 498 00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:25,638 I feel like this experience has been a self journey. 499 00:29:28,308 --> 00:29:30,727 Through my abandonment issues, 500 00:29:30,810 --> 00:29:32,228 through therapy, 501 00:29:32,312 --> 00:29:37,442 and then ending up in this relationship, all I've wanted to do is feel chosen. 502 00:29:38,276 --> 00:29:42,238 And so I think that I need to be the person to choose myself. 503 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:45,867 So I will be leaving the island alone. 504 00:29:49,287 --> 00:29:50,538 Thank you, Tayler. 505 00:29:51,289 --> 00:29:53,541 Tyler, you can leave together. 506 00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:55,043 You can leave alone, 507 00:29:55,126 --> 00:29:58,046 or you can leave with someone else. 508 00:30:03,635 --> 00:30:07,055 It's… It's not working out, and I know that you just said that to me. 509 00:30:07,138 --> 00:30:10,642 You're leaving here alone, and it's taken this experience for you to see that. 510 00:30:10,725 --> 00:30:13,186 When it comes to me making a decision of leaving here, 511 00:30:13,853 --> 00:30:18,066 I do feel like I've found an insane opportunity here. 512 00:30:18,149 --> 00:30:22,403 And through this process, yes, I have been falling for Kay. 513 00:30:24,072 --> 00:30:27,283 Tay, I would like to leave here with Kay. 514 00:30:28,535 --> 00:30:29,869 I wish you the best. 515 00:30:32,413 --> 00:30:33,248 Okay. 516 00:30:33,331 --> 00:30:38,962 Tayler, you are free to go. Your journey on this island is complete. 517 00:30:39,045 --> 00:30:42,966 - Thank you, Mark. So nice to meet you. - Thank you. Nice to meet you too. 518 00:30:46,219 --> 00:30:48,972 ♪ That you'd come back for me ♪ 519 00:30:49,055 --> 00:30:52,183 ♪ That you'd own everything ♪ 520 00:30:52,267 --> 00:30:55,353 ♪ And tell me I'm enough Exactly as I was ♪ 521 00:30:55,436 --> 00:30:57,230 ♪ That's what you should've done ♪ 522 00:30:58,439 --> 00:31:01,234 ♪ I pray ♪ 523 00:31:01,317 --> 00:31:06,656 ♪ Someday I'll go back in time Before you met me… ♪ 524 00:31:06,739 --> 00:31:12,287 I am walking away from not feeling wanted or heard or seen. 525 00:31:12,370 --> 00:31:14,539 I am walking into a path 526 00:31:14,622 --> 00:31:18,585 that I can continue getting to know my authentic self 527 00:31:18,668 --> 00:31:22,589 and building on these new relationships and connections that I've built here. 528 00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:26,342 And so I don't feel like I'm really losing anything. 529 00:31:33,808 --> 00:31:36,853 There's Tyler and Tayler as a unit. 530 00:31:36,936 --> 00:31:39,314 Then there's Tayler, who she becomes to be 531 00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:41,900 and Tyler, who you become to be as an individual. 532 00:31:41,983 --> 00:31:44,611 Tell me what it is about Kay that makes you feel you wanna leave 533 00:31:44,694 --> 00:31:48,406 and start exploring whatever that looks like. 534 00:31:48,907 --> 00:31:49,741 Yeah. 535 00:31:50,366 --> 00:31:53,536 What I've experienced so far from the connection with Kay is 536 00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:57,206 just undoubtably something I feel like I've been lacking. 537 00:31:57,707 --> 00:32:01,377 Her understanding of me as a person and also as a spiritual being. 538 00:32:01,461 --> 00:32:05,298 And maybe it's just island fever and a honeymoon situation, 539 00:32:05,381 --> 00:32:06,925 but it's just how I feel. 540 00:32:07,008 --> 00:32:09,886 I… I'm glad you acknowledge that because that's a thing, 541 00:32:09,969 --> 00:32:12,889 but if you have a new level of communicating 542 00:32:12,972 --> 00:32:14,557 with a new person in your life, 543 00:32:14,641 --> 00:32:16,851 there's a possibility to work through even that. 544 00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:20,772 When that bubble bursts and it gets real, hopefully what you have is real. 545 00:32:21,648 --> 00:32:26,277 So I'd like to bring her out here and let you tell her what you've decided. 546 00:32:26,361 --> 00:32:27,862 - Please. - All right. 547 00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:29,822 Let's bring Kay out right now 548 00:32:29,906 --> 00:32:32,075 and hopefully, she's on the same page you're on. 549 00:32:38,498 --> 00:32:40,708 - Hi. - Hi, Kay. 550 00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:42,710 - Hi, how are you? - I'm well, thank you. 551 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:44,587 - Long time no see. - I missed you. 552 00:32:44,671 --> 00:32:46,047 I missed you. You doing okay? 553 00:32:46,130 --> 00:32:48,132 - Yeah, how about you? - I'm doing all right. 554 00:32:48,216 --> 00:32:50,635 - Okay. - It's been a tough night, but look, sit. 555 00:32:53,096 --> 00:32:56,808 So did you think you'd be sitting here at a bonfire? 556 00:32:56,891 --> 00:32:59,227 I had a pretty good idea. 557 00:32:59,310 --> 00:33:01,020 We invited you here 558 00:33:01,854 --> 00:33:04,148 because Tyler has something he would like to tell you 559 00:33:04,232 --> 00:33:06,734 about what he's decided that he'd like for his future. 560 00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:08,277 Thank you, Mark. 561 00:33:08,361 --> 00:33:11,531 Well, obviously, this has been pretty crazy and pretty wild. 562 00:33:11,614 --> 00:33:12,824 Agreed. 563 00:33:12,907 --> 00:33:16,536 And I first wanna let you know that, you know, I just respect you so much 564 00:33:16,619 --> 00:33:19,080 in how you've kind of stayed by my side 565 00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:22,458 through, obviously, me being in a relationship coming here, 566 00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:25,962 and I know that's been especially hard on you in a few areas. 567 00:33:26,462 --> 00:33:29,257 I just wanna recognize your strength, you know, to see it through 568 00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:30,800 and see something in me. 569 00:33:30,883 --> 00:33:35,304 Because of your honesty and your vulnerability on our final night, 570 00:33:35,388 --> 00:33:39,892 you know, it just really sold me on that, you know, I feel like you do care about me 571 00:33:39,976 --> 00:33:42,103 and, obviously, you know, I really care about you. 572 00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:46,774 And I would like to ask you to leave the island with me 573 00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:49,610 even though that creates a thousand more question marks, 574 00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:53,156 but at least starting that process seems amazing to me. 575 00:33:53,239 --> 00:33:55,950 So would… would you like to leave the island with me? 576 00:33:56,784 --> 00:33:59,412 Mmm, yeah, I think I'd like to do that. 577 00:33:59,495 --> 00:34:01,372 Thank you. 578 00:34:01,456 --> 00:34:03,249 Oof. 579 00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:05,084 Congratulations, you guys. 580 00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:06,335 - Thank you. - Thank you. 581 00:34:06,419 --> 00:34:08,921 I think that was really, really wise what you said 582 00:34:09,005 --> 00:34:10,882 that you wanna leave the island together 583 00:34:10,965 --> 00:34:13,509 even though that brings up a thousand new question marks. 584 00:34:14,427 --> 00:34:17,555 My hope is that you've both found a new definition, 585 00:34:18,056 --> 00:34:20,266 a level-up in what you think love is, 586 00:34:20,349 --> 00:34:22,769 so that when these questions and these challenges 587 00:34:22,852 --> 00:34:24,312 and these mountains show up, 588 00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:28,024 you do something that's often overlooked, and you talk about it. 589 00:34:28,107 --> 00:34:29,650 Yeah, absolutely. 590 00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:31,444 Just walk instead of run. 591 00:34:32,487 --> 00:34:36,491 If you wanna leave with Kay, and Kay, you wanna leave with Tyler, 592 00:34:37,408 --> 00:34:38,910 then there's nothing left for me to say 593 00:34:38,993 --> 00:34:41,412 except your journey is complete on this island. 594 00:34:42,038 --> 00:34:43,581 - I wish you all the best. - Wow. 595 00:34:43,664 --> 00:34:44,582 Travel safe. 596 00:34:44,665 --> 00:34:47,126 - Thank you. - Yeah. 597 00:34:48,377 --> 00:34:50,171 - You ready? - I'm ready. 598 00:34:51,422 --> 00:34:53,591 - Thank you. - Thank you. 599 00:34:54,634 --> 00:34:58,054 ♪ Do you think that this could be ♪ 600 00:34:58,137 --> 00:35:01,641 ♪ A story that ends happily?… ♪ 601 00:35:02,141 --> 00:35:04,644 I'm not gonna lie, like, it's… it's still a rough night, 602 00:35:04,727 --> 00:35:06,479 and there's so many mixed emotions, 603 00:35:06,562 --> 00:35:11,150 but this experience has taught me the importance of being genuine 604 00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:14,904 even though you don't really fit the mold of whatever situation you're in. 605 00:35:15,488 --> 00:35:17,156 So tonight at the bonfire, 606 00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:19,200 I showed up and, you know, 607 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:23,704 made the hard decisions in order for other things to grow 608 00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:26,249 and for, you know, our relationship to grow, whatever that is, 609 00:35:26,332 --> 00:35:28,126 and that's something I'm very happy about. 610 00:35:28,709 --> 00:35:31,796 It feels really good to have that official confirmation 611 00:35:31,879 --> 00:35:34,382 that this is real, this is genuine. 612 00:35:34,465 --> 00:35:36,801 And that's something I felt along this whole way, 613 00:35:36,884 --> 00:35:41,222 so I'm glad to know that's reciprocated, and I got something great out of it. 614 00:35:42,014 --> 00:35:43,975 - I couldn't be happier. - Me too. 615 00:35:44,058 --> 00:35:48,312 ♪ 'Cause all I've ever wanted is this ♪ 616 00:35:48,396 --> 00:35:51,065 ♪ All I've ever wanted is this… ♪ 617 00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:52,400 And she's a great kisser. 618 00:35:54,735 --> 00:35:56,487 I'm excited to tell you everything. 619 00:35:56,571 --> 00:36:01,701 ♪ Is, is this… ♪ 620 00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:12,211 Going into this final bonfire, 621 00:36:12,295 --> 00:36:15,089 I am a little bit nervous to hear what he has to say 622 00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:17,175 and if he is remorseful 623 00:36:17,258 --> 00:36:19,468 or already moved on. 624 00:36:19,552 --> 00:36:22,471 ♪ Maybe we were built ♪ 625 00:36:23,681 --> 00:36:26,309 ♪ Just to fall apart ♪ 626 00:36:27,059 --> 00:36:29,812 ♪ Sometimes it's just not ♪ 627 00:36:30,897 --> 00:36:33,649 ♪ Written in the stars… ♪ 628 00:36:36,903 --> 00:36:39,322 It's gonna be hard to see Ashley tonight. 629 00:36:39,780 --> 00:36:41,365 ♪ Can't give you love… ♪ 630 00:36:41,449 --> 00:36:44,827 I think she's probably expecting me to beg for her back 631 00:36:44,911 --> 00:36:48,206 or… or, uh, apologize for the connections I've made. 632 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:51,709 - ♪ One moment in time ♪ 633 00:36:51,792 --> 00:36:54,253 ♪ You were the love of my whole life… ♪ 634 00:36:54,337 --> 00:36:56,505 But what I'm not going to apologize for 635 00:36:56,589 --> 00:36:57,924 is being who I am. 636 00:36:58,007 --> 00:36:59,675 ♪ I gave you what I had ♪ 637 00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:01,677 ♪ I gave you all of me ♪ 638 00:37:01,761 --> 00:37:05,389 ♪ I gave you All my ups and downs and between ♪ 639 00:37:05,473 --> 00:37:07,391 ♪ I let you have your way ♪ 640 00:37:07,475 --> 00:37:08,935 ♪ I let you call the shots ♪ 641 00:37:09,018 --> 00:37:13,397 ♪ But, baby, now I know This isn't what I want ♪ 642 00:37:14,273 --> 00:37:16,484 ♪ Sometimes it's just not ♪ 643 00:37:18,027 --> 00:37:19,946 ♪ Written in the stars… ♪ 644 00:37:20,029 --> 00:37:21,948 - Hey, Mark. - Hi, Grant. 645 00:37:28,371 --> 00:37:30,539 - How do you feel? - Scared shitless. 646 00:37:30,623 --> 00:37:31,999 Okay, that's… 647 00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:34,460 That's a legit response. You ready? 648 00:37:35,711 --> 00:37:38,214 Okay. Let's bring Ashley out. 649 00:37:47,473 --> 00:37:49,350 - Hi, Ashley. - Hi, Mark. 650 00:37:52,144 --> 00:37:53,354 No, that's okay. 651 00:38:06,784 --> 00:38:07,618 Okay. 652 00:38:09,453 --> 00:38:13,624 I know you both have a lot of feelings. I know this is a long time coming. 653 00:38:14,375 --> 00:38:16,043 This is your final bonfire. 654 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:19,463 The way this is gonna go 655 00:38:20,089 --> 00:38:22,842 is that I'm gonna give each of you an opportunity to just speak 656 00:38:22,925 --> 00:38:27,138 without being interrupted, so one of you will listen and listen only. 657 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,015 After that, 658 00:38:29,515 --> 00:38:31,475 then you can have an open conversation. 659 00:38:32,059 --> 00:38:34,437 Are you both prepared to do that? 660 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:35,396 Sure. 661 00:38:36,355 --> 00:38:38,607 Okay, I'm gonna have Grant speak first. 662 00:38:40,401 --> 00:38:41,277 All right, Grant. 663 00:38:44,822 --> 00:38:45,656 Ashley… 664 00:38:48,075 --> 00:38:54,790 you are a woman that's worth chasing around the world for, and… 665 00:38:56,000 --> 00:39:00,296 …I enjoyed chasing you for a really, really long time. 666 00:39:00,796 --> 00:39:03,382 I don't regret a single bit… 667 00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:07,678 …but that's not our whole story. 668 00:39:08,929 --> 00:39:12,183 I should've realized that what I was chasing in you 669 00:39:12,683 --> 00:39:14,602 had become unobtainable. 670 00:39:16,645 --> 00:39:18,856 I love you so much, 671 00:39:18,939 --> 00:39:22,985 and I hate that I'm the one that has hurt you so much. 672 00:39:26,447 --> 00:39:29,658 I know that you've seen your worst nightmare come true 673 00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:32,203 on that screen there here, 674 00:39:32,995 --> 00:39:33,996 and I hate that. 675 00:39:34,997 --> 00:39:38,542 I do wanna let you know that the connection that I made is real, 676 00:39:38,626 --> 00:39:40,002 and it wasn't out of spite. 677 00:39:47,343 --> 00:39:53,599 And through this experience, I really realized how disrespected 678 00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:57,269 and belittled I feel in our relationship. 679 00:39:58,771 --> 00:39:59,772 Through it all. 680 00:40:02,316 --> 00:40:07,154 But I forgive you, and I finally… I… I forgive myself. 681 00:40:11,450 --> 00:40:14,829 Okay. Ashley, thank you for not responding and just listening, 682 00:40:15,329 --> 00:40:17,373 and now it's your turn to say what you need to say. 683 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:21,669 I truly do not have a lot to say to you. 684 00:40:22,586 --> 00:40:26,674 You sit here and argue that you wanna be a good man. 685 00:40:27,383 --> 00:40:29,385 Don't you think you could've come to the conclusion 686 00:40:29,468 --> 00:40:31,929 that you could not be faithful or loyal to me 687 00:40:32,012 --> 00:40:34,348 before I gave you the opportunity to come here? 688 00:40:34,849 --> 00:40:38,811 The objective of us coming here was for you to prove that I could trust you, 689 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:40,646 and within a matter of days, 690 00:40:40,729 --> 00:40:44,066 you were telling multiple girls in the house that it's not working. 691 00:40:44,150 --> 00:40:45,568 We're not meant to be 692 00:40:45,651 --> 00:40:48,571 and then railing some girl in the bathroom. 693 00:40:51,031 --> 00:40:53,492 I truly don't know what goes through your head. 694 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:57,580 I have no idea what you're forgiving me for 695 00:40:57,663 --> 00:41:01,542 because my actions were a reaction to your behavior. 696 00:41:03,544 --> 00:41:05,129 You're a serial cheater. 697 00:41:06,255 --> 00:41:08,507 You're gonna sit here and act like I don't know you cheated 698 00:41:08,591 --> 00:41:10,801 in every relationship you've been in? 699 00:41:10,885 --> 00:41:14,180 I've caught you in your own lies of your own timeline. 700 00:41:14,805 --> 00:41:18,642 My gut instinct knew you were going to do what you did… 701 00:41:21,145 --> 00:41:25,191 and the amount of relief I felt when I watched you do that on the screen 702 00:41:25,274 --> 00:41:26,525 was overwhelming. 703 00:41:27,026 --> 00:41:30,029 I cannot believe I held onto someone like you for that long. 704 00:41:38,078 --> 00:41:39,455 Okay. 705 00:41:40,289 --> 00:41:42,374 You both had a chance to speak your mind, 706 00:41:42,458 --> 00:41:46,086 and now is a chance for you to have a conversation. 707 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:50,299 Whatever you wanna talk about. Now is your chance to ask and discuss. 708 00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,305 Uh, first of all, I wanna start with the fact 709 00:41:56,388 --> 00:42:00,476 that I feel like our relationship was over the moment we were separated here, 710 00:42:00,559 --> 00:42:03,771 and I sat down and talked with all the guys in my villa, 711 00:42:03,854 --> 00:42:04,813 and talked, like… 712 00:42:04,897 --> 00:42:06,190 As I was saying things out loud, 713 00:42:06,273 --> 00:42:08,275 it was like, "Why are we even in this relationship?" 714 00:42:08,359 --> 00:42:11,237 - I felt the exact same way. And-- - Yeah. 715 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:13,989 And that's fine, but, like, your actions are your actions, 716 00:42:14,073 --> 00:42:15,616 and your words don't match. 717 00:42:15,699 --> 00:42:18,452 Because how are you sitting here hooking up with this girl 718 00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:20,788 and then the next confessional, you're saying, 719 00:42:20,871 --> 00:42:23,290 "I still want things to work with Ashley. I wanna marry her." 720 00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:27,628 Because, Ashley, I have been going through an emotional roller coaster up and down. 721 00:42:28,420 --> 00:42:32,174 Just ripping apart our relationship to figure out why I was in it. 722 00:42:32,258 --> 00:42:34,343 Why was I forcing it for so fucking long? 723 00:42:34,426 --> 00:42:36,470 You were never going to let go of the resentment, 724 00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:38,013 and you knew it when you got here. 725 00:42:38,847 --> 00:42:41,100 You had pre-decided that I was gonna fuck up, 726 00:42:41,183 --> 00:42:45,020 but I guarantee you, it was so… every action that I made, 727 00:42:45,104 --> 00:42:47,565 I was only thinking about what you would think. 728 00:42:47,648 --> 00:42:50,985 All I've cared about has been your feelings, not mine. 729 00:42:51,485 --> 00:42:53,529 I've neglected my own feelings for a long time. 730 00:42:53,612 --> 00:42:55,364 So when you were in the shower with that girl, 731 00:42:55,447 --> 00:42:56,782 you were thinking about my feelings? 732 00:42:56,865 --> 00:42:57,741 No. 733 00:42:58,951 --> 00:43:00,369 Not at that point, no. 734 00:43:00,869 --> 00:43:03,664 And… …that took me a while to get to, 735 00:43:03,747 --> 00:43:06,959 but I realized that I have been forcing this 736 00:43:07,042 --> 00:43:11,505 for a long time, and I should've ended it, and I should've kept… kept it that way. 737 00:43:12,006 --> 00:43:13,799 I appreciate every single thing 738 00:43:13,882 --> 00:43:16,135 that you have done in our entire relationship. 739 00:43:16,844 --> 00:43:20,097 I don't appreciate the disrespect. I do not appreciate the belittling. 740 00:43:20,180 --> 00:43:21,890 I don't appreciate you emasculating me. 741 00:43:22,808 --> 00:43:24,852 - All I saw-- - What exactly did you hear me say? 742 00:43:25,603 --> 00:43:27,855 "The universe sent me a piece of shit." 743 00:43:27,938 --> 00:43:29,440 That was… That was one thing. 744 00:43:29,523 --> 00:43:31,775 And then, you know the first clip I saw, 745 00:43:32,276 --> 00:43:35,529 which really, like, sent me into high gear? 746 00:43:35,613 --> 00:43:38,032 "I'm never gonna trust him. I don't want that guy." 747 00:43:38,115 --> 00:43:40,034 "I'm never gonna let go of this." 748 00:43:40,576 --> 00:43:43,704 That's what I heard. How do you think I feel? 749 00:43:44,872 --> 00:43:47,625 I've held onto so much resentment, 750 00:43:47,708 --> 00:43:50,753 and that has turned me into such a dark person, 751 00:43:51,754 --> 00:43:53,005 and I've been mean to you. 752 00:43:53,088 --> 00:43:55,758 I've belittled you. I'm not gonna act like I haven't. 753 00:43:57,718 --> 00:43:59,219 And I'm not proud of that. 754 00:44:00,888 --> 00:44:03,140 I was holding onto you so fucking hard. 755 00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:05,726 And to finally let go, 756 00:44:07,186 --> 00:44:08,812 I felt like I could breathe… 757 00:44:10,022 --> 00:44:11,398 …and, like, be happy. 758 00:44:18,906 --> 00:44:21,700 I want more than anything for you to be yourself. 759 00:44:23,452 --> 00:44:26,205 I don't want you to feel hurt. I don't want you to feel… 760 00:44:27,873 --> 00:44:31,293 I don't want you to hate me. I want you to be happy with me. 761 00:44:31,377 --> 00:44:32,544 I want you to see my worth 762 00:44:32,628 --> 00:44:35,005 without me feeling like I have to prove it. 763 00:44:35,547 --> 00:44:37,966 I want you to be free. I want you to breathe. 764 00:44:38,967 --> 00:44:42,471 When I met you, you were the m… most amazing, 765 00:44:42,554 --> 00:44:44,640 wonderful person that I've met, 766 00:44:44,723 --> 00:44:46,433 which is why I knew I fucked up. 767 00:44:48,227 --> 00:44:50,270 I know your worth, Ashley. 768 00:44:50,354 --> 00:44:53,524 You are an amazing, incredible… 769 00:44:55,526 --> 00:44:58,821 …smart woman that anyone would be 770 00:45:00,572 --> 00:45:01,990 blessed to have. 771 00:45:02,991 --> 00:45:03,909 Anyone. 772 00:45:05,703 --> 00:45:08,580 I know you're a fucking catch. Come on. 773 00:45:11,125 --> 00:45:13,794 I love you, Ashley. I… I want you to be happy. 774 00:45:21,218 --> 00:45:22,970 I hate that it doesn't work. 775 00:45:35,691 --> 00:45:39,862 Okay. I'm gonna ask each of you to declare what you wanna do. 776 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:42,698 So, Grant, we'll start with you. 777 00:45:43,407 --> 00:45:46,452 You're pretty clear about where this is, 778 00:45:46,535 --> 00:45:51,582 but I need to hear you say to Ashley one of three things. 779 00:45:52,624 --> 00:45:57,463 That you wanna leave the island together. You wanna leave the island alone. 780 00:45:57,963 --> 00:45:59,339 Or that you've met someone new 781 00:45:59,423 --> 00:46:01,383 and you'd like to leave the island with her. 782 00:46:02,384 --> 00:46:03,302 What's your decision? 783 00:46:11,310 --> 00:46:13,687 Just know this kills me to fucking say. 784 00:46:16,690 --> 00:46:18,650 I wanna go home alone. 785 00:46:19,318 --> 00:46:21,445 Not together. 786 00:46:24,531 --> 00:46:25,449 Okay. 787 00:46:26,992 --> 00:46:27,868 Ashley, 788 00:46:28,702 --> 00:46:29,870 look at Grant 789 00:46:31,038 --> 00:46:32,748 and tell him what you want. 790 00:46:32,831 --> 00:46:36,001 Do you wanna leave together? Do you wanna leave alone? 791 00:46:36,502 --> 00:46:39,463 Or do you wanna leave with somebody that you've connected with here 792 00:46:39,546 --> 00:46:41,006 and see what happens there? 793 00:47:03,403 --> 00:47:05,864 I'm gonna leave the island with the new connection I made. 794 00:47:21,630 --> 00:47:25,467 I'm sorry you're hurting, and I'm sorry that we got to this place. 795 00:47:26,677 --> 00:47:29,429 I wanted you to be a good man for me… 796 00:47:30,222 --> 00:47:32,891 …and it just wasn't working. 797 00:47:38,981 --> 00:47:39,982 What if 798 00:47:41,775 --> 00:47:43,235 your next relationship 799 00:47:44,570 --> 00:47:49,283 is the one where you feel the sense of relief all day, every day? 800 00:47:50,951 --> 00:47:54,580 And what if when you look back on this relationship, 801 00:47:55,664 --> 00:47:57,291 your only feeling is happiness 802 00:47:57,374 --> 00:48:01,086 that the person you loved once and still hold some heart for 803 00:48:01,169 --> 00:48:04,214 is happy and feels that relief every day 804 00:48:04,715 --> 00:48:06,133 even if it's not with you? 805 00:48:07,301 --> 00:48:09,219 Isn't that a better place to be? 806 00:48:14,141 --> 00:48:16,518 Okay, you've both said what you wanna do. 807 00:48:17,436 --> 00:48:20,314 Grant, you've declared you're ready to go home alone. 808 00:48:21,690 --> 00:48:24,985 Your journey is complete. I'm excited for your future. 809 00:48:26,695 --> 00:48:28,363 Now you're free to leave the island. 810 00:49:02,064 --> 00:49:06,109 ♪ Could've loved you for a million years ♪ 811 00:49:06,193 --> 00:49:11,073 ♪ Instead, I'm crying 'Bout a million tears… ♪ 812 00:49:12,199 --> 00:49:14,534 God, I wish that it could be me. 813 00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:18,372 I wish that we could make it work, but I know that it's not working. 814 00:49:18,455 --> 00:49:21,541 ♪ Good luck with your new life… ♪ 815 00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:23,335 She doesn't see my worth. 816 00:49:23,418 --> 00:49:26,213 All I wanted was for her to let go of the resentment, 817 00:49:26,296 --> 00:49:28,256 and she never did. 818 00:49:29,007 --> 00:49:31,718 And coming here, I realized that that's not all I needed. 819 00:49:31,802 --> 00:49:32,886 ♪ Wish you the best ♪ 820 00:49:32,970 --> 00:49:36,056 - ♪ My heart's a mess ♪ - ♪ My heart's a mess… ♪ 821 00:49:36,556 --> 00:49:39,851 I think, coming out of this experience, 822 00:49:40,435 --> 00:49:41,979 I know exactly who I am. 823 00:49:42,062 --> 00:49:45,107 I know what I want. I know what I deserve as a man. 824 00:49:46,066 --> 00:49:50,404 Natalie does have all of these things that I've been looking for in a partner, 825 00:49:50,487 --> 00:49:56,493 but I need to just figure out how to be alone for a little bit. 826 00:49:56,576 --> 00:49:58,996 - ♪ Wish you the best ♪ - ♪ Wish you the best ♪ 827 00:49:59,079 --> 00:50:02,249 - ♪ My heart's a mess ♪ - ♪ My heart's a mess ♪ 828 00:50:02,332 --> 00:50:05,669 ♪ Good luck with your new life… ♪ 829 00:50:06,336 --> 00:50:10,507 Okay, so you declared that would like to go home with someone new. 830 00:50:12,551 --> 00:50:14,136 Um, is it Danny? 831 00:50:15,303 --> 00:50:16,430 It's Danny. 832 00:50:16,513 --> 00:50:18,724 Good. Then the right guy is walking down right now. 833 00:50:22,060 --> 00:50:23,895 - Hello, Danny. - Hello, hello. 834 00:50:24,813 --> 00:50:26,523 Welcome to your first bonfire. 835 00:50:26,606 --> 00:50:28,066 Hello, beautiful. How are you? 836 00:50:28,150 --> 00:50:29,693 - Good. How are you? - Good. 837 00:50:29,776 --> 00:50:31,570 - I missed you. - I missed you too. 838 00:50:33,280 --> 00:50:34,656 All right. 839 00:50:35,240 --> 00:50:37,284 Danny, this is the bonfire we've been talking about. 840 00:50:37,367 --> 00:50:39,494 This is… This is pretty neat. I like it. 841 00:50:39,995 --> 00:50:41,830 Um, I'm glad you do 842 00:50:41,913 --> 00:50:45,542 because it's not often that one of the singles who comes here 843 00:50:45,625 --> 00:50:47,836 to be part of Temptation Island ends up here. 844 00:50:48,503 --> 00:50:51,173 That's a testament to what's grown between the two of you. 845 00:50:51,673 --> 00:50:56,720 Um, and so Ashley kind of asked me to ask you to come join her 846 00:50:56,803 --> 00:50:59,806 so she can tell you what she's decided about what she would like to do… 847 00:51:01,183 --> 00:51:03,810 …which has something to do with you. Ashley. 848 00:51:03,894 --> 00:51:07,105 I don't know what the feasibility of our relationship looks like 849 00:51:07,189 --> 00:51:08,023 outside of this, 850 00:51:08,106 --> 00:51:13,695 but I wasn't ready to say bye, so I chose to leave with you. 851 00:51:14,362 --> 00:51:16,656 I'd love to. I'd love to leave with you. 852 00:51:17,407 --> 00:51:19,493 It was honestly, like, I really did miss you though. 853 00:51:20,243 --> 00:51:22,454 - So I'm happy you said that. - Me too. 854 00:51:22,537 --> 00:51:25,874 I didn't think you would see it coming. 855 00:51:26,917 --> 00:51:28,710 - Relief? - Yeah. 856 00:51:28,794 --> 00:51:31,004 - Excitement? - A lot of it. Yeah. 857 00:51:31,755 --> 00:51:33,757 Anything else? 858 00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:35,425 Just you. 859 00:51:39,638 --> 00:51:41,389 - I'm excited to leave with you. - Me too. 860 00:51:41,890 --> 00:51:43,058 All right, well, 861 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:47,062 there are parts of my job I don't like, and there are parts I like. 862 00:51:47,562 --> 00:51:48,855 This is one I like. 863 00:51:49,648 --> 00:51:50,899 So, um… 864 00:51:52,776 --> 00:51:54,569 I wish you both the best. 865 00:51:55,278 --> 00:51:56,488 - Thank you. - Thank you. 866 00:51:56,571 --> 00:51:58,907 I know you're going to be kind to one another… 867 00:52:00,242 --> 00:52:02,661 …and, uh, I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. 868 00:52:03,161 --> 00:52:06,873 What I can tell you where it goes is that it goes away from here. 869 00:52:07,707 --> 00:52:09,960 Your journey is 100% complete, 870 00:52:10,502 --> 00:52:14,548 and you are free to leave the island together as a brand-new couple. 871 00:52:15,966 --> 00:52:16,967 That's it. 872 00:52:17,050 --> 00:52:18,718 - That's it. Wow. - Thank you. 873 00:52:18,802 --> 00:52:20,345 - Thank you. - Keep in touch. 874 00:52:20,428 --> 00:52:22,597 - Oh, we will. We will. - I wish you the best. 875 00:52:25,725 --> 00:52:27,853 ♪ And wrong connections… ♪ 876 00:52:28,353 --> 00:52:30,897 I feel like Danny helped me see myself in a different light 877 00:52:30,981 --> 00:52:33,400 that I haven't seen myself in in a long time. 878 00:52:33,900 --> 00:52:36,945 I've just learned that I do deserve so much more, 879 00:52:37,028 --> 00:52:39,322 and I can give that love to the right person 880 00:52:39,406 --> 00:52:42,367 and stop putting all my energy into the wrong people. 881 00:52:43,827 --> 00:52:47,414 And I don't know what the future brings for us or if our lives are gonna align, 882 00:52:47,914 --> 00:52:50,250 but I'm excited to leave the island with you. 883 00:52:50,333 --> 00:52:51,209 Me too. 884 00:52:53,753 --> 00:52:55,755 ♪ Thank you, patience ♪ 885 00:52:56,840 --> 00:52:58,842 ♪ Thank you, patience ♪ 886 00:52:59,551 --> 00:53:02,012 ♪ I'd wait all over again… ♪ 887 00:53:04,347 --> 00:53:07,559 - ♪ Bombs away ♪ 888 00:53:08,143 --> 00:53:12,230 ♪ I promise I can take it… ♪ 889 00:53:12,731 --> 00:53:14,441 I'm feeling very nervous. 890 00:53:14,941 --> 00:53:17,611 The stakes tonight are the biggest in my life. 891 00:53:17,694 --> 00:53:22,365 This bonfire is one that I'm going into with no doubts, no resentment, 892 00:53:22,449 --> 00:53:23,867 no trust issues, 893 00:53:23,950 --> 00:53:26,953 and I'm hoping to see the same from Alexa. 894 00:53:27,454 --> 00:53:31,750 Once I get through this tonight, I do hope to surprise her with a proposal. 895 00:53:31,833 --> 00:53:35,003 I have been waiting for this moment my entire life. 896 00:53:35,086 --> 00:53:37,714 She's my first love, and she'll be my last love. 897 00:53:37,797 --> 00:53:41,259 ♪ Bombs away ♪ 898 00:53:41,343 --> 00:53:44,846 ♪ I promise I can take it… ♪ 899 00:53:44,930 --> 00:53:47,474 I'm like a mixture of excitement and anxiousness. 900 00:53:47,557 --> 00:53:49,643 It's like my heart's telling me to trust, trust, trust, 901 00:53:49,726 --> 00:53:51,478 but my head is like, "Doubt, doubt, doubt." 902 00:53:51,561 --> 00:53:55,649 Our whole relationship is basically on this conversation. 903 00:53:55,732 --> 00:53:58,777 Our whole future is on this, and I do have some questions. 904 00:53:58,860 --> 00:54:04,741 I wanna know, did he truly explore to get the clarity that he needed, 905 00:54:04,824 --> 00:54:08,161 and is that clarity us or something else? 906 00:54:09,996 --> 00:54:11,831 We can't have a future together 907 00:54:11,915 --> 00:54:14,542 and him always thinking he's second choice. It's just not gonna work. 908 00:54:14,626 --> 00:54:18,630 That will always be the root of our fights and our problems. 909 00:54:18,713 --> 00:54:20,757 ♪ Away ♪ 910 00:54:20,840 --> 00:54:24,594 ♪ So bombs away ♪ 911 00:54:28,306 --> 00:54:31,518 That's a big sigh. 912 00:54:34,729 --> 00:54:37,190 - How are you? - I'm good. 913 00:54:37,274 --> 00:54:40,068 - I'm nervous. - This place has that nervous energy. 914 00:54:40,151 --> 00:54:40,986 Yeah. 915 00:54:41,653 --> 00:54:43,655 This is your final bonfire. 916 00:54:44,406 --> 00:54:47,784 This is a chance for you to see the man you came to the island with, 917 00:54:47,867 --> 00:54:49,953 see if he's still that man or somebody different. 918 00:54:52,038 --> 00:54:54,332 Are you prepared to have this conversation? 919 00:54:54,416 --> 00:54:57,335 Yeah, I've been ready for this. 920 00:54:57,961 --> 00:54:59,004 Okay. 921 00:54:59,754 --> 00:55:02,132 I'm gonna bring out a guy, uh, you may remember. 922 00:55:06,177 --> 00:55:09,764 - ♪ Do you feel me in the night? ♪ 923 00:55:10,682 --> 00:55:13,143 ♪ Do you know that I have ceased ♪ 924 00:55:13,685 --> 00:55:16,688 ♪ Searching between embers… ♪ 925 00:55:20,525 --> 00:55:23,194 ♪ And it feels so nice… ♪ 926 00:55:26,531 --> 00:55:28,575 Baby. 927 00:55:28,658 --> 00:55:31,619 - I missed you so much. - I missed you too. 928 00:55:32,704 --> 00:55:33,538 Oh my God. 929 00:55:34,205 --> 00:55:35,290 Oh my God. 930 00:55:35,874 --> 00:55:38,209 - I love you so much. - I love you too. 931 00:55:38,293 --> 00:55:40,587 - I missed you. - You're here. 932 00:55:40,670 --> 00:55:43,923 - You look so handsome. - You look so beautiful. 933 00:55:45,258 --> 00:55:46,092 Okay. 934 00:55:50,555 --> 00:55:52,682 - Hi, Lino. - Hi, Mark. How are we? 935 00:55:52,766 --> 00:55:54,392 We're good. 936 00:55:54,476 --> 00:55:55,894 - Glad to hear. - Can I get closer? 937 00:55:55,977 --> 00:55:57,645 Oh, you can do whatever you want. 938 00:55:57,729 --> 00:56:00,732 This is your bonfire. 939 00:56:00,815 --> 00:56:03,401 So let me just say to you, welcome to your final bonfire. 940 00:56:03,902 --> 00:56:06,905 It's been a long journey, and this bonfire is important, 941 00:56:06,988 --> 00:56:10,742 not just because you're gonna say what you wanna do with your future, 942 00:56:11,242 --> 00:56:15,080 but this is actually the time where you check in with one another 943 00:56:15,163 --> 00:56:17,374 and get to express what you've learned. 944 00:56:17,874 --> 00:56:20,293 Then after that's done and you feel complete, 945 00:56:20,377 --> 00:56:24,089 I'm gonna ask each of you to declare what you'd like to do for your future. 946 00:56:24,798 --> 00:56:26,925 Alexa, I'm gonna let you speak first. 947 00:56:27,008 --> 00:56:28,093 Okay. 948 00:56:29,010 --> 00:56:30,136 Oh boy. 949 00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:32,305 Okay. 950 00:56:33,640 --> 00:56:35,225 Lino… 951 00:56:36,893 --> 00:56:38,686 …my love for you has grown… 952 00:56:38,770 --> 00:56:40,855 …more than I can imagine 953 00:56:40,939 --> 00:56:42,690 being here. 954 00:56:43,483 --> 00:56:45,068 When I first got here, 955 00:56:45,777 --> 00:56:48,113 I was empty, very empty. 956 00:56:48,863 --> 00:56:51,825 I blamed it on codependency, 957 00:56:52,534 --> 00:56:56,162 but I quickly realized that I am an independent woman, 958 00:56:56,663 --> 00:56:58,206 and that emptiness that I felt 959 00:56:58,289 --> 00:57:00,333 was just because our love and our connection 960 00:57:00,417 --> 00:57:02,127 is that deep and that special. 961 00:57:04,254 --> 00:57:06,881 Because of my nurturing nature, 962 00:57:07,465 --> 00:57:10,593 I have brought a lot of guilt into our relationship 963 00:57:11,428 --> 00:57:16,057 from my past divorce, what happened at the beginning of us. 964 00:57:16,558 --> 00:57:18,435 And as I've been here, 965 00:57:18,518 --> 00:57:22,480 I've honestly learned to take that guilt off my shoulders. 966 00:57:22,564 --> 00:57:24,315 And by taking that load off, 967 00:57:24,399 --> 00:57:27,652 I was able to love myself more and therefore, hopefully love you better. 968 00:57:28,236 --> 00:57:31,072 I appreciate everything you've done for me the past four years. 969 00:57:31,156 --> 00:57:34,367 Moving from city to city, changing your career path, 970 00:57:34,951 --> 00:57:36,786 sacrificing your time. 971 00:57:36,870 --> 00:57:41,207 But as I was here, I realized that was not forced but a choice, 972 00:57:41,791 --> 00:57:43,835 and I do really, really appreciate it. 973 00:57:45,044 --> 00:57:48,298 But it's not anything that you can hold over my head anymore. 974 00:57:50,925 --> 00:57:52,427 I'm a driven woman 975 00:57:52,510 --> 00:57:55,680 that has a really, really bright future ahead. 976 00:57:56,556 --> 00:58:00,101 I don't need you in my life, but I want you in my life. 977 00:58:01,186 --> 00:58:04,063 I need you to believe this deep down 978 00:58:04,147 --> 00:58:07,650 that you are my first choice forever. 979 00:58:08,401 --> 00:58:10,236 - I love you. - I love you. 980 00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:15,408 Are you complete? 981 00:58:15,992 --> 00:58:17,577 - I think I'm complete. - Okay. 982 00:58:18,912 --> 00:58:19,954 All right, Lino. 983 00:58:20,955 --> 00:58:22,165 Your turn to speak. 984 00:58:23,625 --> 00:58:25,251 Coming to this island, 985 00:58:25,335 --> 00:58:27,879 I thought I could just come, 986 00:58:27,962 --> 00:58:29,422 learn a few lessons, 987 00:58:29,506 --> 00:58:32,300 get a little wild, have some fun, and come back to you, 988 00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:35,220 but this journey has been arduous. 989 00:58:35,845 --> 00:58:40,725 I came in with resentment, trust issues, feelings of second choice, 990 00:58:41,309 --> 00:58:42,894 and I quickly realized 991 00:58:42,977 --> 00:58:47,899 that that was all from a deep-rooted insecurity of myself. 992 00:58:48,566 --> 00:58:51,736 It was never anything that you were projecting onto me. 993 00:58:51,819 --> 00:58:56,241 It was actually me projecting it onto you, and for that, I truly apologize. 994 00:58:57,200 --> 00:58:58,660 And now, I feel like I am capable 995 00:58:58,743 --> 00:59:01,621 of being that emotional support that you've always needed. 996 00:59:04,290 --> 00:59:06,960 - I love you. - I love you too. 997 00:59:07,043 --> 00:59:08,419 I love you. 998 00:59:09,712 --> 00:59:11,256 Really well said, you guys. 999 00:59:11,839 --> 00:59:13,841 Now that you've both had a chance to speak your mind 1000 00:59:13,925 --> 00:59:14,968 without being interrupted, 1001 00:59:15,051 --> 00:59:17,011 I'm gonna let you have a conversation. 1002 00:59:17,095 --> 00:59:18,763 This is where you can ask specific questions 1003 00:59:18,846 --> 00:59:20,139 and share more about your growth. 1004 00:59:20,223 --> 00:59:24,143 Then, when you're complete, give me a look, and… we'll move on. 1005 00:59:24,227 --> 00:59:25,937 - Okay. - Sounds good. 1006 00:59:27,522 --> 00:59:30,525 It sounds like you answered one of my questions already, 1007 00:59:30,608 --> 00:59:35,780 and it was just if you got the clarity that you needed. 1008 00:59:37,949 --> 00:59:40,118 I found clarity. I found security. 1009 00:59:40,660 --> 00:59:41,786 And most of all… 1010 00:59:43,621 --> 00:59:44,998 I found what true love is. 1011 00:59:45,582 --> 00:59:48,084 I know. 1012 00:59:48,793 --> 00:59:49,836 Like I said, 1013 00:59:50,336 --> 00:59:54,048 those trust issues, that resentment is all left on this island. 1014 00:59:54,549 --> 00:59:56,175 I trust you wholeheartedly, 1015 00:59:56,259 --> 00:59:59,512 and I don't need to question anything about your time here, 1016 01:00:00,013 --> 01:00:02,223 but if you do have questions, feel free to ask. 1017 01:00:04,017 --> 01:00:08,855 I was scared that one time when I saw this girl flirting with you a lot 1018 01:00:08,938 --> 01:00:11,399 and that you felt like you were being tested, and… 1019 01:00:13,484 --> 01:00:14,652 Nothing happened? 1020 01:00:14,736 --> 01:00:16,279 - Nothing happened. - Okay. 1021 01:00:16,946 --> 01:00:19,616 I haven't done anything that I wouldn't tell you about 1022 01:00:19,699 --> 01:00:21,242 or feel… 1023 01:00:21,326 --> 01:00:23,578 …unsafe telling you about. 1024 01:00:24,704 --> 01:00:28,374 I had this battle this whole time 1025 01:00:28,458 --> 01:00:30,835 with, like, my head and my heart. 1026 01:00:32,462 --> 01:00:35,757 Every time I'd watch a bonfire clip, my head was just going crazy. 1027 01:00:35,840 --> 01:00:36,716 It would spiral. 1028 01:00:36,799 --> 01:00:37,884 Mine too. 1029 01:00:38,509 --> 01:00:42,347 But deep down, like, I have this gut trust, 1030 01:00:42,930 --> 01:00:44,390 and I realized 1031 01:00:45,642 --> 01:00:48,519 what we have is so, so special. 1032 01:00:50,313 --> 01:00:52,398 None of that past stuff, 1033 01:00:52,482 --> 01:00:54,025 guilt… 1034 01:00:54,692 --> 01:00:58,237 …the arguments that don't really mean anything, like, 1035 01:00:58,321 --> 01:01:01,949 could never take away this because this is what everyone wants. 1036 01:01:02,033 --> 01:01:02,867 Of course. 1037 01:01:06,120 --> 01:01:07,705 Okay, you guys. 1038 01:01:08,539 --> 01:01:09,957 You came here with the question, 1039 01:01:10,041 --> 01:01:13,628 "Should we be together, or is there somebody better for me?" 1040 01:01:13,711 --> 01:01:15,380 So now you get to answer it. 1041 01:01:15,463 --> 01:01:16,798 Alexa, you'll go first. 1042 01:01:16,881 --> 01:01:20,968 Do you want to leave the island with him? Do you wanna leave alone? 1043 01:01:21,886 --> 01:01:24,222 Or have you connected with somebody new? 1044 01:01:26,099 --> 01:01:29,268 I wanna leave with you, the love of my life. 1045 01:01:29,352 --> 01:01:31,437 There's no one else I'd rather choose. 1046 01:01:32,313 --> 01:01:34,023 - I love you. - I love you. 1047 01:01:34,774 --> 01:01:35,817 Lino. 1048 01:01:36,317 --> 01:01:37,318 Yes, Mark. 1049 01:01:37,402 --> 01:01:38,736 You wanna leave alone? 1050 01:01:38,820 --> 01:01:42,990 Do you wanna leave with Alexa who just said she wants to leave with you? 1051 01:01:43,074 --> 01:01:45,118 Or is there somebody we haven't heard from? 1052 01:01:47,954 --> 01:01:51,582 You're the only person on this earth that I would leave this island with. 1053 01:01:52,208 --> 01:01:54,877 You're the love of my life and the light of my life. 1054 01:01:54,961 --> 01:01:57,088 - I love you. - I love you. 1055 01:02:00,341 --> 01:02:02,552 Well, that's gonna make travel a little less awkward. 1056 01:02:04,470 --> 01:02:05,722 A lot of things. 1057 01:02:05,805 --> 01:02:08,182 So, Lino would like to leave with Alexa. 1058 01:02:08,266 --> 01:02:10,560 Alexa wants to leave with Lino, 1059 01:02:10,643 --> 01:02:12,812 and the only thing standing in the way is me talking. 1060 01:02:14,230 --> 01:02:18,985 So, let me be the first to say congratulations. 1061 01:02:19,485 --> 01:02:20,903 This journey is complete, 1062 01:02:20,987 --> 01:02:23,489 and it is time for you to leave the island. 1063 01:02:24,073 --> 01:02:27,034 - Okay. - ♪ Like lightning in a bottle… ♪ 1064 01:02:27,535 --> 01:02:30,371 - You look so beautiful. - Thank you. 1065 01:02:30,455 --> 01:02:31,497 Bye, you guys. Good luck. 1066 01:02:31,581 --> 01:02:32,999 - Bye, Mark. - Thank you, Mark. 1067 01:02:33,082 --> 01:02:36,085 After going through this, there's nothing that's gonna break us. 1068 01:02:36,169 --> 01:02:38,296 We have a really great love story. 1069 01:02:38,379 --> 01:02:39,213 The best. 1070 01:02:39,297 --> 01:02:42,133 - This is only the beginning. - Only the beginning. 1071 01:02:43,384 --> 01:02:46,637 ♪ Now it strikes like Like lightning in a… ♪ 1072 01:02:46,721 --> 01:02:48,389 This is all that matters. 1073 01:02:48,473 --> 01:02:50,183 Like, we… we did this. 1074 01:02:50,266 --> 01:02:54,145 - ♪ Like lightning in a bottle… ♪ 1075 01:02:54,228 --> 01:02:58,649 - You know? - ♪ Hold my hands out to the sky and ask… ♪ 1076 01:02:58,733 --> 01:02:59,817 Wow. 1077 01:03:01,152 --> 01:03:02,820 Really? Oh my God. 1078 01:03:02,904 --> 01:03:05,573 - ♪ Like lightning in a bottle… ♪ - Okay, I'm freaking out. 1079 01:03:07,700 --> 01:03:09,452 ♪ Don't have to give it away… ♪ 1080 01:03:11,913 --> 01:03:13,498 ♪ This strikes like… ♪ 1081 01:03:13,581 --> 01:03:16,209 - ♪ Like lightning in a ♪ 1082 01:03:16,292 --> 01:03:18,586 ♪ Like lightning in a ♪ 1083 01:03:18,669 --> 01:03:21,881 - ♪ Like lightning in a bottle… ♪ 1084 01:03:24,675 --> 01:03:29,222 From the first moment I saw you all those years ago, I knew you would be mine. 1085 01:03:29,305 --> 01:03:33,226 From strangers at the gym to inseparable lovers. 1086 01:03:33,810 --> 01:03:35,728 Who knew dropping a barbell on myself 1087 01:03:35,812 --> 01:03:38,022 would be the best thing that ever happened to me? 1088 01:03:38,105 --> 01:03:40,900 From moving across the country multiple times 1089 01:03:40,983 --> 01:03:42,902 to paving out a life together. 1090 01:03:42,985 --> 01:03:46,489 And now, coming back to each other after this experience. 1091 01:03:47,573 --> 01:03:51,160 You are the most beautiful and kind woman I've ever known. 1092 01:03:52,537 --> 01:03:56,374 Your capacity for caring and compassion humbles me every day. 1093 01:03:56,457 --> 01:03:57,834 And, lastly, 1094 01:03:58,334 --> 01:04:01,128 your loving nature has shown me what true love is. 1095 01:04:01,712 --> 01:04:04,340 You are my first love and my last love. 1096 01:04:05,341 --> 01:04:08,886 There's no one on this earth that I'd rather commit myself to. 1097 01:04:10,054 --> 01:04:13,641 I will cherish you and never stop showing you how much I love you. 1098 01:04:14,225 --> 01:04:15,768 Oh my God. 1099 01:04:17,186 --> 01:04:20,356 ♪ I believe in us… ♪ 1100 01:04:20,439 --> 01:04:22,984 - Alexa Santamaria… - Oh! 1101 01:04:23,484 --> 01:04:24,652 …will you marry me? 1102 01:04:29,448 --> 01:04:30,783 Yes! 1103 01:04:31,826 --> 01:04:34,203 Is this real? 1104 01:04:34,954 --> 01:04:37,206 Oh my God. 1105 01:04:38,249 --> 01:04:41,168 ♪ I believe in you ♪ 1106 01:04:41,252 --> 01:04:44,255 - ♪ I believe in us… ♪ - Oh my God. 1107 01:04:48,593 --> 01:04:50,970 ♪ Defenses down ♪ 1108 01:04:51,721 --> 01:04:57,310 - ♪ I'm ready now to find our adventure… ♪ 1109 01:04:57,393 --> 01:04:59,312 - I love you. - I love you. 1110 01:04:59,395 --> 01:05:02,106 - I missed you so much. - I missed you too. 1111 01:05:02,189 --> 01:05:05,151 I can't believe it. 1112 01:05:09,530 --> 01:05:11,157 It's me and you forever. 1113 01:05:11,240 --> 01:05:14,535 - ♪ I believe in us… ♪ - I love you. 1114 01:05:14,619 --> 01:05:17,455 - Let's grab a bottle and get out of here. - Okay. 1115 01:05:17,538 --> 01:05:20,583 - Can you take this? - Yeah. 1116 01:05:20,666 --> 01:05:23,044 - ♪ Soon we'll know… ♪ 1117 01:05:23,127 --> 01:05:26,255 Whoo! 1118 01:05:26,339 --> 01:05:29,467 ♪ We can face it all Let temptation come… ♪ 1119 01:05:29,550 --> 01:05:30,927 Oh my gosh. 1120 01:05:31,010 --> 01:05:33,888 I have to thank Temptation Island for a fiancée. 1121 01:05:34,430 --> 01:05:36,057 Thank you, Temptation Island. 1122 01:05:40,686 --> 01:05:41,520 Love you. 1123 01:05:44,815 --> 01:05:46,317 Happily ever after. 1124 01:05:46,400 --> 01:05:47,735 Let's go. 1125 01:05:47,818 --> 01:05:50,613 ♪ I believe in you ♪ 1126 01:05:50,696 --> 01:05:53,950 ♪ I believe in us ♪ 1127 01:05:56,827 --> 01:06:00,623 ♪ I believe in us ♪ 1128 01:06:00,706 --> 01:06:02,375 ♪ Oh ♪ 1129 01:06:02,458 --> 01:06:06,545 ♪ Nothing can break this love ♪ 1130 01:06:06,629 --> 01:06:09,632 ♪ Soon we'll know ♪ 1131 01:06:10,132 --> 01:06:11,592 ♪ If we fly or fall ♪ 1132 01:06:11,676 --> 01:06:14,595 ♪ We can face it all Let temptation call ♪ 1133 01:06:14,679 --> 01:06:17,598 ♪ I believe in you ♪ 1134 01:06:17,682 --> 01:06:20,434 ♪ I believe in you ♪ 1135 01:06:20,518 --> 01:06:24,063 ♪ I believe in us… ♪