- Previously, on "The Courtship"...
Death, taxes... - [gulps]
- And Captain Kim barely surviving the Farewell Dance.
Captain Kim. Captain Kim.
- If you can show that vulnerability to my parents,
I think you can show it to me too.
- Meanwhile a stolen kiss at the cricket caused outrage...
- Trying to get a kiss in there
in front of everybody.
Bold move, Mr. Bochicchio.
- And after the ejection
of the one trick ponytail, Mr. Saffa,
and a tear-streaked Farewell Ball...
- I'm not sure. I'm so sorry.
- Mr. Chapman, Mr. Shanklin, and Mr. Castronovo
narrowly survived the Dance Card
while saying things like this:
- I'm trying to be your man.
[knock at door]
- The time has come to rejoin our heroine
at the tail end of that bombshell Farewell Ball.
- Oh, hell no.
- Where two brand new eligible suitors have just arrived.
- No.
[dramatic classical music]
* *
- I'm fighting for my life here, and two new guys
just walk in thinking that they own the place.
Ah, I have my work cut out for me.
- Hello, my lady. I'm Dr. Hatem.
It's a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance.
- It's a pleasure to meet you.
- I'm Dr. Hatem.
I work in an emergency department
in Northern Ireland.
I'm into everything adrenaline,
acrobatics, parkour.
I did my first solo skydive to my mom's dismay.
- My name is Mr. Judge.
I've traveled from a small Michigan town
in order to see who you truly are.
- [clears throat]
Nice to meet-- nice to meet you.
- I'm Mr. Judge.
I come from a small town in Michigan named Sidney,
and I work as a wrestling coach.
What I'm looking for is somebody adventurous.
I want somebody to kind of
break me out of that shell a little bit.
I want to travel more.
I've established myself, my career, now I want to see more.
- Come and say hello, everyone.
- We'll show them to the door.
- Jesse? Nate, nice to meet you.
- Pleasantly surprised.
- Yeah, you're breathtaking.
- Yeah? Thank you, so are you.
- We care about getting time with Ms. Rémy,
and adding two new people does not help that.
We have some catching up to do.
- I feel like I've met you before.
- They're gorgeous.
And the confidence?
I don't even know how to explain it.
I literally felt like my knees were gonna just give out on me.
- This is weird, bro.
I don't know how to deal with it, dude.
I don't know how to deal with it.
- The other guys are really insecure right now,
I'm gonna be honest.
Two hot new suitors? How am I gonna sleep tonight?
* *
- A new day dawns at the castle.
After a restless night and several cold showers,
Ms. Rémy, and to be fair, this narrator,
are still trying to regain their composure
after the arrival of Dr. Hatem and Mr. Judge.
- I'm worried about these two new guys.
- Dr. Tim and the big oaf Judge.
- I'm not gonna take my time to get to know them
'cause they'll be out of here definitely.
- Give them respect, but let's see what happens.
- They gotta earn my respect.
The two new guys, they're gonna have to earn their place
because I'm a very competitive person.
I'm gonna start staking my territory soon.
- Amidst a sea of jealousy,
Dr. Hatem and Mr. Judge try and mine Mr. Bochicchio
for some inside information.
- Danny, give us the lowdown.
Who's winning?
- I don't know who's winning, I'm not really focused
on anybody else but building a relationship with Nicole.
- Honestly, man, give us the lowdown like we're mates.
- Who's your competition? - Other than us.
- The two new guys are trying to like, pick my brain.
Quite annoying, but little do they know,
you got to be faster than me to get to me.
Like, you're not gonna catch up to me.
- Right when we walked in.
You know, I felt like we had a really good connection.
We kind of made eyes.
I felt like we knew each other already.
I thought was a really beautiful thing.
[exciting classical music]
* *
- Oh, good. Here comes Perkins.
Not his actual name, but it suits him.
I think his actual name is Brian.
- Oh, thank you, sir.
- We got "The Tea."
- "'The Daily Tea: Society Papers.'
"Today there will be the most joyous of Regency events:
a country fair."
- Oh, my gosh, a country fair.
- "Expect prizes, a tug of war,
and a kissing booth."
- Now we're talking.
- I'm excited about this carnival,
especially this kissing booth.
I do have a few tricks up my sleeve.
- So we're going to a fair. - I'm excited.
- Let's hope there's some corndogs.
[laughter]
[cheerful classical music]
- Ooh, what do they have in store today?
- Here we are walking down this hill,
and I just see this beautiful country fair.
- Wow, look at this.
This is so fun.
- Country fairs were the ideal place
to let your hair down after a long day
plowing the fields
or declaring war on France.
A place where high and low society
bonded over a shared love of tightrope walkers
and a deep-seated hatred of coconuts.
[applause]
- Welcome. How are we all?
all: Good.
- Ms. Rémy, how are you feeling about the two new gentlemen?
- They're incredibly attractive and so charming.
- Well, I'm hoping that they insert themselves quickly,
because they've got to make up some time--
- Excuse me?
[laughter]
Mrs. Rémy!
- I hope they'll talk to her soon.
- She's not recovering from that.
- Right then.
Gentleman, at today's country fair,
please be sure to watch your manners
with Mrs. Baker and Ms. Cleary.
Now, that is important because they will be deciding
who goes on the date tomorrow with Ms. Rémy.
So you need to impress them.
- Good luck.
- Ladies and gentlemen, roll up, roll up.
let the fair begin.
[all cheering]
[cheerful classical music]
- Let's play some games.
- Nice shimmy.
- Yes!
Big fan of the fair.
- Come on, Mr. Hunter.
- I love my outfit.
Never thought of myself as a top hat guy,
but I'm gonna be just rocking this at the bars after this.
- Now, the event we've all been waiting for,
the tug of war.
Ms. Rémy, if you'd join that team please.
The winning team will be having happy hour
with the lovely Mrs. Baker and Ms. Cleary,
and they will be deciding
who goes on the date tomorrow with Ms. Rémy.
- Winning tug of war will be a great opportunity
to show Ms. Rémy and the family
I'm the strongest suitor here.
- Heave!
- Hopefully I can impress some people today
and really make a statement.
- Ooh, ooh, here we go.
Now this is it.
Look at Dr.--
Ooh! Ooh, it's tight!
Ooh!
I'm happy to declare them the victors.
- Sorry. I tried to help, guys.
- Next up we have "Hit the Nail On the Head."
And if you pass the test, you will win a moment
in the kissing booth with Ms. Rémy.
- Ooh. - Ooh.
- Welcome to the kissing booth.
- Bro, this is the moment.
I gotta get that kiss, bro.
- All right, Mr. Shanklin, let's see what you got.
Aww, you didn't nail it.
Okay, Danny B.
- Wow.
- Do I get a kiss?
- Christian, you're the big guy, let's see it.
Aww.
I'm sad.
- You got it, Lincoln.
- Boom.
[jaunty music]
- Are you gonna be okay? - I'm good.
It's tough to watch other people
kiss somebody that you're interested in.
It's just like a gut punch, you know?
- Don't be nervous.
- I'm not worried that I'll miss
because I'm very accurate.
- Aww, so close, but yet so far.
- I see you, Dr. Tim.
- He's so focused. I'm stressed out for him.
- Aww.
- I missed, but I've been taught
that it's not necessarily if you win or lose,
but how you handle the outcome.
- Whoo-ah!
Can he get a kiss for that?
Hey. - Hi.
- He's cheating.
- Man, dude.
Why would he do that?
He just sneaked in a kiss for it?
That's breaking the rules.
- Giuseppe, Giuseppe, get him, man.
Get him down, bro, He didn't even win the game.
- I could lie to Ms. Rémy.
I could plant seeds and manipulate.
But my code of conduct says no.
- Dr. Tim, we got to go to our next spot.
- Everyone's getting really annoyed with me.
- Oh, man, that was so evil by that dude.
- I'm coming, I'm coming. - Come on, brother, let's go.
- What happened to class? What happened to gentlemen?
This is bullshit.
- Coming up on "The Courtship,"
Mr. Bochicchio gives an ultimatum...
- I know what I have to offer.
If I'm not the fit, then...
- Mr. Mumbray finally shows his edge at the fencing.
- Guys, I will have to steal Ms. Rémy.
- That's exactly what you're doing, Charlie.
- And one of our suitors goes all in.
- Are you in love with me?
.
[dramatic classical music]
- All right, it was a kiss.
- He just sneaked in a kiss for it?
That's breaking the rules.
What happened to class? What happened to gentlemen?
I'm not gonna kiss her if I don't deserve it
because I was playing by whatever rules we have.
This is bullshit.
- Scandal abounds as Dr. Hatem
breaks the second rule of the country fair:
no hogging the kissing booth.
The first rule is, of course,
do not taunt the tightrope walker.
- I suppose all's fair in love and war?
- Alternatively, all's love and war at the fair.
Someone who could do with
showing a bit of Italian passion
is a pizzeria-owning Mr. Castronovo,
who needs to up the spice, and go easy on the cheese.
- Every day I get to know you a little bit more,
I kind of, like, fall a little bit more for you.
After surviving the Farewell Dance,
I need to make some serious headway.
This is make or break for me right now.
I own a pizzeria.
Sometimes it's very demanding,
but my family is, like, the biggest part of my life,
and obviously the biggest part of yours,
and if we could mix the two together,
then really, like, the passion, the romance,
like, that doesn't stop with me.
- Mr. Castronovo,
he's one of my favorites.
- I was very surprised that Mr. Castronovo
was on the Dance Card because I think he could
definitely be the person that fits into the family.
- The little alone time we have, I mean,
I'm trying to make the most of it,
but if you just give me these chances,
like, trust me, you're gonna feel the passion.
You're gonna feel the butterflies.
- I feel that.
- Do you? - Thank you, Giuseppe.
- Of course.
- There's something magical about a fair, isn't there?
Coconuts are getting shy, tightropes are getting walked,
and suitors are getting grilled
by Ms. Rémy's parents.
- Mr. Bochicchio, how are you?
- Good. How are you?
- Why, where's he at?
- Typically, I'm good with parents.
I feel like parents can trust me
with their daughters.
Daughter. Who knows.
- Early in a relationship, it's all love and romance,
and the marriage doesn't always stay that way.
So what do you see 15 years down the line?
- It's hard to predict where I'll be in 15 years.
I came out here looking for a connection with somebody.
- So you came out here to look for a connection with someone,
or are you out here to look for love?
- Um...
Just to make everything clear,
I did come out here to find a connection
and then work my way towards love.
I don't think that it's appropriate to like,
say I'm gonna fall in love
with somebody in, you know, two months.
- Mr. Bochicchio wasn't necessarily
committing right away.
I'm not certain he came here to find love.
- And that's something that we think is concerning.
[bright classical music]
- Okay, we've got our beer.
Cheers to Ms. Rémy.
all: Cheers!
- I have a pretty good idea of who I want to send
on a date with my sister.
I would choose Mr. Chapman.
He hasn't had any one-on-one time with her yet.
You guys won tug of war.
- We got it done. - Good job, guys.
- Also, Mr. Mumbray, and then these
two new guys that have come in
because they have a lot of catching up to do.
One date could make or break them.
- With Mr. and Mrs. Rémy sniffing out
any commitment-phobic suitors,
Mr. Shanklin takes the opportunity to get out
of the friendzone with some singing.
A tactic which, to my knowledge,
has never, ever worked.
- I actually wrote something for you.
Is it okay if I sing it to you?
* Let's talk about us *
* 'Cause they ain't talking about much *
* 'Cause if you choose me, I'll show you so much more *
* So tell 'em hold up *
- I've been writing every night since I met you.
- Wow, uh... - I enjoy singing to you.
So as long as you keep me around,
I'd love to just sing to you whenever I get the chance.
- I appreciate that.
I think we should-- let's take it slow.
- I like that. - Is that okay?
- Yeah, that's perfect.
- Can I give you a hug? And a kiss on the cheek?
- Absolutely.
- Thank you, Nate. - You're welcome.
- You're so sweet.
- Guess who?
Can I steal her for a little bit?
- You know what, Mr. Bochicchio?
Absolutely, I got what I needed.
- Perfect. - Thank you.
My goal was to get out of the friendzone today.
I definitely think I accomplished what I wanted to.
* You know the ladies like me *
* But they love me when I sing *
- While Mr. Shanklin continues to test the boundaries
of music and decency, Mr. Bochicchio attempts
to clarify his intentions after his earlier conversation
with Ms. Rémy's parents.
- Today was, like, a little rough to, you know, watch.
The whole kissing thing.
I'm all about competition, but these guys are gross.
- Are you upset?
- It's just, I'm all about you. I really am.
But I gotta know if you're serious too.
You can't be serious with 11 guys.
I'm in no spot to, like, tell her what to do.
But I gotta make sure that
she's still here for me as well.
Like, I know it's about her, but it's also about me.
- I want to reassure you that, like,
I feel like we have one of the strongest connections here.
- I know what I want. I know what I have to offer.
If I'm not the fit, then it is what it is.
- He's upset. He's, like, mad that
I'm spending time with the other guys.
- We'll just see how it plays out.
So...
You know.
- I just--yeah.
I don't want him to, like,
lose faith in this because...
I like him so much.
I don't know if I can keep doing this.
.
[cheerful classical music]
- With the country fair winding down
and with Mr. Bochicchio's words
still ringing in her ears,
Ms. Rémy seeks out the company of one of the group's
most affable suitors, Mr. Cones.
- How are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
- I am doing very good, about to do even better.
- Mr. Cones is definitely gonna make me feel better.
That's what I want in a partner.
I want somebody that lifts me up,
reminds me why I deserve love.
- Let me take off my fisherman boots.
One second.
Do you mind holding this real quick?
I can't afford to lose this wine.
All right.
My little sausages need to be freed.
All right.
Yes, this is it.
- Wow, I'm so glad you're comfortable.
- What makes me giddy when I see Ms. Rémy?
Her spirit-- it's so free, I'm so free.
Like, I'm really hoping that we continue
to go deeper because
that's how true love could develop.
- I feel like you're a really genuine, honest guy.
You know? - I appreciate that.
Okay, so I wanna-- I want to dive deep.
I want to--like, let's go, let's go, let's go there.
- I--okay, yeah.
I just want to ask you out front, like,
have you ever dated a Black female before?
- Of course I have.
- I like that about you.
In high school for me, I mean, a lot of guys wouldn't
ask me out 'cause I was Black, you know?
Yeah, most of the white guys wouldn't ask me out to dances.
Like, the Black guys only wanted white girls/
Like, the mixed guys only wanted white girls.
Like, nobody wanted to go out with a Black girl.
I felt like always the token or, like, the, like, pity.
So me asking you, like,
have you ever been out with a Black girl?
Like, 'cause that matters to me.
- It's important. - You know?
It's really important to me
because it was so scarring growing up.
- I'm so sorry that that even ever had to happen.
You're so amazing, like...
I'm gonna try to keep it together.
But, like,
you know, I didn't have an easy life.
I was poor, I struggled so much.
But what I realized was, none of it was
because of, like, the color of my skin.
So I'm sorry.
We have to do better.
Like, why is this even a thing?
I'm just, I feel like I get so emotional
talking about this stuff.
- Why does it make you emotional?
- Because, like, the amount of work
that I've done to become who I am,
and, like, all the things that I've cut away from,
and all the things that I've turned my head to
in order to be the best version of myself.
I'm proud, like, of how far I've come.
And I hope if there's any reason why I'm here,
it's because you've been choosing me for reasons that
I've put a lot of work into, you know?
- Yeah.
- To everybody back there who just doesn't get it!
To everybody that's still asleep.
- I don't feel like a lady doing that,
I gotta take the glove off.
[laughter]
- I just love that
she's able to be so vulnerable
and we're both able to be able to do that.
And I just, I have no words.
I'm never gonna forget this moment.
I'm never gonna forget it. It's impossible.
I'm putting this in my pocket,
and it's staying there for the rest of time.
- If you take anything away from
even just hanging out right now,
know that I, like, really want to grow with you.
I just want somebody that's secure in who they are--
[glass clinks]
[laughs]
- I can't take you anywhere. - I know!
- I can't take you anywhere.
[uplifting classical music]
- After a long day, our exhausted heroine
and suitors repair to their beds,
with barely a thought for the poor tightrope walker,
who's still stuck up there.
The next day, however, brings with it promise, sunshine,
and sexy people holding swords,
all carefully chosen by Mrs. Baker and Ms. Cleary.
- [laughs]
- Today we are fencing. Very fun.
- Look at you. - Thank you.
- I would be so annoyed if I had to sit this one out.
I love competition.
- Hello, gentleman.
- You're looking great. - Thank you.
I'm excited to fence.
- And I'm super excited to see your competitive nature.
- Oh, I'm actually really competitive.
- You have the four most competitive guys in the house.
- I can tell.
- En garde!
- Oh, they're gonna show us how it's done.
- Oh, wow.
[exciting classical music]
This is beautiful to watch.
She's savage.
- Yeah, I might sit this one out and watch.
Are you going, Lincoln?
- Oh, wow! [laughs]
- A parkour side flip. I like that.
- Yes! Whoo!
- Very impressive.
- Welcome.
Are you ready to duel for your lady's honor?
- I think so.
- We'll show you how.
- First rule,
we need to learn an en garde position,
which is a ready position to fight.
Stefan, en garde!
Think arrogant--you're about to do a sword fight.
- I'm ready to sword fight with some dudes.
Yeah, whatever that means.
- En garde!
You need to be ready.
- It is a gentleman's sport.
It's about your positioning,
the poise, the way you hold yourself.
You've got to stand strong, chest up, confident.
- Yeah.
Play nice, gentlemen.
Oh!
Play nice.
- But yeah, not all of us can be gentlemen.
If you do that again...
- I think Tim?
Yeah, I think the doctor
is the guy I want to fence the most.
He seems like the most arrogant.
- Swipe down.
- Some of the other boys were a bit apprehensive.
They're looking at me quite threateningly,
but I don't really care about that.
- He looks like he's about to mess someone up over there.
Tim don't play.
- All I care about is how Ms. Rémy is looking at me.
And she's smiling and happy to see me.
- Lunge!
- With Dr. Hatem keeping his eyes on Ms. Rémy
to quite an intense degree,
former favorites Mr. Hunter and Mr. Bochicchio
discuss next moves.
- Are you feeling like you're gonna be
on the Dance Card tonight?
- I don't think I will be.
Her and I had a chance to speak at the carnival.
Kind of let her know that I do like her.
And there's a lot more room to grow.
And you?
- We had one date,
and we had, like, a serious connection.
But she's gone on a lot of dates
with a lot of guys since then.
So I don't know.
- Are you threatened by the new guys at all?
- Sure, yeah, a little caught off-guard.
I mean, the fact that both of us had gone on dates--
- Right, same.
You just, like, had some type of rapport,
and then, you know, I was, like,
slightly bothered by it, of course.
I'm a little worried about Nicole
going on a date with the two new suitors.
Tim may be a little too aggressive
and show-offy.
I'm not one to showcase
all of my tricks at first glance.
- How have you been adjusting?
- I mean, initially, there's a bit of friction.
It just reminds me of, like, when I used to play rugby
and, like, being with the team and all the sports teams,
just the same kind of energy vibe.
- Right. - It's nice.
It's a little competitive. So you played rugby?
- Yeah, yeah I did. - How long?
- I played at med school for the team.
- In med school, you were also--
you had all the time in the world to play rugby too?
- You always make time, you have to make time.
- So what kind of doctor are you?
- ER, I work in emergency.
- Wow.
- I have a lot of, like, hobbies
that I do outside of work.
Like that backflip, I do a lot of, like, parkour,
kind of acrobatic stuff.
And recently, I've been taking
private pilot lessons to get my pilot license.
- Naturally, okay.
So you're a pilot, a parkourist, a doctor--
- I'm not a pilot yet, pending on that one.
- Pilot pending? - Pilot pending.
- Pilot pending? - Yeah, yeah.
- Dr. Hatem, I'm so impressed with him.
His ambition, his worldliness.
Everything about him is just exciting.
You literally are like a jack of all trades.
And you also just have such a confidence about you.
- Maybe have the parachute ready just in case, Ms. Rémy.
Meanwhile, there's a notable lack of confidence
over at the gentleman's parlor.
- My confidence was shattered at the fair.
- Yeah, you have not been you lately.
- Yeah, I mean, when I saw Ms. Rémy
being more affectionate to some of the guys...
- Yeah.
- I just got triggered because I thought I had
a special connection with her because I made it through
two Farewell Dances, and to me that was special.
But I'm so scared to open up my heart
because I've been hurt bad.
You know, with my first love.
I was going through hell in the military.
I was going through boot camp,
and I had just finally got my laptop.
I found out on Facebook she went back to her ex.
And it's just, like, I just went through
the hardest two months of my life,
and my goal was to wear my uniform
and show up on her door on Thanksgiving.
[somber music]
- I mean, dude, that's, like, so honorable
that you allow yourself to feel that much.
- Yes, and Ms. Rémy didn't do anything close to that,
but I thought I had that connection with her.
- Mm-hmm. - And it just got shattered.
That made me realize I can feel again.
Like, I'm willing to get hurt again for love,
but I gotta make sure it's worth it.
- Do you-- do you want to be here?
.
[classical music]
- While Captain Kim is on the fence,
our heroine is getting to know her fencers a little better.
- I do model, but it's gig to gig.
And this is the longest I've been in one place
in, you know, two years.
- Seriously? - Yeah.
I still live in my van.
- Oh, wow. - It's a soccer mom van.
It's nice. - A soccer mom van?
- Yeah, it's a Honda Odyssey. It's a white soccer mom van.
- [laughs]
Lincoln lives in a van.
That's not the lifestyle I have right now.
But I'm always looking for more opportunities
to be more spontaneous.
And I kinda think it's kinda hot.
- I'm seeing a sunset go down in the Rocky Mountains,
and I look to my right, and you're the shotgun rider.
- Shotgun rider, I like that.
- Yeah, so I'm at that point now,
like, the last year, I've just been driving around
small town, small town, like, hoping I meet someone
that makes me want to stay in one place.
Hasn't happened yet.
- That was beautiful, what you said,
honestly, and I feel the same way.
I feel really connected to you.
- Yeah, so do I.
- Ms. Rémy.
- Mind if I steal her away from you a little bit?
- Of course, of course. Great talking to you.
I think it's apparent that we're into each other.
So maybe it's just all in my head,
but I don't think she lights up
that way with any other guy.
That makes me feel really optimistic about
why I'm here in the first place.
- How you feeling about tonight?
- You know, it's really gonna depend on
if she really liked my song.
Because, um, I think it was a first step
into me getting out of the friendzone.
- I've been stuck there plenty of times.
- I've been there once or twice in my life,
but I feel confident I'm about to bust out that thing.
[both chuckling]
- Yes, straight into something called
"the acquaintance zone."
[exciting classical music]
* *
Now time to hear from someone from a small town in Michigan,
ideally, with only 800 people or so.
- So I'm from a small Michigan town,
population like 800 people.
- Oh, wow. - Yeah, small.
The town only has a stop sign,
a convenience store, and a bar.
And a lot of people are like, that's all you need, right?
- How sweet. - Yeah.
So that's kind of, like, my background.
- Mm-hmm.
- And one of my biggest goals
is to become the best father I can be.
And the best husband I can be,
and the best caretaker I can be.
- That's incredible.
And I can already tell that you would
be an amazing husband and father.
You just have, like, such a warm heart.
I can feel it, yeah.
- I had a little bit rough of an upbringing,
but once we have a little bit more time,
I'll kinda tell you about that.
- Of course. I definitely want to.
- I appreciate you, and I hope I get to see you again.
You think I will?
- I really want to see you again.
- Guys, I have to steal Ms. Rémy.
- That's exactly what you're doing, Charlie,
you're stealing her away.
Just recognize that. - Hopefully permanently.
- She's not leaving on her own free will.
- Bye, Jesse. - Bye.
- As Charlie invokes a 19th century move
called "The Regency [bleep]block,"
Mr. Judge is left to rue a missed opportunity.
- I am feeling a little bit of competition
coming out from all the guys.
I think they didn't really think I was gonna be a threat.
I think that time that we just spent
with each other was really special.
- It's just nice to kind of get you alone.
Because I do quite like you.
It's kind of a really weird feeling for me,
'cause obviously, this doesn't happen, so...
- What do you mean this doesn't happen?
- Like, I've never had a serious full-on relationship.
- Oh, ever? Oh, my gosh, really?
- Yeah, I think the longest was kind of like a few months.
- So why do you think you haven't
had longer relationships before?
- I wasn't loving myself.
So it didn't allow me to allow somebody else
to love me kind of thing. - Yeah.
- I've never really been in love.
So I'm here to find that. - Right.
Mr. Mumbray, he's a novice at love.
He hasn't experienced it before.
But it was nice to see him take initiative
and, like, try to light that spark.
Yeah, cheers.
But I don't know if it's enough
for me to feel romantically about him.
- While the clouds whizzed past
at, frankly, an alarming rate,
Ms. Rémy legs it back to her court
to report on today's romantic findings.
- Hey, guys.
- Hello.
What are you wearing? Excuse me?
- This is awesome.
Tell us about everything today.
- Today was so fun.
Dr. Hatem, he's such a mature, well-rounded guy,
and I'm into Jesse for sure.
And he kind of alluded to the fact that he has
a lot of, like, deep things to tell me
about his childhood and growing up and stuff.
- So really not into the Elimination Ball.
- Um, I'm nervous. - They've gotten so emotional.
- No, they have and that's what makes me anxious about it,
is knowing that, you know, another guy
is gonna have their heart broken.
[dramatic music]
- Coming up on "The Courtship,"
it's the Farewell Dance,
but which of our suitors oversteps the mark?
- I don't really like my judgment being questioned.
.
- It's fair to say that it's been a week of revelations,
and as the violins start to tune up,
Ms. Rémy needs to weigh up her options.
Have some new suitors shown themselves
in a favorable light?
And have some old favorites
been cast into the shadows?
- There are a few guys that I need
to put on the Dance Card this week
in order to see, you know,
are they worth fighting for?
And what they say tonight on the dance floor,
it's really gonna help me decide if they stay or go.
[dramatic music]
- Another Farewell Dance is here,
and with it, the opportunity to watch
more people struggle to hold an intimate conversation
whilst desperately trying to remember
their 19th century dance steps.
- Gentlemen, you've competed at the country fair,
some of you have even dueled
for Ms. Rémy's affections,
but who has touched her heart,
and who will be cut loose?
For those dismissed, a carriage is waiting outside
to return you to the modern world.
- It's been an emotional roller coaster with me,
but I still want to fight for that one chance
to see if Ms. Rémy and me have that genuine connection.
If I'm gonna go home,
I'm gonna go home telling her my truth.
- This evening,
there will be four dancers.
[dramatic music]
- It's my first Farewell Ball, you know.
I had a great day fencing,
I got to share a really good moment with Ms. Rémy,
so I'm hoping that was enough.
- I have Ms. Rémy's Dance Card here.
If I read out your name, please step forward.
You might be saying farewell tonight.
- I think it's unlikely I'll be out at this stage,
especially after the fencing
and the carnival when I missed the nail,
but I did the backflip, it wouldn't make much sense.
You know, I barely scratched the surface with her.
- Mr. Castronovo.
- I actually really enjoy Mr. Castronovo.
- I think any parent would feel happy
to have him as a son-in-law.
- I hope that plays a role in Nicole's decision as well.
Because when you're marrying a person,
you're not just marrying that person,
you're marrying into a family.
- Mr. Shanklin.
Captain Kim.
The final name on the Dance Card is...
Mr. Bochiccio.
* *
- [mouthing words]
- If you are not on the Dance Card,
please make your way up to the balcony.
Your journey in romance continues.
* *
- Okay, maestro, start the music, please.
Let's see who is staying...
And who is out of time.
[suspenseful classical music]
* *
- Four guys, four dances.
I need each and every one of these guys to remind me
why they deserve to be here.
Mr. Bochicchio this week unveiled
a lot of insecurity, and that makes me nervous.
Two of them have been on the Dance Card twice.
And Captain Kim,
this is his third time on the Dance Card.
[somber music]
* *
- After the fair, seeing my trauma pop up again.
I know I have feelings for her.
Now it's game time.
I want her.
I want her just me and her.
- Captain Kim.
- Ms. Rémy.
Just between you and me.
I just want to be real.
I was hurt by what I saw at the kissing booth.
And none of it's your fault.
I did a lot of work on myself to heal those wounds
I had in my past relationships, and it just opened it up again.
But you helped me feel again,
and helped me understand that
I want to be in love again and be hurt,
but I want to make sure it's worth it.
- He's upset about seeing her hook up with other guys.
That's only gonna get harder and harder, and harder.
- I think his fears are gonna keep him back.
- So I just want to know the honest brutal truth.
How do you feel about me?
- I know it's not easy,
and I know that you care about me, I know it's there.
I just need to see it.
- It hurts that I did that,
because I realize I liked you because I got hurt.
- Do you want to be here?
Do you want to see if this can work?
[tense music]
* *
- That takes balls. - I think she'll keep him.
- Just now what I saw from you was more than I've seen
this whole experience, to be very honest.
* *
Um...
* *
I want you to stay here, okay?
I need to see it.
- Okay, I promise.
I'll just show it, I'm gonna show you.
- Okay, show me.
- I wasn't sure if it was for real but I think it is now.
- Please join the other boys on the balcony.
- Thank you.
Going through what I went through,
three Farewell Dances,
it's kind of like we went through emotional war together.
- Doesn't matter how many times.
As long as you're still here.
- I know what my "why" is, and when a person
knows his "why," nothing can stop him or her.
And you know who my "why" is.
- Hey, Nicole.
I know you got me on the Dance Card for a second time.
- I just wanted to let you know that I see that you're working
on the romantic fit that we talked about last time.
And I appreciate that.
I also feel as though
maybe it was too strong, too fast.
- I guess the way that I show affection to someone that
I'm really interested in is by singing to them,
and you know writing them songs so,
I'm sorry you think that was too fast.
I just think that if you give me another shot,
you're not gonna regret it.
And if you let me go tonight, you're making a big mistake.
- [gasps] I don't like that at all.
- I don't know.
I don't really like my judgement
being questioned, you know?
- I just, I know what I bring to the table,
and I know what I offer, and any decision that you make,
I'm gonna respect,
and I'll still love you regardless.
- He said "I love you."
- No, he did not.
- You'll still love me?
- Wow. [scoffs]
- Already?
- I was not expecting this.
.
- Back at the Farewell Dance,
the Great Hall is still reverberating
after Mr. Shanklin dropped the L-word.
- I'll still love you regardless.
[dramatic music]
* *
- You'll still love me?
- Yeah, I will.
- Are you in love with me?
- I think I'm falling for you, yes.
- I can't.
- Wow. [scoffs]
- I don't know if I can get there with you, Mr. Shanklin.
- Understood.
I still love you, and I'll just be watching from afar.
- Thank you so much.
This is farewell.
Your carriage awaits.
- I guess I'm friendzoned, and I'm staying in it.
I don't want to say it's her loss, but it kinda is.
I wasn't hitting the right notes for her,
but I'll be somebody's favorite song one day.
I guarantee it.
[dramatic music]
* *
- Mr. Bochicchio.
I know that it's because you care,
and I care about you,
and I put myself in your shoes
and I wanted to be more empathetic with you.
And I want to know where we stand.
- You're my first friend here.
And we had an epic night,
and I'm here to make more memories with you.
So I'm not ready to go home.
[sentimental classical music]
* * - Oh, my gosh.
- Oh, wow.
- It's too much. - He kisses her every time.
- It's a Farewell Dance, for God's sake.
- I'm gonna spin you and dip you, okay?
- [laughing] Okay.
- So there was strategy. - There was strategy, yes.
- Join the other boys on the balcony.
- You guys, you've gotta be excited about that.
- When you first meet someone, it's hard for you
to be able to look at the person deeply,
but I want her to be sure that you're looking at someone
who 15, 30 years down the line
when they've lost their hair, and they've got a belly,
that they're still gonna be the person
that you want to be with.
- Well, how can you not be pro-Bochicchio?
He laid it all out on the line.
- If he's the kind of guy who would actually do that,
I would be for him too.
- I think, I'm--he just showed you that he does that.
- Right.
- I know.
- Tonight, it is my last chance to really leave
a lasting impression with her.
I am incredibly nervous.
- I wanted to let you know
that I feel like you did take note.
You know, making-- using some of that
Italian passion that I know you have.
I did see you make an effort, but I'm still not
feeling butterflies, and I'm not sure at this point
if we'll be able to get to where we need to be.
- I know a big part of it is
you're not feeling the spark that you wanted,
and I'm just here to tell you
that there's not a day that's gonna go by
where you won't feel like the most important,
most beautiful girl in the world to me.
And if I didn't take advantage of the time I had with you,
to show you that part of me,
then it's my fault, and I'm not gonna fault you
for any decision that you make.
Only you know what's best for you.
- I would be heartbroken if he goes.
- I know.
- I don't know if I can get there,
but you're an amazing guy.
- And you're an amazing woman.
As sorry as I am that it wasn't me,
I hope you do find true love.
You deserve it. If anyone does, it's you.
- You do too.
- That's a tough one.
- It was a tough one.
- Oh, boy.
- Thank you. - Of course.
- Guys, thanks for the opportunity.
- We are gonna miss you terribly, I'll tell you.
- I'll come to Seattle and make you guys pizza.
Bye.
- He's just such an amazing guy.
- It was tough. That was tough.
[somber music]
* *
I want to be somebody's somebody, you know?
I just gotta look at the bright side here.
My best will one day be somebody's perfect,
and I hope that one day, I get that soon, you know?
* *
- We've witnessed another intense Farewell Dance.
Ms. Rémy has spoken.
Just nine suitors remain.
I wish you all luck
on your journeys to find true love.
For now, enjoy the rest of your evening.
In the next chapter of "The Courtship"...
[all cheering]
Mr. Bochicchio stumbles.
- I can't promise that I would be able
to get married in like, two months,
'cause I just think that's not realistic.
- It's not proper.
- I understand competition,
but there has to be gentlemen etiquette.
- Emotions flare...
- I don't even care for a cordial.
I can't hear it anymore. I'm gonna explode.
Does anybody have something to say?
- An unexpected arrival leaves everyone aghast.
- If this is new suitors, I'm gonna lose my mind.
No way.