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- Previously on "The Courtship"...
A brand new suitor caused
our heroine to swoon
using just a mask and some basic French.
- Bonsoir, Mademoiselle Rémy.
- Oh, God.
- He has a history
of stealing people's girlfriends.
- Mr. Bochicchio risked whiplash
with his sudden about-turn.
- We were having a conversation of,
you know, whether we'd propose to Ms. Rémy...
- Yeah.
- What changed your mind so quickly?
Is this how you really feel?
Or are you feeling pressure?
- Mr. Hunter arrived armed with flowers
and very little else.
- Are you holding back with something?
Or-- - Yeah.
- How do I marry somebody that can't open up?
- Mr. Chapman caused
the castle scoundrel alarm to sound.
- I don't want to go changing my lifestyle.
I think I can fall in love,
but the proposal thing is just so foreign to me.
- Well, shit, that just made me nervous.
- And Ms. Rémy said a tearful goodbye
to Court favorites Mr. Holland...
- I'm speechless.
I gave it all I had. - And Mr. Mumbray...
- Leaving only six suitors left.
The sun rises once again
in our beautiful Regency world.
And Ms. Rémy and her Court regroup
after an emotional Farewell Ball.
- Has everyone recovered from last night?
- Saying goodbye to Jaquan was really, really tough.
And I knew that one would be probably the toughest
of all the goodbyes.
With Mr. Mumbray, I just--
I felt like we were incredible friends.
And I couldn't see us moving past
that friendship zone.
- But I have to ask-- Lincoln and Dan H.
on the Dance Card? - Yeah.
- I need-- I need all of Dan.
Like, if we can't communicate now,
what's that gonna look like later?
I also had Mr. Chapman, Lincoln.
- Oh, my God, yeah. Talk to me.
- Well, I just felt like
he kind of stepped back this past week.
[together] Oh!
- I want to make sure that Mr. Chapman isn't
in this for the thrill of the chase.
- I wonder about his nomadic lifestyle.
Do you think that you could fit with that?
- We'd figure it out, and we'd have fun.
And that's, like, how I know that I'm, like,
starting to, like, fall in love with this guy.
- Yeah. - Ahh.
- Meanwhile, over at the gentlemen's quarters,
conversation turns to the long-term
and the possibility of a proposal.
- Guys, uh, the house feels a little empty.
- Do you guys feel a little bit of, uh, pressure?
She's looking at all of us here
and saying, "This is serious.
"On the last day, I want you
to go on one knee. I want that commitment."
- I wouldn't be surprised if one of us
did get down on one knee. - Absolutely.
- Um, so there is, like, pressure,
and, like, fear on my end for that.
It's, like, yeah, I'm very afraid right now.
Scared shitless.
- At the end you're not gonna say "I love you"
or "I want to-- I want to propose"?
- Um...
it's hard to say, I--
- Big question mark.
- Yes it is.
- Lincoln is--he's going through a tough time,
and he's not ready for this commitment.
If you're telling us you're not ready
for that next step,
what's the point in being here?
It seems like he isn't really being honest.
- Frickin' A.
- It's that time again, gentlemen.
- Another "Daily Tea."
- "As the dust settles, the strength of the group
will once again be put to the test."
- "Muscles will bulge and Atlas himself will blush..."
- "As our Gentlemen go toe-to-toe
in the Festival of Strength."
- Ohh. - Oh, wow.
- I can feel the testosterone.
- I know, right? - [laughs]
- Who do we think is gonna win
the Festival of Strength?
- I don't want to be against you, brother.
- Jesse was a wrestler.
- I don't know, I'm gonna go
with Dan Hunter on this one.
- Let's go warm up.
- Let's gather our ointments.
- As we dwell on Mr. Cones'
intriguing threat to gather some ointments,
I've arranged a Regency Festival of Strength.
Firstly to see which of our gentlemen
is strong enough to withstand
the trials and tribulations of marriage.
And secondly, as a cynical ploy
to get some 19th-century flesh on display.
They look good. - Yeah, they do.
- I was on the Dance Card last week.
Made me a little nervous,
but I'm pretty excited for today.
This is an opportunity to flex the guns
and impress Ms. Rémy.
- Throughout this experience,
we've been putting you through your paces,
sometimes testing chivalry, sometimes etiquette.
And today we're gonna be testing strength
of body and character.
But mainly body. - [snickers]
- Because under the watchful eye
of Atlas himself, we're having
a Festival of Strength!
[cheering]
The winner, and strongest suitor,
will be spending some precious alone time
with Ms. Rémy.
- Let's get it!
- Shall we? - We shall.
Hey, guys.
- And it goes without saying that in Regency times
it was essential for gentlemen
to take their tops off before such an event.
- You guys are all so tan. [all chuckle]
- You look incredible. [laughs]
- All right, can we just take a second
to talk about how annoying Dan Hunter's abs are?
[dramatic classical music]
Each one of his abs
has its own set of six packs.
- Mr. Hunter looks like Atlas.
[both chuckle] - Carved in stone.
* *
[record winds down]
- This is exactly what I don't want to do.
And this is exactly what all the other suitors
have trained to do.
[breathing heavily]
- Look--look at Mr. Cones. [chuckles]
- Not really feeling a lot of--
a lot of, uh, hope.
- The first event of the Festival of Strength,
the mighty Atlas balls,
weighing in at a hefty 150 pounds.
So the object is heave the massive ball
onto the barrel faster than your opponent.
- That's heavy. - So heavy.
These guys look gorgeous right now.
I'm very distracted.
You guys look like the wolf pack from "Twilight."
[gasps] Ooh.
[chuckles]
- Mr. Bochicchio and Mr. Chapman.
- The biggest competition for me amongst the boys
would probably be Lincoln.
He's a threat to me.
So I need to stand out. I need to win.
- Begin. Yeah, remember
to bend the knees. - Whoo!
[laughs] Come on, Danny B.
Come on, Lincoln! - Seriously,
look at their bums. - Whoo, Lincoln!
- Ohh, holy shit.
Oh, my God!
[together] Yeah! - [screams]
- [groans]
- Yay! - Ohh!
- Oh, my gosh. Yay!
- Wow. - That was so good!
- Mr. Nazaire, Mr. Judge.
- Miles made that grand appearance.
And I feel like he keeps making these grand appearances.
I think it's my turn.
- Go.
Oh, Mr. Judge.
- Oh!
- Holy-- - Atta boy, yeah!
- Whoo! - Whoo-hoo-hoo!
- Jesse looked like just an absolute claw machine.
Like, Jesse pick up cement ball.
Jesse drop cement ball.
Like that, and I'm like, "Bro."
- Mr. Cones, Mr. Hunter.
- Mr. Hunter has the mental toughness.
- This is my time to shine.
- Beautiful form, Mr. Cones.
- Am I gonna be the only one who can't do it?
- Begin. - Whoo!
Let's--
Come on, you got it, Christian!
Come on, Dan! - Careful, Mr. Cones.
- Don't do yourself a mischief. - [grunts]
both: Oh, oh, oh, oh!
- Yeah! [cheering]
- Careful, Mr.-- Yes!
- I'm surprised. I'm surprised.
- And so concludes round one
of our Festival of Strength,
with our three winners, Mr. Judge, Mr. Chapman,
and against all odds, Mr. Cones.
- You guys, that was super impressive.
- Now we're gonna move on to the crowd favorite,
The Log of Terrific Endurance.
all: Wow!
- Simple.
Hold the log up for as long as you can.
I'll be timing it.
The two with the best times
will go head to head in a final round
to win some all-important alone time with Ms. Rémy.
- Pressure's on.
I think the competitive nature
is starting to come out.
Everybody's just trying to capitalize
on the opportunity to talk to Ms. Rémy.
- Mr. Chapman, Mr. Nazaire.
- Some of the boys are tall lads.
They've got some meat on them.
They look strong.
And they're looking at me like,
"Pfft he hasn't got what we got."
- Begin.
- [laughs]
Yes, I do.
* *
What's up, dude? - 'Sup?
- You don't have to kiss, but it helps.
[laughter]
No, none of that. - Please don't do that.
- None of that.
Oh, ho, ho.
They're showboating. - Are you kidding me?
- Oh, my-- - Oh, my God!
- Y'all doing that.
- He's going. He's going!
He's gone. Takes it. - Whoo!
- Oh, my God. - This is incredible.
- Mr. Nazaire has an impressive time
of 2:07.
- My hero.
- Mr. Cones and Mr. Judge.
- I'm gonna go into this very humbly, okay?
- Yeah, I'm feeling confident.
Hopefully, I can showcase some of my strength.
- Oh, Christian.
Jesse, he's a big guy.
So I think he has a lot of, like,
force and power behind him.
He's kind of like a-- like a--like a mule.
[laughs]
I think he could move some stuff.
- Raise the log.
Up she goes.
- Jesse looks like a tree.
- This is a bonding moment.
- Ohh. - Nope, see?
- I'm not doing circus tricks. Hell no.
I'm sticking to the game plan.
- Oh! - Oh, Mr. Judge!
- Ahh! - Mr. Judge is going!
- Come on, Jesse! - Mr. Judge is going!
Hold it, hold it! Hold it!
- Ahh! Ahh!
- Coming up on "The Courtship"...
- Stop.
One man is deemed the strongest...
- That deserved an ovation.
- Another gets a forbidden bubble bath
with Ms. Rémy. - [squeals]
- And a Farewell Dance that is not
for the faint-hearted.
- My feelings for him were undeniable.
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- Jane Austen's books told tales
of family,
of magnificent stately homes, but most of all
of epic Regency Festivals of Strength,
typically with shirtless gentlemen
shouting at each other whilst others held
heavy objects above their heads.
Honestly, she'd love the Festival of Strength.
- Ahh!
[cheering]
- Oh, my God, I won!
- Whoo!
- Dude! Hell yeah.
- Oh, Mr. Cones!
- Never judge a book by its cover!
- Yay, whoo! Whoo! - Whoo!
- Dad bods versus six packs?
I feel dizzy. - [laughs]
- That was, like, every ounce of energy.
We got a win for dad bods.
- Mr. Cones' time was a very impressive 1:45.
Mr. Bochicchio, Mr. Hunter.
- Mr. Hunter has to redeem himself
on this one. - He does.
- On the Atlas ball,
I almost lost my breakfast.
But this is my time to shine.
[exhales]
[dramatic classical music]
- There we go. Up again.
Much more serious for these two.
* *
It's a competition.
Mr. Hunter looks like a statue.
- Ooh. - Mr. Bochicchio's going,
I think. - Danny, pull it together.
- Stay strong. - Uh-oh.
- [groans] - Oh, no.
- It's gone.
* *
- I think we're gonna be here for a couple of hours.
- Whoo!
- So solid for Mr. Hunter.
- I absolutely smoked Danny B,
proving that I, once and for all,
am the elite Danny in this race.
- Mr. Hunter maintained his log lift
for an incredible 2:20. - Ohh.
- I think he redeemed himself on that one.
- He certainly did. - [chuckles]
- In the end, it is Mr. Hunter and Mr. Nazaire
who will compete in one final round
for the prize of time with Ms. Rémy.
- Both of them look very strong.
- Begin.
* *
Who will prevail?
Granite-hewn Mr. Hunter
or the surprisingly-strong Mr. Nazaire?
- I need to win.
My main priority is really just getting
more one-on-one time with her.
- How you feeling, Mr. Hunter?
- Uh, I've been better, yeah.
- Mr. Nazaire?
All good? - Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
You know what? I've gotta--
I've gotta show Ms. Rémy what a man I am.
So--zone in. Let's get this.
- There you go, Miles. - Push it, push it.
- Look at his muscles. Are you kidding me?
* *
- He's holding on.
- That's impressive.
* *
- This is the kind of fight Ms. Rémy wants to see though,
Mr. Hunter, this is good.
- No! - But he's gone, he's gone.
- Miles! - Very good, Mr. Nazaire.
- You know what? This has been a great day.
Great day. And you know what I'm gonna have?
A taste of success. [slurps]
Cheers.
- That deserved an ovation.
- Easy.
- That was an absolutely first rate
Festival of Strength!
[cheers and applause]
- Whoo!
I feel good about today.
It was about strength, but it's also
about the strength of their heart.
And right now they're impressing me.
Like, that's what they should be doing.
- As the suitors begrudgingly put on their shirts,
Regency strongest man Mr. Nazaire and our heroine
settle down for some cozy one-on-one time.
- My staff have done this for us.
- You-- [laughs]
You're so funny. - Have a seat, have a seat.
- Honestly-- - Oh, funny or smooth?
- No, both.
I feel like we have a connection
even though it's only been a short amount of time.
- Yes. - I really do.
- Like, I-- - Yeah.
- I like that you're so forward.
And I like that you're funny.
And I like that you're serious sometimes, too.
- If you don't like me, you don't like me.
And if you do, you do. I'm me, and that's that.
You keep looking at me like that,
I'm gonna have to kiss you.
You're gonna keep looking at me like that?
[romantic music]
* *
Hey, I told you.
Every time you look at me like that...
- Here's the thing, if I feel it, I do it.
- I like that. - Don't look at me like that.
- Why? What's gonna happen?
- [laughs] - What's gonna happen now?
- No, but I-- but I just feel like, um--
I go with my gut. - Yeah.
- And I had a good feeling about you.
- Okay.
- So tell me, how has it been
with the other guys?
- It's, um-- it's been great.
It's been nice to talk to them
and see where they're at in their heads
and in their life and what they're thinking.
And I was talking to Lincoln a little bit--
he doesn't give specifics with me,
like, no one really does.
But it was, like-- and Lincoln's been
very vocal about how he isn't ready
for this commitment.
He was very...
unaware of what-- what he actually does want
out of--out of the end.
- Hmm.
What Miles is telling me right now
is completely opposite
of what Lincoln's been telling me.
So I'm confused.
Putting a pin in this, and I want to talk
to Lincoln about it later.
.
[lively classical music]
- I shall bring you back to the rest of the group.
- Well, thank you... - Okay, let's go.
- Mr. Nazaire. Much appreciated.
- With her head spinning
surrounding some of our suitors' intentions,
Ms. Rémy returns to the strong man after-party.
- Who the [bleep] knew I was so strong?
I'm gonna start eating protein bars.
- One man who doesn't need any protein bars
as the Adonis-like Mr. Hunter.
He goes off in search of Ms. Rémy
to talk about the most important muscle
of them all, the heart.
- Hi. - How are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
- I'm good.
A little sore, but-- - It's good to see you.
Yeah, wow. I'm really impressed.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
How are you feeling after last night?
- Last night was-- was really intense.
But I feel good to be one of the guys that's here.
- Yeah. - I was just wondering
if you could tell me more about why I was on the Dance Card.
- The other day I asked you about weaknesses,
I asked you about relationships.
Like, you seemed very hesitant to tell me.
- Mm-hmm. - It comes across as if
you have a wall.
I just--I want you to be comfortable to be, like,
vulnerable around me. - Yeah.
- You know? - Mm-hmm.
- And I just-- I literally see you
and I feel like you're just so perfect.
Like, you have the most perfect hair.
I want to play-- Like, I'm like,
"Let's just, like, mess it up and, like--"
- Go for it, go for it.
- Oh, it's not going anywhere.
It really is like that all the time.
[laughs] No, but I'm, like--
I just want to see you, like, let your hair down
and, like, be loose.
You know? - Yeah.
- And just--
like, I hope it's not because you don't feel
comfortable around me. You know?
- No, I--
I feel very comfortable around you.
But I acknowledge the fact that I have
a really tough time being vulnerable.
- Why do you think that is?
- I love to be the rock for other people in my life.
But when I'm having a down day,
a lot of times I just kind of keep it to myself.
- You said that you were with somebody.
And you were with them
longer than you feel like you should have been.
- Mm-hmm.
- Like, what if those same patterns
are repeated because we didn't talk about it.
And it's, like, I-- I don't want that to happen.
Not only for me but for you.
- Yeah.
It seems like this is something weighing on you,
and I'm not sure I've addressed it.
- I want you to feel comfortable with me.
'Cause I really like you, Dan. - I like you too.
- I've given Dan so many opportunities to open up.
And I can tell that he cares about me
and that he wants to be here.
So I'm just frustrated right now.
[sighs]
[birds calling]
[classical music]
- Over at the gentlemen's quarters,
the suitors rest their weary muscles,
unaware that Ms. Rémy has organized a private date
to get to the bottom of the proposal question.
- Okay, here we go.
- "Dear, gentlemen.
"Thank you all for an amazing day
"at the Festival of Strength.
"Unfortunately, I can only take one of you
"to the Regency spa.
Mr. Bochicchio..."
- Let's go. - Ohh.
- "Would you be so kind as to accompany me
"and soak up our surroundings.
Yours sincerely, Ms. Rémy."
- I don't know what to expect.
Maybe a little massaging,
a little, uh, bubble bath.
- Yeah, I guess, uh, we got each other.
- We'll have our own spa. - Cheers, boys.
Thank you.
- We don't need that stupid spa.
- Now, we've had some incredibly romantic dates--
fireworks, country fairs,
and bacchanals.
But it's hard to beat walking through the grounds
under a full moon,
holding a candle-lit lantern.
- Excited for this date? - I am.
We didn't get the opportunity
to hang out today, just the two of us,
so I wanted some more alone time with you,
if that's okay. [chuckles]
- Yes, of course it's okay.
I'm, like, dying for alone time with you.
- This week I really want to know
where Danny B. is, where we stand.
'Cause it sounds like he's ready for commitment.
- Amazing. - Oh, this is nice.
- Wow. - Okay.
- Put this on, right? For the moment.
- Oh, thank you. Yeah, it's cold.
I think this will be a really great opportunity
for us to relax and sort of just, like,
be in a calming environment
and talk about how we feel.
- Since I've been here, like, this whole experience
has been amazing.
But it's, like, literally, like, a roller-coaster wave.
Like, I'm watching a girl I like
go on dates with other guys.
It's just so awkward for me.
And then, like, the end of this process--
I know you want, like, proposal or whatever.
But, like--but I don't want to, like, rush into anything.
[whispering] Proposal is crazy.
- [sighs]
[dramatic music]
- You literally told me,
like, at the masquerade ball that you'd propose.
Like, are you just going back on what you said?
- I'm not.
- Well, you are, 'cause you said that you would.
.
[tense music]
- You literally told me at the masquerade ball
that you'd propose.
Like, are you just going back on what you said?
- I'm not.
- Well, you are, 'cause you said that you would
and now you're-- - What's the rush?
I wanna like-- like, spend real time with you.
Like, life time.
Am I shooting myself in the foot?
- I appreciate the honesty.
I mean...
it's not what I wanna hear.
- I'm rooting for us, I'm working for us.
And...
like, I won't lie to you. I really won't lie to you.
- I'm not usually around people that are this honest.
I think it's a New Yorker thing.
- Maybe. - [chuckles]
But, no-- but I appreciate it, though.
I do like that Danny B. is really upfront.
But I feel like he could work on
being a little bit more careful with my heart.
- Do you want to get in the tub?
- Yeah, the thing's gonna be ice cold
by the time we get in there.
- We'll save the water. We'll get in the same tub.
- Okay.
[romantic music]
* *
- You're so smooth.
I don't know if you're ready for it.
- Oh. - It's, uh, pretty scandalous.
I love a good spa.
Not necessarily in a full-length dress.
[chuckles]
So you gonna let me go first? - You sure? I mean--
- Are you sure it's warm?
- It is warm. I--I checked it out.
- Yeah, that feels good.
- This is gonna be Rémy-Bochicchio soup right now,
but-- - [laughs]
Rémy-Bochicchio soup.
* *
- I actually love this right now.
- I love it too.
You know what's funny is that around the other guys
I feel so much more confident, and around you...
I feel kinda tongue-tied.
I really like you, Danny.
- I really like you, too.
Really like you.
* *
[lively classical music]
- It's a new morning,
and despite her cleansing bath last night,
Ms. Rémy cannot wash off the feeling
that something is brewing amongst the suitors.
- Nicole...
tell us about last night!
- It was so romantic.
We had the, like, big sponges,
and we were kind of, like, giving each other a little...
- Oh, my God. - You know?
- Aww!
- We started talking about, you know,
life after this, and he was like,
"I'm gonna be honest, like, I'm--
"I'm still just unsure if I can propose
at the end of this."
- He's gonna do it on his own time.
He's, like, so stubborn.
- He's so stubborn.
We had so much fun yesterday at, like,
the strong man competition. - So fun.
- That was great.
I was so impressed with Miles, you guys.
- Oh, my God. He was the underdog.
- Um, Miles told me that Lincoln
is kind of, like, scared of the process,
and maybe can't give up van life.
- Oh, God. - Lincoln told me
he's falling in love with me and that he's crazy about me.
But that narrative
is not what he's been sharing. I would rather him
not have these conversations with the guys
if he hasn't had them with me.
- Yeah, this is-- - We may not be
on the same page right now, so I feel like
I need to talk to him.
- Wish I was a fly on the wall for that.
- We're gonna have our ears on the door
like in "Pride and Prejudice."
- I'm kind of at a point where I can't play around anymore.
Okay, I'm gonna go have this conversation.
At this point I'm sick of, you know,
hearing the rumors.
Like, what's actually happening?
I need to hear it directly from Lincoln,
and hear how he really feels.
- Unbeknownst to our gents,
Ms. Rémy is about to walk into their quarters
for the first time,
armed with truths that must be outed.
- Hi, guys. Hi. [chuckles]
- Hello. - Hello.
- Welcome to the parlor.
- This is beautiful. - How are you?
- Doing all right. Um, I hate to interrupt
your fun, um, but I was wondering
if I could speak with, um, Lincoln privately?
[uneasy music]
- Yeah, I'd love that. - Is that okay?
Thanks guys.
- We'll leave you guys to it.
Sorry, Lincoln.
- How are you? - I'm good.
- Good? - Yeah, really good.
I was really hoping to have some time to talk to you
before the ball.
How are you doing? Just first.
- I feel like the further this goes along,
the tougher it is for me to have difficult conversations
'cause my feelings are, like, on the line and--
- Yeah. - There was, like,
a concern brought up yesterday.
One of the other guys-- yeah.
Told me-- - It's cool.
- Um...
that you're not ready for commitment.
You're, like, scared of giving up your van lifestyle.
[dramatic music]
- I'm scared shitless.
I mean, I'm--I'm terrified.
I'm scared of commitment.
- [chuckles]
My heart is, like, literally in my stomach right now.
Do you even still want to be here?
* *
- I told you I'm falling in love with you.
That's 100% true.
I want monogamy, and I want to be in love.
But, um, I don't wanna slow down.
* *
- I feel so stupid.
[sniffles]
* *
[sniffs]
* *
- I think you and I could be the most in love,
but I don't think I can give you the life you want.
.
- As outside the clouds roll over the distant hills,
inside, Ms. Rémy is about to determine the fate
of one of her most ardent suitors.
- I think you and I can be the most in love,
but I don't think I can give you the life you want.
[emotional music]
* *
I'm deep in a situation where I'm holding
another human's heart in my hand,
and I'm afraid of the responsibility of it.
I want you to leave happy, and I'm terrified
that I'm not gonna be able to give that to you, so--
* *
- I just don't get how you can tell somebody
that you're crazy about,
that you're falling in love with,
that, like, you just wanna give up.
[sniffles]
That's not love.
I don't know what that is, but that's not love,
and I'm just so confused.
[sniffles]
- Every morning I wake up and I'm trying
to convince myself I'm ready.
Trying to force myself to get to where
I know you wanted me to be.
And I'm--I don't know if I can do that.
- [sniffles] God.
[ominous music]
I feel like he's being a bit cowardly right now.
This hurts so much.
[sniffles]
This is, like, breaking my heart.
- Like, I don't know-- I don't know what to say.
* *
- I don't want to say goodbye to you,
but I can't, like-- oh, God.
[sniffles]
I'm so confused by him,
and I know that we have a connection.
* *
Oh, God.
[sobbing] Oh.
[sniffles]
Oh.
[breathing heavily]
- Yeah, with--yeah.
I just, um--I don't think I can make her happy,
and I feel like another dude here can.
Obviously, I probably have a lot to think about.
* *
Yeah, I don't know. It's, like,
yeah, I am falling, but it's, like--
like, I don't frickin' trust myself.
* *
- Oh, my God. Hi. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, Nicole. - Stop.
- [crying]
- What's going on? Oh, my God.
- [sobbing]
* *
He wants to go.
- Really? - What?
- It's so shocking to me because Lincoln was the guy
that I really let in.
And that scares me because my feelings for him
were undeniable.
My heart is just so shattered right now.
[sobs]
- You are extremely brave and courageous
for putting yourself out there.
We will be here to be your strength
when you don't have it. - I know this hurts.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
My world is, like, upside down right now.
I don't-- [sniffles]
- You still have amazing men here.
- Yeah.
- What's happening, man?
- How you doing, brother?
- Uh, sup?
- What's going on?
- I guess someone yesterday told her
what I wanted to tell her before I got the chance to.
I really wanted to have
that conversation with her first.
But better now
than getting engaged with her
and then a couple months goes by
and then I get immature again and I flake.
- Can I ask, like, what-- what--what's she feeling?
- Like, can you guys handle whatever I say?
You know, there's, um--
You know, part of the reason I had all this pressure
on me the last few weeks is because I did feel
like she was falling for me.
[sniffs]
I think she legitimately was.
Or I know she legitimately was.
But this will probably be our last conversation
in the parlor.
I'm gonna go and process this
the way I process things best, and that's by myself, so--
[sighs]
Gotta get out of this parlor.
- I would be shocked if he did stay.
But at this point,
I don't know really what to think.
* *
Crazy.
- Ugh.
- While the suitors make their way to their rooms
to prepare for a potentially devastating Farewell Ball,
Mr. Chapman disappears to collect his thoughts.
But will the blue-eyed wanderer return?
.
[dramatic classical music]
- In the eye of the storm, truths have been revealed,
but the castle remains in turmoil.
The Farewell Ball awaits
with Ms. Rémy's heart hanging in the balance.
* *
And there's one last-minute addition
to cloud things further.
It's been a week of strength.
Both outer strength and, crucially, inner strength.
But who has proved themselves to be formidable,
and who has crumbled under the pressure?
Only Ms. Rémy knows.
For those dismissed, a carriage awaits outside.
- I have no idea what's going on right now.
Is Lincoln staying?
Like, I don't know what's going
through his head or Nicole's head.
- This evening there will be three dances.
* *
I have Ms. Rémy's Dance Card here.
If your name's read out, please step forward.
You might be saying farewell tonight.
* *
Mr. Chapman.
- My biggest fear in life is regret.
If I run now, who's to say I'm never gonna stop?
Like, I have to actually try.
Otherwise I'm gonna leave, and not never ever have known.
- Mr. Cones.
- I'm so confused. I guess this is it.
Going home.
Even though I'm not sure what I did.
- And finally, Mr. Hunter.
* *
Mr. Bochicchio, Mr. Judge, Mr. Nazaire,
please head up to the balcony.
Your journey in romance continues.
* *
- [whispering] If you need anyone carried out,
or--or beaten up or whatever,
just give me the shout.
Okay, Maestro?
Start the music, please.
[dramatic string music]
Let's find out who is staying
and who is out of time.
- At this point, I still need to make sure
that we're making that deep, romantic connection.
With Christian, I feel like we haven't really
moved forward in our relationship at all.
Dan H., even though my family loves him,
I still just have this concern
about the fact that he hasn't been able
to open up with me.
Like, he's the absolute opposite of Lincoln.
He--he broke my heart.
But that passion is there.
I feel like I have no control.
Which is scary but also exciting.
I don't know how tonight's gonna go.
I really wanna spend time with you.
I wanna get to know more about you.
I really do.
* *
- How about you just sit back and listen, okay?
How's that? - Okay.
- Just take a minute for yourself,
right here with me,
and let's just celebrate you.
You are so strong.
You're so gorgeous.
You're so intelligent.
Don't forget, if you ever need
somebody to lean on,
I'm just a few doors down.
Cottage next door. - [laughs]
Christian.
Can I get a big hug? [laughs]
* *
Thank you for being my support,
and helping me give my heart a break.
- I'll always do it. - Thank you so much.
- Of course. I'm grateful to be here.
- [chuckles]
- Don't even mention it.
- Yeah, you can definitely... - Thanks.
- Go up there. [both laugh]
- Head on up there, Christian. [laughs]
- [whispering] I'm stayin'!
- [sighs]
* *
- I was thinking about what you said.
You asked me, "What is it that you need?"
And, like, I don't want it to be a matter
of, like, me having to tell you what I need.
And it just scares me that we're
kind of at this point
where I'm just wanting you to open up.
- Mm-hmm. - And it's clearly difficult
for you to do, and that's what I need.
- I wanna see that side of you, too,
and I feel still so worried.
Like, why-- why can't you open up to me?
- [sighs] - Like, are you scared
of commitment with me? Like--
- I'm not afraid of the commitment.
And I want that with you.
- The other guys here are really opening up,
and I'm just, like--
I feel like this wall can't be broken.
* *
Dan, I don't think--
I don't think we're gonna be able to get there.
* *
I wanted to get there.
- [sighs] I understand.
- [whispering] She said she didn't think
they could get there.
I knew that was gonna be the case.
- I'd better go. - Yeah, bye.
- [whispering] He's going.
- [sniffles]
- You okay? - Yeah, I just--
I feel like I'm gonna throw up.
Oh, my God. - What can I do for you?
- Um-- [sniffles]
Thank you.
- I always hoped I could find love
in some romantic way.
Traveling across the sea, and what a fairy tale
this would have been.
Nicole is one of the most incredible women
I've ever met, but I'm slow to open up.
And I think that all stood in my way.
I think we could have been a great match.
You know, I have no one to blame but myself.
* *
- Oh, that--I--
Lincoln, I thought that you'd left.
- I don't wanna leave early. I have to keep on doing it
and give myself a chance to actually figure this out.
And I'm gonna fight for her every minute I can.
I'm so glad I didn't.
I have to do what's right for me.
Maybe what's right for me is seeing this through.
I gotta look at the mirror in the morning and grow up.
- Lincoln...
you broke my heart today.
I didn't even know how I was gonna make it here tonight.
I'm not kidding. [sniffs]
[sighs]
[tense music]
* *
- I'm so sorry for putting you through that today.
- [sighs]
- I really feel like what we have is real, Lincoln.
Like, I really feel that.
Do you? - I do, too.
I do.
* *
- If it's love, then, like, fight for it.
* *
- I'm really confused here.
Like, one minute we're in the parlor.
Lincoln's crying, he's saying he's too immature,
he needs to grow up.
And, you know, that's
basically the end of the road for him.
And now he's holding Nicole's hands
like he's about to stay.
[suspenseful music]
- [whispering] I want you to stay.
- And he is.
- Oh, my God.
- I cannot believe that.
I'm like-- I'm so happy.
The way he was holding my hands,
and the way he was looking in my eyes,
like, you can't fake that.
I felt it.
I feel like everybody else could feel it.
I'm so happy.
[sighs]
- Gentlemen, your numbers are falling.
But your chances of capturing Ms. Rémy's heart
are on the rise.
Just five suitors now remain.
And I wish you all luck on your journey in romance.
Now I suggest we all get a stiff drink.
[laughter]
- On the next chapter of "The Courtship"...
at a Regency pleasure garden,
sparks fly,
prophecies are made...
- You've got half of the things that you need,
but there is something missing.
- Something missing might be that she's in love with me,
and I'm not sure if I'm there yet.
- And the Court cracks down
on the remaining suitors.
- So, Christian, do you want kids?
- [gulps]
- Could you see yourself marrying Nicole?
- Mr. Rémy is grilling me,
and it is frightening.