- I do feel bad when I make you cry,
or, like, make you feel bad.
- This is the person that I miss.
- We can still, you know, be friends.
- I need to just, like,
put myself out there and shoot my shot.
[upbeat music]
- When I talk to you and you're talking to me,
I feel like I'm the only person in the room.
- I'm gonna go for it with David.
- Absolutely.
- Do you think Angelique and David are alike?
- I do.
- Please, say, "No."
Don't do this, David.
- I want someone that will push me
out of my comfort zone and--
- I'll get you comfortable, and then--
- You gonna make me blush. - [laughs]
- Dede is definitely a type that I go after.
It's a little deeper than just the beauty,
and I'm excited to see where it leads.
- We're on a mini date right now in the confessional.
- This is our first date? [laughs]
- Okay.
- I'm not gonna be a dick,
but it's like, you're kinda being a [bleep].
- But also [bleep] changes, maybe you--
- I'm being a bitch?
- She's like, "Come on," like, "Come on.
Have a real conversation."
If it was up to me,
Angelique would be leaving tonight.
She's actually very manipulating,
and I don't want that for David, to be honest.
- I know I rubbed those guys the wrong way.
- I ain't worried about any of that [bleep].
- It came down to a very, very hard decision.
Ariel, you will be the one that has to leave.
[dramatic music]
[upbeat music]
- * Shame on me *
* Double shame on you *
* One more piece is all I need *
* My transformation near complete *
- * Turn it up *
* Yeah, we're gonna celebrate *
[laughter]
- Look, I know y'all are used to saying, "Amen."
Well, guess what, y'all looking at "a man."
Y'all hear what I'm talking about?
Can I get an amen? all: Amen!
- Put it there! Ah! Yeah, baby! You know what I mean?
- It's good vibes.
It's like a weight has been lifted.
You know, Dede and Blair can get
more alone time together.
David and Angelique are, like...
[exhales]
I'm flirting, you know, with people,
but I am the only one who's not shacked up with somebody,
and not that I'm looking for a sex mate,
but also, at the same time, I'm just kind of like, ugh.
Does anyone's nipples poke out when they take a shot?
- Yes, they do. - Yes!
- You want to see these puppies?
- Yeah, actually. [laughter]
- Do you wanna go hang out?
- Yeah. - Okay.
- I just got through my second elimination,
and it did not feel good. It was very stressful.
- I'm we gonna snuggle the [bleep] up with you.
- You are? Is this the plan?
- Yeah. - I like when you say that.
- [laughs] Snuggle the [bleep] out of you?
- Yeah.
David and I have
been having a really good connection,
and I'm crushing on him.
- Mm...
[both laugh]
- I'm not here for everyone.
I'm here to find true connection with someone
that I feel, like, gets me, and he's such a good man,
and so sweet, and I'm really enjoying our time together.
We're so cute right now.
- [chuckles] Duh.
- * So shine up *
- So I mean, you and Dede had, like,
this nice little connection. - She's a sweetheart.
- Yeah, totally. - You know what I mean?
She's so nice and, like, caring,
and such a good person,
and, like, the--my type of person I would go after.
- Yeah, totally. Right.
- So it definitely swayed me in a certain direction
I was, like, not expecting at all.
- Right, right.
- I don't know if I can overcome
some of my own barriers
that I was putting up to having a relationship.
It's not that I don't want to have a relationship with Dede,
it's that I still know that I need a lot of work.
- What--what is it with you? - [laughs]
I mean, you know, I haven't opened up
in the last two years until I came here.
I set up these walls
because I was very vulnerable with Ariel.
That's what got me hurt. - Yeah.
- By opening up those emotions, and by--
- So you're, like, scarred from getting that hurt.
- If I even start having those kinds of feelings,
I'm like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, that's not in the plan."
You know what I mean?
- So you literally, like, halt it
when you're feeling the feelings.
- Yeah, because I'm protecting her feelings,
and I'm protecting my own feelings.
- Sure. Is she comfortable with that?
I feel bad for Dede right now.
Blair is fine with how it is.
He doesn't care to really make it grow more.
It's evident.
- That's a good question, actually, I don't know.
- I surprised myself with that question,
to be honest, I was like... - [laughs]
- "Yes! Nailed it!"
[both laugh]
- * Oh, oh, live a little louder *
- My man. - What's happening?
- How's it going? - It's going good.
Like, our views is good. Yeah, I'm good.
- I'm very comfortable with you,
so it's easy to be around you.
You're definitely someone that I would spend time with.
Like, if we met out and about, like, we'd be so cool.
- Oh no, for real. For real. - Yeah.
- I mean, that's what I would say, like,
even you just kind of coming in, like, it was like,
"They must've been looking at me, seeing what I needed."
And I ain't even known you that long.
- Yeah. - But you make it--
like, you make it easy for me, like.
- Yeah.
- Big thing with Jo, when she came into the house.
You know, I seen a spunky gal.
I like her energy over anyone else's energy
that I'm around right now.
- I'm just trying to go off energy and personality,
and you don't have, like, a personality or good energy.
Those are deal breakers for me.
You can be the hottest man in the room.
It will not matter. - Yeah.
- Like, we have to have something to talk about.
- I call that, like, real connecting.
- Yeah.
- Dean, we do kind of have this camaraderie.
We naturally gravitate towards each other.
That's what I'm looking for.
I want a best friend. I want a partner in crime.
Someone who's gonna match my energy or meet me halfway.
When I'm 70, I'm not gonna--
I mean, I don't think I'm that cute now,
but I'm definitely not going to be cute at 70, so, like,
I need someone that's gonna be, you know,
[bleep] around with me in the nursing home.
- I'm excited to meet someone like her
and for us to connect.
You know, who knows?
I may man up and go in for a little smooch.
We in that thing. We in that thing, for sure.
- * Nothing's gonna stop me now *
- Working out makes me feel-- I was so dragging.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Get it. Get it.
- I love our workout crew, guys.
- Yeah, me too. It's time for some man meat.
We have a surprise today, and we have no idea what it is,
but the last couple of surprises were two new women.
So I just think a new man is coming in this house.
[laughs]
Oh, this has been quite an experience.
What if it's this big, strong man?
You're a confident man, actually,
I don't even know why-- - I was gonna say, he--
- I should ask someone else that question.
- He knows what's going on in this house.
- Like, I love competition.
Like, I love staying on my toes.
- Sexy.
- * Facedown, but I ain't done yet *
[upbeat music]
* Long as I breathe, oh *
* I ain't gonna change my course *
* No rest till I get what's mine *
* *
* No rest till I get what's mine *
* *
* No rest, no rest, no rest *
[doorbell rings]
- So did she. - Oh!
- Oh, wow. - What is that?
- Open the door.
- Who can it be?
- [screaming]
- Oh, my God!
My ex-husband is here.
- Oh, my God.
- Hi. How are you?
- They look like brother and sister.
- I know. [both laugh]
- Little overdressed. - Guys, this is Ben.
- Hey. - I'm Casey. Nice to meet you.
- So nice to meet you.
- Sorry I'm sweaty, I just worked out.
- It's a good looking crew.
- Oh, my God.
I am instantly attracted-- more attracted to Ben
than I was to Thakur.
His eyes, his teeth, his [bleep] forearm veins.
I want to go on a date with him.
I am going to kiss him.
Wow! - I know!
- Ben being here in Costa Rica, super awkward.
So how are you?
- Hi, Dede, nice to meet you. - Hey.
I'll go for the hug, why not?
- Okay. - Sorry.
- Shut up, Alexis. Nice to meet you.
- I am Ben. I am 38 years old.
I'm from South Jordan, Utah,
and I work in software sales.
I grew up in a very conservative,
very religious community, and it was,
I wouldn't say just a big part of my life; it, like, was life.
- Blair. - Hey, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you. - Yeah.
Angelique and I were in the same
church, like, congregation.
When I first met her, it was, like, stupid
how beautiful I thought she was.
She was definitely a little more wild.
A little more out there.
But she was also equally as funny,
and it was just, like, a real breath of fresh air.
Very unique and different from the other girls
that I was going to church with.
Hey, man. - David. Nice to meet you.
- I was married for 14 years, so I haven't really thought
too much about other women I'm interested in.
Angelique and I have only been divorced a few months,
but divorce, it really feels like
the stamp of, like, failure.
Really, what I'm trying to get out of this is to move on
and be more confident and meet new people.
I'm Ben, nice to meet you. - Don't worry about it, bro.
You have a lot more days like this.
- We're all feeling this. We're all feeling this.
Seeing Ben's face... [sighs]
I'm thinking this is gonna be hard.
All in all, he's one of my favorite people,
but I just hope I don't slip back into how I used to be,
trying to change myself to make him happy.
- Well, hey, how you been?
- Crazy but good. We gotta catch up.
- Yeah, I wanna hear the whole rundown.
[doorbell rings]
- Oh, my God. - Wow.
- What? - A new bae?
[screaming]
- Dean, is this yours? - Hi, sexy!
- Hi! - Oh!
- Oh, my God! - You're a sexy girl!
- Why are you making that face?
- It is Dean's ex-wife.
- We gonna start removing all the dishes.
- He looks nervous, like he's about
to [bleep] himself.
- What's your name? - Amber.
- Nice to meet you. Dede.
- Was not expecting that. What's my name? Who am I?
- It definitely kind of hit me in my feels
when Amber came in the door.
Dean's one of the guys that
I've really kind of connected with,
and it caught me off guard.
When she came in. I was like, "Damn."
- David. Nice to meet you, Amber.
- Nice to meet you, David.
- Amber, come outside with us really quick.
- I'm Amber. I'm 26 years old.
I'm from San Antonio, Texas and I work for the airlines.
I knew I was in love with Dean.
Just, like, the little gestures
that he would do for me.
He grew up with all women, so he would always
just cater to, like, a woman's needs.
It was just, like, the little things
that he was so thoughtful about.
- How long were you guys together?
- We were together a total of three years,
married for two.
You know, we both have very prideful characters.
Things started taking a turn in our marriage.
He was just really adamant about trying to live out
his dreams in Los Angeles,
and that wasn't something I was ready for.
I'm like, "I'm pushing 30.
Like, I wanna, you know, get something established."
We had a lot of arguments.
Eventually, he was just like, "I'm going," and he left.
Dean actually filed for the divorce.
I look back on it, and I think,
"I do have some fault at that,"
because I could have been selfless and, you know,
went to LA for my husband.
- So what's up? - [chuckles]
- Things are getting very interesting
with Amber being here.
That's definitely already put a different mood on me.
I'm kind of feeling, you know, I'm not really
feeling right now. I'm kind of numb.
[chuckles] You good?
- How was the trip?
- You know, right now, it's,
like, a lot of emotions just running through me.
I'm like, I'm nervous, I'm anxious.
I'm hoping that this experience
brings me the possibility
to work this relationship out.
I just want that talk. Just give me that talk.
- Do you want to go have a chat?
- Yeah. Let's have a chat. - Okay.
So I'm, like, thrilled and excited
about the connection I'm growing with David.
But now Ben is here.
- So give me the rundown. What's going on?
- Yeah? - What are you feeling?
Do you feel pretty good with us?
- So hard for me to detach still.
- Yeah. - It's complicated.
- It is. - I'm sure it is for everybody.
- Yeah. - Going through this.
- And that's the thing is, like, when people
are having connections, it's really hard on the exes.
And there is someone I'm kind of connecting with.
- Oh, wow.
Are you gonna tell me who? - I want you to guess.
- Dean? - No.
- Um, I don't know. I don't know who else.
- The guy you were talking to with the curly hair.
- Oh, really? - Yeah. David.
- Finding out Angelique, she's exploring
other relationships, it's tough.
More painful, maybe, than I thought it would be.
Hey. That's sweet. Are you okay?
- [voice cracks] Yeah.
I care so much about Ben's feelings.
And I don't want him to be stuck on me anymore.
- Thank you.
I want to be happy too. That's why I'm here.
- I know.
[sentimental music]
* *
- How you like being here so far?
- Like, it threw me off, you know, when Ben came in.
When you didn't come, I was like,
you know what I'm saying? Like--
- Sense of relief?
- Yeah, yeah. - [laughs]
- Man, like [bleep].
- I mean, I'm really, really, really,
really emotional right now.
Uh, do you like anybody here?
- I mean, that's-- - Like, are you feeling anyone?
Have you made any connections with anyone?
- You mean connections as in like, I mean.
- I mean, like, have you gotten intimate
with anybody in the house?
- No, I mean, unless you speaking of, like,
you know what I'm saying, like, mentally.
Like, sharing conversations and sharing, like.
- So you have made, like, connections with some people.
- Do me a favor right now, and let's chill.
- Ultimately, I'm like, "What's going on?"
This is not an easy process to try to fix things
with someone you love.
I'm willing to fight for it, but I need to know
that you're willing to fight as well.
- I ain't gonna be worrying about shit.
I just worry about what's right here.
- I mean, we both got things to fix.
- I--I definitely understand that.
You know what I'm saying?
But like, you know there was times that, like,
you just made [bleep] just like, you know,
worrying about [bleep] that doesn't matter to me.
I want this [bleep] to be easy again.
- I have a purpose here.
This is not a game to me. This is my life.
This is somebody that I planned my whole future with.
I'm not here to play.
- * It's hard to find yourself sometimes *
- Oh!
Hello. all: Hi!
- Hot out here.
- How are we all doing? all: Good.
- Well, I got a little surprise for you inside.
We might have done some renovating to your living room,
so come on.
- Okay. - Come on, guys!
[upbeat music]
* *
- Ben, Amber, welcome to the group.
both: Thank you. [applause]
- Ben, how'd it feel to see your ex?
- Uh, it was, uh-- yeah, it was crazy.
Just not sure what I'm getting myself into,
I guess, would probably be a good way to say it.
- Dean, what about you?
I'm sure your new housemate was a bit of a surprise.
How does it feel seeing Amber again?
- Yeah, I mean, uh, Ben said it for me.
[laughter]
- And based on the kitchen stations,
you probably could have guessed
we're cooking up something spicy for this week's exercise.
- What I want you to do is pair up
with whoever you are currently feeling in this house.
- When you get to your cooking stations,
you'll find a recipe for an authentic Costa Rican dish:
tacos de pollo desmenuzados y elote.
all: Ooh.
- This exercise is about communication and trust.
To test that, one of you will interpret the recipe;
the other will do the cooking blindfolded.
- Oh! - Oh, my God!
[all speaking at once]
- Devon, who would you like to pair up with?
- Gotta choose my baby, Alexis.
- Me? - Oh, baby.
- Dede? - Blair.
- All right, Casey, you're up next.
- I would love to pair up with Ben.
This is the first time I really wanted alone time.
I really want time to get to know Ben.
- Jo? - Dean.
- Oh!
- Naturally, I'm thinking, like,
"Oh, Dean and I, we're about to be teammates."
- I'll pair up with David.
- And then, Jordan,
she ended up picking Dean.
So I was just kind of like, "What?"
Like, "Girl, you just saw me walk in."
- I'm gonna choose Amber.
- Let's get those blindfolds on, y'all!
Whoo!
- You ready? - I'm ready.
- All right.
- Remember, there's a romantic date
and immunity from elimination on the line.
Ready, set, go.
- Here we go. Here we go. We got this. Good.
- This cooking exercise
really practices trust and communication.
- I'm sorry, left, left, left.
- Even walking over to the table
and grabbing the ingredients.
- Forward, down. You're good. Down. There you go!
- Oh, wow. That was very good. - Do you want pepper?
Dede and I's communication, it was actually really good.
What did you say? - Nothing.
- But I just found myself leaning down a lot
because she is so petite and, like,
her voice is so light and soft.
- Okay, right hand to the left. - What?
What? What? What?
- Back to your right hand. - Yep.
- Touch the table so you have some guidance.
Go all the way back. [inaudible]
Go towards the back right there.
Stop. Right there. Perfect.
- With Amber, took a little bit for us
to kind of get into our groove,
but once we did, we're on the same page,
kind of in the moment, and we're having fun.
We got it. - Okay.
- Bam! [laughs] - Oh.
- All right. All right.
I think it's time for a little twist.
- What?
- Switch the blindfold with your partner.
both: Oh, my God. - My lashes!
- Shit, might get a little sweat on you.
- You're fine.
- Get a good grip on that. Don't be scared of it.
Good. And then flip it. That's perfect.
Yes! You're making it look great.
Good, good, good.
- I already sense that Casey's pulling me out
of my shell a little bit.
I never thought I had a type,
but I'm starting to see a trend.
You know, pretty blondes that have high energy.
- Toss it like you mean it. Good.
- I just feel that she's really helping me feel at home.
I'm so happy. - Good!
- I've never been happier. - This is gonna be just fine.
- All right. Five minute warning!
- Ours looks pretty messy. - Kind of how I roll.
- And a little bit, and drop. Yeah, good. Perfect.
- It's coming down now. Just drizzle it.
This is literally for, like, presentation.
Perfect. - Display ain't the prettiest.
It's about just getting it in there, okay?
- All right, time is up. Utensils down.
All right, we're coming to taste.
- Good job. I don't know where you are.
- I'm like--yeah. - Well done.
- Let's start on the end.
I believe that is Dede and Blair.
That actually looks really good.
I'm digging right in.
- Mm. Something's missing.
- There might have been a slight
communication breakdown on the seasoning.
- Devon and Alexis.
[upbeat music]
- Uh-oh. - Yeah, that's not cooked.
- God dang it. - Thakur and Amber.
- This is very balanced. - Thank you.
- You guys ready for this?
- You guys made a full-blown mess.
[laughter]
- Whoa, whoa, that is some spice.
- You guys were very cute. - You were cute.
- So Jo and Dean.
- It's good. - This is good.
I will say, there was a little breaking of the rules.
A lot of hand placements.
This was about communicating, right?
- Yeah. - Casey and Ben.
Babe, how good does that look?
- I'm gonna be honest. That is good.
- That's good. - That is really good.
- I'm so excited Ben is here.
I am just like, "He's adorable."
I think it would be so awesome to win a date with him.
- The winning dish didn't taste great
because you are master chefs,
but because you communicated and trusted each other well.
- Our two winning couples are...
* *
Amber and Thakur, and Casey and Ben.
[cheers and applause]
- What?
I can't believe I just met Ben this morning.
Our communication was amazing,
and I am so excited.
Ah! Okay. Champion.
- See you guys.
- * Feeling good *
* *
- I just wanted to talk,
let you know where I'm at at this point.
I've kind of learned from my-- I wouldn't say mistakes,
because they're just experiences,
but, like, I don't want to [bleep] hurt anybody else.
Like, that's why I am closed off.
That's why I am, like, shut down.
But it's, like, honestly, like, I can't
close myself off completely, you know.
Coming into the house, I had my walls totally up
for any kind of relationship.
And I've been taking it really slow with Dede.
I'm not gonna get in anybody's feelings,
you know what I mean?
You know, I can see it with Thakur,
it still does hurt his feelings.
- I know. - You know, in a way.
- Have you guys talked at all? About me and like all that?
Or is it something that you guys kind of avoid?
- It's something, like, I-- personally, I avoid,
because I see the hurt. - I know.
This situation [bleep] sucks. - Yeah.
- I'm just gonna put that out there.
- Being in all these emotional situations.
I don't have drama in my life.
Like, I had so much drama in my marriage.
[soft pensive music]
What?
- You're talking, and I'm, like, so much like you.
I'm the same way-- like, I closed myself off
from my relationship with Thakur.
Like, I don't wanna deal with the bullshit.
I don't want any drama.
I don't like--like, I'm just so closed off to all that.
- Damn, this is hard to stick to my guns.
- I'm not sorry. I'm not sorry at all.
- You know, Blair and I both have had
some significant things
to kind of work through with our exes,
and break through some of the walls
that we came into the house with.
It's tricky, I guess, but we are beginning
to open up a little bit more with one another,
and that's what we both need, I feel like, at this point.
I like you, I want to hang out with you,
I want to get to know you more,
and that's the point I'm at in my life.
Give me a hug.
- How you doing? - I'm so good.
Tonight, I am trying to decide
between making Ben feel comfortable
or choosing what I want to do, which is connecting with David.
- Kind of awkward.
- Yeah? - Just a little bit.
- Yeah. [both laugh]
I'm uncomfortable, I don't know
how to balance this, but this is an opportunity
for me to choose myself
and do something that I wanna do,
instead of pleasing and trying to adjust for Ben.
Do you think we could talk tomorrow?
- Yeah, yeah, totally.
- Or are you--I just am kind of drained, and--
- Yeah, are you okay?
- Yeah. - It's okay.
[tense music]
- Honestly, you have to ignore it.
- Oh, my-- [both laugh]
- Even though I came here to have some closure
and to move on,
I've never seen Angelique date right in front of my face.
I'm just realizing there's still--
I think I miss her, you know, as, like, a friend,
and it was just hard to detach
some of the romantic, you know, feelings.
- I know, that's awkward.
- It seems a little, like, too close to--
- Add in that first day, the struggle,
the awkwardness, the tension,
and then going to bed, and you know
that your ex is in a room
with someone else right now, like, already.
That's a lot.
- Seems, like, unfair.
Like, not punishment,
but just, like, unnecessary. - Yeah.
- This is really weird, I didn't think this would
affect me the way that it would,
but I felt like I just regressed back
to this, like, crazy, jealous boyfriend.
- DT snuggle. - Down to snuggle, y'all.
- Are you DTS? - Yeah. Always.
- Maybe it's good for her, but it's hard for me.
[upbeat music]
- I came in here with an open mind
of really just, like, trying to make it work with Dean.
Our relationship, it didn't end to--
where it was bad where, like, he cheated or I cheated.
It was just, like, he had a goal, I had a goal,
and as you can witness, like,
we both have very strong, dominant characters.
And so-- - Really?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what?
- Dean has a problem
with admitting that he's wrong.
I need Dean to take accountability
for his actions at times.
Like, you're not always right.
Like, you're not. I'm not always right.
You're not always right.
Like, that would be our biggest thing in our relationship,
'cause I would be so pissed off about something.
And I'm like, "Ahh!" and he be like,
"Yeah, I'm not gonna talk about that right now."
I would get so mad,
and I would, like, to the point I would get in his face.
Like, if we're just two men in the street,
and I--and he would not budge.
He'd be like, "Yeah, you know, we'll finish
"the conversation in the morning
when you have a better mental state,"
and I'm like, "Oh no, this mother[bleep] didn't."
- So now you just gotta step away for five minutes.
All it takes is five minutes and be like, "Holy [bleep]."
- Okay, five minutes, I'm expecting you to return
so we can finish this conversation.
- No. And that's true.
I'm not saying, "Wait till tomorrow morning."
I'm saying, "Let's try to resolve it at this level."
- Right. - Yeah.
- You know, and instead of trying to resolve it down here,
where you're both just saying things to hurt each other.
- We did that a lot. - Yeah.
- Even if it's uncomfortable,
you need to have those conversations
to come to some kind of agreement.
- And I think that's where, like,
what really end up leading up to our divorce is just, like,
all I'm hearing is like,
"Whoa, like, I want to go to LA,"
and I'm like, "Well, I just moved to Dallas for you,"
and it's just, like, so much miscommunication
that how we both actually sat down like two adults
and like, "Hey, like, when you move like this,
it made me feel like this," or vice versa,
and then have a solution to our problem.
- With me and Amber,
it's not about talking anymore.
I'm an actions guy.
You know, we can talk all day and someone can tell you
that they're working on it, and they can tell you
that they're going to do this and do that.
But if they never take action on it,
you know, nothing gets done.
I am going to have to see certain things out of her
to make me feel comfortable again.
- No, 100%, if you see it starts getting negative--
I mean, and you've seen it,
I think everybody's seen it in the house--
I just walk away. Okay. And I come back to it.
I'll always come back to it later,
be like, "Look, I want to resolve this."
- He gonna be my spokesperson.
- [laughs]
* *
[alarm clock rings]
- Whoa, that was--
so embarrassed, but kind of not that embarrassed.
[both laughing]
Don't listen!
Oh, my gosh, this is hard.
* *
- Hey, Ben! Casey! Let's go!
- Hi! - Oh, yes!
[all cheering]
- You ready to go on a date? - Yeah.
- Permission to borrow your ex?
- Of course! Have so much fun, you guys.
- How do you feel about me going on a date?
- Amber has changed the dynamic a bit.
- But I want to hear how Dean's feeling about her being here.
- Bye!
- * Let's have fun, let's have fun *
* Never gonna look back *
- Are you tight? - Of course.
- Nothing is sexier than a life vest, right?
- I know, right?
- How turned on are you? - Super.
- Looking forward to have this time with Casey.
I've done some dating since Angelique,
very unsuccessfully.
I just don't think I've been in a place where I've been
really open and ready.
Hopefully in Costa Rica,
a fun excursion with this beautiful girl,
I'll be able to open myself up a little more.
- * So shine up *
- Oh, my God, that's a huge wave.
- Oh [bleep]. - [yells]
That was stressful!
- Hey, we made it through.
- Thakur, he's giving me, like, teddy bear vibes.
He is a sweet guy.
I'm super grateful for this experience,
but my mind is elsewhere.
The only thing I can think about is Dean.
- Now that Amber's here, do you think it makes it harder
for you to continue to,
you know, consider other people?
- Yeah, I want to see if I can rekindle that.
- Mm-hmm.
- But also too, I have this single Dean over here, too,
that I've been able to get out my cage.
- Yeah.
- Jo is the only girl in the house
that has actually tried to get to know me.
So that's also my focus,
is to keep building my relationship with Jo
because Jo understands me.
And with her understanding me,
she puts me in the state of mind that I appreciate.
Because me and you connect on a level that I love.
- Yeah. - I mean, that I love.
Honestly, Jo. - Yeah. Yeah.
Dean's the one that I feel the most comfortable with,
based on our conversations, but good Lord,
you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.
- I like to be open. - Right.
- I like to keep everything as a possibility.
The way you're making me feel, like, this, it feels good.
- * Let us run now *
[upbeat music]
- It scares me to open champagne.
[cork pops] both: Oh!
- That was awesome!
- That was, like, executed so nicely.
- I didn't expect it that quick.
- Whoo! - Cheers.
- Thank you for such a great day.
- Of course. Thank you.
- You mellow me out. I like that.
This is so weird for me 'cause I'm such a spaz, normally.
- Yeah. I didn't think, like, right off the bat,
that I'd have somebody that I just feel,
like, really comfortable with.
- Me too.
- I feel really connected to Casey in this moment.
It helps not having Angelique around.
It's a lot easier to connectwith somebody
without having your ex right there.
- I actually feel the most comfortable with you.
I, like, want to get to know you.
- Yeah, this has been awesome.
Helps that you're really,
uh, really hot, and-- - [laughs]
- I would have naturally gravitated towards you.
Like, you know, like I think--
- You're cute.
Ah, not much makes me shy,
but that was it right, right there.
- It was the truth.
- Well, thank you. - Yeah.
- I want to experience Costa Rica with you.
I mean, you being in the house has changed me.
My heart's, like, pounding.
- * This is just what I came for *
- I would love more time with you.
I really--I really mean that.
- You set a really high bar. This is been great.
- Thank you. - Yeah. You're incredible.
- We have to get back. Cheers.
- Awesome. Cheers.
- * Let's not wait until the weekend, weekend *
- They're back!
- We're back! - Hi!
- Welcome, campers. - Let's go!
- How was it? - It was awesome.
- Hello. - Hi, baby.
- Your boobs are, like, amazing.
- * Every day-ay *
* Should be a party *
- That's what made me so excited about
even coming is just, like,
this past year, I've grown so much.
And there's just so many
unanswered questions in my head.
It's like, "Could I have done this better?
"Should I had done that?
"Should I had just made that move to LA?
Where would we be at now?"
Like, who knows?
- It's not shit that's important to our growth.
- Dean has a problem with his feelings.
I feel like when we go deep into conversation,
then the feeling comes out again,
and he's just like, "Boom!" like, on attack mode.
I mean, you don't have any regrets?
Like, you don't think-- - Nope.
- I came here for a reason. Let's start working.
Let's start, you know, really pulling things out
of one another that need to be said.
I'm not done having this conversation.
This whole time, you have yet to take accountability.
Do you feel like you had any flaws in our relationship?
- Yes!
- Like what?
- I'm done talking to you right now.
- Why? - No, because like, like--
- No, I'm like, I'm genuinely asking you a question, like.
- I'm--let's relax on it. let's relax on it.
- What do you mean, "Relax on it?"
Like, we're having a conversation.
- But you're not--
- Like, what?
What better do you have to do?
Like, we're having a conversation.
- Shut up. - What do you mean, "Shut up?"
- Yeah. - Um.
Now that Amber is in the house,
Dean, he went from the life of the party,
the shots, good vibes only, to a whole different Dean.
- Man, you know what I'm saying, like--
- And you're gonna walk away from this conversation?-
- Yeah, yeah, I'ma break it up. I'ma break it up.
- Dean was just trying to have nothing
but a good time, which is fine,
and I was attracted to that at the beginning.
But let's get real,
we all have real life, real stresses,
and he didn't wanna entertain that for one second.
- Are you even trying to fix this?
- You're not trying to do it in a way that I feel like
is conducive to helping us move forward.
You want to handle all the problems all at once.
I want to break this conversation up.
We going to address [bleep]
when we want to address [bleep].
I'm willing to put my pride to the side.
I'm willing to put my guard down.
I'm willing to be vulnerable with her.
But I'm happy that I came in this house
being the man that I know that I am.
Like, I love everything about me.
But piece me, piece me.
- * You're exactly what I like *
* And I want you in my life *
- We need to figure some [bleep] out for tonight.
- We gotta start picking them off.
- Right. - Yes.
- How about Blair or Dean?
- Dean is interested in exploring himself.
- And he is open to the house, really.
- But that's what I'm saying, though.
- Dean's the one that I feel the most comfortable with,
and so I think he deserves to be saved
because who knows what could be happening between us?
- People who've been here shorter,
it's now a process for them.
- Yeah, and she's like, "Well, it's, like,
the stuff that he had to overcome," and I'm like,
"Okay, I get that." - Like what? Damn.
Ain't nobody got time to be playing around.
- Dede and Blair are having more of, you know,
more one-on-ones with each other.
But at the same time,
it's clear that Blair has these walls up.
And to me, it's not fair for Dede.
We need to send Blair home.
- * Girl, tonight *
* It's you and me *
* I won't let your love... *
- Hello!
- Oh, my God, look at that handsome couple right there!
- Yeah! - Oh, man!
- Hey, guys!
- JoJo's so hot! - Oh! Guys!
- Jordan, you too! - Thank you.
- Look at you guys.
- All right, let's grab a seat.
- I'm nervous about eliminations tonight.
I don't even know where my head is at right now.
I can't even--like, I can't.
My head, like, I've been so anxious all day
because Blair could be going home tonight.
[sighs]
- Welcome back, everyone. How are we doing?
- Awesome. - We're good.
- Today was a great day. - Yes!
- This week, we are joined by Angelique's ex-husband, Ben,
and Dean, your ex-wife, Amber, is here.
And both of you guys had dates this week.
So off to a great start.
- Casey, you had a date with Ben.
How'd that go?
- Really good.
- "Really good." - Tell me more.
- So this is, like, new for me, because I truly--
I really--I can't even look at you,
'cause I'm, like, getting shy, and this is--
I don't get shy, so.
The date was great.
The conversation was just so easy and effortless.
And Ben's cute. I don't know.
- You look so smitten, girl. - She's gushing.
- Is--is Ben-- - Are you crushing?
- I don't even want attention right now.
- I definitely feel a lot of the same things.
Like, I--being new, I wasn't really expecting to, like,
have a connection this quickly.
I was still a little reserved, still trying to figure out
where things stood with Angelique.
And it's really been this, like, amazing,
pleasant surprise.
Just felt really natural and comfortable,
and it's been awesome.
- What does this make you feel,
seeing Angelique like this?
- It's still a little tough,
a little bit more of a struggle,
seeing her interact with some of the other guys,
but I'm starting to become more comfortable with that,
not being with me and setting more healthy boundaries.
- I want him to be okay so badly,
but I also wanted to spend time with David,
and it was a really hard balance to say, "What do I do?"
- Where are you kind of at with David now?
- I'm excited about David.
- You know, I'm really excited.
She's an absolute wonderful person over there,
and she's just so radiant,
and I just-- I love how she speaks to you
and you're just the only one in the room.
I wish he was a jerk,
'cause it would have made a lot more easier for me,
but because he's such a great guy,
you know, it's like,
"Can you just be mean, so I could be mean back?"
[laughter]
- Amber, how was your week? How was your date?
- My date with Thakur, we had a lot of fun.
We went kayaking.
It required a lot of communication.
So that was really good. - It was awesome.
You know, I wasn't really sure what to expect,
but we had a ton of fun.
- Do you think that you two could have a connection?
- I'm not opposed to that,
but I feel like my main goal here
is really trying to fix what I had with Dean.
- Dean, how has it been,
having your ex-wife, Amber, back in the house,
and how has y'all's dynamic been?
- You know, I was happy to see her.
I'm just trying to kind of come into the moment
a little bit too.
- Dean, are you open to rekindling with Amber?
- I mean, I'm definitely open.
But also, like, I had a good talk with Jo today.
Jo is somebody I can talk to that gets another side of me.
- So Dean, I mean, I guess what you're saying, though,
is, like, you are open,
but you're not closing yourself off
to other opportunities at this point.
- So Dean, I mean, I guess what you're saying, though,
is, like, you are open,
but you're not closing yourself off
to other opportunities at this point.
- People have to realize that we're divorced for a reason.
- Amber, how have your conversations been with Dean,
now that you are in the house?
- At times, the conversations were--
they would go up and down,
we could be mellow and then, like, he's getting amped up.
- Shit is really simple to me.
But when you make it complicated,
I get out of there.
- I'm hoping that we can really heal these wounds
because I still have nothing but love for Dean.
- Dean, is your purpose now that Amber is here,
is to get back with her to fix that?
- No matter how many beautiful ladies that
I'm looking at in this house, I can't fool myself
and not think that she's not my first choice.
You know, I want to give it a shot,
and I want to give it a hell of a shot.
- What the actual [bleep]?
What are you doing?
- Blair, Dede, you guys had a connection, I think, brewing.
How has that relationship progressed at all for you?
- We're not trying to put a label on anything.
It's like, I don't want to rush in anything,
I don't want anything like that,
but I do feel a connection with you, I really do.
And I did, right off the bat.
And it's kind of an unspoken thing,
but I think you feel my heart,
and I think you understand that,
and I think we're on the same page in that regard.
And I don't think our work here is done.
- Blair, what do you think?
- I had my walls up, you know. I think everybody saw that.
Then I spent more and more time with Dede,
and I started to realize, like, "Oh, wow,
she's, like, really moving me in a different direction."
It's like, when I get into a relationship,
and, um, I'm all in,
but at the same time,
I'm not ready for that right now.
And it hurts, it hurts,
you know, because I think you do deserve the world.
And I'm going to give you as much as I can today.
That's all I have to say, I guess.
- I respect that.
I want to get to know you on a deeper level
and build that relationship, because that--I need that.
- All right, guys, this part is never fun,
but you know we gotta do it.
- Last week, the men had the power to eliminate.
So this week, it's the women's turn to decide
which one of these men will be saying goodbye.
- Elimination is not an easy night for any of us,
but, you know, for tonight,
I'm getting a little uncomfortable.
- Or is it, Jord?
- What?
- We are officially halfway through this process,
and you guys have been working really hard at moving on
from the past in hopes of finding new love here.
- When you're working that hard,
sometimes, you just need a break.
So that's exactly what we're gonna give you.
Tonight, there is no elimination.
- What? - Wow.
- We can get down a little more, son.
- Guys, this will only happen once,
so head back to the house,
enjoy a fun night together, and get ready for tomorrow.
- And speaking of tomorrow, don't be surprised
if we have a few more twists coming your way.
- Enjoy y'all's night, okay? - Thank you.
- We'll see you tomorrow.
- * Don't you ever think I'm gonna say goodbye *
* I believe it *
- Everything was weird.
It just kind of completely caught me off guard.
Things may be unspoken with him, but it's there.
This is getting hard.
This is getting really, really hard.
- Hi. - How are you?
- This is what happens when you come down
to the last few remaining people,
is that you're just trying to protect your interests
and you start getting a little cutthroat,
but I'll be damned if I'm going anywhere,
because I finally found a connection,
and I'm not about to let that go.
I'm in it to win it.
- * Don't you know that I believe it *
* Believe it *
* *
- Next time on "The Big D"...
all: Whoa!
- I have these unresolved feelings,
and I didn't realize how strong they were.
- Angelique has moved the [bleep] on.
- Yeah. - I'm good, bro.
- You be good, but I'ma tell you this,
you give me your [bleep] feelings, though.
- Okay, come do something about that [bleep].
- We got that [bleep] in the back.
- [bleep], I'll beat a bitch ass, though.
I'd like that [bleep].
- [sobbing] You have to let me go.
- You're really hard to let go.
- This could be something good,
but it needs to be on our own time.
- And you have your relationship,
so good for you. You enjoy that.
I have to deal with all this. - [bleep].
- Can we--can we--can we talk?
- You're [bleep] kidding me, right?
No, no, please, [bleep] go!
- Thakur, stop.
- No, I'm serious, like, please, go away.
I'm not-- - Okay.