- [whispering] I'm gonna snuggle the [bleep] out of you.
- You are? Is this the plan? - Yeah.
- David and I have been having a really good connection.
[screams] Oh, my God!
My ex-husband is here.
Do you feel pretty good with us?
- It's so hard for me to detach still.
- Yeah. - It's complicated.
- I know that's awkward.
- So, even if Dede found someone else,
you would still not be happy about it?
- It would just take me, like, a minute.
You know what I mean? - Yeah.
- I'm taking it really slow with Dede.
I can see it with Thakur.
It still does hurt his feelings, you know, in a way.
- I know. 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.
- [chuckles] I am picking up what you're putting down.
- Costa Rica Dean is like, "Hey, let's have a good time."
At the end of the day, like I love women.
- [screaming]
- Dean, is this yours? Why you making that face?
- Now that Amber is in the house,
Dean, he went from the life of the party
to a whole different Dean.
- Like, we're having a conversation.
- Shut up. - What do you mean shut up?
- Is your purpose, now that Amber is here,
is to get back with her?
- I can't fool myself
and not think that she's not my first choice.
[tango music]
- * Shame on me *
* Double shame on you *
* One more piece is all I need *
* My transformation near complete *
* *
- * Yeah, yeah *
- The whole family is still here,
and so is Ben! - Hey!
- No one has ever been more excited.
- I know. - If Ben's taking a shot,
I'll take a shot. - Look what I found!
[cheering]
- I'm so glad Ben and I are getting another week here,
because we have so much potential.
And I want him to close this chapter with Angelique
and start focusing on himself.
- * Don't you ever think I'm gonna say goodbye *
* I ain't leaving, no, I ain't leaving *
[laughter] - No!
I look way too pretty right now to dunk the head.
- I don't know. I feel like maybe you deserve a dunk.
- So...
- So here we are.
Costa Rica.
- [chuckles] - [chuckles]
- You know what I'm saying? - She's great.
- I always felt safe with Ben
and felt very comfortable in this deep friendship.
But being intimate was pretty difficult
because I knew I married the wrong person
and I wanted that passion and love and excitement
and all those things that we crave in a partner.
- I remember even before we were,
like, really serious dating,
I just enjoyed being around her, and she's fun.
Like, I think we can still have
some elements of that and not have the romance,
and we could be okay.
But I still want to--
I still want to slit his throat.
- Yeah. - It was a joke.
- But... - But probably too far.
- But you know the good thing-- - And now--
- Right now my heart is just breaking.
It's hard for Ben to watch this,
and he's not wrong.
I'm just sitting here like, "Oh, my girl."
And then I'm over here like, "Oh, poor Ben, my crush."
You know? So, aah! This is so [bleep] weird.
[chuckles]
- Are these tits? - Is it?
- [laughing]
- As real as these titties, bitch!
- Do we sit on the floor or on the couch?
- I'd rather sit on the floor.
I think it's more comfortable. - Okay, I would, too.
- The person that I have
my eye on is Jo.
We just really enjoy each other's company.
And all I want to do is just plant the seeds
and kind of let things grow from there.
And I hope, you know,
we can take our friendship to a different level.
- I don't think anything that was said tonight
when we were all talking was something that
any of us would have a problem saying.
Just Amber seeming to...
hover around or always just kind of be, like,
not following but kind of following
with Dean and them.
But I could tell there's definitely
a big shift in, like, his energy.
- Yeah. - For sure, but--
I was reconciled with the fact
that I was the lone wolf
because now Amber and Dean had kind of cliqued off.
But maybe I really will hit it off with Thakur.
- Do you want anything from the kitchen?
- You want me to do that so you don't have to, like,
get up and walk around? - No, it's okay. I got it.
[grunts, chuckles]
- As you're, like-- - I can do it myself.
[both laugh]
[upbeat music]
- So what you think, though? You told me communication--
like, y'all need to work on that.
Have you thought about getting a chance to sit down
with Dr. Jada, both of y'all? - Yeah, yeah--
- That [bleep] be official, like, for sure.
- I mean, you know what I'm saying?
That's one thing I do like about you.
- I'm hungry. I'm gonna try to make something.
- You can cut me up some bananas
and a apple or something like that?
- No.
- Damn, girl.
I bring you breakfast every morning.
- Yeah. - Hey, though,
I'ma say this, man. You a little punk
when your girl come around, though.
We be sitting and talking,
and then you just go off
and just [bleep] the whole mood up, for real.
- Hey, man, I can't help it, man.
- Yeah, but help it. - What I got is special.
You gon' get it, too. - Yeah, it's special.
But you ain't got to be lover boy all the time.
[bleep] let her walk past you one or two times.
- And that's your problem, Dean.
- I mean, but let her walk-- - You're not focused on that.
- I mean, let her walk past sometime.
- Now that Amber is here,
Dean is kind of more aggressive.
Dean knows that Devin's working on his temper.
I don't know why he wants to keep
poking and poking
at my teddy bear.
- Like, nothing against
the lovey-dovey part, but, like,
I like when I'm just talking to your man alone
and then--but I hate when you come past,
and then he just act all--
- I mean, it's hard not to stare, baby.
I mean... - Okay, but he--
- Come on, now. - Both of y'all weird.
- That's love.
- I'm tired.
Got a lot on my mind right now, let's just say that.
We need to talk more, we need to talk more,
so I'm at the point where I need to start being
a little more selfish-- that's where my thoughts are.
- Dede wants more. We can all feel it.
She wants something with him.
And Blair, he really hasn't given her the time.
I'm feeling so bad for her.
- I'm just like, "What the [bleep]?
What do I do? Like, what"--
Not what do I do, I know what I need to do.
I'm gonna stay true to my heart.
That's all that matters. - Yeah.
When you guys finally do have a conversation,
I hope that he's like,
"I'm not opposed to...
moving forward." - Yeah.
[upbeat music]
* *
- Good morning, good morning!
- Whoo!
- JoJo, looking good!
- Come on in, come on in. - Come on over.
All right, time is flying by.
We're already at the halfway point of this process
to find the one couple that's moved on from the past
and is truly committed to each other.
This week, we'll be ending the journey
for not just one,
but for two of our singles.
- Oh. both: Oh, my God!
- Oh, God.
- This next elimination is going to be
a double elimination.
I'm nervous that I could be the one to be going home
because I've been so hung up on the drama
between Thakur and I.
But I don't want
my time with Blair to end just yet.
Like, it's just nice hanging out with him,
and I don't want that time to end.
- So, in honor of y'all making it this far
and reaching the halfway point,
there is no exercise
because we're sending you all out on a date!
- Yeah! [all screaming]
Yes, whoo!
- You guys are going on a catamaran
to enjoy a fun day in the sun
and snorkeling on the crystal-blue waters
of Las Catalinas Islands,
- There's snorkeling.
This is what the house needed.
We needed a mental break.
We needed no drama.
We needed positive vibes,
and we need to just relax.
And I am so excited.
- The good news doesn't end there,
because tonight we're throwing you a party.
- Let's get it, baby! Let's get it!
- Let loose, have some fun. You guys deserve it.
- Have a blast on your date,
and we will see you later this evening, all right?
- Yay, thank you. [applause]
- * You know who I am, I am *
* On that hurt, so are you with me? *
* Make some noise *
- * We're going on a boat, going on a boat *
* *
- Don't lose it.
- Do you have any string?
- I mean, I got my drawer string
but I need it for my drawers. - No, I think you'll be fine.
- Ah, pura vida. - Pura vida.
[laughter]
- Seeing Angelique and, like, how--
- Physical they are? - Physical.
Like, they've, like, upped the PDA
to, like, a crazy level.
- Right now?
- And it's just, like, very much in kind of my--
- In your face, yeah. - In my face.
And I don't know. It's just--it's still painful.
All this accelerated since I've been here.
And now it's like just an insane amount
of, like, torture.
I think it's hit me now more than ever.
- You need to talk to her and just let her know, like,
look, it's a little in your face.
And I see that. We all see that.
- So what are you wanting to get out of this?
I mean, not necessarily-- what are your intentions?
- A sexual partner, that's it.
- Oh, okay, cool. Perfect. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Nothing more. You know, we've had all these
deep conversations, and I was like, "Oh"...
- You're just ready to canoodle now.
- I don't know. I'm like, "Yeah, I don't know
if it's really doing it for me."
- [laughing] Shut up. - No.
- So wait, is that your way of saying you like me, though?
- Maybe. - [laughs] Okay, I'll take it.
There is no denying that Thakur is charming.
I mean, he's funny. He's endearing.
There's definitely some attraction there.
You know, we're taking baby steps,
but it's something that I think we're both really excited
to see what happens after this.
- I thought that was your foot. I was like, "Ooh!"
[laughter]
"We're playing footsie on a catamaran."
- * I'm yours, you're mine *
* I don't ever want to leave *
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
* Let's get lost in paradise *
- * Getting drunk on the weekend *
- Whoa, whoa, hold up! - [screams]
- * We're just out of our minds *
* Living that young, young life *
* *
- Did you have fun today? - I did, I did.
- You know, based on our last conversations
and just, like, you know, elimination night,
I feel like our pride is what got us
into a divorce the first time.
- What ultimately led to our divorce is
I wanted to move out to LA, and, you know,
she kind of felt that, you know, we had just
kind of settled in in Dallas.
We kind of were pushing our own agenda on one another.
We fell into a resentful stage
because one person wanted to do one thing
and the other person didn't want to do it.
- Do you feel like you're willing to put your pride aside
at times so that we can grow?
- I understand I can be hard at times.
I'm realizing that I failed.
For you to feel like you're not on top of the world
when you're with me...
that hurts me.
And like, for me, that's the biggest reason
why, like--
like, why I had to divorce you...
is because I was ashamed.
So, instead of, like, beating a dead horse...
I had to walk away from it...
'cause that horse was beating me.
[voice breaking] And I ain't want to be whupped no more.
- And I think, going forward,
we need to start considering each other's feelings more.
And I think that's the first step
of really making our marriage work.
[dramatic music]
* *
- Should we have a seat?
That was pretty amazing today. - It was incredible.
- Um... - Yeah, did you have fun?
- I mean, today's been a little weird.
I mean, obviously you and David, like,
the constant PDA, like, right in front of me...
it's just been really hard.
I just don't want to, like, be around it and see it.
- Yeah, I understand that.
- But I've also, like, I've seen you
where you've fallen for some people
and, like, really quickly,
and then it can kind of, like, fizzle out.
- I am trying to enjoy this experience.
[voice breaking] It's just hard, it's hard.
To tell you the truth,
me and David's connection's growing,
and I'm feeling really strongly for him.
Why not get excited?
Even if it goes tomorrow, why not be excited
and feel that? - Yeah.
- Why stifle it to make someone else comfortable?
It would be like, "Oh, I'm gonna hold back."
I'm not holding back.
I don't want to hold back.
* *
You have to let me go, Ben.
* *
- I just really...
I'm just...
You're really hard to let go. [both crying]
- Just as much as I can choose
to adjust to fit what you need,
you can choose and feel empowered
to do what you need to do, too.
And maybe we can meet in the middle somehow.
- I was married for 14 years,
so I have these unresolved feelings.
And I didn't realize how strong they were,
but I do have the desire to move on,
and I hope I can get to that point.
* *
[both sobbing]
- * We're party people *
* Party people *
- * Step up, gather round *
* Everybody wants to see me *
- It's party time!
[upbeat music]
- Yes, sir!
- Sushi! - Aah!
- Let's go party, let's go turn up.
You better twerk on me.
[all speaking at once]
* *
- Yeah!
- * Got me wrapped right round your finger... *
- * Party time, party time *
I'm getting ready to freak.
- Is that foreshadowing? [chuckles]
- * What the hell am I supposed to do *
* When you got trouble on the brain? *
* Gravity can't bring me down *
- It's hard for Ben to watch David and Angelique,
but I think we all need to dance.
That's the answer
to all of our problems right now.
- Okay, bitch!
Bitch!
[shouting indistinctly]
- I can see his body language, and I can tell
that he's just like, "It's time to let go."
- * I'm gonna get wild, and I want to play *
- Hey!
- Whoo! - This is amazing!
- The last few days have been really tough.
Just seeing her with him
has just been really painful. - Yeah.
- And I'm sorry. Like, I really, like--
- Don't be sorry.
- Ultimately, I am grateful that you've been here.
Like, you've made it a lot easier.
- We have, like, similar situations
but in an opposite manner.
At the end of the day, black and white,
Brooks and I are divorced.
I am single, and I deserve
to go after what I want and what makes me feel good.
So look at that from your ex-wife's side.
Same [bleep]. - Yeah.
- Angelique has literally moved the [bleep] on.
- Yeah. - You need to, like, wake up
and smell the coffee and be like, "It's my turn."
- I totally get where you're coming from.
I don't want to be the sad guy.
I'm done with that. I really am.
I feel really connected to Casey in this moment.
We're learning more about each other
and hopefully be more present
and be more interested in her and not so, like,
focused on all the stuff I've been dealing with.
- There are so many things about you,
so you deserve someone who's 100% for you, you know?
- Yeah. Thank you. That's really sweet.
- The ugly truth. - Right?
- Whoa!
- Okay.
- Whoa. - Here we go.
- Okay.
- Whoa! - Damn!
- Whoo!
- Ow! - Yes.
all: Whoa!
- Okay!
- She's got this talent, these moves, the fire.
She's got this, like, seductive look in her eyes.
And I'm officially horny, so there's that.
Well, I'm lesbian. Goodbye.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - What?
- Whoo! - What?
- All of us are kind of
with our person at this point.
Oh, God, how many hookups are gonna happen tonight?
[chuckles]
- So turned on right now.
- Oh, Ben!
Me included.
[cheering]
- I am mesmerized.
I'm sitting next to this guy that I've been connecting with.
I'm giddy
and feeling like a schoolgirl. [laughs]
all: Whoo!
- Yeah!
- You know, we're having this great moment.
And then I look over,
and that bubble burst pretty fast.
I feel stupid.
I put myself out there to show affection,
and I was also inadvertently sharing that moment
with his ex-wife.
[dramatic music]
* *
It's hard for me to put myself out there.
I felt like I was letting my guard down.
And, ultimately, it was thrown my face.
- Just sit down. - I'm gonna get a water.
I'm gonna get a water. - Okay, what's up?
- Obviously I've expressed interest in you.
And I felt like
we were kind of on the same page,
and it felt very natural for me
to, like, reach out and, like, hold your hand.
And it sucked when I looked over
and saw that you were holding Dede's hand, too.
- No, no, no. You have to--
- It made me feel like an asshole.
- Yeah, so let me just cut you off right there--
No, no, no, but you're still talking.
So let me just finish my sentence.
When it comes to Dede and I, I love the [bleep] of her.
And if I hold her hand, like,
whatever, like, it just--
- I get y'all's dynamic. I know--
- We're friends. - I understand that.
I have so much [bleep] respect for Dede.
I'm just saying it made me feel like I looked stupid.
- To who?
- Everyone.
- But, like, what about that makes you feel stupid?
Or any stupider than you feel any other day?
What would that--
what would make you feel stupid about that?
Oh, [bleep], no.
[bleep]. - Are you okay, baby?
- You don't have to dress me down
and make me feel less than
or like I'm being silly for putting myself out there
and not having that reciprocated.
He made me feel about...
I don't know, this small, like, that big.
I'm not--I'm not okay. I'm not okay.
Please, just--please leave. I'm not okay.
No, I'm serious. Like, please go away.
I'm not okay.
- You're okay, you're okay.
- [crying] I [bleep] hate this.
- All right, it's okay.
You're doing amazing right now. You're feeling--
- I hate this. - Honey...
- It's not about like, you know, Thakur.
It's like, all this is [bleep] triggers,
because when he's sitting there holding her hand--
And it's like, when am I ever just, like, enough?
Or, like, when is somebody gonna, like, step up
to the plate for me?
And I'm, like-- I'm putting myself out there.
What the [bleep] was I thinking?
- Come here, baby. Come here, come here.
come here, sit down.
This bullshit that's going
in the house right now,
it's actually bullshit that's going to help me
rebuild that relationship
with my ex-wife.
I want to see these other people
and their relationship work if it can.
But it's allowed me to, like,
value the relationship I once had with you.
Like, I'm able to put my ex-wife
in a position
to where I can see her not competing,
but I can see her in the mix of other women.
- I-I came in here with one intention.
Like, when I tell you-- like, I'm ready.
Like, I have blossomed to a totally different person.
When I was taking in my friends' advice,
I should have been listening to you.
And it hurts me 'cause I feel like,
in so many ways, like...
[voice breaking] Like I failed you.
[sobs] - Nah, come on, come on.
Hey, hey, hey. Come on, come on, come on.
- I think the biggest thing that broke up
our marriage was just,
I felt like he was choosing his career over me.
So like when I would vent to my friends
or vent to the people close around me,
they always would take up for me.
And they would never point out
my flaws and what I need to fix.
They would just be like, "Oh, Dean, he was wrong.
Maybe he should've done this."
And I listened to the outsiders.
I'm so happy to be here with you
because I want to make this work.
- Being around other people and their situations,
it has allowed me to, like, appreciate you even more,
to know that I pick you and us every time.
- Talk to me.
What's going on?
- Whatever.
You are so critical of me.
- I'm not being critical at all.
I'm asking what's going on. - [bleep].
I hate the fact that you're so critical of me
all the time.
- What are you thinking right now?
What are you feeling?
- You know what, Dede? It doesn't [bleep] matter.
- It does matter. - It doesn't [bleep] matter.
- It does matter. - So you know what?
Hey, guess what.
Your [bleep]--you have your relationship
with my [bleep] best friend.
So good for you, you enjoy that.
And to have to deal with all this.
[glass shatters] - [bleep] done with this.
[dramatic music]
- Thakur, hold on. Thakur, let her cool down.
Let her cool down, let her cool down.
- What did he say? Why-- - He goes from like,
"You know what Dede? You're in a [bleep]
relationship with my best friend."
I'm sorry. I didn't plan this [bleep].
I'm not like, "Oh, okay, that's his best friend."
- What was that? - What do you mean
what is that? - Why are you breaking things?
- Can you please walk away from me?
- Why are you breaking things? - I need some space.
I'm asking you right now to please walk away
and give me some space. - I gave you--I asked you--
- Thakur, give me some space.
- And you think it's appropriate
to break [bleep] on the ground?
- Can you just walk away from me, please?
- Thakur.
- No. - You've got to let--
Let her cool off for a second. - Just stop.
You got upset because I said Blair was my best friend?
Why did that trigger you? Because I said that--
- You're being a jerk about it right now.
- Because--because--
- Why is that wrong? Why is that wrong?
- Because you get to have a relationship
with my best friend, but then I'm trying
to have a relationship with somebody else,
and you're like, "Okay, awesome."
- What are you talking about? - Not at all.
- I have no issues with you hanging out with Jo,
and she knows that.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait, wait, sorry.
I don't mean to interrupt, I don't mean to interrupt.
Thakur, can we talk?
Obviously, I know Thakur is uncomfortable
with Dede dating anyone.
I think Dede needs
to handle that part of her life first,
before any kind of relationship,
you know, where it would be just me and her,
not me, her, and Thakur.
I don't know--it's just, there's so much [bleep] drama.
- It's pretty crazy.
- You're kidding me, right? - Wait, Thakur--
- You're [bleep] kidding me, right?
- No, no, no. Like, please, don't.
No, no, no, please [bleep] don't!
- Thakur, stop.
Blair and you are, yes, very close
and close friends, but also at the same time,
you're digging at her
for being in a relationship with him.
- [voice breaking] I am [bleep] not.
She--she--[sobs]
- I don't deserve that. - No, you don't.
And this is why you are divorced.
Tomorrow we have a decision.
Do you want to go? Do you feel that way?
'Cause I don't want you to go, but if that's what makes
you and Blair happier so that you guys
can actually [bleep] have an actual relationship
outside of [bleep] Thakur--
- We're not gonna get that opportunity.
- Casey, please stop.
Seriously, you give literally the worst advice.
- Okay, cool, that's fine. Go ahead, Thakur.
- Okay, seriously, you guys--
[all speaking at once]
Because you give everybody the same [bleep] advice.
- All right, good, yeah.
'Cause you're a piece of [bleep], good job.
- You give equal horrible advice to everybody.
- Goodbye. Get some help.
What the [bleep] is happening?
Flame people are gone,
but there's flames all over this [bleep] house.
Thakur, he has started three fights right now.
He is having a fight with Dede,
he's having a fight with Jo.
and he's having a fight with me.
- We need to talk about it tomorrow, buddy.
- * Say you'll die for me *
* Say you're mine *
* Got a devil on my shoulder *
- Last night was definitely hard.
I do feel, in retrospect,
my behavior last night is a call for help,
and I really need to talk to Dr. Jada.
- Catch me up.
- Rough night.
All I know is that I spiraled off
because I started to get jealous.
I don't have any control over my relationship
with Dede anymore. - Okay.
- I guess that's what it boils down to.
- So let's go with that now
because that's not necessarily jealousy,
that's something else.
So is that pride? - No, it's not pride.
I think it's fear. - Okay.
- Because when I grew up,
I was, like, physically abused.
I always felt like I was...
abandoned by my mom.
I didn't really feel like I had any control.
My parents did not do right by me,
and I didn't do right by Dede.
[somber music]
[exhales deeply] I just want to fix it.
[voice breaking] Like, I want to fix that.
- Mm-hmm. - [sniffles]
- How are you connecting
those two events in your life?
Your parents not doing right by you
and you not doing right by Dede,
- [sighs] - what's the correlation?
- She was my family. - Mm-hmm.
- And I betrayed her.
- Okay, but you've taken on this burden
of rectifying this harm that you've done to Dede,
but it seems like she's coming to a place of closure.
- Yeah.
- But if you are constantly looking
outside of yourself
to have the validation,
the affirmation,
and the peace that you want,
you're gonna be like this all the time.
That's when you find yourself
in this perpetual cycle of behaviors
that can get you in trouble.
[serene music]
- This whole thing has been a struggle for me
because I have had a lot to work on,
and I still have a ton to work on.
I'd rather put my energy and my effort into you.
And I'd like to see
if there are, like, you know, legs to this.
But it would be nice to get to know you a little bit better.
- For me, it's water under the bridge.
I'm the queen of second chances.
I'll give grace.
- I appreciate that. - Just don't--
don't make me look like a [bleep].
- I think I regret letting myself
fall into unhealthy, bad patterns
that I've followed before.
I feel really fortunate that I found Jo,
and I know that I'm gonna put the work in
that I have to put in to make myself
the best and healthiest person that I can be.
I love you a ton. Thank you.
* *
[upbeat music]
- Can we talk? - Mm-hmm, yeah.
- I'm sorry everything got kind of crazy.
I really appreciate you...
doing what you're doing for him
and being that friend for him-- he needs that.
He needs all of this. - Mm-hmm.
- The progress I've seen in him,
as difficult as things have been,
as difficult as last night was, this has been so good for him.
- Mm-hmm.
- Do you feel like
there's still stuff that needs to be resolved
in order for you to be more open
to something with me, for example? Like--
- Right, okay. That's more--
- That's kind of what I was trying to get into.
- That's a good question. Okay, yeah, totally.
Why don't you get some shoes on?
We'll go down there so it's more private.
- Okay, I like that idea.
I feel like I can't be friends with Blair
here in the house in front of Thakur,
because he was obviously triggered
last night, and it caught me off guard.
I hate the situation that just puts Blair in, too,
because that puts him in the middle of things,
and it's very awkward and uncomfortable.
- You know, it's just-- I expect to have,
like, a relationship with you and Thakur
after this just because I do like you as people.
Like, you're both very real. And...
- Thank you.
- Yeah, and I do like you. I mean...
- Like I said, I am into you. - Mm-hmm.
- But if you don't feel like
this is something that you are ready to...
have more conversations about and kind of feel out,
then I want to respect your space
and what you need right now, too.
- That makes total sense. It's just for me, I'm--
I'm just not at that point yet, you know?
- Okay. - And I know
it's disappointing, and it's hard to hear...
- That's not disappointing. That's your truth.
That's where you're at. - Yeah, I appreciate it.
[birds cawing]
- So how do you feel about tonight?
- What are you thinking for elimination?
- Like, it's something we got to do,
and you know what I'm saying?
Hopefully we do it the right way.
And, you know, if we don't,
then we'll do it the right way the next time.
- Yeah.
- With Blair and Dede, I just don't know.
Sometimes it looks like he pushes away,
and then sometimes it looks like,
"Okay, I'm ready to do this."
And then with Jo and Thakur,
you would think it would be an easy decision.
Like, okay, we know we're gonna have to eliminate Thakur.
But I really like Jo and Thakur relationship so far.
And I think that's exactly what he needs.
He needs a extremely strong, confident woman.
- I can't keep running around the house
trying to figure out this and trying to figure out that.
- But you have an idea, right? - Thing about me--
I don't want my idea to run off on someone else.
So I'ma keep my idea until I get to the game.
- I say Dede...off the rip. I don't care.
I keep it straightforward. - Mm-hmm.
- I ain't afraid of it. - That's cool, be that way.
But I'm just saying, too, you don't have
to run around everybody else
for them to get to start thinking about--
- I ain't got to run on them, man.
[all speaking at once]
I don't have to run up on nobody.
- No, I ain't saying--okay--
- No, what I'm saying is I don't have to--
- Let me slow me down so I can get you so you're not--
- I'm good, bro.
- You be good, but I'ma tell you this.
You give me your [bleep] feelings, though.
I don't have to, baby, 'cause I respect you
and I like you as a man, and you will not change that.
That's what I'm saying like-- - I'm good, bro.
- So we misunderstanding there. - Ain't no misunderstanding.
[both speaking at once]
- Hey, we got big, bad Dev in the back.
- [bleep], I'll beat a bitch ass, though.
I like that [bleep].
It's a joke man. [bleep] joke. - This is true.
- A joke, dog. - Dean's an idiot.
- Why does he even do that?
- You see how he come in here, right?
And I tell him exactly what it is.
Say that [bleep] again.
- Seeing Dean's personality,
we see that he's an antagonizer.
We see that it's toxic for the whole household.
I mean, he is poking the bear.
We're ready to get rid of Dean.
- Let me tell you, if you keep [bleep]--
- Devon. - I promise you, [bleep].
- Devon.
- I'ma have your ass for this [bleep].
You a insecure mother[bleep], man.
[club music]
* *
- Knock, knock.
- Are we interrupting something?
- Hey, guys! - Oh, my God!
Look at this couple right here.
- What is up?
- So tonight will be a double elimination.
I truly feel like the best choice would be Thakur,
but then again, everyone keeps sympathizing for him
and keeps giving him chances.
So, if I'm here to protect
my growth and my relationship,
Thakur, you got to go.
- Tonight both a woman and a man will be leaving us.
- This is a double elimination.
So we have two very difficult decisions to make.
We're going ladies first, so, fellas,
I'm gonna ask you guys to step aside for a few minutes
and give them some time to speak openly.
[dramatic music]
- [sighs deeply]
- I don't want to go home.
I feel like I've been sucked
into, like, everything going on with Thakur.
And I came here for more than just Thakur.
I came here for me.
- Where's y'all's head at on who needs to be leaving?
Amber, let's start with you.
- Um, Thakur.
I think we all have felt this,
that Thakur has prevented Dede
from reaching her full potential.
Just to see her last night in an emotional state,
I can tell that she was hurt.
I feel like Dede deserves better than that.
- I understand. You know, I have a history with him.
I understand the way his brain works,
and I can see that he's still struggling.
But Thakur also deserves the opportunity
to strengthen his relationship with Jo.
- Jo, do you feel like you and Thakur have a connection?
- Yeah, we did. And I will say this.
Thakur came and woke me up this morning.
First thing, we squashed it.
I've seen
a lot of growth in Thakur,
and I see so much potential in him.
And it meant a lot that Thakur really reassured me
that he, you know,
wants to see what happens here.
For the first time since I've been here,
I am really excited.
- Angelique, do you have a decision made up in your mind
for who should go?
Amber, I'm sure you're great,
but I was coming into this elimination
to vote you and Dean off.
* *
That was my goal, because, selfishly,
your guys's energy is kind of [bleep] things up in the house.
- I came here with the goal to fix my marriage.
This is not a game to me.
I'm not worried about being the last person standing.
This is my life.
As far as everybody's opinion on Dean,
when he takes that turn on changing
and is no longer, you know, the clown of the house
and being the party god, they have a problem with it.
They think that the energy in the house is bad
because he's doing what's best for our marriage.
- Right.
- Dede, let's talk about you, girl,
because you had your eye on Blair.
Where is your head at when it comes to that?
- Him and his integrity,
like, it really is such a big turn-on to me.
And regardless of what our relationship
becomes in the future... - Mm-hmm.
- This is where we need to be right now.
The more time I've spent with him,
the more that I've seen him
stick to him and his values and his virtues,
the more I realize that's what I needed in a man.
All of my past relationships,
including my relationship with Thakur,
moved really, really fast.
And I feel like because of that,
I never had a strong foundation.
So, even having that, if Blair and I are never
anything more than friends,
I know we're gonna be solid no matter what.
I got to be honest, um...
I came in thinking Dean.
However, I do feel like what Dede said,
they're here in this situation, they're gonna be
the same situation outside of this house.
So I feel like we're doing them a disservice
by keeping them here.
So I'm going to vote for Blair.
- Just because we're not gonna run away and get married,
That doesn't mean that our time here in the house
isn't just as beneficial for our relationship
as it is for somebody who is ready
to just, like, get married in, like, two seconds.
And it sucks being made to feel like,
because we're on a different level
with one another, like we're doing things wrong.
- Sincerely appreciate the honesty.
Honestly. - Yeah.
- So let's swap you out with the guys,
and we'll get an idea of what they're thinking as well.
But we appreciate it.
- Thanks, guys. - Thank you.
- Yeah. - Welcome back, guys.
- Which one of the ladies are you guys not vibing with,
are you not feeling?
- Um...
my decision would be Amber.
- What is it about Amber?
- It's because she's a representation of you.
You've got two stubborn people
who are in denial of things that they need to work on.
- You said we need to work on-- I appreciate it.
- Listen. - I'm listening.
- Let me tell you what you are! - Okay.
- I have scrapped you, I break you down!
Dog, you a façade!
You came in with this persona,
"I got this player thing. I'm this and that."
If you that, be that 24-7!
Be that when she in this crib! - I am that.
- You not that! You know why you not that?
You a joke!
It's no [bleep] joke to waste somebody's [bleep] time here
with this bullshit!
- Pay attention. Please pay attention.
- Oh, I'm paying attention. I'm ready when it's my time.
I just got a few words to say.
- Pick your poison, because, listen,
everyone here has a life.
It's just about being real.
- I don't play about me being me.
I didn't come here for acceptance.
But it's not my job to convince you.
The reason why I tell a joke...
because I ain't one.
- It sucks, man, you taking away from people
that can actually do some shit.
- It's about real connection!
- Your problem is not with Amber.
Your problem is with me.
But you can't teach me or rush me
through my process with Amber.
All I'm asking you guys, let me have my opportunity,
and Amber will show her-- who she is.
And I think that it'd be something
that you guys will respect.
- I just know, based on kind of the vibe with Amber,
I think we could maybe work on ourselves and progress better
without having a negative energy in the house.
So I'd vote Amber.
- Okay. Thakur, what do you think?
- Amber, she definitely has some growing up to do.
As much as I think it would be easy to write Amber off,
she does deserve to be given the opportunity
to explore herself.
And after that, if she really wants to be with Dean,
she's got to work on that, too.
- I can appreciate that.
- The other person who I think
hasn't been a part of the discussion,
but I think should be a part of the discussion is Dede.
- [clicks tongue]
- I still have really bad jealousy issues,
without question.
Doesn't matter how tight I am with Blair.
It doesn't matter how much I love Dede
and how much I want to see her happy.
- Blair, where has it gone in this last week together?
- I've--I mean, to be honest--
kind of been the fire extinguisher.
We are just friends.
I cannot continue a relationship with Dede
because I have my own priorities.
The name of the game is love,
and I don't want to leave her in this environment
because I know-- you can see what it's created.
- This decision is really, really difficult
because people are now very clearly either
with somebody or not with somebody.
So my goal right now is to be in a relationship with Jo.
And, like, if Dede left,
it would be a breath of fresh air,
because I feel like I can finally pursue
a relationship with somebody that I really care about.
- All right, welcome back, ladies.
Both sides have made a decision.
We're actually gonna start with the men tonight.
So, guys...
- This is very difficult. This is not easy.
The two people that it boiled down to
were Amber
and Dede.
Amber, when it comes to being your own person
and being in a relationship with Dean,
I think that you have a lot of work to put in.
Dede, it was really nice seeing you genuinely smile again,
but we're here to find new love,
or we're here to develop a relationship
with the person that we came with, our ex.
Amber, Dede...
[dramatic music]
Dede, you're going home.
* *
- Dede, it was not an easy decision.
It was talked about a lot, but it is their decision.
Anything you want to say to the group?
- I think it's the right decision.
I'm ready to go home.
I feel like my journey here is done.
Everybody here has their connections
with people they're building their relationships with
and trying to find love again.
And they deserve their time here.
And I want to be able to give that to them.
- Well, Dede, we had a pleasure getting to know you.
You were nothing but positive energy.
We appreciate that. - Thank you.
- All right, so now it's time to hear
from the ladies about what their decision is.
- It was definitely a difficult decision.
We are considering Dean.
I hope the energy in the house can get back on track,
but it's not.
Second person is Blair.
He's made great relationships with Thakur and Dede,
but he does just see this as a friendship.
The last person that we are considering
is Thakur.
Some people have questioned
your ability to handle things in a healthy way.
With that being said...
we think that...
* *
- Next time on "The Big D"...
- I feel like I'm pulling away.
- We were just so ready to do this,
and then all of a sudden, done, kaput.
I don't know what's going on.
- Well, something I've been wanting to do
for a long time--
- I actually really do have a crush on Ben.
- Casey, are you still interested or not?
- Yeah, I'm interested.
- Jo flips the script.
She's lying about her motives.
It's all [bleep] right now.
- [bleep] this-- I'm done going bat
for that [bleep]-up piece of [bleep].