- So who wants to [bleep] Brooks?
Brooks still tries to get back together with me.
He needs to realize
I'm moving on with my life, as should he.
- You picked somebody else, and now he's safe.
Yeah, that sucks. I don't want to let go.
We didn't try hard enough.
- The person that should go home was Brooks.
- I didn't think, like,
right off the bat that I'd have somebody
that I just felt really comfortable with.
I feel really connected to Casey in this moment.
- My heart's, like, pounding. Ben is such a sweet guy.
Grab my head right now and just kiss me.
[dramatic music]
* *
- David and I have been having a really good connection,
and I'm crushing on him.
- I've seen you where you've fallen for some people,
like, really quickly,
and then it can kind of fizzle out.
- Do you feel like you had any flaws in our relationship?
- Yes.
- Like what? - Shut up.
- Now that Amber is in the house, Dean--
he went from the life of the party
to a whole different Dean.
* *
- Definitely one of the main reasons
why we got divorced was his bad temper.
- I'ma have your ass for this [bleep].
- Watch how you talking.
- You came here with this persona,
"I got this, player" thing. If you that, be that 24/7.
You a joke.
[tango music]
- * Shame on me *
* Double shame on you *
* One more piece is all I need *
* My transformation near complete *
* *
[moody hip-hop music]
- Hey. - Let's eat.
- What's going on here? - Another night, another night.
- Yay. - Cheers to those
who don't [bleep] flip- flop actually.
- To the real ones. - Yes.
- And helping each other grow and community of drama-free,
free of gossip, free and us working on each other.
- Yes.
- And us having a good time doing it.
- Amen. - Ooh, mama.
- We are the final four couples.
- Four for four! - Final four!
- These are the last four couples that are meant to be
in this house for a purpose.
[all speaking at once]
- This is life-changing.
You're really, like, for you to be here
and for Ben to be able to see us
and how kind you were to Ben and all of it.
Like, I would dream about me and Ben being able to hang out
with a guy that I was dating
'cause I [bleep] love that guy so much.
He's my best friend.
- I wanna be more than friends.
I want what you and Ben had.
- Yeah?
- You guys were best friends.
That's something I want.
Don't close your eyes. - [laughs]
- At this point with the relationship,
I'm just so invested into it.
I really think that I'm a different person
than anyone that she's ever been with.
And I know that I can be the one to finally rein in,
you know, this free-spirited Angelique.
We wouldn't be here if this wasn't real.
- I just want to be careful and thoughtful.
And our--our priority needs to be our healing.
- Yeah.
- And I can't ask you to do that for me.
But for me, like, I need to focus on my healing.
I'd love to have someone supportive
that I can check in with. I would love to visit you.
I'd love for you to visit me. I wanna get to know you more.
- That's what I want.
- You're--I feel like you're falling for me, and...
- And I feel like you're falling for me.
- Stop!
- It's okay. That's okay.
- * Oh, whoa *
* Oh, whoa, whoa *
* Oh, we're dancing in the dark *
- Brooks.
Ten text messages.
I turn on my phone this morning,
and I get a myriad of text messages from Brooks.
So somehow it got out that I was starting to form
a relationship with Ben,
and so Brooks sent me this text,
and he is making sure that I am stressing.
"You and Ben have been all over each other.
"I'm just sick of being kicked in the balls.
I don't understand why I deserve all this hurt."
Wow.
I am so not ready to deal with this [bleep] today.
[dramatic music]
* *
I'm so [bleep] pissed, Amber. I can't even see straight.
Brooks is pissed off
because I ended up meeting someone and connecting.
Like, what the [bleep]?
I'm so--like, I'm just--I'm sorry.
I'm just, like, so [bleep] angry.
And I'm an ugly [bleep] crier.
- Hypothetically speaking, if you and Ben did grow,
you know, that's not fair to Ben.
I feel like before you even try to move on with anything,
I feel like that's a situation you need to control first,
because if not, it's not gonna allow you
to be the best version of yourself.
- I see her be so strong
in the way she handles all of these other situations,
but in her own life, she just gives Brooks so much power,
and he influences her mood so much.
And it's really hard to see.
- There is a reason why I don't get
in serious relationships post-divorce.
I've always--like, I dated, but I kept them
at an arm's length away because I know
that Brooks would make their life miserable.
And I have served Brooks, clearly, for years.
And I don't want to do that anymore,
but also, at the same time,
I've got this, like, anxiety inside me.
- There's so many things
about her that I'm interested in.
We could be a really compatible couple,
but ultimately, like,
I don't know what's gonna happen between me and Casey.
- [bleep] Brooks.
[percussive music]
* *
- Things are moving really fast with David and I.
We've not known each other for very long.
And the flirting and connection and chemistry--
all that is easy.
It's easy to feel, like, really into someone.
But then I feel like he's falling
before he even knows a lot about me.
Like, we know each other, but not really.
Like, you don't know everything,
and I don't know everything,
and you're already so invested so soon.
It is making me want to run. I kinda need space.
I like David. Like, that's real.
But I do feel like there's this pressure
of things going a certain way,
and I don't allow people
to get as close as David is getting.
I grew up in these constructs of how things should be
and how relationships are supposed to look,
and it didn't fit me.
And I feel like a lot of that is being triggered here
and that fear is coming up again.
- Take this space, have that one-on-one, tell him,
"Look, dude, we've been here for this long.
Like, I need you to get this together."
- If he cannot accept your honesty
and coming from a place of caring,
he's not the [bleep] one.
[andante rock music]
* *
- Well, good morning, single!
- Look at these cute couples over here.
- Hey, hey.
[all speaking at once]
- Come on over.
- It's another beautiful day here in Costa Rica.
- You might even say this day is picture perfect,
which brings us to this week's exercise.
- You're about to get artistic with each other by creating
a beautiful painting on a very large canvas.
- You'll be creating this art with paint
but without any brushes.
Instead, you'll be using nothing but each other.
- And body parts. - Oh, God.
- Now it's sinking in. - That's crazy.
- Oh, my God.
Ben and I are the only couple in the house
who have not been physical.
This is the first time I'm going in his room,
and I'm taking my clothes off right away.
Oh, my God.
- This exercise is gonna test
trust, vulnerability,
and finally, your ability to communicate
and work well together successfully.
- This is all about opening up,
being vulnerable and free with your partner.
- All right. So it's time
to strip down those walls
and go have some sexy, creative fun, you guys.
- I think we should do my butt.
- I mean...
- This is the painting of curiosity.
- Curiosity. What could be.
- This is, like, the next step of our relationship.
- Yeah.
- I'm thinking like this, you know, with my hands
and then this up here is just like your chest.
We decided to do something a little bit more sexual,
and, you know, he let me take the lead.
And if you know Dean, he is not the guy
to really let somebody else tell him what to do.
- This is gonna be fire.
- Put yours on mine. Yes.
And then we did--I don't know how that would work. Maybe not.
- I hate it. I hate it so bad.
We both have our ideas of how we want it to look,
and we're having a hard time putting that together
and compromising and working through it.
Ass and legs. And I could, like, sit on it.
And I think that is very comparable to our relationship,
'cause David is wanting a committed relationship,
and I'm not ready for that.
- Sure you want to get naked?
- If you wanna get naked-- - [bleep] [bleep].
- Oh, my God.
- Alexis and I-- we truly need a W.
We need a W because we've never had a chance
to go on a date beyond the house together.
Hoping that we can win this one.
- Did I divorce a porn star?
- Kind of feels good.
- Does it feel good? - Yeah, it's like...
Thank God I get laser hair removal.
This should be, like, some kind of, like, foreplay.
- So who's in charge here.
- We both are.
- You both are.
You're learning to trust each other.
That's good.
How is your communication going?
- Really good. He's listening to me.
- Wait, Dean's listening to you?
- I'm using 'em.
- Who's creating the plan and the strategy?
Two things are going on here.
I see, like, ten things going on there.
- Oh, wow. Now we just look like you're Joker.
- All right, my Michelangelos. Time is up.
- Everybody bring your canvases
back into the living room for judging.
- This is David and Angelique.
- Sure is.
- We had a different vision at first,
but the execution didn't really go quite as planned.
- All right. Well, this is Amber and Dean.
Tell me how it was, like, sharing the power in this.
- He's not really, like, creative, so he's like,
"I'm gonna let you be in control of this."
- It's her vision all the way,
and I just put a little spice in it, and I like it.
- Great job, guys. Great job.
Dan and Casey.
- [affecting French accent] This is a masterpiece
of two new lovers
who have never explored each other's bodies before.
- We can tell. Kevin and Alexis' masterpiece.
Oh, interesting.
- That's our hands touching each other
like the my favorite paintings.
- So in between the fingers,
you see the kinetic energy where we're connecting.
- Right here? - Yeah.
- All right.
So now it's time to announce the winners of the date.
Our winners are...
Dean and Amber
and Devon and Alexis.
[cheers and applause]
- Amber and Dean... - Thank you.
- You guys worked really well together,
and that was part of this. - Thank you.
- Yeah, Devon and Alexis, you exchanged power.
You just kind of went back and forth, and you guys
were able to come up with this. It looks amazing.
- The four of you get to enjoy a beautiful sunset cruise
on a gorgeous yacht.
- What? Oh, my God.
- And--
- Yes! This time, I won't be seasick!
- Just a reminder.
Winning the date does not provide immunity,
so everyone is up for elimination this week.
- Got you.
- So get some rest, enjoy the rest of your day,
and we will see you guys soon, all right?
- Good job.
- Hey.
- So proud of you. - All y'all did good.
- I'm so proud of you guys.
- Hey-- - You're going on a yacht.
- They put us on a--they put us on some safe [bleep].
- What the [bleep]?
The fact that Devon is hugging everyone else
has me, like, very upset.
We won it together, and I wanted
to share that moment beside him.
- I want to celebrate with you.
I wanted to be beside you.
I want--people were coming up to me, congratulating me,
and asking about the artwork. - Yeah, you sound crazy.
- I wanted you to be there with me.
- I'm gonna walk out. Bye.
- That's the truth.
- Because you know how fake that is.
- That's the truth.
- Mercedes, please turn this off.
I felt like she could have done a better job,
you know, waiting to a time
to, you know, share her feelings.
- I didn't think that you were gonna blow up
after me telling you that.
- I did not blow up. I just said what--I said,
"Babe, why are we doing this right now?"
- For him to just blow up like that--oh, my God, like, please
don't let us take steps back from your bad temper.
- It's a [bleep] moment. - But I thought that--
- Hold, hold up, hold up, hold up.
- And I'm hypersensitive when it comes to men
getting aggressive or men getting--yelling
or men having that crazy, like, eyes with me.
And it just really rubbed me the wrong way.
- The first thing is is it's a blindside--
- I'm not gonna let any--
- Let me talk.
[dramatic music]
- It's a [bleep] moment.
Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up.
- Go ahead. - The first thing is,
is it's a blind side-- - I'm not gonna let any--
- Let me talk.
It is called time and place for a reason.
You cannot allow a positive moment to be ruined
by whatever you know is bothering you.
- You guys hear Devon and Alexis arguing?
- Something's going on.
- Do you know? - Do you?
- Devon and Alexis, I don't understand.
You just won. You're going on another date.
Like, revel in the moment, you know?
Be happy that, you know, we're--we're happy for you.
If you don't want to go, I'll go.
- Devon, you could have been a lot calmer.
You could have been--
- I was calm into the fact that I'm like,
"Why are we doing this?" I said, "Let's--let us talk."
- You went off. - I did not go off.
- They starting to show
like they ain't--they ain't as strong as they look.
- Or as strong as they portray themselves to be.
Devon, Lex, you have anger management problems
you need to get fixed. Not every time is, "I know,
and I'm working--and I'm working on it."
When does the work that you're putting in--is demonstrated?
Like, come on, man.
If that's how you guys act with the victory,
well, [bleep], how have you guys been acting
after every exercise when you've lost, you know?
- On them losses. On them losses.
- Things that make you go, "Hmm."
- I feel like I wanted to sit down and have a talk
because I feel like I'm pulling away.
I'm just feeling like I have this pressure
of a certain outcome that needs to happen.
- Okay.
- And though that's, like,
really exciting for me,
it's like I feel like there's this point
that I need to get to
by the time we're done with this experience,
and I feel rushed or pressured to get there.
And in the moment, I'm, like, wanting to hold back
and put up walls and slow things down,
because this is all a lot for me.
And it's in front of my ex-husband.
I just got out of a 14-year marriage,
and pressure is a big trigger for me
because of my past relationship.
I felt that pressure of committing
and settling down so fast.
We were engaged six months into dating.
And so what I've learned is,
I have to listen to my inner voice,
and I will not make that mistake again.
- Like, I'm not perfect. I've hurt people.
I've gotten my heart broken. Like, it happens.
And a relationship--it is hard work every single day.
- Yeah. - Some days are great.
Some days are good. Some days are bad.
But the fact that you're still here,
having this conversation with me,
speaks volumes on where you are.
I'm not gonna let the fear of the unknown stop me
from doing what I feel is right.
I just want you to know that I feel this connection.
And it's been a long time that I've been excited like this.
- That was really sweet.
- Come here, you.
- I'm not perfect,
and I have a weakness for David.
It's really hard to resist because it feels really good.
It feels really good to connect with him.
And so, I feel so torn
between what I think is right and what I want.
[moody music]
Thank you. - You're welcome.
* *
- Seeing what transpired today,
I think the whole house was pretty much like,
"Hey, we got to really talk about some things,"
and let's talk about it.
- What's up with your temper, dude?
- It's no secret.
Huge misunderstanding between me and Lex
in the moment where we won.
And having an opportunity to go on the yacht,
it meant a lot.
She wanted me to be there
when Ben was having a direct conversation with her
and I was celebrating on the other side,
where I understand she wanted me to be there.
- Stand up, Dev. Be a man.
Quit letting that woman make you feel like that.
You know better. When I was married,
my wife used to make me feel like that
until I had to realize, like,
"Hey, nah. That ain't fair."
- I took it in the wrong way in which I shouldn't have,
and I just got upset because she seemed upset.
And I just want you to know I am trying.
And I am so sorry.
Okay, I'm sorry for embarrassing you.
I'm sorry if you feel embarrassed,
but I'm just trying,
and that's all I want you to know.
I am trying.
- And I love you.
- Hold up now. Can I speak to the ladies?
'Cause I have to speak to the ladies,
because when I can look across the room
and I keep hearing a man that's apologizing so much,
it makes me wonder,
like, what is that woman doing to him?
I never heard an apology from the woman.
You know what I'm saying?
Because I think so much like
men are here to protect women.
If we can do it all, we'll do it all for you women.
But what I get aggravated with at times is that--
why are we always sympathizing for the woman?
When you got a trying man, because I've been
that trying man, to where I'm always apologizing
because she thinks something went off, you feel me?
- Dean showing his [bleep] ass at this point in time,
it's just like, "Dude, shut the hell up."
For a man that always talks high about women,
"they're the world,"
he's coming off as a sexist.
- Men-- we don't naturally bring
a lot of problems to you ladies.
I got one thing on my list, and you got 40.
There's also, too, like, be strong enough for us to know,
like, some [bleep] ain't that big.
Us coming in here--I mean, that was something
I wanted to see is if--
are you gonna get what I'm talking about,
'cause I been getting what you talking about?
- I don't agree with you, Dean.
I know you're passionate about it,
but if you're entitled, like--
there can be stupid [bleep].
We're all doing stupid [bleep].
But it's your natural reaction.
Him going off and trying to rally the men against women,
what is this dynamic? What is going on here?
- And he tells me that. - So--so--
- How do you feel about that? - Hold on. Hold on.
Let me tell you how I feel about it.
- His views on women-- I don't understand
how he could have a relationship.
Yes, Amber and Dean do absolutely have a connection,
but is it healthy, and is it sustainable?
[upbeat music]
- I'm having a lot of, like-- I'm just worried if I have
had--if I've handled the situation correctly.
- You said your piece, and I agreed with you.
And I said mine too.
- I care about David so much, and the thing that's been hard
is, I've been trying to communicate to him,
"I want to take things slow. I like you."
And part of me feels like he hasn't been
really listening to what I'm saying.
Like he'll hear me, but he kind of keeps pushing forward
when I don't feel like we are exactly on the same page.
I am having a hard time.
It's happening really fast.
[dramatic music]
- It was literally that morning,
we were so ready to do this,
and then all of a sudden, hours later, it was done,
kaput, so I don't know what's going on.
* *
We're about to go to bed, and then she's like,
"I need my space."
And I was pretty much like. "[bleep] you and your space.
Let's get into bed and go to sleep."
And she didn't like that, of course, and I understand
I was not in the best mindset.
- Angelique is my roommate.
Like, what are you--
what are you doing home?
Angelique and David--
they started off really intense,
but because they moved fast,
they also hit, you know,
speed bumps fast too.
- Yeah, that's--no.
- * Tell me, can you love somebody *
* When you really hurt somebody *
* I've been digging deep *
* To try and find the answers to *
* Trying to find the answers to *
- I--I know that you've seen me break down
about, you know, my ex.
And I think what's unfortunate is, now I know
that I have a storm to walk into ahead of me.
- Yeah, I'm--I'm so sorry.
- Like, it's not fair for you,
and it's not fair for any guy
for me to, like,
not be able to enjoy my time with them fully
because I am just stressed out
and I'm like boiling water right now, you know?
- It's just hard to see 'cause, like, you--
I feel like you are so strong and so tough.
That's, like, obviously something
that you're still processing, is, like,
how to let go of, like, your ex's reactions
and what he thinks of you and that power he has over you.
- I need help, you know, with--with this.
So it's hard for me 'cause it's like
I'm just back at this low
and it's like I feel shut off, and I'm really sorry, but...
- No, don't--don't--
- I'm totally, like, shut, you know?
- Don't say you're sorry. I mean.
- But I am, 'cause it's not fair.
- You're so tough. Like you're so strong
with, like, other people
and the advice you give, and you're so confident,
but it seems like in your situation with your ex,
you really allow him to have a lot of power over you.
Allowing him to affect you that way--it's not sustainable.
It's not healthy for either of you.
You are not always that kind to yourself.
- I mean, you're right. I gotta work on that.
I'm not used to having a guy be the rock for me.
It's typically me being the rock for them.
I'm usually the one that is trying
to make them feel better and make it better,
or I'm the punching bag, mostly.
So for Ben to really just kind of be there for me
in such a way--I've just never experienced that before,
and I'm so grateful. I needed this.
Look at this.
My oh, my, the tables have turned.
[upbeat music]
- You're waiting for us?
- Ah! - Whoo-hoo!
- Dean at this very moment-- he's just--he doesn't get it.
He's always in his own world, and he does not give a [bleep]
about what other people's feelings consist of.
It's not a good look.
So with that being said, today, I'ma really show him
who Devon really is without saying much words.
all: Whoo!
- There were some previous arguments that--
that Dev had with me-- I didn't have with him--
you know, saying that he was gonna whoop my ass
and he was gonna do this and he was gonna do that.
So on this date, I want to remind him that,
"Hey, and don't say that [bleep] again."
How y'all feeling?
I mean, like how y'all feeling as a--as a--as a unit?
That's what I would say, like.
- I feel--I feel great.
I feel like we're making the growth that we need to.
- Absolutely. - And looking at back
when Devon and I were married and his temper
and comparing it to now, it's definitely better.
- I heard a lot of, like, what Alexis wanted from you,
but I haven't heard what you want from her.
- Devon and Lex-- they've always had so much
to say about our relationship
because I felt like they've always wanted to be
the only relationship in the house that was rekindled.
And it's just super ironic to me
that they had the most to say about our relationship,
and they have a lot to fix in theirs.
- Like, I get very, like--ah,
when I heard you apolo--like--like
when I heard you apologizing so much.
- But hold up, hold up. I didn't see--that's
what we got to clear that up. Let me tell you--
- Let me clear it up though. Let me talk.
- No, no, no, no, no, no. - Let me talk. Let me talk.
- Hold up. Let me say this. Let me say this.
But one thing that pisses me off is that
when I say two or three words,
everybody shuts me off.
- Calm down, yo.
- Let me tell you this.
Don't think for a second
that I forgot the way that you disrespected me.
You called me a phony. You call me a fraud.
Why do you get that opportunity to disrespect me?
And I'm 'posed to just accept it
because everybody sees me as the alpha male?
- I'm just like, "What the hell is y'all got me
on this yacht for?"
Like, please put me on a small boat
and row my ass back,
'cause I don't have time for this [bleep].
Take me back home.
- When you rose your mother[bleep] voice at me
and when you did that [bleep] in front of everybody,
they wanted to side with you, because guess what?
Everybody feels intimidated
by the way that Dean Wayne talks.
So I will say this to you. You did that during the day.
And you brought that [bleep] to elimination.
So why--when I raise my voice, why are you so offended
when I still remember elimination
and you doing this to me?
You stood up as I was sitting down.
Quit [bleep] disrespected me, and I mean that [bleep].
- I'ma tell you where you went wrong at.
- I'm never wrong. - But you are.
That's false. You are.
And let me tell you why you're wrong.
- Y'all doing all the [bleep] talking all the time
and when I go to say what I say,
I'ma say what I say.
- Calm down. - I understand that.
- Talk in a lower tone.
- I was really proud about Devon on the yacht,
because, while Dean was foaming at the mouth,
not once did Devon raise his voice.
The fact is that Devon is really growing,
and he sat there and ate it up.
He could have not made Dean look more stupid.
- There's no accountability, but guess what?
You haven't been accountable with this man.
- Yes, I have. - All I keep hearing
is him saying, "I'm sorry, baby.
I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry." But damn.
- But she has. She has.
[electronic music]
* *
[tender music]
- Last night, David and I didn't end up sharing a bed,
and I couldn't sleep last night.
I was in my head about-- I don't want to lose him,
and I don't want to hurt him either.
So it's just a very delicate balance,
and I'm trying to honor him and myself in this process.
- I'm glad that I was able to have that night to myself
and she was able to have that night for herself
because we needed to reflect. We needed to take a step back
and really look at the big picture
and focus on what's important. And I think that's
the last time that we'll be spending our nights alone.
- Yeah. - You know?
[ambient percussive music]
- That was an interesting conversation.
- It really wasn't that interesting, actually,
to be honest.
I've already expected that. Eliminate those two.
Really simple.
First of all, as a narcissistic individual,
you cannot date a narcissist.
- Yeah.
- I don't think she understands that that person
who she's dating will never change it,
doesn't want to change,
doesn't think he needs to change.
- You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
- And you can't tell them anything.
I know the house doesn't need that.
- You're right. The house doesn't need it.
She don't need it. - Yeah.
But I don't--I don't really care what she needs.
But she--but I would want people
to have happiness, but...
- Her--her happiness should not dwell on that.
- No, absolutely not. - Absolutely the [bleep] not.
And for Amber and Dean, Dean is in his own world,
and she just enables him,
and she's just like, "Yeah, okay. Rock on."
And I think Amber is a smart person,
and I think that she could do better than Dean.
Oh, gross. Was that a seed?
- Yes, but that's a real grape.
- Yeah, well I don't do all that. Anyway.
- You gotta stop shopping at Walmart, man.
I keep telling you.
- I shop at Whole Foods. Thank you.
- Yeah, I don't know about that.
If you shop at Whole Foods, that's what type
of grapes they got. That's a real grape.
- That was wild, wasn't it?
- Man. I mean, it was good, though.
I felt like it was a lot of tension
that--that was built up between them and us.
And I mean, it just--everything just naturally just came out.
- Throughout that whole conversation
throughout all of that,
all I was hearing was just jealousy.
- Going into elimination, have you thought about the couple
that you think is not here for the right reasons?
- David with Angelique? That's not a real couple.
That's just a toxic person
playing on the feelings and emotions of someone else.
- You've been in the house longer with them, so you know.
I never had the opportunity to meet David's ex-wife,
but just based off what he tells me,
it sounds like he's kind of putting himself
in the same situation.
Even if David and Angelique go home,
Ben still has so much emotion and love for Angelique
that she's still gonna dictate what goes on
in the house if Ben is still here.
- Get her out of my life and their lives.
So going into elimination tonight.
- Whatever happens.
- Happens. - At least we on top.
- And if we go home...
- I'm coming with you. [laughs]
- You heard?
And I ain't got no problem with that.
- [chuckling softly]
- * Yeah, ooh *
* Yeah *
- Do you know who you want to vote for?
- You know, looking at everything
right now, what I'm voting for--I'm looking at everything.
I have a checkpoint of who I want to be a strong couple
and if they do have what it takes to be a strong couple.
- Who do we think can succeed outside of here?
- Dean and Amber wasted no time.
They got it in the first night.
- Right. - You know what I mean?
And so Dean's gonna go back home and still,
he's gonna want to pop bottles,
and he's gonna want to be a partier.
Outside of here, it's--I think it's gonna be a challenge.
I wish them the best.
- Yeah. - I really do.
- Moving on to Angelique and David...
- My concern lies with Angelique.
Her and David have been so hot and heavy right away,
but they already run into...
- Some serious-- - Problems.
So night number two of her being here,
she started staying with him consistently.
She came home last night.
You know, Angelique doing the pull you in
and push you back out and then pull you in.
I'm like, "Angelique is using David for an opportunity here,
and I am done."
She really likes the idea of David,
but she doesn't think that she could pursue David
to the fullest outside of this house.
She's gonna be sad, though, if that's her time to go.
- We want to make sure that we pick the right couple
to leave the house.
And I am torn between the vote, honestly.
- Oh, my God. Like, this house
is about to be a mess tonight.
[electronic music]
* *
- Hello, hello.
- Hey! - Look at this little group.
Look at this small group. What's up?
- All coupled up. All boo'd up. I love it.
- We're trying to be like you guys one day.
- The two couples that I think should be brought up
is Benjamin and Casey,
because I'm not 100% sure
that they are going to continue
when this experience is over,
and Dean and Amber.
I think, if Amber wasn't here, he would be that guy
that we saw for the first couple of weeks
where he was trying to find a connection
with anybody who was willing to talk to him.
- Welcome back, you guys. It's another beautiful evening.
How are you guys doing?
- Doing good.
[all speaking at once]
- I see a lot of smiles on your faces.
- That's a good thing, right? - Yeah, totally.
- Two really big ones over here, Angelique and David.
How are things progressing?
- We've not been without our challenges.
- I think our turning point was the separation that night.
- What happened? - I kicked her out of the bed.
- What? - She was just pulling away.
You know, we were just kind of questioning what's going on.
I was hoping that she'd come
back, like, in an hour.
Like I'm like, "Is she gonna come back?
What's she doing? Why hasn't she come back yet?"
- I don't know. What did I do?
- Angie, what are you most scared about?
- I think it's just overall fear in general of, like,
"What if this doesn't work out?"
We don't know each other that well.
We are still learning so much about each other.
And I know I like him,
but we haven't been in the real world together.
- Ben, how are you doing with this?
I know it was really difficult coming into the house
and seeing Angelique and her new romance.
How has that been for you?
- I think it helps having this amazing person here,
and it's been a very short amount of time,
but I feel like a ton of progress has been made.
I'm really, really excited for both of us.
I'm excited for both of us to be open,
to really choose ourselves and make these new connections
and find people that help us grow.
And we've really tried to make, like, a real solid connection
maybe more, like, on a--an emotional level
before we get onto the physical level.
And I think that's been good for us.
- Physical intimacy is not the barometer
to the strength of a relationship, right?
- And I think the important thing
in this sort of setting, you guys--
because obviously everyone's at different stages;
you came in later--
is just realizing or reminding yourself, like,
"Am I continuing to make progress
in the relationship that I'm in?"
You know, when you're focusing on your own relationship.
Are--are we going in the right direction?
And I feel like, take everything aside,
you guys are going in the right direction.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Devon and Alexis, how was the date today?
- It was a really emotional day for me.
The argument that happened on the yacht today--
it was messy, and it just really rubbed me the wrong way.
- I only could sum this in such--
I hate that I gotta use this big word to do it,
but Dean, you're a narcissist, man.
My father always told me, if a man gotta scream
he's an alpha and he's this, he ain't none of that.
- When have I screamed that I was an alpha, baby?
- Today on the ship. - Nope.
- You even get up on the boat, "I'm never wrong.
I'm never wrong."
Spit was collecting on the side of his mouth.
- Why does every man in this house get a pat
on the back for speaking their mind and being so vocal,
but as soon as Dean defends himself,
he's looked at as the villain in the house?
I don't understand it.
- I just wish you well, brother,
but listen, look in the mirror.
Narcissism is a real deal, and you--and you might need to,
like, seriously, like, read up on it and try, bro.
That's it.
- It was a little joke when I said I'm not wrong.
But quit saying my shit. Quit saying my shit, man.
- Hod on, hold on, hold on. Let me just say this.
- Quit saying my shit. - You keep missing the point,
and this is why we're not on the same intellectual level.
- You missing it.
- Dean, wake up. Your shit stinks.
Dude, get your act together too.
Work on some things. - Thank you, Pastor Dev.
I wish I could come to your church one day.
- If you come to my church, I'll baptize you.
You'll be the first one I baptize.
- Oh, my God. - I promise you that.
- And you'll get the first donation from me.
- We got more time to get into this.
Obviously, we're here at elimination for a reason.
So it is that time
that we get into that part of why we're here.
Now, remember, there is no more immunity,
so no one here is safe from being eliminated.
So you all have a very big decision to make tonight,
and we're gonna sort through it right now.
- I will start? - You start. Cool.
- Well, I mean, it's no surprise.
We can't change, right?
But you gotta try, and you gotta work.
- So you think that Dan and Amber
haven't made the most progress?
- Right.
- Amber, any thoughts?
- Yeah. And I only say David and Angelique.
He came from a relationship that was controlling,
but just as a friend for David, you know,
I just--I don't want to see him back in that same situation.
- I mean I would say I haven't been able
to have a conversation with you
since Angelique has been in the house.
I think you had a lot of vulnerability
that Angelique was able to capitalize on.
- I-I just think, like, if you haven't seen
the progress that we've made, the walls that have
been coming down, you're not paying attention.
- David and Angelique.
- And I-I definitely agree
with Devon and Lex as well.
- Dean, you were a different person in the very beginning,
and I felt like you tried hard to make a connection
with almost every woman here.
And then Amber, you came in,
and it was night and day, how different you were.
And I haven't seen the progress from that.
Like, if you weren't here, Amber,
I don't know what kind of man he would be right now.
Dean, you're like a question mark to me.
So Dean and Amber is my--my vote.
- I agree. In the pool,
you say women bring 40 issues, men have one.
This is not man versus woman.
I don't expect you guys to be perfect.
I expect you to grow and work on [bleep],
which I personally haven't seen from you.
- Casey and Ben.
- Dean and Amber. I think the true test
for your guys' relationship is outside this house.
- So your vote would be for Dean and Amber?
- Yeah. - Okay.
Dean and Amber, what are your thoughts?
- I felt the tension from day one.
We've been in the hot seat every week
because everyone has an opinion about our relationship.
So overall, you know, it doesn't shock me.
Definitely a popularity vote, but it's okay.
I've found growth in the whole entire situation,
found growth rekindling my relationship with Dean.
And yeah, just super grateful for this experience.
- Dean.
- Yeah. I mean, most definitely.
Like I mean, I'm taking patience from this experience,
but also, I'm taking this woman with me as well.
So we not gonna be the last one standing,
but catch us down the road.
- All right, Dean and Amber, you guys are gonna be missed,
and best of luck rekindling.
Something special. I hope it works out.
You guys can walk out to the front of the house now.
- I appreciate it. - Thank you so much.
We'll see you. Thank you.
- And then there were three.
- I feel like the couples that are remaining--
we all like each other, so that helps.
But it is, like, getting down to crunch time,
and obviously have all these ties here with Angelique
and now with Casey
and really love David and love Devon and Lex,
and so it's only gonna get harder from here on out.
It's gonna get uncomfortable
because we all care about each other so much.
announcer: Next time on "The Big D"...
- Your families--they have intimate knowledge
about what went wrong in your past relationship.
- Oh, [bleep].
Our families know I've had this temper problem.
- Your family will ask you questions
about your current romantic situation.
- Alexis, what if I told you it was your mom, Frankie,
on the other side of this? - My mom?
- I know I'm gonna get grilled.
- Our goal has always been
to identify the one amazing couple.
- Well tonight, you're not leaving Costa Rica.
- What the [bleep]? - Oh, [bleep]. Oh, [bleep].
- Head back into that house
and give your old housemates a big old hug.
- [bleep].
- I have a feeling tonight's
going to be interesting.
- What's up, y'all?