- I wanna take things slow, and part of me feels like
he hasn't been really listening.
I kind of need space.
- [bleep] you and your space. Let's get into bed
and go to sleep.
- What is going on?
- He's falling before he knows a lot about me.
- I'm not gonna let the fear of the unknown stop me
from doing what I feel is right.
- Our winners are Devon and Alexis.
[cheering]
- Devon is hugging.
Everyone else hassling me.
Like, what the [bleep]? We won it together.
And I wanted to share that moment beside him.
- What? Babe, why are we doing this right now?
It's a [bleep] moment. - Yeah, but I thought that--
- Hold up, hold up, hold up.
- Oh, my God, like, please don't let us
take steps back from your bad temper.
- Let me talk.
But I want you. I want you in my life.
- I love you.
- You're incredible.
I really, like, like you. I--
[laughs] "I really, like, like you."
- Brooks.
10 text messages.
It got out that I was starting
to form a relationship with Ben.
"I don't understand why I deserve all this hurt."
Wow, I am so not ready
to deal with this [bleep] today.
- He influences her mood so much.
She just gives Brooks so much power.
- There is a reason why I don't
get in serious relationships post-divorce,
because I know that Brooks
would make their life miserable.
* *
- Coming up tonight on "The Big D"...
- Our goal has always been
to identify the one amazing couple.
- Well, tonight, you're not leaving Costa Rica.
- What the [bleep]. - Oh, boy.
- Head back into the house, - Oh, [bleep].
- And give your old housemates a big old hug.
- * Get ready 'cause I'm coming for you *
[screaming]
[laughter]
- Oh, no.
- They do not look happy to see us.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.
- What's up, y'all?
- You wanna say all this [bleep], really?
- I [bleep] pay for your car.
- You bought me that car when I didn't ask for it.
- People are coming in with the wrong agendas.
Pander you [bleep]-- - That woman run you.
- Boy, stop trying to run and manipulate
the woman that you got. - I ain't manipulate [bleep].
- Hey, come here, babe. - "Come here, babe."
- Everything good. - "Come here, babe."
- You can't handle the truth, homeboy.
- You're gonna go somewhere you don't wanna go, Casey.
- Really, Brooks?
[tango music]
* *
- * Shame on me *
* Double shame on you *
* One more piece is all I need *
* My transformation near complete *
* *
[upbeat pop music]
- * Can't nobody do it like this *
* *
- Look at the wave.
Look at that one back there.
- Damn.
- Damn, that wave is big.
New day in the house.
It's quiet as hell. Dean and Amber are gone,
and honestly, thank God.
I been doing real good.
I ain't got no anger problems right now.
- Yeah, you've been working on your anger, and I love that.
- You know, I believe, like, it was a good move
for the household.
As far as, like, the body of work
that these couples have put in.
We came here to work on our individual self,
and I got the person that I love most back.
I got my best friend back.
Obviously, we got a deeper connection
than any one of them in there, right?
A legit deeper connection.
- I just like the fact that we're staying focused
on what we want to accomplish.
- I'm really happy in my progress.
And I love what I'm doing and don't stop here.
- Right? - It's beyond here.
I even wanna see your mama. - You wanna see my mom?
- I'll even see your mama, dawg.
- During our marriage, I always felt like
I was in the middle between my mother and Devon.
It always caused stress for me
because I'm trying to start a life with someone.
And it's always in a constant argument
or seem type of--
seem to be a tense aura around them.
And it was just so, like, it was just too much for me.
Wow, that's some-- that's some real progress.
- I would love to see Frankie Johnson.
- That's some growth. Come here, boy.
[relaxing electronic music]
- * Pull on *
* We can hang it, pull on *
- Here's a sexy man.
- Hi, baby. - He was pumping iron.
He, like, does it for the ladies.
- The ladies? - For the lady.
- Oh, "the lady."
- Oh, I'm like what ladies? - [laughs]
- For you and my sister. - You, you, you, and Irene.
- At this point, it's the last three.
And there's competition.
We all want the best for each other,
but we deserve to be the last couple here
from everything we've gone through.
And I'm so excited to see what the future holds.
- We have a short amount of time here,
even though it feels like forever.
- It does. - Yeah.
- But it's like, also, let's make progress.
- Time. - Yeah, it's time.
- Let's go.
- Good morning. Good morning.
Hope you guys are feeling amazing today.
- You know, over the last couple weeks,
y'all have built lasting bonds with each other
and formed your own little family.
- Instead of an exercise this week,
you're getting a surprise for all of your hard work.
You and your new partner will spend time
with some of your biggest supporters and critics--
your family.
[laughter]
- Oh, boy. - Oh, God.
- [chuckles]
[laughter]
- [breathing heavily]
- You good? - Yeah, I'm good.
- Alexis and I are in such a really good place right now.
And I really hope that, you know,
our families don't instantly ruin the work
that both of us have been pitting in
and saying, "Damn, are you sure you want to do this?
Like, are you sure you want to get back with this guy?"
- Your families, they have intimate knowledge
about who you are and what went wrong
in your past relationship.
- One by one, we will bring you in,
and your family will ask you questions
about your current romantic situation.
- Nice. - [laughs]
- They don't want you falling for the old mistakes
that previously broke your heart.
Now we need all of you to head out to the gym area
except Casey and Ben.
You're gonna stay right here and be first in the hot seat.
- All right. - Whoo, okay.
- This isn't like any other exercise.
The other exercises are like a competition,
and that's where I excel pretty well.
This one is harder for me because this is probably
the most vulnerable state I will be in.
Especially since we have such different types of families.
- Do you have any idea
who might be on the other side of this?
- I don't. I'm nervous.
I'm excited too.
Okay.
Oh, my God. Hi, Mom.
- Oh, don't start crying,
'cause then you're gonna make me cry.
Don't. Okay. - Whoo.
You know, I'm stressed about everything with Brooks.
Brooks was eliminated first,
and I received a text message from him.
I'm just still being punished
for not getting back together with him.
Now it's like, I'm going backward.
[voice breaking] He's pissed again.
And it's just like-- - Casey.
- I just--Mom, I just wanted to fall in love.
- Come here. - Yeah, but the problem is,
is, Casey, you've never cut the cord.
You have to tell him straight up, "It's done.
We're over," you know?
So that he can let go. - Thank you so much.
- You can't fix his life for him
so that you can be free.
- Yeah. - You can't.
Stop walking on eggshells
just to spare his feelings.
- You found the closure that you needed
to allow yourself to meet someone really great.
- Someone, who?
- I met a nice boy. [laughs]
- A really nice boy, Mom.
- Really nice boy. We all love him.
- I think he's truly the first guy
that's made me feel beautiful
by my characteristics only.
Um--hi, Ben. [laughs]
- What did you say? "Hi, Ben"?
- Speaking of. - Hi.
[laughter]
- So this is Ben.
- It's me.
I just wanna first say that your daughter's amazing.
You've done an amazing job,
and it's really been just incredible to get to know her.
- Thank you.
- Hi, Mom.
You look so beautiful.
- Hey, guys.
[laughter]
- No.
- Yes!
- I'm here too.
- Hi, David. [laughter]
- How's it going?
- Great, I-- - You look very happy right now.
- Yeah, yeah, I am.
There's been a very special lady
that I've kind of connected with.
As you can see, it's hard for this smile to go away.
- Does she feel that same connection the other way?
- I think we're heading in the right direction
as far as having a real relationship.
- First of all, do you feel like you're ready
for a committed relationship?
- This has been a huge topic for me.
And I've met such an amazing man who's so sweet,
who's so kind.
There's so many things I like about him.
- It's easy, I think,
to have feelings for somebody and have fun with somebody
when you're on the beach
and, you know-- - Paradise.
- You don't have any work to do.
You don't have responsibilities and things like that.
That's not real life.
- I've really just tried to stay true to myself.
And you know that's something that was hard with me and Ben.
- Do we know that it's mutual,
or are you feeling more than what she is?
Or she's saying the same thing?
- No, this is absolutely the conversations
that we've been having together.
We have spoke about time after this--
after this experience--
getting to know each other every day.
And she's so attuned with her feelings and herself
and everyone around her.
I think that's a fantastic attribute of her as well.
- You must be having a great time.
- I sure am.
- A little bit of heaven, huh?
- A little bit. [both chuckle]
- Where are you in a year?
With this person or with somebody else?
- I see a lot of patterns in what I fell for with Ben,
like, in our relationship.
This is triggering my old relationship.
I can't go back to feeling what I felt.
- And you know what I just thought?
- What?
- The trigger isn't him or Ben
or anybody else, sweetie.
It's you. - I know. Yeah.
- Now I think would be a really good time
to bring in Angelique so your family can meet her.
- Now, you be nice, okay?
[light suspenseful music]
- Hi, guys.
- Can I ask a question?
- Yes, of course.
- Replace David with somebody else.
Could it have been anyone?
You know, like, I feel like it's so fast.
- Yeah, we are in paradise without responsibility,
and we are zoomed in, focused on each other,
and it's easy to catch feelings and fall fast.
And that's been a huge fear of mine.
- Where do you see it going?
- Like, this is really cool, but I'm in no rush.
And I need to talk to David about this.
He's like, "Oh, [indistinct]."
I'm realizing I wanna do more personal work
before I go all in.
[dramatic music]
- It's easy to catch feelings and fall fast.
And that's been a huge fear of mine.
- Where do you see it going?
- Like, this is really cool, but I'm in no rush.
And I need to talk to David about this.
He's like, "Oh, [indistinct]."
I'm realizing I wanna do more personal work
before I go all in.
And that actually just occurred to me
after getting off the phone with my mom.
[tense music]
I like him a lot. I really like him.
But as far as am I falling in love with him at this moment,
I don't know if I'm there.
- It was a hard line of questioning,
but I don't think that it was Angelique's way of backing out.
I think it was just her way of reaffirming her fears.
- Angelique, we're gonna have you step away
and have David--give David a little time with his family.
- Well, see you guys. Thank you.
- Thanks, Angelique. - Thanks, Angelique.
- She's worried about
as soon as this experience is over
that I'm gonna move out there.
Like no, I'm not gonna do that.
That would be silly.
But I'm trying to trend in that direction.
- Angelique just did you a favor,
but she threw up a lot of red flags just now
that are long-term ramifications for you
about where she's at in her life
and what she needs to do to move forward.
Just keep that in the back of your head
that there's a lot there for her
that she just told you.
It was good that she told you all that.
- Absolutely. - And just process that.
* *
- What's up, bro?
- Yeah!
- What's up, little rascal?
- Damn.
All right, so I gotta
tell you a lot of things, man.
I didn't tell you, like, Alexis was gonna be here too.
So I came here with a clear mind
thinking I was going, you know,
meet some single ladies,
and we kind of, like, resurfaced,
and we realized we got a lot bigger fish to fry
and we still got feelings, man.
And you know how I feel about her, man.
So yeah, man, we're back together.
- Come on in, girl. - Alexis, look who it is.
- Oh, my God.
- What's up, Alexis. How you doing?
- I'm doing okay. - Right now, it's probably
feeling like a vacation for you right now.
So you gotta worry about how her family
is going to accept you back.
- It's her mom. - Yes.
- Yeah. - That's the situation.
- Alexis' mother
definitely played a big part in our marriage.
When we get in arguments, Alexis would tell her.
And she's doing what any other mother would do,
but I just couldn't take it because it's like,
"Man, you know, this is our business."
- Your mother and Devon got off
to a very, very rough start.
It's been rough, rough, rough times.
And I think that's where the division lies.
- Right. - All right, Dev.
You're not done in the hot seat just yet.
Alexis, what if I told you it was your mom, Frankie,
on the other side of this?
- Hi, Mama.
- Oh, what is--what is-- well, if it isn't Mr. Devon.
- Oh, no.
Hey, how you doing, Ms. Johnson?
- Devon, it's been a long time since we had a little talk,
a little conversation and whatnot,
You know what I'm saying?
- Yes, ma'am, definitely.
I am feeling nervous as [bleep].
I know I'm gonna get grilled. She's not gonna filter anything
and you just gotta sit there and handle it.
- Devon, though, I was gonna ask you,
did you-- are you comfortable
with receiving some counseling
as far as-- for temperamental situations?
- Yes, ma'am, when I leave from here,
that's something that I plan to sign up for
and work on it every day. I mean, I've got--
- How long this work gonna last, you think?
I mean, it's going to take a year or two or what?
You know? 'Cause you know, Devon,
I keep thinking about that time
when I had to come that night and extract Alexis
from that condo.
And I remember you being in such a rage.
I was only married to my husband for a year.
Verbal abuse messed me up for a long time.
- Right. - I keep thinking about
the times when y'all were out at a restaurant,
and Alexis would call me
in tears and say you would flip out.
I mean, what's gonna prevent you not popping off?
- I'm taking accountability on it.
Having a temper,
that's something that I want to fix and correct.
And that's something I wanna be better at.
Like I said, I came here to change myself.
I mean, I gotta show her that
I'm gonna make the strides to be better for her.
- But Devon, you're saying all the right things.
Are you just saying this to be saying this?
Or are you really saying it from the heart?
- Yes, ma'am. I love her.
Like, I love her dearly.
- If you all wanna go back and revisit this
and take another shot at it, I'm there for you.
I'm just telling you from the heart, I love you, Alexis.
I love you, Devon.
I might live with y'all... [laughter]
If y'all wanna get back together again
for a few, you know, months or something like that.
But anyway, I'll get with y'all later.
- I love you. - Thank you.
Thank you.
[upbeat music]
* *
- Oh, hey. - Hey.
Ooh. - Man.
- Talk about an interrogation. - Yeah.
- All the things you said to them--
you threw up a lot of red flags.
- Yeah. - I just need you to be
open and honest with me and just tell me
if this is, you know, if you want that.
- Yeah. - You know?
- So I feel this is a really hard conversation.
I don't know if you wanna hold hands for it.
- Yeah. - But I feel like
I have tried to communicate where I'm at...
- Mm-hmm. - To you multiple times,
and I don't know if you've really heard me.
[apprehensive music]
I like you, and I enjoy your company,
and I really loved spending time with you here,
but I am so hesitant because in the real world,
I don't know what that's gonna look like, right?
- Angelique, I need to stop you for a second because look,
I can only speak as a man. We don't get hints.
We don't get subtle hints. We don't get direct hints.
If this isn't what you want, then you have to tell me.
And it can't be, "I don't know,"
because that was the answer that you've been giving me.
- I don't wanna hurt you.
But as far as continuing a committed relationship,
I am not ready for that.
Do you know what I'm saying?
- Yeah.
My head is just all over the place right now
because for days, I've been getting my ass kicked.
The breaking up and the getting back together
with the Zoom meeting with the family,
and breaking up again.
[stammers] What can I say? I don't know what to say.
This is, this is absurd.
- * Where's the magic? *
* Are you letting it go? *
[ambient music]
- What an intense day.
- Oh, man. What a day, you guys.
- Let's go chat.
- Getting nowhere. - [laughs]
- Let me see your little silly feet
- [indistinct] - Damn.
- Hurry, Lex.
Don't get distracted with Devon now.
- I'm coming.
I wanna know. I wanna know. Hold on.
- The family challenge was hard.
Seeing parents and communicating
with David's family and my mom,
it was like a touch to reality. The real world.
And it was just kind of like,
"Okay, this is where things are moving.
Are you ready for it?"
And I felt like I was not.
You know, my mom brought up some points today.
- Yeah. - And so I am, like...
- [bleep]. - Feeling all this pressure.
I was like, "I actually just decided
I'm gonna take time off and work on myself."
- You said this in front of his family?
- To his-- - To his family? [spits]
- I'm not gonna say
I'm doing a committed relationship with him.
- Good for you. - 'Cause I'm not ready.
- That is-- - That took a lot of courage
to do something like that. - You are honest.
- This validates you need to back the [bleep] off
even more than maybe you want to.
- Yep. - 'Cause you give him an inch,
he's gonna take a mile.
- That's perfect. - Ehh.
Maybe a little more.
- Nah, you just want me to be on your level.
You know what, tonight? - Misery loves company.
- I got you, broski. - I know you do.
- What up?
- She doesn't want to commit.
She doesn't want to continue this relationship.
She pretty much said that in front of my parents.
- [bleep], dude.
- It's over, man.
- So you take that as, "Oh, we're done?"
- Yeah.
- For women that pull away
and then do that constantly,
at a point in time,
you gotta snap their ass out of that [bleep].
Bring her ass back to realization, like,
"Yo, you're thinking way too hard."
- Yeah. You know what?
I'm not gonna let this happen like this.
I'm gonna take another stand. That's it.
I'm going back out there,
and I'm gonna get my woman back.
[curious music]
- I'm really nervous about your weight.
- Don't. I can--I can hold it steady.
- Oh, we did it. - It's strong. Yes!
- I feel like if you can successfully
get two people in a hammock, you can do anything.
- This is, like, the hardest challenge we've done, is this.
- This is--yeah. - Clearly.
- Come here.
[tense music]
- So deep.
- [laughs]
- In my past relationship,
I didn't deal with the problems head on.
And I know that that's what destroyed us.
- So I'm gonna stand tall
and make sure that we are rock solid.
- I feel like we could really grow
without the pressure of a romantic relationship.
- I think we're too far behind all that.
- David is not taking no for an answer.
He has a fighting spirit and, like, it is my thing.
Like, it's just my weird turn on.
He won't back down. I really like it.
- Kiss me on the [bleep] and [bleep] mean it.
- [laughs]
[lively electronic music]
* *
Damn it, David! You're reeling me back in.
* *
- Me and Casey are over here
patting you on the back
saying, "You go, girl,"
and you're just tongue-locking and kissing
and acting a damn fool in the pool.
I'm like, "I cannot believe this is going on right now."
When is this gonna end, girl?
'Cause you are definitely pulling him.
Pick a side. - I know.
- And stay on your [bleep] side.
- I know. - You're doing too damn much.
- He's coming right back.
I care, and I'm attracted to him.
- Yeah. - I like him.
- Right. - And he's being really hot
and aggressive right now. It's turning me on.
- Yeah. - It's working for me.
I'm getting sucked down now.
- You're thinking with your [bleep].
You're thinking with the wrong head.
- [laughs]
- There's lust, and there is love.
And I feel like I am succumbing to lust.
- I'ma call your mama.
- [laughs]
- Yeah, I gotta tell you.
I mean, I know I've touched on it,
but, like, you make me feel like no one else has.
I want Ben and I to be the lasting couple
because Ben sees me for me
and adores me for me.
And I've never felt so at peace
and so confident in my life.
You've made me feel so beautiful
in a way that, like, no guy actually ever has, you know?
And I think it's because-- - Yeah, you deserve it.
Yeah. - Thank you.
Don't make me cry. I've done that enough today.
After Ben meeting my mom, I am just feeling this sense
of, like, closeness more than ever before.
It just feels like we're building together
a good foundation in our relationship right now.
I have a crucial question for you about that.
I just know that that there is a bigger thing
that he needs to deal with.
I mean, now that Angelique is backing off from David,
'cause she doesn't feel like she's ready for a commitment,
she's semi-unpredictable.
She's hot and cold with her emotions.
- Yeah. - If she doesn't
choose David in the end,
I'm worried that she's gonna flip flop and be like,
"Ben, wait a minute.
"I miss you. I miss you." - Yeah.
- "This has made me realize I wanna be with you."
And then draws you in and then spits you back out.
It makes me feel worried...
- Yeah. - In a way that, like,
this might make you entertain that again.
- It's definitely been a pattern
or things that have happened in the past.
I feel like I've moved on, things are great.
And then she'll...
- Creep back in. - Yeah.
And I take responsibility.
Like, I did--I did [bleep].
I know it wasn't easy.
Like, our marriage was tough.
- I've never met a man like you.
Like, you are truly one-of-a-kind,
and, like, you deserve the world.
And I'm coming back, like, a better woman
because of you, truly, Ben.
Like, I really am.
- That makes really happy. - I don't wanna cry.
- Aw. You're amazing. Come here. You're incredible.
[heartfelt music]
- Thank you for everything, really.
- Um...
[pensive music]
* *
- I don't know. I don't know.
- Honestly, I am shocked that Ben is the one
who is finding a more solid connection than I am.
I'm feeling a little bit of jealousy.
- * You can say you and me had it real good *
* Real good *
* *
* Feel it burn us again *
* Don't know if I should *
* If I should *
[upbeat music]
* *
- I feel stupid about last night.
- You just need to amend today. - I know.
- [inaudible]
- What's new? What's different?
- I'm young and beautiful, man.
What could be better than that?
- Last night should've been an eye opener for everybody.
- Right? I was not expecting that.
I wasn't expecting--you mind?
Nope.
I wasn't expecting that smooch.
I was like, "Whoa."
- That's a big one too.
- Yeah. - There any more of that?
- What? - OJ.
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.
[curious music]
- For people on that ride, that shit's serious.
- Angelique is actively avoiding me.
She's like a ghost walking around.
She doesn't check in on me.
She doesn't say hello to me.
She barely gives me a smile.
And I'm like, what is going on?
I never thought I had a type.
I realized that my type is mixed signals.
[laughter]
Between my ex and this-- [laughs]
- If I was you, you know what I would go do?
I would go in the pool.
- Masturbate? - No, flip that [bleep].
- Devon, shut the [bleep] up.
- Hey, it's not a bad idea.
- No, not a bad idea at all.
[apprehensive music]
* *
- A lot happened today, and I'm exhausted,
but I'm having a hard time with Ben.
And it's hard. It's harder than I expected.
And I've just never seen him be romantic with anyone,
you know? - Yeah.
- I want him to be happy. I really do.
But it doesn't mean I don't love him
and that I don't, like, care about him so much.
Um, but--
- Do you think that, like, this might be a moment
where you feel like you should reconcile with him,
like, romantically?
* *
- Um.
I think it's hard. We have so much history.
- I know. - He was my person for so long.
- Angelique has done this time and time again.
And if her and David were doing good,
she wouldn't be feeling this way.
She wouldn't be jealous.
But since her and David are not doing good,
she wants to creep back into Ben's life,
and that's so [bleep] up to do to somebody.
And she knows that.
She's more than aware of that,
but, you know, she naturally still kind of does it.
And I love her to death,
but it's-- now it's affecting me.
because I have feelings for Ben,
and Ben has feelings for me too.
- I feel like when I want Ben, it's when I'm struggling.
- Yeah, I know that.
- And when I'm happy and things are good,
I don't want Ben. - Yeah.
- It's not fair for him in my weak moments to go to him.
And then when I'm feeling good to pull away.
- Mm-hmm. - And I've done that
so many times.
When I left my marriage with Ben,
I wanted out so badly that--
haven't really had the chance to really grieve.
And I think as much as it's been good for Ben
to let me go and him see me moving on,
it's good for me to see him
moving on as well.
I think I'm finally just really processing it.
And it's hard how much I care about Ben.
- Yeah.
[tense music]
* *
- How are we doing?
- I'm doing fine.
- I'm doing fine too.
So what are you thinking?
- I don't know, Angelique. I don't think our story's over.
- [sighs]
Can we go sit down? - Sure.
- I know at this point
that I am sending mixed signals,
but I have to set this boundary.
I need to be firm in this.
It's confusing to go back and forth.
I did that with Ben.
I can't continue to do that with David.
At this point, I am concerned.
He is really, really not hearing me
and really not understanding what's going on.
I feel like you have this in your head,
what you want this to look like.
And you're relentlessly going after it.
- Mm-hmm. - And in the process,
you're not understanding where I'm coming from.
I have to set a boundary
'cause I was not clear on it yesterday,
but no more being, like, kissing and hugging.
I'm worried you're gonna come up and say,
"I'm not done, and I wanna keep going."
- You're right, because I will say that.
So you-- - Don't say it.
- I told you as well
that I'm all or nothing.
- I know, but I think it's this--it's a level of respect
when someone's telling you as friendly as they can
with how much they care about you
what they want
and you bulldozing over it to get what you want.
- Yeah. But it's-- - There's a difference.
- All right, [bleep] you.
- Yeah, okay.
You're being serious?
- * Sometimes you lose your self-control *
* We tap out, you let go *
* And we're lost *
[dramatic music]
* *
- Ooh. - Ooh!
- Hey, hey.
- Hi, hi.
- All right. - Hey, guys.
- All right.
- Matchy, matchy. - I know.
A lot of coordinating colors happening here.
- All things considered, it's been a hell of a week.
I've gone through a lot,
but I think I've really had my "aha" moment,
and I'm looking forward to tonight.
I really am.
- All right, welcome back, everyone.
How are we feeling?
- Good. - Good, yeah.
- All right. It's that time again.
So one couple's journey will end tonight.
- Now, remember, there is no more immunity,
so no one is safe from being eliminated.
And now it's time for y'all to make a very difficult decision.
Maybe the toughest one yet.
- All right, let's get down to it.
From day one, we've been here
to find the one couple that's truly ready
to enter a committed, successful relationship.
So now it's time to figure out which couple in this group
isn't ready to take that step.
So is there anybody that wants to
start us off with this discussion?
- I do.
- Oh.
- David? - [bleep]
- So, you know, this is--
this is coming from--
from here when I say this.
I feel like for the past few days,
I lost myself a little bit. I was spiraling.
I became a little desperate,
and I realized I deserve
not to be yo-yoed with a roller coaster of emotions.
And I just... [exhales]
Sorry, this is not easy.
I know my person is out there,
and perhaps that person is not sitting next to me.
So I'm choosing myself to be eliminated tonight.
* *
I regret nothing.
I had an amazing experience here.
But it's time I started living for David.
- Wow. - David.
- That's tough, David.
I'm happy for David, man.
I'm happy in many ways
because that's the whole process of growing.
It is sad,
but for him to stand up and say,
"Hey, I'm voting me off because of this."
That's big.
- Now, you eliminating yourself, David,
that also means, you know,
you would be leaving as well, Angelique.
So are you okay with that?
- Ooh, it has been quite a process here.
And I am so grateful
that I got to do this with David.
He taught me so much.
You 100% deserve every piece of what you just said.
And I'm sorry that that's not me.
But I'm grateful for
what a life-changing opportunity this was.
- Ben, you've gotten close with David and obviously,
you know Angelique better than anybody here.
Do you have any thoughts?
- My heart really goes out to David.
It's a much smaller sample size,
but I can kind of see some of the stuff I went through.
Angelique, she's incredible, and when it's good,
it's so, so good, it really is.
But those ups and downs can be hard.
I don't fault Angelique for it.
I think she's trying to find her way,
and I hope she finds somebody that fulfills her
where she can just feel totally confident in a relationship.
And I think it will happen. I really do.
- David, I just wanna say you definitely got happier,
but you also got stronger. - Yeah.
- And we're all very proud of you for that.
- Thank you, guys. - There's one more thing
that we do want to talk about.
Normally, this is where I say,
"You're leaving the house tonight."
Well, tonight,
you're not leaving Costa Rica.
- Our goal at the end of this process
has always been to identify the one amazing couple
who has found closure with their past
and is ready to love again.
Making that decision
will be the people that have already been eliminated.
- What the [bleep] - Oh, boy.
- Yeah, what's up? - What's up?
- Oh, [bleep].
- You remember those people, right?
Your old friends for some of you, your exes.
Well, it's about time that we heard from them.
- When you guys walk back into that house tonight,
it's gonna feel a bit more crowded
because they are all back... - Oh, my God.
- And they can't wait to see you.
- Inside the house right now waiting for us
is the eliminated cast.
[sighs]
[groans]
[bleep].
- There'll be more details to come tomorrow,
but for now, you guys head back into that house
and give your old housemates a big old hug.
I have a feeling tonight's going to be interesting.
- Yeah, good luck. - Good luck, you guys,
and we'll see you soon, okay?
- Casey, come on, girl.
- Hey, we got this. - Let's get this [bleep].
- I love you guys. - We're still here.
- What's up? - Thank you.
[screaming]
[laughter] - Joyous.
- Oh, no, they're not that excited to see us.
- They do not look happy to see us.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.
- What's up, y'all.
[screaming]
[dramatic music]
- Oh, no, they're not that excited to see us.
- They do not look happy to see us.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.
- What's up, y'all?
- Welcome home. - Yeah.
- You guys miss us?
- [shouting indistinctly]
- Hi.
[overlapping chatter]
- Oh, shit. Oh.
- Ally. - Well, I've missed y'all.
- I've missed y'all guys. - Don't wanna gimme a hug?
- Come here.
- How you been?
- This is weird as [bleep], man.
- [laughs]
- This is the weirdest thing I've ever heard.
- I'm 100% worried about Ben and Brooks meeting.
Ben is a really nice guy. He's non-confrontational.
- That's awesome.
- Brooks is the opposite of that.
Already being mad and already being a hot head,
He is not going to be very respectful of Ben.
- I know this is--yeah, uncomfortable for sure.
But I'm sure she's told you, dude.
Like not--like, nothing's happened.
We're going, like, super slow.
Like, we're just trying to--
- You don't have to explain your [bleep] to me.
I'll do what I gotta do. - I hear you, dude.
- I don't give a [bleep]. - I know, man.
- Well, you're in for a rude awakening.
- Okay. - If you make it through
one [bleep] Christmas, I'll be, uh...
- All right, man.
- Just bring your boxing gloves.
[laughter]
- There we go.
- Hi, David. - What's up, Gillian?
- Did you have fun?
- I thought I had something.
I did.
- It didn't sound like you took your time
to actually get to know her
before you jumped into the flames.
[pensive music]
I just want him to understand that I do care about him
and all the crazy things I do
is because I wanted to protect him.
And of course, as soon as I leave,
he gets himself heartbroken.
But you know what? That's how you learn, I guess.
- I fell, but she goes,
"I don't want a committed relationship."
And I realized today that's not good enough for me
'cause I deserve better.
And I'm just not gonna fight for this anymore because--
- It seems pointless. - Yep. Absolutely.
- Could have told you that, but that's okay.
You had to live and learn.
- You're enjoying this, aren't you?
- For me, I'm feeling really good.
This is the closure about what I deserve and what I need
and what I'm looking for. - Mm-hmm.
It's challenging 'cause we don't see eye to eye
on a lot of things, and it's time to say goodbye.
So you know, I do wish him the second best.
Well, I can't make life easy for you anymore.
So figure it out.
- Make life easy. You made life easy for me?
[scoffs] Uh-uh.
- Did I not? - No.
- All right.
[overlapping chatter]
- We're in the house, and it's not good.
Every time Ben walks by, Brooks gives him a dirty look.
And I am just like,
it is not fair to intimidate somebody
who has done nothing but nice things for me.
You wanna get a drink and talk? - Not really.
I don't think there's anything to talk about.
- Obviously, there is. - There isn't.
- I would like to go talk one on one.
- Okay, [bleep] go. - Okay.
- Brooks and I-- we're both hotheaded.
We're both stubborn.
- Follow you, princess.
- And that's a problem that doesn't work well together.
- What do you wanna talk about?
- I mean, you know. You're pissed.
- Listen, this is the deal.
I do not care that you and Ben are whatever.
I don't give a [bleep]. - Okay.
- What I care about is, I pay for your car.
- You pay for my car?
- I pay for gas, and I pay for our son's [bleep].
- That's right--you told me to continue to use that car.
- Listen, listen, listen.
- You told me to continue to use that car
because of the tax write off.
- Don't go there. Don't go there.
- I'm [bleep] going there.
Do you wanna know how much you would have to pay me
if you didn't do that? - Don't start [bleep].
- Don't start shit? - Don't start [bleep].
- So then I can take half your business
and half your [bleep] tractor-- - You can't!
- The trailer that you bought. - You can't.
You can't take a thing. - Yes, I [bleep]--
- There was no prenup.
You stole my [bleep] diamond ring!
You [bleep] entitled mother[bleep].
And you wanna go there and say all this [bleep]?
Really? - I [bleep] pay for your car.
- You bought me that car when I didn't ask for it!
I don't want the [bleep] car. I told you that multiple times.
- Dude-- - You hold it over my head.
- Dude, I don't-- - How [bleep] dare you?
- Dude, you're going somewhere you don't wanna go, Casey.
- That you pay for? [bleep] really, Brooks?
- Brooks, come on man.
[dramatic music]
- [bleep] [bleep] [bleep].
- That's the truth! - Casey, Casey.
- The truth hurts.
- I'm sorry, I didn't want it to go that way.
- What the [bleep] is that? What the [bleep]?
Can't believe he went the money route.
Casey-- - [bleep]
- Tell that kid to chase her.
- Man, I feel like people are coming in with the wrong agenda
and it's just like, dude,
you can make the best out of this moment,
but you're choosing to hate rather than to love
and help the next person work on something
to be great in their relationship.
- For anyone to talk about the finances
when I have been [bleep] over financially by Brooks!
Because that piece of [bleep] was eliminated,
I wanted to work on things as a friend and move on
and that was [bleep] taken from me.
And now he wants be a [bleep] piece of [bleep] to me
because I stayed here.
I'm [bleep] sorry, like if Ben and I
have something outside this house, that's our prerogative.
I'm so [bleep] done with this piece of [bleep]
mother[bleep] right now.
I was broke as [bleep].
Broke as [bleep], you guys.
And he watched it.
He watched it, and he was fine with it.
And that's what hurt. [bleep] Brooks.
Brooks has just so much control over my emotions.
And it's something I need to work on.
And I know that.
Right now...
[solemn music]
I don't even know how I can establish boundaries with him
because he clearly affects me so much negatively.
[sobs]
I want go, you guys. I'm so [bleep] done.
- You are stronger than this. - No, I wanna go.
- You are stronger than this. - You know your [bleep] truth.
You speak your [bleep] truth.
- This has been so [bleep] hard
and you haven't had Brooks here.
And so it's all pent up, all of this stuff
that he's wanted to talk to you about.
He's been harping on--
- I just don't want to be here.
[sobbing]
- This is-- like, this is so much.
- Casey has to be able to move on and not allow Brooks
to affect her happiness the way that he has in the past.
This is the kind of stuff that we just can't have
if we're gonna work on our own stuff after we leave here.
- I don't even wanna [bleep] be here.
- Casey. - [bleep] Brooks.
I wanna [bleep] go. This is so unfair.
- I know, I know, but we're not gonna end it like this.
Your story is not done.
'Cause no [bleep] way are we leaving Costa Rica like this.
- How you feeling? - I'm feeling great.
- You feeling like yourself? - I am.
- I want you to feel like yourself.
- I mean, nothing gonna change that.
Nothing can change that.
- You been changing, my [bleep].
Don't act like I ain't got [bleep] to talk to you about
and I'm gonna talk to you about it.
I'm saying Alexis and Devon always trying
to be the perfect couple.
The perfect relationship, the perfect marriage.
Ain't nothing perfect.
And if it is, it's not.
And I ain't scared to say it.
From the moment we stepped in this mother[bleep] building,
you trying to tell me how to treat my woman,
trying to tell me how to do all of that.
- I ain't telling you how to treat your woman.
I tell you what you need to do for yourself though.
Bro, you gotta look in the mirror, Dean.
Try to fix some [bleep] about your [bleep] self.
- You too. - Me?
I know that I'm accountable for my [bleep].
Go handle your [bleep].
- I'm handling it, man.
- Handle your [bleep].
- That woman run you. - No woman will run me.
- Letting that woman run you.
- Well, stop trying to run them
and manipulate the woman that you got.
- I ain't manipulate [bleep]. - Come here, babe.
- "Come here, babe."
- Everything good. - "Come here, babe."
You can't handle the truth, homeboy.
[dramatic music]
- Next time on "The Big D"...
[doorbell rings]
- So exciting to see the whole group
back under one roof again.
- Stop manipulating this damn woman
to feel good about yourself. - Come on, bro.
- You like my woman. - That's weak.
You like my woman-- - That's weak.
- That ain't your woman.
- I feel like you're slut shaming me a little bit.
- The couple that everyone selects
as our strongest
will receive $50,000.
[cheers and applause]
- The reason all of the exes have returned
is actually pretty simple.
Every eliminated person will have a vote.
- [laughs]
- So your peers, your friends,
your exes have made a decision.
The couple they have chosen is...
* *