- Previously on "The Big D"...
- 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.
[dramatic music]
- How [bleep] dare you?
- You're going somewhere you don't want to go, Casey.
- Really, Brooks? - Stop trying to run
and manipulate the woman that you got.
- I ain't manipulating [bleep].
- Coming up tonight on "The Big D"...
We started this whole thing out with six couples.
And now we are at two,
Ben and Casey, and Devon and Alexis.
- Stop manipulating this damn woman...
- All right, baby. - Come on, bro.
- To feel good about yourself.
- You like my woman. You like my woman.
- That's weak. 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.
- All right! [cheering]
- The reason all of the exes have returned
is actually pretty simple.
Every eliminated person
will have a vote.
* *
- I got a few questions that I have
that I need to know.
How can you help me believe
that this bad temper Devon will not keep reoccurring
throughout the rekindling of you all's love?
- Fair question.
- Your peers, your friends,
your exes have made a decision.
The couple they have chosen is...
* *
[tango music]
- * Shame on me *
* Double shame on you *
* One more piece is all I need *
* My transformation near complete *
* *
- * Ooh *
* Can you feel that thunder? *
* *
- Well, stop trying to run them
and manipulate the woman that you got.
- I ain't manipulating [bleep].
Come here, babe. Come here, babe.
- You can't handle the truth, homeboy.
- This is why we got a divorce.
This is why we did not work out
because Devon does not know how to handle this temper.
And I'm like, "No, babe, please
do not waste your energy on this Instagram comedian."
- Every time, you try to grab him away. Relax.
- 'Cause I don't want nothing negative.
- You don't-- - Calm down.
I'ma tell you what you need to do.
- Stop manipulating this damn woman...
- All right, baby.
- Come on, bro. - To feel good about yourself.
- You like my woman. You like my woman.
- That's weak. That's weak. You're a manipulator.
- That ain't your woman.
- My baby got ass, homeboy. You trippin'.
- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
- I need a thick one. You tripping, [bleep].
* *
- What's wrong, babe? Talk to me.
- I don't get why you even put yourself
around them to begin with.
- Well, let me tell you why, baby. Baby.
- No, let me finish. I'ma show my ass tonight.
You already told him,
and you already showed him you're the bigger man.
Why put yourself out there? - I can handle it.
- No, it's not your job. - I wasn't even hot.
I wasn't even heated. You listened to what I said.
- Damn. Yes, you did. - Babe, I--
- You should have not went over there.
That is the point.
You should have not went over there.
- All right. I'm not gonna walk in a room...
- Mm-hmm. - While I got an eye on me
and make it seem like, "Oh, okay, cool."
- Well, when you have that temper issue
and you said that doesn't matter
if you took an L, you took an L tonight.
- How though?
I didn't--I didn't get to his level.
- At the end of the day, a scene was caused that
was already supposed to be happening
before we even [bleep] came up here.
And you bit the--you bit the hook.
Devon is a big guy.
When he's upset, he just goes all over the place.
And I just don't want that.
Even though I know his true intentions,
I don't want other people
on the outside feeling bad for me.
- This is my battle, right? - Right.
- My battle is--my journey is this right here.
If I want to knock Dean's ass out,
I would knock him out--hold up.
- I'm not into scenes.
- It's not a scene. - I'm not into scenes.
- Babe, it's not a scene.
A scene is me slapping this [bleep].
A scene is me cursing him out.
A scene is me calling him a bitch.
I walked away from the situation.
And I'm glad you thought that it was gonna be bigger.
And I move and I walk with you.
Not at any time I push you away.
I walk with you. - Right.
- It was cool. That's not an issue.
It would never transpire to anything further along.
- Mm-hmm. Okay. - Okay?
- Okay. Devon back then would have punched him in the face.
No asking questions.
But the fact is that Devon is really growing.
I am so proud of him.
Okay, so what are you gonna do now?
- What I'm gonna do now? - Right.
- We're gonna have a good [bleep] time.
[indistinct chatter]
- What is this show?
- Can we go talk? - What can I talk?
- I've been wanting to chat with you.
- Lead the way. - Thank you, baby.
- I can tell that Gillian is feeling
some type of way about David and I.
So I want to get on the same page as her
and have a direct conversation and clear the air.
So yeah, I didn't see a lot of you and David.
Like, 'cause I had to-- I didn't feel like
standing in line and taking a number.
- Yeah. - We had stuff to talk about.
And he was entertaining anything...
- Really? - That came his way.
I feel like you guys jumped in way too quickly.
- Well, I truly didn't know where you guys were at
and what he said was that he was completely over it.
- No. - Okay.
- No. I don't think this was healthy for him.
This was a test. And I think he failed.
He's gonna get whatever he can get.
- Yeah. - That was up to you.
- What do you mean by that?
- He's not gonna pace it.
That was--you know, that was your pace.
- Um, okay.
I feel like you're slut shaming me a little bit,
like I move too fast. I move at my own pace too.
- Go for it. Here we are. - And that's--I'm doing me.
- Okay. - Right.
- I don't mean to--that's not what I meant.
That's not what I meant. - What did you mean though?
- I mean, it was--
- I think you kind of were.
- Well, if I'm out of the house for, like, a day,
yeah, that's kind of quick. My opinion.
- That's fine.
- But I don't know. It's up to you.
I see why everyone in the house says
that she likes to manipulate.
You set the pace of that relationship.
So you can't be upset that it got so intense so quickly.
And that's why it burned to the ground.
- Well, I'm sorry if you're hurt. I don't know--
- Oh, I really don't care.
I was actually really excited for him to move to Utah.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah, that's what it sounded like.
- Okay, cool. Cool, cool, cool.
If I'm connected to someone, and I'm feeling passionate,
I have the right to have a moment with them intimately.
- [bleep] power. - I have [bleep] power, bitch.
And you know what, it was really good too.
- Goals. Goals.
- I had a really nice time. - Yeah.
- And I'm glad I did it.
- Yes! Whoo!
* *
[upbeat music]
* *
- Yeah. - You're welcome.
- Hey. - Hello, hello!
- Hey, guys. - Hey.
- Look at these faces. Come hang out.
- Ooh. - Sorry.
- Good morning, everyone.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- So exciting to see the whole group back
under one roof again. - All right.
Well, I know the whole group is back.
But there's definitely two special couples
that deserve a few extra props around here.
Ben and Casey, Devon and Alexis,
y'all should be really proud
about how far you've come together.
- Yeah. - Thank you.
- Seriously. - Thanks, guys.
- The four of you have continued
to put yourself out there. You've been vulnerable.
Now here we are at the very end.
And y'all are our final two couples.
- We've seen you make tremendous emotional strides
over the past ten weeks.
- Now it's time to cross the finish line. Okay?
- The reason all of the exes have returned
is actually pretty simple.
They will make the final decision.
- [laughs]
- The reason all of the exes have returned,
they will make the final decision.
Every eliminated person will get a vote.
- The couple that everyone selects
as our strongest will receive $50,000!
[cheers and applause]
* *
- We're the top two finalists for a grand prize of 50K.
Come on! Come on!
[cheers and applause]
- That's amazing.
- 50,000 is life-changing.
- We want to help set the winning couple up
for a successful relationship.
- So maybe you could use it for moving expenses,
a romantic trip around the world,
or maybe seed money for a kick-ass wedding.
I don't know.
- Ooh. I'll take that. - Yeah.
- I'll take that money.
But there is one more thing, guys.
What you plan to do with the money
is actually part of the decision.
- Each final couple will stand up in front
of the entire group
and make a case for their relationship.
- Oh. - We want to hear
about why the two of you are built to last
and what you plan to do with the 50K.
- Be honest, be intentional,
and convince everyone why the 50K will be spent
on the couple that deserves it most.
- Relax, have fun,
take some time, talk things over.
And we will see you at the final elimination tomorrow
where our final couple will prove
that divorce isn't just the end
but could be the next step on to something better.
- Thank you, guys, and we will see you soon.
Okay? - Thank you. Thank you.
- No pressure, it's just 50K. Got it?
- I'm gonna get working on a PowerPoint.
[upbeat music]
- Did this experience help you or did you get mind [bleep]?
- I think it was a little bit of both.
But it definitely helped me.
And I also got a really good tan.
It's just being in a situation,
you're forced to be confronted with everything.
And I usually run--
- Get distracted or run?
- Gillian. - I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Go on.
- Listen, if we're gonna have a conversation--
- Yeah. Go, go, go.
- No. - No, I'm sorry. You're right.
- 'Cause this is what you do.
Like, I try to talk to you and then you just do the digs.
I know that I wasn't the easiest to communicate with.
But I don't want there to be animosity.
I don't want there to be anger.
I don't want there to be bitterness
because I'm tired of it.
And I just--I want to move on.
I don't like to react.
So that's why I shut down.
- That hurt me.
I just never felt like there
was a good time to ever talk to you.
You were in a good mood, I didn't want to talk to you.
If you're in a bad mood, I couldn't talk to you.
- I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to ever invalidate your feelings.
- I just feel like you're so easily able
to just get up and go.
- I thought I found something. - After a day's impression?
- Okay, whatever. - No, just--it's the timeframe
which really just blows my mind.
You had a full-blown [bleep] relationship after a day.
But that's you.
- Are we good or not?
- Yeah, I guess we're good now.
David and I are finally on the same page.
We do not work well together.
We're putting your stuff in storage when we get back?
- Yes.
- I'm grateful that I got the closure
that I was looking for.
David will always be my first love.
This is the end of that love story.
- That means we're divvying up everything too.
- Not the fine china, that's my [bleep].
- No, my mother bought that.
- For me. - Fine. Take the fine china.
I don't give a [bleep].
- I know you don't. That's why I'm keeping it.
- I think we made some progress.
If we can go forward being civil and being friends
at a distance,
that would be great because I truly want the best for her.
She told me she wants the best for me.
I don't know how much I believe that.
But I would like to.
Can I have a hug? No?
- No, I'm kidding. I'll give you a hug.
[upbeat music]
* *
- There's definitely, you know,
a lot of animosity between Brooks and Casey.
So it's been kind of hard to figure out
what's going on in her head, but I'm really trying to know,
like, can I be with this person?
I don't think this experience,
like, went the way I was expecting.
And I know like you got robbed of a lot of things that, like,
you were hoping to get. - Yeah. I don't know.
I feel like I came in here
just not mad at you, just angry.
Like, I kind of went home and...
- Yeah. - Tried to put it all away.
But then when I came back in this house last night,
like a lot of-- you just hear [bleep]
and you don't know what's true and what's not.
Just know I just want the best interests for Casey, so...
- I know. - Okay.
- Brooks being the Big Bad Wolf that he is, you know,
literally, he kind of looks like a Big Bad Wolf,
it probably would have been easier
to just kind of run from the situation.
But I need to let him know that my intentions are good
and I really care for Casey.
But I also want to be respectful.
I was kind of--I was in the same boat,
like I thought, okay, I came here
to like work through some stuff with her.
- Yeah.
- Like, I was really hoping to get some closure,
but there was like a part of me that was like,
"Hey, you know, maybe there's a chance."
- That's the thing.
We had a great opportunity and...
- Yeah. - I got robbed, so...
- I hear you. - It is what it is.
So I don't think I'm, like, gonna kill you
or anything like that, like...
I'll get it eventually.
It'll just take time between me and her.
- Okay.
He definitely brings a intense energy,
but he cares about Casey, wants her to be happy.
So that's really encouraging.
It's cool you came back. - Yeah.
- It really is. It says a lot about you, man.
- I honestly didn't want to.
- I know you, like, ultimately really care about her
and you want what's best.
* *
- I just think this experience has been great.
I'm just glad that it really did the job for you and Dev.
- Right. Me too.
- It's so funny to see like where you guys are now, like,
when we first got in this house,
it's like night and day.
- Right. I want us to work the time.
And I want us to continue to do the growth
and stuff that we learned here,
all the tools and resources Dr. Jada gave us.
She wrote him like, it's like a mantra or, you know...
- Okay.
- Something that says, you know,
"Anger is a secondary emotion."
- Mm-hmm.
- "There's always something that's underneath anger.
You need to address that." - Yeah.
- "It's like you're not really mad.
It's just something that's causing that mad."
- Yeah.
- "So you need to fix it and figure out why."
Lately, we haven't had any serious arguments.
He hasn't been going off or showing his ass,
well, besides the Dean thing
'cause I was not [bleep] with that.
Devon definitely went off on Dean.
And, you know, I don't condone his anger.
But I see the progress between marriage Devon
and Devon where he is now.
And I'm just hoping, at this point,
that everyone is able to see that he has changed.
My emotion is just flying... - Everywhere.
- Rollercoasters is going up and down and--
- It's important for the right couple
to win this whole thing.
- Right.
[upbeat music]
* *
- You want to talk? - When you're done.
- Yeah, no, here, I'm gonna go put on just a little makeup.
- [sighs]
I'm sorry about last night.
My emotions were hot.
And I drank a [bleep] ton, which I don't do normally.
- I know you don't. Yeah.
- And I was trying to, I think, hide my pain.
- Yeah. - You know,
potentially talked to your new boyfriend.
He's like, "Oh, yeah, I'm thinking about moving,
like, coming to Reno or--"
- Him and I, we've connected. He's really respectful.
I want you to not hate me and feel like I'm against you
and that we need to be against each other.
- No, I don't--Casey, I don't feel that way.
And I just--I had tons of anger last night.
- I know. - I just--
I want to hold you to, like, going to counseling.
- You have my word on that, Brooks Peters.
- [bleep]. This sucks.
- I'm sorry it didn't work out between us.
That was not what either of us had planned.
- I know.
- And, Brooks, you matter to me.
It may--it may not seem like it because I've dodged
the conversations that you deserved for so long.
And I didn't give you the time.
And I didn't give you the respect to give you
the time to have these kinds of conversations
in regards to why our marriage failed.
And I didn't-- and I ran from it.
And I'm so [bleep] sorry.
- That's what pisses me off is like--
- But you can't beat me up over what happened in the past
when I am always accountable with my [bleep].
- No, I'm not-- - I've owned it.
So please accept it.
["Damage" by Rupert Pope and Giles Palmer]
- * Don't bring your trouble here no more *
- Why couldn't we have done this
when we were [bleep] married?
Like, why did it have to take us separating,
all the [bleep] that we went through to get to here?
- Because we're toxic together.
We bring out the absolute worst in each other.
- * Oh, let's make it last all night *
- Does it feel like an egg?
[indistinct chatter] - [bleep].
- Meet me outside for a second.
- Okay, okay. Cool, cool, cool, cool.
Act natural. Act natural. Act natural.
- Act natural.
[upbeat music]
- How are you feeling?
- Good. I want to thank you so much
'cause like the way you handled Brooks last night
at his lowest, it's weird, this sounds crazy.
But like I almost needed last night to get as bad as it did
because he kind of needed to just let it all out.
- I am zeroed in on Casey. I think she's amazing.
And I really love the connection
we've been able to make while we've been here.
But most importantly, I love the growth and the change
and who we are now as opposed to
when we first came into the house.
I'm so grateful
for this experience, and you're amazing.
- I do love being with you. - I love being with you too.
- And yeah, you know, like, it's funny
because I--it's like I missed you today.
I love, like, bragging about you.
And I've never felt like I could like brag
about a guy before.
- It's nice. Thank you.
- Ben and I are getting closer and closer.
Every day, we live together.
We are just more comfortable with each other.
And it just feels like we're building together
a good foundation and a solid level of respect.
It makes me excited for more and more.
- You're amazing. Thanks so much.
- You too. Thank you.
- A lot of this is, like, to me,
just very convenient at this point.
- This is very convenient.
- Yeah, really [bleep].
- There's nothing about their relationship that's real.
I'm sorry. It's a joke.
- Casey and Ben... - Yeah.
- I love them individually, but it's a joke.
- As a couple, we're all scratching our heads.
Well, the prize, it's like, supposed to symbolize
like, your next step as a couple.
- What are they gonna do?
Like, go on a family vacation? No.
- No, they're gonna--
- There's no situation where they end up together.
I can't get on board with this [bleep].
- Contrive [bleep] [bleep].
- Am I wrong?
- No. - What is going on?
- Exactly. It's all that I'm saying.
Take everything that comes out of their mouth
with a grain of salt.
- * It's gonna be all right, all right *
* Gonna be all right *
* *
- I love it here.
- I can get used to this.
Imagine us being able to go, like, do this every day.
- Yeah.
- I was thinking we relocating to Costa Rica.
- Yeah. - That is not happening.
- I feel like me and Alexis,
we got a good chance of winning this thing.
And even if we don't win that 50K, I already won.
And we both won. We got each other.
And I got my best friend back.
And that's all that matters to me.
- I see the baby steps. - That's all that matters.
- And I appreciate the baby steps.
- Right.
- Seeing him really take the time
and focus on working on his temper makes me feel amazing.
And it gives me hope for our future together.
And I want to tell you every day,
'cause I know that your love language is affirmation,
that I appreciate you.
I want to say thank you for working on yourself.
- I see it.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Give me a kiss.
- Yes, me and Devon had a history.
But now we're not even starting a new chapter.
We have a whole new book.
And we're able to make our own history starting from scratch.
- I love you more. I love you more.
["Dive Back Into Love" playing]
- * Can we dive back into love, love, love? *
- Do you see any cons
or problems in Dev and Lex winning?
- Cons? I wouldn't say so.
You know, I sort of mentioned it to him before.
And he was like, yeah, like, the idea is like kind of set
like a little nest egg, and that was it.
That was as far as the conversation went.
I was like, yeah, it's smart.
- I know that they just want to get their finances,
you know, together.
Dev talked about helping their families
and getting their families together
and maybe doing a vacation. - Oh, nice.
- They kind of bringing those worlds back together.
So all of us right now we're preparing to ask
what each couple's motivations are
and choose the right people to win.
And then with, you know, Ben and Casey,
I think winning is an incentive for them
to take it a little bit more seriously.
- I guess the only angle
that Ben and Casey could really come with
is the logistics of them moving
'cause obviously Casey is in California, Ben's in Utah.
- The other thing that I'm thinking too is like,
they technically don't have a bad track record.
- Who, Ben and Casey? - Yeah.
Like they're competing against people
who have had a shot already and they've divorced.
We're definitely going to challenge Casey and Ben.
The upside for them is, you know, it's like the sky's
the limit if this is something that they take seriously.
I have a feeling Devon and Lex will be pretty passionate.
And I'm sure that'll be pretty moving.
And I think Casey's gonna just go all out
and she's just gonna make it like funny and entertaining.
[upbeat music]
* *
- Are you okay, dude? Are you all right?
- No, no, I'm good.
I just can't accept fakery [bleep].
- Yeah, me too. - I can't accept it.
- Dev and Lex, swear to God to you, like, that [bleep]
is just fake as [bleep].
- Really? - [bleep].
- Oh.
- That [bleep] switched every [bleep] time
we got to elimination.
They talked their way in the day
and got to elimination and act like bitches.
When I look at them, I look at bitches. I mean it.
Hey, Dev. Hey, Lex.
You done a hell of a good job fooling these people.
But I know what it is.
- Do you feel like their connection is legit
but they're playing the game
and trying to like pull over to move forward?
- They playing the game in order to win.
But it's a reason why
they won't have a one-on-one with me
and why they won't have a one-on-one with Amber
because they know we're not
falling into the bullshit. I ain't playing with them.
- That's weird. - They're frauds.
I really don't like to be petty.
But they're not gonna last because
they don't know who--who they are.
Sometimes, I don't know how people sleep at night
trying to be somebody else.
Gillian. - Yes, sir.
- I'ma tell you this.
The performance they putting on.
[claps] - Hmm.
- * Every time that they wanted me to fall down *
* Keep coming back alive *
* Every time that they wanted me to break down *
* Fractured but I'll survive *
[cheering]
- Hey! - Oh, my God!
- Look at this full house.
- Oh, my God! - Hey!
- Look at y'all.
- Wow.
- Hello, everyone. - Hello!
- Tell you what, we are so happy
to see the whole gang back together
for our final but most important elimination.
- I'm sure none of y'all knew what to expect
when you came to Costa Rica
to find love under the same roof as your ex.
- We know none of this has been easy.
But I do believe that everyone has benefited
from this experience in one way or another.
- Divorce is complicated.
But what you've all done over the past ten weeks
is deal with it.
In this house, you couldn't hide.
You were forced to confront your past
and create space for a new, stronger future.
- You guys, we started this whole thing out
with six couples, and now we are at two,
Ben and Casey, and Devon and Alexis.
You guys are our final two couples.
So congratulations on that. You guys have come so far.
- Now it's time for your final challenge,
which may be your toughest one yet.
- Together, you guys will stand up before this group
and present your final argument
about your strength as a couple.
- And don't forget, $50,000 will be given to the winners
by the jury of your exes.
But remember, this isn't a popularity contest.
We want to hear what you're going to do with the money
and why it is important for your future.
- That's right.
You'll need to make a clear case
as to why you believe you're the strongest couple.
- With that being said,
Ben and Casey, y'all are up first.
- Whoo! - Whoo!
- Rip off that band-aid. Let's go!
- Let's go.
- I do like our height difference.
- Yeah. - It's nice. It's great.
This has been a really unique experience.
I was in a really tough place when I first came in.
And I felt like I was not gonna be able
to put the past behind me. - I'm Casey.
- Oh, hey. - Nice to meet you.
- So nice to meet you.
It was really the first time where I was, like,
feeling things again that I haven't felt in years.
- Oh! - Cheers.
- The constant support I had came from this person here.
Oh, hey. - Hello, sir.
- How are we doing?
- 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."
- Casey has been amazing. She's super competitive.
We won, like, every challenge.
My gosh! [applause]
So we had all these opportunities to go
on these amazing dates
and have these amazing experiences.
It was really the first time
where I had a genuine connection
since Angelique, and I--like that alone is incredible.
I'm so excited to have like a real connection
with somebody again and feel like
I can put myself out there.
And I'm really excited to see where it goes.
- I feel like we should
at least be given a chance to just give it a shot.
We're going slow, but that's what's comfortable,
because we're both parents, and it's not
something that we can just dive into,
because we have our children to protect.
My journey here in Costa Rica started off,
I had one plan in mind,
to help get my ex some closure.
And then Ben walked in the door.
Then I started to realize that I do deserve more.
Ben helped me kind of redirect myself
and do something for me.
- With the 50,000, we've decided, you know,
a good portion would go to--just to be able
to travel back and forth and see each other
in our own natural habitat, our own environment.
- Yeah. - You know, everyday living
and just see if this would work.
- Think about it.
How many times have we talked
about finding a couple
that has evolved the most over this course of this process
and is truly ready to commit.
It's awesome to see, guys.
- Thank you, guys. - Thanks, guys.
- So does anyone have questions
for Ben and Casey?
- I do have one question. Why should we choose you?
- I love being with her. It's the first person
I've been excited with since Angelique.
And I think a lot of it will just go towards initially
just traveling back and forth and giving ourselves a chance.
- Mm-hmm. - Casey and Ben,
what is the biggest red flag you see in the other person?
- Ooh.
- I don't have one yet. We are so new--
- There has to be a red flag.
- There really isn't. - No red flags at all?
You guys are so perfect. - There has to be a red flag.
- I just--you know, I'm sure things will come up.
- There has to be a red flag.
- I really don't think there won't be one down the road.
- But right now, if you had to pick, what would it be?
- I don't have one yet. I can honestly say that.
Ben and I are getting to know each other,
and we're so new.
There's not a hard stop sign for me right now.
- Given the fact that you're going to be gifted $50,000,
I mean, at the very least, I would expect
that you guys would have, like,
talked about this a little bit and anticipated
that these might be questions that are coming up.
- Before I got on a knee, I didn't have any red flags.
But I knew the foundation that we built
in that perfect bubble
was gonna weather those flags when they did come up.
So I think it's fair that there is unknown.
- Thank you. - Like any relationship.
- Yeah. Thank you. Thank you so much.
- What else have we got? The hard questions are good.
- Yeah, we like the hard questions.
- Yeah. - Jesus, I don't.
- I have a question. Casey, I know you talk
to a lot of cute boys back home...
- Mm-hmm.
- Is that something that you've thought about?
Maybe cut them off? - Yeah, I cut them off.
But yeah, any asshole that I'm currently talking to
is clearly not worthy of being in my life forever.
Being with Ben and having him make me feel like
I am so much more than just a piece of meat
has made me come home a stronger woman
and to not put up with shit
from a guy like that ever again.
I never thought that I'd be into a nerd.
I always date the football player, the douchebag,
the guy that has bad manners and burps at the table.
And here is sweet Ben.
He's not a confrontational guy.
He's not a dirty fighter. And I know that about him.
And I--I need a guy like that.
I've never ever, ever, ever had a guy like that.
I'm beautiful inside and out.
And I am just going to carry that now forever.
And that means without the [bleep] boys.
- All right. Well, Ben and Casey,
thank you guys so much. [applause]
- You guys did awesome. - Great job
- Thank you guys. - Good job. Good job.
- All right, moving on.
Devon and Alexis, the floor is now yours.
- Me and Devon came here the first day as single.
Just know that you're never having it again.
- I got other options.
- Man, we were both like, "Yeah, we're both
gonna explore the house and see what happens."
That's all you get. - Yeah, no.
- Devon, no, I'm not dealing with you.
- I'm going, man. - I'm not dealing with you.
- And then we ended up being in the same room
together and growth was taking place there.
- What the hell? You have a shopping habit.
I don't have those issues.
- But that's a lie.
We were able to talk and take accountability
of our faults in our marriage, his temper and me.
- It's a [bleep] moment.
- Devon, but I thought that-- - Hold up.
Hold up. Hold up. Hold up. - Go ahead.
We always used to just butt heads with each other.
I may still love you.
["You Again" playing]
- I knew.
Give me a kiss.
- * I know I lost you once *
* But I ain't gonna lose you twice *
* You again *
- So the question that is asked to us
is why do we deserve the 50K?
One, we want to relocate to the outskirts of Atlanta.
- Thank, Jesus. If it ain't the country, I ain't going.
- Yeah.
Second, we want to go ahead and pay off individual debts
so that, when we come together,
that we would able to make bigger purchases
in the future for us and for our kids.
- Yeah. - What kids?
- Things are gonna change.
- Yeah. [laughter]
And then, third, we want to continue couple counseling.
And then we want to have that wedding
we never really had, so...
- All y'all'll be invited.
- Yes.
- Alexis and I actually eloped.
It wasn't a bad experience.
But I would prefer a traditional wedding.
So that's definitely my goal.
- At the end of the day, like,
whether you guys pick us or not,
my prize is right here with Devon.
I am so happy to be with him.
If Devon was the man he was right now
when we were married, I would never divorce him.
- Yeah, yeah. - Oh, my God!
- Seeing them just totally head over heels
for each other again
is like so [bleep] cute.
It's so cute.
- I love you so much. Seriously. Thank you.
Man, this transition has just been beautiful for me.
And looking at this thing as a whole,
I made a lot of changes, man.
It's beautiful to see that I'm actually a different man.
Thank you. Thank you for real.
No, seriously, seriously. I need that.
Y'all just believe me when I tell you,
I got my prize.
I got my best friend back.
Like, I just want y'all to know that, seriously.
- Yeah. - Happy for you guys.
[applause] - Thank you.
- All right, everybody.
Any questions for Devon and Alexis?
Who wants to start? Looks like Angelique.
- What do you guys think is gonna be
the biggest challenge you guys face moving forward?
- We got to communicate. - Right.
- We got to be the best communicators.
You know, I know that's gonna be a big challenge.
And continue to do counseling.
Those things matter. But I know for sure
is we both got to be extremely consistent.
- Right.
- Doing everything that we learned here
and taking it out there in the real world.
- Well, I got a few questions that I have
that I need to know.
* *
We continue to talk about Devon's anger
and his bad temper.
Like, I've been on the backend of that bad temper.
How can you help me believe that this bad temper Devon
will not keep reoccurring
throughout the rekindling of you all's love?
- Yeah. - Fair question.
[dramatic music]
- How can you help me believe that this bad temper Devon
will not keep reoccurring
throughout the rekindling of you all's love?
- Yeah. - Fair question.
- I think that Devon's temper
is a work in progress.
You don't see the growth.
You don't see when we were married
to see his actions.
But I see it. I see it every day.
Every now and then, he's gonna have an L.
But that L is gonna be a learning experience for him.
- Right. - But I know that those
baby steps are definitely being--taking place.
- So I know that Lex mentioned
that Devon is a different person
than he was when you guys were married.
- Right. - So, Devon,
if there are any differences in Lex now
than there were when you were married?
- The Lex I know would not apologize for shit.
You are a totally different person from what you were.
I understand sometimes it's hard
because you feel pressured sometimes
if you leave yourself vulnerable and you say,
"Well, I'm sorry," that a guy may advantage of you.
That would never be the case with me.
I just want you to know that I will never
take advantage of you, and I do appreciate you.
And me and you on the same frequency now.
- Right.
- That really was the biggest thing for me.
- Mm-hmm. - So yeah.
[applause]
- I've seen you guys together and your growth.
But are you guys boyfriend and girl--like,
what do you guys call yourselves right now?
- Oh, shit. I made that known.
It's my girlfriend. - Aw.
- Ain't no cap 'bout that. That's done.
- That is the title there. [applause]
- That's done. I don't remember that.
You can clap to that.
[laughter]
- Thank you, Devon and Alexis.
So our two final couples, as always,
I'm gonna ask you guys to step away for a few minutes
and give the rest of us time to chat
and come to a decision. [applause]
- Yeah.
- This entire process is about finding the one couple
that is truly ready to enter
a committed, successful relationship.
And now it's up to y'all to figure out
which couple is the one.
So anybody want to kick off this discussion?
- So I think it's tough.
I know that Dev and Lex are stiff competition.
And I admire Ben and Casey quite a bit.
But it just doesn't sound like they're in it to win it to me.
- There's definitely something to be said about the fact
that Benjamin and Casey,
like, they've gone through a lot for sure.
They've had to let go of their past
and try to find a connection pretty much on the fly.
I can't go against that.
- To me, I would vote for Devon and Lex just because
I want to see them get a chance to solidly have
that relationship that they had before.
- Yeah, I second that.
- Dede, what about you?
- Tonight was tricky.
I really wanted to hear what they had to say.
And I'm excited to see
what happens with Ben and Casey.
It makes me happy to see that
they've found a connection in one another
and that that is something that they want to explore.
They're solid. They're genuine.
- Mims and Ally, do you have any thoughts on this?
- For me, it's not really that hard of a decision.
Dev and Lex's situation is very solid. You know,
I have all the confidence in the world in them.
And that's where my vote is going.
- Dev and Lex, they have that opportunity to say,
"Hey, we saw where we screwed up.
Let's do it right this next time."
- Devon and Lex are so strong and so amazing.
But Ben's confidence has been
really low since we didn't work out.
And seeing him be so happy
and have so much support and love
and see what he's accomplished in this time,
he deserves a win.
And so my vote goes to Ben and Casey.
And I really--I really hope it works out.
- Halfway through the vote,
and we are neck and neck, guys.
- Brooks.
- I'm getting more and more nervous
'cause we have no idea who will win.
- Coming back into the house, I saw the growth
with Dev and Lex. I was shocked.
That was like what I wanted, like, out of this.
Closed up couple things with Casey, but I don't know
if she's just telling me what I want to hear or not.
I don't know. I just want the best for all of us.
And I am so lost that I just don't know what to do
or what the right thing is.
- Brooks.
- Coming back into the house, I saw the growth
with Dev and Lex. I was shocked.
That was like what I wanted like out of this with Casey.
So I think, you know, I would probably just vote for,
um--I would love to vote for them.
But for me to move on tonight, I'm giving Casey my vote
so she knows that she can move on.
You know, and I'm like letting go of that.
So that's kind of like me getting there.
- Brooks, that's amazing. - Yes!
- Brooks, that's amazing.
- We love that. - I feel like Brooks,
he seemed like a much better and changed person.
I know it was not easy for him,
but I'm super proud of him.
- All right.
It's now time to let them know what you've decided.
So let's get Devon and Alexis
and Ben and Casey back out here.
[suspenseful music]
- Look at these handsome couples right here.
* *
- Welcome back, guys.
You know, this all began when six recently divorced couples
arrived in Costa Rica to address the biggest problem
they faced since the end of their marriage.
Finding love again.
- You know, we wanted to know would living together
with other divorcees help you resolve the past
and discover love for a second time?
- Or would this experience open your hearts
to something new or possibly rekindle a love you once had?
- Well, based on our two final couples,
I feel like we're about to find out.
- It is so nerve-racking. I am boiling on the inside.
I just want to go, "What's the answer?"
Just tell me what it is!
- So your peers, your friends,
your exes have made a decision.
After a ton of deliberation,
they have decided
the couple they have chosen is...
* *
- Devon and Alexis!
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- Whoo! Yeah!
- Dude, we are so happy, man. This is life-changing for us.
- Whoo!
- "The Big D!" - Whoo!
Now The Big M!
- Can we all get a hug? - Thank y'all, man.
[indistinct chatter, cheers]
Thank y'all, man. Thank y'all so much.
- You got a lot of work to do. - Yeah.
- But I know you're gonna do it.
You guys are gonna do great. - Yes, ma'am.
both: Thank you. - I know you are.
- Divorce never has to be the end to a love story,
'cause if you want it,
you see me-- you go back and go get it.
[both laughing]
- You proved that divorce was just a step
on your path to love. You did it, guys.
We're so proud of you. Congrats.
- On that note, congrats to the big winners
of "The Big D," baby!
- * Let's get in love, love *
* Yeah *
- I love you. - Mm-hmm.
- But I don't think we ever fell out of love.
I just felt like we were out of touch for a little moment.
- That's a good way to put it.
- Yeah.
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- * Yeah *
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* Yeah *
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* Da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da *
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