04x08 - Rough Patches, Perfect Matches

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

I would love to sleep next to you tonight
if you would like to match.

Yeah, I'll be your match.

Your energy is contagious.
I like hanging out with you.

-Do you wanna match tonight?
-Hell yeah, I wanna match tonight.

I knew I was kissing Demari.

I think the love is still there.

Jimmy is very, like, sweet,

but I'm not, like, here
to just play it safe.

I'll sit here
and pretend like I don't care.

Things are about to get spicy.

Tea.

Chris, you and Kayla
will be leaving the house tonight.

The last single who has kissed their way
back into the house is Kayla.

-[Kayla squealing]
-[Alison] I knew it!

Kayla, will you match with me?

Yeah, I will.

What is your gut telling you?

I like you.

♪ Let it burn… ♪

He made me feel safe.
He made me feel seen.

[crying] I hate dating.

Who do I match with?

Hey, you gotta make a decision
at some point.

It's not fair for me.

I'll make the decision for you
and just leave the house. Bye.

[Jimmy S] He's walking out, folks.

[Jimmy P] I really wanted her
to choose me.

I feel a little betrayed.

[Yamen] Out with Jimmy, in with Hashim?

[Ally squealing happily]

I shouldn't have to sit here for two hours
and have an argument with you.

-You don't have to.
-I don't.

[Marissa] I'll just leave tomorrow.

♪ Lost our way too many times ♪

♪ Ran through the storms ♪

♪ Come out alive ♪

♪ And I feel it ♪

♪ We feel it… ♪

[pensive piano music playing]

[trimmer buzzing]

[buzzing stops]

[Marissa exhales deeply]

I am feeling worried
about D and I's connection.

I just felt like our dynamic
completely changed

and I didn't have any control over it.

It hurt me. I didn't like it,
and that is making me consider leaving.

[Hashim] Someone throw them on
a date again.

[Jimmy S laughing]

[Hashim] I'm trying to see them argue
one more time.

I didn't know they were arguing.

-[Jimmy S] Oh my God, they was--
-You guys don't tell me any of the tea.

-[Jimmy S] They were into it all night.
-[Ally] But why were they fighting?

-People butt heads. Love is complicated.
-She was in her own world.

[Demari] Things need
a different approach sometimes,

and I do like what we've built so far.

I just don't like
how our disagreements are happening.

That's not conducive of the type
of relationship that I wanna have.

-[Marissa] Yeah.
-You know what I mean?

But at the same time, like,

I may not usually care
to fix it with someone.

-Yeah.
-And I'd be like, "Well, you can just go."

But I do enjoy you.
I enjoy spending time with you.

I enjoy, like, getting to know you,

and, like,
I feel extremely connected to you.

-Yeah.
-So it's not something that I wanna lose.

Uh, unless that's what you want.

[Marissa] No.

Um…

I definitely, um, should've handled
the situation with a lot more grace,

and I'm sorry.

Yeah, I was a little possessive,

but even though
we've had our, like, misunderstandings,

I still think you're one of the few people
in this world who's seen me…

-Yeah.
-…fully.

And you, like, hold me accountable,

and you challenge me in a way
that a lot of people

in the outside world haven't.

It's been really nice
waking up next to you every day

and cuddling and kissing and…

-[Demari] All the things, right?
-All of the things.

I feel the chemistry so strongly with you
and, like, our connection.

I do want to work it out with you.

Yeah.

A perfect match to me is

somebody who's willing
to go through disagreements.

And we can get through them together

and, like, understand that we're people.

[muffled] I'm not that easy to get rid of.

[Marissa] I don't want to.

I don't think one or two disagreements
can make me stop caring about somebody.

And I honestly feel like
she's my perfect match.

There's no other question for me.

♪ Feel like fire ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Feel it burning inside… ♪

Look at this stance. This is…

-Power pose. Getting ready for today.
-Yeah, you're ready.

-Yeah, she locked in.
-If it's a stretching contest, we win.

-[Alison] Yep.
-Point the toe.

We win. [blows a kiss]

[Dave] Getting ready.

Let's go, Dave!

-Two, three, four, five…
-[Jimmy S] Oh sh*t, Dave.

-…six, seven, eight, nine!
-[Jimmy S] Oh sh*t. Look at that boy cook.

[squeals] Ew!

Get your sweaty chest off
the cutting board.

-[Ally] Ew.
-[girls exclaim in disgust]

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Yeah, we do it like that… ♪

[Dave chuckles] Oh my God.

[excitedly] Yes. Look at this.

-[Jimmy S] It really is monkey bars.
-[Marissa] What is it?

Welcome to
la playa
.

♪ Let's pop it up and let's go ♪

♪ Way up, you already know ♪

♪ Watch this… ♪

-[Jimmy S] Oh, we're about to get active.
-[Alison] Yes!

Come on in, guys. Good to see everybody.

New couples in the house.

-Ally, you pulled the ripcord.
-I did.

-How's it been with Hashim?
-It's been really good.

I feel like we have a good spark going on.
She's fun. She's good energy.

Well, we'll see how in sync you guys are
when we get on this course.

Kayla and Weston.

-Hi.
-How you doing?

How's it been for you guys?

-[Kayla] It's been good.
-Yeah.

[Kayla] Weston is really sweet
and supportive.

-Kind of like each other, so…
-[Lachey] Good.

I can tell that each of you
feel like you're in a great match,

but every relationship,
especially the successful ones, rely on

three very kinda cornerstone things,

compromise, communication,
and maybe most importantly, teamwork.

And with that in mind,

I wanna introduce you guys
to our last compatibility challenge.

-[Natalie gasps]
-Oh.

[Marissa] Yay.

-This is called / ..
-[Dave] Hey!

-Okay.
-[Lachey] All right?

Each individual in a couple
has to pull their own weight.

The work has to be split evenly.

I don't think relationships are /.

The last time I checked,
men didn't get pregnant.

This is how it's gonna work.

Behind me, you'll see four stations.

It'll be a race between all the couples
to see who can complete all four stations

and meet me at the opposite end
at the finish line.

One couple will be eliminated
each step of the way.

-[Natalie] Oh my God.
-[Lachey] Let's talk about the task.

Each couple will have to build two towers
consisting of four green cylinders.

Men, you'll build one tower.
Ladies, you'll build the other tower.

You can only find the cylinders
to build those towers

in the ice buckets
you see here on the course behind me.

The second task, a mystery buffet
of potential foods, all right?

Oh yeah. [chuckles]

-So excited.
-[Lachey] Station number three,

you have to pick up
and navigate that purple structure

through the gate you see behind me.

Station number four,

each couple will have to assemble
a complicated structure,

but the person assembling the structure
can only get their direction

from their partner
who's holding the instructions.

-Oh my God.
-Okay.

First couple to finish the course
and do it / will be the winner

of today's compatibility challenge

and will have all the power
in the boardroom.

-Feel the communication. This is easy.
-I think so. It's easy. We're good.

Who's ready to see
if they can pull their weight? Yeah?

-All right, let's do this. Here we go.
-[Dave] Let's go. Come on.

I really want to win this challenge today.

If Marissa and Demari
win another challenge,

I'm not gonna be okay with that.

Guys, let's all just have fun.

Okay, Ally, you have fun over there.

Everybody ready?

-Yeah.
-Ready.

Three, two, one, go!

♪ Boss girls, boss girls
Shall be… ♪

[Ally] That's f*cking freezing.

-Come on. Last one.
-[Marissa] One more. One more.

Looks like everyone's going for the
find-all-the-cylinder-then-build strategy.

[Weston] The first station's freezing,

but you don't even realize it's cold
because adrenaline's kicking.

♪ Boss girls, boss girls
Better show respect… ♪

-First focus.
-Focus. Just focus.

Did you… Are you there?

One, two…

-[clattering]
-Okay.

Gotta get it straight.

[Jimmy S] Damn.

[Yamen] Stack 'em.

Yae and I
still have yet to win a challenge…

Good job.

…but we really, like, balance off
each other's energy

in a really good, like, yin and yang way.

Hold up. On here.

And so we have to win today. I mean it.

-That doesn't matter.
-Okay.

Get it, guys, get it.

[Demari] Two more, babe.

-[Demari exclaims] Babe, move. Four.
-What? We just did four.

-That wasn't four? Sorry.
-No, eight.

Communication is, like, really key to me.

[Marissa] Be calm.

Although we've had our ups and downs,

I just want to make sure
Marissa and I can go through things

and get through them together.

We should be able to pick up
where the other lacks.

Switch.

[Lachey] Yae and Natalie,
on to the second task.

The first food is fried worms.

[Natalie] Ugh. That's really gross.

[Natalie exclaims]

Oh, you're k*lling it. Good job. Good job.

These kind of like gourmet mealworms.
I'm like, mmm.

They got a little crunch to 'em.
They salty.

These are kinda like some potato chips.

-One at a time.
-[Yamen] Mmm.

Mealworms?

Bodied.

[Lachey] They're already on
food number two, pan dulce.

[Sophie] Quick, Dave.

One, two, three. [squeals]

Dave and Sophie
through to the second task.

[shrieks] Ew!

[Sophie] Oh, I can do this.
I love cinnamon buns.

Just chew, wash it.

I was like,
I'll take one for the team. [laughs]

[chuckles] It's so good.

Everyone else is still hung up
on number one.

[Ally] Oh, wait,
we've got to use one hand.

One, two, three. Go.

Here we go. Jimmy and Alison through.

[Alison] Okay, there you go.

I black out and start eating them.
They taste like Cheetos, low-key.

Kinda good. I can't even lie.

Hmm.

-[Alison] Okay, yum.
-[Jimmy S] Yeah, rock that, baby.

-One, two, three.
-[Hashim chuckles softly]

[Hashim] Here we go.

I was like, "Please, Hashim,
we don't need to win,

but we cannot be dead last."

-One, two, three.
-[clatters]

That was three, though.

[Kayla] f*ck, f*ck,
f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck.

They got to be rinsed off.

One, two, three, go.

Demari and Marissa through to round two.

Whatever's under these covers,
I'm eating it. We winning this challenge.

Marissa's on a mission,
and we're gaining on 'em,

and I think they can feel it.

-[Dave] Here's your water, babe.
-No.

Sophie's just munching away
like she's at a coffee shop in Paris…

[soft French song playing]

-…with a cup of tea.
-[song warps]

And I'm like, "Hurry up!"

[Sophie] Okay, I'm done.

[Dave] We're good.

Dave and Sophie on to food number three,
fresh cheese.

This is the easiest challenge ever.

I'm, like, just swallowing
whole blocks of cheese.

[Jimmy S] Dave, hungry a*s.
He love that cheese, boy.

I do love cheese.

Both of our new couples still stuck
in the first task.

[Kayla] This is really a lot harder
than I thought it'd be.

[Lachey] Steady hands, guys.

If you're last to advance to round two,
you will be eliminated.

-One, two, three.
-One, two, three.

[Lachey] Oh!
Kayla and Weston are through.

-Hashim and Ally are eliminated.
-Okay. One, two, three. f*ck!

[chuckles] We didn't even
get to the second round.

That was so frustrating, though.

And you know what?
That's okay, because honestly,

Hashim and I wouldn't have
touched the maggots anyway, so that's a W.

[quirky music playing]

We were so close.

[upbeat music playing]

[Kayla] Do you see these?

Ugh! I should have let you do this one.

I'm actually traumatized.

Good.

[Lachey] Dave and Sophie
on to food number four, spicy fruit.

[Dave] Good, babe.

Light work. Light work. That's my boo.

-Yeah, baby. Whole thing.
-[Alison] Mm-mm.

-Be quiet.
-[Jimmy S] Sorry.

I kinda go basketball mode at a point.

Y'all a*s is struggling!

Yeah, skinny asses! [laughing]

All I'm trying to do is support my girl.
Baby girl, I care about you deeply.

Come on, come on. Go, go, go.

[Dave] We're in the lead. Get these down.

Dave and Sophie first to move on
to task number three.

[Dave] You in first and go to your left.
Hard left, all right?

Keep going. Okay, it's not working.

[Sophie laughing]

-Maybe let me go in first.
-[Sophie] Okay.

[Lachey] Good job, Dave.
Get it through there, buddy.

[Dave] Maybe this way.

No, Dave, like, if you go that way,

and then I'll sweep in,
and then we'll do how we got in here.

-[Yamen] Yep. We're good.
-[Lachey] Oh, Yae and Natalie through!

Can Demari and Marissa
make up some ground?

I hate spice!

-[Jimmy S] You gotta beat Marissa.
-I'm trying, stop.

-[Jimmy S] You got it.
-I'm trying.

Yep, I know you is. I'm here to support.
It's a beautiful pain.

Jimmy, I'm gonna throw up
if you keep yelling. I'm serious.

-How did everybody eat this?
-You have one piece left.

-Go out.
-What the f*ck?

[Sophie chuckles]

I feel like
we're gonna be in here for ages

trying to get that stupid thing through.

Oh, here comes Demari and Marissa.
On to task number three.

Dave and Sophie clearly in the lead.

[Dave] Now go up. Go up.

Now go to your left.

Now go right, go left, keep going left.

[Sophie shrieks]

Communication is key.

[Lachey] Dave and Sophie
are through, guys. Hustle up. Hustle up.

[Dave] We got this, babe.

[Lachey] Station number four,
it's all about communication.

I need the first one.

[groans loudly]

There's like a shape that's a triangle,

and then you need two big screws,
a medium screw.

I am actually a flat-pack queen,

but normally what happens is
I never read the instructions

'cause who… who on earth
has time for that?

-No, it doesn't go like that.
-[Dave] It does.

-No.
-But the patterns match up here.

But we're not losing because of me.

Baby, that's not how it goes.

[Dave] It is.

[Sophie] Oh, yeah, it is. Sorry! [laughs]

-[Marissa] Come on, baby.
-[Demari] Wait.

Come back that way.
Try to see if you can go that way.

-Can you?
-[Marissa] No.

-[Demari] You gotta come through.
-[Natalie] We gotta get in.

-[Yamen] Through, through.
-We gotta get in here all the way. Yeah.

I have long nails.
I don't actually want to move furniture.

-How did Dave and Sophie get it in?
-Don't know.

It was a little bit of trial and error.

-No, we don't…
-[Yamen grunts]

[Natalie] Thank God
that Yae is literally a giant.

Like, his muscles are insane.

[Yamen] All right.

[Lachey] Yae and Natalie are trying
to make up some ground.

-[Yamen] Here, you give me directions.
-Okay, long… long screw and the baseplate.

We still got two couples
stuck in round two.

[Kayla groans]

[Lachey] Kayla, Weston, Alison, Jimmy,
you gotta hurry.

If Demari and Marissa make it through
station three, you'll both be eliminated.

[Kayla retching]

[Jimmy S] All right. Let it all out.
I'll hold your head.

-Come on, babe.
-[Demari] There we go. There we go.

[Marissa] Down.

[Lachey] All right,
Jimmy, Alison, Weston, and Kayla,

you guys have been eliminated.

Oh, I think I need to…

[Kayla retching]

[Alison] Ugh. That's disgusting.

I'm devastated,
and I have to accept defeat.

My baby girl got hung up on the fruit.

God forbid you can't eat , calories
in under minutes.

Like, I'll get over it.

[Lachey] Our three finalists,
Demari, Marissa, Yae, Natalie.

-[Yamen] Where does this go?
-It goes on, um…

I guess that side. No, the other side.

[Lachey] Dave, Sophie,
they're getting close.

[Sophie] Yeah, it's in.

Just push it.

Do the bigger one. Stuff it in there.

[Lachey] Demari and Marissa
trying desperately to catch up.

Perfect. We can make it up.

Come on, Marissa, hurry up for me.
I need you. You got this.

Having that control in the boardroom
and being able to pick what happens,

especially at this stage in the game,

is vital.

Dave and Sophie still out front.

Whoo!

[Lachey] Natalie and Yae are
making up ground.

[Natalie] Okay, that needs to be…
I'd also connect that through.

Come on, Marissa, Demari.

[Marissa] Grab a two
and just do the outside two.

[Lachey] You're almost there, guys.
Almost there.

Lower.

[Sophie] I'm getting nervous.
I may wee myself.

Natalie and Yae are trying to make up
this last little bit of ground.

Feeling like a winner!

[Demari] Oh, yeah, we're really close.
There we go.

The last hole right there.
That goes there.

[Lachey] Looks like the final nut
and bolt here.

[Sophie] That's it, baby.
That's it. That's it.

-Yeah.
-[Sophie squeals]

-[whooping and cheering]
-[Dave yells] Yeah!

-[Dave and Lachey laughing]
-[Sophie squealing]

[Dave] Let's go!

We did great. We did great.

-Why are we always in the top three?
-We did great.

Hey, hey, we still beat y'all, though.

We still… We still beat y'all, though.

[all laughing]

We did lose our power,

but it's time for us
to hand the torch on over.

-You know, I don't like it.
-[chuckles] He don't…

I'mma just tell the truth.
I do not like it.

Dave and Sophie are the winners
of today's compatibility challenge,

the final challenge of the season.

Whoo!

We absolutely smoked these losers.

[both laughing]

[Sophie] We communicate really well.

Whoo!

-That really helped.
-[Dave] Definitely.

We worked together,
and we smacked it.

Yeah. Whoo-hoo!

-Ready for a little boardroom action?
-[Sophie] Yeah, we're so ready!

-We're gonna f*ck sh*t up.
-[Sophie and Dave laughing]

I feel that probably
showed our strengths the most, and…

[Dave] We wanna f*ck sh*t up
in that boardroom.

Yeah, we wanna go in the boardroom
and rustle a few feathers.

-Yeah.
-And make the house exciting again.

Just before we win it all.

-Yay! [laughs]
-[Dave chuckles softly]

[Lachey] Now, you guys can go
and head off to your winner's dates,

and we'll see you in the boardroom. Enjoy.

See you, guys.

-[Ally] We'll miss you.
-[Sophie] Bye! Have fun!

-See ya.
-Proud of you, big dawg.

-I ate the maggots and the cheese.
-All right.

I inhaled the fruit.

Maggots and cheese is crazy.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh… ♪

[Sophie] What a beautiful day.

-[Dave] You wanna sit here?
-Yes, please.

[Sophie] Absolutely over the moon.
We won the challenge.

And I feel like
we are, like, a very good match.

Neither of us really anticipated that

we would be where we are with each other,

but deep down, it's just everything
I've ever wanted, really.

So… yay for me! [chuckles]

-We won a challenge together.
-[Dave] We are the most compatible.

We didn't just win. We, like, smashed it.

It just works.

I listen, you listen, and I've never had
that communication before.

I told my dad about you.

He's just excited
for you to swap light bulbs.

[Dave chuckles]

But, like, I don't think I'm gonna be
the same version of me when I go home.

Like, I have never ever in my life,
and I don't say this lightly,

but I have never ever just been me.

Like, I always protect
a certain version of me

because I've always thought
maybe I'm too much,

or, like, I've always felt like
I had to, um…

-[exhaling deeply]
-It's okay.

I've always felt like I've had to, like,
dim my sparkle for others.

Whereas you're like…

-I love your sparkle.
-"She's my sparkle."

Like, and it's nice.

Like, I just feel safe.

And I've never…

I've never felt fully safe
in a relationship before.

Yeah.

I want you to be exactly who you are,
and don't ever f*cking change that.

The way you hold yourself is
the most attractive thing about you.

Like, you are such a strong,
confident, funny person.

Tell me again. Tell me again. [chuckles]

I really, really like you.
I like having you around.

It's just sh*t that
there's a gigantic ocean between us.

Yeah. It's hard. You think about how far
the next bit of land is over there,

that's how far away
you're gonna be from me.

You're not the only one that's scared.

Yeah? I'm scared too.

But the connection we have is just like…
It's not just a holiday romance.

Like, I picture you in my life.

I picture you with our dogs,
you know what I mean?

I picture everything together,
wherever that is.

I've never been in love,

so, like, I'm obviously gonna be
more scared than, like, a normal person.

Um… but I am excited.

-[Dave] You're not a normal person.
-Huh.

You're a special person to me,
and I want you in my life.

You are so beautiful.

[waves crashing]

[tearfully] I'm gonna cry!

[laughing]

-[Dave] It's okay.
-[Sophie inhales, exhales deeply]

[Dave] When Sophie came through that door,
it just changed everything.

The way she makes me laugh,
the way she makes me feel,

the conversations,
the way she looks in my eyes.

Like, she is the perfect match.

It's a no-brainer.

Like, I don't take that for granted,
and I'm not gonna let… let her get away.

I'm happy.

I'm really, really happy,
and my heart's happy.

So that's telling me
everything I need to know.

This is not the end of our book.

It's just a new chapter.

And we get to write it all by ourselves.

Together.

Just us.

I can't wait.

I can't wait.

♪ You're all I've ever wanted… ♪

Thank you, Netflix, for my perfect match.

[laughing]

♪ You're all I've ever wanted ♪

♪ You are, you are, you are ♪

♪ All I've ever wanted… ♪

[in singsong] I got a treat
when I was at the window.

[both in unison] What did you get?

Halloween fruit snacks.

[Natalie squeals]

-I want some.
-I brought over two packs so we can share.

[Ally] Yay!

[Kayla] I threw up eight times
eating those maggots.

-Why'd you eat those?
-I don't know.

Why didn't you eat the bread?
Oh, your esophagus, though.

I thought, like, that'd be easier,

but then the way their texture was
wasn't easy.

It didn't just, like, crumble
how I thought it would.

[Marissa] Yeah. Alison!

[Alison] My tummy hurts.

I was wondering why you're…
Yeah, mine still hurts too.

I haven't sh*t from my laxative.

[Kayla laughing]

[Yamen] How we feeling? Yeah, what's…

What's the vibes over here?

Today's a big day for us, for sure.
Dave might put me on a date with someone.

-[chuckles] You know what I mean?
-[Yamen] Yeah.

Or I can anticipate it
not being like the regular switch-up.

I could see it being something different.

It just depends, bro.

The clarity we need to get is to find out
if the guys have priority or not.

Well, sh*t, in… in a minute,
they gonna come back.

Probably soon.

But, yeah, I don't know.

♪ We just incredible ♪

♪ Wild style delectable ♪

♪ Too bushie, too animal ♪

♪ Too bushie, too valuable ♪

♪
Don't stop, we're just getting started
Hit hard… ♪

[Sophie] Ooh!

-[Dave] Oh my God.
-[Sophie chuckles]

This is too serious for us.

[laughing]

I can feel the power.

[Sophie laughing]

[Dave] Here he is.

-Huh!
-[Dave chuckles]

[Dave] Nice little room you got here.

All right. Yeah, welcome to the boardroom.

-Your guys' first time.
-I know.

Great job winning
the compatibility challenge.

Final one of the season.
How's that cheese sitting with you?

I think it's still sitting here.
Like, look, there it is.

-Still making its way through.
-The cheese and worms are right there.

Well, you guys did a great job.
Great communication.

Yeah, we're pumped. Pumped to be here.

Now, in front of you here is
the big board.

This is where the magic happens.

There at the bottom of the board,
you will see the other couples.

Here at the top of the board
will be three singles.

You guys are all familiar
with everyone here.

Chris, Bri, and Jimmy P.

So, what I need the two of you to do is

to decide which two of these singles
you want to bring back to the house today.

And since everyone is so familiar
with everyone else at this point,

they will decide
who they want to go on a date with

immediately upon entering the house.

I just got goosebumps.

The decisions you make in this room

will have lasting ramifications
in the house,

not just for the people
at the bottom of the board,

but potentially
for the two of you as well.

So I want you
to really discuss among yourselves

and, uh, look forward to seeing
how it all plays out.

Oh, boy.

-Congrats again. Enjoy it.
-Thanks, Nick.

Oh my God.

Okay, let's start
with the obvious one, right?

Jimmy?

I feel like this is a no-brainer.

[Dave] Ally and Jimmy will be interesting.

[Sophie] I feel like
they both have unfinished business.

Maybe he's had time to sit down
and reflect and be like,

"Do you know what?
I didn't communicate X, Y, and Z,

and let me take this opportunity."

She might pick Hashim,

but we're so close to the finale now.

And Jimmy's probably mad at me,

so bringing him back in the house is
probably like a good move for me,

which then in turn means
if it's down to us,

we get Jimmy's vote.

I mean, you do owe him an apology
for laughing in his face.

Sorry for laughing,
but I brought you back, bro.

So, I feel like we just lock Jimmy in.

-Ready?
-Yeah.

[loud whoosh]

[Dave] Look at his smile.

♪ Let's get it ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I'm taking over now… ♪

[Sophie] Woo-hoo.

♪ Hey… ♪

-Am I low enough?
-No.

-Okay, how low?
-Lower, lower.

Ouch!

[chuckles] That's the first time
I've stretched in three weeks.

[Hashim] I'm too old for this.

Are you super flexible?

I am flexible
if I really, like, do yoga every day.

Yeah, so you can put your feet up
by your shoulders?

-Uh-huh.
-[Hashim] Okay.

♪ I'm ready, I'm ready… ♪

[chuckling]

-[Weston] How are you feeling?
-Good, but you know Dave.

Dave wants to bring drama.

There's gonna be some kind of plot twist,
so I don't know.

It's definitely nerve-wracking.

[Sophie] Okay, now we have Bri and Chris.

Maybe he can give me a Rolex. LOL!

[both laughing]

[Dave] Okay, last day,
let's go out with a bang.

-I'm yes to Bri.
-[Sophie] Here's my issue with Bri.

Bri has issues, we know,
with D and Marissa,

but we're here to play a game,
and I'm more here to f*ck sh*t up.

The day that we had the party
and Bri was there with D,

I understand
it was emotional for them both.

I think there's something more here,
so let 'em go and sort their sh*t out.

And she might choose Yamen too.

I mean, this is what it's all about.
It's people exploring their options.

And if she goes to Yamen,
then that throws a spanner in that works.

I know,
but I feel like if we bring Bri in,

people wouldn't vote for us for that.

If we brought Chris in,
they'd feel indifferent.

You've got to think about the long game.

That's boring.

I get it, he's a boring option.

Like, Chris is just gonna come in
and couple up with Kayla,

but the only reason I picked Chris is
so I win.

Chris is a winning tactic.

I'm yes to Bri, and you're no to Bri.
Rock, paper, scissors.

[chuckles]

-We're not doing that on this decision.
-Do it.

No, I think we have to think about it
seriously.

I am.

[chuckling]

Like, everybody loves us now.

Do you want people to hate us?

The girls are Team Marissa,

and the boys are Team D.

So if you bring that in,

you've immediately lost respect
from the boys,

and I've lost respect from the girls.

If you bring Chris in,

all these couples still love us
because we didn't choose her,

and we can openly explain
why we did not choose her.

"Whoo-hoo!"

"I love Dave and Sophie.
I love Dave and Sophie."

And then Sophie and Dave
win
Perfect Match
.

-Do you understand what I mean?
-Yeah, I get it. I % get it.

[Sophie] So I think Chris and Jimmy.

I don't think we bring her in.

I feel really firm about it too.

We wanna f*ck sh*t up,
and that's not gonna really do it for me.

♪ I'm letting out the monster inside ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ I won't give up ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Till the end I'm a fighter
Gotta keep on ♪

♪ Fighter♪

-I feel like this will be spicy as sh*t.
-Really, you think?

[Jimmy S singing]

[indistinct chatter]

f*ck, I'm just chewing beef jerky.

-You're not supposed to eat that part.
-No?

[Kayla chuckles] No.

These are corn ribs.
You don't eat… That's like the bone.

[Kayla chuckling]

[Yamen] Is that peanut butter jelly?

-I'm, like, sweating.
-Yeah.

-[Yamen] Yikes.
-[Ally] Yikes? Oh yeah, you hate it.

I don't understand everybody's obsession
with peanut butter.

-I love it.
-There's not much option.

-[Natalie] That's your biggest red flag.
-[Yamen] That's your red flag.

[Yamen] Peanut butter-loving a*s.

[Hashim] How you're eating the chips,
cute as hell.

-Huh.
-You just…

[Natalie and Ally laughing]

[Dave] Hey, guys.

[Natalie] Wait, they're back?

-[Hashim groans]
-[Natalie] Oh God.

[Kayla] Okay.

[Kayla vocalizing]

-[Hashim] It's about to get sticky.
-[Yamen] Uh-oh.

Okay.

Well, the boardroom was very difficult.

[Sophie] We've picked two people
to come in

because we feel like
there's unresolved business

and that there is
an opportunity for closure

and they will actually get to pick anyone
in the room to go on a date right now.

[Ally softly] Oh, God.

You're making me a little anxious,
not gonna lie.

I'm anxious. Sorry.

[Natalie] Oh my God, I wonder who it is.

[suspenseful music playing]

♪ I'm back, baby… ♪

-Jimbo!
-[Natalie] Jimmy! Ah.

Your boy's back in the house.

I'm really happy.

Ally not making a decision was
very telling for me

and it did give me a sense
that I was unwanted.

[Dave chuckles] Yeah, boy.

-Love you, bro. Enjoy.
-Let's see. Maybe.

You know, like, I had some time away
to really process what I wanted,

but I don't really know
the dynamic of Hashim and Ally.

Maybe I'm getting in my head a bit.

-How are you feeling?
-[strained laughter]

Jimmy, you actually get to pick
anyone in the room to go on a date,

and you have to make that decision
right now.

[Jimmy S] Damn.

I don't have a chance to see
the dynamic of the house or anything?

-Jimmy, quit playing and pick Ally.
-Come on.

[all laughing]

The other night sucked.

I left here feeling hurt.

I lost something really important to me,
and I'd be robbing myself

if I didn't continue to talk to you again
and see what's left for us,

but, um…

Yeah, I mean…
Damn, I'm about to get emotional.

[Weston] It's all good, big dog.

Come here, bro.

I mean, it's clear to me
you're the reason I'm here,

and I would love to go on a date with you.

I'd love to.

I'm a little hesitant
on Jimmy's intentions.

The lover in me chooses to believe
that what he's saying is genuine,

but on the other hand,
it is unfortunate timing

because things are really good
with Hashim.

-Bye.
-[all] Bye.

That's a wild one.

So I know what's coming.
He's gonna be love-bombing her.

Like, "I love you, I miss you.
You know, I had time to rethink things."

But things are definitely going
in the direction

that I think Ally and I want.

It's been flirty. It's been fun.

Things typically go in my favor.
We don't like to lose around here.

-[Ally] Bye.
-Good luck. Bye, guys.

[Jimmy P] Let's do this.
Let's get out of here.

We then had the decision
to bring another person in the house,

and this is where we fought.

We had a lot of arguments
between Chris or Bri.

We feel like there is an opportunity
to revamp some romance.

Weston is a good match for me,

but given more time,

Chris and I definitely, I know,
would have grown,

and if he does get back in the house,
I'm gonna have that decision to make.

[Demari grunts softly]

I think it's Bri.

It doesn't feel good to have
somebody else in control right now.

I literally don't know
who's gonna come into the house this time,

but I do have a feeling
that it's possibly Bri.

I don't feel good about it.

[dramatic music playing]

And this person is…

[dramatic sting]

♪ Look at me… ♪

Hi.

I know they're missing
a little bit more excitement in here,

and I'm ready to bring that.

The princess is back.

[chuckles]

-Damn.
-Oh sh*t.

[Bri] Well, it's about time.

I'm there to stay, and I'm there to play.

I'm about to get on the beach,
look at some hot guys, and find my man.

-[Weston] Hey.
-[applause]

[Weston] Good answer.

[sarcastically] Yay.

-Y'all can get up and greet her.
-[indistinct chatter]

[softly] I don't want to.

I didn't want Bri to come in the house.
She's already caused chaos.

She's gonna cause chaos again somehow.

She's an ex for a reason.

-[Bri] Finally! Hi.
-Welcome to the crib.

-[Bri] How is everyone?
-What up?

You have to pick someone
to go on a date with right now.

Oh, like right now?

[tense music playing]

-[Dave] Trust your gut.
-[Bri] Okay.

Well…

I feel like I do want to choose Yamen.

[Dave] Good choice.

-But…
-[Dave chuckles] But?

…I feel like I also want to choose Hashim.

I mean, don't be greedy, girl.
You can only pick one.

But…

[Bri laughing]

Hashim, stop smiling at me.

But I feel like
I need to finish a conversation,

so I think I'll choose Demari.

[tense music playing]

I gotta face the music.

Seeing how
our first conversation affected me,

I know that I need closure
from this Bri situation.

I don't wanna have hard feelings for her.

Like, I loved her at one point in my life.

-Bye.
-[Natalie] Bye.

I kinda knew the moment she walked in,
she was gonna ask him.

Bri takes her ex-boyfriend on a date.

Yay me.

I'm nervous.

They were kind of, like,
in this toxic cycle.

What if they go on a date
and he falls back into that cycle?

I've been there before.
I've done that, so that could happen.

Bro.

Breaking points
are people's building points.

One, two, three. Crash out!

♪ Got me feeling like ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh ♪

♪ Something in the air around me… ♪

Oh, that's cute.

[Demari] Yeah, this is pretty.

You want a drink?

-I know you do. I got you.
-Yep.

I'm feeling like
a rollercoaster of emotions

just because our last conversation,
we left off a little bit heated.

But at the same time, me and Demari
did say we still love each other.

-Cheers to…
-Cheers to, uh…

[birds chirping]

…a healthy conversation.

-Ooh!
-Right.

It's been a long time
since we had one of those.

And also, the kissing challenge was
a little bit intense.

It sent me into, like,
a whirlwind of emotions,

and I felt like he felt the same.

It was a lot.

So, um…

I didn't really feel good about
how we left off on our last conversation.

I… I do want to apologize

'cause seeing you
in general was just a lot.

I saw your name on the board
the first time.

Yeah? And then what'd you say? Swipe.

I said, "Hell no."

[chuckles] Honestly, firstly, I was like,

I don't know what's gonna happen.

So, I did avoid it.

I don't have any issues,
obviously, other than, you know…

What?

What?

This big-a*s elephant
that's been in the room for a while now.

So…

Hold on, podcast. Blah, blah, blah…

[tense music playing]

-People think I was like--
-Okay.

What?

The cheating part.

I genuinely never did.

I promise.

For real.

Well, I feel like you didn't really care
to clear that up for me.

So what else was I supposed to think
or feel?

I'm one of them people that's like,
"I don't need to explain sh*t."

-So that'd be my problem.
-Yes.

Yeah. And that doesn't work
in a long-distance relationship.

-[Demari] Yeah.
-Like…

Yeah. I get what you're saying.

We needed trust.
We needed good communication.

-Like, we needed more than just love.
-Yeah.

The… The love was never the problem.

Sex was never the problem.

-A little bit too much, maybe.
-Yeah.

[Bri and Demari laughing]

Damn, that might have been
our real problem.

-Maybe talk a bit more.
-We should've talked more and did less.

[Demari snickering]

But, like,
I don't like being at odds with you.

And, uh, I apologize for the way
that I was, like, handling the situation,

especially when we first seen each other.

I didn't like how that conversation went.

I was definitely salty.

So, like, the next day,
I made sure we kissed a little longer.

It was like, "I know you miss me."

Okay, yeah, maybe I do miss you.

[suspenseful music playing]

I know.

You know you miss me.

I do. I miss you too.

I loved you, so… And I still do love you.

For real.

I still love you too.

[dramatic music playing]

[Demari] We got, like, a day left.

-This is the last night too, so…
-Okay, so make it count.

What's that mean?

Whatever you want it to mean.

♪ Didn't see it coming ♪

♪ Thought I was immortal… ♪

Hmm. Interesting.

Me and Marissa are in tune
with each other,

and, like, we enjoy having
our conversations,

but, man, when Bri and I were good,

it was like some of the best times
I've ever had with a partner.

Let's do it.

♪ Like a nightmare… ♪

[Demari] Come on.

♪ You were right there
Then it was flying through the air… ♪

[Demari] She was literally my best friend,
and I can honestly say I miss her.

♪ I took a shot to the heart… ♪

Right now, am I open
to seeing if this could happen?

Hell yeah.

♪ I took a shot to the heart ♪

♪ Shot to the heart ♪

♪ Shot to the heart… ♪

How you feeling?

I'm just, like, concerned about him.
Hope that he's okay.

I know he will handle himself
the best way he can,

but it's our last full day in the house,

and I'm sad that he's gonna miss that
to go on a date with his ex

when they could just have
a conversation here, one-on-one.

He didn't need to spend
the whole day with her.

Maybe she's gonna try
to make him fall back in love with her,

but good luck, girlie.

I think that's clipped forever.

[Hashim] What do you think Ally'll do?

[Marissa] I'm gonna manifest
that Ally'll come back and stick with you.

You know she brought up to Jimmy
about being closed, right?

-Remember? Right before Hashim came in.
-Yeah.

-[Hashim] She said she was down.
-He gave her a weird answer.

-He didn't want to.
-[Marissa] It's like, what are you doing?

-He should've locked it in before.
-Yeah.

♪ Didn't want you
Moving on my heart like this ♪

♪ Now I never want to see you go… ♪

-Ooh!
-Oh, this is so cute.

[Jimmy P] What do we got?

-A little champagne.
-[Ally gasps] Nice.

I am scared to get burned twice,
but I care about Ally,

and the time I spend with her is
absolutely unmatched.

-[cork pops]
-[Ally] Ah!

My bad.

Can you imagine you just pop my eye out?

-It was, like, straight up in the air.
-No, it wasn't.

You were aiming it at my head,
trying to k*ll me.

She's amazing, and someone
I'm, like, optimistic for the future with.

I'll do whatever it takes
to fight for her.

How are you feeling?

Obviously, like,
I was nervous for some reason.

[Ally] Yeah, I would've been.

I want to apologize, like,
the way I walked out on you.

Your face was kind of stuck in my head
the last couple days.

I do want you to know that's not a preview
of what you get from me.

I'll always fight for you,
but I couldn't that night

because you weren't giving me
any clarity on what you wanted.

That's what really, like,
made me feel defeated,

like you were leaning the other direction
and don't want anything to do with me,

and you didn't have the heart to tell me.
That's how it made me feel.

In that moment, honestly,
I just was actually so pulled and confused

because I do think that he is a great guy.

Like, I just met him,
but I think we're a good match.

Did y'all kiss?

[music stops abruptly]

[chuckles]

- I assume y'all did.
-Just a little bit.

-Okay.
-Not a lot, just a little. You know.

Well, I was obviously very open
through this,

and I wanted to test as much as possible,
and we… we did the damn thing.

We did do that,

but I guess, like…

I wanted to still end my nights with you.

I'd already, you know,
said I wanted to be with you.

[Ally] I know,
but maybe you should've closed it off.

[Jimmy P] Ah. Damn. I'm sorry.

I don't know, like, where your head's at,

but I'm obviously open
to re-exploring with you.

You know, I told you, like,

I wanted to come here
for a lot of reasons,

one of them being optimistic to find
someone that I really care about,

and, you know,
I felt like I got to do that with you,

and I credit a lot of, like, the growth
that I've made here to you.

-And so you mean a lot to me.
-Aw.

And I wouldn't have honestly
wanted to go any other direction.

♪ I'm afraid to come down
And see your face ♪

♪ Seeing your face is
Gonna make me break
…
♪

I don't know.

-Sorry.
-It's okay.

Should we go see
whatever's going on over here?

[Ally] Yeah, what is? I'll just explore.

[Jimmy P] Did they not say
there's some clay around here?

[Ally] Is this just, like,
a little fun spa thing?

Oh! [gasps]

Wait, I'm so excited.
I've actually never done this.

This is an ancient potion…

[Ally laughing]

…that exfoliates your skin,

and it makes you stay young forever.

[Jimmy P] Ooh.

And if you do it near a full moon,
then you'll never ever die.

-[laughs] Are you just making this up?
-Obviously.

-[Jimmy P] Well, can I put it on you?
-Yeah.

[sensual music playing]

-[Jimmy P] Does this actually do anything?
-Yes, it's an exfoliant.

-Doesn't it feel good though?
-Mm-hmm.

[Ally] Should we do our face?

Hell yeah, lovely.

-Little guy.
-[both laugh]

It's weird going on a date
but having some tough conversations

because, you know,
I wanted our date to be happy-go-easy,

but thank you for, you know,
talking me through it.

[Ally] Yeah.

Yeah.

What a weird date.

[Jimmy P] Mm-hmm.

Obviously, there's, like,
not a lot of time left here,

but, um, I've, like, really enjoyed
getting to know you, you know, here.

Like, my experience would not have been
anything like it was without you.

I think we should, uh, maybe lock it down.

[Ally] Oh my God, Jimmy, that's funny.

[Jimmy P] What?

I wanted to be locked in,
and you still were like, "No."

And that was my whole thing.

I was like, "With Jimmy,
I don't know if he really, like,

does want to lock it in with me."

Obviously, we took some steps back,
but I think it made us a little stronger.

But if you are just playing the game
and you're just being strategic

and telling me what you think I wanna hear
so I keep you in the house, so that…

Whatever.

That's valid,
but we're at the end of this, like--

Because if you knew you wanted me,
then you should've just said "Yeah."

Well, my thought process was

I'm gonna, like, communicate with you
the whole time,

and as long as I communicate with you,
I can do no wrong.

Well, you should be mad at yourself

because you didn't lock it in with me
and you didn't…

Yeah, I'm not gonna get into it, but…

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, that's what I was in my head about
for two days.

That's why I was so upset.

But I'd like to be a little intentional

and spend time together outside of here,
see where we can go.

Unless you wanna be open out there.

A lot changes in the real world.

Okay.

I don't know.

At this moment, I feel like
even though I miss Jimmy so much,

this is really eye-opening for sure.

This whole experience started
on a new moon,

which is all about new beginnings,

and we're ending all of this
on a full moon,

which is all about full circle.

The story is complete.

-[water spraying]
-[Jimmy P] There we go.

So, I think just my gut
and seeing Jimmy today reminded me that

sometimes you have to let things go
to find clarity.

-[Jimmy P] Oh, my skin does feel soft.
-Right?

[Jimmy P] Yeah.

[Ally chuckling]

[Jimmy P] Oh, you got mud on your lips.

-[Ally chuckles]
-You look cute, though.

[dark romantic music playing]

♪ Oh, you're just so bad ♪

[thunder rumbling]

♪ Bad for me ♪

♪ You're so bad ♪

♪ Bad for me… ♪

[Weston] Feeling good?

I'm feeling good, bro.

I'm happy with whatever decision
she decides.

So…

[Weston] Jimmy Bucket's on.

-[Jimmy S] Wanna stay right here?
-[Alison] Sure. Perfect.

[Jimmy S] Yo, it's storming.

-[Alison] I know.
-It's actually kinda beautiful out there.

[Alison] It's really beautiful.
I love the rain.

[kissing] I know.

♪ Wrapped my heart up and gave it to you ♪

♪ To open up and show me… ♪

[Alison cooing]

When Alison and I first matched,

it was genuinely just, like,
surface level.

It was because she was easy to talk to,

and I thought she was fun
and, you know, quirky,

but over time, we've explored
each other's layers and depths,

and it's brought us so much closer.

I could really see myself
navigating life with her.

Sometimes I struggle to articulate
and communicate my emotions,

but, like, I care about you, though.

I do really care about you a lot.

[gentle music playing]

Can't wait to spend more time.

I know.

We should get matching tattoos.

[music stops abruptly]

[laughs] Too far? Too fast?
My bad. Pump the brakes.

Maybe someday.

[gentle music resumes]

I really, really, really, genuinely,
in my truest heart of hearts,

do want to continue everything with you.

We will.

I really wanna tackle life with you.
I wanna keep this ball rolling.

Like, my mama will f*cking adore you.

I know. I wanna meet her.

I wanna go to Broadway with you,

and I wanna f*cking, like,
watch these music videos for you.

-I was just about to say that.
-I wanna do the whole song and dance.

No pun intended.

-Pun entirely intended. f*ck that sh*t.
-[chuckling]

-Like, I wanna--
-Quite literally, the song and dance.

I wanna just, like…

Like, the world can be our oyster,

and I just wanna f*cking, like,
maximize it

and exhaust every possible option.

And then, like, just, you know,
slowly but surely, reel it all in.

And even when all that, like,
excitement and energy fades, like…

we still got each other.

♪ And I'm actually happy, shine on… ♪

[Alison chuckling]

♪ I think I'm actually happy… ♪

[Alison] I'm such a guarded person,
and I struggle to let people in a lot,

but it's just so easy for me
to open up to Jimmy,

and I can be so silly,

and I'm not afraid to be myself 'cause
I never feel like he's gonna judge me.

And I think we have
a really strong potential

to form a really strong relationship.

[Jimmy S] This part's easy.

-[Alison chuckles]
-Can we just do that?

[Alison] Yes. Forever.

Forever. Even when we're ?

-[Alison giggling]
-[Jimmy S laughing]

I know it sounds cliché,

but I just feel like
the stars are aligning.

Even maybe when we're ,
we're still going to be at it…

[chuckles] …in the bedroom.

[Alison chuckles] One could only hope.

The Cialis pill's gonna be bussin'
by then.

[Alison] My God.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ Check it out, check it out ♪

♪ Just look at what I got… ♪

[Sophie] Does this look okay?

[Dave whistles]

Hell yeah, it's the best you've worn.

-Really?
-Yeah.

♪ Walk into the room… ♪

What should we do when we're in LA?

[Alison] A lot of things. Go to Iki Nori.

My favorite sushi.

[Alison clears her throat]

-Go to…
-Oh my God, let's go to a Lakers game.

[Alison] I've never been to an NBA game.

[Natalie] We better wait to have sex
because we have a big night ahead of us.

[Yamen] Mm-hmm. You are ready.

♪ Something you won't forget
Just look at what I got ♪

[thunder cracking]

[thunder rumbling]

[techno music playing]

-[Hashim] It's raining.
-Yup, there's spooky vibes going on.

♪ This is a warning… ♪

[Jimmy S] Some sh*t about to hit the fan.

A storm's a-brewing, you feel me?

[dark techno music playing]

I would just like my match
to be here, my guy.

♪ Look out, they're here… ♪

[dramatic music playing]

Oh my God, Nick Lachey's here.

[Alison] Hi, Nick.
I'm sorry you're walking in the rain.

It's all good. Why don't we
head on over to the surf lounge?

♪ This is a warning… ♪

I'm going like this.

[music surges]

[Lachey] All right, guys.

Well, before we get started tonight,

I just want to welcome back
our daters from their dates.

[tense music playing]

-[Marissa] Jimmy and Ally.
-[Yamen] Jimmy and Ally.

-[Alison] Hey!
-[Lachey clapping] Hey!

Come on in, guys. Welcome back.

Hi.

[Jimmy P] What's good?

[Ally] Thank you.

Hey.

-[Ally] Good to see you.
-Good to see you. You look amazing.

Thank you. You too.

Good to see you, Dave.

[Lachey] Here they come.
Welcome back, guys.

♪ We're here, we're here
We are here to play… ♪

[Bri softly] Look at the faces.
I'm crying.

Hi.

[Bri chuckles]

[Ally] Hello, hello.

-[Bri] Hi. Good to see you.
-Welcome back.

First off, how's everybody feeling?

-[Sophie] Great. Whoo!
-[Lachey] Beautiful evening.

Bri, how are you feeling
about your connection with Demari now?

[tense music playing]

Um…

I feel good.

Bri and I had, like,
literally an amazing date.

I really appreciated
her asking me on the date.

It was something that was, like,
really, really needed.

We're in a great place.

[Lachey] Okay.

I appreciate you both
being so candid and honest.

Jimmy, been kind of a wild ride.

-Yep. Always was.
-You guys went on a date.

How are you feeling
about your connection with Ally?

Yeah, I… You know, absolutely wild ride.

I loved my time with her.
It's been the most fun I've had.

The bond we have is real,

and we definitely developed
some serious feelings for each other,

and I'm grateful that
I'm back here with her,

and I wouldn't want it any other way.

[Lachey] Okay.

All that being said,

things are gonna work
a little bit differently here tonight.

Here we go.

We can only take six couples
into the finale tomorrow.

Demari and Ally,
you're going to have to choose

who you want to take with you
into the finale right now.

And the person you do not choose
will have to leave the house immediately.

What?

[thunder rumbling softly]

[exhales sharply]

Panic.

As confident and as strong as I feel
for Demari and our connection,

worst, worst case scenario,
he matches with her.

And if he does, I'd be shocked.

Um…

[rain pattering]

Man, this was, like, much needed.

Bri and I, we hadn't talked
since we had actually split.

It had been a lot of things
that had been said and done

that we just both didn't
really feel good about.

I think that we just understand each other
better as people now,

and definitely the elephant in the room
needed to be addressed.

That was something, I guess, I wasn't
or didn't know if I was ready to address,

but I'm definitely glad that we did.

And it actually made us, like…

Like, even closer just, like, as people.

Okay. In a moment,
I'm gonna ask you for a name,

but before I do,
I would love for you to describe to me

why this person is your choice
to head into the finale as your match.

This person has been, like,
really important to me.

I feel like we've been through a lot.

And, uh, going into the finale,
I would like to match with…

[mellow music playing]

…Marissa.

[uplifting music playing]

♪ Giving you my all… ♪

[Marissa] I'm freaking out. I'm shaking.

I'm, like, on the verge of tears.

Like, him and his ex are done,

and I know that doesn't matter
to his and I's connection anymore,

and I'm happy.

[Lachey] Congratulations, Marissa.
Bri, thank you so much for being here.

Yeah, of course.

Unfortunately, now I'm gonna
have to ask you to leave the house.

Okay.

-Thank you so much. Thanks, Bri.
-Thank you, guys.

[all] Bye.

♪ Change, calling my name ♪

♪ Each step that I take… ♪

Closure was definitely
everything I needed,

and I'm happy about that.

I can leave here in peace.

♪ Change, calling my name… ♪

I think this experience has taught me that
you have to put the past in the past,

and I feel like
me and Demari's chapter is done, okay?

Bri-Mari is no longer a romantic thing.

To my perfect match, wherever you are,
hurry up and find me

because time is running out.

I'm not gonna stay this hot forever.

[music surges, fades]

[Lachey] Okay.

Ally, please describe to me

why this person is the match
you want to go into the finale with.

Um… [clicks tongue]

Um, first of all,
you both are, like, amazing men, truly.

And the person that I choose is
someone who makes me laugh,

someone that I feel like
I can fully be myself around,

someone that I feel like
I could see us in the outside world,

like, continuing to grow together.

And that person is?

-[music stops abruptly]
-[rain pattering]

Jimmy.

♪ So it's you… ♪

Sorry.

[Dave teasingly] Ally loves Jimmy.
Ally loves Jimmy.

[Ally] I did really like Hashim,

but I feel so happy
to be matched with Jimmy again.

We were tested, and we still made our way
back to each other,

and I think that
that's really telling me a lot.

We genuinely like
and care about each other,

and it's like a sweet little…

[clicks tongue]

…happy ever after.

The wedding is back on.

♪ So it's you… ♪

Hashim, thank you so much.

You can head on out.
I have to ask you to leave the house now.

That was the last thing I was expecting.
I feel like from the start, since we met,

it was, like, a lot of chemistry there.

Love y'all.

We did get intimate, uh, pretty quick,

but… [clicks tongue]

…uh, that's, you know, that's life.

♪ No prize, I'm second place… ♪

I've learned that I need a grown woman
that knows what she wants

and is, like, ready to really settle down.

I feel like I'm a good guy
that you can bring home to your parents.

♪ I won't be your second ♪

So, somebody hit me.

[chuckles]

Congratulations. You are the six couples…

-God-damn!
-[Natalie] Woo!

-…that will be going into the finale.
-[Jimmy P] Yeah.

[Jimmy S whooping]

[Marissa chuckles softly]

And the next time you see my smiling face,
we will crown a winner.

I look around this room,
I see six incredible matches,

but only one of you…

can be the perfect match.

I'll see you guys soon. Good night.

-[Ally and Dave] Bye, Nick.
-All right.

See you, Nicholas. [laughs]

-[Alison] Yay!
-[Jimmy S] We made it to the final.

[Alison chuckling happily]

-[Jimmy S] We did it.
-I knew we would.

We better win this m*therf*cker.

It's crazy to think about
me and Alison making it to the finale.

I know she's my perfect match,
so I feel grateful. I feel lucky.

I know I won.

♪ You are the greatest thing
To ever happen to me… ♪

Mm, crown my queen.

[Alison moans softly]

It was sad being in the house without you.

I'm sure there was some worry
and all that stuff.

All day, everyone. It sucked for me.
It's our last, like, full day here.

Demari and I have been tested
in a lot of different ways,

but I think it's how you come out of it

and how you move forward
and past a challenge.

And we still feel very strong
and close together.

Feelings for you have only grown
since we've been here.

[Demari] The possibility
of being able to grow outside is exciting.

[Marissa] Yeah. I know
I was meant to be here to meet you.

Okay, but I'm glad you're back
and I missed you all day.

-Did you miss me?
-Yeah, I missed you.

♪ You are the greatest… ♪

[Marissa moaning softly]

Jimmy back from the dead.

[laughs] That's right.

-[Natalie and Ally laughing]
-[kissing]

-[Natalie] Oh!
-[Ally] Yay.

We're not making out with any more people.

Ally chose me.

It feels good to be chosen.

You know,
Ally and I started this together,

and what we built here is truly special,

and I just want to really be there
to support her

and make sure
she is getting what she needs.

My boy Jimmy, he look like a firework
right now. He just…

-[Ally laughing]
-…all teeth. Huh?

She has the purest heart in the world,

and the love she gives, you know,

makes me feel extremely special
as a couple,

so I do feel like
I'm gonna get the happy ending.

-[Ally] Head inside.
-[yells] Oh yeah, we back!

[Ally] Yay, Jimmy!

Me and Ally going to the finale.

[yells] Yeah, baby!

-Kiss.
-[Ally chuckling]

♪ Don't stop giving them hell… ♪

[Jimmy P] Hit it.

Let's go!

-[Weston] Ready for a lap dance?
-[Kayla] Lap dance?

-Are you gonna be a stripper?
-[Weston] Yeah.

[Kayla] Oh, perfect.

-Good night!
-[Jimmy S] Good night.

I mean, who on earth would think
that me and Dave,

like the two troublemakers
from this house,

would make it to the finale?

But me and Dave are like
one of the strongest couples in here.

He's given me the space to feel safe
and open and vulnerable to just be me.

♪ These are the moments… ♪

[Sophie chuckling]

-[Dave] Do not disturb.
-[Sophie] Hey, honey, I'm home.

It's bloody crazy.

And I'm thankful that
it could survive on the outside world.

Love is wild. [chuckles]

♪ These are the moments… ♪

[both chuckling]

[Natalie] Yay.

[Jimmy S] Sometimes the stars just align.

[Alison] Okay, ready?

-[Jimmy S] Huh.
-[Alison chuckling] Perfect.

[Marissa] Wow!

-[Demari] Yeah.
-[Marissa] Do not disturb.

Bri and I put a great cap off
to our relationship,

but Marissa and I
are growing into something

that could possibly be
something great in the future.

And that's something
I'm not willing to give up.

Definitely risking it all for her.

[Marissa] There you go.
Let's make out now.

[Marissa moans gently]

♪ Coming out on top ♪

♪ Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it ♪

♪ And the beat don't stop ♪

♪ Go do it, go do it, go do it ♪

♪ Comin' out on top ♪

♪ Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it ♪

♪ And the beat don't stop… ♪

[Ally moans softly]

-[Jimmy P] I like kissing you.
-[Ally] I like it too.

[upbeat music playing]

[Natalie] It's been very steady with you,
and I feel like--

You haven't been afraid to like me?

Not at all. It's, like, so easy.

Loved every moment, every second,
every smile, every laugh, every joke,

every little kiki,
whatever the hell you be doing.

But, you know,

I'm just really honestly looking forward
to building more with you.

[gentle music playing]

When it comes to winning,
who knows what the case may be,

but we're all finding someone
to really take on the world with

and dive into
the romanticism of a relationship.

I'm excited, and I'm low-key ready.

If there's a perfect match,

I honestly, % wholeheartedly,
think it's you.

[Natalie] Aw.

[kissing]

-[Yamen] Hmm.
-[Natalie chuckling]

We're in our last days in the house.

-How are you feeling?
-[sighs deeply]

You know, I'm just sad

that we ain't gonna be able to, like,
spend every waking moment together.

-I know.
-That was so fun.

I think after our conversation,
it's been, like, great for real.

Yeah.

I don't think I felt closer to you, like,
before that at all, so…

Yeah.

I'm excited to see
who is the perfect match.

There are very strong couples here,
so anyone in the house could win this.

[suspenseful music playing]

♪ La, la, la-la la-la la-la ♪

♪ Aye ♪

♪ Comin' in hot, look at what I got
Here I go, I could do this all day ♪

♪ I'll be on top, going non-stop
Take a shot, wanna come out and play… ♪

[Mackenzie] This looks so pretty.

Oh, this looks good.

[Nick] I'm just stoked
to come back in the house.

Not really sure what's in store,
but I'm ready to f*ck sh*t up.

We're straight judges.

It's gonna be a good night.

[Katherine exclaims]

Period.

I am the drama queen.

Y'all know I'm a little nosy,

so I'm not gonna tell you
what you wanna hear,

but I'm definitely gonna tell you
what you need to hear.

[laughs]

I'm ready to go.

-[Chris] That's a beautiful table.
-[Mackenzie] It's fun to get on.

Girls love elevated surfaces.

[laughing]

-What's up?
-[Nick] Hey.

-[Bri] Look at you!
-[Kassy] Whoo!

-Okay.
-[Lachey] Look at you guys.

-How is everybody?
-[Bri] Good.

-You guys feeling good?
-Yeah.

[Lachey] Everyone looks fantastic. Wow.

Unfortunately, none of you

will be leaving here
with your perfect match.

But for our other six couples,
that dream is still very much a reality.

-So let's go bring them in, huh?
-Yeah.

[Lachey] All right, let's do it.

Here they come.

Alison and Jimmy.

[rock music playing]

[Jimmy S] Showtime.

Family. Good to see y'all.

I don't think
we need to prove anything to anyone.

Jimmy and I know how locked in we are.
We know how real it is.

It would be wonderful to win
Perfect Match

and then have a vacation
that I can look forward to with him.

With no cameras. [chuckles]

Looks like a debate setup.

I know, really.

[Lachey] Next couple up is
Natalie and Yamen.

♪ And it's just the beginning ♪

♪ Yeah, it's just the beginning… ♪

What's up, Nat? What's up, Yae?

-[Natalie] Hello.
-[Yamen] What's happening?

-Oh, we get the stands… Okay.
-We get the standing ovation!

Natalie and I have been
the most steady match this entire time.

We've been the rocks of the house,
so Natalie and I should for sure win.

Hey, guys.

Hi.

[Lachey] Sophie and Dave.

♪ Me, I'm on the scene… ♪

[Dave] I like what you did with the place.

Yes, sir.

Do I want to win? Yes, I f*cking do.

I think we're a no-brainer. I don't think
you need rocket science to be like,

"These guys really like each other.
They did a lot of sh*t.

They came halfway across the world
and met and really like each other.

That's a perfect match."

Kisses!

[Lachey] Ally and Jimmy.

-This us here? Front and center.
-[Ally] This is cute.

I feel like I've been pretty polarizing
within the house.

It's a scary thing,
but what we have is real,

so I'm ready for it, excited,
trying to keep my head on a swivel.

Ah, this is fun.

-Should I start some sh*t?
-Oh, hell yeah.

-[laughs]
-This is your time to shine. Why not?

[Lachey] Kayla and Weston.

[groovy music playing]

-What up, fam?
-[Yamen] Cowboy, yeah. Okay.

-[Kassy cheering]
-[Kayla] Hi.

What's up, fam?

Going into the finale,
I honestly feel like I'm floating.

I could've gone for different routes
just to get in the house,

but I went for somebody

that I actually am passionate about
and I care about.

I'm like…

Damn. It always works out
the way it's supposed to.

[groovy music playing]

[Lachey] Last up, Demari and Marissa.

♪ And it's just, yeah
Yeah, it's just the beginning ♪

[cheering and applause]

[Kassy laughing]

This is kind of fly.

Although we've been together
day one until now,

I feel like we've been showing it
the whole time.

We've won two of three challenges.

We went through stuff
inside of the relationship.

They haven't had to have
their ex come into the house,

so hell yeah,
Marissa and I are the perfect match.

[Lachey] My six finalist couples,
how we feeling over there?

-Good. Yeah.
-Yeah.

You guys all came here
with one common goal in mind,

to find your perfect match.

And what an absolute wild ride it's been.

You've matched. You've unmatched.

Some of you have matched again.

[Hashim laughing]

And who will be crowned the perfect match?

We're gonna decide that
right here tonight.

There can only be one winner.

And that couple will jet off
to a one-week, all-expenses-paid vacation,

so you guys can continue to work on
your relationship away from all of this.

And for you six,
this will be your final test.

Later tonight, I'm gonna ask
everyone in this room to cast a vote

for who they feel
is the most compatible couple.

The couple that earns the most votes
will then be crowned the perfect match.

But before we get to the vote,

I think it's a good idea

we take this opportunity
to clear the air a little bit.

Oh yeah.

[Lachey] So why don't we start
with Kayla and Weston.

You guys are our newest couple.

[Weston] My journey's been awesome.

Everybody's been super open.

And I feel like you come in,
you have a connection,

and then something happens, right?

And I feel like me and her
kinda landed in each other's lap.

I think everything aligns
the way it's supposed to.

It's been a lot of fun.

Weston's an amazing match for me
right now.

He has been super supportive,
and he's just a really good person.

I feel like my time here
was not really decided by me.

Like, all the other couples,

I really didn't get to experience
the same experience all of you did,

but I handled that
with as much grace as I possibly could,

but I'm gonna keep it real.

My boobs are fake, but I'm not, and…

-[all laughing]
-[Dave] I like that one.

[Demari guffawing]

Who I think I should be
sitting here with today is Chris.

[Demari] Whoa.

Going through this process would've been
an amazing experience with him.

Not that it's not a good one with Weston,
but my heart sits over there.

But yeah, that's really all I have to say.

[Chris] I know that
our time was cut super, super short,

but I believe the night we got voted out

that we were the strongest couple
in this house.

I've had a lot of time to reflect
over the last week or so,

and I remind myself how grateful I am
to be here, to have met all of you,

but really how grateful I am
to have met you, Kayla.

I honestly can't wait to take you
on a date outside of this experience.

So thank you for that.

-[Lachey] Wow.
-[Weston] Well-spoken.

[Lachey] It really is very heartwarming

to hear both of you speak
so glowingly about each other.

I guess I have to ask now,

do you wanna go ahead and take a seat
over there next to Chris?

Yeah, I would like to.

Sorry. Thank you.

-[Weston] No, I'm happy for you guys.
-Thank you.

[Lachey] This has never happened like this
in doing this show,

but if you guys truly found
something special in each other,

then you've already won.

-[Mackenzie] Can I say something, please?
-Of course.

You said that you and Chris

had, you know, a great connection
like right off the rip,

but I do feel like it's crazy
for you to say

that you got a connection
in such a short amount of time

because you guys were messaging
outside of this with each other.

[gasps] Oh.

So I think that that builds
a bit more connection also in my opinion.

Okay, I can't text somebody?

Not outside of the show and then say
you built a connection on two days.

I can text whoever the f*ck I want
when I get my phone.

You didn't have your phone.
You had an iPad.

And you were messaging on Spotify
with each other.

[Kayla] Oh my God!

[indistinct chatter]

Also, Alison was involved too, so…

How was I involved?

[dramatic sting]

-Me and Kayla are trying to stay positive.
-Have you guys been texting?

-Do you have each other's numbers?
-You know, they keep the phones separate.

Well, when you have… Oh.

-[Chris whispers]
-Spotify. Yeah.

-I taught her that.
-Okay, nice.

[Alison gasps]

My heart's beating.

Why are we acting surprised?

We all got Spotify taken off of our iPads,
didn't we?

Oh, Alison!

We got our Spotify privileges taken away.

I'm pissed.

[Weston] Hold on.
I have a question. Was there a plan?

No, there was no plan.

[scoffs]

Do you have a boyfriend
outside of this, Kayla?

-No, I don't, babe.
-Oh.

[Mackenzie] Okay.

A boyfriend?

-[Ally] Wow.
-[indistinct chatter]

What is going on over here?

[Katherine] I mean,
when I got my phone back,

I have a mutual friend with Kayla,

who that mutual friend
told my best friends

who told me that she's exclusively seeing
one of her friends' guys' best friends.

[snickers]

-That was a lot.
-[awkward laughter]

[Weston] We're gonna…
We're gonna need a spiderweb on that one.

[Kayla] I don't know who
this boyfriend is. I'd love to have one.

I do not have a boyfriend.

-[scoffs]
-[Kayla] Alison, can you please speak?

Yes.

Um…

She definitely doesn't have a boyfriend,
you guys.

Great. Glad we got that out of the way.

[snickers]

[laughs] Nick.

[chuckles]

Wow.

So, Kayla, you may not be in the running
for perfect match, but your BFF still is.

Alison and Jimmy,
how's the road to tonight been for you?

I would say everything about
Perfect Match

definitely pushed me
out of my comfort zone.

I am not a big dater.

I don't really talk to a lot of boys.
Kayla can attest.

I connected with Demari initially,
with Yamen initially,

and then went on a date with Jimmy,

and had a really wonderful time
getting to know you.

You bring out the best in me.

He makes me feel very seen
and very beautiful inside and out.

-We definitely have a future.
-[whistles]

We've made some future plans,
so I'm really excited about those,

and I'm very grateful.

I feel so lucky to have met her.

She's a special girl.

I really just wanna make her feel
the way she makes me feel.

Like, I don't gotta think about
how I am or who I am, or…

I can just be myself unapologetically,
and she accepts me for all of it.

-That's my dawg right here, for real.
-[chuckling]

[Katherine] What's upsetting for me is

that I feel like he should've been
a little more honest.

He told me that he was open,

then I heard about this pinky promise
or whatever that happened.

A what… A what promise?

This pinky promise
that they made to each other

to, like, come back
and match with each other.

And if I knew about that
before taking Jimmy on a date,

like, I wouldn't have taken him,
and I just felt like I wasted my time.

I have regrets
about this whole experience. I do.

I wish I'd have handled that better.

-[Katherine] Yeah.
-That's just the truth.

So, yeah, like, we did pinky promise, um…

but I wasn't gonna let a pinky promise
take me out of that moment with Katherine.

It wasn't right of me.
It was wrong. I feel bad.

Like, I want to make her feel secure
in that moment.

[Katherine] Yeah, but I wish
you were just honest about it.

-I know. I'm really sorry.
-It took away from my experience a bit.

And then just, like, with our date,

you were next to me,
rubbing up on my leg, touching me,

saying like, "I can't wait
to have so much fun with you,"

all of it kinda just made me…

Yeah, but I just wear my heart
on my sleeve.

I don't really, you know,
think too much about it sometimes,

and it can get me into trouble.

I guess if you wanna downplay it

to make yourself feel better
at the end of the day, that's fine,

but I just wish
you wouldn't have wasted my time.

[Alison] I could tell that
you guys got on quite well,

so I really did not know what to think
when you guys came back.

Genuinely.

Me and Jimmy came into the house together.

You had your ups and downs
and tests as well.

No one's perfect in here.

You've hurt some feelings,
but I can see how much you do like her.

And I'm glad you locked it in with her,
and you're happy.

You are where you are,
and it's really good to see,

so I'm happy for you.

Appreciate you, bruv.

[Alison] Thank you, Dave.

I really care about her.

I didn't come back and match with Alison
because of a pinky promise.

I came back and matched with Alison
'cause this is my person, straight up.

She builds me up
in these areas that I lack.

This is my safe space.
This… She accepts me for me.

I'm going to her crib for Friendsgiving,
and, yeah, we got plans.

-And Christmas.
-Yeah.

[Lachey] All right, moving on
from one Jimmy to another.

OG Jimmy, if you will.

Ally, how's this journey been for you?

I met Jimmy day one.

We both shared an interest in each other,

and I genuinely enjoyed, like,
waking up next to him,

getting ready with him,
and talking to him.

-But we did remain open, like, a lot, so…
-[laughing]

And I really missed Jimmy

when I was matched with Hashim,
who's obviously amazing.

Love him. He's great.

I can honestly say, sitting here now,
I'm glad that I tested the waters.

It solidified a lot of feelings
that I had. Yeah.

We really leaned into this experience,

and I felt like I got a lot of heat here
by being open through this whole thing,

but, like, I communicated to her
every step of the way.

We both were feeling jealous at times,
and we ended up with each other,

and I'm so blessed
that I'm holding her right now.

She's, uh, an amazing person,

and what we built is real,

and I'm really excited to see
how we can grow in the real world.

Maybe you are lucky,
and you guys did find y'all's match,

but I know
I was really shocked with, like…

I remember going on the date with Jimmy,
and he was, like, all in it.

I thought, okay, I'm locked in.

I think we're gonna match,
'cause it was such a good date.

I was resting my legs on him,

'cause I was so secure
that we were gonna match.

You're the guy
that has been giving me all his energy.

It definitely just felt like,
damn, what a waste, you know?

And I think you already knew your answer.
I think you just wanted to go on the date.

No, if I knew my answer,

I'd have gone to Ally and said, "Hey,
I'll be right back with you, shorty."

-"I'm gonna go figure out this."
-[Demari snickering]

"Shorty"? She's taller than you, bro.

[all laughing]

I respect the sh*t out of y'all
for being open the entire time

because I might have crashed out.

-I ain't gonna lie. That was crazy.
-[Marissa] I did.

I don't know if I would've been able
to, like, survive that whole Hashim.

-And, like, y'all at the end, like…
-[Jimmy P] Yeah.

That's some strong sh*t, and that shows
y'all actually have a connection.

'Cause I ain't gonna lie.

About % of the show,
I… I didn't believe it,

but y'all proved me wrong, so…

Thank you, brother.

Jimmy was just very wishy-washy
for a very long time,

and out of feeling protective of Ally,

I wasn't really sure about
if you were being genuine with her.

Your vagueness left Ally, you know,
kind of spiraling almost every single day

about what was really going on.

And I felt Hashim just liked her for her
from the beginning

and didn't really have to
convince himself.

[Jimmy P] Yeah.
But Hashim didn't have a lot of options.

-That's not true.
-I'm not questioning its validity.

-You did.
-I'm not.

I'm not questioning the validity of it.

Honestly, like,
she was the most attractive one to me.

It was easy for me.

She's amazing, like, she's fun,
she's flirty.

She's just a genuine pure soul.

And honestly, like, I'm not sure
exactly what Ally has told you, uh, Jimmy,

just in terms of our time together.

Um…

This is pretty uncomfortable for me,
but, like…

just bro code.

Um, but I don't want to say, like,
anything like that,

but just, like, me and Ally were, like,
physically intimate.

She told me y'all kissed, so…

Was it more?

You guys just need to have a conversation.

Yeah.

I asked you if you kissed,
if all you did was kiss.

[dramatic sting]

[Ally giggling]

Poor Jimmy.

[Ally laughing]

I'm being crazy.

I need to behave.

-[Hashim] Mm.
-[Ally] No.

[softly] Just a little more.

It was really quick. [sighs]

I sucked his d*ck
for literally like ten seconds.

It was literally ten seconds.

[Weston] I wanna say something to you.

[Hashim] This is fun.

[Ally giggling]

We were open.

[softly] Yeah, well, f*ck,
I'm not lying to you.

[softly] I didn't lie to you.

-Jimmy, Ally?
-Huh?

-You guys good?
-Oh. Yeah.

There's a bit of whispering going on,
back and forth.

-[Jimmy P] Yeah.
-I mean…

Oh no, no, we're good.

[chuckles]

[Alison, Kassy chuckling]

You don't want to share with the group
what it was about?

No, I've learned
not to share with the group chat.

[Nick] Jimmy,
you've been taking a lot of heat,

and you've been handling it
with a lot of composure, brother,

and I… I respect you for it.

[Lachey] Yeah, it's not easy to sit
where Jimmy's sitting now.

I applaud you guys

for putting yourselves out there,
for taking those chances.

You guys deserve credit
for figuring it out.

[Weston] I'm happy for you guys.

Don't worry about what's in here,
worry about what's out there.

-And let it rock.
-[Ally] Thank you.

[Jimmy P] We've done things the right way
about being open here,

and, uh, we have put our relationship
to the test

in a way that, like,
maybe a lot of people here haven't,

and so, uh, I'm gonna give her grace
because our story was a wild ride,

and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

[Lachey] Ally, before you were
in a love triangle with Hashim and Jimmy,

you were also interested in
the kissin' bandit that is Dave.

Whoo!

Show of hands,
how many ladies kissed Dave?

[Dave] Put your hand up.

[Demari] Hey, what is happening?

Weston, Weston, what's going on?

-Yeah, all the guys.
-[Natalie laughing]

Dave!

-[Lachey] What's going on?
-[Kayla] Weston!

-Damn, Dave!
-You guys have been boring.

I wanted to meet someone who has
their personality oozing out of them,

and me and Mackenzie dated,
and I wanted to see her do that as well.

I had a great time with Mackenzie,
and I was very honest with where I was at,

and as soon as we came back
from the date with Sophie,

I grabbed Mackenzie and let her know,
you know, "Thank you so…"

Like, she's a special woman, yeah?

And I let her know that,
but I was going to move on to Soph.

When I first came in,
I thought I was going straight back out,

and here I am at the finale
with a guy that I actually care about,

which is… crazy.

And I just wanna thank Dave,

because he let me feel safe in a space
that I haven't had in such a long time.

He makes me laugh,
but he makes me feel safe,

and I think that's very sacred,

and no matter what happens,

I'm just very thankful that it was him
who made me laugh on the original day,

and it was him that I picked for a date.

[Ally] Sophie, that was so sweet!

[Sophie squeals]

[Sophie laughing]

[Ally] Oh.

Dave is the life of the party.

He's a big personality.

But, like, I can tell she brings out
this really soft, boyish side in Dave.

When somebody brings that out in you,

I feel like that's somebody
that you should really keep with you.

And I enjoy their connection for sure.

Thank you.

Mackenzie, I wanna go to you,
because you were matched with Dave.

Yeah.

[Lachey] What do you feel
about their relationship?

I love their relationship.

I'm trying not to cry.

[Sophie] Aw.

Baby girl!,

-Oh.
-[Sophie chuckles]

-Everyone's crying.
-Come here, Mackenzie.

-[Ally] Yay.
-Come here.

[Weston] I want a hug too
when you get done.

[Sophie] I would run,
but my heels are too high.

-[Dave] You still sunburnt?
-No.

[Sophie] I'm gonna sit this one out.

I'm so happy for you.

-[Dave] Don't cry. You're making me cry.
-I know. I'm trying.

-[Jimmy S] Guys…
-[Mackenzie] Um…

No. Sophie came in,

and I knew immediately
that her and Dave were going to get along.

You know, Sophie is brilliant. She's--

Please tell me again.

She's so funny. She's perfect.

But… I love them together.

I couldn't have been happier
that they found each other

because they both came in,
they wanted to have fun.

They're both hilarious.

Like, I've almost peed my pants
from both of them,

so I love them.

I'm so excited to see
where this journey takes them.

-[Dave] You are…
-Please don't make me cry.

-You'll make me cry.
-[Jimmy P] Hey, Dave.

[Demari] Damn.

[Weston] Attaboy, Dave.

[Dave] I care…
I care about her a lot. A lot.

I really do, guys.

And seeing her be herself,
and giving her a safe space,

and she allows me to do that.

That's what a perfect match is to me.

You know, we do live very, very far away
from each other,

and it's going to be super hard.

We're gonna, you know, get out of here
and do our best and see where we end up.

I f*cking traveled high and low
to look for her, and I got her,

and she is my perfect match.

And f*cking thank you, guys.
Like, thank you so much.

-[Mackenzie] We love you guys so much.
-That's so sweet.

-Love you.
-Love you guys.

[Lachey] Well, guys, once you matched,
you had a relatively stress-free journey,

but we can't say the same
for all the other couples in the house.

Marissa and Demari.

Marissa, looking back on it,
how has this experience been for you?

I connected with D
right when we first walked in, really,

and we were tested with our communication

and dealing with exes,
and we went through our own challenges.

And I feel very strongly about D
and where we're at today.

We did get tested with, like,
dates with Kayla,

and you had the date with Weston.

And, obviously,
we had chemistry with both of them,

and that was one of those things
that we had to really see.

And that was
a hard m*therf*cking night for us.

From day one till the end,

we literally had, like,
every single test that you could have,

every trial, triumph, all of those things,

and we were able to communicate
through those.

[softly] Really?

[Demari] And, uh, I really couldn't say,
like, better things about… about Marissa.

At the mixer, Demari was very open

about how he thinks there's something more

and would, like, wanna get to know me.

I took him on the date.
Our date was really good.

We came back.
You said you wanted to explore this.

You haven't talked to me all night.
It was "f*ck you," for sure.

[Demari] I wanna formally apologize to you
for that.

I didn't feel good
about the way that I handled you

that night after we had that date.

It was obviously a very emotional night,

but it definitely brought us
closer together.

Um, because it was… it was triggering,
I guess, in a way.

Like, triggers my, like,
abandonment wounds of, like,

"Oh, I wanna explore
this other connection."

And, you know hearing that
from Demari that night was a lot for me,

but it really helped us figure out
how to communicate better with each other

and give each other a lot more grace.

It was a long road. We had amazing times.

We had ups, we had downs,
and we were, like, beefing for a night.

And we woke up in the morning and was,
like, "Actually, nah, that wasn't cool."

I feel like that out of everybody here,
we got it, like, the most honest.

[Bri] We went on a date on the last day.

Me and Demari did have
some unresolved stuff

that needed to be handled.

He told me he still loves me.

So, to me,
that's, like, just really weird.

Honestly, we were having
a really good time on the date.

It was nothing like me trying to be on no,

"I'm trying to talk to her
in any type of way."

We'll leave it at that.

[scoffs] Great.

[Demari] I wouldn't want to do this
with anyone else.

We really, like, locked in the whole time.

Like, obviously,
this is my perfect match for sure.

All right, well, moving on.

Last but not least.

I know, right?
We damn near not even in here.

[laughter]

Last but certainly not least,
Yamen and Natalie.

I feel like the ride overall has been,
like, very surprising,

but in all the best ways.

I was originally matched with Nick.

Which… That was a great match.

You know,
it ended up being a friendship thing.

[laughs]

I was really adamant
that I wanted to come in here

and find, like, you know,
someone who's a best friend

who I can, like, do everything with.

And, like, Yamen for me
started out as that friend.

And then it turned into, like, way more
than I thought a perfect match could be

because he's also, like,
really emotionally supportive for me.

And, like,
I'm very out there and outgoing,

and I feel like
he complements that so well,

'cause he's so grounded and, like, steady

and, like,
just makes me feel very, like, calm.

It's definitely yin-yang for sure.

[all chuckling]

[Natalie] We're very different,
but in the best way.

It was just such a natural thing, like…

We were just gravitating to each other
without even trying.

It… It just was so easy.

This woman is…

To me, uh,
she's like a butterfly, honestly.

No, no, deadass.

No, no, no, she flutters around and sh*t.

This woman is so positive.

Her aura is so radiant.

And I'm trying… oof.

And, uh…

-[Marissa gasps]
-No. No.

-[Weston] Come on, Yae, let it out.
-[Yamen] No. No.

[Ally] Yay.

-[Kassy] Unc, do it!
-No.

[Yamen] I would have never imagined
that I would feel like this.

-I really do like this woman a lot, so…
-[Sophie] Yay.

Well, let's talk about that a little bit

because you guys have been together
almost the entire time.

I'm holding it.

[Lachey] But do you feel like
you were really tested?

I mean,
neither of you ever went on a date.

-[blows a raspberry]
-We know.

-You ain't gotta…
-We know, Nick. Don't rub it in. [laughs]

[Lachey] Well, in terms
of putting yourself out there

like some of the other couples have,

do you feel like
you ever really tested your connection?

We do have mutual friends, right?

And, you know, I felt like there was
a little bit more at risk

than maybe everybody else,

because if things didn't work out
or went a little weird,

you know, who knows?

It could be weird in our friend group
a little bit, you know?

So, um, I think our test was
just a little different.

I love them.

I'm supportive.

You guys were bonding
when I was on my date with Jimmy more.

-Yeah.
-That's when it started.

We're recognizing it a bit more.
It was perfect timing.

[Yamen] It was perfect timing.

These are, like, two of my best friends
outside of the house.

I do think it's very genuine,
so I'm excited.

I'm excited for y'all.

I've just been so shocked
in the most amazing way

of how connected I felt to Natalie.

It's hard for me
to feel that emotion towards somebody,

and when I do, I'm like, "Oh, sh*t."

You know, it's a rarity.

I find myself skipping.

-Oh yeah.
-He was skipping.

We skip around the house together.
It's so fun.

-She's in love!
-[Natalie chuckling]

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Guys, truly exciting.

We obviously have
some incredible matches here tonight.

But as I've said all along,
only one can be the perfect match.

It is time to cast your votes.

So, one by one,

I'll ask you to leave,
go to the boardroom,

and cast that vote
for the most compatible couple.

[pensive music playing]

The only stipulation is
you may not vote for yourselves.

Aw.

[chuckling]

-Boring! Boring!
-Boring!

Kayla, why don't you be the first?
Head on out.

♪ I can read you like a book ♪

♪ I'm here to write the ending… ♪

Hate to see her leave,
but love to watch her walk away.

♪ Watch me show you how… ♪

[in singsong] I'm in the boardroom.

It's decision time.

Okay. I really like Dave and Sophie
as a pairing,

But obviously,
my best friend is in the house,

and my loyalty does lie with Alison.

[loud whooshing]

Yay.

[chuckling]

It's like picking the MVP of the league.

I gotta trust my gut on this one.

My closest people here,
may be a little biased.

I think these two are, like,
absolutely love drunk right now.

I think they were a good couple, but…

I'm not really % on them.

They've already made plans
to see each on the outside.

Hopefully, we can double-date,
I don't know.

I gotta find a date.

Me and Demari have been through a lot.

I just love him as a person. He's amazing.

And his match, Marissa,
is just as amazing as well.

I feel like
they did this whole experience right.

Ugh.

Oh my gosh. I'm so stuck.

I wanna see my dance moves. Come on.

Oh my God. What the hell is that?

Our currency is our connections,
and these people are amazing.

I think that they are mom and dad to a T.

Obviously Demari and Marissa
should be a perfect match

but can't vote for myself.

They're so genuine.

They were a match that was unexpected,
but make a lot of sense.

-They are a perfect match in my eyes.
-[loud whooshing]

Voilà.

[dramatic music playing]

[loud whoosh]

Ba-da-bing. Ba-da-bow.

These two are my perfect match,
so let's lock it in.

[loud whoosh]

Yay.

Live, laugh, love. Done.

[clicks fingers] Perf.

[tense dramatic music playing]

[music surges, fades]

I'm nervous.

I know.

Guys, after tabulating the votes,
we now know who is the perfect match,

who will jet off to a one-week,
all-expenses-paid vacation.

And that couple is…

[tense music playing]

[rapid dramatic sting]

…Dave and Sophie!

[all cheering]

[inaudible]

[all cheering]

Yay.

[cheering]

Here's to winning
Perfect Match
!

Whoo!

[Dave softly] Oh my God.

Congratulations, guys.

To jumpstart your life together

and allow you to continue to work
on your connection,

we're gonna send you
on a little free honeymoon of sorts.

[Ally] Baby-face Dave.

[Katherine] Yay.

[Katherine exclaims, laughs]

I'm so happy that Dave and Sophie won.

They honestly are actually a great couple.

They're so hilarious together.

Also, just seeing their growth, you know,
they were both open to the experience,

but ultimately found their way
to each other.

Good job.

[Ally] And y'all are my perfect match.

[indistinct chatter]

-Still won. I ain't trippin'.
-[Alison] I was gonna say the same.

-I'm so happy for you.
-[Dave] Thank you so much, Mackenzie.

-Congrats, Soph.
-Oh, thank you.

[Demari] Aw.

[producer] Where are we going?

We just want somewhere hot
where we can both be little water babies.

-Comfortable bed and other activities.
-Yeah.

Like snorkeling.

[both laugh]

[cheering and whooping]

[Dave] Yeah!

-Yay.
-Dave!

[Sophie squealing]

[Mackenzie] Cheers to Dave and Sophie!

[Sophie] Yay.

I said I wanted a red flag,
and he definitely looks like a red flag,

but he's the greenest flag of them all,
and he's mine.

-[Dave chuckles]
-Yay!

[Jimmy S] "Perfect" on three!
"Match" on six! One, two, three!

[all] Perfect!

-Four, five, six!
-[all] Match!

[Sophie] Yay.

[producer] Do we have a kiss
from the winning couple?

I'm nervous to kiss on camera.

[Sophie laughing] Yay.

♪ There's a song that's in my heart ♪

♪ And I'm singing along like la-la-la-la ♪

♪ Like, mmm-mmm, yeah… ♪

Well, well, well. Look who it is.

[Sophie] Well, well, well.

-Well, well, well.
-Let's pose.

You can't upload that
'cause I think my whole nipple's out.

-We can't delete it either.
-[chuckling]

How good is that?

Look at this water. Look at this.
Look who it is. The perfect matchers.

Hey, let's talk about…

-…the rumors of the cast.
-The rest of the cast news.

Nat has just moved on with…

-What's his name again?
-Boring.

[Dave chuckling]

-Plot twist!
-[chuckles] Yeah.

[both laughing]

I don't really know how to put this,
except we're doing great.

[Natalie] Chris got me that for Christmas.

Everybody that knows us knows
how much we care about each other.

Yeah. I think we're really happy.
That's all I have to say.

-How did that happen?
-That's what I'm wondering.

Chris and Natalie are dating,
and the whole cast knew besides us.

They also did start seeing each other
while Natalie was still dating Yamen,

and while Chris was still entangled
with me.

In the end,
I guess it's working out how it should.

My perfect match is still right here.

[Kayla chuckling]

♪ Like, mmm-mmm, yeah ♪