05x01 - The Book of More Men

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[producer] Are we speeding?

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[producer] Ready? Quiet.

What do you guys all know is true...

[producer] Like, about this
whole situation.

[producer] About Taylor?

Yeah, I think... [sighs]

This thing is just so hard.

I think all of this is so hard
to talk about.

[producer] I know, I'm sorry.

[producer] It's a lot.

Not Harry Jowsey casually
just dropping some tea

about production being paused, allegedly.

My understanding is
sh*t has hit the fan over there.

There's actually,
quite literally, so much stuff

the public doesn't know.

[Mikayla]
We knew how toxic their relationship was,

but I think no one knew that it was as bad

as what this is sounding like.

Season Five was in the middle
of production.

I have to think something very,
very serious happened.

[Layla] Taylor was promoting
The Bachelorette.

It was supposed to be a fresh start.

[Layla] That's when
news finally started dropping,

of, like, what's been going on.

And I can't imagine how hard that was

to have to show up with a happy face

while, you know, facing
what she was at home.

[reporter] Stories are now coming out.

Allegations against Taylor Frankie Paul.

The police have said that this is
a he said, she said situation.

[reporter] A new video surfaced

of a 2023 physical altercation
between Paul

and her now ex-boyfriend,
Dakota Mortensen.

I couldn't make it through the video
without crying

and sick to my stomach.

It was really, really hard to see it.

This is heartbreaking.

Hearing her daughter crying
in the background,

it was making me physically ill.

A lot of people think
that the chair hit Indy,

which it did not.

Why are you just filming
in the middle of an argument?

What happened before he started recording?

I do think there's
a lot of women out there

that have experienced that,

who actually saw this situation
and saw themselves.

Taylor jumping on Dakota and then throwing

three metal stools at him--

[gasps] They canceled it.

-[podcaster 1] Oh, my God.
-[podcaster 2] Guys.

And ABC has made the decision

to pull this season of The Bachelorette.

[Zack Peter]
Just days before the premiere.

We don't know how this footage got
into the hands of TMZ.

In a legal situation like this,

we do have to consider timing.

What's important to ask,

who had the motivation
to release it right now?

Taylor has really lost herself
in this relationship.

[commentator] According
to court filings from today,

Taylor claims in the request
that Dakota assaulted her

by slamming her head against
the dashboard of his truck

and striking her knee and elbow.

Dakota has been holding things
over her head for so long.

It feels planned.

[Mikayla] Really, at the end
of the day, the only side

anyone should be on is her kids' side.

Taylor Frankie Paul
calls out Mikayla and Mayci,

and also Taylor has
turned off the comments

on her last three IG posts.

[Miranda] I think Taylor felt that
we didn't support her,

but I don't think any of us knew
how to navigate it.

I think-- I don't think any of us
really know

how to navigate it even still.

Taylor unfollows, like, most of MomTok.

MomTok stood for women's empowerment,

breaking the patriarchy, you know,

all of those things, and I feel like
slowly it lost the plot.

She has unfollowed Miranda,
Layla, and Jen Affleck.

I'm like, I don't even know
what MomTok even is anymore.

Like, we need to get it back
before it's gone for good.

[producer] So, how did this happen?

[♪ intense music playing]

♪ Come ye saints and come ye sinners ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ Listen up ♪

♪ I'm the one you've been dreaming of ♪

♪ I've got everything
you could ever want ♪

♪ Try me and you'll see ♪

♪ I'll bring you to your knees ♪

♪ Baby, you're gonna believe ♪

Shh.

Shh.

♪ Lead us not into temptation ♪

♪ Lead us not into temptation ♪

♪ Lead us not into temptation ♪

♪ Lead us not into temptation ♪

-Shh.
-♪ Temptation ♪

[choir singing]

[reporter] Taylor Frankie Paul
is The Bachelorette,

coming out March 22nd.

I know we're all waiting for this.

I haven't watched for years,
and I'm so back onboard.

I am absolutely seated for this.

And I think we're gonna be
really excited to watch

a bachelorette who is so honest
and so transparent.

I can't wait to watch what happens.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

I don't see Brooks' car.

You don't see Brooks's car?

He's here. He's with his mom and Coco.

-[Jovi] Hi, Brooks.
-Hello.

[Layla] Life is so busy for everyone
in MomTok right now.

I decided to write a book of my own

and kind of just share my life story.

Me and Mason are still together
and really happy.

Baby Mama is still constantly growing.

The book is still selling really well.

Business is thriving, which is great.

My school is going really well
since we moved into the new building.

And Jordan and I,
we've chosen to stay together

and, you know, try to work
through this for our kids.

Whitney right now is away,
filming her first ever movie,

which is actually insane.

[director] And cut.

Oh, my God, Whitney.
That was so perfect!

The end of that was so good!

And she's also gonna be heading
to New York soon

to start rehearsals for Chicago.

MomTok is such an amazing thing,
but we all have things outside of this

that we want to pursue,

and I think that that makes,
you know, MomTok better,

is all of us going after our dreams.

Oh, it's slow.

-[giggling]
-[creaking]

Are you stuck?

God, Mikayla!

I feel like service
and charity is a big core

of the LDS Mormon Church.

So, today, me and the girls are meeting up

to talk about an event
that we are hosting together

with Utah Foster Care.

We are throwing a little carnival,

and this will be the first time
we're all together again

since Taylor left for Bachelorette,

which I'm so excited for her.

My boobs are so sad. I miss having boobs.

I have one that's a lot bigger
than the other one.

[Mikayla] But I will say,
when I got my implants out,

I felt so skinny.

-Oh, I love that.
-That's how inflamed I was...

-Did I show you this?
-...with them in.

[Jessi] Maybe that's what's
causing my swelling.

A few weeks ago,
I got an upper and lower bleph

and then some fat grafting in my face,

and then I also got my boobs redone,

and I didn't quite realize
how crazy I was gonna look.

This is not my final result.
and I don't want anyone thinking

this what I want to look like.

And now I'm, like, done.
I'm like, "Never again."

No more surgery. And if I do get
another one, play this back please.

I was gonna ask you guys,
isn't Jen back in town?

She did move back.

Jessi said she got her boobs done
two days before...

-Jen got her boobs done?
-Yeah.

It's hard to even get in contact with Jen.

I kinda stopped trying
because I'm just like--

Yeah, well, then it's hard,
'cause then I feel like

she sometimes feels isolated,
but she does that to herself.

Jen is back from Dancing With The Stars,

but we haven't really seen a lot of her.

And then, Taylor is not here today

but she is back from Bachelorette.

We don't know what happened
because they're very hush-hush.

We don't know if she's engaged.

We don't know what's going on,

so we're really excited
to see her and reconnect.

[Layla] How was seeing Taylor
at The Bachelorette?

'Cause I feel like me and Miranda
don't know sh*t right now.

We met the top three.

So, back in December, me,
Mayci, and Mikayla were invited

by Taylor to meet her
final three contestants.

Shane and Lew were amazing, we loved them.

And we said, like, these are
the healthy choices.

If Taylor's healed,
she'll choose one of these guys.

And then she has Doug. [chuckles]

How do I put this kindly?

It just felt like he was hiding something
or putting on a performance or a show.

He wasn't being very authentic.

He's basically Dakota.

-One of the top three guys--
-[Mayci] He's kinda strange.

-He's a weird one.
-He's a little different.

-[Miranda] Wait, you guys weren't a fan?
-No.

-[Mayci] Not at all.
-[Jessi] Yeah.

He is a singer.

-Okay.
-Or a rapper.

-Is he white?
-[Jessi] Uh-huh.

No.

-Tonedbone is his name.
-Tonedbone.

He wants to be a model.

He's telling me about his singing career
and all these things.

And I feel like he is there
for the wrong reasons.

He was nice, but he just wasn't the one.

But seeing Taylor film The Bachelorette

was so refreshing 'cause it did seem

like she was moving on from Dakota
and choosing herself.

So, I was really, really happy for her

because there was a chance
she wasn't gonna show up.

Actually, where is Taylor?

She's not coming.

She's not? For real?

And she did not seem pregnant,
which was great.

Did she seem happy at least, though?

-Her reputation is crazy.
-I don't know.

I do find it interesting that
not all of us were invited.

I don't know if that's just
a coincidental situation

or if it could be because of Shinia,

my best friend who slept with Dakota.

I knew about the first night
they hung out.

That's all I knew about.

[Taylor] I don't...
you knew that they f*cked!

I'm like, oh, you chose Shinia's
little sneaky snake a*s over mine.

Taylor, this would've hurt you
no matter when you found out.

[Taylor] And anyone defending
her is no friend of mine ever again!

I feel like Taylor and I haven't had

much of a conversation
about where we are necessarily,

so the carnival event will be
the first time I've seen Taylor

since she's been back,

and... I don't feel like it'll be pretty.

Have you talked to Shinia at all?

We've had, like, a few texts

that's mostly her just sending me, like...

-Like what?
-Songs?

Really feelsy, like, TikToks.

-She sent you flowers, too.
-No.

-She did send me flowers.
-[Layla] It's giving, like...

-She's gotta do a lot more than that.
-...ex-boyfriend. Yeah, I know.

I definitely think there's
a little bit of jaded feelings

on Taylor's behalf towards me and Miranda

with the whole Shinia situation,

but I recently found out
something about Shinia

that's definitely unforgivable,

and I am wanting to tell Miranda,

but I just want to wait
for the right time, right place.

I honestly just don't know how
Miranda is gonna take it.

God. Well, yeah, it's gonna be
an interesting couple months.

[♪ tense music playing]

♪ Every time you come around ♪

♪ Everybody wish you would stay home ♪

♪ Stay home ♪

♪ Messing up my life ♪

♪ You messing up my life ♪

Did you see any of the couches I sent you?

-Today?
-Yeah.

-No.
-I sent you one.

-I'm so tired, honestly.
-I am tired too.

[producer] Okay, um...

[producer] Your return from
The Bachelorette...

I feel...

kind of, I would say overwhelmed.

I'll be honest, I came home so exhausted.

Just kinda needed to, like, take
a step back away from everyone.

And I miss MomTok, of course,

but I'm just a person that needs
to be isolated to recharge

and I don't do well
when I don't have that.

Um, did you ever go in the suites?

Jeez. Goodness, gracious.

I'm thinking, what I can
and can't say because...

[Taylor] You know what I'm saying?
The NDA.

You can tell your mom.

[producer] So...

[producer] Are you engaged?

Yes. So, I am engaged to Doug.

He was the one that I liked
from night one.

There was instant chemistry.

The entire time,
I didn't think, necessarily,

we were gonna "get engaged," per se,

but then, the last minute,
you know, he did...

[exhales] ...propose and I said yes,

and it was just, like, a lot
in the-- the moment.

The details of that
will come out in the show.

[gasps] Are you for real?
I'm gonna have to wait?

[Taylor] You're judgmental.

My mom is not the biggest fan of Doug.

I think Doug's probably,
I don't want to say, her least favorite,

but it was her least favorite
out of the top three,

and so I'm home now
and I've been like, "Uh-oh."

There's just something about him.

See, that's the Mormon issue here.

It's like, just 'cause you get engaged
doesn't mean you get married right after.

I would definitely, like, have a baby
before I get married.

[gasps] Don't even say that.

-Just saying.
-No.

Don't even say that.

I don't know.

I think that he's just used
to that fast life,

and I think Utah would get boring
after so long to him.

[Taylor] My thoughts right now
are kind of running wild.

Did I make a mistake?
I'm thinking that. Did I--

Should I not have done it
and just maybe dated?

I mean, I have kids.

You know, I didn't get married
but definitely in a doozy, for sure.

Yeah.

At least you're not engaged to Dakota.

That would be
a bigger nightmare, wouldn't it?

Yeah.

What if I decided to work it out?

He had his chance, and he blew it.

Yeah, I don't know why
we're even having this discussion

when you're-- just got engaged.

[Taylor] You're right.

[♪ "Respek" by TheUnder
and Robyn The Bank playing]

♪ Say what you mean ♪

♪ Mean what you say ♪

♪ Keep talking slick
put respect on my name ♪

♪ Honey, put respect on it ♪

♪ Put respect on it ♪

♪ Put respect on it, put respect on it ♪

♪ Put respect on it ♪

♪ Put respect on it ♪

♪ Put respect on it, put respect on it ♪

-[Miranda] Hello.
-Hey. How are you?

-[Miranda] Good. How are you?
-Good.

We've all been so busy
with everything going on,

the charity event coming up
and just everything

and the chaos of the group.

So, I grabbing Miranda
and bringing her to lunch today

because after finding out
the information I did about Shinia,

I've been wanting
to tell Miranda immediately

but just waiting for the right time.

-Guess where I went to this morning?
-Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

-The treatment center.
-Yeah.

-How did it go?
-Triggering.

-Really?
-It was hard. Yeah.

A lot has changed in my life recently.

I'm no longer taking any GLPs,

and that's been obviously
a hard transition,

to go from being malnourished
to putting on weight,

but I feel like I'm making
a lot of progress.

It's so-- It's like, embarrassing.

It's not. It's not.

I think I can understand
why you would feel that way.

-Yeah.
-But also,

imagine how many people
are struggling with it

-that aren't honest about it.
-Yeah.

At least you're not
out here catching DUIs.

Yeah, yes. Yeah, positives.

Chase's DUI is now coming
to light, and it's public.

I actually found out
through Kate, his ex-girlfriend.

I just, like, broke down in tears.

Yesterday, it came out that Chase
from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

was arrested with DUI

and possession of the white stuff.

For a while, it wasn't
public information yet.

Um, so then, you know,
once it's filed in the courts,

people can kind of keep tabs.

A digital footprint is forever.

I find the DUI embarrassing.

I get just-- I get sad for my kids.

[voice breaking] Yeah, 'cause
they didn't sign up for that, so...

Do you think that Chase
might have, like, a problem

with drinking and substances?

-I don't think he has a problem with that.
-[Layla] Yeah.

He has a self-control issue
with all things decision-making.

It's a little different now that
the world's clued in on everything though.

-Yeah.
-Makes it a little bit

-more interesting.
-Also it's...

super fun when it's...

[Miranda] ..criminal behavior that
affects my children.

It's like one thing
when it's, like, you know,

things that, like,
directly affect me alone.

-[Layla] Yeah.
-But then, like, it just, like, annoys me

-when it's beyond that, you know?
-[Layla] Yeah.

I definitely feel
incredibly anxious right now.

I'm about to tell Miranda
about what I know about Shinia.

She just has so much on her plate
with Chase's DUI becoming public,

and I don't want to stress her out more,

but she also deserves to know this.

It's hard too, 'cause I fear
there's been something else.

What do you mean?

Kate told me, like, a week ago,

Shinia, back when she was living you,

that Shinia and Chase,
they did stuff then.

I don't know if they had sex then,
I don't know if they just made out,

but I know that, like,
something happened then.

So, like, a year ago?

Yeah, basically, almost. Yeah.

When she was living
under my roof rent-free?

Yeah.

[Miranda] Shinia,
you know, she was the only person

that knew the ins and outs of my divorce,

the only person who I, like,
cried to and vented to.

To then just be hooking up
with Chase is just, like,

such a crazy level of vile
that I just did not think

that she was capable of, truly.

Oh... whoa.

I'm sorry.

It's fine. She's just dead to me.

[laughing]

With Chase, I have gone above
and beyond repeatedly

as a friend, or as a co-parent.

So, to feel so taken advantage of

just feels like such a slap in the face.

[groaning] Ohh.

God.

I love you.

Love you too.

-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.

But it's not, and I'm really sorry that

people constantly take advantage of you

and put you in uncomfortable positions,
it's not fair.

Look how kind of a person
you are, and I love you,

and I'm really sorry she did that to you.

I truly just think that
Miranda is one of those people

that is empathetic and very forgiving,

but honestly, sometimes, to a fault.

I think in some situations,
like, it's okay

to, like, rain fire on someone
if they f*ck around with you.

So, I really hope that
Miranda's strong enough

to give them both what
they deserve from this.

[Miranda] It makes me sick.

[♪ "Runaway XXX"
by Alexis Roberts playing]

♪ Never thought I'd be this stuck ♪

♪ Never thought I'd be ♪

[♪ music stops abruptly]

[♪ song resumes playing]

♪ I just want to run, lay out in the sun ♪

♪ Waste away and spend
the night with you ♪

♪ Baby, you're the one ♪

♪ Life is only fun ♪

♪ If we're in the moment
and we cruise... ♪

-[doorbell rings]
-[knocking on door]

[Dakota] Hello?

Oh, my God. [chuckles]

-Hi.
-Hi.

[producer] So why is Dakota at your
house right now?

[fake crying]

This is so bad.

So yes, I came home from The Bachelorette.

Night of, we were texting.

He was like, "When are you coming home?"

Figuring out Ever's situation, like that.

And then I don't know
how it got to the point of, like,

yeah, he came over to my house and...

[exhales sharply] ...it was late.

[producer] So you've been
having sex with Dakota...

[producer] since you got back
from Bachelorette?

Yeah.

[producer] Is there any part
of you that's like,

[producer] "I probably shouldn't do this?"

Yeah. Yeah, there is a part of me.

I think that's every single time
I do that with him.

And so the fact that I am engaged to Doug,

that, I think, is where things
get a little, like, trickier

'cause I still have feelings.

But I am gonna--
I'm gonna, um, use an analogy here

because I-- this is the best way
I can describe it.

It's like, when you have
an addiction, there's not a lot

of things that are more powerful
than that drug.

[giggling]

-How are you?
-Good.

I'm... was tired,
but I guess I just got a shock of...

adrenaline a little bit.

'Cause I walked in?

Yeah, and you kinda just woke me up.

-[Dakota] Really?
-You know? That's how we work.

[laughs] Okay.

Didn't you just announce your, like,
girlfriend or something?

[♪ dramatic music playing]

-I mean, yeah, I was seeing her a little.
-Was?

Or am.

Am? Wow. Am.

I do appreciate you, like, apologizing
how bad the whole Shinia thing was.

I mean, I appreciate
you did that for me, so...

-Yeah.
-Um...

I mean, I know it was shitty.

I'm sorry for what I did.

I'm sorry for hooking up with Shinia.

Who it was matters,
and that's where I think I went wrong

and it put you in a shitty spot,
and I know that hurt you really bad.

Did you--
You didn't f*ck her again, did you?

Wait, what?

Did you ever f*ck Shinia again after that?

[♪ dramatic music playing]

You want the truth?

Yeah, I would hope.

Yeah.

Okay. How many times
did you f*ck her after I left?

-I'm not keeping count.
-Oh, so more than once.

-So you cried to me...
-Yeah, it was more than once.

...apologizing about something,
how wrong it was then you f*cked her?

Yeah.

Then why did you apologize, crying to me,
saying how wrong it was?

Because I don't like seeing
anybody hurt for something.

Why would you say those words
if you didn't think it was wrong?

-I can say whatever I want.
-Did you mean it?

And that's how I felt in that moment. Yes.

Okay, so then, that's telling.

Right, and it's telling that
you went on a dating show

after you expressed
what you said to me, right?

That's not your f*cking friend.

You'll f*ck anyone. You'll f*ck my mom.

-Dude, Taylor, what are you doing?
-So f*cking stupid.

Nice outfit, dude.

-[♪ dramatic music playing]
-[Dakota sighing]

[Taylor] f*ck do you want?

I just want to make sure you're okay.

Don't act like you f*cking care, dude.

I mean, do you think I need you?

Only for one thing.
That's all I need you for.

-That's all. I don't even care.
-Apparently, which is crazy.

-I don't know why.
-Then why do you keep coming around?

'Cause I can.

-Because you want to.
-But I can.

I don't know where you're
pulling all this from,

but alright.

Well, I just wanted to make sure
that you were good.

[producer] So, you don't want a
complicated life.

[producer] And yet, here you are.

I don't want a complicated life,
but that's all I know.

Alright, you dirt bags, what the f*ck?

What the f*ck?

Yeah, like, chaos, I think
has been so heightened

for the last few years,
that it's like all I know.

It's so normal to me.

[Dakota] You came over,
and you said that to me.

You were like, "I love you."

And I was like...

"Ah!"

I don't think I said it like that. Did I?

But all I'm gonna say...

is save a rose for me.

I think it's stemming from...

nothing but pure pain.

[Dakota] Alright, well, I-I'm-- I'm out.

♪ What happens now
with what's in my heart? ♪

♪ Call it what you want ♪

♪ Nobody does it the way you do it ♪

[♪ "I Should Go"
by Nicky MacKenzie playing]

♪ I'll go back in time... ♪

Home sweet home.

-How are you guys today?
-Good.

-How are you doing?
-Doing well. How are you?

[Mikayla] Since I've had Lottie,
my skin and my health

has kind of flipped 180

and kind of went through a flare again.

So, I've kind of dabbled with the idea

of getting my medical marijuana card.

And it was mainly just for sleep at first

because I couldn't sleep at night.

I had just debilitating nerve pain
through my whole body.

And I mean, the first time I tried it,
it was literally life-changing.

It was like the only thing that had ever
taken away my nerve pain,

and I'm finally well-rested.

Anything you're
interested in specifically?

I'm not one to smoke,
but gummy is good for me.

-Okay. Get some--
-I don't know if I want to,

-like, take in anything.
-Okay.

Obviously, last time you saw me,

I was moving into an Airbnb.

Now, you want to put Lottie in
and meet me out there?

Yeah.

[indistinct chatter]

When Jace and I were separated,
I felt like I got a lot more clarity

and so I was able to express more
of what I needed to Jace.

And we kinda talked about
with the separation,

okay, well, I have to focus


because I'm still in, like,
a traumatic state with my health,

and so, he's been very supportive.

One Love Intimate Oil.

-Yes.
-What do you do with that one?

[Mindy] You apply it to your vulva.

It's what I need.

Increases sensation,

-helps you relax...
-Oh.

...increases orgasms.

What happens if you overdo it?

You'll get too much sensation.

[giggling]

I assume that the church
doesn't like marijuana.

[chuckles, sniffles]

But they also didn't like soda,

but now they have it
in all the BYU campuses.

So, I'm like, is it
just one of those things

that it's, like, not okay right now?

But then, like, in the future,
when someone's like,

"Hey, I tried weed, and I like it.

Maybe we should bring this back."

Well, we're gonna look around.

[Mindy] Let me know
if you have any questions.

Thank you.

So funny to have these things,
like, locked up in a case.

How come we're not allowed
to touch things?

It's just like any other...

-This is medical.
-Any other drug, yeah.

I think with Taylor back in town

and the charity event coming up,
again, we're stressed,

which also medical marijuana is great for.

So, it's just, you know,
fixing everything.

Do you feel like we're doing
something wrong being here?

-I feel like--
-You're acting a little tense.

I feel like it's not wrong,
but I feel like...

[Mikayla] Your mom's gonna k*ll you!

[Jace] Oh my gosh.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

♪ You know there ain't nobody like me ♪

♪ Ain't nobody do it like this ♪

♪ No, there ain't nobody like me ♪

♪ Ain't nobody do it like this... ♪

-[Zac] I found them.
-[Jen] You found 'em? Perfect.

This is one of the keyboards
I'm not used to yet.

[Zac] You wanna get out
the other keyboard?

-No.
-Oh, okay.

[Jen] We're back in Utah.

I don't know if I'm so excited to be back.

Where's the sunshine? There's no sunshine.

[wind whistling]

But it's okay.

Be very careful.

My family and friends are still here,

and there's just a lot
of unfinished business

that I think we need to figure out.

I definitely think Dancing With The Stars

has sparked something in me,

and now I'm doing all the things.

I am trying to produce music,
pursuing acting.

I feel like I'm just dabbling
in everything

and just seeing what works out.

This year, I just really want
to focus on all my goals.

Yeah, I don't know
if you'll like this one,

but one of my goal is... [laughs]

...to do Sports Illustrated.

[chuckling]

I... I think I like
the music goals better.

[laughing]

I don't think it's what
you think it is, babe.

-It's like topless--
-No, it's empowering.

It's empowering to creepy old men
who want to masturbate

to the magazine cover.

-Don't say that word.
-I'm just gonna be honest.

Women aren't buying that magazine.

Should we write a song about this?

If you don't want to hear my opinion, I--
Do you want to--

♪ My husband doesn't want me
to wear a swimsuit ♪

[♪ keyboard playing]

[Zac] Okay.

A mother being in a bikini,
working her stuff.

I don't think there's
anything wrong with that.

But Zac was taught growing up
to not only be modest himself

but for it to be an expectation
for women around him

to also be modest.

It's definitely been hard
navigating my career goals,

um, with his traditional values
and traditional views.

I don't think this life
in Hollywood is really set up--

Like, it's not really
super conducive with, like,

a healthy marriage.

I feel like if he truly
loved me unconditionally,

he would want to support me.

And I don't even feel like there's
a conversation of a compromise.

I feel like it's a no.

[kids chattering]

[Jen] How does it feel to be back in Utah?

I loved LA, but the one thing I missed
was just being back around, like,

all our friends and family.

I'm-- I'm looking forward to, you know,
seeing how Taylor's doing.

You know, I haven't talked to her
since before The Bachelorette.

And I'm also looking forward
to the charity event

for Utah Foster Care.

I think that's a perfect event for MomTok.

I'm super excited
for the foster care event

that's happening tonight.

I was raised with foster kids
my whole life,

and the foster care system needs
all of the help that they can get.

It is an LDS thing
to want multiple children,

and to continually help out.

So, with both me and Whitney,

our parents wanted to do foster care.

Is Whitney gonna be there,
I'm guessing,

because she had foster siblings
growing up, too?

Actually, I don't know.

I have not talked to Whitney
since the main title sh**t.

[Whitney] You just said that to me,
that you don't feel like we're friends.

Okay then, f*ck you.

I am a little nervous
reuniting with MomTok

because I definitely feel like a lot
of the other women in the group

took Whitney's side,

but I'm hoping and praying
that we can move past

everything that's happened
and really enjoy this event.

Hopefully, everyone there is mature enough

to realize that maybe to not start drama

-at a charity event for foster children.
-[chuckling] Yeah.

But knowing this group, I'm sure
that's not how that will go.

[♪ "Pushing On" by Hudson Mohawke
and GiGi Grombacher playing]

♪ Fearless ♪

♪ I'ma stand my ground ♪

♪ You know I've been reborn ♪

♪ From the flames I rise up ♪

♪ I'm pushing on ♪

♪ I weather the storm in my mind... ♪

-Hello!
-Hi!

Look at you.

-Oh, my God.
-Hello.

Can I change back into my clothes first?

[Mayci] Like,
you don't want to sit in that?

Yeah, I'm good.

Taylor has been isolating a little bit
since she got back,

but I'm excited to see her
at her Zupas photo sh**t

to get all of the answers

because we are dying
to know what happened.

Hi, guys.

-Oh.
-Sorry.

-How are you feeling?
-I'm, like, adjusting.

My brain, like, doesn't work here.

-Um...
-[Jessi] So, tell us what happened.

-Tell us what we want to know.
-I know. I know.

-I'm not, like--
-[Mayci] Are you engage--

I get nervous to say it,

'cause, you know, you're like told not--

-Well, I can't really say.
-We're in strict NDAs,

you know we are, so...

-Do you have a ring?
-I do.

-[gasps]
-What?

Wait. So, what happened?

'Cause we last saw you, you told us

you were picking a certain person.

Are you engaged right now?

[Taylor] I, uh...

Well, I got myself in a doozy.

Wait, did you sleep with him?

-Yeah.
-Okay. How was it?

-What?
-[Mayci] Was it average?

[Taylor] We're talking about the sex?

Why are you acting like
we weren't gonna ask you this?

No, no, no, because, like,
I'm thinking of, like, others.

Others who? Him?

One thing, my mom and dad.

-You're actually on television.
-No, you were a swinger. You went to jail.

-I think they've seen worse.
-[laughter]

[Taylor] It was good. It was good.

[Jessi] So, you had sex
in the Fantasy Suite.

Was there a part of you that was like,
he looks like Dakota?

I didn't start thinking that
till people said it around me.

-Wow.
-[Taylor] I actually did not see that

-the night I met him, at all.
-Really?

They have the same initials,
they're both from Idaho.

-It's so weird.
-That is all--

See, I didn't learn all that till later.

And yes, he did get down
on one knee and proposed,

which I was shocked, I was shocked.

He told us he wasn't going to.

He told me, too. Like, we weren't
planning on doing that.

-And did you say yes?
-[Taylor] Yes. Yes, yes, yes, I did.

-Then I come home.
-[Jessi] Mm-hmm.

-Okay. And then what?
-Obviously, we're texting,

"When are you coming home?
When are you gonna be home?"

-Dakota?
-[Taylor] Yes.

I don't know how it led to it,
but he came over.

-Um...
-[Jessi] Taylor, come on.

-I think I know how that happened.
-"Come over."

Well, yeah. It was a mistake.

Clearly, you told him you were home.

-Taylor, just be honest with us.
-And home alone.

I am. I am.

Did you sleep with Dakota?

Yes.

At the end of the day,
I feel like we all knew

what was gonna happen.

Is that she was gonna run
right back to Dakota.

Like, we've seen this film before.

So, when we did go
to see her for filming Bachelorette,

I was hearing rumblings
that Taylor was calling Dakota,

and they were on the phone
for 30 minutes one night.

So, I actually texted
her chaperone and said,

"Hey, by the way,
Taylor's still talking to Dakota.

"You may want to go in the room
because they're not talking about kids.

They're, like, flirting."

And it's really unf--

[gagging, laughing]

I'm getting sick talking about it.
I'm getting-- Um... [chuckles]

So, you cheated.

I don't like the word, "cheating" though.

-[Mikayla] That's cheating.
-Taylor,

-if it was the opposite...
-[overlapping chatter]

-you would consider it cheating.
-No.

-You can't say it's not.
-You can't say that.

No judgment here. You know I'm a cheater,
but you had a ring on your finger.

What about his girlfriend
or the girl he was seeing?

This is not my business.

[Jessi] And he's still with her now?

-Yes.
-[Mikayla] Oh, Lord.

Emma's Dakota's girlfriend.

[Dakota] Let's take a picture.

-Those are cute.
-They're cute.

[Mikayla] Taylor and Dakota,
they are sleeping together now.

It's messed up, cheating in any capacity.

And even though, you know,
the Tonedbone

wasn't my top choice,

or top second choice, or third or fourth,

it's wrong.

And it's crazy because
she doesn't see that it's wrong.

I don't know what the backlash,

or how people are gonna respond

to all of this when it comes out.

Oh, Lordy.

-So...
-[Jessi] Okay, so, when-- you're--

Are you still currently wanting
to sleep with Dakota?

-No.
-Where's your heart now?

[Mayci]
It's like some Jerry Springer sh*t.

No, this is like something else.

[Taylor] No, I know.
I'm just saying I'm getting--

I'm-- It's like-- This is, like,
the end of me here. It's fine.

[Mayci] I don't think it will be.

-What do you mean-- No, people--
-[overlapping chatter]

You're gonna get good at it, let's be--

They'll be like, "Taylor, cheat again.

You're the best."
That's what your followers will say.

They're shouting,
"Taylor, you're so relatable!"

-[all giggling]
-[Jessi] So true.

All of you guys.

No, it's true though.

Honestly, I was freaking the f*ck out.

You know, making some phone calls,
and I was like,

okay, I just f*cking f*cked up.

So, they-- Producers know?

Like, Bachelorette producers know it?

-No!
-[gasps]

-Oh!
-[Mayci] Wait.

So, when are you gonna tell Doug?

Are you ever gonna tell him
or are you just gonna let him find out?

Mm... I don't know.

[producer] Are you going to continue
pursuing things with Doug?

If I'm being completely honest,

with Doug, I don't know.

I still am thinking about him,
but he's been very distant,

so I don't even really want to tell Doug,

but I know that I have to.

However, there's a lot
of other things on my mind.

♪ I'm kinda over being told
that I'm a mess... ♪

I'm in love with someone else.

Oh, Taylor!

In love? Who?

[Jessi] Who?

♪ I'm just not myself just yet ♪

[♪ upbeat music playing]

[Taylor] I'm in love with someone else.

-In love? Who?
-[Jessi] Who?

Ben?

Um... yes.

-Oh!
-[Taylor] Yeah.

How could I forget Ben? Of course.

Before Taylor left for Bachelorette,

she met this guy, Ben.

It looks like Taylor Frankie Paul

just soft launched
her new man, Ben Lambert.

She came across him on TikTok,
where he's a musician,

and she said she decided
to reach out to him

because she loved his voice and his music.

Yeah, and then Ben came to Utah.

[chanting] Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!

[all screaming]

[Mayci] I had no idea
that they were still talking,

but I don't what else he's really doing
besides singing on TikTok,

so I mean, I don't know.

Okay, so when did you reconnect with Ben?

-A few days after I got home.
-[Jessi] 'Kay.

He messaged me.

-'Kay.
-And he was like, "Are you married?"

-"Are you married?"
-[Taylor] It was a joke, I told him.

And we talked for, like, six hours.

-[Jessi] So, he knows you cheated?
-[Taylor] Yeah.

Me even telling him all
of this stuff, like,

I felt safe to do so.

You told Ben, but you
haven't told your fiancé?

[Mikayla] I don't know why
Taylor is still engaged.

Like, I feel like she's inviting
this chaos in

because there's a part of her
that isn't healed

and she's trying to just sabotage
every part of her life,

but I don't know how to help her.

So, you guys are, like, dating?

No. Like, I can't--

Oh, 'cause you can't date anyone till May.

-[Taylor] Yeah. But--
-Okay.

Do you think it's gonna go that direction?

[speaking slowly]
I think you need to be single.

'Cause I think there's a lot of wounds.

[Mikayla] And I think Ben is just

-another distraction.
-[Jessi] Yeah.

Taylor has never understood

the gravity of her decisions ever.

Like, of course, you don't want to out

who you're getting engaged to,
which Taylor literally did.

So, with the charity event coming up,

I feel like MomTok just has
to be very hush-hush

because we signed those
Bachelorette contracts, too.

None of it can get out,
so it's a lot of pressure on us.

Anyways, where--
Where is that edible? [chuckles]

'Cause I could use that right now.

I'm so not excited
for my daughters to grow up.

Like, literally.
They're never dating anybody.

Your daughters are better off
than I am, so don't...

[♪ upbeat music playing]

♪ We do it best, yeah, we do it best ♪

♪ Keep those eyes on us
we do it best, yeah ♪

-♪ I must confess we can pull it off ♪
-[bell tolls]

♪ Even the best dressed, we cannot flex ♪

♪ When they in a room we show up, yeah ♪

♪ We're showing out, ready, set, go ♪

♪ Yeah, we do it best ♪

♪ Yeah, we do it best... ♪

Oh, it smells so good.

And I'm like, is there
a lot of butter on it?

[Jessi] That's how I feel
when I wear my heels.

-[Mayci] Oh, my God.
-Jessi needs some of those.

I'm really excited that MomTok was invited

to be a part of this charity event.

It honestly feels so awesome
that we can use our influence

to raise money for such an amazing cause,

but I have a little anxiety knowing

that everyone's gonna ask
about the Taylor situation

and I just don't want to be
in the middle of it,

and it's not my mess to clear up, either.

-[Jessi] This is cute.
-[Mayci] Oh, are these cake pops?

[Jordan] None of this is on my diet.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

♪ I just want to have a good time... ♪

It's been a while
since I have seen the girls.

Definitely a little anxious.

But knowing that this is a charity event

and it is for foster care,
which is deeply important to me,

I'm praying that we can keep
the peace for the children.

[♪ upbeat music continues]

Hi.

[Jen] What happened with Taylor?

Just, like, Bachelorette stuff?

I've heard nothing.

Like, me and Mikayla and Jessi,
like, met the last three guys

and stuff like that.

You don't know who it is?

I do know, but I don't know if she wants

to tell you herself though,
so I'm, like, I don't know

if should just tell you.

I just don't want to steal her thunder.

Well, I'm trying to get
to the bottom of what happened

at The Bachelorette because I wasn't there

and Mayci is just not giving me
the answer that I want,

so I guess I'll just have
to wait for when Taylor gets here.

Maybe she can give me the answer.

Where's everyone else?

-[Mikayla] Um...
-I don't know.

...Jessi, Layla, and...

We're waiting for Taylor.

Tay-Taylor. We're waiting for Taylor.

-[Miranda] Is she here?
-I think Taylor's not coming.

Lainie, Is she actually not coming?
Taylor?

[producer] No, she said Ever is sick.

I'm so annoyed at people
not going to things.

So, Taylor is not at the charity event,

and none of us know where she is.

Obviously, we were told
that Ever was sick,

but this charity event is a MomTok event

and so to not have
everybody there and united,

and it's always Taylor that's
not showing up for these things,

it's-- it's very frustrating.

Tweedledum's somewhere over there.

[Jessi] I can't believe that.

I would never show my face, ever.

I'm not surprised
Chase is showing his face

because it's reality TV
and he wants a platform,

so of course he's here.

But we all think he has slept with Shinia,
he's betrayed Miranda,

and I just think he needs
to be held accountable

for his behavior because
he can't keep getting away with it

and hurting Miranda over and over

without him having to answer to it.

Now, I want to introduce someone

that doesn't really need an introduction.

Maybe she'll dance her way up here.

Jennifer Affleck.

[all cheering and applauding]

Thank you, guys, for coming.
It seriously means so much to us.

For those who don't know,

I was raised with foster kids
my whole life.

In fact, one of my sisters is here.

[audience cheering]

[Jen] As someone who has been
directly impacted by this program,

your donations are helping more kids

and foster families than you realize.

So, thank you again for coming,

and thank you Utah Foster Care
for providing this program.

[all cheering and applauding]

I've been uncertain
about being back in Utah,

but I do have to say being
at this event tonight,

it is reminding me
of the importance of community

and the fact that I do have that in Utah.

-Thank you. That was so cute.
-I'm so happy you're here.

[Krysten] Thank you for inviting me.

[Krysten] I'm having fun!

[announcer] All right. Who
wants an opportunity to dunk Zac?

[all cheering]

[Mikayla] It looks yummy.

[announcer] Alright. Come on, Zac.

Oh, it looks so gross.

It smells really good though.

[Jen] That's what Bret said.

[Mayci] It smelled like Demi.

[Zac] This feels like public humiliation.

[Mikayla] Jen, think of Vegas!

[audience member] Whoo!

Oh!

That was close, Jen.

[all cheering]

I really feel like I'm living out
the mission of MomTok

dunking DadTok.

[chuckles]

-[all cheering]
-Oh, no!

[Miranda] By the way,
my new beef with Taylor,

is that she's not here tonight.

So, we got word that Taylor's not coming
because Ever is sick.

And I was looking forward to seeing her,

just because I wanted
to kind of get a vibe check,

see, you know, how she's feeling.

When Taylor and I are good,

I just feel like MomTok as a whole

feels more complete, somehow someway.

[Chase] Jessi, are we not talking?

-We have some issues, but...
-What?

[Layla] What are they talking
about right there?

[Jessi] The Shinia stuff.

That's the worst kind of person
'cause that's no loyalty.

I think it's shitty, like-- And I'm like,
that's not a loyal friend.

You should just be loyal
to the people in your life.

I just think it's a little skeezy.

[Chase] That's ironic to me,

and it's two-sided as f*ck.

That sounds about right
from what-- you mean girls

in MomTok, by the way.

Par for the course.

[Layla] It's so funny when
you hate on MomTok.

[Layla] And you wouldn't be
here if it wasn't for MomTok.

[Chase] [chuckles] Yeah, and you wouldn't
be here either if we didn't f*cking swing.

-It's not.
-[Layla] Okay.

You're literally lucky that you're here
because your ex-wife's nice.

[Chase] Yeah, you're kind of lucky, too.

-Not really.
-[Chase] Right? Yeah, kinda.

I definitely think DadTok is
giving Chase a bit of an ego.

He has a lot of nerve
to bring up Jessi's affair

when how many times
did you cheat on your wife?

And how disrespectful are you to women?

I don't really think you have
a right to talk right now, Chase.

No, f*ck off, dude.

The way you're talking
to me right now, it's not cool.

And honestly, the mere fact
you let him talk to me like that,

it's also not cool.

[Mason] My bad.

Ever since he's been kind of invited
into this group, his following's growing,

he's getting more attention online.

And maybe that's why
Mason's not standing up

for his own freaking girlfriend.

I don't give a F if that's your brother.

If you're dating me, you better be
a man and stand up for me.

[announcer speaking indistinctly]

[Litia] Chase called Jessi out
for cheating.

[Miranda] How many drinks has he had?

Like, how many drinks has he had?

[Layla] I think he's drunk.

[Layla] He's being kind of
a d*ck right now.

[Layla] It's not the place and that's what
he can't get through his f*cking head.

[Miranda] So I'm on babysitter
duty suddenly. Awesome.

It's not my job to ensure

Chase has consequences to his actions.

I'm not your wife.

I'm the mother of your children.

It's exhausting sometimes.

Sometimes, it's genuinely exhausting.

-[Chase] How you doing?
-[Miranda] I heard you're too drunk.

What?

[Miranda] I hear you're too drunk.

Are you serious?
'Cause, like, I had two drinks.

[Miranda] I'm asking you a question.

[Chase] But I was gonna say
that you do look extremely hot.

This is a great outfit on you.

[Miranda] Just go away.

-Why do you talk?
-[Chase] That's a compliment.

Your mouth is doing this, and I feel like
it needs to do more of this.

[Miranda] Between DUI stuff happening,

the way that he is speaking
to the other women in MomTok,

and the Shinia stuff now, Chase and I,
we will be having some words.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

♪ Out the limo
everybody getting whiplash ♪

♪ Got 'em right and still be shining
wearing all black ♪

♪ You're obsessed,
I confess I'm flattered ♪

♪ Diamonds on my neck
never gonna shatter ♪

♪ Knock, knock, ring, ring ♪

♪ Who's that, your queen... ♪

Knowing that Chase's DUI
is now coming to light

and it's public, I wanted
to talk to him a little bit about it

just because it puts me
in a really uncomfortable position

to have him arguing with my friends.

[Layla] It's so funny when
you hate on MomTok...

[Layla] And you wouldn't be here if
it wasn't for MomTok.

Yeah, and you wouldn't be here either
if we didn't f*cking swing,

so welcome to the story.

Thank you. Sorry.

I'm sorry I'm fighting with him,
by the way.

Like, I know that puts you
in an uncomfortable situation.

I just, I can't stand
the way he talks to women

and the things he's been doing and saying.

[Miranda] A thousand percent.

I just need him to know that we can be

just strictly co-parents,
even though I don't think that

that's what the kids want.

If it needs to go there, then it will.

[knocking on door]

-[Chase] Knock, knock.
-How's it going?

Good. How are you?

Good. What's that?

I brought some food
'cause you don't really make

meals for me anymore.

[Miranda] You were lucky I made meals
for you when you were my husband.

Well, the few times that
that happened, I did like it.

"The few times" is crazy.

I know some people have
made comments about me

still acting as Chase's wife or his mom.

I certainly do not feel like I act

as his wife to any regard.

His mom?

Sometimes. But that's just because
I'm scolding him all the time.

So, The Sun, uh, reached out
for a comment about the DUI.

I figured once it, like, went to court,
it was gonna come out.

I'm... just trying to figure out,
I mean, obviously,

the best way to-- to navigate it.

Well, yeah, I mean, I--
I think it's important

for you to start thinking
about a statement to be made.

Uh, but I also think it's so, so, so--

I can't even stress this enough--

so incredibly important

that this does not ever happen again.

I don't want you to do something
that's gonna put

other people's lives
in jeopardy, or your own.

-Yeah.
-I want my children to have a father

and if you keep that up,
the odds are getting slimmer and slimmer.

Sorry. I know it's humiliating.

I think that you should
just be sober for a while.

It's not even just about the DUI.

It's also, like,
the dumb decisions you make

when you're drunk aside from that.

Like, at the charity event
or, like, the whole Shinia thing.

[Chase] I didn't realize that you still
have such jealous feelings about me.

[chair scraping]

[Miranda] You and I both know
it's not about jealousy, you freak.

It's about respect.

You also knew that it would be
the end of our friendship.

I, yeah, wasn't thinking
and also thought...

"I don't think Miranda cares,"
but I didn't really think--

That's the thing.
It's like people are always like,

"Miranda's so chill.
Miranda's so chill." Like...

But, like, I'm not gonna be disrespected

and allow myself to be disrespected

and then have somebody
sit here and think that

they can, like, weasel
their way back into my life.

I'm sorry for that with Shinia.
Sorry for the DUI.

Regarding partying, drinking,
I think after the divorce,

I kind of started to say yes to a lot.

How many times do you need to touch
the stove before you stop?

If I need to hold a boundary
to where we're not doing

family things as much together anymore,

and no, you can't just
come over to my home

and hang out with the kids.

If that's what it is gonna take
for him to learn a lesson,

then so be it.

I want my kids to know that they have
that right and that they have that power

in any relationship dynamic in their life.

With you, yes, I have
to co-parent with you, but--

I-- You like it.
I'm a fun person to be around though.

It's not just you "have"
to co-parent with me.

I'm not gonna-- I don't care
how fun anybody is, Chase.

If you're disrespecting me,
you're cut off.

I've had such an impactful shift

in myself as a person overall,

that I, I don't want
to revert to the old ways

and patterns that I used to have,

allowing people to take advantage of me

and walk all over me and to mistake
that kindness for weakness.

Stop disrespecting me.

You already did that in our marriage.

-This is your time to prove me wrong.
-Yeah.

And I-- I genuinely hope to see that.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[♪ upbeat music playing]

[♪ upbeat music continues]

That's crazy!

[Conner] Alright! New York City!

We're in New York!

[door rattling]

It's locked. Conner?

We moved my family
to New York City, the Big Apple.

I'm about to be the lead role
as Roxie Hart in Chicago the musical

on Broadway.

I still can't believe it.

This is your new home!

Should we go explore?

-Wow!
-[Whitney] You're gonna love it.

Look at this place.

[Whitney] This is my first time
living in New York City,

and in order for me to get to rehearsal,

I have to walk through Times Square.

And every time I walk by, I see me dancing

on this massive billboard in Times Square.

Like, it all feels like a dream.
Like, it doesn't feel real.

-Okay, I'll set up the rec room.
-Oh, why'd you take your underwear off?

-[Liam speaking indistinctly]
-'Cause he had to go potty.

-[Whitney] Okay, where is your underwear?
-Oh, you threw it in the trash?

I haven't even been
in New York for 10 minutes,

and my son is just
throwing away underwear,

running around naked.

It's complete chaos, and I'm realizing
I'm about to play

this huge role on Broadway,
but I still gotta juggle

the life of even being a mom.

-[Sedona] Mama?
-Yes, baby?

[Sedona] How many days are
we gonna be living here?

[Whitney] We're gonna live here
for a few months.

How do you feel about that?

[Sedona] Not good.

[Liam] I don't want to sleep in here.

[Conner] I think you got
the best room. Look.

[Liam] I hate it.

Look what I see.
Tell me if you can see it.

[Liam] I hate it.

[Whitney] Oh, boy.

Let's give them a bath
so we can get them in bed.

Okay.

-[water splashing]
-[Conner] Wait.

-[Whitney] What?
-[Conner] The water's brown.

-[Whitney] You're lying.
-[Conner] No, I'm not.

[gasps] Oh, my God.

In Utah, I was only exposed
to so many things.

Being able to have
these different opportunities

I've been able to meet other people and,

you know, learn about
their outlooks on life.

And, like, I always thought
I'd be, you know,

"letter to the law" Mormon,
but that's just...

that's not the reality anymore.

I am Mormon, but... we haven't gone
to church in a really long time.

[Conner] Ah, there it is, Whitney!
It's gonna be you.

"The longest running
American musical on Broadway."

[whispers] Chicago.

I'd be lying if I didn't have thoughts of,

"Oh, my gosh, is this time for me
to completely leave MomTok

and pursue this adventure?"

But also, I still feel
connected with them,

so I don't what that answer is yet.

♪ This is where I shine, shine ♪

♪ Love it, yes, I love it all the time ♪

♪ This is where I shine, shine ♪

♪ Love it, yes, I love it
all the time, time ♪

♪ Find me staying where
the sun's bright, bright ♪

♪ 'Cause this is where I,
this is where I shine ♪

[knocking]

-[Taylor] Hi.
-[Miranda] Hello.

-[Taylor] Come on in.
-[Miranda] Thank you.

[Taylor gasps]

Oh, my gosh!

-Oh, my hair.
-Oh, my gosh.

-I was like, "What?"
-When they said haircut,

I thought they meant, like, a trim.

Oh, no. I chopped it all off.

Oh, my gosh. It looks so cute.

-[Miranda] Thank you.
-Turn around. [gasps]

A new year, a new me. Leave everything...

Leave everything in the past,

-including my dead hair.
-[chuckles]

[Miranda] I am going to Taylor's house,

hoping to gain a little bit of clarity

regarding where we're at
in our friendship.

I'm excited to hear more
of her Bachelorette experience.

I feel like I haven't gotten
really any of the tea yet.

Um, uh, how is Ever feeling, by the way?

He's better today,
but he's just so needy...

-Mm-hmm. Mom life.
-...and so I just knew

leaving him like that to go to an event...

I think that was definitely
the right choice.

And I knew I should've been there
'cause it was an important event, but--

Oh, I wouldn't--
I wouldn't worry about that.

I mean, I was gonna ask you how you feel.

Like, I know after the whole
Dakota, Shinia thing,

like, I think you were unsure of,
like, where I was with her.

I thought you would've continued
to be friends with her.

-Yeah.
-And so then,

when I found out about yours,
I think that's where I was like, "Oh!"

I want you to know that, like,

with the whole Dakota thing,
it's like we were already...

That was already, like, put our friendship

-on the rocks, obviously.
-Mm-hmm.

Instead of being like,
"Okay, well, I'll do anything

to fix this..."

-Mm-hmm.
-...it's, "Well, I guess,

"like, things are kind of weird
with us anyway,

so I'll just f*ck your baby daddy."
[laughing]

-I know. That was her thought process.
-I'm just like...

"Oh. Oh."

That-- My jaw dropped
when I found that out.

I was, like, literally
sitting here jumping,

because I'm like, "You're kidding."

This girl does not know,
like, her place at all.

She's so stupid.

One thing about Taylor and I is that

when we get together and we're just
kinda like sh**ting the sh*t,

it really always seems to feel like

nothing has happened.

The unfortunate part is that, you know,

things will later transpire or something

that makes me feel like
I'm putting my guard up.

But I think, overall, I feel like

we are our old selves again.

I forget what you do and don't know yet
because I sat with the group...

-Literally nothing.
-You know nothing?

I know nothing.

I left engaged with Doug.

[Miranda] So, Doug is his name?

-Oh, yeah.
-I didn't know that.

Okay, yeah. So, see, I don't even know
what you know and you don't know.

What was it that you liked most about him?

He had, like, a wild past,
but he's cleaned up his life,

which I thought was really cool.

He's a Godly man, like,
he likes to go to church.

-Did he grow up Mormon?
-No.

-Christian.
-Okay.

I don't think we talked much, honestly,

after the fact,
and that kind of was like, hmm.

And then, like, a couple days ago,

he called me and asked us
to take a three-day break from talking.

Your fiancé?!

-Yeah.
-No.

All he did was call and send a voicemail.

- That's it.
- Hey there...

Hey there, partner.

Yeah. Just wanted to send this
message off, kind of breaking the ice.

I just wanna let you know...
that... It's only positive...

From this side.
So, I am in your corner.

Maybe, we'll ah...

We'll get the opportunity
to catch up this week.

Why is this business?

No. Why are you talking to me
like I'm a business partner?

"I hope we get the opportunity
to talk next week."

Well, he was like, "I was doing it
for you, so you could have a break,

-'cause I know you're, like, stressed."
-No. That's gaslighty. I don't like that.

-That's what I thought.
-Yeah.

Doug and I are communicating

but not like I thought we would be.

And then he wanted to take a break

of talking for three days.

I think someone-- if you're really
wanting to be with someone

or you like someone a lot...

We just got out of this limited talk,

we should be wanting
to talk as much as we can.

That's how-- It kinda clicked
for me at that point,

was like maybe Doug didn't even

really, really, like, l-love me.

I-- I'm, like, questioning it.

Does this guy even really like me
or does he have a motive here?

Like, "I want to be a singer,
I want to be whatever."

Yeah, that's for sur--

That's not your person.

I don't know, um,

but I have, like, a "happy couple,"
is what they call 'em.

So, you can, like, you know,
figure things out,

-away from everyone.
-Mm-hmm.

And so, I don't know if I tell him that,
like, my heart is somewhere else

or how to, like, let that go,
so I'm like kinda--

But you know-- Like, you're decided?

I don't know. I feel like
my mind is more towards Ben.

-Really?
-Like Ben, no one ever passed him up.

Like, no.

-Really?
-[Taylor] Mm-hmm.

I obviously think that
Taylor deserves love,

and I would love to see her
with somebody that treats her well.

Do I think that it's Doug?

No.

I don't think she should be in any sort
of relationship right now,

to be totally honest.

I'm wondering how
that's gonna, like, play out

because, like, they love,
like, Bachelorette.

It'd be like America's Teen Sweetheart.

I'm gonna get annihilated.

By everyone.

This is horrible, horrible
to be admitting out loud.

Or, it will be really bad.

-I mean, look--
-There's no way out of this.

No one can handle
that situation better than you.

I've been through worse.

There's nothing worse than my jail time.

There's nothing worse than that.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[straw slurping]

-[phone line ringing]
-[exhales forcefully]

Hi. [giggles]

[Layla] Did you f*ck him?

-[Mikayla] The day she got back.
-[Layla] When you got home?

What do you think
your mom's reaction would be?

-"Taylor, are you..."
-Are you for real?

Why do you always say that?

I'm gonna be hated
by Bachelor Nation for sure.

They both act like they trip
and fall and have sex.

-Whoa!
-[wheels squeaking]

-[cheering and applause]
-[announcer] Jessi and Layla!

Do you, like, see yourself,
like, getting engaged?

[laughing]

[Jessi] I just can't believe
he was on a date.

-Are we shocked?
-No!

-[Taylor] Why are trying to touch me?
-[Dakota] I just wanted to give you a hug.

Stop touching me.

Hey, idiot guys have to stick together.

Yeah.

Bringing a guy like that
back on our show--

-Might be ours now.
-[Jessi] Are you on the poster?

-Oh, you have the same salary as us?
-Got more than your husband.

-But do you actually support me?
-All I've done is support you.

[announcer] Whitney Leavitt,
you are headed to Broadway!

[Mikayla] [on phone]
I think Jen's coming, too.

Um, why?

It's a MomTok thing. Come one, come all.

[Layla] [screams] I see it!

-We did it!
-He's here.

No! He's in New York?

Why do you seek validation in men instead
of your friends who've been here for you,

and you just keep going
to men, men, men, men?

Like, sometimes I genuinely feel like she
doesn't want to hang out with us at all.

So, you don't feel bad for any part of--

I've apologized.

[crying] She told the whole world
we were friends,

when she literally is a b*tch.

If you wanna spice things up, dude...

[snaps fingers] ...get toxic for a month.

You just go from one guy
to another, to another.

Get to know Taylor without a man.

I think that she's definitely struggling,
and I do have a lot of empathy.

[Taylor] I don't tell my side to people.

[Taylor] Because of how f*cking bad it is.

You're not perfect.
Stop acting like you are.

-No one's acting perfect.
-Yes, you are.

I don't think you truly care
about the friendship.

Then why do you come
around me at all then?

Because we love you.

That's why it's so frustrating
when you treat us like sh*t.

She's not a real friend.

Taylor Frankie Paul, everybody.

[Jessi] I do so much to help her.

She pushes every single person away.

One thing that's causing it is Dakota.

Why did you get
my initials tattooed on your lips?

-It's giving obsessed.
-I am obsessed.

They're like Romeo and Juliet
in the TikTok age.

How did she get here?

Someone needs to intervene, you guys.

-This is real life.
-It has to hit rock bottom at some point.

I don't know who I can even trust.

-I feel like we know too much.
-Well, it's already coming out.

[Jessi] One of them is gonna
end up dead or in jail,

and I'm just terrified.

[♪ intense music playing]

[♪ upbeat music playing]

[♪ upbeat music continues]