Original subtitles

["Without You" by Anthony Blake playing]

♪ It's so hard knowing that ♪

♪ No, girl, I am never getting over you… ♪

[Mark] Congratulations on making your selections.

Today is your first date, and today is gonna be a group date.

-Oh, wow! -[all laugh]

[man 1] Boys, get it!

Use this time on your date to really open up

and embrace this journey that you're on.

You came here to get answers to your questions,

and you owe it to yourself

to be open to everything that Temptation Island has to offer.

Can't wait to hear how it goes.

-[man 2] All right. -Thank you, Mark.

-Woo. -Mahalo.

[upbeat music playing]

I really need to get out of my head and just be able to enjoy the process

and not think about what's going on on Grant's end of things.

-[Logan] I think it makes it more fun. -[Ashley] I know. What's a little drama?

[mellow music playing]

[blaring]

["One of a Kind" by Bev Niven playing]

[fire roaring]

♪ There's nobody in this world like me ♪

♪ Making little kisses Like one, two, three ♪

♪ Yeah, you know I'm 'bout to steal the show ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah… ♪

To the first dates here on the island, man.

-Let's make it a good one. -[clink]

-Here we go. Cheers to that. -[Hashim] Cheers. Aloha! Cheers. Aloha!

[music continues]

-[Courtney] First time on a boat? -[Tyler] On the ocean. First time ever.

Let's go.

♪ There's nobody in this world like me… ♪

First date. First time being on a boat.

[Courtney] Found it. Go back. Go. [laughing]

So this is a lot of firsts for me.

♪ Steal the show ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah ♪

We're just going with the flow. [laughs]

♪ On me… ♪

-[man 1] A mai tai. -[man 2] Cheers.

-Cheers. -Cheers to a good time.

[Natalie] Best first date ever.

-With the best boys. -[laughs] Yeah.

-Cheers. -Thanks for being my date.

Thanks for inviting me, honestly. I was hoping that you were gonna ask me.

What'd you think when I put my wristband on you?

-Uh, I don't know. You were hot. -[laughs] Done.

What are you most excited for for the day?

[Grant] Jumping in the water and seeing 30-foot stingrays.

-[Olivia S laughs] -[Grant] That's crazy.

I mean, hanging out with you is cool too.

Duh. And the mai tais. [laughs]

-[glasses clink] -To new relationships.

-Friendships. [giggles] -Relationships.

It's great to do a beautiful thing,

and have a beautiful experience with a beautiful person next to you.

And Amiah, to me, is a little bit more outgoing than Shante is.

That's what I want Shante to have that little side of what Amiah has,

which is let go and have fun and just be one with the ocean.

♪ We're watching the sunrise 'Cause we're partying all night ♪

♪ Not here for a long time ♪

♪ We're here for a good time, baby… ♪

Aight. Me and Shante got it off.

-Good job! Aww! -We really actually won. [laughs]

I was hoping I wouldn't be the only one who missed, but I was.

-Were you excited to come on a date? -Oh, yeah, of course.

I was like, "Please, please, please."

-[Alexa] Really? -Yeah.

-"Please." -[Quentin] "She hasn't looked at me yet."

-I'm like-- -I was trying not to look at you. [laughs]

-[Quentin] You were? [laughs] -Trying to make it difficult for you.

Obviously, like, my heart is still with Lino,

but I will say it's nice.

Quentin has this sweet gentleness, like, a very safe feeling.

He's a good guy.

I appreciate you being there for me, and…

[ice cubes clinking]

-It's only been, like, 24 hours. [laughs] -Right? [laughs]

[mellow music playing]

-Thank you. -[Logan] All right, Miss Ash.

-I'm having a blast. -Good! I am too.

I wanted to take you out today

because I definitely want to see what's underneath the beautiful face.

[both laugh]

-I love the tattoos, the dark features. -Hmm.

You're a bit of a mystery, which I like too. [laughs]

Yeah, honestly, you check all the boxes for me as well.

-[Tayler] Well, thank you. -So you saying that means a lot to me.

What are your top qualities that you're looking for?

Honestly, like, communication is huge.

I'm glad you said that. I feel like communication is

the number one foundation of a relationship.

That's something that Tyler and I didn't necessarily do.

Yeah. Honestly, that's just how I've lived a lot of the stuff I do now.

Before, I used to-- I'm still shy, obviously.

Like, it was hard for me to talk to you. But I'm secure in how I feel about stuff.

I'm a confident guy. I don't get jealous. "You don't do this and that."

'Cause, like, I kinda know my worth and what I can provide to a relationship.

-I'm a very stable person. -That's so attractive.

-[laughs] -I definitely wanna get to know you more.

-I'm intrigued. -Yeah.

Like, there's no way that you could just kind of check this many boxes.

-[Chris laughs] -I mean, I'm not seeing any flaws.

-[laughs] Hence, you know… -Dude. Man. Mm-mm-mm.

-Yeah. -Trouble.

-Yeah. -[both laugh]

["Find Your Love" by Ron A.P. plays] ♪ One time for that love we bout to find ♪

♪ Two times for that hating left behind ♪

-[Olivia S] Oh! -[Grant] Hey!

-Holy shit. -This is crazy.

This is actually insane. [chuckles]

Okay, maybe I will drink a little bit so it doesn't spill. [laughs]

I love a good first experience with someone.

I'm very happy to be the first girl he's on a boat with. [laughing]

Like, come on, he's never gonna forget me now.

[shouts] Whoa! Wow! [laughs]

I just jumped. I literally just jumped.

[upbeat music playing] ♪ 'Cause I know what… ♪

[Ashley] What are your thoughts of, like, being Mr. Steal Your Girl?

People are much more apt to run away from something that's hurting them

than to go to something just 'cause it might be better.

This morning was a lot, so it's nice to have a big distraction.

Logan is everything I needed tonight.

Nothing serious, nothing crazy.

I feel like I can breathe,

and it's just a good feeling to finally feel a little settled here.

["I Am (Yo Yo Soy)" by Tie Die Sky playing]

This morning was really, really tough for me,

but, like, now that I'm here on the boat with Olivia,

it's flowing easier than I think it would've

if I didn't, uh, have that experience earlier in the day with Ashley.

But I can't tell whether I'm feeling better or distracted right now.

Honestly, uh, it's… It's really hard to tell.

♪ I am, I am the best you ever had ♪

♪ I am, I am the one you want alone ♪

♪ I am the fire phial when it's dark ♪

♪ I light up like a spark ♪

♪ I am, I am the color when it's gray… ♪

[Grant] I'm trying to trust my heart… [chuckles] I guess.

I'm still navigating this. This is only day two.

♪ Ooh, I am, I'm so fine ♪

♪ Will you Will you say my name, name, name, name ♪

♪ More at the end again? ♪

[blaring]

♪ Hey, baby, que pasa? Let me take you to the streets, baby ♪

♪ Hey, baby, que pasa? All day dancing in the streets with you ♪

♪ Yeah… ♪

[Alexa] With Quentin, he has kind of shown me, like,

a different side of how guys can respond to my emotions.

Not just try to fix it but to, like, be there for me.

♪ Ooh, la, la, la Got me dancing in the streets ♪

♪ Ooh, la, la, la Ay, can you feel the heat? ♪

Going on a date with someone that is not my boyfriend is pretty weird,

but I think the date with Hashim is going well.

I do really respect the fact that he's being respectful of my situation.

It's really cool.

["I Am (Yo Yo Soy)" continues]

[Shante] Okay.

["Real" by Illa Noize playing]

♪ Seen a lot of women in my lifetime ♪

♪ But there's something about you And your bright eyes ♪

♪ 'Cause I feel like you make time stop ♪

♪ Yeah, my heartbeat speeds And your walls won't drop, no… ♪

How to Get a Man 101 with Kay, lesson number one.

-[funky pop music plays] -[Kay] Pop the champagne.

Put a couple bows in my hair.

-[music halts] -It works.

[pop music playing]

-[Reba] Welcome home! -[women] Hi!

-Hi! -Welcome home!

-[Lino] Aw. Look at this! -Fellas, get a drink.

-Champagne for you. -[Grant] Wow! Look at that.

-[man 1] Oh, thank you. -Hi. I'm Kay. Nice to meet you.

-You guys look awesome. -[Kay] Say bye to your girlfriends.

RIP to them. Hope you enjoyed your last day together.

-How are you guys? -Hi. I'm Melissa.

-[Brion] Brion. Nice to meet you. -What a welcome.

-I hope they had fun. But the real party? -Yeah. Right.

Like, that was just the pregame.

♪ Yeah, you can't do it, do it like me… ♪

[Mia] Girls, go sit down.

-Take a shower. I got it. -Yeah, get cleaned up. Take your time.

We will be here tending to…

[both] Our men.

♪ No, you can't do like this… ♪

The night is young,

so cheers to being tempted

at the lingerie slay.

-[upbeat music playing] -[all celebrate] Cheers!

[all] Cheers, guys.

[awkwardly] Apprehensive cheers.

-You're giving naughty. I'm giving nice. -Nice.

[Alexa] Why are you apprehensive?

I just came back from a date. They're trying to steal your heat.

[exhales forcefully]

Out of nowhere, we get hit with all the girls in lingerie.

I'm really excited to get to know them, but resisting temptation,

it's not something I'm new to.

You gotta stay strong.

You can only get strawberries from one person's mouth to another.

-Oh. -Oh.

-Oh. -Okay.

This is my cue. [chuckles]

No judgment. Just not my vibe. Not my vibe.

So I'm glad that I went on the date and it wasn't me in lingerie.

You can only take a shot if you lick it off somebody's body.

-Catch you later. -[laughs]

[Natalie] I'm just here to have fun.

All of them are really cool, and all of them seem personable.

Like, I get to know Lino tonight

and see where the rest of the experience takes me.

Whether that's with him or with someone else.

Let's have fun.

-I need a good sober night tonight. -You need a good--

-[both laugh loudly] -You're like, "I'm feeling sober."

[Tyler] I wanna have fun 'cause they have been waiting for us.

I am trying to pace myself, but, you know, it's a lot to take in.

I'm ready to lick something. [chuckles]

-I'm down. Are you down? [laughs] -I don't know what I'm down for.

[upbeat Latinx music playing]

♪ Viviendo la vida, sí We livin' this life… ♪

[Tayler] Oh my gosh.

-[Alexa] Home sweet home. -[Hashim] What's up, everybody?

Man, it was an emptier house without the boys.

-[Hashim] Missed y'all. -Ladies, how y'all doing?

-Giovanni. Nice to meet you. -[Tayler] Nice to meet you.

Little bit of a tough day today. You know, no date.

But my friends got rejected too, so can't be too sad. We're in it together.

-Alexa, I'm Dan. -Hi.

-Hi. -[Dan] Hello.

-How are you guys? -[Danny] Guys, what up?

-How was the day? -[Logan] It was a great time.

-[Danny] Danny. Nice to meet you. -[Alexa] Again.

[Danny] It's honestly kind of embarrassing because I'm sitting there,

and Hashim gets picked, so I'm like, "Oh, okay."

Everyone's around you.

You're standing right in front of me, I'm like, "Oh."

[Ashley] Maybe I'll keep going back and forth

and make you guys duel at the end.

-[Danny] That's fine. -Besties for real. [laughs]

-[chuckles] I'm down. -You choose each other at the end.

We're kinda like her sugar babies.

-You know, so we're kind of-- -She's a little cougar.

Let's say what it is. A little cougar action in there.

She's a little cougar.

Coming for the cubs here. 22, 22. Youngest… Youngest cats here.

-And just some killers, just some studs. -Yeah.

Who could blame her?

[Dan] What was the highlight of the whole afternoon?

Um…

-[Tayler] When we were dancing on stage. -Yeah. The date was fun.

[Dan] So was there ever a thought in your mind,

"What is my boyfriend doing right now?"

-Um… -Uh…

At the end because I was like,

"If they planned this most beautiful date for us,

like, what did they plan for the guys?"

Yeah.

-[pop music playing] -[women chanting] Do it! Do it! Do it!

-[women screaming excitedly] -Oh! [laughs]

-[woman 1] Woo! -[women scream excitedly]

During tonight's party, I'm going to entertain

both Tyler and Brion

to keep my options open. [laughs]

[can hissing]

Holy shit.

-Oh! Woo. -[women] Oh!

Whoever takes the bait first,

that's where I'll go.

I don't know. It's a toss-up.

-By the way, I enjoyed our day today. -Oh, I did too.

It was a great day today.

[women chanting] Do it! Do it! Do it!

-[woman 1] Oh! -[Grant] There you go.

Wow.

Holy shit. [laughs]

[Brion] I'm trying to have fun

but don't cross any boundaries and keep it respectful,

but if this is day two…

-♪ I'm a savage… ♪ -[all cheering]

-[music halts] -[woman] Oh!

Oh my God.

[music resumes]

-[all cheering] -♪ Who can stand me, who can stand me? ♪

♪ I'm a savage… ♪

She's taking it nice and slow.

-[woman 1 giggles] -Jesus Christ.

-[laughs] He said, "Jesus Christ." -♪ I will make no apology… ♪

Yeah…

-[woman 2] Oh, not the lick! -I appreciate you.

-[laughing] -[women laugh]

Let's make these guys fall for one of us tonight.

Oh Lord.

-[laughing] -[exclaims]

[Yamen] So right now, y'all live in Austin.

-What's next? Yeah. -What's next?

Well, I actually applied…

Before I came here, I applied for school to get my master's.

-[Yamen] In nursing? -Nurse practitioner.

So I can have my own clinic.

I wanna have my own business and run my own place.

I wanna be my own boss. I've always wanted to.

-[Yamen] How old are you? -I'm 28. I'm turning 29 this year.

-[Yamen] When's your birthday? -July.

-Cancer? -Yeah, the emotional one. [inhales]

-[Yamen] Yeah. -This is why this is really hard for me.

-[laughs] -[women cheering]

[women] Ooh! Ooh!

The whipped cream, that's a dangerous tool.

Natalie definitely knows what she's working with,

but it's gonna take more than a little lingerie and whipped cream

to get me to make a mistake.

[Alex laughs]

It was pretty crazy walking out there and seeing all of you.

[Tayler] Were you nervous? How was that experience for you?

Yeah, I mean, I wasn't too nervous,

but I noticed you have just, like, a gorgeous smile.

-[Tayler] Thank you. -And…

As I walked by, and I lined up, and I looked out,

you know, I just… I felt a really warm…

-A warm energy. Um… -Of course. Yeah.

-And I really picked up on that. -[Tayler] I love that.

But, yeah, obviously, you're going through a lot right now.

This is an interesting, crazy experience.

I mean, I feel like for years I didn't talk about my truth.

I love Tyler,

and I just feel like he obviously has a lot of insecurity

from his divorce or whatever it may be,

and I just feel like a lot of that is sometimes projected on me,

but he was the one with the infidelity.

He was the one that, you know, walked away from the job,

so, like, for ten months now, he hasn't had a job.

-That falls a lot of responsibility on me. -For sure.

'Cause I own the house, and I supply the groceries and things like that.

It being my house, like, I like things a certain way.

Like the toilet seat. You're a man. Put the toilet seat down.

-Does he not put it down? Okay. -[Tayler] No.

And this is something we've been working on for a year.

Little things like that in a relationship are really important.

In my opinion.

Tayler is super down-to-earth and open.

I think she realizes that she deserves better.

So I think, like,

maybe the level of relationship that I am wanting,

he's not necessarily able to give.

I'm like,

"What are we doing? Why?"

[smooth hip-hop music playing]

How do you feel after today? Honestly, I was, like, having a really good time.

No, that was awesome, but before the date,

I was having a fucking hard time.

Do you genuinely feel like you want to be with Ashley, or do you think I--

I think so.

I mean, like, it's been my impression the last year and a half.

It's been what I've been working towards, but now that I'm here,

I'm beginning to consider, like,

maybe it's not meant to be with me and Ashley.

-And I'm… I'm figuring that out. -Yeah.

♪ To commit my years, my weeks, my days ♪

♪ Only to you… ♪

-I think I'm gonna go… go to bed. -Yeah. Why don't you?

-[Ashley] I appreciate the conversation. -[Tayler] I think it's ready to wrap up.

-Honestly, instant connection. -Absolutely.

-See you in the morning. -Okay, guys, day was fun. Good night.

♪ Every day witholding so many waves ♪

♪ No matter what the world And the people say ♪

♪ You know it's true… ♪

-[Olivia S] Did you have fun today, or…? -Yeah, of course I had fun.

Like, I felt really comfortable with you. It was really easy.

-[laughs gently] -Yeah. Yeah.

I don't want him to get confused.

I want him to have a clear mind on his relationship.

We have a connection. It's pretty evident, but I'm not gonna force anything.

This situation is complicated.

You're, like, the one that I think I vibe with the most,

or, like, I think I have a connection with the most.

[Grant] Connecting with Olivia,

I'm starting to, like, feel bad again because of how it might make Ashley feel.

We have so many goals for ourselves as a couple,

and I'm in a pickle now. Huh.

Like, are you leaning towards, "We're gonna get back together"?

Or are you leaning towards, like, "There's too many issues. I don't know."

Right now, in this moment, I'm so, like…

Let's say I'm, like… I'm teeter-tottering in the middle.

Now I'm, like, trying to figure out, "Is it worth still making it?"

Like, if something's gotta give.

♪ We've just started, we've just started ♪

♪ We've just started… ♪

Well, we're gonna talk about this.

-[Olivia S] I had fun today though. -[Grant] Me too.

♪ We've just started writing our story ♪

♪ I'm lost in the depths of your love ♪

♪ Ooh… ♪

[lively ballad playing]

♪ You're my guilty pleasure ♪

♪ It's better when we're together ♪

♪ So better than I remember, oh ♪

♪ You're my guilty… ♪

Hey, girl. Talk to me.

What's going on?

[voice breaking] Yeah, I just need to breathe.

I'm not bothered by, like, seeing Grant choose whoever the fuck he chose.

-[sighs] -I hate that.

He's gonna do what he's gonna do, but it's more like…

[breathes deeply] …the fact that I've sat here

and, like, allowed him to behave the way he behaves and, like…

-[sad music plays] -And still take him back.

Yeah.

I feel like I've been trying to hold on to Grant so hard

and for so long,

and I just… I can't even understand why.

Like, I love him.

He's great sometimes… [chuckles, sniffles]

…but Grant has put me through so much shit and so much trauma,

and it's like now that I've been through all this,

I want it to be worth it,

and I don't wanna lose the relationship because I feel like I, like, failed.

The only time he gets his ass in gear and puts in effort is when he's losing me.

Or when we're broken up…

-Such a bad cycle. -…and he wants to get back together.

I just think I need so much more than what he's giving.

It's just like, I've had my shit together for so long.

Like, I work so hard for my career. I'm in such a good place.

-I'm so financially stable. -Yeah.

This is, like, the most toxic situation I've ever been in,

and I can almost guarantee, like,

any relationship he's been in, this is what he does.

Yeah.

[Ashley] And I'm just giving him so many opportunities to prove it,

and he is not capable of it.

-[Alexa scoffs] -[Ashley] I'm never gonna trust him.

He just, like, overpromises and under delivers all the time,

and it drives me insane. That's just embarrassing.

-Like, I don't want that guy. -Yeah. Yeah.

[sniffles]

[Alexa] I'm sorry. Oh God.

You deserve so much.

Like, you know your worth. You know it.

I can see it.

[emotional music playing]

[sighs, sniffs]

[gulps, exhales]

That's why I'm like, I don't know what I'm holding on to.

Yeah.

[sighs deeply]

-Sorry. -[Ashley] Just so much… How are you doing?

-[laughs softly] -[laughs] How am I doing? [sighs]

It's hard for me to enjoy this beautiful place

when I'm just so, like, in my head.

I feel so dependent on him.

When he's not there, I don't feel fine. I should be able to feel fine by myself.

Right.

I am so used to bouncing from relationship to, like, another serious relationship,

and I've never had that time to be by myself,

and being by myself now is just so out of my comfort zone.

It's hard.

I need to learn how to not need him, but it just be like I want him.

Because I… I don't need him.

Like, at one point, like… [breath shuddering]

…we were strangers, and I was fine.

I have goals. I'm going back to school. I'll have my own business

I have so many things I can do by myself.

-Like, I don't really need him. -[softly] Yeah.

♪ I keep on making the same mistake ♪

♪ Over and over and over again… ♪

What do you think you're missing from your relationship?

[sucks teeth] Um…

I think it's, like, security, and that's what's hard

because Alexa, you know, at first, she was seeing other people

at the same time,

and, you know, just being dishonest with some things.

I'm her first choice now,

and she's the one who's, like, truly ready and committed,

but I do harbor, like, some resentment of not being the first choice.

I'm usually always, like, pursued.

-Or get what I want. -Yeah.

For me, that was like a reality shock.

I still deal with letting go of some of those things from the past.

I mean, that stuff lingers in your mind, and you have to work past it.

I still have that deep-seated feeling of not being valuable enough

or being the second choice.

I just realized people deserve second chances.

-But I still have second thoughts. Like… -Yeah.

What if I would have not continued this because I had resentment?

-Yeah. -[Lino] Where would my life be?

This experience, you really need to take it in.

-You really need to make it your own. -Yeah, and that's what I'm trying to do.

-Live your life. -[Lino] Yeah.

-[woman 1] I'm just staring so intently. -[Samantha] This is so good.

[giggles]

[Tyler] Steady.

-[Kay] Yes, sir. -Yep, steady.

There you go.

You got the fucking lats going.

-You track it perfectly. You work out? -[breathing heavily]

-[sarcastically] Am I doing it right? -[laughs]

[sarcastically] What's this for?

[upbeat music playing]

I don't know why I found that so attractive.

You were faking it.

[Kay] Some girls are funny. Some girls are hot. I'm both.

Wow. [sniffs]

I did enjoy my date with Courtney,

but I would love to spend a little bit more alone time with Kay.

Just see if the good times keep rolling.

We're done. How many sets are you gonna do?

I'm going through it till we're done.

-You'll just keep doing the same things? -I am nowhere near failure.

That's the only time you grow.

-How do you feel so far? -I feel good. I feel good.

-I'm getting used to the whole, like… -[Courtney] Concept?

-Yeah. -Of diving in?

-Mm-hmm. -[Courtney] Being vulnerable?

I don't know. I just feel like love these days is so fucked up.

Yeah.

Are you in love?

Yeah.

I love Shante.

Again, she's not the most sexual person. She's not the freakiest person.

-But she's a great-hearted person. -[Courtney] You'd like her to be?

[Brion] I don't know. I just love a good threesome.

But she does have a lot of great qualities.

[Courtney] You don't think you can have the best of both worlds?

-Is there… I don't think that's ever-- -You don't think so? What?

-No one will be the best of both worlds. -Yeah, they can.

-[Courtney] They can. -No.

She's basically asking me if, you know,

"Do you feel as though your girl is on your level?"

You know what I'm saying?

And I think Shante is beautiful. I think she's amazing and incredible,

but it's who she is as a person that makes her.

She can cook. She makes me laugh. I feel comfortable. I can talk to her.

I think she's out of my league.

Honestly, to have someone who is beautiful

and loyal and faithful's incredible to me. You don't see it often.

There's always something you compromise in a relationship. Yeah.

And I feel like sometimes people try to look for, like, the perfect fit.

You know? Sometimes it's not gonna be perfect.

Sometimes you gotta shape it up and make it work.

-[Courtney] Yeah. -You know?

So…

♪ The weight of it all ♪

♪ It hits my chest as I fall… ♪

Shante, have you thought a lot about the future?

-If he were to step out or something. -[Shante] Yeah.

-This is y'all's second round. -[Shante] Yeah.

If either of us cross the boundary we set, it's a done deal.

Yeah. There's no coming back. There's no "third time's the charm."

-No, that would just be too hard. -[Tayler] Yeah.

Our goal is to move in with each other at the end of this.

-And there's a line that you can't cross. -[Tayler] Absolutely.

And I just hope that he can stay true that

because that's the most important part.

I don't know if it was cold feet on his end or what,

but he chose to go after someone else and then came quickly back.

It hurts.

It's disheartening. It devalues you for a second.

Um, it makes you feel like all of the time you put in was a waste.

[gentle music playing]

[Shante] You don't ever want that feeling

from someone that you put so much trust and, um, time into,

so it's definitely something I don't ever wanna feel again.

I mean, it's high risk, high reward.

I know. Really is.

What about you and Tyler?

To be honest, like, coming up here and going through this process,

it definitely put a little bit of a strain, you know?

And we started arguing.

Like, our biggest thing is the butting heads, and I just feel like

maybe he's over there enjoying that it's light, and it's airy.

-I'm not over here like… -[Shante] That's the scary part.

[mellow music plays]

To be honest, I'm feeling a little bit of guilt.

I'm not as carefree as he would like me to be.

I have gotten super controlling in a way.

Super type A

because I was crushed when I saw Tyler cheat,

and those insecurities never usually go away.

[voice breaking] You put me in this position to be this way,

and then you end up hating me for it.

[crying] How is that fair?

I don't fucking get it.

It's just really… It's emotional.

I just feel emotional.

♪ It's an easier way to you ♪

♪ When you'e smiling like you do ♪

♪ And you're moving like you move ♪

♪ Oh, it's an easier way, easier way ♪

♪ It's an easier way ♪

[Tyler] When's the last time you had gelato?

I had gelato in Miami for the first time, like, uh, last year.

Last year?

Just a small scoop of the carrot cake, please.

Not even gonna try? You're just diving right in?

[Kay] Oh yeah. No.

-You already know. -Trust your intuition.

There is something about Kay that's very appealing.

I'm at the point right now

where I just wanna welcome any positive vibes and… and pursue that.

I do love the outfit. You got your favorite color going on too.

-I know. -[Tyler] Spoon matches.

Very aesthetically pleasing.

So I wanna know, like, it's so weird, first impressions.

Am I what you expected when you first saw me?

Honestly, no. You know, I didn't really know what to expect.

It's hard with that many girls.

-Like, I think she'll be like this. -[Tyler] Yeah.

I'm still trying to remember names, but, um, to be honest with you,

that first day, you know, it was great with Courtney,

but we really didn't even have, like, the same banter as, like, me and you have.

-[mellow music playing] -We're…

like this.

-Was that a vibing thing? -[Kay] Yeah.

You know, it's also a strange experience, like, feeling so understood.

I feel like Tayler thinks that she knows me, like, so well,

but honestly I have felt a little bit unappreciated.

People, I feel like, look at "what if" as such a negative thing,

but I feel like "what if" should always be positive.

Like, what if it's way better than I even could've ever imagined it was gonna be?

-Two sides to one coin. -[Kay] Yeah.

Or, like, what if it all works out, and you get everything you ever wanted?

[gentle acoustic music playing]

Honestly, I hate to say it, but I'm having a lot of fun right now.

You hate to say it?

-God forbid! -No, I don't wanna be, like, cheesy.

Or, like, you think I'm just saying shit to say it.

-No, yeah. -Honestly, this was a lot of fun.

-I'm learning a lot, and that's… Yeah. -Yeah.

I may be… may be getting close to a guy, like, on day three,

which is not what I was expecting at all.

He's a good guy. I hate to say it. Hope it doesn't come off in the wrong way,

but I'm forgetting that he's here with a girlfriend.

Yeah, it honestly couldn't be going better.

[both laughing]

[Tyler] I love that you're just making a huge mess right now.

[upbeat pop music playing]

♪ You're my favorite sound ♪

♪ When I look at you I hear my heart pound ♪

-♪ Baby, you're like a sound… ♪ -[men] Yeah.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. -[Danny] Come on, man!

Come on.

Ladies.

We have a very fun evening planned for y'all.

We want y'all to feel like the queens that y'all are.

Gio, we got a couple other things. What are we gonna do?

We got some games, baby. Let's enjoy the night. Woo!

-Let's go! Let's go! -[cheering]

We're going to give the ladies a good time today, right?

They were a little down, a little sad, a little, you know…

[mock sobbing]

Geno! [mock sobbing]

I don't know what Ashley's guy's name is. [mock sobbing] "Paul!"

[mock whimpering]

Right? So we're gonna give the ladies a good little pool party, a little soirée.

Nice little vibe.

-[Danny] Got you a vodka drink. -[Ashley] You're a superstar. Thank you.

They know me.

With Grant, I just picture him being out of sight, out of mind

and just being his happy-go-lucky self.

So I definitely need to start focusing on my happiness,

and I just need to find myself again and chill out.

Cheers to some respectful, fine-ass men.

-[women] Amen! -[all] Cheers!

[woman 1] Yes!

[lively music playing]

-How many kids do you want? -I've always said two.

I grew up really, like, independent,

so I'm trying to instill those values in my daughter now too.

I've only brought two girls around to her.

It even took a while

for Ashley to warm up to the idea of, like, being around my daughter,

which is understandable, but, like, I'm not entirely sure

if she has those motherly, nurturing, loving, caring, patient qualities

that is required.

It would be hard for her to just switch that on, I feel, randomly.

[Grant] Maybe it's taken this for me to realize

I think that's something some people have and some people don't.

-[Kay] Yeah. -[upbeat music playing]

-[women] Cheers! -[Shante exclaims]

-Everyone touch my glass or get out. -[woman 1] Good health.

[Ashley] Wait, I wanna push someone in.

[man yells]

[Tayler screams]

Y'all was killing at the little luau. Come on, man. Y'all got this.

-Look. -Oh yeah.

[Alexa] We did the pull. [laughs]

With Quentin, I know I took him on a first date,

and it was really fun.

He was definitely interested in me, but now I really need to focus on myself,

and I just think it's purely a friend vibe.

[laughs]

I don't know. Is that mean?

♪ Baby… ♪

[woman screams]

♪ Work your body, honey Work your body, honey ♪

♪ Baby, baby… ♪

I want a lap dance. Someone give me a lap dance.

-[men] Whoo! -♪ Let me give you something… ♪

[Hashim] We need some chairs!

[women cheer and scream excitedly]

[whispers] I love you, Lino. [laughs]

I love you. [laughing]

-[all cheering] -[women screaming]

Put my little fresh, breezy lap dance out.

-[screams] -♪ Let me give you something… ♪

[screams]

♪ The world will never give… ♪

[screams and laughs]

-[exhales deeply] -[all cheering]

I should've got a tip, honestly. They should've been just spraying money.

[Alexa] Okay, okay, okay.

They did loosen up a little bit today!

[party music playing]

Making some progress, you guys. We're, uh… Yeah.

-[all cheer] -[Tayler] Yamen, dude.

He is just great vibes all around.

[laughing]

-[women scream] -[water splashes]

♪ A little more closer A little more love for me… ♪

Oh my God!

♪ Ooh, sex me up… ♪

♪ Yeah, I hear the whispers Trust me, I'm not trippin'… ♪

[woman] Yeah!

-♪ All my ladies gotta feel this… ♪ -[women screaming excitedly]

♪ Whether you're bossing men Lookin' fine, but you call the shots… ♪

Don't you back away from me. I see what's going on.

-[Grant] I'm being good. -Can you not handle the heat?

-I'm not… -[Natalie] It doesn't look like you can.

Grant was kinda giving me that back-and-forth.

Like, I love… Personality really shines through for me.

I'm kinda teasing him a little bit, and he's picking up on it.

I constantly surprise myself, so we're gonna see what happens. [laughs]

-[Natalie] Oh! [laughs] -[Grant] I'm just fine.

♪ Yes, I am her ♪

♪ I'm her ♪

♪ Yes, I am her, I am her… ♪

One thing about us…

[both] We know how to dance.

-[hip-hop music playing] -[men] Oh!

-[Brion] Oh, they got a plan! -[Tyler] Choreography!

-[laughs] Okay. -♪ Turn me on… ♪

-[Natalie] Wanna dance with me? -♪ Hey! Hey! ♪

-♪ I am number one on your roster… ♪ -[Natalie giggles]

[Grant] Natalie's really confident.

She, uh, struts it well,

and obviously, I'm connecting with Olivia, but, uh, curious to see what her story is.

[laughs]

I don't wanna go too crazy, but if you get me alone in your room…

-[Grant] Oh really? -[Natalie giggles]

-Oh! Yeah, Kay for the solo. -[cheering] Whoa!

This is the perfect opportunity for me to mark my territory here.

I got this. Let me do the damn thing.

-[sexy pop music playing] -Okay!

-Look at Tyler. She's about to kill it. -The confidence. The confidence.

-Oh! -[Grant] Oh shit!

-[women cheering] -What?

♪ I get enchanted by your ways ♪

♪ Sweetest temptation… ♪

[giggles]

Oh my Lord.

-Tyler. -[music pauses]

Buddy. [scoffs]

You're trouble. You're trouble. [inhales] You're trouble.

You play with me, huh?

[Kay] Just a little.

[sexy pop music continues]

Come on. Come on, Kay.

Oh shit.

Wow, baby.

-[Brion] Oh, put you down. -♪ You can't break the willing… ♪

-Okay. -Wow.

Kay fucking stole the show.

I feel like she was gunning for me, and I'm flattered.

Honestly, I feel like tonight has been really harmless, you know?

I've been to the club with Tayler before, and I feel like she's a lot like Kay

in the way that she would've stole the show at the last moment.

-Here's one that I haven't asked you yet. -Okay.

-Another hard question. -What were your rules coming into this?

It was honestly just physical boundaries.

Like, holding hands was okay because if we're on a date--

Oh, I don't remember my hand being held today.

-Hey, it's the first date. [laughs] -Okay. Okay.

You didn't give me a room tour today. Side note.

I'll give you a room tour tonight, honestly.

I don't know what it is about Kay, but I feel like today is Kay's day for me,

so I'm thinking to myself,

"Is this breaking any boundaries

that Tay and I set going into this experience?"

and I don't think so.

It feels like, I don't know, a good way to end the night. [laughs]

Oh shit.

[Kay] Is yours the best?

[Tyler] Yeah, honestly. Well, it depends what you like.

Okay. Ladies first.

T-daddy.

They love the blondes.

-Give everybody a chance. -[utensils clink]

[laughs]

-[Kay] Don't fall for me. -[Tyler] It's the slippers, so…

-So we're gonna take a left. -She said, "Don't fall for me."

She said that just now? No way.

Oh my God.

-What the fuck? -Yeah.

Oh my. The pink Vans, the green Vans, Why have you not pulled these out yet?

I'm waiting for, like, a special moment.

I made him show me his bedroom

because, obvious reasons, I want to be in his bedroom with him.

-This is so cool. -Isn't it?

You have so many spots to journal and think about life and stuff.

[Grant] Literally, yeah.

[Kay] It was a good stepping stone.

Even though we can be secluded somewhere,

it's just a different vibe when it's in the bedroom.

If I get scared and have nightmares, I won't break any of your rules.

You'll just find me right here when you wake up.

[upbeat music playing]

Listen, that's my element.

I… I see. I saw.

-Look at you. -[Courtney] Hey. [laughs]

You're funny. You're obviously stunning.

-Uh… -Thank you. [chuckles]

I definitely wanna get to know you, like, way more.

Like, I can just feel the… [clicks tongue]

…the sexual tension.

I just don't know how to act on it.

-Obviously the sexual tension is there. -[Courtney] Is there.

-Right, you know. -[laughs] It's there.

Right. It's there. We can't deny it.

But at the same time…

-I still do love Shante. -Yeah.

At the end of the day, like, that's still my person,

and it's scary

when I don't have to think about not being closed off.

With you, it's just like…

-Effortless. -It's natural.

It's 'cause I want the best for you.

-Yeah. -[Courtney] I wanna make that clear.

-I'm here to help you. -[Brion] Mm-hmm.

-Whatever that looks like. -[Brion] Right.

If that turns into something more, yay.

If it's just to, you know, to figure out

what you wanna do in your relationship currently, yay.

-[Brion] Right. -But I'm here to help you right now.

I feel for Brion. I do. I get it because I've been there myself.

I'm physically attracted to him,

and granted, while I'm here for him to grow and learn,

I want it to be known, "I am into you."

"If you wanna make a move, make a move."

Just like that.

Being on this island has been so eye-opening for me,

but I've never had an opportunity to really ask these questions. Right?

And, like, are you a great match for me?

-Am I? -You ask these questions. We don't know.

-Only time will tell. -Only time will tell?

Are we here just to have sexual tension?

-No, we're here to grow. -Right. Right.

It's respecting her at the end of the day.

-But at the same time, it's-- -Not being closed off.

-It's still the beginning. -Room tour over. [sighs]

-I can't wait to see you again very soon. -Are you impressed?

-Are you impressed, honestly? -Yeah.

-[Tyler] Hopefully I keep impressing you. -This is my room too now.

-[Tyler] Yeah, we'll talk more about that. -♪ If you're looking for a summer love ♪

♪ Summer love ♪

♪ Summer love, summer love ♪

♪ I'll be waiting… ♪

-[Grant] What's up, bro? -[Lino] How are you feeling?

-[Grant] Good. How are you doing? -[Lino] Pretty good.

-Last night was fun. -I didn't give in to temptation.

-[Lino] There you go. -Which is what matters.

-Exactly. -[lounge music playing]

[Grant] Are you concerned what Tayler might be thinking

seeing what you were doing?

Perception is reality at this point.

Do you like him?

Yeah, our conversations are so easy every time we talk.

For me, I'll start getting feelings quick, and I felt that right away.

So I kinda had that, like, little butterfly feeling in my stomach.

I feel like that could escalate quickly.

Even though yesterday I did make a few advancements in my connections,

I kinda was thinking about Tayler through the day.

I still have the same agenda that I had when I landed on this island.

We did come here together, and the goal is still to leave together.

[gentle pop music playing] ♪ You hold my hand… ♪

-What's up, guys? Hey! -[man 1] Hey.

-Mark! -[man 2] Oh, what?

Listen, I need a couple minutes with the guys.

-[women] Okay. Yeah. -All right. Thanks.

-[Grant] Bye, guys. Thank you. -[women] Bye.

Bye.

Sorry to break up what was obviously a vibe.

Just wanted to stop by

to let you four know that tonight we're gonna have our first bonfire.

[tense music playing]

-All right. -[exhales]

[Mark] This is where we'll talk about your journey so far,

and you'll watch clips of your partner's experiences

on the other side of the island.

And the same goes for your girlfriends.

They'll also get a glimpse of your time here.

-That's scary. -[Mark] I know it makes your heart pound.

And all I'll say to you guys is we'll get through it together.

Appreciate it.

-[exhales sharply] -I'll see you guys tonight.

-Thanks so much. -[Brion] Jesus Christ.

I wasn't expecting that. I thought I had more time to mentally prepare.

There's a lot of things I could see.

I can't know for sure if Ashley has broken any boundaries,

and I'm gonna find that out tonight.

Tonight's bonfire is huge.

I'm more worried about how she's painting our relationships.

[scoffs] I'm worried about the same thing, bro.

I mean, I gave some ammunition, probably,

but I think whatever is gonna happen is for the best.

[Brion] The bombshell of a lifetime, first bonfire.

Clips just rolled in my head of shit where I'm not even thinking,

I just say this. I do that. I say this. I do that.

It's gonna be interesting, boys. Are we allowed to drink there? [laughs]

♪ And let the games begin ♪

♪ Let the games begin… ♪

[Ashley] We have the first bonfire.

I truly don't think Grant would have done anything physical at this point,

but my stomach is in my fucking ass.

I can't believe I signed up for a situation

where these girls are gonna be throwing themselves at the men.

[Shante] I'm feeling pretty optimistic.

Um, I love Brion.

I don't think he's crossed any lines or boundaries,

but they were aggressive girls, so I hope that he's able to stay strong.

♪ The secrets lie and monsters creep ♪

♪ You'll never get the best of me… ♪

I knew this day was coming, but… [inhales forcefully]

…it's hard.

We were pretty open about not putting restrictions on each other,

but that doesn't mean it's no-holds-barred

and you can go ahead and do whatever you want.

[Tyler] Got to remember she's an adult.

She's her own person, so I'm just ready to see what's going on.

♪ Let the games begin… ♪

[music stops]

-[pensive music playing] -[Grant] Here we go, fellas.

Tonight's the night.

Nervous?

I got a little pit in my stomach. I won't lie.

Heart's racing.

I'm scared to see Ashley disrespecting me more,

siding with these guys, calling me arrogant.

There's a possibility that I'm gonna see a look on her face of, like, you know,

"Oh shit." Like, "This is real."

-[Grant] Ready, guys? -[Brion] Let's do this.

Let's do it.

[exhales forcefully]

♪ We'll ride ♪

♪ Through the eye ♪

♪ Of the storm ♪

♪ Of the storm ♪

[Brion] I don't think Shante is doing anything physical.

I just don't think that's who she is, but I'm nervous.

She's probably opening up already and saying,

"Hey, Brion makes me feel like this. Brion will do this in a relationship."

[Tyler] I know there's a lot going on internally right now.

These bonfires are a kind of a beast. You just don't know what you're gonna see.

[dramatic music playing]

-What's up, fellas? -Hey, Mark.

[music stops]

[Grant exhales forcefully, sniffs]

[Brion sighs] Man.

-Welcome to your first bonfire… -[Lino sighs]

…where you're gonna see clips.

It's not the whole story.

-It's a glimpse. -Yeah.

What it will do is evoke an emotion, a feeling.

Or not.

[sighs]

And that's where some of your answers can come from.

[softly] Yeah.

Let's get into it.

[suspenseful music playing]

Okay, Grant. Here we go.

[Ashley] I just think I need so much more…

-Yeah. -…than what he's giving.

This is the most toxic situation I've ever been in,

and I can almost guarantee, like,

any relationship he's been in, this is what he does.

[Alexa] Yeah.

And I'm just giving him so many opportunities to prove it,

and he is not capable of it.

[Alexa scoffs]

[Ashley] I'm never gonna trust him.

He just, like, overpromises and under delivers all the time,

and it drives me insane.

That's just embarrassing.

-Like, I don't want that guy. -[Alexa] Yeah. Yeah.

[tense music plays]

-What did you hear? -[Grant] Um…

I mean, she's… she's complained about, you know,

me not being able to prove myself to her.

That's kind of why… why we're here.

Hearing her say, "I'm never gonna trust him,"

and it's "just embarrassing,"

and "I don't want that guy"…

[exhales forcefully]

It's… It's, uh…

I haven't understood her point of view for so long,

and at the final bonfire,

I'm going to, you know, see if she's grown

and if she's able to let go of that resentment

and give me that miracle thing that I thought, you know,

uh, could possibly happen,

but I don't know.

So much of this language you just had was "She, she, she, she,"

and then we come to this understanding.

"If I prove to you that I'm trustworthy, then transactionally we can move forward,"

which is not as organic as I'd like to see a relationship become.

Better, maybe,

is to look at why there has been any transgressions in the first place.

Right.

What is it that you would like to work on that has you be less discontent?

But right now, we work on you.

-Can you do that? -Yeah.

[Mark] Okay. I know who's next.

Brion, are you cool?

Oh God. [sighs]

-It's all right, bro. We're here for you. -[Brion grunts]

-[percussion music playing] -[women screaming excitedly]

[eerie tone plays]

-[pensive music playing] -Okay.

What does that mean? What did you see?

Her having fun.

Um…

I'm glad he didn't touch her ass…

-[men laugh] -…but I kind of wanted to see that.

I'm so outgoing

and her coming here, it forces her to do that.

Right now, it just feels like it's Brion,

and Shante's attached at the hip at all times

and didn't have her own personality.

So I want her to have her own friends, own vibe,

I want people to separate us sometimes.

I'm coming here, and I'm changing,

and I'm being more open, and I'm starting to question, like,

"Is this relationship right for me?"

Like, I've been so sexual, and she's so not sexual

that I've tried to, like, come down a little bit.

But then I'm hearing you can have both.

Do I need to bring it down, or am I valid in my feelings?

We think, sometimes, that it's about, again, discipline.

"I love her, so I'm gonna give up stuff."

That's different than a love that's so full

that those things become less important.

-Yeah. -Right.

But when our heart isn't sure,

it's going to make us act out…

Mm-hmm.

…until you get real with it, face it head-on and get resolved.

It's scary to think about, but I guess that's… that's why we're here.

-Lino, you're up. -I'm ready.

-[Mark] Okay, here we go. -[Alexa] I… I don't need him.

Like, at one point, like… [breath shuddering]

…we were strangers, and I was fine.

I have goals. I'm going back to school. I'll have my own business.

I have so many things I can do by myself.

Like, I don't really need him.

[tense music playing]

I mean…

[breathes in, then inhales deeply]

-That's definitely news to me. -That's news to you.

-A hundred percent. -She just said she wanted to get married.

Yeah, I mean, this is the woman who came here secure,

wanting to be engaged

and we came to this island for me to gain that clarity and security,

and now she's saying she doesn't need me.

We think we know someone until we don't.

She does need you, man.

You know, she's talking about going back to school, opening a business.

Those things weren't even in her mind before me.

She has this mindset because I'm the one that pushed her there.

And she put me through the wringer

for the first few months of our relationship.

You told me about the infidelity in the first part of your relationship,

then you said, "We've worked through it." I'm gonna offer to you that you haven't.

-Obviously. [chuckles] -That may actually not be hurting you.

That may actually be the thing you're hanging your hat on

because of other things you haven't looked at.

I've been so versatile with her,

willing to uproot my life to further her career,

and you feel like you have no control and that…

-Exactly. -That's the beginning of this for you.

-This is your journey, Lino. -I agree. It is my journey.

I need to fully experience it,

and I need to lean in to those aspirations.

Because we think it's about the other person…

It's about me.

…and it rarely is.

I agree.

-Good job. -[Lino sighs]

Tyler.

-Ready? -I'm ready.

[Mark] Okay.

[Tayler] He was the one with the infidelity.

He was the one that, you know, walked away from the job,

so, like, for ten months now, he hasn't had a job.

-That falls a lot of responsibility on me. -[Case] For sure.

Because I own the house,

and I've supplied the groceries and things like that.

It being my house, I like things a certain way.

Like the toilet seat. You're a man. Put the toilet seat down.

-[Case] Does he not put it down? -[Tayler] No.

This is something we've been working on for a year.

Little things like that in a relationship are really important.

In my opinion.

-[Tayler] I think… -[sighs angrily]

…maybe the level of relationship that I am wanting,

he's not necessarily able to give.

Talk to me.

[pensive music playing]

Tell me what you saw. Tell me what you're feeling.

She's used me not putting the toilet seat down

to prove that I'm not thoughtful in the relationship.

Honestly, I just feel like she's trying to tear me down and paint a picture of me.

I can do 99 things right, but if I do one thing wrong,

she uses that as ammunition

to prove that my character is flawed, and I don't value her.

And that's just not true.

And that's why I feel like we've been arguing the past year.

It's like she can't see past this tiny stuff. Like, I'm done.

I'm done with that anger.

Anger, I get.

There's also a feeling behind the anger that it hurts when you're not heard.

-Hurts when you're… -Yeah. Not valued.

Not valued. Okay, I'll buy that.

I am just now at a place in my life where I'm valuing myself, you know,

and I'm looking for that encouragement

and to have a team member to see that value and push me forward.

You've already had one situation that didn't work out the way you wanted.

It almost feels like two now.

You don't have to make any decisions for the future of your life right now.

It's not the time.

What you do get to look at is how you're feeling

and how often you've felt that way.

I'm just honestly wanting to kind of walk away right now.

You know, but I… I'm trusting this process,

and I'm trusting that y'all are going to help me through this.

We're here for you, man.

I'm hoping that at least these guys and you

will at least show me some value.

This is your chance to figure out what Tyler needs.

And if you're meant to be together, it's going to work out.

I don't feel that right now, but… I trust you.

Well, congratulations, guys. You made it through your first bonfire.

[gentle music playing]

Tomorrow, you're gonna make a selection

of who you wanna go on your next date with,

and when you make that decision, you get to ask them.

I look forward to seeing where you are when I see you again.

-[men] Thanks, Mark. -[exhales sharply]

[Brion] Oh my goodness.

Good night, guys.

Good night, Mark.

[Tyler] Jesus Christ. Toilet seat? Couldn't come up with something better?

I feel bad 'cause I feel like

some of them got hit with a Louisville Slugger,

and I got hit with a feather.

I thought the next step was engagement, and now I'm hearing she doesn't need me,

and how can you say you don't need me

but you've been choosing me this whole time?

To have these doubts now… [sighs] …it could change my life completely.

Y'all all right?

I don't know.

-Weird space? -I don't know either right now.

-Yeah, a little. -Weird space, yeah.

I've let Ashley get away with treating me like this

because I felt bad about a mistake.

If she's not going to accept me, I'm accepting that,

but I know that I deserve someone who cares.

[voice breaking] I really don't know where I'm going from here…

[clears throat]

…because I do love her, and I do care for her, you know.

So it's just like…

I'm not perfect but, like,

it's… it's just not fair.

[introspective pop music playing] ♪ It's only getting harder to breathe ♪

♪ To breathe, to breathe ♪

♪ You got me on the line ♪

♪ And I feel I cannot fight it ♪

♪ Watching me sip your poison ♪

♪ You got me on the line ♪

♪ And I feel I cannot fight it ♪

♪ Your kisses taste like poison ♪

♪ My heart has been destroyed ♪

♪ And I know that you've enjoyed it ♪

♪ Watching me sip your poison… ♪