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Tonight on "Aftersun"...

Oh, fuck.

♪ So, here we go ♪

♪ Go, go, go ♪

...two newly dumped Islanders face reality

after their exit from the Villa.

Aw, baby. I know.

Bro, listen, I'm making TikTok videos defending you.

You're crazy.

Then...

Who do you think is the strongest couple

and why is it Zach and Bryce?

...Gabe and Sol are in the hot seat for their first interview

since being dumped from the Villa.

And, trust-- nothing is off limits.

KC-- he was attracted to me.

It just gives, like,

"Pussy, what the fuck were you waiting for?"

♪ So here we go ♪

Hello, America.

I'm Ciara Miller.

And I'm Tefi Pessoa.

The Islanders have been busy making moves.

And we've been busy taking notes.

We have so much to get into.

- I'm so excited to just bite. - Let's see.

We've got love letters and love triangles.

Yes.

Zach and Kayda go to the Hideaway-- first couple.

- Zach's toes curl. - His--

No, girl, I can't even.

We have to-- Let's just-- Let's just wait.

Bryce shows Zack his wiener.

And that happened.

- That did happen. - Mm-hmm.

And two new Islanders have been dumped from the Villa.

That was a tough watch.

We're gonna have Gabe and Sol in the studio later.

But before we even talk about that...

- Yeah. - ...we need to talk about

how we even got to this double-dumping space.

Let's talk about the love triangle.

Let's talk about it all.

Okay, first love triangle,

we have Kenzie, Corbin, and Caleb.

Ohh!

This is an interesting love triangle to me

because all Kenzie wanted was a cowboy.

If you look at it on paper,

she really did get everything she asked Santa Claus for.

You cannot plan that heat. - No.

And her and Corbin do have heat.

- Yeah. - I can't be mad at her.

Right, 'cause she keeps talking about

how, like, she's never dated a guy as young as Caleb.

Caleb's 21.

Corbin's 22. - 22.

22 years old.

And she's 24, so it's not that much of an age gap.

- Yeah. - Have you ever--

Have you ever dated a guy younger than you?

- Let's move on. - Okay.

Okay.

No, but I feel like Kenzie is discovering

how much she can connect with someone like Corbin,

a 22-year-old from Miami.

And let me tell you, she's not the first.

And Caleb keeps being like, "We're completely opposite."

I'm like, fuck, Caleb and Corbin have the same fucking tattoo.

They do, and the same arms!

Literally, the same exact tattoo.

Okay. Miami versus Charleston, South Carolina.

I'm sorry. There are two streets.

- There are two streets. - There are two streets.

- There are two streets. - And I told you

Charleston is the devil's playground.

- I know. - Like, it's rowdy there,

and it's a different type of rowdy in Miami,

but it's still rowdy.

And you're still a 21-, 22-year-old kid.

Miami is the devil's university.

I have to say something on Kenzie's behalf.

I apologize on Kenzie's behalf to all the nurses out there.

You know?

- Ah! - And for the record,

20/13 vision is better than...

- 20/30. - Right.

Come on, we got to study for the NCLEX...

- Yeah. - Because, Lord,

I hope that she has not forgotten...

Yeah.

...all her pharm and anatomy and phys

while she's been in this Villa. - And you--

She's definitely not forgetting her anatomy.

Okay.

But the next love triangle-- Kenzie, Corbin, and Melanie.

Okay, so I actually appreciate

how respectful Melanie's been moving.

Well, between Melanie and Sincere,

somebody had to be respectful.

I--

Like...

But I don't think Kenzie's giving her

that same respect that Melanie's given her.

And they were girls. - They were girls.

And Kenzie did criticize Melanie.

Melanie's ran everything past Kenzie,

has not even slept in the bed with Corbin

because she was like, "It's weird.

It makes me feel weird.

And I want to make sure Kenzie is comfortable."

But then, Kenzie's, you know,

also making out with Corbin in a secret room there,

saying, "Fuck the repercussions."

They don't really care. - "Let's not tell anybody."

- Yeah, "Let's not tell anybody." - Mm-hmm.

They don't really care. So I'm like, "Kenzie."

Listen, you are talking to somebody--

I, in my entire dating history,

I have never been able to date more than one person

because, if I'm dating somebody,

I'm giving you all my best stuff.

And if I'm telling the same jokes to somebody else,

it feels "insincere."

- But like, if you will... - If you will.

- Yeah. - Okay.

So, let's go to the next couple--

Sol, Sincere, and Melanie.

I understand these two women are being told different things.

- Right. - With Sincere, I'm like,

"I know that you're trying to keep the peace,

and I get-- I understand that, but at what cost?"

Because someone's going to look like...

- Right. - ...una payasa.

- Like a clown. - Right.

I try to put myself in Sincere's position.

And I think this is something that we talk about a lot--

you and I. - Yeah.

Can we be mad at someone playing the game?

Especially, like, in "Love Island," right?

Yeah.

So you're supposed to make different connections.

But I do feel like there's a way that Sincere is moving

that I just can't... - I don't get it.

...appreciate because he said he never wanted

to cut things off with Melanie in the first place.

And I'll discount him-- I'll give him that discount

because... - Fine.

- Okay, fine. - Fine.

But you should have revealed that to Sol,

like, "We are in a couple." - 100%.

"But I still want to explore my connection with Melanie.

Yeah, and I think watching him call somebody "Beloved,"

of course, is gonna... - Okay.

I don't like the premature use of pet names.

I am a person--

I don't recycle pet names from person to person to person.

Yeah.

Once one guy has a pet name,

it gets removed and dumped. - Yeah.

"Chicken Nugget" can no longer be used.

Oh! That's it. That's it.

"Booger" can no longer be used.

Booger-- that's cute, 'cause he sticks to you.

- He is cute, you know? - I like that.

Like, these names-- "Beloved."

Beloved wasn't the most creative, but, like, whatever.

Well, I want him to prove to us...

- Yeah. - ...that...

Well, there's a lot of time left.

- Yeah. - And there is a certain

Casa coming up that-- maybe we'll eat our words.

I want to be wrong.

Like, whenever I'm looking at somebody

and like, "You're disappointing me,"

I want to be wrong. - Yeah.

I want them to end up with whoever they want to be with.

I want them to stay together and get a Yorkie.

Okay, Yorkshire. Love it.

Love.

Okay, last love-triangle couple--

KC, Sol, and Aniya.

KC, I cannot blame you for playing the game.

You know, you have

this much time on the island... - Right. Right.

...and you don't want to, like, put your eggs all in one basket,

but why would you look at her... - Yes.

...and tell her that she's the blueprint?

Like, that was so endearing, and it sounded like...

- I think that still remains. - Yeah.

But I think that he wants to explore a connection with Sol,

but he is afraid of the blowback.

He's afraid of, like, what's going to happen.

But Aniya's also communicating like, "That's fine,"

or, like, "Why didn't--

Why weren't you just up front with me?"

where I'm like, I think he was trying to.

And KC was also afraid to rock the house.

- Yeah. - Like, 'cause at the recoupling,

you know, sincere-ass, like, if Sol doesn't go home,

would you explore that connection?

And he said he would. I think that's a big...

- It's a big... - That's a big thing.

Also, KC calling Aniya "grandma"...

- That-- - I'm sorry,

but that's something that's gonna make movie night.

Like, the only thing you can call me respectfully

is a fucking entrée.

Other than that, don't you dare call me

a fucking aunt, grandma-- nothing.

Like, I'm the whole fucking plate.

You know what I mean? - Yeah, yeah.

A grandma? - Yeah, I didn't like--

Because she won't...

Because she won't hook up with you.

- Ugh! - Well, I'm sorry.

She's trying to build something real.

Right, and I think it's an effort to protect herself.

I'm the same way-- move low and slow

because you, like--

you are responsible for guarding your heart.

But I think I wish Aniya would allow herself

the self-exploration... - Yes.

...but, also, the exploration around the Villa

because I actually think she needs that,

and KC needs to see that. - Yes.

Like, because she's hot.

That face, that body, that heart.

- Yeah. - She is so loyal.

Yeah. Okay.

Let's talk about the Hideaway. - Oh!

Because the audacity, the gall, the gumption of Zach

as he's pulling the covers back. - As they're changing the sheets.

Of the same bed, they're pulling the covers back,

about to get in, and he's talking about some,

"If I explore a Bombshell, are you gonna kill me?"

Yes. - The condom is warm.

She looked at him stone cold and was like,

"Yeah, motherfucker, too soon."

- Yeah, 1,000%. - He's like, "I'm gonna explore."

But...

Which is his prerogative.

But I just hope that Kayda

is also going to match that same energy

and go explore, as well.

Because, also, him being so nervous--

like, if it was Bryce, he would be skipping

to the Hideaway. - Oh, yeah.

Zach I don't see in another realm

where someone that fine

is going to be batting their eyes like that at you.

Kayda is a bad bitch. - Yeah.

If you're not certain about my friend Kayda,

please let her go,

because I know... - Yeah.

...Caleb is now talking to Kayda.

Kayda is exploring Caleb.

You think he can handle all that?

No.

He's just missing a certain sauce about him.

But it could be a fun challenge.

I always say opposites attract. - That's true.

I love to date the opposite of me,

and it never works.

I feel--

And it never fucking works.

So - But it's sometimes fun, you know?

Maybe. I want to dub you for Caleb.

Seeing him not get a letter from Kenzie--

that was really hard.

I don't care how hard I'm rooting for you or not,

having someone stand up there and not be chosen--

that was really tough.

Right. Okay.

So, okay, now we've moved on to the mailbox challenge.

That was tough.

I feel like the suspense, the music...

At G.W. Carver, on Valentine's Day,

if you paid a dollar,

you could write a little note and give somebody a rose.

I've never been Kenzie, but I have been Caleb.

It's okay. I never had a prom date, but, like...

Mm-hmm.

Yeah. - Fuck, yeah.

And my prom date fucked somebody else on prom night.

Ah! But I will say-- there were some very cute...

- Yeah. - I'm a sucker for a love letter.

- I love Bryce and Trinity. - Yeah.

And after Beatriz last episode...

- Yeah. - ...said that Trinity

really, really does like Bryce so, so much--

that was so sweet to see. - Yeah.

And seeing her really allow herself to be vulnerable

and, like, cutesy patootsie. - Yeah. Yeah.

- And just, like, Mel and like... - Yeah.

And Bryce's letter was also very sweet.

- So sweet. - To express how you feel,

sometimes I think it's easier to write it down

than to say it to someone's face.

Well, KC and Aniya's were so cute.

Yeah, and, especially, like,

them coming off of a little tiff,

- A rock. - A little-- little hill.

It was rocky. Yeah. Some hills. Some hills.

They needed a moment to just, like, drop it.

and that was, like, a good challenge.

And so I feel like they were able to shed a layer that night

during that challenge.

But from Zach and KC's remarks...

- Yeah. - ...do you think

they're fully appreciating what's in front of them?

- Zach, no. - No.

KC-- I think he is a bit shaken,

whereas, like, Sincere said he wanted to come home.

I know, and then--

- Casa Amor is another home. - Yeah.

I mean, the grass is always going to be greener

on the other side--

maybe, perhaps not, depending on how you water it.

But if you're always constantly looking for the next thing,

how do you really enjoy what's in front of you, you know?

And they don't know what's to come.

That's life. You don't know what's to come.

Are you really not going to say

the things you need to say to someone?

Really appreciating what's in front of you

brings up a really good point.

It's been a very emotional week for our Islanders,

but, also, an incredibly emotional time

for everyone working behind the scenes.

Last week, we lost a beloved member

of the "Love Island" family, James Barker.

He was an executive producer whose passion helped shape

the very spirit of "Love Island USA."

I will always remember James

as being able to make everyone feel so special,

no matter how long he's known them,

and I think that's something, you know,

everyone will always remember.

Yeah. We're thinking about him.

We're thinking about his family.

Everyone here in Fiji is mourning his loss.

We will be right back.

Okay. Welcome back to "Aftersun."

Let's take a look at Gabe and Sol

getting dumped from the Villa.

The girl that we want to dump from the island is...

...Sol.

♪ I can't win a losing battle ♪

The boy we are dumping from the island is...

...Gabe.

♪ Now look at what you've done ♪

Fuck.

♪ And I still would take you back ♪

- Sol and Gabe... - ♪ I still would take you back ♪

...unfortunately, your time on "Love Island" is over.

♪ We had each other ♪

♪ But at what cost? ♪

♪ Dreams we had getting lost in time ♪

Good luck with everything, okay?

- Thank you. - Good luck.

Yeah. Thank you guys so much.

♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

♪ How did we get... ♪

Oh, fuck.

I honestly thought it would be better for me, so...

Everyone was playing safe. That's the thing.

That's why I think I'm here in the van now.

Sincere's, like, letter to Melanie was just like...

"I want to go where home is."

And I'm just like... I don't know.

At the end of the day,

it just felt kind of like a facade to me.

It's a hard situation.

Even, like, when I was talking to KC, you guys--

Like, he was telling me that you guys were talking.

Anytime I tried to talk to KC,

Aniya came and, like, pulled him,

so it was like... - Yeah.

Where is it fair for me?

- Yes. - Like, where do I get a chance

to actually explore someone?

I was really connecting with Jen.

- Yeah. - But I also don't know,

like, what the girls are thinking.

Both of their, like, responses tonight

was just like ass backwards for me.

Like, I honestly, I didn't feel like you should--

should have left, either.

I don't know.

Honestly, I thought Caleb

was going to be sitting here with me.

You took this experience, and you literally ran with it

the way that you're supposed to, which a lot of them cannot say.

And I just wish other people were open

the way that you were open.

I'm just curious to see, like,

what people are going to talk, like, about me and everything.

No, same. I am a little nervous.

I don't know. - Nervous.

All right, guys. Come on out.

Here are your bags and your keys.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Okay. - I love you.

♪ Did you ever really care? ♪

♪ Ever really listen to a word I said? ♪

No one else can really, like, understand that experience.

It's more intense than people expect.

I feel for Sol.

I was really rooting for her, and I am still rooting for her.

I feel like everyone was so--

like, they were walking on fire coals.

- Eggshells. Yeah. - Yeah. Like, what?

- If we didn't get to know Sol... - Right.

If I have to be fair,

which is my least favorite F-word

then maybe we'll get to know Jen?

But I would have loved to see Sol finally feel appreciated

and, like, sought after and flirted with.

None of those guys deserve Sol.

And the thing that pissed me off the most is Sincere

being the one to say that they were dumping Sol.

I didn't-- It was--

After he done wasted this girl's time.

- I know. - It feels so fucked up to me.

I wonder why he wanted to do that.

It feels so intentional.

As for Gabe, I don't really understand

the girls' logic for dumping Gabe.

I feel like they thought Gabe had a wandering eye,

and that Jen would maybe find that same connection

with another bombshell.

And, look, I can't wait to talk to Gabe to ask him,

but I really didn't know--

I didn't really think that they were like...

Girl, to be fair...

It didn't feel that-- it felt lustful,

which is fun and hot and a really good time.

- Yeah. - But I just don't know

if they, like, really had a connection like that.

I feel like he felt, to me,

more emotionally attached to Beatriz than Jen,

but I know Miami men love a blond girl.

Bitch who are you telling?

Okay, let me ask you this. - Ask me.

Do you think if the girls had to vote for a girl to go home,

who do you think they'd vote for?

I think they would have voted for Jen.

I don't-- Actually, I don't know.

Because Kenzie and Jen are very close.

- Right. - And Jen I've seen

talking a lot to the other girls, too.

They seem to be forming a real friendship.

And, you know, girls become closer way faster than boys do.

- No, I think boys become faster. - You do?

I think boys become--

Dude, they're slapping each other's asses.

They're comparing dicks. Like, they're...

- That's right. - ...showing each other dicks.

That's right.

That's, like, way faster than girls.

I feel like girls are slower to warm up.

Okay. Okay.

Which I feel like we've seen with the Sol of it all.

Well, what do you think?

I think--

I think, honestly, if the girls were to decide,

it probably still would have been Sol.

It would have been between Sol and Jen.

- Yeah. - I think Kenzie was a--

She was going to stay.

But between Sol and Jen,

I think Sol still would have gone home.

If it was the boys-- Like, if the boys had to choose a boy,

I think they probably would have chosen Caleb.

- Caleb. - Yeah.

Because they would have been like,

"Well, he doesn't really have a connection."

Well, yeah, and Kenzie dumped him in front of everybody.

Yeah. It's hard as an Islander to make that decision

to kind of vote your friends out.

Yeah.

I wouldn't want to be in that position.

- No. - And it was split.

It's like America does half of it,

and they have to, like, you know, get the rest--

like, bring the rest home.

I wouldn't sign up for that. - Mm-hmm.

And people are bound to be pissed either way.

Like, the boys are mad at the girls

for getting rid of Gabe, but... - Mm-hmm. Right.

And America's mad at everyone. Yes.

And I'm mad at the boys for getting rid of Sol, you know?

So I can't imagine being in that position.

It's tough either way.

You're damned if you do, damned if you don't,

and we can say, "We would have done this.

We would have done that." - Fairy tales.

- But we know... - Yeah.

- ...when you're in the Villa... - It's different.

...and as I know, being on reality TV,

when you're in it and when you can see it from that POV,

it looks entirely different than what America's watching at home.

- Mm-hmm. - So we do love you, Islanders.

And on that note, let's do it.

Let's take a look at Gabe

looking at his phone for the very first time

since being dumped from the Villa,

checking his messages, talking to his loved ones.

What did he say? What happened? What does he think?

I cannot wait. - I need to see what he says.

Let's get into it.

♪ I need the stars tonight ♪

Oh, yes. Yes.

I want to see my phone.

Now you're scaring me. You're scaring me.

- Ready? Here's your phone. - Okay.

Go ahead and turn it on when you're ready.

Yeah, let's see what we have here.

Oh, my God.

Let me open my Instagram.

Holy shit.

I see a lot of friends, a lot of girls.

Everyone is saying that I've been doing really well.

"Congratulations." "Congratulations."

"I see you're on 'Love Island.'"

"You're killing that."

"Mr. Love Island."

I gotta look at Bea's profile and see what she's doing.

This picture is insane. She's insane.

She's, like, a freaking athlete.

And, like, I swear, like, I was--

I was almost every day--

I was seeing her, like, training,

and now she's amazing.

She's gonna... achieve everything that she wants to in her life

because she deserves it, I swear.

Hey! Welcome to my channel!

How are you gonna cry in my face,

and then, less than an hour later, be boo'd up in bed?

I get it-- we're sharing beds.

That's our new couple.

Y'all already kissed him?

So you're not grieving me at all.

Maybe I thought I was more important than I was...

...lowkey.

I mean, that's her opinion, you know?

Like, I know she was important for me,

and... I know what I feel for her and everything.

Everything happened, like, too fast,

but my feelings for her were very genuine.

And I want to have a chance to talk to her

and catching up some things

that I haven't done in the Villa.

What's up, G? - Yo!

- Yeah, bro. - What's up?

Like, I'm out, you know?

The girls decided that I ought to be--

Like, they voted me to be out,

and, I mean, I respect that, you know?

I know that I did my best,

and I'm just, like, proud of myself

representing Brazil.

You represented-- You represented all of us Latinos.

I showed my personality, how I am.

I think that's the most important thing.

And, bro, listen, before you even came on,

I'm over here making TikTok videos.

I don't even use TikTok.

And I'm over here, making TikTok videos,

defending you for something that you're not even gonna believe.

- What? - People were upset

because you follow Trump on Instagram.

You're crazy.

And I'm over here, telling them, "My guy is from Brazil.

He's been here for 2 1/2 years.

He follows Trump because that's the president of the country

that he lives in." - Ah, so funny.

And I'm like, "Guys, give him a chance.

Let him come into the island, and you'll see."

- That's crazy. - "He barely speaks English."

That's crazy.

Bro, I cannot even vote.

From the beginning, you know, the first week,

when you were doing a lot of kissing,

a lot of, like-- people didn't really know who you were.

They just saw this hot guy just making out with everybody,

just straight tongue.

The memes were hilarious, bro.

I'm talking about everybody was just doing tongue kissing.

It's like, "Ah! Can I kiss you? Ah! Can I kiss you? Ah!"

Dude, you showed a lot of that Brazilian flavor.

And, bro, out here, you got nothing to worry about, man.

You represented well, bro.

Mm-hmm.

So nice to have you here.

How are you?

Welcome back. We've got Gabe in the studio.

So excited to have you.

How's your past 24 hours been?

Walk us through everything.

Ooh. It's been crazy, you know?

I had the chance to watch a few episodes, so--

Okay, what episodes have you watched?

I was watching, like, just my part,

because I didn't have time.

Oh, my God, on my show, I fast-forward

through everyone's part just to get to my part.

Yeah. Like, that's normal. - Yeah.

Because, before, I got my phone,

and then I started, like, watching everything.

So it kind of was, like, making sense,

what people were saying about me.

Yeah. Yeah, you were sticking your tongues on people's...

I know, but, like, I mean, I just feel like--

No, in a non-derogatory. Loved watching it.

I don't know, but, like,

understand, like, being the Brazilian,

the bad boy, the Bombshell, you know?

Well, I will say Bea did say, when she was here

and we talked to her after she got dumped from the island,

she was like, "Gabe is so much more..."

Yeah. She said that you were really smart.

Yeah, really smart and really deep.

And maybe, like, that wasn't shown as much.

Like, maybe they did show you-- - Very emotional, very--

What did you study? She told us that.

What did you study? Computer science?

- I studied computer science. - Computer science.

Yeah, and nobody know that, yeah.

A lot of people don't know

you've only been in the States for two and a half years.

You spoke to your friend. What's your best friend's name?

Andre Brunelli.

And he was, like, your first friend in Miami.

And he was on Season 3.

You have a whole history. I want to know--

I want to know about little Gabriel.

I was born and raised in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, you know,

and I was in Brazil, I was in college,

and I got a scholarship.

- Oh, that's-- - Yeah, I got a scholarship.

So I started, like, studying computer science in the States.

Did you speak any English when you left Brazil or...

No, I didn't know anything.

Oh, none. Do your parents speak English?

- No, nobody. - Oh, wow.

- No "hello," "goodbye"? - I could survive.

Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes.

You could've asked where the bathroom was.

You know what I mean?

- Yeah. - But where did you learn English?

My first job, it was working at Walmart.

The back of the house. I was like, "You know what?

Fuck that. I need to work and I need to be, like,

around Americans."

Yeah, yeah.

I started talking, talking, talking with everyone,

with my co-workers, talking shit, you know?

I just wanted to impress. - That's how you learn.

That's all you need to know.

Did you ever feel that in the Villa?

Like, "I want to express myself,

but I don't know if I have the words or the language"?

Yeah.

- Yeah? That's tough. - Yeah.

I feel like, in the beginning, it was hard.

It was mentally like, "Fuck that.

I'm not gonna be able to do it."

My mom is Colombian, my dad's Brazilian,

and it was really fun watching you speak Spanish to Bea.

I loved that.

And then she was trying to learn Portuguese.

What was it like to have her kind of understand you

in your native language?

I have a lot of feelings for Bea because,

especially in the beginning, she was always there with me.

She was, like, supporting me.

Like, I was feeling safe with her.

- Yeah. - And that's why, like,

I really appreciate the whole time that I was with her.

That's why, when I saw her leaving the Villa,

I was feeling like

there's a piece of me, like, leaving, you know?

- Like, safe person. - Your safe person.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Someone that I could trust.

I could talk about anything. - Right.

That's why I was very emotional.

It wasn't easy. I was just being myself 100% of the time.

That's why I don't have any regrets about

what I have done in the Villa.

You are so yourself. I love that about you.

I wonder, though, if Bea stayed,

would you have continued your relationship with her?

Or do you think, like, you and Jen would--

You still would have explored that with Jen

and it would have ultimately been you and Jen?

I was with Bea, so I was respecting my time with Bea.

But I knew, like, my mind, like, Jen was there.

- Yeah. - What are you supposed to do?

She's gone. - You know?

You kind of are doing what you're supposed to be doing.

You're exploring connections, and Jen was the next connection.

You know, it was like, how long do you sit around and sulk for?

I think in, my opinion, me and Jen--

we were creating something very solid.

- Huh. - Yeah.

- Did you expect that? - No.

I didn't expect it either.

I honestly didn't expect it either.

I said, "He's going to be talking to this girl

about Bea the whole time or it's not going to be real."

I did not expect that click. - Yeah.

It must have been shocking to you.

It was-- Yeah.

You guys were vibing off each other, learning from each other,

and it's crazy to hear that, because they voted you off.

The Islanders voted you off because they

seemed very convinced that you were not content

in your coupling.

Did you talk to the boys and the girls about

how happy you were with Jen or were you more like--

- Yes. - You did!

Yeah. Everyone knew. That's why everyone was pissed at--

I never thought that you would be voted off.

Never. And when Sean was here, he spoke so highly of you guys.

Like, we asked him, "Who are you going to miss the most?"

He was like, "Those guys are the best guys ever."

- Yeah. - He loves you guys.

We are very close. Very close.

You guys all have a sick bromance.

Do you think that people were staying in their couples

to keep the peace or do you think

that that's really where they wanted to be?

I mean, I think nobody want to leave the house.

And when you're willing to

put yourself out of your comfort zone,

you're vulnerable and you have a high chance to be out.

- Right. Right. - You never know what can happen, you know?

It's not because you're connecting with someone

at first, they're going to be your best connection.

I cannot force any feelings, you know?

So I'm here to explore my best connection.

- Yeah. - Not my--

My first is not going to be forever.

Doesn't mean it's the best, you know.

So I prefer being vulnerable and doing whatever I want.

- Yeah. - You know?

And that's how I am. I cannot change it.

Okay, wait. I want to back up a little,

because you came in as a Bombshell.

Yeah.

What was it like coming in as a Bombshell?

I'm not gonna lie, they say, "Walk in,

go and kiss who is on green step."

That's what I did. And then you leave.

You were in Paradise Cove when you guys were talking about

how hot it was, and Bea was like, "Yeah, it's hot.

Yeah, it's hot."

And you were like this. "Yeah, it's hot."

I was having a good time with Bea.

Guys are equal horndogs for each other, and I like that.

You guys had similar freaks.

Okay, can I ask a question?

So, you dated a woman who was 52.

No, no, no, no. It was one-night stand.

- Unless-- No, no, no. - Oh, okay.

- One-night stand. - You said she was great, too.

Shout-out to her. - She was great. She was great.

She spun him like pizza dough, baby.

Yeah.

- Yeah. - Do you know what your DMs are about to look like?

You probably already know what your DMs look like.

The 50-plus women, their ears are burning.

They're like, "I just feel like I have to

get a Brazilian man right now."

Who do you think is the strongest couple?

And why is it Zach and Bryce?

Wait. What? Oh.

- They love each other now. - They love each other.

Since the first day. - Since the first day?

No way. I don't know why I did this back.

Since the first day?

They just like-- You know, they like to be together.

They like to be up under the blankets. Like, they're--

Yeah, they sleep together, you know?

So, who do you think is the strongest couple?

And who do you think will not stand the test of time?

Oh, I like it when you do this!

The strongest.

- Mm-hmm. - I would say...

KC and Aniya.

Okay.

Because they were up and down this last episode.

But after the love letter,

he started feeling better and more confident about her.

- Yeah. - So I think they're gonna--

They're gonna. - Yeah. Okay.

And then who do you think is not going to last?

I think Corbin and Kenzie.

- Really?! - Uh-huh.

You see they were making out in bedrooms?

You see that yet?

They were making out in those bedrooms,

saying, "Let's not tell anybody."

- Yeah. - That was crazy.

- You see that yet or no? - It was very Brazilian.

Oh, yeah? No, I mean, I was scared--

I was worried about myself.

- Yeah. - As you should be.

As you should be. - I was worried about myself.

Well, thank you so much for being here.

It was-- - Say...

obrigado.

Obrigado?

- Say it again, louder. - Obrigado!

Obrigado.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

You didn't even tell me what it meant, bitch.

I'm over here like-- - You're right.

It could have been "Fuck you."

Yeah, it could have been anything.

No, obrigado is like "thank you."

Oh, my God. Okay, well,

thank you so much for coming

and chatting with us and spilling all your secrets.

Coming up next is Sol's real-world moment.

She's out of the Villa. She's talking to her friends.

I can't wait to speak to this girl. We'll be right back.

I'm sold on you, Sol.

I think it's been like...

a little over two weeks without my phone, maybe three.

I am a little nervous because I just don't know.

I don't know what America's been seeing.

I don't even know what's on there.

I don't know who's been texting me.

Let's see what's in Pandora's box.

I'm ready. It's turning on.

I'm like, I forgot it was this cracked.

Oh, my goodness. My heart's, like, racing.

I'm, like, scared.

Damn!

I have 128,000 followers on Instagram.

And I had 5,000 followers coming in here.

That's kind of crazy.

Damn!

Why did my ex text me? Let's see what he said.

He said, "Not me opening every social app

and seeing you everywhere.

Good shit, Sol. Elite."

He's in a relationship.

I don't know why he's texting me.

I'm getting some views.

1.4 million views.

And it's me, like, walking in with my red Bombshell outfit.

I killed that shit. I look so fucking good.

Bombshells do stick together.

Jen and Caleb were like this. They were my people in there.

I most definitely, like, appreciate them.

They said, "Why are y'all hating on her?

The real problem is Sincere."

Hello.

"Sol is about to snatch souls, okay?"

This is fucking crazy.

"Y'all know how fine you gotta be to pull off a pixie?

Her face card 10."

Someone said, "11."

- Hi. - Hey.

Hey!

Have you been watching?

- I have. - "I have." Okay.

Well, they kicked me off the island.

The guys were able to choose what girl

was able to go home and...

Okay.

They picked me, and then the girls picked a guy.

How are you feeling, though, like, here?

I don't know. I just, like...

It was hard for me to, like, make connections

with, like, the girls and the guys.

So it was, like-- It was just difficult.

But I, like, tried my best, obviously, so...

I'm glad you had this experience.

Yeah.

You know, like, the love

may have not have been there for you in the Villa,

but outside of that, you got a lot of support.

You got a whole Sol-ciety.

Michael B. Jordan is all over your photos.

That's what the streets are saying.

They just love you, girl.

It's such a bittersweet feeling, like,

leaving the island, but, like, it's nice.

I feel like I can kind of just, like, exhale a little bit.

I've been to like 10 different schools,

so it's like-- I'm, like, used to being, like, the new kid,

and sometimes, I don't always fit in.

I just try to be, like, my biggest supporter

and, like, my biggest cheerleader.

I feel like a lot of people

just thought I was just like a strong,

like, boss bitch, and, like, I am that,

but I'm, like-- I'm a human.

I have feelings, and...

I just felt like I wasn't able to, like,

express them all the way.

I almost felt kind of like people,

like, really got the chance to, like, get to know me.

Hi, princess.

Aww, baby. I know.

Oh, I miss you so much. You look so beautiful, baby.

You did so good.

I'm so proud of you, Sol.

Thank you.

I'm sitting here rooting for you all the way,

watching and screaming at the TV.

"Watching and screaming."

- Mad shit about Sincere. - I know.

- Not sincere. - Not sincere.

Not sincere at all.

But at the end of the day, you coming in

made them all think about their couple,

and it just shook everything up.

And I don't think... Well, especially Sincere.

He just-- He couldn't be honest with himself,

so he couldn't be honest with either one of you guys.

- Yeah. - Which was really disappointing and sad to see.

Yeah. And that's the one thing, like, I just asked for

is just, like, honest and, like, authentic, like, people.

And that's the only thing I really want in my life.

And if, like, they can't give me that,

then you can easily see your way out.

You did amazing, and I'm so proud of you.

- Thank you. - The end of the day,

it's their loss for not wanting to open up to those--

that connection with you.

You know, I want you to know that you are beautiful,

you are strong,

you are genuine, you have a great heart,

and it's not your loss.

So understand that.

Yeah, mama good.

You are good.

And there's going to be so many positive things after this,

and I cannot wait to see you and hold you.

Thank you.

You got this.

I think a lot of people will, like, resonate,

like, with my story and just, like, how I am.

So I do, like--

I'm just, like, blessed to even, like, be here

and have this opportunity,

because even though I didn't find, like, love,

I did find, like, a bunch of people that supported me.

And it's just, like, really beautiful.

- Oh, you look beautiful! - You guys do, too.

Welcome back. We have Sol in the studio with us.

We are so excited to have you here today.

Thank you.

We have been dreaming about this.

- Dreaming, dying. - But we didn't want it to happen.

You know what I mean?

I said, "I can feel the way shit's going in here."

And I was like, "I'll be seeing Ciara and Tefi real soon."

I felt it.

- How are you feeling? - I'm honestly not mad.

I'm, like, very blessed to be out of that goddamn house.

In the package,

you said something that, like, broke my heart.

Your relationship with your aunt, when you called her,

like, that was such a sweet phone call.

And she's clearly so proud of you.

And your cousin, as well. - Yeah.

And walk us through it. Like, what were some of your thoughts?

It just didn't feel like people were open to even get to, like,

know me even on a friendship level.

- Really? - Since like two of the girls

were kind of almost, like, threatened by me,

because-- - Name them.

Melanie and Aniya.

Both of their, like, men were, like--

thought I was attractive and stuff.

So there was some, like, weird tension, obviously.

Like, the girls are feeling a type of way

when their guys are pulling me for a chat.

It's just like, "Like, go check your man.

Like, that has nothing to do with me, respectfully."

You came in through the bed challenge.

You spread red paint everywhere. Stunningly hot.

You and Jen came into the bed challenge,

and then you eventually had some time with Gabe and Sincere.

I think you kissed both of them. - Yeah.

Was there someone that you were able to tell that to after

or was it something that you kind of just kept to yourself?

- I told Jen. - Yeah.

But that's because she was a Bombshell with me.

Any of the other girls,

I didn't feel like I could personally talk to them.

I felt like their couples owed that to tell them.

Like Gabriel-- he was 100.

He told Beatriz. That's why they were cool.

- True. - And I even told Sincere.

I was like, "I feel like it's your place to tell Melanie."

- You did. - Oh, you told this to Sincere.

100$. I'm a Bombshell. I'm coming in.

I'm doing what, like, I'm trying to do.

I'm trying to find connections.

I feel like people kind of forgot.

the premise of it is to be open.

And it's like, it's hard to openly

date someone in front of their face.

Your feelings, by default, are going to get hurt.

But that was the premise of this whole show.

Do you feel like you guys were able to kind of have

any common ground and talk to each other?

We did have a couple conversations.

We did get to know each other a little bit.

And I honestly feel like

it would have been a different dynamic with us

if her man wasn't interested in me, respectfully.

We both were getting, like, kind of played

and just lied to at the end of the day, so...

Did you realize that in that moment,

that you guys were both being told one thing?

Because I feel like maybe that would have been, like,

a moment to be like, "Look, girl."

I know, but if you don't know--

Well, yeah, she was definitely like--

She's like, "Look, it's not, like, toward you."

Like, she's like, "I just really felt blindsided by this."

It was like both of us, you know?

He was kind of, like, egging both of us on,

leading us both on.

So, I wonder,

do you think that Melanie would be like, "Sincerely us,"

if she were to-- You like that?

I was, like, backtracking in my head.

I was like, "Did she say that? That's crazy."

No, I made that up. But I'm like, would she be like,

"My man, my man, my man,"

if she would have watched the episodes like you did today?

Do you think she would change her mind at all?

I don't know. I think she was, like, super-whipped on him.

- Yeah. - She knew what was happening.

Right.

She knew we were up there for goddamn two, three hours.

She would ask him. "Yeah, we did kiss."

Maybe he would downplay it a little bit,

but, like, girl, let's, like, keep it a buck.

You kind of know what's been happening.

We were talking for fucking three hours, like, respectfully.

And I know he was both telling us just, like, different things

and the same things and, like,

saying he was happy and then going back to her

and being like, "You're where home's at,

what I really want."

- How did you feel - watching them?

This bitch is falling apart over here.

That's how I felt, girl. I was so fucking gagged.

I was like, "Please!"

I'm gonna say it. He shook my snow globe.

He shook my snow globe. I was watching him like this.

Is there anything that the Villa kind of taught

you about yourself?

I don't know, I feel like I'm really self-aware.

It'll be interesting to hear other people's perspective,

but, like, also, like, no one, like, was in there

and no one, like, felt the way that I felt.

No one really got to know me and, like,

just gave me the shit on the stick for it.

I've been seeing chatter online being like,

"Well, Sol needs to take accountability."

Is there anything that you feel like

you need to take accountability for?

Like, when people say that,

what do you think they're alluding to?

I really don't know.

Accountability means you did something wrong,

and in my mind, I didn't feel like

I did fucking shit wrong in that house.

I really didn't. I felt like I came in there.

I wanted to talk to people.

People were closed off.

They were trying to protect their couple's

feelings and, like--

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I was just like, "Well, who is in here for Sol

to get to know if everyone is already happy and content?"

Like, it was so discouraging.

I honestly thought like I did want to talk to KC

when I was in there, but he was just like,

"I'm in just, like, really good spot with Aniya

and I'm just not trying to, like--

A lot of things have been happening."

But, like, not telling me what the things are,

and the things were, like, he was attracted to me.

And he never let that known to me.

Yeah.

Except for the day I was leaving.

He was like, "I actually was gonna

pull you for a chat tomorrow."

Oh! That's like the guy at the party

that after you guys look at each other all night,

he's like, "I wish I would have talked to you."

Okay. - How did it feel to see him,

like, when they were kind of deliberating

about who they wanted to eliminate and him being like,

if you didn't go home, that he would try and pursue you?

It's just like, "What the fuck were you waiting for?"

Right, right.

Because, like, it just gives, like, pussy,

like, at the end of the day.

And I hate to say that, but, like...

Like, you got to do what's best for you,

at the end of the day,

Like, we all came here for our own selves.

And you literally robbed yourself

of getting to know a badass bitch.

Okay, enough about them.

Do you ever approach men in the real world?

Yeah, sometimes. 1,000%.

- Really? - What's your go-to?

Or do you read...

If I see them, you know, I like to see the eye contact first,

And I'd be like...

- You hold it? - Are you a flirt?

I feel like you're such a flirt.

Yeah, no, I am. I'm, like, a menace sometimes.

Oh, my God.

I hate that they weren't able to see that.

But, like, when I do go out, like,

and I see someone, I'll walk up to them and I'll be like...

I'll whisper in the ear. I'm like, "You're handsome."

You gotta keep it intimate. - Yeah.

You're grabbing their face a little bit.

Grab me.

And, like, you look at them after.

Oh, my God. The goose bumps.

Oh, my God. Ciara, are you through? I'm like...

I want to say, there was a moment on the show

you were telling Sincere about how you lost your dad

and your hair started falling out,

and, like, that's why you cut your hair short.

- Yeah. - First off, I want to say

thank you so much for even, like, being open to

sharing that and saying that in such a public way.

- Yeah. - I feel like, for black women,

like, our hair is our crown, and it means a lot to us.

Can you tell me a little bit about that time period

or if you want to open up?

Yeah. My dad was honestly my best friend.

He was, like, my biggest supporter.

And it was just, like, really hard.

I did-- I had, like, this big, curly hair

and I wanted to, like, grow my hair.

Like, all of us want lowkey, long-ass, like, buss-down hair.

You want a long buss-down. We all do.

I don't know if you've logged on to the Instagrams,

the Threads, the Twitters, or whatever,

but there has been so much discussion about hair

in the Villa, and it's pissing me the fuck off.

They were discussing the hair in the sense of like,

"Oh, I wish she would do this with her hair.

I wish she would stop doing this with her hair."

But I've noticed, like, online,

people only talk about black women's hair.

Like, no one's talking about Kenzie's hair in there.

No one's talking about Jen's hair.

Of course not.

They're only discussing black women's hair,

and I need people to understand,

it's hot in Fiji, it's raining, it's humid.

- Yeah. It's humid. - It's so humid.

Where to maintain a style in this condition...

- Yeah. - ...best of luck.

But anything to say to these conversations?

That shit's just weird to me.

No one should ever comment on someone's hair.

If they feel comfortable and confident in it,

then let them rock it.

And I want to say, you look beautiful.

You are beautiful. - Thank you.

Short hair, long hair.

You rock the fuck out of it.

You bitches wish you could look like Sol.

Everybody talking about her hair,

you bitches wish you could rock that shit like Sol.

What do you think is your next move,

like, strategy, if you even have one?

Being in there was a little, like, hurricane.

- Yeah. - So I'm not really sure, like,

what I'm even, like, walking out to.

I just hope, like-- I hope I do have, like, supporters.

I hope people can, like-- when they do get to see me,

that they're able to, like,

meet me and know who I am and, like, see who I am, you know?

And, like, I'm someone that's just, like--

I always keep it a buck and, like--

I just want to say thank you so much for coming

and chatting with us.

Thank you for all the gossip.

We love you, we cherish you,

and whatever the journey is that you're on next,

we'll be rooting for you. - Thank you.

Sol, it's been an honor and a pleasure.

Thank you so much for joining us.

But we're not done yet.

After the break, Gabriel comes and joins us for a conversation.

You don't want to miss this.

See you soon, right after this break.

Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah!

I can't do it.

Welcome back to "Aftersun."

Gabe, Sol, you have survived our burning questions.

Thank you so much.

And now it's time to have a bit of fun.

So you know what that means.

Bring in the bucket. - The bucket.

Okay.

In this bucket, we have some burning fan questions

brought to you by our partners at...

...Cuervo Tequila.

They've been hooking us up with the spiciest cocktails

and the juiciest questions from you, the viewers at home.

So... let's get started.

Let's do this.

First question, from Undercover Eliza...

- Jen. - Okay.

- I'd say Trinity. - Why Trinity?

She's just honestly hilarious.

She just always had me, like, rolling.

People would be laughing.

She'd be like, "I'm the laugh police!

What's funny?!"

She said, "I got my eggs cracked and scrambled."

I said, "Trinity."

- She's very spontaneous. - Oh. Yes, love it.

Okay. @DigoOne...

- I miss her. - You miss her?

Oh! - I miss her.

@ItsJustAlyssa...

You're first.

He's like, "Are you gonna say my name?"

- 1, 2, 3. - Corbin.

- Okay. 1, 2, 3. - Jen.

All right. Okay.

@SofieSpam1972...

Forceful recoupling every night.

Okay.

- More, like, open-minded people. - More open-minded people.

- Yes. - Okay. Love.

You should change your Instagram

to "Open-minded Gabriel."

Okay. @xoxoKayla07...

Oh.

Not everyone can be a real-ass bitch, so...

Period. Done. End of answer.

- I call it a RAB. - I'm a RAB!

Don't encourage her.

No, somebody has to.

Not everyone can be a RAB in that house.

Hey, be open-minded.

- Be open and honest. - Mm-hmm.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Open-minded.

- Mr. and Mrs. Open-minded. - We were.

I feel like we-- - Yeah.

- You and me, like, what?! - That's why we got along.

Okay. Let's toast. Everyone, grab their drinks.

- Ah! - Grab your drinks.

What do people say in Brazil to do-- to do a cheers?

- Um brinde. - Um brinde.

- Um brinde. - Cheers to you guys.

- Um brinde. - Um brinde.

- Cheers. - Cheers, cheers.

Um brinde.

And a special "thank you"

to our partners at Cuervo Tequila.

We so, so, so appreciate you.

Well, we needed that sip to start talking about Casa.

- Yes. - Mm.

- Casa. - Casa Amor.

I'm kind of sad I'm not gonna see you guys in Casa Amor.

I'm sad, too. I was--

I lowkey was hoping that I could make it to Casa

and be like, "I'm open."

"To everyone!"

Do you think, if you were in Casa, you would explore,

or were you kind of locked in on Jen?

And, Gabriel, I need to be so serious and so honest right now.

Because you know you love a roster.

That's a good question.

We were together for just five days, six days.

So I cannot say, like, "Oh, she was the one."

Right.

Because I didn't have time enough.

You would have went to Casa with an open mind, say?

Yeah.

It'd be like a mouse in a cheese house.

What couples do you think

are gonna make it through Casa Amor

and come back to each other

or, like, gonna remain loyal to each other?

Zach and Kayda.

Are gonna be loyal to each other?

- Yeah. - Even though

he's like this for a Bombshell?

Yeah. They already kind of been super intimate with each other.

- Yeah. - I feel like he wants the chance

to, like, just talk to someone,

but then be like, "Well, I actually like Kayda."

Here's a more important question--

who do you think is not gonna survive Casa Amor?

My opinion-- Corbin and Kenzie.

Maybe Trinity and Bryce.

- Can you, um, elaborate? - I don't know.

I feel like they obviously have grown a connection...

- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.

...since they've been coupled up.

But I also feel like no one

has given them the time of day, either,

for them to want to leave each other's connection.

Mm. Mm, mm, mm.

So if both of their ideal types came in,

and I know for a fact that they were walking down the street,

they would not take a second look at each other.

I want to say something controversial.

I really hope that Trinity is the one to leave Bryce

and Bryce not Trinity.

- That's not controversial. - He's really into her.

I hope so, too, 'cause I'm like, "Shit."

Bryce was trying to talk to Kayda again,

even though, like, you knew Kayda didn't like you

when she fucking was with Zach in the goddamn bed

and was, like, "No, you go over there."

At Paradise Cove. At Paradise Cove.

"I'm gonna go make out with Zach

in the bed right next to you.

He still was like, "Zach, I'm gonna go try to talk to her."

Like... - You know what?

I appreciate Bryce's persistence

because, after being rejected in the bed,

and to go back-- like, persistence.

No shade, no tea. He probably thinks that,

like, Kayda's prettier than Trinity.

So, like, if his type did come in,

I do feel like he'd be like, "Oh, my God!"

- Okay. - Mm-hmm.

Gabriel, Sol, thank you guys so much for being here with us.

- Thank you, guys. - Thank you.

We'll see you guys next week when we break down Casa Amor.

Get your drinks ready.

We're gonna need a whiteboard.

We're really gonna need a whiteboard.

Mm-hmm. Notes.

Thank you so much, guys, for submitting your questions.

- Good night. - Keep submitting the questions.

We love you. We love you. We love you.

Tomorrow night...

...it's time...

...for Casa Amor.