All language subtitles for The.Love.Experiment.2023.S01E01.720p.WEB.h264-BAE[eztv.re]_track3_eng

- ♪ MTV ♪

narrator: Get ready to enter
the ultimate dating fantasy.

- ♪ Ooh,
it's the ride of your life ♪

narrator:
A world full of Mr. Rights.

Welcome to
"The Love Experiment."

- Okay.

narrator:
An experience we created

to see if offering a utopia of
only the best eligible men

would ultimately lead
to real love.

- ♪ I might take you home ♪

narrator: At the center of
this experiment is the hall.

It's a dating app
come to life,

except here all the guys
are hot, successful...

- I'm a lawyer.
- I'm a real estate investor.

narrator: And ready to commit.
- I'm ready to fall in love.

narrator: And the women
are in total control.

- Go get your man, sis!

narrator: Three lucky best
friends are about to enter

the hall.

- They so [bleep] fine.

narrator:
We'll present the women

with endless possibilities...

- Here, this mine.
[laughter]

narrator: To date like
they've never dated before.

- She never has really
met a man like me.

narrator: Each stage
of this experience

will challenge the women...

- Give me a [bleep] second.

narrator:
Over the next four weeks,

the experiment
will surprise them...

- What the hell
are you doing here?

- I come back for you.

narrator: Test them...

- He's a full-on playboy.
- Is he a cheater?

- Uh...

narrator: And give them the
tools they need to find love.

- We're leaving our disasters
of love behind,

and we will be masters of love
this time.

narrator:
In this dating utopia,

they'll have everything
they want.

- This is getting sexual.

narrator: But will they choose
who they need?

- I'm falling for this man.

narrator:
Will they find the one?

- Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Narrator:
In "The Love Experiment."

♪ ♪

["24K Magic" by Bruno Mars]

- ♪ Tonight ♪

♪ I just wanna
take you higher ♪

♪ Players, put your pinky
rings up to the moon ♪

narrator:
This is the hall.

- ♪ What y'all tryna do? ♪

narrator:
A magical place filled

with only the best
eligible bachelors

from around the country.

They're taking their places
as they anxiously await

the arrival
of our lucky, single women.

- My name is Chris.
I'm an attorney.

I decided to participate
in this experience

because I just think
it's that time.

I've always been
a very vulnerable person,

very transparent person.

So I'm open to the process, and
I'm gonna dive all the way in.

- Being in the game for so
long, trying to figure out

who's the right one,
going on dates,

it's tiring, so you know,
I came here to find love,

to find the one.
narrator: Over the next

four weeks, these men have
agreed to relinquish control

and allow the women
to choose them.

- The dating game is crazy,

but you gotta
try everything out.

The women having the power--
I don't think I can handle it.

But I'm excited to see
what it's like

to walk
in a woman's high heels.

narrator: Inside the hall,
the men will wear ear pieces

that prevent them
from hearing the women.

Instead, just like a real
dating app, they've created

their own live profiles and
filled their spaces with items

that give important clues
about who they are.

- I'm ready for love,
because my heart is open,

and it's just got this
big, big whole part of it

just ready for it.

- I'm feeling
a little nervous--

being in the hall, a lot
of handsome-looking dudes.

You don't know what to expect.

narrator:
Now that the men are in place,

it's time to meet the women.

- ♪ Bad chick,
I could be your fantasy ♪

♪ I can tell
you got big, big energy ♪

- I feel like if I was born
in a different time,

I do feel like I probably
would be married by now--

married with kids.
But this age of social media,

you know, men just can slide in

any person's DM
at any given time.

I want people
to bring back monogamy.

- I've never been
more excited in my life.

I can't wait to see them.

I can't wait for them
to see me.

- I definitely hope
to find my husband.

"Sex in the City" vibes, B.
I am ready.

- It's time.
- Okay.

- Mm-hmm.

[cheerful revealing music]

["Candy Shop" by 50 Cent]

- ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

- These men look ripe
for the picking, okay?

Look at them.
- Wow.

- ♪ Take you
to the candy shop ♪

- I am Tamara.
I am a flight attendant,

but I'm also a entrepreneur.

I own my own clothing boutique,
so I don't really look to a man

to provide for me.
I can take care of myself.

I just want a man to love me.

- I see romantic dates
in my future.

Hi, I'm Marz.
I'm also a flight attendant.

I love being a flight attendant
and trying to date.

I haven't been that successful,

but I am so ready
to meet my future husband.

We all deserve this,
and we're about to get it.

I like it.

- My name is Paige.
I am a host.

I have my own management
consulting business.

I am a complete
hopeless romantic.

I feel like I've always
had my heart broken.

But this experiment
is about finding true love.

all: Ooh!

- Calm down, girl.

- I love it here.

- ♪ Locomotion,
we causin' a commotion ♪

- ♪ Locomotion,
we causin' a commotion ♪

- Whew!
It's this one.

narrator: This will be
the ladies' first

of several visits to the hall,
where they will be given

all the power of deciding
who they want to pursue.

- ♪ Ain't my fault
that you want my drip ♪

narrator:
It's a fantasy of options.

- Hello, hello.

narrator: But they can each
only pick three guys

during this hall visit.

- Hey, look at him!

- Ooh, he so fine.
You are so [bleep] fine.

You can't hear me?

Oh...

Oh, Tam, they can't hear us.

- Oh, they can't hear, sis.
- They can't hear us.

narrator: Because the men
can't hear anything,

the women will be able
to speak freely and openly

about
how they're really feeling.

- [chuckles]
Let the games begin.

What about this one?

- You know how to cook?
- [laughs]

- It's just kind of crazy,

'cause the women have all
the power, all the control.

It's a weird feeling,
to be honest.

You just gotta
roll with it, man.

- Oh, you like to golf.

So you like to get
the ball in the hole?

I'm just hoping that
they can just feel the energy

because you can't hear
what I'm saying.

[laughs]

Bye, boo.
I'ma see you later.

- Molombo, I like your name.

- I love the feeling
of falling in love.

I want you to feel like
you made the best decision

of your life dating me.

- Damn.
Damn.

- [chuckles]

So...
- Hey.

- Ryan is so cute!
- He's so cute.

- Aw.
- Bring him in.

- Okay, my favorite movie
as a kid was "Home Alone,"

Macaulay Culkin.

- He gives me Macaulay Culkin.
- Oh, no.

I know what you're saying.
- He said, "Oh, no."

He read the--
[laughter]

- I knew it.
I knew it.

- Instant turn on for me is,

like, if we can
make each other laugh.

If we're just sitting there
laughing

and having a good time, there's
nothing better than that.

- Have you ever had
a melanin queen before?

- I can't hear you.
- You like Black girls?

- You like this?
- Yes.

- All this brown sugar?

- Come here.
Sit down.

all: Oh!
- He said, "Come have a seat."

- I'm 171 pounds, 5'8".

It's very much so
giving Tam Thee Stallion.

I'ma break that boy in half.

narrator: The women are
having the best time ever.

But since they can
only choose three guys,

they'll need to dig deeper
to find the best picks.

- I don't understand
how I'm supposed to pick three.

Pack 'em all up.
We'll take 'em all.

How's that?
This is incredible.

Every girl deserves to think
of dating just like this.

- What do we have here?

Ooh, something nice.
- Isaac...

- Ooh, hey, Mr. Isaac.
- Isaac, hi.

- Ooh.
- Cutie-pie.

- I like them shoes.

- Suit fits. Not too big.
- I like who dresses

for the occasion, okay?

- Ooh!
- Oh!

- He's a firefighter.
I love that.

all: Whoa!
- My gosh.

- Show me
what you're workin' with!

Lemme see!
- Girl, yes.

- Whoa, huh.

Oh, my God.

- I'm a provider.
I provide love.

I provide care.
I provide stability.

And that's what I bring
to the table.

- Damn, he fine.

We gon' have to
rock-paper-scissors

this [bleep].

I am just happy that we really
all did this together,

'cause I really cannot
do this without them.

This is like
a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity of finding love.

- All right, let's move.
- Okay, who we have?

- Wait a minute!
Oh, we got a two-piece.

[romantic hip-hop music]

- It's twins, sis!

- Double the trouble.
- Double the fun.

- [laughing]
- There is a God.

- Okay.
Okay, I like--

- Oh!
- Oh, Jesus!

- My name is Terell.
I'm 38 years old.

- My name is Tewann,
38 years young.

I have an identical
twin brother.

He lookin' for love as well.

We have
similar taste in women.

We have the same...

both: Love languages.

- Bye, we'll see you later.
- I got one more.

- Hey, I know.
- God damn.

- Kenny. Kenny.
- Back up.

How you doin'?
- I'ma show you.

all: Oh!

- He's reading our lips.
- Let me get this one.

- Come on, Paul Wall Jr.

I'm not mad at it.

- I believe in attraction
at first sight

and lust at first sight,
but love is earned.

Love is when you get
to know someone within.

- Take your--your hat,
can you take it off?

He can't take it off.
- Oh.

- He could be hatfishing.
- I don't like that.

- I don't know about that.
- We're asking him

to take his hat off,
so we can see whether or not

he's a hatfish or not.

- Hatfishing is deceiving
a woman that--

- Thinks you have hair.
- Yeah.

- And you have scalp.

- He lookin' dead at you,
so he wants you fo' sho'.

- See, that's a problem, y'all.
- He likes to travel.

- I pick guys like this
all the time.

This is really hard
trying to pick a guy

when the guy is in front of you
and you don't know what to do.

Just imagine going
window-shopping

for your husband.

- So sis, is this your man
or not?

- I don't know.

narrator: The women
have lots of options,

which makes
for very tough decisions.

Who will they pick first
on "The Love Experiment"?

- Oh...

[suspenseful music]

["Juicy" by Doja Cat]

- ♪ I keep it juicy, juicy,
I eat that lunch ♪

narrator:
This is "The Love Experiment."

- I like it.

narrator:
A dating app come to life

where three best friends
are selecting a trio of men

to begin dating from a hall of
eligible bachelors

ready to commit.
And Tamara is trying to decide

if real estate investor Kenny

should be one of her picks
or not.

- He lookin' dead at you,
so he wants you fo' sho'.

- That--that--wow.

This man is staring
into my soul,

ladies and gentlemen,
and my soul is leaving my body.

- Let's go.

- Can we just wrap it now
and just wrap it up?

- Ooh.
- Okay.

Okay.
- Mike is handsome.

- Mike is fine.
- I just love what I'm seeing

as I'm looking at Mike.

His pictures show that
he was, like, a activist.

You know,
Black lives do matter,

and when I saw that picture--

come here.
Come here.

- Ooh.
- Activist.

- He know what this mean.
Ooh, bae.

- This might be your husband.
- Is it?

Is it giving husband?
- He could be right here.

Let's move on.
- All right.

- Okay, next up.

Mr. Christopher...

narrator:
Because the men can't speak,

the women have to use clues
from the men's profiles

and rooms to help them
figure out who to pick.

- Ooh,
he got a cross back there.

That means--
- Chris the Christian.

I like that.
- Golly--man of God.

- Oh...
- Okay.

- Look, he's a lawyer.

- Hey!
- Hold on.

- Every man becomes
a better man, you know,

when he finds love or when he,
you know, has a woman to love.

God has allowed me
to, you know, get a house,

get a career, and I think
it's time to find me a wife.

- Ooh, what do we have here?
We like a man in a suit, baby!

[playfully growls]
We won't bite.

This is different.
And look,

traveling, reading,
and thrill-seeking.

- Hey, boo.
We see you.

- I love Black women, because
I feel like they are the most

beautiful creatures
on this Earth.

They smell good.
[laughs]

I love women that smell good.

Oh, my God, it gets me goin'.

- Oh.
both: Ooh!

- He look like
he got good credit.

[laughs]
- I want this one.

- Chuckles.
- He's so cute!

- He looks like
he's into DJing.

Okay, music.

- I like Chuck.
- Aw.

- Chuck, you look so cute!
- Chuck, Chuck.

- It's the picture
with the mom for me.

- I mean, I find girls
pretty much everywhere.

I live in LA,
and I am a producer.

I make sports content,
entertainment content,

music, and more.

But I'm just looking
for something consistent

and real, and I'm ready
to settle down.

- Okay, no, but for real,
I ain't playing with y'all.

This mine.
- Mmm-mmm-mmm.

- Back up, back up.
- Act like you been somewhere.

- Listen,
- Look.

He got his family pictures.
- What y'all do.

- What I can offer a woman
in this stage of my life,

is to know that
I will always be there.

We can help each other grow.

I just feel like
I'm the best thing

that she hadn't
experienced yet.

- It's three apiece?
- Three?

- Three is not
the magic number!

I don't like three.
Well, now I don't know

what I wanna do.

- Y'all is some pressure.

narrator: Now that the women
have explored

"The Love Experiment's"
endless options,

they must make the hard choice
of selecting only three men

to date.

- Well, well, well.
- Damn.

My history and track record
with guys, you know,

hasn't been the best.
I'm not gonna lie.

I've definitely fallen for
people too fast in the past

and had my heart broken.

So I really wanna dig deeper.

I'm going
for that deep connection.

- Is this your man, sis?
- This is me.

This is Paige's man.
- I like this for you.

I am not mad at this for you,
Paige.

- I see him--nah,
I'm not at all.

- Okay, sis, go ahead.
- I'm not at all.

This your man.
Let's take him.

- I'ma tell y'all this.
Listen up.

This one me.

- Isaac, your mom did well.

- If you God-fearin',
then I know He sent you, honey.

This gon' be me.

narrator: Tamara is up next.

- In my past relationships,
I got cheated on.

And when that happened,
my walls went up.

So in order for me to trust
a guy, I need a guy to be

persistent.
I like a guy that

continuously show me
every day that he wants me

a part of his life.
Oh, my God.

Wow, I hate it here.
- He lookin' at you.

- No, I don't.
I love it here.

This mine.
[laughter]

Kenny locked eyes on me
like a lion that saw his prey.

And when I tell y'all
I love that assertiveness,

I was like, "Hoo."

- Get your man there, sis.

- Ooh.
[bleep] with his shirt off.

- Damn!
- How many times can you click

this [bleep]?
- Click that [bleep].

Click that [bleep].
All right.

narrator: Tamara has
one more man to choose,

and she's had her eye
on both Ryan and Mike.

- You can't just judge
a book by its cover.

- It's not a hard no,
but it's not a hard yes.

- We gotta move on.

- Mike is what I go for.
- Mike looks like you.

There we go.
- There we go.

narrator: Marz will
choose her men next.

- I'm used to dating
a certain type of guy--

street dudes that are
just basically, you know,

they built on survival.

Being in the streets,
it brings nothing but pain.

I don't want to put myself
in that lane anymore.

I want straight-laced.
Like, I want a relationship

with someone
who is professional.

with someone
who is professional.

Hi.
- Do your thing.

- I know.
- It's one of those things.

Like, yes,
Shawn is what you would pick

just right off the top.
- Yeah.

- But it might be there--
something with Chuck.

- Bring Chuck.
- I really wanna bring him,

but I really wanna bring Shawn.

narrator: Can Marz
embrace the experiment

and choose a man
who isn't her type?

- I gotta go get my man, bro.

Don't make me regret this.

Chuck is not necessarily
my typical guy,

but him being so fun is really
making me think that this could

be something really special.
The twins--I don't know

which way to go.
It's not every day

that you get to enter a room
of talented, amazing men

to choose from, so they're
making it really hard for me.

Oh, it's a wrap.

These two are coming
to the Milky Way.

- W-w-w-wait.
You gettin' both of 'em?

- Duh.
- That's you.

- And we're gonna just
go right ahead.

'Cause that's for me.
This is it.

Let's go.

- Y'all good
with y'all choices?

both: And we're
gonna stick beside 'em.

- That's all I need to hear.
- Let's do this.

- Let's go.

- ♪ I am feeling loud,
I am like a kite ♪

♪ I am with the Lord ♪

narrator: Now that the friends
have each chosen three men

without being able
to speak with them,

they'll soon be able to talk
with their selected men.

- ♪ I am feeling loud,
I am like a kite ♪

- To finding love
on the journey.

all: Cheers!

- So now, it's time to put
a face with the voice,

and hopefully,
all these men have deep voice.

- [laughs]
- They can hold a decent--

- Hold a conversation.
- Hold a conversation.

And here they come.

- Hey, yo!
- Hey!

♪ ♪

["An Epic Soul"
by Signature Tracks]

- ♪ One time ♪

all: ♪ Ah ♪

narrator: After choosing three
men each to begin dating,

it's time for the women
to meet their picks,

and find out if they're
as amazing outside the hall.

- And here they come.

- Hey, yo!
- Hey!

- Yo.
- Hello.

- What's up?
- There's a lot of guys

in there that are all elite,
like everybody was handpicked

to be here for a reason,
so you're kind of, like,

showing your mettle.
You're really at the ladies'

mercy, so--
think me and Marz

are gonna, hopefully,
get to know each other.

If her spirit
is anything like her smile,

I think we'll have
a great time.

[indistinct chatter]

- Look, I'ma look
at you in the eye.

Cheers to him.
- You gotta look someone

in the eye.
- Firefighter.

- You gotta look
somebody in the eye.

- When you toast 'em--
- And they said that you

gon' have, like--
- Never heard of that.

- Seven years,
or, like, five years bad sex

if you don't.

- So I look around the room,
and there is Kenny

sitting at the bar.

You okay over here?

Why are you sitting down?

- Why are you not standing up?

You're literally
the only one sitting down.

- I'm not sold on Kenny at all.

- He said his feet was hurtin'.

- Cheers!
- Cheers!

narrator:
On "The Love Experiment"

time is of the essence.

So after a quick mingle, the
ladies will go on speed dates

with each
of their top three picks.

- We'll cheers?
- Okay, what we cheersin' to?

- Life--let's do it.
- Life and?

- And love.
- And love.

- Ooh.
- Okay, I like that.

narrator: This is the first
time the women are meeting

their men to see
if their personalities match

the fantasy from the hall.

- You dress very well.
I like this.

I like this getup.
- I love this dress.

- You do?
- Orange is actually

one of my favorite colors.

- How are you?
- Good, how are you?

- I'm amazing.
- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.
- Thank you. Nice, soft lips.

- Yes, ma'am.
They not just for show either.

- Tewann and Terell,
they definitely remind me

of guys that I dated
in the past--

grills in they mouth,
clean-shaved head,

beard, but seeing that
the twins are therapists

is very outside of my norm.

So I am very impressed
already.

- I'm a mental health
therapist.

What I have found,
especially with women,

is if you communicate
in a situation,

then they have a opportunity
to choose whether they want

to deal with you or not.
- I completely agree,

and that's a big thing.
Give me the option.

Give me the choice.
I'll make my own decisions.

I always say, "You don't
have to lie to a woman.

You can tell her the truth."
- That's what I'm sayin'.

A connection is a connection.
I'm on point.

- And what about your parents?
Are you close to your parents?

- My mom passed when I was six.
- Oh, wow.

I'm sorry to hear that.

- Yeah, she was murdered
by my stepdad.

- Wow.
- Yeah, it sucks.

- That is heartbreaking.
I really don't even know

what to say.
I'm really sorry to hear that.

That's--
- Sorry to hit you with that

so early on.
- No, it's all right.

It's real.
- You know what I'm saying?

But let's get that behind us.

I feel like it really molded me
to who I am today.

- Of course, 'cause
it's a part of your story.

- Definitely.

- Tewann's telling me
about his life.

I really appreciate
the openness,

because you're letting me know
that you're willing to be

vulnerable up front.

- My girls is like,

"Girl, that's gonna be
your problem one."

- Or it's gonna be a win.
- [laughs]

- I think you already know.

- Was that cockiness
coming out?

- Mm-mm.
- Okay.

- Do you want a family?
- Of course.

- Do you want kids?
- Of course.

I don't have any kids,
and I've never been married.

- Ugh, speak to my soul.

- I'm not worried
about the competition.

As a firefighter, I am someone
that doesn't back down.

I am someone that's resilient,
responsible, caring,

strong,

a warrior, a hero.

You know,
people call it different ways.

I just call it,
"I'm a man of service."

- Let's cheers.
[giggles]

- You have so much power
right now.

- Yeah.
- Like, you get to choose--

"Mm-mm, mm-hmm, mm-mm."

- Am I gonna "mm-mm" on you?

[hip-hop music]

[coughs]
Refill, please.

He's making me nervous.

- When I start
to fall in love,

what you'll notice is
considerate dominance.

I'm not gonna be riding
in the car with you,

we're going to dinner,
and be like,

"Hey, honey,
where do you wanna go?"

It's gonna be like,
"I'm gonna take you

to where you wanna go."
And then I'm gonna order

what you want.
It's a man being a man,

but also understanding
what the woman wants.

That synergy is mandatory.

- So yeah, be on your Ps and
Qs, 'cause I'm watching you.

- Ooh.

♪ ♪

- I seen your cross.
- Yeah.

- And you're God-fearing?
- Most definitely.

- What's that?
- Just regular Coke.

I don't drink.
- Okay, you don't drink?

- No, no.
- Oh, good!

- Do you have any children?
- I got a ten and two.

- Mm, two, okay,
so that was pretty fresh.

- I got one son.
He's 16.

- What?
- Yeah.

- What?
- Yeah.

Wait, I'm 38.
So I had a son when I was 23.

- Okay, okay.
I look forward to continuing

this conversation.
- Nice meeting you.

- Nice meeting you.
- Can I get a hug?

- Of course.
- Come with the church hug.

- Oh, of course.
- Yeah.

- Nice to finally meet you.
- Likewise.

- Oh, wow.
I like your voice.

Tell me about yourself.

- Well, I'm from Huntsville.
- Mm-hmm.

- Let me see.
I spent a little time

in the army.
- I respect that.

Thank you.
- Yes, ma'am.

- You're kind of
giving hubby material.

- I've been single
for a long time.

- How long?
- Since 2014.

- Oh, wow.
- Yeah.

- Is it because
you were deployed?

- No.
I lost my brother...

- Oh, I'm sorry.
- To gun violence in 2012.

It's just--there's a lot
of growth after that.

You know, I had to see
the world different, grieve.

- Yeah.
- So I focus my energy more

on the community
and working with young men.

After my brother died,
I created a mentoring program.

We wanna educate kids about
the dangers of gun violence.

So you have extraordinary
gentlemen being mentored

in my brother's legacy.
- I really like that.

It was nice to meet you.
- Likewise.

- I like that smile.
- Thank you.

I like your smile, too.
I'm not gonna lie.

- Thank you.
- So when I walked in the hall,

what was your first impression?

- I thought,
"The 2K version of Nia Long."

- [laughs]
- I'm like, "I'm looking,

and I'm liking."
I'm seeing what I need to see.

You made the right move.
- We gon' see.

- I have no power
to choose here, right?

This is in Marz's hands
as it should be.

I feel like I put
my best foot forward.

- You have a good one.
- I'ma see you soon.

- I'ma see you soon.
- A'ight, babe.

- My heart is beating so fast.
Feel my heart.

Like, I'm nervous.
- You just wanted somebody

to touch your chest.
- I did.

I did.
[laughter]

I did, a'ight.
- So where you from?

- From Houston, Texas.

- I love Houston.
So you know good music?

- I know great music.
What you talkin' 'bout?

- So are you R&B or rap?
- R&B.

I'm R&B.
- Favorite R&B group

of all time?
- Ooh, [bleep].

- We can go there.
- Dru Hill.

- Wow!
- [laughs]

- Wait, wait.
- What?

- Really?
- Yeah.

- I love Dru Hill.

Mike is--Mike is very charming.

What are we cheersin' to?
- Cheers to a new beginning

and just Black love, for real.
- I like that.

Are you ready for that, though?
- Oh, yes.

- No situationships?
- Situationship?

What you mean,
an entanglement?

No.
- You don't have it in you?

- I ain't got it in me.
- The energy?

- I ain't got the energy.
I'm 34.

Meeting Tam, getting
to know her just a bit,

I see a future with us.
Like, I see it.

I see it.
[chuckles]

A'ight, don't break my heart.
- Boy.

- Thank you, thank you.
- Bye.

narrator:
Throughout the experiment,

the women will receive
text messages from the hall

prompting them to make choices
about keeping,

eliminating, or spending time
with the men they're dating.

- I just gotta pick one?

Damn.

narrator: In this
accelerated dating experiment,

every choice is crucial.

- Ugh.
How am I gonna do this?

narrator: Now the women
must face the men

and reveal
who they have chosen.

- We each can only take
one person for our first date.

So just understand that.

- I feel like I stood out
more than the other guys.

So I'm definitely hoping
that I get this first date.

- Y'all showed up
and showed out, okay?

I like all of y'all.

So this is really,
really hard for me.

[dramatic music]

- We each can only take one
person for our first date.

So just understand that.
- Y'all showed up

and showed out, okay?
I like all of y'all.

So this is really,
really hard for me.

- I know it's probably hard
to get to know me

with all these other men that
are trying to sell themselves

to her, so I really
want that one-on-one,

so we can talk
and we can vibe.

- The person that I want
to do my first date with

is going to be

Mike.

[all cheer]
- My God!

- From everything
that Mike has shown me,

I feel like I'm myself
around him.

He's definitely the first guy
that I wanna explore more with.

[all cheering]
- Get off, get off.

- [laughs]

- She's beautiful,
and she wants me.

Come on, Tam.
You chose the right one.

[romantic voice] I'll be
everything for you, girl.

God bless you, sister.

- Everybody was just hittin'
all the questions,

giving me the best answer,
but there can be only one.

I had a vibe off the top.

[dramatic music]

I love the honesty, so...

I'ma choose Tewann.

- Whoo!
- Let's get it, baby!

- What in the brotherhood
is happening?

What in the--

- Me and my identical twin
are super competitive.

Everything is a competition.
Somebody's gonna proceed,

and somebody's gonna
take a step back.

So this is hilarious.

♪ ♪

- This is really hard.

I genuinely wanna go out

with all of y'all,
like, right now.

- That first impression is big,
and you can--

from the first day,
you can kind of create a gap

between you
and all the other men.

So I'm really hoping
I get this first date.

♪ ♪

- I gotta go with Isaac.
all: Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

- Isaac is gentle, and he's
really big on acts of service.

I'm willing to take him
on the first date.

That's just what it is.
He play too much.

- You know what they say, baby.
There's only one number one.

- Okay, so I just want y'all
to know, like, fellas,

y'all top tier to us.

So please do not
disappoint us, okay?

- We'll see y'all tomorrow,
okay?

Good night.
- Make sure you get

some good night's rest.
- Get some good night's rest.

- Okay?
- You too.

- Bye!
- I'ma holla at y'all.

- Sleep tight.
- I'ma need it.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Lookin' at them
colors, colors, colors ♪

♪ Late all night.
late all night ♪

- Yo.
- I need a drink.

- Ladies...

narrator: Now that the ladies

have selected
their first dates,

we're sending in
dating expert Mari.

Navigating dating is tough,

and Mari has successfully
counseled hundreds of women.

She'll be watching the ladies
and advising them

throughout the experiment.

- I see a lot
of glowing going on.

- Oh, my God.
- Girl...

- It was the scent of new men.
- Beautiful--

we're so excited!
- They were handsome.

I'm excited.
I got three different guys

that's gonna, hopefully,
bring out something in me

that I've never
had brought out,

or I just love that feeling.
- Right.

- This is what I'm here for--
to make sure that you guys

make
the best decision possible.

If you wanna know that someone
emotionally available to you,

ask him what's the best gift
he's ever gotten and given.

If you care about children,

were you raised
in a two-parent home?

If so, you know, what's your
relationship with your parents?

Ask these kind of questions.
Don't be afraid to go

a little bit deeper
than the superficial

"What's your favorite color?"

Ask them these deeper
questions, so that that way,

you're building intimacy early.
- Oh, yeah.

All of these are just
beautiful, handsome men,

so I'm keeping in mind what
I want, but more importantly,

what I need.
We need to make

some really good
judgment calls

when it comes to these guys,
so I'm gonna dig deeper.

- As you go
into these settings,

who, based off of the vibes,
gave husband material

is what I want you guys
to start to think about.

These are just things
that are gonna help you guys

when it comes to navigating,

like, "can I see
long term with him?"

You're gonna ask them,
"If someone were to know

"that you were here
on a date with me right now,

would they be upset?"
- Ooh, period.

- If I post you
on my Instagram,

who's gonna come to me
as a woman?

- That part.
Who's gonna be in my DM

right now?
- I don't wanna have Shirley

and Barbara moments.
Y'all know I don't do well

with that.
[overlapping chatter]

- These are important things
for you to know in advance.

We're leaving our disasters
of love behind,

and we will be
masters of love this time.

- Yes.
- Absolutely.

- Okay.
This is an opportunity

of a lifetime.
Pressure, but no pressure.

- Yes.

["Give My Love a Shot"
by Reina Williams]

- ♪ I think it's time
you give my love a shot ♪

♪ Shot, shot,
you're picture-perfect ♪

♪ Like a camera shot,
shot, shot ♪

narrator:
Armed with Mari's advice,

the women must dig deep
on their solo dates

to see if the men stand out

from a bench
of standout options.

- This is nice.
- This is beautiful.

Garçon,
how are we doing, bro?

You chillin'?
Good.

- How are you guys?
- I'm good.

- Pretty good.
And you?

- A little champagne?
- A little champagne.

- A little champagna.

- I feel like
this is appropriate,

- I feel like
this is appropriate,

because we're gonna do
21 questions tonight.

- All right, 21 questions.
- [laughs]

- 21 questions, come on.
- You are handsome.

- You're beautiful.
- We have a lot in common.

- You're beautiful.
- We do laugh a lot.

It's a lot of jokes.

But on a serious note,
though, I just wanna make sure

that it's more to it
than just laughs.

- I'm gonna prove it to you
if you give me a chance.

- All right.
- Oh, what you got there?

What'd you pour up there?
- Right there.

I don't know what you're
drinking, so I'm drinking.

- I love red wine.

Isaac being a firefighter
sounds like something

that was out of a movie.

He seems to have a great
energy, and he is fyne.

F-Y-N-E.
Fyne.

- So cheers?
- Cheers.

I want to own my own winery
one day.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- You know, I visited a winery

when I went to D.R.
It was amazing.

We were looking
to get some property there.

Yeah.
- You know, that's, like,

actually one of my interests--
living somewhere abroad.

- Right.
- Having a house overseas.

- Like, it's a good investment.

In the future, you know,
you can even leave it

for your children.
You need to leave something--

a legacy.
I'm all about that.

- [squeals]
I'm sorry.

I can't stop looking at you.
- Really?

I mean, I think it's mutual.

I don't even know
what's going on around me

when you're around.
- [laughs]

- For real.

- So we finally
got this solo dolo.

- Yes, sir.
- I wanna know a little more

about you.
- I'm trying to change

the stigma
around mental health.

I feel like in our community,
we wait till we have--

- It's too late.
- It's too late,

and we take a reactive approach
instead of a--

- Proactive--
- Proactive approach.

You know what I'm saying?
- You're right.

I wanna get to know you
a little more.

There's nothing
but space and opportunity.

- I am a alpha woman.

I do like things
a particular way.

Not to be all controlling--
- I'm with you.

- But I like a guy that leads,
though.

- Yeah.
- So do I always have to plan

the dates,
or are you gonna take the lead

on that sometimes?
- I don't mean this

as to scare you, but more
than likely, it's gonna be me.

- I like that--assertiveness.

[hip-hop music]

- I need to know about you.
I really want to get to know--

- What do you want to know?

- Okay, so I'ma put you
in the hot seat.

- Do you have somebody
checking for you at home?

- If someone waited
for me back home,

I ain't coming back
if I'm going with you.

[dramatic music]

- ♪ I just need somebody ♪

♪ That ain't holding back ♪

♪ And they hold the gat ♪

♪ And they always strapped ♪

narrator: The ladies'
first solo dates have been

full of twists and turns,
and the men are beginning

to reveal themselves,
and not always in a good way.

- Do you have somebody
checking for you at home?

- If someone waited
for me back home,

I ain't coming back
if I'm going with you.

[dramatic music]

That's how I see it,
'cause they could be waiting

for something
that may never happen.

They had their chance.
They didn't take it.

- But why would you come if--

- There is nobody
waiting for me back home.

I'm saying, like,
hypothetically speaking.

♪ ♪

- Isaac is just deflecting
like [bleep].

I've never seen anybody
deflect a question this well.

Are you going
to answer the question?

Do you have somebody
checking at home for you?

- What's your five-year plan?
- My five-year plan?

- Can you tell me that right--
- To be with you.

Nah, that's easy.
- Oh, thank you.

- That's too easy.
- Look, he saved you.

- Oh, my God!
- You got saved by the bell!

- You ain't saved me, bruh,
'cause I'm ready.

- [laughs]
- You know what I'm saying?

When you stay ready,
you never gotta get ready.

- [laughs]
- Learn that from your mamas.

- Oh, my God.

- No, seriously.
My five-year plan is to be

with a beautiful, young lady
who's strong, independent,

and I choose to have myself
in a place where I can provide

for not just me and my mama but
anybody who would come asking.

- So more lighthearted,
though, more lighthearted.

- Yes, thank you.
So okay, the dress.

- You like it?
- Uh...

a'ight.
Shoot, I'm sorry.

Can you at least--
come on, don't let me talk

while I eat.
- Oh, my--

did you just go on my plate?

Wait, did you
just go on my plate?

- Oh, you gon' eat this.
- Rule number one--

- Never touch a woman's plate?

- No, I do not play about food.

- I don't play
about food either.

- But why would you do that?

I know it was supposed to be,
like, a romantic little thing,

but sir, don't do that.

♪ ♪

- I remember you were
telling me that your son,

who is 16, lives in New Jersey.
- Yeah.

- So how is your relationship
with him?

And, like, how often
do you guys see each other

or speak?
Because he's so far away

from where you live.

- Last time I saw him
was three months ago.

- Okay.
- Yep.

- And how's the relationship
now with his mom?

- Nah, me and his mom
don't talk at all.

narrator: The women are
getting some in-depth

information on their dates,

but now,
we've got one more surprise.

♪ ♪

The hall is reloading with men
for the women to consider.

But reentry comes
with a catch.

- What?
[laughs]

♪ ♪

narrator:
The women are finding out

that having tons of options
is a double-edged sword.

They must trust their gut
and decide--

do they save the men in front
of them or eliminate right now

for more options?

- It look like you gettin'
a interesting text over--

can I laugh, too?

- This is the most
uncomfortable situation now.

- What's up?
You good?

- [laughs]

I basically just got
a text message that says

that I have the chance
to go back into the hall.

- Oh, okay.
- Or I can continue on

with you and keep you here.

♪ ♪

- So you thinking
about going back?

[percussive beat]

- I do--I swear to you,
I hope that I get a little bit

more time with you if you feel
like giving me my time, please.

♪ ♪

narrator: In this part of
the experiment,

the women are on
their first solo dates,

and the hall
has just surprised them

with a critical decision.
[phones ding]

- What?

narrator:
They can go back into the hall

and choose a new man
only if they send home

their current date right now.

And the men are trying to
prove why they should stay.

- So you thinking
about going back?

- I am thinking about it.
- Mm.

- I'm really trying
to dig deep here with you.

So when I'm asking these
questions about something

about somebody
being at home or--

- So you would've been content
if I would've just gave you

a straight answer?

- [sighs]

I'm not here to play around.

- My intentions for me
to come in here

was to find something real.

- What are you looking for?
- I'm looking for a strong

Black woman who can handle
hers but can also handle me.

- Would you say
you're ready for commitment?

- I...

- What's so funny?

- It's a side thought.

- I need him
to communicate now,

'cause this is either gonna
make or break my decision

to send him home.

- I'm ready for a commitment.

- Like a commitment?
- You know, let's be 1,000.

I'm learning
what even that means,

because I don't know--
- Have you been in love?

- I feel like I have.
- Right.

- But, like, the rom-com stuff,
I have not had.

- Isaac, like,
you're a really great guy.

I just--
- Before you say anything--

before you say anything,
listen, I just wanna keep

enjoying our time, keep
getting to know each other.

It's not gonna be easy.

I know there's plenty
of gentlemen out there.

They're all great guys,

but do they have what we have?
Do they have that connection?

Do they have similar goals?
- I don't know.

I haven't checked it yet.
- You have--exactly.

[whispers]
Curiosity killed the cat.

- [sighs]

This [bleep] here
got me sweatin'.

I wanna spend
more time with Isaac,

but to be able to back
to the hall for another pick?

This is
an emotional roller coaster.

- Well, Tewann, I do think
that you're awesome,

and I do hope that you repair

this relationship with
your son's mother, 'cause--

- My son is 16,
about to be 18.

- But he gon' be
your son forever,

and that's always
gonna be his mom.

- Yeah, I mean, he gotta have
a relationship with her,

not me.

- Well...

I beg to differ.
- Okay.

- I'ma have to let you go.

Tewann not speaking
to his son's mother

is very concerning to me.

At this point,
you're waving a red flag,

wearing a red jumpsuit
with some red Timbs on.

'Cause, I'm just like,
growing up between two homes,

I just can't even imagine
if my dad never cared

what was going on with my mom.

- [sighs]
Isaac, I just feel like

you are really good.

[dramatic music]

But I think I'm gonna
have to go back to the hall

just to check.

- I respect that.
I might not agree with you,

but I respect that,
it's your choice.

- Isaac is not
telling me something,

and it's just like, what for?
You don't know me

from a can of paint,
and you're gonna lie to me?

♪ ♪

- Can I give you a kiss?

You're gorgeous.

- Is it getting hot in here?
- Yes.

- [laughs]
- Yeah.

[phone chimes]

- Okay, um...
- Mm-hmm?

- Hold on, give me a second.

I need to talk to someone.

I have a lot
of mixed emotions about this.

He was not someone that I was
looking for to sending home

at all right now.
This is crazy.

- I don't want to send
that boy home after this, bro.

Like, this date just happened.
- Right.

- He just told me
all this [bleep].

I can't grieve this process
and [bleep] go on.

Like, I'm not gonna
do that just yet.

- I'm just nervous, right?

Like, what is going on, man?

- This is really tough.
I really like this guy.

But I don't know what ahead of
me or who else could be behind

those doors.
The pressure is too much.

♪ ♪

I ain't feeling this no more.

[bleep], 'cause what?

I'm having to tap out.
I can't.

♪ ♪

No, we're not doing this.

narrator: This season
on "The Love Experiment"...

- We are really
on the craziest

dating experiment ever.

narrator: The hall is open

and the stakes get higher
with each visit.

- "All nine of you
could be up for elimination."

- Yo, that is a twist.

narrator: It's a fantasy
of options.

- I'm a happy girl today.
- Yeah?

narrator:
In this dating utopia,

they'll have
everything they want.

- I don't really date
looking for a girlfriend.

I date looking for a wife.

narrator:
The choices get harder

as feelings grow deeper.

- He just started kissing me.
I was like...

[squeals]
- Oh, I love that vibe.

- You feel like
you're ready for commitment?

- I'm all in, but I just
don't know what's gonna happen.

narrator: When searching
for the one,

emotions will run high.

- Don't touch her
in front of me.

- Love is a risk, so--
- Love is a choice.

narrator: They have to make
the most important decision

of their life.

- I'm very much so torn.

- You gotta listen
to your heart.

- [sobbing]
Oh, my God.

- I really can't do this.
[sobbing]

♪ ♪

narrator:
Can they find the one?

- Shall we?
- We shall.

[hip-hop music]

♪ ♪