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♪ Almost heaven

\h\h\h♪ West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains ♪

Life on the farm, it’s really \h\h\h\h\ha beautiful thing.

\h\h\h\h\hIt’s just a place that everything seems right \h\h\h\heven when it’s not.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBut it’s hard \h\hto meet people when you don’t leave the farm much.

♪ Older than the trees

♪ Younger than the mountains ♪

\hLife just ain’t what it oughta be

if you’re not sharing \h\hit with somebody.

\h\h\h\hFinding love’s been pretty difficult.

\h\h\hI want to find love and start the other phase \h\h\h\h\h\h\hof my life.

The thought of finding \h\h\htrue love for me

isn’t just I won’t be \h\h\hlonely anymore.

It’s now I have a partner,

\h\h\h\h\h\hsomeone who not only do I have their back, \h\h\hbut they’ve got mine.

♪ Country roads

\h\h\h\hJennifer Nettles: Four hard-working farmers

\hhave sacrificed their love lives

\h\h\h\hin dedication of working the land.

\h\h\h\hSo now it’s time to embark on an adventure

\h\h\h\h\hthat will change the course of their lives.

♪ Mountain mama

\h\h\hSingle women across the country

matched with our farmers’ \h\h\h\hprofiles online.

\h\h\hAnd five will move in with their chosen farmer...

Oh, my God!

\h...to road test the country life.

Let’s get on the farm!

\h- ( cow lowing ) - ( all shouting )

Aah! Oh, my God!

- You got him? \h- I got him.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI might be your most city girl here.

- Aah! - Pull him back! \hPull him back!

Oh!

Baby, I was born ready to be a farmer’s wife.

- ( gagging ) - Oh, my God, it stinks!

( cow lowing )

\h\hIt is time to turn feelings of like into feelings of love.

\h- Cowboys are, like, trouble. - I hope hearts aren’t broken,

\h\h\hbut I know we’re gonna have to cross those bridges.

You can’t have your cake \h\h\h\hand eat it, too.

You can’t date five girls \h\h\h\hat the same time.

- She’s got me messed up. - Can I get a minute?

\h\h- I made a mistake. - This is a hell \hof a lot harder

\hthan I thought it was gonna be.

( music playing )

\h\hIt’s just exciting when you fall in love.At the end of the day, \h\h\hif you don’t have \h\h\hsomebody to love,

- what do you really have? \h- ♪ If it’s meant to be

- ♪ It’ll be, it’ll be - I love everything about him.

♪ So won’t you ride with me, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hride with me? ♪

♪ See where this thing goes

\h\h\hI would really love it \h\h\h\hif you would join me in this journey on the farm.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m very happy that she said yes at the end.

Jennifer: And the journey \h\hto happily ever after \h\h\h\hbegins right now.

♪ Baby, if it’s meant to be

( chatter, laughter )

\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: \hThese single ladies have left big cities

\h\hacross America to search for love \h\hin the country.

\h\hThey’ve previewed our farmers’ profile \h\h\h\hvideos online

\h\h\h\hand are here to see if sparks fly in real life.

\hI wasn’t sure with pictures. Then when I watched the video, \hI was like, "That’s my guy."

I am here to see Farmer Allen.

As soon as I watched his video,

\h\h\hhe made me laugh, and that’s huge for me.

\h- I just feel like \h\h\hwe would vibe. - Yeah.

\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: \h\hAfter the ladies chose their favorite,

our farmers whittled \hdown the selections to only eight dates,

and today will meet them \h\h\h\h\h\hface to face,

all in pursuit of true love.

\h- Ryan Black, buddy. - Landon Heaton. \h\h\hNice to meet ya.

- Yo. - Hunter Grayson.

- Nice to meet y’all. - Allen Foster.

Landon: I get to meet more girls in one day

\h\h\h\h\hthan I’ve met in the last five years.

I mean, not a lot of guys \h\h\h\hget that chance.

\h\h\hYeah, I’ve never done anything like this at all.\h\h\h\hIt’s a little out of my wheelhouse.

You mean you’ve never dated \height women at one time?

- Yeah, exactly. - Oh, okay, okay.

- I’ve rode a horse once. - Really?

- One time. - Y’all have to teach me.

Sarah: This is totally out of my comfort zone,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbut for me, I’ve dated a lot in the city.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI live in New York, and it hasn’t worked out for me,

\h\h\h\hso I’m really ready to try something different.

\hI’m here to meet Landon because farmers are known \h\h\hto be hard-working

and, like, genuine, \h\hhonest people.

And that’s kind of the person \h\h\hthat you want to start \h\h\h\h\h\h\ha family with.

( overlapping chatter )

- Oh, my God. - Jennifer Nettles.

- Oh, my God. - Hi! Hello, ladies!

- Ah, you look amazing! - You, too!

These guys have a tough job \h\h\h\h\h\hahead of them.

- Let’s get it started. - Oh, my gosh.

\h\h\hY’all, I love Sugarland so much.

\h\h\h\h\hI am very excited. I can literally feel my heart \h\hbeating out of my chest.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m shaking. I’m about to drop my glass.

\hCongratulations, this is a big day.

And for some of you, this may be a life-changing moment.

\h\h\hFor some of you, this may be the moment

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthat you meet your partner for your life.

\hWaiting right outside are your four farmers,

so let’s bring ’em in.

Please welcome Farmer Hunter.

Say hello to Farmer Allen.

Let’s go, baby.

Welcome, Farmer Ryan.

Oh, my-- yeah, he’s fine.

And finally, let’s say hello to Farmer Landon.

Farmer Hunter, how do you \h\h\h\h\hfeel right now?

\h\h\h\hNervous as a cat in a room full of rocking \h\h\h\hchairs, honestly.

\h\h\hI feel really awkward here. \hI’ve been dancing to her music since I was, like, 15 years old,

\hand now she’s gonna help me find a dance partner. Like--

There ya go!

Whoo!

\h\h\hHave you ever had the opportunity, Allen,

\h\h\h\hto go on a first date with eight beautiful ladies?

- No, ma’am, Absolutely not. - So how’s that feel?

Uh, a little wrong, actually.\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNo, uh-- no, it’s very exciting.

\hI feel like I showed up to try out for the majors

and I’ve only played tee-ball.

For sure. You’re about to be in the World Series of love right here, so--

Yeah, something like that.

\h\h\h\hFarmer Ryan, \hyou look wonderful. You look so handsome.

- How are you feeling? - I tell people that cowboying \h\hmakes up half of who I am.

\h\h\h\hAnd my horses mean everything to me, you know?

\h\h\h\h\hSo to open myself up and share that part of my life \h\h\h\h\h\hwith someone, um--

( clears throat )

it would mean a lot.

- Aww. - That’s sweet.

Today, what we’re gonna do,

you each get to go \h\hon a first date

with all eight of your ladies \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hindividually

to get to know each other \h\h\h\h\h\ha bit better.

Oh, I’m excited.

\h\h\hAfter which, out of that eight,

\h\h\h\h\hyou will choose five who you feel a connection with

\h\h\hto go with you to try out the farm,

to see what it feels like

\hfor them to step inside your world.

( music playing )

\h\h\h\h\hYou’re not gonna have a lot of time with each other,

\h\h\hso in that time, my best advice would be

put it all out there, \h\hdon’t hold back,

be your beautiful selves.

Eight dates back to back. Oh!

\h\h\hI don’t know. I feel like a bottle getting ready to pop.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI don’t think you can have a dating situation

if you’re not dating.

Farming and ranching \h\h\his in my blood,

and I don’t think there’s anything else I could do.

It’s the best job \h\hin the world,

\h\hbut my lifestyle, it’s not the easiest.

\h\h\hMy house is kind of in the middle of nowhere.

\h\h\h\h\hMy nearest neighbor is two and a half miles away.

And dating apps are great,

\hbut you can only set that perimeter so wide.

And then I’m like, \h\h\h\h"Oh, look.

Sarah and Mica again. \h\h\h\hHere we are."

♪ Can I be honest \hfor a second? ♪

I’m just living life \h\h\h\h\hright now,

and I need to find that person \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwho is my life.

\h\h\hPeople always ask me when I want kids and I say, \h\h\h\h\h"Five years ago."

\h\h\h\hBut I don’t want to find a girl that I can \h\h\hmake it work with.

I want to find the girl \hthat I can’t make it \h\h\h\h\hwork without.

- ( chattering ) - Are we all nervous?

- There’s butterflies, girl. - Yeah, butterflies.

\h\h\h\h\h\hSo I feel like I was born ready for love.

\h\h\hI’ve been dreaming of getting married since \h\hI was a little girl.

Good luck. You got this!

I am, um, a single mom.

Hi.

And I picked Farmer Landon

\hbecause I do know that he loves kids,

so that’s a big plus for me.

- You cold? - Yes.

- All right. - Thank you.

- You’re sure welcome. \h- I appreciate that.

So you want to come to Oklahoma in the middle of nowhere?

Like, what’s the appeal there?

\h\h\h\hI feel like it doesn’t really matter where you’re at,

\h\h\hit just matters, like, who you’re with.

- That is a good answer. - Yeah.

- Damn. \h\h- I just am looking \h\hfor that partner,

like, someone that you can \h\h\h\hdo everything with,

\hand who’s always there by your side.

Yeah? What I’ve got right now \h\his a house and some land,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand I don’t-- it doesn’t feel like a home.

Home. Unless you have \h\hsomebody special.

- Exactly. - Yeah, I totally get it.

I just-- I need somebody \h\h\hto build that with.

I’ve been to Arkansas, \h\h\hMissouri, Texas,

\h- but I have never been-- - You literally just \h\h\h\hran around Oklahoma.

- Did a little \h\hdance around, yeah. \h- See, they’re okay,

\hbut Oklahoma’s way better, so you did save the best for last.

Ashley is just cuter \hthan a speckled pup

sleeping in the shade \h\hof a wagon wheel.

Oh, would you like to see a picture of my daughter?

- So, this is her. She is so-- - Well, I should have expectedshe would be that adorable \h\h\h\hwhen you made her.

\h\h\h\h\h\hAnd, oh, my gosh, \h\h\h\hher daughter would be best friends with my nieces.

I could see that instantly.

- It was so nice to meet you. - You, too.

- Bye. - See ya soon.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAshley: The chemistry is there.

\h\h\hMade me a little bit giddy. I feel like screaming right now.

Aah!

\h- His eyes are so pretty. - Yeah. Yeah, his eyes \h\h\hare really pretty.

\h\h\hI’ve actually never even been on a blind date \hor anything like that.

So this is really \hall new to me.

I think it’s important though \hfor him to get to know us,

because in a couple hours, he has to make a decision.\h\hI know. I’m like, there’s eight of us.

Allen: It’s gonna be hard \h\h\hto make a decision

\h\hon who I might potentially spend the rest of my life with.

\h\hFarming has just been my entire life,

and I don’t know \hany different.

\h\h\h\hBut it’s time for the next chapter.

I want to be a husband \hand a father one day,

and raise my own family.

I’ve learned lots of things \hfrom past relationships.

\h\h\hI think maybe that I have trouble expressing

what love looks like for me \h\h\h\h\h\h\hbecause to me

love is more of a feeling \h\h\hthan words spoken.

\h\hI just want somebody to like me for who I am, \h\htake it or leave it.

\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m kind of over what is out there right now,

and I want to go back to the good old days.

I’m ready to rock and roll \h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor this guy.

- How are you? - Yes! Finally. Hi, honey.- Hey. - You doing good?

- Yeah, doing good. \hYou want to sit down? - Yeah, please.

- All right. - We’re here!

- Are you excited? \h- I’m good, yeah.

- You excited? - My heart’s racing.

- Is it? - Yeah, feel it. \h\hGive me your hand.

- It’s all right. \hIt’s all right. Relax. - Can you feel it?

- Yeah. - Yours isn’t?

- No, I’m good. - Okay.

He was a little--

He was a lot more calm \h\h\h\h\h\hthan I was.

So, like, I hope he’s into me.

He’s not as excited as I am.

I live in Scottsdale, \hArizona, right now.

\h- But I’m originally \h\h\hfrom the South. - Gotcha.

\h\h\h\hMy little brother is the only one left in Alabama,

so it gives me a good reason to go back home all the time.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah, sure. Family’s a big part of my life.

\h\h\h\hMine, too. Yeah, they’re my best friends.

So what do you think about \hmoving back to the South?

Well, why do you think \h\h\hI’m here, honey?

- I’m ready to kinda come back. - Well, good.

Yeah, just working out well for me with, like,

the whole dating scene \h\h\h\hout there, no.

And I think there’s something \h\habout men from the South

and how they were raised \h\hand, like, what they think is important, yeah.

So, to answer your question, \h\h\h\h\h\hhell, yeah, baby!

- Let’s go! I’m ready. - All right.\h- I hope I get to go \h\h\h\hto your ranch. - All right.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou know, the very first impression \h\h\hthat I had of Allen

was that I really can see \h\h\hhim actually being

a potential partner for me.

- Can I have another hug? - Absolutely.

- Okay, good. Good. - Absolutely.

So that’s crazy.

\h\h\hBut I don’t know if he sees that in me.

\h\h\h\hMaybe that’s just his personality.

Yeah, she’s cool. Yeah.

- She’s just cool? - Yeah!

\hYou know, dating, it’s a tough thing.

I would not consider myself \h\ha romantic necessarily.

- You don’t need to be. - I’m more like a,

"Hey, let me go wash your car,"

- or "Let me go get your gas." - I know.

\h\h\h\h\hReally, you only talk to one girl at a time \h\h\h\h\hyour whole life.

\hAnd then something like this comes along

and it’s just not really \h\h\h\hin my wheelhouse.

\h\hThat’s what I’m doing, but I feel like I’m screwing it up.

I don’t know. I just don’t \h\h\hwant them to be like,

"Wow, we picked the wrong guy."

I don’t know, I’m just Allen.

\h\h\h\hJennifer: Still to come...

Well, hey, cowboy.

\h\h\h\h\h...the farmers are finding connections.

Lord have mercy.

So, what are you looking for?

I’m looking for you. Oh!

But who will be headed \h\h\hback to the farm?

This is the decision that could potentially change my life forever.

\hYou don’t want to make \h\h\h\hthe wrong choice, send the right girl home.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hObviously, these decisions are tough.

- Yeah. - And they’re real.

This is terrifying.

♪ This is like a dream

♪ You give me everything

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt’s crazy. I feel like we’re all stunners.

I’m like, how will he choose?

I don’t think I’ve ever put myself in this much

of an emotional rollercoaster \h\h\h\hin such a short time.

\h\h\h\h\hGrowing up, I’ve always cowboyed.

\h\h\hMy family started cowboying in the ’60s,

\h\hand we brought the ranch together.

I have 46 acres,

\h\h\hand financially, my lifestyle is set up.

\h\h\h\h\hThe one thing that’s missing is love.

So in a relationship, what I’m looking for

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\his something \hthat can grow organically, like a good fruit, you know?

I want to find a woman \h\hwho’s independent,

comfortable in her own skin, \h\h\h\h\h\hand a go-getter.

\h♪ Walking down the cobblestone ♪

Lily: I am looking for love on a farm

\h\hbecause the guys I’ve dated in Miami,

\h\h\h\h\hthey don’t have that country kick to them \h\hthat I’m looking for.

- Hi, handsome. - Come here, come here.

\h\h\h\h\h\hA farmer’s kind of got that grit, \h\hand I’m into that.

- Tell me again \h\h\hwhere you’re from. - I grew up in New York.

But my senior year \h\hof high school,

- I moved to Potomac, Maryland. - Okay, Maryland. Okay.

\h\hHigh school was hard, but I could always escape \h\h\h\h\h\hto the barn.

That was my sanctuary.

\h\h\hThat’s where I went to to escape

\h\h\h\hand just be my authentic self.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI didn’t have \h\h\h\h\hto answer to anybody. I could just work with my pony.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWe can talk \h\h\h\habout horses all day, and that’s kinda interesting.

- I like that. - Yeah.

- You have brown eyes. - Oh, thank you.

- Yes. Yes. - You getting lost in my eyes?

- I hope so. - Ryan: There’s a lot \hI can say about Lily.

Looking at her, I feel--

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI feel. Let me just say that.

Oh, we’re not done, are we?

I’ll be thinking \h\h\habout you.

She made me nervous \h\h\ha little bit.

See you later. See you later.

\h\h\h\h’Cause I think \hthere’s passion there when it comes to Lily.

\h\h\h\h\hI’m besotted. I am besotted by Ryan.

\h\h\hThis is gonna be tough. God, this is gonna be tough.

So, I’m a fifth generation \h\h\h\h\hcattle producer,

\h\hI’ve been so focused on building my family business

\h\h\h\h\h\hthat now I’m 31 and looking in the mirror,

\h\h\h\hI’m like, "You gotta find somebody to share this life with

or what are you doing it for?"

♪ Take your time

A friend of mine \h\honce told me,

\h\h\h"I’m with you when you’re right and with you \h\h\hwhen you’re wrong."

That really resonated with me.

I’m looking for that person \h\h\h\hthat’s truly there

\h\h\hfor the good, the bad, the ugly--

all aspects of life.

- Hey there. How are you? - I’m doing great!

\h\hI really gravitate towards people that feel like sunshine,

\h\h\h\hand I know I only saw a minute-long video of him...

- How are you? - ...but I can just tell \hhe’s just a ball of light,

and I’m excited to kind of \h\h\hget to know him more.

So, tell me about you. \h\hWhere are you from?

I grew up in Flagstaff, Sedona.

So how do you feel about \h\h\hthe ranching aspect of everything, you know?

Well, if you’re outside \h\hgetting vitamin D, \h\h\h\hthe sunshine--

it’s just, you can’t be unhappy with that going on around you.

- Ooh? There’ll be some days. - Well, yeah. Uh, yeah.

Oh, my gosh, I think I watched \h\hyour video, like, 30 times.

- Oh, goodness. - Man, I almost started \h\h\hcrying on the spot,

\h\h\h\hhearing about your mom, ’cause I lost both my parents.

- Oh, I’m so sorry. - It’s okay.

\h\h\h\h\hLife is life, and that’s what it is.

\h\h\h\hIt’s just our story, \h\h\h\h\h\hit’s their story, and it’s just what happened.

\hI think you’re just such a strong person

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor being the light that you are, \hfrom what I can tell.- And-- \h\h- Well, I got a lot \h\hof that from her.

- She could light up \hany room she walked into. - Oh, that’s great. Oh, man.

- But thank you for saying that. - Of course.

\h\hI totally understand where you’re coming from.\hLosing a parent, it’s a tough deal.

\h\hAnd the fact that she got that open about it and stuff, \h\h\h\hthat really hit home.

( music playing )

Jennifer: Today’s all about \h\h\hfinding that romantic \h\h\h\h\hconnection fast.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Dallas, Texas, \h\h\hborn and raised. \h- You’re like my neighbor

\h- that’s not as good \h\h\has Oklahoma. - Oh.I have to be honest.

Like, I don’t have a ton \h\h\hof farm experience.

- But I’m open to it. - Well, good deal.I’m looking forward to talking \h\h\hto you a little bit more.

- And you travel a lot? - Always on the road.

- Am I coming with you or-- - Oh, yeah. Definitely, \h\hdefinitely, definitely.\h\h\hSo, what are you looking for in someone?

\hYou can’t be scared of work. Like I said, I tell everybody,

I don’t need a girl who’s a ranch hand.

I need a girl who’s not scared \h\h\h\h\h\hto work on a ranch.Yeah. No, I like that.

\h\h\hThat’s the nice thing about this is I get to see \h\hhow you do in my world.

I’ve judged livestock \h\h\h\h\hin college.

I judge it at N.E.O. \h\hfor a little bit.

\h\hWe might have a little contest.

We can do some sorting later.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSydney: Hunter’s absolutely my type.

He’s a doll baby, isn’t he?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: The farmers’ speed dates

\h\hare flying by at a rapid pace.

- So, what are you looking for? - I’m looking for you.

- Oh! - But only five ladies \hcan come back to the farms.

- You have a big decision \h\hahead of you. - I know, and it’s tough.

- I’m really sorry for you. - So, I’ll tell you how it is.

- Don’t get on \h\h\h\hmy bad side, either. \h- Oh, wow. I believe that.

Saw you walking up \h\hand I was like,

- "This one’s trouble." - I’m feisty.

\h\h\h\hYou know, it’s, uh, it’s gonna be a wild ride.

That girl is trouble covered in trouble, and I am all about it.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI could think \h\habout this for 10 days and it wouldn’t get easier.

♪ It’s never felt quite like this ♪

♪ So come here and show me all the ways you want me ♪

- Hello! Finally. - Jennifer: Our four farmers

\h\h\h\h\h\hare on a quest to find the perfect match.

- So why a cowboy? - You’re a Black cowboy.

\hThat is overlooked a lot in our culture, in American history.

\h\h\h\h\hAnd of course, love’s a two-way street.

- Well, hey, cowboy. - How are we?

Each of our single ladies \h\h\h\hmust also decide

\h\h\h\h\h\hif there’s a promising connection.

\h\h\hI definitely am here to meet my forever person.

And when I saw his picture,

Landon just jumped off the page at me.

\h\hYou know, he looks like he’s a gentleman,

and that’s really hard to come by in Orlando.

I have a hard time looking \h\hat your eyes because...

\h\h\h\h\h\hI had a hard time not staring at you in there.\h\h\h\h\hI’m just like, I’m not gonna look away.I’m just gonna be awkward, \hand then you’ll be like,

- "Why are you \hstill looking at me?" - Oh, my goodness.

- I’ve got crazy \hbutterflies right now. - Yeah, yeah.

\h\h\h\h\hLandon: Kylie’s a dadgum Disney princess.

\h\h\hI mean, get lost in those eyes for days.

- Oh, we’re \hflexing here, are we? - We are flexing.So just done pageants \h\hyour whole life?

- Well, it paid my way \hthrough school. Yes. - Really?

- Wow. \h- Biomedical science \h\hand neuroscience.

So, stunning and intelligent?

\hSo, you go in public, guys are just gonna be \hfollowing you around.

\h- Not the kind of \h\hguys I like. No. - No?

Kylie: He’s a total Southern gentleman.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAnd, oh, God, there’s so much chemistry.

I’ve got bubbles \hand butterflies

\h\hand I can’t get this stupid smile off my face.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: Yep, that romantic chemistry \h\h\h\h\h\his all-important.

\h- Well, hey, Miss Megan. - Hey, honey. How are you?

How are you? That drawl. \h\h\h\hOkay. All right. \h\h\hWhere are you from?

45 minutes from here, actually.

\h\hMegan is a smokeshow. She knocked my socks off.

\hJennifer: For some, sparks fly instantly.

\h\hI haven’t seen what’s under that hat yet. Okay!

Oh, he handsome-looking \h\h\hwithout the hat.

- So, how you feeling? - I’m excited, yeah, \h\hto finally talk to you.

\h- Yeah. - But others struggle to \h\hfind the right words.

Well, um...

Producer: Are you worried \h\habout being awkward?

Not really. I mean, I’m really not the awkward type most of the time.

\h\h\h\h\h\hBut, I mean, I guess it could happen,

\h\hand-- I mean, now I’m nervous.

\h\h\hSo, you know, thanks for bringing \h\hthat up, but...

\h\h\hI went to Montana and actually took a job in ag sales, basically.

- Like ads? - Ag sales.

- What’s ag? - Ag. Agriculture.

- Yeah. - You forgot \h\hmy name earlier.

- I know, but I know it now. - I’m kind of mad \h\hat you for that.

\hI’m like, "Oh, my God, he doesn’t even like me."

- No, no, no. It’s not that. - Okay, okay.

- I’ve just met lots of people. - Okay, Allen.

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

- I’m good. - Good.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- So, why me? - For one, you’re beautiful,

\h\h\h\hand I’m just trying to figure out why you think

\h\h\h\h\h\hthat you want to be put into the farming lifestyle

\h\h\h\hand why you would thrive there.

\h\h\hWell, I don’t know. I work in New York City.

I have a pretty extreme, \h\h\h\h\hlike, city life

\h\hand no experience whatsoever on a farm,

so it would be totally \h\h\hdifferent for me.

\h\h\hSo, have you ever ridden before?

- No. No. - No. Not at all.

I rode a donkey in Mexico once.

That definitely counts.

- Well, there you go. - That counts, so...

Can we get me a donkey?

\h\hYou know what? I’ll tell you what.

\h\h\h\hI’ll see what I can do about that.

I’ll see what I can do.

\h\hWhat stands out about Ariana to me

\h\his that she’s pretty well lived her life in a big city

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand, you know, while that’s maybe not ideal,

I think there’s definitely \h\h\h\h\h\hsome potential

\h\h\h\h\h\hfor some good chemistry there.

- ( laughs ) - See ya. Thank you.

Maybe she’s gonna be the one, \h\hyou know what I’m saying?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: As our farmers’ final dates \h\h\h\hdraw to a close...

See ya soon.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRyan: I now have eight women.

I have to cut it \h\hdown to five.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI do not know how we’re gonna get there.

I might have to call in \ha lifeline on this one.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: \h\h\h\hThey now all face a life-changing decision.

I don’t know about y’all, \h\h\hbut that was a day \h\hfor the books for me.

\hHow do they expect us to make this decision?

\h\h- Ain’t a nickel’s worth \h\hof difference, you know? - No.

\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m not sad you’re going before me.

- Good luck, sir. - Good luck to you boys.

- Yes, sir. - See you on the other side.

Allen: I’ve kinda known \h\h\hI’ve had to make this decision all day,

\h\h\h\h\hbut, you know, it comes time to make it

and my stomach’s in knots.

- Allen. - Yes, ma’am?

- How was \h\hthe speed dating round? \h- You know, it was great.

Had a lot of great \h\hconversations.

It makes it really hard to make this kind of heavy decision.

- So, big moment. - Yes, ma’am.

Out of this wonderful group \h\h\h\h\h\hof eight women,

\honly five will join you on the next leg of this journey.

And it does have to be a connection both ways,

- ’cause it’s a big decision. - Absolutely.

So, who will be the first lady

\h\h\h\hthat you’re gonna invite back to the farm?

\hCassidy Jo: I’m nervous that he’s not as excited

to get to know me more \h\h\h\h\has I am him.

\hI just don’t know what he’s thinking.

\h\h\hI’m just gonna kinda go with my gut,

\h\hand it’s kinda all I got to go on.

\h\h\h\h\h\hYou know, I think we made some good connections \h\h\h\hall across the board,

but my first choice is Ariana.

\hI wondered if you would like to go back to the farm with me.

\h\h\h\hThank you. Thank you so much.

But...

- So, Allen. - My first choice is Ariana.

\hI wondered if you would like to go back to the farm with me.

Thank you so much, \hbut I don’t know that I can do that.

\hThat’s all right. I appreciate that.

- But thank you. - You’re welcome. Absolutely.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAriana: \hI made the decision to not go to the farm

\h\hpurely because I wished that we had a faster spark.

I would have really-- \h\h\hwould have saw \hthat he was excited

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hor, you know, more outwardly interested.

It’s a tough, tough decision.

I appreciate your honesty, \h\h\h\hand, um, thank you.

Didn’t really see that coming, \hwhich is foolish on my part.

\hGood luck, good luck. Good luck, ladies. Bye.

Jennifer: Good luck.

It definitely puts things \h\hback into perspective

and that this is still real life.

- So, obviously these \hdecisions are tough. - Yeah.

- And they’re real, \hand that’s where we’re at. - Yes, ma’am.

So who is the second lady that you are gonna invite \h\h\h\hback to the farm?

Um...

\h\h\h\hKirsten, would you like to go back to the farm with me?

Absolutely, thank you.

I would like to ask Rebecca \h\hif she would like to go \h\h\hto the farm with me.

Thank you.

- Khelsi. \h\h- Yay. Yes, I would \h\h\hbe delighted.

- Sloan, would you like \hto go to the farm with me? - Of course.

\h\h\h\h\h\hSo, who gets \h\hthe final invitation to join you on the farm?

\h\h\h\h\h\hCassidy Jo: I’m just praying to God \h\h\h\h\hit’s my name,

to have another chance,

\h’cause he wasn’t looking at me much.

I’m like, "Give me any kind of sign."

\h\h\h\h\hSo, this next lady, she was very open and honest \h\h\h\h\h\hwith me and real.

Cassidy Jo, would you like to go to the farm with me?

You’re killing me, honey. Yes, I would love to go.

I would, yes. Thank you.

Ladies, I’m sorry,

and I wish y’all the best of luck.

\h\h\h\h\hCassidy Jo: You kind of feel bad \hbeing picked last.

\h\h\h\hIf the first girl didn’t decide to go home,

like, I wouldn’t even be here.

\hJennifer: That wasn’t an easy road for Allen,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbut this is a life-changing decision.

\h\hIt’s not just down to our farmers picking.

Each lady they invite \h\hback to the farm

\h\h\h\h\h\hmust feel that connection, too.

\h- Well, hello. - How you doing?

\h\h\hI’m good, how are you? I’m coming in, I’m coming in.

- How are you? \h\h- I’m doing great. \h\hExcited. Nervous.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRyan: Last time I was this nervous \hwas my first football game,

and that was middle school.

\h\hJennifer: How are you?

I’ve had easier decisions, \h\h\h\h\h\hI’ll say that.

\h\h\h\h\hYou don’t want to make the wrong choice,

send the right girl home.

- How are you? - I’m not well.

\h\h\hIn all honesty, I’d be insanely lucky

to have any one of these \height come to my house.

Who’s gonna be the first lady \h\hthat you’re gonna invite \h\h\h\h\h\hback to the farm?

\h\h\hThe first lady I’m gonna ask is, um, \h\hSarah with an H.

I might have a lot to learn, \h\hbut I’d love to join you.

- Portia. - Uh, yes, thank you.

\h\h\hI am so nervous. I’m hoping he picks me. \h\h\h\h\hIt’s intense.

- Sara V. Yes. - Okay.

\h\hMiss Devonne, if you would like

\h\h\h\h\hto come back to the ranch with me...

\h\h\h\h\hAll right, all right, all right.

Miss Stephanie.

\h\h\hIf Zoey would like to come back to my farm--

- Of course. - Ashley in the red dress.

Love to.

\h\hI could picture me going back to the farm.

I’m very anxious.

\h\h\h\h\hI feel like we really connected.

If Ashley would like to come \hand join me in Oklahoma...

Yes.

...Miss Sydney would join me \h\h\h\h\hback on the ranch.

Yes, I would love to.

- Miss Dahlia. \h- Thank you.

- Kylie would like-- - Yeah.

- Hayley. - I’d love to.

Thank you.

\h\h\h\h\h\hThere is room for one more invitation.

The last choice,

I would like to ask Lily \h\hif she will join me.

\h\h\h\h\h\hFinally! Bring it in, cowboy.

I know that you girls, like, \h\h\h\hwill definitely find \h\hwhat you’re looking for.

\h\h\h\h\hIt was nice getting to know you.

\h\h\hMiss Megan, would you come join me at the ranch?

\h\hI guess I’ll come check out your ranch.

Overall, I think we did have a great connection \h\hright off the bat,

\h\hso it’s hard to get rejected.

\h\h\h\h\hThank y’all so much for just giving me the chance \h\hto try to be that person.

( sighs )

\hNicole, if you would like to come back to Oklahoma with me, I would greatly appreciate it.

Whoo! Sure do.

It was so nice to meet you. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGood luck.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou as well. That was the toughest decision \h\h\h\hI’ve ever had to make.

- Bye, girls. - Thank you, ladies.

\h\h\h\h\h\hBut I am ecstatic about the five that I chose.

\hHunter: But, you know, \hat the end of the day, I had to go with my gut,

\h\h\hand I’m truly happy with the ladies that are coming back to the ranch.

Join the ladies.

( squeals )

\hSo, here we all are. It has been a big day.

\h\h\hSoon you’re gonna be headed back to your farms,

where you will spend \h\hsix weeks getting \hto know each other

in this journey \hto find love.

\hFarmers, each week, you will get a chance

\hto spend some individual time with one of these lucky ladies.

You’ll get to do this \h\h\h\hfor 24 hours.

This is a huge advantage \h\h\hin getting to know \h\h\h\h\h\hone another.

And why don’t we start this, \h\h\h\hactually, right now?

- ( laughing ) - Uh-huh.

Oh, my gosh.

\h\h\h\hHaving a full 24 hours when no one else does is huge.

( whistles )

I think it’s a bonus \h\h\h\hto get there

\h\h\hkind of ahead of the other girls.

\h\h\h\h\h\hSo I already had to make three decisions today that I did not want to make,

\h\h\hand now I have to upset four of the girls in my group

\hby picking one of them to come back to my place

\h\hfor an entire 24 hours, and nobody even warned me.

\h\h\h\hSo, Farmer Allen, who are you gonna invite

for the first 24 hours \h\h\hback to the farm?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCassidy Jo: I’m kinda nervous right now.

I hope I get a second chance \h\h\h\h\hto be more relaxed

\h\h\h\hand really, like, spend more time together,

’cause 10 minutes \hwasn’t enough.

Uh, really tough decision,

\hbut, um, the girl I went on a first date with today,

she was really nervous \h\habout it. So was I.

\h\h\h\h\h\hBut I do feel \h\hlike we had a really, really strong connection,

and I would like to spend \h\ha little time with...

- Cassidy Jo. - Let’s go to the farm, babe.

Wait a sec. Give me a hug, \h\h\h\h\h\hgive me a hug.

\h\hGuess I’ll see y’all ladies soon.

Bye!

Cassidy Jo: I’m just so grateful right now

that I’m gonna have \h\h\h\hthat chance

to just take a breath and just, like, have,

I think, 24 hours with him?

What? Let’s go!

All right, Farmer Ryan?

- Yes. - You’re up next.

Who are you gonna take \h\h\hfor the first 24?

I think I want to start a date off with, uh...

- Hayley. Yes. - Oh!

Okay, cowboy! Let’s go!

\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m so excited. I’ll kind of get a glimpse

\h\hinto Ryan’s life before everyone else.

- Farmer Hunter? \h- Oh, me. Um...

\h\hObviously, I have a lot in common with all of them,

but I’m gonna pick a lady that thinks she can help me get the cattle rounded up.

\h\h\h\hI’d really enjoy to spend some more time with Miss Sydney.

- Aww. - Okay.

\h\h\h\h\h\hIt’s kind of a whirlwind of emotions.

\h\h\hTo be the first girl is obviously super special.

\h\h\h\h\hSo we’ll see what the next 24 holds.

- So, Farmer Landon. - Yes, ma’am.

\h\h\h\hTell us who you’re gonna invite

\h\h\hback to the farm for the first 24 hours.

Oklahoma’s a little different, \h\h\h\h\h\hespecially for most \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hof these girls,

- and it takes a little \hgetting used to. - Okay.

\h\h\hOne of these girls \hmentioned they had not been to Oklahoma before,

\h\h\h\h\hso my first date, \h\hI thought I’d give her a nice proper introduction

and let her do it herself.

\h\h\h\hProblem is, I have two Ashleys.

- But if you would like \hto come back with me. - Yes.

- Aww. - Yeah, thanks.

So cute!

Whoo! I’m so excited!

I can’t wait to get there.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: Here’s to the next step \h\h\h\hin the journey.

\hThank you, ladies. You’ll see ’em again.

\h♪ I’m no longer broken-hearted ♪

Will this 24 hours \h\h\hbe the start

of a happily ever after \h\h\h\h\hin Oklahoma?

In Georgia? North Carolina?

In Tennessee?

♪ I came here for love

\h- I’m excited. - Good. Me, too.

♪ Someone to hold me

It’s so pretty through here.

♪ I won’t give it up, no

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWell, this is he south end of the county, which is more agricultural.

Cute. It’s very Georgia.

- ( cows lowing ) - ♪ Came here for love

( birds chirping )

♪ Want you to reach out

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAshley: So, how many cows do you have?

Uh, 68. Three bulls.

- 68? I was thinking like 10. - No.

- That’s a lot of cows. - It’s literally what \h\h\hI do for a living.

- That’s so cool. \h- So, yeah, it’s not \h\h\ha hobby herd.

( lowing )

\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m very happy that I have chosen Ashley.

I mean, I’m really hoping \h\hthat this is the one.

But I would’ve never expected

\h\h\h\h\h\hthat this would kind of be her cup of tea.

\h\h\hOne thing you want to try while you’re here?

\h\h\h\hWhat would be the number-one thing?

- Petting cows. \h\hI want to pet your cows. - Okay.

I like how the houses are, \h\h\hlike, all spread out.

\h\h\hYeah, and these are way closer together than \hany house next to mine.

- Oh, really? \h- I don’t have a neighbor \h\h\hfor two miles.

- Two miles? - Yeah.

\h\h\h\h\h\hAshley: I live in the city.

\h\h\h\hI’ve never been in any area like this,

so it’s definitely \h\hforeign to me.

\hLandon: I’m excited to see your reaction

to my old log cabin.

Ashley: Oh, wow.

Um, definitely a little bit more rural than I expected.

Should’ve put off-road tires \h\h\h\h\h\hon the suitcase.

Oh, my gosh.

It feels really shocking.

\h\hIt still doesn’t feel like this is the reality,

that we’re gonna be staying here.

It’s so cute.

Wow.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLangdon: Yeah, so this is, uh, casa.

Very manly in here.

Now I’m here, I’m not sure \h\hwhat to expect though.

\h\h\h\h\h\hUm, yeah, it makes me nervous.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJennifer: The first 24-hour solo dates \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hare underway.

I, like, really miss trees.

\hI picked Cassidy Jo to be the first girlthat gets to come to my farm.

You know, she’s just-- seems \h\hlike a really sweet girl

\h\h\h\h\h\hand I also felt a pretty strong connection.

\h\h\hYou guys are coming at kind of a great time of year.

- Dude, it’s perfect. \h- Things are-- the leaves \h\hare starting to change.

- I just "dude’d" you. Sorry. - It’s all good.

The first time that I had my one-on-one with Allen,

I think we were both \h\hjust so nervous.

- I do like this time of year. - Oh, it’s the best.

But driving to his farm, \h\h\h\hI just feel like \hthere is a connection,

and I feel so comfortable \h\hwhen I’m around him.

Where do you go to church?

A little bitty country church.

- Like, there’s 100 \h\hon Sunday morning. Yeah. - Yeah.

\h\hThat’s the kind of church-- I was raised Church of Christ,

- and so-- \h- Oh, yeah? Me, too. \h\hThat’s where I go.

- Stop. - No, for real.

I’m already in a lighter, \h\h\h\h\h\hhappier mood,

\hso I’m just excited just to have a fun day with him.

\h\hWhen I was a kid, we had farming land, \hand I showed pigs.

- Okay, all right. - I really like Sydney.

She was a good choice \h\h\h\hto bring back \hto the ranch first.

Whoo, I’m gonna get in trouble \h\h\h\h\hfor saying this one.

There’s not too many people that are that good-looking

that are judging livestock,

\h\hbut she’s definitely a very welcome surprise.

So, here’s a plot twist for ya.

I’m scared of animals \h\h\hbigger than me.

Okay.

\h\h\h\h\hSydney: Oh, it’s lovely.

( snorting )

\h\h\h\h\hHunter: This is the farm.

Hey, buddy.

\h\h\hI think there’s a spark with Hunter.

( pigs squealing )

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m ready to show Hunter who I am

and prove that I can shovel poop with the best of them.

- This is Ernest Tubby. - Love that.

\h\h\h\hDo you roll over on your belly when I scratch you?

- Yeah! - Oh, he does.

Being able to spend this time \h\h\hwith Sydney is amazing.

Oh, they’re getting your shoes \h\h\h\h\h\hall dirty, darling.

Oh, it’s gonna be okay.

\h\h\h\hI think she’s like that perfect mix of, like,

high maintenance city girl

with a down home \h\hcountry feel.

I think it’s, like, \h\h\hreally nice.

\h\h\hSo I don’t want to pick out a horse.

Who’s the nicest?

\h\hProbably Draco. He’s a good horse.

I don’t have hardly anything \h\hthat’s gonna buck me off.

I don’t like hitting the ground too often.

No, I wouldn’t sign up for that.

Surprisingly well, I guess.

\h\h\hDid you bring it over here just for me?

Hey.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRyan: My property starts here.What a beautiful day.

- Oh, it’s a perfect day. - It really is.

Ryan: I think with Hayley, \h\hthere can be chemistry.

\h\hI think she would be good for the soul.

- So this is the stables? - Yes.

- And-- - Oh, my goodness!

- There they are. - Yeah.

Aww.

\h\h\h\hBut with her being from New York,

\hit’s important to me to know if she can live this lifestyle

and flow with the way I flow.

\h\h\h\hWe’re gonna go in the barn right here.

Give me your hand. Mm-hmm.

- I’ll show you some \hof my performance horses. - Mm-hmm.

- This is LT. He is-- - Oh, so pretty.

He’s my four-year-old stud.

- Can I pet him? - Yes, you can pet him. Yes.

Just, like, here?

I think it’s a huge benefit

to have this time with Ryan

before the other \h\hwomen arrive,

\h\h\h\h\hand I really want to take advantage of that.

Oh!

Might be a little nervous, \h\h\h\hjust because it is

such a huge lifestyle change \h\h\h\h\h\hfrom where I’m at \h\h\h\hcurrently in my life.

But I’m kind of ready \h\hto get it going.

- There you go. - Thank you.

American dream, right? \h\hHoney, we’re home!

Allen: It’s really special to bring Cassidy Joe here.

\h\h\hOh, my gosh, are you kidding me?

Yes, give me all the kisses.

\h\h\h\h\h\h’Cause I do want to share that with somebody.

\hBut it makes me a little nervous.

You know, you want somebody else to love it like you love it.

- Welcome to my home. - All right. Thank you, honey.

Okay.

\h- I did build this. Yes, ma’am. - You did? With your bare hands?

- Did you pick this out? - Uh, an ex painted ’em \hthat way, so...

\h\h\h\hOkay. I hope it’s not his ex-wife who painted them.

I think it’s an ex-girlfriend.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou know what, \h\h\h\hI need to talk to him if he’s been married already.

\h\h\hJennifer: This season on "Farmer Wants A Wife"...

- ( music playing ) - Honey, we’re home!

...new lives begin out in the country.

\h\hSo, I told you I was raised in a barn, but...

\h\hHunter: I don’t know that there’s ever been five women

\hin my house at one time that I wasn’t related to.

- Holy moly. - I’m ready to trade in \hthe sneakers- for the cowgirl boots. - Aah!

- I have fecal matter \hall over my new jeans. - It’s filthy out here.

\h\h\h\hI don’t mind getting down and dirty, but I want to have that happily ever after.

Who doesn’t want true love? \hWho doesn’t want somebody \h\h\hthat’s got your back?

Okay, there’s a baby in there.

I could see myself settling down here and raising kids.

I’m scared that I’m gonna \hmake the wrong choice.

\hI don’t know why \h\hI’m struggling so much with this.

I’m not feeling that connection, and so I’m really sorry,

but I think I’m gonna \h\h\hsend you home.

It’s tough. This is tough.

( sighs )

\h\hI feel like everybody wants to find that person

\h\hthat they can depend on for the rest of their life.

Couldn’t in my wildest dreams \h\hthink that I could’ve met \h\h\h\h\hsomebody like you.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah, this’ll definitely be a good story for the grandkids one day.