["Fire Like Us" by Richard Macklin, Sebastian Truman & Eloise Weeks playing]
♪ When I'm with you There ain't no one else in the room ♪
♪ When I'm with you ♪
[Stacy groans] Yeah, just get my armpit.
[Izzy] Good thing y'all can't smell it. You can only see it.
-[laughing] -Stop!
I feel like the patio thing's gotta be, like, our nightly ritual.
It's, like, where we go and just talk about the day.
Reflect.
Clear the air with the Magnums in the background.
[laughing]
-[shower running] -[Izzy] I'm a lucky man.
♪ Feeling that fire, feeling that fire Feeling that fire burn ♪
♪ Losing my mind Won't you unwind? ♪
♪ Feeling that fire, feeling that fire Feeling that fire burn ♪
I'm not talking. You can talk.
♪ Take me on fire, hot with desire ♪
♪ Feeling that fire Feeling that fire burn ♪
-[Lydia] What are you gonna wear? No. -[trills and sighs] Shorts?
-Which one do you want me to wear? -[Lydia] The black one.
[Milton] Black?
[Lydia] Yeah, 'cause I'm wearing the black one.
-[Milton] I don't wanna match. -Yes. I wanna match.
[Milton] Mmm, no. I'm not doing that.
-[Lydia] Why not? -I don't really want to match with you.
[Lydia] 'Cause I'm gonna be your future wife!
[Milton] Well, I'm not 12.
Here.
-I'm not wearing these. -Yes, you are.
-Why do I have to wear black? -'Cause I'm wearing black.
-I want to wear my gray ones. -No, you're gonna wear those.
I want my gray ones, so I can wear my pink shirt.
-You're gonna wear those ones. Yes. -Mmm-mmm.
I'm gonna wear my gray ones and my pink shirt.
-Сan you wear them? Hmm? Por favor? -Hmm? Mmm-mmm.
-Por favor? Por favor? Por favor? -Mmm-mmm. Mmm-mmm.
-Por favor? Por favor? -Go get dressed.
-Come on. -[laughing] No!
Stop it! Fine.
[Milton] What about my clothes?
[Lydia] You have your swim trunks out there.
[Lydia] I can be a little bit hardheaded, but, like, we're goofy.
We laugh. When I need to talk seriously, I will.
-[both laughing] -No! What are you doing?
[yelps]
And makes it so much easy to just be ourselves.
-You left your swim trunks out. -[Milton] I'm not wearing those ones.
Why now? I told you, you have to wear those.
No! Those are not the ones!
These look great.
-How does my butt look? -Can you please wear these ones?
Por favor.
Pretty please?
-No. -Pretty please?
-No. -Por favor.
Mmm-mmm. It doesn't go with the pink shirt.
Yes, it... Everything goes with a pink shirt.
No, no. You see, you're a little bit too old.
You must have forgotten what real fashion looks like.
[exclaims]
["Go Off" by MUSZETTE playing]
♪ And you'll say a-oh, a-oh, a-oh! ♪
♪ Gonna give 'em what they want ♪
♪ Yeah, like, a-oh, a-oh, a-oh! ♪
-[man] Hi, guys. -[JP] How you doing?
-Welcome. -[Taylor] Thank you.
So, have you drive anything like this before?
-I think I've driven, like, once. -All right, good luck.
-[laughing] -[Taylor] Thanks!
-[engine turns over] -[man] Green button.
-And set to go. All right? -[JP] Gotcha.
-[both] Thank you. -[man] Yeah.
[Taylor] All right, let's get going.
I'm definitely excited to explore Mexico and have fun with Taylor.
I know she's not as thrill-seeking as I am, but she says she's willing.
So we'll see if she actually puts that to the test today.
[engine starting]
[Taylor] Oh, my God!
Okay, don't... [laughing]
Don't, like, stop and go. Okay, maybe go a little further.
-[JP] Do a wheelie? -No.
[Taylor] Oh!
["Yes I Can (feat. Anna Pancaldi)" by Empyrean Fields playing]
[Taylor] Fifteen seems fast.
-[JP] You want to drive? -[chuckles] No.
Oop! [laughing]
Oh, my God. [chuckles]
♪ Yes, I can... ♪
All right, babe, slow down. It's Spanish, apparently.
♪ Yes, I can... ♪
-[Taylor] Wow, what a ride. -We can go faster next time.
[Taylor] Mmm... I kind of liked that speed.
[chuckles] Other than that, it was fun. That was our first adventure together.
That was good for us, actually.
-Get out? -[Taylor] Get out and do something.
Maybe I'll drive next time for you.
How are you feeling?
Sweaty. [chuckles]
Me too, but about everything else?
Uh, I'm feeling okay.
-Just okay? -Yeah.
Is there anything that's been on your mind?
-Uh, you need to show your freckles more. -[chuckles]
-You're such a nut. -I like 'em.
-They're out today. -I know.
-[expectant music playing] -That's it?
-[laughing] Why not? -You're a nut.
I'm just thinking...
I guess I just felt more comfortable in the pods, 'cause...
I'm talking to a wall.
-Now you're talking to a face. -Yeah.
-A human. [laughs] -A pretty face.
Well, don't blame yourself, but...
-[laughs] But it's kind of my fault. -But...
You've dated in the real world before.
-Yes? -Yeah.
So it's not like you don't know how to.
I'm just saying. [laughs]
Just 'cause we met blindly, I'm still a human being, you know?
Yeah.
Boo-hoo! [chuckles]
I hope that we can go back to Houston, and...
work on things, and...
see how living together works,
and hopefully grow, and become a stronger couple.
-Fears? -That you're just gonna leave.
[gentle music playing]
But I'm not gonna just leave.
Give it a little more time. See if it changes.
Don't give up on me.
I'll try not to.
-["Maybe" by Alt-Life Music playing] -♪ And I know you will agree, agree ♪
♪ But I'm running out of batteries ♪
♪ And I know, and I know, and I know You won't believe ♪
♪ That it's not you ♪
-[Stacy] You're about to kick my ass. -You're probably gonna whoop my ass.
[Stacy] I have not played probably since I was 13,
and I think you've seen my hand-eye coordination isn't so great.
-[Izzy] Oh, shit. This is gonna be hard. -[Stacy] Yeah, Daddy.
-[mischievous music playing] -[Izzy] All right.
Is this how you do right-handed or left-handed?
-[Izzy] I'm lefty. -Oh, great. So can't rely on you for tips.
-I feel like I just wanna go for it. -The more you think about it...
How far do I hold down on the club?
-Oh, I really don't know. Whatever feels... -On the shaft.
[chuckling] Whatever feels comfortable.
-I mean, all of it. -[exclaims]
[Stacy grunts]
[Izzy] Oh, that was a good shot.
[Stacy] Stay! No!
-[Izzy] We're ball buddies. -What does that mean?
-[Izzy] Like, our balls are by each other. -Oh.
I think you gave me too tall of a stick.
You want me to go get you a smaller one?
-I mean, I prefer bigger. -[mischievous music continues]
-[Stacy] Boom. Okay. -Good shot.
-Good job, honey. -Oh!
[laughs] Oh! And the clothes are coming off.
Talking about big sticks just made my strap come down.
So speaking of...
-Big sticks? -How do you feel...
-About your stick? -About my stick?
No, your stick's good. Your stick's fine.
[Izzy] I'm pretty content with everything now.
I will say, with you, I thought you were gonna come on a lot stronger.
'Cause you are like this macho...
Yeah? Like, I can be very shy sometimes.
[Stacy] In the bedroom?
With you.
I don't know, 'cause there's actually emotion attached to it.
It's not just, like, some one-night stand.
I don't know, like, how much I'm into you.
I haven't really felt this way with anybody...
[chuckles] ...in a really long time.
-I'm in love with you, and I wanna share... -Yeah, baby.
-[laughs] -[laughs] And I'm in love with you!
I'm completely open,
and, like, that for me translates to the physical stuff too.
I want it to be something fun, and adventurous, and spontaneous.
And, like, you wanna grab me, touch me, bend me over, do whatever. Go for it.
Like, I feel connected to you physically and sexually...
Yeah, same. It's gonna come when it's...
-This conversation's making you hot. -I'm dripping. I'm just...
I'm fucking standing dead in the sun.
-Maybe it's me. -Uh...
-Yeah, you make me hot and sweaty. -[laughs]
-Oh, Daddy. -No, but...
Do you want a beverage? I have one here for you.
-I made it fresh from the cantina. -I love you.
[Stacy] I love you too.
["You're All That I Need" playing]
♪ Your love got me feeling so crazy ♪
♪ Arms all around, I feel hazy, yeah ♪
♪ Oh, baby ♪
♪ You're all that I need Yeah, you're all that I need ♪
[Lydia] You wanna try this?
Mmm, nah.
This actually isn't bad,
but if it was warm, it would've been way better.
Yeah. You took too long in the shower.
This is a really nice view.
[Milton] I wish we could see more stars though.
You know the reason we can't see a lot of them, right?
Pollution.
[Milton] Oh!
You ever take stellar astronomy in college?
No, I took meteorology.
Meteorology? Is that like a 2,000 level?
Mmm, no, 3,000 level.
-Hmm. -I didn't take any courses 2,000 level.
-Why? -'Cause I'm too smart.
["All the Things You Are" by Yazmyn Hendrix playing]
[Milton] You're funnier than I thought.
[Lydia] Really! I'm hilarious, okay?
-I wouldn't say that. -I'm hilarious.
That's a little bit of a stretch.
That's not a stretch. I'm hilarious.
You cannot boss me around. It does not work like that.
-You're the only one that can be bossy? -I'm not bossy.
I just tell... I just hold my ground. There's a difference.
No, you're bossy.
[chuckles] Okay. A little bit.
-["All the Things You Are" continues] -♪ Everything you've done... ♪
-♪ All the things you are ♪ -[Milton] Ready to go in?
[Lydia] I'm ready for bed.
♪ Yeah, you number one ♪
♪ Everything you've done Everything you've done ♪
♪ All the things you are... ♪
[Izzy mutters]
[indistinct chatter]
["All the Things You Are" fading]
[Stacy] Cowboy, take me away.
[laughs] Oh, Daddy! Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[laughing]
Oh, my God. Oh, God, that felt so good though.
[Izzy] So, I love you. Now let's go to bed.
[laughing]
-[Stacy] I love you. I love you. -Next scene!
I love you and I just wanna go to bed!
["Better Together" by Olivier Bibeau playing]
♪ We're so much better together ♪
[Taylor] How'd you feel about today?
[JP] Um, today was fun.
-[Taylor] Yeah? -Yeah.
How'd you feel about today?
I just don't think we are where we should be.
'Cause you didn't get over the awkward part.
Because it's still awkward.
'Cause you harped on the awkward part and you didn't get past it.
-[sighs] Oh, my God. -I don't think you've gotten past it.
Maybe I haven't.
We'll go with that.
You've had one foot out the door this whole time.
I don't think our emotional connection is where it should be.
That's where I'm at.
I know, and you don't change.
-Well, today didn't make it any better. -Yeah, 'cause you don't change.
You're steadfast in the fact that it's awkward.
-That's how I feel. -"It's gonna be awkward no matter what."
-That's how I felt for three days. -Yeah, and I can't...
-I can't change your mind. -I'm not asking you to.
I'm, I'm, I'm... I'm trying to! I'm literally trying to change your mind.
It's literally the same conversation every single time we talk.
'Cause you're not changing your mind.
I've been trying every fucking day.
[Stacy] I know that you've been trying.
It's just... It's not working.
I'm sorry we had an awkward first meeting.
You gotta move past the awkward first day.
-That's what started the whole thing! -Nope.
I'm gonna move past it and I'm gonna say,
"Night one here was awkward. Day two here was weird."
-Because you were already... -Day three we're not able to communicate.
-[JP] Day one... -Day four, guess what?
We're not gonna be able to communicate.
Day one was already awkward 'cause you were like...
Fuck day one! Fuck the reveal, JP!
-Move on from it! -That's what started everything.
-Is it not? -No.
You know, what started it is when I came here, and we couldn't get past it.
You couldn't get past it.
And you're still awkward!
And don't talk!
This is the first time you've actually talked to me.
That's... The only thing we have is the reveal and then we come here.
-Is it not? -So...
What changed after the pods, then?
[tense music playing]
I understand that you tried to present yourself...
and look as best you could,
but I feel like if you would've presented yourself like this,
without any makeup, it would have been better.
So the way I looked made you communicate differently?
It felt like you were fake.
[tense music continues]
So that's why the communication has been off and different?
-That's what started it all. -Because I felt fake.
[whispers] Interesting.
You had... caked-up face.
-[laughs incredulously] -Fake eyelashes.
I'm being honest, and I'm sorry that's so hard to hear.
You didn't know what I looked like before!
You presented fake stuff.
I just dressed up and put on makeup.
A lot of makeup. I had makeup all over my jacket.
JP, I'm not actually... I feel like I'm done tonight. Nope.
-No, time out. Hey, come here. -Nope.
-Nope. Nope. -I didn't mean to...
[dramatic music playing]
[sighs]
[dramatic music fading]
[Taylor] You didn't even know what I looked like, okay?
And I wanted to feel and look my best for the first time seeing you.
Women put on makeup because they wanna feel pretty.
A lot of girls and women do that.
Like, when I first saw you and you had all the stuff on, I was like,
"Well, is this gonna be, like, an everyday thing?"
"Like, am I gonna have to deal with this?"
Like, you putting on a face.
Like, you're literally putting on a totally different face.
And I was like, "Well...
that's not really what I want."
[somber music playing]
-I want this face. -You didn't know this face before though.
-But now I know. -Okay.
I've worn makeup in front of you one time, which was the reveal.
And that's what started the whole awkwardness.
Whatever.
Um...
[somber music continues]
I honestly tried not to, you know, picture anything
and just was gonna be all-in no matter what.
So, when I walked out,
it fucked you up so bad, you don't know how to communicate?
-Yes! How is that a bad answer? -That's what that was about?
-[Taylor] That's a horrible answer. -That's the truth.
-That's the fucking honest to God truth. -Glad you're being honest.
Just don't wear makeup.
I'm gonna do what I wanna do.
Then you go ahead.
You're not gonna tell me what to do.
And the whole makeup thing is just, like, so bad.
I'm just telling you, you don't need it. I was like, "That's not a real person."
[scoffs] Very real.
But if you look like this, I would love it.
Sorry, I'm done with that fucking conversation.
Good! Then wear makeup. Do whatever the fuck you want.
-I don't care! -I'm so done with it.
How is that bad?
'Cause you didn't know what I looked like before.
But now I do!
[laughs] Okay! I'm still gonna do what I wanna do.
If I wanna wear makeup when I go out, I'm gonna fucking wear makeup.
Then cover your face up. Cover all your beautiful face up.
That's what I'm gonna do.
If I wanna go out wearing makeup. I haven't worn it in fucking days, but...
I know, and it's been great.
How is that bad?
How is that so bad that I don't want you to wear makeup?
[dramatic music playing]
How is me saying that I like you better without makeup so bad?
How is that so bad?
Ninety-nine percent of women would love to hear that.
And you hear that, and you're like, "Oh, that's just dumb."
"I can't believe that."
I don't even wanna fucking talk about it anymore if I'm being honest.
Then don't.
[chuckles] You're already gonna leave, so it doesn't fucking matter.
Right?
I don't know.
I'm definitely not staying in here tonight with you.
-I don't care. -Okay.
Great. I'm gonna take the night
and take space from you.
[scoffs] That's fucking... great.
I'm just gonna go sleep in another room.
I actually appreciate you talking to me tonight.
For sure.
I still have love and care for you, and I wanna keep that.
In the pods, I got, like, a good feel about you. You felt safe.
I fell in love with your heart.
I feel like you still have a good heart.
Yeah. I mean, I felt...
you were loving, kind.
I felt like you'd be supportive.
[wistful music playing]
No matter what.
We're still those people.
So why can't we just...
go back to that?
[laughs] Go back to the pods?
The pods are not real world.
But we're still the same people.
[wistful music continues]
I think it's best if we come back tomorrow and...
talk a little bit more, figure out the next steps in the morning.
[whispers] Sounds like a plan.
[JP sniffles]
["Give Me A Minute" by Christina Munsey playing]
-[sniffles] -♪ Guess I get emotional ♪
-♪ Can't hide it like you do ♪ -[Taylor sighs] Okay.
♪ It's time for me to choose ♪
♪ What I wanna go through ♪
♪ Can't walk around this place Without seeing you ♪
♪ Get out of my headspace Too weak for you ♪
[cries softly]
♪ Craving after dark This is the worst part ♪
♪ I feel unimportant ♪
[Taylor] We'll talk more in the morning.
♪ I'm the weakest heart I loosen every part ♪
♪ Till one finally kicks in ♪
♪ Gave an answer ♪
♪ You, I don't wanna fight ♪
♪ No, you're no good for me ♪
♪ But I don't mind ♪
♪ I don't wanna hold these emotions... ♪
[Taylor sighs] Oh, my gosh.
♪ But I'm stronger Than all the commotion ♪
[door closes]
♪ I don't wanna fight ♪
♪ No, you're no good for me ♪
♪ But I don't mind ♪
♪ I don't wanna hold these emotions ♪
♪ But I'm stronger Than all the commotion ♪
["Wild" by Tiguan Jones, Huxley Ware, Midnight Swami & Marie Chabrelie playing]
♪ Gonna raise the tide ♪
[Stacy] If only cameras could smell right now.
-[laughs] -[Izzy] Um...
-Back to Houston today. How you feeling? -Back to Houston we go!
Back to the H. How do you feel?
-I don't wanna go back. -Me neither.
Looking at my suitcases right now,
I'm like, "That's a thing. They're a mess."
-So lots of laundry for you. -Mmm-hmm.
-[chuckles] -Yeah.
I'm excited to go back. I'm excited for you to meet the fam.
-You have no idea what you're in for. -[laughs]
A loud, good time!
I'm excited for it. I'm excited for you to meet my mom, uh, and my family too.
So it's gonna be a fun time...
-Yeah. -When we get back.
-Starting with packing. Whoo! Whoo! -Whoo!
[upbeat music continues]
[Milton] Oh, I'm so ready to go back to Houston.
-Who's the first person you're gonna call? -My mom.
Your mom?
First person I'm gonna call, big FaceTime group chat of all the homies.
You're such a 24-year-old.
You're so old.
[Lydia] You are old!
No, you're not old.
You're a baby. You're a kid.
This is all wet! Ugh!
[Lydia imitates gagging]
[Milton] What am I supposed to do with this?
[Lydia] Hang it.
Why do I keep finding fricking towels on the fricking floor?
Because that's where they belong.
So are you, like, scared to live with me?
[Milton] Uh, yeah.
I kind of like having my own space.
[Lydia] Me too. I've always lived by myself.
-I just need some time away from you. -Oh, yeah, me too.
Fuck you.
["Thinking of Me" by Roland Bingaman playing playing]
♪ Because I'm thinking about you ♪
♪ Are you thinking of me? ♪
♪ Are you thinking, thinking of me? ♪
♪ Are you thinking of me? ♪
[JP sighs]
-How are you doing? -Good.
-[sighs softly] How's it going? -How was your night?
[Taylor] It was okay. How was yours?
Yeah, it was okay.
Um, so I feel like over the past couple days,
we've been kind of trying to hash everything out.
And, uh, I know it's partly my fault.
Um...
but I do wanna work on everything and get past it.
We had a connection, and...
coming here, it kinda...
felt like that was gone.
Yeah.
I think that we have a lot of love for each other,
and we care about each other.
And I don't think this is something that can derail that.
[emotional music playing]
[softly] So yeah.
-[Taylor] Hmm? -I said, "So yeah." Uh...
-[softly] What are your thoughts on... -Do what?
-What are your thoughts? -Oh, my thoughts?
-How are you feeling today? -Um...
The way I felt about you in the pods,
I could've spent the rest of my life with you, and...
here it's just completely different.
So what do you think changed?
I don't know, but we're not where we should be.
And then, like, after seeing other couples happy, having fun,
definitely should end in marriage,
that put everything into perspective for me.
I obviously still have emotion towards you,
and I care about you and stuff, but I...
You're not the person I fell in love with.
[melancholy music playing]
Like, in the pods, it was, like, genuine,
and here I just feel so uncomfortable, feel so forced.
I feel like I'm having to drag things out of you.
And then the whole makeup thing.
That's not why our emotional connection went out the window.
That's, for me, I just think that's an excuse, but...
That...
I mean, all of that last night, I really took in,
and I thought about it, and it doesn't feel the same.
I feel very uncomfortable.
[chuckles] You've made that really clear.
I don't think we should be engaged. Don't think we should live together.
[dramatic music playing]
I'm done.
[JP] Okay.
I just think that's what's best for us.
[somber music playing]
I just wish we could've hashed it out the first day.
Maybe it would have been different.
Maybe.
I don't know, but it was the first day,
and the second day, and the third day, and the fourth day now,
and it's just...
I don't know.
[somber music continues]
I tried.
-["All That We Are" playing] -♪ So I'm running out of words to say... ♪
[Taylor sighs]
♪ To change your mind up ♪
♪ If I could take it for you... ♪
[Taylor softly] Sorry.
Don't be sorry.
Sorry I made you feel that way.
I mean, I'm sorry too.
Sorry that it didn't work out.
And that it's not the way...
[clicks tongue]
[voice breaking] ...that it was in the pods.
[JP] Yeah.
So what do we do now?
Go home. [chuckles]
I just want to feel like myself again. [chuckles]
[JP] Me too.
♪ We used to talk ♪
♪ Talk about everything... ♪
I don't know what else to say.
[softly] Me neither.
♪ Falling apart... ♪
-[Taylor] You want a hug? -Yeah.
♪ I tried, and I tried, and I tried ♪
♪ To give you what you wanted... ♪
-Bye-bye. -Bye.
♪ I tried, and I tried, and I tried... ♪
I'm very sad.
It sucks.
The only thing we had was the pods.
And it just wasn't enough.
♪ We used to talk ♪
♪ Talk about everything ♪
♪ I wanna be ♪
♪ Wanna be close to you ♪
♪ I tried, and I tried, and I tried... ♪
I think love's blind. I fell in love with someone without ever seeing them.
♪ I tried, and I tried, and I tried... ♪
I could have sat in the pods with him for the rest of my life probably
and talked to him.
♪ To be more than I am... ♪
But, yeah, the physical world definitely changed things for us.
When we touched, and hugged, and kissed, like, it was like there was nothing there.
♪ I can't look at you anymore ♪
I still feel like what I did was right.
In my heart, I still feel like it was right.
♪ All that we are ♪
♪ Is falling apart ♪
-["Live My Life" by hellohello playing] -♪ I just wanna do it right ♪
♪ I wanna live my life ♪
The romantic getaways are now over, and our remaining couples
are about to enter into the most intense phase of the experiment.
Now it's gonna get real. They've gotten their devices back.
This is Stacy!
-Hi! -[Reyna] Hi!
Something happened!
[Reyna gasps] Oh, my God!
-[line rings] -What time is it in Puerto Rico?
-[Lydia Sr. on phone] Hi! -Mi vida!
[Lydia Sr. gasps] ¡Ay, dios mio!
-[phone clattering] -[Lydia laughing] Oh!
[Milton] Take. Try again.
They're headed home here to Houston,
where they'll move into a brand-new shared apartment.
[Lydia] Ooh, I like it.
-[Milton] Oh, it's big. -Yeah.
[Lydia laughing]
[Vanessa] Will they let the pressures of the physical world
or their exes get in the way?
Lydia. Hey, you wanna chat?
[Nick] What will it be like to meet the people they've dated...
-[Carter] You know who that is? -I don't know.
[Nick] ...but did not get engaged to in the pods.
[Carter] Your friend Johnie.
Then in just three weeks, they'll be standing at the altar.
Will they prove that love is blind?
-["Here We Come" by Extreme Music playing] -♪ Here we come, here we come ♪
♪ Here we come, here we come ♪
♪ Here we come, here we come Here we come, here we come ♪
[Stacy] Wedding planning in three weeks.
-[Izzy] I know. How you feel about that? -Uh...
[Izzy] Are you stressing out? Are you gonna be a bridezilla?
No. Um, like I said, I'm an in-the-moment person.
So it's like, whatever's meant to be will be.
I'm gonna have preferences, whatever.
But, like, I really want it to be about me, you,
and the closest people to us.
The people that we're calling that are excited, like,
having all of that in one room, that makes me excited. That's all I want.
-Yeah. -In a dress that I like.
I'm sure you'll find one that you look fabulous in.
[laughing]
You know, and then flowers I like, and food that's good. [laughing]
What flowers do you like? I don't know your favorite flower.
-Well, I don't either. -Hmm.
I mean, roses are nice. I don't know the names of flowers.
I know, like, flowers, but I don't like a lot of color.
-Don't ever buy me red or pink. -So, simple stuff?
What, you more like white-ish?
Neutrals, anything that's not a bright color.
-Good to know. -You'll be set.
-Every other Tuesday. [laughs] -Every other... Yeah, yeah.
I honestly will buy you flowers pretty frequently.
-[Stacy] Oh! -More flowers?
[laughing]
-So much dirty stuff to unpack! -[sighs] I know.
-[romantic music playing] -♪ Time to be, time to be you... ♪
-[Lydia] Can you fit in there? -I'm thinking, "Where do I eat my dinner?"
-[Lydia] Why are you sitting over there? -This is what I do at my apartment.
This is how I sit down. This is how I eat dinner.
-It's how you eat lunch. -No, no. There's chairs for a reason.
Mmm-mmm. See, with countertops this high, it's perfect.
There's chairs for a reason.
[chuckles]
[Lydia] Being back into our real world,
I think the most exciting thing to be living with Milton
is having someone you can come home to.
I've been living solo for so long
that having that person, that best friend...
And, like, with him, it's... there's no awkwardness.
Like, sometimes I'm like, "Should I be more scared?"
'Cause, like, I'm not scared. So...
Yeah, I think things are gonna be good.
[Milton] "Per our conversation, come in tomorrow night."
"Working with Matt and Tyrell on console one and console two."
Oh, my God, I'm on nights.
Ugh! 6:30 p.m.
[Milton] I'm an engineer.
I'm in, like, a critical point right now, like, in my career.
Like, the money is good, but... your work-life balance isn't the greatest.
There may be times where,
"Hey, Milton, we need you here at this time tomorrow
doing this on this system for this customer, this client."
And I'm kind of, like, the youngest guy in the office.
They're kind of used to always saying, "We'll get Milton to do it."
I'm on a modified schedule, because taking PTO to go to the pods,
that put us on a really hectic work schedule.
-And we're short-staffed. -[sighs] So I'm not gonna see you?
I'm gonna be at work while you be here,
and then we're not gonna see each other.
-What time do you get home from work? -Probably 5:30, 6:00.
[laughs] That's the time I go to work. That's the time I leave to go to work.
We're not gonna see each other.
Yeah, but I don't work nights a lot.
Like, I only work maybe four days max in a row ever on nights.
Yeah, but...
-Then I'll be off for three days. -Mmm. That will be good.
-Yeah. -We'll figure it out.
-[romantic music playing] -♪ We hold on to what we got ♪
♪ Not letting go, babe, you hit the spot ♪
♪ Love on a rolling stone Won't need to end ♪
♪ Forevermore you know you can depend ♪
I couldn't have expected this much support and, like, excitement from my family.
They're not just, like, on board, they're, like, literally bringing in
a private cruise ship with bells, whistles, and signs.
-[Izzy laughs] I know. -"Tell us when and where."
And that's shocking, but it feels so good.
Like, I didn't realize how much, like, I wanted that
and needed it for this specific thing.
-[Izzy] Yeah. -So it's a good feeling.
And it's, like, better than I expected. It makes me excited.
It doesn't make me nervous 'cause I've got so many people in my corner
to, like, help with the stress, so it doesn't feel like it's all just on you.
-Yeah. -You know?
And the only thing that crosses my mind is if you're gonna, like,
have doubts or something, or something's gonna come up
that makes you think, like, otherwise of me
or, I don't know, change your mind.
[Izzy] Mmm.
I don't know. Like, you told me that your mom was, like, saying,
"Are you sure?" She's on a good page now,
but it made my heart drop a little bit where it's like, "Oh, no."
No, I think more so she just...
Like, again, with that, just...
Like I said, she doesn't want me to, like, hurt you either,
and also, like, doesn't want me to get my heart broken.
At first, it was like, "Do you feel like this girl's all-in with you?"
Then she's like, "I know how you are."
"So are you sure you're all-in?" So...
What does she mean by that?
Just because, like, I would always just not be fully confident in somebody,
um, or find something about them that,
you know, would just kind of, I guess, like, turn me off about them or something.
-[Stacy] I know! That's, like, my fear. -Yeah.
But I think it's just so much, like, unconditional love that I have for you
that I don't really feel that there's anything
that's ever gonna, like, stray me away or freak me out.
And, like, that's the time where you, like, double it down
and, like, really just kind of be there for each other.
So, if anything, I feel like the more adversity
that comes our way, it's like, the more I'm just gonna wanna,
like, be a better team with you instead of running away.
-That makes me feel good. -Yeah, I know. I'm excited.
[laughing]
-[Stacy] You're a booger. -Oh.
["Never Give Up the Fight" by Chøppersaurus playing]
-[Stacy laughs] -♪ Don't be scared ♪
♪ To dream out loud ♪
♪ Mama taught you to be proud ♪
♪ Never give up, never give up ♪
♪ Never give up the fight ♪
♪ Never give up, never give up ♪
♪ Never give up the fight ♪
[Lydia] I'm excited to see what crappy your apartment looks like.
-[Milton] It's cleaner than yours. -You said that mine's shit.
-So yours is probably crappy. -That's not English.
[Lydia] Can I open your door?
There's nothing in here. I love the kitchen.
Hate that rug.
-[Milton] What's wrong with the rug? -This looks so tacky.
[Milton] This rug is a non-negotiable.
[Lydia] Well, okay, here. Have your ring back.
Honestly, I could pawn this and get some good money and buy a few more rugs.
[Lydia] Oh, my God! There's another one?
[Milton] See? This is the nice one.
[Lydia] There's another one? Oh, my God, this is horrible.
No wonder you said I have a lot of shit. You have nothing.
-I have decoration. -You have a horrible, hideous rug.
Oh, I appreciate the pack of ones.
Is this for you when you go to a strip club? What the fuck?
-[Milton] Yes. -Oh, my God!
[chuckles] I'm getting that he's definitely 24.
This is giving me undergrad vibes. This is your dorm.
White walls that have nothing on it.
-Nothing on it. -[Milton] Minimalistic.
No, this is not minimalistic.
They're too lazy to go buy decoration, and, like, look at this.
It's like a blank canvas.
Whatever you think will you take from here?
Oh, I wanna keep my microscope. But I actually need to get it fixed,
because I think something's wrong with the polarizer.
Let me see if I can remember using this one.
Hey, hold on, hold on, hold on.
I can't have you messing with the settings.
-Stop! -No, no, no.
-Can I just look? -No, I'm in the middle of something.
-[Lydia] Can I just look? -No.
[gasps] You're not gonna let me look? Who's the geologist in here?
Sit down. Hey, hold on, hold on, hold on. I don't want you touching any setting.
I don't want you messing with anything. I don't want you turning anything.
This microscope is not like the ones we used in undergrad.
-Yes, they are! -No, no, no.
This is so much older and shittier.
-It is! -It damn near falls apart all the time.
-And I always have to piece it together. -I actually had one of these in undergrad.
[Milton] Uh, I think I have a granodiorite or a greenschist in there.
[Lydia] Nah, granodiorite.
You can barely see in here.
-[door opens] -Oh! Buddy boy!
[man] Yo!
-[Milton] What's up? -What's up, my man?
-[Milton] How is work? -Doing good.
-Hi! Nice to meet you. -Hey!
Nice to meet you too. I've heard so many good things about you.
I've heard many things about you too.
The first thing that I'm gonna tell you is you can have both of the rugs.
Are you kidding me?
-No, I'm not! You can have both. -[Milton] Josh.
-You know how I feel about the black one. -[Josh] I like her.
¿Mi casa es su casa?
Oh, you know some Spanish?
-What are you gonna say? -Uh, test me.
[speaking Spanish]
That means, "Milton's awesome, and he's a very sexy beast."
-[laughs] That is not what I said. -[Josh laughs]
I said, "The rugs are all yours."
-Y'all are cute. -[Milton] Trying to get litty?
-[Josh] Hell yeah. Let's do it. -What?
-[Milton] Litty. -What is "litty"?
It almost says "Lydia."
No, litty. L-I-T-T-Y.
-[Lydia] Oh, my God. -[Josh laughs]
[Lydia] So what do you do for work?
I do data analysis.
-So you're a nerd too. -[Josh] Oh, yeah, hardcore nerd.
I don't know if he told you about Pokémon collection.
Oh, my God. Yes, he did.
Oh, yeah. You should see us on Pokémon Showdown.
Hey! Remember how I told you how we're, like, nationally ranked?
We're both up there in ranking.
I think that he's banned in, like, five countries on Pokémon Showdown.
-[Milton] I'm banned on the US servers. -Why?
Like, you talk too much shit, you get banned.
-[Josh laughing] -[Lydia] Who does that shit?
You did! Oh, my God, you have Playboy magazines.
-Those are Josh's. -Those are mine.
Yeah, right. Uh-huh, and I was born yesterday.
Terrible.
Do you think he's ready for marriage?
Yeah, the thing about Milton is
he puts on that face of maybe immaturity, but if you just look at this guy's life...
He started graduating high school with an associate's degree.
Went to UH, did that.
-Then he got his master's, boom, already. -Mmm-hmm.
[Josh] Straight out of college already making six figures.
So he puts on that face.
In front of people, he tries to, like, persuade people to think
that he's, like, this just funny jokester, childish kind of guy,
and behind closed doors, he's a totally different person.
I feel like I'm having an intervention. Can we, uh...
-Can we get litty? Life is tough, like... -[laughing]
See? Look, there he goes! [laughing]
That's him.
After talking to him, I do think he's ready.
He speaks about you in a way
that I haven't heard him speak about other girls,
and I'm not just saying that being a good friend.
He speaks about you as somebody who can really influence him
in life and move the needle in the right direction.
-[Lydia] The right support. -Yeah, support.
So I do think he's ready for marriage.
Aw, come here, baby. Give me a kiss.
See, that's why he's my boy. He always has the right words.
He does.
[Josh] It's all freestyle, by the way.
["Chasing Stars" by Rupert Pope & Giles Palmer playing]
♪ Oh, we're tripping At the speed of the light ♪
♪ Who thought this could be paradise? ♪
This is actually nice. Yeah, I like your car. First time in it.
-Thank you. -It's a very nice car.
Thank you. So this is the dart board I was telling you about.
The one with the lights on it.
-Oh, okay. -The short brick one.
Apparently people come in there with, like, professional, like, dart kits.
Yeah.
So it's walkable. And so many people around here have dogs. Um...
Sweet, so getting used to my potential new neighborhood.
-This is great. -It's awesome. I love this side of town.
[Izzy] I'm excited to see Stacy's house
'cause this could be my house too. [laughs]
Here we are!
She's such a, like, tasteful person, like, with her style and stuff.
So I know she's really excited for, like, her renovations
and is excited to see how all that is, like, when it's done.
[Stacy] This is where you may or may not park,
but we've got storage, space, a foam roller.
Well, my drum set will fit in here one day when I wanna teach you.
[Stacy] Uh, will it?
It's like hitting. You know what I mean? This is gonna be the rest of my life.
[Stacy] Come on in. It's three stories.
-[Izzy] This is nice. -I know.
This was my dad's couch from I don't know how long ago.
-That is going. I'm getting a new one. -What would you wanna get?
I want, like, a really open sectional that's bigger.
-Hell yeah. I'm down. -[Stacy] All right.
I'm getting a custom-built entertainment center here.
It's gonna be black with, like, a cream color, a bigger screen.
You gonna put anything on that wall?
Once I get the entertainment center, then the TV's gonna get mounted.
Perfect. So we have plenty of time to get an 85-inch screen.
I don't think that would fit there.
[Izzy] Yeah, it will. It's every man's dream to have a big TV.
[Stacy] Well, it's my dream to have a big couch.
-Yeah, see? Big couch with a big TV. -Are you gonna buy it for me?
-Thank you so much. -[laughs]
If only I was joking.
[Izzy] "Snappy Stacy." That sounds like you.
-I won that trophy last year. -That is totally...
I'm gonna start calling you that, "Snappy Stacy."
Eh, I don't know if I like that. So this is the war zone.
[Izzy laughs]
Then this is the closet, which is covered in dirt from the remodel.
[Izzy] Holy shit! You have a lot of clothes.
-[laughs] -What?
-[Izzy] Very blingy! -Well, that's the bling section.
These are all jackets. These are all pants.
Rompers and dresses, workout clothes, some more casual stuff, sweaters.
So where would my clothes go?
So your stuff can go here, and we'll move this.
I literally probably only need, like, that, and I'd be golden.
-Perfect. -Very organized. I like it.
I am very, very organized,
especially with my closet, my clothes, my shoes.
You don't wanna mess with that.
[upbeat music playing]
Do you like my little collection?
-Yeah. -Look at how much I have.
-Yeah, that's pretty. I like it. -[snaps fingers]
This is my silverware.
It's all brass.
Yeah.
[Stacy] Okay.
Oh, man, money is a fun conversation.
It is something that I do wanna talk to you about though.
Um, like, as far as savings, 401K, retirement, like,
you set a certain amount of money
aside a month that goes into savings that's from your paycheck.
Mmm-hmm. Yeah.
I just know, like, for my savings and stuff, like,
I've had to take it seriously because of this house.
The things that will come up, like, an HVAC can be ten to 20 grand.
-[Izzy] Mmm-hmm. -I have two.
Neither of them have gone out since I've owned this home.
-They will go out. -They're gonna be...
So we're talking $20,000 cash.
If you're living here and this is our home,
like, are we doing that together?
Um...
I mean, I know obviously you own the home,
but, like, I like to do 50/50.
-Okay. -[Izzy] So kind of just do it together.
What about at dinner?
I guess it just depends.
-No. -Huh?
-[chuckling] What? -What?
Dinner's not 50/50. The man pays.
Why?
If you're together, like...
Um, just throw both cards at it, just split it down the middle, whatever.
I've never had a guy ask me to split something.
-Interesting. -I know.
-[Izzy] Hmm. -Actually, I don't know.
That is all I know. [laughing]
-Oof. Okay. -Oof what?
So you want a man to pay for everything for you all the time?
-No! -[Izzy] Okay.
I don't ever want money to be a thing that I'm stretched for or concerned about.
I'm a hard worker,
but, like, I work hard because of the things I want.
When I go on a trip...
-[Izzy] I wanna enjoy... -It ain't cheap.
I wanna go to a really nice place. I wanna have nice food.
Like, I wanna experience it the way I wanna experience it,
and for me, it's luxury.
So to be honest, it's not a relationship I've had before
where girls need fancy things or whatever.
Um, it's a little bit, I guess, gonna be different now. Um...
[Stacy] For me, money is the most uncomfortable thing to talk about,
which is why I haven't brought it up until now.
But, like, that's something that my mother always told me,
given how the split with my parents went.
Money was a huge issue.
There was a lot of money to split, and that caused so much drama.
We need to go over everything. All the uncomfortable stuff.
The savings, the checking, salary, retirement, um...
You have to know that before you're signing up for life with someone.
-Oh, yeah, for sure. -[tense music playing]
[Stacy] My family, um,
like, where they're at now is not where they came from.
Like, my grandpa had their house foreclosed on.
Like, he worked his ass off to get them food.
Not just vacations, food.
Like, that's the same work ethic that my dad has,
so me and my sisters all have.
And I've seen so many people take advantage of me or my dad
because they know that, that there is money.
And I want someone to treat me as if I have nothing.
'Cause I don't like the feeling of,
"Oh, well, I can sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride."
"I know that her dad's gonna pay for everything."
Because he probably will.
And I hate sitting there watching it happen.
I want the man to stand up and be like, "No, let me get this round for you."
"Thank you so much for doing all this for us."
-[Izzy] Yeah. -Someone that appreciates it.
Yeah, you don't have to worry about that with me. You're good.
[both] Cheers.
-To money. -[cups clink]
-To money. Makes the world go around. -[laughs]
[Stacy] Having this house, like, getting this on my own,
and having a potential husband come back into it
is pretty backwards than how I ever thought it would go.
And in my past, it's always been men that either have a home
or wanting to buy the home, the provider.
And I think with me and Izzy, we're very much, uh,
"Not what we expected, but let's roll with it."
Like, that's what we're doing.
So that thought's just out of sight, out of mind.
And this house is becoming to look very different to me.
Where it's like, "What does Izzy like?"
Where is his stuff gonna go? Like, what are we gonna do with the place?
But, honestly, I think it's just gonna be a lot of fun.
-I'm really excited to move in, honestly. -Oh, yeah.
I know it's gonna be so much fun.
Are you gonna kiss me, huh?
-[Izzy] Are you gonna kiss me? I love you. -[laughing]
-["A Bloom" by Full Circle playing] -♪ So we've dreamed... ♪
I lurv you. I think it sounds better like that.
-L-U-R-V. -Lurv.
Yeah, it's more sentimental, because not everyone says that.
♪ I've never felt so alive ♪
♪ In a world of fear and lies ♪
♪ There's a safety in your eyes ♪
♪ For life ♪
[sighs]
["Win This War" by Moana playing]
♪ I am bent, but I won't break ♪
♪ When you're spent, I'll be awake ♪
♪ I won't sleep and let it be ♪
♪ You're not strong enough for me ♪
[song fades]
[dramatic music playing]
[Uche] Good to see you, finally.
Thank you for even being willing to meet with me.
I guess we have, um, a lot to talk about.
I do regret...
I regret leaving you like that.
I do love you.
Like, never felt the connection that you and I have
with any other man.
I've never talked to any other man...
[chuckles] ...in this world about the things that I've talked to you about.
My heart is still in your hands.
There isn't anybody else that I want.
I still want you.
Like, I want to be your other half.
I wanna... I wanna be the one that grows with you.
[dramatic music continues]
I would marry you. I would.
I want that with you.
I do. I really do.
["Win This War" by Moana A & Koda Kids playing]
♪ How'd we get here? This is the start of the end ♪
♪ Our biggest fear ♪
♪ Pride's a tough one to defend ♪
♪ I might have lost a battle ♪
♪ But I will win, I will win I will win this war ♪
♪ When it's all said and done ♪