[dramatic music plays]
[Vanessa] You're here because someone in your relationship
has issued an ultimatum.
You'll each choose a new partner.
[Vanessa] You'll move in together for three weeks in a trial marriage.
Holy shit. We have a lot in common. Like, everything.
I definitely do feel like there's sexual attraction.
Cheers to hopefully finding love in the end.
-Yes! [chuckles] -Cheers.
-I'm just having a good time. -You make it easy.
I am getting a connection with somebody that I did not think I would have.
You're not sure you wanna marry your current partner.
The risk is that they're gonna find someone else who is.
Guys, I wanna marry Alexis.
[Nate] Lauren, will you marry me?
Abso-fucking-lutely.
If you guys aren't gonna be real with yourself, why the fuck are you here?
Have I thought about spending my life with you? Absolutely.
If Randall's the one initiating, he should be okay with me doing the same.
♪ Everything is about to change ♪
The person that I would wanna leave with is you.
♪ It's coming ♪
Tonight marks the end of your first vision of marriage.
[Nick] You're gonna go through exactly the same experience
with the person you arrived here with.
I wanna be engaged with you when I leave here.
I just don't need to be engaged right now.
[Zay] Crazy how eight weeks can change your whole fucking life.
-[Rae] I broke up with him. -Oh, shit.
So, I need to know what's going on with you and April.
-I can't just give you what you want. -Fuck the ring.
I didn't need you to hook up with somebody.
I regret the way I went about making it real.
Who did you make it real for?
You, obviously.
This is literally insane. This is insane. Look at me.
It's not gonna work.
I can't marry a man that can't accept responsibility for his actions.
[music abruptly ends]
[upbeat music playing]
♪ Hold on! ♪
[Randall] My heart is beating fast.
My mind is racing.
I'm just super nervous.
In my heart, I know what I wanna do.
But in my mind, I don't know what I wanna do.
♪ Hold on! ♪
[Shanique] I gave Randall an ultimatum.
Two months came and went so quickly.
Whatever happens today is going to change our lives forever.
♪ Hold on! ♪
♪ It's coming ♪
[music abruptly ends]
[sniffles]
[suspenseful music playing]
How are you feeling?
I'm a little nervous.
Yeah, me too.
I…
I know we've kind of been preparing ourselves for today, and so, um…
Just trying to, you know, take it all in.
I know this experience has been a huge challenge for the both of us.
It has been hard. A lot of lows.
Some highs also, but…
[sighs]
[sniffles]
I do just wanna say, um, I think this experience has…
taught me that I haven't been the most appreciative, um, to you.
I did ask you to come and be a part of this.
And I commend you for,
um, taking it on the way that you have and… [sniffles]
I just can't tell you how much I'm thankful for that
and grateful for the man that you are and have been to me,
um, even before this experience.
So I hope you know I really do love you and I appreciate everything about you.
I'm happy that we did this.
[Shanique sniffles]
[whimpers, sniffles]
Coming into this, you were wanting a lot from me.
Things were hard.
[sighs]
It's been tough and it's been difficult and challenging.
[sniffles]
[sighs, whimpers]
I think the easiest thing is just…
[sniffles]
[breathing shakily]
[sighs] You are my best friend.
[sniffles]
And the love you give me is something I can't explain.
[sighs]
The way you make me feel…
When I'm down, you pick me back up. [sniffles]
And I can talk to you about anything and everything and--
[both sniffle]
And…
You're somebody who thinks about the future more than I might.
Somebody who's optimistic about things.
Somebody who's sexy and a great listener.
-[chuckles] -And I think you embody all of that.
[sighs]
And that's what I want in a wife.
[happy music playing]
I wanted you to be my wife since the day I laid eyes on you.
[sighs]
And…
I just didn't know how to show it.
And this experience has taught me that…
[sniffles]
I was just scared I was gonna lose you.
[sighs] So, without further ado…
Shanique Imari Brown…
-[gentle music playing] -[sniffles, sighs]
[inhales sharply]
Will you marry me?
[Shanique cries]
Yes.
♪…When I'm with you, babe ♪
-I love you. -I love you.
[Shanique sniffles]
I'm sorry.
I had to Google which finger to put it on.
[chuckles]
-Hope I got it. -Oh, my God. It's so pretty.
I love you.
I love this, and I love you too. [chuckles]
♪ Don't slow down Just move to the beat ♪
♪ Are you ready? 'Cause I'm ready ♪
♪ Are you ready? ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm with you, babe ♪
[chuckles]
♪ I'm with you, babe ♪
[Shanique] I love you. [chuckles]
I love you too.
♪ I'm with you! ♪
I'm getting married, bitches. That's all I got to say.
I'm getting married.
[Randall] Coming here, I thought this would be
the most stupid thing I've ever done in my life.
And-- No, truthfully, I-- I did. I didn't think it would do anything
but just cause more drama and issues in our relationship.
And going through it, I was seeing the effect that it was having on me.
And I think it's something you probably didn't know or appreciate at the time
-because it wasn't with you or around you. -Mm-hmm.
And then moving in with you and having our weeks together,
I gained the appreciation for Shanique's words
and the challenges that she gave me throughout this experience.
And…
it just translated into me showing that love and affection for you
in more ways than I could've thought.
I'm just excited in starting the new journey of life with you.
I can't wait until we
have that big wedding day and eventually have kids.
Hopefully-- I mean, maybe not four kids like you're saying, but…
[Shanique chuckles]
-We're engaged! -We're engaged! [chuckles]
["Standing Tall" playing]
♪ I need a hand, but here I stand alone… ♪
[April] The Ultimatum is coming to an end.
♪ I hear a cry But I think it's just my own ♪
I'm excited to just have that final day of the--
The biggest day of this experience of who we're gonna choose.
♪ How can I see When the darkness blinds my eyes? ♪
I'd love to think Jake and I can change and be who we need out of each other.
And be in this happy-go-lucky relationship we walked in with.
♪ How can I love When my heart's broken inside? ♪
I really have to figure out what it is that I want.
And what the future is gonna hold for me walking out of here.
♪ Let the rain ♪
♪ Keep pouring down ♪
This experience was a shit show. [chuckles]
♪ Wash away my sin ♪
But I'm pretty sure everyone's glad they did it.
Rae, April, and everybody.
Actually, I think it helped me and April because I learned a lot about myself.
Definitely certain that everything that happened on here,
um, happened for a reason.
Um…
So, yeah. I'm-- I'm just kinda anxious, I guess you could say.
Anxious to get this over with.
♪ Watch me rise up when the others fall ♪
♪ I'll give more after I've given all ♪
[April] Two months ago, I gave Jake an ultimatum.
I wanted this experience to end in Jake
getting his shit together and being ready to commit.
Throughout this experience, we have pushed each other.
We have faced obstacles and learned to overcome them.
It's a beautiful thing putting that puzzle back together.
I want you to feel 100% comfortable
and understand that I will 100% try to hear you out.
What you just said is something I've needed to hear for a long time.
[April] I do believe these trials and tribulations make us stronger.
["Hole In The Sky" by Jack Door playing]
♪ So step outside and question ♪
[Jake] April's my best friend.
I've been with her for two years. I love her to death.
Before coming on this thing,
I felt like I wasn't really ready to marry April.
But this experience has reminded me what true loyalty is.
Give me a piggyback ride. Let's go. Go. Go. Get up.
I got you.
-I'm going everywhere you go. -[Jake chuckles]
[Jake] I'm scared to lose April. But I feel like on the other hand,
we've been butting heads and going at each other a lot.
I came over here. You're passed out.
Your phone was unlocked, and I went through it.
-That's some bull-- -No, it's not some bullshit.
Why are there multiple videos of you recording some other girl's ass?
[Jake] That's fucked up for you to go through my phone.
It is complicated 'cause I've gone through a lot of shit through this thing.
At first, I'm feeling this way. Then I'm feeling this way. Then like this.
I've had such a good connection with Rae.
So there's a lot of things to take into account.
♪ This is the moment ♪
♪ It's the cold, it's the flames It's the fog lights ♪
[April] There's like a knot in my throat.
My stomach is turned. I feel like I'm in a boxing fight right now.
And I'm just getting my ass whupped with these emotions.
If Jake doesn't want to get engaged, then I'm done.
[inhales]
[April] Hello.
-How are you? -[April] Great.
-You look nice. -You look good today.
-Thanks. -I like the outfit.
-Is that new? -Mm-hmm.
So how are we doing?
Good.
I just wanna say thank you for
everything.
It's crazy that this time has flown by so fast.
I'm…
really happy about how things have been. Um…
I just want you to know that I do love you.
And I do appreciate you for everything.
Every time I look at you, the past two years just flash…
through my brain. Like, all the fun times we've had.
All the laughs. Like, stupid shit we've done together that no one knows.
Just funny times we've had that I have not experienced with anybody else but Jake.
Our relationship has been beautiful.
How we met was beautiful and…
You've been my best friend.
You have taken care of me. You have put me first.
I do hope that…
walking out of here, you do communicate how you're feeling
and truly listen to your heart and what Jake wants.
And do what you want.
[dramatic music playing]
[Jake] Don't cry.
-You did this. Now fix it. -Oh my God. [chuckles]
[chuckles]
It put us through a lot. [chuckles]
My whole life just changed in two months.
This whole experience is coming to an end, and…
I don't know. It's crazy.
I don't want the last three weeks to ever happen again, know what I mean?
We still do have those feelings and the love for each other.
-I think it's good-- -[horse neighs]
[April chuckles]
Me too. Me too. [chuckles]
I do love and I do care about you.
That's all that I wanted to fucking hear in the past three weeks.
I just wanted to hear those words from your mouth every day.
And then having to see that you're giving this attention to somebody else
that we've just met in this, like, experience did…
make it cut just that much more deep.
Me and Rae are not running off together. We're not doing that.
Put your hand down. Be in this moment and be real with me.
At the beginning of this experience, I did issue an ultimatum.
I did say,
"Marry me or I'm moving the hell on."
I want to be a wife.
If it's not gonna be with you, like, I want to be married.
I tried to push every little bit of me to-- to get to that point.
I'm just not ready for it myself.
[cries]
[sniffles]
I'm sorry that I couldn't get there. I never expected this to happen.
["No Turning Back" by WOODS playing]
I love you.
I do wish you the best.
That sounds very believable.
♪ I'm only human ♪
I'll see you later.
♪ There's no turning back ♪
I said I wasn't gonna cry, but…
There's two years of my life I've invested with this person.
I don't want to know what's next. I just want it to happen and embrace it.
And I'm-- I'm tired of planning.
♪ Don't turn your back ♪
♪ Don't turn your back! ♪
Obviously, I still have feelings and I still have love for April.
Um, but it's just we're just not the right people for each other.
Even though I'll miss the relationship I had with April,
now I'm able to do what I wanna do.
I still have one big, big choice to make.
["Burn Me Down" by NineOneOne playing]
♪ You sit there smoking ♪
♪ Putting gas on the flames ♪
♪ I don't know where we're going But I'm glad we came ♪
♪ We keep on rollin' ♪
♪ Leaving nothing behind ♪
♪ Ain't got nothin' left Can't catch my breath… ♪
[chuckles]
Hey. [chuckles]
-[Jake] There she is. -[chuckles]
How you doing, gorgeous?
[Rae chuckles]
[Jake chuckles]
You literally opened my eyes to know there is someone out there for me.
There is someone out there that can
give me the same effort in the relationship that I'm giving.
-Um, so, thank you so much. -Yeah.
I was hopefully gonna propose to her.
[Rae] Mm-hmm.
Definitely not what or how it happened.
I didn't think, coming on here,
that I would even break up with the person I came with,
let alone get a connection with somebody else…
-Mm-hmm. -…and found someone like you.
[gentle music playing]
I enjoyed every second of it.
[Rae clears throat]
I literally could not have made it through this without you, so…
We clicked.
Right away, I felt like everything I was saying,
like, you could fill in my sentences.
You just got exactly where I was coming from.
And, um…
I'm really happy I got to spend time with you and get to know you because
this means a lot to me, so…
Lots to think about.
So there's one thing.
You deserve the world.
-You deserve everything. -Mm-hmm.
Hopefully, one day I can give that to you.
I'm gonna propose something to you.
[chuckles]
[dramatic music playing]
Two tickets.
Anywhere in the world.
[chuckles]
Me and you, just, um…
Just living life.
[chuckles]
-Would you like to go? -Yes!
Yeah, of course.
♪ When it's only us ♪
♪ What you gonna do with all this love? ♪
♪ With all this love ♪
♪ When it's only us ♪
Can't get enough of that.
♪ With all this love ♪
♪ When it's only us ♪
-Okay. -All right.
-[Rae] You wanna get something to eat? -Let's do it.
[Rae whispers] I'm actually really hungry.
♪ With all this love ♪
[Rae] A trip.
A trip anywhere in the world.
-What? -Wherever you wanna go.
-[Rae] Anywhere? -[Jake] Anywhere.
♪ I only want you, you, you ♪
I've never met someone like you.
I had a great time. It's literally everything I wanted coming out of this.
This is not where I expected to be at the end of the experience.
Um, I thought I was gonna be getting a proposal from someone else.
But this is great too. [chuckles]
Just not what I planned, but it's fine.
♪ I only want you, you, you ♪
[song fades out]
["Down To The Bottom" by Daniel Farrant & Nick Kingsley playing]
♪ Maybe I should start recounting Everything I've lost ♪
♪ Light up the fuselage, self sabotage ♪
♪ Burn me at the stake again ♪
♪ And all I feel right now is pain ♪
♪ Now all I want to do ♪
♪ Is shrink back down into the shadow ♪
♪ 'Cause all I feel right now is shame ♪
After dinner, I was able to go back to the room and talk to her.
Um, I'm owning my stuff and accepting what I did.
And it had nothing to do with her in the end.
It was my choice. It-- It was my wrongdoing.
I had full control of myself and I still chose to do it.
I know now what we need to do to move forward,
and how-- how well we can work together.
It's shown even in the roughest times that
we can get through it together.
In the last 24 hours, Madlyn has changed her stance.
Multiple times.
[sniffles]
But all I'm thinking about right now is just
getting on one knee in front of Madlyn, and asking for her hand in marriage.
[Madlyn] Last night didn't go well, it was our last night together.
And today is a big day.
This is a decision that I can't take back one way or another.
This is…
you know, committing to either forever with Colby or without him.
♪ A million contradictions And you're one ♪
I'm going to weigh out my pros and cons.
♪ I'm still holding out Outside, inside, ooh ♪
Start to finish,
Colby has been so strong and sure and confident in what he wants.
He has not wavered.
Me, on the other hand,
I've felt sure I needed to run and I've felt sure I needed to stay.
I've been all over the place.
But I've made changes throughout this that,
you know, I hope to carry with me for the rest of my life.
[Colby] If she says no, I will--
I'll feel crushed. I'll be heartbroken. Um…
Because I know if that happens, I will have to walk away.
♪ I see the light in your eye ♪
♪ You know you can't hide, can't hide ♪
[dramatic music plays]
You look incredible, baby.
-Oh! How are you? You doing all right? -[Madlyn chuckles]
[sighs]
-You all right? -Yep.
Madlyn.
[sighs] Our love has been challenged.
It's been tested.
It has been proven true.
My love for you is undeniable.
I promise to love you for who you are and what comes with you.
And, uh…
Man.
You just make me feel invincible.
[sighs deeply]
I've given you my heart.
And I want you to keep it forever.
[sniffles]
[Colby exhales]
Oh my God.
Madlyn Riley Ballatori…
Will you marry me?
[Madlyn chuckles]
[chuckles]
Yes.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
-[both chuckle] -Let's see--
[chuckles]
Let me see that finger.
Oh!
["Crazy For You" by John Coggins playing]
♪ You say you just want To love me for who I am ♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪ This love takes control of me ♪
[both chuckle]
♪ I wasn’t fine 'til you came Into my view' ♪
♪ Thought I was going insane… ♪
-[Colby] I love you. -[Madlyn] I love you too.
[both crying, chuckling]
-What?! -[both chuckle]
-Do you like it? -[chuckles] Do I like it?
Oh my God.
I'm like, "What?!" [chuckles]
[Madlyn] I walked in here thinking that I had nothing to learn.
And I couldn't have been more wrong.
I don't need somebody who isn't gonna make mistakes,
but someone who can own up to them and be willing to improve.
This is definitely the best choice I could've made.
I have another question for you, though.
[inhales]
[exhales]
I've waited for a long time for this.
And now that you said yes,
I don't think I can wait another day.
[chuckles]
Would you wanna get married today?
[chuckles]
Yeah?
-Yeah. -Will you do it?
-Yeah. -Yeah?
[Colby] Yeah?
Oh my-- Yeah.
Yeah.
-You ready to do this thing? -Okay.
You ready to take a lifelong trip with me?
-Yeah. -Yeah?
Do I have a booger?
Yeah, you're good. No, you're fine.
[Colby] I have somebody here.
-Oh, my God. -[Colby] You look incredible.
-You're on this side. -I'm on this side?
-[Colby] Hi, how are you? -Hello, Colby and Madlyn.
Today you've come to be married,
to affirm and promise your commitment to one another as husband and wife.
Today is an acknowledgement and a display of your pledge to love one another.
Not just today, but also tomorrow, and for all the rest of your days.
So I wanna share a reading called "Maybe."
It says, "Maybe we are supposed to meet the wrong people
before we meet the right one.
So when we finally arrive, we are truly grateful
for the gift we have been given."
"Maybe it's true that we don't know what we've lost until we lose it,
but it is also true that we don't know what we're missing until it arrives."
"Maybe the happiest of people don't have the best of everything,
but they make the best of everything that comes their way."
"Maybe the art of true love is not about finding the perfect person,
but about seeing an imperfect person perfectly."
Colby, as you hold her hand, I want you to say to her,
"I, Colby."
I, Colby,
take you, Madlyn, to be my wedded wife.
To have and to hold.
From this day forward.
For better or for worse.
For richer and for poorer.
In sickness and in health.
Being faithful to love you.
So long as we both shall live.
I see you have a beautiful wedding ring.
So that ring is there to remind you of those vows you just spoke.
This ring…
is my dedication to you as your husband.
[Madlyn] As I accept this ring, it symbolizes my dedication
-to you as your wife. -[chuckles]
Oh, my goodness.
All right, you two. You've committed yourselves
to each other in marriage by the exchanging of vows.
Therefore, with the authority vested in me,
I do pronounce you are now husband and wife.
And, Colby, you may kiss your bride.
[upbeat music playing]
Oh, my God.
-You're my wife. -[Madlyn chuckles]
I just married a man with a cowboy hat on.
[both chuckle]
And I just married the woman of my dreams.
Oh, my Goodness.
♪ Follow me ♪
Holy cow.
She said yes. She said yes.
[sighs] To not only my proposal to get married,
but to actually getting married today.
And, uh, my dreams have come true. I'm with the girl of my dreams.
I'm so happy.
Mmm.
-Only about you, baby. -[chuckles]
-Stop. -I can't.
I'm so lovey-dovey right now.
Oh, my God.
Yes.
[Madlyn whispers] Thank you.
I wanted to marry Colby coming in here, just not now.
I needed time. I needed-- I needed the trials.
And be careful what you ask for, because we got them.
-[chuckles] -Um,
our lows were low. We hit rock bottom and it hurt.
Um…
But being able to get back up and fight,
um, not against each other, but for each other,
is what got us here.
I can't wait to spend the rest of life with you.
I wouldn't have said yes to a proposal if I wasn't ready to get married, so…
Why not do it all in one day? [chuckles]
[Colby] Mmm.
-To us, and a beautiful future together. -Cheers.
To starting a family and, uh, making tons of memories to cherish.
-To you. -Don't hit me with it.
-Woo! -Woo!
Come on.
♪ Follow me ♪
[music ends abruptly]
[sad music playing]
[Zay] This is definitely not the way I wanted to end this experience.
Two months ago, I was coming into this experience,
um, just thinking about…
What-- You know, what is it that Zay needs to learn about my relationship?
I think, um, right now,
I'm just thinking about what does Zay want, you know?
What does Zay deserve and what does Zay need?
I feel like I really opened up and I'm very proud of that.
Right now in my life, a lot of things are uncertain for sure.
But, uh, I think one thing that is certain is
I'm leaving this experience a better person and a-- a better man.
So, I'm excited to see what my next step is gonna be.
I think that, you know, God puts you through things for a reason.
Even though it's not what I wanted,
I mean, I trust in God and His plan and I just wanna see where it goes from there.
♪ I keep running ♪
♪ But I'm not running from who I am ♪
♪ I'm becoming something new ♪
[April] I gave an ultimatum.
But now, my ultimatum moving forward is like,
"If it doesn't make me happy, then it's not for me."
Single April is coming unleashed and…
if you're ready to get married and have kids, let's do it.
I'm just kidding. [chuckles]
That's so bad. Just kidding. DMs are closed. Sorry.
[Rae] We do still care about the people we came with.
But, ultimately, I think we made the best decision for ourselves.
[Jake] When I'm in a relationship, I'm very loyal.
I don't look at anybody else.
Um, but because of this experience, I was actually able to meet someone
as wonderful as she is.
And, um, I wouldn't take it back for the world.
[Rae] The Ultimatum did end up working for us
and we are happy with where we're at.
♪ When I can't find the stars ♪
♪ You show me home's not so far away ♪
♪ Our hearts are tethered together ♪
[Shanique] Giving Randall an ultimatum,
I thought it was gonna be an experience for him to get his shit together.
That's how I saw it.
And I've learned that this was just as much for me as it was for him.
And our relationship is better because of it.
I think what we'll first do is get maybe a two-two if you want your extra room.
She needs closet space.
-And Carter will like it too. -[chuckles]
♪ Our hearts are, our hearts are ♪
♪ Our hearts are tethered together ♪
Believe it or not, I am glad that Colby issued me an ultimatum.
You're my wife.
This is my husband.
-Mmm. I love you. -[chuckles]
Gosh.
This is wifey, baby!
-Come on! -Wifey?!
No, you gotta redo that and not call me wifey.
[Colby chuckles]
-All right. Let's do that again. -Oh, my God.
[Colby] I can't wait to take her back and-- Mmm.
Show her some love.
Oh, man.
I just wanna love on you.
Let's do this thing.
Let's get out of here.
Yeah, baby!
Woo! Come on!
That's what it's about right there.
Oh, man. [chuckling]
We just did that.
[Madlyn] My dad's gonna be so pissed.
["So Good On Me" by Meaghan Smith playing]
[song fades out]