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- ♪ MTV ♪

- Welcome
to "The Love Experiment."

- ♪ Tonight
I'm gon' be rockin' it ♪

- This experiment
takes place

in a real-life dating app

called The Hall

filled with some of the best
single men out there.

- They so [bleep] fine!

♪ ♪

- ♪ I look hot in it ♪

- Oh, you look sexy as [bleep].

- The women have the power
to choose several men to date.

But in the end,
they must choose one man

who could be their true love.

- Here, this mine.
[laughter]

- Whoo!

- Previously,

we started out
giving each woman

the opportunity
to choose three men to date.

- Be on your Ps and Qs,

'cause I'm watchin'.
- Ooh.

- But just
as their first solo dates

started heating up, we forced
the women to check their gut

and make a quick decision.

- What?
[laughs]

- They can return to the hall
to meet new men

but only if they send home
their current date

immediately.

- I'm gonna have to go back
to the hall.

[dramatic musical sting]

- [whispering]
Curiosity killed the cat.

- I'ma have to let you go.

- Paige and Marz cut their men
on the spot.

But for Tamara,
the decision isn't so easy.

Mike could be the perfect guy
or the perfect disaster.

- Um...

[tense music]

The way I read this text,
it was just like,

"Send his ass home
and pick new guys."

- But making tough decisions
can get you closer

to finding the one
in the Hall of Love.

- That is wild as [bleep].

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

[Joy Charity Enriquez's
"Cry 4 Help"]

♪ ♪

- At the end of the day,
I mean...

- Here I am faced
with a difficult decision,

because even though
I do not wanna send Mike home,

I'm not gonna deny the feeling
that if I sit here

with this man any longer,

I won't know
what else is out there.

♪ ♪

- "The Love Experiment"
gives the women choices

that can lead them to love,

but those choices can be hard.

And now Tamara is buckling
under the pressure.

Will she save Mike
or return to the hall?

- Whew. I'm sorry.

- Oh, you good.
- [laughs]

- Welcome back.
You all right?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- On this date with Tamara,

the vibe is so real.

There's so much about her
that I like.

It is tough, but I am hopeful
that she will choose me.

- Okay, so basically, it's...

it's some things
that normally, outside of this,

I would probably just,
like, overlook...

- Right.
- But I don't wanna settle,

so I'ma follow my heart
on this one,

and I'ma just have
to send you home early tonight.

- Mm.

[tense music]

It's her decision.

Autonomy is everything.

Respect the decision.
Go do your thing.

Catch you when it's right.

I wish things were different.

♪ ♪

Just nev--don't forget Mike.

- I won't.

♪ ♪

- I'm just tired, man.

- I really am torn,

because there are a lot
of great qualities about Mike

that I like, but I just don't
feel 100% satisfied with Mike.

And who knows?
Maybe there might be

a guy times ten better
than Mike.

So we gotta go see
what this is all about.

[Ruben Young and Buddy's
"TNT"]

- ♪ Somethin' bout
to explode ♪

♪ Dynamite, good lawd, TNT ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

- The hall is opening
for the second time

as new single, successful men
join the love experiment,

along with some men who
initially intrigued the women.

- There's a stigma
with airline pilots,

especially as a Black captain.

Everyone's like,
"Oh, he's a player

and he's a playboy,"

which is totally not the case.

I'm kind of old-school.

My parents have been married
for 50 years.

That's something I wanna do.

- ♪ TNT ♪

- Uh, bomb diggity fresh ♪

- My name is Yannick.
I'm in Big Tech.

Trying to find love,
trying to find Black love.

Every king needs a queen,
so I'm here for it.

- ♪ Got a limousine outside,
don't even trip ♪

♪ I got everything, baby ♪

- My name is Omar.
I'm a complex guy.

I'm a lover.

I love intelligent women.

I love strong,
beautiful Black women.

People think
that I'm ladies' man,

but I'm definitely
a one-woman type of guy.

♪ ♪

- ♪ I wanna know you ♪

- In their second visit
to the hall,

each woman
gets only one new pick

to replace
the man she eliminated.

With only a few weeks
to date their men,

each decision moving forward
is critical

and must be made
with intention.

[upbeat music]

- [gasps]
Aye, look at him!

- Okay. Okay.

Amen, look at them.

- Okay!

I love you, you, and you.

I don't know.
I hate that we only get one.

- We makin' big-girl choices.

- This is hard.

- As usual,
the men in the hall

cannot hear
what the women say,

which allows the women
to freely discuss

their options
in front of the men.

- You're very handsome.

- I am hoping to get chose.

Just reading their mouths,
they seem interested.

- I should take a picture
of you.

- Yes, Lord.
- [laughs]

- Oh.

This suit? Tailored to the T.

I think he make suits, y'all.

- Do you tailor?

Did you make that?
- Yeah.

- I'm an image consultant
and creative director,

and I love art.
I love music.

And I love creating.

- Damn.
- You gonna make me something?

Make us a little dress.
Little outfit.

- Yeah.

- [laughs]
Those women are beautiful.

Beautiful Black women.
All my type.

I wish I got a chance
to speak to them,

but I think that they could
see a little bit

of my personality
and my charisma.

- He might be in the running.
Lemme just keep checking.

- Okay, got a contender.

- All right, Miami.
Florida boy.

- Oh, my God, he's so fine.

- Like in the first hall,

the women are looking
at the items

that surround each man

to give clues
about his interests.

- Planes. A little propeller.

Okay.
- He's a pilot.

both: Oh.
- Fly me away?

- Mr. Warren.

- Is that a bible?
- A pastor.

- Hey, pastor.
- Oh.

- Yeah, I'm not about vanity.

It's about substance.

Beauty fades,
and this life is a vapor.

And you can't keep your heart
locked in a box.

Love is vulnerability.

- Kind eyes. Man of God.

I love to see it. Amen.

- Hold on. Peep the muscles.

- Yeah, I see it. I see it.
- Peep the muscles.

- Got a little bit going on.

For me, in a man,

you absolutely have
to be powerful and strong

and be able to own a room.

Like, that is something
that draws me to you initially.

Like, that is something
that draws me to you initially.

[laughs]
- And he know how to dance.

If he dance in front of Marz,
Marz's gonna

get him outta here.
- Right.

- Any man
that I've ever been with

has been a powerful figure.

- Okay, sis.
You got a run for your money.

- We gonna see.
- Déjà vu.

And we meet again.

And every time I come to him,
I get stuck,

and I can't give
a clear explanation of why.

- That's a sign.
- So give him a chance.

- I see Ryan in the hall again.

And I remember looking
at Ryan the first time

because he stuck out
in the first hall.

Ryan is so cute!
- Aww.

- [laughs]
- Bring him in.

- I'm a little worried

because I can tell
from his room

that maybe he's a free spirit,
more laid-back,

and I can be a lot.

And I don't know if me and Ryan
would match well.

But because he is placed here
in this same exact room,

is this God sending me
a message right now?

Do y'all think that's a sign?
- Aww.

I think this is a sign.
- It might be.

- Why would they do that?
- Why would they do this?

- I'm back. [laughs]

- Will Tamara give Ryan
a chance

and get to know him better

or hold out
for another option?

- It gets harder every time.

[dramatic musical sting]

- ♪ Baby,
can you raise the bar? ♪

- In their second visit
to the hall,

each woman
gets only one new guy

to add to the other two men
she's dating.

Tamara's debating
whether to give Ryan a chance

to connect with her
outside the hall.

- I love his artwork so much
that I--

- I love that artwork.

This lets me know
he's on some deeper stuff.

- Going back into the hall
the second time,

I was a little nervous.

The first hall, I felt like

there were really good vibes,
so I was really excited.

But I wasn't chosen.

- Do y'all think it's a sign?
- Aww.

I think this is a sign.
- It might be.

- I'm totally open
to dating outside my normal.

My typical guy: brown skin,
tall, over six feet.

They usually dress
in designer.

They have athletic build.

They do have tattoos.

But at this point,
I'm open to dating anyone.

I just want to find my husband.

- We movin' on.

- I think we got a winner.

[laughs]
- Ooh, Yannick.

Hey. You cute.

Handsome.

- He cooks.
He will give Marz

a run for her money.
- Listen, you know,

that's my love language
right there.

- He's into app development.

- I love it.

I've never really dealt
with anybody

that was heavy
into app development

or anything technical,

so a techie
is way, way outside of my norm.

I normally date guys

that are a little rougher
around the edges.

My past two exes

were very involved
in the street life.

One of them ended up going
to prison,

and I don't wanna
do that anymore,

because I know the type
of relationship that I want,

he's gonna have
to be completely available--

emotionally, physically,
in every aspect possible.

- Hi.
- How you doing?

You look beautiful.
- Can you hear me?

- I cannot,
but I'm reading your lips.

- [laughs]

Damn, I don't know, y'all.

I think
I might have found mine.

- Did you?
- I think I might have

found mine.

Preston made his impression.

Ever since I was a little
girl, I wanted to be in love.

I don't want
to have to settle.

I've done that before,

and it led me
to right back where I am,

which is knowing
that I cannot settle.

- I see a gavel.
- A gavel.

A judge or a lawyer.

I do love a professional man,
I'm not gonna lie.

both: Is he a Leo?

- Ooh, look.
- He's like, "Duh."

You see the lion.

- Now that we've given
the women time

to meet the men in the hall,

each woman must make
the difficult choice

of picking one last man
to date

in addition
to her other two men.

- Oh, my God!

It's hard!

- Ace, I like the fact
that he is a pilot.

- That's, like,
right up your alley.

- Well put together.
- I like it.

- Option. I'll leave that--

I like that option
on the table.

Me having a similar background

with being a flight attendant,
he's someone

that I'd usually go for,
but the guys that I like--

clearly it's all
failed relationships,

so here we are,
so I wanna, like,

definitely just
open up my eyes

to just different
possibilities.

Come on,
little Macaulay Culk--

okay, yes.

This is--this is easy, man.

- We takin' you with us, Ryan.

Get a little milk
in your coffee, sis.

No, I just feel like

I'm just getting
called down here, Yannick.

- Aww, he's--
he got a nice smile.

- Look at that smile.

Yannick seems very calm
and collected.

This guy is pulling me in
without even speaking.

He's definitely
a change of pace,

and that's
what I'm looking for.

I'ma go ahead and--
I'ma see what you about.

- And he's spoken for.
- Whoo-hoo!

- Who have we got here?

- Preston.
- Preston.

Y'all.
- Oh, it's me.

- It's you.
So Paige and Preston.

Two Ps. I like that.

- P and P.
- Two peas in a pod.

- I like--[laughs]
- PSA.

- The women have made
their new selections.

But the night is still young,

and the ladies
will soon find out

if they made
the right choices.

- We're doing it.

- Making grown-lady decisions.

- Round two.

[Craig Hardy, Carolyn Jordan,
and Alice Penrose's "High"]

- ♪ You say you can live
without it, but I doubt it ♪

♪ You stay for love ♪

♪ Say it, say it, say it ♪

♪ I won't change ♪

- Yo, that [bleep] was crazy.

- I got my first text.

Guess from who.
- Who?

- Preston.
- Yo.

- That fast.

- I'm getting--
I'm getting messages too.

My dude
started speaking French...

- Girl, he did what?
- To me.

Parlez-vous français?
- Nice.

- Damn.
both: Oui, oui.

- Oui, oui, Daddy.
Lemme see.

I wanna see.
No, I'm excited, though.

- I am a little annoyed

because Paige and Marz
are over here like,

"Oh, yeah, such and such
is texting me," and I'm like...

[crickets chirping]

- Tam, stop it.

I see what you're doing.
You're literally--

- I'm just about
to block everybody.

- I knew it. I saw your face.
- Bout to block everybody.

- You were doing the thingy.

- I want a reset button
on everybody.

- No.
- No, seriously.

Ryan hasn't hit me.

She got a text
within five minutes.

- He seem like
he half-steppin'.

[phone chimes]
- [screams]

You got a text message.

You got a text message.

- Yes!

- I ain't gonna lie.
I'm kinda happy, but still.

Is it bad a part of me
kinda wished that message

was from Kenny and not Jamal?

- Yes, it's bad.
- That's old Tam.

- He's the worst one
outta all of 'em,

and that's the one I want.
- I don't think

that's your heart
that's talkin'.

- It's not.
- [laughs]

- Hey.

[phone chimes]
- Uh-oh.

I just got a message.

- Yes.

- Y-E-S.

- We need some men
in the house.

- We doin' this?
- We doin' this.

- Bring 'em out.
- Bring 'em out, bring 'em out!

Let's do this thing!
- Aw, it's a slumber party

with the boys!
[both squealing]

- Okay, let's go.
- [laughs]

- ♪ Gotta get it ♪

♪ Wakin' up,
I start thinkin' bout you ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I'm thinking,
should I get at ya? ♪

- Poppin' bottles!

With the guys coming over
and being in our domain

and our space,
we are very much so watching

everything and looking
to see who's coming

in here comfortable,
who's coming in here like,

you know, they know us,
'cause they don't know us.

- Yes, and he done brought
the Hen dawgy-dawgy.

- You already know,
I'll come with Henny.

- We didn't come
empty-handed now.

- Oh, we like gifts.
- For the ladies.

- Twin, no!

- Ooh.
- God.

- He wants more.
- There's nothing else left.

- He drunk, drunk.
Terell drunk.

- Wow, you did that.
- [laughs]

Is that for me?
- That's for you.

That is for you.

- Chris.
- I got some more stuff too.

The fact that the women
have all the power

and can eliminate you
whenever they please,

I gotta do something
a little different

that's gonna, like, you know,
make me stand out.

- Yes.
- You shouldn't be pouring

your own drink.
- I agree.

- I am definitely
a big advocate in chivalry,

to show Marz that, you know,

I'm not too pushy
or aggressive,

but at the same time,
I'm assertive.

- Are you an introvert?

- No.
- Like, you just--

why do you keep just,
like, isolating yourself?

- Everyone's movin'
and groovin'.

- Kenny is handsome,
so every time I see him,

I just wanna talk to him,

but Kenny is not
really showing up

in a way that I need him to.

You okay over here?

- Why are you sitting down?

Physical attraction
is definitely my flaw.

It's my weakness,
because the cute guys,

they be full of themselves.

Hi, how are you?
- Hi.

- With the women
having the power,

this is a new situation.

It's crazy.

I'm used
to someone who wants it

as bad as you do.

I think I heard it somewhere,

like, "If they ain't looking,
I don't want it."

This [bleep] is so funny.

- Can I talk to you
for a second?

Yeah?
- We leaving that alone.

- I'm, like,
a really low-key kind of guy.

Like, I'm a homebody.
I don't go to clubs.

Like, I know I live in Vegas,
but, like,

I don't live--
I don't go to clubs.

I don't really go out
or anything like that.

Like,
I'm really career-focused.

And--
- And what is your career?

- I'm an artist,
so all those paintings--

- Like professionally?
- Yeah.

- Do you think maybe

with our work schedules,
could this work, though?

We're both, like, workaholics.
- Yeah.

Yes, if you wanna make time
for something,

you'll make time for 'em.

- Okay.
- You know?

- You feel like
I'm worth it?

- Yeah, of course.
- You happy with your picks?

- Absolutely.
- Eyes nowhere else?

You're here?
- Yeah, I'm right here

with you
by this fake fire.

[laughter]

- I don't go out
looking for love.

And when the right person
comes along at the right time,

that's when it happens.

- You give hubby material.

- I am hubby material.
- [laughs]

- My mother and father
are still together.

And it's rare.
- Aww, I love that.

- Yeah, absolutely.
- That makes me happy.

My parents' love story is
actually one of my favorites.

My parents met a wedding.

My dad is at the punch bowl,

and my mom's at the punch bowl,

and he actually went
to my grandma

and told her, like,
"I found my wife in here."

And she was like,
"Okay, Clarence."

And he really--
he really meant that.

Like, three months later,
they were engaged.

Six months,
they were married.

It just makes me feel,
like, very hopeful

for that for myself.

- Kenny.
[laughter]

What's up?

I think you got a little
some explaining to do

'cause I'm--I'm confused,
because I felt the shade.

We all felt the ice cold.

You sitting at the end
of the bar,

not giving the attention
to the person that chose you,

the reason you here.

So we need
to get that straight.

We need to get that corrected.
- You stayed at the bar

and made no movement
towards me at all.

- Yeah,
because you chose old boy.

[dramatic music]

- Are you mad about a date?

- Mm.
- Okay.

- I'ma say this,
I really feel a way,

because you out of all three
was, like, my top pick,

and you've fallen
to the wayside...

- How does that make any sense

when I wasn't your top pick?
- So bad.

- You was my top pick,
but you didn't pick me first.

- I got no text message
from you.

I got not one text!

- You chose old boy.

I'ma give you your time
to go feel that out.

- Why is Kenny being so weird?

Is he, like, not trying
to compete with other dudes?

Does he think
he's better than us?

But at the same time,
I'm like, I don't care

'cause, like, you just
making it easier for me, bro.

- You're forgetting
the order of events, homegirl.

Like, come on, sis.

- Oh, hell no!
- He seems to--you know?

You know what?
- He just "sis'd" me!

You know what?
- He just "sis'd" me!

♪ ♪

[dramatic musical sting]

- But you didn't
pick me first.

You're forgetting
the order of events, homegirl.

[tense music]

Like, come on, sis.

- Oh, hell no!

- He seems to--you know?

You know what?
- He just "sis'd" me!

Don't you ever in your
natural-born life "sis" me.

Kenny calling me "sis,"
don't do that.

Don't do that.
- First of all--

- Don't do that 'cause that--
this is pissing me off.

- No grown man should be

calling another woman "sis"
anyway.

- Exactly.
- Unless it's his sister.

- I know that a lot of growth
has happened within me,

because the old Tam
would've whupped Kenny's ass.

So because we are on growth,

I need to address
this situation

like the grown woman that I am.

If you're mad about the date,
like, let me know that...

- I'm not mad.
- Send everybody home

with no text, no nothing.

Like, you really--
you don't give a [bleep].

- Listen,
you have lots of choices.

I gave you the freedom
to do what you wanted to do.

I think that around here
what I've noticed

is everyone's a bunch
of ass-kissers.

Like, they're just compliment
this, compliment that.

I don't wanna be just like,
"Oh, this is a competition.

I'm tryna win."
I wanna be like,

"Okay, I wanna win her."

I genuinely want that,

but I'm not gonna fake it
to make it.

I kept it real.
I didn't act.

You made your choice,

so I'm not gonna
come chase after you.

I'ma let you go investigate,

see what's really popping.

Enjoy your journey.
- I will.

- And hopefully
you come back this way

just because I'm gonna be here.

[gentle music]

And look
where you're sitting now.

- I love that masculinity,
you know what I'm saying?

Don't get me wrong,
but it was one of those things.

Maybe he just
didn't like the idea

of sharing me
with the other two guys.

Bro, get over it.

[upbeat music]

- Is there more champagne?
- Yeah.

There's a whole bunch--
- Oh, perfect.

Now let's give a toast.

Not you holding up
an invisible cup.

Stupid.
- Hold on.

- I lifted my cup.
That [bleep] was gone, so--

- So you hold up
an invisible cup?

- That was my solution.

Oh, you so sweet.

- That's all 20.
- You so sweet.

♪ ♪

- Terell.

He's apparently had
a few too many drinks.

- I like him.
He's a genuine guy.

- You supposed to like me.

- I've been liking you.
- 'Cause y'all--y'all--

- We happy where we at.
- Y'all on Team Marz.

He done got up
in my arm crevice.

- Yeah, we at home now.
- We in here.

Oh, my God.
Why he in there?

- And you know--
- What is this?

Why you get up in there
like that?

Get up outta that.
- We just chilling.

- You done nestled all the way
in my armpit.

- We ain't worried.
We chilling.

- [laughs]
- You know how we do.

- Terell has to go sober up

and just get himself back
together

because you really
making a fool of yourself.

Okay, that's enough.

- How you feeling?
- Like, this is the first time

I've ever entertained a guy
that's a Virgo.

- Really?
- So this could be

really, really good
or really, really bad.

- We gonna find out.
- We gonna find out.

- We gonna find out.

- What was your longest
relationship again?

- 2 1/2 years?

- Why did it end?
- There was--

honestly, there was
a lot that went down.

- Infidelity?
- That was--

yeah, I did cheat on her.

- Ooh, so you're a cheater?

- I was a totally
different person back then.

I was just super into myself.

So, like, in between then,
it's just been me, like,

becoming the man
that I wanted to be.

Like, this was, like, eight y--
- So you basically grew

from the situation and
you recognized you're wrong?

No one is perfect.
Everyone is entitled

to make mistakes.

But I definitely
will have that noted

that he has cheated
in the past.

- We gonna continue
this conversation.

- We gonna talk about that.

[phone chimes]

- We got a message, ladies.

- Oh.

[tense music]

- I guess...
- Okay.

- I'll see you guys tomorrow.
- Yep.

- Good night.
- Sleep tight.

- Good night.
- Good night.

- "The Love Experiment"
is an accelerated process,

so every day counts.

Tomorrow each man will try
to deepen his connection

with the woman who chose him.

- Bye!
- Bye!

[indistinct chatter]

- That was some good,
ghetto, fun-ass [bleep].

- It was.

[dramatic musical sting]

- ♪ Can you wait for me? ♪

♪ I got some things
I need to steal ♪

- After a mixer,
the ladies got the news

that they'll be going
on a marathon day of dates

with all three of their men.
- Hi, y'all.

Hey!
- Wait.

Mari.
- What's up, Mari?

- We need to powwow.

- We're sending
in relationship expert Mari

to offer some advice.

- I just had the privilege

of watching
you beautiful ladies

for the past couple hours.

And I wanna make sure
that it's not just

how can we decide,
you know,

who's worthy
of having our heart.

I want more honey,
less vinegar.

The art of seduction is
making them feel like the one

even if they're not.

- Mm.
- That's it.

- Tell me more.

- So if he doesn't respond
the way that you want,

we still send him love.

While we are hoping
that there's connections

that's made, it's really about
what you learn about yourself

and what you'll take back home
with this.

What did I learn about
the dating experience

that's gonna help me
attract my purpose mate?

Everybody wants a best friend
and a partner, so let's connect

versus let me tell you
what's wrong with you.

- Mari is someone
I definitely look up to.

I listen and value
everything that she tells me

because she knows
the struggles

of being a single woman,

but also too
Mari moves in a place of love.

- I want more smiles.
I want more love.

More optimism.

Mm-kay?

And I'ma keep
checking on y'all,

and I'ma keep checking y'all
if I need to.

- [laughs]
- Yes, ma'am.

- Yes, ma'am.
- We needed it.

- Right.
- We love you, Mari.

[percussive music]

- ♪ Best day ever ♪

- Today we're sending
the men and women

on a marathon of dates.

Each woman will have a date
with her three chosen men

to help her determine
which guy

could ultimately be the one.

- Is this us?

- I think this is us.

Oh.
- Oh.

- Did we interrupt something?

- How's it going?
- We're sorry.

- Are you guys mad
at each other or--

- We handle anger management
very well.

- So I finally get some
one-on-one time with Tam.

I'm personally really excited,
'cause I wanna see

if Tam and I hit it off.

Last night there was
a lot of chemistry,

but we'll see if, you know,
we can replicate that.

- ♪ I see ♪

♪ No one else but you ♪

♪ 'Cause you always
on my mind ♪

♪ And I know
that we'd be right ♪

- Special day, a special day.
- We will be making

craft chocolate today.

It's a really fine,
highest-quality cacao.

- Cacao.
- You know why it's cacao?

Because it's the food
of the gods.

- And I'm a God-fearing man
too, so this is perfect.

- ♪ Whatever's left to go,
I know this ♪

♪ I could be the one for you,
I'll show it ♪

♪ Don't be afraid,
come over, explore it ♪

- Where are we going?
- We bout to see.

- What is this?

Yo.

Oh, [bleep].

- Ooh, this is different.
- Yo!

What is going on?
- Hey, how you doing?

- You're here for your flying
trapeze lessons today.

If you guys are ready,
we'll just dive right in.

- Yeah, let's jump into it.
- Yeah, let's dive.

- Let's jump into it.
I have no doubt in my mind

that I'ma be able to set myself
apart from the other guys.

I have to show myself
in a different light,

so that we can
build a connection,

we can build the relationship
even more.

That's the goal going into it.

- Grab the bar.
I got you.

- I didn't know I was coming
to the gun show.

[David Guetta's
"Crazy What Love Can Do"]

- He's fighting
for my love today.

- I'm fighting
for your love today?

- You lose this, you go home.

- What?

- En garde!

- ♪ Ain't it crazy
what love can do? ♪

- Chocolate love.

- Oh, yeah.

- Aah. Go, Chris!
- Legs up!

- Yes!

- Okay.
- Oh, my God!

- Not bad.

- Okay, I trust you.
Do you trust me?

- Here we go.
- We're getting there.

- We're gettin' there.

- Come on, superstar.

- [screams]
- Legs up!

- There we go!
There we go!

- ♪ Crazy what love can do ♪

- Let go of that bar.
Come on down.

- [screams]
- Not bad, though.

Not bad.
- Nicely done.

♪ ♪

- So what is the second-best
date you've ever been on?

'Cause this is definitely
the best one.

- Oh, yeah. So third.

This is number one
and number two.

- Okay. All right.

- Third-best date
I ever been on,

with my daughter.

- And where you took her?
- She goes to her

little gymnastics gym first.

And then I'll take her
to her favorite restaurant.

A little one-on-one time, yeah.
- That's what's up.

- Family thing is big to me,
you know what I mean?

- Right, and same,
'cause I have a big family.

I'm close with all my family,

and I want somebody
that can understand that.

I want somebody
that's been raised in love.

With Chuck,
he's very up-front

about the fact that he has
a two-year-old daughter,

which is very young.

I always wanted to marry
someone that didn't have kids,

but knowing that he has
such a great relationship

with his family
is very important to me.

What is your take
on actually being a family man

or being
in a committed relationship?

Is that something that--
- That's what I want.

- I...

- That's what I want.
- [laughs]

- That's what I came for.

- All right.

I will say, I'm having
a really nice time with you.

- Let's toast to that then.
- Oh.

[gentle music]

[gentle music]

- What's going on?
Like, what are you looking for

in a relationship?
- In a relationship,

I'm looking for, like,
a partner, like somebody

that, like, understands
what I'm doing in life.

And I think what attracted me
to you was the paintings.

I love that.
- I could tell in the hall,

like, there was some kind of--

like, it's more
than physical attraction.

It's, like, a creative passion.

It's, like,
an attraction to, like,

creative mindsets
and stuff like that.

And that's
what I'm looking for.

- Right.

- You know,
looks are skin-deep.

And then people are--we're
all gonna get ugly and old,

so, like, we might as well...
- Exactly, like--

- Like, love
each other's souls, right?

- Talking to Ryan,
I'm getting to see him

in a different light, which
I think is really attractive.

He's really deep,

really trying
to get to know me.

He's not giving me
too many compliments

about how I look or my body,
and I like that.

I do wanna ask you
about kids, though,

'cause I do want kids.

Do you want kids?

[gentle piano music]

- Uh, well, it's a big decision
to make, right?

Like,
it's a life-changing thing.

I'm not a no.
I'm not a no by any means.

- But it's not a solid yes.
- No.

♪ ♪

I just think that right now
I'm so far removed

that it's like, it's so
not on my mind right now.

Is that nonnegotiable?

- Yeah.

In my heart, for sure,
I know I want to have kids,

so the last thing
I wanna do is, like,

really invest a lot of time
and effort in Ryan

and he ultimately tells me
he does not wanna have kids.

- I feel like everything
evolves day by day,

you know,
like, through communication

and all that stuff,

so it could be.

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

- So I'm gonna need you
to close your eyes.

- What?
- And no peeking. No cheating.

Close your eyes.
- Oh.

- I got a gift for you.

You can open 'em.
- Oh, my God. I can't.

What is this?
- All right.

♪ ♪

- Oh.
- PSA, right?

Did you draw this?

- Huh? Yeah. I did it.

- This is so nice.

- Nah, my pleasure.
My pleasure.

- This is so nice.

Thank you.
- Aw, no problem.

Glad you like it.

- Chris made me cry.

Him painting that picture
just made me really realize

that, like, this man
is full of surprises.

Christopher has a very specific
place in my heart forever now.

Beautiful. Thank you.
- Oh, my pleasure.

Gimme something that most
people don't know about you.

- Mm,
that I'm a real Southern girl.

I want a farm one day.

- A farm?
- Mm-hmm.

I want a pet pig.
- A pig?

- I've always wanted it.

- Yeah, so, like, my thing.

You know, I'm waiting.

I'm waiting till marriage.
- To have se--

- Yeah.

- Really?

- Yes, I'm a virgin.

- I am blown away right now.
[laughs]

♪ ♪

[dramatic musical sting]

- ♪ Rock with me, all my
girls, all my girls with me ♪

- The women's marathon day
of dates has only begun.

And in round one,
the women made connections

with their dates.

- I'm having a really
nice time with you.

- But there were
also surprises.

- Yes, I'm a virgin.

- And potential dealbreakers.

- I do want kids.
- I'm not a no.

I'm not a no by any means.
- But it's not a solid yes.

[dramatic musical sting]

[upbeat music]

- But as we head
into the evening,

it's game time,

and the ladies each have
a new man on their arm.

[cheers and applause]

- Yeah.

- Oh, this is a nice seat.
- [laughs]

- At the ball game!

This is nice. [laughs]

- And hut!

- Game time.
- Oh, my God.

I like this.

This is so cool.

I always try to get
on the jumbotron.

- What if they get us
on the kiss cam?

- That's your dream?

- [laughs]
I got small dreams.

- [laughs]
Preston is hilarious.

He's already making me laugh.

I like him.
I think he's cute.

[cheers and applause]

- I'm very smart.
My grades were straight A's.

But I always got in trouble

because I talked too much
in class.

- That's exactly with me.
- What?

- I have, like, five
class clown certificates...

- [laughs]
- That I won.

I mean, my teachers loved me
because they were like,

"You're so charismatic,
but you just won't shut the...

shut up!"
- That's exactly what it was.

- [laughs]
- My childhood to a T.

- Wow.
- That's crazy.

- You wanna be like me so bad.

[laughter]

- Paige and I
are hitting it off.

Paige is everything
I could have dreamt of.

Do you wanna move down there?

- Let's go see.
- Let's re-up.

[cheers and applause]

- Ooh. Ooh!

- Ah.

- He almost took
buddy head off.

- Okay.
- Going into this date

with Jamal,
I wanna talk to him

about the infidelity,
because I got cheated on,

and I didn't take that [bleep]
very lightly at all.

Let's talk about last night.

[light music]

When you lock in
with a girl, like,

you're locked in, right?

- Oh, absolutely.

- That's good to know.
I just wanted to know

these things
'cause you did tell me before

you did cheat before, right?

- I'm a certified lover boy.

- Okay, Drake.

- [laughs]

- Okay, Drake.

[tense music]

- Um, that's something
I wouldn't do ever again.

I let Tamara know
that I have cheated,

but I'm hoping Tamara
can see that, like,

I'm a truthful person
and that, you know,

I lead with trust
and I lead with trust

and honesty in a relationship.

Well, I'll tell you
that I'm here

to form a genuine connection
with you...

- Mm.
- And to enjoy the experience.

- I do like Jamal,
and he learned his lesson,

and he's ready
to move forward.

So it's one of those things
I'm like, "Okay.

Lemme let this little guard
down a little bit."

[light music]

- So tell me about your family.

Like, are you close to...
- Yeah.

- Your family?
- Definitely, definitely.

Big family person.
Really close with my mom.

Talk to my mom
almost every day.

- Same.
- Dad as well.

- So speaking of family,
do you have any kids?

- I do not.
Not opposed, it's just

kind of wanna go the route,
like...

- Get married.
- Married.

- I want
that same family energy.

- Got you.
- He is checking

all of my boxes.

Yannick and Chuck
are very different.

Chuck has a small daughter.

And Yannick has no kids,

no ties to anyone else,

and that's such a bright sign
for me

because I want someone
that I can start fresh with.

- ♪ I'm down wherever we go ♪

♪ As long as I'm with you ♪

- With the second round
of marathon dates over,

the third dates will be
a nightcap at the hotel.

Marz is looking forward
to getting to know Terell

in less of a party atmosphere.

- Welcome.
- Hi. How you doing?

- I'm doing good.
How are you?

- I'm good.

- Tamara wants to clear
the air with Kenny.

- Yo, we gotta get
to the bottom of this.

- Yeah.
- Let's head upstairs.

I got us set up.

- And Paige chooses Justin
to end the night.

- And we're matching.

- Yeah.

- You know what?

I think that
that might be a thing for us.

- It might be. Wow.
- I hope you like it.

- I do.
I love it.

- I mean, you know,
I just wanted to have

a little, like, celebration,
'cause ya older now, man.

- I appreciate that.
- Happy birthday.

- Thank you.

- I'm very ready
to pull back some layers

with Justin tonight.

I feel like there's

something about him
just I like.

You gotta make a wish.

- Let's see.

- It's trick.
[laughs]

- Wait up.

- Who ever would have thought
dating would be so tiring?

- Very much so.

How are you feeling?

- It's good vibes, you know?

- I just got off
this amazing date with Jamal,

and now I have to see Kenny.

I'ma be fair.

Whatever he wants
to say tonight,

I'm gonna let him say it.

But if he "sis" me tonight,
all bets are off.

Is it good vibes?

- It's gonna be, you know.

Like, I'm foreshadowing
the future.

- Are you setting the tone?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

- How do you feel
about everything

that happened last night?

You done nestled all the way
in my armpit.

- We ain't worried.
We chilling.

Um, mixed feelings, honestly.

Um, mixed feelings, honestly.

I was kind of upset
that I didn't get a chance

to talk to you
as much as I wanted to.

- With Terell,

I'm hoping that he shows me
a different side of him

because he's been
pretty drunk.

- My guy is lit.
- Oh, my God.

I'm excited. I'm excited
to see who he's gonna show me.

It seems like,
when we were at the mixer,

you was a little toasty.

And I'm all for, you know,
having a good time,

but I feel like everything
needs to be done in moderation.

- Um, I can respect you
feeling that way.

- Like, do you feel like--
- I guess if I had

the opportunity
to do it over again,

I would do it differently.

- You just made it
to your 35th?

- 35th birthday.
- 35th birthday.

- Yep.

- And what was
your most memorable birthday?

'Cause this has
obviously gotta be, like,

one of your craziest birthdays.

- We rented out a club
in Birmingham.

We tore that...

both: Club up.

- We did.
- You was standing on couches?

- Man, all of it, everything.

- Justin, let me
find out you ratchet.

- Man.
- [laughs]

- I hide it real well,
but yeah--

- You are. You do
really hide it really well.

You're very reserved.
- Very, very, very.

But I started opening up
the other night.

You make it feel safe and okay
to do that, all right?

Paige is very genuine.

She's warm,
and she's extremely sincere.

She looks you straight
in your eyes.

She lets you know
how she feels.

- Losing your brother,
you know,

you probably went inward.

Did you?
- Major.

I don't walk around
holding my head down

for the fact
that my brother died.

After his death,
I started changing the way

that I approach life.

That energy from what happened,

I kind of bottled it up
and created this nonprofit

and poured myself into it.

- I love that you do that.

You talk about everybody else,

and it doesn't seem like you
make enough time for yourself.

- I don't.
Almost all my time

doing something
for somebody else.

- Mm.
- Right?

So something like this,
you don't know how much

this means to me.
- Really?

- Yeah,
this means everything to me.

- The hopeless romantic
in me right now

is genuinely
loving this moment.

Today has been
a really great day.

So I feel very excited
to get to know you more,

but I just want to make sure,
you know.

I mean, I would love for you
to stay the night.

I just don't know
if you are wanting to stay,

but I would love
for you to stay.

♪ ♪

[light funky music]

- With the ladies on the final
round of marathon dates,

Paige has asked Justin
if he would like to turn

the nightcap into a sleepover.

- I would love for you to stay.

♪ ♪

- Well, I have no desire
to go anywhere else.

- [laughs]

- ♪ Could this be for real? ♪

♪ ♪

- I would really like
a better opportunity

to show you
how I can be romantic.

This is my first time actually
having a conversation with you.

- Honestly, I feel like if you
would have been fully in there

and giving me
your full authentic self,

we probably would have been
able to make a connection.

- That's why
this is such a good thing

because we get an opportunity
to have a conversation.

- Honestly, I would have
really liked for you

to come in and apologize.

- I apologize
for making you feel that way.

That was not my intention
at all.

- I do really appreciate
the apology.

- Definitely.

- I feel like
we need to clear the air.

Last night at the little mixer
at the crib,

you kind of just went
into straight attack mode.

It was, like, whoa.

And I felt like you really
tried to, like, embarrass me.

And I'm like,
"Dang, I liked him the most."

It's like you really are, like,

not showing any type
of interest in me.

- You bring up a lot
of good points.

So what I want to talk about
is, the very first night

when you walked
into the hall of men,

I didn't notice anybody
but you.

My choice was made.

And so, that's why
that very first night

I got in my feels a little bit
when I didn't get chose.

Yeah, I was--I was sick.
- So I do apologize.

I'll give you that.

I just feel like you did not
just give me the respect

I felt like I deserved.

- Yeah, you're right.

Yeah, you're right,
and that's on me.

You know, I'll take
accountability for that.

I played it wrong.

- So you want to do
a clean slate?

- Yeah, because I am sorry.

- Mm-hmm.

Kenny is not sitting well
in my spirits,

and it's because
out of all three guys,

he's the guy
that I know the least about.

Mari's advice was to find a
connection and to be positive

about this entire experience.

And I feel like
everyone does have a story.

And I'm not gonna lie,

I really do wanna know
what he is about.

We're playing catchup
at this point.

Share something with me that
probably nobody would guess

or know about Kenny.

- My life has such
an eclectic background.

Like, I lived
in other counties.

I speak other languages.

[speaking in Spanish]

Like, it's just
something I've got.

- So this is, like
this is relatable.

Like, this is
who I want to know.

[jazzy piano music]

I have a lot to think about.

I've got a lot to consider.

♪ ♪

But I really did enjoy this.

Because this was needed.

- Mm.

♪ ♪

Well, I'm not as mad
at you anymore.

- I'll walk you out.
- Okay.

Surprisingly, this man is...

amazing?

Like, where was this guy at
from day one?

So now I really need to, like,
really evaluate everything.

All right, enjoy your night.

[funky music]

- ♪ You will never
find another man ♪

♪ To love you like I can ♪

♪ ♪

- You gonna
turn the lights off?

- Got it.
I got this.

- Wow.
- I got this.

I got this.

- It's the fact that you have
to say it 20 times.

- [laughs]

Right.

♪ ♪

- It's our birthday now.

[laughs]

- Next time
on "The Love Experiment"...

- They going back to the hall.

- The guys get
some shocking news...

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

- And the choices get harder
each time.

- But there are consequences
with choices.

You don't get a third person
to decide.

You just only get those two.

- Will the women choose

to keep their current picks...

- Could you raise
a Black child,

a mixed child?

- Or send the home
for another chance

to enter the hall?

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪