Temptation Island (2019–…): Season 4, Episode 12 - The Reunion - full transcript

Hello and welcome

The Reunion.

This season,
four couples came to the Island

with serious questions
about their relationships.

Tonight, those four couples
and the single men and women

who are a part of their journey

are here to talk about
their experiences.

- She... You kissed me.
- Oh, my God.

That was the most painful
thing

I've ever been through.

Like, who the
is that person?



I'm, like, shaking
because I'm so pissed.

I just got
caught up in the moment.

She didn't
force you to kiss her.

Stop making me look crazy.

You can't ever speak
to a woman like that.

- Who are you?
- Don't act like

that's the reason you're a dick.

He told me, like, he's messaging
Paige on Instagram.

I thought I could
do it,

but I couldn't do it.

I hate him. She knows this.

I've never liked him.

- And I still don't.
- Wow.

It's all happening
right now here



The Reunion.

Welcome and thank you all
for being here.

Thank you for being here.

Please say hello to our couples,
Iris and Luke,

Ashley and Lascelles are here,

you remember Gillian and Edgar,

and of course, Ash and Hania.

This is a loaded question,
but how is everybody?

- Uh, doing well.
- Great.

- Great.
- Okay.

- Okay.
- Pretty awkward. Yeah.

And of course, what would
their journey have been

on Temptation Island
without the single men and women

who are part of that journey?

Some of them are here tonight.

Thank you,
singles, for being here.

We are definitely
going to hear from all of you.

But now
let's get things started out

with our first couple,
Ashley and Lascelles, welcome.

Now, after seven years
of being together,

you two came to the Island

hoping to break a codependency,

and then explore
some connections

outside of your relationship,
which you did.

- Yeah.
- You hoped this new freedom

would give you a clear view
of what was missing.

Let's take a look back.

You haven't had an opportunity
to be with anybody else,

really go out on any dates.

So, we don't know what life
is without each other.

I really want you to have
an amazing experience

and have a good time.

Always think about us no matter
what you're doing, you know?

Everything he said was, like,
everything I wanted to hear,

like, when you have that bond.

I don't know if I told you
about my boyfriend.

We've been together for
seven years. Like, seven years,

I'm not going to just
throw that away.

Like, "Oh, seven years.
Whatever." You know what I mean?

I think we'll need
to take a break.

I want to explore

this individual journey more.

Lascelles transformed

into this different guy

I never knew
even existed in him.

- You might want a break.
- Mm-hmm.

And he might still be saying
what you want to hear,

but deep down, he actually
might want to break up.

Forget Ashley.
I need to be with you.

I need you in my life,
as a girlfriend.

Future wife.

I love you.

I can't see my life without you.

I'm here for myself.

I'm not here to protect
anybody else's feelings.

I'm here to discover mine.

Are you saying you're falling
out of love with Ashley?

If I'm being honest with myself,
I think I am.

I want to...

leave with you
and work things out.

I'm not going to leave alone.

What I have with Trace,
especially...

Wait, Mark,
I want to change my mind.

Deep down inside, I really
want to leave by myself.

Okay.

Oh, boy, yeah,
there's so much there.

But first is
you broke down. Why?

I kind of put myself back
in that moment.

It's because
I wasn't being honest with her.

You know, if I would have
told her, you know,

I don't feel
emotionally available to you,

then like I said,
we wouldn't have been here.

So, it's like
a missed opportunity that I had.

I had a part in that.

So, say
we never got this opportunity.

Would you still drag
our seven-year relationship

to make it 10, 20,
and just waste my time?

So, like,
I don't think I dragged it.

I think we both
had played a part

and it's because we weren't
being honest with each other.

What happened between
the two of you

- after you left the Island?
- I honestly

was not looking forward
to going back

because I knew I was
gonna face a lot of hell,

but I knew the first thing
I wanted to do

was talk to Ashley
about everything.

We had a conversation
for, like, five hours

and we literally sat down
and we discussed exactly

what happened
in my house and his house.

And we had different,
I guess, visions

coming in to this Island,

but it still doesn't feel
the same anymore.

Did you, in your mind,
see a final bonfire

where you were getting a ring?

Yeah.

Because we spoke
about engagement

almost, like,
what, once a month?

Mm, talked about it
very frequently, yeah.

So, I have this vision
in my head,

like, fairy tale vision,
and it just, like,

erased, in a matter of seconds.

So, that's what got me
really, really mad.

There are two people
that were very much

part of both of your journeys.

Blake for you, Ashley,
was very much a part of it.

And, Trace, why don't we just
bring you down here?

Let's check this out.

You seem to be everything
that anybody would want.

Cheers to that.

And I want to show her
what I believe that she needs

in her life and what I need
in my life, which is her.

I don't want to have,
like, what ifs.

Like, what if I didn't do that,

or what if
I didn't do this with Blake?

I feel like
you are supposed to be,

like, in my life for a reason.

You do mean a lot to me, Ashley.
A very special person.

You do mean a lot.

I really like her,
she's been everything

I've been looking for,
and it's kind of...

It's kind of crazy that it
happened here, on this Island.

At the end of this journey,
I have to make a choice.

And I don't want to bring, like,

my extra baggage onto you.

Always be here for you, Ashley.

The way that Blake
made me feel this entire time

was just pure love and happiness

and genuine kindness
and romance.

One last kiss.

I'm just so grateful for Blake,

and we'll always
have that connection

outside of the Island.

Pretty sweet moments there,
Blake,

and Ashley said
that she wanted that connection

off the Island with you.

- What happened?
- Honestly,

on, like, our last
couple of days,

we were talking about Lascelles.

I was pampering you,
I was feeding you, you know,

with the many comments, but,
like, you helped me open up.

And without that experience,
I wouldn't be able to,

you know, luckily find myself
with Madelyn.

Yeah, I'm so happy for you.

- So, you two are a thing?
- Absolutely.

And how long
has it been a thing?

- Been about a couple months.
- Couple months.

From... Why am I choked up?

So, back to Ashley
and Blake for a moment.

Because it looked like

there was something real
happening here.

What was it about Blake

that opened
that possibility up for you?

It's just the way Blake
came across so loving and, like,

a shoulder to just
not only cry on,

but I could tell you anything,
and you won't judge me.

And I want to tell you
from the bottom of my heart

that you literally made me
the woman I am right now.

Just makes me thankful that,
you know, I was there

to help you
for the whole journey,

because we were, like, pretty
much best friends all the time.

Like, and you told me about
how your whole family,

like, how you grew up,

like, you had
that loving childhood.

Of course, you, like,
be open and with families.

I don't know, Lascelles, like,
it took you seven years, man.

And she's still talking about
being opened up with emotions.

Why did it take you
to come to an Island

- to break her heart?
- Oof!

Obviously,
Ashley knows I care about her.

Like I... in my eyes,

I was doing a lot of things to,
like, be there for her,

you know, I was her
number one biggest fan.

I was doing everything.
"You want to go to the store?

"I'll go on our way." I've
woken up at four in the morning

to pick you up places.
I do all these other actions

that I think
that shows the love.

Me, I'm not
the most romantic person

and I've known that
and I'm working on that.

That's one thing,
the reason why I'm here.

So, you just kind of
go through the relationship

not numb, but just
going through the motions, so...

You just going through
the motions with Trace?

- Huh?
- Were you just going through

- the motions with Trace?
- No, no, absolutely not.

That was different
because this is...

But why was it different?

- It's something new.
- How was it different?

And this is...
I'm going to bring it up.

Remember, I was like,
there's certain things

that was missing.
Same thing, you were like,

"You're not asking me
these romantic,

"deep, emotional question...
Questions."

And I... I wasn't, but then Trace

was challenging me
on certain things.

She was asking me... like,
she understood me half the time

before I even
finished the sentence.

She would ask me questions
I never thought about that way.

And you know,
when you're in this environment

and you can just focus on you
instead of your partner,

then you can really focus in on,
like, what's missing.

I appreciate you searching
for some truth here,

Lascelles,
and we're with you on that.

We have to take a break.

But when we come back,
we're going to uncover

some new information
involving one of our couples

and singles after the Island,

that you do not want to miss.

We'll be right back.

Welcome back to
Temptation Island: The Reunion.

Trace, did you know
that Lascelles was going

to pick you or were you nervous
awaiting this decision?

Every day's
a nervous situation with him.

Every time I wake up,
I'm like, "I don't even know

"if he's going to like me today,
I don't know."

So, when came down to bonfire,
I mean, we talked about it

a few times, but he never really

just gave me a for sure answer.

And that was one thing that,
you know, was so irritating.

So, I'm like,
if you're building this up,

tell me "I love you,"
tell me all these things

and you don't leave with me?

The hell is that?

Lascelles, you instantly made
a connection with Trace,

and what followed was a
roller-coaster of a relationship

that went from zero
to "I love you"

in about six episodes.

It's also a relationship
you literally tried

to keep behind closed doors
until producers caught you.

Oh, God.
Wait. What?

I am only romantically
interested in Trace.

I'm looking at eyeballs on me,
I'm looking at cameras on me.

You see, I told you.

Then you'd be in my... Yeah.

But um...

I want... I wish.

Oh, they actually caught that?

We're just making sure the...
The pipes are working.

You've shown me that,
like, you're interested.

Like, you gave me the eyes.
You told me, you said...

I like you and only you.

- Hi.
- I appreciate that.

- Yes.
- I love...

I love your spirit.
That's what I'm saying.

I think this one-on-one time

was super essential, because
I know you have a lot to offer.

You know, I have been
picking up on, you know,

small player vibes and being

overly available.

I'm ready to, you know,

let Ashley be single,
as well as me.

Because I'm
fighting for love

in two different places.

It's because I
still love Ashley,

because I care about her.

I've dedicated my emotions,

my thoughts to you
since day one.

To hear you even say
what you said this morning...

That was me protecting Ashley.

I'm done with that.
I need to be with you.

I love you.

You know what I'm saying?

I care about you so much.

I want to be optimistic,

but I'm not going to lie,
like, I'm scared shit.

I would like to leave with you,

if you would like
to leave with me.

Of course, of course.

So proud of you.

All right.
We need to talk.

What happened after
the Island with you two?

A month after
we left the Island, I went to go

visit her in California,
and we had a good time.

Spent three or four days,
but the chemistry

wasn't the same
as it was on the Island,

so it's kind of like we hit...
We both hit reality.

It was like, man, we really
don't know each other that well.

You know,
right now we're just cool.

- We're cool, we're awesome.
- We're cool right now.

- We're cool right now?
- Yeah, we're friends.

That's good.
I'm not cool right now.

- Why are you not cool?
- Well, I... You want the truth?

The truth of why
I'm not cool right now?

The whole thing...
Watching you two scared me.

- Scared me, too.
- I'mma tell you why.

When somebody declares
their love for someone...

- That's absolute.
- That's...

That's a declaration.

- Yeah.
- Right? Trace.

How did this
roller coaster feel like?

Like, you're cool right now,
and I... I hope that you are,

and I'm glad,
but how do you really feel?

It honestly
my head more.

Initially, like the up
and down was hard for me

because...

I'm not a vul...
Vulnerable person.

Like, I'm not... like,
seeing myself cry and stuff

is... only so many people have
ever seen me cry in my life.

I see your strength and I see
you holding yourself there,

- for safety reasons, too.
- Yeah.

And, you know,
I have to be on guard.

I've always had to be on guard.

You know,
guys are pretty shitty,

so I've always kind of assumed
you only want one thing.

And they dated for seven years.

What I expect him
to do is to be like,

"Oh, she never existed," no!

I mean, like,
that's not respectful for you.

Like, that's... I don't think
he ever disregarded you.

But at the same time, like,

we had our own
emotions going on,

and we've both
been through a lot.

So, it was like,
when I confided in him

and would tell him about
my traumas of the past and,

you know,
my family and things like that.

And, you know, he really
understood me and we had these

deep conversations
and then the next day be like,

"But I think I'm going
to leave single with Ash..."

Ashley, sorry.

And I was just like,
"Well, that doesn't make sense."

Can I just...
The "I love you" thing?

Obviously, I'm stuck on this
more than anybody else.

The guys are like,
"What the?"

They want to hear the story.

You know, Trace and I were
a lot of ups and downs, right?

I was like,
"Okay, she keeps running away

"because I haven't been
consistent with my word."

I've been backtracking
because, you know,

I was still thinking about you,

but I was thinking
subconsciously, like,

I need something
to solidify what we have,

so she doesn't have
to guess what we have.

- And you thought that was it?
- No, this wasn't me thinking

because it was when I said it,
I was like, "Oh, shit,

"I said it," I even had that
recognition in the morning.

I said, "Shit.
I said, 'I love you.'"

Obviously I have love for you,
but I think it's way too soon.

And now
I put the pressure on you,

but you just say,
"I love you too."

And even when that clip
when you said "I love you, too,"

it was kind of like,
"Oops, I didn't mean to say it."

Yeah. And so I felt bad,
I was like,

"Damn, I put all this pressure,"
and it wasn't like I planned it.

I didn't want to say it.
I remember saying it.

I was like sh..., but I remember
"Shit, I have to own it

"and I'm going to continue
building a relationship

"until it becomes real,"
so I kept saying...

I heard that you told Ashley
you loved her,

like, four weeks ago,
is that true?

Yes. I told her.

Why do you keep
flipping back and forth?

If you're gonna say that to
Trace, and then say four weeks

ago you told her
you love her again?

Like, where are you at?

Like, where are you guys at?

- I'm confused.
- So, it was...

The last time we spoke was,
like, four or five weeks ago.

He asked me

do I still have him in my mind?

And I said,
"Absolutely not."

That's when he told me,
"I still love you.

"I'm still
in love with you."

But four weeks ago
you told Trace you love her,

doesn't add up,
like, what do you want?

I know it's coming from...
Sorry.

Like, I care for you.

I want you to have the best.

I just wish
you just saw the truth,

and you actually learned
something about yourself.

What was your intention or
context of that message to her?

- And be honest, and be honest.
- Of course.

You know, like, I'm good...
I'm good.

- I'm Gucci over here.
- That...

happened when Ashley
started talk... talking...

More serious with some... a guy.

And I got a clue
and I feel like,

"Damn, now I know
what she felt like,

"when I was having
those experiences with Trace."

Wait, so did you feel
the need to come back

into her life
to try to mess that up?

I took Ashley for granted
and I told you this

in our conversation,
I said I didn't appreciate

all the things that
she did for me and what we had.

I apologized, like, three
or four different times

in a long explanation,
but that's just says,

I still love you.

- You know.
- It's not, like,

your definition
of the "I love you,"

it's the lack
of consideration that you have

for the women you're saying
"I love you" to.

And the effect
that that has on them.

No, no, no.
And this is what I want to say.

- I want to say I am...
- But it's like...

Like, just maybe listen.

Instead of, like,
responding right away

with what you want to say
and how you feel,

maybe sometimes,
it's better just to listen

- and absorb things.
- Yeah, listen to listen.

Not listen to respond.

I thought
I was a great listener.

Because you
always have an answer,

or because
you're actually listening?

No, I thought
I was a fantastic listener.

What Gillian just said
that you didn't hear

because you responded
is that there's a definition

of love that
we don't throw around.

It's nuclear, dangerous.

Ashley, so much, and yet
you're sitting here listening.

How do you feel about this?

What are you processing
right now?

I don't know,
I'm lost of words because to me,

it doesn't make sense how
he acted the way he acted.

I did work on myself.
I helped discover myself.

But then I also said, "Okay,
what's the added-on mission,

okay to
find someone else."

But it feels like
whether you knew it or not,

you were afraid
to lose something

that you saw was great,
but you wanted to make sure

you didn't let this one off
the hook at the same time.

Yeah, Trace said you wanted
your cake and eat it too,

and that's exactly... that's me.

I wanted both.
And you can't have both.

I don't see the growth.

Can you show me?
What have you learned?

Yeah, I got in touch
with my emotional side.

I even told Mark, I said, "Mark,

"I think I found out
why I don't cry."

And it has to do with
the thought of losing something,

the thought of ,
and then I said the reason,

the first reason I cried
was the thought of losing you.

And then I thought about
how I almost lost my dad.

So, I got a lot from
this whole situation, so I grew.

Unfortunately,
you haven't seen it, but I know,

Trace, she saw it in real time.

Alexa, you were part
of Lascelles' journey.

Do you have anything
you want to add to enlighten us?

"Was I annoying?"
Yes.

Were there things
that you did and said

that misled me
that weren't shown, yes.

We're friends now.
We can laugh about it.

But we also
hooked up in October.

- You what?
- And...

Define that, please.
Define that, please.

Ooh.

Wow.

Alexa, you were part
of Lascelles's journey.

Do you have anything you
want to add to enlighten this?

We hooked up in October.

- You what?
- And...

Define that, please.
Define that, please.

We're at a club with
a few of the cast members,

and we're dancing, you're like,

"I really want
to kiss you right now,

"but is anyone looking,
can anyone see us?

"Is this going
to get brought up?"

- What... I said that?
- Did he say that?

- Yes!
- You literally said... No.

- You literally said...
- Lascelles. Stop.

- No, no, no.
- Stop making me look crazy!

- You said this.
- That is a lie!

That is not a lie,
I was there, too, I saw it.

I said, "No, because
I'm talking to Trace,

- "and that's not appropriate."
- I looked at you and I said,

- "Are you and Trace a thing?"
- You said, "No."

- That's a lie!
- Why would I make that up?

- I said I'm still talking.
- No, you said,

"We are not talking
because I was

"in a seven-year
relationship before,

"and I wasn't trying
to get another one."

And I said, "That's exactly
what I told you on the show."

You were like, "Is this going to
get brought up on the reunion?"

and I go, "I'm not no secret"
and you're like, "You're right."

- And then we made out.
- You are really ly...

So, did you kiss her
or did you not kiss her?

- Yes.
- She... You kissed me.

You kissed me.
Yes, you did.

It doesn't matter, the sky
was blue, the floor was yellow.

If you kissed her,
you kissed her.

Since I made this up
and I was all over him,

he also made out
with Meg that night.

- Oh, my God.
- Did you or did you not?

You both literally asked me.

"I want to kiss you
so bad right now."

Get off your high horse!
Get off your high horse!

- So, the answer is yes.
- I was under the influence,

I was under the influence, and
I said, "You know what? Fine."

So, you kissed
both of them that night?

Yes! I did.

Yes, I understand.
I'm in the wrong.

- Of course, I'm in the wrong.
- Yes, how do you go from me

to Trace to Alexa and Meg

in a matter of two months
after what happened?

Like, who... who are you?

Trace, you're still in this.

And this is a bomb
that just got dropped.

- Yeah, I had no idea.
- Tell me what you're feeling.

I'm honestly just,
like, disgusted by it.

Like he said,
we haven't been talking much,

because we've kind of just
been giving each other space.

However, he was so, like,
"No, Trace, I'm about you.

"Forget Alexa, and I'm going

"to make everyone say
no, I'm with Trace.

"Oh, Meghan's just
clinging on to me,

"I don't know why
she's around me all the time."

But then you made out with them?

- That doesn't make any sense.
- There's issue with the context.

I was keeping it cool,
I was drinking,

we were having a good time,
you talked to me,

like, for, like, 10 minutes,
and I was listening

to everything you said,
and you're obviously getting

really close to my face,
and then you said,

"I really want to
kiss you right now."

And I said,
"I shouldn't be doing this."

But she's be...
She's been tempting

since the second
we walked in the house.

But you know her energy.

Don't try to make like she's
such a whore, bro.

No, she said "He kissed me,"
when someone says I kissed you,

it feels like I'm showing that...

Your tongue
was in her mouth, bro.

She didn't force you
to kiss her.

He's like 6'2".
I'm 5'2".

If he's going to kiss me,
he's going to kiss me.

Let me just clarify that.

I can't jump
and just fly to him, like...

I'm, like, shaking
because I'm so pissed

and you know how I am.

Is there an explanation,
you were drunk,

or just blaming
everything on alcohol?

You said
"I love you" on alcohol.

You kissed girls on alcohol.
What else?

Everything I say is used
against me, I'd rather not talk.

The party was
before November, right?

It was before I saw you.

So, you kissed them first,
then came to visit me?

- Yes.
- Oh, okay.

- Oh, my God!
- Trace.

I want to say
that everyone here,

and everyone
watching sees your value.

And I don't want you,
for a moment,

to internalize this
as anything you did or own.

Because you get to have
everything you know you deserve.

And I'm going to bet
that it's literally

moments away
from happening for you.

And I can't wait to be
at that celebration.

Okay, Lascelles,
anything you want to say,

- before we're done?
- Yeah.

Alexa, I can
never trust you again.

Let me re-prioritize.
Let me re-prioritize.

I apologize once again,
because I didn't

tell you the truth
based on the trust

that I thought
that Lex and I had.

But even if you guys had trust,

doesn't mean you don't tell me!

You're admitting that you
told me not to say anything.

Time out, that's not trust,

that's conspiring
to keep a secret.

We could crunch this
all day long,

but we're not
going to get any closer

to feeling good about it.

This literally
just clarified everything.

Like, you are so disgusting.

And now never...

I'm never going back to you.
That's it. Over.

I'm enjoying my new life
as a beautiful, single woman.

And now I get to continue
with the guy I'm talking to.

Hell yeah.

All right, you guys
can head back to your seats.

We're going
to keep things moving

and say hello
to our next couple.

Gillian and Edgar.
You guys can join me right here.

Let's give them some love.

Gillian, you brought Edgar
to the Island to figure out

if you should be single
in your early 20s or not.

Edgar, you came the Island
ready to marry Gillian.

But after the first bonfire,
Edgar felt that Gillian

was throwing
the relationship away,

as she began to enjoy
her newfound independence.

Let's take a look.

This one is
my promise ring with Edgar.

Okay.

Which I really
haven't thought about

until just this moment.

Like, I don't know

if I will continue wearing
the promise ring.

So, Tommy kissed me,

and I enjoyed the kiss.

Like, what?

I love you,
but I'm going to leave alone.

I'm going to
make the same choice.

- A kiss on the forehead?
- No. Sorry.

That's okay.

I guess we'll talk when we talk.

You two left
the Island separately.

What was life like,
when you got home?

When I left,
I felt completely destroyed.

You know, I've been
trying to forgive myself.

What did you feel like you
needed to forgive yourself for?

The fact that
I cheated on Gillian.

The fact that I've lied.

- Twice.
- Twice.

One of the biggest reasons
we came to the Island

is that this can of worms
was opened when Edgar

had sex
with another woman at one year.

And it's very,
very painful for me because

I had to watch him have sex
with someone who was not me.

Honestly, I just...

Like, you were my first love.

And you took that away from me
after only one year.

And I am... I'm sorry,
but I am so upset.

And then I wanted
to recover from that.

So, I stuck around
for another two years

and we went to therapy
and we did all the things.

And then we came here.

And that was the last,
last straw, like...

He's like
a beaten dog right now.

I know!

You broke me all that time ago.

And now you just did it again.

And you had the opportunity
to come here

and work on your insecurities.

And instead of
working on your insecurities,

you fell into the arms
of another woman.

I agree with you.

You can't keep hurting girls
like this because honestly,

the same things he did with you,
he did with me.

Like, when I saw
your overnight date,

that was the most
painful thing

I've ever been through.

The same words,
you call her the same nicknames,

you call her your queen,
your princess,

you call her all these things,
that's the words you called me.

And I know my stuff
was going on with Tommy,

but it's, like, I just wanted
to believe so badly

that my first love,
like, wouldn't end that way.

And I saw
a lot of hope for us because

I was really,
really in love with you.

- Like I...
- I was in love with you, too.

I know, but you cheated on me.

That's not what you do
when you love somebody.

I know.

I feel so bad.
He's such a good dude.

- He is a good dude.
- I feel so bad.

Yeah, so do I.

- First.
- First.

- First.
- Yeah, no, I agree.

- That's the issue.
- Edgar,

you found an instant
connection with Marissa,

but you held back,
then when Gillian seemed

to be moving on,
you decided to go for it

and explore
that connection with Marissa.

Let's take a look.

Hi, guys, my name's Marissa,
and I'm 26 years old.

I'm a real estate agent
from North Carolina.

I'm used to making offers
that people just can't refuse.

- All right. Calm down.
- I'm sweating, aren't I?

- That looks hot.
- Sweating looks hot?

Look at that!

Knowing how much I love Gillian,
I am very thrown

by the connection
I am making with Marissa.

It scares the shit out of me.

- I'm nervous.
- Okay.

I'm not because
you make me nervous,

but because I'm nervous
about the way I feel about you.

Oh my!

He's giving me a lap dance
and looking into, like,

not just my eyes,
but like my soul.

I feel like
I've known you before.

I hope that
we can still continue.

- I would love to.
- Okay.

I'm so lucky and blessed
to get to know you,

to be able
to share moments with you

and experiences
that are once in a lifetime.

I have so much love for you.

I feel the same way.

I've just never met a man
ever like you in my life.

I would like to leave
the Island with you.

Really?
I would love to!

I've never met anyone
in my life like this man here.

He's just been so patient.

Tell me what you're feeling.

It was just a really
great experience with you.

And, like, Edgar
was just so good to me.

You know,
it just sucks that it's over.

That's all.

He's very good at making
women feel very special.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, well, I mean,

not even just, like,
he's a great guy.

I'm just sad because, like,

once we left the Island,
like, it's done.

- That's all.
- Is it done?

I mean, I'd love
to see you again, but,

you know,
it's not going to be real.

Right?

I just know I can't handle
a relationship right now.

- And I understand.
- Marissa does mean a lot to...

It's just you never got
to tell... you never, like...

- I know.
- Straight up told me.

I feel like...
I don't know, like,

you led me on, in a way.

And I am sorry for that.

Because I also... like I,
you know, mentally,

I was like, "Yes,
I can let go of Gillian,"

but emotionally I... I hadn't.

No, I understand.
Like, it was a lot.

I just like,
I think when I got home,

like, it just hit me that, like,
I didn't have you anymore.

Were you guys communicating
after the Island?

Yeah.
I mean, we... we talked a lot.

On and off.

I think there's a lot
of merit to having

space between relationships
to get your head right.

Is there in time,
at some time, a future,

or is this done,
you and Marissa?

- Tell me.
- I...

Is there in time,
at some time, a future,

or is this done,
you and Marissa?

- Tell me.
- I...

I do think it might have been
more beneficial for me

to maybe not latch on to
somebody so fast.

It almost was like, you know,
not to say relationship-hopping,

but like I didn't
give myself that time to breathe

and process things
that I then experienced

leaving the Island.

And I know right now
that I do feel things deeply.

And if
I get into a relationship,

I don't want
to up again.

I want to make sure that
I've worked on myself enough

that nothing is ever repeated.

You know,
I will always care for you,

but it just kind of, like, sucks

because you picked me
to leave with you.

You know, we talk,
we've been talking, but, like,

I just never
really got to say, like...

Like, I got hurt, too.

And I'm sorry for that,
because I thought

that I could
embrace a situation.

I did fully embrace it,
but I also hadn't dealt with

the feelings that I...
You know, mentally,

I was like,
"Yes, I can let go of Gillian."

But emotionally I...
I hadn't yet.

Now, Gillian and Edgar,
you both formed connections.

You with Marissa,
and you with Tommy.

And you learned
a very valuable lesson.

You don't always
get what you want.

Let's take a look.

My name is Tommy.
My job is to fight fires.

But here on the Island,
I'm looking for someone

- to set my heart ablaze.
- Oh, my gosh.

Don't tempt me. Oh!

Do you think it's a red flag
that I formed a connection

with you right off the bat,
even when I have a boyfriend?

That's not a problem.

- I need to take a shower.
- Me, too.

In the future, I don't know.

I really don't know
what that holds.

I've enjoyed
my time here with you.

And we are friends.

I just can't get what I want.

So, Gillian, you ended up
making a connection with Tommy

and it was fiery
and romantic and adorable.

What was it about Tommy
that drew you to him?

I think he's just
a very confident individual.

I have usually been
with guys who, like,

chase after me,
and he didn't do that.

And it was very refreshing to be
with a different kind of guy

and realize
what that brought into my life.

Tommy, what was it like
for you at the beginning there?

Me and Gillian really got along
and it was a great time together

and I enjoyed
our experience on the Island.

But you weren't necessarily
catching deep feelings or...?

I did have feelings
for Gillian, obviously.

I just think there was a lot
going on with her and Edgar.

And for me
to just jump into some things

- isn't smart for either of us.
- Mm-hmm.

I got to enjoy that time,
but I don't think

it ever got to that
deepness of a level.

So, there was a moment
very early on,

- where things turned for you.
- Mm-hmm.

It may have been
an incidental moment to you.

Right.

But it was
a seminal moment for him.

Right.

I'm talking about
the promise ring.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I couldn't even
really remember that moment

with the promise ring,
because to me,

it didn't even seem
like a significant moment.

And I'm really sorry that
you felt disrespected,

by the way
I was speaking about my ring.

That's certainly
not what I meant.

You know, I love my ring,
and I kept it on until,

you know, the end and...

I also got in my head

and I think I let
a lot of things get to me.

So, that one thing
made me question everything.

- Right.
- Hearing you say that

you saw me
speaking about my ring

and then you took it
and over-thought it,

it just reminds me
of the same pattern

that we keep talking about.

But I didn't act out.

Like, that happened
very early on,

when I said...
It was the first bonfire.

You did act out.

- Hold on, Ash.
- Timeline matters.

He didn't act out, right then.

He was hurt

and then put the brakes
on anything he was doing,

if I remember correctly.

There was nothing going on

for a very long time
because he was so hurt

over seeing the promise ring,

and we were just friends.
Like, I was there for him.

So, okay,
take that out of the equation.

Like, you going to that
place of deep betrayal

and pain based on seeing that

just reminds me of, like,

the forgetting of...
Of the three years

that we spent
building our lives together

and the woman
that you've known me to be.

It just feels like
a lot of blame was placed on me.

Did you want
to say something, Tommy?

Like, the ring thing,

that sucks to hear,
you know?

And then he didn't spiral
right after that.

So, I think both parties
did different things.

And I don't think there
should be any blame

on anybody right away
for anything that happened,

when make... mistakes
were made on both sides.

I just wish that he had
given me a little bit more

of a benefit of the doubt

throughout our entire
relationship and on the Island.

He did, though.
He did, he was so upset.

And, like, even after the first,
the second bonfire,

like, nothing happened
for a very long time.

Like, he was thinking
about you all the time.

I'm not talking about
nothing happened.

I'm talking about
the way he was reacting.

It... Like, with the ring
being the first thing

that I heard
come from your mouth,

it just sent me
down a hole that I just...

I was so confused.

Like, did you really think

that it was all a lie?

I didn't know what to think.

And I'm sorry for that.
I'm sorry.

That sounds terrible.

Because I loved you so much.

And I know
you loved me so much, too.

But I reached to a point

where I didn't... I didn't know.

I wasn't ready
for that experience.

I shouldn't have
gone on the Island.

We should have...

And that's why
I said to you so many times,

"Are you sure
you want to do this?"

And I wanted to do it
because I thought I want...

I thought...
I thought... I thought...

I thought
I could do it.

But I couldn't do it.

I really couldn't
do it.

And I wanted to do it
because I loved you.

And then the idea of marriage
started going on,

and... But I couldn't.

Gillian, what did you think
of seeing that

when he told you
that he was leaving alone

and then he had
a change of heart there?

It was so bizarre to me

that you said
you're going to leave alone.

And then you...
You changed your mind.

And it really hurt me

when we were watching the show
and I heard you say that, like,

you two were,
like, best friends now.

It just was a long three years,

and we were very, very close.

So, I really felt discarded.

I really felt replaced.

I just wish you had

a little bit
more consideration for, like,

just the bond that we had.

For a very long time
I was worried about...

Because, like, I've been
in the situation

that you guys have,
been in a long relationship

and been cheated on,
and, like, that...

And I told you that is
what I was worried about,

was I never wanted
to be disrespectful.

We waited a long time
before anything, like,

got serious.

And this is not even,
like, towards you,

because you're single, like,

you're allowed
to do whatever you want.

You do you girl, like, all good.

Going back to the final bonfire,

now seeing that he actually

did end up leaving with you,

it just feels like
it didn't mean anything.

I'm... I'm sor... I did...
I was not considering you...

- It's okay.
- Towards the end,

and I am sorry about that.

You were my best friend.

Yeah, I... Yeah.

I have a question for you.

If they had not had sex,

and that bonfire
had ended with him saying,

"I want to leave with you,"

what would your choice
have been?

And be honest.

I would have had to, um...

think really hard about,

if we had done the work
to grow enough

to be good partners
to each other by that point.

And if that answer had been yes,

that I felt
that we both grew, then maybe.

Your young love
was passionate, all-consuming,

- painful at times.
- Mm-hmm.

And is there a chance
that you both,

by coming here,
were in the process

of outgrowing that love?

That was something
that we talked about a lot

and I never wanted
to admit it to myself,

and I definitely
never believed it in the moment,

because I believed
that I love you

and that I could work on making
anything happen with you,

but yeah.

Okay, with that,

what can you say
to each other right now

to kind of honor
this journey you've been on?

I am so thankful

for every single second

I ever spent with you,

every single second
I ever spent thinking about you.

Things were hard, Gillian.

I'm sorry I hurt you.

I just wish we had more time.

Before everything got ruined.

I...

have a lot of hope for you.

And I'll be there for you.

As you're talking,
it dawns on me

how much you have
served one another,

even in all the pain.

Edgar and Gillian,
thank you for being here.

And Tommy and Marissa,
thank you.

Stay tuned,
there's more to unpack

when we return to
Temptation Island: The Reunion.

That was crazy, right? That was
crazy. That's insane.

Like, who the
is that person?

- He gave me a fake phone number.
- That is true.

Why the
would you give her a fake one?

I just got
caught up in the moment

and gave you gratification

that I didn't really want to.

- Okay.
- This guy.

- Good to see you.
- How are you?

Now let's move things along
to our next couple.

Hania, you had said you wanted
an open relationship with Ash.

So, after you guys
came to the Island, Hania,

you had a change of heart,
while Ash was suddenly

open to something new.

Let's take a look
at your journey.

You go into this
with an open heart

and an open mind,
but not too open.

Sort of like out of sight,
out of mind kind of person.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It must be so freeing

to be able to discard
people like that.

I'm coming to terms
with this idea

of an open relationship

maybe being something
I don't want.

Since I started dating Ash,

I have slept with other people.

I realized that I was
only thinking of myself

and I'm really afraid...

that the damage
has already been done.

I hope you see those clips.

And I hope it hurts.
I hope it does, Mr. Sir.

You don't deserve her.

It hurts a lot.

A hell of a lot.

Do you think people can change?

A change within Hania?

Because that's not change.

My idea for an open relationship

was absolute bullshit.

It was me trying to make excuses
for my behavior.

I have recognized

the absolute depth
of my love for you.

Will you marry me, Ash?

No, I'm going to leave
the Island by myself.

How did you feel
when he proposed?

That was the hardest no

I think I've ever had to say.

And not because
I wanted to say yes,

but because I knew

what the end of it meant.

What were you feeling
when she said no?

That was crazy, right?
That was crazy,

that's insane.

Like, who the
is that person?

Like, I couldn't even remember

Ash's favorite color.

Or her birthday.

Oh, my God. What?

He did not know
your birthday when I asked.

It took me
half a second to get to it.

You two didn't leave
the Island together?

No.

What happened between the two
of you after you left?

I yelled a lot.

It's mostly just been
me trying to tell him

it's not my job to hand-hold him

into learning how to be a man.

He has women in his life.
There are books.

I don't have the time
to raise another person.

Amen.

That trust that I had in him,

which...
I didn't really have,

but really wanted to be true,

and the whole...

Just, like, it can't come back.

Hania, what's life been like
for you since you got back?

It's been really difficult,
you know, just being,

you know, depressed and trying
to really reflect on the things

that I had done before,
during and after.

I want to be a peaceful presence
in people's lives.

And if I'm going to continue
just thinking about myself

all the time or turning
a situation on its head,

so that I benefit,
it's not safe, you know?

Okay.
I think I hear you, Hania.

You're taking
a deep look at who you are,

as it relates to women.

Yes, but I would also add that

to myself,
my relationship with myself...

- Well, that's where...
- Is toxic first.

And that toxicity just oozed out

into all the rest
of my relationships.

Okay. What do you want
out of Ash at this point

in you, your lives?

Oh, just what she's, you know,

been able to give me
thus far, you know?

Like, this cautious friendship

is more than I could have
asked for.

You guys both have
very interesting

journeys on the Island,
and there were people involved

in that and I'd like
to bring them on the couch

so we can have
a conversation about it.

Karyna and Taylor
both played parts

in both of your journeys.

Let's take a look.

It's so frustrating.

I unfortunately
danced on Hania's lap.

- I'm really sorry.
- Unfortunately, excuse me?

I hope that everybody
really enjoyed that.

Hania definitely did.

I'm into it.
What can I say?

Karyna is my girlfriend,
for the time being.

You both have amazing butts,
let me just say. Like...

- Ah!
- Hania, what the?

What? Do you think
I don't think

- your butt is amazing?
- That's literally not...

Do you think I don't think
your body is incredible?

It's the Hania world.

- This was not intentional!
- Okay.

Whoa, don't yell at her.

- I don't have the patience.
- It doesn't matter.

I know it doesn't matter.

And I feel
embarrassed right now.

You helped me
survive this, you know?

I wouldn't have been
able to do this without you.

So, you guys
gravitated to each other.

You had a connection.
It was apparent.

Karyna, what was it
about Hania that had you

want to stay
and hang out longer with him?

I mean, he did validate me,
that I was very helpful to him.

And I did like
our conversations.

I think more towards the end,

it wasn't working
so well for me.

But yeah, I mean,

he was a friend
in a foreign place.

What happened, if anything,

with you and Hania
after the Island?

Would you like to answer that?

Nothing.
Like, absolutely nothing...

Yeah, like, when Ash said,

"Must feel so freeing
to discard people"...

Yeah, I'm sure
you felt discarded.

I didn't reach out.
I didn't reach out.

I went directly

into focusing on my own shit.

And I'm sorry. I am.

I... You meant
so much to me on the Island.

I meant what I said,
I wouldn't have

survived without you.

And then I just
didn't reach out.

I'd also say
you didn't reach out to me.

You know, not a word.

Okay, so neither of you
reached out,

but how do you feel about him
not reaching out to you?

It was really disappointing,

because I did give
a lot of myself,

like, many hours.

So, after all of that energy

in something
that's supposed to be

my experience, too,
to in the end,

it, like, not matter...

Like, it was just like,
"Okay, well, thanks

"for helping me out, bye."

Like, it makes me feel used.

Anything you say to that, Hania?

She's absolutely right.

I... I imagine you do feel used.

And I'm sorry.

I... I didn't mean
to make you feel that way,

but it's not really
my intention that matters.

It's the effect
that it had on you.

And I realize that now.

Well, thank you for apologizing.

There is still
some unresolved feelings,

for example,
like, feeling degraded.

For me and a few
of the other women, like,

can you think
of any other apologies

that might need to feel heard?

- Yeah.
- From some of the other women?

Yeah, Juicy, I gave you
a real hard time

about all kinds
of random bullshit.

Well, what...
Like, okay, mostly it was

the night of the party.

We all saw the clip
of how you were...

- Yeah.
- Speaking to Karyna.

But, yeah, I just wanted
to let you know that

you can't ever speak
to a woman like that.

No, you're absolutely right.

Okay.

Ash, you came to the Island

acknowledging the need
to have an open mind

and an open heart,
but with boundaries.

However, with each passing day,

those boundaries went away,

closer and closer to Taylor.

Let's take a look.

Lick it off!
Lick it off! Lick it off!

As they say,

"Live long and prosper."

You alien.

To be completely
honest with you,

when I was growing up,
I was starved of physical touch.

We have
very similar upbringings.

- Yes.
- I was home-schooled.

Not a lot of physical
affection in my house.

I can understand
where you're coming from.

I'm very physically
attracted to Taylor.

His body is very different
from Hania's.

I now know and remember

what it looks like to be

actually wanted by somebody,

and not just physically.

- Can we put a name to that?
- Taylor.

I have found...

myself.

That's where you came in.

I feel very intensely for you.

I care about you,

because you are nobody
I've ever met before.

So, let's talk about,
in the very beginning,

what the attraction was for you.

He was ridiculous.

He was outspoken.

He was okay with being weird.

He was okay
with being weirder for me,

and I felt
comfortable being near him.

Like, he made me feel very safe,

and like I could be
vulnerable and open up.

Taylor, same question for you.

What was it initially

that drew you to Ash?

You know,
the experience in itself.

You know, she was
a very kind person to me.

You know, I enjoyed knowing
that I helped her in a way.

At the time,
I had a major feeling

that she was
going to go back to Hania,

which, like, as a person,

I want to help people.

And I felt like
I had spent so much time

and hadn't helped a single
person and it was very,

like, disturbing to me,
at a point.

I see.
Were you aware of that?

Yeah, he made sure
to personally torture me

for having
feelings of insecurity

about someone I had been with

and was going through
this whole journey with.

Wow, so, this took
a pretty quick turn there.

Did you guys talk
after the Island at all?

He gave me a fake phone number.

He gave you a fake phone number?

- Okay.
- Is that true?

- That is true.
- Why not just say,

"I'd rather not give
you a phone number?"

Why the
would you give her a fake one?

We never had, like, "Hey,
we're going to leave the Island.

"We're dating.
We're falling for each other."

You know, that wasn't us.

We connected in a way
of having great conversations,

relations, good energy.

But it wasn't like,
"You know, this is destiny.

"Let's get to the next step
and run away together."

Don't act like
that's the reason you're a dick.

You're just a asshole.

We're the same, bro.

You know, we both took advantage
of this poor person, right?

We saw how she was vulnerable,

and we made her feel bad
for just being.

I want to remind the two of you

that whatever transpired,

there was something that was
working for the two of you,

at some point on this island.

I know the truth.

- May I say something?
- Yeah.

You kind of started out as,

I don't want to say timid,
but kind of, you know,

like a girl who had been
beaten down by someone.

And, you know...
Yeah, we've all seen

that side of Hania, but...
You seem better.

Thanks.

But, you know, by the end of it,

you walked into

every single room
like a bad bitch.

And we were
all very proud of you.

Thank you for saying
what I couldn't say.

Yeah, we were all
cheering for you.

I love you guys so much.

And... and can you see

what the women
are saying to you is,

there was a level
of you valuing you?

Mm-hmm, because I got fed up

with all of their shit.

Okay, well, then
that's something to be... But...

But that serves you, too.

Oh, yeah.
I don't regret Taylor at all.

Well, that's what I'm saying.

But it could have been
less crappy.

I'm gonna go to Alexa,

who I think
has something to say.

Well, first of all, Ash, I think

you deserve someone
who remembers your birthday.

You deserve someone who's not
going to give you a fake number.

You are amazing.

I can't even tell you how,

like, in awe we were of you,

and, like,
we've dealt with Hania.

Hania, you said
degrading things to me, too.

Like, I can only imagine
the shit he said to you.

You can see in the show
how defeated you are,

and, like, you were
so much better than that.

And, like, I'm going...
I'm tearing up for you.

Like, you deserve
so much better than that.

I am only just starting

to take advantage of all
the lessons that I was taught.

Right? I am only just starting
to learn the things

that you spent
so much time teaching me.

Right?

And I'm just...

I feel so honored, you know,

that despite saying
degrading things to you, Alexa,

or not calling you,

that you all
still put up with me.

First of all, Hania, thank you.

I see you working
and trying and being

as open and honest as you know
how to be, and every day

more than the day before.

Ash, you were
an inspiration to these women,

more than I even realized
that you were.

I know what we shared,

and I want you to remember

- what you've accomplished.
- Thank you.

Guys, I think
this is a good place to pause.

We'll be right back for more
Temptation Island: The Reunion.

Welcome back, this is
Temptation Island: The Reunion.

Now, Luke came to the Island

and learned
how to express your emotions.

Iris came to the Island
and realized

that you needed to be
the independent party girl

that you are,
but with no apologies.

- Yes.
- Let's take a look back.

I feel like I'm doing a lot.

I'm really trying, trying to be

the glue to the family,
build a business,

maintain a relationship.

- You have a lot on your plate.
- Yeah.

I've always been, like,
emotionally dependent on Luke.

And it just clicked in me
last night like, wow,

I never really
got the independence

that I need to discover myself.

I'm a fun-ass party girl,
and something that I've realized

in my relationship
is that I don't have to feel

apologetic for it,

and I don't have to worry
about Luke's insecurities.

I'm happy that I can
look at this clip

and see Iris just,
you know, have fun.

And I'm not
jealous about it either.

- I'm really proud of you.
- We're glad you're crying now.

Being able to hug people longer,

love them better,
say "I love you" more...

These are the things
that I've been lacking.

I mean, I just hope
it's not too late

for Iris.

This is it.

- That's a sweet ring.
- This is it.

I want you...

to be my girl, forever and ever.

Would you make me
the luckiest man in the world?

Yes, absolutely.

Congratulations, you two,
on your engagement.

- Thank you.
- Love that, right?

So, you went through a lot
on the Island,

learning how to tap
into your emotions.

- How's it feel now?
- It feels good

to be able to be more thoughtful

and considerate towards Iris,

and really take
her feelings into account.

You know,
when we go eat out and stuff,

for instance,
just be more generous.

I see. How is he doing
with all that, Iris?

He's doing great.
I'm, like, shocked.

- Shocked?
- Yeah, but I love it.

Oh, good, well, again,
congratulations, and I'm glad...

Glad to share
this time with you,

and there's more to talk about.

But Paige and George were a big
part of your journeys.

It was full of sexual tension
and temptation.

So, let's take a look
at that journey a little bit.

I thought
I came to Temptation Island

to test Luke and see
if he would cheat on me,

or get tempted.

This is going to be
good bye, baby.

- I'm not going to see you.
- It's not goodbye.

- It's just goodbye for now.
- Goodbye for now.

And now I'm realizing there
were some difficult questions

that I didn't want
to ask myself.

George, would you like
to go on a date with me?

- Definitely.
- Okay.

Looks like a nice guy.

So, how do you like your meat?

I usually do medium rare,

but I'm cool with it any way.

Now I'm like,

"Wow, I'm actually building

"a connection with someone here,
and it's really scary."

He, like, embodies
the qualities that I want

in a future husband.

It makes me feel guilty,

knowing that I'm really
connecting well with somebody.

I want to be, like, transparent

with you about something.

- Talk to me.
- As great as I think you are,

I feel like exploring
this deep, emotional connection

that we have

might not be
what's best for me right now.

I did feel guilty about it.

I fully understand that.

George, were you
hoping to explore

that connection further?

I definitely was.

It kind of sucks
a little bit that, you know,

you pumped the brakes
a little bit on our connection,

just to go back
to what you felt were holding...

I was holding you back
from your growth.

I mean, honestly,
you were such a vital part

to my journey, but I wasn't just

about to jump into
something new with someone else.

Like, I'm the type of person
that believes,

if you're in a relationship,
you need to figure it out.

And I was still
in a place in my life

where I wanted
to figure it out with Luke.

So, that's what I chose to do.

And I'm glad that you were
so supportive about it.

And I just want
to thank you for that.

Definitely, definitely.

Luke, you made a connection

with Paige that was...

I don't know how to say it
any other way

except it was full of sexual
tension and temptation.

So, let's take a look
at that journey a little bit.

I think you're super fun.

And I'm...
I'm pretty attracted to you.

I think the feeling
might be mutual.

There... there's
some tension there.

I will be honest.
There is some tension.

I definitely have a really good

connection building with Paige.

- Now go twerk.
- Me?

Yeah.

- Are you asking me to?
- Please.

She's hot and she's just

a bottle rocket, ready to pop.

Oh, my God!

There's some turtles.
There's some fish.

There's some ass grabs.

And then I texted a girl
that she just absolutely hates.

And I was asking...

- The girl that looks like me?
- Kind of.

- Is that what I think it is?
- No, it's not.

It wasn't there.

It wasn't there.

I thought resisting
temptation would be

a lot more easy for me to do.

And I feel like I'm gravitating
a lot towards Paige.

And she's showing me a lot
of signs of affection and love.

And I like it.

She's really, really good

at just making me feel
comfortable and happy.

No, look,
they don't see you, see?

See?

Whoa.

What?

I kept it in my pants
is what I'm saying.

I really like
where I'm at with Luke.

There is some sexual tension.

I think this conversation
made us want to.

Help me!

Paige, what would you
have liked to have seen?

Where did you see things
going with you and Luke?

I'm definitely
a carefree person,

so I'm open
to wherever it would have gone.

But at the same time,
I think that it was important

that we didn't fully stray
from, like,

what his end goal was.

We had a connection.

I mean, we cried together.

I allowed things to happen

that I shouldn't have
allowed to have happen.

It takes me looking
at what really happened

in that third person
perspective to see, like,

"Jesus, I look
like a fool right now."

It's disrespectful, so...

Iris, you're seeing some
things here in this clip

probably for the first time,
how does that make you feel?

I mean, I'm fine,
because Luke was

honest with me from the start.

He told me, like,
he was messaging

Paige on Instagram.

I would like to say that,

Iris, I felt like he kind of

was flirting with Paige
and I in the house.

Yeah.

And so how is that different

from him, you know,
texting women in the past?

Like, why are you not
angry about that?

Hold on, it's time
to take a quick break.

But don't go anywhere
because there's more

The Reunion coming up.

I would like to say that,

Iris, I felt like he kind of

was flirting with Paige
and I in the house.

Yeah.

And so how is that different

from him, you know, texting
women in the past?

Like, why are you not
angry about that?

Well, these women,
he's hooked up with,

and he has history with them
and emotional feelings for them.

So, for me, like,
that's a huge no.

So, the texting, it was never

anything physical that he did,
like cheating?

I'm pretty sure it's not. Like,
from what he's told me, no.

He also went
behind my back to do it,

whereas this experience, like,
I knew what was going to happen,

and I wanted him to get
the full experience to realize

if he wants
to be with me or not.

And I think
that's the difference.

Juicy, did you expect more
of that connection with Luke?

Kind of, yes,
because at the beginning

he told me,
"I'm most attracted to you,"

and we had
a lot of fun on the date.

So, I was confused
and he was like,

"Okay, I'm actually
going to take all these

"other women on dates, too."

Luke, what do you say to that?

I mean, honestly, I got so
caught up in the experience

that after I heard
Juicy tell me,

"I'm really attracted
to you, Luke,"

I just got caught up
and set it back when...

When, honestly,
I feel like I wasn't...

- So, you're not? What? Okay.
- Yeah, I'm kind of taking it

back because
I wasn't just thinking...

I wasn't thinking of Iris,
and it's... as much as I was

- trying to do that, I just got...
- This guy.

Caught up in the moment
and gave you

gratification that
I didn't really want to.

Okay.

I mean,
all the women in the house

were chosen specifically for us,

and you guys look great.

- And I can say that.
- You can say they're attractive.

- I can say it.
- By the way, thank you, Iris.

- Like, they are attractive.
- I think they look great.

I think they look great.

I understand being
very respectful of her

and I think instead of, like,
taking it back, you can just say

maybe you did find her
attractive at the time

and it just didn't really work
out because of...

- Thank you, Paige.
- Where you are right now.

I could have left it at that,
Juicy, with what I said

and then just capped it
with something like,

"I'm not trying to take this
to another level.

"You're still a great friend,
but you're attractive."

James, I know that you were
very much a part

of Iris's support system,
anything you want to add here?

Iris, you were a great girl.

- Thank you.
- But obviously, Luke,

like, Iris,
she's a good-looking girl, bro.

But, you know, since day one,

we could tell
that she was down for you, bro.

You shouldn't have to worry
about that, bro.

Like, she's going to
handle her own.

So, why do you reach out
to former flings?

- That's a good point, James.
- Yeah.

It's just when I felt jealous,

sometimes I felt like,

you know,
she's getting 20 compliments

when we're walking
down the street,

and I just am not
getting any of that.

And that was one of the things
I just overcame.

And I've been able to let her
go to Vegas on her own

and other trips
around the country

doing her... her jobs.

- And...
- Like, you let her?

She needs your
permission to go places?

- Well, she wanted to go...
- She's not her own person?

Independent?

You don't just trust

that she can go places

and is not
going to do shit to you?

You have to "let" her.

I'm not trying to say
I'm allowing her

- to do these things because...
- That's what letting...

she's mine.
Like, I don't own her.

That's what "letting
someone do something,"

though, in regards
when you're like, "I let them..."

That's what that's implying.

What Ash is pointing out
to you is none of this

is an issue
if you feel like you're enough.

That way you're not
letting her do, she's doing.

What James is saying
is that it's about you, my man.

- Mm-hmm.
- When you feel enough,

then you don't have to react
or make people feel better...

- Mm-hmm.
- So that they approve.

Iris, how are you feeling
right now?

Honestly, in the past,
I feel like

I have had to ask permission
at times to do certain things.

And it's not okay.

Ash is flipping out because
that's a trigger for her.

I hate him.
She knows this.

- You hate Luke?
- I don't like Luke.

I've never liked him,
and I still don't.

He's on a shit list.

You said I was going to
fail day three and sleep

with someone, and I didn't, so...

I still think you probably have,
and she just doesn't know.

Has she ever
cheated on you or was it just...

- No.
- No.

So, I think
it just all stems down

to you're feeling insecure
because you have

a beautiful woman,
and you maybe didn't know

how to handle that at first.

- Yeah.
- Juicy said you're insecure,

because you're with
a beautiful woman.

I'm going to say...

you're just a little insecure.

And it's because of all
the stuff we've talked about

with your family,
and how they have discounted

the things that you've done.

You had a lot of stuff going on

in your entire childhood

that's made you feel
unseen and unheard

and unloved and unworthy.

And now you're with this gem.

Right?

And everything that's coming
from you is a reaction,

out of fear
that you're not enough.

I... If I loved myself more,
I'd be more secure then. And...

Well, there's no one
making you insecure but you.

Your girl doesn't cheat
and she tells you she loves you.

I mean, I've just got to own it,

and be more loving to myself.

That's enough.
That's enough to start with.

- Right?
- Yeah.

She's going to help
you be the man

- that you actually are.
- Mm-hmm.

Listen, let me just, again,

congratulate you
on your engagement.

It was a thrill
to share it with us.

- Thank you.
- And I'm glad to see the ring

is still on your finger because
you never know by the time

you get to
the reunion what happens?

Yeah, right?

Yeah. Have you set a date?

We have not set a specific date,

but we're thinking in two years.

- Okay.
- But we know where.

It's going to be in Santorini.

- Santorini?
- Yes.

- Greece!
- So you're... destination,

- you're going big?
- We're going big.

That's pretty amazing.

- Good for you guys.
- Thank you.

And I wish you the best on that.

- Thank you.
- Paige and George,

thank you.
I appreciate it.

Okay. I love you guys.
Thank you all.

- We love you, Mark.
- That's all the time we have.

I just want to thank all of you
for your openness

and your willingness.

And really,
we thank you for watching

and making this
another incredible season.

Can't wait to see you again.

Mahalo.Goodnight!

That's a wrap to a good season!