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A steamy single date sees old flames reignite. Later, a date card like no other reveals a shocking twist, catching everyone off guard.

The Bachelor meets 19 Kiwi women! Which of these beauties will receive a red rose, ensuring more quality time with NZ's most eligible bachelor? #TheBachelorNZ

Primary Title
  • The Bachelor New Zealand
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 1 May 2017
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 40
Duration
  • 70:00
Series
  • 3
Episode
  • 13
Channel
  • Three
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
  • The Bachelor meets 19 Kiwi women! Which of these beauties will receive a red rose, ensuring more quality time with NZ's most eligible bachelor? #TheBachelorNZ
Episode Description
  • A steamy single date sees old flames reignite. Later, a date card like no other reveals a shocking twist, catching everyone off guard.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--New Zealand
  • Reality-based--Television series
Genres
  • Game show
  • Reality
  • Romance
Hosts
  • Dominic Bowden (Host)
PREVIOUSLY ON 'THE BACHELOR NEW ZEALAND' ` (CLANG!) (ALL GRUNT) A HARD-FOUGHT BOUT FOR TIME WITH ZAC LEFT HANNAH WITH DOUBTS. (LAUGHS) AW, THANK YOU. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT HE'S FORGOTTEN TO BRING HIS ROSES. AND SHE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE,... VIARNI, COULD I GRAB YOU FOR A BIT? SURE. ...LEADING TO THE MOST DRAMATIC ROSE CEREMONY YET... BELLE, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? ...STIRRING FRUSTRATION AMONG THE OTHER BACHELORETTES. CLAUDIA: ALL THE GIRLS HAVE DAYS WHERE THEY'RE WONDERING, 'SHOULD WE BE HERE? SHOULD WE NOT,' AND WE DON'T MAKE BIG DRAMAS ABOUT IT. BUT WITH REASSURANCE FROM ZAC,... I WILL ACCEPT THE ROSE. ...BELLE REMAINED. DON'T BE. IT'S FINE. AND THE FIRST INTRUDER WAS SENT HOME. KARINA, I'M SORRY, YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A ROSE. TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY YOUR GOODBYES. THANKS. TONIGHT, A DATE CARD LIKE NO OTHER. THIS DATE IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE REST. CATCHES EVERYONE... HELP. (SIGHS) ...INCLUDING ZAC,.. CAN I HAVE, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES OR SOMETHING? OF COURSE. ...OFF-GUARD. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN? ARE YOU SEROUS? COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 WITH THE WHITENING INGREDIENT DENTISTS USE, IT'S PART OF MY EVERYDAY BEAUTY ROUTINE. COLGATE OPTIC WHITE ` PROUD SPONSOR OF 'THE BACHELOR NZ'. (UPBEAT POP MUSIC) COME ON IN. THIS WEEK, I WANT THERE TO BE A SINGLE DATE, AND I ANT MY NAME TO BE ON IT, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AT THE LAST ROSE CEREMONY. IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO SEE WHAT THIS IS. WELL, LOOK WE'VE GOT A GREAT WEEK PLANNED. WE'VE GOT TWO INCREDIBLE DATES. I'VE GOT THE FIRST OF THOSE DATE CARDS RIGHT HERE. (INTRIGUING MUSIC) DO YOU THINK THIS WILL BE YOUR DATE, VANESSA, OR DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA BE SECOND ROUNDS OF ONE-ON-ONES? OH YEAH! I DON'T KNOW. IT COULD GO EITHER WAY. GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. I'M DEFINITELY HOPING TO BE ON A SECOND DATE. IT WOULD KICK OFF THE SECOND ROUND OF THE SINGLE DATES, BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE VANESSA SHOULD HAVE ONE, SO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GETTING MY HOPES UP. GOT A SINGLE. OK. (TENSE MUSIC) READS: WALK WITH ME A WHILE, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE IT MAY LEAD. (ALL 'OOH') LIKE, I WANT THIS ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH ZAC. I REALLY NEED THIS, BECAUSE I FEEL BEHIND AT THIS STAGE. WOW, IT LOOKS LIKE SECOND ROUND OF SINGLE DATES IS STARTING, AND VIARNI HAS GOT THE DATE. (SHRIEKS) (WOMEN CHEER) I AM PRETTY OVER THE MOON THAT I AM DOING ON THIS DATE. I FEEL LIKE IT DEFINITELY MEANS SOMETHING THAT HE WANTS TO TAKE ME ON A SECOND ONE. (ALL CHATTER) SEE YOU LATER. HAVE A GOOD DAY. OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SECOND ROUND'S STARTED ALREADY. (ALL MURMUR) IT'S GETTING REALLY SERIOUS. I'M IN THE MIND-SET NOW WHERE I'M KIND OF GETTING A LITTLE BIT BORED OF WAITING AROUND. EVERYONE ELSE HAS HAD ALL THIS ONE-ON-ONE TIME, AND THEN THERE'S ME, KIND OF STUCK AT THE BACK OF THE PACK, KINDA MAKES YOU THINK, 'WHAT AM I DOING HERE? DOES HE WANT ME HERE? IF NOT, LET ME GO.' (HORNS HONK) (RELAXED ASIAN-STYLE MUSIC) (LAUGHS) V! HELLO. I'VE CHOSEN V TODAY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME SINCE HER AND I HAVE JUST GOTTEN TO HANG OUT, JUST US. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH, YOU TWO. THERE'S DEFINITELY FEELINGS THERE FROM MY SIDE, BUT I'M KINDA NOT REALLY SURE HOW SHE FEELS. I'M JUST REALLY KEEN FOR US TO CHILL TODAY. YEP. WE FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON ` FORGET THE HOUSE, FORGET THE COCKTAIL PARTY AND JUST BE US. COOL, IT SOUNDS PERFECT. YEAH? IT'S WHAT WE NEED. LET'S GO. COOL! ALL RIGHT. YOU READY? (LAUGHS) YEAH. (SQUEALS, LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) OOH! IT'S REFRESHING. YEAH, IT IS REFRESHING. (LAUGHS) IT'S KINDA CRAZY, COS BANGKOK IS, LIKE, A BIG, RUSHING, JUST MASSIVE CITY. OH MY GOD. IGUANA? MAYBE. OH! HE'S GONE. IT'S NICE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY SERENE AND BEAUTIFUL IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL YOU THAT CAN ENJOY. I HOPE THAT'S ON THE CARDS. WELL, MAYBE. YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. JUST BEING ABLE TO TALK AND WALK AROUND JUST MADE US FEEL LIKE A NORMAL COUPLE JUST WALKING AROUND. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE BOATS BEFORE. YEAH. WE COULD GO FOR A BIT OF A TU-TU. SOUNDS GOOD. WHO'S GONNA TAKE CHARGE? UM, WELL, YOU CAN ROW IF YOU WANT. (GENTLE, TINKLING MUSIC) IT'S GOOD JUST TO BE ABLE TO, LIKE, HANG OUT... YEAH, I KNOW. ...AND NOT FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO TALK AND, JUST, LIKE... YEAH. ...COMFORTABLE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT YOU MOST, V ` THAT WE CAN JUST HANG. YEAH. YEAH. LIKE I'M` AND YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD TO LOOK AT AS WELL. OH! (SCOFFS) (LAUGHS) THANKS! I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT TAKING COMPLEMENTS, SO... HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT ME... SOMETIMES I'M LIKE... REALLY OPEN WITH THINGS. YEAH? HOW DO YOU FIND THAT? I` I DUNNO. IT'S GOOD, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, I WILL HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I SIT. I'M NOT REALLY, LIKE, A SOPPY, FEELINGS GIRL. WHAT, DO YOU THINK I'M HARD TO READ? UM, WELL, I GUESS, LIKE, KINDA, A LITTLE BIT, YEAH. OH... BREATHLESSLY: OK. 'I MEAN, I'M NOT, LIKE, A VERY SOPPY, LOVEY-DOVEY, WEAR-MY-HEAR-ON-A-SLEEVE GIRL. 'FEELINGS ARE DEFINITELY THERE, AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO DOUBT THAT. IT JUST MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS.' (BIRDS CHIRP) (TENSE MUSIC) WELL... THERE'S FIVE OG'S LEFT. THERE'S FIVE` YEAH, THERE IS. A BIT MORE SERIOUS NOW. LIKE, IF THE INTRUDERS HADN'T HAVE COME, LIKE, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST FIVE. I'M FEELING OK ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ZAC AND I, BUT, I GUESS, I'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A GUARD UP. IT'S DEFINITELY NOT ON PURPOSE. IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT AWESOME ABOUT, LIKE, LETTING ALL MY FEELINGS OUT AND PUTTING IT ON THE TABLE. HOW DO YOU SEE ME FITTING INTO YOUR FUTURE? I JUST DON'T KNOW. (TENSE MUSIC SWELLS) DO I SOMEHOW FIT INTO YOUR FUTURE MAYBE? ABSOLUTELY SEE YOU FITTING INTO IT. (LAUGHS) THAT'S GOOD. INTO MY FUTURE, INTO THINGS I WANNA DO AND THINGS THAT... YEAH. ...I WANNA GO SEE, AND... FEELS LIKE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. YEAH, I THINK SO. YEAH, YEAH. (ROMANTIC MUSIC) (ROMANTIC MUSIC SWELLS) (CHUCKLES) DEFINITELY NOT THE PERSON TO JUST LAY MY HEART ON THE LINE, AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I AM TRYING TO BE A BIT MORE OPEN. BUT IT IS SCARY BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I'M HAVING THIS AMAZING DAY TODAY, THERE'S SIX GIRLS AT THE HOUSE. (HORNS HONK) RIGHT, BEL, WE KNOW THAT YOU WERE A LITTLE BIT DOWN LAST NIGHT AFTER THE ROSE CEREMONY, SO WE THOUGH WE'D CHEER YOU UP TODAY, AND WE'RE TAKING YOU TO AN ANIMAL CAFE. (GASPS) WHAT?! YAY! (LAUGHS) THIS IS AMAZING. I'VE BEEN MISSING MY CATS LIKE CRAZY AND CRAVING ANIMAL LOVE. OH MY GOSH! (GASPS) THERE ARE ALL OF THESE ANIMALS READY FOR BIG CUDDLES. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CALLED. THEY ARE HUGE. HELLO! THEY'RE SO BIG. I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A THEME SO FAR WHEN I'M THINKING I'M AN ANIMAL PERSON, AND I'M ACTUALLY PRESENTED WITH ANIMALS WITH NO CAGES, LIKE, JUST OUT. WOW. OH MY GOD. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? OH MY GOD. I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GONNA DOMINATE ME. AW, THANKS, YOU GUYS. THIS HAS CHEERED ME UP SO MUCH. NO WORRIES. I ADMIRE WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT. SOMETIMES, YOU JUST NEED TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF, I THINK, AND THAT YOU` WHAT YOU'RE FEELING AND... YOU DEFINITELY DID THAT. THANKS, GUYS. I DON'T THINK EVERYONE SEES IT LIKE THAT, UNFORTUNATELY. YEP. (SIGHS) NO, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM, LIKE... YOUR JOURNEY WITH ZAC IS YOUR JOURNEY. IT'S GETTING REALLY SERIOUS NOW WITH THE AMOUNT OF GIRLS THAT ARE LEFT, AND THE EMOTIONS ARE SO HEIGHTENED FOR THE OTHER GIRLS, I'M SORT OF AT THIS STAGE STILL A LITTLE BIT... NOT AS INVESTED AS EVERYONE ELSE. LOOK AT THESE GUYS. DO YOU THINK THESE GUYS ARE SUPER-HAPPY? HOW'S YOUR CONNECTION WITH THAT CAT? (LAUGHTER) HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SITUATION? IS IT EMOTIONAL FOR YOU? OOH! HERE WE GO! AWW. GIVE HIM A KISS! FIRST KISS OF THE DAY. KISS KISS! (LAUGHS) I FEEL LIKE AT TIMES, I STRUGGLE, BUT I'M MORE VOCAL WITH MY STRUGGLES THAN A LOT OF GIRLS IN THE HOUSE. SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO CHAT TO SARAH AND VANESSA ABOUT IT, AND THEM TO LISTEN AND SAY THEY UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE HERE FOR ME. THE BEST THING ABOUT IT IS JUST NOT FEELING ALONE ANY MORE. I FELT ALONE. NOW I FEEL LIKE I WANT A RACOON. (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) (GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES) # NEVER KNOW, # STEADY AS SHE GOES. # WHAT A LIFE WE'RE LIVING. IT IS REALLY NICE, HAVING A BIT MORE OF AN INTIMATE MOMENT WITH V. I KNOW WE GET ON REALLY WELL, AND IT'S JUST NICE TO, I GUESS, CONNECT WITH HER ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO VIARNI. SHE'S SMART, SHE'S FUNNY. SHE'S JUST A REALLY EASY-GOING GIRL. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S ABSOLUTELY SCARY FOR ME TO BE PUTTING MYSELF OUT THERE. BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. I'M HERE TO, YOU KNOW, TRY AND FIND, YOU KNOW ONE GIRL FOR ME WHO'S GONNA MAKE ME HAPPY AND WHO I'M GONNA SPEND MY FUTURE WITH. YEAH, IT'S GETTING PRETTY` GETTING PRETTY SERIOUS. (CHUCKLES) BUT IT'S OK. (CHUCKLES) IT'S ALL RIGHT. JUST GO WITH THE FLOW. I'VE REALLY ENJOYED TODAY A LOT. THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN. I'M PAST KNOWING WHETHER I LIKE SOMEONE OR NOT AND IT'S WHETHER I CAN SEE THAT PERSON FITTING INTO MY FUTURE, AND` OUTSIDE OF THIS. AND THAT'S` YEAH, I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOU. YEAH, SAME. (ROMANTIC MUSIC SWELLS) AND WITH THAT, I WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IF... YOU'D ACCEPT THIS ROSE. I DEFINITELY WILL. THANK YOU. (ROMANTIC MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC FADES) (TENSE MUSIC) SO, VIARNI'S THE FIRST ONE TO GET A SECOND SINGLE DATE, EH? YEAH, ROUND TWO'S STARTED. I'M SURPRISED IT STARTED BEFORE YOU HAD A SINGLE DATE, THOUGH. YEAH, OH WELL. OBVIOUSLY, I'M ON THE BACK FOOT AT THIS STAGE. THE OTHER GIRLS HAVE HAD MORE ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH ZAC, AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR MY CHANCE TO SORTA GET IN THERE AND GET TO KNOW THE GUY A LITTLE BIT BETTER. MORNING, LADIES. ALL: HEY! SO, I WANNA CUT TO THE CHASE, OK? NOW, ALL DATES THAT YOU GUYS GO ON ARE UNIQUE, BUT THIS DATE IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE REST. (UNEASY MUSIC) OK, I'M GONNA LEAVE THAT FOR YOU TO PONDER. ENJOY THE DATE, AND I WILL SEE YOU ALL SOON. ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU GUYS. ALL: THANKS! I THINK IT'S A BAD THING. JUST THE WAY DOM IS CARRYING HIMSELF ` HE'S GOT, LIKE, A SAD LOOK IN HIS EYE. I THINK IT'S A BAD THING. GIVE IT TO US. OH MY GOSH! OK. OH, I'M LIKE, A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. OH, I THINK I'M GONNA THROW UP. NO, KEEP GOING. SO, IT IS A GROUP DATE. OK. YEP. CLUE IS ` 'DO YOU WANT TO COME HANG OUT, NO STRINGS ATTACHED?' (ALL GASP) WHAT?! HANG OUT, NO STRINGS ATTACHED. NO STRINGS? WHAT, LIKE A HOT-AIR BALLOON? NO STRINGS? HANG? YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. FREE-FALLING? FREE-FALLING? SKY-DIVING. THE CLUE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING I'M SO INTO. IT WAS JUST THE WAY THAT DOM BROUGHT IT UP THAT MAKES ME KINDA THINK THAT MAYBE I DON'T WANNA BE ON THIS DATE. OK, SO FIRST PERSON GOING ON THE GROUP DATE IS... (TENSE MUSIC) BEL. OOH, WOW! THERE YOU GO. WOW, FOURTH IN A ROW. WHAT? I HAVE` I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT AT ALL. I'VE BEEN ON THE LAST THREE GROUP DATES IN A ROW. I JUST AM BLOWN AWAY THAT I'M ON THIS DATE CARD. THE SECOND PERSON IS CLAUDIA. OK. (LAUGHS) YUP. AND IS THAT ALL? (GASPS) AND THAT IS IT. (LAUGHTER, SHRIEKING) OH MY GOD! DOUBLE-DATE. WOW. (BLEEP)! IT IS AN INTIMATE GROUP DATE. AT THIS STAGE, WE'RE FREAKING OUT. AFTER DOM'S LITTLE CRYPTIC MESSAGE, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING. Right across New Zealand, local groups are doing a whole lot of good in their hoods, and to help them, Z is once again sharing over $1 million. Good in the Hood is back. Vote at Z this month and make a difference in your neighbourhood. (SERENE ASIAN-STYLE MUSIC) (MUSIC BUILDS) MORNING, GIRLS. MORNING! GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YA? GOOD. I'M REALLY GOOD. GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD, THANKS. I'M GOOD, THANKS. SO, UH, THIS MORNING, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING ON A KLONG TOUR,... OOH. ...WHICH IS A TOUR OF THE CANAL. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHOW YOU GUYS SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT TO WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND A BIT MORE OF AN AUTHENTIC SIDE OF BANGKOK. BOTH: AWESOME. YEAH, SO I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE EXCITED. SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. YEAH I'M SO EXCITED. THERE'S ONLY TWO OF US. THERE'S NEVER BEEN A DATE THIS SMALL. I THINK HE'S GOT A GOOD CONNECTION WITH CLAUDIA, THOUGH. THEY'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TOGETHER. SO I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. WHAT ARE WE DOING? SO, WE'VE GOT THIS LITTLE AWKWARD THREE-PERSON DIMENSION THING GOING ON ON THIS DATE. I'M KINDA JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN BOTH GET EQUAL AMOUNT OF CHAT IN AND JUST HAVE A NICE CONVERSATION. (ENGINE RUMBLES) (PEACEFUL, CHIMING MUSIC) (LAUGHTER) SOMEBODY COME! HI! I'M REALLY KEEN TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH BEL TODAY AFTER OUR LAST CONVERSATION AT THE ROSE CEREMONY. I KNOW SHE'S GOT SOME CONCERNS, AND, YEAH, I'M JUST KEEN TO ADDRESS THOSE FOR BOTH OUR SAKES, I S'POSE. SO, DID YOU GUYS GET UP TO ANYTHING YESTERDAY? I HAD A REALLY LONG NAP. REALLY LONG NAP? (LAUGHS) YEAH, ACTUALLY, SARAH AND VANESSA DECIDED TO TAKE ME OUT FOR THE DAY. WE WENT TO AN ANIMAL CAFE. OH WOW! YEAH. IT'S HARD WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT SITUATION WHEN IT'S JUST ZAC AND ONE OTHER PERSON. BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THE TUK-TUK DAY, I REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS INTRUDING ON SOMEONE'S SINGLE DATE. I ALSO REALLY WANNA DRIVE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE SUPER FUN. JUST WANNA RIDE THE TUK-TUK. I'VE JUST BEEN CRAZY. I'M IN THE MOOD. I'M LIKE... MAYBE THAT COFFEE THIS MORNING. MAYBE THAT'S WHY. (LAUGHS AWKWARDLY) SO I WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT I'M NOT JUST A SORE LOSER SITTING IN THE CORNER. I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO HIM SORT OF MORE WHAT I'M ABOUT. I HAD MY CHANG MAI CAT. WHAT WAS IT? SIMON? SIMON. I DEFINITELY THINK THE CONVERSATION WAS VERY MUCH DRIVEN BY BEL. THIS IS MY CAT'S FIRST BIRTHDAY ON MONDAY. AW, NICE. AND MY FLATMATES THREW A BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH MY FRIENDS. IF SHE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CONVERSATION, IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE ABOUT ANIMALS. DOES YOUR FAMILY HAVE ANIMALS? YEAH, WE HAD CATS AND DOGS GROWING UP. YEAH, AND HOW ABOUT NOW? MUM AND DAD STILL HAVE` WELL, THEY GOT ANOTHER CAT AND ANOTHER DOG AFTER THE OTHER ONES PASSED AWAY. I JUST WANT SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH HIM SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT OTHER THINGS AND... GET AWAY FROM THE ANIMALS. (LAUGHS) SO, YOU GUYS HAVE SPOKEN TO HOME RECENTLY, THEN? YESTERDAY. GOT TO CALL HOME YESTERDAY. HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR DAD? NO, I CALLED MY SISTER. I GOT THROUGH TO HER. IT'S 1AM, THEIR TIME. IT'S MY NIECE'S BIRTHDAY. WHAT I ENJOY MOST ABOUT BEL IS HER BIG HEART AND HOW CARING AND KIND SHE IS. SHE JUST WANTS TO HELP PEOPLE AND ANIMALS, AND SHE'S JUST GOT SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE TO EVERYONE. SO, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CLAUD? WELL, IT DEPENDS IF I'M IN AUCKLAND OR IN DUNEDIN. IF I'M STUDYING, THEN I'LL PRETTY MUCH BE AT UNI THE ENTIRE DAY,... YEAH. ...UP UNTIL, LIKE, NIGHT-TIME AND THEN BE DRINKING. (LAUGHS) BE DRINKING. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO JUST, LIKE, HAVE A FEW DRINKS, LET LOOSE, GO DANCING AND HAVE, LIKE, LOTS OF FUN. BUT I COULDN'T KEEP IT UP EVERY WEEKEND ` LIKE, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. YEAH, I'M QUITE A NANA. BUT I'M LIKE, INTO DRINKS AND STUFF. (LAUGHS) YEAH. SO MANY THINGS I ENJOY ABOUT CLAUDIA. JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER SHE'S SAYING THINGS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW SHE FEELS OR JUST SAYING THINGS SHE THINKS I WANNA HEAR. (ENGINE RUMBLES SOFTLY) (SOFT MUSIC) THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. HEY, LADIES, ZAC. CLAUDIA, BEL: HI! DOMINIC. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? GOOD. NOT TOO BAD AT ALL. WELL, LOOK, ONE OF BANGKOK'S MOST WELL-KNOWN AND OLDEST ATTRACTIONS IS A TRADITIONAL PUPPET SHOW. SO ON TODAY'S DATE, YOU'RE GONNA BE GETTING TO ADMIRE AND SPEND TIME WITH SOME OF BEST PUPPETEERS IN THE COUNTRY. COOL! THAT'S AWESOME. BUT AS I SAID, TODAY'S DATE IS GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. (TENSE NOTE) OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. (CLAUDIA GROANS) I HAVE ONE ROSE HERE. SO ONE OF YOU WILL BE SPENDING THE DAY WITH ZAC, AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE HEADING HOME RIGHT NOW. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) ARE YOU SERIOUS? (SIGHS) I KNOW THIS IS A SHOCK TO EVERYONE. I KNOW THIS IS A SURPRISE TO YOU, MATE, AS WELL. (SIGHS) UM... CAN I HAVE, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES OR SOMETHING? OF COURSE. (TENSE MUSIC) OH MY GOD. I'M GOING HOME. NO, NO, HE'LL GET RID OF ME. NO, NO, I THINK I AM. I KNOW I AM. LAST ROSE CEREMONY, WHERE BEL HAD A REALLY GOOD CHAT WITH ZAC, I'M THINKING THAT THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE THIS REALLY GOOD CONNECTION. LIKE, BIG ENOUGH THAT HE WANTS HER TO STAY. I HAVEN'T HAD VERY MUCH TIME WITH HIM AT ALL, WHEREAS CLAUDIA'S HAD, LIKE, A LOT OF TIME. SO I NEED MORE TIME WITH HIM. YEAH, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, REALLY. (CHATTER) OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD. Your kids use as much data as you do. So if you're tired of topping up their prepay, just add Red Share to your Red+ mobile plan and keep them connected with data to share and unlimited talk and TXT. (TENSE MUSIC) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS) BEL, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A BIT? (TENSE MUSIC) I DON'T KNOW WHAT` I DON'T EVEN KNOW` I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY, WHERE TO START. UM... (SIGHS HEAVILY) (SOBS) (SIGHS) I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS THROWN ON US TODAY. (SIGHS) BUT NOW I'M AT A POINT WHERE I'M FORCED TO MAKE A DECISION, AND... I JUST FEEL LIKE... (SNIFFLES) I JUST FEEL LIKE OUR TIME'S RUN OUT. AND... I-IT BREAKS ME TO SAY IT, BECAUSE... I THINK YOU'RE AN AMAZING GIRL. IF THINGS WERE DIFFERENT, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED? BUT THIS IS WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES AND... I'M SORRY. I UNDERSTAND, AND THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY THE OTHER NIGHT TO SAY HOW I WAS FEELING. GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING, AND I HOPE THAT YOU REALLY FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. AND I THINK I'M ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TOO. THANKS, BEL. (SOMBRE MUSIC) I'M GUTTED THAT I HAVE TO GO RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS COULD GO. HOPEFULLY, THERE'S GONNA BE SOMEONE OUT THERE FOR ME. I'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH THE RIGHT PERSON AND... MAYBE I'LL GET MY HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER ONE DAY, SO... YEAH, I'M DEFINITELY NOT ENDING MY SEARCH FOR LOVE. (SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES) COULD THERE HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THERE? MAYBE. WHO KNOWS? BUT... FOR ME, IT'S IS THIS RELATIONSHIP STRONGER, OR DOES IT HAVE MORE POTENTIAL THAN ANOTHER RELATIONSHIP, AND... UM, UNFORTUNATELY FOR BEL AND I, I THINK, YEAH, OUR TIME HAD KINDA RUN OUT. (ENGINE RUMBLES) (UPBEAT POP MUSIC) VIARNI AND LILY ARE MY MATES. WE ARE THE THREE STOOGES, AND WE'RE LITERALLY JOINED AT THE HIP 24/7. I FEEL LIKE IN OUR GROUP, LILY'S THE NAUGHTY LITTLE COUSIN. NANA HANNA IS DEFINITELY NOT A NANA. SHE'S MORE LIKE THE COOL AUNTIE THAT YOU JUST GET ALONG WITH, BUT IS A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN YOU, AND I'M SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. I SEE MYSELF IN BOTH OF THEM, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE ALL GET ALONG. (UPBEAT POP MUSIC CONTINUES) IF HANNAH OR VIARNI WENT HOME? OH, THERE WOULD BE A SHITSTORM OF EMOTIONS. THANK YOU! UGH! THAT WOULDN'T BE VERY NICE. ARE YOU GUYS, LIKE, A BIT GUTTED THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM THIS WEEK? YEAH, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT SUCKS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COCKTAIL PARTY, THOUGH. YEAH. DO YOU THINK YOU'LL PULL HIM AWAY? WELL, I REALLY WANNA CHAT WITH HIM. YEAH, DEFINITELY. I'M NOT TOO FUSSED ABOUT IT. I'M PRETTY RELAXED. I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE I NEED TO TALK TO HIM. OF COURSE, I'D LIKE TO, BUT I'M QUITE CONFIDENT WITH THE WHOLE THING. WHAT DO YOU GUYS RECKON IS GOING ON WITH THIS DOUBLE-DATE SITUATION TODAY? I DON'T KNOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY HECTIC SITUATION. I KNOW. AND IT'S LIKE, TWO PEOPLE. I'M INTERESTED. IT'D BE PRETTY HEAVY IF IT MEANT THE ACTUAL MEANING OF THE WORD, NOT A PLAY ON. MM. NO STRINGS ATTACHED. WE'RE THINKING THAT THE GIRLS ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I'M SURE IT WILL BE FUN. ZAC REALLY KNOWS HOW TO PLAN A GOOD DATE. (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) (SOBS QUIETLY) (SNIFFLES) MATE, I KNOW THAT WAS TOUGH, BUT I KNOW MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU ARE HERE TO FIND THAT PERFECT PERSON FOR YOU. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THIS, AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO ENJOY YOUR DAY. SHAKILY: HEY. CLAUDIA... WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? THANK YOU. OH MY GOD. (SOBS) (SNIFFLES) (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) I DIDN'T THINK I'D BE KISSING YOU CRYING. (LAUGHS) IT'S HARD, YOU KNOW. AT A ROSE CEREMONY, YOU GET A BIT OF TIME TO DEBRIEF AND SORT YOUR OWN FEELINGS OUT, WHEREAS TODAY, I WAS STRAIGHT INTO HANGING OUT WITH CLAUDIA, WHICH IS KIND OF A BLESSING IN DISGUISE TO BE FAIR, BECAUSE I GET ON REALLY WELL WITH CLAUDIA, AND WE BOTH HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER. WE ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY. I'M EXCITED TO HANG OUT WITH YOU. YEAH, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE. YEAH. THANK YOU. (CHATTER) SO I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THE MOST OF IT. (THAI WOODWIND MUSIC) I WAS THINKING, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU DOING THIS. (BOTH CHUCKLE) YOU COULD DO IT. I'VE SEEN YOUR DANCING SKILLS. (CHUCKLES) YEAH. THEY CAN'T BE TOO BAD. YOU'RE STILL HERE, RIGHT? YOU STILL WANNA BE HERE. SHE'S PLAYING HARD TO GET. (LAUGHS) TURNS OUT THAT IT'S A BIT OF A ROMANTIC COMEDY STORY. IT'S ABOUT A MAN TRYING TO FIND LOVE, BUT THE GIRL'S PLAYING A BIT HARD TO GET, AND HE'S JUST BEING A BIT` BIT CHEEKY. (BOTH LAUGH) HELLO. CAN I KISS YOU? HAVING THESE PUPPETS UP IN YOUR DACE AND THEY'RE INTERACTING WITH YOU, YOU REALLY FORGET THAT IT'S JUST, LIKE,A FIGURINE. YOU'D THINK IT'S REAL. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) OH, WE'RE KISSING. IS THAT HOW IT WORKS? YEAH, WE'RE KISSING. (LAUGHTER) OH MY GOD. (LAUGHS) IT WAS REALLY COOL TO WATCH. I COULDN'T WIPE THE SMILE OFF MY FACE. (SIGHS) WHAT A BIG DAY. YEAH. IT'S TOUGH, BUT... YEAH. REALLY WASN'T EXPECTING THAT. NO. I DIDN'T ENJOY THAT ONE BIT. IT'S GETTING REALLY SCARY NOW. (CHUCKLES) (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) (MUSIC BUILDS) THINGS JUST SEEM REALLY NATURAL WITH CLAUDIA AND I. WE CAN JUST ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID TODAY. WE WERE BOTH HAVING FUN, ENJOYING THE SHOW AND ENJOYING EACH OTHER. WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN UP TO? YEAH, WE WENT UP TO THE ROOFTOP, HAD A COCKTAIL. OH YEAH? WENT FOR A SWIM. HAD A DIP IN THE POOL. YEAH, IT WAS REAL NICE. SO GOOD. WE WERE PRETTY MUCH TALKING ABOUT CONSPIRACIES OF WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING WITH CLAUDIA AND BEL. I'M VERY INTRIGUED ABOUT THE TWO-ON-ONE DATE TODAY. TO BE HONEST, I'M PRETTY THAT I'M NOT ON IT, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE VERY HARD IN A TWO-ON-ONE. DO YOU THINK ONE OF THEM WOULD BE COMING BACK WITH A ROSE? MAYBE BOTH OF THEM. TWO OF THEM. LIKE, BOTH? MAYBE NONE OF THEM. YEAH. IT MIGHT JUST BE, LIKE, AMAZING, AND THEY BOTH GET TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM SEPARATELY, OR... OH, EH? OOH, HI! CLAUD. YOU GOT A ROSE? I DID INDEED. WHERE IS BEL? WHERE'S BEL? WHERE'S BEL? WHAT? WHERE IS SHE? WHAT'S GOING ON? BEL'S... GONE HOME. BEL'S GONE? (WOMEN GASP) YEP. ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS? YEAH. WE'RE ALL IN DISBELIEF, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF A LITTLE BIT SPEECHLESS AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'VE LOST SOMEONE THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO SAY GOODBYE TO. IT WAS A SHOCK, YEAH. WHAT THE (BLEEP)? THAT'S BLOODY RUTHLESS. STILL TO COME ` DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU AWAY FOR A BIT, VANESSA? THANK YOU. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. ACCORDING TO MY WATCH, THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN UP THERE FOR, LIKE, HALF AN HOUR. WHAT IF SHE DID THAT, AND THERE WAS ONLY TWO ROSES TO BE GIVEN OUT? I CAN'T PUT MY THUMB IN THE BUM, COS I'LL DROP IT. (CHATTER) WELL, ANOTHER NIGHT IN BANGKOK, EH? ALL: CHEERS! (GLASSES CLINK) RIP TO BELL, WHO DIDN'T QUITE GET THROUGH. (ALL GROAN) YEAH, SHE MISSED A GOOD ONE. FOR ME, THIS IS, LIKE, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST COCKTAIL PARTY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S GIRLS IN THE HOUSE THAT HAVE KISSED HIM. THEY HOLD HANDS WITH HIM. THEY CUDDLE HIM. AND I'M JUST LIKE, 'OH, HEY, ZAC.' THE NUMBERS ARE SO SMALL. CAN YOU IMAGINE THREE ROSES ON THE TRAY? (LAUGHS) I KNOW. I KNOW, THAT'S TOO SMALL A NUMBER. IF I DON'T PUT MYSELF OUT THERE TONIGHT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN BETWEEN US. DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RACCOONS? (LAUGHS) DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RACCOONS? THEY LIKE BLUEBERRIES. DO THEY? THAT WAS THEIR TREAT. WE GOT TO GIVE THEM BLUEBERRIES AND FISH BISCUITS. I THINK VANESSA IS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, AND SHE KINDA MASKS THAT BY THROWING OUT THE CRAZIEST COMMENTS OR ASKING THE CRAZIEST QUESTIONS. AS WEIRD AS THE QUESTION WAS, I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO BACK IT UP WITH. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY ALLURING, YOU KNOW. IT'S WHO SHE IS. SHE'S JUST GOT THAT KNACK ABOUT HER, WHERE SHE CAN JUST BREAK ANY AWKWARD TIME WITH A REALLY FUNNY BANGER. (ALL GASP) (LAUGHTER) EVENING. HELL. HOW ARE YOU? MIND IF I SIT DOWN? OOH, OK. GOING INTO TONIGHT, I'M A BIT ALL OVER THE SHOW. HAVING TO SEND BEL HOME DURING THE WEEK, AND NOW THERE'S SO FEW GIRLS LEFT, A LOT OF OTHER PRESSURES ARE COMING INTO PLAY ` TIME AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIPS I HAVE WITH THE GIRLS. YEAH, IT'S TOUGH. ARE YOU ENJOYING BANGKOK, ZAC? WHAT'S BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE THING YOU'VE DONE HERE? (LAUGHS) I ENJOYED THE TUKS. MM. YEAH, THEY WERE QUITE OUT THERE. THEY WERE QUITE OUT THERE? (LAUGHTER) I MEAN, THEY WERE LIKE, OUTSIDE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE SHE WAS GOING WITH THAT. OUTSIDE, WITH THE WIND AND, LIKE, THE NOISE. THEY` THEY DEFINITELY WERE OUT THERE, YEAH. YOU'RE ON FORM TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THANK GOD YOU'RE BACK. (LAUGHTER) SO, HOW ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE? V: BOXING. OTHERS: BOXING. ANYONE THINK THEY'LL TAKE UP BOXING WHEN THEY GET HOME? I WOULDN'T WANNA GET BIG SHOULDERS. YOU WON'T GET BIG SHOULDERS FROM DOING BOXING. MAYBE YOU COULD DO NECK LENGTHENING EXERCISES TO COMBAT IT. CAN YOU PLEASE DEMONSTRATE ONE OF THESE NECK-LENGTHENING` (LAUGHTER) I'M HOPING ZAC LIKES, YOU KNOW, WHAT HE SEES TONIGHT WITH ME JUST BEING A LOOSE UNIT, PRETTY MUCH. WATCH OUT, BITCHES! (ZAC SNIGGERS) I JUST CAN'T TAKE` I CAN'T EVEN TAKE MYSELF SERIOUSLY. (LAUGHTER) WITH THAT, DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU AWAY FOR A BIT, VANESSA? I WAS JUST GONNA ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION! WERE YOU? (LAUGHTER) I WAS JUST GUNNING FOR AN APPROPRIATE TIME. WERE YOU? YEAH! OK. THANK YOU. YOU'RE RIGHT. DO YOU RECKON THAT VANESSA'S GONNA BE, LIKE, UNLEASHING THE WAY SHE FEELS? YEAH. OH, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS TO GO IN WITH TONIGHT. SHE'LL KICK THE FUNNY UP, BUT SHE'LL STILL SHOW HER. SHE'LL PUT HER FUNNY SPIN ON. FUNNY SIDE, YEAH. I WOULD SAY TIME IS PROBABLY RUNNING OUT A BIT FOR VANESSA. SHE WAS QUITE LATE TO THE GAME, BUT EVEN THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A MAJOR DISADVANTAGE. I JUST THINK SHE MIGHT BE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL TO WHAT THE REST OF US GIRLS ARE. SO, HOW YOU GOING? I'M GOOD, THANKS. GOOD, THANKS. YEAH? HOW ARE YOU? I'M` YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT. YEAH? YEAH, YEAH. IT'S, UM, OBVIOUSLY BEEN, LIKE QUITE A BIG WEEK. YEAH. JUST ME OVERTHINKING THINGS. ARE YOU OK? YEAH, I GUESS, LIKE, I JUST KEEP THINKING HOW MUCH FURTHER BEHIND EVERYONE I AM. EVERYONE IS SO MUCH MORE FURTHER ALONG. I FEEL, LIKE, WITH THE COMFORTABLENESS THEY HAVE WITH YOU, AND THEN, I'M JUST LIKE, 'OH, HEY.' (CHUCKLES) YEAH. AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THIS WHOLE RIDE, THE ISSUE OF TIME IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE APPARENT, AND THAT'S THE REASON I WANT TO TALK TO VANESSA TONIGHT. I THINK A RELATIONSHIP'S SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL THING. IT'S ALMOST LIKE A LIVING THING. YEAH, IT EVOLVES AND IT GROWS AND... YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I FEEL LIKE VANESSA AND I, WE GET ALONG ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS. WE CAN JOKE, WE CAN ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, AND TONIGHT'S JUST A CHANCE FOR ME TO SEE IF WE CAN COME PAST THAT. IF SOMEONE SAID TO YOU, MONEY'S NO OBJECT, WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A LIVING? MMM... PROBABLY, LIKE, RESCUE ANIMALS. BUT I SAY THIS, AND THEN WE WENT TO THE ANIMAL CAFE, AND WE WENT TO THE ELEPHANT PLACE, AND WHEN I'M PRESENTED WITH THE ANIMALS, I FREAK OUT. I'M LIKE, 'OH MY GOD! THEY'RE GONNA KILL ME!' (LAUGHS) (ELEPHANT TRUMPETS) THE SIZE OF THEM ACTUALLY SCARES ME A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW. ME TOO! WOW. OH MY GOD. I KNOW, RIGHT? BUT IF I COULD BE ANYTHING, I'D LOVE TO BE A PILOT. THAT WOULD BE COOL. OH, YEAH! LIKE, A RACE-CAR DRIVER. I COULD DO THAT. YEAH, SEE? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE WAY FUN. YEAH. WHAT KIND OF RIDE WOULD YOU BE DRIVING? OH, I CAN'T DECIDE. FORMULA 1 WOULD BE COOL, OR RALLY. OK. I FEEL LIKE AT THE START OF OUR CONVERSATION, I'M HEARING THINGS THAT PERHAPS VANESSA THINKS I MIGHT WANNA HEAR. IT'S ONLY REALLY UNTIL WE START TALKING ABOUT MOTOR-RACING AND CARS THAT SHE JUST STARTS LIGHTING UP AND STARTS REALLY OPENING UP, AND IT'S REALLY COOL TO HEAR HER BE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING SHE REALLY ENJOYS. THEIR CHAT IS GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT IS. YEAH. (TENSE MUSIC) YEAH, I WANT HIM TO MAKE ME AWAY, THOUGH. YES, I KNOW. HE'S ONLY EVER DONE THAT ONCE. I MEAN, I AM CONSIDERING JUMPING IN OR TAKING HIM AWAY OR INTERRUPTING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I NEARLY GOT HYPOTHERMIA WINNING TIME WITH HIM. HANNAH, YEAH. OI, DUDE, DUDE, YOU WON, YOU WON! YOU WON! (CHEERS) I FEEL LIKE THE LEAST HE COULD DO IS TAKE ME AWAY FOR A CHAT. (CHUCKLES) WHAT DO YOU GOTTA DO, DROWN? HANNAH DOES SEEM LIKE THE MOST NERVOUS GIRL OUT OF ALL OF US. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHY THAT IS, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY SENSE IT. WHAT IF THEY STAY CHATTING FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE NIGHT? IT'S HER SINGLE DATE. IMAGINE THAT! (LAUGHS) THIS COULD BE HER SINGLE DATE. WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE BEEN WRITING A BUCKET LIST. YEAH? TALK TO ME ABOUT IT. OK, UM, TAKE MY PARENTS SOMEWHERE THAT THEY WOULDN'T NORMALLY GO. THAT'S QUITE COOL. YEAH, UM... THAT'S A REALLY NICE THING TO DO. YEAH, I LOVE MY MUM AND DAD. YEAH. LIKE, THEY'RE AMAZING. THIS WEEK'S COCKTAIL PARTY, I'VE SORT OF PUSHED THE CONVERSATION A LOT STRONGER AND FURTHER THAN WHAT I DID LAST WEEK. I'VE COME OUT OF MY SHELL, FINALLY TURNED UP TO THE PARTY. AND TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, PRETTY MUCH ` THIS IS WHO I AM. FAR OUT, WE'RE BEING NICE WITH GIVING THEM THIS TIME. THEY'VE BEEN UP THERE FOR A WHILE, HAVEN'T THEY? IT HAS FELT LIKE 27 HOURS. IT'S BEEN, LIKE, A HUNDRED HOURS. DO YOU THINK SHE'LL HAVE A ROSE? OH, DO YOU THINK SHE'LL COME BACK WITH A ROSE? WHAT IF SHE DID THAT, AND THEN THERE WAS ONLY TWO ROSES TO BE GIVEN OUT? (GASPS) OH MY GOD! OOH! WHY ARE YOU CONSOLING ME? THE STAKES ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, HIGHER THAN EVER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THERE ARE ONLY TWO ROSES TO GIVE OUT, WHICH IS TERRIFYING. THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY WORST-CASE. (TENSE, LINGERING NOTE) (UNEASY MUSIC) ACCORDING TO MY WATCH, THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN UP THERE FOR, LIKE, HALF AN HOUR. WE COULD BE IN THE BOTTOM THREE. HERE SHE IS. OOH! HI! HEY, GIRLIE. HELLO. YOU TOOK YOUR WEE TIME. YEAH. (LAUGHS) WE THOUGHT WE'D LET YOU HAVE YOUR MOMENT. YEAH, NO, IT WAS REALLY GOOD, AND I SORT OF, LIKE, PUSHED THE CONVERSATION INTO, SORT OF, AREAS THAT WE HADN'T GONE INTO BEFORE, AND... OH, GOOD ON YOU! ...TALKED ABOUT ALL SORTS OF STUFF. I JUST FEEL LIKE TONIGHT, I HAD MORE OF A CONNECTION WITH ZAC THAN I DID PREVIOUSLY. I DO HOPE THAT IT KIND OF PUSHES HIM TOWARDS MAKING A DECISION TO TAKE ME ON A DATE. SO, QUESTION IS, WHO'S GONNA GO NEXT? QUESTION IS, WHO'S HE GONNA TAKE AWAY? THAT TOO. NEXT QUESTION, WHERE IS HE? (LAUGHS) YEAH. HYPOTHETICALLY, ZAC IS HERE. WHO'S GOING? NO? NO TAKERS? I AM FEELING CONFIDENT ABOUT MY CONNECTION WITH ZAC, BUT THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND, I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING OR WHAT HE'S FEELING. HE HAS TO PROVE HIMSELF TO ME, AS WELL. LIKE, IT'S NOT JUST A ONE-WAY STREET. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT ME GOING TO HIM ALL THE TIME. I GUESS IT'S REALLY HARD BECAUSE, LIKE, YOU WANNA TALK TO YOUR FAMILY AND YOU WANT THE HELP. (SIGHS) THICKLY: AND THEN HERE... AND... IT'S JUST` LIKE, IT'S SO HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. OH, IT JUST` IT'S SO HARD. EVENING, EVERYONE AGAIN. HELLO. HI. I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD STEAL, UH, HANNAH AWAY FOR A BIT. YES! YOU CAN. YAY! (LAUGHTER) I WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN ZAC WALKED IN. HE WAS LIKE, LITERALLY THERE FOR, LIKE TWO SECONDS. HE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WANTS TO CHAT, WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN. WE'RE ALL JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. HE DOES HAVE A PLAN TONIGHT. YEP. I KNOW SHE WANTED HIM TO PULL HER AWAY LAST WEEK. YEAH. YEAH, SHE'S GETTING A BIT LIKE... 'YOU WANT ME!' 'MAKE YOUR MOVE.' 'YOU KNOW WHERE I AM. COME GET ME.' I KINDA JUST WANTED TO KNOW, LIKE, WHERE YOU WERE AT IN TERMS OF OUR, KINDA, SITUATION. YEAH, ALL RIGHT, YEAH. YEAH. I ENJOY HANGING OUT WITH YOU, HANNAH. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME. IT'S GOOD. OK, COOL, GOOD. FEELS LIKE, UM, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD TO HAVE CONVERSATION. WE CAN JUST HANG OUT AND JUST BE US. YEAH, I LIKE THAT TOO. I TOOK A LOT OF THAT FROM OUR SINGLE DATE. YOU DON'T FEEL PRESSURED TO SAY ANYTHING. YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I DO REALLY ENJOY MY TIME WITH HANNAH, ALTHOUGH TIME IS DEFINITELY RUNNING SHORT. I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT WHETHER WHAT HANNAH'S TELL ME IS COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, IN HERE OR WHETHER SHE'S TELLING ME WHAT SHE THINKS I WANNA HEAR. OH, I HAVEN'T REALLY DONE MUCH ROMANTIC THINGS. LIKE, DRIVE THE CAR SOMEWHERE` I DON'T KNOW, SOMEWHERE NICE. (LAUGHTER) LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT I MEAN IS ME NOT DRINKING. THE MOST ROMANTIC THING FOR ME WAS` YOU SOBER-DROVE HIM? YEAH, SO BEING THE SOBER DRIVER. VANESSA IS A VERY CUTE, BUBBLY, FUN LITTLE THING. 10 OUT OF 10. WOULD BANG. HELLO. HI! HELLO. THAT WAS NICE. VERY NICE, THANK YOU. HELLO. LOVELY NIGHT IN BANGKOK. GREAT WAY TO START A CHAT. WHAT A NIGHT. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT. HANNAH, AFTER HER CONVERSATION WITH ZAC, SHE CAME BACK HAPPY. I CAN USUALLY TELL WHAT'S ON HANNAH'S MIND BY HER FACE. ME AND HANNAH ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. LIKE I'VE SAID BEFORE, ZAC KNOWS WHERE I AM. IF HE WANTS TO COME GET ME, HE WILL. ZACHARY, YOU WANNA GET OUT OF HERE? SURE, LIL. SURE. STEAL ME AWAY. UH, YEAH, I'LL FOLLOW YOU. LILY PULLS ME AWAY, AND I'M EXCITED. I DUNNO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. THERE'S ALWAYS SOME SURPRISE, UH, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. TELL ME A STORY, LIL. I'VE GOT CHAT PREPARED. (CHUCKLES) DO YOU JUST? WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED? (DING!) (LAUGHTER) ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU THE BIG SPOON OR THE LITTLE SPOON? BIG MOSTLY, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES, I LIKE BEING THE LITTLE SPOON. I THOUGHT THAT. YOU ` BIG SPOON OR LITTLE SPOON? BIG SPOON. OH, OK. YOU` YOU LIKE TO BE BIG SPOON? I LIKE TO BE BIG SPOON. (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) CAN YOU RIDE A MOTORBIKE? UM... YOU CAN'T, CAN YA? WELL, I DUNNO. I NEVER TRIED. YOU GOTTA LEARN. YEAH, ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN? I CAN. BADLY, OR...? (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) NO! VERY WELL! OK. ENOUGH TO GET MY LICENCE,... OK. ...THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN IT COMES TO LILY, I KNOW WE GET ON REALLY WELL, AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE AN INTIMATE SIDE TOO. I GUESS MY ONLY HESITATION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S SUCH A FREE SPIRIT. I DON'T WANT TO BE CAGING A BUTTERFLY. HI. HELLO, LILIAN. SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT YESTERDAY? UM, THAT WAS` YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY ROUGH. IT'S HARD, BECAUSE NOW, LIKE, THE TIME ELEMENT COMES INTO PLAY A LOT MORE. GUYS, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. WE KNOW. (LAUGHS) HAS EVERYONE ENJOYED THE NIGHT? HAS IT BEEN GOOD? ALL: YEAH. I HAVEN'T SEEN SARAH FOR A WHILE, AND I DO REALLY ENJOY SPENDING MY TIME WITH HER, BUT IT DOES BECOME A BIT DIFFICULT WHEN YOU GET TO A COCKTAIL PARTY AND YOU RUN OUT OF TIME. IT'S BEEN A REALLY BIG WEEK FOR YOU GUYS, AND ALSO FOR ZAC, BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A ROSE CEREMONY ON THE WAY, SO, ZAC, IF I CAN GRAB YOU? LET'S GO AND HAVE A CHAT, AND I'LL SEE YOU LADIES AT THE ROSE CEREMONY. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) SARAH: SEEING ONLY THREE ROSES ON THAT PLATTER, IT IS A SMALL NUMBER. VANESSA: EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD THE CHAT WITH ZAC AND WE'VE KIND OF HAD A BIT OF A MOMENT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHO'S GOING HOME TONIGHT. HANNAH: I'D BE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED TO GO HOME TONIGHT. THERE'S STILL SO MUCH MORE TO EXPLORE. GOOD EVENING, LADIES. CLAUDIA, VIARNI, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH YOU GUYS. OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOT THE ROSES. YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TONIGHT. FOR THE FOUR OF YOU THAT REMAIN, WE HAVE THREE ROSES TO HAND OUT. SO, ZAC IS ABOUT TO MAKE A DIFFICULT DECISION AND SEND ONE OF YOU HOME FOR GOOD. LILY: I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DAY ONE. I'M USED TO HAVING A SHITLOAD OF CHICKS AROUND ME ALL THE TIME. AND NOW THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF THEM. IT'S GETTING SERIOUS REAL QUICK. (TENSE MUSIC) HANNAH: I'M NOT READY TO GO HOME. ZAC AND I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TOGETHER, BUT THERE'S STILL SO MUCH MORE TIME TO BE HAD. SARAH: I DON'T WANNA GO HOME TONIGHT. THERE'S STILL MORE TO LEARN ABOUT ZAC. AND THERE'S STILL MORE THAT HE NEEDS TO LEARN ABOUT ME. (TENSE MUSIC BUILDS) HANNAH. (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) HANNAH, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? OF COURSE I WILL. 100% THANK YOU. (TENSE MUSIC) LILY: I'VE GOT A LITTLE THING IN MY STOMACH THAT HURTS A LITTLE BIT, AND I THINK THAT'S THERE BECAUSE IF I GO HOME TONIGHT, I WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM AS WELL AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO. VANESSA: I'M NOT SURE IF ZAC'S SEEN ENOUGH OF ME. I KNOW THAT HE HASN'T SEEN THAT DEEPER SIDE TO ME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE THINKS OF ME. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) SARAH. (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) SARAH, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? OF COURSE. THANK YOU, ZAC. LILY: IT'S A WEIRD PLACE TO BE, DOWN IN THE BOTTOM TWO. I DON'T WANNA GO HOME. I REALLY WANT A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER. VANESSA: EMOTIONS ARE HIGHER. YOUR ADRENALINE'S RUNNING HIGH. YOUR HEART'S PUMPING. I'D LOVE TO STAY. I'D LOVE TO GET THE SINGLE DATE WITH HIM. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (MUSIC BUILDS) (MUSIC SWELLS) LILY. (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) LILY, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? I WILL, THANKS. NO, IT'S NOT. (SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC) VANESSA, I'M SORRY, YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A ROSE. TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY YOUR GOODBYES. OH, YOU TOO. (SOFT CHATTER) HELLO. (SIGHS) VANESSA. JUST WANNA, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME IN AND LETTING ME GET TO KNOW YOU. YOU'RE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GIRL, AND I LOVE YOUR CAREFREE ATTITUDE. YOU'RE NOT TOO SCARED TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF, AND I REALLY ENJOY THAT ABOUT YOU. ALL GOOD. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW ME. I KNOW IT'S SUCH A HARD ENVIRONMENT. THANKS, VANESSA. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL THE BEST. HONESTLY, GOOD LUCK. TAKE CARE. (CHUCKLES) THE THING I TAKE OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE. JUST LIKE TONIGHT, THROW YOURSELF INTO IT. GIVE IT YOUR ALL. BE PRESENT. ENJOY THE MOMENT. DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE FUTURE. GIVE IT 100% AND HAVE FUN. BIG WEEK FOR ME, AND IT'S MADE ME REALISE THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY TIME I HAVE WITH YOU ALL IS REALLY PRECIOUS AND YOU'RE ALL AMAZING GIRLS, AND THERE'S SO MUCH I ENJOY ABOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING TAKING YOU SOMEWHERE WHICH I'VE CERTAINLY MISSED. WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING A BIT OF TIME AT THE BEACH, AND WE'RE GONNA BE HANGING OUT AT KHAO LAK. (ALL CHEER, LAUGH) NEXT TIME, ON 'THE BACHELOR' ` IT'S ABOUT TIME WE HAD A CHALLENGING CONVERSATION. THAT MAKES ME FEEL VERY ANXIOUS. BIG QUESTIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU, HAVE, LIKE, DOUBTS WHEN YOU THINK OF ME. I KNOW I HAVE TO HAVE A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION WITH ZAC TONIGHT. TOUGH ANSWERS. I CAN'T SIT HERE AND BE, LIKE, 'I LOVE YOU.' BUT WILL ONE DECISION BREAK THE BACHELOR? SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TONIGHT. MY HEAD'S A MESS. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD GO THROUGH ANOTHER ROSE CEREMONY. (SIGHS) I'M NOT READY FOR THAT. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017
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