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Zac takes the final three Bachelorettes on a fantasy date with the prospect of an overnight stay. Later, a heart-wrenching farewell as three become two.

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 15 May 2017
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 35
Duration
  • 65:00
Series
  • 3
Episode
  • 17
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
  • Zac takes the final three Bachelorettes on a fantasy date with the prospect of an overnight stay. Later, a heart-wrenching farewell as three become two.
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... STRAIGHT INTO THE LION'S DEN, AND I'D BETTER BE READY. SINK OR SWIM TIME FOR ME. ZAC FACED UP TO THE FINAL THREE GIRLS' FRIENDS... BIT OF AN AGE GAP. ...AND FAMILIES,... YOUR PARENTS HAVE IT. YOUR FRIENDS HAVE IT. YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT. SO WHY HAVEN'T YOU GOT IT? ...ANSWERING TOUGH QUESTIONS. EVERYONE'S JOURNEY IS DIFFERENT, RIGHT? I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CORRELATION BETWEEN MATURITY AND AGE. AND GAINED AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT HIS FUTURE MIGHT LOOK LIKE. LILY CAN COME ACROSS AS EASY-GOING, BUT SHE CAN STILL BE HURT. CAN YOU SEE YOURSELVES IN THE FUTURE MARRYING? NOW IT REALLY HITS HOME THAT THERE'S, LIKE, A LOT OF PEOPLE INVESTED IN` IN WHAT HAPPENS THROUGH THIS JOURNEY. TONIGHT... IT'S FANTASY DATE TIME. (BOTH LAUGH) STARBOARD. (LAUGHS) CLAUDIA: OH MY GOSH! AND AN OPPORTUNITY... IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ME TO HOLD THINGS BACK. ...TO SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER... IT'S BASICALLY OUR LAST DATE. ...BEFORE ZAC MUST WEIGH UP EVERYTHING,... THERE'S STILL SO MUCH OF THIS NIGHT TO GO, BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY MEMORABLE ONE. ...AND SELECT HIS TOP TWO,... IT'S GONNA HURT WHATEVER WAY IT GOES DOWN. ...BREAKING ONE GIRL'S HEART. (GIRL SOBS) I'M JUST SO, SO SORRY. 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'. I FEEL LIKE THE FAMILY DATES DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY REAL CLARITY AT ALL. HOW ARE YOU? ALL THREE GIRLS ARE SO DIFFERENT, BUT I DO HAVE THESE STRONG FEELINGS FOR ALL THREE. (BOTH LAUGH) (MOMENTOUS MUSIC) THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SPEND A WHOLE DAY AND, POTENTIALLY, SOME OF THE NIGHT WITH THESE GIRLS. IF I WAS ASKED TO MAKE A DECISION RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO. SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH ALL THREE GIRLS, AND BEING IN A SPACE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR ME. (REFLECTIVE MUSIC) (UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) I CHOSE LILY FOR THE FIRST FANTASY DATE BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HEY. HELLO. I LIKE MAKING HER DO THINGS SHE WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO, AND I THINK SHE APPRECIATES THAT AS WELL. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. EVERY TIME I SEE HIM, I'M EXCITED. HE MAKES ME FEEL ABOUT A 9 OUT OF 10. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT HE'S CLEAR ABOUT HOW I FEEL. AND I'M KIND OF CLEAR AS I CAN BE ON HOW HE FEELS. WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY? I'M NOT TELLING. YEAH, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT. BUT` I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU THAT. IT'S WAY MORE FUN. I'VE NEVER WATCHED THESE FANTASY DATES BEFORE. I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN. BUT I CAN IMAGINE THERE'D BE A LOT OF, LIKE, ROSE PETALS AND MAYBE, LIKE, A RAUNCHY SPA SCENE OR SOMETHING. IT IS SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE. I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE. YEAH? YEAH. AWW, YOU KNOW I LIKE DOING THAT KINDA STUFF. YEAH I KNOW, RIGHT? YEAH. THE FIRST SINGLE DATE LILY AND I HAD, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING BEHIND HER, KIND OF, CONFIDENT, TOMBOY PERSONA THAT SHE PUTS UP, AND I WAS RIGHT. I` I FOUND IT. I WANNA FIND A PERSON AND A PLACE WHERE I AM THAT MAKES ME NOT WANNA LEAVE. I STARTED FALLING FOR THAT GIRL. WHENEVER I SEEM TO SEE HER, WE JUST KEEP BUILDING ON WHAT WE HAVE. OH! (LAUGHS) (CHUCKLES) HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING WITH HORSES BEFORE? OK, SO I HAVE RIDDEN A HORSE BEFORE, BUT I HAVE NEVER` SOFTLY: GODAMMIT. (LAUGHS) I HAVE NEVER RIDDEN A HORSE ON A BEACH BEFORE. SO I HAD ORGANISED HORSE RIDING ON THE BEACH WITH LILY, ALTHOUGH I'D NEVER RIDDEN A HORSE BEFORE. SO I GUESS, YEAH, THERE'S THAT CHANCE THAT I COULD STACK IT AND LOOK LIKE AN ABSOLUTE FOOL, BUT, YEAH, HEY, I'M HAPPY TO ROLL THE DICE. (LAUGHS) THAT'S A GOOD LOOK. IT'S WHAT I` WHAT I NORMALLY WEAR. YEAH. LIKE THE COCKTAIL PARTIES ALL OVER AGAIN. PRETTY MUCH, RIGHT. YOU READY? Y` UH, SORT OF. (BOTH CHUCKLE) I APPRECIATE THAT ZAC'S TRYING TO PUSH HIS BOUNDARIES AROUND ME, AND HE'S TRYING TO SHOW ME HIMSELF WHEN HE'S NOT COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO LOOK FOR IN PEOPLE. (NICKERS) (ROMANTIC GUITAR MUSIC) (HORSE SNORTS) THIS WAY. YOU DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THERE? WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO, THEN? BUDDY. HE'S LIKE, 'NO, I DON'T WANNA GO THIS WAY!' (LAUGHS) YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M JUST GONNA BE A DICK. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF ASSOCIATION WITH HORSES AND BEACHES AS BEING A ROMANTIC COMBINATION. (CHUCKLES) IT WAS STILL ROMANTIC, IT WAS JUST A BIT OF A LAUGH, BECAUSE THE HORSES JUST DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ANYTHING WE HAD TO SAY. YOU SICK OF THE BACHELOR ALREADY, GIRL? WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MATE? HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT? COME ON. COME ON, BOY. UH, UH, UH, UH. I LIKE THAT THE HORSES WERE A BIT RECKLESS, REMINDS ME OF MYSELF. YEEHAW! SOFTLY: AW, NO. THIS IS MY BACHELOR MOMENT. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE FREAKIN' PICNIC ON THE BEACH, AND HERE IT IS. MY FIRST BACHELOR CARPET SETUP. (BOTH LAUGH) THIS IS SWEET! (RELAXED MUSIC) YOUR BATTLE WOUNDS ARE LOOKING PRETTY SEXY. WELL, I AM PRETTY EXTREME (!) YEAH. I CAN TELL. SO... I GOT THAT. THERE'S ANOTHER THING I'VE LEARNED ABOUT YOU. WHAT, THAT I'M EXTREME? YEAH. YOURS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBTLE THAN MINE. HA. IT DOESN'T QUITE, LIKE, OOZE OUT OF YOUR SKIN LIKE MINE DOES. AM I AS WILD AS LILY? NAH, I'M PROB` PROBABLY NOT. I GUESS I'M A BIT MORE MELLOW AND A BIT MORE PLACID. (CLINK!) PART OF ME IS WORRIED THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH LILY. SHALL WE? I FEEL LIKE IF HER AND I WERE TO END UP TOGETHER, IT WOULD EITHER BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST THING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED,... HI. ...OR IT COULD (CHUCKLES) BLOW UP IN BOTH OF OUR FACES, AND WE'RE LEFT WITH NOTHING AND LEFT WANTING. DO YOU RECKON WE'D BE ABLE TO KISS ON A HORSE? IS THAT A CHALLENGE? (HIGH-PITCHED) WELL... (GIGGLES) (BOTH LAUGH) MY RELATIONSHIP WITH ZAC,... IT CAN HAVE QUITE A LOT OF EMOTIONAL DEPTH, AND THEN IT CAN BE QUITE SHALLOW AND PLAYFUL. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. THAT WAS FUN. WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME NOW? WELL, FOLLOW ME AND YOU'LL FIND OUT. (CHUCKLES) (GENTLE MUSIC) OH MY GOD. AND WE KIND OF JUST BOUNCE BETWEEN THE TWO VERY OFTEN, AND WE DON'T REALLY MEET ANYWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT? LIKE, US TOGETHER? MM-HM. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT? WHAT COMES TO MIND? I JUST PICTURE IT MORE, YOU KNOW, REAL LIFE; LIKE ME JUST DRIVING OVER TO YOUR HOUSE WITH A BOTTLE OF WINE. AND JUST DOING NOTHING WHEN WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO. YEAH, JUST DOING THINGS THAT I DO BUT ASKING YOU IF YOU WANNA COME. LIKE WHAT? LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE ALL SORTS OF WEIRD IDEAS ALL THE TIME. YOU'D KNOW ABOUT IT IF YOU JUMPED ON-BOARD. YEAH, I HAVE SOME THINGS INSIDE OF ME THAT I NEED TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT. I'D OBVIOUSLY LOVE TO BE HAVING A GOOD TIME, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THAT SIMPLE. (WAVES CRASH) (UNSETTLING MUSIC) HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT? LIKE, US TOGETHER? MM-HM. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT? WHAT COMES TO MIND? LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE ALL SORTS OF WEIRD IDEAS ALL THE TIME. YOU'D KNOW ABOUT IT IF YOU JUMPED ON-BOARD. DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW YOU FEEL? DO I THINK I KNOW HOW I FEEL? UM, RIGHT NOW I KNOW HOW I FEEL. LIKE, OVERALL? UM, NO. LIKE, I JUST WANNA KNOW NOW. LIKE, CUT MY THROAT OR TAKE ME HOME. YOU DON'T THINK YOU KNOW? NO. (TENSE MUSIC) THE FACT THAT HE CAN'T TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT I WOULD NEED TO HEAR RIGHT NOW IS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING, AND A LITTLE BIT DISHEARTENING, REALLY. IT JUST KIND OF THROWS YOU OFF BALANCE. NAH, YOU CAN ASK THAT. I GUESS, IF I'M HONEST, LILY, LIKE, UM, IF I COMPARE OUR RELATIONSHIP TO OTHERS, UM, OTHERS I FELT SOMETHING PRETTY BIG FROM FROM THE START, AND THEY KIND OF DEVELOPED FROM THERE. WHEREAS, FOR US, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE COVERED JUST AS MUCH, IF NOT MORE SPACE IN HALF THE AMOUNT OF TIME. (GENTLE MUSIC) I KIND OF GET THE SENSE THAT LILY'S PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN. SHE JUST WANTS TO JUST CUT THROUGH IT ALL, AND GET DOWN TO BRASS TAX, AND SHE WANTS AN ANSWER FROM ME ` YES OR NO. I JUST CAN'T GIVE HER THAT ANSWER AT THE MOMENT. I MEAN, NOT WHEN THERE'S TWO OTHER GIRLS THAT I'M` I'M YET TO SPEND TIME WITH. DO YOU WANNA TRY THAT? THIS IS FOR YOU. READS: ZAC AND LILY. THAT'S US. IS IT? I DUNNO. READS: I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL HAWKES BAY. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO FORGO RETURNING TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL ROOMS TONIGHT, PLEASE USE THIS KEY TO STAY AS A COUPLE IN THE LODGE. (TENSE MUSIC) I WEAR MY DISCOMFORT. EVERYWHERE. LIKE A BLOODY FUR COAT. NOT VERY OFTEN THAT I GET QUITE, LIKE, UNCOMFORTABLE AND NOT KNOW HOW I FEEL OR WHAT I WANT. CAN YOU FEEL THAT IT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME? (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) UM, YEAH, WELL, YOU KIND OF` KIND OF CLOSED OFF A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW HOW I FEEL. I KNOW HOW MY GUT FEELS, BUT... I JUST STILL DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES) YEAH SO, WITH ME, WHERE I'M AT WITH THAT IS, THE INTIMACY THAT TWO PEOPLE SHARE WHEN THEY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND THEY'RE BY THEMSELVES, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I'D WANNA GIVE OUT LIGHTLY IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS WHERE I COULD BE LEAVING IN A FEW DAYS. IT'S, LIKE, YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF THIS IF IT'S JUST ME. YEAH. AND, NO, I` I TOTALLY RESPECT THAT. I'M KEEN FOR YOU TO STAY A BIT LATER, AND WE CAN JUST HANG OUT AND DRINK SOME MORE WINE, AND JUST TALK. I DON'T HAVE TO STAY. YEAH, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO STAY A FEW MORE HOURS, AND THEN... YEAH. ...GET LOST. (CHUCKLES) (SEDUCTIVE MUSIC) (FIRE CRACKLES) (WAVES ROAR) (GENTLE MUSIC) I THINK I'M LOSING IT. THE ONLY PART THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME, REALLY, IS THE FACT THAT THERE'S TWO OTHER GIRLS IN THE PICTURE, AND IT JUST DOESN'T SIT WELL. (SIGHS) THAT'S JUST NOT NORMAL OR OK IN ANY KIND OF WAY. (SOLEMN MUSIC) (FIRE CRACKLES) SOFTLY: HEY. I JUST FEEL THAT THINGS COULD BE SO AMAZING BETWEEN HER AND I,... OR THEY MIGHT NOT BE. THERE'S JUST NO` THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY MIDDLE GROUND. I KEEP ASKING MYSELF, YOU KNOW` I-I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GA` AND SHE'S EVEN DESCRIBED HERSELF AS A GAMBLE, IF WE WERE TO GET INTO A RELATIONSHIP. YOU KNOW, SHE'S LIKE, 'THIS WOULD` YOU WOULD BE TAKING A CHANCE ON ME.' I CAN'T SIT HERE AND BE LIKE, 'I LOVE YOU.' I FEEL LIKE I'M CONSTANTLY ASKING MYSELF, 'DO I` DO I TAKE A GAMBLE ON THIS?' See what could happen to our KiwiSaver account in the future if you review it now. We could have that much more? - Uh-huh. - That's brilliant. Join the Kiwi Wealth KiwiSaver Scheme and you can try our exclusive Future You tool. (BIRDSONG) (RELAXED MUSIC) IT IS QUITE A BIG DAY. IT'S FELT LIKE QUITE A WHILE SINCE I LAST SAW ZAC WITH MY FAMILY. AFTER MY HOME VISIT, I THINK ZAC SAW A LITTLE GLIMPSE OF MY LIFE. IT KINDA JUST, PROBABLY, MAKES BOTH OF US THINK OF WHAT COULD BECOME OF OUR RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE OF THIS. TODAY, I KNOW, IS GONNA BE AMAZING, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. BUT I AM KIND OF NERVOUS, BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY, LIKE, OUR LAST DATE UNTIL HE, KIND OF, HAS TO DECIDE WHETHER I'M THE ONE AT THE END OR NOT. (CHUCKLES) HELLO. HEY. HI. FELT LIKE IT'S BEEN REAL LONG. LONG TIME, HUH. YEAH, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. I FIND IT HARD TO DESCRIBE THE EMOTIONS I HAVE TOWARDS VIARNI, SHE'S... (SIGHS, CHUCKLES) SHE'S INCREDIBLE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY? NO, I HAVE NO IDEA! I'M NOT TELLING YOU EITHER. OH! (BOTH LAUGH) I WAS LIKE, WHAT? NO, I HAVE NO IDEA. I'M EXCITED, THOUGH. SHOULD WE DO IT? MM-HM. LET'S GO. FOLLOW ME. (TRANQUIL MUSIC) LAUGHS: WHAT ARE WE DOING? I'M GUESSING IT MIGHT INVOLVE A BOAT. YOU WOULD BE RIGHT. (GASPS) I KNOW VIARNI HAS A REAL AFFINITY TO THE WATER. I FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT DAY FOR VIARNI AND I TO SPEND TOGETHER. (ROMANTIC TWINKLING) (UPBEAT MUSIC) STARBOARD! (LAUGHS) NORTH. TACK. WEST. GYBE. TACK NOW. WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF STARBOARD? PORT. PORT. THAT ONE. (LAUGHS) BEING ABLE TO JUST PLAY AROUND AND KIND OF, LIKE, ALMOST TAKE THE PISS OUT OF EACH OTHER SOMETIMES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I FIND ATTRACTIVE IN PEOPLE. WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING. YEAH, I'M ALL OVER IT. (GIGGLES) I'M KIDDING. I'LL COME STAND HERE. I THINK, IN MANY WAYS, I AM RIGHT FOR HIM, BUT I MIGHT NOT BE THE ONE THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE MOST RIGHT FOR HIM. I MIGHT NOT BE THE ONE THAT MAKES HIM THE HAPPIEST. YOU END UP DOUBTING YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT, I S'POSE. IT'S JUST OUT OF MY CONTROL, AND THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST SCARY THING. (TENSE MUSIC) TELLING YOU ON THE BEACH, LIKE, THAT YOU WERE GONNA MEET EVERYONE, I WAS SO NERVOUS! I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THEY'D THINK; I WAS JUST, LIKE, WORRIED FOR YOU. THEY DIDN'T HOLD BACK, SO` NO, THEY DIDN'T. NO, ABSOLUTELY DIDN'T HOLD BACK. MEETING WITH VIARNI'S FAMILY, I DID FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A FRAUD, IF I'M HONEST. SO WOULD SHE BE NUMBER ONE? (LAUGHS) UM... (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) UM... WHEN THEY ASK ME HONEST QUESTIONS, I CAN'T GIVE THEM COMPLETELY HONEST ANSWERS. THEY JUST WANNA KNOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE` IF YOU'RE LEGIT. YEAH, IF I'M LEGIT. LIKE, WHAT` WHAT MY INTENTIONS WERE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I AM ONE GUY, AND I AM, YOU KNOW, STILL SEEING TWO OTHER` TWO OTHER GIRLS. DID IT MAKE ME FEEL ANY LESS TOWARDS VIARNI? DEFINITELY NOT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SEE WHERE VIARNI'S COME FROM, AND NOW I KNOW SHE COMES FROM A REALLY SOLID FAMILY. (SIGHS) AH, THAT'S SO` THEY DIDN'T SCARE ME OFF, PUT IT THAT WAY. NO, I KNOW. AT THIS POINT, I DO HAVE REALLY STRONG FEELINGS FOR HIM. AND AFTER MY HOME VISIT, I THINK WE'RE AT A GOOD POINT. I THINK IT WAS A GOOD REALITY CHECK. (TINKLING) (LIGHT, UPBEAT MUSIC) THIS IS NICE, ISN'T IT? THIS IS EXTREMELY PRETTY. SO FAR, IT'S BEEN VERY CHILLED OUT, AND JUST QUITE NORMAL FOR ME. NOT THAT I GO OUT ON YACHTS ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S JUST NICE TO BE ABLE TO, LIKE, SIT AND TALK TO ZAC AND NOT FEEL HEAPS OF PRESSURE. THIS IS KINDA BEAUTIFUL. VERY BEAUTIFUL, HUH. OH MY GOD. IT'S CRAZY. I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE LIKE THIS. AWW, THANK YOU. (SIGHS) ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I DO ENJOY MY TIME WITH VIARNI IS BECAUSE I CAN SEE US SPENDING TIME WITH EACH OTHER OUTSIDE OF THIS SO EASILY. CHEERS. CHEERS. CUTE DATE. I THINK THE SPARK AND FEELING THAT ZAC AND I HAD WHEN WE KINDA FIRST MET, WE DEFINITELY STILL FEEL THAT, BUT THE FACT THAT THERE COULD BE AN OVERNIGHT STAY DEFINITELY IS, LIKE, LOOMING IN THE BACKGROUND. AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT DECISION I'LL MAKE. I GUESS I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'LL JUST` I'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN I GET TO IT. KIND OF HAVE TO PINCH YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT SOMETIMES. YEAH. WELL, IN SAYING THAT, LIKE, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THINGS KINDA COMING TO AN END A LITTLE BIT. HMM. YEAH, SAME. AND I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO... (SIGHS) JUST, LIKE, BEING COMPLETELY OPEN AND COMPLETELY HONEST. YEAH. IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FOR ME. HOW I FEEL ONE DAY MIGHT BE DIFFERENT TO HOW I FEEL THE NEXT, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ME TO HOLD THINGS BACK. YEAH, I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL... WHAT YOU SAY. I'M SEEING A DIFFERENT SIDE OF VIARNI. SHE NEEDS, I GUESS, SOME GUARANTEES FROM BE BEFORE SHE LETS ANY MORE WALLS DOWN. LIKE, UNTIL ANY OF US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, WE'RE NOT WILLING, LIKE` WILLING TO LET OURSELVES FEEL CERTAIN THINGS. SO IT'S LIKE... COS WHY WOULD I? IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE` LIKE, IT'S JUST` YEAH. YEAH, NO, I-I GET THAT. I NEED REASSURING. YEAH, I NEEDED REASSURING. I'M KIND OF, LIKE, SANDWICHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS, LIKE, TRIPLE DATING SCENARIO. I DO THINK, KIND OF, AT THE BACK OF MY MIND I'M LIKE, 'OH, WE ALL GET TO GO ON ALL THESE AMAZING DAYS, AND HE'S AN AMAZING GUY TO ALL OF US.' YOU FEEL SPECIAL, BUT THEN YOU'RE REMINDED OF THE FACT THAT TWO OTHER GIRLS` HE'S MAKING THEM FEEL REALLY SPECIAL TOO. (MYSTERIOUS MUSIC) IT'S DEFINITELY A SHOCK WHEN WE PULL UP TO THIS BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. IT'S AMAZING THAT WE CAN BE THERE AND HAVE IT TO OURSELVES, LIKE, IT'S` IT'S PRETTY MAGICAL. MAGICAL SCENERY, AND, LIKE, NOTHING LIKE I'VE EVER SEEN. (MUSIC BUILDS) SO RIDICULOUS. IT'S SO PRETTY. (MAJESTIC MUSIC) THE VIEW OUTSIDE, OH MY GOD! (MUSIC SOARS) IT'S SO, LIKE, QUIET. LIKE, LITERALLY, ALL YOU HEAR IS, LIKE, A BIRD AND A CRICKET. PRETTY BREATHTAKING, EH? IT'S PRETTY COOL. YEAH. YOU'RE BREATHTAKING. (LAUGHS) OOH, A BIT SLOW TO THAT ONE, BUT I GOT THERE IN THE END! YOU GOT THERE. I WAS LIKE, 'F` I SHOULD'VE BEEN QUICKER THAN THAT.' YOU GOT THERE. YEAH, WELL. SHOULD WE GO BACK INSIDE? YEAH. OK. YEAH, LET'S CHILL. OK, LET'S CHILL. K. I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THE DECISION THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE TONIGHT ` WHETHER I WANNA STAY OVER OR NOT. I'VE ALREADY HAD SUCH AN AWESOME DAY, AND, LIKE, USUALLY I'M USED TO SAYING GOODBYE, AND THAT BEING IT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I SEE HIM, BUT I GUESS IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M AT, AND WHERE MY HEAD'S AT, AS WELL AS ME KNOWING WHERE HIS HEAD'S AT. (SOFT PIANO MUSIC) IT'S JUST, LIKE, CHANGED SO MUCH SINCE THE BEGINNING, LIKE, I DUNNO, LIKE` SO HOW'S IT` HOW'S IT CHANGED FOR YOU? YOU'VE LITERALLY GONE FROM, LIKE, THE BACHELOR, STANDING AT THE END OF A DRIVEWAY, TO, LIKE, SOMEONE THAT I WAS LIKE, 'OOH, OK, I REALLY WANNA GET TO KNOW HIM MORE.' TO, LIKE, ON OUR FIRST DATE, I WAS LIKE, 'AHH, THIS IS SO WEIRD THAT I HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM.' AND THEN IT'S LIKE, NOW YOU'RE JUST ZAC. (BOTH LAUGH) I JUST THINK OF YOU AS SOMEONE THAT, LIKE, MAKES ME SMILE, AND SOMEONE THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. I MEAN, IT'S NO SECRET; FROM THE FIRST MOMENT I SAW VIARNI, YOU KNOW, I FELT SOMETHING JUST AMAZING INSIDE OF ME. I CAN PICTURE MY LIFE WITH HER IN IT VERY EASILY, BUT I THINK FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, SOME RELATIONSHIPS COULD BE PERCEIVED AS, I GUESS, A SAFER OPTION. I S'POSE I AM FEARFUL FOR NOT CHOOSING THE RIGHT FUTURE FOR ME. (SQUEALS SOFTLY) THIS IS FOR YOU. IS IT, NOW? MM-HM. (UNEASY MUSIC) (CLEARS THROAT) (UNEASY MUSIC CONTINUES) IF I DIDN'T STAY, AND HE STILL DIDN'T PICK ME, THEN I THINK I'D ALWAYS BE LIKE, 'WELL, WHAT IF I DID? WOULD IT HAVE CHANGED SOMETHING?' (CLEARS THROAT) I'M KINDA NERVOUS. I DON'T WANNA PUT VIARNI IN A SITUATION ` MUCH LIKE LILY ` WHERE SHE FEELS LIKE SHE NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION, OR THERE'S PRESSURE AROUND HER MAKING A DECISION. AND I DON'T WANT HER WORRYING ABOUT HOW SHE THINKS I'LL FEEL ABOUT WHATEVER DECISION SHE MAKES. I JUST DON'T LIKE PUTTING THE GIRLS IN THAT SORT OF SPACE. I REALLY ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH YOU, AND I WOULD` I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND SOME TIME JUST US. BUT IN SAYING THAT, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH STAYING OVER THE NIGHT. UM, BUT, I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY UP TO YOU. UM... YEAH, I... I'M TOTALLY ON THE SAME PAGE AS YOU WITH, LIKE, WE CAN JUST SPEND TIME TOGETHER, AND THEN SAY GOODNIGHT. YUP. I FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION, LIKE I'VE GONE WITH MY GUT, MY HEART AND MY HEAD. THAT MAKES ME FEEL WAY BETTER. I'M TOTALLY HAPPY THAT HE'S, KIND OF, LIKE, RESPECTFUL. I'M JUST MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE FACT THAT WE KINDA JUST SAY OUR GOODNIGHTS AFTER WE'VE HAD OUR TIME TOGETHER, AND, YEAH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT NOW. (TWINKLING, ROMANTIC MUSIC) (INTRIGUING MUSIC) I KNOW THAT I REALLY LIKE ZAC AT THIS POINT. I'M PRETTY SURE THOSE FEELINGS ARE MUTUAL. BUT THERE'S TWO AMAZING OTHER GIRLS HERE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR FANTASY DATES HAVE BEEN LIKE. HE STILL MIGHT CHOOSE THOSE TWO GIRLS OVER ME, WHICH` I'M STILL COMING TO TERMS WITH THAT. (CHUCKLES) THIS MORNING I'M REALLY EXCITED TO MEET CLAUDIA AT THE BLACK BARN VINEYARD. IT'S A PRETTY MOODY DAY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DRIZZLY. AND AROUND THE CORNER COMES CLAUDIA. HEY. I JUST FEEL LIKE SHE'S THIS RAY OF SUNSHINE WHICH MAKES THE DAY LOOK A WHOLE LOT BETTER. WHAT'S UP? GOOD TO SEE YOU. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD. REALLY EXCITED. YEAH? HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER CLEARS UP, COS I'VE GOT SOMETHING PRETTY COOL PLANNED. I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHAT, COS` (LAUGHS) IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO BE SPENDING TIME WITH ZAC, AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING COOL'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT. WHAT ARE WE DOING ZAC? (CHUCKLES) WELL, WE'RE GONNA GO FLYING IN CHOPPERS TODAY. OH MY GOSH. (LAUGHS) (UPBEAT MUSIC) I LOVE THAT HE CHOSE THE HELICOPTER RIDE FOR MY DATE. I'VE NEVER BEEN ON ONE BEFORE, AND I JUST KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE SO COOL. (EXCITING MUSIC) (ROTORS WHIRR) (MUSIC BUILDS) THE VIEWS FROM THE HELICOPTER ARE SO SPECTACULAR. WE'RE JUST LOOKING OVER THESE AMAZING VINEYARDS. THERE'S THE WATER, THE PORT. IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL. NOTHING BEATS THE FACT THAT WHEN I LOOK OVER TO MY LEFT, I CAN SEE ZAC THERE, AND THAT'S THE BEST VIEW. CLAUDIA'S A REALLY KIND, GENTLE SOUL. WHEN I LOOK AT CLAUDIA, AND WHEN I LOOK AT OUR RELATIONSHIP AND OUR CHEMISTRY, THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT I COULD QUESTION. I LOVE THAT WE GET TO START OFF THIS DATE IN AN AMAZING HELICOPTER RIDE, BUT ALSO SO EXCITED, JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S THIS OPPORTUNITY AT THE VERY END THAT I GET TO SPEND SOME OFF-CAMERA TIME WITH HIM. PART OF IT FEELS LIKE, IS` IS` THIS IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. IS IT? YOU KNOW, LIKE,.. I KNOW WE HAVE THIS AMAZING PHYSICAL CONNECTION. THAT WAS SO COOL. SO COOL. I LOVED THAT. DEFINITELY NEVER BEEN ON ONE OF THEM BEFORE. IS THAT BLINDING ME FROM SOMETHING? (REFLECTIVE MUSIC) (SERENE MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) AND HERE WE ARE. AWW. OH MY GOSH. THIS IS US FOR THE AFTERNOON. I WOULD LOVE TO BE LIVING IN THIS HOUSE ONE DAY. IN FACT, I WOULD SAY THIS IS DEFINITELY CLOSE TO MY DREAM HOME. ZAC CAN MORE THAN HAPPILY BE IN THAT DREAM HOME. (LAUGHS) (PEACEFUL MUSIC) OH, NICE. OOH. THIS IS GOOD. NICE RIGHT? YEAH. CHEERS. CHEERS. PART OF ME THINKS THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CLAUDIA THAT I'M YET TO SEE. I CAN'T QUITE PUT MY FINGER ON IT. I'VE SEEN GLIMPSES OF IT THE LAST COUPLE TIMES I'VE SEEN HER. SO, YEAH, I GUESS I'M KEEN TO FIND OUT A BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THINGS? (CHUCKLES) UM,... I'M PRETTY GOOD. JUST SPENDING TIME WITH YOU NOW, LIKE, I KINDA TRY TO IGNORE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. YEAH. MM-HM. WHEN I'M NOT WITH YOU, THEN I PROBABLY OVERTHINK A LOT,... (CHUCKLES) ...AND THINK ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT I'M IN, AND THEN IT KINDA STARTS TO SCARE ME A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. IT IS A BIT WEIRD TO BE HAVING DOUBTS IN THIS WHOLE THING, COS YOU WANT TO TRY AND STAY POSITIVE, AND YOU DON'T WANNA COMPARE ANYTHING. AS MUCH AS I REALLY LIKE ZAC, AND I'M SURE HE REALLY LIKES ME, THERE'S STILL THESE TWO OTHER AMAZING GIRLS, AND HE MIGHT HAVE STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH THEM, OR SEE SOMETHING BRIGHTER IN THE FUTURE WITH THEM. SO, YEAH. HE COULD VERY EASILY CHOOSE THEM OVER ME. (TWINKLING MUSIC) THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CLAUDIA'S A FOODIE. SHE LOVES FOOD, LOVES WINE. SO WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY AROSE TO HAVE OUR OWN PRIVATE CHEF FOR THE NIGHT, CLAUDIA WAS THE PERFECT GIRL TO TAKE. SO WE HAVE SOME JOHN DORY, WITH, UH, POTATO RISOTTO, PINE OIL AND KAWAKAWA BUTTER ON THE TOP. THAT SOUNDS AMAZING. ENJOY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH WOW. NOT TO SCARE YOU, AND I UNDERSTAND YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS,... UM, BUT CAN YOU SEE A, LIKE, FUTURE BETWEEN US? MM. YEAH, I CAN. AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO YOU? I GUESS JUST BE PROVIDING, YEAH, JUST, LIKE, ANOTHER SUPPORT BASE FOR YOU TO KIND OF LAUNCH FROM, I GUESS. CLAUDIA HAS THINGS SORTED. SHE'S` SHE'S GOT AN IDEA OF WHERE SHE WANTS TO GO. SHE KNOWS HOW SHE'S GONNA GET THERE, AND SHE'S DRIVEN, AND THAT'S SOMETHING I FIND REALLY ATTRACTIVE. I THINK THE FACT THAT WE CAN NOW BOTH PICTURE THIS FUTURE TOGETHER IS REALLY SPECIAL, AND EVERY TIME HE SAYS SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ME, I'M JUST SO HAPPY WHEN HE SAYS IT. AND I JUST SO AGREE WITH IT. THIS MOMENT COULD NOT BE ANY BETTER. I'M IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPACE WITH SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MAN. EVERYTHING'S JUST GOING REALLY WELL. (ROMANTIC MUSIC) OH. (LAUGHS) (MUSIC WARPS, STOPS) OH NO. (LAUGHS) MY HEART STOPPED A LITTLE BIT. I MEAN, IF THAT DOESN'T INDICATE THE AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US, (LAUGHS) THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES. IT WAS FUNNY, BUT, OH MY GOSH, IT SCARED ME. OH MY GOSH. THAT IS SO GREAT. DID HE, LIKE, SEND YOU A MESSAGE OR SOMETHING? YUP. (LAUGHS) 'I USED TO BABYSIT HER.' THAT SOUNDS TERRIBLE. I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID THAT. THAT WAS LIKE A FOOT-IN-MOUTH MOMENT. LIKE, WHY? LIKE, THAT CAME OUT, AND I WAS LIKE, 'NO, NO, NO. COME BACK. COME BACK.'(CHUCKLES) AH, YUP. (CHUCKLES) (CRICKETS CHIRP) (FIRE CRACKLES) (CHUCKLES) THAT IS FOR YOU. THAT'S FOR ME. READS: WELCOME TO 'POPLARS 3'. ZAC AND CLAUDIA, I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS BEAUTIFUL` THE BEAUTIFUL HAWKES BAY. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO FORGO RETURNING TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL ROOMS TONIGHT, PLEASE USE THIS KEY TO STAY AS A COUPLE IN THE LODGE. OOH. (LAUGHS) (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) I THINK, LIKE, MY IDEAL SITUATION WOULD BE THAT, LIKE, YES. STAY UP, LIKE, AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, TALKING AND JUST HANGING OUT UNTIL... YOU JUST FALL ASLEEP. I THINK, LIKE, SEPARATE ROOMS WOULD BE COOL. GETTING THIS OVERNIGHT STAY MEANS EVERYTHING IS JUST A BIT MORE STRIPPED BACK, IT'S MORE NORMAL, AND YOU JUST GET TO SPEND SOME MORE CLOSE TIME WITH ONE ANOTHER, WHICH IS REALLY RARE. I MEAN, IF SO, BE IT. I MEAN, IF WE DO` IF WE DO, JUST LIKE... I` WELL, YEAH. IF WE DO JUST CRASH, THEN WE CRASH, BUT... I QUITE LIKE THAT. JUST KNOW THAT YOU'RE, LIKE, NEARBY. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO WASTE THIS BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. (CHUCKLES) TONIGHT IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR RELATIONSHIP. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN A PRETTY BIG OPPORTUNITY. THERE'S STILL SO MUCH OF THIS NIGHT TO GO, BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY MEMORABLE ONE. (GENTLE, ROMANTIC MUSIC) I... LIKE, I WANNA` I WANNA SPEND TIME WITH YOU OFF-CAMERA, COS WE DON'T GET THAT MUCH. AND I THINK WE CAN` I DUNNO. IT'D JUST BE NICE JUST TO CHILL AND BE US WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, OTHER PEOPLE AROUND. YEAH. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, AND I DON'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH STAYING THE NIGHT TOGETHER. THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. YEAH? YEAH. AND NOW YOU'VE GOT STICKY LIP GLOSS ON YOU. (LAUGHS) I THINK CLAUDIA WAS A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED THAT I DIDN'T JUMP AT THE CHANCE, BUT... I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING IN THAT` IN THAT POSITION OR PUTTING HER IN THAT POSITION. (REFLECTIVE MUSIC) I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO DECIDE. IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THROUGH THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE I'M NOT ENJOYING BEING IN MY POSITION. I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN THESE THREE GIRLS. FOR ME, VIARNI'S A GOOD MIX OF EXCITING AND MATURE. I THINK THAT VIARNI'S A LOT OF GUYS' DREAM GIRL. CLAUDIA IS SUCH A LOVING GIRL. I FEEL LIKE A RELATIONSHIP WITH CLAUDIA WOULD BE FULL OF LOVE AND AFFECTION. LILY IS INCREDIBLE. A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HER AND I COULD EITHER BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, OR IT MIGHT NOT WORK AT ALL. I'M NOT ENJOYING THE IDEA OF POTENTIALLY BREAKING SOMEONE'S HEART. A BIG PART OF ME WILL JUST BE LISTENING TO WHAT I FEEL, AND WHAT I VALUE AND WHO FITS IN THE BEST. THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE HERE. I MEAN, I'M POTENTIALLY GONNA FIND THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS. (FOOTSTEPS ECHO) IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE BIGGEST DECISION OF MY LIFE. (INTENSE MUSIC) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) LILY: I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE IT MORE TIME. DEFINITELY. I'M JUST NOT 100% SURE THAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. CLAUDIA: I'M SO NERVOUS AND SO SCARED ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING NEXT. I JUST WANNA GET THIS OVER AND DONE WITH, AND I JUST REALLY WANT A ROSE AT THE END OF IT. VIARNI: I WANNA KNOW IF HE SEES ME AS A GIRL THAT HE WANTS TO MEET HIS FAMILY AND GO FORWARD WITH. (TWINKLING) GOOD EVENING, LADIES. WHAT A WEEK. YOU'VE ALL HAD THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. FOR THE TWO OF YOU THAT REMAIN, YOU'LL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ZAC'S FAMILY AND PERHAPS BE THERE AT THE END. BUT FOR ONE OF YOU, TONIGHT WILL BE THE END OF THE ROAD. (SUSPENSEFUL STRING MUSIC) VIARNI: IT'S A REAL FREAKY FEELING, BECAUSE AT ONE POINT WE LOOKED AT THAT TRAY AND IT WAS FULL OF ROSES, AND NOW THERE'S ONLY TWO. (UNEASY MUSIC) CLAUDIA: MY HEART IS SO OUT ON THE LINE IN THIS. I DO SEE A FUTURE WITH ZAC. I'M JUST HOPING HE THINKS THE SAME. I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS THE DECISION THAT HE'S GONNA MAKE TONIGHT YET, AND I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO HOW HE FEELS ABOUT ALL THREE OF YOU. BUT THE TIME HAS COME. I WANNA WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK, AND, IF YOU'RE READY, HERE HE IS. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) (SIGHS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) LILY: I'M STANDING NEXT TO TWO REALLY GREAT GIRLS. LIKE, BLOODY GREAT WOMEN. IT'S NOT A GOOD SITUATION TO BE IN. CLAUDIA: I WANNA BE THAT GIRL AT THE VERY END. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. I AM PRAYING HE KEEPS ME AROUND. VIARNI: I JUST THINK BACK TO THE DATES THAT WE'VE HAD AND THE TIMES WE'VE SPENT, AND, HOPEFULLY, HE JUST STILL FEELS THE SAME. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) LILY. (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) LILY, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? WHISPERS: I WILL. THANK YOU. (SUSPENSEFUL PIANO MUSIC) VIARNI: THE SILENCES FEEL LIKE THEY GO FOR ETERNITY WHEN YOU'RE WAITING TO HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED. I DON'T THINK HE'S READY TO SEND ME HOME, BUT PART OF IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE I'M NOT READY TO GO HOME. CLAUDIA: I'M TERRIFIED. IT'S A ROSE THAT'S GOING TO TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THE GUY FEELS THE SAME WAY. (TENSE MUSIC) VIARNI. (SIGHS) (SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC) VIARNI, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? SOFTLY: OF COURSE. THANK YOU. (SIGHS) (SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES) (SNIFFS) (SIGHS) (SNIFFS) SOFTLY: HEY. (SOBS) CAN I ASK WHY? (SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC) NO EXPLANATION? I DON'T KNOW. I JUST KNOW I WAS FOLLOWING MY HEART THIS WHOLE WAY, AND I PUT MYSELF OUT THERE SO MUCH, AND... (SNIFFS) IT JUST SO SUCKS TO GET THAT THROWN BACK IN MY FACE. (SOLEMN STRING MUSIC) I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M JUST GOING OFF WHAT MY GUT'S TELLING ME, AND.. I'M JUST SO, SO SORRY, CLAUDIA. WHISPERS: IT'S OK. I COULD ABSOLUTELY FALL IN LOVE WITH CLAUDIA, BUT, I GUESS, POSSIBLY A BETTER WAY OF FRAMING IT IS NOT WHO I CAN LIVE WITH, BUT WHO CAN I NOT LIVE WITHOUT? (SNIFFS) (BREATHES SHAKILY) I JUST THOUGHT YESTERDAY WENT REALLY PERFECTLY, AND I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING. (SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC) I KNOW HE CAN FOLLOW HIS HEART. IF THAT'S WHAT HIS HEART WAS TELLING HIM, THEN... SOFTLY: THAT'S FINE. CLAUDIA, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? THANK YOU. I SUPPOSE THE MOST AMAZING PART WAS GETTING TO KNOW AND FALL FOR A GUY THAT I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FALL FOR. (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) (BREATHES DEEPLY) (SOBS) SUNDAY AT 7PM ` HELLO. HI. THE FINAL TWO MEET ZAC'S FAMILY... CAN YOU SEE CHILDREN IN YOUR FUTURE? WIN THE MOTHER, AND YOU WIN THE SON. I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE THE WRONG DECISION. COULD YOU SEE ONE FITTING INTO OUR FAMILY MORE? DO YOU WANNA HEAR A PERSONAL`? YEAH, GO. ...BEFORE HE MAKES ONE OF THE TOUGHEST DECISIONS OF HIS LIFE. THERE'S TWO VERY DIFFERENT FUTURES AHEAD OF ME. I KNOW WHEN I MAKE THIS DECISION, I'LL BE INCREDIBLY HAPPY, BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, I WILL ALSO BE POTENTIALLY LETTING GO OF SOMEONE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I HOPE YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY.
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