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00:00And there's no other place that I'd rather be in the entire world, except right there.
00:20Gentlemen.
00:25Elliot.
00:28The last five years have been incredible.
00:31And I know I've been talking about maybe moving or shifting careers.
00:38But the more I think about our lives and where we're heading is...
00:41Water?
00:55But considering everything, there's really only one last choice to make.
01:00And that is...
01:02Elliot.
01:03Yes!
01:05Yes, a thousand times yes.
01:13How cute is that?
01:18And with everything that's happening, I was just wondering if...
01:28I do! I do! Oh my god, I do!
01:37This place is so romantic.
01:40Now what were you saying?
01:42What I'm trying to say is...
01:46Elliot.
01:47Lucia.
01:49I've been waiting my whole life for you.
01:51And I don't care if we're in the middle of our shift.
01:54I can't marry me apart from you for one moment longer.
01:57Will you marry me?
02:00Yes.
02:05Are you fucking kidding me?
02:07Did Elliot notice anything?
02:09Yeah, he noticed Hector confessing his unrequited love to Lucia after fifteen fucking years.
02:14Why would he notice?
02:19I still think you could have proposed.
02:23I mean, it's not like you got cold feet.
02:27Huh?
02:28Well, you know how you can get.
02:32You know, you have to make one big decision and suddenly all the possibilities start going through your head.
02:37All the doubts and worries.
02:40I mean, Darren, you bought that ring six months ago.
02:45Is anything going on?
02:47What's going on?
02:49Laura, I love him.
02:51I love him.
02:55Why wouldn't I want to get married?
03:10Oh.
03:16Good morning.
03:17Hey, I just got to the venue.
03:19Where are you?
03:20Home. Why?
03:21Because you said that you'd get here early.
03:23I told you that these things always freak me out.
03:25Girl, what are you freaking out about now?
03:27Elliot, my engagement party.
03:30What are you talking about?
03:32Oh, my God.
03:34I reminded you on Monday.
03:36Yeah, that you moved it to today.
03:41Girl, what are you talking about?
03:43Darren and I can't wait.
03:44Elliot, get here now.
03:46Okay, see you soon.
03:47Love you too.
03:49Shit.
03:50Who is that?
03:51Kayla.
03:52It's our fucking engagement party.
03:53She had to move it up because they mixed up her dates.
03:55Remember?
03:56No, no, no.
03:57I made us lunch reservations.
03:58And then I have a whole plan.
04:00Well, plans are changing.
04:01Elliot.
04:02She's my sister.
04:05My parents are still out of town,
04:06so we're doing a big family one in a couple of weeks.
04:09This one's only supposed to be a bunch of basic bitches
04:11getting head drunk off mimosas.
04:13You can't make me do that alone.
04:19And the buffet is over there.
04:21And you can help yourself to the bar.
04:23Oh, thank you.
04:25Next time, get here on time.
04:29Oh, and Darren, because of your allergy,
04:32the food that has nuts is labeled,
04:34so you don't have to worry.
04:35Okay?
04:36Otherwise, enjoy,
04:38and I'll see you soon for the big game.
04:41Game?
04:47Oh.
04:49Right.
04:51I'm kidding.
04:52You know I hate being lied to.
04:54Right.
04:56I'm kidding.
04:57You know I hate being on stage.
04:59Aren't there any other couples here?
05:01I'm the brother of the bride.
05:03Hey, hey, look at me, look at me.
05:06It's not that big of a deal.
05:08Okay?
05:10Okay?
05:11I promise.
05:14Ladies and gentlemen,
05:16relationships of all ages,
05:18I am proud to present
05:21to you the most prenuptial ritual
05:24of the nearly wedding.
05:30Oh, my gosh.
05:31I just need to get this going.
05:34You know the rules.
05:35I'll ask a question,
05:36and you guess
05:37what your significant other would answer.
05:40Sudden death till there's one couple standing.
05:42And here we go.
05:44Shoot.
05:45This came with a box set.
05:52No, no, no, no, no.
05:56Ball up for the ladies.
05:59Where did your future husband
06:00take you on your first date?
06:03Couple number one?
06:05Oh, uh, do it for pink.
06:08Oh, question for pink.
06:09Oh, gender neutral pink.
06:11Millennial pink.
06:12Millennial pink.
06:17Our first date was
06:19Amsterdam Tavern,
06:21Morningside Heights.
06:25Which is now closed
06:26thanks to gentrification.
06:28That is correct.
06:30See, I told you it wasn't so bad.
06:33Question number two for the gents.
06:36Who wants kids more,
06:39you or her?
06:41Couple number one?
06:43Who's her?
06:44My mom?
06:45Because she cannot wait
06:47until she has grandchildren.
06:51But if I was thinking about us,
06:54I would say...
06:57Darren?
07:00That is correct.
07:07All tied up.
07:09For our third question,
07:10each couple will answer
07:11at the same time.
07:13And this might be a leg up
07:14for our guest of honor.
07:17Where is your dream
07:18wedding destination?
07:27Kayla and Ron?
07:29Her hometown.
07:31Wonder who got
07:32the upper hand there.
07:33Jerry and Camilla?
07:35Financial district.
07:37All right.
07:39Darren and Elliot?
07:41Punta Cana!
07:44Oh!
07:45Our first elimination!
07:48And a 20,000 mile one at that.
07:51Punta Cana?
07:52You knew I always dreamed
07:53of going for a destination.
07:55You hate humidity.
07:56Thanks for playing!
08:05Well that wasn't that bad,
08:06was it?
08:08I love you.
08:10I shouldn't have come.
08:12I thought it was pretty nice.
08:14I mean, this is the first time
08:15that we get to be in the spotlight
08:16as a couple.
08:17I mean, we never get to do that.
08:19Then why does it have to feel
08:20so humiliating?
08:22Okay, if you can't even
08:23get through this now,
08:24then what's going to happen
08:25when we actually get married?
08:29That is, if you ever get the nerve
08:30to pop the question.
08:34Come on.
08:36It's cute letting you think
08:37you're being all secretive,
08:38but there's been plenty of times
08:39where I'm thinking
08:40it's just about to happen
08:41and you got me out here
08:42looking like...
08:43Elliot, the last few days
08:44have had the absolute
08:45worst timing.
08:46Hey, I think a big gesture
08:48is romantic.
08:50But there comes a time
08:51when you have to ask yourself
08:52is it really just
08:53about the timing?
08:55And then something like this
08:56happens and it's like...
08:57Do you even want
08:58to get married?
08:59I can't breathe.
09:00Okay, knock it off.
09:01Look at me.
09:02No, I think my throat
09:03is closing.
09:04I...
09:06Shit.
09:07Oh my God, what do we do?
09:08What do we do?
09:09What do we do?
09:10EpiPen.
09:13No, no, no, no, no.
09:15Just keep breathing.
09:16We have time.
09:18You have to do it
09:19until it clicks.
09:20I know, I know.
09:21Just don't scream, okay?
09:22I don't scream.
09:23One, two...
09:24Are you guys okay?
09:27No!
09:48Are you sure you're okay?
09:50Yes.
09:52Okay, but like,
09:53I bring up marriage one time
09:55for lack of shock.
10:00You really knew
10:01every time I tried?
10:05I just thought you wanted it
10:06to be perfect.
10:12I might go see Laura.
10:15See you at home?
10:22And it was horrible.
10:24I mean, yeah,
10:25your throat started closing.
10:27No, the engagement party.
10:29First of all,
10:30there were these
10:31pink and blue ladies,
10:32and all these people
10:33were watching me
10:34and judging me and...
10:36So it was some
10:37awful engagement party.
10:38Maybe just
10:39don't get so worked up over it.
10:41There's just been
10:42so much stupid shit
10:43that's been getting
10:44to me lately
10:45and I don't know why.
10:47It's like,
10:48I came out
10:49when I was 17, right?
10:50But ever since then,
10:51I feel like I still
10:52come out all the time.
10:54Like at the engagement party?
10:56No, like,
10:57like at the grocery store.
10:58Some old woman says,
10:59you're going to make
11:00some lucky lady happy one day.
11:03Or the guy at the deli asks
11:04if the flowers I'm buying
11:05are for my girlfriend.
11:07Or even at some stupid
11:08fucking engagement party,
11:09I'm surrounded
11:10by all this shit.
11:12And even though
11:13it's nothing I hide,
11:14I feel like I'm always
11:15micro-coming out
11:17over and over again.
11:19So then just tell them
11:20you're gay
11:22It's not about that.
11:24It's one thing to make
11:25small talk about the weather
11:26or something,
11:27but this is,
11:28this is...
11:30Different?
11:31Personal.
11:33And I feel like people
11:34are always staring at me
11:36and making me talk about it
11:38and looking at me
11:39weirdly on the street.
11:41So that's why you don't
11:42want to get married.
11:43Huh?
11:44Well, if you get married,
11:46you know,
11:47you'd be the one
11:48who's the center of attention,
11:50not even just that day,
11:51but like the months before.
11:52And, you know,
11:53the whole time,
11:54there'd be people
11:55looking at you
11:56and talking to you
11:57and asking you all about it.
11:58Well, I'm sorry that
11:59if you decide to get married,
12:00everything would already
12:01be figured out.
12:02Because aside from
12:03all the little details,
12:04you know that
12:05you'd wear a white dress
12:06and he'd wear black tux,
12:07and all your bridesmaids
12:08would be on one side
12:09and the groomsmen
12:10on the other.
12:11That's not what I meant.
12:12And here I am
12:13getting criticized
12:14just because I want it
12:15to be perfect.
12:16But it's not supposed
12:17to be perfect.
12:18And it's definitely
12:19not about how you
12:20split up the bridesmaids
12:21or who walks down
12:22the aisle first
12:23or any of that shit.
12:24Just do whatever
12:25the fuck you want.
12:26And, you know,
12:27above all,
12:28marriage is about commitment.
12:29It's about
12:30who you want to see
12:31the first moment
12:32you wake up every morning.
12:33The person
12:34who'll stab you
12:35with an EpiPen
12:36and then let you
12:37meet up with your best friend
12:38if you need to cool off.
12:39And you know what?
12:40To be honest,
12:41no one else
12:42seems to have a problem
12:43with you getting married.
12:44If anyone has a problem
12:45with it,
12:46maybe it's just you.
12:50♪♪♪♪
12:56I have to go.
12:57No, Darren.
12:58Darren, come on.
12:59Come on.
13:00♪♪♪♪
13:10Hey, Darren, right?
13:12Yeah.
13:14Alright.
13:15All right.
13:18How you doing this evening, man?
13:19How's your night going?
13:22Amazing.
13:24Sounds good.
13:25Sounds good to me, man.
13:27Yep.
13:28Good evening.
13:29It's nice out tonight, huh?
13:31Yeah.
13:32Long day for me, man.
13:34Been busy.
13:34But hey, I ain't complaining.
13:36Had a client take me in from Jers,
13:38and so I figured why not spend the evening here, right?
13:43Yeah.
13:44You know, driving in the city
13:45is not as bad as I thought it was.
13:46It's a little scary when you get
13:47next to those bus drivers, though, huh?
13:49Yeah, man, it's crazy.
13:50Crazy.
13:52Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
13:54So I don't come into the city that often,
13:56but I figure I'd make a night out of it,
13:58hang out a little bit.
13:59Do you have any good spots I should go to?
14:00Any place to meet the ladies,
14:02if you know what I'm saying?
14:04Hey, buddy.
14:06What?
14:09I'm not from around here,
14:10so do you have any suggestions,
14:11places I should go?
14:12You know, I'm trying to meet some girls,
14:14hang out, have some fun, you know what I mean?
14:18Do you?
14:20Hey, buddy.
14:21No, I don't.
14:24Because I'm gay.
14:26Okay?
14:30Okay.
14:31That's fine.
14:33That's cool with me, man.
14:35It's cool.
14:42Okay.
15:12I'm sorry, buddy.
15:13Mm-hmm.
15:19Yeah, yeah.
15:30Hm, yeah.
15:31You're my friend, right?
15:40Give me your number, OK?
15:41Darren, you're going to get yourself killed.
16:01Get over here.
16:05Darren.
16:07Darren.
16:09Darren.
16:39Darren.