Chris opens the show with the announcement that once again it’s going to be one group date and two individual dates. Roberto is first up for the individual date, and Ali tells the camera that she hasn't had the chance to really know him yet. I’m assuming she’s speaking biblically.
She shows up in a "Flashdance" outfit and the two are whisked away on a chopper. Ali is still afraid of flying and works it to her advantage enticing Roberto to hold her tight the entire duration of the flight. They land on top of a tall downtown building and she lets him know that in order to get dinner, they're going to have to tightrope across to another building to get to the table. When did this show become Fear Factor? And, more importantly, how sad is it that I would pay a lot of money to have Joe Rogan show up just to liven things up a bit? As they're halfway across, Roberto actually leans across his tightrope to give her a kiss.
Now that's a dangerous kiss, kids. They pop a bottle and toast to their first date and the sunset. Awww...
Back at the ranch it's time for another date card, and Chris L. is excited to be a part of a group date (his first date). Roberto and Ali are still toasting their first date and Roberto is selling himself as a cultured individual and Ali is buying it big time. She quickly changes things up by cuddling on some blankets and pillows. She utters the Spanish phrase for "give me a kiss" and he obliges. Not to anyone's surprise, she gives him the rose. Already these two are on cloud nine and it's obvious that he is going to be in the final two.
A new day dawns and the boys wake up confident about the group date. The guys arrive from the limo and are surprised when Ali greets them in a sketchy area of LA. They hear music coming from around the corner, and it's ... the Barenaked Ladies. As a proud Canadian, I was once a huge BNL fan (they were awesome in concert). But really? These boys haven't had a hit in over a decade, and judging from the song they're shooting a video for, that ain't gonna change anytime soon. It's not a terrible song, but it's no chartbuster. The boys get an actual script, where Weatherboy is called for to kiss Ali. Weatherboy is having a performance anxiety attack.
The video shoot begins and porn music plays in the background while everything about the shoot is just screaming porn. We get a lot of takes of Ali slapping Frank, so perhaps it's a bondage flick? John C. gets to enter a bathtub with her, but as soon as he hops in, director yells cut and we move on to the next scene. Weatherboy is having second thoughts about kissing her, and they have zero chemistry. It is beyond awkward, and Jonathan actually starts crying.
