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