Small Town Setup (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

[studio music]
[opening music]
What would you do if you
were single and living
in New York City,
and you came home
to find out that your entire
family and your entire town
had set you up to find love?
Jessyca's about to find out.
(SINGING) Everybody go wild
I'm Ashley Williams.
I'm here in McDonough
(Sfor Small Town Setup. ld
Jessyca's mom, Ms. Bobbi,
and her brother, Justin,
hope she can find
love in McDonough.
31-year-old Jessyca moved
to New York City to become
a high-powered lawyer.
She has found
success in life, but
love has been a little bit
more elusive until now.
Hi.
How are you?
We're about to embark
on an incredible journey
filled with heart, hope,
and a big dose of local magic.
McDonough.
Community.
People might
actually fall in love--
right here in this town square.
[fun music]
Hi.
[horn honking]
We're just here finding love.
WOMAN: Yeah.
Me, too.
Woohoo.
You got it, girl.
We got this.
[horn honking]
She loves me.
[title music]
[fun music]
[doorbell ringing]
Ms. Bobbi.
[laughter]
- Ashley.
Oh my god.
Hi.
No, I can't
believe this is you.
- It's me.
- Oh my god.
I promise it's me.
[laughs]
You know how long I've been--
come on.
Come on in.
Thank you so much for having
us in your gorgeous home.
I brought you some treats
from Queen Bee Coffee.
Perfect.
- You know me already.
Come on.
- OK, OK, OK.
Let's go.
I'm Bobbi.
I live in McDonough, Georgia,
and I'm the mother of Jessyca.
The time has come.
Yes, indeed.
I am so excited.
I'm Justin, and I am
the brother of Jessyca.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Fill me
in a little bit here about
what's going on with Jessyca.
She is amazing.
She is like the life
of the party.
She enjoys life.
She has a career.
She is very smart.
She's a lawyer in New York.
But there's something
missing, and
that's the love of her life.
So yeah.
So she hasn't found love yet.
No.
What do you think, Justin?
I grew up with her, right?
I am probably the best
candidate to find her love.
You know, when her
father passed away--
that's been about
10 years ago--
he's been a big brother to her.
He just kind of stepped
in that role at a higher level.
First of all, I'm
so sorry for your loss.
And also, thank goodness
for this guy right here.
MS. BOBBI: He stepped right
on in there, I'm telling you.
Why is it important that
we work on this right now?
I'm gonna tell you, Jessyca,
she's very strong-willed.
She's very career-oriented.
And if we don't do
something about it,
she may keep going just like
that until she just probably,
maybe-- maybe--
run into somebody.
But right now, we're gonna
do it right now for her
because we know that it's time.
Why is this guy in McDonough?
becauseThey grew up here. time.
If it ain't McDonough,
it ain't it, right?
So that's why we're gonna
find it here in McDonough.
How long has she been single?
Ooh.
All her life,
she had to fight.
[laughter]
Oh.
She's been single
for about 10 years.
She's been single
for 10 years?
JUSTIN: Yes.
In a perfect world, who
would be the guy for Jessyca?
Someone that has swag, that
has substance, got it going on.
Definitely going gonna
be pleasant to the eyes.
- For sure.
- Yes.
Yeah.
I'm trying to figure out
if my husband has swag.
[laughter]
I'm trying to figure out
if my husYeah.has swag.
And definitely confident and
most importantly, God-fearing.
I accepted the call
of my life as a minister.
We go to church.
We sing.
We dance.
We enjoy, you know,
getting together at church
and have church functions.
That's a big part
of our life and our family.
andAnd one more thing.ons.
Go.
Men, if you're out there--
I think my mom
can agree, right--
I need you to carry
around a can of Raid
because she does not
like bugs at all.
[laughs]
Right.
You see, I--
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
That was not what
I thought you were gonna say.
[laughter]
I thought youOK.re gonna say.
OK, so no bugs.
No bugs.
If you can't kill
a bugs, eliminated.
Out.
So we're gonna go
over to the town hall.
We're gonna go meet some
members of your communities,
your neighbors, your town,
your friends, your family,
and see how they could help us
find the perfect match for her.
Yes.
I am so excited.
I like it.
Let's rock and roll.
Do you think they're
gonna be able to help us?
MS. BOBBI: Oh, yeah.
- Absolutely.
This is a village.
- They know Jessyca.
They love Jessyca.
They want to find
love for her, too.
So what happens if she
doesn't find love?
Like, what is at stake?
Everything.
[exhales] The pressure is on.
[fun music]
We got a mission
to accomplish.
That's right.
We called the whole
town of McDonough.
- We on a mission.
- All right, let's go.
- Let's check it out.
- Let's go.
I want to meet these friends.
- Yeah.
Let's go.
- Yes.
Can't wait.
[music becomes uplifting]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: This looks
like a really nice wedding
venue.
MS. BOBBI: I know.
JUSTIN: Oh, check it out now.
Surprise.
I got married.
Just kidding.
[laughs]
MS. BOBBI: Uh-oh.
(SINGING) I can see
us on a screen in love
I can see us
on a screen in love
On a movie set
It's my favorite.
No way.
You like Hallmark movies?
- That's all I watch.
- Stop it.
Yank on the play.
You look so--
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Dee Dee, I'm Ashley.
I hear that you're
Jessyca's best friend.
I am.
Has this been hard not
to talk to her about?
It has been very hard
because I tell her everything.
Yeah.
Oh.
Yes, sir.
Hello, everybody.
[cheering]
Oh my gosh.
Woo.
[laughs] How much do
we love McDonough?
I mean--
[cheering]
We are here to help
Jessyca find love.
[cheering]
We are here to help
JessThank you.ove.
Woo.
When I say McDonough,
you say community.
McDonough.
Community.
MS. BOBBI: McDonough.
Community.
We know that
My'all know Jessyca
She got it going
on, you hear me?
Yeah.
MS. BOBBI: Y'all know that.
She likes somebody
that's handsome, that's
professional, that's humble.
Yeah.
That's a man of God.
And he got it going on.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Yeah.
Anybody here know
anybody like that?
I got somebody.
You got somebody?
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: You feel
like you've got somebody
that's perfect for Jessyca?
I do.
Can you tell us what his
name and phone number is?
No, I'm just kidding.
[laughs]
JANINE: He handsome.
Oh, what?
He make his own money.
MS. BOBBI: Oh.
OK.
OK, he's creative.
He really loves
his grandmother.
Relationship with family--
family was really important,
and I know family's
important to you, too.
MS. BOBBI: Yes.
JANINE: So I want
to introduce you--
- Ooh.
- to Caleb.
MS. BOBBI: Woo.
[applause]
Thank you, Janine.
Family-oriented is definitely
important to Jessyca.
Yes.
We have one.
[applause]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: OK.
All right, McDonough,
who else do we
potentially have for Jessyca?
NEDRA: Hi.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Oh.
[applause]
OK.
All right, all right.
So I know this guy.
His name is Rex.
Rex?
He is in IT, so he
is a professional.
OK.
Is he a man of faith?
He is a man of faith.
He's family-oriented,
so, of course,
that's most important
as well, because he
will have to deal with us.
MS. BOBBI: Yes.
Yes.
[applause]
That's it.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Got
somebody back here.
JORDAN: I'd like to recommend
one of my old coworkers.
His name is Koty.
Koty?
JORDAN: He's about 27 years
old, but he's an old soul.
What about being
pleasant to the eyes?
He does go
to the gym sometimes.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: OK.
[laughter]
ASHLThat's all.: OK.
OK.
I have Jessyca's man.
Uh-oh.
Oh.
[applause]
MS. BOBBI: OK.
AMBER: His name is Hunter.
Hunter?
Oh.
He is very romantic.
He is the type that is
going to let her be her.
And you know, I
don't want to step
on people's toes
because y'all are my family,
but this is the one, OK?
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I just want to
thank McDonough for everything.
You are all incredible.
I see your hard work.
All you all that
have prospects, meet me
and Justin
in the square tomorrow.
The cool thing is,
we are going to watch
the dates together live.
And Caleb is the right one.
Caleb is the right one.
That's what I'm hearing.
OK.
NEDRA: Rex is the right one.
JUSTIN: Rex?
Oh.
Rex don't have
nothing on Caleb.
I'm sorry.
Caleb.
Hunter.
Hunter.
Hunter.
Hunter.
Hunter.
MS. BOBBI: It's your birthday.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: That's right.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Yeah.
This is amazing.
[uplifting music]
(SINGING) So take it easy
There's nothing
standing in our way
[thoughtful music]
(SINGING) I'm staying busy
MS. BOBBI: So, you know,
this is what we're gonna do.
She's probably gonna
tell us what she
gonna be doing this weekend.
You know, like,
I'm gonna do this.
I'm gonna do that, whatever.
You know, sometimes
she'll say, well,
Mama, guess what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna meet my friends.
But once you get
done telling us that,
we're gonna have
to hit her with what
we got planned for her.
JUSTIN: And then
when we tell her
that we picking her dates, ha
ha, she gonna have a whole fit.
[fun music]
I know we're on the same
page with-- hey, look.
Hello.
[laughs]
Oh, that child gonna
walk in the house?
JESSYCA: Hello.
- She don't ring the doorbell?
We'll be asking--
MS. BOBBI: Hello.
- just walk into your life.
[excited squealing]
- just Oh my gosh.our life.
Oh my goodness.
JUSTIN: Can you ring
the doorbell next time?
Check it out, girl.
How you doing?
Yeah.
- Yeah.
You sit right here.
What are you
doing this weekend?
Dinner Saturday night
and dinner Sunday night.
I might do, like, a brunch,
actually, on Sunday.
Psych.
Let me tell you
something, girl.
JUSTIN: Uh-oh.
I wasn't even
done with my plans.
MS. BOBBI: No.
You gonna do what I tell
you to do this weekend.
[intriguing music]
JUSTIN: Uh-oh.
We got some--
[laughs]
We got some big
plans for you, girl.
Yes, ma'am.
How about you just
cancel the dinner
and then cancel your friends.
- No.
Because you ain't gonna have
no space for nothing else,
'cause we got you squared away.
Girl, you won't even
believe this, Jessyca.
You ain't--
JESSYCA: I'm not
going to believe this.
MS. BOBBI: Girl, you talking
some stuff behind the scenes.
JESSYCA: [laughs]
MS. BOBBI: We know that
you are all independent
and everything--
A little special at times.
MS. BOBBI:--and got
your career going on.
But we think it's time
for you to find a husband.
Wait.
Y'all are joking?
[music continues]
[intriguing music]
Wait.
Y'all two got together--
Me and your mama
and the whole town of McDonough
all came together.
- OK, ah.
Stop there.
Who?
The whole town of McDonough?
The whole town of McDonough.
JESSYCA: I talk
to you every day.
I talk to you every other day.
No one told me about this.
I need to call--
- You talk to Nedra?
JESSYCA: Call a bunch of--
I talk to Nedra.
And?
She ain't tell you?
No.
JUSTIN: I'm just--
No.
JUSTIN: Dee Dee?
Dee Dee?
No one was-- wait.
Dee Dee's involved?
I asked if you
talked to Dee Dee.
That's why I asked.
JESSYCA: Wow.
That's why I asked
if you talk to Dee Dee.
Wow.
I can't believe y'all.
JUSTIN: Where you going?
Where you going?
I don't even
know who y'all are.
[laughs]
You going back
to the single days?
Golly.
Sit down, girl.
We got-- we got this covered.
Wow.
Why is the town in my business?
Because obviously
your business ain't working.
MS. BOBBI: Because we
put it out there.
JESSYCA: Hey, I ain't lying.
We put it out there.
JESSYCA: Wait.
So a lot of people came out?
Oh, it was deep.
People, like,
are really, like,
trying to find me a husband?
JUSTIN: Yes.
Why McDonough
and not New York?
Well, you grew up
here in McDonough.
This is home.
MS. BOBBI: This is home.
Well, you grew up
here inOK.Donough.
And we want some
somebody to feel like home.
Plus, hey, we don't know what--
you know, if this your husband,
then, hey, we might
get a chance to get
you back here in McDonough.
Oh.
See, now it's all coming out.
That's the objective.
- Back to the community.
[playful music]
You've been single
long enough, Jessyca.
You've been single
over 10 years, girl.
You've been single long enough.
I don't think there's
a way for me to get out
of this weekend, that
I would be able to get
out of these dates.
I listen to my mom.
[laughs] She don't play.
Yeah, I'm going on the dates.
Do you trust us?
I mean--
[fun music]
- I don't think you guys
know what you're doing.
- You don't?
- No.
JUSTIN: Wow.
- OK.
OK.
You just wait.
JUSTIN: Let's leave it there.
I don't think that
you guys got any--
We don't know
what we're doing?
That's fine.
She's going to find out.
We're trying
to find you a husband.
Wait.
But are we for real, though?
[music continues]
[music intensifies]
MS. BOBBI: You gonna
meet Caleb now.
All right.
What's going on, sir?
Hey nice to meet
you, brother.
- Bring it in.
- Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
- Bring it in.
- Yes, sir.
Hey, son.
Hey, Mama, how are you?
JUSTIN: Awesome.
Yes.
So let me sell my man.
MS. BOBBI: OK.
- OK?
Caleb is spiritual.
He's a Christian, and he has
a creative side I really like.
So I know y'all really
gonna like Caleb.
MS. BOBBI: OK.
OK.
I'm from Kennesaw.
I work for an online shop, so
it's more like Amazon, Walmart.
Customer service.
And then I do, like, comedy.
I do, like, you know, dad
jokes, dark humor jokes.
OK.
OK.
CALEB: A big part
of my life, for sure.
Yeah.
JUSTIN: Let me ask you this.
So how long have
you been doing what
you've been doing career-wise?
With my-- my comedy
group and stuff, I think
it's like three or four years.
[quirky music]
JANINE: He used to wrestle.
JUSTIN: OK.
I can show you a couple
of moves if you want.
You want me to stand up?
CALEB: Yeah, man.
All right, so if I
come at you like this--
oh.
Ooh.
JANINE: Oh.
Hit him like that.
You know what I mean?
[laughter]
My man.
CALEB: Yes, sir.
MS. BOBBI: Yeah, we gotta
take a picture, though.
You taking a picture?
Yeah.
Who's he?
What's his name.
Keon.
That's it.
JUSTIN: Oh, Keon.
- Oh.
What's going on?
KEON: How y'all doing today?
- Good, man.
Well, Keon, I'm Justin.
KEON: OK.
I'm The big
brother of Jessyca.
This is my mom.
- Her mom.
That ain't your sister?
I'm telling you, I
get that all the time.
I wanted to show my bald
head off, too, like yours.
Oh, like me?
[laughter]
OK.
JUSTIN: Just like that.
What are you looking
for in a woman?
A best friend.
Just as simple as I
can put it, right?
OK.
So where do you see yourself
in the spiritual realm?
I do a lot of church online.
No matter what you believe
in, just being a great human
is what's involved.
- Get his picture.
- Yeah.
Yeah, you might need
a picture of Keon.
MS. BOBBI: OK.
- Got it?
MS. BOBBI: Got you.
- All right.
I think we're about
to go meet Koty.
Koty?
- How are we doing?
Good.
I'm Justin.
Nice to meet you, sir.
- Nice to meet you.
- How you doing, Koty?
- Good.
How are you?
Give me a
Hug.
Where'd you grow up at, Koty?
KOTY: Columbus.
- Columbus, Georgia?
KOTY: Yeah.
- OK.
MS. BOBBI: Oh, yeah,
you look country boy,
- I'm country.
- [laughs]
MS. BOBBI: Yeah.
I'm sure you can
hear it in the accent.
MS. BYeah. Yeah.
[laughs] So I want
to know, like, you know,
what you bring to the table?
What you offer?
This is my baby girl
we're talking about.
Yeah, tell me
about yourself now.
This is my little sister.
KOTY: So basically I'm looking
for a girl that puts god first,
someone that's mature, someone
that's ready to start a family.
So do you think you can
handle a strong-willed woman?
KOTY: Absolutely.
MS. BOBBI: OK.
That's what I need, right?
MS. BOBBI: Right.
- If you don't mind--
OK.
- she just loves
taking pictures.
I do.
JUSTIN: Yes, sir.
- Nice meeting you.
- Thanks again, man.
You have a good one.
- Take care.
Uh-huh.
[happy music]
(SINGING)
Uh-huh.
[haHey Heyic]
MS. BOBBI: We're on a mission.
JUSTIN: I mean, I guess we are.
So I'm ready to meet
this next gentleman.
What's going on?
- Hunter.
Justin.
MS. BOBBI: Oh my goodness.
- Pleasure to meet you, Justin.
- Nice to meet you, sir.
MS. BOBBI: Hey, Hunter.
Tell me a little
about yourself.
I'm 27.
I was born and raised
up in Marietta, Georgia.
Y'all familiar
with, like, Atlanta?
Absolutely, yeah.
I sell real estate
out there, so yeah.
HUNTER: Me, too.
I'm a realtor.
Whoa.
JUSTIN: See?
She might be--
- It's a setup.
That's crazy.
JUSTIN: Let's go have
a talk, for sure.
Yeah, for sure.
That's crazy.
Hey.
MS. BOBBI: Oh.
All right.
Justin.
MS. BOBBI: What girl?
I've been looking for y'all.
Where y'all been?
JUSTIN: Who my man is
right here, though?
How you doing, bro?
- This is my buddy, Rex--
- Rex.
- that I've been
telling you about.
Oh, T. Rex what's
going on, man?
It's nice to meet you.
Hey, now.
Hi.
REX: How you doing?
- All right.
- Uh-uh.
Uh-uh.
Y'all done sitting there.
We already--
MS. BOBBI: Here we go.
Here we go.
- Already--
No, no, no, no.
This is why I'm here.
NEDRA: He is for Jessyca.
MS. BOBBI: Hold on.
I thought we had
something going.
Hold on.
We already had--
JUSTIN: Yes.
Yes.
So let's find out
some more about Rex.
MS. BOBBI: So--
JUSTIN: How old are you, Rex?
JUSTIN: 41.
Where are you financially?
Financially, I'm very good.
One to 10, 10 being the best.
Nine.
JUSTIN: Nine?
Hunter, what did you say?
My 10 is a long way from
now, for sure but my 10 is big.
JUSTIN: OK, good.
My 10 is big.
So you're in Marietta,
and my sister Jessyca
is down here in McDonough.
Right.
JUSTIN: She calls you.
There's a wasp in my room,
and I can't get out.
You gotta come kill it.
What's your response?
To kill a wasp?
I don't think I would drive
that far just to kill a wasp.
So, Hunter, for you,
if you were in Marietta,
you get that call,
what's your response?
We're gonna make
something out of it.
Yeah, we'll make
a date out of it.
Why not?
MS. BOBBI: Hunter,
come over here.
I want you to stand--
HUNTER: Do you want
me to come on around?
- OK.
- That's good.
I need to see who taller.
- I'm gonna check you out.
Yeah, hold on.
JUSTIN: You gonna get
a picture of both of them?
MS. BOBBI: Yeah.
- OK.
Strike your best pose now.
OK.
[fun music]
We gotta go ahead
and make us a decision.
Ooh, child, let me sit down.
Oh.
Oh, boy.
We had Caleb.
- OK, Caleb.
- Keon.
Koty.
Hunter and Rex.
Who is your top three?
What did you like about Koty?
I mean, like, his
Who top attribute?ree?
I like his authenticity,
but his top attribute
is, of course, his faith.
That's great.
- Right.
That's what I liked
about Koty, too.
Who would you pick?
After Koty.
Is Caleb in the picture?
No, I don't think
he's in the picture.
He was a good, nice guy, but--
JUSTIN: He was nice.
He seemed to be
He wasyoung, in my eyes. but--
So that means he eliminated.
OK, so out of Hunter and Rex,
what's your favorite thing
about Hunter?
His swag and the way he
kind of came off confident.
So what about Rex?
I like his swag now.
So the color of his
suit was definitely fire.
Yeah, but I didn't like
the answer about the bug.
[laughs]
But I like
the honesty, though.
(LAUGHING) Right.
JUSTIN: You know, I like Koty,
number one, for his faith,
walk and talk.
What about Keon?
Keon number five.
Keon was good.
He just wasn't
better than the rest.
Exactly.
You got Koty,
Hunter, and Rex.
That's it.
JUSTIN: I like that.
OK, so we got our guys.
Yeah.
So I think we should go
home and plan these dates.
OK, cool.
JUSTIN: Let's do it.
MS. BOBBI: All right.
[MICHAEL JAY MCCLELLAN
& WARNER CHAPPELL
PRODUCTION MUSIC, "DAYDREAMS"]
(SINGING) I wanna wake up
[MICHAEL JAY MCCLELLAN
& WARNER CHAPPELL
But I'm not waking up
Instead, I'm faking out my life
JESSYCA: So I'm getting
started for my first day,
and I'm starting
to feel a bit nervous.
[laughs] Having the entire town
in my relationship business
is uneasy.
[laughsI like to approvere town
in my a lot of things.iness
Like, who exactly are
the people of the town?
Who exactly are
we involving here?
My family really does want me
to find, like, genuine love.
They really do know me.
I'm going into it
with an open heart,
and we'll see what happens.
(SINGING) I'm ready to say
goodbye to my daydreams
[fun music]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Hello.
Hello.
Hello, everybody.
[cheering]
[laughs]
Woo.
OK, how are we?
You guys having fun?
Yes.
Woo.
We have three gentlemen--
AUDIENCE: Uh-oh.
- that were chosen
by Ms. Bobbi and by Justin.
The people that were
chosen were Hunter--
Woo.
[cheering]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Number
two choice was Rex.
[cheering]
MS. BOBBI: [laughs]
And number three
choice was Koty.
[cheering]
And Jessyca is about to go
on the dates right now,
and we are going to watch
the dates together live.
Ohhhh.
[applause]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I want
you all to pay very
close attention, all right?
Because at the end of this, I'm
gonna ask each one of you, what
your thoughts
and feelings were,
and you are going
to write down your vote
and put it into a ballot box.
[cheering]
Without further ado,
I'd like to welcome
you all to tune in live
to Jessyca's date with Hunter.
[cheering]
you all to tune in live
to Jessyc[fun music]th Hunter.
(SINGING) Every now
and then I get lonely
Wishing for somebody
that can hold me
Searching for something,
but it's not around
HUNTER: Oh, wow.
Jessyca?
Yes.
HUNTER: I'm Hunter.
- Hi.
- Good to meet you.
Thank you.
It's nice to meet you as well.
Yeah, yeah.
You look amazing.
Are you?
Thank you.
You look nice.
- Thank you.
Are you?
JESSYCA: Hunter is so handsome.
Oh my god.
Oh.
- Yeah.
- This is so cool.
Look at this, right?
JESSYCA: [laughs]
Biggest slide
here, I'm assuming.
Yeah.
No, only slide.
[laughs]
JESSYCA: [laughs]
Only slide here.
[laughter]
HUNTER: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Awesome.
- 3, 2, 1.
[laughs]
(SINGING) I'm
gonna live my life
Oh my god.
[cheering]
(SINGING) I'm gonna--
JESSYCA: That wasn't bad.
(SINGING)--wear my heart--
That was actually--
Of course.
That was actually
so much fun.
[laughs]
[cheering]
HUNTER: Are you hungry?
JESSYCA: Yeah.
I could definitely eat.
HUNTER: Let's do it.
- Here you go.
- Those look amazing.
- Oh, it looks so good.
- Thank you so much.
There's spoons
and napkins right here.
You just pull out a spoon.
- Of course.
Thank you.
- Awesome.
- Let me grab you--
- Hope you enjoy.
Thank you so much.
It looks really good.
Thank you.
Here you are.
Oh, he grabbed
a spoon for her.
- Let me just grab that--
- I'm gonna lean--
- Yeah.
- this way.
And then--
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.y.
Honestly, let's push
that ice cream over.
Hold that still.
- Thank you.
- For sure.
- Ah.
Thanks.
That was it.
Thanks very much.
Aw.
JESSYCA: Oh, it's so good.
What are some things
that you, like, look for
in, like, a partner?
Something's flying.
I know.
Something's trying to--
- Like, get me.
- attack you.
- Yeah.
- Oh, it's a bug.
Uh-oh.
I heard you don't
like bugs, by the way.
I literally hate bugs.
- I have a vendetta--
- You do?
- against bugs.
- Me, too.
I swear to god.
OK, so I'm glad
we share that.
- Yeah.
- So that we can attack them.
- [laughs]
- But I won't be--
I'll do it.
I knew.
I heard--
- Yeah.
[laughs]
- I heard you ain't doing it.
Yeah.
I don't wanna give you
the wrong impression.
I won't be doing it.
- For sure.
No, I'm all about it.
I'm all about it.
JESSYCA: Awesome.
Yeah.
HUNTER: So aside from,
like, looks-- everybody
likes good-looking
people, obviously--
somebody that's smart,
somebody that's ambitious,
and good energy.
And you have great
energy, by the way.
Oh, thank you.
Awesome.
You do, too.
- Well, thank you.
Yeah.
AMBER: Aw, that's sweet.
Aw.
JESSYCA: But I'm also
looking for someone
that is very kind-hearted.
That was like
a big deal for me.
Also, someone that
shares, like, in faith.
I was raised a Christian,
and I'm, like, on a--
I guess you could say.
It sounds so corny, but it's,
like, a spiritual journey.
Mm-hmm.
I understand because I
feel like, in a way,
like we've all been there.
It's your journey.
It's your experience.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It wouldn't be
a journey if everybody
was at the same place.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
For sure.
What are some
of your future goals
that you see in the next--
that sounds very interviewish.
In the next three years,
where do you see yourself?
Where do you see
yourself in five years?
Yeah.
- [laughs] No.
Yeah.
HUNTER: Yeah.
No, I mean marriage,
kids, lake house.
Yeah, lake house
would be nice.
[laughs]
- Pretty sweet.
Do you have any reservations
for me living in New York
and you being here?
Have you ever done
a long-distance relationship?
- No, I haven't.
- I haven't, either.
OK, so first time.
[laughs]
- So it'd be first time.
- Yeah.
HUNTER: I mean, it comes with
its own set of challenges.
You know what I mean?
But I think
communication is key.
It's been pretty exciting.
This has been a-- it's been
a solid first date, for sure.
OK.
Good.
Even though my hair
is blowing everywhere.
[laughs] It looks great.
It looks great.
- So annoying.
[laughs]
- You're fine.
Awesome.
AMBER: Aw.
[laughs]
Good date, though.
That's right.
Get it out with her.
[cheering]
And she let him fix the hair.
I think she
kind of liked him.
Ready?
Let's do it.
Awesome.
(SINGING) You make
sense of the
city [cheering]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Yes.
Oh my goodness.
What did we think of that?
Yeah.
Woo.
Go, Hunter.
Hunter was cute.
Hunter was cute.
Hunter was nice.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
So next up, Rex.
Let's go, Rex.
[cheering]
Let's go.
(SINGING) I'm dreaming
of a better day
We're on our way
It's here to stay
And I picked out that outfit.
That outfit says--
I'm excited to meet Rex.
I'm hoping that he has
a little facial hair,
and I'm hoping that
he's obviously handsome.
Hi.
- Hi.
How are you?
Nice to meet you.
- Jessyca.
- I'm Rex.
It's nice to meet you.
- It's nice to meet you.
Oh, flowers?
- Flowers for the lady.
Yeah.
Of course.
- Thank you.
- Nice to meet you.
So sweet.
Started out right.
I set up some stuff for us.
JESSYCA: OK.
I just need you
to take a walk with me.
OK.
[laughs]
And we get to know
each other better.
OK.
Sounds great.
Oh, this is-- oh my gosh.
So I put this together
just for me and you.
JESSYCA: Aw, super cute.
[romantic music]
REX: So I have a card game.
JESSYCA: OK.
And the card game
is gonna help me
and you get to know each
other a little bit better.
- Mm-hmm.
- So ask away.
Let's get it.
Hmm.
OK.
What does family mean to you?
- Everything.
- Really?
Yeah.
I'm very close with
my mother and my father.
I talk to my dad every
day or every other day.
My mom, we play
games on the phone,
and we talk all the time.
So take her out
for a few concerts and--
- Oh my god.
and we---dinner.e time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So it'll be fun.
Yeah, it'll be super nice.
- My little heart.
That's so nice.
So I can tell you're
close to your family.
JESSYCA: I am.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
We're very close-knit.
- Yeah, very close.
- Like, super family-oriented.
This is actually a very
nontraditional route
for me 'cause
usually I would not,
like, have someone
meet my family so soon.
Right.
Yeah, same with me.
[laughs]
I'm so protective of them.
That's how close they are
and how special they are to me.
How's your relationship
with God?
Do you have one?
God is number one in my life.
Yeah, of course.
I am Christian,
active in church.
Since you live
in New York, what
does dating look like for you?
I definitely think I would
be open to a
long-distance relationship.
Yeah.
Because you know, sometimes
in long-distance relationships,
like, if you were
to come in town,
I could just make you feel
like the best of the best.
And then when you leave, it's
just kind of like, you know,
tone it down.
But I don't want you
to feel that way,
so I want to keep like
the same level when you're here
as also as when you're away.
AUDIENCE: Aw.
AUDIENCE: Hey, Rex.
OK, Rex.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Cool.
- Yeah.
[buzzing]
Oh my god.
No.
Did my brother tell
you I hate bugs?
Yeah, he told me.
OK, 'cause he's, like--
I won't tell you
the scenario he gave me.
OKHe gave you a story?-
He gave me-- no, not
a story, but a scenario
of, what would I do?
Tell me.
So he told me--
[laughs]
[laughter]
So he told me if you call me
at, like, 1:00 in the morning--
Uh-huh.
[intriguing music]
- and want me to come kill
a wasp, what would I do?
[laughs] Would I drive
an hour and a half
to come kill the wasp?
- Uh-huh.
- [laughs]
And your answer?
Would you do
something like that?
Ah.
AUDIENCE: OK, wrong answer.
I'm sick of this.
[laughs]
So if the wasp is in there,
like, what are you doing?
Oh, I'm gonna get a hotel.
I'm getting out of there.
Over a wasp?
What am I supposed to do?
Capture it and let it go.
Capture it with what?
A cup.
You, like, just
capture it, and then--
I can tell you right
now, I'm not doing that.
[quirky music]
Yep, so I really,
really, really
appreciate you for coming out.
YI appreciate you
for inviting me out.
Pretty good, guys.
He didn't kill bugs, though.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: But is
that a deal-breaker?
Is everybody ready for Koty?
[cheering]
[fun music]
Hi.
Hi.
Jessyca.
- My name is Koty.
- Koty.
It's nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
You're gorgeous.
Oh, thank you.
How are you?
- Good.
How are you.
- I'm doing great.
Thank you for asking.
So.
[quirky music]
Um--
- are you any good at bowling?
Um, I'm a little good.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I hate to say.
What does that mean?
Like, I'm a-- it
depends on the day.
What about you?
I used to bowl
in a league back in the day.
Oh, what?
That's actually like a flex.
[laughs]
You want to kick off
this bowling thing?
- You ready to get started?
- Let's see what you got.
I'm scared.
[laughs]
[fun music]
Hmm.
[laughs]
One of us is gonna get
a strike and probably you.
JESSYCA: Yeah, one
of us is gonna get one.
I can knock these two down.
You're incredible.
[laughs]
KOTY: I'm not.
Oh.
I'm really embarrassing
myself because I said
I was in a bowling league.
Oh, it's OK.
You might redeem yourself.
It's OK.
We're not done yet.
Oh, we have food.
So are you, like, really
close with your family?
I am.
Like, I'm there for every
holiday, every birthday,
every recital, 'cause I got--
- Oh my gosh.
- I got seven
nieces and nephews.
I'm, like, the baby
of the family.
Like, all my cousins
are older than me.
Uh-huh.
Koty's accent really
does remind me of home.
He gives me such
a small town feeling.
Anything that my mom
and my brother
brought up that you
would like to touch on?
Oh, yeah.
You hate bugs.
Yeah, I call my brother.
I'm, like, oh, get
it away from me.
Yeah, that was one
of his questions.
Like, if she called you
at 7:15 in the morning
and said she had a bug in her
room, what would you do?
If I'm in New York,
and you're there, obviously,
I'm gonna figure
something else out.
Yeah, no, I'll be
on the first plane out there.
Aw.
[laughter]
Oh.
Oh.
Nice.
So what about you?
Like, what's your end goal?
Like, where are you
trying to get to?
My goal, like, is
to be in a relationship.
Like, I want to get married.
Do you want kids?
Do you want all that?
I do.
I want kids.
Do you want a big family?
I'm thinking two
kids, two or three kids.
[laughs]
No, I agree.
I feel like two kids is good.
My sister has four,
and I'm, like, that's maybe
pushing it a little bit.
- Yeah.
Oh, they're, like, the
sweetest people on the Earth.
Like, they're all-- yeah.
They sound sweet.
Um, so did my brother
and my mom bring up,
like how I have
like this really
good relationship with God?
That's exactly
what I'm looking for.
I think that's why
we're on the same page.
OK.
Yeah.
I want someone who
puts God first,
'cause that's just
how I grew up.
- I love it.
- Yeah.
Dating is so hard today.
It's so hard.
Yeah, well, you sound
very intentional as well,
ready for a relationship.
Yeah, they're always
like, you're looking
in the wrong places and stuff.
But where do you
really look sometimes?
- Where do you look?
- [laughs] I mean--
Aw.
Oh.
[cheering]
[laughs]
(LAUGHING) I got it.
JESSYCA: That was amazing.
- Bring it in.
That was great.
2, 1, But I enjoyed
this tonight.
I did too.
It was great to meet you,
and you're wonderful.
You're even better in person.
Oh, that's so sweet.
Awesome.
This was a good time.
I really enjoyed meeting you.
Hopefully we'll do
this again soon.
Yeah, I hope to see
you again soon.
Awesome.
Let's go.
[laughs] See you later.
All right.
Bye.
[excited screaming]
What happened?
What happened?
What happened?
NEDRA: [laughs]
MS. BOBBI: What happened?
Deep breaths.
Deep breaths, everybody.
Stay with me.
This was so exciting.
I know everybody
is super charged.
What I'd like for each of you
to do is to come up here.
You're gonna write down-- we've
got pens, pieces of paper.
And I want you to cast
your ballots right in here,
all right?
And you're gonna to write
yourHunter, Rex or Koty.re,
Does everybody understand?
AUDIENCE: Yeah.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: [laughs] OK.
So come on up.
Let's do it.
Thanks, guys.
Here you go.
Here you go.
DAMIAN: Team Koty all the way.
At first I was like, no, but he
won me over, turned me around.
He's gonna do it.
Hunter.
Just understand, buddy--
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Hunter.
- you're number one.
I voted for Koty because I
just feel like their connection
was very, very genuine.
Hunter.
I think they had
a good connection.
Team Rex.
He brought flowers
on the first date.
Women liked that.
Rex.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Why?
He was the only
one that had a game.
JANINE: Although Caleb didn't
make it-- that was my choice--
I believe that Hunter had
the swag that Jessyca needed.
(SINGING) Make sure you
Make sure you're ready
For those times
Hi, I'm Ashley.
I've been helping
your family find you dates.
You're so gorgeous.
I've been helping
your family Hi.d you dates.
Holy-- I cannot believe you.
JESSYCA: You look so pretty.
Thank you.
How do you feel about the fact
that your mom and your brother
got together to talk about--
(LAUGHING)--the fact
that you're single?
[laughs] Ah.
What was it like?
It was-- it was insane.
So do you think that she
has the same ideas about who
you should be with as you do?
Uh, I didn't
think so at first.
But after my experience
this weekend,
I'm starting to think
that, like, she knows me.
So you think she was right?
And he was right, because
they'd pick them together.
You know?
- Yeah.
Yeah, they were
on to something.
It's hard for me
to say they were right.
Well, but you--
No, yeah, they were
definitely on to something.
I think they were right.
We all watched
your dates live--
Oh my God.
- together, as a group.
You looked like you
were having so much fun.
I had an amazing time.
- It felt like that.
- I did.
I had fun.
I used to be so, like,
strategic about dating guys
and maybe like not introducing
them to my family with the fear
that if it didn't work out,
like maybe I would, you know,
appear as a failure.
that iIt was just like out,
like mainternal thingsu know,
that I really was
just balancing.
And actually, I'm
getting emotional.
Just wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
You don't want to cry.
Take a deep breath.
OK.
[sentimental music]
Um--
- Wait.
[laughter]
Oh, honey.
Do we have a tissue?
I would also remember
that the strength in--
Thank you.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
- the vulnerability
that you're feeling is
so strong and so real.
I know because I'm
the same way.
All day, you got
to hold it up, right?
You got to hold up your pride.
You got to hold up who you are.
And letting these moments,
these moments where you can
leak out, these are
the moments where
people fall in love with you
and where you fall in love.
Yeah.
And if you lock up,
you're closing off love.
- I know.
- Right?
It doesn't feel good.
And so in terms
of tonight, the big thing
is that we want
to know from you
what your choice is about who
you would continue to date.
We're gonna meet up with the
town hall with everybody there.
Are you ready to go and make
your decision and go over?
I think so.
Let everybody know?
II think--.
I got this.
Don't tell me right now.
I want you to tell
me with everybody.
OK.
All right.
- Give me a hug.
- [squeals]
[uplifting music]
(SINGING) They know
we got this love
It's all around
MS. BOBBI: The big
reveal this time, right?
- The town is here, guys.
- Hello.
Welcome.
Well, hello.
Welcome.
Come on in.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Come on in.
You guys excited?
[laughs] You're back.
I love it.
Welcome back.
MS. BOBBI: Welcome back, y'all.
Thank you for coming
out and doing this.
You look so Hallmark-y.
You're so funny.
Thanks.
Reveal time is happening.
Are you ready?
Yeah.
This is Jessyca's
first step forward
towards the rest of her
future, and we are so excited.
[applause]
How are you feeling right now?
Is this-- what's
this like for you?
MS. BOBBI: For me, it has
really been so exciting.
[joyous music]
And I'm praying
that my daughter
finds romance and finds love.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Time
for us to bring out Jessyca.
Jessyca.
[music intensifies]
[cheering]
Yeah.
Yeah.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: There
is one big question
on everybody's mind.
Did you feel a spark?
I did.
I did feel connections.
I definitely felt a spark.
[applause]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
So as you all know,
we all voted, and I
have the results,
the community's
feelings about who they
see you having a future with.
the community's
feelings aOK.t who they
Is everybody ready?
the community's
feelAUDIENCE: Yeah.they
The person that the community
sees you in a serious future
with is--
[music intensifies]
- Hunter.
[cheering]
You have great
energy, by the way.
Oh, thank you.
Awesome.
You do, too.
- Well, thank you.
Yeah.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Now we are going
to hear who Ms. Bobbi and
Justin see Jessyca in a
future with.
1, 2, 3.
Koty.
[cheering]
I want somebody
who puts God first.
Yeah.
I guess that's
just how I grew up.
That's what I believe,
and I'm sticking to it, so--
Oh, I love it.
What do you think right now?
It's hilarious.
[laughs] How funny.
I don't know what to say.
And so there was
one guy, though.
[laughs]
Ohhh.
There was one guy,
though, that I just,
like, couldn't stop
thinking about, and--
AUDIENCE: Ohhh.
So the person
that I chose is--
[laughs]
- Hunter.
[cheering]
[crowd chatter]
AUDIENCE: Here he is.
Here he is for you.
AUDIENCE: Hunter.
How you doing, Mama?
How you doing, buddy?
- I'm fine.
And you?
Good to see you.
Thank you.
[cheering]
Hunter, it's been
so much fun watching you
two get to know each other.
Can you tell us a little bit
about how you're feeling right
now and what this is like?
- I'm glad to be here.
You're sweet for that.
AUDIENCE: Aw.
I heard y'all saying Koty.
He sounds like
a great guy, but--
MS. BOBBI: Ohhh.
- I'm happy to be
here, for sure.
I'm happy to be here.
The big question
on all of our minds
is, what is next
for the two of you?
AUDIENCE: Woo.
Woo.
I think I got to start with
getting your phone number.
[laughs]
We should probably do that.
And before you go
back to New York,
I would love to schedule
We another date with you.t.
JESSYCA: Same.
Same.
[laughs]
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: We still
have a little while.
I mean, there's some
places open around here.
Would you guys be interested
in going and getting
a little glass of wine?
Absolutely, yeah.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Second date is tonight.
Abso[cheering]ah.
(SINGING) I'm dreaming
of a better day
AWe're on our way
ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
How do you all feel?
[uplifting music]
I felt like he was very
attentive to my baby girl,
and you know, would, you
know, take care of her.
So I really, really
feel good about that.
So I'm glad you're
here, too, OK?
Well--
[laughter]
JUSTIN: I'm excited
for Jessyca, for sure,
and she definitely
has my 100% support.
And I like the suit.
Good color, for sure.
(SINGING) They know
we got this love
It's all around
AUDIENCE: Hunter.
Hunter.
[cheering]
JESSYCA: I'm feeling amazing.
I'm definitely excited.
I feel like I
made a connection.
It was definitely a spark.
You were my pick because I
felt like we shared
some vulnerable moments.
It had been a while
since I had had
a date that was so genuine.
Well, I don't know if I had
had a date that was as--
felt as genuine or different
as that one did.
JESSYCA: Just interested
to build something with him.
I think that's something
I'm looking forward to.
PRODUCER: All right,
so what are the plans?
Well, after this,
we're probably
gonna go wherever's open.
JESSYCA: [laughs]
HUNTER: So we're gonna
grab a glass of wine.
[closing music]