The next morning Connor S. learns that his big one-on-one date with Hannah is canceled because she’s not feeling well—instead, they’re just going to hang out in her hotel suite while she recovers. He sweetly buys flowers, a card, and chicken noodle soup on the way. The date goes well, all things considered, but Hannah doesn’t give him a rose when he leaves. That might have thrown someone like Luke P. down a spiral, but Connor S. decides to leave sweet love notes on Post-Its around her room to make her feel better when she wakes up from her nap.
It works: Hannah loves the notes so much she sends a limo to pick up Connor S. just so she can give him a rose in person. “Connor made me feel great, even though I didn’t feel great,” she explains. They end the night with a private concert from Lukas Graham.
In the morning Hannah tells us she’s bummed that Tyler G. had to leave. There’s no further explanation for it on the show, but a quick Google search will tell you what happened there.
Moving on: The second group date of the week is a photo shoot with animals. It’s all just promotion for The Secret Life of Pets 2, but I’m not complaining. What? The pets are cute! See?
Also, this promo gives Demi another opportunity to test out her detective skills. Secret Life of Pets 2 is all about the secret lives of pets—hence the title, duh—so Demi wants to see what the guys secretly do when Hannah’s not around. To determine this, she’s hired a cute woman to pose as a makeup artist and flirt with the guys. None of them take the bait, to Hannah’s joy and Demi’s disappointment (and mine, TBH).
After the shoot is done Luke P. tries to get some alone time with Hannah but she shoos him off. “I need him to slow his roll,” she explains to the camera. “Luke P. stole the show again, but in a negative way.” She even tells him such at the cocktail party later that night once they’re alone. Luke P. being Luke P. he tries to cut her off mid-sentence, but she says sternly, “No, let me talk.” (YES, HANNAH.) “You don’t respect that I have other relationships here…and that bothers me,” she continues. After they part, Luke P. vents to the guys that Hannah spent their whole time together talking so he didn’t get a chance to explain himself. Oh, and he doesn’t understand at all why she’d complain that he’s being cocky so zero lessons were learned. “I’m going to act like that conversation never happened,” he concludes.
And he sticks to his word, attempting to interrupt her conversations with other guys multiple times. Rather than call Luke out, the bros conclude that it’s best to just let him self-implode. Their strategy seems to be working, given that Hannah has to tell Luke to back off so she can talk to every guy before he gets a second turn. “I want to call my own shots,” she tells him. He complains to the guys that he’s thought about leaving. This will surely come back to bite him.
While Luke P. is busy finding new and inventive ways to be the worst, Peter tells Hannah about how his mom and dad met. Turns out Mom saw Dad’s butt and said, “That’s the guy I’m going to marry.” And now I’d very much like to meet Peter’s mother. He gets the rose, but not before Hannah pulls Luke aside and tells him he needs to chill out if he’s going to stay. He claims he understands, but TBD.
The next day Chris Harrison tells the guys they’re having a tailgate instead of the standard cocktail party. So before Hannah arrives, Cam sits everyone down and announces that he has something serious to tell her and they should respect his time. He warns them that there’s a chance she’ll send him home because of this reveal. Lord willing. When he finishes his speech, Mike immediately calls B.S.
