- What is this?
Love is blind?
- I just want the best for you.
- Have a little surprise for her!
- Attention to details, that's the key.
- When we do it up, we do it right!
- [Joyce] You know what, I'm just here,
to make men better.
(cheerful music plays)
Hi, my name is Joyce,
and I am a friend of the Pero Like team.
The Latino dads have challenged themselves
to take me out on three different dates.
Like, y'all know when it comes to dating,
when it comes to men, I am the harshest critic.
Some of my hoes would call me intimidating.
So I'm definitely expecting the best,
of the best, from the Latino dads, for sure.
I'm just excited to get three meals.
Am I nervous?
No.
'Cause I'm a bad bitch.
Okay?
I deserve to be wined and dined.
Bring your best!
Because I'm gonna pick who
the best date is.
- I just decided what I'm gonna do with Joyce,
she's coming over tonight, around 8 p.m.
I'm a little nervous, not gonna lie.
I gotta go to the grocery store,
because I just decided this last minute,
but you know what?
Sometimes last-minute plans are the best plans.
So the setup is all nice, and done.
Look, I bought some flowers.
We're about starting to cook now,
so I have our charcurity board,
is that what it's called?
Charcurity board!
- Okay, so I just arrived to Iván's place,
I'm gonna go knock on the door.
(knocks)
(door opens)
- Well, hello!
- Hi!
- Hi, welcome Joyce!
you look beautiful! - [Joyce] You look so cute!
- We're gonna be having dinner very comfy tonight,
- [Joyce] Oh.
- Roses for you,
to take home with you tonight. - Oh my, you got me roses!
- So you can remember this magical moment forever.
- What is this?
Love is blind?
Okay.
- Spanish Boyero, it's, y'know, it's,
it's the Latin version of Frank Sinatra.
- [Joyce] This is the nicest booty call date.
- It's a booty call because it's past 8 p.m.
- [Joyce] It's past 8 p.m.!
- My booty call,
it's romantic, right?
- [Joyce] Wow.
You got a charcuterie board?
- [Iván] This is a charcurity board.
- I know, I love charcuterie boards!
- [Iván] I know you do!
- He noticed me, aw!
- Attention to details, that's the key.
I know that you mentioned that you like Pinot Noir.
- [Joyce] Ah, and you got my favorite brand!
- Oh this is your favorite brand,
from your favorite host? - Yeah, I really, yes!
- Honestly, I did not know that, but, y'know,
soulmates, that's what happens!
- Ooh, ooh, heavy pour. - [Joyce] Wow.
- We're not paying $15 for wine tonight!
- [Joyce] We're not payin'.
Hell no, you got two bottles of that, see!
- I got two bottles!
- [Joyce] Where are your roomies?
- My roomie is currently in New Orleans,
so it doesn't really, yeah. - Oh, what?
Yo, it's a booty call, baby. (laughs)
- There was no proof of it, okay?
- Iván is the first man to ever give me flowers.
- Wow, really?
- Doin' really great!
- I feel honored, Joyce!
The other two, watch out.
You're not gonna be the first anymore.
- [Joyce] Ooh, oh!
- But, we're not talking about other men today, right?
We're talking about us. - (laughs) Scorpio!
- We're talking about us, tonight.
- Oh my!
You and me, daddy.
Surprise me, 'cause I'm ready to roast you
for having me come to your house on the first date.
But you did a good job!
- From me to you,
made with love. - [Joyce] Wow!
Wow!
Sir, you're a chef?
- I am! - A man that can cook?
- We're having meatballs, with white rice,
greens, some greens, and, y'know,
I have some onions.
- Let's see if this man has what it takes!
- Ooh, okay.
- To keep me satisfied.
- Yeah, you're gonna try it on camera.
- We love a well-seasoned meatball.
It's delicious!
- I used adobo.
- Ah!
(speaking in foreign language)
- Okay?
- Okay.
- Okay!
- Okay.
(speaks in foreign language)
Wow, it's been real!
We're talking a lot, we're talking about our love life,
past, present, future,
- Yes.
- Just life.
- His goals, what kind of man he is,
I got all the tea, ladies.
- You know what, Joyce, I gotta say that,
- What?
- You've really opened my eyes in a lot of ways.
- That's what I'm here for, I have a Scorpio moon.
You know what, I'm just here, to make men better.
That's it.
Build-a-Boo and Joyce!
Yeah.
- I think it's time for dessert.
- Yeah, wait, dessert?
- Yeah.
- What you got for me, daddy?
We got some cheesecake, we got some wine.
- I have a special performance for you,
I'm gonna play you the only four chords
that I know, on ukulele.
(ukulele music)
Thank you for coming.
- Mm, of course, for a great date!
- I made my date tonight, it's been a great date.
- It's been wonderful.
Let's give a little update on the dates,
I mean, Iván was amazing, and sweet,
and really got the vibe, even though
I was a little distraught that he was,
taking me to his house on the first date,
I was like, "oh my God, what is this,
"a booty call, or something?"
I was very concerned.
But, it was actually a really fun date,
and I really enjoyed it.
So I was actually supposed to go on a date with Gadiel,
but Gadiel forgot and didn't get me a date,
so, that's minus five points for you, Gadiel.
You gotta be prepared, for a queen,
I hate being stood up, so,
hopefully you really make your second chance worth it?
But now it's time for Eli's date, it's after work,
he sent me the info to a brewery, which I do not like.
But, I want to be open to this date,
I wanna give his chances,
we'll see what you got, Eli.
Because I'm a hard judge.
So I am waiting for Eli,
he says he's walking over.
I should dock points because he's making me wait,
but it's okay, it's fine.
I'll be an equal opportunity ho.
Wow, Eli!
- I said I was gonna take you to a
sports bar, a brewery, huh?
- [Joyce] I mean, this is the address!
Where are you taking me? - I know, I know,
it's going to be fun.
- [Joyce] Okay.
- I brought you here, because I wanted us to walk
along the strip of downtown, where in fact, there's lights,
there's people, it's very nice, we'll talk,
- [Joyce] Okay.
- And I'm going to take you,
to my number one favorite chicken wing spot.
'Cause I know how much you love chicken wings!
- So he's taking me to this chicken wing spot,
- Yes!
- I'm happier.
- Great!
- What kind of alcohol, drinks do they have?
- The drinks will come after.
- Okay.
- So we're gonna do chicken wings,
'cause I know you don't like beer,
and unfortunately they only serve beer,
so we're gonna grab drinks after.
- Okay.
- And then, after all that, we're gonna do some go karts.
Let's get it!
- Oh, wow!
Okay!
All right guys, we're here, eating,
blurring out the brand 'cause we're gonna get a copyright.
But yeah, this is delicious.
- All right!
- I was gonna cuss him out, I was gonna cuss you out.
- For what?
- Look at this, I thought you were gonna take me
out to some damn brewery!
- Hell no girl, when we go do it up,
we do it right!
- Chicken wing lovers, I know you have a passion for this,
we're sharing our passions together.
- He might get points, we'll see!
- [Eli] Look at that, look at that.
- Oh, oh.
Okay, so I am at the bar,
Eli's getting us another drink,
and, honestly, Eli's killing it!
I think this is a really fun date.
We still have one more part left.
Why you making that face, Eli?
- 'Cause I got you flowers.
And the minute I got you flowers,
they said we couldn't go race.
- Yep, they really like,
"we're closed, we're so sorry."
But though that was nice about it.
- I just want the best for you, okay?
This night was almost perfect.
- It is perfect!
Yes, it's perfect.
You did a great job!
Ugh, men--
- Yeah, we could figure something out.
- Yeah, figure something out,
we still have money on the budget,
- We got, we got money on the budget.
- So, we're at Player One.
Very nice change up. - Yeah.
Pretty sweet and more, right?
- Yeah!
- This is nice!
- You did a really great job.
- Like, I was telling her, you're on a date,
with like, another host.
- Yeah.
- Like, it's gotta be a game.
Drunken video game nostalgia is where it's at.
- I love it, I love the '80s. - Of course.
- I love the vibe.
- [Eli] Fun?
- I'm having a blast.
- All right, ladies and gentlemen,
we are in quarantine, as you guys know,
and I have a date with Joyce.
I missed my last date.
So I'm making it up with Dominican-Cuban food.
One thing I know about Joyce is that she loves oxtails,
so I have something special.
I have a little surprise for her, even though
we're in quarantine, we still have to make it special.
- Oh, wow, look who has time for me,
he bought a house, and now he's,
he's ready to be the man he's supposed to be, huh?
- I got something special for you,
there's a bartender standing outside,
he's gonna make a drink for you.
So make sure you-- - You're kidding.
- Have him come inside so he can make that drink for you.
- Hello?
This is how I'm supposed to be treated.
I'm, this is how it's supposed to be.
Yes!
This is what I've always deserved, though.
(speaking in foreign language)
(laughs)
- This is the Señora Lacy,
and this is named after the owner's mother.
So what this consists of is two different kinds of rum.
Now, the other ingredients are gonna be passionfruit,
tamarin, and super syrup, with some lemon in there.
Just to kinda mellow out the flavors.
(upbeat music)
(smacks lips)
- [Joyce] He got the torch.
Oh!
(torch hisses)
Oh my gosh.
- Now, you're living your best life right now.
(laughs)
- This is what I deserve.
I could probably drink a whole cupful.
You're really breaking down some, like,
trauma, right now? (bartender laughs)
Some trauma from the guys in the past, I.
- [Bartender] You really don't need
to worry about them, anymore.
- You know what, why I am wasting my time?
If they can't even bring a bartender to my house?
Like, why am I wasting my time?
- Boom!
- This tastes like labouyi, in drink form, with citrus.
- [Gadiel] Oh wow.
- Labouyi is Haitian porridge that my dad would make,
when we were kids.
You're bringing back memories.
This is a lot.
I'm going, I'm having a lot of emotions!
Did I cry for real a little bit?
It's nobody's business! (bartender chuckles)
- This is what you call a five-star date.
(Joyce gasps)
- [Bartender] So this is our Rabos Encendido,
this is an oxtail.
- Oxtail!
He knows I love oxtail!
- [Bartender] It has a maduros, and,
this is a, arroz con gris,
so what that is, is a rice and beans.
Flan, homemade. - [Joyce] Oh my God.
- [Bartender] This is arroz con leche.
- [Joyce] Oh, wow.
- [Bartender] She makes all desserts in-house.
- Dominican arroz con leche, you will not find
this type of arroz con leche
anywhere here in California.
- I feel like I'm in the fuckin' Princess Diaries
and I just got my makeover,
and then everybody's calling me a princess.
I literally thought he was going to drop off
this food like, Postmates delivery.
(speaking foreign language)
I had a lot of emotions, I mean,
you brought the dinner, the high-class dining experience
of the islands to me, which, you know I'm homesick,
- Yep.
You know, you remind me of home.
- You remind me of home!
I was ready to talk to you, you know what, I need to finish.
(laughs)
- You were ready for talking.
So how you like the oxtail?
- Delicious.
All right, I'm ready for this, 'scuse me, this con leche.
Wow, I could eat this all day.
(Gadiel laughs)
I can eat this shit all day.
What I like about this date is that
you are showing me, you're not only reminding me of home,
but you're showing me new things.
You're a player.
I'm starting to see.
(Gadiel laughs)
I see the game.
Feeding these girls their first con leche,
genuinely love knowing you.
- I genuinely love you.
- Hey guys!
So, I know that we went on the dates, and I,
before I tell you guys who I chose,
I want you to tell me how you think the date went.
Eli, how do you think our date went?
- I don't want to sound too confident,
I don't want that to affect my chances,
but I'm pretty damn confident, because,
we went through the highs and lows.
We had chicken wings!
So, I think it was dope.
It was one of the best dates I think I had,
in a long time.
- What I like about this date is
seeing you outside of work,
definitely seeing your personality shine,
and, really being flexible with all the mishaps
that happened along the way.
You did a great job on the date,
it was definitely a good, wholesome, amazing time.
Now let's go to, Gadiel!
- The date went phenomenal!
You know, at first, you know,
the first date didn't happen.
I said, "I need to make something that's
"gonna be a five-star treatment,"
even though we're in the middle of a pandemic.
So we brought a five-star restaurant, to her home,
with a whole complete presentation, and we
both bonded by eating oxtails. - What?
- It was definitely a great date, very unexpected,
I thought I was gonna get Postmates,
I told you that.
All right, Iván!
- I'm a fan of, like, very cozy dates,
where we get to just sit down, eat really nice food,
drink lots of wine, and just talk.
And just try to connect and bond,
and I think that we really did that.
- You were very open, you know?
You opened up yourself, and like,
out of the three Latino dads,
you were the one that, at least,
from who I know from day to day,
is very hard to get through that Scorpio shell, so.
But I do know who the winner is.
After drinking vodka last night, I made my decision.
And, I'm going to have to say,
Gadiel's the winner!
(Gadiel cheers) - What?
- Wow.
- Plot twist.
Talk about a plot twist right there.
- With the quarantine!
- Eli was sending me messages.
"Gadiel is gonna lose this one!"
- Goddamn it!
- I even said it!
I said Gadiel was gonna lose.
- I will, oh my god.
I gotta see this date.
I gotta see this date, - Me too.
- 'cause I can't believe it!
I will say this to Joyce, like,
you are a phenomenal person to get to know.
You've made an impact on all of us,
no matter what the situation was,
so that really shows how, like,
great you are as a person to get to know.
And I can't even be mad at you, Gadi,
'cause with all the limitations,
you still pulled it out, so I'm,
I'm proud of you, man. (laughs)
That's what's up.
- Hey Joyce, we are the lucky ones
to have gone on a date with you.
- Getting to know each one of you through these dates,
has not only been such a great experience for me,
but it also created more standards.
You know, you guys are
emotional, strong, sensational men.
And, I hope that you bring that into every
romantic situation and to know your worth,
and to really just open yourself up
because you guys are so beautiful, all of you.
(cheerful music)
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