The Bachelor

S13:E06 - Episode 6

The stakes are high for Jason as he leaves his Los Angeles home for an exciting, emotionally charged journey across the country to visit the final four women's hometowns. Family is very important to Jason, so he's looking forward to having the final four bachelorettes take him home to meet their families. First, Jillian gives Jason a romantic tour of a winery in Kelowna, British Columbia. She opens up and reveals a long-held family secret to him, one that gives him a greater understanding of her behavior. But how will this new knowledge affect his decision? Jillian's family welcomes Jason with open arms, but the real test occurs when Jillian's grandmother pays a surprise visit.On his next stop, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Molly treats Jason to a few rounds of golf and a romantic picnic. She is adamant that she won't get involved with a man without her parents' approval and prepares him to meet her conservative sister, dad and quirky mom. When the family puts him through the ringer, Jason realizes how different his family is from hers. In one of the craziest hometown dates ever, a baffled Jason finds himself in Lake Elsinore, California, giving a eulogy at the funeral of a dove, as directed by Naomi's mother. The humiliated Naomi can only look on, and when the dust settles, her father expresses his concerns about his daughter's relationship with the Bachelor. Then her mother corners Jason to discuss past lives and spirituality.Jason's final hometown visit takes him to Dallas, Texas, to visit Melissa. After an intimate picnic by a lake, Melissa drops a bomb: Jason won't be meeting her parents. He is crushed but meets her best friends instead -- two married couples. Will this turn of events have any bearing on his decision? At dinner, Melissa's friends share the failure of Melissa's past relationships, citing the wrong men they feel she has dated. With only four women and three roses, Jason makes one of the most difficult decisions of his life, dispatching one broken-hearted bachelorette in tears as he prepares to take the final three women on fantastic overnight dates to New Zealand.