[15][16] Previous Bachelorette Hannah Brown, former contestant Demi Burnett, country music artists Tenille Arts, Chase Rice, and Hunter Hayes, television personalities Carson Kressley and Janice Dickinson, comedian Fred Willard, retired NFL players Josh Cribbs and Hanford Dixon, and Auburn Tigers coach Bruce Pearl made guest appearances this season.

The season begins with Peter getting ready in his hometown of Westlake Village, California before arriving at the mansion to meet the women.

After giving a toast to all of the women, Peter and Alayah read the letter that her grandmother wrote, Sydney plays mini-golf with him, Hannah Ann shows him a painting of her hometown overlooking the Great Smoky Mountains, and Mykenna tells him about her grandparents' 60+ year marriage.

United States Marine Corps pilots Katie Higgins Cook and Alisa Johnson host a lesson for them.

Madison receives the first one-on-one date of this season, where she and Peter drive to his parents' house for their 31st wedding anniversary.

Alexa, Mykenna, Natasha, Deandra, Lexi, Victoria F., Kelsey and Hannah Ann are selected on this group date at Melrose Avenue for a Revolve fashion show in front of an audience, which is judged by Peter, Carson Kressley, Janice Dickinson and Revolve's chief brand officer Raissa Gerona.

At the night portion of the date, Victoria F. is upset, as she is out of her comfort zone and feels like Peter didn’t notice her.

Continuing from the previous episode with "champagne-gate," Hannah Ann and Kelsey sit down to talk, but make no headway in their argument.

During the night portion, Victoria P. opens up about her difficult childhood with her father passing away, her mother struggling with drug addiction, and living in homeless shelters.

Kiarra, Sarah, Tammy, Kelley, Shiann, Savannah, Sydney and Alayah go on the second group date of the week, hosted by Demi Burnett from the previous season.

Peter begins to question Victoria P.'s honesty and ultimately decides to invite Alayah back and gives her the group date rose.

Kelsey gets the second one-on-one date where they explore sights around Cleveland, like dancing with musicians, eating pierogis and soap box racing in the streets.

During the night portion at Nautica Queen Cruise Ship on Cuyahoga River, Kelsey opens up to Peter about her parents' divorce and how she didn't see her father for 12 years after he left.

At the hotel, Victoria F. discovers that Alayah found out about her dating Chase Rice while she was at home and had internet access, and told all the women when she returned.

In the town of Arenal, Peter arrives at the hotel to explain to the women that he has a bandage on his forehead after running into a golf cart with a glass in his hand, subsequently getting twenty-two stitches.

During the night portion, Sydney opens up about her estranged relationship with her father and her struggles with being bullied in high school for being a mixed-race girl in Alabama.

Tammy decides to tell Peter that Kelsey had a mental breakdown after Sydney received the first 1-on-1 and has been drinking excessively.

Victoria F. arrives for her one-on-one date at El Peñasco De Santa Sylvia in the countryside where they meet a huaso and ride horses.

After a discussion with his mom via Skype, Peter visits the women at their hotel in Lima and reminds them that he is there for marriage and doesn't want to be blindsided at the end.

During the night portion, Madison reveals to Peter that she grew up in a very religious household and wants her husband to embody the same qualities.

In the night portion, Kelsey tells Peter that her father won't be involved in her hometown date, and that she has recently reconnected with him after being estranged for 12 years.

Continuing from the previous episode, Madison pulls Peter aside after the rose ceremony to talk about the upcoming fantasy suites.

The woman arrive at the Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove Hotel in Hope Island one by one and discover that they are living together during this week.

At the start of the special, a clip from the previous episode as the rose ceremony in Australia is happening, Hannah Ann and Victoria F. stand on the podium, while Madison arrives a little late.

Several of the contestants spoke of their lives after the competition, Alayah and Sydney are constantly arguing just what on they did in Cleveland, as well as Victoria P. and Savannah, Tammy and Mykenna have continued a huge argument even they are not still friends.

Ashley Iaconetti Haibon comes onto the stage and gives Kelsey a present of huge champagne bottle.

Hannah Ann comes in first to meet with Peter's family at Longitude 131° and opens up about the first impression rose during the first night and talk along with the potential in-laws.

The episode concluded when Madison had already departed Australia and left Peter's heart, as he got nervous about what he is doing next and thinking that Hannah Ann is the one planning to get engaged to her.

During week five, contestant Victoria Fuller won a group date challenge, where she was chosen to appear on the March digital cover of Cosmopolitan with Weber.

"[59] During week eight, Weber's ex-girlfriend, Merissa Pence, made an appearance to warn Peter about contestant Victoria Fuller's reputation in her hometown of Virginia Beach.