Ep. - 1670 - THE ULTIMATUM ON NETFLIX: PART TWO
Reality Life with Kate Casey
Kate Casey
4.7 • 7.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Chris DeRosa, co-host of the Fixing Famous People podcast, joins Kate to break down Netflix's wildly addictive reality series The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, the dating experiment that asks couples on the brink of marriage to separate, date other people, and enter "trial marriages" before deciding whether to get engaged or walk away for good. Kate and Chris unpack the season's biggest twists, the couples they rooted for (and questioned), the franchise's first-ever expulsion over a secret note, and why this social experiment continues to be one of Netflix's most fascinating and chaotic relationship shows.
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| 0:00.0 | The amazing Kate Casey. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome back for another episode of Reality Life with KKC, and this is part two of my deep dive into the ultimatum with the one and only Christorosa. |
| 0:12.7 | Now, if you missed part one, you've got to go back and listen and then come find us again, because we've got some things to discuss that we did not know about when we hit record |
| 0:21.5 | the first time. Now, quick refresher for anyone who's just joining us, the ultimatum is this Netflix |
| 0:27.5 | series where couples who can't agree on whether or not to get married decide the healthiest possible |
| 0:33.4 | solution is to break up, date other people who are also having the same crisis, and then figure out |
| 0:39.8 | if they missed their original partner enough to propose. So it's basically relationship chicken, |
| 0:45.4 | but with cameras. I know, nothing says I'm ready to commit less, like test driving a stranger |
| 0:50.9 | in a pop-up apartment for three weeks. I get it. Well, Chris and I recorded |
| 0:55.1 | our full recap and we thought we were done, thought we'd covered everything. And then, of course, |
| 1:00.3 | the internet had other plans. Because right after we wrapped, some news broke about season |
| 1:05.3 | forecast member Blake Robertson that we have to address as we go into the second part. |
| 1:11.9 | Here's what we know. |
| 1:19.4 | Blake was arrested back in October of 2025 in Texas on an allegation that he assaulted his girlfriend and co-star Haley. Now Haley ultimately declined to press charges and the case was |
| 1:26.1 | dismissed and expunge shortly after. According to Blake's attorney and the case was dismissed and expung shortly after. |
| 1:29.1 | According to Blake's attorney, the case was tossed out almost immediately. |
| 1:33.2 | The incident reportedly happened off-screen, months after filming had already wrapped. |
| 1:38.5 | Haley has since said publicly that while she and Blake have talked about it privately, |
| 1:43.1 | she believes he still owes |
| 1:44.9 | people a public accounting of what happened. So keep this in mind that we had no idea as we were |
| 1:52.5 | reviewing this series this season. So just put that in your back pocket, but important to note. |
| 1:59.7 | And I want you to go back again and listen |
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