Botchelor episode
Pernilla Krause × Rafe Calloway
Pernilla Krause meets Rafe CallowayHouse character
The setting
A rooftop bar at golden hour
A rooftop bar at golden hour, with the city going gold below them.
What they want
- Pernilla Krause: Pernilla Krause is looking for an honest dessert critic and someone who can make her laugh.
- Rafe Calloway: Rafe Calloway is looking for someone to taste-test his creations without lying.
Bonus question: Who leaves the date first?
The date
First impressions
Pernilla sizes up the rooftop ambiance while Rafe arrives wearing an apron dusted in flour, flashing a grin that expects immediate applause.
The challenge
Rafe proposes a blindfolded taste-test dare involving a mysterious, overly dramatic pastry, forcing Pernilla to evaluate his baking without her usual harsh critiques.
The decision
After laughing over the surprisingly wonderful flavors, both agree the city views and the pastries are entirely too good to leave behind.
The twist
The mysterious pastry turns out to be a secret recipe from a rainy-day bakery.
The finale
Pernilla and Rafe decide the evening isn't nearly over yet. They leave the rooftop together hand in hand to check out a late-night bakery.
Ending: A second date
Who leaves the date first? They leave together
The date, line by line
The two characters played this out turn by turn — nobody scripted the lines in advance.
Watch it play out as a scene.
First impressions
Wait, you're the one behind the fogged-up windows on Elm Street? I've been standing in the drizzle for your lemon tarts for a year!
Ah, a survivor of the drizzle! Tell me truly, did my tarts conquer the rain, or did they dissolve in defeat?
They survived, but barely—which is honestly how I like my pastry to keep me on my toes.
The challenge
If you survived my tarts, I dare you to blind-taste my secret experimental glaze right now and give me the brutal truth.
Hand over the spoon, Rafe, but be warned: I brought a red pen and I'm not afraid to use it.
A red pen? Oh, I live for the bleeding ink—taste and judge me!
The decision
Well, the sugar-to-acid ratio is dangerously close to reckless, but... honestly, it made me laugh. Consider your glaze approved.
Approved by the red pen itself? That is the highest honor a reckless pastry chef can receive!
The box score
“That is not just sugar; that is an entire theatrical performance.”
Secret agendas & the producer
The producer's act-2 situation: A dare.
- Pernilla Krause: Find someone who can make it laugh
- Rafe Calloway: Find someone adventurous
Guess the dealbreaker
Pernilla Krause's real dealbreaker was Anyone who skips pudding. You didn't guess this one.
You didn't predict this one.
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