To celebrate The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2, Netflix and Frameline took over SF’s first women’s sports bar for a night of reality TV, Pride magic, and community vibes.

Netflix brought the drama — and the community — to San Francisco’s Castro district this week with a special Pride Month screening of The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 at Rikki’s, the city’s first women’s sports bar. Co-hosted with Frameline Film Festival, the event delivered free bites, a few surprises, and the kind of chaotic queer romance reality TV fans live for.

And yes — Lexi Goldberg from The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 1 even made a guest appearance, showing love to the new cast and the local community.

“We are a women’s sports bar, and queer women cannot be disconnected from women’s sports,” said Danielle Thoe, co-owner of Rikki’s. “So to see queer, female, and non-binary representation in mainstream media — as a part of things that are as silly and fun as reality TV — is important. It means there’s acceptance and inclusion in the broader media landscape throughout.”

Rikki’s: Born From the Sidelines

Danielle co-founded the bar with Sara Yergovich, her former teammate on the San Francisco Spikes LGBTQ+ soccer team. “Danielle and I just really wanted somewhere to watch women’s sports reliably,” Sara shared. “Where we could just go and know it was going to be on. And we kind of realized that no one else is going to do it if we didn’t.”

The event held special significance, as it came just weeks after the bar’s Pride Month grand opening. “To be able to have an event during Pride Week with Frameline,” Sara added, “means that we can engage with the community in a way that we wouldn’t have already been able to. It’s really cool.”

First Impressions: Drama, Dating, and Queer Love Realness

Guests came dressed in cocktail chic, sipped on themed drinks, and gave instant reactions to the new season. “Drama,” Shelby (she/her) and Alice (she/her) said in unison. “I only really believe that two couples are genuine,” Shelby added with a laugh.

As one guest noted during the screening, “If you’re going on the show and you have to issue something — an ultimatum — that’s kind of a tough spot to be in. Maybe it’s important for them to break up.”

Queer Dating Wisdom, Straight From the Barstools

When asked for dating advice, Sara kept it short and powerful: “Show up and keep showing up.”

Another attendee chimed in with her own love-life origin story: “Join a queer sports league. I met my girlfriend through gay dodgeball and we’re in love, and that’s beautiful.”

Netflix + Community = A Win for Queer Joy

With a full house at 2223 Market St., this wasn’t just a premiere — it was a celebration of queer representation, local business, and chosen family. As Danielle said, “It’s been an awesome packed night full of all the drama and love and tension you’d expect from The Ultimatum. So it’s been fun.”

Catch the Drama at Home

The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix. New episodes drop weekly through June:

  • Week 1 (May 24): Episodes 1–4
  • Week 2 (May 31): Episodes 5–8
  • Week 3 (June 7): Episodes 9–10

So if you’re ready to scream at the screen (again), the queer love chaos is just a click away.