The ladies had to pack up their bags and leave the house tonight. I thought I heard Chris say they were RVing it for the rest of the time with stops along the way. Did I hear him right? Maybe they couldn't afford the mansion anymore? Dunno. That's alright because the way Jake drops the ladies, it won't be very crowded on the two RVs as they make their pit stops along the way.
I thought it really funny that Vienna talked about how Gia wasn't good for Jake because she's a city girl and wouldn't know how to handle herself in the rugged outdoors. That's rich coming from the idiot princess. And rugged outdoors? Uhhh no. They're camping on the front step of a vineyard; that's hardly roughing it. Not to mention they're not exactly sleeping in tents and they have plumbing.
All I can say is good for Gia for holding her own, even if she did sport some high heel shoes. She wasn't afraid to take them off and play around in bare feet. If anything, I'd have to say there's something sweet about Gia and yet straight up if you challenged her about something. Her nervous laugh is something to get used to though. It could get annoying on one hand, but it also has a strange endearing quality.
I guess nobody told Jake that the two on one date somebody was supposed to go and somebody was supposed to stay. Not for Jake's rules this season. Going right along with his tag line that you don't have to wait for a rose ceremony to go home, he did just that -- he sent both ladies home.
As for the group date, Jake wanted to see the ladies get down and dirty in the sand. I'm actually surprised that Ali and Vienna appeared to stay out of each others way during the group date; impressive. That Vienna, she no longer has alliances or friends in the house. I can't imagine how much it would suck to live in a house full of women not just all wanting to date the same guy, but not be liked by anyone else in the house. Talk about uncomfortable. Yikes.
Jake managed to stir up some drama of his own during the rose ceremony. Part way through the ceremony, he excused himself, walked out, chatted with Chris and sought to have one less rose to hand out that night. Basically, within a week, he managed to remove four women from the show instead of just two. I think if there was a way for him to avoid the rose ceremony, he would narrow down his choices that much faster. Needless to say, the women that remained were both surprised and pissed off -- well at least a few were distinctly pissed off -- that Vienna, once again, got selected to stay. I guess it's the way she looks at him all crossed-eyed like that keeps him hanging on. Oh well. I guess we'll see how much longer Vienna sticks around ... or if Ali goes home if Vienna stays, which would be unfortunate ... but possible.
It's hard to say what drama will unfold next week from the previews. The previews didn't really give away many hints as to who got in the limo at the end of the day. It does appear, however, that all the unknown women that were there are now gone. The question for next week is, will Jake release anyone extra women before the rose ceremony? Or will he be forced to keep with the guidelines because he's running out of choices?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Bachelor -- 18-Jan-2010
Well, you know things are going to be strange on an episode of The Bachelor when they invite John Lovitz on. In addition to that, the line of the season should be "you don't have to wait for a rose ceremony to leave".
This week on The Bachelor, there were two one-on-one dates and a group date.
Vienna was chosen to go on the first one-on-one date. After jumping off a bridge with someone tied to you, I doubted that Jake would send her packing right away. Unless the person he was tied to really repulsed him, I doubt he would send her home right after something like that. Fortunately for Vienna (not so sure if it was fortunate for Jake), he decided to give her a rose and secure her a spot for at least another week. However, the other ladies were very disappointed that Vienna got to stick around for another rose week. If I didn't know better, I would say that if you asked Vienna who any of her role models are, she'd probably mention (ack) Paris Hilton -- young, self-absorbed, and so very OMG drama-queenish. In a word: annoying.
For the group date, they all went to Universal Studios to see John Lovitz and have the assignment to do a quick stand-up bit. No pressure there.
Poor Ashleigh suddenly got a panic attack with the prospect of doing stand-up in front of not just the immediate group of people, but a crowd of strangers. When she finally managed to shake off the nerves, she actually did quite well. I don't know what it is about her, but she's on my list for people I hope Jake keeps around.
However, what's a group date without drama? Oh yes. Stalker Michelle took the cake. Even John Lovitz didn't know what to say after Michelle did her stand-up bit. That's not the drama part though. Oh no. All evening, during the confessional interviews, she kept going on and on about how amazing it was going to be when she finally kissed him. How it was going to be a clothes-ripping-off, wild and hot kiss. Uhhh ... not so much. Even before the kiss started there was a problem. The problem arose when Michelle asked Jake if it would be awkward for him to kiss her. Yah, bringing up the word "awkward" -- that just does not invoke passion so much as the urge to squirm and maybe get the hell out of there as fast as possible. Well, she finally kissed him and talk about a dead moment. Zero fireworks. Even crickets were afraid to make their cricket sound. When Jake finally took his face away, I had to laugh in awe when Michelle responded to Jake with, "Is that all?" Wow! Yah, crazy and funny. OK, so it was a lame kiss just to appease her, but I think he sensed her stalking levels rising, and not to mention the whole awkward thing. Within a few minutes after the death kiss, Jake asked her to leave and escorted her out to a cab. So no more Stalker Michelle on the show. Who knows, maybe a nice stalker guy follows her around while she follows Jake around, and they'll all be happy together.
Ella got the other one-on-one date. No bungee jumping involved. Instead, they went on a day trip out to Sea World and Jake invited her son out with them. He thought it was the right thing to do especially as it was recently Ella's birthday. It was definitely a more tame date.
So, who went home this week? Elizabeth the Nanny and someone named Valishia. I didn't even know she was there. Who's Valishia? Poor thing.
Next week looks to dish out just as much drama. The preview showed Jake not even wanting to hand out the last two roses and tossing them into the fire. Amazing. He must really not want those last two women around so much that he'd rather burn a couple of roses than have them linger for another week. For a guy who strikes me as hot but boring, it's still interesting to watch him react to some of the drama unfolding around him.
This week on The Bachelor, there were two one-on-one dates and a group date.
Vienna was chosen to go on the first one-on-one date. After jumping off a bridge with someone tied to you, I doubted that Jake would send her packing right away. Unless the person he was tied to really repulsed him, I doubt he would send her home right after something like that. Fortunately for Vienna (not so sure if it was fortunate for Jake), he decided to give her a rose and secure her a spot for at least another week. However, the other ladies were very disappointed that Vienna got to stick around for another rose week. If I didn't know better, I would say that if you asked Vienna who any of her role models are, she'd probably mention (ack) Paris Hilton -- young, self-absorbed, and so very OMG drama-queenish. In a word: annoying.
For the group date, they all went to Universal Studios to see John Lovitz and have the assignment to do a quick stand-up bit. No pressure there.
Poor Ashleigh suddenly got a panic attack with the prospect of doing stand-up in front of not just the immediate group of people, but a crowd of strangers. When she finally managed to shake off the nerves, she actually did quite well. I don't know what it is about her, but she's on my list for people I hope Jake keeps around.
However, what's a group date without drama? Oh yes. Stalker Michelle took the cake. Even John Lovitz didn't know what to say after Michelle did her stand-up bit. That's not the drama part though. Oh no. All evening, during the confessional interviews, she kept going on and on about how amazing it was going to be when she finally kissed him. How it was going to be a clothes-ripping-off, wild and hot kiss. Uhhh ... not so much. Even before the kiss started there was a problem. The problem arose when Michelle asked Jake if it would be awkward for him to kiss her. Yah, bringing up the word "awkward" -- that just does not invoke passion so much as the urge to squirm and maybe get the hell out of there as fast as possible. Well, she finally kissed him and talk about a dead moment. Zero fireworks. Even crickets were afraid to make their cricket sound. When Jake finally took his face away, I had to laugh in awe when Michelle responded to Jake with, "Is that all?" Wow! Yah, crazy and funny. OK, so it was a lame kiss just to appease her, but I think he sensed her stalking levels rising, and not to mention the whole awkward thing. Within a few minutes after the death kiss, Jake asked her to leave and escorted her out to a cab. So no more Stalker Michelle on the show. Who knows, maybe a nice stalker guy follows her around while she follows Jake around, and they'll all be happy together.
Ella got the other one-on-one date. No bungee jumping involved. Instead, they went on a day trip out to Sea World and Jake invited her son out with them. He thought it was the right thing to do especially as it was recently Ella's birthday. It was definitely a more tame date.
So, who went home this week? Elizabeth the Nanny and someone named Valishia. I didn't even know she was there. Who's Valishia? Poor thing.
Next week looks to dish out just as much drama. The preview showed Jake not even wanting to hand out the last two roses and tossing them into the fire. Amazing. He must really not want those last two women around so much that he'd rather burn a couple of roses than have them linger for another week. For a guy who strikes me as hot but boring, it's still interesting to watch him react to some of the drama unfolding around him.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Bachelor -- 11-Jan-2010
Oh Rozlyn, Rozlyn. I called it on this one. A rose? Errr ... More like a ragweed. Rozlyn got wrapped up in, (how did Chris put it? right ...) "inappropriate relations with a staffer". So, the staffer got fired and Rozyln got booted from the show. That's definitely one way to whittle down the selection of ladies on the list.
That bit of action definitely took the cake from any other activity during the show. Along with Rozlyn taking the cake, her comment to Chris also took the cake -- something about she didn't she how her personal life was any of their business. Uhhh... right!! Ok then.
Even though Rozyln getting booted from the show was mildly surprising (only in the way that nobody had done that yet in the history of the show), I was more surprised that Jake did not pick the jelly bean beeyatch to stay. I wonder if anyone gave her jelly beans on the way out? After all, that's what she had offered the other ladies within a minute of entering the party last week. Tsk tsk. I'm guessing that the producers thought they'd give Jake a little break by not asking him to keep her around with the whole Rozlyn thing unwinding. There's still the dragon lady after all to contend with. Somehow I can see a confrontation of sorts happening between her and stalker-type Michelle. Then again, I imagine they all need to have a bit of crazy to put themselves in that situation to begin with.
For next week's show, it looks like yet another lady departs before the rose ceremony begins. This season might go a lot faster than expected if the ladies leave before the rose ceremony has a chance to start. Although, that is one way to do it -- this way Jake doesn't have to call names during the rose ceremony, it'll just be a matter of if you make it to the rose ceremony, you're in for another week.
Until next time ...
That bit of action definitely took the cake from any other activity during the show. Along with Rozlyn taking the cake, her comment to Chris also took the cake -- something about she didn't she how her personal life was any of their business. Uhhh... right!! Ok then.
Even though Rozyln getting booted from the show was mildly surprising (only in the way that nobody had done that yet in the history of the show), I was more surprised that Jake did not pick the jelly bean beeyatch to stay. I wonder if anyone gave her jelly beans on the way out? After all, that's what she had offered the other ladies within a minute of entering the party last week. Tsk tsk. I'm guessing that the producers thought they'd give Jake a little break by not asking him to keep her around with the whole Rozlyn thing unwinding. There's still the dragon lady after all to contend with. Somehow I can see a confrontation of sorts happening between her and stalker-type Michelle. Then again, I imagine they all need to have a bit of crazy to put themselves in that situation to begin with.
For next week's show, it looks like yet another lady departs before the rose ceremony begins. This season might go a lot faster than expected if the ladies leave before the rose ceremony has a chance to start. Although, that is one way to do it -- this way Jake doesn't have to call names during the rose ceremony, it'll just be a matter of if you make it to the rose ceremony, you're in for another week.
Until next time ...
Monday, January 4, 2010
The Bachelor: Jake – 4-Jan-2010
Viewers of The Bachelorette all got a good glimpse of Jake from the last season where the Bachelorette, Jillian, decided that she didn’t feel enough for Jake to keep him around for the final rose. Oddly enough, in a previous season of The Bachelor, Jillian got dumped by skanky Jason (who was supposed to be such a good guy, but actually wasn’t so much) didn’t think that there was enough chemistry with Jillian. Still with me? So, here we are: One man (Jake) and 25 women desperately pleading to be his numero uno. Let’s see if Jake remains the good guy or if he has a dark side after all.
Even though the first episode has a whole lot of women to scan through, you can often get an idea of who will be the old dragon, the idiot princess, and the flat out bee-yatch. The flat out bee-yatch is usually the one who in a confessional and quite often in front of others will say they are not there to make friends.
Dragon lady: Ella. She’s supposedly only 29, but looks really good for a 39-year old. She stole her son’s lucky plane to give it to Jake. Really? You took your kid’s toy to give to a man you don’t know? Wow. Nice move lady. I’m sure your kid appreciated it.
Idiot princess: Vienna. 23. She speaks like she’s 17, but looks 30. Like, oh mah gad! It might be cute for about 5 minutes, but it’s really dizzying to listen to her. Someone just needs to put their index finger to her mouth and shake their head as if to say “don’t talk.”
Flat out bee-yatch: Christina. 25. Flat out admits that she’s a bee-Yatch. The girl brought jellybeans to the party and told the ladies that they can have a pack when they head out the door within a matter of seconds after entering the party. Whewee! There’s a way to get people’s backs up. I'm tempted to refer to her as the jellybean bee-yatch.
Last, but not least, there is always at least one supremely over the top borderline stalker-type that really has convinced herself that the Bachelor is hers and hers alone until she has the cruel realization that other women are also vying for his affection. The award for gaining that spot upfront is Crying-Stalker-type Michelle. The girl talks like a stalker – she’s pretty and all, but who said stalkers can’t be pretty? Yet, somehow stalker Michelle got a rose over some of the other women. How did that happen? Pretty sure it’s the power of the producers telling him to keep her around for a while. I sense this girl will be crying in pretty much every episode until she goes home.
The thing with a lot of these ladies is that the screen identifies a lot of them as 25. If they really are 25, oh damn! I’ve never seen so many old looking 25-year-olds in one place like that. What are these ladies doing to look so old at their supposed twenty-five-year-old selves? It’s incredible. It’d be better if they just said they were 35.
One comment I heard that kills me is: “I’m 25 and I’m ready to be a wife.” Really? Wouldn’t you be ready if you, oh I don’t know, maybe knew someone first? Uhm, maybe even be in a committed relationship first? And just maybe oh, perhaps, be in love with that someone? Call me crazy. It’s not a job application people. Then again, if these ladies didn’t think like that, we wouldn’t get to watch their delusional dramatic selves on The Bachelor. Cruel, but it’s entertainment.
(I don’t recall if that particular person was one of 10 ladies who didn’t get a rose from the first night, but they might as well all have said it.)
Things to look out for this season:
· How many episodes will Michelle cry through before she leaves?
· How many people will Christina piss off before Jake catches on? (The guy is usually the slow to figure it out)
· How long will dragon lady last before she breathes fire on Christina? (I sense a catfight of sorts happening there)
· How long will it take for Jake to realize the idiot princess really is that shallow?
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