I was wondering as the show started how many times will they shoot Jake crying? 3 maybe 4 times? As it turns out, not as many times as some of the other episodes. However, we did learn where he got the crying from: his dad. Wow. The dad just cried at the drop of a pin, not even a hat, but a pin. Tenley barely got any words out and already the guy was spurting tears. The mom seems to be able to keep it together a bit better though.
You just know that Tenley would start weeping up and talking about her divorce at some point in the episode. Sure enough, Jake's mom asked her a question and without really answering the question, Tenley brought up how painful her abandonment from he ex-husband was. Ummm, Tenley, that wasn't the question. Whatever though, because she got the mom all weepy-eyed at that point. I just thought, really? Is that how it's going to be? I mean they don't even cry that much in Disney movies. Poor Tenley. Even though it's kind of harsh, when Jake let her go, it's the first time she showed another emotion than the sugary super perky person. Yet, somehow, she still managed to make it sugary in the end. I would've just loved it if she decked him or told him to screw himself. But, no. You could hear the sad, but uplifting Disney soundtrack in the background. Ugh!
In a weird way, I'm glad Vienna ended up being Jake's choice. I mean between the two choices, Jake already has a limited personality. At least this way there's at least one person in the relationship with some life. Sure she's a bit ditsy and young, but you can't say the girl doesn't have personality. She didn't exactly have the best introduction into the family, but after grilling her for a while, they found her alright. There will probably a few eyebrow raising moments at future family functions, but Vienna might calm down a bit. Now that she doesn't have to compete with any of the other ladies, I wonder if she'll get bored of Jake or if he might take in some of Vienna's personality and use it.
As for the After the Rose where Tenley still couldn't understand what Jake meant about the physical thing? Oh girl. Come on! All I can think of is a line from Two Weeks Notice when Hugh Grant's character says "You're too perfect! Nobody wants to live with a saint!" If I'm not mistaken, I think he may have also sad "It's boring!". It would be maddening living with her after a while. The other thing I don't understand is why someone would do that to themselves. Why torture yourself? If someone said that they felt something was missing and they couldn't go on with the relationship, that's it. There's nothing you can really say or do ... that's all there is to it. Done. Finito. Fin. As if the first time hearing it wasn't enough, you feel the need to get the drill all over again? Self torture. No thanks. Maybe TLC can set up Tenley with one of the family members from 19 Kids and Counting? She might be considered risqué for that bunch and liven up the place a bit.
And that pretty much wraps it all up.
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