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The Bachelor Lifestyle Podcast Episode 2
Jordan emerges as the front runner. Chad broods.
The Bachelor Lifestyle: Episode 1
Handicapping the douche field.
The Bachelor Season 20 Recap: Episode 11
“The Most Dramatic Bachelor Finale Ever”
This episode begins with Chris Harrison announcing that there could be a wedding tonight after the final rose. Neil Lane is in the house, as are both girls’ families and a cheesy wedding arch covered in, you guessed it, red roses.
But first, we go back to Jamaica where Ben, sporting some “edgy” facial hair, will repeat himself over-and-over about how confused he is at being in love with two women for the next two hours.
I get that this whole “being in love with both women” is part of the ruse and thus part of the job but Ben comes across as a real simpleton.
As the audience though, we’re supposed to buy into the whole idea that Ben doesn’t know which person he’s “more in love with” until the last hour. It’s a ridiculous concept. He knows.
Ben’s mom is not impressed that he has told two women he’s in love with them, and that she has to basically lie by omission when she talks to them both.
“It’s really disturbing to me” – Ben’s mom.
Lauren tells Ben’s mom, while they hold hands, that she is ready to get engaged, her hair extensions blowing in the wind. I wonder if Ben has even seen Lauren without those extensions? I feel like this could lead to buyer’s remorse.
JoJo arrives to meet Ben’s parents with a much smaller floral arrangement than Lauren. This is a red flag.
“He’s my best friend” – JoJo to Ben’s dad.
JoJo gets a better edit with Ben’s parents than Lauren did as the producers attempt to manipulate us. We’re onto you.
It’s final date time and Ben is super stressed on his date with Lauren. Lauren suddenly realizes that Ben could be in Love with JoJo as well. Just now.
“I prayed a lot over these past few days” – Ben.
They have an emotional goodbye and Lauren is spiralling, in tears, after he leaves.
“Bye, beautiful.” – Ben to Lauren.
I think Lauren was the front runner until the overnight dates where he had a reeeeaaaally good time with JoJo.
Ben is still praying for clarity when he meets JoJo the next day.
“Hi, beautiful.” – Ben to JoJo.
They encounter a local while driving down a jungle road and Ben quickly speeds away.
“Baaaaaaaaabe!” – JoJo to Ben every five minutes.
JoJo asks Ben if everything is good and he tells her that’s a loaded question and she starts to freak out.
“I’ve been scared a few times in my life” – JoJo.
JoJo seems more aware of the situation she’s in than Lauren.
That night, after talking on the couch and Ben and JoJo close themselves in the bathroom where they have a “private conversation” caught by their microphones.
JoJo asks Ben if he loves Lauren too and he says yes.
“I’m so tired of competing” – JoJo, unaware she’s on a game show where you compete with other women for one dull dude.
Ben says goodbye to JoJo and leaves, holding a mystery stainless steel item, leaving JoJo in tears as well.
The next morning is D-day. Ben meets with Neil Lane and his briefcase of rings. He chooses a gaudy, fuggo ring.
At this point Ben is definitely playing up his relationship with JoJo more that his relationship with Lauren.
We see the girls in their “proposal dresses” and JoJo definitely has the getting dumped dress on, she looks like a Dallas beauty pageant contestant compared to Lauren’s classic electric blue, floor-length column dress which is obviously meant to say “wife material.”
JoJo arrives at the altar and starts her vows to Ben, they both look like they might throw up. 
Then it’s Ben’s turn and he utters the proverbial “but,” and tells JoJo the bad news, that he loves Lauren more.
JoJo has really dodged a bullet. A bullet with boring written all over it.
The saddest thing about this is the stretch limo that JoJo had to ride off in.
In classic dumped girl on the Bachelor finale, JoJo doesn’t let Ben have it like she’s entitled to. It’s textbook Stockholm Syndrome.
“I could’ve married JoJo and been happy” – Ben.
After a lot of boring talk he proposes to Lauren and slips that fug ring on her white nail polished fingers. That manicure would also be a deal-breaker for me.
Then they exchanged a lot of “you’re my person!” “We’re engaged!” “I love you.” And “I’m so lucky,” to each other. It’s pretty nauseating but it also makes you realize that these two boring basics are perfect for eachother.
The Bachelor, you did it again.
As predicted, JoJo was announced as the next Bachelorette.
The Bachelor Season 20 Recap: Episode 10
The Women Tell All Shit Show
This is mostly a clip show and doesn’t advance the actual story so I’ll just give you the highlights.
All the girls you’d completely forgotten about were back, like Lace.
Leah says she and Lauren B. are all good now, after she back-stabbed her on the show. Uh huh.
“Being a mom is my jam.” – Amanda
Lauren H. brought her chicken, Sheila, which flapped around a bit but mostly perched on her lap.
Chris Harrison give Jubilee a “you’re good enough” pep talk and some of the women accused Jubes of bragging about being the only “full black girl” to go this far.
Jamie had her boobs out and attempted to get as much camera time as she could. She’ll wind up on Bachelor in Paradise for sure.
The girls all gang up on Olivia, who reveals she was bullied severely as a child and was now being bullied on social media.
The Twins still have beef with Olivia, she apologizes to all the girls on the show who felt wronged by her.
Chris Harrison asks Lace to go on Paradise. Of course she’ll go.
Some guy has a tattoo of Lace on his side which he shows to her after taking his shirt off. This cannot be real.
Caila is dragged on stage and made to watch her flashback reel with Ben, including the recent break up, which she’d never watched before and seemed like she was not over it at all, whispering her answers to Chris Harrison.
Chris Harrison is practically salivating over Caila still being in emotional pain over Ben, he loves it.
Ben comes out and and says he’s more in love than he’s ever been and “would marry that woman tomorrow if I could.”
If Caila is named the next Bachelorette I’m boycotting.
The Bachelor Season 20 Recap: Episode 9
Nothing spells romance like the revolving door that is Overnight Dates
This week we travel to the country of romance, that’s right, Jamaica, (huh?) where the re-branded “fantasy suite” dates, now known as “overnight dates,” will take place.
For many, myself included, this is the definitive episode of the series, where all the things that scream creepy sexism and male privilege are presented to viewers as if they’re kosher.
Ben begins with a montage where he reminisces about the ladies, saying that Caila’s fears that she can’t love are basically a deal-breaker and that seeing Lauren for the first time was the closest he’d come to love at first sight and that he looks at her with “googly eyes.” He then says when he’s around JoJo he feels more himself than ever but her brother’s were huge cock blockers.
Ben kicks off his pre-overnight date woo-ing with an Apocalypse Now meets Deliverance-themed float down a river on a bamboo raft with Caila, who’s not exactly a barrel of laughs today.
Since they’re in Jamaica, Ben should smoke some ganja with all the girls so he can see who’s good and who’s bad on weed. This is an important thing to know about your future spouse.
Ben, in one of many v-neck t-shirts, describes his relationship with Caila as, “the deepest relationship I have.” Maybe he smoked some ganja on his own.
There’s lots of “so-and-so and I’s relationship,” throughout the episode, as if that’s a thing. At one point Ben also pronounces “especially,” “expecially.”
Ben and Caila stop in the middle of nowhere to eat some jerk meat with their fingers while they talk about feelings. Caila’s probably really excited for Ben to sex the other two girls on this trip, which is really romantic. No wonder she’s in a bad mood.
Later Caila does what she does best, attacks Ben with kisses like an over-excited puppy dog. It seems a bit annoying, like you’d like it at first but then it would get to be too much and you’d want to put that puppy back on the floor.
I wonder if Caila is as enthusiastic about other things as she is about kissing?
After confronting Caila about why she was being such a Debbie Downer on their river boat date, Caila says a whole lot of words followed by, “I’m in love with you.” Awkwardly, Ben just smiles and kisses her.
They retire to their suite, with Caila already de-robed and just in her bikini as fireworks are going off outside – an over done trope of this show meant to celebrate the romance being cooked up.
The next morning we see a close-up of Caila’s manky sandals on the floor – another much-loved Bachelor trope, alluding to the sex that’s been had.
Caila tells Ben she loves him again but he doesn’t say it back. SO AWKS.
Next up, Ben and Lauren have an eco-themed date, releasing baby turtles into the ocean. Ben acts like he’s never seen a turtle before. Actually, maybe he hasn’t.
Lauren, who’s also agonizing about wanting to tell Ben she loves him, let’s him know that she’s struggling being in a contest with two other girls.
“You are legitimately the man of my dreams” – Lauren to Ben.
Ben and Lauren head to their suite at Sandals All-You-Can-Eat Resort where Lauren finally tells Ben she is completely in love with him, making what they’re about to do palatable for viewers because we haven’t advanced at all from the Victorian era.
Ben admits that he has also been in love with Lauren for quite some time now, then these two huge dorks lie back and swap “I love you”s for the next five minutes which is nauseating.
The editors are really ramping up Ben and Lauren’s story at this point but we all know there’s a twist coming next week so I’m bracing myself.
Just to let you know that these two also probably boned, we get a close-up of the Lauren’s dress and shoes on the floor by the bed and Ben’s clothes strewn about, even though she’s dressed and has done her hair the next morning, while they kiss over their breakfast tray.
“Ben’s my person.” – Lauren.
Last but not least, because she’s the best, Ben and JoJo get the dramatic chopper ride over the island. Yet another romance-inducing trope the show is known for.
JoJo also tells Ben, in a round-about way, that she loves him and he gives her the ILY back. She’s so shocked she says, “what?” and starts to cry.
JoJo calls Ben “babe” exclusively from this point on. I hate to say this but JoJo seems a bit thirsty, to be honest, which is weird because she’s attractive and has the most going on.
I don’t really buy that Ben loves JoJo but they’ll definitely take things to the next level tonight.
Ben throws a roadblock up in the way of needing to have her family’s support, meaning her weirdo brothers.
“Hearing Ben say I love you has been one of the most incredible life moments.” – JoJo.
Later, they make out in their suite’s extra large hot tub before taking it to the bedroom where Ben pulls the curtains closed on us. Rude.
The next morning JoJo exclaims, “you gave me so much more than I expected yesterday.” Little does she know he also gave the same thing to Lauren.
Ben says goodbye to JoJo and walks off in his capri sweat pants to do some thinking.
Ben, echoing the words of every bachelor before him, says that, “it’s so weird to be in love with two women at the same time.”
Calia’s intuition is broken and she decides to pay Ben a visit. She thinks Ben is in love with her, but really he’s about to break up with her.
This being taped is really Ben’s saving grace because I think we all know Caila is the type of person who would want to talk about exactly what went wrong between the two of them for the next two days.
As the car takes her way she completely unravels, whispering to herself over and over again, “I thought this was it, I thought this was it.” The weirdest aspect to this whole thing is that as cooked as it is, the reactions of hurt feelings are real.
The episode ends with both JoJo and Lauren telling Chris Harrison that Ben told them he loves them while he feigns surprise.
WHO WILL GET THE FINAL ROSE?! TUNE IN NEXT WEEK!
The Bachelor Season 20 Recap: Episode 8
Hometown dates: Four girls, one dull dude and lots of crazy
The first awkward hometown date with Amanda is in Laguna Beach, even though she lives about 30 minutes inland in the daggy suburban enclave of Rancho Santa Margarita. Home of hideous, matching, side-by-side, faux-mediterranean tract-style houses.
Ben meets Amanda’s brats who are dressed in identical outfits with identical hairdos. Already pretty weird. It’s like she’s trying to trick him into thinking there’s just one kid.
They’re also wearing mini gladiator sandals which is basically child abuse.
My two-cents here, from personal experience, is you have to be ALL THE WAY IN to want to take on someone else’s kids. So unless you’re the “prize,” AKA The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, you’re not picking the person with baggage. You’re just not.
After a day that involves crying toddlers in a minivan it’s pretty clear Ben is all the way out.
Next stop is Portland to meet Lauren B.’s family. This is by far the best date of the four and Lauren’s family seem the most relatively normal and likeable.
They go to the Whiskey “Libary,” as Lauren calls it, where Ben probably orders a Jack and Coke.
Later, with her family, Ben tears up talking to Lauren’s sister about how lucky he feels. He then rests his head on Lauren’s hot sister’s shoulder. Another reason he’ll pick Lauren.
Lauren tells her sister that she thinks Ben is her “person,” one of the cringiest things you can say.
Next stop is Hudson, Ohio to meet crazy Caila’s family. Wow are we in for a treat here.
First off she takes him to her “special bench” where they have a special kiss, like they’re 14. Her “special bench” isn’t even a bench, by the way. It’s a swing.
Then she takes him to her dad’s toy factory where they build a plastic toy house replica of their future marital abode. I don’t even know what’s happening.
Finally Ben meets Caila’s parents. Her Filipino mom has adult braces and her brother’s a little kid (accident). When we meet Caila’s dad, who I’m fairly creeped out by, the whole toy factory thing makes sense.
After some very awkward conversations, including one where Caila’s dad is uses the term “microwave fame” to Ben and some talk with a strong Christian vibe about how marriage is a commitment for life, Ben escapes.
Next stop is Dallas to meet JoJo’s fam and the whole thing seems cooked to me, starting with the tragic long-stem red roses and letter from her ex-boyfriend, begging her to get back together with him, followed by lots of pacing around talking to herself, crying and finally a phone call to Chad just as Ben is arriving.
JoJo’s brothers are creepily over-excited to see her when she and Ben arrive at their parents’ house. Also, they’re huge weirdos.
After lots of awkward and confrontational conversations in different rooms of the house, JoJo’s oldest brother calls Ben out for brainwashing the women and not having the same feelings for JoJo as she does for him. I mean he’s right but that’s how this thing works.
Ben is clearly never stepping foot in that house again. JoJo is now a front-runner to be the Bachelorette.
At the rose ceremony, the final rose comes down to Amanda and JoJo and baby voice, predictably, is sent packing.
Amanda, angry that she’s only being told now that she’s not going any further, also doesn’t realize that’s how the show works.
The most depressing part is that Amanda had said she would say yes if Ben got down on one knee tonight.
Ben is a big baby, crying after she leaves and saying “I can’t talk about it.”
Next week is the ultra-weird, misogynistic “fantasy suite” dates, stay tuned!
The Bachelor Season 20 Recap: Episode 7
We Find Out There’s a Place Called Warsaw, Indiana.
I’ll just hit the important things here.
- Ben is like an A-List celeb in his hometown. How will he cope if he ever leaves and realizes that people who’ve been on The Bachelor are D-Listers?
Warsaw, Indiana is the orthopedic capital. Um, okay.
Amanda is a robot and has no personality still.
Emily is finally sent home after being told she’s basically not wife material.
5. Ben is a little too close with his parents.
6. There is a really gross McDonald’s tie-in that lasts an entire date, signaling the end of any attempt at subtle product placement.
7. Ben and Amanda do one of the most basic things a couple can do together, share the same french fry at the same time.
8. Becca knows she’s not a favorite, she was right. No more boring Becca.
9. Ben has no idea what he’s doing.
10. My prediction is that Lauren B. will win and JoJo will be the next Bachelorette.
11. This show is pretty boring now that Olivia and Leah are gone.
The Bachelor Season 20 Recap: Episode 6
Backstabbing in the Bahamas
Things pick up where we left off last week – with Ben talking to Olivia before the rose ceremony begins about the comments made to him about her by some of the girls. She expertly switches into victim mode and paints a fantastical picture of herself, saying things like, “I like reading books in my room and thinking,” and “I want to talk smart things.” This kind of superiority complex never plays well.
Olivia explains to Ben that it’s just her confidence that’s off-putting to everyone. Being confident is such a curse.
Ben keeps Olivia around and Emily twin visibly fumes.
The girls can’t believe how dumb Ben is when it comes to Olivia.
Olivia, aware of the attack on her, sends her haters a message, “Come at me bro,
and “I’m not going anywhere, everyone else can suck it.”
Ben begins handing out the roses to all the usual suspects with the last rose coming down to between Emily twin and tall Jen, this honestly could have gone either way as both these girls are going home eventually but Emily twin is the winner tonight.
Next stop – hurricane season in the Bahamas. Never have the Bahamas looked so uninviting.
Caila gets the first one-on-one date, her second, and Leah, who hasn’t had any quality alone time with Bachelor Ben yet, starts to freak out. Some people just aren’t good at playing this game and Leah is that person.
Ben really wants to be into dull Caila but is worried she might be a bit shallow. Valid concern I’d say. Over dinner, Caila reveals that making sense while speaking is not one of her talents. The girl is just not bright enough to connect her feelings with words and just keeps talking nonsense until Ben has gone through the gamut of emotions – confused and ready to say goodbye to her all the way back to smitten again. It was exhausting to watch and we are left wondering what she was even talking about.
The group date card arrives and the focus is back on Leah. When her name is read and she realizes that, again, she’s not getting special time with Ben a switch is flicked and there’s no turning back.
The infamous two-on-one date is going to be between arch rivals Olivia and Emily twin. This is previewed on the show as if it’s a fight to the death.
The group date seems like a nightmare, the weather’s crappy and tensions are running high. We finally see the girls in their bikinis and I think I speak for everyone here when I say I was shocked at the absence of implants. Shocked.
They arrive at their destination, an island overrun with pigs, where Ben announces that, “the unpredictability of life has came upon us.” Oh boy.
They swim and frolic with the pigs who seem a bit aggressive to be honest, with JoJo being all but mauled by two hungry pigs, eliciting the comment, “This is like a bar in Dallas, pigs everywhere.”
This is by far the most awkward group date, there’s nowhere private to go with any of the girls and hungry pigs are everywhere. No one’s feeling it, least of all Leah who is as awkward with Ben as she possibly could be and then proceeds to whinge and cry to him about not having had any time with him. Guys LOVE this.
Back at the hotel, the two-on-one date card arrives and Olivia announces that, “Emily and I are the same age but I’m going to feel like her mom babysitting her tomorrow.” Because she’s so mature?
Drama ensues on the group date that evening when Leah takes Ben aside and, in desperation, tells him that there is someone in the house that’s not being real with him and that someone is the person he has the most chemistry with. Then she NAMES NAMES and throws Lauren B. under the bus and just like that, a new villain is born.
Ben, not able to see through Leah’s desperate bid to get rid of her biggest rival, brings this up with Lauren B. who can’t believe someone would say that about her and wasn’t at all prepared to defend herself. She just sits there shell shocked.
Lauren B. falls into tears back on the couch with her girls and Leah does a not-very-convincing job of claiming she wasn’t the one who was shit-talking to Ben. She looks about as guilty as she possibly could.
Ben gives Amanda, who may have the least personality of them all, the group date rose.
Back at the hotel, Lauren B., Amanda and Emily twin surmise that it was Leah who told Ben Lauren B. was being fake, AKA not there for the right reasons.
Leah, meanwhile, is getting dolled up to visit Ben in his hotel room in a last ditch effort really drive her point home about Lauren B. This tactic is so backwards and obviously doesn’t have the desired effect. Instead, Ben tells Leah that something doesn’t feel right between them and he thinks it’s best to say goodbye.
Leah’s only regret is that she looks like an idiot, not what a huge bitch she was to someone for no other reason than to win a game.
The next day is the two-on-one, loser goes home, date with Olivia and Emily vying for Ben.
I just want to say fuck that about this date in general. It’s another overcast, windy day and after a boat ride from hell to get to some sad excuse for an island, Ben and Olivia go off to talk.
She proceeds to earbash him about how great she is, how she’s an introvert who’s grounded and at peace with herself and that she loves herself. She is a maniac. Olivia goes on to say that, “deep intellectual things are just my jam,” then blurts out that she’s in love with Ben. At this point it’s so obvious that Ben is not feeling it but Olivia, in her delusional mania, has no idea.
Emily twin’s approach was desperate in a different way, it’s just so uncomfortable watching these women continuously having to pitch themselves to this guy every chance they get like he’s some amazing prize. The chemistry between these two is so forced.
This is the worst date I’ve ever seen, with the wind blowing Emily’s hair in her face and the spray from the ocean all over everyone. All I could think of was can someone give the girl a hair tie? It’s the opposite of romantic.
Ben takes the rose, the symbol of his heart, and asks Olivia to take a walk with him. When they’re at the far end of the strip of sand and rocks they’ve landed on, Ben breaks the news to her that she’s not going any further on this journey.
Olivia looks more blindsided than anyone has ever been in the history of The Bachelor. This might be the worst thing that’s ever happened to Olivia in her life. No one is that oblivious to losing has ever experienced not getting their way the majority of their 23 years.
This level of humiliation is very uncomfortable to watch but is also the reason this show is so popular. To add insult to injury, Ben and Emily leave on one boat, leaving Olivia standing on the windy beach alone.
The girls get gypped when Chris Harrison, the Ricardo Montalban of this Nightmare Island, arrives on the scene to tell the girls that Ben has canceled the cocktail party and wants to go straight to the rose ceremony. Gasps!
Ben reads the girl’s names out one by one – Becca, JoJo and the final rose is between the two Laurens with Lauren B. beating out Lauren H. No surprises here really.
Lauren H. reveals her cry face in the car driving away and everything makes sense.
Next week is hometown dates. Buckle up!
The Bachelor Season 20 Recap: Episode 5
Mayhem in Mexico
Going into week five of this shit show, Olivia with her clown mouth maintains her position as most unlikable contestant while the girls and Ben all travel to Mexico City, oddly.
The girls are being put up at the Four Seasons in Mexico City. On inspecting the suites that have bidets in the bathrooms, Olivia announces that, “Not everyone has one but I have one.” As if we need more reasons to hate her. There’s something so fascinating about people who lack any sense of self awareness.
We’re also subjected to sound bites from her throughout the episdoe like, “There’s no doubt in my mind that I love Ben,” and, “He doesn’t validate people the way he validates me, our love language is reserved for us.” Honestly, she’s a maniac.
Olivia, the megalomaniac, was certain she was going to get the first one-on-one date but it went to Amanda and her baby voice.
I’m just noticing that Ben is in dire need of a haircut.
Ben wakes Amanda up for their date at 4:20 am. Fuck. That. She looks flawless though when awoken, even though she reminds me of a little elf from the woods.
All the girls are horrified at being filmed with no make up on and Emily is sleeping with a teddy bear and possibly a blanky, no one is shocked.
They go for a hot air balloon ride over some ruins. Amanda’s ombré is so Andi Dorfman’s season but she seems like his type.
Jubilee is having a real whinge about not being on the date with him. Her whingeing is a theme of this episode.
The group date card arrives and it has Lauren H.’s name on it. Didn’t see that one coming, I hoped it was for Leah who will be going home soon due to Ben’s apparent lack of interest in getting to know her.
Amanda tells Ben a sad story about her marriage falling apart which sounds like so many stories before it. Ben tries to be all coy with her, telling her he can’t believe someone like her would be interested in him. Okay, dude.
Amanda does that face holding thing when she kisses.
Olivia’s clown mouth makes multiple appearances.
She claims Ben as her partner for the cooking date, again beating all these slow dumb dumbs to the punch. You’d think by now at least one of them would be challenging her shot-gun tactics. She’s so pleased with herself it’s nauseating.
The girls have to pair up and purchase ingredients to cook later using the Spanish they learned in their five minute Spanish class earlier where Ben told them all he loved them in Spanish which was creepy to watch. Caila seems to know Spanish while Emily can only remember the word “churros.”
Emily Twin is still very vocal about Olivia and wanting to “punch her in the face,” also commenting that, “she literally makes me want to throw up, and her breath is horrible.” This is the second time she’s brought up Olivia’s bad breath.
The best part of this date is Emily claiming that Ben suggested he and Olivia try some mint because Olivia’s breath is so bad.
Back at the hotel, Lauren H. and Amanda are talking about how, “like literally anything we do is going to be so fun,” talking about their upcoming date. They’re both inexplicably drinking red wine from champagne flutes.
On the cooking group date, obviously a really important date because Ben needs to see what skills these women have in the kitchen so he can figure out who will be the best wife material. So progressive.
Ben says he loves to cook and that, “I’m no longer the bachelor, I’m the spatula.” Great dad joke.
Olivia continues to deliver more obnoxious soundbites about her delusions about Ben which I won’t bore you with.
Ben observes that Jubilee doesn’t seem to be having a lot of fun. Probably because of her personality.
Another choice soundbite comes from JoJo, “Ben already tasted my taco, he loved it.” CRINGE.
The chef judges don’t seem very impressed with Ben and Olivia’s dish, comparing it to dog food.
Jubilee and Lauren “Lo” B.’s dish is the winner. Some nonsense about how their recipe needs to be included on the menu in the judge’s restaurant.
Jubilee says that because she can cook she’s obviously ready to get married. Well, obvs.
At the group date cocktail party, Jubilee expresses to the audience that she is eager to get the first alone time with Ben but again is beaten to the punch by Olivia, who has absolutely zero shame. Why can’t any of these bitches beat her ever??!
The producers’ build the tension but intercutting Jubilee’s struggles with the situation with clips of Ben kissing all the other girls. Classic Bachelor fare.
Lauren B. and Ben seem like their thing might be strongest at the moment. This could also be early editing trickery. We are seasoned viewers at this point and we’re on our toes.
Ben has to break the bad news to Jubilee that at this point in time he doesn’t think they have a future. Break-ups are hard after one date. Being a loser on a game show as well makes it even tougher. Luckily there’s a taxi waiting to take her away.
Jubilee is not the type of person who should have every signed up for the show, but this happens over and over again.
Ben has a cry cry on the steps after she leaves.
JoJo attempts to cheer him up and make him feel better with her lips.
In an upset bigger than Trump losing in Iowa last night, Ben gives Olivia the group date rose. Jaws can be heard dropping around the country.
This pushes Emily Twin almost to the point of a psychotic break. No one is more bothered by Olivia than she is.
It’s a new day and Ben and Lauren H. have their date. For some reason it’s a fashion-themed date.
Ben describes Lauren H. as having a sense of humor that has some “goofiness” to it. There is NOTHING worse than someone who can be described as goofy.
Lauren H. has never been to a fashion show, shocker, but she’s going to walk in a fashion show for Mexico City Fashion Week. She actually doesn’t look all that bad for her runway debut. Apart from the clothes.
Some tequila shots.
That night, over dinner, Lauren H. tells Ben that she had her heartbroken when her boyfriend of four years cheated on her with multiple girls, securing a place in Ben’s heart for her.
I actually don’t mind Lauren H. but her Michigan accent keeps making me think of all the people on that Making a Murderer series.
I’m into JoJo’s dress for the rose ceremony.
Going into the rose ceremony, sadly I feel that Leah, having not had any time with Ben at all, will be going home.
Unless the girls decide to tell Ben how awful Olivia is behind his back.
While the girls are sitting around talking, Amanda is discussing her custody arrangement with her ex-husband and Olivia chimes in with, “I just feel like it’s an episode of Teen Mom I’m watching.”
Olivia is an idiot with the no filter. She realizes that her inside thought has become an outside one and regrets it immediately.
Emily Twin ends up being the one to bring up Olivia to Ben, with the series-old, “if you’re into her I can’t see how you would be into me,” dilemma and expresses that Olivia is a bully and manipulates all the girls.
Olivia somehow senses that Emily is talking about her and becomes enraged to the point where she goes to interrupt their conversation and gives Ben some ring to wear. This reminds me of when Nick Viall gave Kaitlyn matching promise rings for them to wear.
Ben, who’s no dummy, knows he needs to figure out who the real Olivia is. He asks Amanda to tell him what’s up as well, then tall Jen tells him her Olivia experience too.
When Ben takes Olivia aside to talk to her before handing out the roses all the girls hope it’s because she’s getting the boot. But we’ll have to wait until next week to find out, but my prediction is she satys around another week for the drama.
TO BE CONTINUED…
