It's the most wonderful time of the year!! Well, maybe the second most wonderful time...it's baaaack...my favourite show ever! The Bachelor...and this time 'round we have Jake Pavelka..best known for trying to rescue former Bachelorette Jillian from Wes' wily ways . Now Jake will have his time to shine. For the unintiated, Jake is a commercial airline pilot with killer washboard abs, an electric smile and sadly, he's been pegged as being too perfect. Sigh. He may be first in charge on an airplane but he certainly does not have a commanding way with words.
.."noone is engineered to be alone"
..."flying is a drug that bites you in the touche like love"
..."love is more powerful than flying"
Well..he ain't no Yeats..but given that this episode is named after a cheesey '80s love song (note song lyrics excerpt below) we can't really expect too much from the show..
ON THE WINGS OF LOVE (Jeffrey Osborne)
Just smile for me and let the day begin You are the sunshine that lights my heat within I'm sure that you're an angel in disguise Come take my hand and together we will rise
On the wings of love Up and above the clouds The only way to fly Is on the wings of love On the wings of love Only the two of us Together flying high Flying high Upon the wings of love
..'kay..that's enough of On the Wings of Love..I was starting reach for an air sickness bag....back to the show!!!!
The first episode of this show is my fave! I love the insight into Jake's life. Jake, like many Bachelors before him, spends a lot of his life shirtless :) building, thinking, running....
Jake also dons his aviators and leather jacket and rips around the city on his motorbike (and his really large helmet..way to go Jake..safety first). I think the producers were trying to bad boy him up a bit. Guess the limos were all booked in Malibu because Jake had to ride over to the mansion (with his leather jacket over his suit jacket) to meet. Judging from his outfit, I think the budget line for Bachelor suits was eliminated. What was up with his tie....no matter...remember he'll likely take his shirt off soon.
First Impressions...
The ladies in the limo all seemed to have odd little tricks to get the Jake's attention..but by doing so it just makes them equally as difficult to distinguish. The double headed coin, the dirt in the palm, the broken picker solution(what's a broken picker??), the aviator glasses, the nose trick, jelly beans..wha??? What was memorable was the assortment of very very shiny dresses. There was a lot of everything, cleavage, leg, crinolin, glitter and my personal fave..the full length green sequined dress. Some girls were just stunning...Rozlyn (which apparently means little rose..but when I hear Rozlyn..I think the northside hotel..shout out to my northside peeps)...and the nanny was gorgeous too.
Falling..
A few notable falls...one girl fell right into Jake coming up the slippery stone sidewalk to greet Jake and the second one was the girl in the yellow flowy dress..who proclaimed "i'm already falling for him" egad...no shortage of cliches....too much..this show is too much.
Football
What better way to get Jake's attention but to throw the pig skin around. The nanny brought out a football to see how Jake could throw a ball....apparently you can tell alot about a guy by the way he throws a football. That foray into football led to a spontaneous game of touch football. Call me paranoid, but playing football in long dresses on cement seems a little dangereuse for me. I think Jake should supplied some heavy duty helmets for them. Good thing there were not bachelorettes hurt in the filming of this episode.
Flight-y girls....
Well no shortage of examples. The most obvious example is the teacher who transformed into a stewardess. The stewardess cap did not fit her head (because she's so brainy she said)...turns out she's getting a PhD....good for her. Another indication that education does not mean one always makes smart choices.
But who comes to help Jake sort out all his choices....but the sober (literally) second thought of the Bachelor but the Ed/Jill panel!!! Jill's looked lovely in her sparkly dress which personified her disposition. Ed (thankfully he wore a suit and not his signature tank tops) gave some excellent advice to Jake that he did not take. Ed...very wisely said that he didn't get a good vibe from Michelle (who seems a emotinally labile and certain that Jake was for her). Jake sees sincere in Michelle...I see someone a wee unstable.
Oh my...then there was the airplane girl....who told Jake to lie down on the floor and then he supported her lying horizontally with only his feet. I was confused watching that. It looked like some crazy chiropractic intervention..but apparently it's called 'playing airplane'.
Tenley aptly made a top 10 list about her personality traits. Nearly reached for the sickness bag again when she said was a 'cuddle bug'. Seriously..who talks like that?
The most spacey monologue was done in Cambodian by Chammy. I won't repeat it......this blog is rated PG 13(Pretty Good 13 posts)..I mean....PG-13 rating...Glad to hear that Chammy hit the highway.
The only thing I that really suprised me was that Jake didn't pick the Captain in the airforce. She seemed sweet and genuine. Maybe Jake is right....nice guys (and girls) don't finish last..they just have to wait a bit longer....
Until next week bachelor faithful...I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 comments:
loved the helmet... it took safety on a motorcycle to a whole new level. I think Jake has an inner nerd just trying to come out and shine!
Am I the only one to notice the Top Gun analogy... Tom Cruise also rode helmetless and stopped to gaze at the setting sun ponder life, his love for Charlie, and flying. This was the most 'thought-provoking' scene used in Top Gun! Coincidentally Tom Cruise also had washboard abs in that movie too! Coincidence... you be the judge!
I luv this show...
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