Cotton candy

I like this show too much....so far I've upgraded my cable to watch it earlier, plan to work out around the show and don't tend to plan any social things on Monday... I'm a bit obsessed.
 This episode was a bit like having cotton candy..lots of anticipation, pretty colours (on Jo Jo..her nail polish (fab), her romper, sweater,blouses. eyeshadows and new purply lip colour), so much fluff...but in the end..not enough substance.

Seriously...i don't understand her . Married people...do you arrive at the decisions to marry someone because the other person loves you?

So weird.

Home towns.

Chase
Here's the highlight. Chase told her she is falling in love and Chase's mom and Jo Jo both commented they look like they can have a good time. Whah?
Chase wants to find Real Love. (I think that's a Mary J Blige song).
But do you think he just wants to prove he can make a marriage work??
I was late to Chase's date..not sure when the divorce transpired...but it sounds like it was rough.

Jordan.
His town is called Chico. That's a cute name...apparently means 'little' in spanish..There ain't nothing little about Jo Jo's love for Jordan. She's as excited about Jordan as I am about finding the perfect highlighter at Sephora. Jordan's hair mystifies me. How does most of it stay put in the wind. It's like he fastens a good chunk with bobby pins.
Jordan says he loves Jo Jo..but I read his body language as him being a bit aloof.

I"m not sure why there was a collage of pictures of Jordan at his high school. She nicely dissed her potential future husband by saying she's not surprised he didn't have a girlfriend in high school." He was so small"..hmmm...I'm not sure guys like hearing that phrase:) Maybe that's why he lives in Chico or why he tries to add extra inches with his wind and gravity defying hair.

Holy Jo Jo..what is with digging about his brother. He doesn't want to talk about it.
At Jordan's house she tries to bring it up with brother Luke too..and she mentions there are two empty chairs at the dinner table.

Speaking of the dinner table...is it necessary to be intertwined and kiss at the table. ugh. Unnecessary.
By the end of the dinner..Jo Jo wisely pronounces "He's nobody's brother"...what she meant was Jordan is stellar guy on his own accord.  Sounds like Jo Jo is the one who was starstruck with the football brother...

So Jo Jo had a great date in Chico (and apparently Luke's blonde gf doesn't speak..but she also has some big hair like Jordan)


Robbie's hometown -St Augustine- the city with no traffic

So Robbie orders up a carriage ride for them in St. Augustine. Romantic, perhaps..or maybe there are no Ubers and it literally is a one horse town.  They see the sights..and then they visit his house!
Jo Jo seems to bring flowers and gift bags. What is in all the gift bags??? I"d love to know. They typical hometown gifts are flowers and wine..

Robbie's got a big family. His mom seems pretty nice.
Jo Jo asks some surprisingly insightful questions of Robbie given his very recent split with his 4 year girlfriend. Like Are you ready for this "I don't want to fill a void". Excellent point. Some people need to fill a void for validation...She also asked the tough question if he misses his ex girlfriend. Good question...some people wouldn't want to hear the answer to that.

Then Robbie's mom tells Robbie there is gossip that he broke up with his gf when he was accepted on the show. Oh no! Right when Jo Jo was all consoled that Robbie was on the amazing journey for the right reasons.

So now Robbie has to break it to Jo Jo..This is going to be rough.
Suddenly Jo Jo is questioning again. It sounds like she wonders if people will stick around with her..maybe she has abandonment issues...



Luke
Whoa...this date puts the ho down in home town. Jo Jo shows up in cut offs and cowboy boots (the ones Luke gave her)..she's so whiny..'where are we going?"why are there so many cars?."..well likely because you're no longer in St. Augustine:)
but really..Luke has an intimate gathering of 50 of his friends/family to meet Jo Jo. Let me say that the Jo Jo's stylist did not assist very many at the gathering. She met babies, played games and ate BBQ. Most of them left and so it was just the family.
I cried AGAIN at this show.this time is was when Luke's dad told him how proud he was of Luke...awwwwww.
But his golden advice to Luke was not to make a decision under pressure or a timeline...which is not with this show is about..and remember Jo Jo wants to be engaged after this show:)

Then they say bye to family and go sit and have intense chemistry on the couch made of bales of hay. Luke is such a slow/intense kisser.
He has one more surprise!! an illuminated path to a heart shape....he wanted to show her the Shape of My Heart (that's a Backstreet boys song I think)...well he showed her the heart and told her that she has his heart..what he did NOT say was that he loved her. And we all know that Jo Jo likes to be told that someone loves her...

The Rose Ceremony
Yes to her new lipstick shade..No to that dress. The fabric/style of her dress..what was that? It did put her cleavage front and centre..maybe that was the showcase.

They are at a airport hangar..and then after the ceremony..they climb onboard to the FODs. That looks like an uncomfortable dress to fly in...

She announces she's going to cut Luke..until....He asks to speak with her..and says the words Jo Jo loves to hear "I love you "..and now she's all confused.

That's all it takes to change Jo Jo's mind??

She has some serious thinking to do...and now she will sit crouched in her uncomfy blue dress on the tarmac felling unwell...i think part of the reason is the dress is too tight and it's not letting her deep breathe..
Who is going to go??

Next week we have another TWO NIGHT EXTRVAGANZA...the big decision and Men Tell All..

Can't wait to see Chad, James Taylor and Derek..
until then this episode really was cotton candy..but in the grand scheme this show really is mind candy..regardless...
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!