Monday, May 25, 2009

The Rose Report: Quelle Surprise(s)

God I love this show!!

Since Jillian is local...the word over email (Thanks DD and KG) is that Jillian is as fresh, fabulous, friendly and fantastic in real life AND in reality (show) life!! I know people who know people who know Jillian !!!:):) What exciting news....but nothing is more exciting..than another new episode...and it was chock (2 hours) full of surprises!!

Jillian is the best bachelorette...she expresses vulnerability without acting like a victim...makes a few bad decisions about guys on the show...but come on..that is what makes dating fun and ridiculous...ridiculously entertaining...

Group Date #1: The (Un)Amazing Race
So just when you think it's going to be another group pool date with gratuitious sun screen application and bare chested, well-chiseled men frolicking poolside...SURPRISE!!! It's not! Jillian mysteriously takes off..and the men must race across LA to find her..but not without some gratuitious sunscreen application and some well chiseled men frolicking poolside first:) The Race to find Jillian was a little dull..or maybe if was the guys that weren't the sharpest thorns on the rose...but that race was one big yawn. I was most amused that the men drove around shirtless and without shoes. (ewwww) Foot fetish guy (Tanner P) and Homeslice (breakdancer Michael)..seemed the most clueless of the bunch...and seemed to bring out eachother's ADHD. I was a bit heartbroken when Jill chose Wes instead of Brad for the one on one dinner...in the vault..aptly named..the Crocker Club...whatever Wes said rung of a crock of $%^@. I'm sure the vault was a little low on oxygen (too many candles burning in there)...b/c she chose to give Wes a rose. (Did anyone notice how small of sips Wes takes from his cocktails. Is he feigning drinking or just trying to control his liquid calorie intake??)Ed (my noted favourite in my first Rose Report) said that Wes and Jill have a 'fabricated connection' You're so right Ed!!! I heart Ed...I hope he makes it to the finals!!!
What I thought was kinda gross about this date was that all the guys were running around barefoot and barechested (except for Ed and Brad...smart guys:) then they had to put on tuxes after being all sweaty. double ewww...

Instant Death date...Do Jill and Jake make their connection??
So Jill dons the wings that Jake gave her and the date takes flight..;)
Many bachelorette faithful have told me that Jake is a front runner....He wasn't really that exceptional to me in the first episode...but now I'm picking up what they were puttin' down. So Jill gets him gussied for his country date...and Good Lord in the morning..Jake could wear anything and look fantastic. I do think that Jill picked that white embroidered shirt to emasculate him...but he still pulled it off. Then they're off to a club (conveniently emptied by Bachelorette producers)...and Jillian fulfills her dream of doing a Coyote Ugly dance atop the wood. Entirely unnecessary...but Jill is fabulous..so let the girl live her dreams..especially when she casually drops that she goes to Calgary Stampede every year. Nicely done Jill....way to represent!!!! Now does Jake seems sweet..but he borders on syrupy. The story about the 'handmade envelope'...first..who handmakes their envelopes??....I think he meant homemade card. Anyway..then the story about the card, packed bags and eating waffles in Belgium...a bit overwrought....he laid it on a big thick. And the suprise!! he kissed Jillian....but wait Jill has a suprise for him...a concert performance by Martina McBRIDE (foreshadowing maybe???????????????????????????????????????????) And Martina's last song she performed had the most overused word in Bachelor/Bachelorette history..AMAZING. This date was really too much. Oh..and no surprise..Jake gets a rose. Even if Jillian doesn't end up with Jake...the guy can two step....maybe he can fly down to the Stampede this year.


Group Date #2: East meets West
Jill plans a sporty group date . ( I loved here plaid sneakers..Jill is soo cute!!) So the boys are out to shoot hoops...then Jill takes off to bring some friends...She happens to know some b-ballers who happen be the Harlem Globe Trotters. Of course we know who won...and speaking of won..Juan rescued Jill from hanging from the hoop. Juan...he seems entirely insincere. Some may think smooth...I think slimey. Oh well..off to the beach!! Mike happens to shore up a pair of speedos,tears across the beach..and dives into the ocean all to get Jill's attention. It worked.
So re-hydrate..Jill serves up the perfect recovery drink post workout...Shots!! (atta girl Jillian!) Juan dumps his drink that then drops more lines to Jillian...something about the sun hanging low and here eyes being piercingly green eyes. Now on this date..it becomes evident that David (cute trucking contractor) needs anger management. Yikes!!He's got issues. So very angry is he.
Kiptyn gets some one on one time with Jill. Now he's no Captain Conversation..but who cares..b/c Jill just wants to make out with him... Love her honesty. Jill, you're going to have to talk to him eventually. Oh well. She'll see.

Cocktail party...
Wes' words of Wisdom...it's not time to pump the brakes..it's time to give gas. So despite sporting a rose..he stated he was going to pursue some one on one time with Jill.
Tanner P continued to toe the line about his foot fetish. Doesn't her realize that he sounds crazy??
Robby (??) the bartender..didn't see much of him this show..but he stirred up a Rosmo for him an Jill...only to experience Rosmos Interruptus by Wes. This is where i again noted that he takes the tiniest sips from his drink. Maybe he thinks it makes him look cool.
In a desperate attempt to prove his spontaneity and to grab Jill's attention Brian the IT consultant stripped ..umm well ....completely and jumped into the pool. Well, Brian wasn't IT with that move. He said he liked to be the centre of attention.Hmmm not all attention isn't good attention.

Breaking surprise...The Bachelorette employs a tribal council. The bachelors have to vote out their least favourite guy. And Juan has the dubious honour of most votes..but Jill gives him the rose immunity idol..and he's saved. This only serves to stoke David's anger about Juan.

So I really liked Jill's choices..well almost all of her choices....I"m so glad she kept Reid..he seems very sweet and understated, and Brad looked quite fetching in his burberry inspired tie (yay...she kept the smart guy:) David is going to be a gong show...I think there is going to be some smack between David and Juan. I think Juan should sleep with one eye open. David seems like a loose cannon.

She did let go of Julien..but come one..Julien and Jillian...sounds wrong. Simon seemed like he wasn't really into it. The producers did stop the subtitles....maybe they got lost in translation..Glad naked Brian got the boot..and finally..she let Mathue loose. Poor guy started to cry :( Hopefully he'll be ok.


Until next week.... I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, May 18, 2009

The Rose Report- Purple Reign

It's baaacck!!! My most favourite show ever!!!
And appropriately on this most regal holiday..Queen Victoria Day.

It's all back..the roses, the limos, the flickering candles..and the white wine. Jillian-originally hailing from Peace River AB, now in Vancouver BC is looking for her Prince.

To begin there was a montage of the many faces of Jillian-using some cliched pop culture references to help us understand our new Bachelorette- the "Sex and the City " Jillian with her love of shoes, the Jessica Simpson-esque shot of Jillian washing her car in high heels and short shorts and finally a replication of a moment of the orginal Bachelorette-Mary Tyler Moore- with Jillian throwing her beret up in the air as if to say she's made if after all. ( I think the latter was a nod to the feminist bachelorette viewers...this show really can appeal to everyone:)

Well Jillian did make it from Canada to Cali....and looks like Jill's bombing around LA in a purple convertible, her perfectly coiffed hair blowing in the wind. Jillian looks fabulous, fit and fantastic for her..you guessed it..'amazing journey to fine true love'.

Back at the Bachelorette Ranch, Jillian gets to meet the 25 men who will vy for her heart...and those elusive roses. As a seasoned Bachelor/Bachelorette viewer- I think the pickings are slim (but muscular) this round:)

It's Bonus Time at the Bachelorette. In a twist, Chris announces late in the cocktail party that there are five extra to choose from. So this means that after this show, the # of bachelors left is 20 vs. the usual 15.

Purple did seem to be the colour of shirt/tie choice among the Bachelors. Maybe it's a trendy colour this year in menswear or maybe some guys found it was Jillian's favourite colour.

Here's a sampling of Jillian's subjects:
Juan...seems kinda smarmy and works with his mommy. Broke out some Spanish (his lineage is Argentinian) to impress Jillian upon their first meeting. Dude, she's from Canada, perhaps try something en francais.

Simon..the soccer guy from England...I wonder why the show put subtitles on when he's speaking..note to Bachelorette producers....it's the same language...and the British invented it.

Wes...(a budding Bachelor Idol)..comes with a guitar by the pool and a song in his heart for Jillian. Something tells me he's looking for a record deal.

Tanner P aka foot fetish guys...I can't say I've ever felt more creeped out than by Tanner P, As if his shiny, embossed sports jacket wasn't enough. His ramblings about what makes a perfect foot and how feet are so important made him sound very unbalanced. Did they phase out psychological testing for Bachelorette participant hopefuls???

Michael: the breakdance instructor...well he sure can move it, move it. His wardrobe likely has a lotta lycra in it given all the moves he has to bust all day long, but did he borrow his clothing for the show? It looked like he was wearing a woman's button down (purple) shirt and the jacket seemed a bit small for him.

Mathew (spelled Mathue)...his cowboy hat was mint. When he took it off upon approaching Jillian for the first time, I thought he did so to either to :
a) show some type of homage to the Bachelorette
OR
b) present it to Jillian because she's a country music fan.

The correct answer is

c) none of the above. He did so to show her the wicked cool autographs on it and then he pulls out a Sharpie and asks her to sign it.


My two leading favourites are Ed, the IT consultant. He seems fairly laid back, confident and well spoken and Dave the trucking contractor. Hmm..what exactly is a trucking contractor. They both seem endearing...but there are many, many episodes yet to come:O) Things are not always as they appear.


My alltime Bachelorette premiere moment was at the very end, by lawyer Stephen. Stephen seemed very proud of his recent graduation from law school and did appear quite confident. Well, his mood soured and his temperament turned quite dour when he turned up rose-less.
Fresh out of law school you'd think he'd have chosen more eloquent closing statements on exiting the Bachelorette compound. All he could come up with was.."Maybe it's a country city thing, maybe she likes country guys and I'm a city guy ..maybe she's into jumping into hay bales..is that what they do in the country..i don't know what they do in the country". I'm no lawyer, but if you don't have evidence to support your argument, then I think it's best to say nothing.
The best quote of the night goes to Stephen; "Maybe she doesn't like awesome guys".

Good to know he left with his ego intact.

The previews for the next shows look so juicy. It's gonna be a great season.
Until next time...I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Just can't put my finger on it....

Okay..this time the producers weren’t kidding..this was the most dramatic finale ever. Well actually the most dramatic After the Final Rose Ceremony. Throughout the finale..sitting at the edge of my couch…I sat and watched with baited breath….I mean bated..but we, the Bachelor faithful, were baited. Baited by the internet speculation and of course by host rumors… Chris’ proclamation that ‘out of respect for the highly sensitive situation, the finale will be very intimate”.
This Finale was unlike any other..and I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Watching the finale..it just felt different. Maybe it was the fact that the last few days on New Zealand the clouds wouldn’t clear. The greyness cast a heaviness over this finale and I think it clouded Jason’s decision. As if this finale wasn’t confusing enough for Jason, we had Deanna pop over to New Zealand for what purpose..I’m still not sure. Did Quantas Air lose Deanna’s luggage?? What was with the outfit..the silver sandals and ill-matched faux suit were juxtaposed with the relaxed and rugged locale. It just didn’t fit.

She also happened to be in the southern hemisphere to tell Jason that she went for a wild card..and if she could she would go back she would have made another decision. And what does Jay say to that. Nada. (and again I must say Pappas Don’t Preach) So Deanna says “thank you for the opportunity” and tells Jason not to think with his heart but for his heart to lead. Huh??? Well I think Deanna is done with RealityTv…At least I hope so. Unless she does a cameo on the Bachelorette with Jillian.

Still can’t put my finger on why Deanna came for a visit..

Other confusing things…the Last Ditch Dates
-Why do Jason and Melissa head out in a boat in the awful weather and take the icy plunge…perhaps if was foreshadowing the perfect storm

hmmm I think it was foreshadowing..because Molly got the hot steamy date and gives Jason a fairy tale book (courtesy of Stampin’ Up scrapbooking)…forecasting her fairytale book ending…

It all still felt weird for a finale. I’m not sure where this resort was..but obviously not close to a jewellery store because someone named Emily came with three rings for Jason to choose from.

Okay..time to pick the bride..when Jason eloquently stated “Being in love with two women sucks”. Sigh…that Jason is sooo romantic.

So the ladies wake up, have a small breakfast, sit in a pool to ponder their fate…then start getting ready. Melissa seemed to predict her fate…by saying…”I’m always the dumpee”. “ Now is my chance to be happy” Yikes!! That sounded all wrong.
Molly got ready..speaking of wrong…I think her dress was from the set of 27 Dresses. Yikes..whose bridesmaid dress was she wearing??? That might have been a reason Jason didn’t pick her.


The setting for the final rose ceremony was stripped down. The only flower in sight was the lone rose atop slabs of slate. The only foliage were ferns and shrubbery…not very romantic. The path of pebbles leading to Jason seemed very difficult to negotiate in heels. The atmosphere for the finale rose seemed cold, grey and unromantic…the only sunniness was provided by Melissa’s gorgeous dress and matching disposition.

Even that was doused by a plunge in the resort pool by Jason and Melissa. That seemed odd too and I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I don’t think Ty could figure it out either…after he witnessed that he quizzically exclaimed ‘Daddy??’. Yup Ty..sometimes Daddy does dumb irresponsible things and takes a nice woman down with him.

Poor Melissa…. did foreshadow her own ending of being a dumpee?? Maybe not…notice after Jason proposed she turned her back to him. Or maybe I’m deconstructing this crazy finale a bit too much. But After the Rose Melissa showed glimmers of some strength saying that this will be a lesson learned. I hope so Melissa.

Now I’d love to hear from others…but there was much that rung hollow from the After the Rose. I think Melissa smelled a rat when she found out about Jason’s feelings for Molly. She kept saying ‘this doesn’t make sense’. She also asked him..have you seen her..talked to her??Trust your gut Melissa.

Hmmm. So Molly’s up on stage. Don’t you think she thinks it’s weird there is no audience in this After the Rose episode. After Jason says he made a mistake..I don’t think Molly seemed that shocked. And being his unelegant self, Jason says to Molly..”umm so maybe we can go for coffee or a drink and talk.” Yeah..after he dumps you on a wildly successful reality TV show he’ll buy you a latte and have a little chat???. Yeah right. Something is not quite right…can’t put my finger on it…

Not sure if this is all going to end with a ring on Molly’s finger…but you know what…
until next season…I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Women Tell All - A Crumb-y episdoe

The WTA to the Bachelor is what Hamburger Helper is to ground beef. What really is the point of it all????? It’s the Bachelor producers throwing crumbs at the bachelor-viewing faithful … to extend this show until we get to the meat or raison d’etre of the Show...the final rose ceremony. What a waste of two hours…what did we learn??
-Molly and Jason did not consummate on the first overnight tent date
-Trista and Ryan are having baby #2!!!!!!!!!! (is anyone tired about hearing about Trista and Ryan??) I kinda am. Did you notice they didn’t mention love for eachother in the overwrought interview?? Well there was that ode to the womb that Ryan wrote. That was weird.
-Jerry and Sarah back together!! Let’s drink to that!!!oops…well make that club soda for Jerry..he’s been dry for two years nowJ Good for you Jerry!!
-there was a bachelor/bachelorette rejects reunion in Vail…and we learned that Fred is with Noelle and Jesse has moved on with Holly apparently!!! I’m happy for Jesse and Fred. Oh and Paul from Edmonton got invited….I which embroidered underwear he wore.

So that took an hour of my life that I’ll never get back.

Then the ladies gathered. The ladies looked lovely…then things got ugly. Well except Stephanie and Jillian (in my opinion the cream of the crop)…they rose (no pun intended..seriously) and hovered above the pettiness and uselessness of recycling bad feelings. The biggest lie I’ve heard in Bachelor history was from Natalie..”I’m allergic to jewellery”. Speaking of the exact opposite Stephanie was consistent in her look..over accessorized but loveliness shone through. She gave homage to the rose with red and pink tinges in her layered top and pink hued pants. Jillian, oh Jillian..like a breath of Rocky mountain fresh air..and with a nod to treehuggers in her current home Vancouver, in her perfectly tailored green dress and sunshine-y yellow shoes!!! Jillian had the most positive reaction from the crowd…and do you think Chris really asked Jillian to be the next bachelorette??? I’m already excited!! When Jillian was recounting her feelings to Chris..I think Chris was moved. She concluded by saying that you have to slay a couple dragons before you get to the prince (Amen sister).

Then Jason came out for all of two minutes . He did not provide any fresh insight into his decision making and repeated his best friend speech to Jillian. He ain’t no speech writer. Even Chris noted that Jason’s favourite word is amazing. (Newsflash Chris…that is THE most overused word in Bachelor history…again is Jason incredibly unoriginal) So this report comes back to my original question…what’s the point of the WTA? This week…we got a few crumbs…but judging from what Chris says and from next week’s previews..we’re gonna have the full meal deal!! Until next week… I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh..one more thing…given the current economic crisis in the US…why would the finale take place in New Zealand???????????
Who knows...I gotta go....sharpen my sword....

Monday, February 16, 2009

Suites for the Sweets

Well I thought the title of this week’s Rose Report was going to be DP in NZ for the FOD…OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! But no…Deanna is coming in two weeks’ time…..I’m not sure how I’m going to deal with the anticipation!! But, we did have the FOD this week..the Fantasy Overnight Dates.

To make the Bachelor’s ecological footprint even larger, we have the Jay, Jill, Moll and Mel along with Chris and the camera crew head over to New Zealand. Perhaps the Bachelor has exhausted the romantic hotspots in the good ‘ole US of A and we needed some fresh new sights and sites for this Bachelor. New Zealand was beautiful..and the FODs…highly predictable.

So the basic recipe for the FOD goes something like this…

Take one Bachelor (usually fat has been removed prior to the Bachelor filming)
Place in picturesque location
Add 1/3 rd of remaining Bachelorettes
Have Bachelor and Bachelorette run at eachother at medium speed then embrace
Insert one action packed day date activity (helicopter ride/ bungee jump/ sailboat ride)- white wine optional
Separate Bachelor/Bachelorette, have each cool slightly, allow time for each to change dressing
Place Bachelorette on hotseat, allow time for Bachelor to grill Bachelorette about her devotion to him and the journey
Bachelor presents card to Bachelorette, Bachelorette enthusiastically agrees!
Submerse Bachelor/Bachelorette in hot water (bubbles/rose petals optional)
Simmering progresses to rolling boil
Cut to commercial
Repeat with each bachelorette
Yield: Three amazing FODs

Sigh…highly formulaic episode. The backdrops were nice, but incredibly boring conversations. It came to a sad conclusion as Jay said au revoir to Jill. Not that I don’t think Jill can do better, but she did seem convinced that she really liked Jay. She looked gorgeous at the ceremony, she always would match her outfits perfectly to the scenery and the activity. Maybe that’s the interior designer in her….perhaps her career is completely aligned with her relationship pursuits. She focuses on the interior..she wanted to marry her best friend. And well Jay didn’t quite see the fit. Oh well..his loss. Chin up Jillian…you were a breath of fresh air in this process!!! And may I say, that I think you represented Canada beautifully, with style, grace and good character. Maybe your grandmother will find you that nice Ukrainian boy from Peace River after all. Umm…maybe there’s a great population of them in Vegreville though??? Now that would be a romantic date..to meet under the big pyrogy.

And to Molly and Mellissa….godspeed to you…because we know that the Pappas is back to throw the Bachelor off track.

But before then we have the WTA.

This undoubtedly will be the most dramatic Bachelor yet!!!And until next week…………. I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

Monday, February 9, 2009

There's No Place Like Home(towns)

Veteran Bachelor viewers know that the hometown dates are a dip into the Bachelorette’s gene pool. This really helps the Bachelor to know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em.
Well first…and she’s been #1 Bachelorette (with Lady Stephanie a close second) since the first episode…is Jillian..or Jill as J says. We head to Peace River…I mean Kelowna or wherever Jill is really from.

Hometown #1..Jason’s on a Mission (Hill) and Jill’s family is Red, White and no longer blue

Isn’t Jill fabulous??? And I don’t mean to get all wrapped up in the flag (Jason gets that later)…but she is just a breath of fresh air. Spunky, genuine, pretty, confident and fashion forward. What’s not to love about Jillian.? So Jason arrives in our chilly country. Jillian brings him to Mission Hill…where she lets out some of her emotions that have been ‘bottled’ up for so long. She opens up about her mom’s depression (which resolved after 15 years thankfully)…which I say hooray!!!With 1 in 5 Canadians being affected by mental illness, I like the fact that she didn’t hide that or was ashamed…as stigmatizing as mental illness can be (okay…that is enough of a PSA from the Canadian Mental Health Association). I loved that way that it helped to explain her behaviour and personality. Yup…layers…that’s our Jillian. Then Jill and J wine-d up and skedaddle over to the parents. Jill’s dad shows unabashed Canadian pride and wraps J up in a flag. Then Jill’s mom has a heart to heart with J and affirms what J has thought..that Jill is a very resilient and deep person….then with J and dad are in the garage…Jill’s dad words about his baby girl are very moving. Then the piece de resistence (had to throw some en francais down) when Grandma comes, hands J a bunched up pair of Canadian-themed boxer shorts, puts them on his head and then kisses him on the lips for his good-bye!!! Well head gear continues in….

Hometown #2…Hats off I mean on for Molly’s Family
So along comes Molly’s hometown date. Molly greets J where she is most comfortable..on the golf green. According to Molly…her and the family spent every week at the country club…according to her..it was totally preppy. Well that explains clothing choices but I’m not sure what type of insight we are supposed to get from that?? She comes from money?? Dunno…big yawn….she likes golf…bigger yawn. Okay..I shouldn’t yawn at people’s passions. So we meet Molly’s parents them seem lovely…but they get all crazy-mom opens the tickle trunk and has a hat party then makes J draw a picture of Molly. That was big time fun…well then J jumped on the crazy train to get to…

Hometown #3 When Doves Cry…I mean Die
If their was a gold-gilded rose trophy for oddest hometown it would go to Naomi’s hometown. J warmed up for the date with a family hula hoop contest . With his heart rate was up he now had to deal with the flat-lined dove..which Naomi’s mom kept refrigerated in a paper bag so that j could perform the eulogy for the dove’s burial. Then the ultimate of contradictions…Hector (Naomi’s dad) grilled J about another J…as in Jesus….and asked him about his religiousity. Then Naomi’s mom takes J and says Naomi is a temple goddess and he was an indigo…I dunno..she lost me at indigo. Back in the backyard Hector asks Naomi about her and J’s religious differences and Naomi says she doesn’t care. Then later she says maybe we should have talked about religion. Naomi seems a bit lost.

Hometown #4 No Cheerleading from Melissa’s family
A shocking hometown date. Melissa’s family disses J. They don’t do reality shows. So Melissa introduces J to her ‘friends’..the friends who tell America that Melissa’s dates don’t respect her and that they hope she finds someone because they are tired of her being the fifth wheel. Wow..Melissa I say hitch up the fifth wheel and find some new friends.
Melissa is just so cute and she seems super sweet. She does not appear convinced of her appeal. Sigh….that’s too bad.

Well after a whirlwind tour of Kelowna, Grand Rapids, somewhere in California then Dallas…Jason goes back to Seattle for more pondering and another waterside chat with Chris…then the roses are handed out at the Fairmont Olympic Torch hotel…in a huge expanse of a ballroom…it was the most walking the bachelorettes had to do to claim their rose. I gotta say..i had a feeling that he was going to let Naomi go (if those two got married..i wonder if they’d have a dove release at the weddingJ

You know this bachelor was good…but then I saw next week’s preview…guess who’s baaaaaaaaaccccccccccckkkkkkkk???? Deanna happens to be in New Zealand for the FOD (Fantasy Overnight Dates)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And according to the previews she says something that makes J look like he’s going to be sick over the glassed in balcony….the drama…and on Valentine’s Day weekend. Looks like he should be cheers-ing with some Pepto…or maybe he caught what Shannon had a few short episodes ago!!

Until next week…I can’t wait…and…I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, February 2, 2009

Jason's Home....but he ain't gonna se(a)ttle

Hey Ty….Dad’s home…checkin’ in and checkin’ out who will fit in with him in his hometown. J flew home with his 5 girlfriends to see who is right for J and Ty.

So the girls are released from the house to travel to Seattle…and they settle into the gorgeous Fairmont property….the Georgian. The girls get a lovely suite on the 11th floor – the Cascade room. And yes it was a cascade of emotions..and in my opinion, the most dramatic rose ceremony yet. I actually shed a tear or three at the Rose Ceremony..ahhh…I can’t believe it!!

But what lead us to that sad conclusion..some rigourous romantic dates that only J can throw down. Well for the first one was a true HOMEtown date. Melissa had to come over to J’s house b/c Ty didn’t want Jason to go out. So another date that was going to be ‘chill’. Well Melissa chose to chill first in her oddly designed serpent dress then in her stretchy pants. Melissa is adorable…but is she ready for this…she thinks so..and apparently so does J.

Then the foursome…good for a golf game, awkward for a date. Jason tests their sea legs on the boat. Stephanie gets to steer..which she did incredibly capably in that very distracting hoodie/vest/animal byproduct. Where does she pick up some of these outfits?
Then off they go to appropriately named Kiss FM..where he named Stephanie as favourite date, and Molly as best kisser. Then back to the hotel for some very fancy looking food and continue conversing. J pulls Jillian aside..and for the first time we see some emotion from our Jillian. She admitted that she didn’t come to the Bachelor for the right reasons..i.e. true love and forever..but rather for travel, some adventure, meet some interesting people..but she experienced a shift and is developing feelings for him.

Last one on one is with Eva Mendes..I mean Naomi FINALLY gets a one on one date…she gets a plane ride over Seattle then some wall climbing..at Sport Chek. Weird. But Naomi enthusiastically proclaims that this is the best date EVER…then amidst the camping section of the sporting goods store, they have a fake fire, some fondue and some ooey gooey goodness of a one on one date.
Back at the Georgian we have a new meaning for beer tub girls with Melissa and Jillian sitting in a bubble bath, beers in hand, in the hotel room tub with Stephanie and Molly sitting on the bathroom floor. Huh? Did the producers not secure a hot tub for this episode. I’m sure someone in logistics got in trouble for that.


After all the dates. J needs a friend. Who you gonna call on this amazing journey…your mom? Sibling? Best friend??? Nope. Chris!! He happens to be in the neighbourhood and he makes housecalls. Chris comes over for an Oceanside chat with J. Chris would be a good therapist. He explores all options and is an active listener, never leading, never judging. He’s like a Bachelor buddy. After J draws no conclusions, Chris lets himself out and J is left staring out at the water…and pondering his Bachelor fate.

The show, not missing a beat nor a cliché, finds J sleepless (in Seattle)….wondering who oh who will he choose.
Bucking protocol ( I think J shredded the Bachelor rules), J visits he girls during the day of the rose ceremony. He must speak with our Jillian. He must see if Jillian really wants him or just an adventure. He takes her to a coffee shop and doesn’t let her drink her latte. But did she pass the test???

THEEE most dramatic rose ceremony
Ok…this was dramatic. J took a bachelorette aside and out of the room. He needed to know Naomi was up for forever…oh yeah..she totally was. Like totally. Then the ceremony…and I lost it…OMG…sooo sad. He let Stephanie go!! But in the most respectful way. He sung (actually said) her praises. And I think he’s right..she is a beautiful person on the inside and outside (well okay once she ditches the cheek and eye glitter and the bedazzled furry clothes). It was so sad. Too bad there was no connection…b/c she is such a lovely person. But you know what I love most about Stephanie….she didn’t cry in the limo. She’s been through way tougher than this. Way to go Stephanie…you truly are a portrait of a lady. See you at Women Tell All..and you know..I don’t know if he’s man enough for you….

But guess who’s coming to Peace River AB????!!! And how fitting that J is coming to Wild Rose Country!! Welcome Jason…and we hope there is an Alberta Advantage. Yo J….hey could you tell Jesse and Fred from last season….that there are some FANTASTIC single women here????

Until next time…
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!