I'm emotionally exhausted..and it's only part 1.
I can't bring myself to pay true homage to Drew and Chris' date. Partly because Des is living a lie with those two and partly because nothing original happened on those dates...
Drew
Drew and Des drive to Betty's hope. Well at least Betty has it for this date because it is fading fast for the dudes that are not Brooks. They kiss..ad nauseum, even he has to pull over to kiss her. They go to a fake festival with 8 other people present where there is dancing and limbo-ing. They collect gifts for what Drew believes will adorn their future home: maracas, leaves fashioned into hearts and roses. They have a picnic. Someone forgets to cut the pineapple, so rugged Drew cuts it sans cutting board all by himself. They eat fruit. She loves and trusts Drew. She loves his passion. Mother Nature rains on Des' plans to have dinner on the beach. What was with Des' geometric trippy pants? I think someone lost her evening dress and handed her those pants.
They cut right to the FOD where Drew accepts the card since he's already in the place. They have dessert on the bed.They have to kick the camera crew out. They have lots of passionate and intimate talking to do.
Meanwhile, back in Boise Brooks has to chat with mama and sister about his confusion. Speaking of confusion, whose house were they at the hometowns? I thought it was him mom's house, but then he flies to Boise to talk to his family. Details. Brooks doesn't know what to do. He's been thinking about his exotic date and the idea of proposing makes him feel uncomfortable. I really like how Brooks takes this so seriously and reflects on what he has to do..but if you feel uncomfortable about proposing you don't need Chris Harrison nor your mama to tell you it is not a good idea. Brooks' mom seems like such a good listener..his sister is great too....but wearing a bit too much eye makeup..
Chris
Roses are red
Roses are red
Chris' dates, I really dread.
Chris says he's truly, madly deeply in love with Des. yawn. Des meets up with Chris wearing a bikini top, pants and kind of a shredded vest thing. Someone had island fever picking her wardrobe. I mean Des looks great in a bikini..but the shredded vest looked a tad complicated.
Woot..helicopter date! Chris is afraid of heights. Downer. But with Des holding his hand he gets through it. They fly to Barbuda island. An island that looks like it is has no running water and like they are about to do some island camping. They roll around, kiss and then eat fruit.
Back to Antigua..Des has another unflattering dress and Chris looks like he might have borrowed one of Des' tops. They kiss at the table..he accepts the FOD card..where ..Chris wants to watch the stars .
PS Chris wrote Des some prose. yawn again..
Brooks
Brooks arrives to chat with Chris. Chris Harrison should bump Dr. Phil as America's #1 therapist. He is amazing at eliciting emotion and words from difficult situations. He uses pauses and silence effortlessly. He asks open-ended and tough questions without being mean...and just in time..he lends support to the person in the 'hot seat'.
After that conversation with Chris, Brooks is going to tell Des.
Now that was the long good bye.
Brooks, dressed appropriately in blue, approaches Des. She immediately knows something is wrong. She demands that he talks to her. And then sadness ensues. As he talks, she just knows. At this point there is nothing he can say. He apologizes, tells her he wishes it was different. She tries to pull some emotional blackmail- you're breaking my heart, I know what it is like to love but not for it to be reciprocated, I have never felt completely loved, I wanted you to meet my family. That is all sprinkled with copious crying.
Des. Make. It. Stop.
She walks him down a road..but she doesn't want him to hug her, but then she hugs him. No joke..painful to watch. Then she goes and finally walks away, back to the dock where she was dumped. Brooks seems to have a mini-meltdown among the palms. I thought he was going to back to her.
I totally give him cred for not going through with the FOD...and telling her sooner than later.
I know Des is already feeling pretty low..but why would she have the FOD with the sensitive Abercrombie guy and TS Eliot? She said she knew that it was Brooks. I feel badly for the other guys.
This ain't gonna be pretty.
But you know what it will be
The most dramatic conclusion in Bachelorette history.
Until next week's part 2..
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