2-day extravaganza:

This is a two day extravaganza- what to report on...these were amazing episodes.
First..this season has got to be the season with the worst hotel rooms in Bachelor history.
Night one: Kinda like hometowns
Chris wants to take the girls to Iowa. They stay in Des Moines just 3 short hours away from Arlington. Jade is the lucky girl to get the real hometown date...where they toured his farm and then took the 1 minute tour of downtown Arlington.
Whitney gets the other 1:1 date...Whitney is so eager about everything. EVERYTHING. I like enthusiasm..but hers strikes me as a desperate eagerness. they have a downtown date..they take photos of each other..she was thrilled..later they met his friends..still thrilled...then they have a mural of them ..she was SO THRILLED.
The girls back at the hotel room need out. That was one ugly hotel room, not even the new accent pillows could refresh that tired looking room. The fake plants were awful.
Des Moines looked kinda pretty though
The girls who didn't get a 1:1 took a road trip to Arlington..where some of them were overwhelmed with how underwelmed they were. Like Britt. But Casey ensured she reported that detail to Chris not the skating date.
After the skating date..they went to a coffee shop...where Kaitlyn got the rose..that put Britt into a tizzy..she was slowly starting to unravel..and made it awkward to everyone after the rose was given to Kaitlyn..Britt can't recall that others have been in that position that she was in now.
Casey was so funny that episode..but i'm unconvinced she loves Chris that much..i'm convinced that she is looking to be loved.
Before the rose ceremony everyone is getting worried...Casey and Whitney are especially mad...
Britt gets let go. I think she was sobbing so loudly outside the house like a last ditch effort for Chris to get her to come back
At the rose ceremony Casey get the boot. I wonder if she sees Britt at the airport...

The real hometowns..

Becca - Louisiana
What was with Becca's top? It was like a tank top blouse? What was it all about..i guess it's good if you really want a good shoulder tan.
Becca is awaiting for Chris in a playground that is adjacent to a lake that has alligators (?!). No wonder there aren't any kids in that park. Oh.then they ride down in a canoe by the alligators.
Then they meet Becca's family in a well-appointed home.  How does Becca not pass on any make up tips to her sister. That was a way too smoky eye. Becca's sister took Chris aside to tell him Becca is not an intimate person. And that she doesn't do PDA..just because someone isn't into PDA doesn't mean they are not intimate..and what does "not an intimate person " really supposed to mean?

Take-home from this hometown: BECCA HAS NEVER BEEN IN A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP BEFORE.


Whitney-Chicago
(warning-I find Whitney annoying..i'll try hard to be a bit more positive)
Whitney is walks with purpose. And she is singularly focused...oops actually she's doubly focused...she really wants to be with Chris. She meets Chris in a park and tells him she is going give him a tour of her life...First off to the clinic..where she is  MESMERIZED with how cute is in scrubs...she gives him the birds and the bees talk..test tube style..then she takes him to the men's room..replete with adult movies and Playboy magazines (wonder if Jade's issue was there)...and she would test his sperm. Guess what ..she was JUST JOSHIN'...oh that Whitney. (pfffttt.marching soldiers comment)
Then they are off to meet her sister, brother in law and her uncle. Another well appointed place with great light fixtures...they are all welcoming. I kinda like Whitney's uncle. Whitney pulls her sister aside to TELL her how into Chris she is and to TELL her that it is ON HER to give her blessing WHEN Chris asks for it. Whitney was doing no listening. Kimberly was not as enthused...i like that she told Chris she'd give her blessing when Whitney was not a 25% chance.
Whitney then took Chris home. I'm not surprised that Whitney has a small yappy dog. Whitney pulls out a bottle of wine that she said she was going to drink with her husband. Her and Chris embrace.

Take home from this hometown: WHITNEY LOVES CHRIS!!!!!!!!!

Kaitlyn - Leduc I mean Phoenix.
Aww..no Alberta visit for Chris. Kaitlyn's family winters in Phoenix.
First they have a rap session.
Her parents and their spouses an her sister are all present..they all get along..Sweet. Not much happens. Except the little detail of the billboard that reveals Kaitlyn hearts Chris. That Kaitlyn has a hard time expressing with words..hopefully the billboard cuts it.
I"m betting her top is from Maison Scotch:)

Take-home from this hometown: Kaitlyn still has a wall-up.

Jade- Omaha
Whoa..I thought that hometowns had home staging done. Nope. Especially not in Jade's case. But outdated coaches and windows coverings are the least of her problems.
She has to have a revealing date.(heh heh)
Chris meets her dad, the dad's fiancee, the brothers and the mom. Chris makes an excellent decision to give the flowers to Jade's mom.
Jade's brothers have nothing notable to say except Jade is a 'wild mustang'. I love how supportive Jade's dad is of her..and then he had a cry. Awww...his quote "don't let someone put you down for who you are".
Chris who was all convinced of her midwest values..his interest is piqued. Since the date was so early, they go back to his really ugly hotel room. Were those brass doorknobs? Jade tells Chris about her Playboy photo shoot and then show him. Chris is nervous. I mean..whaddya say? But he was actually super sweet. Jades leaves the lap top with Chris..and appears to leave his hotel room in her socks..do you have to take your shoes off at the door of this hotel room?

Rose Ceremony
Ugh..Whitney got the rose..she takes the rose and I think she burned some laser focus into his corneas.
Kaitlyn (YAY!)
Becca (OKAY!)

Jade gets the boot. Chris is affected..he even pulls a Mesnick in the hotel.

Next week..the FODs in Bali!!
Until next week - I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!