Nick is a life coach

Well-if one thing is clear. Nick knows how to be on this show and man can he milk it (more that later). He was coaching all the women to express their feelings because he wanted to hear them...but typically he just kissed them after his spiel.

Rose return policy
Trump may re-negotiate NAFTA but Vanessa threatens to return the rose! What is happening in this world? Speaking a of a world being rocked..there was serious bouncy castle drama (words you likely will never see together again in a sentence). Vanessa et al were upset that Corinne ordered a bouncy castle and straddled Nick in it. It like the opposite of deflate-gate (Note that is likely the only NFL reference that has every been in this blog). That bouncy castle incident had all the women talking..and thinking that if Nick picks Corinne he made not be ready for marriage.

Nick talks to Vanessa...and he tells her it's about the end game and to be patient..but her really wants to hear how she feels and tells here knows what it's like to be in her place. Nick says he's all ears...but really it's literally lip service..he kisses most of the women to make it all better and gives them no direction about what he really wants.

At this point..i'm not sure I like any of the women...I really like Vanessa...she's a bit self righteous though.

Nick states the Corinne is rubbing the women the wrong way..ummm I don't think it's that rubbing that the women are concerned about.

Corinne gets the rose..gasp.

Travel........to Wisconsin!!!!! Is that like going to Saskatchewan?? Like it's really pretty ..and people are super friendly but most people don't think it's a treat.

1st group date
So much giggling.
Danielle L is so freaking adorable..but she just giggled through most of the date boring stories ie. jumped in a lake for $12 and one too many stories about how many girls he made out with at the library, field or school. When people talk about their 'action' that much I start to wonder.
Danielle just giggled all along. They ran into Nick's ex Amber who happened to be sitting by a window looking effortless and reading a book. I wonder if she got paid for the appearance..and Amber told Danielle that Nick leads with his heart and only goes in when he feels it's right..which is why he's proposed twice..on  a reality show. Thanks Amber. Danielle and Nick go to a concert..and have the custom mini stage where they can stand out from the crowd and have the spotlight for them. Nick was so lost in Danielle's eyes that he couldn't dance..let alone dance and kiss and the same time. They kinda swayed to Chris Lane (?) concert.


Poop I mean Group Date.
This is likely the lowest cost group date ever. They go to a dairy farm. Whoa.if you've ever been to a dairy farm the smell of the poop stays in your hair, but at least they all smell the same.
They go ta dairy farm of someone who is unknown to Nick and he is feeling a 'baby cow' aka a calf.
Then some of girls try to milk a cow. Jamie was successful.Nick of course makes an obvious teat joke. Tiresome. Speaking of tiring..the girls have a make work project of scooping poop that was placed in a pile by the barn and transferring it to another area. Corinne took a time out. Women are incensed..steaming just as much a the steaming pile of poo.
Then there is a group date in a cold drafty farm house..where women have to pop from couch to couch and cover in a blanket. No wonder there is drama..I'd be annoyed too if I was freezing in heels and smelled bad. Kristina has a serious chat with him..and gets the rose.


Raven
Can we just take a moment to address the stiletto in the room on this date?  Nick and Raven meet Bella, meet the parents and then participate in rollerskating and Nick was super proud of his rollerskating ability...BUT why was Raven's Bella's attack of her ex-boyfriend okay? confronting her ex for cheating? Sure. Kicking down the door like a 'spider monkey' okay so I still don't know the difference between a dolphin and shark costume..but what is a spider monkey and can they kick down doors? the monkey analogy is not the point. Melodramatic to kick down and door, but she's angry..Walking in on the deed..well weird..but if it gives you closure..BUT the  distressing thing is that she took the stiletto of the woman and beat her boyfriend in the head. What? Really? How is that okay? If the reverse is true people would be protesting(rightly so). And people should protest this. Violence is never ok. Ugh. I'd let Raven fly based on that.  But Nick just said "whoa"..and that he's never cheated on anyone..and he offers one more time for them to roller-skate together in the Milwaukee Art Museum....

Rose Ceremony.
there isn't one..again.
The irony is that the mental  health counsellor is putting down someone who she's assessed doesn't have enough emtotional intelligence.

I think my intelligence took a dip after this episode..
However
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!

Get out of your head

This felt like a 3 hour episode.
It starts with the cocktail party...where everyone is shocked that Nick had sex with Liz. What is so shocking? What if the sentence was truncated at sex. Would it still be shocking. I thought that it was shocking not his show when there are virgins...but one woman goes on to say it's surprising that it happened before the FOD..but then it would be okay with you if you were on an FOD.


They need to save that drama for the llama. Wait..there's more..Corinne happens to have a trenchcoar and a aerosol container of Reddi Whip. I liked how they blocked the Reddi Whip product placement.
Nick has enough wherewithal to refuse her advances not before a few hundred calories worth of whipped cream. You know what else looked whipped...Nick's hair? It had so much pouffy volume.
Corinne is upset that she is rejected...and goes from being sure she was going give him a sexy surprise to turning into a blubbering mess because he rejected her.

After people finished talking about how blinded sided they were..there was a cocktail party..but Corinne took a snooze. I get it..those parties (and rejection) are exhausting.

Rose Ceremony
some girls go home..i don't even know their name.

Backstreet (keeps coming) Back....alright.
Oh my gawd, they're back again.
The group date is EVERYBODY. The BSB come to the mansion to explain that the group date will be back up dancers...because..they are doing a residency in LV and they need to practice.

BSB still's got it....but you know who doesn't .Corinne...she is not feeling confident about her dancing. Nick also cannot dance, but what does he care..everyone is literally dancing around him all the time.
The girls practice..and Danielle is the winner..and Danielle and Nick are serenaded in front of 500 (?) it looked like 150..people. and they kiss. I would never "Want it That Way".


Zero G
Vanessa...the pretty Montrealer gets the date!! I don't get how this all works but they get weightless on a plane..but how did people film them..and good thing it was in slow motion...it seems pretty awkward even in slow mo.
Vanessa vomitted...Nick stroked her foot.? Is there some meridian that connects from your food to stomach...the then stroked her back. Well at least he didn't look grossed out. One of the crew had gum to give her because he kissed her.
To finish off this nauseating date he takes her to the tallest building..where she drank water and got super serious....Nick was feeling' her...not in a Corinne kind of way..and the Canadian gets the rose.

Nick-athalon
There are only 3 events and a bonus one for the top performers. In case anyone forgot the prize is Nick.

Someone bring out the team psychologist because Dominque is not dominating in the head game department. She kept talking about getting out of her head..but that's where she stayed..and in her head she was in last place. Gurrrrl you needed a pep talk.
I can't even get into the Nick events..but the final one was a sprint and the winner who crossed the line and brought the ring to Nick got to spend time with him in the hot tub on the track field. Astrid won..kinda by cheating...but nothing was holding her (or her boobs) back. She slipped into the hot tub for 1:1 time.

They all head to Big Daddy's for drinks...Nick takes Astrid aside..and this propels Dominique to head to the bathroom so she could not hide from the cameras but at least cry in a bathroom. Rachel tells her to get out of her head...then Rachel heads to spend some couch/smooch time with Nick.
Rachel is so pretty. Dominque is shattered...and then she goes to talk to Nick..to be straight 100 with him and tell him how he messed up and wasn't attentive enough. He listened attentively and let her go.

Rachel gets the group rose.

No cocktail party...pool party.
Can I just take a minute to say that everyone looks amazing in their bikinis?
All women throw themselves at him...Corinne throws herself on top of him in bouncy castle that she rented for her and Nick. Nick likes that she is playful...becuase he wants his wife to be playful. Speaking of, Vanessa wants to see if Nick is just being a playah.

and even though Vanessa has a rose..she don't have time for this behavour. You go Vanessa!!!!

Until next week,
I LOVE THIS SHOW.

Always a bridesmaid

Dear diary..
Will Nick always be the Bachelor/suitor? Well..let's start off this episode with a bridal photo shoot, with various cliche brides/bridesmaids. Chris Harrison had just coached the ladies and let them know that there are 22 of them (in case they couldn't count) and that not all would get a 1:1 date..but when/if they did get time with Nick to 'take advantage of it'. I do think that Chris is going all Benjamin Button on the Bachelor.He is reverse aging. May he just exfoliates a lot. But the guy looks radiant. His job likely has less stress than an actuarian.

Before the group date the woman are remarking how confident Nick is. Nick seems kinder, but for a confident guy he mumbles a lot. It's like he doesn't inspire enough to talk - inspire i mean inspiration..taking in enough breath. Maybe he's too busy taking everyone's breath away.hahahahaha

This group date assigned women to various get-ups for role play: 80s bride, shotgun bride, Princess bride (not s the movie), Eve as a bride and beach bride (even though she was poolside).
My favourite part of the shoot was the photographer. His outfit and the glasses. (If I had emojis on the blog I'd give his fist bump, thumbs up, high ten, a smiley face with hearts on the eyes, a camera and a beating heart..I realized I've started to think in emoji)  The Eve bride looked amazing in her leafy bottom. Was Taylor the princess bride?  Clearly her masters from John Hopkins wasn't in feminist literature- being a princess bride replete with tiara did not offend any sensibilities. The photographer chose Corinne as having the most chemistry with Nick and the big prize was....another bridal photo shoot..but Corinne was proud...that he touched her boobs. She's got boobz goalz.


After the 2 photo shoots, they go to a photo shoot wrap up party- where Corinne continues to drink, drink drink and use a lot of cliches. Taylor digs deep into her brain (because that's what she says Nick likes..) and gets enough vulnerability/courage to interrupt Corinne. There were so many girls interrupted I lost count..but Corinne gets the rose....maybe Nick digs that she wears her heart on her sleeve and that here bikini top kept falling falling falling and perhaps even a nipple was exposed when was talking to Nick. Yup Taylor, Nick is into geniuses.

1:1 date with a Romantic mash-up
There are so many romantic things on this date..helicopter, yacht, (uneaten) dinner in a courtyard and Ferris wheel. It's a good thing Danielle isn't the queasy type...so many opportunities for nausea on the date. Nick seems super comfortable with the his home-girl. She disclosed that she walked in on her fiancee who had overdosed and died. Nick praised her vulnerability.  What a tough thing to discuss and he thanked her for sharing. Nick was gracious and compassionate. Nick is lovelier than before..butI don't think he's as confident as the women make him out to be.

Museum of Broken Relationships
The date card read "We need to talk..."
(ALL contestants read the ellipsis as DOT DOT DOT ...not sure why i find that SO ANNOYING ...)
I'm sure the Bachelor could take over the museum with it's own exhibits of relationships gone awry. This date seems like extra bad karma on a show that's already laden jealousy and insecurity...seems like awful foreshadowing..
We already know that Liz told Kristin that she had previously enjoyed relations with Nick at Jade and Tanner's wedding. Kristin said she's going to keep it on the DL.The group date was the women breaking up with Nick. Nick is wearing a denim shirt again and he's got some serious volume on his lid.
At the museum they view random artifacts. I'm surprised that the ring Nick 'donated' to the museum wasn't placed in a Neil Lane box.
At the performance theatre part of the date when they all had a chance to break up with Nick.Liz tried to get emotionally raw with Nick)...but I guess Nick is picky with who he can be vulnerable.  What was with that outfit that Liz had on...it's like the bottom started out being shorts, then wanted to be a skort, but ran out of time/material. Josephine (whose facial scar from the earlier in the episode seemed to heal) gave Nick a huge slap. mark too so they could match. I think they should say not to violence on the Bachelor. Hitting is never cool..even as a joke. The Russian dental hygienist breaking up over brushing is about as funny as a dietitian breaking up with someone over vegetable consumption. Not funny ..but better than slapping. Good thing the oral hygiene comments didn't go further.

At the odd get tougher post break-ups, they all went to a mall(?) to get to know Nick better.  Kristen told Nick about the Liz reveal and she thought they could "move forward" and that would gain some advantage with Nick...nope..Nick's got the hook-up on his mind so Kristen is denied. Guess noone likes a tattle tale. Liz and Nick finally chatted..i totally agree that Liz intentions for coming on the show were questionable...but i agree with her that if he really wanted her number he could have asked Jade. But Liz's answers to his questions weren't making sense..just as non-sensical as her outfit. So he let her go.

and was there a rose ceremony..nooooooooo

Ugh...i don't like when they mess up the routine of this show!!
But until next week

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!

Christmas was so so lovely...New Years was fab and very low key...and to wrap up the season...THE BACHELOR  begins!!! I was looking forward to it ALL DAY!!!!
I don't even know where to begin..so much happened.
First-when was Nick every a 'bad boy'?  Is this something that the producers think that if they repeat it enough, we'll believe it?
I'm happy that Nick became more self aware. I do like his persistence - he was really vibing Brene Brown though. He used the word vulnerability more than journey in this episode.
I kinda think the producers will have a not-so-subtle sub-text of  "if Nick can find love, y'all can find love". So much shirtless Nick already. Well- I guess he really hasn't had an off season from this franchise so has kept in fitness model shape for this. Must commend him on that diligence.

But back the episode. Denim cut offs are not going away...so may cut offs. So many gimmicks to get the women to stand out so much so that the gimmicks make them unremarkable. For example- i remember there was a camel...i don't remember which girl was riding in on the camel.
I cringed and my stomach flipped at the 'you're a weiner in my book' girl.  That stunt spoke volumes :):) And it ended with them both eating an uncooked weiner. What ding dongs. Did her give her a rose? I think so. Eww. so so gross. Side bar- he admitted to eating an uncooked weiner as a kid. I don't get that..

I do learn from this show...it affirmed that I know so little about animals...was that girl dressed in a shark or a dolphin costume? I'm embarrassed that I didn't know the difference. Corinne the business maverick who can't cut up  her own cucumbers assumed the girl wore the costume because she's hiding her body or wants to surprise everyone with an amazing body.

The funniest entry was the pro basketball dancer bringing Neil Lane. That made me lol. Neil makes me lol. That guy doesn't age..Does Neil Lane remind you of Neil Diamond? Or maybe I'm not recalling Neil Diamond..or maybe I think this because of Diamond in his name:)

The wedding videographer's dress was awful..well, at least it wasn't red..but really. Some of the girls looked so stunning in their dresses but some looked like deeply discounted bridal wear.

The mental health counsellor who said "I'm lonely, I need love"she looked so lovely...but her pronouncement that she's lonely and wants love..i don't think i would have said that as a mental health counselor...

Rachel got the first impression rose.but what did she say about fantasy tapes or dates in the introduction. I"m happy he gave it to Rachel:) Brains and beauty.  Go Nick.

You know who is going to be halter top trouble?Corinne. She ain't going take no for an answer and she's in it to win it (true love I mean). She has effortless beachy waves in her hair and I loved her black blouse in the preview they showed for the upcoming season.

I'm interested to see how Nick will hold up emotionally in this situation..as well as Taylor the mental health counsellor..although it's easier to give advice than to take it.

As for the doula...the one who slept with Nick..she's happy he remembered her. It's good she has high self regard like that. Not sure if Nick is really into her really likes her..or if he is keeping her as per the producers' recommendations.

I really really really like the Canadian school teacher:) ...not that dress and earring combo...but her as a person she seems smart, fun and interesting.

This will be an emotional, action-packed journey. Until next week...
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!

The heaviest rose of all

Sadly..the season is over....Sigh.
While I don't feel sick to my stomach like Jo Jo frequently did...something doesn't sit right with this ending.

The men met the families.
Robbie seemed way more certain than Jordan did. Maybe I'm reading too much into this show...but it seems that what Jo Jo says she wants and what she actually wants seem very different.
She wants someone who loves her, won't disappoint her..someone who commits to marriage...but all the guys that showed this to her in the who...James, Luke, Chase, Robbie..The thicker they vocalize their love for her, the quicker she shoots them down.

And it continued with this show...
It was Robbie who was super enthusiastic with the family meeting, the one on one..then in his note to her (that was ripped out of a notebook). The guy even put socks on for her for the final walk down the beach..and did she choose him??noooo!!!

Jordan doesn't give her what she says she wants, greets with with a What's up? on their one on one..and gives the most circular of arguments when she's so disappointed that he didn't ask her dad.

But Jordan does a final Hail Mary and calls Soraya and Jo Jo's (adorbs) dad and asks for their permission...They say yes..so Jordan quickly writes her a note card and jo jo is a mess again...likely because she was going to pick Robbie  and now she's confused/sick/panic-stricken.

Maybe Jo Jo likes the emotional rollercoaster with Jordan.

The men both meet Neil Lane..and even though I think/know diamonds are overrated and overvalued..the one Jordan picks was so pretty.

When both men were coming to the beach..i didn't know who she was going to pick..and when I saw the show coming out of the truck.with a sock..i thought it was Jordan for a sec.

She didn't pick Robbie...and then she got sad..but then she got her second wind..

Jordan comes down..and says a few things..and she interrupts him and says she loves him!!!
He gets down on one knee..they're both shaking..she admires the ring...and she happily says yes...then..she gives him the rose and he forebodingly says "the heaviest rose of all"....

Does this mean something....is Jordan unsure.

Well..according to After the Rose..he is going to pick up his bed and luggage and move to Dallas..
Will this love last....dunno...hope so...Jo Jo worked so hard for it..

until next time..
I LOVE THIS SHOW!

Oh Mylanta!

Somebody please hand Jo Jo a bottle. That gurrrrl is sick to her stomach. All. The. Time. This show should come with a warning label May cause heartburn, upset stomach and an overwelming urge to crouch in formal wear (or lean over a balcony in you are Jason Mesnick).

Rose Ceremony..
we pick it up this week with Jo Jo crouching on the tarmac...will Luke's last minute profession of love lead to a change of heart.
Nope!
Luke is denied...and he's confused. He just doesn't get it. I think he needs to mosey back to the farm to think about it.
If I was a betting person..i would have selected Luke over Chase.

Off they go to Thailand...for the ...whah?? Jo Jo called them Exotic Overnight Dates. I thought the show was going to mess with ritual, but it was her error. They still are ..the fantasy overnight dates. phew.

First date.
Robbie.
It is hot hot hot in Thailand.and she likes to tell everyone she's sweating all over.
They go to a market, get rained on.then they head for Thai massages. Which it looked like a foot massage..and then feel they must make out while they are in separate chairs. After the massage they find a place on the dock so they can kiss some more.
Dinner  (and card presentation time).
Jo Jo looks smokin' hot in her red dress and her beige heels...that whole look was working for her.  Robbie showed up in a jacket. The look was good..but the lone bead of sweat on his forehead put the word effort in the effortless look he has going on. There was a lot of reading on this date.. Robbie pulled something out of his pocket..a letter! not for Jo Jo..but for Robbie from his dad..that Robbie wanted Jo Jo to keep in case she felt doubt. Huh? So Robbie thinks a 3rd party endorsement will help Jo Jo believe him that the past is the past (and yeah..that relationship with his ex was over 9 months before he broke it off). Huh? Robbie is so confusing...how did he put the 9 month date on it. Can you back date a break up?Maybe he has a letter from his ex that he can pass to Jo Jo.
Jo Jo passes him the date card...And before you can say "Swimmers take your marks", they are off to the fantasy suite.
Jo Jo reveals..."I feel ready and want to be intimate. And I want to take that next step." I'm thinking   they are totally playing scrabble and staying up all night talking:)
She ends with "I've always wanted to feel so special and so loved"
Hmmm...sounds like it's all about her ego.
Cut to the morning..where it kinda seems like she needs to get outta there...they ignore the breakfast at the foot of the bed.


Next sweaty date: Jordan
This date Jo Jo's eyeliner seems a bit excessive.or maybe the pencil melted as she was applying it.
Jordan says that they have fun on the dates...but maybe because he' always winning on the dates..roses, at the football game.
This date they go for an uphill hike..they are both sweaty. I"m unsure why she has a shirt tied around her waist on such a hot day...but it was for the sacred temple..where she laments she can't kiss him..but they still are intertwined. Jo Jo always needs validation.. i.e. Jo jo to Jordan "Don't kiss me, I know you want to". Yeesh..i almost feel bad for her.

At dinner...before the card presentation.. Jo Jo needs more..
she starts talking about how this decision and marriage is such  big deal.....where Jordan replies.."the biggest moment is when the guy talks to the daughter's dad". Seriously Jordan..that's your biggest moment..getting approval from another male?? Sigh.
Then Jo Jo circles in to ask..what does the next year look like for you...and Jordan can't tell her (bad move Jordan..jo jo likes all the right answers for all the right reasons" Then he tells her he doesn't need a home base. What is his job? And that answer didn't help. Then she talks about her fears and what Ben said to her. she really needs to put Ben down.
Then Jordan finally tells her that he's a better person with her and he thinks about  a wedding day it is with Jo jo. Thats' the ticket to the key Jordan...
the date card comes..and Jordan's response to the date card was "Okay fine"

Things must have been fine because Jo Jo stayed for breakfast. She also said they took a step in a very exciting direction.

Chase is chasing.
Chase is grateful, optimistic and showering love and toasts on this date. The fish juice dripped on his t-shirt..must have been some type of foreboding on this date. Chase was laying the love on thick...and when it came to date card time...he accepted... They enter the suite through a sliding door...interesting..I wondered if they did that because it was the exact same room as the other one. Chase toasts again..and tells her he loves her.but uh-oh. Jo jo's not feeling well...she needed some air and realized she can't spend the night with Chase. Good decision Jo Jo..you're already in love with two guys. Chase doesn't take the news well. He can't believe he divulged all that and now he's out. But really..noone is forcing anyone to say anything..just because Jo Jo likes to hear that stuff..doesn't mean you have to say it.  Jo Jo explains she doesn't want to do to him what Ben did to her (oh please, Ben again!!)Chase leaves..Jo Jo follows..and then he tells her she did exactly what Ben did. Jo Jo then chases Chase:)...but there is nothing she can say. Chase someone secures a can of beer..and says he feels like his pants were pulled down and he was kicked in the nuts. Eloquent.  I wonder if he could get the key to his room back.

Rose Ceremony.
Hallelujah for hot weather..I like Jo Jo's outfits better in the heat..She looked fantastic...loved her jewellery..Jordan wore tight pants, flip flops and a lot of hair spray. Robby wore his signature loafers (sockless) and a to of Dippity Do to secure his hair.
Jo Jo descends and tells the guys how she let Chase go an how upset and angry- what..wait.here comes Chase. Jordan is in disbelief.. Chase gets a moment of her time...and proceeds to do one of the most mature lovely things in Bachelor history..he told her he was upset last night, but is not angry at her, he love her..and respects her. And he wasn't there to ask for a second chance. Nicely done Chase..then he walked off...Not sure if he did squats that morning..but he was looking mighty fine in those pants.

 Jo Jo was back to feeling unwell.

But she collects herself then she goes back to tell the guys she doesn't love Chase..so maybe letting them know she loves two people instead of 3 makes them feel special?

Then she hands out the roses. Why did she pick Jordan first? Does it matter? does that mean Robbie is the last one standing?

Judging from the previews next week, Jo Jo's going to be sick to her stomach a lot.

She did say earlier "When did falling in love become so hard"...

Tomorrow...MTA..then next week..the big finale.
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

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!!