Hey Y'all. A couple of things before we get to the meat:
First, in every season, I find there is an episode or two that doesn't have a lot of drama and not a lot of fun. It's a bit of a turning point, where the cats start talking more seriously, using words and phrases like 'vulnerable', 'I need some reassurance', 'I really feel like we're making a connection', and the like. Some talk about past relationships and what they want for their future. It's a necessary episode but it's a bit dry. Tonight was one of those episodes. Thankfully, the show kept getting interrupted by tornado warnings so I suppose that counts for drama.
Second, I live in Vancouver. So naturally, I could write a whole blog about various places we saw on tonight's episode. Examples: I've used the bathroom at the Fairmont Hotel (true). I shop pretty much everyday at the Granville Island Public Market (true - except weekends fire me up because there are too many tourists taking pictures of food displays when all I want is a slab of ribs from Armando's). I've only curled one season of my life and it was at the Marpole Curling Club (true - and although I'm not a great curler I could singlehandedly wipe (or sweep I suppose) all of those cats off the map. That was some bad curling). But that's enough of the Vancouver frothing. Let's recap the show:
At the start, Chris-Bot explains that the boys are moving out of the bunkhouse or roadhouse or craphouse or whatever they call it and are going to Vancouver, Jillian's hometown. They're excited, especially Jesse, who finally has a reason to wear that pink Vancouver BC t-shirt his grandma bought him ten years ago and that he's finally grown into.
The first date card arrives (Note: I would have had a Date Box with a stuffed pigeon and a map of Granville Island. But that's just me). Turns out Kiptyn gets to 'Cook Up Some Love, Vancouver Style' with Jillian. Now, I said this last week, but I'll say it again this week. I generally fall for the cat who gets the one-on-one and this week is no exception. In fact, by the end of the episode tonight (particularly during the Rose Ceremony) I found myself wishing that Kiptyn would just fork over a diamond ring already, so the ridiculousness might end. Kiptyn and Jillian have a nice date - kayaking, shopping for food at a public market, feeding some pigeons, making dinner at her place, serious chat, yadda yadda yadda, and he gets a rose.
The third date card is for Mark and Mike. Throughout this whole date (which involved a helicopter ride, a gondola ride, and dinner atop Grouse Mountain), all I could think was: Who the f*$& is Mark? Seriously. Have you seen this cat before tonight, because I don't remember him. He's a pizza entrepreneur. Um. What? Does that mean that when he picks up Jillian in his old beat-up car it will have a Domino's pizza sign on the top? Cuz that would be hot, y'all. But seriously, Mark gets the rose over Mike? Who the f*$& is this cat?
Up next: The.Most.Ridiculous.Cocktail.Party.Ever. First, I think Juan called Jillian Jilly. Jilly. The guys continue to hate on Wes. This might be the first episode where we don't hear Wes strum his guitar and sing his tune, but I guarantee that as you read this line you can hear it in your mind. They say love, it don't come easy. You're welcome. The cat formerly known as Tanner P lays it out for Jillian and tells her that there are guys here who aren't in for the right reasons; some may even have a girlfriend back home. Drama ensues. Jillian cuts the party short: 'We're not having a party anymore. See you at the Rose Ceremony'. Chris-Bot has to come back from his coffee break early and he's excited. Together, Chris-Bot and Jillian will get to the bottom of this drama: who is the cat with the girlfriend? Is it Wes? None of the guys will name names. There's some awkwardness and clever editing and this is when I start wishing Kiptyn (or maybe Jesse, if he lost the golf cap) would just get a ring out and be done with it.
In the end, the roses go to: Reid, Robby, Ed, Michael, Wes, Jake and Tanner. Which means that Juan and David are out. Juan doesn't seem too upset and mentions that he's not the one with the girlfriend. David seems a bit more embarrassed to be rejected in front of the guys than to be actually going home without a rose (or Jillian). Thankfully he's too drunk to really be too worried.
Next week: Whistler!! And some shocking heartbreak for Jillian. We may just find out who has the girlfriend. Or maybe Jason will be back. Or Brad Womack. Whatever it is, I hope there's more drama next week!
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