Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Bachelor Sleepless in Seattle Episode Two: Once You're Kraut, You're Out

I’m already annoyed that this is a 2-hour show.  But, similar to the Biggest Loser, most of the two hours is made up of recaps and teasers for what’s coming up next.  The actual ‘content’ is probably an hour at most.  I once again thank the people who invented PVR and the person who convinced me to get one because it pays for itself quite literally every week during reality TV season.  Which, by the way, is year-round.  Hooray!


 


So, the typical second episode of the Bachelor is a bit dry, so let’s get right to it.  Plus I’ve got some old magazines to go through and cut up for my Bachelor Vision Board, which I hope to reveal at some point, so no time to waste.  Well, just two hours watching the show and some more time to blog about it, but whatever.  I’m way off the map now.  Focus!


 


We start by learning that Ty is already leaving to go back to mom.  Not sure what happened to the au pair Larry, but Ty’s vacay is over.


 


The girls pull up in a stretch SUV and check into the house.  I’m not sure why they’re so excited because I always thought that their bachelorette pad is the same house as where they just had, like the night before, the cocktail party and first Rose Ceremony.  Am I missing something?


 


Chris-Bot comes in to explain the rules and I’m once again stunned that the girls are stunned to learn that there will be both one-on-one-dates and group dates.  However, a new twist: not all the girls will get a date each week.  That’s gold. 


 


Up next, everyone’s hanging out by the pool and J-Cat shows up unexpectedly.  None of the girls are mentally or physically prepared for this surprise drop-in, but they do okay.  Thankfully they all have their best bikinis on.  Phew.  J-Cat decides to head into the pool as well, but first he needs to linger by the side, slowly taking his shirt off.  The slowness of the shirt removal is of course compounded by the slow-motion camera work, as well as the awful music that goes along with the slow motion scene, kind of like music we heard when Jesse and DeAnna rode down the beach on horseback.  Talk about trying to drum up drama on an otherwise fairly predictable episode.  Just get the damn shirt off and get in the pool.


 


Dog1_s Jason and Jillian once again flirt over ketchup and mustard.  I like her.  I like this angle she has about the hot dog thing.  But she has got to get a new trick and fast. We had better not hear about the hot dogs again, I’m thinking, if she wants to stick around.


 


Next, the girls and J-Cat play pool volleyball until Shannon pulls out the suntan lotion and starts giving him the rub down.  They continue to chat.  Well, Shannon starts chatting and Jason just sits there with his usual Cheshire cat grin Cheshire-cat-5 and it’s hard to tell if he’s freaked out by her or enjoying the attention.  Probably the latter.  The one thing I’m not enjoying about their boring conversation is that I’m pretty sure that anytime the topic of conversation is how about how much you think you’d have in common with each other without actually talking about said things, you probably don’t have anything in common.  I don’t know what’s going to happen when Shannon gets to the bottom of her Jason Knowledge Pool and has to talk about something other than him or his family, but it can’t be long now.  Probably not next week, but the week after.  Of course, the proposal is not long after that, so she can hang on I’m sure.


 


Up next, a twist that Chris-Bot forgot to tell me about before they started filming.  NO MORE DATE BOXES.  I am not impressed, for as you know, if you had read any blog of mine before, I am a BIG fan of the date boxes.  But I suppose given the current economic climate in the US, date boxes would just be seen as a superfluous waste, so they are gone.  Tough cuts at ABC, that’s for sure.  Instead, we have letters, so stealing from another of my favourite shows, I will now dub these J-Mail (if they come from J-Cat) or C-Mail (if they come from Chris-Bot).  I’m sure you can follow my logic.  So:


 


C-Mail!


 


A rose and a letter arrive from Chris-Bot:


 


‘Please give this rose to the person you want to spend a special night with.  Luvvv, Chris.’ 


 


I guess Chris is too hammered on Moet & Chandon to make an appearance; he sent the letter instead.  I know I’d be sucking back the Moet, too, if I were Chris.  So…someone gets a rose, meaning they’re ‘safe’ for another week and also gets a special date.  The mood changes quite abruptly after the rose.  Or, more likely, the editing makes it look like a dramatic mood swing has happened.  Everyone’s on edge, girls are interrupting the one-on-one time, and talking about each other until finally J-Cat gives the rose to Jillian (he must be having some meat sweats).  Meanwhile, Natalie starts to cry; Raquel comforts her.  Ice cubes are being thrown around, Stephanie is trying to serve up drinks and no one is frolicking carefree in the pool anymore.


 


Disney Hall and Robin Thicke


 


Robin%20thicke You wouldn’t think, by reading that title, that it’s going to be a very good date, but J-Cat and Jillian seem to have a great time.  They have a private concert with Robin Thicke (nice Canadian tie-in, producers), enjoy chocolate dipped strawberries and champagne, share an awkward fast dance followed by some slow dancing and kissing.  Quite a bit of kissing, actually.  Robin Thicke moves in closer and tries to get in on the action, but it’s not to be.


 


 


 


 


 


Back at the house…J-Mail!


 


‘Melissa, let’s take our relationship to new heights.  Luvvvv, Jason’


 


The girls are jealous of Melissa.  I’m steamed because I wanted a date box. In hindsight, the date box could have included a magic 8 ball, perhaps an oyster shell, a deflated balloon maybe.  Something.  Anything, really.


 


Picnic on the Beach and Blimps


 


Before their date, we learn that Melissa is nervous because she’s only really been in one long relationship (from the age of 15 to 22), so hasn’t really dated a lot.  Her and Jason stroll down a rocky beach until they happen along a conveniently set up bistro set and Jason feeds her oysters.  She shares her goals in life: to get a teaching certificate to be able to teach first graders and to take summers off to play with her kids.  Jason is relieved that there’s more to her than just her cheerleading stint.  They soon move to sit closer to the water and then notice a Goodyear Blimp is flying by in the sky. And, wait, what’s this: a message on the blimp?


 


Blimp011 Blimp (demanding):  Ask a question


Melissa: Will I get a rose?


Blimp (scoffs): Too early to tell


Melissa: Will I get a kiss?


Blimp (rolling eyes): Signs point to yes


 


So they kiss, with weird body angles and such.  If you saw the episode, you’ll know what I mean.


 


Blimp (impatiently): Want to go for a ride?


 


Thankfully, the blimp is talking about going for a ride on said blimp and not on anything or anyone else.  I just realize that I’ve probably never used the word blimp so much as I just have.  Blimp, blimp, blimp.  So J-Cat and Melissa get a sunset view of LA from the blimp, and it’s quite romantic.  The rose is forked over and there is more kissing.  Jason comments about what a good kisser she is.  I’m not sure whether to groan or sigh.


 


Back at the house, the doorbell rings:


 


J-Mail!


 


‘Dear Natalie, Erica, Naomi, Nikki, Lauren, Karri, Sharon and Molly.  Let’s put the glam into Hollywood glamour.  Luvvv…Jason’


 


How boring and unoriginal.  I don’t even really get it.  Let’s put the glam in glamour?  What?  Why not ‘Let’s put in the Wood in Hollywood?’  Now that would be a Brad Womack kind of date.


 


A Date in Seven Easy Steps, That Crashes at Step Four.  Maybe Even At Step One.


 


Step One: Pick up eight girls and take them to some shop in LA; let them pick out dresses and watch as they squeal delightfully.  Make sure that you are wearing your best Jesse Csincsak outfit; namely a t-shirt, crap vest, jeans, and converse shoes.  I’m surprised he didn’t put on a dorky hat and loosely knotted tie, just to complete his ‘look’.


 


Step Two: Take your harem to a private patio at a boutique hotel (Le Petit), where the girls ‘ooh’ over the patio lanterns, pool, city view, champagne, and fur blankets.


 


Step Three: Bikini time


 


Step Four: Suggest having a talent show.  That’s right.  A Talent Show.  Jason starts it up by breakdancing.  You know this is a routine that he either practices in front of the mirror or in front of Ty.  Weak.  Up next, Karri, Molly and Sharon do a synchronized swimming routine.  Hot.  Then Molly decides to share her secret talent with Jason and drags him off to give him a kiss underneath a fur blanket.


 


NaomiFrom here the date dissolves into jealousy and kissing and backstabbing and the usual craziness.  I’m not totally sure, but I think that Naomi is one pair of pink knee-highs and matching feather boa away from being on that Pussycat Dolls show.  Check her out.


 


Step Five: Take the girls back to the house and escort them inside.



Step Six: Get back into limo and pretend not to be surprised that Raquel, the Brazilian chick has slipped into the limo while you weren’t looking and just wants to talk.  Not too scary.  She’s just looking for a guy that will marry her, and if she dies, he won’t get remarried.  Nope.  Not too scary at all.


 


Step Seven: Get the hell out of there as fast as possible.


 


Cocktail Party/Rose Ceremony


 


Quick recaps:


 




  • Erica confesses to Jason that she didn’t like the group date.  We viewers know that it’s because her last relationship ended with her man cheating on her.  Also we know that the man was 52 years old and he probably ‘cheated’ on her with his own wife.


  • Lauren (who is my early favourite pick) needs more of a two-way street.  Jason thinks she needs a lot of reassurance but as I said, she’s my early favourite, so I’m leaving that alone.


  • Shannon continues to tell J-Cat all about his family and everything she knows about him.  He continues to grin like an idiot and not ask her anything about herself.  Maybe he doesn’t know what a ‘two way street’ is.


  • Stephanie and Megan connect with each other about being moms.  And about being over 40 but lying about it.  Just kidding, I like Stephanie actually.  I didn’t think I would but she’s growing on me a little bit.  Megan is a no for me.


  • Lisa decides to go home because her grandma is quite ill and has realized how stupid this show is when faced with real life.  Well, she may not have said it that way, but really, that’s what she means.


  • Megan finally gets one-on-one time and is a bit uptight. But it doesn’t last long because Molly interrupts.


  • Erica and Megan begin fighting, first of all because Erica is a bit drunk and a lot two-faced and Megan is equal parts smug and bitter.  Nice mix for a fight.


  • Nikki and Jason chat.  Jason tells Nikki and her low-cut dress that ‘You’ve got amazing qualities.  And they’re obvious’.  Nice camera work at this point.


 


FGuy_BrianBachelor_v2f_72 Finally, the Ceremony begins.  I like how I capitalize Ceremony.  Hilarious, the seriousness of it all.  Since Lisa has already departed, only two will be eliminated during this Ceremony.  Roses go to: Jillian, Melissa, Molly, Megan, Nikki, Lauren, Naomi, Stephanie, Karri, Natalie, Shannon and Erica.  Poor Raquel and Sharon, who are sent home, one for sneaking into the limo to catch J-Cat off guard and the other for quitting her job to come on the show.  Tsk, tsk, ladies, those were bad moves.

Monday, January 5, 2009

The Bachelor Sleepless in Seattle Episode One: Why DeAnna, Why?

Good grief, I love this show.  I can't really understand why, because it's the same formula and same sadness every time, and yet, I'm sucked in.  Before I spoil everything, either there's been some great editing for the upcoming season, or it truly will be the Most.Romantic.Bachelor.Ever.  Whichever it is, I don't care.  I respect great editing.  I also respect romance.  Also a fan of Chris-Bot Harrison. It's all good.  Let's get started.

We start with the usual recap of how Jason had his heart ripped out by DeAnna.  We even get to watch how she 'let' him get down on one knee and give his little spiel before telling him that no, she'd rather ride off into the snow with Mr. Cizz-nak.  The show quickly switches gears, and we see that Jason has sufficiently recovered from his heartbreak, and he's spending a lot of time with his best friend and his son (they're the same person, natch, his boy Ty).  Next, we're in LA with Jason as he's running around town, doing push ups, starring off into the sunset, all without a shirt on, of course. Is there any other way to live life but as a topless single dad, looking for love?  Here's a cute little twist: Ty is going to come and live with J-Cat in LA, at least for a bit, and Larry the au pair (actually J-Cat's younger brother) is coming along for the ride, too.

The show continues in the usual way: we meet the 25 crrrazy ladies, there's a lot of champagne drinking, hair tossing, and stealing away of J-Cat.  There's also a first impression rose (as usual), but a new twist: the girls will have to vote off one of the other girls.  Meow! I love this new twist almost as much as Chris-Bot's pinstripe suit and purple tie.  Tres fashionable!

So, 25 girls stand before us.  Who stays and who goes?  Who's dream of becoming J-Cat's wife will end tonight?  I'll quickly review the 15 who stay and the 10 who's hopes are crushed, so beware, there are spoilers ahead.  I must say that if you don't care about the broads, at least read the final paragraph or so, because the clips of the upcoming season are True.Bachelor.Gold.  Truly.

The 15 Roses Go To...:

1. Molly - the midwesterner with bad eye makeup and an equally bad golf swing, but her bold cutting-in on the salsa dancing seemed to have left an impression with J-Cat, and she gets a rose.

2. Shannon - Wow, this chick is totally in the right profession.  We have ALL had dental hygienists like this girl.  You know the kind I mean - the one who can jump from topic to topic in the blink of an eye, who doesn't require any response from you because she's just so gosh darn happy to be talking, she'll talk about anything, anytime, all the time...especially Jason's beautiful teeth and the fact that she swears she's not a stalker.

3. Raquel - the Brazilian medical student, with her 32 pairs of shoes and her favourite dress.  She dances with J-Cat until Molly cuts in, but don't worry, she's aggressive enough to steal him back.

4. Jillian - the restaurant designer from Vancouver.  Wait a minute, I live in Vancouver! I recognized some of the sites, but not the restaurant she was in (any thoughts out there, fellow Vancouverites?).  Jillian won his heart by sharing her Hot Dog Theory.  In a nutshell, she judges guys by the type of topping he puts on his dog: If he likes ketchup, he's a good guy, loyal, calls his mom once a week.  Sauerkraut?  Bad boy.  Onion guy? Never gets married, rude.  Mustard Guy?  Kind of a mix of the bad boy and loyal guy, this is the one that every girl should find.  Thankfully, J-Cat is a mustard guy.  Of course, not to be a total nerd, but what if the dude puts all four toppings on his hot dog?  What if he doesn't like hot dogs? What if he's loyal but rude to his mother?  What if he likes relish? Clearly, I have issues.

5. Melissa - the former Dallas cowboy cheerleader.  The one thing that won me over, not that it matters, is that when Jason mentioned he was a football fan (after hearing she was from Dallas) she did not play the cheerleader card.  That's the best way to play it, sistah, I'm glad she held on to that one.

6. Nikki - the pageant queen from Chicago who really really really wants to be a mom and gets the First Impression Rose.

7. Stephanie - the 34 year-old who is in medical marketing, with a four year old daughter, and who also lost her husband 3 1/2 years ago in a plane crash.  I feel for her, it's truly an awful turn, but not sure I like the whole story she tells her daughter that 'daddy took a flight to heaven' (will the daughter ever get on a plane?).  Also, her house was a little too Real Housewives of Orange County for me, and there is no way in hell that broad is 34.  I'm just saying.

8. Lauren - teaches 12 year olds about the government and gives Jason a pop quiz about the three levels of government.  Without missing a beat, he answers correctly.  It's also her birthday and for a second I thought she might get the rose, but instead gets a piece of cake.  I could go for a piece of cake right now.  Yum.  But I digress, I like Lauren, I think she'll be around for awhile.

9. Naomi - she's a flight attendant who I don't remember much, but obviously made an impression on Jason.

10. Megan - a lacrosse coach who loves animals and has a 14-month old son. Oh, and the other thing about Megan: all the girls don't like her.  So much so, that she gets the most votes to leave the show.  The big twist is that she actually gets to stay: that's right - the girl with the most votes leaves the show...with a rose!  Oh crazy Chris-Bot, you look good, you've got some good twists, but the dubbing during this part is weak!

11. Kari - the ad executive who wrote a cute little poem about sushi and chocolate chip cookie dough.

12. Sharon - another teacher who likes to sa
lsa and quit her job to join the show. Bold move, and it puts enough pressure on J-Cat to get a rose.

13. Natalie - from Chicago, who doesn't have a tv so hasn't seen the show yet (how is that possible?), and gets a rose.

14. Lisa - in public relations and is from Idaho.  The best thing she can come up with as her 'line' is that he should come to Idaho for the potatoes.  Nice PR for Idaho, Lisa, nice.  But she gets a rose so what do I know, really.

15. Erica - an account executive who recently caught a flying fish at Pike's Market, which is seattle-speak for 'I've been to the most touristy place in Seattle so you should like me', and he likes her enough to fork over a rose. 

The Ten Who Don't Get A Rose:

1. Stacia - single mom of two from Utah with a Katie Holmes haircut.  I was a bit surprised she didn't get a rose.

2. Dominique - she lives in a small town, has dated every guy in said town, and sells toe implants.  Way to put your best foot forward, Dom. (I kill myself with lines like that).

3. Rene - LA girl with Vision Boards (in elementary school, they were called collages) who believes in the power of positive thinking.  I guess it wasn't enough.  She did have the best dress, though, in my opinion.

4. Jackie - the wedding coordinator who ditched one fiance in the middle of the night, was married and is divorced, and had a tad too much to drink during the soiree.

5. Shelby - a hot blond who seemed pretty with it; I was a bit surprised she didn't make the cut.

6. Treasure - not sure if she even made an appearance after getting out of the limo.  Did anyone see her in the house?

7. Nikki - a menswear buyer from Calgary who wore an orange dress as an homage to Ty.  Her game was over before it began, really.

8. Emily from Seattle who is a big Seahawks fan. Enough said.

9. Julie - another teacher but way too serious.  Example: Jason asked her to tell him something about herself that he couldn't tell by looking at her.  Her flirty answer?  'I'm a teacher'.  Hot.

10. Ann - a flight attendant from Phoenix.  At least that's what my notes say, not sure if I remember much else about her from the show.

So that's that.  Another great season.  At the end of the show, we see highlights from the upcoming season and for the most part it's the usual: hot tubbing, making out, exotic dates, yadda, yadda, yadda, and then...WTF...DEANNA is back on?  And the crafty editing makes it look like she wants J-Cat back.  She actually says to him that 'I think I made a mistake'.  Wow.  DeAnna is back in town.  She just couldn't get enough the first two times she's on the show. The only thing better would be to see Brad Womack pull up in a limo to take J-Cat off to watch strippers and drink beer and help him make his decision.  Bachelor Gold, my friends, pure, solid gold.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Sloppy Seconds (or Gearing Up for the Bachelor)

A fairly crass title, I agree, but given the topic of this post, a most appropriate one. Given that I haven't signed any extravagant, four-year $15.5 million dollar contracts lately, I'm not so worried about it.  I also haven't had a screenplay written about me either, but I digress...

Tomorrow (Monday) night is the season premier of The Bachelor, starring everyone's new favourite dad, Jason Mesnick, and it got me to thinking...whatever happened to the other second place finishers of previous seasons?  Turns out, some of fallen off the face of the earth (or the face of the internet, I guess), some have kept up appearances, and others have thrown themselves whole-heartedly back into the Bach breeding pool, for better or for worse.  So let's have a quick look at ten of them:

10. Tara Huckeby v. Jessica Bowlin for Jesse Palmer
I know, I know, I thought the same thing that you are right now:  Who the hell is Tara Huckey?  For that matter, who the hell is Jessica Bowlin?  We all know (or those who watch football) that Mr. Palmer has landed himself a nice job as a football sportscaster, although he hasn't quite got to the pinstripe tier yet (I'll explain that another time).  But he'll get there.  Tara Huckeby apparently puked in the bushes shortly before getting ditched by JP, but since the show, has been busy 'entertaining', 'making appearances', and starting a 'marketing company'.  Yawn.  I couldn't even find a pic of her on the internet, although in all honesty, I didn't try too hard.

9. Trista Rehn v. Amanda Marsh for Alex Michel
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Confession time: I never watched this season.  Truthfully, I tired to watch it, I really did, but Alex really creeped me out.  Something about him seemed a little too slick.  Let's face it, he's no Ryan Sutter.  Of course, we all know how the wonderful cinderella story ends: with a firefighter-slash-sappy poet, a billion pink roses, Chris-Bot presiding over a wedding (actually he didn't), a sweet home in Colorado, a baby boy, and another one on the way ('It's a girl' quoth People magazine).


8. Kristen Buschbacher v. Jen Schefft for Andrew Firestone
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Ah...everyone's favourite winemaker.  It's hard to imagine a winery and a tire factory coming from the same family, but here we are.  Actually, the Firestones parlayed their tire success into wine making, so a fairly smart move.  We know that Jen Schefft later went on to become a Bachelorette, but Kristen, who worked for the Home Shopping Network during the show's airing, later appeared in a show called 'pieces of a$$'.  I kid you not. If you're too lazy to click on the link the show 'features original monologues which all deal with themes uniquely common to the physically blessed female, from the perks and privileges to the problems and the pressures.  These pieces aim to go beneath the beautiful facade and examine the concept of 'hot chick angst''.  Oh lord, I wish I could say that I made that crap up myself, but I can't.  Did you know that there were themes uniquely common to the physically blessed female?  Fun.



7. Moana Dixon v. Sarah Stone for Travis Stork.
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Why is it that every time I read her name, it reads Mo-Anna?  I'd much rather imagine Mona from Who's the Boss than Mo-Anna Dixon and the train wreck that was the finale to this season.  Of course, Dr. Stork now has a show on daytime television called, brilliantly, The Doctors, and he also wrote a book about dating, but what's up with Moana?  Well, check out her MySpace page. She's the CEO of a company called Soul Movement and Andy Baldwin is one of her top friends.  As a bit of a sidebar, I don't get MySpace.  The crap layouts, the weird quotes, all of it...just don't get it. 

6. Sadie Murray v. Jennifer Wilson for 'Prince' Lorenzo Borghese


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Everyone's favourite virgin.  That's right, I said it.  I liked Sadie, she was a sweet girl, close to her parents, yadda yadda yadda.  I thought she was too good for the Borghese family (Lorenzo makes spa products for dogs), but after the show, she moved to New York and dated the Prince after he and Jennifer Wilson broke up.  






5. Bevin Powers v. Tessa Horst for Andy Baldwin


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I don't remember much of Bevin from the show, but I do remember she stayed pretty quiet during the After the Final Rose episode, and seemed to have maintained a fairly low profile after the show ended, which I can respect.  Probably because Andy Baldwin went on to date Marla Maples.  Yikes.





4. Deanna Pappas v. Jenni Croft for Brad Womack


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Since both girls lost, I wasn't sure who to pick as the Sloppy Second, so they both get the nod.  Lucky them.  Of course, Deanna made another appearance as the Bachelorette, picking Jesse Sizz-nack but of course, we know how that story
ends.  Jenni did just fine after the show, thank you very much, and got engaged to an old flame.  I must say, B-Dub was my favourite.  I miss him.  Sigh.










3. Chelsea Wanstrath v. Shayne Lamas for Matt Grant


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I liked Chelsea, but probably not as much as I liked Shayne (I mean how could you beat the picture of herself she gave to Matt? With a board game recreating all the dates you've gone on?  Puhlease).  Chelsea seemed decent, obviously better off without Matt, and since she left her job as a pharmaceutical sales rep to go on the show, was last seen looking for work somewhere in Santa Barbara.  Fun. I wonder if her appearance on the show made it's way onto her CV...or into job interviews.  'Chelsea, can you describe a time when you realized you had made a mistake and how you handled it?'




2. Charlie Maher v. Ryan Sutter for Trista Rehn


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How could anyone forget Charlie Maher? Well, if you have, let me help jog your memory.  I've recently decided there are roughly two types of guys on the Bach/Bachelorette (I say roughly because it's not clearly black and white, more like a scale of sorts, and of course it's a generalization, so come on people, work with me).  The two types, in the Bach world, are those who you could imagine sitting on the sidelines of a Lakers game with Brad Womack, sharing a beer, and pretending to be oblivious to all the girls checking them out.  These same cats would go out later and easily out-hot every second rate guy in any bar.  Charlie Maher...definitely one of these guys.  Ryan Sutter? Borderline. Jason Mesnick? Not so much. Trista definitely made the right choice - there was no way that Charlie would have tolerated a televised frothy pink, over the top, wedding the way Ryan did.  He also would have never 'entertained' Jesse and DeAnna at their home, doling out weak advice about how to deal with all the fame and attention that results from being on the Bachelorette.  




1. Jason Mesnick v. Jessie Csincsak for Deanna Pappas


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Oh yes, the guy who comes from a family of leap-froggers, who has a son named Ty and lost a high-maintenance, over the top eye blinking media babe to a snowboarder who labelled the cupboards in his house and is probably the only guy over the age of 25 who says 'sick' and actually doesn't get strange looks.  Poor Jason...I wonder how he'll cope with another agonizing sabbatical away from his son.  Maybe Ty will join him during rose ceremonies and help make some decisions.  The one thing we'd better see on this Bach is J-cat's ex-wife.  She'll either be disguised as one of the Bachelorettes (sneaky!) or dress up like Jason's long lost fat cousin, on the show to infiltrate the girls and see what they really talk about. I checked out the new
crop of girls that J-Cat will choose from, and it's hard to say who will win, who might be crazy, who'll get the fantasy suite cards, and what crazy antics Chris-Bot will get up to this time around, but I'm excited.  Enjoy tomorrow night!