Writing recaps for the season finale is always so depressing. It’s so…final.
I’d rather be writing about other important things going on in my life.
For instance:
- Are you buying the George and Izzie attraction?
- Are we pumped that Jim asked Pam on their first real date?
- Where is Pocola, Arkansas, and why do I have to go there this week?
- Will you be tuning in to “So You Think You Can Dance” on Thursday night?
- Pirates 3…opening weekend…Johnny Depp…hot…I’m there
- Is it wrong that I think Harry Potter is cute?
- Are you stocking up on Spring Oreos because the next holiday is Halloween?
- “Lost Without You” by Robin Thicke…playing on iTunes right now…swoon!
But alas. You are here to talk about Lieutenant Andy “I Tell Everyone I Love Them” Baldwin and how he picked Tessa to be his military wife in Hawaii.
Bachelor finales are always deflating to me. Especially when we know who he is going to pick. Two hours of Hawaiian landscape, boring family conversations and professions of love is a little much, don’t you agree? What am I supposed to write about? Nothing was funny…
Therefore, I feel a Top 14 list is only appropriate for my final thoughts on this amazing, wonderful, awesome show.
Eight years— The last time Andy brought someone home
Lincee: Great Gatsby? I’m just saying…
1987—The sister should re-think her earrings
Bevin Nicole: “I’m a clinical research coordinator working with Alzheimer’s patients, cognitive decline, menopause and sexual dysfunction.”
Grandfather: “He likes Bevin Nicole because SHE TURNS HIM ON! But is that what really counts?”
Grandmother: “SURE IT IS!”
Lincee: GO PAPAW and GRANNY! And we thought you guys would freak out at the B’Hai faith. What do we know!
Andy: “Marriage is a commitment. I have a huge decision to make and I don’t have any damn clarity. Freak it.”
Lincee: Please let the record show that I was SHOCKED by the damn. I can also confirm (because Meredith hit the closed captioned function on her TV) that Andy did indeed say freak. No f-bombs by the good doctor. Thank GOODNESS!
Chopperphobia—Fear of helicopters, often causing panic attacks and fit of nervous giggles
Good thing Dr. Baldwin is there to calm Bevin Nicole down with some breathing techniques he learned at the Karate Kid School of Medicine.
73—the number of times “Oh my God!” was uttered from Bevin Nicole
Bevin Nicole: “I wanted to give you a watch because you gave me your watch and you make time stand still and if you’re lost you can look and you will find me time after time.”
Bevin Nicole: “Lieutenant Andrew James Baldwin…I love you!”
Andrew James: “Are you serious?”
Bevin Nicole: “Yes.”
Andrew James: “I love you too Bevin.” (Decent kiss with serious head tilt)
Hold the phone. Back it up! Did Andrew James just tell Bevin Nicole that HE LOVES HER? (Rewind. Play) HE DID! HE SAID HE LOVED HER!
It is at this point that I feel played…yet secretly happy…that Andrew James might pick Bevin Nicole to be his lawfully wedded Navy wife.
Bevin Nicole: “There’s no chance in hell that he would leave me standing without a rose.”
Lincee: Annnnnnnnnd there it is. Nail in the coffin. She jinxed herself. Tess is back in the lead.
Riding a horse with flip flops? Just go barefoot dude.
Nothing says romance like frolicking in the ocean with your muscle man wearing a blue dinosaur floaty around his waist. I salute you ABC intern!
Tessa: “I got you a present. No silly…it’s not the cute yellow tote. It’s the photo collage inside with the five page letter I wrote you on the Turtle Bay note pad I found by the phone!”
Tessa: “I can’t pretend that I’m not in love with you. I want to stay tomorrow. I love you.”
Andy: “I love you too Tessa.”
Wrong. It’s just wrong. You don’t tell two people that you love them. Not when they are staying in the same resort and one will be proposed to tomorrow. Bad Navy doctor. BAD!
Final Rose
It was no surprise that Lieutenant Andy Baldwin picked Tessa. She was everything he ever wanted in a wife, excluding the electricity part.
I have no idea why Bevin Nicole did not see this coming. I mean, he greets her with a kiss when she approaches him, fixes her blowing hair behind her ear from the 90 mile/hour Oahu wind, babbles on about how much of a connection they have and how she means the world to him.
Andrew James: “This is not a rejection. I’m just not picking you. You didn’t win. You are just eliminated. Silver medal. Second place. Just shy of number one. It’s no big deal. I know you said you loved me. I know I said it back. But love is a many splendor thing. It lifts us up where we belong. See those eagles flying? That’s you and me kid…on a mountain high. But I’m going to climb down off this mountain and go be sophisticated and versatile with Tess. This is not a rejection. Is there anything you want to say?”
Insert Jim Halpert face from Bevin Nicole. Whoo hoo!
He grabs for her hand and walks toward the limo. We all hold our breath, wondering if she is going to fling herself off the balcony in utter despair. But she doesn’t.
The ABC Psychotherapist is upset that Bevin Nicole is not giving us the drama we so desperately needed during May sweeps. The best she can get is a few sobs into the pink cocktail napkin she fingered from the limo bar. That’s about it.
Bless Bevin Nicole’s heart.
Cut to Andy crying in the makeshift bureau room. He’s upset because he has so much respect for Bevin Nicole. Can he love Tessa’s versatility the way he loves Bevin Nicole’s electricity?
He’s going to try. He gets down on one knee and asks Tess to marry him, holding out the classic round cut diamond he chose from the special box. She says yes. They twirl, hoop and holler. He gives her the rose and his dog tags.
Cue the music. End of the show montage with familiar background soundtrack.
Will they last? Does Tess owe ABC a billion dollars for spilling the beans to the Page Six secret spy? Will Andy ever feel electric current from Tessa? Is she going to be ticked off that he told Bev he loved her too?
We may find these details out TONIGHT on After the Final Rose!
All about the shame, not the fame,
Lincee
I’d rather be writing about other important things going on in my life.
For instance:
- Are you buying the George and Izzie attraction?
- Are we pumped that Jim asked Pam on their first real date?
- Where is Pocola, Arkansas, and why do I have to go there this week?
- Will you be tuning in to “So You Think You Can Dance” on Thursday night?
- Pirates 3…opening weekend…Johnny Depp…hot…I’m there
- Is it wrong that I think Harry Potter is cute?
- Are you stocking up on Spring Oreos because the next holiday is Halloween?
- “Lost Without You” by Robin Thicke…playing on iTunes right now…swoon!
But alas. You are here to talk about Lieutenant Andy “I Tell Everyone I Love Them” Baldwin and how he picked Tessa to be his military wife in Hawaii.
Bachelor finales are always deflating to me. Especially when we know who he is going to pick. Two hours of Hawaiian landscape, boring family conversations and professions of love is a little much, don’t you agree? What am I supposed to write about? Nothing was funny…
Therefore, I feel a Top 14 list is only appropriate for my final thoughts on this amazing, wonderful, awesome show.
Eight years— The last time Andy brought someone home
Lincee: Great Gatsby? I’m just saying…
1987—The sister should re-think her earrings
Bevin Nicole: “I’m a clinical research coordinator working with Alzheimer’s patients, cognitive decline, menopause and sexual dysfunction.”
Grandfather: “He likes Bevin Nicole because SHE TURNS HIM ON! But is that what really counts?”
Grandmother: “SURE IT IS!”
Lincee: GO PAPAW and GRANNY! And we thought you guys would freak out at the B’Hai faith. What do we know!
Andy: “Marriage is a commitment. I have a huge decision to make and I don’t have any damn clarity. Freak it.”
Lincee: Please let the record show that I was SHOCKED by the damn. I can also confirm (because Meredith hit the closed captioned function on her TV) that Andy did indeed say freak. No f-bombs by the good doctor. Thank GOODNESS!
Chopperphobia—Fear of helicopters, often causing panic attacks and fit of nervous giggles
Good thing Dr. Baldwin is there to calm Bevin Nicole down with some breathing techniques he learned at the Karate Kid School of Medicine.
73—the number of times “Oh my God!” was uttered from Bevin Nicole
Bevin Nicole: “I wanted to give you a watch because you gave me your watch and you make time stand still and if you’re lost you can look and you will find me time after time.”
Bevin Nicole: “Lieutenant Andrew James Baldwin…I love you!”
Andrew James: “Are you serious?”
Bevin Nicole: “Yes.”
Andrew James: “I love you too Bevin.” (Decent kiss with serious head tilt)
Hold the phone. Back it up! Did Andrew James just tell Bevin Nicole that HE LOVES HER? (Rewind. Play) HE DID! HE SAID HE LOVED HER!
It is at this point that I feel played…yet secretly happy…that Andrew James might pick Bevin Nicole to be his lawfully wedded Navy wife.
Bevin Nicole: “There’s no chance in hell that he would leave me standing without a rose.”
Lincee: Annnnnnnnnd there it is. Nail in the coffin. She jinxed herself. Tess is back in the lead.
Riding a horse with flip flops? Just go barefoot dude.
Nothing says romance like frolicking in the ocean with your muscle man wearing a blue dinosaur floaty around his waist. I salute you ABC intern!
Tessa: “I got you a present. No silly…it’s not the cute yellow tote. It’s the photo collage inside with the five page letter I wrote you on the Turtle Bay note pad I found by the phone!”
Tessa: “I can’t pretend that I’m not in love with you. I want to stay tomorrow. I love you.”
Andy: “I love you too Tessa.”
Wrong. It’s just wrong. You don’t tell two people that you love them. Not when they are staying in the same resort and one will be proposed to tomorrow. Bad Navy doctor. BAD!
Final Rose
It was no surprise that Lieutenant Andy Baldwin picked Tessa. She was everything he ever wanted in a wife, excluding the electricity part.
I have no idea why Bevin Nicole did not see this coming. I mean, he greets her with a kiss when she approaches him, fixes her blowing hair behind her ear from the 90 mile/hour Oahu wind, babbles on about how much of a connection they have and how she means the world to him.
Andrew James: “This is not a rejection. I’m just not picking you. You didn’t win. You are just eliminated. Silver medal. Second place. Just shy of number one. It’s no big deal. I know you said you loved me. I know I said it back. But love is a many splendor thing. It lifts us up where we belong. See those eagles flying? That’s you and me kid…on a mountain high. But I’m going to climb down off this mountain and go be sophisticated and versatile with Tess. This is not a rejection. Is there anything you want to say?”
Insert Jim Halpert face from Bevin Nicole. Whoo hoo!
He grabs for her hand and walks toward the limo. We all hold our breath, wondering if she is going to fling herself off the balcony in utter despair. But she doesn’t.
The ABC Psychotherapist is upset that Bevin Nicole is not giving us the drama we so desperately needed during May sweeps. The best she can get is a few sobs into the pink cocktail napkin she fingered from the limo bar. That’s about it.
Bless Bevin Nicole’s heart.
Cut to Andy crying in the makeshift bureau room. He’s upset because he has so much respect for Bevin Nicole. Can he love Tessa’s versatility the way he loves Bevin Nicole’s electricity?
He’s going to try. He gets down on one knee and asks Tess to marry him, holding out the classic round cut diamond he chose from the special box. She says yes. They twirl, hoop and holler. He gives her the rose and his dog tags.
Cue the music. End of the show montage with familiar background soundtrack.
Will they last? Does Tess owe ABC a billion dollars for spilling the beans to the Page Six secret spy? Will Andy ever feel electric current from Tessa? Is she going to be ticked off that he told Bev he loved her too?
We may find these details out TONIGHT on After the Final Rose!
All about the shame, not the fame,
Lincee
197 comments:
Right on target...as usual. They were good on The View (although the ladies were so excited, they barely let them speak).
I do think they will last...but then again, I've been wrong before.
Lincee - PLEASE do another recap after tonight.
P.S. I can't wait to see fake boobs Stephanie! :)
Is there video on ABC's web site from The View this morning? I would love to see that clip!
Lincee, you are fabulous.
Never forget..."there's a fine line between love...and love."
I listened to that several times and am still not sure I caught it correctly. I'm hoping he planned his own lines, and that was not something ABC gave him to say!
OMG - I really thought Bevin was about to fling herself off that balcony as well! Wouldn't that have been perfect! (well, only if it was two feet down and she didn't get hurt - but still!!!!).
Oh that music. I really liked that song but it will be years - YEARS! before I can listen to it without barfing.
DO NOT tell two women you love them in practically the same day and expect to live happily ever after with the one you love deeper. Give me a fricken break.
RE: Never forget..."there's a fine line between love...and love."
I listened to that several times and am still not sure I caught it correctly. I'm hoping he planned his own lines, and that was not something ABC gave him to say!
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I think he said - or meant to say, "there is a fine line between love and IN love".
Grandpa made me fall off my couch when he announced to the whole family that Bevin turns Andy on - GO GRAMPS!!
Is it me, or is there some resemblance between Jim Halpert and OG? Maybe OG can be trained to make the Jim Halpert faces...
Aww. Poor Bev. He totally strung that girl along.... At least Grandpa liked her! He could SEE the electric current running between them.
that duckie floatie was KILLING me! what in the world?!?
Loved all of last night's finale, except maybe I secretly wished when Andy asked Bev if she had any comment she would've given him the Jim Halpert face and said,"you frickin love me??????????"
Grandpa ROCKS!!!
There were so many things I loved about last nights final rose. I think my favorite was - Bevin: "I love you" Andy: "Are you serious?" Bevin: "I'm dead serious." me: "Are YOU serious????"
Good stuff I tell you. I also liked how Andy spent some time kissing Bev while she didn't kiss back. Pretty awkward and really funny.
Go Tessa! I hope they make it... I liked her.
Thanks for a great season of recaps!
I think Andy cried when he let go of Bevin out of guilt. He should not have told her that he loved her. He
knew Bevin was a basketcase over him.
He should have had more self control than that.
He knew he would pick Tessa. Tessa was the "wife material" woman he was looking for.
Who the heck says "I freakin love you."? And to 2 women on the same day? Loser
The impression I'm left with of Dr. Andy after this show: ick, ick, icky, ick....slick, calculating, insincere, wannabe
Lincee, you are the only reason I got up this morning. And I love you.
But evidently those words don't mean the same thing to me as they do to other people.
I used to tell two people I loved them in the same day. I was 16. I grew up.
If I were Tessa, I'd be ticked off after watching last night's episode. Perhaps this is why "The Bachelor" and his fiance don't normally last. They watch the last episode and realize what a horrible person their significant other is and it is over.
I do hope that Andy and Tessa last, though.
http://andybaldwin.com/popups/vid-gf-01.html
Found this video of him from the view yesterday, still can't find the view footage from today.
Yea Tessa!!
I have always been a Tessa fan, but during "the breakup" I so wanted him to choose Bevin. I think we saw a different side of her when they were in Lancaster. Oh well. He's a horrible person for telling either one of them that he loved them. I think in the past the Bachelors have just not said anything.
What a great finale. Lincee you are absolutely right. Bevin's “There’s no chance in hell that he would leave me standing without a rose.” was her nail in the coffin. You never say that. Are you kidding me?
I'm glad he picked Tessa, she seemed normal. Like someone you could hang out with and have a lot of fun with.
Oh! I found out last night that the Navy did not support this show or cooperate in the filming. And because of military codes and standards, our little Andy could only wear his uniform on camera once - at the USS Arizona memorial. Apparently, the Navy had a problem with the image of one of their officers frolicking with several bikini-clad women in mud. Shocker.
Here's the link to the story (sorry the link is broken):
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com
/article/2007/May/21/br/
br2863197045.html
Lincee-
PLEASE do a piece tomorrow after tonight's tell all.
Oh man, this was a great season! The finale was pretty intense, I can't believe he said I love you to BOTH ladies, let alone before he gave one of them the final rose! That's never happened! Bevin's nervous giggling was ridiculous, and Andy's kiddie floatie was even more ridiculous.
I thought it was appropriate they had Tessa in blue and Bevin in red. Good and Evil? Reserved and Liberal? I could go on and on.
And yes, I'm totally tuning in to So You Think You Can Dance, and I can't wait for the next season of the Office to hear about Jim and Pam's date!!!
Thanks for another great season Lincee!
I'm so glad he didn't pick Bevin. If he did, he could've put the ring on her TOE since her darn foot/ankle is how she got to the end anyway.
Well I was expecting more from the recap.
I forgot to mention. Did anyone else think that Andy was going to grab Bevin's boob in the helicopter? He reached over, and ended up just patting her upper cheat. I totally thought he was going for it!
Lincee, this was HILARIOUS (as ususal). I will always treasure Andy's farewell speech. LOVED IT!!
On the View today (which I would never sit through if not for Andy and Tessa being on there today) Andy said there are "hours and hours" of conversations he has with the women that never get aired. Just goes to show ya that ABC can edit enough to make it look like he's into anybody!
I guess I'm in the minority here, but I really like Andy and was so happy to see him pick Tessa. I think he really did have love for both of them but was IN love with Tessa. Had Tessa not put down all the guards and finally told him how she was feeling, I'm pretty sure he would have picked Bevin because that was the "safe" choice. He KNEW she was in love with him. But you could see it all over his face the minute Tessa opened up to him that he had just heard all he was longing to hear.
I think these 2 are a lot more real and sincere then last years couple and I really hope they make it!
I thought I felt sorry for Bevin until she was in the limo and said "I really wanted to live in Hawaii" and then slowly realized she'd said it out loud and added a hasty "with Andy."
I somehow managed to avoid the internet spoilers, but I just couldn't imagine him picking Bevin so I figured Tessa was a sure thing. Except that they really don't seem to have ANY chemistry at all. The awkward, tight lipped kisses, the even worse verbal interplay. Ugh. So painful to watch. Oh, and congrats to ABC for perfecting the weather machine - blusterly looking weather for Bevin and a beautiful sunset for Tessa. And I simply don't believe that Bevin didn't know she wasn't getting picked - they must have told her and then told Andy to make it seem like a tough decision. Right? Otherwise, Andy is the biggest jerk ever.
Thought his family was adorable... the Grandpa was great, you could tell he could feel Bevin's "electricity" as well. I like that for once on the show, you couldn't see her tatts. Very well planned Bev. Did anyone notice the Creepy Clown portrait in the family's living room? HILARIOUS!
Oh, and count me in on not wanting to wait to hear about Jim & Pam. I was much happier than I should have been when he opened the door and asked her out.
How fitting that it was almost stormy when Bevin was getting cut then so beautiful when Tessa came out.
And I also noticed how Bevin said, "I so wanted to live in Hawaii . . . . with Andy."
Did Andy ever tell his parents (that we saw) about Bev being married before?
Megan, totally noticed the almost boob grab that turned into some awkward pat.
Ok, so I really liked Tessa. That said, after last night, I think we finally got to see the real Bevin, not the vampy girl they had showed all season.
Personally, I hope that Tessa and Andy make it. I just saw them on The View and they still looked very giddy.
Also, I think that Bevin should be the next bachelorette. Time for that poor gal to have 25 guys clammoring for her!
Lincee- how could you not comment on the atrocious hotel art in the Baldwins' home?! The sad clown!! The cows on the hill! The bowls of fruit! all they were missing was "Dogs playing poker."
How weird would it be to accept a proposal from a guy and watch him mug down with another girl right up to the moment he proposes to you?
OH - and I'm not buying the George/Izzie thing. Though I don't buy the George/Callie thing. Or the Meredith and anyone thing - who would date her? Her skin tone is gray!
Thank you for the quick quote from Moulin Rouge! :)
Can't wait for tonight's episode! Are you going to write a recap of that, too?
No one has mentioned the sister's eyebrows and how odd they were. The clown/hobo picture was interesting and odd at the same time. Not only did he do the awkward boob grap/pat, he totally grapped her butt. Bevin was pretty upset in the limo with her pink cocktail napkin as her nose was almost purple. I loved the duck floatie thing.
NO...........this can't be the end Lincee......what are we going to do??? :)
If you listen closely (thanks, Tivo!), you'll notice that when O&G said "I love you, too, Bev", it was definitely a different volume and sound quality - ABC dubbed the hell out of that thing. We decided that he said it during the final rose ceremony, as it's all whispered and actually sounds windy in the background. There's no way he actually said it when he was hiding his face in her shoulder in the hotel room.
Also, did anyone else notice how bright red Andy's face turned when Bevin told him that she loved him? I'm talking tomato red. He already knew she was a goner.
Lastly, I have never liked Bevin so much as when she refused to utter a single word while/after O&G was dumping her - way to go, Bevin. Well played. I bet they drove her around in that limo for hours before they could get her to talk to the camera.
What is bad that I cheered when I saw Bevin get out of the limo first? Just once ABC should mix it up and put the girl who gets picked first. That would really throw us all for a loop.
Bevin's hysterical giggling was so dang annoying. Its a helicopter Bevin...not that big of a deal.
I loved how Tessa left out Andy in her 5 year plan. "I hope I married and have kids with SOMEONE", Andy kept looking over like "With me right? ME?!"
I was thinking the same thing as everyone else, I wonder what Tessa was thinking when she watched this and saw Andy with Bevin? Awkward...
You're the best Lincee! I'm going to miss your Tuesday morning recaps. And just for the record I checked out the ESPN's blog (don't hate me, its been a very slow day at work) and it doesn't hold a candle next to yours.
Let me start by saying what a HUGE (and I dont mean fat) Lincee fan I am! She totally rocks! Most of the time... I was a smidge dissappointed in the recap. I'm thinking she just had a REALLY BUSY day and couldn't spend much time on it. As I was watching it last night, I commented on many, many things I thought Lincee would joke about, but she only hit on a couple of them. ****Lincee, if you read this, I'm sorry if it sounds mean, but like another "anonymous" comment earlier, it was wasn't as good as you ususally do. No laughing out loud today. I'm sad :) But please do another one tmrw am, and let this season leave on the ususal high note~ I do love you Lincee!
(do I sound like a stalker? I'm sure there will be a few comments about this post and I'm sorry, I can't help but tell whats on my mind)
Lincee, You are the funniest person ever!! Thanks for the laughs at work:)))
Of all the years I've watched, I think that what I've liked about Tessa is that she was as realistic as you can be under the situation they are all in. I really do think they stand a good chance at making it as Andy and her both are being fairly realistic about it. Even on The View today, they mentioned Tessa moving to Hawaii so they could fall in love again, rather than just saying that is was all perfect.
I do hope the best for them and am going to miss your recaps Lincee!
BTW....hated the ending of Grey's....what's up with that?!?!?
FYI...
The next Bachelor is an athlete from Chicago. I live in Chicago and my friend from work has her last interview for the next season. Taping begins in July!!!
Stop complaining about Lincee's blog. It's annoying and rude.
I guess we'll see if Bev really was in love with Andy if she's still bummed tonight... anyone know how long it has been since they stopped filming? Also, I wonder if Tessa will be bummed when she watches the season and hears Andy say that the real electricity is with Bevin, not her?
Lincee- Thanks for all of your recaps. I speak for all of us when I say that they are just as much fun as the episodes themselves!
I think Andy is the nerdiest bachelor ever! Don't fault him for telling both girls that he loved him. I think he's a little overwhelmed because it's the first time a girl has ever said that to him. I had to watch through my fingers as I covered my eyes. I really didn't know people said cheesy things like that in real life! It was just one thing after another. GROSS!!
Did anyone else notice Bevin's tatoo was changing shoulders?
I thought it was on the left shoulder too!! The tat I mean. Yes! I'm soo glad someone noticed that! Is it a fake or what? I pointed it out to hubby last night~ What the heck??
anon 1:20 - I thought I was going crazy last night with the tattoo, I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed!
Did anyone else laugh so hard when Andy Baldwin said to Tessa, "Where did you find all of these words?!" Classic....
I thought Andy's family hand holding (non) prayer before their meal was a hoot ... I thought any second we were going to hear "Rub a dub dub thanks for the grub - Aaaaa-men!"
Andy is a moron. Poor Bevin :-( He shouldn't have told her that he loved her if he was going to pick someone Tessa. I hate him
Check this out. It is a good cause they are trying to build a new Pearl Harbor Memorial. Andy has a video with a Pearl Harbor survivor on ABC.com pleading for help in this endeavor. NICE.
www.pearlharbormemorial.com/site/pp.asp?c=fqLQJ2NNG&b=137919
I think you mean Pocola, Oklahoma, and if so.. God Help You. I am so sorry. Make sure to check out the Hog Express on the corner... highlight of the town! :-)
Otherwise.. great posts! I've enjoyed reading your blog.. even if I didn't watch the show this season! You Rock!
looking forward to the show tonight, i hope there's one more recap from you! i liked how they had the 2 of them talking very candidly at the very end; the real-est part of this reality show.
I hope that you do a recap tonight, I love your blog!
I think that he picked Tessa b/c she "fits" the description of what he wants. I fele that they had zero chemistry though.
It is just me or is grandpa really kind of a horndog? Thanks for all the entertainment Lincee
You can visit
http://abc.go.com/fsp/index.html?channel=TheView
He said that he loved Bevin but he was in love with Tessa. Then they talked about Sex!
My thoughts...
1. I think the poor sound quality during Andy' declaration of love to Bevin was due to the microphone being rubbed, not because it was dubbed from the windy not-a-rejection.
2. "I freakin' love you" and "I love you... I'm dead serious"? Good grief.
3. I loved that Andy's family all laughed at his stupid antics and said, "You're a GOOFBALL!" Because that's exactly what I was thinking (all season).
4. I too wondered what Tessa was thinking watching last night's episode. If it were me, I could excuse a lot, but not his declaration of love to Bevin and telling everyong that he didn't have electricity with me.
Does anyone remember if OG was still wearing Bev's watch when he proposed? If so, Tessa no doubt will have added that to the list of "things we need to discuss."
While I think the producers did everything they could to mislead us in the final segment, I knew it was over for Bev when she popped out of the limo in that revealing red dress and we were treated to one more gratuitous close-up of the migrating tat. To paraphrase Tessa, it struck me as "like a metaphor."
One other thing that caught my attention: When Tessa described herself to OG's family as someone who been raised in a religious environment but had since lapsed spiritually, I heard a murmured acknowledgment from the questioner (was it his grandfather?) that the same thing was true of Andy. As quiet as the remark was, I could hear a real sadness in his voice.
I loved Tessa's confident teasing of OG (e.g. the "nice butt" remark: "I'm referring to the horse, not you"). I think that bodes well for her ability to handle him lovingly and with ease.
Given a chance, I think Tessa will prove herself a "wife to grow with." My concern with Bev was that if OG ever matured emotionally, he might begin to find her clingy affirmation increasingly noisome.
Irritation is only a step away from contempt -- and then comes indifference, the death knell of any relationship.
The whole watch scenario was interesting. They show him waiting for Bevin with his hands clasped in front of him with the arm of his sleeve push up in a very obvious way. Then, at some point they show him raise his hand to his head and show the watch again. Then, after Bev is gone and he is waiting for Tessa, the watch has disappeared. I was laying odds down that he would take it off the second Bev was outta there and he did!
Angela,
The season with Jesse, then quarterback for the NY Giants, the girl he picked was first to come to the rose ceremony. 21 year old Jessica. Isn't that cute Jesse and Jessica? Yeah, then she hung around to secretly watch Jesse dump Tara. It was awful.
Kudos to Bev for taking it like a lady in front of Andy. She really impressed me there. And you know, she is the one that didn't end up engaged to Andy in the end.....which kinds means she won in my book. He is a tool and a half. And I am sure Tessa was totally cool with the fact that he told another girl he loved her and acted like it could have gone either way right up to when they arrived and he proposed.
Tessa is a doll and seems really together and you CANNOT be a social worker and not have like the biggest heart ever..buuuuut some part of me thinks the was loving the fame and this engagement will be over in a matter of months. Prove me wrong Tessa, prove me wrong.
I think her tattoo kept switching shoulders is because they were filming her in the mirror.
So what is gonna happen to your blog after tonights recap? What are we gonna do? I "love" your recaps more than the Andy and Bevin love and right up there with the Andy and Tessa love. Thanks you have a talent for the recaps.
i COMPLETELY agree with everyone who has said that Tessa just "fit the image" of what he wanted. He kept talking about his future as if there was a pre-determined mold that just had to be filled by someone who fit it... regardless of whether or not there was any chemistry. It's a shame bc I think he really did love Bevin, but she just didn't match his vision, so he picked the girl who did. No matter what he was thinking it is INEXCUSABLE to tell two women he loves them in the same weekend. He has no class and is a real asshole. Good luck Tessa... I think you'll really need it. And congrats Bevin! You carried yourself with diginity, class, and grace last nice. He played you... it's not your fault. Officer and gentleman? I think not.
This was my laugh-out-loud moment:
This is not a rejection. Is there anything you want to say?”
Insert Jim Halpert face from Bevin Nicole. Whoo hoo!
Thanks Lincee!
And, no, not buying into "Gizzie" on Grey's, actually not liking Grey's at all right now...but that's a whole other blog, now isn't it!? (and, when you decide to blog for Grey's maybe their ratings will go back up...just sayin!) :)
To Jayhawk: Since we'll probably not have another Lincee blog before football season, just thought I'd say Hook 'em one more time!! :) BFF Jenn
Did no one notice his sweaty armpits when he greeted Bevin Nicole at his parents' house? Gross! Wear an undershirt.
Lincee, been with you since Firestone - thanks for being as great (or better!) than the real show!
Lincee- great recap as always.
I really hope you recap tonight's show.
Also, yes I am excited about So You Think You can dance starting on Thursday.
Also-was I the only one to notice Tessa was wearing the dog tags when she went to meet the parents!!!
I thought Andy whispered "I love you" to Bevin, perhaps hoping the camera and microphone wouldn't pick it up. I think he was probably caught off guard by her bold profession of love and didn't know how to respond other than the easy-out reciprocation.
A friend of mine is one of the producers. He is very cautious regarding the episodes and never shares any detail until after the "winner" is revealed. His comments over dinner last night were 1) there is a great deal of contact between the parties throughout the process of filming the episodes, and especially as the number of candidates declines; 2) the amount of video shot is far greater than what you see in an episode, hence the "hours" of conversation that takes place between the pieces of video that we ultimately see; 3) while everyone that goes on the show has seen it before, and knows from what they've seen what to expect, the atmosphere is stressful and far more taxing than what it might seem, again, especially as the final choice arrives; and 4) it was his honest opinion that the doctor really was torn between his feelings for the women, and that the decision was a difficult one, actually for all involved, including the people on the set.
Anon 2:58 -
I agree, I think he thought his "I love you" to Bev Nicole wouldn't be caught by the microphones...too bad ABC has high tech mics! What a sleaze ball...
Lincee, you're my kind of gal! Sic 'Em Bears!
Are you buying the George and Izzie attraction? NO WAY IN H-E-double-hockey-sticks
- Are we pumped that Jim asked Pam on their first real date? YES!
- “So You Think You Can Dance” - CAN'T WAIT!
- “Lost Without You” by Robin Thicke - DOUBLE SWOON, THAT SONG RULES
Anonymous 3:05--Can you give more detail on your first point( 1) there is a great deal of contact between the parties throughout the process of filming the episodes, and especially as the number of candidates declines)?
Any other tidbits your friend said?
This is interesting to hear the side of the story from one of the producers.
Lincee:
You mentioned that at the end of this season you were going to start a blog. Are you still going to? Can't wait to read it.
Great recap! I can't wait to see what you have to say after tonight.
Jim and Pam are far more interesting than the Bachelor characters (except as they are recapped by the hilarious Lincee:). I surprised myself by actually getting misty-eyed when Jim asked Pam out!!!
Link to The View video clip:
http://abc.go.com/fsp/index.html#
Then, click on "Daytime," "The View," then, #3 "Bachelor Andy & Tessa."
anyone notice that they had orange juice with the chicken dinner during Tess's visit?
For a couple that graduated from Cornell, the Emmett Kelly portrait on black velvet seemed a bit inconsistent!
If I were Bev, I would have taken the watch off his scrawny wrist as I got in the limo. Never saying a word. What a tool bag. I liked Bev because she made Andy cool. Tessa and Andy are way too dorky together!
so will there a blog for the post rose tonite??
i just discovered your blog for this season & i love it!!! great work!
By far my favorite moment was the collage! He was so in awe of her cutting and pasting skills. I made like a billion of those in HIGH SCHOOL.
"Where did you get all of those words?!"
He is a tool.
I just rewatched a few bits on abc.com. I'm pretty sure Andy really felt a lot for both ladies, and had a genuinely hard time choosing what to do. *sigh* I totally bought it this season, hook, line and sinker. What a satisfying Bachelor season! What a sweetie Andy is, even if he's kind of a goofy tool at the same time! I hope he and Tessa make each other happy.
And to all you anti-tattoo people out there, I just want to say: even people with tattoos fall in love, get married, and have plenty of people in their lives who respect them -- even despite their "tramp stamps." I know it's incredibly hard to believe, but, yes, it's true!
After all these years, hard to get is still the ticket...
Long time reader, first time commenter. Lincee, great season! Loved the recaps this go-round. Please do one for tonight's show!
My boyfriend has indicated that Dr. Andy is the first bachelor who could legitimately be a polygamist. He really did seem to "love" both of them. Probably even "loved" Dani, too. Crappy to tell them both, nonetheless.
I'm glad Dani got out when she did, as losing Andy after an "I'm in freakin' love" would probably be the second greatest loss, and I don't think she could have handled it.
I think he could have been happy with either choice. There's nothing not to like about Tessa, but I was really hoping for Bevin. I'm sad for her. She handled herself so well by just keeping quiet. Up until the moment she finally started talking to the camera I thought maybe the show might mix it up and he would change his mind and summon her back.
I watched them on the View this morning and I thought that all those questions are probably exactly what drives these couples to break up.
Also? I don't buy George and Izzy.
Andy's 1st words to Tessa before the proposal... "You are wearing blue. You always look beautiful in blue." WHAT?? Can't wait for next season!!
How about Andy & Tessa wearing the dog tags again after the show when they were commenting??? What is with the dog tags????????
Maybe somebody already mentioned this...but did you all notice all the framed cow pictures in Andy's parent's living room? It was a riot! All I could think was "Ooooh, okaaaaay. I get it now."
Lincee - I've been with you since Firestone and you never write about After the Final Rose. Maybe since it's doubled with the WTA that you'll write one???? Please, please, please with cherries on top???
Wearing his dog tags = wearing his sweater!
Lincee,
Great season of re-caps!! I love how you started this one off with a little insight to what we can expect from your upcoming personal blog....you've got some good marketing skillz...
Amanda - you will recall that his father made a similar comment, i.e., Andy could chose either one, toward the end of his visit. And in fact, his father was the least committal of the group, speaking up in Tessa's behalf because she was less exuberant than Bevin during the family meeting. (Which bugged me, by the way -- I realize Bevin knew she was the second to visit the family, but she was just a little too hyper with them. It was unnerving!)
Hi there people. I hate being busy on Tuesday's- it makes me have to put off my recaps, and that makes me sad...
I am so glad I have Lincee's recaps to make this season. I thought last night's episode was a bore. If I didn't have my texting war with the girls- I would've fallen asleep.
Good catch on Andy trying to scratch her chest or grab a boob.
Did anyone notice that Bev called him Boldwin instead of Baldwin- someone pointed that out to me.
Lastly- did anyone see that in the collage that Tessa gave him- in the middle picture- they were doing the Blue Steel face from Zoolander? Lincee- I thought for sure you'd see this!
Sorry if anyone already mentioned all this- I had to print out the comments so I can read them later!
Can't wait for tonight!
I give them 3 months, tops!
I guess love only lifts you up where you belong if the dude doesn't love someone else more than he loves you. Total Bevastation! I love it!
"Hard to get is still the ticket," is right! Remember Helene of Helene & Aaron? Didn't Tessa do a few things that Helene did, like threaten to leave the show and hold back a lot? I'm not saying it was strategy or anything...but the guys seem to LOVE it, to a point!
Re Clown pictures etc at parents house: Andy is moving up. He's somewhat ashamed of his background and of Bevin's poor background. Ashamed of himself. Duke is not the NA. Tessa is the next class up-- the American dream.
The sad thing is that Andy seems to be a very caring, intelligent, socially conscious, kind man who just doesn't really know love.
I think he went after Tessa for the wrong reasons and that it won't be enough. Maybe it will be offset by whatever reasons prompted Tessa to go on the show. I HOPE it is. The two of them together, with a clue, could make the world a better place.
Shall we all take a deep breath and put ourselves in Andy's shoes? Has no one else ever felt torn between two relationships (usually the past and the present)? Has no one else ever said something in the spur of the moment that wasn't appropriate and that they regretted later? Think about it -- very few of us can (and do) live in glass houses!
Anon 5:29: Your comment that Andy is ashamed of his background -- on what do you base that? I disagree entirely. He is proud of his parents, his grandparents, their closeness, their lives, their beliefs. If he were indeed ashamed of them and their surroundings, either he would arrange for things to be "spruced up" before the cameras arrived, or he would have had the parents come to Hawaii to meet the women.
I was one of the many who thought the Emmett Kelly portrait was silly, but I sure as hell wouldn't worry in the least if a guy I thought was great came from a house full of Thomas Kinkade art! And any woman who's shallow enough to judge a man by "art" on his family's wall doesn't deserve the guy in the first place!
Did anyone else notice:
When Andy arrived at his home, which was covered in snow, he was wearing a shirt only? No sweater? No coat? What's up doc?
During the family slide show Bev made fun of Andy's belly button. It was cute when he was 4...not so much now.
Good move on Tessa and Andy's part to take a long swim away from the cameras. Looks like they were able to really talk out in the water and completely out of ear shot.
Tessa's collage? I made those for every one of my "best friends" in 6th grade! Lost the desire to pour through Seventeen magazine looking for "Friends" and "Love" around the time I turned 13. Come on Tessa, are you for real?
Every time Andy and one of the bachelorettes shared an "I love you", Andy grinned uncontrollably and said "Oh my God" in a high pitched squeal like he couldn't believe this was real. Andy...it's not.
When Andy left Tessa's room he was literally waddling down the hall? Kinda hard to walk with a hard-on? Always wondered what happened to the poor bachelor after all that kissing.
Like others, I am dying to find out the story on the dog tags...they are always popping up out of no where. Maybe we will get an answer tonight.
Lincee - thanks for another fantastic season. I have been with you since the email days. You are awesome.
I don't think either girl judged him about the framed cow pictures. And if they did, I think their judgement would be that he came from a fun-loving, easy going family that helped mold him into the sweet guy that he is. It was just an observation. And all in the spirit of this blog and this board of pointing out the things we noticed on the show.
I agree...take a deeeeeep breath. We're all having a little fun at the expense of people who agreed to be on national TV. Try to be nice, but it's okay to have a chuckle; as we do every week when we read the blog.
OK...I have to comment. I agree that the bachelor and the 'contestants' kinda deserve whatever lashings they have coming to them because they signed up to put their personal lives out there on national tv...and most sign up entirely just to GET on TV.
But then I think the family is another story. I mean, Dad and Mom are sweet and are just there supporting their son on his 'crazy adventure'. They are just real people who have a camera crew in their house because their son asked them to play along. So they have a ugly pictures in their house...they don't have to be subjected to the mean comments. My parents' house is similarly tacky, but they would be so hurt and embarrased if a comment like that came back to them!! Same for the sister and the earrings comment...she's not the one flaunting her stuff like the girl contestants...she's just there supporting her brother, give her a break, geesh! My fam would totally hate it if I went on a show and subjected them to this crap...but if I asked they would do it. I get that sense about the families in this show too.
Lincee - you never pick apart the family members in your posts...I appreciate it and I'm sure other readers do too!!
I thought Andy's family was so great, I didn't even notice the pictures. They were really supportive and it seemed they valued communication!
Lincee was that you during the final rose segment, minute 26, behind Stephanie SC & Amber?! Bless your heart with those tears running down your cheeks! :)
He did NOT just joke that she's pregnant!!
FINALLY the explanation about the name tags!!
I think the girl that asked that question had to be reading Lincee's blog...
They were made on her hometown date, at the Air & Space Museum. Hers says "T-Bone & Don't Mess With Tess" His says "Bach Man & Sizzling Hot".
Interesting...
:)
Ok, I typed name tags, obviously I meant DOG TAGS! duh. :)
I missed the "After the Final Rose"!! Anywhere I can see it?
It'll probably be on abc.com tomorrow under "watch shows online".
Okay, those who complain. Quit criticizing Lincee. You can always choose not to read. She does this for free. Spends hours of her own time to write it and edit it. Give her a break. If you don't like it sometimes - tough. Buck up. You're like little whiney children.
Lincee, thank's for another great season! George and Izzie, no way!! There's a reason they were just good friends. No chemistry - none! Yuch. I thought the finale sucked. So disappointed, and what's up with the Grey intern girl at the end? Meredith has another sister?
So You Think You Can Dance? Definitely - I love that show!
Does anyone wonder if Andy picked the ring still being unsure of which one. If I was Tessa that would be my first question.
How many people thought the ring was boreing? Big stone big deal. Where's the style. Settings are actually important too I think. Give me a smaller stone with a gorgeous setting anyday. I wonder how much child labour went into finding that perfect stone. I always thought of Tessa as more of a ruby solitaire girl. Andy make sure and ask her if she really likes it or not. No girl should be stuck with a ring they don't like. And if you go crawling back to Bevin someday, my guess is that she's a marquis kind of girl. More edgy.
The upper chest scratch on Bevin in the helicopter was so weird, I kept waiting for him to say "meow".
Bevin handled herself amazingly well. You go girl!! You narrowly escaped extreme boredom.
Okay, does anyone know how many carats that ring was?
Just curious.
ohmygod I just watched the clip of the View.
Who is the guest co-host and can someone muzzle her please?
And what is up with the rapid fire questioning? I would vomit all over their shoes.
Been a Lincee fan since the email days, but did think for a two-hour finale this recap was pretty short and uneventful. Maybe tomorrow we'll get a good one to end on a good note!
Apparently Tessa's grandpa is one of the richest men in Hong Kong?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051402304.html
Anon 9:24 -
I did find it odd that there wasn't at least a mention of the random helicopter chest-scratching, but our dear Lincee does have a job and a 3D life. We can't expect her to jump at our every need! :) I'm still a fan too!
Did anyone else catch Bevin's 360 degree spin in the mirror? WTF?
Nobody has commented on the fact that Tessa didn't bring his family anything when she visited. Bevin, on the other hand, was class and brought them a plant or something. I was so irritated with how tacky that was of Tessa!
OOps...I meant classy
you do know that they edit the show??? Tessa may very well have brought a gift!
Andy + Tessa = Love Ok now on to more important topics...
Grey's, what the crap? Are Dreamy and sister to crazy going to hook up? What is up with crazy saying it's over, way over about Dreamy? He is so sexy and professing his deep love to her and that is her answer? Is next season going to be the same show new people? How is that supposed to work? George failing the test? The whole final show was one big Mcdump fest and it was depressing. I needed some hot sex scene in there like last season. Now that was entertainment.
anon - 9:01
tacky comment about the ring.
yea, i agree about the tacky ring comment. i think it's pretty and why is that such a big deal?
anyway.... i'm just saying.
i felt bad for bevin tonight... i think we didn't get to see the sweet side of her.
Anon 10:09
I was let down by Grey's too. But screw McDreamy. One minute he's all "I'm your knight in shining whatever" and in the next he's saying "I need to be with someone who'll swim...I can't spend my life trying to save you."
I'd ditch him too. She's got way too much drama going on in her life as it is.
And I LOVED Tessa's ring. I still want to know how big it was. It didn't look gawdy big to me. But, it was big. Very classic and pretty. I think it suits her well.
They seem really happy. I'm just ready for the cheesefest to end.
Oh! How cute was Sadie tonight? I think she should be the next bachelorette? And I either need her bra or she got a boob job.
My husband said he would have had a nervous breakdown by the final three episode. He said "men just can't handle all that breaking up and then having to talk about it with the woman."
Hilarious.
Ummmm...Hi Bevin...the 80's called and they want their dress back! Can we please dress for the new millennium on national tv?
Lincee, good job.
I kinda think Hermione's cute, so I won't judge you about Harry. Let's just move on, shall we.
Your mentioning of the Jim Halpern face a few seasons ago is the reason I started watching The Office. Jim asking out Pam made my TV year.
As far as the final rose ceremony, I got nothing. I cannot condone the two I love you's. Unless one of them is aimed at The Great Gatsby, of course.
If I were to tell you that the most entertaining Baldwin was Grampa, is that something you might be interested in?
I'm struggling. I'll watch the WTA/ATFR and hopefully become inspired.
Speaking of the ring (which was stunning)....
I love how they give Andy a spread of beautiful rings then bring out the 'extra special quality' ring box. As if he wasn't going to choose that one! They may as well have displayed the other 1+ karat diamond rings in a box with a foam pad with rings slits. Ya know, like the one you get to choose from when you've been a good girl in the dentist's chair when you're 6...the ones with fake birthstone or plastic spider rings....or at flea markets...or the ring hut in the middle of the mall. But I digress...
My only LOL moment last night besides Andy asking Tessa where she found all those words (hilarious) was when Bevin gave him the watch. He says "I gave YOU a watch" with the best unintentional Forrest Gump impression I've ever heard! ANYONE out there catch that too?
Great episode, even better recap. I can't get over how many rude people criticize Lincee by saying they "expected more"!! Um, are you Lincee's Manager?? Are you planning on giving her a 'bad evaluation' this quarter because she wrote a 'bad blog entry'? What the hell is wrong with you people...GO START YOUR OWN BLOG!! As far as I know, she doesn't advertise her blog, maybe only gets some notoriety by a shout or two from our fab host Chris Harrison, but all and all...she's just doing this for fun! Go find someone else to take your frustrations out on, like a husband or some kids. Seriously.
ok, I cried when I watched Bevin on the reunion show tonight...Did any of you???
You can tell she still really loves Andy and despite all the hurt, she handled herself well. She said that she respected his decision and doesnt want to know "why?" so she can heal. :(
Anon 11:57
Me too... :(
She's sweet.
did anyone notice how Stephanie SC sat up soooooooo straight during the After the Rose special?? whats up with all that?
Her diamond is beautiful !!!
The ABC intern put it in a special big box so he would know that was the one ABC will pay for. LOL
did anyone think - conflict free diamond ??
Ok, I'll admit that I shed a tear or two this evening watching ATR. It was when they gave them the gift of the trip to the Inca Trail - how sweet and romantic! I hope they have a great time.
But seriously, why is Bevin wearing a cast now when she didn't wear one before? Did she rebreak it?
Okay, call me crazy but I liked the Andy/Tessa collage. I have done one of those (for my husband) and we are on year 15 of marriage.
It took me two days and practically all night to find the "right words" - which is what Andy was talking about - specific words that had special meaning to the two of them...
It also cost me about $50 in magazines...lol. (15 years ago - that was alot more!)
I loved the fact that the funny, goofy, yet still classy girl won!
Thanks for a great recap again Lincee... I laughed out loud!
As for the show... I think Andy & Tessa are serious goof balls. And I mean that in a good way. They seem like they will do well together. I think there was a lot more to them than we got to see on the show. (yeah, I know I'm stating the super obvious here) I think they've got lots of private jokes and funny times that just didn't play well for the camera. Kind of like the muffin joke.
As for Bevin. I give that girl a standing "O"! Way to stay classy while your heart is breaking. Maybe I'm just buying into everything ABC has set up for me... but I really think these two women were in this for the right reasons and followed their hearts. I even believe Andy was in this to find love and a wife. So it hurt me to see Bevin so crushed. I've been that girl before... and man, it sucks. So bravo to Bevin for holding her head high and coming out of this smelling like roses. A few weeks back people were bashing her and calling her crazy.... but I think she really showed that she was just in love and willing to take a huge risk. I will admit that I shed a tear as the shock of being dumped hit her. There was one look on her face when he was walking her out that made me so sad for her. But there can only be one girl who gets the ring... so I guess thats the way it goes. I hope Bevin finds her prince.
Thanks to the girl that finally asked the dog tag question in the After the Rose special last night... and I think that really shows us there was a lot going on that ended up on the cutting room floor.
BTW... I beg ABC to give Bevin her own Bachelorette. I'm guessing it would be high drama! That girl needs to find a good guy. Help her out!
If you don't like what Lincee's writing, go write your own blog. I've read some of the drivel out there, and no one even comes close to Lincee's talent!!
She's a grownup and has a job and a life to lead. Please don't criticize her for taking her time to do it all right. And for the love of pete, I am sick and freakin' tired of people who hide behind Anonymous. If you can't own up to what you're saying, you probably shouldn't be saying it!
Lincee, I've been a fan for several seasons, and you have never failed to entertain me. Thanks for putting yourself out there week after week!!
My husband and I watch the show together - and have since the very first Bachelor. I found out about Lincee's blog this season from a friend at work, and have been reading from the first episode with Andy - thanks, Lincee, it's been great! I report what I read to my hubby and we laugh over it every week.
As for the final rose episode, here's his take...
Not being as clued in on the editing stuff, he started off thinking Bevin would be the one. But as soon as he saw Tessa with Andy on their fantasy date, he said it would be her. Why? I asked, curiously. Because, he said, that was a date. They were alone together (except for the crew!) and could talk to each other - especially when they were out in the water. With Bevin, in the helicopter, he said that was like going to the movies. It was an experience, more than a date, and they couldn't really talk much, certainly not privately with the pilot and cameraman right there with them. He was only going by what the show was airing, but he was right. (He says he always is!)
Thanks, again, Lincee - looking forward to the next season!
Anon 11:45 pm and stephanieg-
I completey agree! Everyone who keeps saying "I was expecting more" or "This was short and uneventful"...get a life. You are not paying for this blog, get over yourself.
LINCEE, YOU ARE AMAZING!!! :)
What happened to Krisily from the Charlie season? Was it just me or did she have radical plastic surgery. Looked like something from the movie "face off."
Bevin did handle herself very well under the circumstances thats for sure! I was noticing how touchy feely Andy was last night at the WTA show.. His hand was on her leg a couple of times, and once Bevin moved away from him. I definitely think they did "mattress mambo" in the fantasy suite.
Tessa seems like shes really a cool chick. I think and hope they will make it. They were super cute and silly together at the WTA. Why were there only 3 of the contestants there?
I also watched the View, and the ladies never let Tessa say ONE word! Did anyone notice? Andy only managed to squeek out a mere 12 or so! That was so rude of them.
Grays should rename to something else, Meredith isn't even the main focus~ I'm just sayin...
Glad Lincee mentioned SYTYCD. (so you think you can dance) I love it more than Idol! Go Jordin!
Thanks for the recaps! It's been a great bachelor season thanks to you!
Krisily "augmented" her look since the last time we saw her. Oh yeah, and she changed her hair color, too. Liz Clairol really can do wonders...
Sorry, I had to edit. I realized I was making NO sense.
Anyway...
I am NOT a Bevin fan, but I totally give her props for handling things as well as she did.
I also thought that while Tessa's gift was slightly cheesy, it was sentimental and meaningful. Bevin's watch was nice, but Tessa put her heart and a lot of time in to that gift which helped sealed the deal, I'm sure.
Lincee, a Grey's blog would be wonderful! I read the Grey Writers blog, put the people who post there are...a little on the overdramatic side, telling Shonda Rhimes that she must hate happiness because she keeps breaking people up. It's TV, people. And guess what? Happily ever after? Makes for really boring TV. Just my two cents. :)
Thanks for everything Lincee!
The only thing you forgot to comment on was the bridesmaid dress from David's Bridal that Tessa wore (she just new she would have a chance to wear it again someday).
I do think it was very crappy that he said I love you to BOTH. The ABC intern apparently forgot to tell him during the prep time that the bachelor NEVER reveals his true feelings until the end.
And on a final note.....If I had to be with Dr. Andy Baldwin for life I would insist he get Botox so he can't make those CHEESY brow furrowing expressions. What a tool.
ABC - can we please get a bachelor with a real personality?
Nobody else has commented on how a Middlebury graduate (Tess) could possibly use the word "like" so many times in a sentence. Every other word is "like". This woman has a Master's degree? And her squeaky voice really bugged me. And as someone already mentioned, Andy's eyebrow expressions were too much.
Lincee - you're the BEST, I can't believe the seasons already over.... Please start another blog!
I have to say I like Andy - he seems genuine & damn is he HOT! I hope he & Tessa will make it!
Here are two confessions so embarrassing that if anyone ever manages to trace this anonymous post as mine, I'd crumple up and die.
#1 -- I totally have a non-romantic crush on Chris Harrison. I have no idea why. We usually only see him for 10 seconds every episode, where he's saying "Ladies, Andy: the final rose" and then he floats away into the background. You could see some of his personality come out in last night's ATFR, though, and it ruled. I just want to pinch his cheeks. His wife is a lucky woman.
#2 -- Last night, as I lay in bed trying to fall asleep, I suddenly started laughing out loud over the muffin joke. BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY. Not the dorky way Tessa told it, or Andy's stupid comment afterward, but because I thought the joke itself was funny.
Lord help me. I'm out.
I wish they would do an updated "Where Are They Now" with our bachelors/bachelorettes and winners/runner-ups. It would be nice to see some favs like Meredith, Matthew, Jen, Andrew, etc. Can you do that for us Chris?
I missed the beginning of the AFTR...how was StephanieSC? Was her nose way up in the air while she gave her - I was shocked b/c we were sooo perfect together talk? I did see the dress and she was practically just wearing a nightie or something. Missed Amber talking too...oh..I wish I had DVR or TIVO.
I haven't been a Bevin fan but I thought she handled herself very well. I didn't get why everyone wasn't trying to make her ask why he didn't pick her..clearly people she wants to move on..why don't you.
I still think something is missing between Andy and Tessa but of course it could be the editing. I also think its a nervous thing w/ being on tv and all so I'm not holding it against them. She's adorable though. I do get the voice annoyance at times..its like her mouth doesn't move but then again..I attribute it to TV nerves. Its like...can we move on please no more TV.
Oh and what did the dog tags mean? I missed so much - and can't be a bad worker and watch it at work b/c I can't view the video here - computer won't let me. Oh well.
Thanks Lincee for a great recap season!
Sorry...meant to say
I haven't been a Bevin fan but I thought she handled herself very well. I didn't get why everyone WAS trying to make her ask why he didn't pick her..clearly people she wants to move on..why don't you.
Hi Leo,
Steph didn't say anything of any interest. Andy and Tessa made the dog tags at a Smithsonian museum (Air and Space?) during her hometown visit. He made tags for Tess that say "T-Bone" and "Don't mess with Tess" and she made tags for him that said "Bach man" and "Sizzlin' Hot." She was cute when she said she didn't know why she couldn't come up with something better.
The highlight, for me, was listening to Amber go on and on YET AGAIN about how mature she is. She even said that Andy told her aunt that she was oh-so-mature. Yeah, Amber. Now, I'm sure she has other facets to her personality that we didn't see on the show, but last night clinched it for me that she is as mature as a green banana. It doesn't matter how she might act some times: from what we saw on the show, she might as well have worn a baby bonnet. And constantly defending her own maturity, as if any truly mature person would ever do so? Classic.
I should also add that listening to Amber talk is like being in a bad creative writing class. Don't sit there and try to tell me how mature you are, sweetie. SHOW ME.
All I have to say is that my heart went out to Bevin last night on the After the Rose show. She was so pulled together, sweet, and genuinely heart-broken. We definitely did not see this side of her during the previous episodes.
While I do like Tessa, I still see her holding back and not fully committed to Andy--or at least not as fully committed as Andy is to her.
Thanks Anon 11:15/11:18..
That's cool about the tags...funny. Had she known she'd be at the end I bet she would have tried other names too.
Oh goodness...that's annoying. I'm mature...let me tell you HOW MATURE I AM B/C YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT BY MY ACTIONS. I agree w/ you -show me how mature you are b/c you are losing points every time you say you are. Geez...sweetie you weren't picked...move on. Plenty of fish in the sea. Well glad I didn't miss much w/ the two of them...hahaha
I tell ya..I'd give this show some entertainment if I was the Bachelorette...screw that being picked crap. I'd want to do it just for pure entertainment value b/c really the only reason to watch them now is to read Lincee's blog and chat w/ people on here.
Dog tag mystery solved! I'm surprised they edited that out of the show, b/c it's kind of cheesy/cute.
Bevin handled herself well last night. Bravo. It's unfortunate people kept pushing at her, b/c "her fans wanna know".
Can't wait until next season. Thanks Lincee!
OMGoodness. I love reading your blog. You are such a good writer. I just have to laugh at your takes on the bachelor. You are a kick and I am going to keep reading. Thanks for the wonderful, continued entertainment.
Does anyone know if the sports gal's blog on the final episode has posted yet? I haven't been able to find it! Of course it's not as good as Lincee's! :) But I need my fix!
For anyone who watched the After the Rose show--did you pick up on the hesitation over whether or not Tessa is moving to Hawaii? When Chris Harrison asked about their future plans, Bachelor Andy said, "As I understand it, Tessa's going to--well, you say it..." And then Tessa hesitated before saying, "I'm going to move to Hawaii."
Poor Andy. Seems like he chooses women whom he really has to chase after; women who don't give affection readily. Remember his mom telling him something like, "You shouldn't have to work hard for a woman's affection for it to be real"?
I definitely think Bevin handled herself well under very awkward circumstances.
What I am still confused about is the cast on her foot. If it really was broken how was she able to go hiking and hula dancing in Hawaii??? Someone please help me understand how a foot can be broken, then not broken for dating purposes, then broken again. Am I missing something?
Catherine Avril Morris...good question Catherine... Maybe her family didn't know yet is my thought b/c it was the reuniting of them after the show so maybe she hadn't had a chance to talk to them - who knows. I'd be nervous of saying that I'm moving to a new state too, but wouldn't put a bad spin on it. That's a big step considering its a very new relationship - that started on TV of all places. I also don't think the hesitation was on her feeling not wanting to move there...probably it just being a big thing of her new reality - if that even makes sense I have no clue! =D It's wednessday and I'm ready to go home!
I don't know..can't read into someone's mind b/c I'm not a mind reader -but boy would I make some money if I could go around predicting this show!!! Since it appears it will never end!
Lincee where are you??? I am dying for the WTA recap!!!!
I definitely feel in the minority today after reading all of these posts, but I actually liked Andy a lot more than some previous bachelors. I also like the collage from Tessa (thank you anon 1:16am!) Collages can be special yet lighthearted, and can be really fun (it's not like she was pasting wedding dresses or serious things on there... more along the lines of Blue Steel!) - and it was memorable. More heartfelt and creative than a watch...talk about a cliche gift! I also liked Tessa's dress!
Did anyone notice that on the ATR last night, Tessa hardly said "like" at all - maybe she was nervous throughout the season and that was a nervous thing... or could be editing to make it occur so often.
Great season, Lincee! Your recaps are great!
I agree w/ you Anom 1:52...the collage was a very personal touch and clearly took some thought and time into it. I don't dislike any of them, I just think somethings weird about something...could just be the editing of things - or whatever info they are feeding into their heads. haha They really should just show them in their natural states of conversation and such - I'm sure they'd come off just as likable, but then that wouldn't be tv. I'm sure they a really nice people - and I could be screwed up b/c I am a reality tv junkie! hahaha
Lincee,
Another fabulous recap!! I hope your other blog will be up sooner rather than later because you are such a talented writer and I am going to miss reading your thoughts! Please don't make us wait until the next season of the bachelor!!!
Anon 1:36.... I agree about Bevin's ankle! If it was really injured so bad, why was she able to wear heels so much on the show and even go hiking? I've sprained by ankle several times and there is NO way you can manage heels!
When she came out in a cast last night, I had several thoughts...
1.) She is REALLY milking this!
2.) Do you think ABC Intern had to glue the sequins to her cast?
3.) If it really is broken, putting a cast on it 3 months after the break will do no good.
4.) If Andy is a doctor, how did he NOT know it was injured so badly?
I think it is very fishy!
if anyone is interested - Andy is featured in the June Swimsuit issue (!) of Triathlete magazine. Strutting his manly gams in a number of slinky spandex onesies - yowza...
In answer to everyone's question about Bevin now being in a cast. My brother had this same problem with his foot/ankle. The doctor originally told him it was a sprain, wrapped it up and sent him on his way. He was on it for weeks. He continued to go back to the doctor complaining of pain and they tried cortisone shots and the works. Finally, 6 weeks later, workman's comp agree to send him for an MRI. They found that an interior bone was fractured and put a cast on him. He was walking around the entire time with no cast but a broken foot. I guess it is very hard to diagnose this type of thing. I'm sure with all of the liquor she consumed I doubt she felt the ankle. ha ha.
I thought this quote was funny:
Andy said one recurring theme during Officer and a Gentleman's filming that ABC decided against airing had Tessa bringing him a York Peppermint Pattie every time he saw her.
"I love York Peppermint Patties, so I would really look forward to seeing Tessa so I could get my York Peppermint Pattie," he said before Tessa interjected, "That's how you get them... with sweets!"
I read it at Reality TV World...
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/
andy-baldwin-and-tessa-horst
-discuss-their-the-bachelor-match-
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Also found at Reality TV World...as far as the Page Six spoiler...Tessa said:
"Yes, these rumors going around with The New York Post... I think that was an absolute fabrication," she said. "I never spoke about the show in public, and [the rumor] wasn't even true! It said that I turned down the proposal... and so we're moving past that."
I had the same thing with my foot - they didn't see the break for a few weeks. I guess they can take awhile to show up and they're really hard to diagnose. So I totally bought the case, although the sequins made me gag.
Great Season, Lincee!
What gives with Bev's JailHouseRock dress?? Bleh. You are going on national TV to be reunited with Andy and THAT'S what you choose to wear?? Good God, Man!
Tessa's dress wasn't anything to write home about either...
Do these women dress in the dark? Suddenly Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin's clown art doesn't seem so bad.
Anon 302pm
I noticed the words "Peppermint Pattie" on the left side of Tessa's gift collage to Andy. I wondered what that was about and perhaps maybe it was something we did not see.
Lincee - Thoroughly enjoyed every bachelor blog this season.
I'm not buying the Izzie-George thing either. I mean how many times has she rejected him in the past? I think she just wants what she can't have.
Did Sadie get new boobs?
the ankle thing happened to me too. i just thought it was twisted and made an appt. at the doctor for a month later. i got there, he said it had been broken and had healed itself. i've got good bones.
Wish that there was a continuation of the Bachelor where we could see another week of the two of them being together -ie. meeting family again, going to each others place or job, hear them talk about the other girls, etc.
plus we could even get more of Lincee's recaps. :)
Yes, that would be cool if we could see another week. Or even better, maybe they should do interviews with the other women and asked them their take on the show after it aired.
Where is the Sports Gal's blog?!?!? I'm dying to hear what she has to say.
http://blog.myspace.com/crackaslacka
Here's my take on Dandy-- He goes on this show to build his public persona because not only does he not want to stay in the Navy for life but he doesn't necessarily want to practice medicine either. He needs the show to succeed and knows it has to have a great happy ending to get good ratings. He keeps Bevin around and strings her along because until the last date with Tessa because he doesn't know if Tessa will say yes. I don't think there is much of a chance their relationship will succeed longer than a year. Tessa still seems pretty young and not sure what she really wants, but following Andy's ego around probably won't satisfy her in the long run.
Okay, so was I the only one who felt that it wasn't going to be Bevin when she talking to the family about her research? She actually did seem pretty passionate about that, and I think that would be hard for her to just give up.
As far as the ankle thing goes, at first I thought it was fake until I remembered that I had a similar injury when I was younger. I cracked it pretty bad and it was swollen, went to emergency room, they must have given me some meds or something because the swelling went down and I was walking two days later. Went to the doctor again, and he looked at the X-rays and decided that I needed a cast. Dealing with injured ankles are so tricky. So poor Bevin is probably still dealing with the same injury.
I wasn't a Bevin fan throughout the season, but watching the finale made me realize that I didn't want her to "win" simply because she liked him more than he liked her. I just don't think those relationships work out in the end. Besides I realized that she's way more interesting than Andy.
Moana? WHAT? Moana, Seriously was that Moana? I almost fainted when I saw her.
My vote is for anothter Bachelorette. That's what we need ABC.
So watching So You think you can dance on Thursday. I still think about how awesome dancer Nick Lazzarini is.....
Grandpa Baldwin, you're the best....
I don't think the clown artwork was part of the Baldwin home decor. I had a friend who's home was filmed for another reality tv show, and apparently they had to replace all the artwork with something that the show's producers had licensing permission to be viewed on air--or something like that. This friend had a particularly tasteful art collection and wanted everyone to know that the artwork seen on the TV show was NOT his!
Lincee, great job on your blog. Also, I think Bevin should be on the next "Bachelorette" b/c she is very classy and handled her rejection with a lot of grace. Don't know if ABC will do another Bachelorette though, b/c the ratings are not as high as for The Bachelor.
Once again, The Ankle doesn't disappoint. It showed up in "party pink" and was resplendent with just a hint of jewel incrusted elegance.
Pick which of the following "catty" comments about Bevin's dress you like the best:
1. I'm glad the warden let Bevin take time out of her busy schedule breaking rocks at San Quentin to do the show.
2. Bevin: "Oh I'm doing fine now. I met a wonderful man and I'm actually on my way to our wedding after I finish here. You might have heard of my fiance. He's The Hamburgler."
These two comments aside, I thought Bevin finished strong and showed great composure. I hope she finally finds what she's looking for.
I don't see Andy and Tessa lasting. I've had so many awkward dates/kisses/moments with women that I can smell no chemistry. I did my doctoral thesis on it.
I wish I had the posture of Stephanie SC. I'd be about 6'7".
I vote with an earlier postor and want Sadie as the next Bachelorette. I need more Sadie in my life. Also, I don't think Sadie got "augmented" since her appearance on the show. I'll have to refer back to my stalking photos to verify though.
Who am I kidding? I'm holding out for The Ankle as the next Bachelorette.
OMG if Bevin were the next Bachlorette, she'd probably do the all top 5 at least!
I vote Sadie. She's refreshing, adorable and NOT crazy.
O.k., enough about everybody's ankles broken like Bevin's! Sheesh!
And did anybody notice that Moana had a ring on her wedding finger? Not sure if it was an engagement ring, wedding ring, or neither, but I just happened to notice it.
And Stephanie? In a word...skank
Anon 9:06 a.m. About "Grey's Anatomy", yes, the show is about more than just her, but the story originally centered around her. But more importantly, it's a play on words, a double entendre. There is a well-known physician's reference book called "Gray's Anatomy", it's sort of notorious for interns to study, hence the name of the show. Just FYI.
I cannot believe I actually read all of today's comments at work today!! My boss is LOVING me - but I could not tear my eyes away.
OAG not picking Bevin wasn't a shocker but I liked her all along. I hope she's the next bachelorette but Sadie did come first.
I could not believe he told both of them he loved them. He tried whispering it as he hugged her hoping the mic wouldn't pick it up - AS IF!! Sleaze ball...
What do you think the odds on Tessa actually moving to HI are?
The last I heard, Prince Lorenzo of New Jersey parted ways with his chosen princess and is now dating Sadie.
c$, "the hamburgler" comment had me laughing hysterically!!!!
I also thought her dress was terrible and it was really unflattering. she's such a thin girl who seems to look good in everything and somehow it just didn't work for her at all.
Hmmm... Sadie as the next Bachelorette. I hadn't thought of that one. She's wicked cute, but so young.
I'm telling you ABC... you'd have a winner with Bevin!
I could be mistaken, but I do think when Bevin hurt her ankle Andy immediatly said, "It's a possible displaced fracture". I took it to mean right then that he thought it was broken and I was surprised when she got back from the ER w/o a cast. (To Anon 1:59pm). That is why when he asked her about it, and she confirmed it was broken, he said, "So I was right?".
NOOOOOOO Bevin for the next Bachelorette...PLEASE...I could take the crying, wineyness, and her sickeningly flat abs. Plus- I'm still not buying that she is 28...check her license- girl is at least mid-thirties.
Sadie is a much better choice. So very Reece Witherspoon!!! Loves it!
Okay, whoever made the comment about Gray's needing some hot scene. Yes, I so expected it between Alex and Ava. I thought he'd grab her and just go to town and then at the last minute push her away and tell her to go to her husband because he's so not a homewrecker. There was nothing. Nothing. How disappointing.
C$ - #2. Hamburgler comment. Nice one. I so knew you were a guy. I'd like to read your thesis. My favourite horrible kiss no chemistry. Early 90's Las Vegas. Hot guy. He went to kiss me and inhaled my whole face. I couldn't breathe. I floundered. I know there are other guys out there. The fish kissers. It scares me.
Sadie - fake boobs. No way. Push up bra. Yes way.
So sick of the bachelors. If this new guys is another dumb athlete like Jesse a few years back, I'll vomit.
Chris, I beg of you. Because I'm sure you have some sway. The next bachelor should be an artist, a writer or a musician. Somebody creative, please. Otherwise I will think that everybody with an imagination has left the building. And Aaron (a few bachelors ago) didn't count he only had like (shout out to Tessa) grade 3 level piano. Sadie for Bachelorette!!! And, why didn't you guys invite Lyncee to the show. She's totally good to you guys. You get so much free publicity. That was wrong. She deserved to be there.
You want someone creative for the next bachelor? Me too.
I vote IAN. (From Meredith's bachelorette?)
Swoon.
I would smooch the TV screen if he were on it.
I thought Bevin's dress on the ATFR show was very chic. Great sleeves, great belt. The mic in front ruined the neckline, but besides that it looked like something from the latest spring collections.
Ummm...I just watched ATFR on abc.com (I missed the first 15 minutes when it aired) and I know why Stephanie was sitting up so straight. The slightest movement and Amber would have been knocked out by a boob and we all would have seen nipple. That dress was hanging on for dear life. (And a little snug in the chest region, no? That stretching was not attractive.)
But damn, I'd take her body in a second. (Minus the fake boobies. I'm not a fan.)
And for whoever was asking about the ring...found an article that said it's a 3+ carat brilliant round cut diamond with 47 smaller diamonds on the side?? I thought it was a solitaire, so I don't know where those are...
You soooo had to google B’Hai to make sure you spelled it right! lol
(Thanks for another season of great laughs and 'lin'sight!!)
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