It’s been a long couple of weeks for our Bachelor: An Officer and a Gentleman and his band of lovely ladies. ABC decides to take some pressure off by not having Andy hand out any roses during this week’s dates. There will be a big group date, one little group date and two solo dates.
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The following information you are about to read is of personal opinion. If this e-mail circulates to friends, family, enemies...that is your business. However, if you or someone in your address book happens to personally know, sort of know, know the brother/cousin of, thought you saw in the grocery store buying Spring Oreos and Spaghetti O’s or have a spin instructor that looks exactly like one of the Bachelorettes on the show...none of this is personal and I'm sure they are all lovely people.
BIG GROUP DATE
What better way to start off a day of fun in the sun on the lieutenant’s yacht, than by partaking in some early morning calisthenics on the deck! We see Andy doing some push ups on the ladder handles. And stretching. Lots of stretching. Luckily the ABC intern read my recap last week and took it upon himself to make the good doctor look good on national TV and handed him a beer before the limo of ladies arrived at his dock. In a bottle. No straw. Nice.
The girls are super psyched about sailing on Andy’s (ABC’s) yacht. Steph talks about the air and the smells. Bev screeches like a four-year-old girl when she spots the seals on a buoy. Dani marvels at a flock of sea gulls. Tess rambles on about her pet peeve of thin socks on carpet. Amber hates clapping in movie theaters. And Tina picks cilantro out of our boy’s teeth. With her fingernail. In the middle of a conversation with Tess and Amber. Fingernail. Picking. Teeth. Cilantro. Crazy.
Classic Quote of the Night #1
Amber: “Tina just does things…that some of us…wouldn’t do.”
You think?
Andy escapes the brunettes and heads over to the blond table. Steph and Dani are smiling blankly. They have both admitted they are afraid Bev is going to steal the Bachelor: O&G away on this date. It is supposed to be a group. She is not following the rules.
This is the part where I wonder if they knew what they were signing up for.
Bev doesn’t disappoint. She tells Andy that she has been eyeing the two kayaks on the yacht since she boarded and would love to go try them out with Andy. Being the triathlete that he is, our boy is up for the task.
Dani and Steph sit and smile.
Andy straps Bev into her life vest. He claims that she needs the vest in case he tips the kayak over.
Classic Quote of the Night #2
Bev: “Don’t worry. I’m not afraid of drownding. As long as you give me mouth-to-mouth.”
Drownding. Ding. Drownding. Bless her heart.
They kayak around in the ocean. She leans over onto his kayak for a hug. She deliberately falls out of her kayak so that he can save her with some mouth-to-mouth action. They return to Andy’s (ABC’s) yacht dripping wet. She barricades him against the back of the yacht and proceeds to straddle him in a make out session with the rest of the Blond Ambition tour eavesdropping from above.
They come up for air.
Everyone else is wrapped in their blankets. The Brunettes are asleep together in a pile. Too bad they missed the beautiful sunset on the way back.
STEPH ONE-ON-ONE
Andy wants Steph to show her true colors. He wants to have her explain why she is on the journey. So he takes her to a winery. They are going to make their own unique blend.
Classic Quote of the Night #3:
Andy: “You can take this to the next level and it can represent romance. A little bit of Andy. A little bit of Stephanie. It tastes beautiful. Like you.”
Unfortunately, the awkwardness did not end there. Wine guy said they had to make a label for their unique Stephandy blend. They are taken to a big blank canvas surrounded by paints and are told to create a masterpiece!
Flicking of paint here. Sloshing of pain there. The canvas comes off of the easel. Stephandy decides to use their hands instead of brushes.
And here is the moment. I just shivered thinking about it.
Our boy started out with a semi-decent idea of taking Steph’s hand, dripping in paint, into his own hand. I’m thinking yellow and blue make green perhaps? No no. Too elementary my dear friends. He slaps the hands together. Has a moment of brain freeze not knowing where to go from here. Being the patriotic Navy boy he is, he heads straight for the fall back…place your hand on your heart. And then they kiss.
What in the world? Not only was that lame, but now Steph has a huge hand print on her boob. And it’s not even Andy’s hand print to make the other girls jealous! I can see the poor ABC intern now…shaking his head in disappointment.
The wine guy takes a Polaroid of the canvas and tapes it to the Stephandy blend. They share the bottle with dinner. Andy hopes that Steph will take this time to really open up and prove that she wants to be here. Not so much.
Andy: “Tell me about your dreams.”
Steph: “I have many.”
Silence.
Andy: “When you get out of bed, what’s driving you?”
Steph: “I don’t know.”
Silence.
Andy: “Career wise, what are you looking forward to?”
Steph: “Hmmm. I don’t know.”
Lincee: Rolling her eyes.
Andy blames the fact that Steph knows nothing on her age. He is concerned that she doesn’t know what she wants in life.
Lincee thinks that Steph is done.
Meanwhile at the mansion, Amber wants to know why Bev is so upset. Bev explains in short sentences between bursts of tears that she has feelings for Andy. She doesn’t understand why she is in to a guy that likes 23-year-olds. Amber battles back saying that she raised her siblings and is a very mature 23-year-old. Bevin stomps her feel, tears up and screams at the top of her lungs that she is mature too and hurls herself out the back door to the veranda.
The ABC psychotherapist chases after her for a confessional. The emotions are flying. “The guy I’m dating is dating so many other women…it makes me feel desperate. At my age, I feel ridiculous. I feel like an idiot. The chances are it won’t be me. He has to come on my hometown date so I can tell him I’ve been divorced. There has been no time before now to do that. Sure I spent an entire afternoon with him at the hospital when I broke my ankle, and cried on his shoulder for 30 minutes in Tahoe about my ankle right before my super special time in his hotel room where he tried to run his fingers through my helmet hair and just kayaked with him by myself, but I have not had one-on-one time and it is unfair. I hate Tessa. WHY MEEEEEEEE???”
The ABC psychotherapist gives her Lexapro and sends her off to bed.
SMALL GROUP DATE
Amber
Tina
Bevin
Dani
The girls are going to renovate a playground at a school. Andy is going to take this time to see how the girls react to children and community involvement. Amber works on a hopscotch. Dani talks about wanting two kids while teaching Andy how to highlight painted roses. Tina talks about how she feels she is back in high school while living with the other girls. The lieutenant tells her that being cool is all about perspective. Lincee laughs. They work hard as a team and are excited to see the kids enjoy their project. Too bad little Judy got paint all over her shoes due to wet hopscotch and little Tommy crashed on his Big Wheel because of a misplaced bolt in the brake. Other than that…SUCCESS!
Dani is worried that Bev is going to take one-on-one time again. Amber wants Andy to meet her kids at her school in Texas. Tina is talking to the other “drummers with a different beat” kids telling them it doesn’t get better when they grow up. And Bev shows that she is not a complete moron when it comes to little people.
ONE-ON-ONE WITH TESS
Andy requested this date with Tessa. Why? Because of the chase. Andy tells the camera that he wants HER to know that HE’S the man for her.
Well played Tess.
He gives her two million dollars worth of diamonds for the night. Looks super cute with her tank top and jeans. Bev has a meltdown.
They run by Nicole Miller and try on ever dress in the store. I’m sure he’s bored as all get out. She finally decides on a red number. You know which song swells in the background. Andy says she’s sexy. They eat in a garden with the rain trickling in the background. They talk about snuggling in bed when it rains and how romantic the notion is. The conversation is easy and real. They both truly believe that this weird circumstance called The Bachelor just might work! Who cares about the nine other times before, 10 might just be the charm!
Tess decides to put herself out there since Andy is so open and honest. She confesses that it takes her longer to get comfortable and trust someone. For the first time, our Bachelor: O&G does not have a toothy grin, cocked eyebrow or furrowed brow. He’s actually nervous as to what Tess has to say.
He tells her his heart is full and asks twice where she came from. I don’t know what he meant by that, but I can report what I do know:
He kissed her. He kissed her good. Well, two good ones bookended between one of those tight lip pecks. But we’ll take it! WHOO HOO!
ROSE CEREMONY
Andy thinks Amber may be insecure and immature. She gives him a chocolate wrapper and he is better.
He loves Bev’s dress and tells her, after literally looking down her cleavage, that there is evident electricity between them
He has no affection with Tina and is not excited to meet her Mom or brother.
Tess thanks Andy for her date and in the middle of her soliloquy, he interrupts her with a kiss.
Dani wants him to know that she is in to him. He says he feels it. I’m going to have to take his word on this.
Our two insecure bachelorettes, Amber and Bev, sneak into the bureau room and cry about how they hate their bureau pictures. They can’t find our Host Chris to complain, so they leave post-it notes for him.
Andy gives Steph a second chance to prove she is worthy of playing this game. Again, she waves as it passes her by.
Classic Quote of the Night #4
Andy: “I’m a doctor. I’m a Navy Lieutenant. I’m an Iron Man. But this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
Please.
To no one’s surprise, the lieutenant chooses:
Tess
Bevin
Amber
Danielle
At this point in the game, I’m sure we are all thinking it is going to be Tess. ABC will have to really throw us some curve balls in the next few episodes to keep my interest. Home town dates always have potential with the introduction of new supporting casts…crazy Moms, weird siblings, protective Dads…it’s all good. And who can resist the Forgo Card dates?
All about the shame, not the fame,
Lincee
What better way to start off a day of fun in the sun on the lieutenant’s yacht, than by partaking in some early morning calisthenics on the deck! We see Andy doing some push ups on the ladder handles. And stretching. Lots of stretching. Luckily the ABC intern read my recap last week and took it upon himself to make the good doctor look good on national TV and handed him a beer before the limo of ladies arrived at his dock. In a bottle. No straw. Nice.
The girls are super psyched about sailing on Andy’s (ABC’s) yacht. Steph talks about the air and the smells. Bev screeches like a four-year-old girl when she spots the seals on a buoy. Dani marvels at a flock of sea gulls. Tess rambles on about her pet peeve of thin socks on carpet. Amber hates clapping in movie theaters. And Tina picks cilantro out of our boy’s teeth. With her fingernail. In the middle of a conversation with Tess and Amber. Fingernail. Picking. Teeth. Cilantro. Crazy.
Classic Quote of the Night #1
Amber: “Tina just does things…that some of us…wouldn’t do.”
You think?
Andy escapes the brunettes and heads over to the blond table. Steph and Dani are smiling blankly. They have both admitted they are afraid Bev is going to steal the Bachelor: O&G away on this date. It is supposed to be a group. She is not following the rules.
This is the part where I wonder if they knew what they were signing up for.
Bev doesn’t disappoint. She tells Andy that she has been eyeing the two kayaks on the yacht since she boarded and would love to go try them out with Andy. Being the triathlete that he is, our boy is up for the task.
Dani and Steph sit and smile.
Andy straps Bev into her life vest. He claims that she needs the vest in case he tips the kayak over.
Classic Quote of the Night #2
Bev: “Don’t worry. I’m not afraid of drownding. As long as you give me mouth-to-mouth.”
Drownding. Ding. Drownding. Bless her heart.
They kayak around in the ocean. She leans over onto his kayak for a hug. She deliberately falls out of her kayak so that he can save her with some mouth-to-mouth action. They return to Andy’s (ABC’s) yacht dripping wet. She barricades him against the back of the yacht and proceeds to straddle him in a make out session with the rest of the Blond Ambition tour eavesdropping from above.
They come up for air.
Everyone else is wrapped in their blankets. The Brunettes are asleep together in a pile. Too bad they missed the beautiful sunset on the way back.
STEPH ONE-ON-ONE
Andy wants Steph to show her true colors. He wants to have her explain why she is on the journey. So he takes her to a winery. They are going to make their own unique blend.
Classic Quote of the Night #3:
Andy: “You can take this to the next level and it can represent romance. A little bit of Andy. A little bit of Stephanie. It tastes beautiful. Like you.”
Unfortunately, the awkwardness did not end there. Wine guy said they had to make a label for their unique Stephandy blend. They are taken to a big blank canvas surrounded by paints and are told to create a masterpiece!
Flicking of paint here. Sloshing of pain there. The canvas comes off of the easel. Stephandy decides to use their hands instead of brushes.
And here is the moment. I just shivered thinking about it.
Our boy started out with a semi-decent idea of taking Steph’s hand, dripping in paint, into his own hand. I’m thinking yellow and blue make green perhaps? No no. Too elementary my dear friends. He slaps the hands together. Has a moment of brain freeze not knowing where to go from here. Being the patriotic Navy boy he is, he heads straight for the fall back…place your hand on your heart. And then they kiss.
What in the world? Not only was that lame, but now Steph has a huge hand print on her boob. And it’s not even Andy’s hand print to make the other girls jealous! I can see the poor ABC intern now…shaking his head in disappointment.
The wine guy takes a Polaroid of the canvas and tapes it to the Stephandy blend. They share the bottle with dinner. Andy hopes that Steph will take this time to really open up and prove that she wants to be here. Not so much.
Andy: “Tell me about your dreams.”
Steph: “I have many.”
Silence.
Andy: “When you get out of bed, what’s driving you?”
Steph: “I don’t know.”
Silence.
Andy: “Career wise, what are you looking forward to?”
Steph: “Hmmm. I don’t know.”
Lincee: Rolling her eyes.
Andy blames the fact that Steph knows nothing on her age. He is concerned that she doesn’t know what she wants in life.
Lincee thinks that Steph is done.
Meanwhile at the mansion, Amber wants to know why Bev is so upset. Bev explains in short sentences between bursts of tears that she has feelings for Andy. She doesn’t understand why she is in to a guy that likes 23-year-olds. Amber battles back saying that she raised her siblings and is a very mature 23-year-old. Bevin stomps her feel, tears up and screams at the top of her lungs that she is mature too and hurls herself out the back door to the veranda.
The ABC psychotherapist chases after her for a confessional. The emotions are flying. “The guy I’m dating is dating so many other women…it makes me feel desperate. At my age, I feel ridiculous. I feel like an idiot. The chances are it won’t be me. He has to come on my hometown date so I can tell him I’ve been divorced. There has been no time before now to do that. Sure I spent an entire afternoon with him at the hospital when I broke my ankle, and cried on his shoulder for 30 minutes in Tahoe about my ankle right before my super special time in his hotel room where he tried to run his fingers through my helmet hair and just kayaked with him by myself, but I have not had one-on-one time and it is unfair. I hate Tessa. WHY MEEEEEEEE???”
The ABC psychotherapist gives her Lexapro and sends her off to bed.
SMALL GROUP DATE
Amber
Tina
Bevin
Dani
The girls are going to renovate a playground at a school. Andy is going to take this time to see how the girls react to children and community involvement. Amber works on a hopscotch. Dani talks about wanting two kids while teaching Andy how to highlight painted roses. Tina talks about how she feels she is back in high school while living with the other girls. The lieutenant tells her that being cool is all about perspective. Lincee laughs. They work hard as a team and are excited to see the kids enjoy their project. Too bad little Judy got paint all over her shoes due to wet hopscotch and little Tommy crashed on his Big Wheel because of a misplaced bolt in the brake. Other than that…SUCCESS!
Dani is worried that Bev is going to take one-on-one time again. Amber wants Andy to meet her kids at her school in Texas. Tina is talking to the other “drummers with a different beat” kids telling them it doesn’t get better when they grow up. And Bev shows that she is not a complete moron when it comes to little people.
ONE-ON-ONE WITH TESS
Andy requested this date with Tessa. Why? Because of the chase. Andy tells the camera that he wants HER to know that HE’S the man for her.
Well played Tess.
He gives her two million dollars worth of diamonds for the night. Looks super cute with her tank top and jeans. Bev has a meltdown.
They run by Nicole Miller and try on ever dress in the store. I’m sure he’s bored as all get out. She finally decides on a red number. You know which song swells in the background. Andy says she’s sexy. They eat in a garden with the rain trickling in the background. They talk about snuggling in bed when it rains and how romantic the notion is. The conversation is easy and real. They both truly believe that this weird circumstance called The Bachelor just might work! Who cares about the nine other times before, 10 might just be the charm!
Tess decides to put herself out there since Andy is so open and honest. She confesses that it takes her longer to get comfortable and trust someone. For the first time, our Bachelor: O&G does not have a toothy grin, cocked eyebrow or furrowed brow. He’s actually nervous as to what Tess has to say.
He tells her his heart is full and asks twice where she came from. I don’t know what he meant by that, but I can report what I do know:
He kissed her. He kissed her good. Well, two good ones bookended between one of those tight lip pecks. But we’ll take it! WHOO HOO!
ROSE CEREMONY
Andy thinks Amber may be insecure and immature. She gives him a chocolate wrapper and he is better.
He loves Bev’s dress and tells her, after literally looking down her cleavage, that there is evident electricity between them
He has no affection with Tina and is not excited to meet her Mom or brother.
Tess thanks Andy for her date and in the middle of her soliloquy, he interrupts her with a kiss.
Dani wants him to know that she is in to him. He says he feels it. I’m going to have to take his word on this.
Our two insecure bachelorettes, Amber and Bev, sneak into the bureau room and cry about how they hate their bureau pictures. They can’t find our Host Chris to complain, so they leave post-it notes for him.
Andy gives Steph a second chance to prove she is worthy of playing this game. Again, she waves as it passes her by.
Classic Quote of the Night #4
Andy: “I’m a doctor. I’m a Navy Lieutenant. I’m an Iron Man. But this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
Please.
To no one’s surprise, the lieutenant chooses:
Tess
Bevin
Amber
Danielle
At this point in the game, I’m sure we are all thinking it is going to be Tess. ABC will have to really throw us some curve balls in the next few episodes to keep my interest. Home town dates always have potential with the introduction of new supporting casts…crazy Moms, weird siblings, protective Dads…it’s all good. And who can resist the Forgo Card dates?
All about the shame, not the fame,
Lincee
103 comments:
Priceless! I cringed when Tina went for the teeth. Talk about awkward!!!
I do think it is Tess, but I am excited to see a "real" romance develop on our favorite show!
Your analysis of Tess playing him was verbatim what I said while watching. She has him chasing HER. Then, at the end with the coming attractions, if you caught it, he actually said something to the effect of being nervous about having Tess' family like him. Her family hasn't even met him yet and they've already got him chasing them! Well played Tess, indeed!
Amber defending her age: "I'm 'like' way more mature than any other 23-year-old old EVER. 'Like' when Bevin says I'm immature, 'like' that makes HER immature. Na-na-na-na-na-na!" Can't wait to see her meltdown next week when her parents 'like' totally let her down.
What was UP with Andy's ugly lime green sport jacket on his date with Steph? I think Tessa saw someone slide across the carpet in socks and threw up on it when he came to pick Steph up.
No doubt about the kids playing on the schoolyard paint. Did O&G and the girls have to get all dressed the same way the next day to film when the paint was dry?!? wtf?
I'm sooooo loving Tessa!! I've always been a fan, ever since the talking muffin joke right outta the gate. I can't believe ppl are posting that she is not atractive...she is so hot!! Sweet face, hot bod, killer legs...she's a natural beauty. And this is coming from a straight girl!
Well, worth the wait. Great recap!
Hey kids, sorry you had to stay in school until 8pm so the paint could dry in the playground!
Also...
Andy to little girl hula hooping her neck: "Where'd you learn to do that?"
Hula hoop girl: "At my, at my ass!" huh??
She did not say house. Or class. She said ass.
ABC please edit out the child pornograhy next time...there's no need for that.
Great recap, as ever, Lincee! Good call on the awkward handpainting moment. If anyone heard a high-pitched noise in the background during that date, it was Steph's plane plummeting. Eject, Steph, eject!
Is it just me or is it hard to pick a favorite to root for this season? Amber apparently doesn't make it past the hometown date--no loss there--and Boo Hoo Bev MUST go after the Hawaiian Tropic date. She's been a hoot (and a honk and a snivel), but enough is enough. That leaves Tess and Dani (who I swear must be Mary Matalin's blonde sister) as the final two. Aside from the dead boyfriend, do we know anything about Dani? And the talks with Tess all seem to have been about how she's perpetually unsure she wants to be there. So, playing hard to get is working for her, but surely there needs to be more than that to warrant a ring?
Ho-hum, then. Let's hope the families next week are at least as entertaining as last season's (shotguns, masks and dancing . . .). Bring on the eccentrics!
How about when Bev's expression when Andy compliments her dress? It's like she's never heard a compliment before! I'm guessing battery and verbal abuse in the previous marriage...? That chick is C-R-A-Z-Y.
Tina: I'm soooo excited for you to meet my Mom. My mom is me amplified times 'however much'...
I'm sorry, but I can't imagine an amplified version of Tina. What, does her Mom just really really really enunciate?? I guess we'll never know...
Lincee, after the week I have had (3 hours of sleep per night) and the crap I've gone through, I definitely needed your recap. It made me laugh, and not much has this week. So, thanks.
There were so many moments in the show that I sat there gawking thinking, "Did he just say that?" "Did they just do that?" It's just too much.
Um, did anyone else see the gratuitous crotch shot? I think the ABC intern did that on purpose...
P.S. the little hula hoop girl said "At my aunt's".
I certainly hope he chooses Tessa - she seems like a really cool, down-to-earth person. I used to really like Bev, but she is quite the drama queen and from how they edit the show it seems like he hasn't seen that side of her.
Did anyone notice Andy was wearing clear nail polish (or at least had had his nails buffed to high shine)? Not sure that is part of Navy protocol. He lost points in my book.
Lincee...thought of you today when I spotted limited-edition-Strawberry Milkshake Oreos at WalMart on sale for $2!
Love your classic quotes! He's done boot camp and the ironman and yet this whole thing is harder! When i was watching that cracked me up so hard, i had to pause and play it back 3 times. Keep up the awesome blog!
I think it's Bevin, not Tess. Anyone else with me?
Not just electricity with Bev--but "super charged electricity"--what grade is he in???
I'm with you, Anonymous at 9:06 pm! I think it'll be Bevin too. I WANT it to be Tessa, but since when has a Bachelor ever shown any logic or class when it comes to the one he chooses at the end?
Clean cut Andy + divorcee Bevin = a match made in heaven... AS IF! ABC say it isn't so....
Shout out to A.D. in ocean springs, MS. See you in Walmart. Or maybe the Phonecian.
Also OTC conference is supposed to be good times -what is Lincee moaning about being tired? Buck up girl.
I'm just not in love with Tess. But if O&G is, i suppose that' OK. I still am supporting Miss Sugarland ex-teacher girl, Amber!!!
Leslie D
Anon 6:24- at my AUNTS. Not so creepy. Kids are hard to understand sometimes.
I liked Tina. One ofmy faves. I thought she was smart, beautiful, and cool. She'll find a way hotter doctor.
But out of the remainin' folks, I pick Tess. Amber is real cute, & I live right next to Sugarland, but I still pick Tess!
Thanks Lincee!
PS I work w/FMC all the time. They are good people. Love 'em.
Love your recap and how you articulate everything that I feel when I watch the show. I hope Bevin reveals her true lack of genuine nature. I really hate to watch O&G kiss Bevin or more so, Bevin force herself of him. It makes me feel embarrassed for them both. AWkward
not too much to say on 'ol Bev. I used to like her-but please, get this Drama Queen a crown.
As for past bachelor seasons- I'm going to point out what I like to call "the sleeper." aka- Danielle.
We don't know much about her-they hardly show much of the two of them together, however- when he's looking at her- he just looks at her differently. In a good way. He looks at Tessa in the same way too.
Bev and Amber are probably not going to make it through the next couple of weeks- tough shat for Bev- she needs to take her whiney self home- but I think we're ALL going to feel sorry for Amber next week.
Lincee- thanks for the shout out- Whoo-Hoo he finally learned out to "kiss" (somewhat!)
keep rocking.
Anyone else think Bevin is actually Kid Rock in drag? Okay, maybe his sister?
Drownding. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon pronunciation. As a former lifeguard, I heard it pronounced this way several times, and it drove. me. nuts. I also hate when people say "drawling" instead of "drawing". Honestly.
Tessa is the first bachelorette to make the bachelor chase HER. Way to be! It might actually work this time...
Bevin is around b/c Andy doesn't have to chase her. She gives everything out quick and easy. Being asked "where did you come from?" is way more intense than "You are my sanctuary." What the hell...
Time to go erase the image of Tina picking Andy's teeth from my mind...
Did anyone see him on Jimmy Kimmel Live ? Andy told JImmy that he picked the smart, beautiful and athletic one. Who could that be? Also he announced that he is in fact engaged....and that he and his fiance' talk on the phone while watching the show. Wonder how she feels about all that smooching and stuff? He also said that he will try to never say "Oh my gosh and you look amazing" ever again. it was funny !!!!
My heart broke for Amber when they showed the preview for her hometown date. :( If she's reading, I want her to know that I'm feeling for her. She is beautiful, and screwy families aren't something that any of us choose. And hers certainly is no reflection on her character. Hang in there, Amber!
I don't buy that playground scenario one bit! ABC obviously brought in the Extreme Home Makeover crew to do the actual work. I'm sure that proved challenging for the ABC intern as he had to coordinate incredibly complicated camera angles and script scenes to ensure the believablity of the girls' hard work.
There was an article in the Dallas Morning News about how parents and teachers are upset that Amber took personal time off to be on the Bachelor. They didnt know it til they all had to sign release forms when they filmed the hometown date.
I should send you the article Lincee.
Ya, I think the principal of the school was basically fired and sent to another school.
Go Tessa!!
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My bachelor-watching buddy has officially renamed "super special alone time" to "seven minutes in heaven"....priceless to hear how it sounds if you insert "seven minutes in heaven" every time anyone says "super special alone time"!
I think our bachelor might have an outie. Every episode when he jogs down the sidewalk, I would swear his belly button is sticking out a bit.
Tina needs braces - bless her heart.
And in the recap for last week I was reminded of how thankful I am that Steph was kicked off last week - fake boobs and all.
mzblongoria - I've been thinking about the sleeper bachelorette theory too. Remember Jen in the Firestone season? No one remembered anything about her until right before the home town dates and she got the final rose.
I don't remember Dani at all except for her comment in the first episode about the psychic and her dead boyfriend. Has she been on camera at all?
Bev needs to go home. I like Amber, but I don't think she makes it to the end. I'm calling the last two standing are Tessa and Dani.
TESSA TESSA TESSA! the pain I feel when I watch O&G interact with Bevin is unexplainable. When is he going to see the she is CRAZY in all CAPS!
I think it's over next week for Bev - or at least that's a part of my prayers every night :)
Question:
So next week is all 4 hometown dates - May 14 is Hawaii and May 21 is the Rose Ceremony?
i think the little girl with the hula hoop said "at my Aunt's" because I made fun of how she said it.... she probablly had a hard time saying it because of all of the paint fumes....
I am not gonna lie. I like Bev. Andy is a total tool bag. She makes him fun. And come on y'all- they have "electricity" every time they touch!
Anybody see before our favorite host Chris Harrison, Tess said, "Aw that's cute, you're drinking your wine..., Ha..." It was so awkward.
And I wish everyone would leave Amber the teacher alone. Give me a break people. This is not the first teacher to be on the show, nor the last.
Tess is playing the game right, but I swear if she brings up the Trail of Tears again I am going to stop watching the show. Maybe on the hometown date we'll get to meet this guy...
The Principal got reassigned to another campus and demoted
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4766965.html
If a guy told me "This wine tastes beautiful, like you" I think I'd puke...that was the gayest thing I've heard!
Bev needs to grow up and realize that not everyone is exactly like her. I was perfectly ready to get married at 19 and 6 years later my husband and I are still happily married. Her theatrics are driving me insane!
Great recap as always Lincee!
So I missed an episode or two...was this not the first time we heard about Bevin having an ex-husband?
Laugh outloud funny. I hope you get paid for this stuff.
I also hope Tina gets some couch time with Dr. Phil & a copy of the Tiffany book on Etiquette.
I miss PEY-TAWN!!!! And not just because we're from the same hometown.
Hello! This was in the Dallas Morning News today:
Teacher's 'Bachelor' stint
gets principal demoted
HOUSTON – A Sugar Land principal is being demoted and reassigned for giving a teacher time off to compete on the reality TV show The Bachelor. Tammie Carpenter, principal at Colony Bend Elementary School, said she was being made a scapegoat. Some parents have complained about Amber Alchalabi taking three weeks off from teaching fourth grade to be on the show.
Some parents are so uptight!!! Who wouldn't want their kids to see their teacher mugging down with a half naked dude in a hot tub. Jeez, lighten up! (I hope you're reading my dripping sarcasm here...)
My observations:
1. Tina picked his teeth??? I was afraid she would add to the awkwardness a “Oh, those aren’t real” or something dorky like that.
2. Sassy Tessa: Second joke in 4 episodes and totally sassy on the ship
3. Back to Tina: she even had her lips puckered when they pretended to sleep on the yacht
4. Bevin never had a date: Oh come on!
5. Stephanie: Having no answers to Andy’s questions was a biggy. Translation for “can’t let my guard down” =I have no personality.
6. Tessa: “Like, you know” I like totally understand you, like you know. She’s eloquent in the interviews, why can’t she get it together with Andy?
7. KISS: is she the first who got a head-turning-kiss?
8. Back to pecking: Bevin got pecked
9. Any has nice fingernails…were they polished?
10. I loved Tessa for the fact that she shared her real pet peeve (Thin socks on carpet) not something phony like “My pet peeve is dishonesty”
11. Who made fun of the ugly picture in the gallery?
12. Andy looked nice in a pin striped suit
13. Tina: no good bye song? I’ll miss you!
I don't get why the Houston school folks and parents have got their panties in such a wad over Amber taking time off! B-F-D!!!! Sarah from Nashville (Paris) did the same thing and nobody gave a flying rat's ass! Get over it Houston!
Anyone else think Bev looks like Kid Rock?!?!? My husband mentioned it last night, and I just about spit out my banana shake I was laughing so hard!!
I almost fell asleep watching this show. All the interesting girls are gone. I want to see slutty steph and sarcastic kate! These girls are so boring! I didn't laugh at all. I just watched and said "wtf?"
Great re-cap though!
i miss "slutty steph" too....
Great recap Lincee! You never disappoint us and I've been reading for years now! I really think Bevin is gone after the hometown dates. The previews of Hawaii make it look like two dark-headed girls (meaning, Amber and Tessa) and a blonde. After rewinding my DVR at least three times, there are no signs of tattoos on the girl with blonde hair! Guess we'll know soon enough! And just think... even if there's not much drama now (well, with the exception of crazy Bevin), the Women's Tell All should be interesting! Are they going to do one this year if the finale is May 21st?
Wait...this show takes place in only THREE WEEKS?!? WHAT?!? You can't fall in love and propose to someone in three weeks!
I can't believe Amber is getting flack for only taking three weeks off. I was thinking more like 3 months! I'm so naive. My 6th grade teacher took about 3 months off to have a hysterectomy, surely a teacher can take 3 weeks. Get over it 4th graders!
there was a shot of the proposal early on...and the girl had blonde hair like either bev or danielle.
I really like Tessa as well but I'm not linking the O&G too much. I kinda hope she doesn't win because I think she can do better. Maybe she can be the Next Bachelorette? That would be great.
This is a bit belated, I realize, but I was reminded of it during this week's "previously on The Bachelor" intro scenes. Did anyone else expect Stephanie from South Carolina's head to start spinning around, a la Linda Blair in The Exorcist, when she was giving her exit speech about how when you care about someone, you want them to be happy???
In the Hawaii clip at the end of the show, the blonde underwater with Andy did not have a big tattoo on her back like Bevin! It's at 51:33 online, I double-checked. Maybe she'll go home before then! Or maybe ABC edited it to trick us. Hmmm...
Hey Meredith- thanks for noticing the sleeper/Danielle.
anonymous at 2:11 pm-
You must know that the ABC interns are WAY smarter than that. The want you to think that- but I'm sure it'll be different.
For all of you who only remember Danielle as the chick in the beginning that constantly brought up her ex boyfriend that died in his sleep, in the bed, WITH HER-
Props because she told Andy the FIRST time she had more than 30 seconds with him (at the racecar thing).
So Bevin has NO Freaking excuses for not telling Andy her bit.
Danielle and Andy have more time together than they show- no doubt. Because Andy acts as if he's known her for years when they do show each other together- not like with Punky/Nicole - where he acted like she was invisible!
I feel sorry for Amber. She's getting crapped on for missing school AND the family bit. Being the child of a teacher and being from just down the road from H-town- I think the issue was that they hid the fact of what she was doing and no one else but Amber and her pricipal knew about it... which is sort of a no no. That's why the pricipal got in trouble (more than likely). It hasn't really been on the news much.
Until next week!!! Lincee- keep rocking! And get your bucket out- I think Bevin will pull out all stops!
(Sister of MLM)
Okay, Bevin is starting to go psycho just as predicted. Can we say emotional carwreck?
Tessa is surprising me with her brilliant "it just takes me time" ploy which until last night I was reading as simple social worker innocence. Knock me over with a feather, but enough already with the likes, like I am so like tired of it...
Thought Andy aka "bad smarmy cliche boy" would have chosen Tina over Dani, perhaps they indeed edited out the building relationship so as to fool us all.
In terms of who our insipid bachelor choses as his final fiancee, Dani does not strike me as athletic. That would be either Bevin or Tessa of all the girls. I think Tessa had him at the words - jump on the back of my skis...what a simply smashing way to capture the heart of a triathelete extraordinaire. She is a bewitcher I tell you...
There have not been nearly enough tacky comments about Tina and her lips so I feel the need to discuss them. It has always been so painful to look at her because of her lips. I can count on one hand the number of times her upper lip has actually touched her bottom lip. I'm sure she knew she was headed home after the teeth-picking incident, but she still maintained her triangular-shaped smile the entire rose ceremony. Truly painful to watch! Why do I want to see her eat corn on the cob?
I think Dani gets the final rose. Tessa would be the obvious choice since she has the most camera time, but that's just ABC's way of trying to throw us off. ABC Intern, be smart...we are not amateurs!!
People act like being 28 and divorced is like being 28 and an ax murderer. She probably got married young and regretted it and is now out there again. BFD. I think she will be in the final 2 with Tessa. It would be more dramatic for the girl who was CRAZY about him to be the one devasted at the end when he picks Tessa. BEV DOES LOOK LIKE KID ROCK!!!! GOOD CALL!! Amber is not cute, not interesting and not at all original. Over her!
I *heart* this blog.
I totally want Tessa to win. I think she is amazing and has done a fabulous job of seeming so above all the stupid craziness. (except for the day she was wearing the beautiful yellow dress and had to cry in the bathroom). I also love that the producers of the show sought her out when she was running a half-marathon. She's so cool even the producers had to have her!!
I am wondering if O&G will really dump Amber though if her mom doesn't show up for the family date next week. Do we really think he could dump her after her own family deserts her?
I hope he just cuts Bev for not telling him sooner that she is divorced.
As for Dani, does anyone remember him saying that he couldn't tell if he was actually going to date Dani or just be her friend? It was sometime before the rose ceremony.
For those who care, preview of remaining shows:
MONDAY, MAY 7 (9:31-11:00 p.m., ET)
"Episode 1006" Andy begins his wild voyage across the country to visit the remaining four bachelorettes' hometowns. One woman's fun-loving family teaches the Lieutenant the art of belly dancing, while another set of skeptical parents puts him through the ringer, as he tries to win them over and capture their daughter's elusive heart. One bachelorette panics about whether her family will agree to meet Andy, leaving her in tears, and the Bachelor quite concerned. Finally, one woman takes a real risk, catching Andy completely off guard when she reveals an important secret from her past. Back in Los Angeles, a shocking rose ceremony ends in tears for one jilted bachelorette.
MONDAY, MAY 14 (9:31-11:00 p.m., ET)
"Episode 1007" Three special bachelorettes visit Andy's current home state of Hawaii for romantic overnight dates on the lush island of Kauai. First however, the Lieutenant takes all three women to visit a place of great significance to him--the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor--where they tour the monument and he shares the sacrifice a Navy officer's wife might have to make. Andy's first dreamy date starts with a pulse-racing course of zip-lines high above the jungle floor, and ends with a romantic evening sipping champagne on a moonlit hammock. The second bachelorette joins Andy on a catamaran for a day of whale watching and snorkeling. Later that night, Andy invites a surprise guest to join him and his date at dinner, which leaves this bachelorette speechless. His third and final date begins with an adventurous kayaking trip, followed by a jungle hike and sexy swim beneath a waterfall. For dinner, the two have their own private luau, but then Andy hits the woman with some tough questions to help him get closer to his final decision. Only two women receive the next all important rose and will go home with the Bachelor to meet his family.
MONDAY, MAY 21 (9:01-11:00 p.m., ET)
"Episode 1008" In this gripping two-hour special conclusion, Andy returns home to Pennsylvania to share his experience of a lifetime with his family and ask them for guidance in making one of the most difficult decisions of his life -- choosing between the two remaining women. One bachelorette arrives for lunch with the Baldwin family, and when she leaves, the other woman joins the family for dinner. Who will the family think is best suited for Andy? Then, with time running out, the Bachelor returns to Hawaii for his final two dates. The first tryst comes complete with a romantic helicopter ride over the scenic coast and hiking and picnicking in the mountains. Andy takes the other woman horseback riding on the beach before they swim and canoodle in the ocean. After the women's professions of love in one last attempt to capture the Bachelor's heart, Andy delivers a devastating rejection to one tearful and heartbroken bachelorette. Then, in a deeply romantic scene which could jump off a movie screen, the officer and gentleman gives out his final rose and an engagement ring with a life-changing proposal to the woman who has captured his heart.
Girls,
Bevin can't be gone because if you remember from the link in a previous comment on a previous blog, it's her and randy Andy in the canoe like thing, in the jungle. And now there's a recap in comment from anon at 5:20 that says in episode 1007 randy Andy takes one girl on a jungle cruise - that's Bevin. I don't think Dani makes it.. she's still too hung up on the dead guy in her bed. I think it comes down to Tessa and Bevin and Tessa ends up crying.. that was forshadowed with her comment two episodes ago, "I just don't want to get hurt" - you know she's gonna get hurt... or else they'd cut it out.
Using info provided from Anonymous 5:20p, some conclusions we can make:
May 7: Belly dancing is with Dani; Tessa's folks are the skeptics; the absent family is Amber's, and the "big" secret to be shared is Bevin's d-i-v-o-r-c-e. Personally I think this is where either Bevin or Amber go bye-bye.
May 14: Surprise guest: Kate. She's instrumental in the departure of either Bevin or Amber, whichever wasn't cut on the 7th.
May 21: Tessa is in the final two, i.e., because she's been shown riding horseback. I'm thinking Dani is the second of the final two.
Now, if we use ABC's previous techniques of highlighting a couple and "lowlighting" the dark horses, history would suggest Dani is the winner. However, in much the same way things have been a bit different this time around (not turning the show into a travelogue, as an example), I suspect we'll see more parity in the last couple of shows, which will even out the current discrepancy between what we know of Tessa and what we don't know of Dani.
Unless we are given more proof of a chemistry with Dani, I'm in the Tessa-as-winner camp.
Actually I think the highlight is going to be the TWTA show -- starring Slutanie and that wacko in the first episode!
I'm for Tessa, she's the only one who appears normal. But, they never pick who I like, so it's probably Bevin.
I won't waste my time posting about "our" show anywhere else, but I've done a bit of reading on the official message boards for the show. I finally had to stop because the mean-spirited comments regarding the appearance of virtually all of the women just infuriated me.
One of the things I like about this particular bachelor is that he clearly isn't choosing anyone for their appearance. All the goofball comments aside (whether or not orchestrated by ABC), he has demonstrated over and over (a former beauty queen, out in the first round?!?) that substance (either real or feigned) factors highly in his criteria.
Slam Tina and her "horrible" mouth all you want -- but isn't Dr. Muscles doing what virtually every "average looking" woman hopes will happen, evening the playing field? And for those above-average beauties, isn't it reassuring to know that they too can be appreciated for MORE than their appearance?
Tina was/is a very gentle, sweet example of many women of Asian heritage -- and yes, the way she held her mouth when not talking wasn't flattering to her appearance. But when she smiled it made a mountain of difference. I respected Muscles for keeping her in spite of her facial features, recognizing that there might be much more to value than that!!
From what I've seen, I don't think there is going to be a TWTA episode. A shame, because I'd enjoy seeing Stephanie SC again, not to mention the truly insane chick from the first episode who almost got into a fist fight with bar stool girl. (My brain can't retain all those early names.) Anyone heard different about a Woment Tell All episode?
Anon 6:12: Do you know if there will even be a TWTA show this season? It doesn't appear to be in the schedule between now and 5/21. Maybe no TWTA, no ATFL, just the ring, roll credits and outtakes, and see you next season.
Megan, I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you about Tessa being the first one to use this making the Bachelor chase her ploy.
Helene from Season 2 used this tactic as she told Aaron that she wasn't sure that this was worth it and was thinking about leaving... Aaron begged her to stay. Now admittedly, she wasn't nearly as masterful at it, as Tessa, but she did employ it.
Thanks for the shout out tsunamigirl. See you at Wally World. ;)
This Wiki article on the bachelor is hilarious!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Baldwin
I didn't know he had dated a "Bachelor" woman, or that he was in Cosmo. The other women he has dated are beautiful and as "multi-talented" as he is. Sort of changes the way I look at him. I couldn't help but notice his elementary school was called "blue ball" SERIOUSLY?!
Host Chris, please, please, please tell us that there will be a women tell all and that Lincee will be there!!!!
OK, I can't remember if it was Steph of Tessa, but I think it was Tessa... did anyone see her getting out of the Delorean and flashing the camera? Bless her heart, they really should have edited that!! After the SPANX issues from last week, this week we get a crotch shot as a girl pulls her legs out of the car. My husband had to rewind it and show it to me. Guess I know where he was lookin'?!
Great Recap! The extreme overuse of the word "ever" had my husband and I cracking up. Amber: "I'm the most mature 23 year old EVER!" Chris: "Our bachelor has the toughest decision to make EVER!" and of course, in true bachelor form "The most dramatic rose ceremony EVER!" Hysterical!
First, there needs to be a count per episode and then a tally for the season on the number of times the word "awesome" has been used, particularly by O&G.
Second, I have noticed that Dani IS athletic. She won the tricycle race this week, and previously, didn't she win the mini-triathalon?
Third, I totally agree that the surprise guest in an upcoming episode will be Kate and that she is Andy's sister or relative. This idea was mentioned on this blog previously, and on the ski date (of which they replayed a clip this week), when Kate threw Amber under the bus, the comment she made to Andy was, "I don't think Amber's the kind of girl you'd want to bring home to your parents." Now, this sounds generic, but it's THE WAY she said it. Like she knows HIS parents. Like, they're hers too . . .
Fourth, I (heart) Tessa and hope she wins.
Fifth, Lincee, love you - - but can't believe you didn't mention the horribly rude and catty comment that (I think it was) Amber made (I think it was) about Tessa, while in the 'forbidden room,' looking at the pictures on the Pier 1 cabinet. How wude!
AND how fitting that it would be the oh-so-mature-duo of Amber and Bevin to pull that little stunt.
Brilliant.
Sixth, I am sad to see that it seems there will not be a 'tell all' show this year. I would love to see Amber defend that comment.
Seventh, I hope this engagement (and marriage) lasts. It's about time a Bachelor gets the girl.
No... wait, didn't Bev win the tricycle race and Andy ran into Dani? Maybe my memory isn't working. I remember thinking "damn, that Bev is competitive!".
I have to say I really like Tess... and I kind of hope she gets the rose. But I also think he wouldn't do to badly with Bev. They obviously have chemistry and she seems very invested in him. Yes, its a bit psycho, but you can do anything in editing. I'm bored with Amber. She is sweet but I agree, she's young and not quite there yet. And I still have no clue who Dani is??? Lets hope we see something this week.
I'm pulling for Tess, Bev and Dani as the final three.
"People act like being 28 and divorced is like being 28 and an ax murderer. She probably got married young and regretted it and is now out there again. BFD." - Anonymous 4:26
Nobody said or implied that. What people are saying is that #1) they don't think she's 28, and #2) she should have told him (or the show) about her divorce sooner.
She's whining about not having had time to tell him, and she's had plenty of time. She didn't want to hurt her chances with him, she's been busy trying to make an impression and get as much alone time as possible.
She's hoping that by the time she gets around to telling him that it won't matter because they will have already made a connection.
She's not being completely honest, and that's what the BFD is about, not the fact that she's divorced.
OOPS, I meant Anonymous 4:56.
I love how the people who loved Tina on here have selective memory. Come on. Tina sang The National Anthem to Andy within the first couple hours of meeting him. Read that statement again and really take it in. She serenaded him with The. National. Anthem. That is absurd. And Tina supporters act like Tina just had it all together. I think she had her own brand of crazy and it was only starting to build with each week, because those lips were getting tighter...and tighter....and tighter...
Next week's drinking game will be: How many times can Amber touch, smooth, or play with her hair?
Umm, after seeing the preview clip of Dani's family, I cannot picture them belly dancing and I hope I don't have to see that. Surely it would be Tess's fam.
So I did a little searching and went to www.intelius.com under people search and Bevin Powers (someone listed the link to their names on the first blog) is 28. I also looked up the bach and although it doesn't list a Kate in his relatives it could be a nickname. Hmmm...
12:37am
Decent post, but a lot of mixups...
Bev won the tricycle race, no one won the triathalon because Bev hurt her ankle and was given the sympathy rose and a nice watch (which would have gone to the winner), Kate's comment on the ski lift was about Slutany T and Amber's comment was about her own picture, not Tessa's. Now that all that is straight, it was after midnight when you posted, so you are forgiven! I agree with all your other comments. Go Tessa! and Super love to Lincee! My Tuesdays would not be the same without you!
12:37 am...You're getting a pass on your one error due to YOUR late time. ;) The triathalon episode and the Boot Camp episode are different. They did complete the triathalon. Bevin injured herself on the Boot Camp, which they did not complete.
As you were...
Oops, sorry, it was 10:17 who had the error I referred to. Guess it's.....early? here!?
10:49
Ha! I forgot about the triathalon...I got it mixed up with boot camp...okay, so we all make mistakes....I am terribly addicted to the blog boards with the spoilers & screencaps...it is consuming my days....I have to get off and get to work!!!!
Touche, A.D. I forgot about Helene in season 2. But, like you said, Tess is better at the "chase me" game! Haha.
Dani actually won the tricycle race, and Andy ran into Bevin with his tricycle. Amber won the triathalon, and that's how she got "Super Special Extra Quality Time" on the beach with Andy...
Ahhhhh-
Competitive "sir yes sir" Bevin won the tricycle race only to look back and see that instead of being impressed with Bevins athleticism, Andy had steered into Danielle and they were giggling, etc.
Amber won the super stupid bikini triathalon.
I went and checked the online bit about the chick in the water not having a tat. Could be Danielle. Can we BE that hopeful?
I think Tessa just wants to win and get picked but I don't think she's into Andy at all and that's a shame. Maybe I can be proved otherwise if she accepts the engagement, but when you cringe everytime a guy has his arm around you- its a sign. She's just not that into you...
Lincee- you deserve an award!
Chris- there better be a women tell all or ABC is just plain stupid. Especially with this rowdy group. Just throw them into the UFC ring and get it going- could probably get Dana White to sanction the event!!
OMG!!! This is one of the funniest things I have EVER read!! Especially the part about the awkward brain freeze and brilliant idea of Patriotism which left a huge self inflicted hand print on Steph's boob! (Not to mention the awkward, socially retarded moment when Tina picked Andy's teeth.) I had to rewind that part to see if I really saw that! I added your blog to my favorites and will be checking in daily. Thanks for the belly laughs! ;)
A thought on why the "I'm not sure I want to stay on the show" card might be working so well for Tessa: how many times in past series has a bachelor had a member of his harem quit on him? I can vaguely recall one instance, though I forget the details. It would be a huge blow to Andy's ego to lose a girl that way on national TV, rather than keep control of who goes and who stays. For his own self-esteem, he seems to need them all to want him--and to show it. So any girl who makes it past the first cut and then hints that she just might jump ship is going to get his whole-hearted attention--more than she otherwise might. Perhaps these girls have a bit more power over him than most of them realize. The idea of Tessa maybe not accepting a rose must have kept him awake nights. What if we had a season where several of the girls decided they weren't that into the bachelor? THAT would make for the most shocking rose ceremonies EVER!
There was one season where one bachelorette took her leave voluntarily - I think it might have season 2-3, it seems she told the bach at the rose ceremony (before he gave out roses) that she wasn't into the whole thing and she was leaving --- I remember it was still early on probably 2-3 episodes in..
OK, I haven't watched every season, so maybe there were others...
BUT, definitely Bachelor Jesse (remember the meathead/bonehead football player?) had a girl leave voluntarily because she could tell he was going to turn out to be a SLUT! And oh, how he did not disappoint...remember there was a southern beauty pageant freak, psycho Tara whose dad threatened him with his gun, and who could forget that season's witch TRISH. I don't even remember the name of the cute blond girl who 'won' that season....all I remember is that everybody got lucky that year! ...Well, everybody except his 'spy' friend who was posing as a contender. I love when ABC throws in a new angle like that...I'm hoping Kate will end up being our resident mole this year!
I still miss Charlie. ANYONE with me that he was the best Bachelor ever!? (ok, ok, I didn't watch Firestone...) But no one talks about Charlie....I love him!!
i loved charlie too! He was very funny and unexpectedly endearing. good times all around.
I'm just going to throw a thought out there about Tina and the whole teeth picking thing. As gross as it was (and it was gross), she's in medical school, right, so maybe that was just all in a day's work for her. I mean at some point she's going to have to be dealing with people's bodies so I'm sure to her the toothpicking thing was like a cakewalk....
Just a thought.
To Anon 5:58, the first girl I remember leaving was on Season 2 of the Bachelor with Helene. That was also the same season where the dad had the Alabama room and a pretty large gun collection. I don't remember a girl leaving on Jesse's season. I do remember the infamous name malfunction, however.....
Anon 5:20 PM
Did you see anything about the women tell all show? The three shows you discussed are back to back weeks. So when would the WTA show be? Lincee, you have to go!!!
Where is our host Chris?
Looks like Andy's sister's name is Suzie. So Kate could be a cousin?? He does have a big family.
Andy is the son of Roy Eugene Baldwin, Jr., former two term Pennsylvania Republican State Representative, now a project manager at an engineering company in Camp Hill, PA. Roy had three brothers and four sisters. Andy's mother is Cynthia Laulani "Cindy" Baldwin, a high school mathematics teacher. She graduated from Cornell University where she was the salutatorian. Cynthia was born in Honolulu, HI on December 27, 1950 and grew up in the Marshall Islands, Libya, Paraguay, and went to high school in St. Louis. Andy's parents met while at Cornell and subsequently settled in East Earl, PA. Andy's dad worked for Sperry, Inc., a farm machinery company when Cynthia gave birth to Andy. Andy’s younger brother Matthew Sayre Baldwin swam competitively for the University of North Carolina. He was married in September 2006 in Illinois and lives in Florida. Andy has a younger sister, Susanna (Suzie), who is attending Cornell University. His uncle, Tom, died from pancreatic cancer so he established a fund to raise money for pancreatic cancer research, and has raised over $20,000 to date.
I look forward to your blog every week. Thanks for always putting a smile on my face =]
Unfortunately, it seems to me that ABC took a risk with Andy. "How," you may ask. They picked a guy solely based on looks but who has no known or visible personality. For those of you who went to A&M, he accurately reflects the poor stereotype of those students in the Corps of Cadets (there were some guys in the Corps with awesome personalities, don't get me wrong). But because this guy has nothing to work with, this show just really doesn't have the juice that it should. ABC owes us an apology. The girls do an okay job, but unfortunately Andy just isn't producing. Oh well, there's always next season.
Tina did have a weird mouth thing going on but I thought she looked cute working on the playground. She's one of those women who can pull of a casual look better than a dressed up look. She still has a bit of the social awkwardness.
Also, anyone else recall Amber talking about how she wants to bring Andy by her classroom to see how she gives back to the community? THAT'S HER JOB! SHE GETS PAID! Decorate a playground on your own time without pay = giving back to the community. Recite and repeat.
Dani is a total stealth canidate and is what I like to call "sneaky hot". She becomes more attractive as the series goes on. Then one day you realize she's attractive and wonder how you got there.
Tessa is my favorite. Can't go wrong with dimples.
For all the Houston parents who didn't approve of Amber being on the show, try monitoring what your kids watch. Exercise your right as parents to control what goes on in your household. Raising your kids is your responsibility, not ABC's. You didn't consult us when you decided to have children so don't dictate how another adult chooses to pass time off the clock by being in a reality show.
Great work Lincee. It's been a pleasure since a friend clued me in to your blog during the Centrum Silver season.
I hope I wasn't the only one that noticed the complete crotch shot of Tessa getting out of the car, and Andy's painted finger nails....Great editing
I decided to watch again the first episode and I totally think it is Tessa accepting Andy's proposal. Another funny thing Punky is wearing spanx! It is not just Bevin!
One HUGE piece of information about the Amber bit - she was gone during the month right before the 4th grade TAKS test. For those of you not from Texas, that's the standards tests the students have to take each year. It's serious stuff and she wasn't there for the weeks leading up to it. They put substitutes in her classroom that were inadequate and kept quitting. I feel for the parents; the kids did not get what they needed.
Also, the principal received the demotion because she did not let central administration know that one of her teachers would be gone for more than 3 days. That's a district rule; she broke it. Amber turned in her paperwork, but her principal did not.
FYI - her principal resigned instead of taking the demotion.
Forgot one thing about the principal...she didn't turn in the paperwork because she signed a confidentiality agreement with ABC...her hands were tied...
You're absolutely right. I forgot about her absence around the TAKS test. I live in Dallas so that part of the story hasn't received as much publicity as the morality arguments by some parents.
Still, we were treated to this little pearl of wisdom from a story published on May 3rd in the Houston Chronicle:
Parent Lesley White complained in a letter to Fort Bend ISD that the program "does not promote family values, moral values or appreciation of the normal 'dating' process. What she does in her own time is fine," White said of the local contestant. "But what she does on our time is not fine."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tynGEa1mCiY
CHECK THIS OUT TESSA FANS!!!
Thanks Anonymous 122am... after seeing that you want them to be together! I was observing their facial expressions and body language ....and THEY DEFINITELY HAVE CHEMISTRY !!
My husband liked her after the skiing bit. what guys wouldn't?
OMG!!! I am sitting here at work crying I am laughing so hard...Stephandy..BBBBBBBBBBBBlllllllllllllahahahahhahahahahhahahha. I wanted to die of embarressment for Stephanie especially when he was holding her wrist and smashed his hand into his chest and hers right smack dab on her boobie. Then Lincee calling it out that she didnt even have his hand on her chest for the other girls to see just a ruined tank top...I am writing run on sentences I am so tickled. Bllahahahahhaa..Well done Lincee. One of your originals from season One!!!
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