So Monday’s episode was a yawn fest, and this is sort of a “who are you? oh you’re leaving” slow roll of fellas out the door happens. So that’s why I keep skipping some episodes.
Yay, we kick this episode off by ditching Lee. I love how the editors try to make it sound like the helicopter is taking off.
Lol – wait – they DIDN’T get into a fist fight? Bravo bachelorette editors. That being said, this entire scene was such a build up for a letdown. And you wonder why you lose viewers.
Then we see where Rachel reaches over cookies and oreos to give Kenny a rose.
Seriously, Rachel is a bamf. She lets Kenny know that he’s made it through this round, but also serves him a warning that this isn’t over, and he hasn’t won yet. Rachel is smart with her heart, and more little girls and grown women need to see that example. Go Rachel, Go Rachel, GO!
LOL all the guys smile when Lee’s suitcase goes. Let’s not lie, Kenny is a group and a fan favorite. He’s cute, he’s funny, he LOVES his daughter (and how cool is she to just be painted up like a cat on whatever day that happens to be). He just seems like a genuine dude.
I really am not too sure about this whole “Rose Ceremony in the Middle of the Episode” format. I keep thinking I need to wrap up what I’m doing and grab the remote to turn it off, but then, oh wait there’s like half of another episode up next.
Then the rose ceremony, which is quick and kind of painful like pulling a band aid. She let go of Mr. Clean, and Josiah, dang, he was a top favorite of mine. But hey, she’s smart, and just because someone is good on paper for you doesn’t mean they are good for you.
So here we land on the next scene in Denmark, which is a nice change from trashy tropical places. Rachel is all a-goo over the castle that inspired Hamlet, and the average bachelor/bachelorette candidate’s closest experience to Hamlet is watching the Lion King over and over again. Have I mentioned that Rachel is the best person who’s ever been on this show? They take a boat ride and Rachel knows all this trivia about the area, which is great – because it makes it sound like she really did pick out this location instead of being handed a fact sheet and plane tickets before filming this episode.
Some local flashes them. They laugh. They kiss with a sun shot background.
OH MY GOD THEN THEY GO TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK. Why was this not in the previews? AND RACHEL GOT A BURGER! A burger and champagne (actually she may have a liquor drink, it’s hard to tell from the photo). Hell yeah.
Yes, Women of the World, YOU ARE ALLOWED to eat on dates. I didn’t realize this was a thing until after I got engaged, but apparently women are shamed for eating on dates? Or they just get a salad? On my first date with my now husband, he mentioned, “Wow you can really eat” – he meant it as a good thing, but I guess he just hadn’t seen that before.
Poor Eric, he face looks like he was just going to face rejection AGAIN. I know that feel bro. I have been rejected many, many a time.
Next all the dudes are STROKE! STROKE! STROKE-ing it over to a viking style tournament. I really hope it’s as entertaining as the daddy obstacle course from earlier this season. Oh Lord. This looks like Larping. If you don’t know what Larping is, google it and prepare to judge people you barely know on facebook whom you now suspect are into larping.
I’m a little surprised how into this the dudes are. Kenny does the American version of this crap and his face just says it all.
LOL at Rachel trying to take on all these dudes in some kind of wooden corn dog tug of war. Oh my god. And, I can’t speak for Rachel, but having someone pick me up and carry me off is one of my favorite things. Probably because I’ve been called fat my entire life, and a guy who can pick me up MUST BE STRONG.
Um, cue Skyrim music during the larping scene. Lol did these guys seriously just bust open their own eyebrows, that’s hilarious. And now these scripted responses.. I AM WILLING TO SPILL BLOOD FOR M-LADY IN WAITING! Give me a break. People get injuries way worse than this just playing touch football.
Then they go on a group date, and I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t really listening because I’m a work at home mom trying to pump, type this, and keep a wiggly baby from butt-walking off his boppy this morning.
OH MY GOD THEY ARE SENDING KENNY HOME! SHOCK! Isn’t this entire thing like 3 weeks long? Seriously? Some kids his daughter’s age go to summer camp for longer than that. That’s it. I’m done. Ugh. Kenny was a top two finale guy as far as I saw.
Do you think Rachel knows she doesn’t want to start a family with someone who already has experienced that? Perhaps she wants to marry someone who doesn’t have kids? Guess what. There is nothing wrong with knowing what you want. As a new parent myself, it’s a crazy up and down journey trying to figure this out as newbies, and I’d be wrong to say that if someone in this house had a little more experience with babies it certainly would not hurt – but – there’s nothing wrong with being up front and honest about how you see the rest of your life going.
The next date is Rachel and a guy who’s clearly not into PDA, or has never been on a date outside of closed doors. I get it, dating on camera is probably nerve wracking.
And then the conversation touches on race. It’s not my place to say whether or not this was necessary and important to be included in this season (although I would guess to say that it is). I’m a white woman and it’s not my place to say that I would know anything about it. Rachel is obviously choosing her words very carefully; because as the first black bachelorette, it seems she understands the power of her next words. This is mirrored by the fact that “I’m ready to go black and never go back” guy, the pretty guy, and Eric are all talking about this. Yeah. Don’t think we all forgot about that. First impressions matter. This subject ended really quickly, which surprised me.
Is it just me, or is EVERYONE on this show giving the perfect portrayal of how to handle rejection (with the exception of whamo and penis obsession guy, of course).
Next we move onto the second rose ceremony, which they are shaping up to be pretty dramatic. She chooses to send home Alex, whom has been called a Russian spy, and who the editors have tried to portray as some computer genius who just happens to be hot. I wanted to like him from the beginning, but I saw right through the creative editing (yeah I remember that Rubick’s cube shot).
Preview to next week: lots of crying, lots of guilt, wow the finale looks like it is going to be BEAUTIFUL. I secretly hope RACHEL proposes 😀 😀 but I don’t think that’s what she wants. That’s what I want. But I’m selfishly watching this.
Favorites of the week: Well, it was Kenny. But he’s gone. They killed his character off.
