Things are heating up on The Bachelorette, and Emily does a little more "weeding" this week. Here's a recap, as Emily's group of guys is reduced from 8 to 6.
This week, Emily and the guys are in Croatia. Who knew it was so beautiful there? Of course everyone is excited to be there. Has there ever been a city/country that anyone was not excited to be in? I don't think anyone's ever said, "I really wish we were somewhere else, I don't like it here at all." Jef then throws in the ever-popular phrase "Croatia is the perfect place to fall in love." How many times has that line been used? Just substitute any city or country that the bachelors or bachelorettes have visited, because it is said at least once or twice each season. Can we just say that "everywhere" is the perfect place to fall in love?
The first one-on-one date goes to Travis, because as we all can see, there's pretty much nothing romantic going on between them. Emily is taking him on a walk through Dubrovnik. She points out another "local love legend". So far we've seen the Love Clock and the Moon Gate. In Croatia, it's the Balancing Stone. This legend says that one must balance on the rock and remove their jacket or shirt. If they are successful, they will be lucky in love. Not surprisingly, Travis has a bit of trouble. It takes him many attempts to balance, and he doesn't remove his jacket or shirt...so it's more than obvious what's going to happen to him at the end of the night, right? As if this isn't enough, he says about the date: "This is a 10 on a scale of 8." Yep, that's what he said...I rewound it several times. What scale only goes to 8?
At the end of the date, Emily comments about their friendship connection, so you know the end is near for the guy who brought an egg, named Shelley, the first time he met Emily. No one is surprised that he doesn't get the rose, except for Travis, that is. He cries and says "Rejection does suck, with a capital S-U-C-K". So long, Travis. If it's any consolation, you never stood a chance.
Back at the house, Ryan is as confident as ever. He says he sees himself "as an absolute frontrunner." He goes even further to say "I mean, I can jump into a romantic connection with her. I can manipulate the situation, you know, I can go get the girl. I know how to get the girl. That may come off as somewhat arrogant, but it's just me being truthful." Wow. The only word I needed to hear was "manipulate"...that says it all.
Now to the group date. I've been looking forward to this ever since I saw the preview: highland games! There's no way that this won't be exciting. Unfortunately for us, and the guys, they first have to preview the movie "Brave". It doesn't look like a bad movie, but I can't imagine the guys liking it much. And to make it worse, they have to watch the whole movie standing up? What's up with that? I did like some of the comments during the movie, though. Sean: "The uh, goofy looking blonde-haired guy, I don't know who that could be...certainly not me...maybe Jef." Haha!
Now for their surprise, they're going to participate in their own version of the highland games. They get kilts and have to ride in on donkeys! Poor guys...last week it was Shakespeare costumes, this week kilts. I think Arie and Doug have had it the worst since their Shakespeare costumes were women's dresses. Better luck next time guys. Another great quote from Sean: "The difference between a kilt and a skirt is...nothing." I might as well say it now...Sean has my vote. All I could think of while watching this was that he is just amazingly gorgeous, and oddly cute in a kilt.
They have 3 events to compete in: bow and arrow, log toss, and some sort of tug-of-war. Each of the guys (and even Emily) is surprisingly good with the bow and arrow, as they all hit the target. And then there's Chris, who was excited about the highland games because he thought that he would do very well. He struts up to the target and awkwardly takes aim. The guys can't help but laugh behind him, as he arches his back and pooches out his butt (Tyra Banks would be very impressed with his booty tooch, I'm sure). He could not have looked more feminine as he let the arrow fly. It looks good...it looks good...oh, falls short. It doesn't even make it to the target...embarrassing. But, oh, he's got 2 more events to make up for it, right?
Time for event #2, the log toss. It's pretty obvious that some people (Sean) are going to have no problem with this, and some people (Jef) probably weigh 100 pounds less than the log. As expected most of the guys get the log to successfully flip end over end. Sean actually breaks his log! (Probably a set-up to make him look even stronger than he is, but I don't care.) Emily says that "Sean looked frickin' hot." Um...couldn't have said it better myself. Poor Jef is disqualified, as is, you guessed it, Chris, because their logs didn't flip all the way over.
One event left, the tug-of-war. Two guys pull a piece of wood in opposite directions until one is pulled over. Chris chooses his opponent first. Obvious choice would be Jef...nope he picks Doug. Within no time, Doug is the winner. Chris does a good job at laughing it off, even though his performances were all pretty embarrassing. He finally concedes "I pretty much sucked at the highland games". Not much else was shown of the last event, other than Sean beat both John and Sean.
Obviously, Chris came in last, while Sean won 2 of the 3 events. Emily was then to award the "bravest" man. She said she enjoyed watching Sean, but was impressed with Chris just doing his own thing. She then awards the trophy to Chris, who ended up really feeling like a winner (not realizing that Emily only gave it to him out of pity).
Time for the end-of-the-date cocktail party, where Emily talks to some of the guys. One question, why is John still there? Seriously, he hasn't said like 2 words the entire season. You can't honestly tell me that she is really even considering him at this point. (1) He hasn't had a one-on-one date yet (2) She has really strong feelings for Arie, Sean and Jef.
During Emily's chat with Jef, he throws out some of the cheesiest lines like "you give me the type of feeling that people write novels about", blah blah blah. Finally, Emily just comes out and says it: "By the way...what took you so daggone long?" "For what?" he asks. "To kiss me!", she said. He replies, "I was scared of you, scared to death to kiss you!" Oh my. He then ends their time together with "Can I tell you a secret? I'm frickin' crazy about you." Then it's time to hand out the rose. I can't believe she gives it to Chris. It was one thing to give him the silly trophy to make him feel better about himself, but the rose, really? He's just so, blah. I really don't see anything appealing about him at all.
The time has now come for Ryan's one-on-one date. The guys are all pretty certain that his true colors will show on the date and Emily will finally get rid of him. Arie mentions that it takes Ryan 3 hours to prepare for a date. He says "he shaves his legs and plucks his finger hairs and stuff." Yuck!
Emily comes to pick up Ryan, and he starts spewing some of his schmoozy, lame crap. He needs to learn to just stop talking, because the longer he talks the worse it gets. It got so awkward, and then they finally left. As soon as Ryan was out the door, the guys just busted up laughing...that was pretty funny. They all know he's a joke, and it's seriously time for him to go.
For Ryan's date, they go oystering...oh what fun! His one-liners are just ridiculous and disgusting. It's no wonder Emily gags on the oysters. She says, "This ain't exactly putting me in the mood." Yeah, me either. Driving in the car, they again talk about he is the bad boy, blah, blah, blah. He says he's a good driver, even if she doesn't feel safe. Yeah, Ok. So, on to dinner, Ryan comes out wearing turquoise shoes, really? They looked like big clown shoes. Just because it's Emily's favorite color...boy if that doesn't win her over, I don't know what will. If the shoes aren't offensive enough, he brings up the "trophy wife" comment...again. He has to know that she really hates that comment, you would think he would be smart enough to drop it and tell her what she wants to hear. On to the real kicker. Ryan said he couldn't sleep the night before, so he wrote 12 things that he's looking for in a woman, and he says "she's gonna love it." She seems interested at first, but after each point he reads off, the smile fades from her face, and she grows more and more upset. That list would be the end of him. #1 on her list is a loving family, and he didn't have that anywhere on his list. Right then and there, she realizes they want different things, and as attracted as she is to him, she can't give him the rose. SHOCKER! Boy, he didn't see that one coming; remember, he was a frontrunner, right? Ha! And of course, he thinks she's making the wrong choice. He's such a smooth talker, he almost convinced her to give him another chance. She did make the wrong choice by telling him that she wasn't sure about her decision...that made him think he did still have a chance. Thank goodness she was strong and resisted. I don't know why it was such a hard decision for him. Take all of the stuff he said when she wasn't around out of the picture, and he still said some really awful stuff right to her face. She had plenty of reasons to kick him to the curb (I don't want my wife to get fat, trophy wife, etc.). And he's not even good-looking! His exit speech was pretty funny, too. He said he hopes that the producers give him a good edit and don't portray him like an ass, but for who he really is...yeah, good luck with that. He also said he will miss the guys and the friends that he made. Meanwhile, back at the hotel, his bags are being picked up and his "friends" are shouting for joy.
The night before the rose ceremony, Arie "sneaks" off to see Emily to comfort her (because he thinks she's probably feeling upset about sending 2 guys home already). She's happy to see him of course, they have a make-out session...blah, blah, blah.
At the rose ceremony, John and Doug are on the bubble, so she talks to both of them. John shows Emily that he carries around his grandparents' funeral cards in his wallet, and then he gets all weepy...wah, wah, wah...that's just weird. I still don't know what she's seen in him this far to keep him at the final 6. He's still a nobody...he might as well be Alejandro. She then talks to Doug. His 2 sides just baffle me. He's so sweet with Emily and his son, but with the guys, boy can he have a temper. Their talk is pretty awkward and Emily has to take his arm and put it around her...he says he's shy, oh come on already.
Time for the ceremony. Chris somehow already has a rose. She then calls Sean (woohoo!), Jef and then Arie (not a surprise for either of them). Then, Emily just walks out of the room, with no explanation. She asks Chris if she can have another rose because she doesn't want to get rid of Doug or John this week. Emily comes back in and "jokes" that she can't give out the last rose. Just then, Chris walks in with 2 roses. Both John and Doug are obviously happy, but really all Emily did was prolong the inevitable. It's obvious she only really likes Sean, Jef and Arie.
Emily tells the guys that they are off to Prague, and guess what, "it's the perfect place to fall in love!" Haha
So there you have it, we're down to 6. But, let's be honest, can we just make it the final 3 already...it's pretty obvious who the 3 are, and spoilers all confirm it. However, I am looking forward to next week's episode. SPOILER ALERT!!!! The relationship between Arie and the Bachelor producer named Cassie is finally addressed. I am very interested to see what Arie has to say about it. I've read that Cassie is the one who finally tells Emily about it. Since we know Arie is in the final 3, it's apparent that, even though Emily is upset about it in the beginning, it ends up not being that big of a deal.
This week, Emily and the guys are in Croatia. Who knew it was so beautiful there? Of course everyone is excited to be there. Has there ever been a city/country that anyone was not excited to be in? I don't think anyone's ever said, "I really wish we were somewhere else, I don't like it here at all." Jef then throws in the ever-popular phrase "Croatia is the perfect place to fall in love." How many times has that line been used? Just substitute any city or country that the bachelors or bachelorettes have visited, because it is said at least once or twice each season. Can we just say that "everywhere" is the perfect place to fall in love?
The first one-on-one date goes to Travis, because as we all can see, there's pretty much nothing romantic going on between them. Emily is taking him on a walk through Dubrovnik. She points out another "local love legend". So far we've seen the Love Clock and the Moon Gate. In Croatia, it's the Balancing Stone. This legend says that one must balance on the rock and remove their jacket or shirt. If they are successful, they will be lucky in love. Not surprisingly, Travis has a bit of trouble. It takes him many attempts to balance, and he doesn't remove his jacket or shirt...so it's more than obvious what's going to happen to him at the end of the night, right? As if this isn't enough, he says about the date: "This is a 10 on a scale of 8." Yep, that's what he said...I rewound it several times. What scale only goes to 8?
At the end of the date, Emily comments about their friendship connection, so you know the end is near for the guy who brought an egg, named Shelley, the first time he met Emily. No one is surprised that he doesn't get the rose, except for Travis, that is. He cries and says "Rejection does suck, with a capital S-U-C-K". So long, Travis. If it's any consolation, you never stood a chance.
Back at the house, Ryan is as confident as ever. He says he sees himself "as an absolute frontrunner." He goes even further to say "I mean, I can jump into a romantic connection with her. I can manipulate the situation, you know, I can go get the girl. I know how to get the girl. That may come off as somewhat arrogant, but it's just me being truthful." Wow. The only word I needed to hear was "manipulate"...that says it all.
Now to the group date. I've been looking forward to this ever since I saw the preview: highland games! There's no way that this won't be exciting. Unfortunately for us, and the guys, they first have to preview the movie "Brave". It doesn't look like a bad movie, but I can't imagine the guys liking it much. And to make it worse, they have to watch the whole movie standing up? What's up with that? I did like some of the comments during the movie, though. Sean: "The uh, goofy looking blonde-haired guy, I don't know who that could be...certainly not me...maybe Jef." Haha!
Now for their surprise, they're going to participate in their own version of the highland games. They get kilts and have to ride in on donkeys! Poor guys...last week it was Shakespeare costumes, this week kilts. I think Arie and Doug have had it the worst since their Shakespeare costumes were women's dresses. Better luck next time guys. Another great quote from Sean: "The difference between a kilt and a skirt is...nothing." I might as well say it now...Sean has my vote. All I could think of while watching this was that he is just amazingly gorgeous, and oddly cute in a kilt.
They have 3 events to compete in: bow and arrow, log toss, and some sort of tug-of-war. Each of the guys (and even Emily) is surprisingly good with the bow and arrow, as they all hit the target. And then there's Chris, who was excited about the highland games because he thought that he would do very well. He struts up to the target and awkwardly takes aim. The guys can't help but laugh behind him, as he arches his back and pooches out his butt (Tyra Banks would be very impressed with his booty tooch, I'm sure). He could not have looked more feminine as he let the arrow fly. It looks good...it looks good...oh, falls short. It doesn't even make it to the target...embarrassing. But, oh, he's got 2 more events to make up for it, right?
Time for event #2, the log toss. It's pretty obvious that some people (Sean) are going to have no problem with this, and some people (Jef) probably weigh 100 pounds less than the log. As expected most of the guys get the log to successfully flip end over end. Sean actually breaks his log! (Probably a set-up to make him look even stronger than he is, but I don't care.) Emily says that "Sean looked frickin' hot." Um...couldn't have said it better myself. Poor Jef is disqualified, as is, you guessed it, Chris, because their logs didn't flip all the way over.
One event left, the tug-of-war. Two guys pull a piece of wood in opposite directions until one is pulled over. Chris chooses his opponent first. Obvious choice would be Jef...nope he picks Doug. Within no time, Doug is the winner. Chris does a good job at laughing it off, even though his performances were all pretty embarrassing. He finally concedes "I pretty much sucked at the highland games". Not much else was shown of the last event, other than Sean beat both John and Sean.
Obviously, Chris came in last, while Sean won 2 of the 3 events. Emily was then to award the "bravest" man. She said she enjoyed watching Sean, but was impressed with Chris just doing his own thing. She then awards the trophy to Chris, who ended up really feeling like a winner (not realizing that Emily only gave it to him out of pity).
Time for the end-of-the-date cocktail party, where Emily talks to some of the guys. One question, why is John still there? Seriously, he hasn't said like 2 words the entire season. You can't honestly tell me that she is really even considering him at this point. (1) He hasn't had a one-on-one date yet (2) She has really strong feelings for Arie, Sean and Jef.
During Emily's chat with Jef, he throws out some of the cheesiest lines like "you give me the type of feeling that people write novels about", blah blah blah. Finally, Emily just comes out and says it: "By the way...what took you so daggone long?" "For what?" he asks. "To kiss me!", she said. He replies, "I was scared of you, scared to death to kiss you!" Oh my. He then ends their time together with "Can I tell you a secret? I'm frickin' crazy about you." Then it's time to hand out the rose. I can't believe she gives it to Chris. It was one thing to give him the silly trophy to make him feel better about himself, but the rose, really? He's just so, blah. I really don't see anything appealing about him at all.
The time has now come for Ryan's one-on-one date. The guys are all pretty certain that his true colors will show on the date and Emily will finally get rid of him. Arie mentions that it takes Ryan 3 hours to prepare for a date. He says "he shaves his legs and plucks his finger hairs and stuff." Yuck!
Emily comes to pick up Ryan, and he starts spewing some of his schmoozy, lame crap. He needs to learn to just stop talking, because the longer he talks the worse it gets. It got so awkward, and then they finally left. As soon as Ryan was out the door, the guys just busted up laughing...that was pretty funny. They all know he's a joke, and it's seriously time for him to go.
For Ryan's date, they go oystering...oh what fun! His one-liners are just ridiculous and disgusting. It's no wonder Emily gags on the oysters. She says, "This ain't exactly putting me in the mood." Yeah, me either. Driving in the car, they again talk about he is the bad boy, blah, blah, blah. He says he's a good driver, even if she doesn't feel safe. Yeah, Ok. So, on to dinner, Ryan comes out wearing turquoise shoes, really? They looked like big clown shoes. Just because it's Emily's favorite color...boy if that doesn't win her over, I don't know what will. If the shoes aren't offensive enough, he brings up the "trophy wife" comment...again. He has to know that she really hates that comment, you would think he would be smart enough to drop it and tell her what she wants to hear. On to the real kicker. Ryan said he couldn't sleep the night before, so he wrote 12 things that he's looking for in a woman, and he says "she's gonna love it." She seems interested at first, but after each point he reads off, the smile fades from her face, and she grows more and more upset. That list would be the end of him. #1 on her list is a loving family, and he didn't have that anywhere on his list. Right then and there, she realizes they want different things, and as attracted as she is to him, she can't give him the rose. SHOCKER! Boy, he didn't see that one coming; remember, he was a frontrunner, right? Ha! And of course, he thinks she's making the wrong choice. He's such a smooth talker, he almost convinced her to give him another chance. She did make the wrong choice by telling him that she wasn't sure about her decision...that made him think he did still have a chance. Thank goodness she was strong and resisted. I don't know why it was such a hard decision for him. Take all of the stuff he said when she wasn't around out of the picture, and he still said some really awful stuff right to her face. She had plenty of reasons to kick him to the curb (I don't want my wife to get fat, trophy wife, etc.). And he's not even good-looking! His exit speech was pretty funny, too. He said he hopes that the producers give him a good edit and don't portray him like an ass, but for who he really is...yeah, good luck with that. He also said he will miss the guys and the friends that he made. Meanwhile, back at the hotel, his bags are being picked up and his "friends" are shouting for joy.
The night before the rose ceremony, Arie "sneaks" off to see Emily to comfort her (because he thinks she's probably feeling upset about sending 2 guys home already). She's happy to see him of course, they have a make-out session...blah, blah, blah.
At the rose ceremony, John and Doug are on the bubble, so she talks to both of them. John shows Emily that he carries around his grandparents' funeral cards in his wallet, and then he gets all weepy...wah, wah, wah...that's just weird. I still don't know what she's seen in him this far to keep him at the final 6. He's still a nobody...he might as well be Alejandro. She then talks to Doug. His 2 sides just baffle me. He's so sweet with Emily and his son, but with the guys, boy can he have a temper. Their talk is pretty awkward and Emily has to take his arm and put it around her...he says he's shy, oh come on already.
Time for the ceremony. Chris somehow already has a rose. She then calls Sean (woohoo!), Jef and then Arie (not a surprise for either of them). Then, Emily just walks out of the room, with no explanation. She asks Chris if she can have another rose because she doesn't want to get rid of Doug or John this week. Emily comes back in and "jokes" that she can't give out the last rose. Just then, Chris walks in with 2 roses. Both John and Doug are obviously happy, but really all Emily did was prolong the inevitable. It's obvious she only really likes Sean, Jef and Arie.
Emily tells the guys that they are off to Prague, and guess what, "it's the perfect place to fall in love!" Haha
So there you have it, we're down to 6. But, let's be honest, can we just make it the final 3 already...it's pretty obvious who the 3 are, and spoilers all confirm it. However, I am looking forward to next week's episode. SPOILER ALERT!!!! The relationship between Arie and the Bachelor producer named Cassie is finally addressed. I am very interested to see what Arie has to say about it. I've read that Cassie is the one who finally tells Emily about it. Since we know Arie is in the final 3, it's apparent that, even though Emily is upset about it in the beginning, it ends up not being that big of a deal.
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