1 on 1 Date: Dylan
Dylan's excited because this is in his neck of the woods. They take a ride on a train. Not only are they going to ride, but she puts him to work, and they get to blow the horn. Woohoo. They talk about how nice the view is and how he's never done anything like it before.
Now, let's get deep. He asks her what her ideal date is...in the most monotone voice ever. He talks about the longest relationship he had and how it was a messy break-up. This leads into when this break-up happened. It was right around his brother's funeral. Silence. Now, he says he doesn't really ever tell anyone about his brother and sister dying from drugs, and he said he wants to open up and tell her about it. Which means he hasn't done it yet. So....how does she not say "oh my gosh, I'm sorry to hear about your brother" or something like that? She just sits there and doesn't even acknowledge what he just said (or maybe she was in shock?). Finally he says, "I swam across this river once", and she says "those were the days". Really? That is so lame. And, we're back to talking about the lovely view.
In Andi's ITM, she says she can tell he is holding back a huge story that he's just waiting to tell her. She's hoping he will tell her at dinner. She doesn't think they can start anything until he lets out what he has to say.
Time for dinner. He tells her that eventually she will see the real Dylan. There's no time like the present dude, better get on with it, or no rose for you. She said she can tell he's nervous, and he said he normally isn't. He continues to say that he wants her to get to know him. Cue sad story:
He never really had a dad. 4 years ago he was in college and his mom called him, crying. His sister had just passed away from an overdose. His brother was very close to their sister and he took her death very hard. He did rehab, and had his ups and downs. But in November (which is not much before this was filmed), his grandfather called and said his brother was on his way to the hospital and he was in a coma. When he got there, he was brain dead. He finishes his story by saying he doesn't want her to feel bad for him and keep him around because she feels bad for him. Through all this, with him breaking down crying...it's just so sad. Andi pretty much just sat there with a blank stare, and she didn't really try to comfort him at all or give him a hug or hold his hand or anything. It was pretty awkward.
Andi says in her ITM that she wasn't sure she should have picked this date for him because she didn't know what memories it would bring up for him.
They talk about how she knew he had his guard up, but she's glad he lowered it for her. He said even some of his closest friends don't know what he's shared with her. She gave him the rose and assured him that it was not a pity rose.
They top off the night by blowing the train's whistle.
It's time for the guys to take on some girls. Something tells me some of these girls are going to make some of these guys look like girls.
Right away some of the guys are calling the girls "huge" and "intimidating". This doesn't bode well for them.
Of course the WNBA girls are killing it, and wiping the floor with these pansies. Finally, Andi puts them out of their misery and says they are going to change things up by having them play each other. First of all, that's been done like every season, so don't make us believe that you really were going to play the girls all day long. Second of all, how are you going to see who's the most competitive if they're not all going after each other, right?
So, as always...the winning team gets to go out for dinner with Andi, while the losers go home with their tails between their legs and get to enjoy a little more bro-time.
Team Rosebuds: Brian (coach), Nick, Eric, Cody, Marquel, Andrew
Team Five Hearts: JJ, Josh, Patrick, Tasos, Chris, Tasos
Team Rosebuds get some very official looking jerseys, while the Five Hearts had hearts drawn on them on the front, and hand drawn numbers on the back. What's up with that?
Patrick nails a long shot. They trade some layups. The more the game progresses, the more shoving and elbows that start flying. I was impressed with some of the fancy no-look passes.
Half-time the score is 6-6. Ummm...something isn't adding up. It seems like they each made more shots than that. Are they only counting 1 point per basket? How long was this half any way, like 2 minutes?
Andi says because it's tied that it's been a fierce competition. It's tied at 6, it is not that fierce.
Brian is really good, and he should be, he's a coach. He just totally stole the ball from Josh. The Rosebuds go on a scoring spree and completely shut out the Five Hearts. The Hearts are falling apart, and it's embarrassing.
Andi is pumped to go out with the red Rosebud team. She said it was heartbreaking to see them lose so badly.
Come on now, did anyone really expect the team with home-made jerseys to come away with the win? The poor Hearts team heads to the locker room to sulk, and we see how much Josh likes to win, by how much he hates to lose. They all tried to console themselves by saying that they all played harder than the other team did and they were really fighting to win. I guess it just comes down to them not having any skills at all if. If there were trying that much harder, the score would have been closer.
The Rosebuds now get a smaller group for the evening portion of the date. Marquel is looking for a lot of one-on-one time with Andi. I think he forgot to count, because there are 5 other people still going on this date...he isn't the only one.
Eric is the first one to talk to Andi. Andi thinks their relationship is kind of stalled from where they first started off on their first date. He tells her that their one-on-ones are so formal, and it's not real. They argue about whether they can thrive in situations like that. They kind of started talking over each other and I felt like they were both being really defensive. Somehow the conversation turned to family, and she asked about his brothers and sisters. He said he was glad she asked because they hadn't talked about the people who mean the most to him. Well, in Andi's defense, that's not all her fault buddy. He tells her that he made a trip all over the country to see his family because with his work, he didn't know when he would get to see them again (crazy foreshadowing, right?). He also tells her that he grew up in the Mormon church. He never really agreed with it and left the church when he was 26. While he's talking, Andi looks like she's thinking about another guy or thinking of who she's going to talk to next. I don't get the feeling that she's actually interested in what he's talking about or really even cares. After the conversation, she says their spark is reignited and they are back on track.
Brian and Andi head back to the court. He said he's always wanted to be out on the court with "that girl". She asks him to show her some moves. He taught her how to do a lay-up...she nailed it...he's ecstatic. She challenges him to a half-court shot. She said it's for the MVP. He totally made it! She thought that was hot, and she said in the ITM that she wanted him to "kiss me now". He gave her a hug and said in an ITM that he is really bad at reading signs. Good thing he's a coach.
Nick is next. Blah blah blah....I just really don't care about anything he talks about. She says she is the most comfortable around him and he just really sees her.
Group Date Rose: Brian, because he continues to progress and is building his confidence; he is the MVP on the court and off.
1 on 1 Date: Marcus
Let's see if Marcus can step up his game and come out from the background.
Andi has a fear of heights, so naturally, she wants to repel off a building for their date. A 30-story building to be exact. Oh, and guess what...he's PETRIFIED of heights. A great combination here...2 people deathly afraid of what they're doing. Making matters worse is the freezing cold hurricane-like wind.
Andi: "this is so stupid"...just what you want to hear on a date.
Marcus just climbs right over the edge and says "I love it, just lean back". All of a sudden, he's like an expert and he's talking her through what she needs to do. He tells her to trust herself and he's there for her. "This is easy" he says. He says he's more scared than her, but if that's true, he's an amazing actor. He doesn't sound scared at all. Is that really Marcus or the guy who was supposed to be showing them what to do.
He said he needs to hide his fear and be the man for her, and I think he totally nailed it. He must have taken some coaching lessons from Brian, because he totally coached her through what to do.
Meanwhile, the other dufusses are in their hotel room, and Patrick has found them the ropes dangling by their window and tells the guys there is obviously 2 people out thee because there are 2 sets of 2 ropes. Way to go Einstein! (Seriously, where did ABC find this group of yahoos...they really scraped the bottom of the barrel for some of these guys.) They all start clinging to the window, and trying to get as good of a glimpse of them as they can. That was just weird. Next thing you know, they are banging on the window as they go by. What a group of losers...that's hilarious.
They finally reach the ground, and she says that Marcus passed her test...he was protective.. She is so proud of herself and him, and them for conquering their fears together. She said she has yet to find a flaw with him.
At dinner, he is nervous about the rose on the table, so he covers it with a napkin. She said that he has no idea what a catch he is. Blah blah blah, some kind of boring conversation, and Andi decides to pull out the rose. She said that him talking her off that ledge proved his protectiveness and it's intriguing and attractive to her.
And, a one-on-one date wouldn't be over unless there is a performance from someone that no one's ever heard of. They used to actually have some fairly well-known people do these "rare" performances. However, since they do at least 1 each episode it seems, they have to reach out to unknown people apparently. Tonight's "concert" is yet another country singer John Pardi. This performance wasn't a private one, but they had their own little elevated dance floor...surrounded by hundreds of people. That's not awkward at all. Lucky for him, he apparently likes cheesy, mediocre country music, and he seemed pretty excited to twirl her around. He said this was making him fall for her even quicker. He wasn't shy and he wasn't afraid to make out with her in front of all those people. He must have totally been swept up in the moment, because he totally just told her that he is falling in love with her. It's one thing to say it in the ITM (which he did), but I was shocked to hear him actually say that to her. Does that break some sort of record for saying the L-word on the 4th week? It has to right?
Secret Admirer
Andi gets a letter from one of the guys saying that he has had feelings for her since he first saw her. He said that she has everything he's looking for, and someday he will be able to tell her in person. SPOILER ALERT: .......it's from Chris.
Cocktail Party
Andi feels a sense of calmness...little does she know it's the calm before the storm.
Tasos boldly stepped up and wanted to talk to her. He wanted to open up and show her a different side of himself. He didn't really get to, because dude with a rose, Brian, comes in and breaks up their time. He takes her back to the court, because he regretted not kissing her after he made that shot. She said she was so happy that he knew he botched it the first time.
Marquel...I always look forward to seeing what he's going to do. She decided to give him the nickname "Marquel Fresh". Since he works for the UFC, he decided he needs to show her some moves to protect herself for when he's not around. So he has her do a move where she almost ripped his head off with the "rear naked choke". Yes, that's the name of the move. Andi just always looks like she's a giddy school girl when he's around. And I would be too. Marquel is hilarious! And just when they (and we) are having fun, in comes "E-Money" to break up the party (aka Eric).
Eric has a lot of things going on in his head. He said he keeps going back to their conversation from the night before. He said he's been so open with her about his job, and the Syria thing, and his family and his religion. He feels like he's not getting the same back from her. He said he came on the show to meet a real person and not a TV actress. At this point, any restraint Andi was showing, is going to go out the window and I have a feeling she's going to go after him, Juan Pablo-style. He said he sees 2 different sides of her and that he only sees her poker face. That really got her upset. He said he just has a hard time reading her. She said she respects his openness and she said he has no idea how tired she is because she stays up late trying to make sure they all know that she is there for them. And he has no idea how hard it is to send people home that she cares about.
It's at this point that her voice and sobs are loud enough that the rest of the guys hear her, and they can eavesdrop on the conversation. The "mean" Josh that we saw in last night's episode with Andrew, comes out and he sternly says "she should NOT be crying right now". Watch out Eric...Josh might attack!
Andi says that he won't stop insulting her by saying that she's fake. She said it's so far past healthy, and he said he was sorry for making her feel that way. She said it's pretty obvious this isn't going to work between them. She needs someone who can believe in her and she doesn't think he does. He said that if she doesn't think that he believes in her, than it won't work.
He said that he was hoping that he would see more of the little glimpses he saw on their first date when he knew she wasn't acting. She says "if you say 'acting' one more time, I'm probably going to lose it." OK, I just have to say, that she has now told Juan Pablo to stop saying "it's OK", and she's telling him to stop saying "acting". BUT...who is she to say "stop saying", when she has her own little annoying phrases that she uses ALL THE TIME? Like "y'all" and "staaaahp", and "I'm a hugger". Come on Andi, pot calling the kettle black on that one. I get that you're upset, but if people are going to start losing it over repeating, than those guys should all lose it on you.
OK, back to the fight. He says that he thinks she's reading into what he said a little too heavily. With that, he parts ways, and she enters the room full of guys and says they can just walk out right now if anyone thinks it isn't real for her. She says her piece, and then storms out of the room to cool off.
Eric leaves, and he's sad because he saw potential with them and it hurt him to see her cry. He said maybe that's what he needed in order to find love. The more he talks about his future, the sadder I get. I still can't believe he's gone! Whether what he did was right or wrong, I don't think he did it to be mean. I think he really did want to get to know her. I think she has a bit of a chip on her shoulder, and she gets very defensive very fast. Unfortunately, he said something a little bit in the wrong way, and it flipped a switch with her and she couldn't flip it back. I'm sure hearing those things was hard, and she just couldn't get past it.
Pre-empted Rose Ceremony
Chris Harrison is with Andi, and he said that they aren't going to show the Rose Ceremony because they didn't think it was right to show who did or didn't get a rose that night. They decided instead to talk about Eric and who he was.
Andi had some very nice things to say about him. She said it went wrong because they just weren't being open with each other like she was with the other guys. She felt badly that that was the last conversation they had, and it was a hard pill to swallow.
Rose Ceremony Eliminations (1, but 2 eliminated total): Tasos (Eric left before)
Poor Tasos...we hardly knew ye. And he didn't even get a send-off with the unfortunate circumstances.
Remaining Guys (11): Andrew, Brian, Chris, Cody, Dylan, JJ, Josh, Marcus, Marquel, Nick, Patrick
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