The Bachelorette, Ep. 11.7

Continued from last week...Shawn's visit with Kaitlyn in her hotel room...

She told him that he's freaking her out. He flat out asked her if she was in love with him. She said she was "falling in love" with him. She asked him why he was upset. He said he was falling in love with her and it was hard to see her going off with other guys and then after they had a great conversation and things were getting serious, she gives the group date rose to someone else. He said he was really having a hard time and he didn't know if he could do this. He was almost in tears as she tried to convince him to stay. She is still worried that he knows about her being intimate with Nick and she feels really guilty. She isn't guilty about what she did with Nick, she was guilty about the relationships with the other guys. She doesn't want to hurt them by what she did.

2-on-1 Date: Boat ride around Ireland - JJ and Joe

Big Brother, Ep. 17.3

Gameplay
Instant bros and BFFs = Jace and Austin. These guys are like 2 peas in a pod. OMG they are using seashells to pretend calling each other on the phone. Their alliance name was born: Shell Town. This is hilarious! Austin is psyched because Jace is a bigger target than him because of his mouth.

Jason and James as Co-HOHs have their first chance to talk one-on-one. For some reason they both agree that John (aka "the dentist") does not seem like a dentist and they think his story is made up, especially the fact that he is from Scranton, PA. Points to Jason for bringing up that that is where The Office takes place, which means he has good taste in TV shows. They are not the first ones to say this about him. Da'Vonne immediately said he didn't seem like a dentist either. They think that if anyone has something to hide or is making something up that it is him.

They think Jace is playing hard socially right now and that he's friends with everyone. Later, Jason and Audrey talk and Jason tells her that he doesn't think she should be worried. She asked who they talked about and he said that he brought up Jace. That made her happy because she thinks he's a challenge beast.

At least early on, it seems like James and Jason could make a really good partnership because they seem to think very much the same.

Shelli and Clay are getting closer. Noooo! Clay, don't do it! She will mess with your head and keep you unfocused in the game! Da'Vonne saw them together and she went to Audrey and said that they need to keep her on the outer ring of the alliance because she seems more into flirting than playing the game.

BB Takeover

Big Brother, Ep. 17.2

Tonight the rest of the houseguests join the house!

First Impressions on 2nd Group
Liz - likely to not make friends with the girls
Jason - so many thoughts...the accent, the overexcitement, the fake attitude, and so, so gay; he reminds me of what PeeWee Herman was like as a teenager. He's got the dorkiness of Ian Terry and the exuberance of Frankie Grande.
Vanessa - she plays poker...will she be able to sniff out the other poker player, Da'Vonne, who is lying about her occupation?
John - he's from Scranton...I hope he quotes The Office all day long
Becky - she seems pretty normal
Steve - Ian 2.0; most likely will be BFF with Jason who is also a super fan...except Jason said he wants to be in an alliance of all girls

Liz, Becky, and Steve enter the house, followed by Jason, Vanessa, and John.

Introductions
John is first, and right away, Da'Vonne says "he's lying". She doesn't believe that he gives off a dentist vibe. So, if you're keeping score, Da'Vonne is no 0-2 in reading people. She first said she didn't believe all of what Audrey was saying about her story, and now she doesn't think that John is really a dentist. Looks like her poker skills are either not what she says they are or she is just way in over her head.

Liz makes it known that she broke up with her boyfriend just before coming onto the show because "you only get to be on Big Brother once". Jace is SUPER PUMPED about this! He said he did something similar before coming in.

Clay just called Steve Ian's identical twin. He thinks if he's anything like Ian he will have to keep an eye on him.

Vanessa also lied about her occupation and said she's a DJ.

Jason made a big intro and was so excited to tell everyone that he is 25 even though he looks 12, he stocks groceries all day and lives in his parents' basement...and gay, obviously!!! Oh man, am I nailing these houseguests or what?! Da'Vonne just said he was PeeWee Herman!

James said he wouldn't mind Becky, Liz or Vanessa being HOH with him because he wouldn't mind sharing the HOH room with them.

Takeover!
Oh look! It's Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race! He's there to tell us that since there have been Big Brother houseguests on Amazing Race that he should share some Racers with Big Brother. So, Jeff and Jackie who were matched up on The Amazing Race as a blind date are now coming into the house! Wouldn't have been my pick from last season, but they weren't the worst choice either.

The houseguests hear the "Get ready for a takeover!". He shares the new twist with the house.

Immediately Steve knows them and he knows that they already have a close established relationship outside the house, so he hopes that will make them easy early targets.

HOH Competition #2: UF Oh-No
Again someone has to sit out. Vanessa volunteered. They all made a pact to not nominate the 2 people who sat out (Vanessa and Da'Vonne). VERY interesting that the 2 who sat out are the 2 poker players.

The houseguests are "in the film" that the houseguests from last night were going to see in their competition. They are attached to ropes and they have to hold onto a pole. An alien spaceship is trying to suck them up. The last person left holding onto their pole is the winner.

Jason shouts "I'll be on this pole til September, boo!" He's hoping by showing his strength that some of the alpha males will approach him for an alliance.

This group didn't get away without some yucky stuff all over them. It was some sort of slime and goo that was dumped all over them.

Steve is floating up and he's about halfway up his pole, and there he goes! He gets dropped into a big pile of straw...which now is sticking all over him because of the slime.

Jason looks surprisingly comfortable. Jeff didn't want to look too strong, so he let go...not a very convincing fail.

John was the next to go. And it's nothing but girls...and Jason.

Becky goes, and Jackie and Liz are both right at the top of their poles. Liz goes first and I don't know how she is holding onto the top of the pole. Jason is still sitting comfortable at the bottom of the pole.

Jason told Jackie that she could drop any time and he wouldn't put her up. He wanted to win this so bad...and he did.

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Big Brother, Ep. 17.1

It's premiere night! Woohoo!

Right away, Julie Chen tells us that 3 twists will be unleashed tonight!

First impressions on the 1st 8 in the house:

• James -- did not expect him to be a country boy with that accent! Is he the Asian Judd? Who does he remind me of? Can't put my finger on it.
• Meg -- she's going to get get very annoying very fast, and I really hate her bangs!
• Jace -- reminds me a lot of Hayden last year\
• Audrey -- still can't believe she used to be a man!
• Austin -- still think he looks like Dan Gheesling with tons of hair! I hate the little tie he has on his beard.
• Da'Vonne -- not sure what I think about her yet
• Clay -- welll...he's just gorgeous and he loves animals, he's a family guy, and he's bringing his Bible, so yeah...pretty much my favorite (aka he's doomed).
• Shelli -- she's one tough cookie

Austin, Clay, Da'Vonne, and Shelli are the first 4 in the house, followed by James, Jace, Meg and Audrey.

House Introductions (1st 8 in the house)

• Shelli and Clay totally have the hots for each other. She's 10 years older than him and she doesn't even care. They must be soulmates because they both have heart murmurs.
• Clay did not tell the group that he played football at Texas A&M because he didn't want to put a target on his back.
• Da'Vonne lied and said that she was a school teacher instead of a poker dealer. Let's see if she's as good of a liar as Derrick.
• James is liking what Meg is bringing to the table. He thinks she's like Taylor Swift.
• Austin talked about his wrestling injuries and he made it seem like he wasn't totally healed...but he totally is.
• Audrey shocked the house with her secret, that she is transgender...the look on James' face was priceless. They all seem to be really open-minded and accepting of her...let's hope it stays that way.

Audrey, Da'Vonne, and Shelli get along well and Audrey spearheaded a female alliance within the first few minutes in the house. I have no idea where Meg was at this time - it looks like she's not a part of this alliance (at least right now).

Da'Vonne isn't sure she believes all of Audrey's story.

Looks like the rest of the houseguests aren't moving in until tomorrow night. Can I just say that I hate when there is a 2-night move-in. Regardless of the country, the 2-night move-ins always create unnecessary cliques and an immediate divide amongst the Night 1 people and the Night 2 people. Not a fan of that.

Twist #1: Battle of the Block
Same twist as last season. Darn, I was kind of hoping they would get rid of that this time. For those who don't remember: each week, 2 HOHs will be crowned and each will nominate 2 houseguests. The Battle of the Block is a competition for the 2 HOHs and whoever wins stays HOH and the other could be nominated.

The first HOH competition is taking place now! But...one person has to sit out. Austin was going to, but Da'Vonne spoke up first.

HOH Competition: Flying Tomatoes
There's a red carpet and Kevin Frazier from Entertainment Tonight is there to talk to them. They are perched on a narrow board while tomatoes are being hurled at them. They have to catch 10 first to win, or be the last one standing. And of course the board is moving up and down and tilting.

Oh no! Clay is the first one out, then Meg and Austin too! Jace almost went down, but saved himself. James has 3 balls and the rest who are left have none. Clay was very upset with himself that he didn't last very long. I'm hoping this is a good thing that he didn't win the first one and become an instant target.

Now the tomatoes have exploded and they all look like they are covered in blood. Jace saved himself again! His skating skills are really paying off.

All of a sudden everyone fell at the same time! They had to go to the instant replay to see who fell last. And the winner is James!

Twist #2: BB Takeover
EVERY week there will be a new twist! Major freakout...no one knows what to expect.

Twist #3: Twin Twist
This twist is one that the house doesn't know about. This is actually a repeat of a twist used in Season 5 in the Project DNA twist. In that season it was Adria and Natalie both playing as "Adria". They succeeded in making it to week 5 and Natalie entered the game at that point.

We don't know who has the twins are this season yet, but what we do know is that Shelli's twin will not be joining the game...because her twin is a guy :) The identical twins will be playing as 1 houseguest and will be switching places throughout the game. If they can pull off fooling the other houseguests, they will both earn the right to stay in the competition, just like in Season 5.

I remember this twist pretty well and it was very entertaining! The task is a hard one because not only do they have to act and speak similarly (which can be hard, even though they are twins), but they also have to "remember" conversations they've had with the houseguests, and details about events that have taken place. If they do it like Season 5, the twins will switch places in the Diary Room and they have a very limited time to tell the twin coming in what they talked about with people and what happened.

Until tomorrow night, and the entrance of the rest of the houseguests!

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The Bachelorette, Ep. 11.6

Ian's Confrontation Continued...
Last week we left off with Ian totally blowing up at Kaitlyn and him letting her know EXACTLY what he thinks of her.

She asked him if he was saying that she wasn't there to find a husband and he said from what he's seen, he doesn't think she is. She told him that her blood was boiling and she was super offended. She couldn't believe that he was calling her shallow and "surface level". She said there is much more to her that he hasn't seen. She was disappointed by the way he approached things. They both agreed that he didn't belong there and he said he would be leaving. She asked if he felt good about that, and he just got up and walked out. To the cameras he said that he is too deep and too complex of a thinker and he doesn't belong there with those other guys. He said he was being punished for being too intellectual. He was so tired of talking about farts, bowel movements, and sex, and he missed having real conversations about life with people. Then he stroked his ego again and said he fully expects to be the Bachelor and he expects to find love on this show. He said the girls would come out of the woodwork wanting to go out with him. Then, in a twist of irony, he said "man, I really need to have some sex". So much for not talking about it. He's absolutely dreaming if he thinks they are going to make him the Bachelor. Not going to happen.

And of course, who comes to her rescue: Nick. He said that he and Ian had a conversation with each other the other day. He told Ian not to be accusatory when he talks to her. He said he told Ian that he wouldn't have come to meet Kaitlyn if he didn't think she was capable of being a great person. Of course he said all the right things and all the things that she wanted to hear in that moment. Then the guys realized that Nick was missing, he had a rose already, and now he's taking up their time again. Joshua is worried that he's not going to have a chance to talk to her to fix the horrible mess he's gotten himself into. Shawn decided to go talk to her, but found her kissing Nick which really upset him.

Rose Ceremony Eliminations (2 but 3 total): Joshua, Justin (plus Ian who walked out)
Remaining Guys (9): Ben H, Ben Z, Chris, Jared, JJ, Joe, Nick, Shawn, Tanner

And there are off to Dublin, Ireland.

Bachelor in Paradise Season 2 Cast Bios

Season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise starts with a 2-night premiere on Sunday/Monday, August 2/3 (normal night is Monday).

Part of the cast has been officially announced (aka all of the "starting" cast, with the exception of the guys who haven't been eliminated on the current Bachelorette season with Kaitlyn...so stop reading now if you don't want to see who that might be; and also the "mystery girl" who happens to be Ashley I.'s sister).

RealitySteve has the rest of the cast and who is joining as the season progresses (similar format to last season). A couple that was honeymooning in Nuevo Vallarta had dinner at one of the restaurants at the resort and found the cast list just lying around somewhere, and naturally, they shared it with RealitySteve (see photo at right).

Starting Girls

Big Brother Season 17 Cast & Season Preview

Season 17 Preview

This season's "expect the unexpected" twist is...a season full of twists! Each week a surprise guest will show up and present a new twist. Talk about blowing everyone's game plan right out of the water...over and over and over.

Rumor has it that on the 2-night premiere, someone will be evicted on the second episode! The fun starts next Wednesday, June 24 at 8:00 EST.

The Cast

The Bachelorette, Season 11: Kaitlyn vs. Britt, The Guys & Entire Season Spoilers UPDATED!

The new season of The Bachelorette starts this Monday, May, 18! It's a 2-night premiere: Monday, 9-11 PM and Tuesday, 8-9 PM.

This season, there is not just one bachelorette, there are 2! But only to start with. As previously done on The Bachelor in the 6th season, the contestants will be choosing which person they want to date.

The guys will be choosing between Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe, who were rejected by Chris Soules on last season's The Bachelor.

Read on for Cast Bios and Spoilers of this season! Update: Episode by Episode spoilers are now added below! Update 6/18/15: updated ending spoiler!

The Bachelorette, Ep. 11.5

Continuation: Nick Joins the Guys
Let's just start off by saying that the guys are not thrilled that Nick is crashing their party, and it would be a huge understatement to say that they all hate his guts.

He waltzes in the room like he owns the place. He said he's not there to create drama and he wants to get to know Kaitlyn more. The guys asked him some questions trying to figure out if he's there for her or if he's just in it for a few more minutes of fame. They said they heard he was hanging out with Andi again, and now he's jumping after another Bachelorette. Joshua said he already had his season, and wonders why he would come back for a "cool chick", as Nick called her. Nick continually said that he just "wanted to meet this girl" because he really enjoyed what little conversations they've had together. He said he wants them to respect why he's there.

Cocktail Party
JJ took Kaitlyn out on the ball field and proceeded to pick her up and run and carry her around all the bases...whoop-de-do. Barf.

Tanner told Kaitlyn that Nick didn't really answer their question as to why he was hanging out with Andi instead of pursuing Kaitlyn. You could tell that Kaitlyn wasn't thrilled with that.

Joshua told Kaitlyn that what he knows about Nick is not good.

Shawn refuses to even say Nick's name. He let her know that Nick coming in the house is causing him to put his guard back up again. She tried to encourage him that Nick being there doesn't take anything away from what they have and that she has a strong connection. He told her that he Nick is full of shit - 110%. She asked him if he trusted her and he said he doesn't know if her actions are matching what she is saying.

Rose Ceremony Eliminations (3): Corey, Jonathan, Ryan
Remaining Guys: Ben H, Ben Z, Chris, Ian, Jared, JJ, Joe, Joshua, Justin, Nick, Shawn, Tanner

And they're off to San Antonio, Texas...

The Bachelorette, Ep. 11.4

The Sh** is Going to Hit the Fan...
Continued from last week, we start off right off the bat with Kaitlyn getting ready to let Clint have it. She had just been told by all 13 of the other guys that Clint was not there for the right reasons. My question is: why is JJ getting off scott-free...he's doing just about the exact same thing as Clint. So here we go for the play-by-play...

She pulls him aside, and everyone know that this isn't good. He said there are people in the house that are "very, very, very jealous," but he and JJ have become "like best, best, best friends." "We have grown very, very, very close." Man, he sure does like the word very, doesn't he? She cut him off and said that JJ does speak very highly of him, but it's not about JJ. She said that everyone else is saying that he is one way with her and another way with the rest of the guys. He said they are jealous, and she said he's just being argumentative. She said he has been backpedaling and he looked dumbfounded. She said they are moving backwards all the time, and here he is just talking about JJ and not about them. He said she could ask any one of the guys and they wouldn't say anything bad about him. he said he's never said anything mean about the guys or to the guys and has been nothing but kind to them all. She obviously knew that wasn't the case. She just rolled her eyes, and let out a couple huge sighs as she tried to decide what to say to him. He said he's been 100% honest with her and that scares him...and now he's laying it on thick trying to save himself. He said he would do whatever it takes to overcome this. She said she is upset because she really, really, really liked him (so I guess her favorite word is "really", either that or she's listened to Carly Rae Jepson's song "I Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Like You" too many times. He said, so what, you're done with me? She said she was done and she didn't trust him, and he thought it was insane. She said her gut was telling her that he wasn't her husband.

Her and Clint joined the guys and he immediately wanted to know who said that he was bad mouthing her. She told the guys that she was going to ask him to leave. JJ looked devastated.

JJ spoke up and said "you should probably say 'sorry' to all of us right now." He said he thought that he was taking an emotional energy away from everyone. What?! Who is he Tony? That was just bizarre. I thought he was talking to Kaitlyn, but he was talking to JJ! And just like THAT, the bromance is over! Just seconds earlier, JJ said that it goes without saying, that whatever happens he would still be friends with Clint, and he would probably know him for the rest of his life. So, was this just JJ trying to save himself at this point? He sees Clint is a sinking ship and he wants to distance himself from him and not go down with him?

JJ followed Clint out and said he probably said some things in the heat of the moment because he was frustrated and said it was hard for him. JJ said the guys were coming after him too and they would probably be in the same limo going home (I wish). They went back and forth about how they each told each other stuff that no one else knows. Clint went off on him and told him to get away from him. He went in there hoping JJ would stand up for him. Clint said he was about to lose his cool and he was not OK with that. Clint walks out with one last jab at JJ: "that tie looks really great with that shirt, you  (bleep), you piece of sh**." Wow. Clint leaves in the limo, and JJ wipes a little tear from his eye and heads to the bathroom. He couldn't even do an interview...he got up, walked to the bushes, bent over and sobbed...over a GUY! Yes, people, that's a first. Thanks ABC for those amplified sniffles, that was totally necessary.

JJ doing what he did just confirmed to Kaitlyn that she did the right thing. No Kaitlyn, the right thing to do was to send them both home.

The guys couldn't believe what JJ did to Clint. As much as they hate Clint, they hate JJ more because he threw his best friend under the bus. Jared said their break-up was the worst break-up in the history of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. Their relationship with each other was obviously more important than their relationship with Kaitlyn.

Kaitlyn said her mind wasn't made up at this point and she pulls Chris aside. She tells him that she doesn't think they should have a Rose Ceremony. Keep in mind, 2 people left this week: Tony left on his own and she sent Clint home. So, even though there was no Rose Ceremony, the numbers have still dwindled. She told the guys that she feels too good about the guys that are left, and JJ wiped away another tear. The guys weren't immediately excited because they were hoping that JJ would be going home.

Chris tells the group that they are all leaving for New York City.

Oh, and can we just talk about the fact that Jared finally shaved his patchy facial hair?!? If this wasn't filmed months ago, I would say he must have read my blog :) Thank you Jared! Much improved!

Remaining Guys: Ben H, Ben Z, Chris, Corey, Ian, Jared, JJ, Joe, Jonathan, Joshua, Justin, Ryan, Shawn, Tanner

The Bachelorette, Ep. 11.3

Just in case you have been living under a rock and failed to miss the previews that ABC is promoting for tonight's episode, or haven't heard all the buzz...here's the scoop:

The promos are "suggesting" that Clint and JJ have um...sort of...fallen in love with (not Kaitlyn) each other. Crazy, right?! Believable? Not really. If RealitySteve has taught us nothing else, it is that the show, and the promos, are highly edited. Edited so much so that sentences can be broken up from conversations that took place in different places and different times, and then put together in order to portray something that didn't actually happen. That's what has happened here. This was RealitySteve's take on the situation:

"Now, lets (sic) get to the good stuff: Since we never got an episode preview at the end of Monday’s episode, promos for next week started running. If you haven’t seen by now, they are teasing the Clint/JJ bromance to “Brokeback Mountain” level proportions. I think you all have seen enough promos to this show to realize how highly edited and snipped that promo is. Watch it real closely. No, Clint is not in love with JJ, and no Clint is not falling in love with another man. I’m amazed at how many of you have emailed and tweeted at me since yesterday thinking that’s what happened. C’mon. Really?"

I also read a very interesting article on realityblurred.com that broke down the promo and pulled apart what was clearly more than one interview spliced together. Read the article here.

Now that that's out of the way and we all know what to expect, let's get onto tonight's episode!

Kupah's Meltdown, continued...
If you remember from last week, Kaitlyn had just dumped Kupah because he was being an idiot. Then he started going off on the camera and Kaitlyn could hear him from inside. She came out to try to settle him down. She told him that nothing was going to change and he was making everything uncomfortable for everyone. Again, this was all his fault because she actually liked him until he said she wasn't trying hard enough to get to know her...when he didn't talk to her at all on their group date.

Then he starts whispering to the camera like an idiot and he said he didn't even like her now and something about her having chlamydia...what?! Good riddance.

2nd Rose Ceremony, continued...

Eliminated (2): Cory, Daniel
Remaining Guys (16): Ben H, Ben Z, Chris, Clint, Corey, Ian, Jared, JJ, Joe, Jonathan, Joshua, Justin, Ryan, Shawn, Tanner, Tony