Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010

The Bachelor: Recap of Last Night’s Show — February 1, 2010

Could The Spoilers Be True?

  
It’s announced via the ”Blogiverse” that the winner of this season’s The Bachelor  is Vienna.  According to reality blogger sources which I read before tonight’s episode, Jake would be narrowing the field to Tenley, Gia, Ali and Vienna.  Sure enough, that’s what happened.  The spoilers say that Ali apparently bows out of the hometown date at some point, leaving Gia, Tenley and Vienna to vie for Jake’s heart.   The episode trailer for next week showed that there would be no rose ceremony.  This clip reflected that there was unexpected drama.  Could this rumor be true?  Does Ali leave him?  As I read on about the results of the show, it is speculated that Gia is tearfully sent home concluding in a finale decision between Tenley and Vienna.   It is rumored that that Tenley is chosen for the next “Bachelorette.”

Enough of the crystal ball and onto tonight’s recap…

Jake and the ladies settle in at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco.    The gals share the “California Suite” and are rooming together.  The first date was a 1-on-1 with Tenley.  When she discovers that she is up first, she gets flustered and says, “Oh my gosh, my heart!”  (*it’s almost as if she is a real disney princess, I kid you not!*)  She expresses, “If he sends me home, I’ll be VERY VERY devastated.”  It made me wonder… can you really be that invested at that point in a dating relationship that you would be VERY VERY devastated  if you broke up?  I just can’t wrap my head around that comment! 

Jake gushes over Tenley’s innocent spirit and says that “… She’s so positive all the time.  It’s awesome!”  (*personally, i would become a diabetic around her constant sweetness*)  Jake also admits that he’s starting to fall for Tenley.  (*viewers are less shocked by this statement after we learn that he’s falling for everybody*) 

-back in the suite…

A date card arrives and Corrie opens it up.  She announces that the 2-on-1 date invite is for Ali and Vienna.  Our precious, kind, and ever-so-gracious Ali blurts out, “I feel sick right now.”  After Corrie gets a hardy-har-har, she admits that the true recipients are Gia and Vienna.  I bet Ali would have loved to have known this information before she showed her true self and opened her nasty mouth.   Vienna takes the opportunity to honestly  and considerately call Ali out on her crap-talking not only on this comment, but also those of the prior rose ceremony.  Our little Ali-cat LIES and claims that she didn’t say a thing.  Without losing her cool, Vienna tells her “I heard you, Ali.  I was standing right there.”  (*YES!  go Vienna!*) 

-meanwhile, on the date…

Jake and Tenley have a dinner discussion about what she would do differently if she were to remarry.  She admits that she wouldn’t take her husband for granted anymore.  She goes on to say that in her marriage she didn’t jump out of her chair to welcome her husband home.  (*OMG… OMG… you have got to be kidding me!  that’s all you did wrong?  no, he wanted out of the magic castle*)  The most interesting part of the date for me was when Jake said the most endearing thing, “A marriage is never perfect, but the love can be.”  In regards to Tenley’s ex-husband, he assures her, “Cheating is a choice.”  The duo takes a stroll around the tower to take in the view after dinner and FINALLY… the “On The Wings of Love” theme song plays in the background.  (*see?  i told you it was coming*)

Double-Dating In The Castle

The next day, Gia and Vienna are presented a trunk full of clothes to wear on their “castle date.”  The BFF’s take a limo to a winery in Napa called Castella di Amarosa.  On the winery sits an actual castle made of brick and stone.  In the castle-theme, Vienna gets ultra corny and says, “I’m my dad’s princess, Jake’s queen and he’s my Prince Charming.” (*really…?  you did not just say that!*)  Meanwhile, insecurity overcomes ultra-hot-bikini-model Gia and she shares, “Jake and Vienna are so tight.”  Apparently, this made her feel like a 3rd wheel.  While the 3 of them share a meal, Vienna finally lets Jake know about how crappy way Ali made her feel in the last rose ceremony.  Jake tells Vienna that it was his full intention to have her there and that there were reasons behind his decisions.  He flat out tells her, “I want you here.” 

Jake takes Gia off for a romp in the castle.  She admits her insecurities and Jake tries to soothe her by telling her that she is “drop dead gorgeous” and “I’m falling for you.” (*i told you, he’s falling for everybody*)   Gia whines about the fact that the putting-her-legs-over-his-lap-thing is not personal to the two of them because all the girls put their legs over his lap.  (*aaahhh… make it stop!*)  Then she asks him, “Is it okay to fall?”  His as-to-be-expected-answer is, “It’s okay to fall.”  (*who says this mushy gushy stuff on dates?  i would NEVER ask a guy that!*)

-while Gia & Jake make-out…

Vienna decides that she cannot wait any longer.  She grabs a lantern and goes on a castle-hunt for her man.  Even though she’s got an entire camera crew following her, she suddenly gets shockingly lost and cries out for Jake.  She’s lost in the darkness, is scared and not-alone.  “Jake.”  “Honey?”  (*honey?*)   After the commercial break while we all pray that she’s safe in the castle, she finds her man and interrupts the kissing.  They have some alone time in which she admits that it feels like a knife in her heart when she sees him with the other women and that she doesn’t want to share him.  (*we’ve never heard that before in 14 seasons of this show*)  He seems to really understand how she feels.  But, he’s put up some type of wall between them and watching this intimate moment feels awkward. 

-back in the suite…

Corrie’s date card arrives and states, “Love is a walk in the park. -Jake.”   The women goo, gush and giggle.

-meanwhile, at the castle…

Jake takes the women to their bedroom where they will stay the night.  (*i might add at this point that I was more interested in the awesome, pretty sheets and bedding than i was the drama going on… i’m telling you… great sheets!*)  Vienna can’t sleep knowing that Jake is downstairs in his bedroom alone.  She hijacks the trusty lantern and two glasses of red wine then she’s off for his lair.  Jake goes on record to state that she looked sexy and that he really did want to do bad things to Vienna, but that out of respect for Gia who is sleeping upstairs, he felt it best that they stay G-rated.  Gia fumes, “Vienna does things without thinking!”

The next day, Corrie and Jake head out for a date in the park.  Jake shares that things are moving too slow with Corrie and that he has expectations for the date.  Corrie tells that she is used to men pursuing her and that she likes to take it slow.  As the couple have yet to kiss, Corrie’s interview shows her saying that she likes the man to come 90% of the way and she 10% of the way for that kiss.  On the rowboat in the lake, Jake scoots in the for the kiss.  Corrie gives him the look…. and… nothing.  (*ribbit*)   The scene switches to Jake’s interview where he states that he feels a man should go 80% of the way and the lady 20%.  (*mathematical equations to kissing… hmmm… should go for the median and agree with 85%/15%?*) 

Corrie and Jake wrap up their date by having dinner at the Science Center.  It is here that Jake and Corrie attempt to get to brass-tacks and open up.  After discussing living together before marriage, Corrie basically tips him off by indicating that she’s saving herself for marriage.  Jake poses the follow-up question and it’s confirmed… Corrie is a virgin.  This makes Jake so very happy.  They finally kiss, which is basically a waste of energy because we all know that he won’t  pick her.

On Ali-Date-Day, Ali finally lets her hair down (*thank god!*)  She was to show him around her home town and favorite haunts of San Francisco.  I was completely and totally grossed out when she kept squealing as they strolled down the street about how happy she was.  She must have said it 100 times and I think we heard just about all of them.  If she wasn’t shrieking about that, the viewers had to endure her repetitive comments about how happy she was that he was in her home town with her.   Then she prods, “Do you like San Francisco?  Can you see yourself spending time here?”  (*it’s burning… it’s burning… make it stop!*)  The entire date, Jake is itching to confront Ali about being mean to his girl, Vienna.   He finally brings up the topic. and in fact says, “She’s so incredibly honest and goes out of her way to let me know that she’s here for me.”  Ali tries to save face by saying that she’s ready to let go of it.  (*how big of her!*)   Now that Jake is convinced that sweet Ali didn’t harm his Vienna, he makes her run into the cold ocean in her puss-n-boots black, leather boots.  All I can do is wonder why they didn’t stop and take their shoes off before they ran in the ocean.  Those boots made the outfit.  I was seriously disturbed. 

Finally, it’s rose ceremony time.  Jake takes Tenley away for the first private-time conversation.  As he dances with her, we hear his voice saying, “It’s not about sex appeal, it’s about heart appeal.”  Tenley pronounces, “I just want to stand out for you.”  He responds, “You do.” 

One by one, they all get there moments with Jake.  This is after he says aloud to the flock that he is falling for all of them.  Tenley is shaken to the core by this statement and can’t understand how she could be special to him at all  if he feels this way about everybody.  Saving his Vienna for last, Jake wisks her off to his private suite.  They go out on the balcony and he shares his romantic view of the city with her.  What I admired the most about Vienna at this juncture in the journey is that she asks him  “How are you doing?”  It appears that she sincerely means it.  He opens up to her because she is his safety girl.  Of course, they kiss and Jake’s voice over tells the viewers that he has been pulling himself back from her, that he doesn’t want to do that anymore, that he wants to fall into her, and that he’s ready to turn that corner.  (*hmmm… makes you wonder about dem rumors*)  Vienna tells the cameras that, at this point, she just wants Jake to be happy.

Ali: Trying to figure out a way to remove the foot from the mouth.

I’m still not liking Ali… in fact… I really dislike her immensely at this point.  Outcome:  She’s staying. 

Even though she finally got that 1-on-1 time, it was just too late for them.  I think that she was right when she told the cameras that, had he not been dating 4 other women, if they dated it would have had a completely different outcome.   RESULT:  Sent packing. 

Gia: How can you be a bikini-model and be insecure? I'm missing something here. She's a smart girl, too! What's up with her?

After Jake tells her that she’s completely different from all of the other ladies in the house, she really falls for him.  After all, he said it was okay. OUTCOME:  She’s staying.

Tenley: Please God... PLEASE!!!! Don't let her be the next Bachelorette!

Last week I predicted that she’ll be in the final two.  I’m holding onto that prediction and taking extra insulin.  OUTCOME:  She’s staying.

Vienna: Whether she's the winner or not, there's just something about her that I just kinda dig! But, don't leave her alone in a castle!

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