The Bachelor: What You Missed Last Night

Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012

The Bachelor: What You Missed Last Night – January 9, 2012

The Bachelor… January 9, 2012

Last night may have been one of the most least interesting episodes of The Bachelor to date. Ben took the remaining beauties to his hometown of Sonoma, CA. There, he had a one-on-one date with Kacie B.

Ben and Kacie enjoyed the local sight-seeing and shopping of downtown Sonoma. As ABC aired clips of this evening date, the entire time I found myself annoyed by Kacie’s choice of date outfit. For an evening date, in which Ben wore a nice outfit including a jacket, she wore a long-sleeved jersey shirt, shorts and boots. She looked like she was going out for a picnic or bike ride, but not an evening out on the town. At the very least, she could have worn slacks. Nonetheless, she spots a baton in a shop they visited and grabs it as a surprise to Ben. She then springs the news on him that she was a baton twirler in her day and proceeds to teach him how to toss the grand ole’ stick.

They enjoy a quiet dinner in which Kacie is presented and thereafter accepted the rose. Thereafter, they go to the town movie theatre where ABC put together a combination home movie of Kacie’s and Ben’s childhoods. Ben, seeing his father (who passed away) on the big screen and hearing his voice, is brought to tears. He shares with Kacie that this is an experience that only they will share.

While Kacie and Ben are out and about, the date card comes for the next group of girls. This group date is for them all to perform a play in the local community theatre. The playwriters of this work are children from the local school. The next day, the ladies all audition for the kids in the park so that the kids may cast the play. The one who made the biggest fool of herself was Blakeley who was wearing a completely inappropriate striped, short romper with her tah-tahs pushed up and out in full display. It was appalling to see her dressed this way and running and bouncing about in front of the kids. Needless to say, she wasn’t cast with the best part. The evening’s play runs as planned and all are happy to see the child-friendly side of Ben.

The ladies move on to an evening of drinks, appetizers and pool-time (any excuse for ABC to get the ladies in bikinis). It is here that Blakeley sets her sights on the rose and makes no qualms about going after Ben. Her aggressiveness is received as an outright insult by many of the ladies who wanted some honest, good time with Ben. Blakeley brags about her astrological sign of Scorpio and how that makes her a passionate person. She adds that she has great kissing skills. Well, it was either her kissing or her bikini bod that won her the rose from Ben for the evening leaving many ladies discouraged and jealous. The good news is that she doesn’t appear to be Monica’s love interest anymore.

During the group date, the date card arrives which invites Courtney out for a one-on-one date with Ben. Rather than being gracious about receiving the invite in front of others, she makes a snide remark to Kacie B. and acts holier than thou about getting the date card. Like Kacie B., she throws on a tee, some shorts and boots and heads out for a picnic with Ben and his dog Scotch. They eat lunch in a redwood laced forest and later have dinner at the winery. Ben is amazed that somebody as beautiful and wonderful as she is not snatched up and off the market. She explained that it is the treachery of dating in Hollywood that has left her single. But, they both agree that finding one another is an “AHA” moment (thanks, Oprah for the phrase) and kiss. She, obviously, gets the rose.

The elimination night includes the standard dose of drama. Our tearful wack-a-doodle, Jenna, tells Ben that she’s not like a girl, but rather like a guy. After she stumbles on her words to him in her one-on-one time, she heads to the bedroom to lie under the covers and cry. Blakeley keeps interrupting Ben from his intimate encounters with those who have not yet received a rose. This dons her as Queen Bitch of the Night as the ladies spew venom her way. Even her Scorpion strength must not have been enough of a shield as she is later found by Ben hiding in the luggage room in the corner crying. Personally, I think it was a ploy to get more attention.

As to be expected, the rose ceremony commences and the two eliminated are Crazy Jenna and who-even-knew-she-was-there Shawn. A deep sigh of relief that Jenna is gone.