Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012

The Bachelor: Babes Snow Skiing in San Francisco Last Night – January 16, 2012

The Bachelor… January 16, 2012

After believing that Sonoma was Ben’s home town, we learn that his true home and heart are in San Francisco.  He travels with his bevy of beauties to The City by the Bay.  His first one-on-one date was with Emily.

Ben takes this wonderfully intelligent gal to the Oakland Bay Bridge to climb it on cables to the top.  Unfortunately, she’s terrified of heights.  Being that I, too, am acrophobic, if Ben took me on this excursion, I would simply dump the guy.  I mean, who does this to a gal unless he knows that she’s an adventuresome climber?  Oh, Shame Shame… Tisk Tisk Ben and  ABC!  In any event, she eventually makes it to the top of the bridge after suffering a panic attack… all in the name of potential love.  At least the girl gets a nice dinner, the rose and a gorgeous display of fireworks to kiss Ben under.

Ben meets with his sister for an iced tea and discusses some of the standouts.  Thereafter, he takes the girls out on a group date of snow skiing down a street in San Francisco.  The twist is, it’s 85 degrees outside so Ben and the girls strip down into bikinis before heading down the slope. 

Kacie B. ends up skiing backwards, tush-up down the hill while others navigate it with ease.  They are joined with a rather large group of on-lookers (neighbors and lookie-loos alike).  This date just came across as so contrived and not as a fun, exciting outing.  Again, I believe that it’s ABC finding any excuse to get the girls in bikinis.  Later that night, they go to a nice restaurant where they are able to mingle and get some one-on-one time with Ben.  Meanwhile, Brittney is given the date card for the next one-on-one date.  (Recall, she’s the one with the Grandma who set her up for the show). 

While she contemplates going on this date with Ben, she decides that he is not the one for her.  To spare him his time and feelings, as well as to give another gal an opportunity, she gracefully bows out of the competition and says “good-bye” to Ben.  Although the viewers are not privy to the details change in his date choice, Ben elects to take out Miss First Impression Rose, Lindzi C.

Their less than exciting date includes a trip to Swensen’s Ice Cream Parlor, a private concert at City Hall, and an intimate dinner in an old San Francisican speak-easy bar/restaurant.  They are both quite enamored with one another and she scores the rose. 

During the rose ceremony, the pot gets stirred upon the arrival of Shawntel (a front-runner from Brad Womak’s season).  She apparently has had several telephone calls with Ben and felt that they had a connection that she needed to explore.  If this was the case, why wasn’t she one of the original 25?

The ladies are visibly upset with her entrance and interruption into their quest for love.  None is more upset than Courtney, whose eyebrows are really starting to irritate me to death (it’s nearly a unibrow).  She claims that if he gives Shawntel a rose, then she will give hers back and leave the show (oh, we can only hope!).  I think she’s just insanely jealous of Shawntel’s looks and intelligence.  Her holier-than-thou attitude is really starting to annoy the heck out of me!

During the elimination, Erika passes out.  Unfortunately, she is one of the three to be eliminated, including the rejected Shawntel. 

 Until next week…

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