Showing posts with label Bachelorette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bachelorette. Show all posts

Hometown Heros: The Bachelorette Recap

Hey guys. Sorry I missed you last week...things have been chaotic around here with it being the busy summer season! James and Alex went home, which was no surprise to anyone.

HOMETOWNS always promise to deliver on both the drama and the weird factor. For those of you who follow me on SnapChat, I did another Snap story while I watched tonight. (Follow me at rachelzf).

Here's the gist of my thoughts:

Chase's Hometown
I feel like we've gone this whole season without knowing Chase. Who he is, why he's here, what JoJo sees in him. And then tonight we see Chase say more in a 20 minute clip than we've seen the WHOLE season, and guess what? I liked him! He seemed to have a little personality, and he was sweet and down-to-earth, is a little damaged (just what JoJo likes) and of course, is easy on the eyes. WHY have the producers kept him from us until now? I don't think he's winning, but now I'm not as shocked that he's still here.

HOWEVER. Are we really supposed to believe that Chase has never talked to his dad about the divorce and how it affected him until this moment...on national TV...with his fake girlfriend? The "divorce" was definitely Chase's story this date, as it was ALL anyone has talked about. Save it for therapy, guys.


Jordan's Hometown
JoJo is in Chico, California, a faraway land where deer frolic freely. Why can't JoJo stop yelling at the deer?

So much to say about this date, starting with this: Jordan's full of shit and he and JoJo have ZERO chance of lasting. Also, taking JoJo to his high school is SO LAST SEASON! And how boring. I'll never understand the high school nostalgia. If you're wishing for the glory days, then I think that says something about your current state of mind. We're different people in high school than we are as adults, so again...I don't get it. To say nothing of the fact that it was TOTES inappropriate to make out all over the school in front of the children! But the most interesting fact to me was seeing Jordan's high school football pictures. He was also #12! Aaron is #12 for the Packers! Maybe the big family feud is over a football number!?


JoJo keeps pushing the Aaron conversation and Jordan couldn't make it more clear that he's not interested in talking about it. (Are you SURE you don't talk? Are you SURE I'm not going to meet Olivia Munn? Are you SURE?) He even says it doesn't need to be a topic of conversation with his family. So when JoJo and Jordan pull up to his beautiful GREEN house (symbolic for the Green Bay Packers?) to meet the family and Aaron is ALL they talk about...it struck me as odd.

To me, JoJo is not so secretly disappointed that she's not meeting a sports superstar and his celebrity girlfriend, but she insists she just wants to see Jordan happy and she can tell that not having a relationship "hurts" her man. How do you gather, JoJo, considering you've only ever know Jordan as NOT having a relationship with Aaron? If I'm Aaron Rodgers, I'm pissed for my family throwing me under the bus on national TV! I don't know what the story is there, but Aaron isn't looking great. I heard on a podcast I listen to that the Rodgers family didn't like the way Olivia Munn talked openly about her and Aaron's sex life, but that seems like a CRAZY reason to cut ties.

My first impression of Luke Rodgers is that he has 3rd brother syndrome. AKA, he's the worst looking. And their dad? Has the LONGEST (tallest?!) head I think I've ever seen. And why is Darla calling her son "Spicy"?


I still think JoJo picks JoRo, but the fact that every time JoJo talks to him, he tells him that she's scared he's not into this "forever" tells me that her gut is telling her NO. Her vagina and the fame whore within are saying something else.

Robby's Hometown
I can't get into Robby, I just can't. He's too pretty, too preppy, too sleazy. JoJo continues to be worried that it's only been 4 months since he ended his relationship with his girlfriend of 4 years, and she should be. In fact, she basically gave him an out on their date, telling him that she's been in that position before and it's OK if she's just "filling a void." Um. What?

Robby has a huge family full of perfect-looking people and my mom-dar picked up how his mother touched him, which I found inappropriate in a super creepy way. Lingering arm touch type things. Kill me if I touch Liam like that on national TV.

Robby's mom tells him that rumors have been circulating about him and his ex - namely that his ex's roommate is saying he broke up with her to go on show. (BECAUSE HE DID!) Robby immediately tells JoJo, and AGAIN - she gives him an out, basically begging him to tell her "the truth." Anyone else think she's looking for a reason to ditch him?


Luke's Hometown
Back in Texas, JoJo meets up with Luke. My bestie Mandy gave me the blog content gold:
"The only thing with Luke is I feel like he is the human version of Beavis from Beavis and Butt head."
How fucking amazing and spot on is that?! I got a kick out of it, anyway. But yeah, Luke...Luke is too nice for JoJo. She likes drama and bad boys and Luke is not either. Case in point why I think it will come down to Robby or Jordan.


Luke and his family are so sweet to her, Luke (aka the producers) pulls out all the stops for a romantic one-on-one time with JoJo and there's a vibe the whole time that something is off with her. He's pouring her heart out, she's looking away...it was uncomfortable how uncomfortable she was. I think he might be done for and I also think he might be the next Bachelor.

Rose Ceremony
In true Bachelorette form, we've seen previews of JoJo having a complete meltdown at tonight's ceremony. She tells the camera she's getting rid of Luke but in a predictable turn of events, Luke pulls her aside to tell her he's not just FALLING in love with her, but he's IN love with her. Instead of letting him go then and there, she thanks him and let's him think he has a chance.

Does he though? Oh wait, we don't know because, it's TO BE CONFUCKINGTINUED!
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Men Tell All: Bachelorette Recap

In case anyone was wondering, having to sensor yourself on your blog, which was intended to be a freedom of expression and thoughts, is not easy. Every day, I write blog posts that I have to keep sitting in my draft section. I'm just really trying to be careful since I'm job searching, and I don't always know who is reading and what will offend or turn them off.

Granted, my Bachelorette recaps are not always super PC, but those are written with the intention of being funny and making fun of a show - versus putting personal stuff out there, ya know?

In any case, I'm going to attempt a recap for last night's Men Tell All, although I think we can agree that overall, it was pointless, painful and full of promotions for everything from babies to scarves to Bachelor in Paradise.

Let's start with this sonogram business. I don't get what was happening here. To have an update on a Bachelor spawn is one thing, but let's get one thing straight. JP and Ashley did not find out last night they were having a boy. First of all, I follow Ashley on Instagram and back in April, they shared their news. Not to mention the article that ran on People.com. So I guess I don't get why they whored out their fetus for no real reason. At least Chris Harrison didn't ask them if they accept this baby.

See it here.

Next up was the first of many mentions about ABC's new summer show, Bachelor in Paradise, where if you find love, you can stay. For a show that preaches that people be there for the right reasons, this concept seems like something of a stretch, but whatever. It looks to be full of drama and drunk people, two of my favorite things. At least when it comes to writing blogs. Anyway, if I had to bet, I'm sure the season is filled with people hooking up with more than one person, someone has a girlfriend they didn't tell us about. I don't know what the promos were about with the handcuffs, ambulances and blood, but I'm sure if it was something crazy, we'd have heard about it, so it's likely nothing.

And then we finally get to the guys. At first, I was horrified when I saw two scarves in a row, but once I saw every single person wearing one, I got the joke. GOOD ONE, ABC. For the most part, I didn't recognize many of these guys, seeing as most of them were only on for a couple of episodes.

Before anyone got in "the hot seat," we talked about the race issue for what seemed like forever. Andrew didn't make things better for himself when he called Marquel "Ron" (you know, the only other African American). I don't believe that ABC didn't have audio of whatever Andrew said to JJ. Don't all these guys wear mic packs? They probably just wanted the squabbling on the show, but either way, someone is lying and there's your drama. Whatever, I'm sick of talking about this. Let's talk about how drunk JJ looked during that whole scene. Either that, or he was going to cry. His eyes were bloodshot and glazed over and he had trouble talking, so...do the math.

Marquel comes up to the hot seat and all the women in the audience start crying when they replay his journey of lost love. What is wrong with the world, specifically, the women in this audience? I'm not going to spend too much time with Marquel; I thought he was boring during the season and I think he's boring now. Moving on to Marcus in the hot seat, which basically focused on how early he told Andi he loved her and if he could possibly find love again. Anyone with a brain could sense this was foreshadowing to his time on BIP. He's already engaged to someone he spent three weeks with on that show, so I think we know that he can love again. Or at least propose to someone after lots of sex for three weeks.

And then there was Chris. Do they have to make it so obvious when they're talking to the next Bachelor? His time was focused on how he's going to move on and find love in small town Iowa? "Well, duh, Chris Harrison, you're gonna find me 25 women who don't have an issue living on a farm with a millionaire, that's how." Also who DAFUQ was that chick in the audience? That whole encounter was so scripted and awkward, it hurt. Anyone want to bet she shows up on Chris' season as the Bachelor?

Finally Andi shows up to show everyone she's not pregnant like the tabloids say, and basically admits that she picks Josh when she has the chance to find out his lies and instead says she is going to "trust the process." Did anyone else think her time getting questions was over way too soon? Basically we were just reminded that she says "like" a lot, and that even though she says it wasn't the reason, when it comes to Chris, #blameitoniowa. I got the impression none of these dudes cared that much anymore about what happened, considering its been 2 months and half of them are back in the saddle and the bedroom as a result of being on the show. 

Chris Harrison has lie detector results and the only interesting thing I learned from that is that Marcus is a man-whore. More than 20 girls, eh Marcus? Good on ya, bro. 

Finally: Those bloopers sucked.




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Game of Scarves: Bachelorette Recap

Sorry to miss you with last week's recap! You can't win 'em all. I'm excited for this week in Belgium, because I love Belgium. If they were smart, they'd head to my favorite place in Bruges. But they aren't, so they won't.

How are we already at the week before hometowns? Just like that, there are only 6 yahoos left competing for Andi's heart. Before we even start this episode, let it be known: I stick by my original prediction for the final four, which means Brian and guy with the long hair (obviously he made an impression) are going home this week.

Another observation that I think supports my theory that Josh wins: ABC thinks they are super smart with editing. How many times have we seen them give the winner a "bad" edit, where every week there is controversy with he/she, making the viewers think there is no way they win? It happened with Jake & Vienna, Courtney & Ben, even Nikki & Juan Pablo. I think that's what's happening with Josh regarding his "lack" of feelings for Andi.
So many scarves. 
Marcus gets the first one-on-one this week, much to everyone else's dismay. Automatically I'm annoyed because we'll have to hear him tell Andi how much he loves her after spending approximately 2 hours with her. Andi and Marcus bore us by walking around the city "acting like a real couple" and the only thing I'm focused on is Andi's cape (super cute) and the fact that I miss Europe. At dinner, Marcus opens up about his family, namely his mother's abuse. Gosh, that won't be weird when Andi meets her next week. Cut to him explaining, quite profoundly, that "the feelings I feel for you I've never felt" (huh?) and Andi gushes, for the umpteenth time this season that "THIS IS A MAN." What? Why? I don't hate Marcus, he's just a little too nice for me, and that's why I know he won't win.
Andi doesn't like when the convo is not focused on her.

Back at the hotel, Josh gets the next one-on-one from a little girl named Dylan. (Seriously, stop with the ponytails.) Nick is shocked and pissed and plots his revenge to get time with Andi. Next thing we know, Nick is pulling a Tierra and knocking on Andi's door. (I can't even comment on the stupidity of Nick pretending Andi is his wife and the hotel staff just giving away her room number as this murderous looking American is surrounded by television cameras.)


Andi's into the sneaking out thing because IT'S WEEK 7, you guys. Time to break the rules, whatever the F that means. Andi goes fishing for compliments about Nick's "insane" feelings. Nick is insane, alright, but not in a good way. It was kinda hot watching them making out though...(who's the creep now?)

Josh and Andi's date takes them to Ghent and Andi is sadz because Josh hasn't told her he's obsessed with her like the other guys. Probably because you've known each other for a month. She spends most of her day/night trying to make him say he loves her. After what feels like hours, Andi proves that she's good a laywer by finally forcing Josh to tell her he's falling in love with her. Once again, I like Andi's sweater too much to care. Let it be known, Josh is still my favorite. But seriously with the making out in the smoky doorway? To cap off the night, they go to the 100th private concert by a band no one has heard of. Also, the goose parade was weird.
Next up: group date. I'm already sick of the group date, because all we've heard Nick say tonight is how much group dates suck. Say group date again. They head to the country and I need to ride in one of those rail cars. They're at a monastery with a strict rule of NO KISSING. So guys, who's gonna break the rules and BE A MAN and kiss Andi? That guy gets the rose.

I don't dislike Chris as much as I did the first few weeks. After all, he is from Iowa, so I can't hate him too much. After reenacting a scene from Ghost, I hate him again, and a little more when he calls himself "Nervous Nancy."

Watching Nick and Andi pains me. So of course, Nick gets the rose and thereby, a hometown date, and the other dudes are PISSED and spend the night talking shit about him. Fast forward past the fireworks with Andi and we get to the real fireworks with the guys talking shit. I love that they are sitting around talking shit and drinking red wine like a bunch of girls. This time it's the guys saying that Nick isn't here for the right reasons. I like Chris a little more each time he talks shit to Nick. At this point, I'm ready for someone to strangle Nick with his scarf. Speaking of his scarf, does anyone know if Andi is still alive? From the way Nick says "I'm going to end up with Andy" with a crazy Lifetime serial killer look in his eye...someone should check. (I'm telling you...he's like Tierra with that 'sparkle.')


Rose ceremony time and once again, I'm right. I don't know what it says about me that I can predict the final four when there's 25 guys there. I also noticed for the first time that Josh is shorter than Nick...how is that possible? Minus one for Josh.

Poor Brian and Dylan. Also going out on a limb to say Chris will be the next Bachelor.
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Long Hair, Don't Care: The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette is back, bitches -- and so am I!

Sorry for the brief hiatus. I've had a lot of personal stuff going on, at work, at home, with my health, etc, all of which have kept me away from the computer, so I apologize. All is good though (can always be worse, right?).

Nevertheless, I can't leave you high and dry during our favorite time(s) of the year.

While we watch the obligatory 30-minute awkward introduction with the walks on the beach and clips of her in "real life," I will say I'm excited about the season. I like Andi, she seems like a chick I'd want to be friends with. I don't think she'll keep people around just for the sake of keeping them around. Can we also talk about how she is only 26 years old?! She looks and acts older...or maybe it's the fact that she's an assistant district attorney and so young?

It also goes without saying that it's so sad about the contestant, Eric Hill, who was killed in a tragic paragliding accident. I'm sure the show has enough integrity to give him a good edit, but from what I've read, it doesn't seem like that would be the case otherwise. I'm sure watching him is go through the motions of being on this show, knowing what his future has in store, is going to be hard to do, no matter how they edit the show. I hope his family gets some closure soon.

Alright, here come the guys. Let's do this!

First impressions getting out of the limo:
1. Marcus - Bad hair, handsome face. He'll get far.
2. Chris - Ew. He has a cartoon face and weird teeth. And he's a farmer from Iowa, so I can make fun of him.
3. JJ - Looks like Bill Nye the Science Guy. And, "love fest?" Panstprenuer? BYE.
4. Marquel - Nice fashion sense and cute - until he opens his mouth.
5. Tasos - Cute intro, seems interesting. Yellow teeth.
6. Cody - Is this Biff from Back to the Future II? Eugh.
7. Steven - He looks like a baby, but I think he's kind of cute.
8. Rudie - I have no words, except maybe DORK. Please send him home.
9. Carl - Seems OK, but mumbles.
10. Jason - Oh my god, that hair. And his teeth? Combined with his cringeworthy pickup line...gotsta go.
11. Nick V. - No impression either way. From Chicago, so...thumbs up?
12. Dylan - More bad hair, but a nice face and by the looks of it, a nice body.
13. Patrick - Another bad set of chompers. Too put together.
14. Emil - "Anal with an m?" You're lucky you're cute.
15. Brett- Meh? Not terrible, not standout.
16. Craig- Is this serious? This guy seems unsure about his sexuality.

17. Ron - Pretty face, boring intro.
18. Bradley - Looks like that actor who stars in Castle. 
19. Josh B. - Too short.
20. Nick S. - Semi-normal, I'll take him at this point.
21. Brian - I don't hate him.
22. Andrew - Also seems confused with his sexuality, maybe he and Craig can get together?
23. Mike - He's losing his hair but he's decided to grow it out, which is unfortunate.
24. Eric - Can't say anything bad about him given the circumstances. Of course he was normal, cute and had a good intro.
25. Josh - Not bad, but I'm wary of former pro athletes. He seems like he'll go far. 

So....I'm less than impressed at this point with all of these guys! Hopefully they have personalities that make them cuter, because only a couple are really cute. She had to have said she likes guys with long hair. So many have terrible, long hair and nice faces, I don't get it. And if they didn't have long hair, they were cute until they opened their mouth.

Cocktail party was pretty...interesting. Some of the guys did make cute gestures to stand out, but unfortunately, no one got drunk and fell in the pool. All the dramatics with Chris Bukowski was more than stupid and ridiculous. First of all, it was horribly scripted. Security? Really? And is it REALLY that big of a deal if ONE more guy comes on? Would it really be BETRAYAL to these 25 dudes you met 5 minutes ago? Please.

Andrew and Patrick talked about each other as though they were more interested in each other than Andi. I'm telling you, more than one of these suitors is not batting for Andi's team. Again, NOTHING wrong with that...just find a different show.

Pretty much, I think she picked all of the douchiest guys she could have. The previews for the season look...not that interesting. I miss The Bachelor, girls are so much easier to make fun of. If anything, maybe someone will tell her "It's OK" and we'll get some fireworks.

OK, so, final four predictions based on tonight:

  1.  Josh M. 
  2. Nick V.
  3. Chris
  4. Marcus
Thoughts on tonight? Are we excited for this season? Who did we like/hate?
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I Told You So.

I'd like to start this post by addressing all of my faithful Bachelorette recap readers and saying,

"I told you so."

Who watched last night? There's not much to talk about except the dramarama that went down, NOT with Drew, like we were shown in previews, but with BROOKS.

I've learned a lot after watching this show like an asshole for the past however many years. The first thing I've learned is that typically, whatever they show you in previews has been twisted and manipulated is NOT what you should believe happens. The second is that they tend to use foreshadowing a lot (so progressive).

I told you in more than one recap that I could tell they were foreshadowing something happening with Brooks, mainly because Des was openly talking about how she loved him, and how she could see him at the end of all this. First: They don't "allow" the bachelor/bachelorettes to share how they really feel about people on this show until the Final Rose. And if they do share feelings off camera, they certainly don't show those clips. Also, did you really think they'd show her saying that she wanted Brooks to propose if he actually did? Hell no.

For those who didn't watch, don't keep reading, cuz I'm about to spoil what happened: Brooks dumped Des.

After two lovely one-on-one dates, we went with Brooks to visit his mom and sister, where he talked about how he was confused that he wasn't in love with Des yet. I was confused as to why NO ONE mentioned the fact that he's only known her for 10 weeks, and that it's NORMAL to not be in love yet. He said he didn't feel comfortable proposing at the end of all this if he wasn't in love yet, which makes TOTAL sense. What I don't get is why he didn't just tell Des, "I'm not going to be ready to propose, but I still want to be in this with you," and see what she said. I bet it'd have gone over a lot more smoothly than what actually went down.


What ACTUALLY went down was a whole lot of effing crazy. Blubbering "I'm sorry's" and "I love you's" and bleeping and tears...lots and lots of tears...she was crying, he was crying, she was hyperventilating, he was snotting. It was really drawn out and unnecessary, much like most things on the show. Brooks finally leaves, and Desiree tells us that basically, it's over for her, because even though Chris and Drew love her, she doesn't love them. Then we see Des walk quickly to the dock, covering her face, probably because she wishes she was wearing a belly shirt.

So what happens now? I find it very hard to believe that next week will go on as normal. There's no way she can say the things she's said and then the next week say she'll marry another dude. My hypothesis? Brooks comes back, or she goes home from Antigua and takes some time with things. I don't know. For some reason, I don't think she ends up with no one, even though that's what they are making it look like.


Still think Chris is the one she picks...unless Brooks comes back, and then we know what happens.

Until then...
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The Family Takes the Rose: Bachelorette Recap

Happy Monday, friends. Or, at the time you read this, Tuesday morning.

It's hometown dates on the Bachelorette, which typically makes for lots of awkward situations. Let's hope Des & the boys don't disappoint.

We kick things off in Dallas with Zak's family. The dates starts off with Des and Zak driving around the "family" sno cone truck. If I was Des, I'd run out of fear that my future would take place in said Sno Cone Truck, but that's just me.

I don't know if Zak's getting a rose, but his family should! I thought they were kinda awesome off the bat. That is until Zak and his siblings started singing a song. THEY SANG A FREAKING SONG, you guys. Granted, his brother and sister can sing, but I think that was taking the fame seeking a BIT far. After the horse and pony show, Zak tells Des he's love with her. Call me a sucker, but I cried. It has taken me until this episode to feel like I really like Zak, and now I want him to go all the way. I fear my dreams will not come true.



Drew's up next in Scottsdale. And YES, finally, we get the run and jump hug that I wait for every hometown date. First, Des and Drew go to see Drew's sister, who's severely mentally handicapped. Obviously, no jokes here, and honestly, I give Des props. I'm sure it's not easy to meet someone with a disability that severe and to do so with grace. Next they head to see Drew's huge family, which I can appreciate, since my parents are divorced, remarried, etc. Nothing too out of the ordinary on this hometown...everyone got along, everyone liked each other, Drew said "I love you." Bada bing bada boom.

Over to Oregon for Chris' hometown, which was, probably one of the weirder dates we've seen. All season we've heard about how if Chris' family doesn't like Desiree, it's a deal breaker. So first, Des goes down to get adjusted by Chris' chiropractor dad. The first thing that came to mind was "face down, ass up, that's the way we like to f..." I'll let you fill in the rest. Anyway, the family approves, yada yada...another boring hometown. Anyone disappointed by the lack of drama yet?!

And then we get to Brooks. Des says (again) that she loves Brooks, so I can't help but wonder what we're still doing here, but then again, it's TV. I also can't help but think this is foreshadowing at its finest, and sometime soon, Brooks is going to break Des' heart. In fact, the tables are turned a little bit here, because Des seems to be convincing him of their relationship and feelings, rather than the other way around. We'll see. Brooks is seeking serious confirmation from his million family members. Sidenote: Is Brooks wasted in his ITMs?  Brooks' mom gives her seal of approval, which is all he wants so...winner winner chicken dinner?

All of these dudes have really nice houses, by the way. After all of these boring dates, I really have no idea who she's sending home, but I have a bad feeling it's Zak.

Finally, something interesting happens: Her train wreck of a brother shows up. Interesting that Des hasn't seen her brother since the whole "Sean ordeal." These two are super weird together, and I think you can tell that they aren't close at all. Des runs through the list of what she likes about each one and her brother couldn't be less interested.

Ugh, here we go with another sit down with Chris Harrision. Fast forward...wait hold on. She straight up says she is hoping for a proposal from Brooks. I don't get it.

And over to the photos because she can't remember four guys who "love" her. Anyway, the best part of this whole damn show comes when all the guys are walking in, and we see her creepy ass brother lurking around the corner! I laughed out loud, legitimately. God this show is lame.

Rose ceremony time: Zak goes home. BOO! I feel bad for him, and Desiree does a horrible job of explaining anything. ZAK FOR BACHELOR!

Next week, everyone is in love and can see themselves with Des...cut to Des very upset about something...is it Brooks breaking her heart!?

That's all I got guys. Who is going to win?! Resisting temptation to read Reality Steve right now...
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11 Hilarious Bachelorette Tweets

What to write about when you are keeping secrets from your best friend, and have spent every moment of this entire week working on stuff for her bachelorette party, but you can't blog about it because she reads your blog? (You do, don't you B?)

The Bachelorette.

It is Throwback Thursday, after all, and Monday is about as far back as I can remember. I know I said I wasn't going to do a recap but, desperate times... I'm cheating though, because I'm going to use everyone else's funnies to do it.

Here, I've aggregated some of my favorite tweets from past contestants, famous writers, fashionistas and losers from around the world (like me) who tune in every Monday to watch Desiree "fall in love" with a group of equally macho, nerdy and preppy little boys—many who I still think like girls. ENJOY!

Sidenote: These were publishing in normal Twitter format but that disappeared and I spent too much time finding them to go back and do it again. So deal with it.
That does it for this episode. I'll force myself to do a recap next week, even though on Monday I'll be busy spraytanning and packing for my trip!


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