This recap of “The Bachelor” has been brought to you by McDonald’s JK.
First, I would like to get the giant golden-arched elephant out of the room as quickly as possible and address the most ridiculous and obvious in-scene advertisement I have ever seen on television. While I assume Ben reluctantly played along (I highly doubt he had a choice considering he signed a contract), he did a good job of taking his “date” to McDonald’s and making it seem fun and natural. Let’s be honest, people, if a man took me to McDonald’s on a date I would be gone before they can ask me if I want fries with that. And if put in that situation, you should run too.
Is the only way to keep the lights on in “The Bachelor” mansion by taking a 5-minute scene and turning it into an awkward advertisement forcing a single mom of two children to flirt with strangers out of the drive-thru window? To me, that moment sacrificed ratings for money. I was verrrrryyyy close to changing the channel, but I didn’t because of my undying love for writing these recaps for all of you lovely people. Don’t ever put me in that position again, Chris Harrison!!!
Now, let’s get to the good stuff- shall we?
Lauren B. resolved her insecurities caused by Leah with Ben. PHEW! Prediction: I think Lauren B. is the winner. GASP!!!
Amanda went on a group date that turned into a one-on-one date and the river of tears started a-flowin’ at the house. We all know how Amanda’s date went… thank goodness it was salvaged at Warsaw’s fair. That scene made me want to apply to be the next Bachelorette just so I can get my hometown to throw a shindig for me!
I feel like Emily’s one-on-one date was purposely meant to be disastrous. I think Ben knew he wanted to eliminate Emily but didn’t have any solid reasoning other than he just wasn’t that into her. Yet by taking her to meet his parents, he knew she wouldn’t do well, thus, her subpar meeting of the parents gave Ben a reason to let her go.
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The elimination of Becca during the rose ceremony surprised me a bit. But first, I have a question for you all: earlier in the episode, Becca asked Ben to not “blindside” her. However, how can a break up be anything but blindsiding? Did she mean to say “don’t break up with me during a rose ceremony- break up with me right now if you aren’t digging me”? Part of me feels that after Ben had that conversation with Becca he knew he wanted to let her go, but the producers probably encouraged him to keep her until the rose ceremony so there was a more dramatic ending to the episode. Prediction: Becca is the next Bachelorette.
Now we are left with just four girls: Amanda, Lauren B., Caila, and Jojo. Next week looks REAL juicy because Ben cries after being interrogated by Jojo’s brothers- wtf bros, where are your manners?!? I’m VERY excited to see Ben play with Amanda’s babies so that I can feel extra insecure about the ticking clock in my ovaries. And I predict next week’s elimination will be either Amanda or Caila, because I feel like Ben is starting to be less interested in Caila. More importantly, what do YOU predict? Comment below and tweet at me @TheKylieHodges!
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