Re: [BigBrother_Survivor] 'The Bachelor' Recap: Tensions Run High as Arie Begins Dating

 

I like Becca with the short hair and how Ari interacts with her!
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On Tue, 1/9/18, C G ceegee2006@yahoo.com [BigBrother_Survivor] <BigBrother_Survivor@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [BigBrother_Survivor] 'The Bachelor' Recap: Tensions Run High as Arie Begins Dating
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Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 8:15 AM























Krystal
got on my last nerve. .  But Ari should have told her
that he needed time with others and since she had the rose
he didn't need to talk to her .
 
'The
Bachelor' Recap: Tensions Run High as Arie Begins
Dating
Monday,
January 08, 2018
Bill King
Contributing
Writer, BuddyTV  With the niceties of the disappointingly
drunk-free marathon opening night in the rear-view mirror,
it's time for Arie Luyendyk Jr. to drive head-on into
his quest for televised love in season 22 of The
Bachelor.

And
with that sentence, I am approximately 1/17th of the way to
meeting my racing pun quota. Buckle up.


The Ride of Arie's Life
After
harsh cuts, including pit stop Ali and the chick who bronzed
a lot of dick, 21 potential Mrs. Aries remain in contention
for being forced to learn how to spell his last name. So who
will emerge as the favorite? The pole position remains
unclear. And even though single mom realtor Chelsea and
deceptively sexy nanny Bekah have the fastest laps thus far,
neither figures to end up on the podium.
I
went with elephant cuff link Seinne and Tia the Weiner Queen
of Arkansas as my early picks, but I refuse to be married to
either. And based on recent results, so will Arie. Still,
the true field of Sprint Cup contenders has yet to be
revealed, and it might not happen until we've ejected
some of the crazy from the vehicle. Hoping to aid this
process, inexplicably, is a game of real-life bumper cars --
aka demolition derby.
You
read that correctly. Someone thought it was a good idea to
take 15 catty, anxious and desperate women who are all
competing for the affections of one man, put them in beat-up
old cars and have them smash into each other. What could go
wrong? 
Other
than the two ladies who score one-on-one dates, this might
be the week where it's best to be one of the four who
get to stay at the mansion. On to the show!
Boogity, Boogity, Boogity -- Let's Go Racing,
Boys

Chris Harrison arrives in a baggy button-down (is the H-bomb
hiding a dad bod under there?) to deliver the first date
card of the season, and fake proposal publicist Becca gets
to "hold on tight." Arie rolls up on a motorcycle,
and the always-living-on-the-edge beau secures his
date's helmet (safety first, kids) before whisking her
away to an ocean-side mansion in Malibu.
They
are greeted by designer to the stars Rachel Zoe for a
Cinderella makeover, with Becca renting the runway for a
private fashion show. Arie gifts her all the duds, though,
along with some red-soled stiletto glass slippers. The final
surprise is a Neil Lane necklace and earrings, followed by a
pillowy-lipped smooch that's every bit as flashy as the
bling.
Dinner
is at the Hudson Loft, where Arie tells Becca she's the
most like him at the start of his time on The
Bachelorette. He wanted to spoil her and implores her to
ask questions, and her first is if he can fix her brakes. He
can, and it's a match made in heaven.
She
had a seven-year relationship that lasted in part because he
was there for the hardest time of her life, when her dad
lost his battle to brain cancer. She got through it with her
mom and sister, and now they're all best buds. Arie also
likes family, so it's a rose, kisses and a confetti
cannon blast that startles Becca and my dog. Sorry,
Ned.

Selling Scottsdale
The
second date card -- Home is where the heart is -- goes to
Coach Krystal , who is already being billed as a villain.
She didn't want to gloat, so she went right to bed for
"beauty sleep." Earlier, she complained that she
has a problem with motorcycles that would have required a
long talk with Arie if she had been on Becca's date.
Elephant cuff link Seinne 's deadpan response?
"Well, it's good that you
weren't."
She's
cute and bubbly as they hop a private jet to Arizona for a
glimpse of what daily life could be like, and after a
drive-by of the Pizza Hut that employed him and a stop at
his high school, it's off to Casa de Arie for a history
lesson of childhood photos and home videos. They swing by
Arie Sr.'s, where Krystal meets the two-time Indy 500
winner along with Arie's mother and younger brother. For
what it's worth, I feel like we're also now
acquainted with mom's plastic surgeon. 

Krystal is envious of the close-knit family since hers is
apparently shitty, and over dinner at the Bradbury back in
LA, she opens up about growing up fatherless with an
emotionally unavailable mother. She breaks down while
recounting a phone call from her younger brother, for whom
she helped care, to say he was in the hospital and had been
living on the streets.  
He
appreciates her openness and honesty, assuring her that the
past doesn't reflect poorly upon her, and they cap the
date off with a rose and some gentle necking during a
private performance by singer Connor
Duermit. 
The
next day, she irks the other suitorettes by refusing to
divulge any
details about the date. Like anything. She won't even
answer, "Did he drive you?"
Wreck-It Ralph
The
group date card -- Let's hit love head-on -- goes to
photog in a race car Maquel , Indian restaurant co-owner
Marikh , Tia the Weiner Queen of Arkansas, yellow dress
waitress Valerie , kissing bandit Annaliese , black Lauren
G. , stuffed-animals-don't-say-no Kendall , deceptively
sexy nanny Bekah, cute Jenny, elephant cuff link Seinne ,
drunk or dumb Jenna , non-kidded booberrific real estate
agent Carolina, poor Dutch linguist and kiss racer Brittany,
Spanish-speaking Bibiana and single mom realtor Chelsea
. 
That
means the dateless wonders this time are older social media
manager Lauren S. , tech salesperson Lauren B. (only one
Lauren date per week), low cut/high cut Jacqueline and this
year's Ashley checkered flag Ashley .
The
girls (and their girls) are bouncy and looking sporty in
yoga pants and sports bras as they hit the race track for
the no-holds-barred demolition derby, with the driver of the
last functioning vehicle being declared the winner. But
before hostility can manifest, kissing bandit Annaliese
melts into a puddle over apparent "bumper car
trauma." 
She
had a rough time at the carnival when she was a kid, getting
stuck in a corner and bumped repeatedly, so naturally this
is her worst nightmare. Arie comforts her, but there's
no way the race car driver is ending up with a girl who is
afraid of bumper cars.

Wave the Yellow Flag
Racing
legend Robby Gordon handles play-by-play with Chris Harrison
, who roasts his main man by asking, "Could this be the
first time that Arie actually wins something on a race
track?" The action gets underway, with a sobbing
Annaliese the early target of cutthroat bitches looking to
add to her trauma.
After
some help from Arie to escape an early trap, though,
Annaliese starts taking out other cars. Bibiana , who's
got a bit of Spanish Jersey
Shore in her (she's like Alexis, if you replaced all
the fun with attitude), shouts profanities as she speeds
around the course. But it's poor Dutch linguist and kiss
racer Brittany who's kicking ass and taking
names.
Favorites
Seinne and Tia the Weiner Queen of Arkansas are the
last two rolling, and the giver of elephant cuff links
drinks the milk and hoists the trophy. Also, I want to
participate in a demolition derby.
To the Victor Goes the Spoils
The
intense competition continues at the after-party, sans
Brittany after the Smasher of Cars complained that she
wasn't feeling well. Single mom realtor Chelsea again
jumps the gun, immediately pulling Arie aside to peel back
another layer of her "mystery." It's the big
reveal of her 3-year-old son, and it turns out that Emily
wasn't the only single mom in Arie's dating
past.
After
more face-caressing, Chelsea defends her man-stealing
practices by pointing out how much she sacrificed to be
here. Indian restaurant co-owner Marikh implores her not to
discount "what everyone else has gave
up."
Seinne
scores bonus points by having attended Yale, lived in
Scottsdale and studied abroad in Brazil and Italy, and Arie
is starting to take notice of my impressive pre-season
pick. 
Spalexis
Bibiana grows impatient as other women garner more of
Arie's time (one makes him twirl her while she squeals
like a toddler -- I'm not positive, but it's
definitely dumb-or-drunk Jenna ), so she takes it out on the
cameraman and storms out. 
In
the end, Seinne scores the date rose, making me look like a
damn genius. What can I say? I know talent when I see
it.

Hardcore
The
cocktail party invites more conflicts, with Bibiana intent
on quickly making up for lost time. But his focus is on poor
Dutch linguist Brittany, who is still seeing stars, and he
presents her with a certificate declaring her "most
hardcore."  
The
chemistry with deceptively sexy nanny Bekah is red hot --
and, man, this dude loves face groping. Coach Krystal
already has a rose, but that doesn't stop her from
snatching Arie away from dateless tech salesperson Lauren B.
, which roils the group.
Indian
restaurant co-owner Marikh plays Truth or Dare, asking Arie
the color of his underwear and uncomfortably responding,
"Okay, that's cute," when he answers black.
Stuffed-animals-don't-say-no Kendall presents him with a
taxidermied seal, while cute Jenny asks if he watches the
morning news and eats Raisin Bran. 
Saucer of Milk, Table Two
Bibiana
finally gets her time but is too reserved and preoccupied to
forge a connection. And then lo and behold (and with no
guidance from producers, I'm sure), Coach Krystal
interrupts for even
more time. 
It
gives Bibiana the perfect outlet for her frustrations, but
picking a public fight seems dumb since only one can go
home. Still, they square off in the middle of the
festivities, and Bibiana's blood is boiling. It also
doesn't help that Coach K. is increasingly employing
that Valley Girl stereotype where you raise your inflection
at the end of every sentence even though it's completely
unnecessary.
Bibi
ends the altercation by shouting, "Mic drop,"
which I'm not sure you're actually supposed to say
in a true mic drop moment, and walking away. She also
threatens in the confessional that if she's eliminated,
Krystal should "sleep with one eye open." Then
Chris Harrison clinks the champagne glass, and it's time
for posies.

Who is Slowing the Herd?
Coach
K., fake proposal publicist Becca and elephant cuff link
favorite Seinne are safe, and the remaining roses go
to:
Photog
in a race car MaquelLow-cut/high-cut
JacquelineDeceptively
sexy nanny BekahDrunk-or-dumb
JennaSingle
mom realtor ChelseaOlder
social media manager Lauren S.Tia
the Weiner Queen of ArkansasBumper
car kissing bandit AnnalieseTech
salesperson Lauren B.Stuffed-animals-don't-say-no
KendallPoor
Dutch linguist and Smasher of Cars BrittanyThis
year's Ashley checkered flag AshleyIndian
restaurant co-owner MarikhNon-kidded
booberrific real estate agent CarolineSpalexis Bibiana
That
means it's the end of the road for cute Jenny, black
Lauren G. and yellow dress waitress Valerie (who is wearing
a red dress). He walks out a crying Jenny to explain that at
the end of the day, he just didn't see it. It's the
first time she's ever been dumped. He gives her a hug
and sends her on her shame-filled way.
Red Flags Galore
My
favorites seem like solid picks at this point, as fatal
flaws abound in most other contestants. Coach K. and Chelsea
are the villains, Maquel and Bekah are too young, Kendall
and Jenna are effing weird, Marikh can't properly
formulate a sentence while Corinne-style piggybacking off
mom's business, Bibiana is too much of a hothead,
Caroline brags about her real estate sales and Annaliese is
scared of bumper cars. 
Ashley,
Jaqueline and a pair of Laurens are presently unknown, and
Becca and Brittany hardly seem like end-game material.
Who's left? Elephant cuff link Seinne and Tia the Weiner
Queen of Arkansas, that's who. 

Do
you agree with my assessments? Who is emerging as a
contender in your eyes and how long do you think the
villains will stick around? Can Bibiana break her frustrated
streak or is she too far down the Coach Krystal rabbit hole
to save herself? (We're only two episodes in, but the
real question seems to be how long it will take Arie to
figure out what we already know. I'm guessing later
rather than sooner, for TV's sake.) Let us know your
thoughts in the comments section below.
The
Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC. Want more news? Like our Bachelor Facebook page.

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