Re: [BigBrother_Survivor] 'The Bachelor' Recap: Arie Faces Tough Families During the Hometown Dates

 

Pretty sure Tia will be The Bachelorette after that tear jerking ending. I also don't see a marriage coming out of this season, just another temporary engagement.
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On Tue, 2/20/18, C G ceegee2006@yahoo.com [BigBrother_Survivor] <BigBrother_Survivor@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [BigBrother_Survivor] 'The Bachelor' Recap: Arie Faces Tough Families During the Hometown Dates
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Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 9:41 AM























I was really surprised he kept Kendall and let Tia
go. The winner will get engaged but I donot think it will
last. I wonder if the one in 2 or 3 will be the new
Bachelorette

 
'The
Bachelor' Recap: Arie Faces Tough Families During the
Hometown Dates
Monday,
February 19, 2018
Bill King
Contributing
Writer, BuddyTV Add as BuddyTV Friend »
There is but a quartet of drivers remaining in the
race for Arie Luyendyk, Jr. 's heart in season 22 of The
Bachelor, but I reckon he's more likely to win the
Daytona 500 than find a wife at the end of all this. A
temporary fiancee, sure, but that's all for the cameras.
There are no checkered flags in this Grand Prix, but
there's a shit-ton of red ones.


The
next few stops on Arie's journey back to eventual single
life are those pesky cross-country hometown dates. And since
Chris Harrison apparently lacked the foresight to recognize
that Arie can't carry an episode on his own, we've
got a whole bunch of surly parents to shoulder the
load. 
Oh,
and if you pegged the taxidermy chick for the final four,
you're the gal or guy who's about to pick an eight
seed to win March Madness because you like their mascot. But
not everyone is a Villanova Wildcat, even if she has one
stuffed and hanging on her wall.
Kendall's House of 1,000 Corpses
The
first stop is Los Angeles, where Kendall leads Arie to her
storage unit of mayhem: the taxidermy room. "They look
so real," Arie muses, apparently having no idea how
taxidermy works. 
They
"mount" rats, as one does, dressing them up in
formal evening wear and placing them in a diorama of Paris.
They make them kiss -- and for the love of god, they're
playing with dead rats. As a New Yorker -- and a human
-- I am horrified. 
The
press release for the episode calls it "a romantic, if
quirky, date" because how else would you describe
making out while having fun with animal carcasses? Wash.
Your. Hands. And your souls.
They
chat about how taxidermy is not weird at all, even though
it's a total deal-breaker, and Kendall reveals that her
family is a tough crowd. Still, he's so compassionate
that she's certain he will pass with flying
colors.


Strike 1
Arie
meets mom Michelle, dad Bob, twin sister Kylie and little
bro Colton. Needless to say, they're happier to see one
of their arriving guests. Arie describes taxidermy as
"fun" instead of something psychopaths do, then
confides in Kylie that he's falling for her
twin.
Still,
the family worries that Kendall may not have the emotional
base to be in love, and Kylie tells Kendall that she
doesn't get the feeling that Arie is the one for her.
Pops is both protective and skeptical, and he's hesitant
in giving his blessing because he doesn't believe
Kendall is the type of woman who is ready for a
proposal. 
Kylie
convinces Kendall to let her walls down and open up to Arie,
and she drops her guard enough to admit that love is
blossoming. But it's going to be a tough sell for them
to move forward after Kendall's entire family basically
said it's not the right match.
Show Me Your Weiner
C'mon,
the town is called Weiner! How ridiculous is that? Anyway,
it's off to Arkansas, where Tia and her doctor degree
take Arie dirt track racing in vintage sports cars. It's
the perfect date for him -- like when my wife takes me to
Dave & Buster's -- and there are smooches
aplenty.. 
The
southern belle has no problem opening up to Arie and letting
him know that she is falling for him, but will her family
share in the joy? Here's a hint: no. 
Waiting
to grill Arie are mom Denise , dad Kenny, brother Jason,
Aunt Carol and cousin Rhonda. And what do you serve in
Weiner? Pigs in a blanket, of course. Dad and Jason are
anxious to test Arie's manliness based on his handshake,
while mom looks like the living embodiment of
taxidermy.
My
wife: "This is why old people shouldn't have super
long hair."
Foul Tip
Jason
resembles a drill sergeant who is also in a motorcycle gang,
just got out of jail and enjoys using homophobic slurs, and
he's as intimidating as f*** as he demands that Arie
convince him he's not a womanizing "kissing
bandit" playboy about to defile his little sister. Eh
hem. 
Arie
searches for the two things that hang below Weiner,
stammering that his days of youthful exuberance and
promiscuity are long in the past. Jason wasn't expecting
to like him, but he is won over by Arie's sincerity.
I'm sure they can look forward to many awkward hunting
trips together, and they can take the spoils to Kendall for
stuffing. 
Tia
's dad is another hard sell, but Arie assures him that
he would take care of his daughter and give her the life she
deserves. They share a few chuckles, and Kenny vows to trust
his baby girl's judgment should it get to that point.
One blessing down, but can Arie muster any more
approval?


Where the Eagles Soar
From
west to south to north, the third stop is Prior Lake,
Minnesota, for apple picking with Becca not too far from
where the Philadelphia Eagles became the team of destiny by
defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII (also
known as that Justin Timberlake concert where they bizarrely
played football). 
Becca's
dad passed away when she was 19, but she's positive that
he would be on Team Arie. The rest of the relatives, though,
she's not too sure about. They caramelize apples, with
Becca directing him to "stick it in all the way"
(because I'm apparently 13), and then it's off to
meet the family.
Uncle
Gary is a pastor who is especially skeptical and protective,
and the self-described guard dog doesn't mince words
when demanding to know if the relationship is the real deal.
Mom likes Arie, but she doesn't quite think a blessing
is in the cards. 
In
the end, though, they all want what's best for Becca.
And if she's content and fulfilled, so are they. Plus,
Arie hits all the right notes, and Mom proclaims,
"You've done well with my weird
family."
Strike 2
The
final leg of our tour is Virginia Beach, where Lauren B.
executes the leaping leg wrap greeting on the boardwalk.
They ride horses in the shallow surf before climbing to the
top of a lighthouse for pillowly lip action, and she warns
him that her family is likely to be
standoffish. 
Remember
when Arie walked away from the table on their one-on-one
after she dropped the L-bomb, and everyone thought he was
about to send her home and instead he proclaimed he was
falling deeply in love? That was hilarious.
Lauren's
parents speculate that Arie has no idea what he's about
to walk into and that there's no way he could be
prepared for the family's conservative nature, and the
tension is palpable from the moment the couple arrives. A
fun aunt tries to break the ice by making him something in
Dutch, and luckily, no one immediately mentions
deportation.
Strike 3?
Lauren's
father asks if Arie's ever dated someone from a military
family and if he's a golf enthusiast, and both answers
are a disappointing no. They're not the most welcoming
family, and Arie steps away to dab his sweat and calm nerves
that he claims rival his one appearance in the Indianapolis
500 (he finished in 28th). 
The
fun aunt is excited for the unexpected connection. But Pops
is the harshest critic, even threatening Arie's
well-being (to the camera) if he deems it necessary. Arie
wins him over with a story of visiting troops in Iraq on a
goodwill tour with other drivers, and Dad instantly turns
into a teddy bear.
Her
mother is a tougher egg to crack, though, and she peppers
Arie with questions about his future plans. He inquires
about a blessing, and she reverts to faith and faith in
Lauren. But still, there are three other women, and despite
Lauren's declaration that this is love, Mom isn't
quite ready to roll over. But she sees the potential, and
all's well that ends well. 
Unless,
you know, your name is Kendall and you're into taxidermy
with a family that doesn't think you're
ready.

Who's Headed to the Fantasy
Suite?
The
gang returns to the mansion for a rose ceremony to determine
who gets to see Arie naked, but the hometown dates have
confounded his plight because he can imagine each woman as
his wife. 
After
taking a few extra moments to compose himself, he pulls
Kendall aside, unable to make a decision without speaking to
her first. He needs to know if she would be comfortable with
a proposal, and the best she can muster is that she's
not ready for this to end. She can't say she's
prepared for an engagement, but she sees a future and loves
the way he makes her feel.
The
roses go to:
Becca
(Wait, is he going to keep Kendall?)Lauren
(Wouldn't he have sent her home before the
ceremony?)And...
(OMG, they're totally setting this up for him to keep
Kendall!)Kendall
Whaaaattt????
He kept the taxidermy chick who isn't ready to settle
down? And he got rid of the doctor who takes him on dream
dates catered to his desires? This effing guy.
Tia
is stunned and heartbroken, asking what she did wrong and if
she was overconfident. He has no reassuring answers, but
something was missing. It had to be the scary brother,
didn't it? Arie isn't about to shoot
quail. 
The Aftermath
Tia
breaks down in the limo, tired of not being enough and ready
to quit on love. Arie, meanwhile, is poised to forgo his
individual room for a night with this bizarre final
three.
I
mean, he has to end up with Becca, right? I had Tia pegged
for the top two, while wondering if an Arkansonian could
ever make it further. But there's no way he picks a
woman who gets her jollies creating school projects with
materials from a pet cemetery or one who shows even less
genuine emotion than he does. 
Then
again, we never saw the budding Arie/Lauren love connection,
so maybe there's something we're missing. The word
that comes to mind when describing their relationship is
"milquetoast." But, hey, some people are into
that.
We've
got a double feature next time, with the always feisty Women
Tell All leading into the overnight dates. It means our
journey, and Arie's, is about to come to a close. But is
a fairy tale ending in the cards? Nah..

Were
you stunned to see Tia go and is she the future Bachelorette?
Who is next on the chopping block and who ends up as the
potential Mrs. Arie? Is there any chance for happily ever
after or is this engagement a drop in the bucket? And, for
real, it was definitely the brother, right? Let us know your
thoughts in the comments section below.

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(Image
courtesy of ABC) How
far should Tia have advanced?The
top two, but she wasn't going to be chosen.39%Arie
made the right decision.25%
<------my pickShe
was Arie's best match.20%The
fantasy suite, for sure.16%Total
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