alexa

I mainly was surprised at Ryan's appearance. He never looked old and gray before. He is still young--not sure what happened :-)

Regardless of why she is too thin I just have to say that tonight on Miss USA she looks even more thin. It is sad because this isn't what she used to look like. She used to look much healthier.

I have noticed she seems to drink more than some of the other Bachelor/ette leads. I could tell on another occasion she looked a little drunk while talking to the guys.

Well, for most couples yes--one nanny would be enough, but for G&B hiring another would be their way of showing they really care about both of their children while they are away from them all of the time. :-)

Yes, the dates in CT were extremely depressing. There is no reason to leave CA for CT at that time of year. The Bachelor usually gets beautiful camera footage of their locations, and they clearly struggled to find anything that wasn't gray and depressing. CT in the fall would be great, or even the summer, but not after a long winter of cold. There is so much to do in the CA area, I have no idea why they left that for a train ride of gray-ness and a basketball game.

I find the "non-restrictive" diet day posted above just as restrictive. One little thing for breakfast, brown rice for lunch, and cheesy pasta with brownies and ice cream--though the last item is fattening, she had hardly eaten all day so thank goodness she ate that. She is clearly lacking nutrients as well.

I was confused about the embryo thing as well, but it does seem if she had a miscarriage, that had to be the 2nd embryo....it is clear they are leaving this season as having one left after the first one not taking. So, unless they miraculously come up with extra embryos in their TV empire, there isn't any left. I would never wish a miscarriage on anyone, so the following comment is unrelated. I think one child is the right amount for them....they need that flexibility that one child offers...it is much harder to do what they are doing with multiple children. Plus Duke is such a blessing, they shouldn't feel like they are missing out on a thing if they do stick with one. It bothers me to see G of all people acting like they need a second when she has no involvement with her first, but that is also probably why she is fine with another...she won't have to do a thing but hire a second nanny to help the first nanny out. I still don't get all of the push with the Chicago house...we know she signed another contract with E. She is not moving to Chicago. And Bill travels all of the time anyway, so when will he actually be home either?

I agree that it is pretty clear this wasn't the first affair, but as much as I hate to give Tori any credit I was glad she admitted why she hadn't asked him-- because she would have felt like she needed to leave him and wasn't ready for that answer. Not standing up for her, but I was surprised she admitted she hadn't asked and why. I think there were several internet articles that referred to previous affairs (not necessarily from great sources), but I think that it alluded to multiple affairs. Plus since he admitted he cheated because he could, I doubt this was his first one. I was also glad that Brooke at least asked many of the questions that people have brought up. We know Tori and Dean's answers will never be satisfying, but at least Brooke did ask many of them. I like Brooke, though, and I think she does a decent job of not alienating those she interviews and does try to ask the difficult questions. I was very annoyed that they acted all private about their love life all of the sudden, but honestly I was more annoyed that Tori has been "intimate" with him already...such a short time has passed and it was clear she still felt very uncomfortable with everything. I personally would respect her more if she held out longer, but this is the Tori that "did things they had never done before" just to try to make him happy. I was glad that Wolf explained his role with Liam...since we had never seen him on any other show I didn't realize he had actually been a family friend for a decent amount of time, but it was clear that he does spend time with Liam, and they are close, so at least that made more sense to me. I was relieved that all we saw from Dean was a tattoo and a song...I was ready to cringe at him giving her that Neil Lane ring we have heard about. They have a lot of work to do...they can pretend all is well, but they are clearly all f***ed up individually and as a couple. Time will tell, I guess.

I agree...I think it was fine of him to continue that conversation, but not to outright say she was being fake. Obviously, that will not endear anyone to you. Plus I think when they had discussed it earlier she was trying to make the point that "they" had a hard time in those formal situations, meaning perhaps there was something about the two of them not gelling in that way. I don't think she was particularly blaming him...just trying to get the conversation going. I do think it was wrong of her to have her little freak out with the other men though....don't bring them into the Eric drama when they had nothing to do with it. Dylan is obviously not ready for this, so I am not picking on him. But I hate when people come on the Bachelor and just have to tell their life story or something dramatic. Yes, down the line the person can learn about all of that, but they don't need to know it right away. Let the person get to know your personality a bit first rather than being drummed over the head with the sad story on the onset.

I have never watched this show, but tuned in for Trista and Ryan. I am not sure I can handle getting through all of the other couples' drama, though. I have no interest in watching some drama queen yell for entire episodes. Perhaps the fast forward button will be in high use.

Remind me to never go on a couple's retreat with G&B. They are so annoying. The other couples were invited so they could avoid alone time together; I am quite certain. I realize it is good to get away but they act like they do not even have a child most of the time. They clearly miss him very little --he is never discussed when they leave him behind.