[S19.E02: Week 2]

I don't really get the Mackenzie bashing! She doesn't seem particularly dumb* to me, just so, so young. On her one-on-one time with Chris, she acted like a 21-year-old on a first date - excited and nervous. She bounced around a lot conversationally, but I thought it was adorable, if exhausting. Pointing out Chris's earring hole was cute, and the big nose thing was like something a lot of people say on a date about the other person's eyes or hands or whatever. Also there doesn't seem to me to be anything stupid about believing in aliens or life on other planets or whatever. I would rather date someone who does believe life exists elsewhere than someone who does not. I think she was treating the whole thing more like a real life first date than a date on The Bachelor, which generally involves more deep, involved topics necessary to prove that you are willing to "put yourself out there" and "open up" blah blah blah.

*The organic comment from last week was dumb, ok, I admit it, particularly given her son has the same name as a vegetable.

 

Yeah, ITA with all of this. Kale's mom is young, but also one of the least affected, least pretentious bachelorettes that I can remember. So far, the feeling I get from her is that she'd be acting no different, cameras or no, and that's refreshing on this circus show. Also I agree with her on the strong profiles and I don't not believe in aliens, so we're cool. Kale's not a first name I'd consider, but hey, you do you, girl.

 

No, I don't think he'll be the dumbest. Wouldn't that be Jesse the football player? (Related question: Who has been the smartest? Brad? Serious question.)

Chris is no Mensa member but so far he's, ummm, OK under the circumstances. Little too quick to kiss but whatever. However many of the women who have received lots of air time at this point absolutely have rocks for brains. I'm hoping in the coming weeks they'll be culled out and slightly more intelligent women will stick around.

* What am I saying: they've chosen to be on this vile show. How intelligent can they be?

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And one more thing: the ladies seem to be great buddies already. I haven't watched in a long time -- are they usually this chummy and sweet to each other?

 

I was genuinely impressed when Chris pointed out the Hoover Dam in the helicopter. In normal world, not remarkable but in Bachelor world correctly identifying a national landmark gains you points in my book. As for the women, I think they usually are friendly with one another (post-show, there seem to be a lot more successful and long-lasting friendships among the contestants than any loveships) but they tend to play up-- especially with the Bachelorettes-- the rivalries and catfights. Don't get me wrong: I want to see the stupid fights, but I'm glad to have it balanced out with the stupid fun, too.

[S19.E02: Week 2]

I thought that two out of the three dates tonight seemed like a lot of fun (No to wearing a bikini whilst riding a tractor in LA, but hey, I'm funny that way.) Is it just me or did we see more goofy house stuff than we usually do (the twerking, the house-snooping), the stuff that usually is tacked on at the end? I hope that continues. Chris does seem to be kissing on a lot of girls earlier than some others, but I'm sort of over being grossed out by it. The conceit of the show is that he's dating 30 women. He's there, he's supposedly dating all these ladies, is he supposed to not kiss the women he's dating? Until it does start to get really gross, like Ben Flajnik gross. I guess what I'm saying is that The Bachelor has deflated, squashed, ground down my standards and expectations, and Ben Flajnik is my new low-bar.

 

Wow quite a bunch Chris has there - there are the ones wasted all day every day, the wackjobs, the idiots (sorry Megan seems sweet but between the continued bashing her head against a wall and not realizing the card was a date card for her one on one, not too bright there).

 

Truly, a brain trust such as this has never been assembled in the history of Bachelor Nation. I feel like even by the second episode at least a couple of contestants have distinguished themselves as having had a few fleeting intelligent thoughts. But this group? Should be a fun season!

 

An act or not, Ashley S, is the best thing to happen to this show ever. I love her and I am glad we have one more week of her.

 

That said, if there ever was proof of producer manipulation and the staged nature of this show, Chris giving Ashley S a rose was it. 

 

I really, really hope Ashley S. is putting on an act. Otherwise I'll feel terrible about enjoying her antics so much: stumbling into Chris's TH, hoping an angel gets the rose, wanting to paintball the other girls, walking calmly amongst the zombies. She reminds me so much of Cecily Strong's SNL WU character, "Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party."

 

Yay- A Seinfeld reference!  Here's another: The only thought that crossed my mind when the ladies were riding the tractors in their bathing suits was if they'd get gonorrhea.  

 

"That's the tractor story?!" was all I could think about during that ridiculous date! Its important that Chris be supportive of any of the girls who might get gonorrhea from riding a tractor in her bikini. Hope there are no toe-thumbs in the bunch.

 

I found it suspicious that Prince Farming's date card handwriting looked remarkably similar to the handwriting of previous Bachelors.
 

 

Ok, I have been OBSESSED with the handwriting on the date cards for many, many seasons. It's always that same high-school-girlish block printing. Who writes it? Or is it some secret font? Why can't the lead just write it him or herself? I want answers! It sort of goes along with another pet Bachelor peeve of mine that Chris violated tonight: why pretend that you planned these elaborate dates as he told the 1-on-1 tonight that he had planned the (admittedly cool) Grand Canyon date. Just say "there's a really awesome day planned out for us. I'm really excited." Why the charade? Everybody knows that Chris didn't haul out his copy of 36 Hours USA & Canada so why insult anyone's intelligence (whatever that might be) pretending he did?

[S19.E01: Week 1]

This Buzzfeed article reminded me of a couple of things.  First, I was disappointed that he ditched the Secret Admirer (was she also googly eyes?) so early on. I thought it was a cute callback to his gimmick, and that it should have earned her another week. And I had no idea that Karaoke Karly (Karlyoke?) was Zak's sister. I have automatic good will for her. I liked Zak and his hometown visit, and remember his family as being good-natured and earnest.

 

So true.  I don't find anything appealing about either Chris or Robert Mitchum.  Maybe it's the hooded eyes.  But I also don't find anything particularly appealing about Britt, and wonder if there's a correlation--if people who find Britt attractive also find Chris attractive, and vice versa.  Might be an interesting insight into perceptions of male and female beauty.

 

Lol I think it mostly is the hooded eyes actually. I have enough incidental evidence for me to believe that I'm somewhere on that facial blindness scale, so it never surprises me when I fail at the celebrity lookalike game. Looking at ABC's websiste, I think Britt's probably in the upper ranks of this year's bachelorettes, but honestly they always look so much alike to me (again, the facial blindness) that it always takes me a few weeks to seperate them (bachelors and bachelorettes). I will never understand, however, when Ashlee Frazier is mentioned as one of the best looking bachelorettes because I'm unable to get past the fact that she is Teresa Giudice's forehead/hairline twin. So distracting.

 

Even as Bob Guiney lives and breathes, you still find Chris the worst looking?   Man, that's harsh.

 

 

Ha! Bob so disgusted me (in personality more than looks, to be fair) that I was put off of the show until Jillian's season, I think. And, uch, Ben Flajnik was so bottom of the barrel in every conceivable way. And, then Jake... honestly there have been more duds than not, so I'm just waiting Prince Farming to rot.

 

Someone else commented on Chris's suit. It looked SO TIGHT, but he was shown getting his wardrobe so you'd think a Hollywood tailor ("sticking pins in his ass") would have made him look more comfortable. Or are "skinny suits" in now? Then his collar sticking out with the tie underneath ... all so uncomfortable.

 

Not being a man, I don't follow men's fashion closely, but I do read TLo's website daily and skinny suits do seem to be on trend with the boystars. Now, it could be both a skinny suit and ill-fitting. You've made me curious and I'll be watching Chris S's wardrobe more closely from now on. I will say with confidence that that I am no fan of the pageant dresses that the women always wear to the cocktail parties.

[S19.E01: Week 1]

"I want to ride a horse through a field of sunflowers." Hahahaha. It's on her bucket list. She just thought that was worth sharing. Thanks.

Was the onion that turned out to be a pomegranate actually a pomegranate? My oldest child thought it looked more like a member of the citrus family. I loved production just going with the crazy. Sure, go pick it.

 

Thanks for reminding me of that sunflower line. Too funny! It probably sounded so profound in her head, too. Line of the night, for me, second only to Ashley's onion/pomegranate conundrum. That girl is a treasure.

 

Chris is homely, IMO.    I was idly wondering if he's Greek based on his last name, but other than that, he's a big, blank, bland slate.    Was it just me, or does he wear Frankenstein shoes all the time?

 

 

It's a French surname, roughly equivalent to Shoemaker according to the Ancestry.com's surname database (My computer search history is all surname origins and celebrity heights.) I think Chris is one of the best-looking bachelors to come down the pike in awhile, and noticed him pretty much immediately during Andi's first cocktail party. He reminds me sort of a poor man's Robert Mitchum. Not in Mitchum's league by any stretch, but even a single-A Mitchum is pretty damn good in my book. Anyway, to each his or her own. :)

[S19.E01: Week 1]

She RIPPED the onion off the branch!

I died! "Look at that onion. LOOK AT IT!" "It's blooming!" "If that's a pomegranate, then bless its heart." I mean, what? I'm glad Chris kept the party girls for entertainment value, if nothing else.

 

On the one hand, three hours is entirely too long for this show; The Godfather lasts roughly as long as it took The Bachelor to introduce the season. On the other hand, I haven't kept up with the contestants post-show, so it was nice to learn Des and Chris/Marcus and Lacey are nearly married and the other updates. And I enjoyed the producers' mind game of splitting the b'ettes into two separate groups. Watching them critique the entrances of the second group was sort of fascinating to me. And it seemed like they got superior and possesive of Chris right quick just for having the luck being shoved into the first few limos.

 

Finally, I still really like (Bachelor) Chris, probably my favorite bach in a long time. From the looks of the previews, I'll regret that by the end of the season, which is how it should be, I suppose.

[S01.E06: Episode 6]

You know what's crazy?  This show hasn't even been on for all that terribly long, and now I absolutely can't remember who it was that couldn't commit to Elyse 4Life after 48 hours.  Was that Robert?  Was it a guy who is gone now?  I can only remember her leaving with Chris B., although I do vaguely recall she was trying to imprint herself into the soul of some other really bland, milquetoasty dude before that.

It was Dylan, one of Andi's final five or six. He did what Graham can't or won't, peacing out on Elise and her loopiness.

[S01.E06: Episode 6]

Graham's eyes are constantly darting all over the place. It's like the poor guy is looking for his accomplices getaway car.

I noticed this too! I think he's trying to blink "please send help" in Morse code. Guy's getting squirrely from being smothered by AshLee and her particular crazy.

 

I never understood Brooks's appeal on Des's season, but I actually was disappointed to see him go tonight. Relative to a lot of the other bachelors anyway, he does seem pretty okay, straightforward, and fun without being desperate for attention.

 

I kind of loved Michelle, Lacy, and Christy descending upon Jesse's departing SUV, brimming with righteous fury on behalf of womankind, to read the riot act a guy who couldn't be bothered to remember names, and as if it would even prick the his alcohol-sodden brain . Ladies, save your time; his gmail is full up with evites to mixers, formals, clambakes, trips to the Cape. Y'know, whatnot.

 

(And, just as a side note, this is my first post since twop and I wouldn't have be anywhere but a Bachelor topic. Hi everybody! Here's to the right reasons, the wrong reasons, and an amazing journey.)