S16.E01: Premiere

[tennisgurl]

Everyone actually seems pretty nice and normal...so when does the bullshit start?

[bosawks]

I’d almost be tempted to be The Bachelorette to see what damage my two dogs could do to a hotel room.

[tennisgurl]

Puppies!!!!!

[CindyBee]

4 minutes ago, tennisgurl said:

Everyone actually seems pretty nice and normal...so when does the bullshit start?

Give them a few hours of free booze flowing.  Then it will get going

[leighdear]

Yeah, origami?  ......not so much.  

[tennisgurl]

Claire hasn't seen My Cousin Vinny?! Thats gotta be her first date!

[bosawks]

8 minutes ago, nutty1 said:

Guess I’m not paying attention enough. Which one is that?

Sorry, I only know names at the 10 episode mark, minimum.....

[tennisgurl]

I still want the guys to all wear name tags for at least the first few weeks.

[Riplet68]

She’s already had more real conversations in the first hour and a half than I’ve seen in the last 4 seasons.

yes, please kill the short, tight pants look.  I have to say, a lot of these guys seem pretty normal and fun.... so far. There are 4 or 5 that have to get kicked to the curb right now though. 

[dizzyd]

Just now, bosawks said:

Sorry, I only know names at the 10 episode mark, minimum.....

I don’t think this season is making it that far. 

[CindyBee]

Aw, Jason's cute.  Glad he lost all that extra weight he was carrying around as an NFL lineman.   

Not sure how Dr. Joe got leave time to be on this show as all the staff at my hospital are still on very short or no leave.

[tennisgurl]

We have our first Not The Right Reasons accusation of the season!

[JenE4]

“Whenever I had my daughter...” Sir, do you not know when you had your daughter? Or, did you have her sporadically? Oh, he’s the Here for the Wrong Reasons guy, so his poor grammar is the least of his problems. They are from the same random small town?

Edited October 14, 2020 by JenE4

[bosawks]

Apparently Matthew McConaughey doesn’t like Yosef.

Drama!

[leighdear]

Oooh, Tyler is the first bitch out of the gate!   I'm just waiting for him to say "alright, alright, alright".....He really does sound like Matthew Mc...

Edited October 14, 2020 by leighdear

[CindyBee]

Just now, JenE4 said:

They are from the same random small town?

the new Tyler C is from West Virginia.   I think Yosef is from Alabama but I guess they could have some sort of connection.  

[leighdear]

3 minutes ago, JenE4 said:

“Whenever I had my daughter...” Sir, do you not know when you had your daughter? Oh, he’s the Here for the Wrong Reasons guy, so his poor grammar is the least of his problems. They are from the same random small town?

Nope, Moon Pie man is from Mobile, Alabama.  Basically stupidtown, AL.  

Edited October 14, 2020 by leighdear

[FlyingEgret]

Between "Mini-McConaughey" and "Moon Pie Guy" it's clear the guys don't know each other's names either...

[JenE4]

Wow. A Wrong Reasons cross-examination on night one. This is too soon. You’re both going to get sent home...unless the producers promised the accuser this is his way to guarantee making it through the first round to keep this drama going until some other fellows develop their own conflict.

[nutty1]

Is Easy in the pink suit? Who’s the cutie in the glasses?

[bosawks]

Moral of the story is wear a salmon suit and replace the s in your name with a z.

Eazy for the win!

Edited October 14, 2020 by bosawks

[Kiss my mutt]

1 minute ago, nutty1 said:

Is Easy in the pink suit? Who’s the cutie in the glasses?

Jordan C. He would be my first impression rose. He’s adorable. 

[tennisgurl]

The first "blindsided" of the season!

[CindyBee]

New Tyler C and Yosef are lucky there about a million roses available tonight and that they'll def be getting one from the producers.

[dizzyd]

She handled that beautifully.

[Kiss my mutt]

Yosef is really pushing the daughter thing like, hey “I can’t be a bad guy because I’m a daddy!” Send them both home. 

[alexa]

That is so dumb to waste time on this so early on.

[tennisgurl]

Claire actually handled that really well, good for her. If only some previous Bachelor/etts had stopped that kind of drama and showboating that way.

[JenE4]

Ooh! A rule-breaker that brought on happy tears? I was waiting for Harrison to run out blowing a whistle—but then they had their first kiss, so he’ll allow it.

[EllenB]

I'm REALLY impressed with the way she's handling the guys. For someone who seems like an over-emotional dingbat so often, she's actually got some sense and very good manners.

[Riplet68]

I don’t see the connection with...Dale?  First impression guy. I love the rule breaker, so that sings guy. 

[CindyBee]

Raise your hand if you were shocked that Dale go the first impression rose!?!   Okay didn't think anyone would!

Mine would have gone to Jason.  Or Ivan.   Can't make up my mind who I liked better

Just now, Riplet68 said:

I don’t see the connection with...Dale?  First impression guy. I love the rule breaker, so that sings guy. 

She was shaking after she met him coming out of the limo.   I've never seen anything like that and I've watched since Deanna's season.

[JenE4]

So much for your kiss, Blake. Dale got a full-on make-out. 

How can they have the rose ceremony if she didn’t talk to everyone yet? I thought this goes all night! The guys always leave at daybreak. Closing up the party early for additional COVID cleaning?

Edited October 14, 2020 by JenE4

[saber5055]

1 minute ago, CindyBee said:

Raise your hand if you were shocked that Dale go the first impression rose!?!   Okay didn't think anyone would!

I was hoping Rule Breaker would have gotten it. You know, to keep things from becoming too ... on script.

[Riplet68]

No... I don’t see Dale being as in to her. Her, definitely see it.

man’ it’s daylight!  They look wiped

[JenE4]

That one guy is STILL in his straight jacket?!? I missed his gimmick of WHY he’s wearing it. Reminds me of the guy YEARS ago who wore a mask for a week and one he finally took it off—yikes—you knew why he was wearing it.

[MBJ]

This episode FLEW by!  I can't even believe that was 2 hours!  I am enjoying the hell out of it.  I love the drama, I love Claire going nuts over Dale, it's all gold!!!!

When Chris Harrison put all those random little cacti down, I thought it meant because of COVID restrictions, Claire was going to give out cacti instead of roses.  Don't ask me how it makes sense.  What was that all about?

Brandon is really goodlooking, that's all I remember besides !1~~~~~ D ***** A *** L *** E ~~~~~~~~!

Edited October 14, 2020 by Ms Blue Jay

[nutty1]

Can we boot Matt James and have Easy as the next Bachelor?!

Edited October 14, 2020 by nutty1

[Thumper]

Does she have cue cards to remember their names?

[tennisgurl]

I am impressed at how much this episode didn't drag the way so many did the last few seasons. This episode had some drama, but not near as much as we have had previously. Even their opening bits were more low key for the most part. 

The guys are so salty about the drama.

[MBJ]

She kept Yosef?  That guy lied so easily and so often.  Hahahhahahahahahahahha.  

[tennisgurl]

Well she had to keep at least one drama llama as per obligations. 

[DEL901]

2 minutes ago, Thumper said:

Does she have cue cards to remember their names?

Apparently the lead goes into the other room every few roses.   It is edited out, of course.  

[bosawks]

5 minutes ago, JenE4 said:

That one guy is STILL in his straight jacket?!? I missed his gimmick of WHY he’s wearing it. Reminds me of the guy YEARS ago who wore a mask for a week and one he finally took it off—yikes—you knew why he was wearing it.

I’m glad he got a sympathy production rose for wearing that thing for hours. 

[dvr devotee]

Can't believe she kept the f-boy.

[JenE4]

Wait. The wrong reasons accuser is a lawyer and “somehow [his] words were turned against [him]”? He isn’t a very good lawyer! Don’t hire him! The defendant won!

[CindyBee]

Gosh it is broad daylight when these guys are leaving

 

[MBJ]

I love how diverse the cast is!!   

[bosawks]

To love!

Or in Bachelorettese, to screwed up people making screwed up choices for our viewing pleasure!

[saber5055]

7 minutes ago, Thumper said:

Does she have cue cards to remember their names?

The names are on the roses. Little tags. At least that's how it used to be done. She looks down at each rose before calling a name.